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LINC succeeded, but why? Surely because of Wes Clark's original insights. And, as Mary Allen Wilkes put it, "persistence, commitment, drive, and enthusiasm" of the LINC team. And the time was right -- digital computers were arriving. Yet, there was another essential ingredient: external support. Without the NIH and NASA, LINC would probably have died aborning. As Dick Clayton observed, "It took an inspired and dedicated group of people to build LINC, but it couldn't have happened without Government support. We need the Government for revolutions -- the commercial world for succeeding evolutions."
The LINC Evaluation Board confirmed Clayton's view. They wrote, "Considering the highly suppositional character and relatively great cost of an undertaking such as a program to evaluate the LINC, it seems unlikely that any mechanism for funding the program could be found other than from Federal agencies -- disinterested parties with no other master to serve than the public welfare. At best, the demand for any highly specialized scientific computer is restricted; while it is altogether feasible for industry to produce, even in small numbers, a machine in which it has no engineering investment, it would add tremendously to the cost of the machines (perhaps prohibitively) if engineering development costs were included."
Today, the evaluation report's comment on "no other master to serve"
seems idealistically effusive. Yet, it reminds us of an earlier optimism.
What Sapir called "the sassy days at NIH" is out of fashion.
The LINC program was a bureaucratic and technical gamble -- such risk-taking
is rare today.
But economic pressures seem to prod the Federal Government increasingly to relegate science-oriented technology to the private sector. As Clayton pointed out, the private sector responds with improvements rather than radical innovation. Stockholders demand profits -- not promises.
LINC has now been replaced by newer, faster, cheaper machines. But its
heritage endures. As a new philosophy of computer access, LINC pointed
the way for succeeding information processing generations. Perhaps equally
important, the LINC program demonstrated that resourceful and imaginative
Federal management could influence the course of both science and industry.
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The most troublesome aspect of this condition is that it also affects
everyone else in our lives, our partner, our children, our friends,
and co-workers.
PMS is one of those issues that is frequently discussed, and yet
few resources have been spent to determine it's causes and how to
overcome it. Research that has been done is somewhat conflicting
and vague, as clinicians and other experts are often at odds on
some issues. While obviously not classed as a disease, it's definitely
brought on by a variety of physiological factors. Most experts agree
that PMS has something to do with the imbalance of estrogen and
progesterone in the latter part of the menstrual cycle, the adrenal
hormones that control water retention, and also mood influencing
chemical substances in the brain. Factors which serve to frustrate
research efforts include the fact that diverse individuals experience
different symptoms, varying in intensity and often defying measurement.
From the ages of approximately 27 through the late 30's, many women
report that their symptoms worsen. This seems to point to a correlation
between stress and PMS. It is not hard to imagine that women in
this age group experience more severe bouts as they are often trying
to juggle marriages, careers and young children - all of which can
certainly contribute to increased stress levels. Hormone level changes
including those experienced during pregnancy may either worsen or
diminish the intensity of symptoms, although it is thought that
the birth control pill and hormone replacement therapy help reduce
them. PMS varies in duration from individual to individual, but
occurs most commonly from about 3 days in advance of your period
until its onset.
A variety of physical symptoms are common among women experiencing
PMS. The most prevalent of these symptoms include bloating, headaches,
and swelling and tenderness in the breasts. Muscle and joint aches
and pains, nausea, dizziness, acne, worsening of blood sugar level
control in diabetes, decreased control over the onset of seizures
for epileptics, constipation, changes in appetite, carbohydrate
cravings, and extreme thirst are also experienced by large numbers
of women.
The psychological symptoms that occur during PMS can be more serious
and harder to control than the physical ones. Some of the most common
include sudden mood swings, increased irritability, depression,
generalized fatigue, hostility, anxiety and nervousness. Still others
experience difficulty concentrating, forgetfulness, confusion, increased
pessimism, insomnia, restlessness, intense brooding, social withdrawal,
lack of sexual desire, thoughts of suicide, decreased productivity,
indecisiveness, general lethargy and crying spells. As extensive
as this list may seem, it is only a fraction of reported symptoms.
Above and beyond the previously listed symptoms, women experiencing
PMS seem to suffer even more consequences: sometimes we let it control
us. We tend to lash out at the people around us, for many a few
good rows with our partner is inevitable. You may notice the man
in your life having to work late or go out with the boys more frequently
during this period (he's pretty smart). Although our children don't
always understand what is going on, they are equally affected by
PMS. You may have a lower tolerance to the noise and mess, have
a shorter fuse with them - causing you to scold over things for
which you normally wouldn't. At work you may be abrupt with your
co-workers, or notice that you are more critical of their work.
It is common during this time for us to have more personal conflicts
than at any other. Some women find this a particular problem, for
some report extreme, even violent bouts of hostility. However, it
is simply unacceptable to use PMS as an excuse to physically or
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PORTLAND, ME – Internist Dr. Jeffrey Redd thinks it "unprofessional not to wear a tie" even despite the feedback from multiple patients, families, nurses, doctors, infectious diseases specialists, public health officials, and administrators that his tie is colonized with MRSA, VRE, C. diff, mosquitoes, ticks, and tarantulas.
"Anyone who thinks neckties harbor any sort of disease is crazy," Redd told Gomerblog reporters who were shrieking like little toddlers.
Redd's tie has a disturbingly large red stain that looks like fresh blood, though no one can really be certain since that would require getting up close and personal.
"I hate the way bowties look on me if that's what you're all getting at," gloated a steely-mannered Redd towards all who disapprove. Onlookers are baffled as to how Redd has somehow managed to keep his white shirt both stain and infection free. "Certain types of people can pull off bowties, but I'm not one of them. I am, have been, and will always be a necktie guy. It's what my patients want: a doc dressed up all nice in a necktie."
This is not what his patients had in mind. Especially the tarantulas.
Concerned staff members are hoping to lure Redd into an isolation room later today with a fake Code Blue and then lock him up for safekeeping. From there, they hope to hose him down or shove him into an autoclave.
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Jeremy Corbyn
I've seen rather less of Jeremy Corbyn since he became Labour leader, and at some events he has been surrounded by a baying crowd of photographers and TV crews that I seldom want to join.
At least when he was speaking on the platform at Trafalgar Square there was a clear view for all of us in the press area below the plinth the speakers use as a platform.
It isn't an ideal viewpoint, and generally I like to stand some way back as otherwise you are looking rather steeply up at the speakers. Microphones also tend to get rather in the way, and sometimes the background can be rather messy. The obvious background for the speakers was of course the CND symbol on a number of banners. Depending on the angle I chose there was either a rather bright phthalocyanine blue or the mustard yellow which I chose for the image above. Mainly because of its position rather than its colour, but I do like the contrast between it and the blue of Corby's shirt.
It's at events like this I do and don't wish that I had one of those military size telephoto zooms, though Nikon's versions are perhaps a little less impressive than their Canon counterparts. But the Nikon 200-400mm f4 G VR II AF-S ED would have been quite useful, though at only 14 inches long and around 7.5 pounds weight it is hardly in the major league. Instead I had the 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G, working at its slightly soft 200mm maximum on DX format as 300mm equivalent in DX format on the D810. Taken at 1/500 f5.6 ISO 800 it isn't bad – and the lens cost me – secondhand – around one thirtieth the cost of the 200-400 monster and weighs around a tenth as much.
I'd been standing around a couple of hours taking pictures of the many other speakers as we all waited for Corbyn to get back from Sheffield and rush from St Pancras station to speak. Even with my lightweight lens I was in pain from back ache, and I would never have lasted the wait with the heavy beast.
Tariq Ali in an ex-Russian Army winter coat
That lightweight lens is long obsolete, and back in 2003 was one that Nikon gear-fanatic snobs very much looked down on. But there is a lot to be said for a lens that covers such a wide range and is so light and compact. Looked at on screen at 50 inches wide (I only see around a third of the image width at a time) you can see it is slightly soft and would benefit from a little 'smart sharpening' but every one of Jeremy's and Tariq's facial hairs is clearly and distinctly visible. It would have been just a little sharper had I stopped down from full aperture, but it is still a usable lens for all but the most critical of applications (and I'm not sure what that would be – other than a reviewer's cliché.) Although I took some photographs at these two events with the 16-35mm, all those in this post were made with this very versatile lens.
There were plenty of other faces to photograph, some very well-known and others less so, Kate Hudson, Vanessa Redgrave, Nicola Sturgeon, Leanne Wood, Caroline Lucas, Mark Serwotka, Bruce Kent, Giles Fraser, Christine Blower among them. You can see pictures of all of them and a few of the crowd at Stop Trident Rally.
It's hard to find anyone outside the few who will profit greatly from the money spent on replacing Trident who would stand on any platform to support it. Most of the military see our so-called nuclear deterrent as an expensive and redundant side-show. It isn't a weapon but a massive status symbol, and one we would be better off without.
On the march at Hyde Park Corner
There were (according to CND) sixty thousand people on the march, and it was certainly a large one, even if my guess would have been a little less than their. It was quite a struggle to get through the crowd that was packing Park Lane to reach the front of the march, where heavy stewarding made it difficult to take pictures.
A quick selfie
But there holding the main banner, were many of those who would later speak, including Nicola Sturgeon, taking a selfie with Kate Hudson.
On the march in Park Lane
But it's generally the rest of the protesters that I like to photograph, like this woman with her dark glasses and others in the body of the march. It's the 30,000 or 50,000 people that are the real story of the march, not the few that are well-known.
MPs Against Trident enter Trafalgar Square at the front of the march
I'm also not too good at recognising people. I think I've always suffered, though fortunately very mildly, from prosopagnosia or 'face blindness', which gave me some problems when I was teaching and sometimes when watching films and TV. Now I almost never watch TV, which in itself makes recognising 'celebrities' something of a problem. Though I sometimes wonder if a touch of prosopagnosia might actually help when photographing faces, perhaps enabling you to see what is really there at the time rather than being misled by preconceptions.
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Hangin' with Alexa
Mo's New Girlfriend
I've got a new girlfriend. She's not what I expected, but interesting nonetheless.
If you've got Amazon's Echo, Dot or the new View, you know what I'm talking about. Having a new pal that's always listening makes for some very interesting lifestyle changes. Now mind you, I haven't gone all in and let Alexa control the house just yet. But... I'm not sayin' I won't either.
So far, it's been a process of mutual discovery. With an Echo at home and a Dot at work, I spend almost as much time talking to a machine as I do real live humans. Anyway you slice it, that's weird. It's also a caution.
The other day I frittered away nearly two hours just checking out the available skills for Alexa. It's pretty wild. Some are really helpful, some just a rather pleasant execuitive time-waster. As she matures, those skills are going to become more and more sophisiticated and that's where it's going to get interesting... We'll see...
For now, my favorite skill is; "Alexa... play WOLX." Go ahead, try it!
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Tom struggled to do up his shirt. He needed to connect every button because he couldn't button the waistband of his trousers and needed to disguise that fact. He breathed in and, struggling, did up the last button. But as he breathed out again he felt it strain. Damn! He'd have to wear a sweater, and he'd be too hot all day. He felt like Mr Blobby.
'Going back to work after my winter holiday is going to be awful' he thought. 'Everyone will notice the extra fat round my middle. They'll all laugh at me. That girl in the next office, the one I've been trying to get to know for a while now, will never look at me. No-one would.'
Inner Critics affect our ability to be Assertive
Tom's inner critic was having a field day. It was overgeneralising like mad. 'Everyone', 'all', 'never', 'no-one'. These are all sweeping generalisations; examples of faulty thinking that affect our self esteem and therefore affect our ability to be assertive.
Do you have an inner critic? If you need to be more assertive, you almost certainly do. That damned voice that nags and complains, telling you how rubbish you are at this or that, or how things will 'never' work out for you. Trouble is, we tend to believe that voice.
You don't have to believe your thoughts
If you realise that you have an inner critic that stops you behaving assertively, the first step is to acknowledge that it is just an old recording playing in your head like an ear-worm. You don't have to believe it. Here is a step-by-step approach to changing the recording….
Step One – Acknowledge the inner critic. Recognise it for what it is. Say to yourself (gently) 'Oh, there's that inner critic again.' If it is using a generalisation like:
challenge that thought. Ask yourself questions like 'Everyone? Really? Could there ever be an exception?'
Step Two – Allow it to gently drift away. If you get a picture with the thought, make the picture smaller, black and white and let it drift off so far you can't see it any more. If it's the voice alone, sing what the critical voice is saying to the tune of 'Happy Birthday'. I guarantee it will make you laugh and, in doing so, take the sting out of the words.
Step Three – Replace the words with something more positive and empowering. If you can visualise, picture these words being true, even if you don't believe them yet.
You see, your brain has been wired to repeat those words from the past. Taking these simple steps will start the process of re-wiring. Eventually, your brain will get the message and the new, empowering, thoughts will become automatic.
*** Try This! ***
Go ahead and try the technique above. You'll be delighted with the results.
I'd love to what you think of these ideas. Do leave a comment below.


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Charlotte home inspector Preston Sandlin wants to make a difference. Inspired by Tom's Shoes he likes to pick a charity every other month to donate a portion of their inspections at his company; Home Inspection Carolina. He decided to give to A Child's Place at the grand opening of Century 21 Torrington.
A Child's Place (ACP) works to erase the impact of homelessness on children and their education. ACP began in 1989 when a group of women were walking through the cemetery in downtown Charlotte and noticed a group of kids playing. When asked why the kids were not in school the children explained that they were not allowed to enroll in school without a permanent address. The group of women began offering school for this group of 27 children in a one room schoolhouse provided by First Presbyterian Church with a teacher from CMS. In 1989, the McKinney-Vento Act was passed protecting the educational rights of homeless children ensuring they are provided the necessities they need to regularly attend school. Since that first class of 27 ACP client children we have grown to help 2,656 homeless children during the 2012-13 school year.
Homeless children are living in unstable living conditions that include shelters, motels, doubled-up with others and cars. Because of the instability they experience, these children are:
Hungry twice as often as other children;
Sick four times more often;
Two to three grade levels behind and twice as likely to repeat a grade; and
Experience emotional and behavioral problems three times more than their housed peers
The national graduation rate for homeless children is below 25%.
Sources: National Center on Family Homelessness
ACP works to remove these barriers for our client children to attain their education and make school the most stable part of their lives. We provide educational and emotional support services as well as medical referrals to keep our client children healthy and in the classroom.
Most of our client families are the working poor. For them, homelessness is not a way of life; it's a time in their lives. By minimizing the impact of this difficult time on the children and their academic growth, ACP contributes to their likelihood of breaking the cycle of poverty.
Stability and education are key solutions to solve the homeless problem here in Charlotte. The relationship between education and income is one of the best-documented in economics: those with more education make more money. For every year a child progresses through school, the likelihood of being poor and homeless as an adult decreases.
Source: A Child's Place Client data, 2010-2011; Levin, H., Belfield, C., Muennig, P. and Rouse, C. (2007), The Costs and Benefits of an Excellent Education for All of American's Children.New York, NY:Columbia University.
We can pay now or pay later. It costs ACP $985 per year to serve a homeless child. Compare that to $62,000 for that same child to be in our juvenile justice system or $39,000 to be incarcerated as an adult or for the costs of substance abuse treatment or government assistance later. Helping these children now not only fulfills their hopes and dreams; it creates better citizens and employees for our community.
In the 2011-12 school year, 97% of A Child's Place students were promoted to the next grade (compare to 64% nationally) and 81% read on grade level (compare to 48% nationally and 68% of Charlotte-Mecklenburg School students).
Source: A Child's Place client data, 2011-2012; National Center on Family Homelessness


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I've just bought the pattern for this beautiful little pinafore dress from http://www.justjussi.com/knit_patterns.htm . All in leftover sock yarns. Yum.
Archive for March, 2008
Just Jussi – Bella!
Posted in Knitting on March 24, 2008|
Raven's Wing shawl
It's started – scroll down for a pici – but I haven't got nearly enough yarn and I'm not sure how the shaping is working out. It's all good on paper, and then … in reality it sometimes doesn't quite go right. So I am going to stall it for a while and play around with the feathers with some easier yarn, then order some more hemp and go back to it. I think it would be esier to see in plain old merino DK so I'll experiment with that. The possibilities are endless…
Autumnal socks – with an odd toe
Posted in Knitting on March 23, 2008|
I've finished the socks for Chris. As once before I ran out of yarn and had to improvise the toe. Then it turned out that the sock was larger than usual… must be the weird yarn. Some kind of wool with lycra, so it stretches when you knit with it. I didn't enjoy the experience, so I'm not frogging. Chris loves them and they are not bunching up in his boots, so all is fine with the world.
I've also started my Ravens Wing shawl in House of Hemp hemp DK weight in a beautiful colourway reminiscent of… a raven's wing. Here is is still onthe skein with some other House of Hemp purchases.
Gloves and socks
Posted in Knitting, Life issues, tagged Edinburgh, gloves, ravelry, socks on March 18, 2008|
As I spend more time in Edinburgh I'm beginning to notice the need for gloves… and warm socks… The quality of weather in Edinburgh is a state of mind. Either it's beautiful, even when it's cold, wet and windy, or it's – well – cold wet and windy. Or should I say, the quality of Edinburgh weather is a state of underwear, overwear, gloves, socks and attitude. I love it and support that decision with plenty of warm, easy to move in clothing.
Now I need to look at gloves, particularly fingerless gloves, as I don't like not being able to feel with my fingers. German sock yarn comes to mind, and I shall look on ravelry for ideas. Well, and this will get me back into sock knitting in a big way 🙂
Oh how exciting! I go under the name of 'alternativeyarns' on Ravelry. I have acquired a small queue – and am expecting more – and I'm listing not a few projects. In fact Ravely is entirely moreish…
This is the kind of thing I've been adding.
I've also been adding some of my favourite books. Now isn't it amazing how many one acquires in the long run of a knitting life? Apparently I've added 48… and I use them constantly although the last time I knitted anything from a pattern I can't remember. The most wonderful thing about Ravelry is that you can look up a book and see what others have knitted with the patterns. I think I'm in heaven 🙂
Cameras and phones and technical angst
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ravelry on March 16, 2008|
I have a Motorola mobile. A fine little phone with a camera. I use the phone for business and general keeping in touch with friends etc and the camera for knit pics for blogging and ravelrying. So now my laptop won't speak to my phone so I can't download the photos I've taken, and I can't find the software CD. I'm going to have to look online. I am also fair tempted to get myself a little digital camera and one of those industrial type mobiles my son has which have a better signal (we live in a dip and my girlfriend also lives in an only vaguely receptive area). Goodbye Motorola…
New and yet strangely old…
Posted in Uncategorized on March 16, 2008|
I've just signed up with WordPress… must be easier than dhtmling my own … mustn't it? I was getting fair fed up with it, and it doesn't support spontaneous blogging at all. We'll see what happens. Maybe I'm just not a spontaneous blogger.


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Dr. Neil Chadha
Clinical Associate Professor, Otolaryngology, UBC
- Why did Dr. Chadha pursue a career in medicine?
From a very young age, the idea of becoming a doctor appealed to Dr. Chadha. While he changed his mind about career options a few times while growing up, he always returned to medicine.
- What was it that attracted him to Otolaryngology specifically?
He enjoyed the technical and anatomical aspects of all surgeries but took a particular interest in Otolaryngology because of the variation that exists within the one discipline – it is really 4-5 quite different surgical specialties rolled into one, linked together by the location in the body. An additional draw was the variation in the age range of the patient population – though he ultimately decided that he enjoyed working with children the most, and pursued a subspecialty in Pediatric Otolaryngology.
- What does he consider to be the biggest advance in Otolaryngology since he started practicing?
Dr. Chadha reflected that ear, nose and throat procedures are often able to benefit from any of the new surgical advances such as lasers, high definition imaging, specialized implants and mechanical blades and drills. However, the biggest advance he's witnessed is the increased application of endoscopy. Minimally invasive procedures enable surgeons to do more through the existing orifices, reducing the size of the cuts needed and ultimately number of complications.
- Chadha has a strong research background. He has a Masters Degree in Population Health & Epidemiology from the University of Manchester. He has received a number of research related awards as well. How has his research influenced any changes in the health care system?
Dr. Chadha gives two examples of studies that have been completed with help from UBC summer students. In the first, Dr. Chadha looked at the reliability of clinical tonsil size grading in children. They graded tonsil sizes using different scales that exist in the literature. However, their study found that one of the scales offered a superior level of reliability than the others and supported the uniform use of this scale in future clinical and research work.
Dr. Chadha has also influenced clinical practice through a randomized control trial. The purpose of the study was to compare the degree of pain experienced by children undergoing nasal endoscopy using different nasal preparations. To attempt to minimize discomfort of passing a thin fiberoptic endoscope through the nasal cavity, many Otolaryngologists had been administering an intranasal spray before the procedure. His study revealed no statistically significant difference in the discomfort experienced by children undergoing flexible nasendoscopy after placebo, a decongestant, or a decongestant combined with a topical local anesthetic. This work was very well-received at an international meeting.
- In 2012, Dr. Chadha was the recipient of a teaching award. What does he find the most rewarding about teaching learners?
Dr. Chadha is early in his career and is beginning to see the first residents he helped trained from the beginning, enter into practice. He finds it truly gratifying to have witnessed someone go from a junior resident requiring much supervision and training develop into an independent Otolaryngologist and skilled colleague. For some of his own skills, he distinctly remembers which surgeon taught him the specific procedure or techniques and hopes that he's had a similar impact on some of the medical tudents, Residents and Fellows he has trained.
- Chadha did the majority of his training in the UK. If there was one thing BC could learn from their health care system, what would he say it is?
A challenge faced by the UK and Canadian healthcare systems are that they are stretched for resources given they are both publicly funded. The UK has evolved into a target-based medical system, which much of decision-making about resource allocation taken away from physicians. Not only has this caused a physician engagement issues but the negative impact of these approaches may not be recognized. Hopefully BC can avoid falling into this trap.
- When not practicing medicine or doing research, where can we find him?
Dr. Chadha is an avid soccer player and has a more recent interest in half marathons. He enjoys spending time outdoors with his wife and two kids, whether it is rock climbing, skiing or hiking. He really enjoys the working atmosphere at BC Children's Hospital and feels grateful to be raising his family in such a beautiful city.


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05 Oktober 2011
C-295 Spanih Air Force (photo : NAF 001)
Spain ready to help AFP modernization
MANILA, Philippines - Spain is ready to support the modernization efforts of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and is willing to provide equipment to boost the military's capabilities.
Constantino Mendez Martinez, Spain's Vice-Minister of Defense, said yesterday they are willing to give second-hand defense articles if requested by the Philippine government.
"A government-to-government transaction is possible subject to existing laws. I must stress that it is the Philippine government that should enumerate its needs," Martinez told The STAR.
"It is every country's right to state its needs and our role is to facilitate the (acquisition) process so we could hasten it," he added.
Martinez is in the country to meet with officials of the military and the defense department. He arrived in the Philippines last Sunday and is scheduled to return to Spain tomorrow.
He was accompanied by Spanish military officials and officials of Spain-based suppliers of defense equipment.
The suppliers are ISDEFE, a state-run firm engaged in defense systems engineering consultancy; Indra, a firm that specializes in information systems and electronic radars; EADS, which specializes in aircraft; EXPAL, which develops ammunition and mortars; and UME, a Spanish military unit that deals with disasters and emergency situations.
Martinez said Spain has naval and air assets that may be offered to the Philippines upon the request of the AFP.
"It is our understanding that there is a need for maritime watch ship vessel and air assets to be used to protect the country's sovereignty and its boundaries," Martinez said.
He said they have one unit of C-295 aircraft, vessels and radar systems that may suit the needs of the AFP.
He said Spanish firms are also willing to participate in the Philippine government's bidding for the acquisition of military assets.
"We are open to agreements involving Spanish companies in terms of modernizing the armed forces. They (companies) are introducing themselves and are showing what they can offer based on the needs of the Philippines," Martinez said.
The Aquino administration has vowed to support the AFP's capability upgrade program to boost its territorial defense capabilities.
The government aims to acquire lead-in jet trainers, surface attack aircraft, air defense radars, long-range patrol aircraft and closed air support aircraft for the Air Force.
It seeks to buy new assault rifles, armor assets, tanks, armored personnel carriers, force protection equipment like helmets and bulletproof vests, night-fighting equipment and radios for the Army.
Meanwhile, the Navy will be e provided with strategic sea-lift vessels with amphibious capability, off-shore patrol vessels, naval helicopters, coast watch stations, and weather-heavy endurance cutters.


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Eggnog Biscuits
"I was making biscuits during the holidays one year and substituted eggnog for milk," relates Angie Jones from West Point, Utah. "These yummy biscuits were the outcome." Whether you bake some for Christmas dinner or a weekday meal, the clever creations are sure to become a seasonal favorite.
- 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon biscuit/baking mix
- 1/3 cup eggnog
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1. In a small bowl, combine biscuit mix and eggnog just until moistened. Turn on a lightly floured surface; knead 8-10 times. Pat or roll out to 1/2-in. thickness; cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter.
- 2. Place 2 in. apart on a greased baking sheet. Sprinkle with nutmeg. Bake at 450° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts
1 each: 80 calories, 3g fat (1g saturated fat), 6mg cholesterol, 206mg sodium, 11g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.
Dec 21, 2014
These were SO GOOD! They reminded us of scones. Will DEFINITELY make these again!
Dec 17, 2009
I experimented on my husband this morning. We both loved them. I will be making a HUGE batch the day after Christmas for my children and grandchildren. The will love them as well!
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Saturday, August 8, Day 11
We awaken early to the cries of a cowboy yelling "Hup" to the group of horses he in moving past our campsite. When I first awoke I thought it was some camper yelling about a bear in camp. Josh decides to get everyone up at 5:50 a.m. Everyone's gear seems to be fairly dry, except for Paul's down sleeping bag. It feels a bit damp. Hopefully it will dry by tonight.
It will take a little while for our tents to dry. Usually we set them in the morning sun before we pack them. That is going to be a bit difficult this morning. Our site is in a stand of trees. Sunshine is going to be rather scarce. The dry creek that was next to us last night has quite a bit of water moving through it this morning.
This is our last camp with a water supply. Josh and Tim use the opportunity to scrub the pots as clean as they can get them. If they do a good job we should not have to clean them again when we get back to base camp tomorrow.
We take our time as we pack the gear. We are not in much of a hurry to get to our next camp. There is no program or staff there. Only three meals remain to be carried. The sun does not dry our tents and flies very well so we end up packing them wet. We leave camp at 8:45 a.m.
Today's hike will be seven kilometers long, almost all
We will be passing through Upper Clarks Fork Camp and Shaefers Pass
before we come to the stretch of trail we have been dreading since we
our trek - Shaefers Pass. I have hiked this trail during my last two
to Philmont. It is steep, rugged, and full of switchbacks. Today we
be climbing it ... with our packs on. It will be quite a challenge. We
will stop for a rest on Shaefers Peak before we go on to the last camp
of our trek, Tooth Ridge Camp.
The hike to Tooth Ridge Camp is full of switchbacks and
to go on forever. Every once in a while we would get a glimpse of the
of Time but it never seemed to get any closer. It does not take too
before the boy's spirits begin to fall. Josh, who is still leading the
expedition, has suddenly picked up the pace. The crew divides into two
groups. Josh, Ross, Jason, Tim, Greg and Pete move ahead as if there is
no tomorrow. The rest of us take it easy and try to enjoy the hike.
The Tooth of Time was probably the highlight for most of
the crew.
Before we begin climbing I warn the crew that I will not tolerate any
or running around once we are on top. The Tooth can be a dangerous
if we are not careful. I even went so far as to threaten that anyone
does goof off up there will not receive their Philmont patch. They
to understand my concern.
It does not take us long to hike to Tooth Ridge Camp.
One other
crew is already there. Josh chooses a nice site on the east end of the
camp. Camp is erected slowly. Most of our tents still need drying out
this morning. Finding the sump proved to be difficult, not that anyone
really cares. All our meals for the rest of the trek are dry, no
needed. We should not need to dirty any dishes.
Around 6:00 we notice a deer and two fawns in the
campsite to
the West of us. The crew that is camping there is feeding the deer
out of their hands. The doe stays with them for over twenty minutes.
it meanders over to our site.
The last evening in the backcountry approaches. Nathan
has a little
trouble trying to get the rope over the bear cable. Several of the
head over to the Texans campsite. It will be one of the last times they
will get a chance to chat with each other. Tomorrow is going to be a
Sunday, August 9, Day 12
I explained to the crew to make sure that their tents were clean and that they leave no trash or paper in their tents. That is, if they want a quick checking at base camp. Time we use here to make sure things are in order will save us time when we get in. I was almost finished packing when Al mentioned that the sun was starting to rise and that it looks pretty sharp. I grabbed my camera and walked over to the rocky area that he was watching it from. I snap a few shots. Maybe they will be award winning photographs.
By 6:45 we were on our way down Tooth Ridge toward tent city. The hike will be a bit over four kilometers long and will be downhill most of the way. It was actually an easy hike. Unfortunately, Tom knees are giving him trouble again. Even though he and Al fall behind us we are pretty much together as we arrive at tent city at 8:15. A sign over the path says, "Welcome back. You made it!" It feels great to be back.
We head straight to the Welcome to check in and get our
tent assignments.
We also receive an evaluation form for the crew, the crew leader, and
advisor, and a checklist of things we need to do now that we are back.
Al went to the Administrative building as the rest of us
back to our tents. He was going to get our money out of the safe. Josh
and I decided to see if we could try to finish the checklist and get
job out of the way. Our first stop was to pay our bill at the trading
for the things that we had charged at Ponil. Then it was on to the
Building to show them the receipt and turn in our animal survey card.
The crew was scattered around base camp for the rest of
the morning.
Their two favorite places were the trading post and the snack
Not that there was anyplace else to go. Philmont could use something
to keep scouts busy when they are in camp.
After a supper of roast beef and mashed potatoes we
attended religious
services. A couple of the scouts tried to talk their way out of going
I would have none of that. A scout is reverent. Today is Sunday. We
be going to services. Josh seems to be having the hardest time
the idea. He kept goofing off during mass until I finally told him to
I was not very happy with his attitude. He settled done and behaved for
the rest of the service.
Most of us went to the snack bar next. It was our last
to have a pizza before we left. Tim and Pete used this time to chat
the Texas crew one last time. Nathan took some of my council patches
tried his luck at trading. I had six sharp looking patches to add to my
collection by the time he finished.
Ready to move on to the next part?
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This recipe was adapted by me from one found in Bon Appetit about 30 years ago. I've been making it ever since. Absolutely mouthwatering, and very easy, because you use the food processor to mix the dough. Enjoy!
1/2 cup sugar
2 envelopes dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water (105 to 115 degrees)
1 1/3 cups mixed candied fruit (about 1/2 pound)
1/3 cup dried cranberries (I use Eden Organic apple-sweetened cranberries … wonderful!)
1/3 cup slivered almonds, toasted*
3 cups bread flour
6 Tbsp. unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces, room temperature
2 egg yolks
1 egg
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup whipping cream
2 Tbsp. rum
2 Tbsp. melted butter
1/4 cup powdered sugar
Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of the sugar and the yeast over the water in a small bowl (make sure the bowl is large enough to allow for a LOT of foaming!). Stir to dissolve. Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. Combine the candied fruits, cranberries, and toasted almonds in a large bowl.
In food processor, combine the flour, remaining sugar, 6 Tbsp. butter, egg yolks, egg, salt, nutmeg and yeast mixture. Blend for five seconds. Combine cream and rum. With machine running, pour cream mixture through feed tube and process for about 20 seconds, until a smooth, resilient dough forms. Add to fruit in bowl, and knead to combine. Cover with a warm, damp kitchen towel and let rise in a warm, draft-free area until doubled, about 2 hours.
Oil a large baking sheet. Punch the dough down and divide it in half. On a well-floured surface, roll each half out to a 10×7 inch oval, with edges slightly thicker than the center. Fold one long side over to 1/2 inch from the opposite side. Transfer to prepared sheet, spacing about 3 inches apart. Gently shape each into a crescent. Cover with oiled plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm, draft-free area until doubled, about 1 1/4 hours.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush stollens with melted butter. Bake until well browned, about 25 minutes. Transfer to racks and cool. Before serving, dust generously with powdered sugar.
* To toast almonds, spread them in a single layer on a cookie sheet and bake for about 5 minutes at 300 degrees, until just lightly golden.


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REPORT: Code Red Confusion By School Employees on Day of Mass Shooting
According to a report by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, employees at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were "tragically unprepared" to best protect students on the day of the mass shooting that killed 17 people and injured 17 others. The newspapers reports that the lack of preparation was due to "inadequate training and unclear procedures in the school district."
The lack of a coherent, uniform policy is one of the major failures identified by a state commission investigating the Feb. 14 massacre.
The paper learned that district officials were unsure as to whether a "Code Red" meant an "active killer". It does not.


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Internship Experience @ Shah & Dave Associates, Ahmedabad: Understood the ground reality of law in practice
Your Name, College, Year of Study, Email ID
Kayan Dordi, AURO University, Surat, 2rd year
Name of Organisation, Location city, Team Strength
Shah & Dave Associates, Ahmedabad
Application Process with contact details
Contacted Advocate Hardik Dave of firm through Krusha Bhatt and then sent my Curriculam vitae which contained all the details of the course I study, my grades and my interests.
Duration of Internship and timings
3rd June, 2016 to 17th July, 2016
First impression, first day formalities, infrastructure
First day was a bit confusing as we hadn't met Sir yet. We were also new to the high court building so it took us a while to figure out where exactly do we have to go.
But after a few days we got used to it. And the infrastructure of the office was very modern and good to work in.
Main tasks
Main tasks included reading the case files of the cases schedule for the day after and then go to the court next morning and try to observe as much as we can in that particular case.
The court gets closed by 5 so after that we used to go to the office and discuss what we understood from the court proceedings and then we were allotted research work as well as were asked to draft certain appeals at times.
Work environment and people
Our office had a very friendly environment to work in but we always followed the code of conduct.
I had other interns working with me as well so we used to have fun while learning. But we always had to maintain the decorum when the senior partner of our firm was around us.
Best things
Working environment
Flexible timings
Half day on Saturdays
Personal involvement while learning
Bad things
Biggest Lessons
I got to learn a lot from these days of my internship. I got to understand how things actually work in real world.
We could study for months and gain knowledge but that knowledge is of no use if we don't have enough practical knowledge as well.
Any Other Thing
There were no such bad things in the office but the bad experience of my internship was my PG food. The owner served horrible food so I had to eat out daily.
I used to stay in a flat as a paying guest with 9 other girls in the city itself.
Office Timings
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My Grandfather, Harry Rice was born October 3, 1895 in Minneapolis, MN. He is the son of Frank Rice and Hattie Raymond. Grandpa may have been named after his maternal grandfather, Harry Raymond. He was the youngest of 3 children. His sisters were Lorena 1891-1913 and Rosanna 1893-1982. Grandpa didn't grow up with his dad and I'm relatively certain they were separated before grandpa was born. The 1895 Minnesota census that was taken in July revealed that only his mom Hattie, sister Lorena, grandmother Clara and grandfather Harry were there. His father Frank and sister Rosanna were not in Minnesota. By the 1900 census, his father, Frank was remarried and was living in New London, Wisconsin.
Grandpa grew up in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin and in addition to his mom and sister Lorena, lived with his stepfather, Edward Secor who ran a saloon. Grandpa was an athlete in high school and in 1915 was the All State center in Basketball, the same year his team won the state championship. He also played football in high school and college for the University of Wisconsin. In High School his nickname was Buck and in College, Handsome Harry. He also played the role of Jack in the High School play, A Case of Suspension. In the photo below, Grandpa is standing, 2nd from left.
His college days were cut short as he was drafted in World War I. He was in the 331st Field Artillery Battalion A. It was a calvary unit and I have been told that he would move the canons with the help of the horse. His Battalion was sent to France Sept 17, 1918 but never made it to the war front. The Armistice was signed Nov 11, 1918. He was discharged March 1, 1919 as a sergeant.
I don't know exactly how Grandpa met Grandma but I do know that grandma grew up in Fond du Lac in the Northwestern Hotel/ Saloon which her parents ran. Grandma is 2 years younger but she did not go to High School. Her older brother, John, is the same age as Grandpa and they were both in High School at the same time. I remember hearing that Grandma would accompany Grandpa on the train to go visit his current girlfriend. While Grandpa and his girlfriend would go out, Grandma visited with the mother of the girlfriend. All I know for sure is that Grandpa married Grandma, Hazel Jagdfeld on September 24, 1919 in Fond du Lac and on September 9, 1921, my dad, Harry Rice Jr was born. They moved to Chicago shortly after dad was born and according to my parents, spent a year in the Hines VAMC secondary to a problem with his lungs due to exposure to chemical weapons during the war. Grandpa worked as a salesman and traveled frequently selling machine tools for EL Essley Machinery Co. After he retired, they moved to Arizona.
During his retirement he enjoyed golfing 3 times a week. He would play 9 holes and walked the course. I grew up 5 blocks away from their home and we visited every Sunday evening. He frequently wore a tie and I remember he would enjoy smoking a cigar or pipe and would have what I believe was sipping whisky while we watched either Bonanza or the Ed Sullivan show. When I was old enough to ride my bike over to their home, I would sometimes luck out and be taken to a restaurant I believe was called the Smorgasbord. I also remember one time shortly after I had knee surgery because of a torn cartilage from hurdling in track, Grandpa sat on the couch next to me and showed me the scar on his knee. He told me that a runaway horse kicked him and indeed there was a horseshoe shaped scar there. Then Dad came over and sat down on the couch and showed the scar on his knee which was a shrapnel wound from a bomb that exploded near him during the war in Okinawa. There we were on the couch, 3 people with a scar on a knee with 3 different stories to share.
Grandpa outlived Grandma by only 4 months. He passed away July 30, 1985 and is interred at Holy Hope Mausoleum, Tucson, AZ.
If any of my siblings would like to contribute any stories about Grandpa, please share in the comments.


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A CONTINUOUS 12-HOUR CONVERSATION / PRESENTATION ABOUT THE U.S. CONSTITUTION ON ELECTION DAY, 2012 was presented on Presidential Election Day, November 6th 2012, during polling hours (6:00 am to 7:00 pm) at DEFIBRILLATOR GALLERY, CHICAGO - Lucky Pierre and 24 guest presenters worked through the American project as defined by the United States Constitution
Each presenter was invited to research, interpret, rewrite or otherwise respond to a pre-selected section of the US Constitution. Each had 20-minutes to report their "findings" in whatever form they chose (discussions / songs / performances / polemics/ lectures). The daylong event was free and open to all, creating a public space to collectively learn, worry, have fun, argue, discuss, and reflect.
Amber Ginsburg & Tom Ginsburg, John Rich, David Kodeski, Robin Cline, Edward Thomas-Herrera, Laura Stempel, Davy K., Aaron Maier (Everything Is Terrible), Brandon Alvendia, Jennifer Karmin, Marc Fischer, Melinda Fries, David Isaacson (Theater Oobleck), Chris Schoen (Theater Oobleck), Jen Blair, Jim Snyder, Andrew Fenchel & Alisa Wolfson (Lampo), Matthew Nicholas, Paul Durica (Pocket Guide to Hell), Anne Elizabeth Moore, Jeff Kowalkowski, Don Washington (Mayoral Tutorial), Robert Metrick, Barrie Cole.
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I bought my condo from Crugnale Properties. It was new construction so I had many dealings with Marco Crugnale. From start to finish, I found Marco to be most accommodating and very detail oriented. His people skills and knowledge helped to make a great experience for me. I would highly recommend Crugnale Properties to my family and friends!Mariann Mahoney,
Marco – My wife and I love living at Lincoln Place. The condo is well built, managed, and maintained. Being first time homeowners, we most appreciate you always being available to answer questions. Given the housing concerns, it is comforting knowing you care and respect our home as much as we do. Thanks for everything – keep up the good work!Matt Clements,


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Launch of The Boy and the Well of Memory
A selection of images from the Book launch on September 9th, 2011. Our thanks to the Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum for providing the venue and assistance on the day, and to the Strathleven Artizans for their contribution to the launch. Thanks also to all who came to support Dina. The launch will be featured in the Stirling Observer, on Wednesday, 27th September. A review of the book should follow shortly after. For details about the book and to purchase visit the page about The Boy and the Well of Memory.
Strathleven Artizans, Robert the Bruce (Paul Hunter) presents the author Konstantina with an 'acorn' carved from the Bruce Oak - a tree found to date from the time of King Robert on the site of his manor house at Renton.


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This is a novel with many layers, complex and slow. The novel takes place in the summer of 1889.
Patrick works for the government in Ottawa, but has been having issues and has come to stay with his aunt and uncle in Niagara Falls. He is also a published poet and his interest in nature has him wandering in the forest, staring at the river, and interested in a woman he sees on his forest wanderings.
Fleda is the woman in the forest. Fleda's husband David McDougal is fascinated by the War of 1812 and even confesses to Patrick that he married Fleda because of her resemblance to Laura Secord. Fleda is not happen in the town and begins to live in a tent in a forest clearing, and David plans a house for the same location.When Fleda begins to realize that Patrick is watching her, she is both unnerved and flattered and wants to increase the connection with him, but her need has an outcome she didn't envision.
In town, Maud is the widow of the undertaker, still in charge of the funeral home despite her husband's death. Maud keeps a cupboard of the belongings of the floaters, the drowned people from the river and its famous falls. Maud has a young son, seemingly autistic whose behaviour connects these characters, and opens them to new experiences and ways of looking at things.
This is a novel that examines how we respond to how others view us. And how that response changes their perception of us further.
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SEWANEE, Tennessee – The Earlham College baseball team fell to the University of the South (Sewanee) 13-9 in the final game of a three-game series on Sunday.
The Quakers, who lost the first two games on Saturday, scored first for the first time in the series in the top of the third inning. Junior Kendal Baker opened the frame with a bunt single, and senior Matt Barger followed with a double through the left side, advancing Baker to third. Two groundouts that followed scored two runs for Earlham.
The Tigers answered immediately in the bottom of the inning, scoring three runs on four hits to take a 3-2 lead. After a scoreless top of the fourth, Sewanee's Beau Allen provided an RBI-double, putting the hosts up 4-2 after four.
Neither team had a baserunner in the fifth inning, but the Earlham bats caught fire in the sixth. Three of the first four Quakers reached base, and freshman Danny Dopp singled to right center to get the scoring started. Freshman Isaiah Shake doubled home senior Cody Krumlauf on the following at bat to tie the game 4-4, and sophomore Addison Robertson then gave Earlham a 5-4 edge with an RBI-groundout. The Quakers would score two more runs on a single from Barger and a Tiger error. In total, 10 Quakers came to bat.
Leading 8-4, Earlham could not hold the lead as the Tigers pounced for five runs in the bottom of the sixth and four in the bottom of the seventh. Trailing 13-9, the Quakers plated a run in the top of the ninth inning on a single from Dopp, but two strikeouts ended the threat.
Senior Dalton Carter took the loss for the Quakers, allowing two earned runs in two thirds of an inning pitched. Freshman Colin Greve started the contest, pitching 3.2 innings while allowing seven hits and three earned runs.
Daniel McDonnell earned the win for Sewanee in relief, pitching 3.2 innings while allowing one earned run.
The Quakers finished with 12 hits in the contest including two from Barger, Krumlauf, Dopp, and Baker. The Tigers tallied 14 hits while both teams had three errors.
Earlham (0-3) looks for its first win of the season when it hosts Olivet College (Michigan) on Wednesday. First pitch from Sadler Stadium is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.


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The VCU Medical Center Auxiliary provides support for the patients, families, and staff of the VCU Health System through caring service, grant funding, and special activities.
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The Auxiliary is all about energizing adult volunteers, providing fun networking opportunities, and promoting great fundraising events. We welcome current and new volunteers to open meetings, held throughout the year, to provide fellowship and education for members.
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The new BMW 5 Series G30 to be launched February 2017, including a new electric hybrid version.
- Lightweight construction lowers thevehicle weight by 100 kgs over previous model.
- Four engine variants four and six cylinderpetrol/diesel, rear wheel drive or BMW xDrive.- Plug in electric hybrid drive system available from March 2017. The BMW 530eiPerformance develops a system output 252 hp, offers anelectric range 27 miles and has fuel consumption of141.2 mpg imp.
- Full colour 3rd generation HUD (Head-Up Display) which is 70 per centlarger.
BMW 530i/BMW 530i xDrive: Four-cylinder petrol engine, eight-speedSteptronic transmission.Capacity: 1,998cc.Output: 252 hp Maximum torque: 258 lb-ftAcceleration (0–62 mph): 6.2 s (6.0 s)BMW 540i/BMW 540i xDrive: Six-cylinder petrol engine, eight-speedSteptronic transmission.Capacity: 2,998cc.Output: 340 hpMaximum torque: 332 lb-ftAcceleration (0–62 mph): 5.1 s (4.8 s)BMW 520d/BMW 520d xDrive: Four-cylinder diesel engine, six-speedmanual gearbox/eight-speed Steptronic transmission (xDrive: eight-speedSteptronic transmission).Capacity: 1,995cc.Output: 190 hpMaximum torque: 295 lb-ftAcceleration (0–62 mph): 7.7 s/7.5 sBMW 530d/BMW 530d xDrive: Six-cylinder diesel engine, eight-speedSteptronic transmission.Capacity: 2,993cc.Output: 265 hp Maximum torque: 457 lb-ftAcceleration (0–62 mph): 5.7 s (5.4 s)BMW 530e iPerformance: Four-cylinder petrol engine plus BMW eDriveelectric drive system (plug-in hybrid), eight-speed Steptronic transmission.Capacity: 1,998cc.System output: 252 hp Maximum system torque: 310 lb-ftAcceleration (0–62 mph): 6.2 sElectric range: 27 miles
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Since I started working at the Museum in July, I wanted to add new exciting elements to the holiday season. One way I did this was to start a Holiday Cookie Contest.
I mean, who doesn't love cookies? And everyone makes them around the holidays,and I am sure there are family favorites that you claim are the best. Why not submit these cookies to win a prize?!
Cooking to me is very special. It means community, family, and sharing something that you work so hard to create. I wanted to provide our community the opportunity to share something that is just as close to them.
The Holiday Cookie Contest is sponsored by Parker Chevrolet. There will be three categories for submissions: Holiday Cookies, Old Fashioned Cookies, and Young Baker's Division.
For the Holiday Cookies category, we are asking for participants to enter cherished holiday favorites. For the Old Fashioned Cookies category we are asking for participants to submit their old family cookie recipes to find out which is the best! For the Young Bakers Division, participants must be under 18 years old to enter. Each category will have a $75 first prize.
Cookies will be due for judging on Tuesday December 11th. Judges will convene on December 12th, and the winner will be announced on Thursday December 13th. To enter the contest, the deadline for the application form is December 1st. All who wish to participate just need to call the Museum at 561-1035.


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The power of small steps in project management (case by Niklas Tiger)
Two years ago I posted a post which I called Taming the beast, which described a case by Niklas Tiger (he had originally posted it as a comment to this post: Small steps are often the only way to start tackling problems that nearly overwhelm us). Niklas wrote how my post had inspired him to start tackling the biggest problem in his organization with a small steps approach. He said that he and his colleagues has just started but that they felt that they were already on top of things and that success was just around the corner. Now Niklas has posted an update, again in the comment section, in reply to a question by another reader wo wondered what had further happened to Niklas' case. Here is Niklas' update:
Hi! I actually wrote a piece on this about a year ago and my idea was to post it here but somehow I forgot about it. Anyway, I found it so here it is along with some additional thoughts, now two years later.
The initial results were mind-blowing. Within less than a week we had turned the feeling of hopelessness into actually seeing some light in the tunnel (and believing it was NOT the train). Now, we had previously made many efforts over the years that had failed. Big plans, lots of ideas on what we needed to accomplish, great visions on how it should work out in a perfect world, and so on. We had also usually felt quite optimistic that we would succeed when plans initially were drawn up. But reality had always proved us wrong, and hope had fainted with each failed attempt. So, the very interesting question was: Would it be different this time? Even though the small steps that we had initially taken provided some hope and moved us a bit forward, the challenge was still just as huge and difficult. We still had miles and miles to go, so would the story actually be different in the end? I was definitely curious to find out.
Also, since the problem covered so many parts of our organization, customer demands/expectations, different technologies and employee skills along with fundamental changes to many crucial work processes, we needed to make those changes while at the same time maintaining full operation. Otherwise we would be at serious risk of going out of business. Therefore, I had always imagined this to be a project that would need at least a year (or possibly more) to be carried out. In this, I really didn't have a clear picture of all the things we needed to do, but I realized that there were lots and lots to be done before we were finished (if ever). All ranging from designing new work processes, redesigning organizational roles and responsibilities, designing and implementing IT support systems and training people to mention a few. So a year would probably be quite tight.
I would find myself to be terribly wrong – in a very good way. Only two and a half months later we were actually done! All the changes we needed to make were in place, everybody had been trained, organizational changes were carried out and we had also designed and implemented IT-systems to support the new processes from beginning to end. The result were truly amazing! Once the snowball started to turn, there was actually no stopping it.
One thing I find interesting is trying to figure out how this actually happened. What was the main difference and the drive that made us succeed? What was the main reason that made the small steps method work so well? My initial feeling was that small steps would be a good way of getting things started, but after that maybe we would need to revert to more traditional project planning- and work methods to keep momentum? We resisted though, because we really wanted to find out if small steps would take us all the way. And it did, a lot quicker and more accurate than what would have been the case if we along the way would have sat down and created the "big plan project" (which I believe would even have introduced the risk of us failing once again). Instead, every time we came to a point where we felt we had lost some momentum or we felt unsure on how to move on, we sat down and recollected all the things that had taken place already, finding the next small step in each area (and sometimes selecting only one or two) that would be the next ones to take. In doing this, there was little or no energy wasted on things that might need to be done later on (future decisions to be made, challenges to be conquered, etc). Instead we were focusing only on what we needed to do in the present.
It's quite easy to understand why it works once you think about it, but I still don't think that's the key success factor. Instead, the main drive in us completing this project in such a sensationally short time and with such great results, is that once we knew exactly what do to in detail, we couldn't wait to actually do it! When something is fun or inspiring to do, you will make time in your schedule – sooner rather than later (even if there is no time) – just because you simply can't wait! I find the opposite is also true. If the task assigned to you is too large, too complex or it's difficult to figure out in detail what it is you need to do, then you will tend to fill an even empty schedule with other things to do instead of getting started. At the same time, in the back of your head, a process of figuring out how you should go about the task is going to consume energy from whatever you're occupied with. To figure this out can take a long time, and sometimes it never happens. It's neither fun nor easy to try to do something when you don't actually know where to start. If that happens, the best thing is usually to go back to the drawing table and figure out an even smaller (and more understandable) step towards what you want to achieve.
So I find the key difference here is making tasks understandable, in a very low tech way, which then will make them fun to carry out (because very soon afterwards you will be enjoying the results). Focusing on making every step extremely understandable (what we are actually going to do and what we want the result of that very step to be), is crucial to success and a huge drive if done properly. I really think it is as easy as that. Or as hard as that… To me, a good way of making sure that a task is easy enough to understand is checking if I could explain what I am about to do to a five-year-old. If my task is described in "million dollar words" such as "I need to redesign some work processes for releasing changes in our data center to ensure a higher level of quality" I am at risk of getting nowhere. Once I have figured out that this task actually means "I will make I checklist that anyone making changes in our data center can follow" it's time to get to work.
In the end we turned our overwhelming challenge into a series of small and fun activities, each one producing a little but clearly noticeable result. All of a sudden we found we had run out of tasks, because we were all done! Of course we have also used many other SF tools along the way that have proved very useful in different situations. But without the small steps approach I still think we wouldn't have got the job done. Also in designing new work processes we have used SF tools and the words "simple, usable, practical and understandable" when making sure they are being designed properly. We have also always tried identify and build on what we already have that works, to really make sure we design something that actually can and will be used. It turned out we really had 85-90% of what we needed already in place so instead of tearing everything down and trying to start all over (which would also have meant we would have torn down a bunch of already very good working structures) we just added a little on top and got everything working really well without rebuilding everything and having the need of training everyone on something completely new.
Another perspective is getting everybody's head in the game. When attacking something very difficult together, each one contributing with small actions, it's a great to be able to share the success with the many people involved. It brings a lot of positive energy and builds a feeling of "being able to move mountains" into the group. After conquering this problem – what is there we cannot achieve if we really put our mind to it? Also – we know it is not something to fear – we know we can do it and enjoy it at the same time!
In summary: To me this project has been the best of proofs showing that leading a project using SF and the power small steps really can create magical results! Now this was two years ago, and we have kept working with small steps in refining everything since. This is now one of the areas in our company that we are most proud of and we gladly talk about how well managed our data center is. But as always everything changes and we are now battling new challenges that have come with the success we've had in selling service from our data center. We have grown our practice so much that we now need to replace many manual work processes and quality checks, initially nicely designed and working well, with automated ones. Of course we do this step by step always thinking of what small ones would bring the most value at each point in time. It's a continuous work that will never end, but it's also great fun!
Also, customers now ask us to help them implement the similar structures within their IT departments. Now that is the time to resist using our project as a template in any other way than saying to the customer – "We will help you in doing whatever you need to be done in very small and efficient steps. In the end it might look like what we did – but then again – it could be something completely different only because that was a better way of doing it in your organization." So using SF in customer projects is now a common thing, but that's a different (and also a very good) story!


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Deciding on a domain for your blog can be pretty intimidating. Wondering what factors to consider? What elements make for good domain names?
Here's a quick list of characteristics to consider when choosing a blog domain:
- Length: Typically, you will find that the shorter the domain name, the better.
- Style: What style will your blog be – professional, newsy, educational, just for pure fun? Your blog domain could be a reader's first impression to your blog. What impression do you want to give them?
- Easy to Remember : Your domain should be something your readers will remember. You might want to stay away from words that are difficult to spell or pronounce. But you also don't want to be so generic, your blog name gets lost in the shuffle.
- It Matches Your Blog Title: Along the lines of the last point, this is important because you want your readers to remember how to get back to your blog. If your blog title and your domain are different, readers might remember one or the other but probably not both.
- Topic: It's helpful if your blog name reflects your blog topic. Is your blog title and domain name one that people can associate with your blog content?
- Hyphens: Avoiding them is recommended. Hyphens can make your domain harder to remember for your readers.
- Keywords: Consider using keywords for your blog in your blog domain. This will help make your blog more Search Engine-friendly, which will also help readers find you more easily when they are searching for topics covered by your blog.
- How does it sound? Try saying your blog name out-loud. Have someone else say your blog name so you can hear it. Does it sound good? Is it easy to say? You're going to be talking about your blog a lot so you want a title that's not a tongue-twister. Make sure it's fun to say!


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Women's soccer collects 2 conference victories
The women's soccer team was 5-3 heading into the week of Oct. 2, with two all-important conference games ahead against local rivals the University of Dubuque and Central.
On Wednesday, the Duhawks traveled across town and left their mark on Spartan territory with a convincing 4-1 win. It was junior Gretchen Schutz once again that broke the deadlock in the 44th minute with another spectacular strike from a direct free kick around 35 yards from goal. It was her 5th goal in just 3 games.
"Ever since my injury in my senior year of high school, I have I felt as if I haven't really been able to come out of my shell or had the confidence I once had. Being a part of this amazing and supportive team has taught me to be the best player I possibly can, because you never know when it could end," said Schutz. "In practices and games we push each other and expect nothing but 100 percent every day. Having this strong of a connection with this group of girls has made it easier to take shots, knowing I'm not going to make every single one, but knowing I still have the support and that they believe in me. Confidence is key no matter what."
The junior later added an assist to her tally and moved to 13 points on the season and is currently in fantastic form.
Just nine minutes after the restart, it was junior Maura Walsh that beat the Spartan goalie with a header on a corner kick for her second goal of the season. She then had her third on the season just moments later when sophomore Elizabeth Mills found some space and delivered a cross to Walsh that she calmly placed pas the Spartan goalie.
It was a defensive mistake that gave the Dubuque women a lifeline in the match, and senior goalie Maria Siebels was unable to keep out the one-on-one attempt from Kyleigh McLaughlin. The Spartans registered a couple more attempts on goal in the second half but were unable to add to their first tally.
Loras added their final blow in the 79th minute. This time Walsh found Mills on a through ball that saw the sophomore tally her first goal of the season and end any hope the Spartans had.
"I was so happy to get my first (goal) of the year finally. I hope more are to come. But overall, we are winning and if I can contribute to any way in us getting a goal I'll be equally as happy. Tuesday is going to be a big game," said Schutz. "They (Wartburg) ended our senior's careers last year. Our game plan is honestly to just keep playing how we have been playing. I think we have a really strong team this year, and if we keep doing what we are doing and capitalize on our chances then we should be just fine."
Although it was her first of the year, Mills has been one of the Duhawks' most dangerous offensive players this season. Her coaches and team will be hoping this is the start of her goal-scoring form before post season play begins.
On Saturday, the women faced Central. The Central team was on a 10-game winning streak after losing their season opener, and had conceded just one goal in the last 10 games. The Duhawks gave them little room for the entire match, allowing just six shots for the Dutch and only four on frame that Siebels was able to deal with comfortably.
Schutz, who has been deadly from set pieces, had an effort saved by the Dutch goalie that was headed for the top corner. It was Walsh who continued her scoring form from the UD game and beat the Dutch goalie early in the second half to give the Duhawks the lead and register her fourth of the season.
This opened up the game a little more as Central pushed forward to tie the game, which led to a defensive mistake by the Dutch defense. The resulting penalty kick was converted by captain Sydney Wright.
The Duhawks are now 7-3 on the season and have an unblemished 3-0 conference record. After having faced a ranked Wartburg side on the road on Tuesday, the team will return to the Rock Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 15, with kickoff at 3:30 p.m.


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1) to make a suet pudding using real suet or as close a replacement as you can manage or is acceptable to you; and
2) to cook it by steaming or if you want to be even more traditional by boiling tied up in a cloth.
The rest was upto us...
It was ok to use butter :) Yipppeeee... Started reading up on the technique of steaming and English puddings...... Found some useful info here. Mommy was also of great help by fishing out the the vessels to steam in.... Thanks mom :)
Presenting to you 'Steamed Chocolate Pudding'.... Must admit... It was quite a task getting this together... More than anything else... Overcoming the mental block of this new task.... Baking and no oven.... 'Put a lid on it'.... now has a new meaning for me :)
That's Daksyani and Rhea with Honey masi..... They loved the pudding... yippeee.... :)
Daks was a bit upset with me though for making chocolate as she's allergic to it...promised her to make something else soon.....
The poser that Daks is..... lots of pics with everyone :) She's a total delight...
Steamed Chocolate Pudding
adapted from Martha Stewart's site
Serves 4 to 6.
1/2 cup sugar
1 salt
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon cocoa powder
2 1/2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, broken into small pieces
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
3/4 cup milk
2 large eggs, separated
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup coarsely chopped toasted hazelnuts, as garnish
1. Heat oven to 325 degrees. Butter a 5-cup pudding bowl, and set aside.
2. Combine 5 tablespoons sugar with salt, flour, and cocoa in a large bowl. Set aside.
3. Combine chocolate and butter in a heat-proof bowl, and melt over simmering water.
4. In a small saucepan, bring milk just to a simmer. Immediately add to chocolate mixture. Beat egg yolks. Stir a little chocolate mixture into yolks; add yolks to mixture. Add vanilla; stir until well combined. Stir into flour mixture.
5. Beat whites with remaining 3 tablespoons sugar until stiff, and fold into batter. Pour into pudding bowl, and place on a rack in a deep roasting pan. Pour boiling water into pan halfway up the sides of the bowl.
6. Bake until pudding is set, 40 to 45 minutes. Add boiling water to pan as necessary to maintain water level.
7. Let cool slightly in the bowl, and invert onto a plate. Garnish with hazelnuts. [Didn't feel like using nuts, wanted some colour.. added sprinkles instead. garnish with whatever is your calling]
While searching for recipes I remembered that it's Puneet's Birthday around the same time.... So did another steamed pudding for him, 'Steamed Apple n Caramel Pudding'.....
Happy Birthday, Puneet....
In the evening we went out to watch the IPL finals between the Chennai and Mumbai teams at News Cafe in Vasant Kunj with Snigdha. We were joined by friends Sid, Ankita and my sister and her friend, parul aswell.... am sure she came cause she wanted to taste the stuff she assisted me in cooking... LOL.... :)
We had so much fun.... All of us thumping and rooting at every 6, 4 and Wicket....
Caramel Apple Steamed Pudding
adapted from Martha Stewart's site
Serves 8 to 10.
4 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 1-inch chunks
1/2 cup plus 2 1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
9 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
2 large eggs [Used 3 as i didn't have molasses]
2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
Pinch of salt
1 cup bread crumbs [Didn't have... Substituted with a cup of biscuit crumbs]
1. Combine 1/2 cup granulated sugar and 1 tablespoon water in a small, heavy saucepan; set over medium heat. Cover, and cook until sugar has melted. Remove cover, and continue cooking, swirling pan occasionally, until sugar turns a deep amber. Carefully pour caramel into pudding mold; tip so caramel coats mold evenly. Set mold aside.
2. Place half of the apple chunks in a small saucepan, and add 2 tablespoons water, 1 1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves. Place saucepan over low heat, and cook, covered, until apples fall apart, 10 to 12 minutes. Uncover, and cook 5 minutes more, stirring often. Set the applesauce aside.
3. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a small saute pan; add remaining apple chunks and remaining 1 tablespoon granulated sugar. Cook over medium-high heat until apples turn brown on all sides, 3 to 5 minutes. Place apples in the bottom of the mold, distributing evenly so they reach up the sides.
4. Choose a pot large enough to hold the pudding mold with a 2-inch space all around. Place a wire rack or a folded kitchen towel in the bottom of pot; fill with enough water to reach halfway up sides of mold. Cover pot, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer.
5. In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together 8 tablespoons butter and brown sugar. Add the eggs and molasses; mix well. Add the reserve applesauce, and mix well.
6. In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt; stir in breadcrumbs. Add to the applesauce mixture. Stir batter until just combined.
7. Fill pudding mold with batter; clamp on lid. Place mold in a pot of simmering water. Cover pot, and cook until a toothpick inserted into middle of pudding comes out clean, about 1 hour 40 minutes. Check water often, keeping it at a steady, low simmer. Transfer mold to a wire rack to cool, 15 minutes.
There are just two rules when it comes to cooking steamed puddings. Never top up the simmering water with cold water as it'll cause a huge drop in temperature; and don't be tempted to remove the lid during the first 30 minutes of cooking or your pudding will sink.
8. When ready to serve, invert the pudding onto a serving plate. If any of the apple chunks stick to the mold, remove them, and rearrange them on the top; slice.
Butterscotch is one of Puneet's fav icecreams.... topped the pudding with some butterscotch sauce....
Steamed Chocolate Pudding:
Girlie.. love you too... Thank you.... Will make some more and send it for you.
Steamed Apple n Caramel Pudding:
Thank you Esther[The Lilac Kitchen] for this wonderful challenge :)


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Thomas died on December 29, 1674 and was buried on Old Gardner hill in Salem. Some of the graves in that area were moved to the Harmony Grove Cemetery in the 1840s to allow re-routing of streets in Salem.
12/31/2016 -- Two days late. Lots to report: looking at Cape Ann; The Gardner Annals; Sherborne, Dorset; NEHGR; All things Gardner; ...
12/24/2012 -- Thomas, unlike Conant, was not overshadowed in the world of being. We'll spend some time characterizing this fact and what it means to reasonable folks.
05/01/2012 -- Backbone, in particular, this overview. Two things to be thankful for: Rev Hubbard's look back (his brief mention is sufficient) and the fact that the manuscript was not lost (otherwise, would Thomas had been even more unknown?).
Modified: 12/31/2016


text: Bonface Kirui of Kenya dominated the Vidovdan 10Km Road Race in Brcko, Bosnia and Hercegovina, on Saturday (23).The Kenyan, leading the men's field at this IAAF Bronze Label Road Race from start to finish, clocked 29:31. Extremely hot and humid conditions challenged the entire field including the second place finisher Kenyan Elisha Rotich who reached the line in 30:17. Arkadusz Gardzielewski of Poland was third.The women's race started quite strong lead by runners from Poland and Serbia, and after four kilometres the lead was taken by Lisa Stublic of Croatia who forged onwards to with in 34:29. Second and third were Ana Subotic and Sonja Stolic from Serbia, who clocked 35:26 and 35:41 respectively. Agneska Ciolek of Poland and Bosnian Biljana Cvijanovic followed.The weather challenged the finishing times but not the spectators who turned out to cheer the athletes as they were passed on the streets of Brcko. Those that were supported the most were the more than 6000 kids who took part in age group races through the sunny Saturday afternoon, highlighting this event as in previous years. Organisers for the IAAFLeading Results:Men's race -1 Bonface Kosgei Kirui (KEN) 29:312 Elisha Kipchirchir Rotich (KEN) 30:173 Arkadiusz Gardzielewski (POL) 31:294 Diego Avon (ITA) 32:435 Kiss David Attila (HUN) 32:51Women's race -1 Lisa Cristina Stublic (CRO) 34:292 Ana Subotic (SRB) 35:263 Sonja Stolic (SRB) 35:414 Agnieszka Ciolek (POL) 35:435 Biljana Cvijanovic (BIH) 36:39Organisers for the IAAF


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Release Date: 2012 |
Album Rating: 4.0ya get this
Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Offgreat review, hard pos
Pos, great album
Digging: Osiah - Kingdom of Lies
Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Offstreaming on his bandcamp
Album Rating: 3.5its a free DL Captain but yeah tis good mellow rock
Digging: Satyr - Locus
Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Offwait till the track Seattle, rules
Nice, i definitely gotta hear this
Listened to this a couple of times so far, digging it. Seattle does rule. I hope Ben reaches Beacons
heights of quality with this newish sound though, I reckon he might within the next couple of releases
oh and quality review, pos
"something old and something new." that is exactly how I was going to start my review. O well I'm still reviewing this.
Digging: Various Artists (Ambient) - Mono No Aware
Sounds kick ass. gonna listen soon
Album Rating: 4.0Good review Scoot. Sounds awesome, I need to check this out.
enjoy the pos. album kicks ass so far
Shitload of reviews getting featured today. This is a great review though, so congrats on the feature.
Major Scale the Summit feel. I'm going to be listening to this for a while.
Other than the cliched summary this is a great review. Album rules
really, really good review man. well deserved feature.
ive still not listened to this band
Album Rating: 4.0This album is so damn good. I keep going back to it.
Plus, neat review! Surely deserved to be a feature.
Album Rating: 4.0good thing it's just a summary that nobody should care about
Album Rating: 4.0fuck yea first feature m/
Album Rating: 4.0why not
Bands: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


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Meeting Minutes
January 11, 2012
Members present: David Bee, Curtis Bridges, LuAnn Goodyear, Lew Grant, Minerva Lee, Val Manning, Brett Markham, Gail Meisner, John Rankin, George Reed, Jon Slutsky, and George Wallace. Others present: Karen Crumbaker (CSU Extension), and Linda Hoffmann (Staff liaison, Larimer County Planning & Building Division). Guest: Jennifer Bornhoft, CSU ARDEC.
Members absent: Jason Kraft and Richard Seaworth.
I. Val Manning called the meeting to order at 12:35 p.m.
II. Introductions were made to the newest member, John Rankin.
III. The November 9, 2011 AAB Meeting Minutes were reviewed. Two minor corrections were noted and the minutes were approved, with the noted corrections.
IV. Election of 2012 AAB Officers.
Val Manning was nominated to be reelected as Chair. LuAnn Goodyear was nominated as Chair. A vote took place and Val Manning will continue as Chair of the AAB. David Bee was reelected as Vice Chair and Gail Meisner was reelected as Secretary.
V. Consideration of a draft letter for County Commissioners to sign in support of the City of Fort Collins water policy update suggesting water sharing agreements.
George Wallace updated the Board on the working groups effort surrounding the City of Fort Collins water policy. The outcome of the working group was to support the City of Fort Collins to share water with agriculture. The letter drafted for signature by the Larimer County Commissioners outlines its support of water sharing.
Discussion of the draft letter for the Commissioners signature took place. George Reed suggested minor changes to the letter. After a lengthy discussion, there was a motion to approve the draft letter, with minor revisions. The motion passed.
Linda Hoffmann recommended bringing the final letter before the County Commissioners to sign. She will schedule a time during Admin. Matters to ask for the Commissionerssupport. Chair, Val Manning and George Wallace, the primary author of the letter, will make the presentation to the Commissioners.
VI. Meet as Committees to Draft a 2012 Work Plan.
Suggestions were made to eliminate the Webpage Development and Social Media working group and create a Legislative and Regulatory Policy committee. The Public Education, Ag. Land Preservation, and Water Availability standing committees will continue.
Time was allowed for the four groups to meet and discuss plans for 2012. The four working groups consist of the following AAB Members:
- Public Education: LuAnn Goodyear, Chair, Val Manning, Curtis Bridges, Karen Crumbaker (liaison).
- Agricultural Land Preservation and Stewardship: Lew Grant, Chair, Jason Kraft, Brett Markham, and John Rankin.
- Water Availability: Richard Seaworth, Chair, David Bee, George Wallace, and Minerva Lee.
- Legislative and Public Policy: Gail Meisner, Chair, Jon Slutsky, and George Reed.
VII. Report out by Committee on 2012 Work Plan Goals.
The Draft Work Plan items as proposed by the four standing committee is attached.
VIII. Announcements.
George Reed suggested inviting Richard Knight, Professor of the CSU Human Dimensions of Natural Resources to speak at an AAB meeting regarding the Environmental Benefits of Irrigated Agriculture.
Jennifer Bornhoft invited the AAB members to visit the CSU Agricultural Research, Development and Education Center (ARDEC) in Wellington, Colorado to learn what is going on at the Center. Alternatively, Jennifer offered to give a presentation at a future meeting, if visiting ARDEC was not of interest.
The Colorado Farm Show will take place on January 24-26, 2012 at the Island Grove Regional Park in Greeley, Colorado.
Linda Hoffmann suggested inviting Kerri Rollins, Program Manager for Open Lands for Larimer County to speak at the March meeting.
IX. The next AAB meeting will be held on March 14, 2012 at 12:30 p.m. at the CSU Larimer County Extension office.
X. The meeting was adjourned at 2:40 p.m.
Larimer County Agricultural Advisory Board
Recommended 2012 Work Plan
Public Education and Outreach
LuAnn Goodyear, Chair
Curtis Bridges
Val Manning
Todd Boldt (liaison)
Karen Crumbaker (liaison)
· Establish a consistent presence at area Farmers Markets
· Organize a holiday farm tour opportunity during Thanksgiving week (multiple farms, publicity, support for refreshments)
· Maintain a booth at the County Fair
o Locate in vendor area if possible
o Use looped slide show promoting Larimer Co agriculture
o Prepare educational pamphlet(s)
· Participate in career days through public schools
· Seek invitation through County Commissioners to participate in citizen meetings around county to educate attendees about ag and ag issues
· Organize a Spring Conference in the spring of 2013
Agricultural Land Preservation and Stewardship
Lew Grant, Chair
Jason Kraft
Brett Markham
John Rankin
Jennifer Bornhoft (liaison)
Charlie Gindler (liaison)
Bill Spencer (liaison)
· Update and refine the power point presentation prepared in 2011 regarding ag land preservation
o Seek opportunities to give presentation to appropriate audiences
o Coordinate with Education committee to secure speaking engagement invitations
· Coordinate with other entities involved in ag land preservation
o Participate in Open Lands Master Planning process and development of tax extension strategy
o Coordinate with Legacy Land Trust on farmland preservation efforts
· Support the Water Committee in responding to next stages of NISP project and EIS
Water Availability
Richard Seaworth, Chair
David Bee
Minerva Lee
George Wallace (Co-Chair)
· Support proposed water storage projects within the county and include length of water leases to ag producers in dialogue
o Halligan/Seaman George and Richard
o NISP Minerva and David
· Promote water sharing as a strategy with water districts throughout county (particularly in south county)
· Seek seat(s) for agricultural representative on City of Fort Collins Water Strategy Committee
· Investigate Boulder County model for buying water rights as part of open space tax initiative and bring that information to open space discussions in Larimer County
· Participate in Open Lands Master Plan effort and include goal for establishing a farm lease with beginning farmer for land and water with option to buy
Legislative and Public Policy
Gail Meisner, Chair
George Reed
Jon Slutsky
· Work with Board of County Commissioners (BCC) to establish parameters for the work of this committee
· Research and review pending legislation through the lens of Larimer County agriculture
o Consider likely level of impact an active role by County would have on outcome
o Recommend action by BCC as appropriate


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Following its debut last week, Pharrell and Adidas returns with a second range of their collaborative "Pink Beach" capsule.
Releasing for Spring/Summer 2016, the collection is "inspired by soulful, luminous vibes from sunny island spirit." It takes inspiration for Pharrell's passion for music, art, and fashion, via boldly-printed island and forest-inspired bikinis, chiffon track tops and water-resistant laminated mesh ponchos, as well as Hawaiian shirts, board shorts, tees and varsity jackets. There's also footwear, including the Elastic Slip On and Elastic Lace Up — both in black and blue colorways.
The second "Pink Beach" delivery hits adidas Originals stockists on May 12.


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The second day of the amazing Time Travel Survival adventure has arrived from Melting-Mindz and developed by Selfdefiant. This is the sequel to the Time Travel Survival. Imagine in this game you are a crazy scientist who had been working on a time machine for years. One day finally you managed to finish it but you couldn't find any volunteers who was willing to try it out so you took on the task yourself. The machine had a little malfunction and it teleported you back to the past instead of the future and you couldn't use the remote control to get back to your world. You started to explore this strange land in order to fins something with which maybe you could repair the device and use it again. Continue your travel, search for hidden objects and solve puzzles to find your perfect place to be stay until the end of this mysery. Good luck and have fun!
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A new year, a new project. Why not finally start (re)painting that wall or ceiling you've been ignoring for so long. You don't want that new colour to show up on your floor, however. Protecting it will be crucial, along with preventing your shoe soles from spreading the paint around the house. Let's find out more.
The most obvious floor protection ends up in your letterbox every day: newspapers. Save them and ask your family and friends for old copies. Spread multiple layers of broadsheets, make them overlap, and stick them together using painter's tape.
Want even better protection against paint drops? Use cardboard, and don't forget to place two layers against the wall. There, the chances of you spilling paint grow exponentially. If you prefer to use paper as protection, you needn't save all of it yourself. Paint shops sell paper in various types of rolls, enabling you to cover your entire floor.
In every DIY store, you can find plastic foil, in all sizes. As it's flexible, it can easily cover any surface – even furniture. It's also perfect for your windows, since it lets the sunlight shine through. Paint, on the other hand, can't get through, but the foil does tear quite easily. In addition, plastic foil used on the floor is more slippery. Only for cautious DIYers!
Professional painters tend to go for the classic solution: canvas cloths. They're heavier than paper or plastic foil, so they always stay neatly in place. Also, you can reuse them for future paint jobs. Heavier textiles can handle drops of paint, but big splashes might get through. So choose one that's resistant to moisture or has a protective underlay.
With these tips you're ready to visit the paint store. But first, let's get some interior inspiration!


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Chantilly, Virginia is named after the Chantilly Plantation that once was there. During the Civil War, yankee troops burned and destroyed the house. Today, we are here to help the Arvelos family with a bee colony removal.
When we arrived at the Arvelos residence, it was an overcast day but we were still able to see the bees going in and out of the A/C line penetration. These little ladies will take advantage of any hole if it accesses an enclosure where they won't be disturbed.
We used our thermal camera to locate the bees. We found them in between the basement and first floor. We would need to acces them from below. So we headed to the basement.
Mr. Arvelos informed us that the family had just finished remodeling downstairs where the bees were located. The Sheetrock had only been installed a few months prior, so we knew that the hive couldn't be but so big.
After Destiny and I got suited up it was time to get to work. The first thing to do was to build a room using drop cloth. This will contain the bees and allow us to capture the stragglers easier.
Upon cutting into the ceiling, we ran into a small issue. The A/C lines and electric ran right above where we were cutting. Carefully, we cut the hole bigger and we're able to locate the bees. They were right where we had thought they would be.
Even though they were a new hive, they had built a good amount of comb. We estimate that they had been there about a month.
We vacuumed and cut comb for the next thirty minutes. We were using a cardboard box as the hive with thin strips of wood screwed along the top to support the frames.
This hive was so new that we weren't able to tie the comb into the frames because the comb was so fragile. Instead we laid the comb in the bottom and allowed the bees to take care of the eggs and larvae.
When we finished, we cleaned up our mess, caught the stragglers, and loaded our equipment.
It was such a pleasure to meet Mr. and Mrs. Arvelos. They both have such warm and friendly personalities. We are glad to have met the Arvelos family! Thank you for choosing Old Dominion!