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By Mortz C. Ortigoza
San Carlos City – Has this huge city infamously known as the "Wild West" of Pangasinan enjoys the security protection of Patrol 101?
According to Supt. Rodolfo Castro, Jr., chief of police here, this city known notoriously to have the most number of barangay (village) chairmen being gunned down by assassins has seen peace and tranquility in the October 28, 2013 village election because of its zero gun related incidents.
"Kagaya ng barangay election walang shooting incident considering ang San Carlos ang pinakamaraming barangay captains na binaril and pinatay sa Pangasinan,"Castro stressed.
Castro said this city is where Police Patrol 101 has been aggressively implemented after its pilot testing in the nearby Malasiqui town when he was assigned there as chief of police.
He explained that Patrol 101 is a concept as an answer to the shortage of manpower of the police. This is where a squad (four men) marching with precision from one place to another. Aside from each of the policemen armed with .45 caliber handgun, the one at the rear dons an M-16 assault riffle.
He explained that Patrol 101 is intelligence driven.
"It means patrollers do not contend themselves doing patrol work, they are being fed too with intelligence information so they are on their toes with the situation in the community," he said in Filipino.
Patrol 101 was the brainchild of former Police Regional Office-1 Chief Supt. Ricardo Marquez and former acting Pangasinan Police Office Director Senior Supt. Marlou Chan during their incumbency last year in Region 1 and Pangasinan.
"Sectorized ang areas. Kailangan ang regular patrol sa mga tirahan. So kailangan 12 plus 12 iyon ang basic component ng Patrol 101. Iyon ang mga basic components na gusto ni RD (regional director). Lahat iyan na complied namin".
Castro showed to reporters a patrol visibility guide map of this city where major public and private establishments have been designated with colors and pictures and the residences of prominent personalities here have been pinpointed too for familiarization of his patrols.
He said a member of the squad should have the following: PNP prescribed patrol uniform, PNP marked vehicle, motorcycle with helmet for Motorized Anti-Street Crime Operatives (MASCO), M-16 rifle or shotgun, hand cuff, whistle, and night stick (batuta), handheld radio, cellular phone preferably with camera, individual notebook, pen, photo/video equipment, etc, reports (after patrol report, traffic accident report, check list, etc), measuring devise, flashlight, tape recorder, police line, etc., dossiers, contact numbers, flash alarm, missing person, list of loose firearms, address of GFH, possible target search warrant, very important persons, etc., intelligence driven armed patrollers with information, area familiarization: profile, political dynamics, area


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Time Warner Makes $1.3 Billion Revised Bid for 'Big Brother' Maker Endemol
Time Warner Inc. (TWX) made a $1.3 billion all-cash offer for Endemol NV as the Dutch producer of "Big Brother" television shows seeks to reach an agreement with lenders over reorganizing its debt.
The revised bid has the same value as Time Warner's previous offer, Charles Armitstead, a London-based spokesman for Endemol, said today. New York-based Time Warner's earlier offer of about 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) included debt, people familiar with the matter said last month.
Endemol, whose other formats include "Deal or No Deal" and "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," is reorganizing 2.8 billion euros in debt because widening losses may cause it to breach covenants on its loans. The Amsterdam-based company extended a waiver of loan terms last month, which is scheduled to expire tomorrow.
"The key question now becomes if Mediaset (MS) and Clessidra will come back and try to outbid Time Warner," said Claudio Aspesi, an analyst at Sanford C Bernstein in London.
Shareholder Mediaset SpA and Clessidra Sgr SpA have offered to inject 200 million euros into Endemol to buy out senior debt holders, giving them a stake of 51 percent, with the lenders owning the remainder, a person with knowledge of the matter said last month.
Mediaset wouldn't compete for Endemol if it was offered in an auction, Vice Chairman Pier Silvio Berlusconi said on Nov. 24. A Mediaset spokeswoman declined to comment today.
"I still don't think Mediaset wants to lose Endemol," Aspesi said, "if they get a sense that their partners in Endemol are interested in selling they will be under some pressure to figure out what to do."
Keith Cocozza, a spokesman for Time Warner, declined to comment. New York Post reported the new bid today.
Time Warner fell 1.3 percent to $34.14 at 11:26 a.m. in New York. Before today, the stock had gained 7.6 percent this year.
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's Mediaset, Mediaset Espana Comunicacion SA (TL5), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) and Cyrte Fund II BV, an investment company founded by John De Mol bought Endemol in 2007 using 2.8 billion euros of leveraged loans, including 325 million euros of mezzanine debt, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Endemol was founded in 1994 by de Mol and TV producer Joop van den Ende.
'Final Stages'
"We remain focused on our discussions with lenders and these have entered the final stages," Armitstead said. "We are confident that a solution that puts the company on a firm financial footing for the future is now imminent."
In its earlier offer, Time Warner was ready to put in working capital of 100 million euros, a person with knowledge of the matter has said. In a letter to Time Warner last month, Endemol told the U.S. company that restructuring talks with lenders remained a priority for the company, people familiar with the matter have said.
Time Warner, owner of Warner Bros. and HBO, bought London- based Shed Media Group, a similar television production company, for 100 million pounds ($156 million) last year. Shed Media produces shows such as "Supernanny" in the U.K. and "Basketball Wives" in the U.S.
As owners of rights to their shows, both Endemol and Shed Media can license their programs' concepts to producers in other countries. Time Warner has made more licensing and digital distribution deals with companies such as Netflix Inc. (NFLX) and Hulu LLC.
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Combe Sydenham Country Park
Monksilver, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 4JG
Combe Sydenham nestles in a hidden Exmoor Valley. The buildings give a very special opportunity to see history restored. The estate allows observation of unspoilt nature at its best. Combe Sydenham is privately owned by the Theed family whose dedication and vision brings you this unique blend of respect for the past and determination to provide for the future.
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Come and have fun decorating pottery. Choose from over 92 different blank shapes and decorate a plate, a mug, a bowl, or a jug using our wide range of over 26 different glazes. Let your imagination run wild and design a piece of pottery you will be proud of. We also offer fabric painting of all kinds - from painting t-shirts, bags, T-towels, pencil cases, Pants, and much more.


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Would Chicago be better off without a single member of the Gangster Disciples roaming free to intimidate and endanger their fellow citizens? Undoubtedly.
Believed to be the city's biggest gang, the GDs have a long history of vicious criminality. They are believed to account for a significant fraction of Chicago homicides. Two alleged members have been charged in the fatal shooting of 15-year-old honor student Hadiya Pendleton. Chicago would be a far safer, more livable place without them.


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Slovakia is known for its numerous prime old-growth forest remnants. The largest of them (tens of square kilometres) are high-elevation Norway spruce (Picea abies) forests. The largest low-elevation old-growth forests, most of them dominated by European beech (Fagus sylvatica), are less than 10 km2, many of them being less than 1 km2 (=100 ha = 247 ac). Larger old-growth beech forests exist especially in Ukraine (88 km2=22,000 ac) and Romania (53 km2=13,000 ac). The preservation of Slovakian old-growth remnants results from their difficult accessibility, the late settlement of the mountainous landscape and the late industrialization of the country. The beginning of the industrial-scale use of the forest and the building of the road net coincided with the creation of the first reserves, i.e. in the late 1800s when there were still thousands of square kilometres of old-growth in Slovakia.
Recently I made a trip with my German friends Thomas and Julia to explore a few Slovakian old-growth reserves. One of them was Dobročský prales = Dobroč Primeval Forest or Dobroč National Nature Reserve in central Slovakia. The reserve is located on a north-facing slope at elevations 720–1000 m. Annual precipitation is 890–960 mm and average annual temperature 4.5–5°C. The reserve was established as early as 1912. The area was originally 50 ha (124 ac) and was later enlarged to 102 ha (252 ac). The original reserve is dominated by European beech and European silver fir (Abies alba), and the newer part by Norway spruce. Two views of the forest:
The other trees we saw were sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus), European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and wych elm (Ulmus glabra). Thomas, who had been in the reserve a few years ago, said there are plenty of big Norway maples (Acer platanoides) at higher elevations where we didn't visit this time. All these are common trees in European montane forests. The original part is otherwise very close to its natural state, but fir seedlings are missing – a result of roe deer and red deer (European version of elk) over-population in this region. The newer part of the reserve is less natural. The proportion of the fir in the reserve has decreased during the last decades and will further decrease if the herbivore pressure remains high. European silver fir does much better in eastern Slovakia where there are more predators, particularly wolf. For example in Stužica Reserve, which we also visited, there is plentiful fir regeneration, a rare sight in Central Europe today.
The reserve proved to be an optimal site particularly for European silver fir. The tallest firs previously were three 54-meter trees, one in Perućica, Bosnia (viewtopic.php?f=382&t=4747) and two in Biogradska Gora, Montenegro. In Dobroč I measured at least five firs 54 m or more, and the tallest was 56.1 m (184 ft) with the CBH of 407 cm.
However, the fir was not the tallest tree of the forest. That title went to a 58.1-meter Norway spruce (the record is 62.26 m, viewtopic.php?f=383&t=4642). There were several spruces more than 55 m. Broadleaf trees reach great heights, too. As they were in leaf many were too difficult to measure, so I measured only a few. Nevertheless, I was able to measure a 46.4-meter beech (the record is 49.3 m, viewtopic.php?f=198&t=5400) and a 39.1-meter sycamore maple (the record 41.5 m, http://www.monumentaltrees.com/en/fra/h ... lle/12183/).
The measurements, several decades ago, of Prof. Korpel' (an important man in the history of European old-growth research) in Dobroč gave the max heights 58 m for fir and 54 m for spruce. This was not the first time that old tangent-measurements have given for fir greater heights than for spruce but laser-measurements suggest that the opposite is true. For my thoughts about European silver fir heights, see message #3 here: viewtopic.php?f=382&t=4747. Prof. Korpel' also measured a fir with 193 cm (76 in) DBH and 55 m3 (1900 cu ft) volume; that tree fell a few decades ago, the remains are still there.
EDIT 2017: The tallest European silver fir is now 57.4 m and located in Switzerland:
https://www.monumentaltrees.com/en/che/ ... irecov113/


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1 12" Boboli® Original Pizza Crust8 oz. cream cheese, softened1/2 tsp. vanilla extract1/4 c. confectioners' sugar1 1/2 c. granola cereal1 c. carrot, finely shredded1 c. mixed dried fruit, chopped1 orange rind, finely chopped
1/2 tsp. ginger, ground1/2 tsp. cinnamon, ground1/4 tsp. cloves, groundpinch nutmeg, ground1/4 c. brown sugar2 tbsp. flour1 tbsp. butter
Preheat oven to 450° F. Bake time: 8 – 10 minutesCream confectioners' sugar, cream cheese and vanilla using a mixer or food processor until smooth. Spread over pizza crust leaving a 1" border around crust. Combine granola cereal, carrot, mixed dried fruit, orange rind, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. Spoon over cream cheese. Combine brown sugar, flour, and butter. Sprinkle over filling. Bake 8 – 10 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Let cool and enjoy!
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Artisan Bread: What Is It and Why Bother About It? A Conversation With Don Sadowsky and Eli Colvin
There are few things I like even more than making bread and one of them is talking about bread. So when my bread pal Don Sadowsky started one of his mind challenging –and insanely interesting– discussions around my favorite topic, bread, I was totally captured. The discussion revolved around threats to artisan bakers from supermarket bread labeled as artisan, so we decided to bring into the discussion a professional bread baker and not just anyone but Eli Colvin, the head baker of the acclaimed Model bakery and the initiator of the rEVOLUTION Bread project.
We asked ourselves, what does artisan mean and why did it suddenly become so relevant to some of us? The first time the term artisan is known to have appeared in the English language in the 16th century was referred to a "Few artysanys of gud occupation", in other words, to a class of skilled manual workers such as carpenters, weavers, pottery and shoe makers. "It's about making things with a high degree of skilled labour" says the owner of Gail's Artisan Bakery, UK [source: Brett Ryder, An Artisan Article, Intelligent Life magazine July/August 2014].
Considering the origins of the term artisan, we can conclude that an artisan product is to be made by a skilled manual worker. And what is so fancy about that? Why is it suddenly so incredibly relevant that a food item like -just a random example- a loaf of bread is made by a person, and not by any person but an artisan, i.e. a person initiated to the craft of bread making?
Probably the contemporary appeal of the term artisan applied to food in general, and bread in particular, is because food in general, and bread in particular, are increasingly made by machines rather than skilled artisans. So it is a little revolution, as Eli says, to buy that loaf of bread that does not come out of a factory but out of the hands of a real baker. And following Pollan way of thinking (Michael Pollan's book "Cooked" is full of insights), it means giving ourselves more decisional power, because the independent baker made a loaf according to his knowledge and liking rather than following standardized factory procedures. By supporting that baker we are clearly standing for independence and for a closer connection to the production of our food.
Too bad, industrial food is already extending grasping hands towards the term artisan, especially in relation to bread. And so our discussion with Eli began…
Don: Artisan bread has a cachet that is well deserved, and lots of big boys want in on it. Should we care that a lot of factory bread has the label "Artisan"? "Natural", "Gourmet" and similar designations have been so debased that they mean nothing (if they ever had any real meaning), though people may react subliminally. Same thing with artisan?
Eli: Yes artisan has clearly been used as a marketing ploy.
Don: Are the people who shop at grocery store "tanning salons" people who might otherwise shop at an independent bakery, or are they merely moving from the prepackaged bread aisle to the "artisan" aisle? I read over and over again about the decline of small bakeries, but I don't know if it's just that people won't spend the money for handmade bread period, regardless of what kind of bread they find in the supermarkets.
[The Real Bread Campaign in Britain has a name for supermarkets that buy parbaked breads and finish them in the store: Tanning Salons]
Barbara: I think many of the tanning salons buyers are some the former pre-packaged bread buyers but this attempt they are making to move to a healthier, less processed loaf of bread could be instead directed to real artisan bread.
Eli: I'm not sure how well it works these days. When I see "artisan" bread at supermarkets it's usually baked in-store with pre-packaged ingredients. Here in the North Bay California small bakeries are doing well, but it's still a convince factor. I'm not sure people believe that it's actually made by a "baker". I've taken steps in my community to explain what "real" bread is. That how rEVOLUTION Bread began, as more of a soapbox.
Don: What kind of steps, Eli, and with what results?
Eli: I do a farm market. It's a good place to be able to interact with people. I have tons of people that stop and look, I offer a taste and get "no thanks, I don't eat gluten. But it looks amazing" that's when I investigate and explain what it is I do compared to the bread in the supermarkets that's making them ill.
Barbara: Eli do your customers think your -true artisan- bread is pricey?
Eli: People don't seem to be too concerned with the cost. I'm in a progressive food area so most people already get it. People are always amazed and fascinated when I explain how I make it.
Don: Eli, it sounds like you aren't competing with factory breads, at least economically.
Eli: Well not really.
Don: But, as Barbara noted, there's another kind of competition, one for the healthy eating habits of everyone. And Eli you're being hit from two sides: fake healthy breads and misguided (for most) concerns about health.
Eli: Factory bread is giving all bread a bad name. That's more of what I deal with. Anti-gluten, anti-wheat.
Don: Would the anti-gluten movement have any less impetus if factory breads weren't marketed as artisan, or is it really an unrelated problem?
Barbara: I think they are closely related Don. Eli, are people where you live and work not used to the idea of largely hand-made bread?
Eli: It's weird to me. California is food fad capital. After explaining what I do and the grains I use some people are willing to believe me and give it a try. I've yet to have anybody that claimed bread made them sick have the same reaction with my bread. I think, here at least, people are leery over what a mass marked corpo food company puts on the label. I think gluten free is the new "artisan" or all natural.
Don: There is a war (or two wars) for the hearts and minds of those who would eat healthy bread, and it seems like that war is not going so well. There's a lot of money invested in shading the truth.
Eli: That's how mega food works. Most of us get that. Look for example at eggs. Farm fresh, right. Same trickery. I think people understand the difference between mega bread compared to real bread. The problem is the assumption that all bread will make them sick. People are always look for the one cause. That's one of my debating points. It's all industrial food. It's how we've treated our environment, including the use of antibiotics and sterilizing everything.
Barbara: To me there are two main factors that have contributed to the rise of gluten/wheat intolerance: lack of proper fermentation/cooking of the grains and modified grains. It seems like the less health concerned and more taste concerned section of consumers is being fed by the fake artisan bread, while the more health-conscious one is quickly getting swallowed by the gluten-free industry.
Barbara: Eli, we were trying to think to a working definition of "artisan bread" which would not easily be stolen by industry. What would you put into such a definition?
Eli: That's a tricky one and not easily put on a bread bag. For me, I interact with as many people as I can. Explain the long slow hard work that goes into making "real" bread.
Barbara: there should be a way to specify in the definition that the true artisan bread should be largely hand-made, shouldn't it? For instance, how much do you use machines in your baking and what is the average fermenting time of one of your loaves?
Eli: I agree, and I'm not alone. Craig Ponsford (my friend and former boss) has been a loud voice and has made some waves. In fact a NY Times article came out today that I posted on my bread page.
[Contrary to popular understanding, most whole grain flour is created by separating the wheat components into refined flour, germ and bran, which are later mixed together far from the mill. Bakers such as Craig Ponsford are using locally grown and freshly milled flour.]
Don: A number of good bakeries are now designed so that the customer can see the bakers at work.
Barbara: Baking like circus.
Eli: I'm currently in a fishbowl bakery while I get revolution off the ground.
Don: I look at bread more critically, but really value quality when I see it.
Eli: First of all, finding bakers is tough and expensive. So normally I hire people with interest and no real practical experience. The human factor is the hardest part of real baking. It's hard normally thankless work. You need to work as a unified front. That can take its toll. As a lead baker it's my job to execute a vision and navigate. I also have to please the owners, customers, accounts, chefs, make the bakery money etc.
Barbara: I have heard several home bakers proudly stating they will never buy bread again. We can't leave the craft to industry -and to a few home bakers.
Eli: as far as real bread goes, no. It can't have a laundry list of unpronounceable ingredients. And yes it needs at least 3 hours of bulk fermentation time on yeasted breads (for me that's still cheating). As far machines go. That's tough. I hate them but use them more at the Model bakery these days. I have to, it was a calculated decision. Demand increased and I have to make the bosses happy. Dough divider (I only use for 1000+ baguettes each day) A baguette roller. Because we just had way too many ordered each day. Timing is critical. But that's nothing compared to industrial bread. From premixed bag of crap to final loaf is maybe 2 hours. All with the push of a button. But that's me being a purist as far as Model goes.
Don: Eli do you think a definition of artisan breadmaking would be helpful?
Eli: I'm not sure. Here it seems that term has lost all meaning.
Don: Would it matter if it were another term? Or is terminology just not pertinent?
Eli: Some sort of regulation would be nice, but that will never happen. The food industry has a lot of power in Washington.
Don: It would have to be done privately.
Barbara: in Australia there is an Artisan Baker Association. Members can show the label as a guarantee.
Barbara: No government involved.
[Australia's Artisan Baker Association created their own standards for what constitutes artisan bread.]
Barbara: I was thinking of an independent artisan bakers association, an international one. One of the main aims would be education.
Eli: A sort of real bread underground rebellion world wide association ? I like it.
Barbara: You can call it that.
Don: Maybe not so underground, but definitely grassroots.
Barbara: they have done something around these lines also in England, the "Real Bread Campaign".
Don: There are a lot of folks out there who would be interested in joining a movement even if they weren't interested in an organized association. It could bring in professionals and nonprofessionals alike. It could appeal to anti-corporate folks, people who value tradition, and many others. In the internet world, these things can move extremely quickly.
Barbara: The movement already exists it would be nice to have it a tiny bit more organized and accessible to more people.
Don: Independent but united, the guild concept.
Barbara: I think there should be more unity in the independence.
Eli: Lots of small farmers were consolidated. I agree with the unity.
Don: It's a real art to bring together disparate groups and have them concentrate on what unites them. But on the internet groupthink can sometimes be an asset in this area.
Barbara: as an independent baker what is the extent of automation you would like and you think could be feasible?
Eli: I personally only use clean small farmed grains, grown in California when accessible. I only use a mixer to incorporate water and flour. The rest I do by hand. Long slow (30+ hrs) fermentation.
Barbara: Why do you think reducing automation to a minimum and long fermentation are important Eli?
Eli: It involves a human. Bread is edible art.
Barbara: Agree 100%. Bread is edible art, you can't have mass produced art.
Don: I wouldn't want bread making to become like museum-quality art, where only the wealthy can afford it.
Barbara: Don, people spend a lot on money on so many things maybe they can understand bread is as valuable as other items?
Don: It can be seen this way, and possibly that is part of the education needed.
As you probably suspected from the beginning, we did not eliminate the threats to artisan bakers in one go-round, much though we would have liked to. But we did refine the problem (no pun intended) in our own minds and identified avenues we want to pursue.
This discussion is of course part of a larger one happening worldwide. Artisan bakers such as Eli are introducing the rest of us to the joys and value of carefully crafted and long fermented bread. Advocacy groups such as the Real Bread Campaign are spreading the word. And home bakers everywhere are discussing the future of artisan bread and what role they should play in it.
What about you? Join the discussion here and tell us you think, in the Comments section.
Barbara Elisi
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Dallas, Sandra. A Quilt for Christmas. St. Martin's. Oct. 2014. 224p. ISBN 9781250045942. $17.99; ebk. ISBN 9781466846081. HISTORICAL/CHRISTMAS
Home alone tending family and farm once husband Will has joined the Kansas volunteers to fight the Confederates, Eliza Spooner works on a quilt to keep Will warm during those long winter months in uniform. Then she must decide whether to take in an escaped slave. From the New York Times best-selling author; with a reading group guide.
Evans, Richard Paul. Untitled Novel. S. & S. Oct. 2014. 368p. ISBN 9781466846081. $19.99. POP/CHRISTMAS
The author of The Christmas Box, which started the big, shiny tradition of Christmas novels, returns with another holiday story. No plot details yet, but I love it that Evans has won the American Mothers Book Award and the Romantic Times Best Women's Novel of the Year Award.
Gray, Shelley Shepard. Snowfall: A Days of Redemption Christmas Novella. Avon Inspire. Oct. 2014. 256p. ISBN 9780062204547. pap. $12.99; ebk. ISBN 9780062204554. INSPIRATIONAL/CHRISTMAS
New York Times best-selling author Gray, who's so good at showing that the Amish are just like you and me, returns with a Christmas story centered on 20-year-old Ruth Stutzman, who is delighted to find work looking after widower Martin Rodes's six children. And everyone, including Martin, is delighted with Ruth. A return to the "Days of Redemption" series; with a 75,000-copy first printing.
Hilderbrand, Elin. Winter Street. Little, Brown. Oct. 2014. 256p. ISBN 9780316376112. $24; ebk. ISBN 9780316376099. lib. ebk. ISBN 9780316334778. CD/downloadable: Hachette Audio. POP/CHRISTMAS
New York Times best-selling author Hilderbrand's characters aren't tracking in sand from the beach but snow from the wintry streets as their Christmas gathering on Nantucket takes some unexpected turns. Hilderbrand's foray into holiday fiction; her previous 13 novels have all been best sellers.
Littlefield, Sophie. The Missing Place. Gallery. Oct. 2014. 352p. ISBN 9781476757827. pap. $16. CONTEMPORARY WOMEN'S
Two mothers, one from upper-crust Massachusetts, the other down and out from California, join forces when their sons vanish while working on an oil rig in booming North Dakota. As an Edgar Award nominee, Littlefield knows how to add suspense to her tale of parental anguish. Littlefield will be a featured author at LJ's Day of Dialog.
McCaig, Donald. Ruth's Journey: The Story of Mammy from Gone with the Wind. Atria. Oct. 2014. 416p. ISBN 9781451643534. $28. HISTORICAL
Who'd imagine that McCaig, winner of the Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction, would take the perspective of Mammy in a Gone with the Wind prequel authorized by the Margaret Mitchell Estate? Born in Saint Domingue and orphaned as a toddler by revolution, little Ruth is taken to Savannah by French émigrés and eventually finds herself raising one Scarlet O'Hara. With a nine-city tour.
Macomber, Debbie. Mr. Miracle: A Christmas Novel. Ballantine. Oct. 2014. 256p. ISBN 9780553391152. $18; ebk. ISBN 9780553391626. CD/downloadable: Random Audio. POP/CHRISTMAS
If you've liked Macomber's previous holiday novels, you'll want to pick up her newest—which will appear next fall as her fourth Hallmark Channel original movie for the holidays. Angel-in-training Harry Mills heads earthward at Christmas to help a community-college student discover what she really wants in life and learns a few things himself.
Rich, Simon. Spoiled Brats: Stories. Little, Brown. Oct. 2014. Delacorte. 288p. ISBN 9780316368629. $25; ebk. ISBN 9780316368636. lib. ebk. ISBN 9780316294751. Downloadable: Hachette Audio. SHORT STORIES
What, you might ask, does enfant terrible Rich—former president of the Harvard Lampoon, Emmy-nominated writer for Saturday Night Live, author of comic essays and novels, and currently writing for Pixar—know about spoiled brats? He seems to nail them in stories featuring a young chimpanzee who would rather be a research animal than stick to the family grub-hunting business and a proud mom who simply cannot see that her child is actually a monster.
Steel, Danielle. Pegasus. Delacorte. Oct. 2014. 352p. ISBN 9780345530974. $28; ebk. ISBN 9780345530998. lrg. prnt. POP/HISTORICAL
Warned by well-placed friends to flee late 1930s Germany because he is partly Jewish, the aristocratic Nicolas von Bingen heads to America with his two sons—and two snowy white Lipizzaner horses, which serve as Nick's entrée into the magical world of the Ringling Brothers Circus. Wouldn't you know he falls in love with a tightrope walker. Inspired by the blockbuster author's own family history.


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Stephan El Shaarawy and Riccardo Montolivo are in the Milan squad for Tuesday's Champions League tie at Ajax.
The Italian international duo had been sidelined in recent weeks because of injury, but they have returned to boost the options of boss Massimiliano Allegri.
Mario Balotelli, who has served two of his three game Serie A ban, is also in the squad.
Goalkeepers: Abbiati, Amelia, Coppola.
Defenders: Abate, Constant, Mexes, Zaccardo, Zapata.
Midfielders: Birsa, Cristante, De Jong, Emanuelson, Montolivo, Muntari, Nocerino, Poli.
Forwards: Balotelli, El Shaarawy, Matri, Robinho.
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It's never fair. Tommy John, wrist, shoulder or knee surgery for any player, any athlete, isn't fair, but Jose Fernandez's elbow operation took air out of the game every fifth day, out of a franchise desperately needing to establish an identity, one that can hold the attention of one of the sport's greatest young stars.
Any more that it seemed fair when the Rays lost Alex Cobb and Matt Moore, with Jeremy Hellickson already disabled, in a year in which on April Fool's Day they seemingly were the consensus pick to win the American League East and reach 90 wins for the sixth time in seven seasons. A year that takes David Price within a calendar year of free agency, a year in which a franchise that has been run as well as any needs to bring fans across to its island and not have to search for some place that cares, be it Montreal or Indianapolis.
The oft-asked question "can baseball succeed in Florida?" has to be answered, sometime. The Marlins have the best home record in the game, they had legitimate draws in Giancarlo Stanton and Fernandez, a glitzy new ballpark, yet when the news broke that Fernandez needed Tommy John Surgery they were 25th in attendance; the only year they have been higher than 25th in the last five seasons was 2012, when they opened the park and spent the winter shopping at Neiman-Marcus and were 18th with 27,400 a game.
Last season, of course, they'd pawned their purchases—actually making very sage trades—and dropped back to 29th at 19,007, better only than, yes, the Rays. In the previous six seasons, Tampa Bay fans had a pennant, legitimate stars like Evan Longoria, an astute baseball business model with one of sport's most creative managers (Joe Maddon) and in the five seasons leading into 2014 finished better than 28th in attendance only once, 22nd in 2010.
So, now what?
The week didn't start well, when Ben Zobrist hurt his thumb sliding headfirst into a base, and worsened Thursday when Grant Balfour inherited a ninth inning, 5-2 lead and promptly walked the first two hitters. In the end, Brad Boxberger gave up a three run bomb to Mike Trout, the Rays lost 6-5, fell to 4 ½ games behind the Orioles and sunk to the third worst run differential in the league after Houston and Texas. But Andrew Friedman isn't going to give up. Cobb is throwing a minor league game Saturday. He expects Hellickson back in mid-to-late June, and Maddon thinks Hellickson's operation will allow him to throw better than he did at any time last year.
Then look around the East. The only team with a positive run differential is Toronto, which is grasping for starting pitching. The Orioles have Matt Wieters disabled and are going with a closer-for-the-day routine after essentially releasing Jim Johnson. The Red Sox are offensively challenged. The Yankees have all kinds of physical and aging issues, although they have fought through most everything.
So, unless they fall 10-12 games out by the All-Star Break, the Rays are going to hold onto David Price and try to stay in the race. Privately, they consider Cobb the leader of the pitching staff, and if the other A.L. East teams continue to struggle with pitching injuries, they figure maybe they'll get noticed. And if they're still averaging 19,107 in September, then it may be time to look at Montreal or New Haven, San Antonio or Indianapolis. Or merge with the Marlins and play in Yeehaw Junction, because for the first time in years, the farm system is running dry; they had three first rounders in 2010 and ten of the first 60 picks in 2011 and, to be honest, have very little to show for them.
The Marlins, on the other hand, have an organization loaded with pitching. Anthony DeSclafani stepped in for Fernandez and pitched very well against the Dodgers in his debut. He could be very good. So could lefthander Andrew Heaney, who will likely be in the rotation in the second half. And Justin Nicolino. And on and on.
Dan Jennings did a masterful job finding veterans to help their young players. Christian Yelich is going to be very good, so is Jake Marisnick and Colin Moran, and bringing in Reed Johnson and Casey McGehee and Jarrod Saltalamacchia have helped those kids. Adeiny Hechavarria has made huge strides as a prize defensive shortstop, led and influenced by Rafael Furcal.
But with the air let out by the Fernandez injury, one wonders how the crowds will be in August and September, and if they are sparse, will Giancarlo Stanton grow weary (and wary), reject any extension attempt and force their hand to trade him two years away from free agency. At the age of 24, Stanton is second in the National League in WAR, first in homers, first in ceiling and first in the hearts of the banker in Los Angeles, New York, Boston and Chicago. If the Marlins do trade Stanton and have to wait most of next year for Fernandez's return, they could have a hard time averaging 20,000 a night.
So what happens between May 16 and the end of the season is extremely important to the future of baseball in the state of Florida, a state whose baseball kingdom may be too big for two Tommy John Surgeries, even spread between two cities.


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Phil Ivey Investigated After Winning $11.5 Million at London Gambling Clubby Free Britney at . Comments
London authorities are trying to determine if cheating played a role in the American poker star Phil Ivey's recent winning streak at a game called Punto Banco.
A variant of baccarat, the game is a favorite of Ivey, often called the Tiger Woods of Poker for his dominance and resemblance to the golf great.
In August, Ivey, 35, and a companion entered Crockfords in London's fashionable Mayfair district, the city's oldest gambling club and among its most prestigious.
Over the course of two days, the couple played for seven hours, first losing heavily, then winning back their losses plus many millions more - $11.5 million in all.
He's still waiting for the money.
"There's nothing in his past that would hint at his being a cheater or unethical in any way," says Brian Bradley of Bluff Magazine.
"People say he's arguably the best poker player in the world; but, really, there's no argument: He's #1. He's known both for skill and his love of high-stakes games."
"He loves anything where there's some sexiness at stake."
According to the Daily Mail, suspicions of cheating arose when it was discovered that Ivey's female companion had her membership at another gambling house suspended.
Genting, the parent company of Crockfords, has had its investigators inspect every detail of Ivey's play.
Video recorded by 10 overhead cameras also was reviewed, but failed to disclose any wrongdoing.
Ditto interviews with all staff present.
Bradley finds coverage of the story by the English press to be insinuating and contradictory.
"Bizarre" he calls it. On the one hand, the stories make clear that no impropriety has been found. Yet at the same time, they leave open the possibility Ivey may have cheated.
"Character assignation," Bradley calls it.
What possible explanation could there be?
"I'm not sure," says Bradley. "They're earning themselves a ton of publicity - but it's not the kind of publicity you want. It's like a run on a bank."
"When you withhold payment, people stop trusting you. Maybe it's because with $12 million involved they just want to make sure every 'I' has been dotted and every 't' crossed."
"Phil's going to get his money; they're just making him wait."
And why might they want to make him wait?
"Casinos love high-rollers. But not high-rollers who win. Maybe they think if they make it less enjoyable for Phil, he won't come back. Essentially, they're firing their customer."


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Published In May 2001
As I was preparing to disembark in the mother country after instructing a tutorial on flicker at the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Power Engineering Society winter meeting, I reflected upon the difficulties with communication, even among English speakers. It gave me the idea of reviewing power quality industry terminology. This multipart article covers the "proper" terminology, which hopefully will help the reader to understand future articles (and some past ones). The standards organizations are making a concerted effort to harmonize power quality terminology and methods. In the United States, these include the IEEE and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), authors of National Electrical Code (NEC) and other standards. Overseas, the International Electrotechnical Committee (IEC) writes the standards. For the most part, this unification effort has made good progress (although a "sag" is a "dip," still). It may not always be the best word used to describe something, but it was the least objectionable one. Transients There are probably more synonyms for "transient" than for any other power quality term. Initially, the power quality community used the word "surge," which is still used by transient voltage surge suppressor (TVSS) vendors, such as for those used in outlet strips. "Impulse" and "spike" were other terms frequently used. "Transient" was selected as the standard term, as it describes the time duration of the event. A transient event (not a gathering of hobos) is a change in the waveshape that typically lasts less than one quarter of a cycle, or less than 4 milliseconds. There are impulsive transients, such as lightning, which can last less than a microsecond if you are close to the lightning strike. Oscillatory transients are ones where there is a ringing signal that decays quickly after the initial waveshape change. The switching in of a power factor correction capacitor (PF cap) is the classic oscillatory transient, as shown in Figure 1. Since the capacitor is initially uncharged, it steals energy from the power line when first connected, resulting in an initial transient, followed by the oscillation that typically rings at 400 to 1,400 Hz. "Negative" and "positive" are additional characteristics used to describe transients. They refer to whether the transient adds energy to the curve (positive) or subtracts energy from the curve (negative). The initial transient in the PF cap switching waveform is a negative transient, as it subtracts energy from the waveform, even though it is pointing "up" in the graph. There are low-, medium-, and high-frequency transients, which is another way to describe the duration. High-frequency transients are measured in microseconds or even nanoseconds. Low and medium frequencies are the most common, because the wiring impedance attenuates the high frequency. The PF cap switching event would also be called a medium-frequency transient. Some power quality monitors will capture low- and medium-frequency transients, but few monitors have the special circuitry needed to capture high-frequency transients. The effects of transients can be sneaky. The dramatic ones, such as lightning striking a power conductor or facility directly, have obvious results. But the repetitive transients (also called notching as shown in Figure 2) from the overlapping commutation period of silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR)-driven, rectified-input, three-phase power supplies that are typically found in adjustible speed drives (ASD) can chip away at the silicon layers of semiconductor devices, the insulating material in capacitors, and the wire insulation in motors. This continues until what seems like an "innocent" transient causes a catastrophic equipment failure. High-frequency transients can cross-couple between adjacent wires and cause problems on circuits that aren't supposed to be electrically connected. The PF cap-switching event is often the source of an ASD tripping off line because of what it perceives as a potential supply problem. Next month's article will be about root mean square (rms) variations, what are typically called sags, swells, interruptions, and long duration over and under voltages. BINGHAM, manager of products and technology for Dranetz-BMI in Edison, N.J., can be reached at (732) 287-3680.


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Need for volunteering continues to grow
In 2009, The American Legion saw its volunteer hours at Department of Veterans Affairs facilities (http://www.volunteer.va.gov/) increase for the first time in several years. But the volunteer mission is by no means close to finishing.
During a panel discussion in Washington on Monday, representatives from VA and other groups that voluntarily serve veterans stressed that the need for Legion volunteers will continue to grow.
"I've been working with (veterans service organizations) for 30 years... and I know how important the Legion is. We can't do it without you," said Rick Gillette, Veterans Health Administration's VSO liaison/program assistant. "We're always looking to increase our volunteer hours with the people we work with. Hopefully we've turned the corner from the downward turn that we've had. A lot of that is going to have to do with the creativity of the VA medical centers and with you. If you have ideas where you think you can help... we want your input. We want any type of volunteer assignments you think you can utilize."
Janet Kemp, coordinator of VA's national suicide-prevention program, said that more than 40 Legion posts have gone through her program's suicide prevention training. "I would encourage all of you to continue that. (VA's) suicide-prevention coordinators across the country have been given the charge to do a total of five outreach activities a month, as opposed to the two or three they were doing. They're all looking for places to go and people to talk to, and we've told them that The American Legion posts... are their No. 1 priority. Please take advantage of that."
John White, vice president of business development and advocacy for Rebuilding Together, Inc., said his organization has a 2010 goal of completing more than 300 projects this year. "It's a very ambitious goal, but I think it's one we can reach," he said. "Come in and volunteer on projects. Spend a Saturday with us. You all have access to knowledge of the skill-trades professionals in your communities. They are always at a premium."
"I would love to see American Legion departments and posts assist Habitat for Humanity in building or supporting... veteran housing projects throughout the country," said Desiree Adaway, Habitat for Humanity International's senior director of volunteer mobilization. "We know that's happening with a handful of our affiliates, but (we want) to make sure that message is pushed around to every affiliate."
The Legion already has strong working relationships with Habitat for Humanity and Ride to Recovery. John Wordin, executive director of Ride to Recovery, wants to see that relationship continue to grow.
"For us, the main goal is to get more Legion posts involved in our program," he said. "Almost all of you have a VA or military (installation) nearby, and if we can get posts to pool together and help provide support at the local level, that's our big goal for the year."
Kemp relayed a story that serves as a testament to the power of volunteering. A person walked into a Midwest Legion post and more or less dropped several hints about committing suicide. Someone working at the post was familiar with VA's national suicide-prevention hotline and called the number with the veteran's name.
"The suicide-prevention coordinator then called the veteran, and yes, he was in trouble, but he did agree to come in," Kemp said. "Whether or not we saved a life that I day I don't know, but we definitely improved the quality of life for that veteran."


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Why I call myself a snob: What's in a name, changing my mind, and taking the seriousness away from a serious issue
Thank you to everyone who has filled out my introductory VegetarianSnob survey and to everyone who has been asking questions! I LOVE answering your questions, so as always keep asking! I think classic Q&A is the best way to get your actual questions answered with actual tactics from me. Keep in mind I am only 1 person with 1 perspective, but what I'm doing is working for me and in terms of veganism has worked for over 7 years now! Yahoo! In answering your questions from my perspective I hope that you can take and adapt some of the techniques I use into creating a system that works for you! So, this is a question I've been receiving recently, which hasn't come up much in the past. Today's question is:
Why do you call yourself snob?
Today's question got me thinking all about intentions and how plans change, all the time, especially if you're me. So, let's get onto it! Reason #1 for the "snob" in VegetarianSnob is….
1. My initial plans…changed
Originally back 3 years ago when the idea for VegetarianSnob entered into my head my intention for the site was to make being vegan or vegetarian a more satisfying experience. Things have changed now, but back when I was a lone vegan 7 years ago and even 3 years ago, things were different. What I was used to were vegan restaurants that boasted wheat grass shots as an appetizer and curries galore (I love curry btw, this isn't curry bashing time!), with veggie burgers and kelp salads galore, but what I was looking for was vegan food that wasn't so healthy. Dare I say it? I was looking for classic bistro style, gourmet fare. I was sick of the stereotypical vegan restaurants with tapestries and plastic silverware that were my only choices. Have you ever been to one of those vegan restaurants? I was just bored with the stereotypical vegan fare that I encountered. I wanted something more. I wanted those gourmet dishes, those bistro favorites, I just wanted nice, good, well made vegan food. So, I decided to start a vegan blog whose focus was to review restaurants and their vegan options for people looking for more gourmet-style vegan food, not the stereotypical vegan food. But, as you might be able to tell, my plans changed, quickly. Very few posts on the blog have anything to do with gourmet or snobby restaurants, as I had planned, but the name stuck, so here we are 3 years later as VegetarainSnob. Curious why a vegan blog is vegetariansnob and not vegan snob? Check out my explanation here. Plus, vegansnob was taken ;).
2. Removing seriousness for the sake of positivity
The reason I became a vegan was not for health reasons, but for animal rights. Now, my reasons have evolved to include health and the environment, etc, but originally I wanted to be vegan to help save animals. What I found as a new vegan was that there was so much sad information out there. Information that needed to be seen and shared, but after a while, seeing those terrifying videos over and over, I decided I wanted to take a different approach. I wanted to avoid focusing on the negative aspects of veganism or animal rights by avoiding those sorts of videos and campaigns. I think that they are effective, but after a while, you get the idea. I wanted to offer a blog that was focused on making the transition to being a vegan or vegetarian easier without the harsh realities playing over and over on screen, without traumatizing my audience. Now, if you haven't noticed, sometimes people tend to troll vegans. I get it, we're weird. Get over it. So, in order to address a serious issue and help people make the transition easier, I decided to try and take the seriousness of veganism out of the equation to promote positivity and possibility. Some people disagree with my approach, but hey, it's my blog, I can be the boss ;). By poking fun at myself in my name, calling myself a snob, it automatically takes some of the edge off, some of the tension off of the scary veganism. I find that when I share my blog name with others they laugh and the reception is positive. Laughter breaks tension. Laughter opens up possibility. Possibility opens the world up to change. That's my goal, that's my strategy. By poking fun at myself, I'm able to engage in a conversation that used to be filled with a lot of negativity, with a lot of aggression and tension, and enter into that conversation with a new, fresh light, a light that doesn't take itself too seriously and that can engage in a serious discussion without taking the fun out of it.
Full circle: Why do you call yourself a snob? I call myself a snob due to a change in blog plans and to lighten the mood :).
Question of the day: If you started a blog, what would you call it?
Happy snobbing,
P.S. Have a question you want answered? Tweet me, Facebook me, or leave a comment below. Or for those of you onboard with snapchat, snap me your question @vegetariansnob


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Robert Swanson (firstname.lastname@example.com)
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I came home today to find a bird on the floor that had been plummeted by the
cat. I gently scooped it up in my hand. I did not need to close my hands
around it since the bird clung to me as if to say, "This is just what I
need". I sat with the bird for a time and then gave it its own safe place to
rest. Later, when it began hopping around I opened the door and it flew
away. I thought, "Gee, that's a lot like Sudbury".
My heart seemed to lift into the sky along with the bird. Very touching.
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VBA Replace is a quite useful string function in Excel VBA. Functions like replace ease your tasks while dealing with strings.
As the name suggests the job of Replace function is to substitute a set of characters in a string with a new set of characters.
In Excel VBA there are two functions that can be used for performing string replace operations. And today I will highlight and give examples of both these functions:
1. VBA REPLACE Function:
As I have foretold that Replace function simply replaces a set of characters from a string with another predefined set of characters.
The basic syntax of a VBA Replace function is as follows:
Replace ( Source_string, Old_string, Replacement_string, [start, [count, [compare]]] )
Here, 'Source_string' is the string from which we have to replace the characters.
'Old_string' is a set of characters or a string which is to be replaced.
'Replacement_string' is a set of characters with which the 'Old_string' is to be replaced.
'start' represents the numerical position in the 'Source_string' from which the search should begin. It is an optional parameter. If we omit this parameter then the search begins at position 1.
'count' is the number of occurrences of 'Old_string' to be replaced. It is an optional parameter. If its value is omitted then all the occurrences of 'Old_string' in the 'Source_string' will be replaced.
'compare' is also an optional parameter. It signifies the type of comparison algorithm to be used while Replace Function searches for the occurrences of 'Old_string' in the 'Source_string'. In most of the cases it is better to omit this value. But for advanced cases the values of this parameter can be anyone of these.
|Parameter Value
|Use this in case of a Binary comparison.
|Use this in case of a Text to Text comparison
|It uses the locale settings of a Database for comparison rather than straight text.
Examples of VBA REPLACE Function:
Replace ("Excel Tips", "Tips", "Trick") – This statement would return "Excel Trick".
Replace ("Excel VBA", "Tips", "Trick") – This statement would return "Excel VBA" as here we have asked the Replace function to replace "Tips" but as you can see "Tips" text string is not present inside the Source string, hence the output will be Source string as it is.
Replace ("alligator", "a", "z", 2 ) – This statement will result into "lligztor" as here the Replace statement starts searching for character 'a' after the second position in the source string and then replaces it with 'z' character.
Replace ("alligator", "a", "z", 1, 1) – This statement would result into "zlligator" as here we have told the VBA Replace Statement to replace only one occurrence of 'a' with 'z'.
Replace ("Alligator", "a", "z", 1, , vbTextCompare) – The use of vbTextCompare in this statement tells the Replace Statement to ignore the difference between Upper Case and Lower Case characters hence this statement results into: "zalligztor".
2. Excel VBA SUBSTITUTE Function:
The Excel VBA SUBSTITUTE function is very similar to the Replace Statement. The syntax of both these functions is almost the same, the results they deliver are same too.
The point that is very important while using Substitute function is that: this function is not readily available in the VBA functions, but under the VBA WorksheetFunctions. See, the syntax of Substitute function below:
WorksheetFunction.Substitute("Source_string", "Old_string", "Replacement_string", Instance_num)
Here also the, 'Source_string' is the string from which we have to replace the characters.
'Old_string' is a set of characters which are to be replaced.
'Replacement_string' is a set of characters with which the 'Old_string' is to be replaced.
'Instance_num' is an integer parameter that specifies which occurrence of 'Old_string' you want to replace with 'Replacement_string'. This is an optional argument. If it is omitted then all the occurrences of 'Old_string' will be replaced.
Examples of VBA SUBSTITUTE Function:
Substitute ("Excel Tips", "Tips", "Trick") – This statement would return "Excel Trick".
Substitute ("H:\SomeFolder\AnotherFolder\SomeFile.txt", "\", "*", 3) – This statement returns: "H:\SomeFolder\AnotherFolder*SomeFile.txt". As here only the third instance of "\" character is replaced by "*".
Excel Macro Using Above Functions:
I have created an Excel Macro in which I have used both the above functions. The macro is quite simple and self-explanatory.
The macro is as under:
Sub ReplaceFunctions() var_replace = Replace("Excel Tip", "Tip", "Trick") var_substitute = WorksheetFunction.Substitute("Excel Trick", "c", "z", 2) MsgBox "Replace_Result- " & var_replace & vbNewLine & "Substitute_Result- " & var_substitute End Sub
So, these are some of the VBA string Replace functions that can be used in Excel Macros.


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thanks very much for the information. At least I havent killed it completely. It was my son's tree but when he went to live in Canada I got custody. I hope it gets some fruit on again. As big as a grapefruit? I'll need a bigger glass for the G and T. Thanks again.
Last year my lemon tree was pushed against the window and suffered frost damage. I thought it was lost and cut it right back prior to throwing it out but low and behold it sprouted. Now its three to four fet tall with large healthy leaved but they have a smaller lobe at the base of each leaf rather like a uneven figure 8. Its also developed large inch long spiked on the branches. Is this normal or have I saved a mutation of some kind?


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For the last few weeks I have been attending a church that streams in messages from +Life.Church . The pastor yesterday spoke about forgiveness, and used the very verse I had planned to share. Click here for the message from 4/3/2016.
Jesus tells us "…love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you," Matthew 5:44
If you have a job you love, thank God for your blessings and pray for others who are not so fortunate. If you dislike your current job or situation at work, pray about it.
God knows our wants, but He also wants us to ask for help and believe that He will help. It may not be in the way that you expect, or ask for. Your boss may not get run over by a bus, but he might transfer to another department, or get an unexpected job offer in another state.
Try to pray for your boss as well. Pray for good things for him instead of evil. If nothing else, it will help your own outlook, but it may help his as well.
What is your Monday motivation this week? Is there a verse or quote you are focusing on to get you through it?


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The Welshman revealed he asked all his Real Madrid team-mates to sign the matchball with which he scored his first hat-trick for the Spanish giants.
Bale headed in the opening goal of the 4-0 win on 33 minutes and scored again with both feet in the second half, completing a perfect hat-trick in the 89th minute by tapping in a cut-back from Marcelo.
The 24-year-old, who joined Madrid from Tottenham for a world-record £86 million, also made the only goal he did not score, providing Karim Benzema with an inch-perfect cross for the second goal of the night, just three minutes after his opener.
Bale has now scored eight goals and provided six assists in his last seven matches for Madrid.
Cristiano Ronaldo was not in the squad as he is still recovering from a thigh strain, but Bale convinced every player in the dressing room to sign the match ball, which he held aloft in the Bernabéu centre-circle in a salute to the home fans.
"Everyone has signed the ball, it's in the bag," Bale said after the game.
"They were all saying congratulations, well done, which is great for me and I'm very happy."
Bale's display against Valladolid and his reaction was a far cry from the anonymous performance he produced five weeks previously in the Camp Nou as Madrid were defeated 2-1 by Barcelona in the Clasico.
In the seven games since that night, he has scored eight goals and provided six assists for Madrid, who have won their Champions League group and cut the deficit with Barcelona to three points, although the Catalans can extend the gap when they play Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.
Against Barcelona Bale was still feeling the effects of a thigh injury which came about from having an irregular pre-season while he waited for his transfer to Madrid to go through. If there were initial doubts about his quality then, they have disappeared now.
"I've obviously been working very hard in training to get my fitness up quickly and now it is showing on the pitch," said Bale.
"I feel my fitness is there now. Obviously I think I am going to keep improving, learning off the best like Cristiano and hopefully I can keep improving and doing a lot better as well."
Bale's achievements have gone somewhat under the radar compared to Ronaldo's exploits, but with the Ballon d'Or favourite watching the match in the stands with his girlfriend, it was Bale who stepped up.
"I didn't feel any pressure to be honest, I just wanted to go out there and enjoy my football and play as well as I can," he said.
"I tried to do that and thankfully I got a hat-trick.
"I think as soon as I scored the second I was trying to get the third, I was trying my hardest to get into positions and thankfully the move did work out and it was a great ball by Marcelo to put it on a plate for me."
Bale's hat-trick was only the second ever in La Liga by a British player, with Gary Lineker scoring three for Barcelona in 1987.


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Voter ID Law Struck Down; Registration Deadline Tuesday
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Final day for residents to register, change political party or report change of address in order to be eligible to vote on Nov. 6 is Tuesday, Oct. 9. Voters will be able to cast ballots for President and Vice President of the United States, U.S. Senate, Attorney General, Auditor General, Treasurer, U.S. Congress, as well as state Senate and state House of Representatives. General voter registration information is available by calling toll-free 1-877-868-3772. Potter County specific information is available at 814-274-8467. Local information is also posted on the county's website, pottercountypa.net, where there is a list of polling locations and sample ballots for all precincts.
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Eden au Lac
- Free WiFi
Main amenities
- 50 guestrooms
- 2 restaurants and 2 bars/lounges
- Rooftop terrace
- Breakfast available
- Valet parking
- Conference center
- In-room childcare
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- Computer station
- Front desk safe
- Laundry service
- Free WiFi
What's around
- In 8. Seefeld - Riesbach
- Fraumuenster (14-minute walk)
- Kunsthaus Zurich (14-minute walk)
- Bahnhofstrasse (14-minute walk)
- Swiss National Museum (25-minute walk)
- Johann Jacobs Museum (4-minute walk)
- Opernhaus (5-minute walk)
- Lakeside Promenade (6-minute walk)
- Bellevue Square (7-minute walk)
- Buerkliplatz (10-minute walk)
- Museum Bellerive (10-minute walk)
Eden au Lacfrom €343
- Superior Single Room, Courtyard View
- Superior Double Room, Courtyard View
- Deluxe Double Room, Lake View
- Superior Single Room, Lake View
- Deluxe Single Room, Courtyard View
- Deluxe Single Room, Lake View
- Junior Suite
- Deluxe Suite
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At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 50 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 5 floors
- Check-in time 2 PM-3 AM
- Check-out time is noon
- Express check-in
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- Children (5 years old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Babysitting/childcare *
- Pets allowed (dogs only) *
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Valet parking *
In the hotel
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Buffet breakfast daily (surcharge)
- 2 restaurants
- 2 bars/lounges
- 24-hour room service
- Sailing nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Business center
- Meeting rooms 3
- Conference center
- Computer station
- Concierge services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Elevator/lift
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Designated smoking areas
- Rooftop terrace
In the room
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Bathrobes
- Slippers
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Turndown service
- In-room massage available
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- 32-inch flat-screen TV
- Satellite TV channels
- Desk
- Free newspaper
- Free WiFi
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
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Special features
DiningRestaurant EDEN - This fine-dining restaurant serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Open daily.
EDEN Lobby Bar - This restaurant specializes in Asian cuisine and serves lunch, dinner, and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Open daily.
Sky Bar - This rooftop bar serves light fare only. Open daily.
Eden au Lac's small print
Also known as
- Eden Au
- Eden Au Lac
- Eden Au Lac Hotel
- Eden Au Lac Zurich
- Hotel Eden Au Lac
- Hotel Eden Au Lac Zurich
- Eden au Lac Hotel Zurich
- Eden Au Lac zürich
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
Reservations are required for massage services and can be made by contacting the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check in or check out:
- A tax is imposed by the city: CHF 2.5 per person, per night
Optional extras
Self parking costs CHF 35.00 per night with in/out privileges
Valet parking costs CHF 35.00 per night
Rollaway beds are available for CHF 100 per night
Buffet breakfast is offered for an extra charge of CHF 40 for adults and CHF 20 for children (approximately)
Babysitting/childcare is available for an extra charge
Pets are allowed for an extra charge of CHF 45 per pet, per night
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
What's around Eden au Lac
- In 8. Seefeld - Riesbach
- Fraumuenster (14-minute walk)
- Kunsthaus Zurich (14-minute walk)
- Bahnhofstrasse (14-minute walk)
- Swiss National Museum (25-minute walk)
- Johann Jacobs Museum (4-minute walk)
- Opernhaus (5-minute walk)
- Lakeside Promenade (6-minute walk)
Getting around
- Zurich (ZRH) 15-min drive
- Zurich Enge Station 22-min walk
- Zurich Central Station 26-min walk
- Kuesnacht Station 7-min drive
- Stadelhofen Station 7-min walk
- Zurich Center S-Bahn 25-min walk
- Bahnhofplatz-HB Station 25-min walk
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Valet parking (surcharge)
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April 29, 2013
In an interview with L'Osservatore Romano, Argentine soccer star Javier Zanetti discussed an hour-long meeting that Pope Francis had with him, his wife, and his three children on April 25.
"He just learned to walk," Zanetti said in reference to his 11-month-old boy, "and during our meeting he did nothing but go from one end of the room to the other. So much so that in the end the Pope put his hand on his little head almost as if he wanted to stop him."
"I was able to experience first-hand that Bergoglio is a very open, humble and simple person," he added, "but what struck me most was his trust in the possibility of building a better world."
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GENEVA (Jun. 17)
Twelve young men and women from five European countries have been chosen from 240 applicants for enrollment in a training institute for directors for Jewish centers, Charles H. Jordan, overseas director-general of the Joint Distribution Committee, reported today.
He said the Institute, which will begin July 1 in the Paul Baerwald School at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, was a cooperative venture of organizations working for Jewish youth. He listed them as the JDC; the Standing Conference of European Jewish Community Services; the Jewish Agency for Israel; and the Paul Baerwald School. Mr. Jordan said the Jewish Agency will finance an intensive four-month seminar on the Hebrew language and Jewish cultural studies for the enrollees. The JDC will pay for transportation to Israel and maintenance and tuition. The JDC was bringing Yehuda Rosenman, executive director of the Jewish Community Center of Baltimore, to Israel to direct the project.
Mr. Jordan said that whereas ten years ago there was not a single Jewish center in all of continental Europe, there were now 82 such centers in operation created with West German reparations funds made available by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany. He explained that "this phenomenal growth" created a need for trained personnel who were not available in Europe.
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Sunderland had to come from behind in the North East derby for a 1-1 draw with Championship Middlesbrough at the Stadium of Light and a replay in ten days time. If Sunderland are to make the last 16 for the first time in eight years they will need an improved performance at the home of Middlesbrough, for even though the Black Cats upped their game after the break Boro thoroughly deserved a second chance.
A feisty derby saw the visitor's take the lead with a sublime volley from Barry Robson as Middlesbrough created chances with the host's looking under par.
Yet Sunderland boss Martin O' Neill was fuming when the officials disallowed a first half leveller from Craig Gardner for a non-existent offside although the player should have been penalised for a hand ball in the lead up to the 'goal'.
Boro ended the half the stronger but were pegged back early after the restart as substitute Frasier Campbell, returning after an 18 month injury absence, coolly slotted home.
For Robson though it was of hero to zero as it was his sloppy pass which allowed Sunderland to break quickly and restore parity.
The home side took heart from the goal and pressed at the Boro defence but in truth neither side showed the quality in that final third to settle the tie.
Referee: Kevin Friend
Venue: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 33,725
Sunderland scorers: Campbell 59 Middlesbrough scorers: Robson 16
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I have been raising goats of one kind or another since early 1990, mostly mixed dairy breeds. It started out with a few Pygmy goats to be pets for our kids, and then turned it into a brush-control project, as we had many acres of land surrounding our old farmhouse. Then we progressed to milking them for home use, and before long, we had more than doubled in size from the two we had started out with, and soon had about twenty! I was really impressed with the fact that the mother goats could have twins and triplets every year and manage to produce enough milk to feed them all so well.
After actively reading library books and the goat-related publications available, I decided to take the next larger step and go "big time" by milking several goats with a home-made milking machine. My husband made one from old pieces of Surge equipment, purchased from farm and dairy auctions. It was originally made to hang under the belly of a cow during milking, hanging from a thick strap with adjustable notches in the handle of the five- gallon pail, with four teat cups coming out of the top of the lid. We simply turned one of the tubes back into another one, sealing off those two and leaving the other two for milking to make it adaptable to goats.
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In 1991, we had a calf that lost it's mother, and we had our first experience in raising a bottle-calf strictly on goat's milk, no milk replacer. The difference was astonishing. We had no scour problems, and no mixing dried powdered formulas was a blessing. And the calf grew better than if it had been nursing a cow! We were convinced; no doubt about it - goat milk was better for calves than cow milk!
Having a few years of experience under our belt, we knew that every year we would have "extra" buck kids from our ten milking mother goats. With half of them birthing twins and the other half having triplets, that meant over a dozen male kids to get rid of. The next question was what to do with them. Some people said to "get rid of them" at birth, don't even bother with them, but I knew that was not an option for us. I could not kill a living thing that easily, even if it did mean less milk in the bucket every day. So after they were about a month old, they went to the Sale Barn or were advertised in the local paper. The financial return was not much, but at least it was an amount that could be applied to the feed bill. And with ten does milking, there was an increasing amount of grain being used daily to have maximum milk production. Then the young female kids would start eating the grain too, and decisions would have to be made about which ones to keep.
I found myself questioning what would get a better price on the extra kids, and the most logical answer was to make them more of a meat-quality. That meant bringing in a strictly meat-type for breeding, like a Spanish goat. So after searching for information on meat goats and making a few phone calls, arrangements were made to bring up a small trailer- load of Spanish goats from Texas. This sizable undertaking led to doubling the goat herd, for a total of about seventy goats! After a few weeks of separation from the dairy herd, the two groups were merged into the same pen. It only took a few sniffs and head-butting gestures for them to get acquainted, then they got along with each other.
The Spanish goats were about six months old and their horns were left on as a measure of defense against predators under pasture conditions. Sometimes they would get stuck in the hog wire or panel fence that makes up the pens near the house and barn, and have to be taken out. But for the most part, they take very little time to care for. Certainly much less than a dairy goat, which has to be milked. As a matter of fact, it takes about five minutes to feed about thirty Spanish goats, as compared to thirty minutes to milk six dairy goats! And the Spanish goats require very little care; they are considerably more hardy than dairy breeds. When all seventy goats were ranging the fields together, seven of the dairy goats came down with pinkeye, but only one Spanish goat got it. And the dairy goats would get scratches on their teats and udders, but the Spanish goats have such small "milking fixtures" that they weren't hurt at all.
An added benefit is that the Spanish goats will breed in all but the coldest part of the year, so they feasibly could have their kids in the Fall and go through the Winter with them. This means that the following Spring, the "extra" buck kids would be considerably larger than the one-month old dairy ones, because they would be six months old! And because the Spanish goats breed almost year-round, they would be breeding while the dairy goats were just starting to milk from freshening. Plus, at eight months of age, the Spanish females are breeding age, because meat goats grow faster (and larger) than dairy goats.
However, the Spanish goats are not as tame as the dairy ones, and once a Spanish goat is caught, they are a handful to keep under control. Although this particular group of Spanish goats were fairly tame, it took about a month of graining to be able to catch a few without running them into a pen. I'm sure that if the young Spanish goats were raised on a bottle, they would be just as friendly too. Some of the dairy goats that have never been milked and raise the kids on their own every year have been considerably wild until they were enticed with grain and trained on the milk stand.
It has been a busy year, with so much increase in the goat herd. Spring will be even busier, with about 120 new baby goats born. Guess you could say we're "goat crazy", because we will be laughing all the way to the bank. Which is good proof that there is profit in numbers, when you have goats around the place!
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