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Tilia, the Linden Hills eatery that just won the local Charlie Award for outstanding restaurant, wants you to design its new T-shirt.
Designers and foodies, take note: The winning entry, which the restaurant says should "bring Tilia goodness to life," receives a chef's prepared dinner for six people. Two runners-up will receive a $50 gift certificate to the restaurant.
When the contest is over, a limited run of the winning T-shirts will be available for purchase at the restaurant, and all proceeds will be donated to the Linden Hills Farmers' Market.
Full details of the contest can be found at tiliampls.com/tee-is-for-tilia. Tilia is at 2726 W. 43rd St., Minneapolis.
Jess Fleming can be reached at 651-228-5435. Follow her at twitter.com/jessflem.


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As I Walked Along The Elementary School Bus Route…
It was beautiful spring weather yesterday and I found myself walking along the same route as the elementary school bus. It had the same bus driver from eight years ago when my youngest son rode that bus for the last time. It was taking the same route. The only thing that had changed was the children. Different children came bounding off the bus just like my two boys did years ago. They ran to a different set of adults than when my boys were younger. They were slightly disheveled in that "we were outside at recess today" way. They exited the bus talking to each other and then the adults who listened about their day.
I remember being those people with the young children. I was once that mom listening to the tales of the elementary school day. My children were once that small and young and slightly disheveled. I can still see them that way. In my mind's eye, they are those boys even as I stand in the same room with them now – both taller than me, both with razor stubble and both so adult. One of my boys has graduated from college, gotten a job and moved to his own apartment two bridges and several highways from here. The other is a college student who lives among his peers and paves the path for his future independence. It's been a while since they were on that bus with that bus driver at that bus stop.
As I watched the parents retrieve their children and walk with them toward home, I found myself wishing for them. I wished that they become as grateful as I am to have held a new life in my arms in the seconds after birth and to have held that same child as I left him at college. I wished that they smile someday when they remember the sleepless nights and the child who only wanted to be in their parents' bed at night. I wished that they even remember the fevers, coughs and mysterious rashes as priceless and irreplaceable affirmation of the parent/child bond.
I hope that they get to feel like I do – that the greatest privilege of my life has been helping my two boys to become the strong, ambitious, independent young men who now tower over me. I pray that these parents get to feel the sweet success of having raised loving and productive members of society.
I find that as my boys get older, my opportunities increase. I have always worked and I have been so lucky to have a supportive husband who supports my crafting of a career. I have never been the stay-at-home type. It's simply not me. I am happier and better because I have a life outside of and apart from my family. I think it is not a coincidence that as my boys have become gradually more and more independent, I have gradually had more speaking, writing and consulting opportunities. I travel often. I spend time with typical children, special needs children and at-risk children. I get to work with the most amazing organizations and people. I am busy editing a soon to be published book. I stand in auditoriums and listen to people introduce me and I think, "How crazy is this life? I can't believe that list, that bio is about me!" Just as it has become my boys' time to fly, it has become mine, too. I pray that these adults at the elementary school bus stop know that when their children leave and the time on the bus has ended, parents' lives can blossom. As my mother often says, "It is as it should be" and so the elementary school bus simply makes me smile.
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On this page:
- New Home for Metro School
- List of Speakers for AWWA Schools Being Updated and Expanded
- Biological Filtration Used in New Hutchinson Water Plant
- Rules Update: Stage 2 DBP and LT2 ESWTR
- Did You Know . . .
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New Home for Metro School
After many years at the Thunderbird Hotel in Bloomington, the Metro District Waterworks Operators School will be moving to the Earle Brown Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center starting in 2007.
A sharp increase in meeting room costs at the Thunderbird made the move necessary. The 2007 school will be held from Wednesday, April 18 to Friday, April 20.
List of Speakers for AWWA Schools Being Updated and Expanded
The Minnesota AWWA Education Committee is updating and expanding its list of potential speakers for waterworks operators schools around the state.
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
Mark Twain
Biological Filtration Used in New Hutchinson Water Plant
The new Hutchinson plant, under construction in December 2006.
Biological processes have long been a staple in the treatment of wastewater, which is often aerated to stimulate bacteria and other organisms that consume most of the waste materials.
The same technology is available for drinking water, but one of the biggest impediments to its implementation has been the public's perception of the process. "Put bugs in our drinking water?" is a typical reaction, according to Eric Meester, an engineer with Earth Tech, Inc. of Plymouth, Minnesota.
Meester added that the longtime success of chemicals for drinking-water treatment is another reason for resistance to alternative technologies. "The success of chemical treatment has been documented for a long time. Biological removal has occurred naturally for longer, but no one looked for it or [questioned] why it existed."
It was this discovery in Hutchinson, a central Minnesota city with approximately 14,000 residents, that helped lead to the decision to incorporate biological treatment for its new water treatment plant, scheduled to go on-line in March of 2007.
Hutchinson's water system has consisted of five wells feeding an iron-removal plant that is divided into two treatment trains called the East Plant and West Plant. Part of the original facility when it was constructed in 1960, the East Plant has been used only during period of high demand since a 1983 addition, known as the West Plant.
The city was puzzled by the higher chlorine demand that occurred when they used the East Plant. Working with Earth Tech, the city discovered that its groundwater had naturally occurring ammonia, which was creating the higher chlorine demand. Further investigation revealed why the ammonia was an issue only in the East Plant.
The East Plant has a conventional filter, which is backwashed with treated (chlorinated) water, which reduces the possibility of biological activity. The West plant has a Greenleaf filter, a rapid-gravity filter based on siphon-control, rather than valve-control, technology. "The way it's constructed," explained Hutchinson water system supervisor Dick Nagy of the Greenleaf filter, "it uses its own backwash water. It's set up into four cells, so you use the effluent from the other three cells to backwash the fourth, and that's not chlorinated."
Nagy added that the West Plant has higher levels of dissolved oxygen (D. O.). "The way the Greenleaf filter works, the water cascades over this weir, falls into this chamber, and goes into the filters. It seems to be creating its own higher levels of D. O. in the water."
The conditions in the West Plant, it was found, created natural biological nitrification, which was reducing the ammonia.
These discoveries, said Nagy, "set off the whole chain of events. As time went on, we had to find a way to deal with the ammonia, and some other issues started coming up like corrosiveness and meeting the copper limit [the city has been in exceedance of the action level for copper], the aging of the infrastructure, and the plant itself, creeping up on our maximum design [limits], not being able to produce enough water."
The new Hutchinson plant, under construction in December 2006.
In looking at a new plant, the city considered biological filtration as it explored options to reduce both ammonia and iron as well as address the issues with corrosion. "We figured we've got biological treatment now, there shouldn't be a reason we can't do it intentionally," said Nagy, adding that they considered a complete biological facility but had to abandon that plan since it wouldn't deal with the corrosiveness.
"We figured we've got biological treatment now,
there shouldn't be a reason we can't do it intentionally."
Reverse osmosis (R. O.) was considered since it would remove the iron and ammonia as well as soften the water, which would allow for adjustment in the pH and reduce corrosion. However, Nagy said the expense of a complete R. O. system didn't make sense. "R. O. would have killed the bird with one big stone—more than what was needed."
Finally, the city settled on a holistic approach to produce a blend of water that would be treated with biological filtration for the iron and ammonia and reverse osmosis for the corrosiveness.
Left: the East Plant of the existing system. Right: The West Plant, where natural biological nitrification has been taking place.
The water coming into the plant will be split with approximately 75 percent going through the reverse-osmosis membranes; the remainder of the raw water will go through the biological process, consisting of seven sand filters, the first two for iron and manganese and the others for ammonia. Meester says the objective is "to provide an environment conducive for the biological activity."
The amount of oxygen provided to create that environment differs between the filter for iron and the filter for ammonia and manganese. In the iron filter, aeration will be controlled to provide just enough oxygen for biologically mediated oxidation to occur but not enough to chemically oxidize the iron.
Meester explained that iron oxidation occurs faster biologically than chemically with the right oxygen conditions. "You provide an environment so the bacteria, not the chemicals, oxidize the iron. It's based on a rate of reaction."
The ammonia differs from iron in that this process requires higher oxygen concentrations for biological oxidization. Because of this, in the filter for ammonia and manganese, aeration will be controlled to maximize the dissolved oxygen concentration to encourage the nitrifying bacterial growth. Under oxygenated conditions, the nitrifying bacteria oxidize to nitrite and then to nitrate, which will be at a level of 1.5 parts per million, well below the maximum contaminant level for nitrate.
"You put the right conditions across the media," said Nagy, "and the bacteria will grow and flourish in that media and convert the ammonia to nitrate, and then it's a simple chlorination process after that."
The $14 million project includes the new plantwhich will nearly double the utility's capacity, from 3.5 million to 6.5 million gallons per dayalong with one new well and a 1.5 million gallon above-ground reservoir.
Construction started in April 2006. The plant is scheduled to go on-line in March 2007.
The reverse-osmosis system, at left, in the new plant has three skids with 30 tubes on each. It is a two-stage system with 20 vessels in the first-stage and 10 in the second. At right is Dick Nagy by the newly installed filters for the biological nitrification.
Rules Update: Stage 2 DBP and LT2 ESWTR
Most of the Waterline readership is at least lightly familiar with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (Stage 2 DBPR) and Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2 ESWTR), which were signed on December 15, 2005. The rules strengthened protections against microbial contaminants, especially Cryptosporidium, and potential health risks of disinfection byproducts. They also included significant and immediate "early implementation" public water system (PWS) monitoring requirements. The beginning of a new year provides a good chance to remind you of the impending requirements and timelines, as well as the tools that are intended to make these regulatory obligations as painless as possible.
Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
The Stage 2 DBPR affects all community water systems (CWS)both surface and groundwaterand nontransient noncommunity water systems (NTNCWS) that produce and/or deliver water that is treated with a disinfectant other than ultraviolet light. That means that all parts of an interconnected PWS network (combined distribution system), including consecutive systems, will complete their regulatory steps in unison. However, compliance sampling is population-based and will require larger systems, when applicable, to conduct more extensive rule-related planning and sampling.
Minnesota CWSs are following the pre-compliance planning and monitoring schedules (shown in the accompanying tables). The Stage 2 DBPR will prompt systems with any recent (post-2004 or post-2005, depending on system size) DBP results greater than half the maximum contaminant level (40 micrograms per liter for total trihalomethanes, 30 micrograms per liter for haloacetic acids) to conduct Initial Distribution System Evaluation (IDSE) sampling. Fortunately, nearly all Minnesota CWSs do not fall into such a category and will instead be issued a waiver of IDSE requirement known as 40/30 Certification. MDH will generate and distribute 40/30 Certifications and will review all IDSE submissions (Standard Monitoring Plans or System Specific Studies). MDH will return IDSE Standard Monitoring Plan review decisions to CWSs within nine months of their submission deadlines (as reflected in Table 1). IDSE Standard Monitoring involves 12 sampling months. IDSE Standard Monitoring and System Specific Studies are simply tools that allow for the selection of the most appropriate Stage 2 DBP Rule health regulation sites. Operators of CWSs with DBP issues should already be refreshing their knowledge of distribution system features such as storage tanks, pressure zones, system interconnections, large watermains, and dead-end locations.
Due to the pre-compliance nature of the IDSE and source water monitoring, most affected PWSs need to submit some material directly to EPA. Fortunately, EPA has developed computerized data collection and analysis applications. The Data Collection & Tracking System (DCTS) allows PWSs, laboratories, and MDH to submit data through a central account on the Central Data Exchange (CDX) site at EPA. The DCTS is able to collect nearly all required information from any registered PWS user. However, registration of an "administrative user" under a PWS CDX account is a mandatory, and easily mishandled, first step in this process.
Table 1. Minnesota Stage 2 DBPR schedule deadlines
|Minnesota CWSs
|40/40 Certification or Submit SM Plan/SSS
|Begin IDSE
|Complete IDSE
|Submit IDSE Report
|1. > 99,999 and consecutives
|October 1, 2006
|July 1, 2007
|June 30, 2008
|October 1, 2008
|2. 50,000-99,999 and consecutives
|April 1, 2007
|January 1, 2008
|December 31, 2008
|April 1, 2009
|3. 10,000-49,999 and consecutives
|October 1, 2007
|July 1, 2008
|June 30, 2009
|October 1, 2009
|4. < 10,000 and consecutives
|April 1, 2008
|January 1, 2009
|December 31, 2009
|April 1, 2010
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
The LT2 ESWTR requires compliance by all Subpart H (those that use a source that is surface water or ground water under the direct influence of surface water) PWSs. Finally, compliance deadlines are based on the sizes of PWSs and are staggered from larger population to smaller population.
Minnesota surface water systems are developing source water monitoring plans and schematics, gathering past Cryptosporidium data for "grandparenting," and developing sampling schedules according to the timelines in Table 2. MDH is reviewing all submissions and coordinating sample materials and analyses with the MDH Laboratory and contract laboratories as necessary. Cryptosporidium sampling, with simultaneous E. coli sampling and turbidity analyses, is conducted during the first and third weeks of any month during the PWS's 24-month Cryptosporidium sampling period. Small systems (those serving no PWS with 10,000 or more people) are only required to conduct 12 months of bi-weekly E. coli sampling beginning October 1, 2008.
Table 2. Minnesota LT2 ESTWR schedule deadlines
Minnesota PWSs
|Source Monitoring Schedule
|Begin Monitoring
|Comply with Cryptosporidium Treatment Requirements
|1. Surface Water > 99,999
|July 1, 2006
|July 1, 2007
|April 1, 2012
|2. Surface Water 50,000-99,999
|January 1, 2007
|January 1, 2008
|October 1, 2012
|3. Surface Water 10,000-49,999
|January 1, 2008
|July 1, 2008
|October 1, 2013
|4. Surface Water < 10,000
|July 1, 2008
|January 1, 2009
|October 1, 2013*
*October 1, 2014 if required follow-up Cryptosporidium sampling occurs
Fear not, computerless water
operators! EPA has designated an
Information Processing and
Management Center (IPMC) for
non-DCTS submissions. The IPMC is accessible through e-mail as well as the U.S. Postal Service and FAX
transmissions. MDH will begin extensive efforts in 2007, primarily through water operator schools and PWS meetings, to instruct and assist smaller systems (less than 50,000 people) with EPA-collected submissions.
For Stage 2 DBPR and LT2 ESWTR:
U.S. EPA Stage 2 / LT2 - IPMC
P.O. Box 98
Dayton, OH 45401
For questions about the Stage 2 DBP rule, contact David Rindal at 651-201-4660; for questions about the LT2 ESWTR, contact Lih-in Rezania at 651-201-4661.
Did You Know . . .
"Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand and "lollipop" with your right?
"Typewriter" is the longest word that can be made using the letters on only one row of the keyboard?
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple?
"Abstemious" and "facetious" are the only words in the English language with all five vowels in order?
There's no Betty Rubble in the Flintstones chewable vitamins?
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Many of us have heard of pollution and the consequence it has on our planet. It results in global warming and an array of ecological changes that pose a great threat to humanity. There are plenty of environmental activist that have always been passionate about protecting the earth. Now the attention to living green has also attracted a mass public to take action too. More people are trying to live a green lifestyle. Recycling, hybrid vehicles, and organic living are just a few steps in sustaining a lifestyle that concerns the health of our environment. Many consumers are bringing in their own reusable grocery bags during their shopping trip. Hybrid cars are a great option for a vehicle considering the inflating gas prices. In addition, more people prefer and demand an organic diet. Another often overlooked option for green living is solar energy panels. These are another great contribution to green living. Using the sun's rays to convert energy in our homes, office, and buildings is not only environmentally friendly, but also cost efficient. Adopting a green lifestyle is healthy for the earth and beneficial for us. It really is a win- win situation that should not be ignored.
4 thoughts on "Living Green"
There should probably be more shows on TV dedicated to how people can go live a greener life, without spending too much money. Solar panels should offer some sort of tax shield or something, to encourage more people to install them in their homes.↓
I am glad that there are now more environmentally friendly options for almost all industries. I do hope though that solar panels and their installation become very affordable so more people would be able to use them.↓
I started using and bringing my own reusable bags also when grocery shopping, because grocery stores are already selling plastic grocery bags.↓
Mommy Maye
Here in Bulacan, they are are implementing No Plastic ordinance but I can still see plastics all around especially at the wet market. I just hope this will really push through.
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By Nyankor Matthew
In December 2014 the Israeli Labor Party, Hatnuah party and Green Movement party formed a center-left political alliance called the Zionist Union to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. By March 2015 (within three months) the alliance had established a government in waiting. Individuals for the positions of Finance Minister and defense Minister among others, were named announced to Israeli voters. I note with emphasis that within three months, the Zionist Union Party was able to concretize its political ambition.
Though the alliance was formed to unseat Prime Minister Netanyahu, they were guided by a common ideology and platform that focused on several issues such as reducing the cost of living, halting construction of settlements, reducing cost of health care, narrowing the gap between rich and poor Israeli and other critical social and political issues.
For months, Liberia opposition political parties have taken to the airwaves, print and electronic media to convince the Liberian people that in order to defeat the Unity Party come 2017, opposition parties must "come together" to ensure that the Unity Party does not maintain state power.
It is a common understanding that in politics there are no permanent friends or enemies, but common interest. It is also a common understanding that political alliances/coalitions and mergers are not uncommon in both emerging and developed democracies. However, the mechanism for success – especially for political parties in developing democracies – is the herculean task. It is equally a herculean task for our opposition parties.
The political "marriage of convince" that opposition political parties are attempting to create is neither convincing nor clearly defined with approximately thirteen months until the 2017 election. Over one year ago in May 2015, formal collaborative talk was officially established by opposition political parties in Gbarnga City, Bong County. Since that meeting, the opposition continues to discuss and talk with-out tangible results to move their "coalition" or collaboration forward. Fourteen months after their Bong County meeting, opposition leaders again met at Senator Weah's home in July 2017 for more collaboration talk that also yielded nothing. The recent meeting (September 2017) of opposition leaders in Ganta City, Nimba County produced a Communiqué, which is a fancy word for an official announcement on an issue. Again, this meeting failed to yield tangible results. Almost two years after their meeting in Bong County, the opposition continues to discuss, and discuss, and discuss; and have thus far being unable to concretize their ambition in forming a "grand coalition" to defeat Vice President Baokai/UP.
First Thing First
What type of "political marriage" does the opposition political parties intend to form? Do they intend to form a merger or an alliance? Generally, a political merger is a consolidation of two or more political entities into a single entity, where as a political alliance – which is also referred to as a political coalition, or political bloc - is an agreement for cooperation between different political parties on common political agenda for contesting an election. The opposition parties continue to speak of a "collaboration", yet from the outside looking in, the collaborating parties are not exactly clear on other factors on which the collaboration hinges on, other than coming together to defeat Vice President Baokai/UP. Critical discussions on how compromises will be made on ideological differences (if any) and political platforms are yet to be brought to the forefront of this collaboration discussion.
The National Democratic institute Oslo Center for peace and human rights publication titled "Coalition: A guide for Political parties", recommends five steps for coalition building; and those steps are: 1) Developing a party strategy, 2) Negotiating a coalition, 3) Getting started, 4) Working in coalition, and 5) Drawing lessons learned. For purposes of this article, I am most interested in four of the five steps presented in the publication.
In step one of its five steps, the publication recommends the development of a strategy that will lay the ground work for successful negotiation. The publication suggest that "the more effort parties place on this step, the more likely they are to identify strategic partners, negotiate a good deal and avoid some of the common pitfalls associated with coalition-building."
In step two of the process, the publication recommends that each party must prepare a strategy as suggested in step one; and based on the strategy that each party prepares, the parties can now come together to negotiate and "hopefully reach agreement on the terms for the coalition." It is recommended in step three that "as negotiation begins to wrap-up, the agreement between political parties needs to be formally sealed. This includes finalizing a written agreement, securing formal approval of the deal from the relevant structures of the coalition's member parties and announcing the coalition details to the general public."
In step four it is recommended that "as the coalition partners begin working to implement their agreement, they will need to maintain good relations by continuing efforts to increase or sustain trust and communication among the member parties. Each party will also need to strike a balance between respecting its obligations to the coalition and maintaining its individual identity."
The opposition seems to be spending more time on the latter part of step four, which is maintaining good relations and increasing or sustaining trust among each other and stroking each other's' egos rather than being decisive and grabbing the bull by the horn.
In the final analysis, I foresee mergers and alliances of different parties within the current collaborating parties. It is clear that he incumbent, Vice president Boakai is the candidate to defeat; and if the opposition wants be taken seriously, their ambition must be concretize, egos must be secondary to the greater agenda or objectives, and strategic decisions must be made by January 2017.
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Sex and the City Season 3 Episode 13: "Escape From New York" Quotes
Charlotte: So how are you?
Carrie: I'm good. How are you?
Charlotte: Great.
Carrie: I told Aidan about the affair and he broke up with me.
Charlotte: Trey and I never had sex on our honeymoon.
Carrie: You win. So. Should we get more coffee or should we get two guns and kill ourselves?
(holding up the dildo)
Miranda: Wow! Nobody needs this much. You know the average woman is only five inches deep.
Carrie: Is that written on your placemat or something?
Miranda: To me the mark of a fine penis is width.
Samantha: I couldn' t agree with you more.
Carrie: Would you please put these back where ever they came from, people are staring.
Samantha: Please, it's LA. No one cares if your egg whites have a side of cock.
Samantha: I've got something to make you feel better.
Carrie: Oh, dildos, before 10 am I'm all perked up.
Samantha: Their autographed one for each.
Miranda: My friend went to California and all I got was this lousy dildo.
Samantha: What is it about California air? It makes me sleep so well.
(Miranda nods her head in agreement)
Carrie: It's not the air, your head-board knocked you unconscious.
Samantha: You heard us?
Miranda: I didn't.
Carrie: No, Ms. Snore, you wouldn't.
Samantha: Isn't this fun?
Carrie: The answer to that would be no. Sweetie, we want to go.
Samantha: What? We can't leave yet, look they haven't even cut the cock .
Miranda: What are the chances its cream filled?
I'm not going to die in this tin can, I have a date with a dildo.Samantha
Samantha: You said you knew how to drive a stick shift?
Carrie: Well, I did it a couple of times in a parking lot.
Miranda: Why didn't you get an automatic?
Carrie: I love this car, it goes with my outfit.
But, seriously, I'm you. You've had your heart broken, I've had my heart broken, and if I have, that means other girls have to, and if other girls have, that means big opening weekend. Not X Men big, but chick-flick big. God! The guy who came up with that term should have his balls cut off.Debbie
Samantha: So what do you do when your not working as a one man welcome wagon?
Garth: I'm a dildo model.
Samantha: You wouldn't tease a girl would you?
Carrie: I told Aidan about the affair and he broke up with me.
Charlotte: Trey and I never had sex on our honeymoon.
Carrie: You win. So should we get more coffee or should we get two guns and kill ourselves?
Charlotte: I can't believe you're all going to L.A. without me.
Miranda: We still can't believe you went on your honeymoon without us.


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I finally got my old 8mm movies of the NCL digitized, edited and posted over at Vimeo NCL Video
I rode the NCL from East Auburn to St. Paul during spring vacation when I was 16 and shot 8mm movies from the Vista-Dome. I wish I'd shot more and caught our train from the ground, but there are some pretty nice scenes in here. My favorite is meeting the westbound NCL about 6 min and 30 seconds into the video.


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sma11 – my late father used to call me Mr Small and had an aspiration of buying me a car to take apart and play with; the number plate was to be SMA 11.
My scrapbook is a place where I put things and images that I want to remember. It generally follows a theme – world around us and how problems are solved with mechanisms, instructions and graphics.
Oh, who am I? Benjamin Hobson. You can find me being more officious here.


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LoadKaro.com enables Transporters to view multiple freight opportunities. It allows them to quote competitive truck fares to book a load. Transporter gets an opportunity to start a bidding war with other transporters to acquire a load. Transporters can work with numerous businesses across India and expand their trucking business.
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On Wed, 27 Apr 2005, Karsten Hilbert wrote:
We plan on holding the second German GNUmed conference on August 13th 2005 here in Leipzig. I am herewith soliciting expressions of interest, suggestions, etc.
I have definitely interest in joining gnumed.conf.de. On the other hand the date is in the middle of school holidays here and we did not fixed our holiday plans yet. I do not plan to interrupt a holiday trip for joining a conference and thus I'm unable to confirm for the moment.
Any of you plan come ?
If you decided, that this date is best for the majority of involved people go for it. I will join in case it does not conflict with our holiday trips (and they will be fixed very short in time before). Kind regards Andreas. -- http://fam-tille.de


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Which Console Did You Buy/Receive Over The Holidays?
The makers of Puzzle Quest are now turning their RPG/Puzzle hybrid game style to the sci-fi realm with the upcoming Galactrix. Galactrix is being developed for the PC, DS, PSP and the Xbox Live Arcade.
Battles are once again fought on a puzzle field of a Bejeweled-like game and Galactrix will have a full single-player campaign along with 2-4 player options.
Other Features Include:
Create a persistent pilot who gains skills and ships as he completes more battles.
Each enemy you fight will require different tactics.
Individual battles require only 5-10 minutes of time.
Experience a conquer-the-galaxy style campaign mode.
Find new objects to make your pilot and ship all-powerful.
Trade supplies throughout the galaxy to increase your wealth.
Meet companions who will join your crew and aid you in battle.
Take your pilot and ship online against other players.
Compete for positions on the online high score tables.
Download new content - ships, items, plans, planets, factions and missions.
We also have the first six screenshots, which we think are from the XBLA version.
Galactrix does not currently have a release date, but well keep you posted as we learn more.


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Any home is only as beautiful as its siding. Put simply, it's impossible for your home to have great curb appeal if its exterior is fading or showing damage. And of course, if the latter is the case, curb appeal is your last worry. Your siding needs to protect your home from the elements, keeping you safe insight both during cold Michigan winters and hot summers.
Whether you're looking to increase the value of your home or simply want to improve your residence, you will sooner or later want and need to replace your siding. Of course, you can find countless siding companies in and around Plymouth, Michigan, so making sure that you find the right partner is absolutely crucial.
You don't want to spend big bucks only to end up with a siding contractor that does less than ideal work. To prevent that from happening, here are 6 steps you can take to find the right siding contractor for your needs in Plymouth, MI.
1) Perform an Initial Search
Of course, your first step has to be finding out which companies are available to actually help you. In this first step, perform a general online search to come up with a comprehensive list of all siding contractors in and around Plymouth that could potentially help you.
This first step is not designed to exclude anyone. In addition to the online search, ask family members and friends in the same area for tips on who to include on your list. The more comprehensive your search, the more likely you are to end up with somebody who can actually help your home.
2) Exclude Uninsured Siding Contractors
Once the initial list is complete, it's time to exclude contractors who may not be ideal fits. The first step in that endeavor is to exclude anyone who is not insured, or does not claim 100% liability for the work they do.
Even if they do great work, you simply should not spend your budget on a contractor who might not complete the work or accidentally damage your home. Instead, look for guarantees that even after the project is done, small fixes and ongoing service are a natural part of the long-term relationship with your siding contractor.
Once the initial list is complete, it's time to
exclude contractors who may not be ideal fits.
3) Focus on Local Experts
Going with a large, national contracting firm can be cheaper, and seem like a great idea. But in reality, the better choice is almost always to go with a contractor that operates in and around the area you live. Here are a few reasons why:
- They know the weather. Your siding project will take time, so it's important to work with someone who can plan around and adjust for the unpredictable Michigan weather.
- They help you get started. Sit down and discuss your project ahead of its start, free of charge. With local, family-owned businesses, you'll get valuable advice rather than a straight selling job.
- They stay in touch. No siding lasts forever. National companies often treat you like quick money, but local alternatives recognize the value of a long-term relationship.
4) Look and Ask for Testimonials
It's easy to claim that you're the best siding company in Plymouth, Michigan. It's much harder, however, to get current and past clients to verify those claims. That's what makes testimonials so important in finding the right partner for the exterior of your home.
Generally speaking, a contractor that does great work will have no shortage of customers who are excited to publicize that work. Those testimonials may not always be listed online, in which case you can contact the company to get customer reviews. The more people you get to verify that the siding contractor does great work, the better.
5) Make Sure the Material is Right
Any siding project is only as good as the material used to remodel your home's exterior. James Hardie siding, for example, has long been known as one of the best options available to home owners, lasting up to 50 years and increasing the fire and storm resistance of your home.
When you work with a siding contractor, you will sooner or later have to choose the type of siding you want on your home. It makes sense to research your options early, making sure that when you have to decide, you already know what works best for you, and which contractors work with the siding you want.
6) Ask for an Evaluation and Quote
At this point, your list should be narrowed down to only one to three contractors that fit all of the above criteria. Now, you can invite them to your home to evaluate your existing siding and home, and make recommendations on how to improve it.
This may also be the point at which you request a quote. Of course, it's tempting to go with the cheapest option, but that is not always the best choice. Instead, find the contractor that is affordable to you, while at the same time fitting all of the above criteria. That way, you can make sure that you will receive quality work and a high return on your investment.
Replacing the siding on your home is a comprehensive project, which is why finding the right siding company is so important. Ultimately, you have to find a contractor who you trust to get the project done right and improve your home for a long time to come. To learn more about how we can help you accomplish just that, contact us.


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You can tell it's tiger by its stripes! An orange flavoured ice cream with ribbons of black licorice throughout.
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition Facts
Per 1/2 cup (125 ml)
Amount % Daily Value*
Calories 160
Fat 9g 14%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Trans Fat 0.3g
Cholesterol 35mg 12%
Sodium 50mg 2%
Carbohydrate 16g 5%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Sugars 14g
Protein 2g 4%
Vitamin A 10%
Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 6%
Iron 0%
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Fresh milk, fresh cream, sugar, licorice sauce ( sugar, water , modified corn starch, charcoal black colour, palm and/or soy oil shortening, salt, natural flavour, black strap molasses, potassium sorbate ), glucose, skim milk powder, modified milk ingredients, natural and artificial flavour, mono and diglycerides, locust bean gum, cellulose gum, dextrose, guar gum, carrageenan, colour.
Allergy Information
Contains: Milk, Soy.
May contain: Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Eggs, Wheat, Sulphites.
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When it comes to Thanksgiving menu items, my family is the type that prefers tradition to experimentation. Throughout my childhood years, we ate nearly the same meal. A turkey, prepared and stuffed with seasoned bread cubes from Pepperidge Farms. Mashed russet potatoes with butter. Hubbard squash, steamed, drained of extra liquid and creamed with butter, salt, and freshly grated ginger. Briefly blanched green beans, dressed with more butter and toasted almond shards. Canned cranberry sauce. And two pies (apple and pumpkin) with vanilla ice cream for dessert.
It's a fairly traditional spread, with just one glaring omission. There are no sweet potatoes to be found. My mom, unimpressed with the classic casserole constructed of canned potatoes, brown sugar and marshmallows she had been forced to eat as a child, banned orange tubers from her holiday table.
However, in recent years, there has been some softening when it comes to the annual spread. Homemade cornbread cubes have become the stuffing of choice. Pan roasted Brussels sprouts with toasted walnuts were recruited to play the role of green vegetable. And the canned cranberry sauce was booted in favor of a quickly simmered sauce of whole berries.
I saw this period of holiday meal adjustment as my opportunity to redeem the sweet potato and so started plotting. The first year of my campaign, I made a bowl of roasted sweet potatoes, pureed with milk, vanilla seeds and orange zest. It was a hit. The next year, I tried a casserole (yes, that dirty word), but one that was kept firmly on the savory side of things with heaps of caramelized onions and smoked paprika. This year, I've come up with a panade, made from cubes of baguette, wilted chard, grated gruyere and big hunks of peeled sweet potato. Pre-Thanksgiving trial runs have proven it to be a winner as well.
Does your family do sweet potatoes for Thanksgiving? What's your favorite preparation?
Vanilla and Orange Sweet Potato Puree
- 3 pounds sweet potatoes, scrubbed clean
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise and seeds scraped
- 1 orange zested and juiced
- Salt and pepper to taste
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Give each potato a few pokes with a fork (to allow the steam to escape) and place them on a foil-lined baking sheet. Roast for about an hour, or until they are tender and yielding when poked with a fork.
Remove from oven and let cook until warm enough to handle. Peel and discard the skin. Put the potatoes in the bowl of a food processor.
While the sweet potatoes are cooling, pour the milk into a small pot and add the vanilla bean and its seeds. Bring to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and fish out the vanilla bean. Pour the mixture over the potatoes in the processor and add all the orange zest and half the orange juice.
Puree the mixture until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add more orange juice, should you desire.
This sweet potato puree can be made a day ahead and reheated just prior to serving.
Serves 8-10
Sweet Potato and Caramelized Onion Gratin
- 3 tablespoons butter, plus more for greasing the pan
- 3 medium onions, thinly sliced into half moons
- 4 pounds sweet potatoes
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup fresh sage leaves, finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- salt and pepper
For topping:
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoons sage leaves, finely chopped
- 1 cup fresh breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese
- Olive oil
Heat the oven to 350°F and lightly grease a 9×13 casserole or gratin dish with butter. Set aside.
Heat the butter in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat. When it foams up, add the onions. Reduce the heat to medium and slowly cook the onions until they've reduced by approximately half and are deeply caramelized. Give yourself plenty of time, as this will take 30-40 minutes.
While the onions are caramelizing, peel and slice the potatoes in thicknesses of about 1/4-inch (this is most easily done in a food processor or with a mandoline). Tile a third of the sweet potatoes across the bottom of the prepared casserole dish in overlapping rows. Season them with salt and pepper.
When the onions are dark brown, add the garlic and cook until fragrant. Add the chopped sage, smoked paprika and cream. Increase heat to medium-high, bring to a simmer and cook until the cream is slightly reduced.
Using a slotted spoon, lift approximately half the onions from the cream and spread them over the sweet potatoes in the casserole dish. Add a second layer of sweet potatoes and top with remaining onions. Add the final layer of sweet potatoes and season with salt and pepper.
Pour the cream over the top of the layers of sweet potato and onion. It will not cover the potatoes entirely and that is how it should be.
Place the dish into the over and bake, uncovered, for 30 to 35 minutes, until the potatoes are becoming tender and the cream has gone golden.
While the casserole bakes, prepare the topping. Heat butter in the skillet (to save on dishes, use the same one that caramelized your onions) and add the breadcrumbs and sage. Cook until the breadcrumbs are golden and the sage is fragrant. Scrape crumbs into a small bowl and allow to cool for 2-3 minutes. Add cheese and stir with a fork until combined.
Sprinkle topping over the gratin and drizzle with a little olive oil. Return to over and bake until golden and crisp (approximately 10-15 minutes).
Let this casserole rest for at least 15 minutes before slicing.
Serves 8-10
Sweet Potato and Chard Panade
- 6 cups cubed baguette
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 2 pounds sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 2 medium onions, thinly sliced into half moons
- 1 large bundle of chard
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage
- 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1 1/2 cups grated gruyere
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spread baguette cubes on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes, until they are well-toasted. When bread is brown, scrape cubes into a large bowl.
Wipe off the baking sheet to remove any stray crumbs and then spread the sweet potato cubes on it. Drizzle them with two tablespoons of olive oil and toss to coat. Place in the oven and increase the heat to 400 degrees. Roast for 20-25 minutes, until the sweet potato cubes are fork tender, but not mushy.
While the sweet potato cooks, heat the remaining tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and cook, stirring regularly to soften and brown.
Wash the chard well and remove leaves from the stems. Chop the chard well and add it to the pan with the onions. Add the sage, thyme, salt and pepper at this time as well. Cook, stirring regularly, until the chard is wilted and the onions are brown.
Once the sweet potatoes, onions and chard are all finished cooking, scrape them into the bowl with the toasted bread cubes and gently combine (careful not to break up the sweet potato too much).
Grease a 13 x 9-inch casserole dish with olive oil. Spoon the sweet potato, onion, chard, and bread cube mixture into the prepared pan.
Slowly pour in 2 cups chicken stock over top, allowing bread to soak up stock and pressing with the back of a spoon. Add enough stock so that it comes up to 1 inch below the rim of the casserole dish. Top with an even layer of grated gruyere.
Cover with aluminum foil and place on a baking sheet to catch any drips. Bake, covered, 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 25-30 minutes, until it bubbles and the cheese has turned golden brown. Let the panade rest for at least 15 minutes before serving.
Serves 8-10.


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Watch the video then answer the question again.
Yep, it always amazes me that we have anyone at all willing to take jobs as law enforcement officers. Yet, it amazes me even much more so that people in jobs like school teacher, garbage man, baseball player (yes even the big hitters), librarian, mayor, computer technician, college professor, construction worker, electrician, truck driver all think they are not paid enough for what they do while at the same time believing law enforcement officers are overpaid way too much. These people who complain about police salaries are the same people who complain about police racism, police cronyism, abuse of police power, and on and on and on. Sometimes I truly wonder why I, or anyone for that matter, ever stayed involved in law enforcement work once we were fool enough to hire on in the first place.
All the best,
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Where Am I Going?My husband died of heart disease in 2007. People and friends think I have coped well, as do my children aged 35 and 37. Truth is I haven't, it's all an act because I find it hard to open up. I live from day to day and yes, still go to work, look after the house, help my...
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INDIGENOUS marine, aviation and logistics services firm Caverton Offshore Support Group Plc has appointed Captain Josiah Choms director of the company effective September 30, 2015.
Caverton says Choms began his aviation career in 1990 when he enrolled in the Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (Avionics) Course at NCAT, Zaria.
He holds the Airplane Transport Pilot Licenses and is a Certified Flight Instructor and an Authorised Examiner for the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority.
He is also an ISO 9001:2008 lead auditor. "Mr. Choms' work experience in aviation included a stint with Mission Aviation Fellowship in Nairobi, Kenya as an aircraft engineer," the indigenous marine, aviation and logistics services firm to local and international oil and gas companies in Nigeria said in an issuer's announcement with the Nigerian Stock Exchange,NSE.
Choms was also a pilot, training captain and manager with Bristow before joining Caverton Helicopters Limited on August 1, 2010.
Prior to becoming the managing director of Caverton Helicopters Limited, . Choms held several positions of increasing responsibility.
He first served as the chief pilot Shell, Port Harcourt before his promotion to managing pilot for the entire Shell Operations covering Port Harcourt, Warri and Lagos.
The company says Choms was appointed deputy director of Operations with concurrent responsibility as deputy Shell contract manager and became the substantive Shell contract manager on May 1, 2013.
Choms has attended several aviation and management courses in Nigeria and abroad including Cranfield University, UK and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.
He holds a multi-disciplinary Doctor of Philosophy, PhD degree from the UK and is a member of several professional bodies including the Nigeria Institute of Management, Chartered, the Association of African Studies of the UK, the Royal African Society, and the National Association of Pilots and Engineers.
He is on the board of HeliOffshore, a global body promoting aviation safety, and is the only Nigerian and African to be so honoured.
INDIGENOUS marine, aviation and logistics services firm Caverton Offshore Support Group Plc has appointed Captain Josiah Choms director of the company effective September 30, 2015.


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By Michelle Edelbaum [2], December 16, 2010 - 12:28pm
It's been a big year in food news. Here's a look, in no particular order, at 5 of the food trends of 2010, the stories that propelled them to the top and what you can learn from them:
1. Cutting Back on Salt and Sweeteners—The year started with New York City's call for food manufacturers and restaurant chains to voluntarily curb sodium in their foods [7], with a goal of a 20 percent reduction in the amount of salt in packaged products and restaurant food in the next five years.
That's a big deal! Most Americans consume more than twice the recommended daily sodium limit of 2,300 milligrams—the amount in just 1 teaspoon of table salt. Reducing sodium intake slashed cardiovascular-disease risk by 25 to 30 percent, according to a study in the British Medical Journal. Food manufacturers are getting the message. The number of products touting their "lower sodium" status has more than doubled over the last five years, with major brands bringing out lower-sodium product lines. Other manufacturers aren't making a big deal about it. Instead they're gradually reducing the amount of salt so that consumers don't notice.
As for sweeteners, a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association added to evidence that eating too many added sugars may be taking a toll on our heart health [8]. The debate over serving (sweetened) chocolate milk in schools raged on [9]. And there's no way another year could go by (let alone another month, it sometimes seems) without the uproar against, and in defense of, high-fructose corn syrup. One of the points in question this year: whether high-fructose corn syrup causes more weight gain than sugar does [10]. Some experts say yes [11], some say no [10]. No doubt that the science on HFCS is confusing. Still, EatingWell's practical advice on the topic is this: minimize your intake of added sugars in all forms (HFCS, table sugar, honey, etc.).
What You Can Do: 6 Secrets for Cutting Sodium Without Tasting a
Difference [12]
3 Ways to Break Your Sugar Habit [13]
2. Rethinking Seafood Choices—There are plenty of reasons to make better choices at the seafood counter [14]: growing concerns about depleted fish and shellfish populations and unhealthy toxins in our seafood, plus the benefits of healthy omega-3 fats found in fish such as salmon, sardines and tuna. Big names are getting into the act—more than 31 chefs, including Alton Brown (pictured here) and Rick Bayless, have taken Seafood Watch's "Save Our Seafood" pledge to stay away from 31 overfished species and instead promote ocean-friendly "Super Green" fish, such as wild Alaskan salmon and most U.S.-farmed shellfish.
Plus, many people were concerned about their seafood supply after the months-long spill of an estimated more than 205 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, following an April explosion of BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig. (What does it mean for your dinner? Find out here. [15]) So what should you eat? As Carl Safina, one of the world's foremost marine biologists and co-founder of the Blue Ocean Institute, wrote in EatingWell Magazine, choosing fish that are smaller than your plate is one of the best things you can do for both your own health (smaller fish accumulate fewer toxins, such as PCBs or mercury, than larger ones) and for the environment, since they reproduce more quickly.
What You Can Do: Make your seafood choices wisely. Check out these 6 of the healthiest fish to eat (and 6 to avoid) [16].
3. Calorie Counting—Dieters have long counted calories to shed pounds (a proven weight-loss strategy), but with the passage of the new healthcare law this year, more restaurants will be required to post calorie counts on menu boards and offer better nutritional information. The FDA doesn't need to issue its rules until March, but New York City already requires some restaurants to post calorie counts and California passed a law that will require restaurants with 20 or more locations to post the data as of Jan. 1.
According to a study released in January 2010, that looked at how posting calorie counts in 3 Starbucks locations affected consumer behavior and buying patterns, posting calorie counts caused people to consume anywhere from 6% to 26% fewer calories (for those whose average purchase was more than 250 calories). Calorie-posting did not hurt the bottom line at Starbucks, which experienced increased revenues at some outlets. As EatingWell's Editorial Director Lisa Gosselin writes in her blog [17], "Certainly this is good news for restaurants that are posting calorie counts. It may be even better news for consumers. We are now better equipped to manage our diets in the same way we balance our checkbooks."
What You Can Do: Jump on the bandwagon and even lose weight with EatingWell's delicious and satisfying 500-calorie dinner menus. [18]4. Eating Less Meat—As if your health and the environment weren't good enough reasons to eat less meat, this year the meatless-eating trend got a big boost from meat-loving celebrities and chefs who joined the increasingly popular Meatless Monday movement [19]. Chef Mario Batalli (nicknamed the King of Pancetta) embraced Meatless Monday in his 14 restaurants and The Biggest Loser's fitness trainer Bob Harper and American Idol's Simon Cowell, among others, signed on to take the once-a week pledge.
Americans eat about 1/2 pound of meat daily—roughly twice the global average and roughly twice the amount recommended by the USDA. In addition to the environmental benefits, research shows cutting back on meat may have a host of health benefits, including improved blood pressure, decreased risk of heart disease, lowered cholesterol and better weight control.
What You Can Do: Take the Meatless Monday pledge at meatlessmonday.com [20] and make these easy meatless meals you must try [21].
5. Food Safety—There were many food recalls in 2010—on everything from cereal and SpaghettiOs to infant formula—but the biggest of all was for eggs [22]. More than 500 million eggs were recalled in August 2010 after more than 1,500 people were sickened in an outbreak of salmonellosis contamination that health officials traced to two large egg producers in Iowa. It was the largest egg recall in history, according to The New York Times.
Just last month, a step was made in the right direction for food safety when the Senate passed the much-anticipated FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. As Michael Jacobson, head of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, writes in his blog on EatingWell.com [23]: "This bill would transform the FDA from an agency that chases down the sources of outbreaks after people get sick into an agency focused on preventing contamination before it occurs."
According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 5,000 people a year die from foodborne illnesses and hundreds of thousands more become ill. As EatingWell's Editorial Director Lisa Gosselin writes in her blog on EatingWell.com [24], "Isn't it time that we held food manufacturers more accountable and inspected the sketchy ones more often than every 5 to 10 years?"
What You Can Do: Test your food-safety IQ: How many of these kitchen rules do you break? [25]
What food stories from 2010 stand out in your mind? Tell us what you think below.
TAGS: Michelle Edelbaum [2], Food News Blog [26], Food & health news [27]
Michelle is the digital director for EatingWell. She puts her background in journalism to work at EatingWell.com to help deliver daily inspiration for eating healthy.
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Superego: Part 1 - Organized Crime
Posted by Frank J. at 02:35 PM | View blog reactions | Comments (10)
There are two main parts to organized crime: the organization and the crime. I focus pretty much exclusively on the crime half... and I'm very good at that half. But those tasked with the organization have a tendency to screw things up from time to time, and, to be frank, that sometimes makes me a little irate. And, as a certified psychopath, you think people would be more cautious about making me irate.
I took out my phone. "Vito, my instruction were to kill the purple alien with tentacles out of its head at the north most bar in Zertres, right?"
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"I see about three dozen purple aliens with tentacles coming out of their heads in front of me, that's what."
"Uh... maybe I got the instructions wrong. Maybe you're supposed to kill the alien there that isn't purple with tentacles coming out of its head."
"That would be me, Vito! And I don't get paid enough to take on someone as dangerous as me. Can you at least get me a name?"
"No, I'm afraid I'm a couple layers away from where the order originated. The target should be there, but it would probably take me hours to..."
I hung up on Vito and took a deep breath (never kill angry). One option was to kill everyone there, but I had neither the time nor the explosives for that. Since about all the patrons of the bar were looking at me and noting my lack of purpleness and tentacles, I decided to try a direct approach to locate my target. I've never been much for discretion anyway; I'm a hitman, not an assassin.
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For felony crimes within the Las Vegas, those taken into custody are transported to the Clark County Detention Center at 330 South Casino Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, 89101. Upon arrival, the arrestee will be booked and processed into the facility, given a brief medical examination, and have recorded of any needs or requirements of the inmate.
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One of four facilities in the Las Vegas area, the Clark County Detention Center has the greatest inmate capacity. Located in the heart of downtown Las Vegas, it acts as the holding area for felonious arrestees. The facility is located just a short distance from Las Vegas City Hall, between South 1st Street, Bridger Avenue and Lewis Avenue. Information about inmates can be obtained using an on-line Clark County inmate search tool or by calling a 24 hour, 7 day a week line. Buses to the Clark County Detention Center are routed through South 3rd Street and Lewis Avenue.
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Hi, I'm Daniel Barkley, a young Irish composer currently working towards a PhD under Piers Hellawell at Queen's University, Belfast, and an active member of the Irish Composers' Collective.
This site has info about my pieces, performances, as well as video and audio. I also try to put my thoughts about music together in a vaguely cohesive fashion on my blog.
I also run a music podcast with some composer friends which you can check out here.
In 2012 I released a self-produced album of Irish and film / classical-lite music called Watershed - check it out!


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Recently, I was discussing a consulting opportunity with one of Noria's senior technical consultants. While discussing the proposed lubrication program design project at a new plant, the client commented that the project might not be necessary because the plant had not experienced any lubrication-related problems … yet. This got me thinking about the remarkable similarities between investments in equipment reliability and investments one makes in his or her retirement account; in particular, the phenomenon financial advisors refer to as the power of compound interest, and investments one makes in health management.
Time Is On Your Side
Simple compound interest, of course, is simply the power time has on the growth of an initial investment. An investment of $1,000 made at the age of 25 is worth about $15,000 at age 65 assuming a seven percent annual return and reinvestment of the proceeds. The same $1,000 invested at age 50, on the other hand, is worth only about $2,750. Starting to invest in your retirement at age 50 simply does not provide sufficient time for the power of compounding interest to work its magic. To yield the same $15,000 at age 65, a 55-year old must invest approximately $5,450 - more than five times the investment made by the 25-year old. When one understands the mechanism by which compound interest works, the decision to invest heavily at a young age is clear. The longer one waits, the harder it is to build the retirement nest egg.
Likewise, investments in one's health follow a similar tact. Proper diet, exercise and weight control at a young age produce much greater returns in terms of quality of life during retirement than similar "lifestyle investments" made later in life, particularly those that are made following a life-threatening event, such as a heart attack or a stroke.
Invest Early
Despite the obvious wisdom in making early investments in one's future - both financial and lifestyle - a great number of people elect to postpone financial and lifestyle investments. This almost guarantees a poor and painful (and often short) old age, transforming the golden years into iron pyrite (fool's gold)! Reflecting back, they may attribute their lot in life to poor luck. While luck does play into the equation, we generally reap in our retirement what we sow during our lives. The decisions we make early have the greatest influence on the outcome.
Managing equipment reliability is similar to managing your health and your finances. A comfortable retirement is the outcome of astute fiscal decisions made during one's working life. A healthy and useful body is the outcome of health and lifestyle decisions made during one's younger years. Reliability is the outcome of investments made to design and maintain equipment effectively. If we are myopic in our management of the inputs, we're likely to be dissatisfied with the results.
Don't Wait
In his "As I See It" column in the November 2003 issue of Machinery Lubrication, Jim Fitch discussed the importance of accessorizing new equipment for Lubrication Excellence. We must carry this same broadminded view to the management of the equipment in operation once it's properly accessorized. Waiting until you see lubrication problems to make and act upon important lubrication maintenance program decisions is as dangerous as waiting until your first heart attack before making a decision to control cholesterol and blood pressure, or waiting until you turn 60 to begin to plan for a comfortable retirement at 65 – it is too late to maximize your returns.
Improvements made to assure proper lubrication of your equipment will yield benefit, regardless of its age. However, early, reliability-focused investments to build a lubrication program that works and to accessorize equipment for lubrication excellence will compound over time and maximize your returns. Don't wait for failure – manage against it with a sound, optimized lubrication program. This is my Viewpoint. As always, I'm interested in yours.


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A terrifying memory is locked deep inside her. A killer wants to keep it that way. (2014 EPIC Nominee Best Thriller/Suspense)
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Nine-year-old Eden Moran thought she was saying good-bye to her mentor that fateful day in St. Patrick's. She had no idea she'd witness the nun's demise, or that her child's mind would compensate. Now seventeen years later, Albuquerque cops have unearthed human remains, and the evidence points to Eden as being the key to solving Sister Beatrice's murder. When a hellbent cop applies pressure, Eden stands firm. She doesn't remember the woman. Unfortunately for Eden, Sister Beatrice's killer will do whatever it takes to keep it that way.
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Albertans could be asked to elect new senators-in-waiting during municipal elections this fall, Premier Ed Stelmach said Tuesday.
A firm decision has not been made pending discussions with municipalities, Stelmach said, but the province is "firmly committed to senator elections."
The province has three options — freestanding elections, rolling the vote in with the municipal elections, or waiting until the next provincial election in 2012.
"I believe the term for the senator expires towards the latter part of 2011," Stelmach said, so his preference would be one of the first two options.
Alberta has held senate elections three times — in 1989, 1998 and 2004. The prime minister is not obliged to appoint successful candidates when a Senate seat comes open, but Prime Minister Stephen Harper did appoint Bert Brown in 2007.


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A musician friend of mine called Woody Allen's latest film, Midnight in Paris (2011), "Woody Allen light," a perfect way to describe a film of little substance but full of longing: artistic longing. The story follows a frustrated contemporary screenwriter named Gil Pender, who is engaged to a shockingly shallow woman Inez, as they vacation with her insipid parents in Paris. One of the most beautiful, wistful, and nostalgic cities in Europe, Allen's Paris is one that makes anyone who has ever been miss it immediately. The opening credits capture still images of dreamy cobblestone alleys that recall old Paris, Atget's Paris, as well as the comings and goings of modern day Parisians. The film's protagonist, Pender, is hopelessly absent from his own stifling reality, and dreams of Paris in the 1920s, when it was brimming with expats, artists, intellectuals, and writers. Lost, drunk, and alone one night, Pender is greeted by a car full of drunken strangers, who happily drive him to the 1920s at the stroke of midnight.
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Published—Warhol's Motion Pictures
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It was the lovely and overlooked film by Sofia Coppola, Somewhere (2010), that started me thinking differently about a trend I have been seeing in too many art shows over the past few months. The catalyst for my latest review is the shocking realization that Andy Warhol's Motion Pictures, exhibited now at MoMA, feels fresher, newer, and more thought provoking than anything else I've recently seen. That I would want to write about Andy Warhol had never occurred to me, and that I would find some aspect of his work new seemed impossible. All I have been seeing from young artists this year, however, has consisted of clever remakes of older artwork, and it's been one Cindy Sherman (to use a popular candidate) reference after another. A critic friend of mine said he was going to start writing more "negative reviews" simply because he was finding it impossible to find something he actually liked. I was glad to know other people were having a similar problem, but this doesn't explain why new art seems determined to reference old work. Perhaps in trying to avoid the term "derivative" artists have started making exact replicas of other artists. Watching Somewhere put a different spin on the idea of remaking in an older tradition. Coppola's film, so simple and fresh, reminded me of the films I was seeing reshown in galleries, such as Warhol's Screen Tests and Larry Clark's Tulsa. Though Coppola seemed to be drawing from older styles of filmmaking, her reasons for doing so were tied directly to filmmaking today. In an NPR interview Coppola talked about the decision to make her film so spare:
I hope it's refreshing for audiences. I just feel like in movies today we are so bombarded with fast editing and song after song, that I wanted to have more breathing room, to just have a pause. Even modern life, with everyone in contact and on BlackBerrys, I feel like it's nice to have a break from that, and to be alone with the characters.
The Death of a Producer
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While pondering who might be the current audience for foreign films about familial drama, I found myself wondering why is that the intricate narrative of family life is considered to be a female form of entertainment. Like those books girls read as teenagers—Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, Mrs. Dalloway—that boys (and later men) are sure to dismiss, understanding the treacherous but fascinating web of family is of interest only to us. What is most frustrating in a post feminist society is not that our contributions are still dismissed, undervalued, and exploited. These problems in the late 20th and 21st century have taken on a good bit of elasticity, in that we are less dismissed, undervalued, and exploited. The problem for my generation of women is one of interest, or what seems to be a shocking inequality of it. While most women enjoy the tastes and interests of men, after centuries of having no choice, so little effort is made by men to enjoy the tastes and interests of women. In the case of filmmaking it could be said that our stories, and the perspective from which we tell them, might receive the proper critical attention—Bright Star, The Hurt Locker, Lost In Translation—but they also garner unnecessary anger and more often complete indifference from mass audiences. Preferring anger, the disinterest is a stinging snub with a subtext of, we don't think you make bad films because we won't even watch them. Less than nine percent of directors in Hollywood today are women, and if their movies go unwatched, be they about poetry, war, or intimacy, should we be fighting for more representation or more interest? Obviously both.
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Watching the new documentary made by and about The Yes Men forced me to remember that it is easy to confuse something's popularity in nyc with its popularity throughout the country. For most people, The Yes Men Fix the World probably needs a lot more background explanation than most other documentaries. While nyc, especially after the New York Times prank of last winter, is full of enthusiastic supporters of their political pranks—film audiences here were lead off after certain screenings to perform late night, humor based vandalism—I usually find myself explaining the group to others elsewhere.
"Après moi, le déluge."
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Matt Tyrnauer: "There are a lot of people who say no one could replace you."
Valentino Garavani: "Après moi, le déluge. Do you know what that means?"
I wondered as he said it if a king of France, Napoleon, or another figure of wealth and power had been the author of such a sentiment—it was Louis XV who said, "after me, the flood." Valentino: The Last Emperor is an indulgent documentary about the Italian couturier Valentino Garavani. The film has shown with unsurprising popularity for the past few weeks at one of Gotham's independent film houses. The screenings have been coupled with a Q & A with the director Matt Tyrnauer, and the editor at large for Vogue, André Leon Talley. Though the film itself does not address any aspect of the couturier's life—his role in fashion history, his style, or his notions of beauty—in a deep or terribly engaging manner, Valentino's life seems to be about two things; beauty and excess, and in that order.
Valentino's sense of beauty reminded me of visiting Europe. I remember traveling through Italy with M, and her amazement at the obsessive and undeniably extravagant effort that went into creating the works of art, architecture, and ornament that were gloriously scattered from city to city. Watching Valentino fuss over his designs I thought of the different colored marble lining the inside of St. Peter's Basilica. Every stitch, seam, and embellishment on a Valentino dress is done carefully and thoroughly by hand. It is a certain kind of beauty that Valentino fell in love with as a young man, a certain ideal he evokes with his garments, and it is a beauty that transcends the ordinary, it is an ageless, timeless beauty. Despite his tantrums, his ego, his fussing and frustrations, it is undeniable that his dresses sometimes resemble works of art rather than new pieces of runway fashion. "I love beauty," he says, "it's not my fault." But it is not simply beauty that Valentino loves, he loves a certain class, glamour, and character to go along with his sense of beauty. What do women want? "They want to be beautiful," says Valentino, stressing all the syllables of the last word.


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Little Heart Records' founder Bryan Puckett has a short interview with Syd Bishop here. There's a longer story by Kevin Gibson from the February 2013 issue of Louisville Music News here.
Louisville Music Reviews: Jonathan Glen Wood, Thirty Spokes, Ut Gret
The all-new LEO has gotten it together for more music reviews; last week's issue had reviews of Jonathan Glen Wood's Ballad Of Jon by Syd Bishop; Thirty Spokes self-titled debut, also by Bishop and Ut Gret's Ancestors' Tale by Martin Z. Kasdan Jr.
It's a bit hard to find the reviews on the web site, as the "Reviews" link produces a link that appears to be in chronological order, with the most recent reviews – sort of. The reviews are also undated.
Weekly Ink, July 24
In this week's LEO, Marty Kasdan, Jr. has a piece on the universalist band Ut Gret, which has been playing around Louisville for years and years. The title of the piece is "Ut Gret Is Far Out," which is an understatement.
Marty also has a longer piece on Pat Metheny and the Unity Group.
Finally, if you must read more about Forecastle, go here
You can go here to read whatever the C-J has to print about music recently.
Weekly Ink, May 14
Interview: Young Widows
We overlooked Peter Berkowitz's interview with Young Widows in last Wednesday's LEO. If you haven't read it, check it out here.
Weekly Ink, Derby Week Wednesday
The now-locally owned LEO has a story by Sam Benati on White Reaper, which band has landed their first record deal.
Carrie Neumayer opines on music art noise or noise art music, here and elsewhere.
Peter Berkowitz offers his pick of Derby events.
Interview with Sweatermeat
Peter Berkowitz at LEO has an short interview with Louisville's Sweatermeat. Read it here.
Weekly Ink, March 5
Wanna know what's going on with Arcade Fire, currently in town, rehearsing for their Reflektor tour kick-off show at Yum! tomorrow? Peter Berkowitz has the interview.
Berkowitz's B-Sides column also features a chat with Louisville's The Instruction and their upcoming-someday next release.
Catherine Irwin offers her opinion about the minimum wage.
Weekly Ink, February 19
The Watson Twins, Louisville natives now living large in Los Angeles, are playing the last WFPK Winter Wednesday show at the Clifton Center tonight, along with Bob Schneider. To help them, out Peter Berkowitz has a write-up in this week's LEO. Sara Havens has an interview with NY/Philly folk duo My Gay Banjo, playing at the Rudyard on Saturday.
Peter Berkowitz also has a piece on Sebadoh, which plays Zanzabar on Thursday, February 20.
Weekly Ink, January 29
Syd Bishop at LEO has a lengthy article on Wax Fang and the new record, The Astronaut.
Peter Berkowitz's B-Sides column is on Dr. Alex Wright and his new album.


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Home Decor: Throughout 2009, Roche Bobois paid tribute to materials both classic and innovative in each of their furniture designs. From wood and marble to lacquer and textiles, designers took advantage of the design worldâs focus on organic thought and execution and produced some of their most outstanding collections yet.
Upon the launch of their first nationwide advertising campaign in Elle magazine, Roche Bobois became recognized as a leading brand name in innovative interior design and their success was immense.
As a brand that follows both cultural and design trends, Roche Bobois has remained contemporary by releasing time-relevant designs. In the 1970s, when television sparked a revolution in living room décor and sofas became the dominant furniture piece, Roche Bobois released âLes Contemporainsâ, the collection focused on avant-garde sofa and armchair design, ideal for turning the living room into the gathering and entertaining center of the home.
Collections revealed in 2009 made use of all the design elements we saw emerge as hot concepts throughout the year. Saga by Christophe Delcourt integrated the beauty of natural materials such as oak and Tulip wood to emphasize its strength, enduring capacity, and ability to capture time. This is best seen in âBuffet 4 portesâ (4 doors sideboard), which is constructed of lacquered alveolar panels with real slices of oak revealing their aged rings as the sides, all resting on the angular and intersecting legs of solid Tulip wood. The result is sleek, striking, and a testimony to the resilience of natural materials.
Cédric Ragotâs Open Space collection plays on our modern environment of âdisappearanceâ with office pieces adopting a weightless structure. The clean lines of the collection depict sheets of paper held aloft, creating âOpen Spaceâ. The collection fully embraces the concept of âliving sparselyâ and includes desks, high and low cabinetry, the Urbano lamp, and chairs to bring the uncluttered lifestyle into your workspace.
From here, of course, are the rich colors and fabrics in their leather and textile collections. Perfectly composed collections include sofas and bookcases accented with the same leather for cohesive décor as well as the brightly colored armchairs for standout flair.
Roche Bobois has spent its 60-year life creating a name synonymous with up-to-date, top-tier design. Their mission to combine their design expertise with your personal taste and personality has brought them worldwide acclaim. 2010 is sure to bring even more renovations to the design industry, and with their expansive history of staying at the forefront of design trends, Roche Bobois will be there to provide almost limitless options to embrace the design eye in us all.


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Dear Silvia, > BTW: my demo doesn't work in Safari cause Safari doesn't support Ogg > out of the box. Tell ivan to install XiphQT and it will work. Thanks for the explanation, I will :-) > Sounds to me like MPEG-21 all over again, except done with RDFa - > which might indeed be the better approach. I wonder why that couldn't > have been done from within W3C and why a new standards body with extra > membership fees had to be invented. Do you know who's a member yet and > who's driving it? You ask exactly the same question that W3C has asked Manu Sporny :-) He is currently the liaison between these 2 groups. Basically, it seems that this consortium (industrially driven) is afraid to loose control over the standard, the license, etc. if this falls into W3C hands (which is non sense when we know the W3C patent policy). This consortium has yesterday and today a plenary face to face meeting. Manu will come back to us afterwards to see how we could collaborate. This consortium aims to have a huge impact in the industry. They might rely on W3C efforts (media annotations, media fragments) for ensuring the distribution of media content. Raphaël -- Raphaël Troncy EURECOM, Multimedia Communications Department 2229, route des Crêtes, 06560 Sophia Antipolis, France. e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com & firstname.lastname@example.com Tel: +33 (0)4 - 9300 8242 Fax: +33 (0)4 - 9000 8200 Web: http://www.eurecom.fr/~troncy/Received on Thursday, 8 April 2010 08:56:41 UTC
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