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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
A&P Fine Teas
A friend sent me a card the other day, and inside was tucked a most wonderful treat: an ad for A&P Teas from a 1958 issue of Woman's Day magazine! Although I remember going to the local A&P store as a child, I haven't seen one of these in years but have read there are still some up north. It was only as a result of my tea studies that I learned A&P began as the Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company.
Mrs. A. von Dedenroth of Walled Lake, Mich. is the lady providing this testimonial type ad, promoting the fact that she saved 34 cents on A&P's teas over another well-known brand. So even 50 years ago, they liked to advertise products that save you money.
I also think it's interesting that the front of the packages of tea in this ad are very specific about what's in these blends of "OUR OWN tea bags" and "NECTAR tea bags." They contain "pekoe and orange peckoe and cut black tea." And of course the ad ends reminding everyone that "A&P teas prove fine tea needn't be expensive." I'm thankful that fine tea is still a good value today!
Posted by Angela McRae at 7:11 AM
4 comments:
- parTea lady said...
Thanks for sharing this little bit of nostalgia. For many years I shopped at grocery stores up north. I have shopped at A & P, Dominion, Loblaws, etc. I didn't know that A & P was originally the Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company. It will be fun to do some research on A & P.
- June 25, 2008 at 8:48 AM
This is silly but as a child we called it the "A & POO Feed Store ".
I haven't seen one in ages
- June 25, 2008 at 9:33 AM
- Linda J. said...
I have family members who worked for A&P. Like you, I was surprised when I learned a few years ago it was originally the Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company. I enjoy old trivia like the ad you posted.
- June 25, 2008 at 11:08 AM
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I recently made this blog post about the upcoming Dreamworks movie, Home. I'm excited for it because I love animated movies and Dreamworks. But really got me extremely excited for the movie was the lead character, Tip.
You guys know me. I am always dying for representation. Not only does Tip look great but she's voiced by Rhianna who sounds fantastic. Also, Jim Parsons is the alien. I mean, what is not like?
In that post, I made a jab at Disney saying, "Your move Disney."
And I stand by it.
Disney had a really bad track record when it comes to POC characters. Both Pocahontas and Mulan are extremely historically inaccurate and somewhat offense to Native Americans and Chinese people. Hell, I know some Chinese people who hate Mulan just because of what they did to their culture.
And Princess and the Frog? As much as I love that movie, that movie is beyond problematic. First, Tiana doesn't get to be born royalty. We have to make her poor. Lets also get her a funny, white sidekick who will hog most of the attention! Her hair, instead of being curly and bouncy, she stuck in a bun. And of course, she is a mother flipping frog for most of her movie.
Not only that but the last four princesses we got were white. The last two were cardboard cuts of Rapunzel! Hell, even Wreck It Ralph, which I adore, focused on a white man! Do you see what I'm getting at here? And Moana isn't coming out until 2018! I have to wait for four years while Home is coming out in 2015!
Another thing about Dreamworks is that I feel like they are trying when it comes to character design. They are able to make them females look different while still maintaining their sense of style. Look at Eep, the last heroine from The Croods.
Eep is muscular. She doesn't have a slim, petite waist line. She's different. She stands out and she's memorable. At the same time, I related more to her than I did Anna. I know what it's like to butt heads with your dad and her awkwardness seemed real while Anna's seems forced.
Lets also look at Fiona.
Fiona is a major bad ass and I was in awe of her when I first saw her movie. She chose to be an orge so she could be happy. She gave up her good looks for love. She isn't a typical Disney princess and that is great! I know girls who can relate to her more than the Disney princesses.
The Dreamworks characters are also somewhat more relateable than the Disney princesses. Lets take a look at Hiccup from HTTYD
Hiccup is disabled. In the first movie, he looses his foot and has to use prosthetic. And he is the hero. A disabled hero. You guys don't seem to understand how important that is. There are so few animated characters who are disabled and stay disabled. And the thing is that he gets to still be the hero despite that. They didn't have some magic bullshit for his foot. He lost it and he isn't getting it back. But he doesn't let this stop him. He doesn't dwell on it, he goes forward.
I love Disney but as of now, it seems like they only care about white people. The POC princesses hardly ever have their own merch. Hell, me and bunch of tumblr people had to ask Hot Topic to get a Tiana shirt. We get one and the design is crap! There are other POC who aren't in the Disney princess line but Disney doesn't care about them and the Disney fandom ignores them too.
The thing about Dreamworks is that they are trying and taking risks. They are giving us females who are strong yet flawed and beautiful in their own, special ways along with a hero who is disabled. At this point in time, I have more faith in Dreamworks than Disney.
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Nike+ Developer API (Fuelband)
This Friday Nike finally released an API platform. Unfortunately as released is lacking some key information (appid value). My first curl attempts failed with the following message:
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A few months back I was able to sniff the network traffic sent by the Nike+ Fuelband iOS application and retrieve the access_token used by the app and also one key part not mentioned anywhere in the current Nike+ API documentation; a valid appid.
The appid is "fuelband".
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Picture this scenario: You're out on the water taking a relaxing weekend boat ride with your family. Plenty of sun, fresh air and quiet... until a 500-horsepower speedboat rips by, dousing everyone on deck with its wake. After wiping the water from your eyes, you catch a glimpse of the rogue captain: It's John Smith, your head of IT, who happens to be two-fisting a can of beer and a cigarette as he menaces other pleasure cruisers like yourself. Of course you're upset, but come Monday, does John still have a job?
From political bumper stickers to unseemly leisure pursuits, seems that more and more employers are taking a critical view of their employees' behavior beyond the workplace. Sure, getting thrown in jail is one thing, but what about John Smith our IT manager? Where would you draw the line with an employee's activities outside the office and what kinds of rules do you expect your employees to adhere to?
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I truly don't feel like Jesus is right there during the Eucharist. When I feel Him really with me is during praise and worship, personal prayer time, and I see Him all the time in other people. Why do I need anything more than His grace and a personal relationship with Him? - Anonymous
This may sound really odd, but I don't feel Jesus there either. I guess we're in the same boat! That's the really strange thing about the Eucharist. Somehow Jesus was okay with the fact that our senses just shut down around the Eucharist. We don't see God, hear God, touch God, taste God… and yet it's God there.
The key is that — as with all things that are authentically divine — our eyes don't work. We have to trust the "eyes of faith." And, as the traditional theological dictum goes, faith is "of things we hear," not things we see. So we can't count on our eyes, but we can count on what we are told and what is passed down to us… the Word.
Faith, not sight! That's the only answer that you and I can hold onto. But we're not clinging desperately… we're actually anchored onto a rock more firm than any human certainty. God has said so!
So when you go to Adoration or go to receive Jesus in the Eucharist, ask him humbly for that grace to "see" more clearly with your eyes of faith and to discover his Presence. Because of that Presence, our lives can never be the same!
It's great to hear that you're able to have so much fervor and clarity of Jesus' presence in personal prayer, etc. It's truly a gift! It won't always happen. A little bit on that here. But pray that the same thing start to happen more frequently with the Eucharist… it's a great support for faith. But faith ultimately isn't about what we feel… it's about what we believe.
And if that's the case, then that relationship — with a God who gives himself to you as food and drink — will be more personal than anything else we could ever have imagined! And that grace will be more tangible than anything else we could ever have imagined!
I love being Catholic. Every day just convinces me more that I don't deserve this at all. It's just way too much. God is good!
- Father Shane
Grace is indeed needed to turn a man into a saint; and he who doubts it does not know what a saint or a man is.— Pascal, Pensées, p. 508. (via hargaden)
In whatever state a soul may be, it ought to pray. A soul which is pure and beautiful must pray, or else it will lose its beauty; a soul which is striving after this purity must pray, or else it will never attain it; a soul which is newly converted must pray, or else it will fall again; a sinful soul, plunged in sins, must pray so that it might rise again. There is no soul which is not bound to pray, for every single grace comes to the soul through prayer.— Saint Faustina Kowalska
Fr. I read somewhere recently that God doesn't listen to sinners. Do you think this is true?? I am in a state of sin right now, a sin I have been forgiven for many times before. While being forgiven is the greatest gift I have received, I don't have the strength to remain sinless. I repeat my sins. The weaker I get the more I sin. It's a vicious circle. And now I feel truly lost and alone, and my heart yearns for the Lord but I can't see or hear Him anymore. I just don't know what to do.... - Anonymous
Does God listen to sinners? Of course! But in a strange sort of way. Remember the parable of the Prodigal Son? When the ungrateful and sinful son returns to his Father with no excuse whatsoever, the Father hears the first part of his confession, but it's almost as if he's not listening! The son only gets through the first half of what he had been planning to tell the Father, because the Father is saying, "Quickly bring the finest robe…" to his servants. In other words, God is so eager to forgive that he's only barely listening!
What the devil will do is the exact opposite of that… he talks and talks and talks and talks. He'll keep on telling you that you're useless, that there's no possible way that you can please God, that you're sinking deeper and deeper and that there's no way out. Lies! All lies. Don't believe him! The truth of the matter is in Psalm 23:
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil, for you are with me;
your rod and your staff comfort me.
It's true! When you are in your darkest moments, that's when God is closest. So don't let anyone tell you differently. The more often you can make it to Confession, the more Grace can build you back up and strengthen you to avoid sin, even if you find yourself falling back again. You may be "lost," but you're not "alone"!
Have you been able to discuss your situation privately with a priest? (In Confession is the best place to do it, since you know it's under the seal of total secrecy.) Digging your way out of a habit of sin isn't easy, but it's always possible by God's grace. You're going to need to start by avoiding the opportunities and occasions in which that sin normally presents itself (a situation, a person in your life, a particular time/place). If the sin has become an addiction that's controlling you (i.e., you're really not free to say No to it), then you really need an anti-addiction strategy, which looks a little different (think in terms of AA or any twelve-step program or an accountability partner) than a normal spiritual plan.
You're right… you don't have the strength to remain sinless. (Gosh, I wish I did!) But God has Power to lift you up!
God bless you and count on my prayers for you tonight.
- Father Shane
It's a mind-blowing concept that the God who created the Universe might be looking for company, a real relationship with people, but the thing that keeps me on my knees is the difference between Grace and Karma. At the center of all religions is the idea of Karma. You know, what you put out comes back to you: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, or in physics—in physical laws—every action is met by an equal or an opposite one. And yet, along comes this idea called Grace to upend all that… . Love interrupts, if you like, the consequences of your actions, which in my case is very good news indeed, because I've done a lot of stupid stuff. I'd be in big trouble if Karma was going to finally be my judge. It doesn't excuse my mistakes, but I'm holding out for Grace. I'm holding out that Jesus took my sins onto the Cross, because I know who I am, and I hope I don't have to depend on my own religiosity.— Bono
— Pope Benedict XVI (April 13, 2011)
Christian holiness is nothing other than charity lived to the full. "God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him" (1 Jn 4:16). Now God has poured out his love in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us (cf. Rom 5:5); therefore the first and most necessary gift is charity, by which we love God above all things and our neighbour through love of him. But if charity, like a good seed, is to grow and fructify in the soul, each of the faithful must willingly hear the word of God and carry out his will with deeds, with the help of his grace. He must frequently receive the sacraments, chiefly the Eucharist, and take part in the holy liturgy; he must constantly apply himself to prayer, self-denial, active brotherly service and the exercise of all the virtues. […]
What is the essential? The essential means never leaving a Sunday without an encounter with the Risen Christ in the Eucharist; this is not an additional burden but is light for the whole week. It means never beginning and never ending a day without at least a brief contact with God. And, on the path of our life it means following the "signposts" that God has communicated to us in the Ten Commandments, interpreted with Christ, which are merely the explanation of what love is in specific situations. It seems to me that this is the true simplicity and greatness of a life of holiness: the encounter with the Risen One on Sunday; contact with God at the beginning and at the end of the day; following, in decisions, the "signposts" that God has communicated to us, which are but forms of charity.
— Bishop Curtis Guillory (Beaumont)
Our young people are pulled in two different directions which cause them a lot of tension and anxiety. On the one hand, there is a power that pulls them downwards – selfishness, falsehood, and evil. If they give in to this downward pull, then they are diminished, less human, and distanced from God. The opening of cyberspace has provided our young people with positive human interaction, as well as some very negative and dangerous connections. The availability of e-mail, the web, chat rooms, Facebook, YouTube, web cams, blogs, etc. has opened up avenues never before thought possible. With this technology, our youth can communicate with great ease, share emotions, access information that helps them in their education or employment. Unfortunately, cyberspace has a very dark side that can quickly lure an unsuspecting young person into sexually abusive relationships, dangerous circumstances, behavior and thinking that are far from Gospel values.
On the other hand, there is a greater power – the grace of the Holy Spirit – which pulls them upward – that is, toward God's love which leads to a life of integrity, wholeness, generosity, peace, and joy. It is a choice our young people have to make at a younger age today, and hopefully, the life-giving values passed on to them will assist them in making the choice for God.
In whatever state a soul may be, it ought to pray. A soul which is pure and beautiful must pray, or else it will lose its beauty; a soul which is striving after this purity must pray, or else it will never attain it; a soul which is newly converted must pray, or else it will fall again; a sinful soul, plunged in sins, must pray so that it might rise again. There is no soul which is not bound to pray, for every single grace comes to the soul through prayer.— St. Faustina (via gracebagnas)


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Q: I'm contemplating buying a new Retina MacBook Pro with a solid state drive that is much smaller than I'm used to. Since my iTunes library takes up a lot of space I need to move the library to another disk. However, it would be a pain to have to connect the external disk every time I do a wireless sync with my iPhone and iPad. I do use iTunes Match, so that can handle my music, but I'm wondering if there is a painless way of keeping music and films on an external drive with podcasts, apps and anything else needed to sync an iOS device on the internal drive?
- Dean
A: Unfortunately, while there's no easy way to split a library in this manner without reimporting pieces, there is a fairly simple workaround for using a laptop while keeping your iTunes content on an external drive.
The first and most important point to keep in mind is that iTunes will never remove anything from an iPod or iOS device as long as it remains listed in the iTunes library, regardless of whether the actual content is available or not. What this means in practical terms is that as long as your iTunes library remains on the internal hard drive you can continue to sync your iPhone and iPad even when the external drive is disconnected. You obviously won't be able to actually add any content from the external drive, but iTunes will otherwise ignore the fact that the underlying content is unavailable, leaving the content that is already on your devices alone.
The second feature of iTunes that is useful in this scenario is that if the iTunes Media folder is unavailable when you start iTunes (e.g. on an external hard drive that is disconnected), iTunes reverts to using the default iTunes Media folder location—~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media on your internal hard drive. Not only will any new content that you download or import be placed in this location, but you can actually keep additional copies of content here from your "real" iTunes Media folder on the external hard drive and iTunes will find it and use it from this location whenever the external hard drive is disconnected.
So with those two points in mind, what you can do is transfer your entire iTunes Media folder from your existing computer to an external hard drive, following the instructions in our tutorial on Transferring your iTunes Library. You can then copy the rest of your "iTunes" folder over to the new Retina MacBook Pro, either by copying it via the external hard drive or simply as part of your normal migration; be sure to exclude the "iTunes Media" sub-folder when copying to the new MacBook, as you've already transferred this to the external hard drive.
As long as you don't rename the external hard drive, you can plug it into the new MacBook and iTunes will be able to find your content there automatically. Check the Advanced pane in your iTunes Preferences on the new MacBook Pro and ensure that the iTunes Media folder is set to the external hard drive. This should automatically be the case if you did a full migration to the new MacBook, since your iTunes preference files would have come over during this process. If you've setup the MacBook as a new computer and simply copied the iTunes database over, however, you will need to check these preferences and reconfigure them manually.
If you shut down iTunes, disconnect the external hard drive, and then restart iTunes, you should see that the iTunes Media folder path will have reverted to its default location under ~/Music/iTunes.
This is a temporary condition, however; if you remount the external hard drive, and restart iTunes, the path will resume pointing to the external hard drive.
With your external hard drive disconnected, any new content you download gets placed in the default "iTunes Media" folder on your local hard drive. You can also take specific content with you simply by copying it from the iTunes Media folder on the external drive to the corresponding location within the iTunes Media folder on the internal drive and iTunes will continue to find it in that location, even when the external drive is unavailable, both for direct access and syncing with your iPhone or iPad.
If you are downloading new content while on the go (e.g. podcasts, new music/video purchases, etc), you can easily add this to the external hard drive when you return home simply by confirming that the iTunes Media folder path is set to the external hard drive and then using the same Consolidate option that you originally used to move your entire library to the external drive. iTunes will copy any files that are not in the proper iTunes Media folder (e.g. those on your internal hard drive) over to that location.
Note that you don't even need to worry about any of this, however, unless you're actually planning to either access content directly within iTunes while the external drive is disconnected, or plan to import or download new content for syncing to your iOS devices; remember that you can sync your iPhone and iPad even without the external drive connected and iTunes will not remove anything from your devices as long as it remains listed in your iTunes library.
One final note to keep in mind, however: iTunes Match actually presents a special case here, since iTunes will not revert to using the iCloud based copies of your music if it thinks a local copy should be available. In other words, if a file is listed in the iTunes library as local, but the underlying file cannot be found, iTunes will simply give you an error and not allow you to play that track. The workaround for this particular situation is to setup another, secondary iTunes library specifically for accessing your iTunes Match content. See our article on Streaming from iTunes Match on your Primary iTunes computer for more information on how to set this up.
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My child, injustice has filled the world from the time sin first entered its gates. But I have not abdicated My throne. I have not abandoned My plans. Nothing escapes My eyes. One day, all things will be made right. All scores will be settled. And although you may suffer wrongs, remember that I did, too. I am always watching for those who will be true to Me. Stay faithful, My child. I'll never leave you.
Lord, our finite minds cannot understand the heartaches of the world—the violence of crime, the illness that steals a loved one, the searing pain of separation and divorce. Yet You, Lord, see it all. You, who never sleep, will one day unravel the unsolved mysteries of our lives. Thank You for watching over me.
Even in the night, He sees, He hears, and He speaks peace in the midst of our fears./blockquote>
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It's not the ripper, but the preset format that affects file size. Best format settings per my experience:
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Bitrate- 1500kbps
Framerate- 30fps

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Sampling rate- 44.1khz
Bitrate- 160kbps
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With the above settings a Blu-ray movie can be compressed to 1.5-2.5GB depends on the movie length. As to Blu-ray ripper, I also recommend Pavtube mainly because it allows you set format settings to get desired file size and quality. And other Blu-ray rippers let you rip Blu-ray only but this one rips both Blu-ray and DVD. If you have CUDA compliant graphics card installed, the ripping speed could be fairly fast.

Thanks so much for your help. I'll try pavtube later and see how it works. Taylor Momsen 2011-06-23T00:17:31Z Travel with ASUS Transformer 101-need help Taylor Momsen urn:androidpit:forum:post:11c58bb0a1fc9da2fa536c10d0131d7c 2011-06-21T06:39:15Z 2011-06-21T06:39:15Z I'm on a flight to the UK soon and want to get some of my movies (mainly blu-ray movies) on ASUS Eee Pad Transformer for the flight. Tried some Blu-ray rippers but all creates HUGE files- 10GB+ for one movie. Would some one please advise a ripper for Eee Pad Transformer 101? I would be pleased if I can compress a Blu-ray to 1.5-3GB and still keep 720p HD quality. Any suggestions? Taylor Momsen 2011-06-21T06:39:15Z 1080p contents run slow on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Taylor Momsen urn:androidpit:forum:post:6cb1f75d57467ee998aa964e6435d327 2011-06-08T01:21:52Z 2011-06-08T01:21:52Z In the first place, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is a great media player. It plays most of my videos smoothly. The only problem I have had is some 1080p contents tend to run slow on Galaxy Tab 10.1. Lower resolutions run pretty well. When it comes to some 1080p .mkv and avi videos, the playing speed slows down. I think it has to do with the hardware itself, because I've tried several other media players beside the stock player. Any suggestions? Taylor Momsen 2011-06-08T01:21:52Z


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Thank you so much! We absolutely loved our time here at the ranch. The cabin was amazing, the scenery was amazing and the food...fantastic!
Travis & Whitney Swartz
As people have been calling all of us today to ask about our vacation we have each tried our best to describe to our friends and family what a great time we had and to share with them the unique and special experience of a Sylvan Dale vacation. What strikes me as I listen to the kids talk about it, and as I try to describe it myself is that it is easy to describe the week of activities, but really difficult to describe the quality of the activities, the quality of the interaction with the people who provide the activities, and the sheer beauty of the country the activities take place in. I mean really how can one truly describe the sound of the Thompson River running outside your window in the morning or the sun hitting the red rocks as it sets at night?
While Sylvan Dale is located in a really beautiful spot and the surrounding mountains and country are also spectacular, it seems to be the quality of the Sylvan Dale people that really make the difference. Everyone who works at Sylvan Dale seems to really enjoy what they do. They seem to have a fondness for the place and for the land and they seem to go out of their way to make sure that guests have a wonderful experience at Sylvan Dale.
Lori Latka
Mary and I wish to sincerely express our joy for the week we had at Sylvan Dale. This was our first experience at a guest ranch and my first experience on a horse. We did not know what to expect. But this I do know, we were not disappointed and we now have many positive memories. I am very impressed with everyone at the ranch. From the top on down, everybody works long hours to make our stay enjoyable. This was an absolute pleasure.
Robert L. Baird
Thank you for the most wonderful and memorable time I spent at your ranch. I have many delightful and fun pictures. Everyone has a smile on their face. That shows you we were all enjoying everything. I have never been on a vacation like this. Your staff and wranglers made me feel so comfortable, even for us novices. I can't say enough about the meals we had...delicious. I also want to say what a great program you have for the children. I think my best time was when a group of us got to herd the cattle from pen to pen and couldn't let them get to the mountain of muck.
Susan Andersen
It is quite difficult to know where to begin as there are so many adjectives, emotions and accolades running around in my head. In my opinion, the conclusion is that Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch in its entirety, is a beautiful ranch and is rated a "10" in all aspects. Each department does a great job of managing their specific area, and accomplishing their goals and objectives in a most professional, efficient yet cordial manner. The facility, the activities, and the food were all excellent and especially the people, the Jessup's, their staff and guest. Everyone provided such a warm, friendly atmosphere making me feel welcomed like a big family gathering - it definitely enhanced my visit! Linda and David were great hosts as were Susan and David A. even though I didn't have as much of an opportunity to spend time with them.
Thank you for the great opportunity to get to know some very accomplished, special individuals. The conversations, experiences, and good times will always be remembered. 'Til we meet again!
Carole Betz
"The best staff of any organization I have ever seen!"
"Good balance of constant activities, but not rushed."
"As an experienced rider & horse owner, I highly recommend the riding horses and wranglers at SDR. It's a great way to challenge your skills without the hassle of trailering. The horses are well-trained, fit & suitable for all levels of riding. Enjoy the ride of a lifetime at SDR."
"I would like to compliment the wranglers for their outstanding job of instructing the students."
"As an experienced rider, I appreciated the flexibility of the horse program to provide riding experiences to my level, and those that challenged me. The barn staff went out of their way to match me with a suitable horse so I could truly experience the authentic Sylvan Dale Ranch."
Leaving Sylvan Dale
(Poem composed for the Friday night Ranch Party)
We'll be missing Sylvan Dale when we leave (boo hoo)
We'll miss Krista calling cows in the field (come on!)
We'll miss best desserts in town when we leave (yum yum)
We'll miss riding with the wranglers on the trail (yee haw!)
Leaving Sylvan Dale
(Poem composed for the Friday night Ranch Party)
We'll be missing Sylvan Dale when we leave (boo hoo)
We'll miss Krista calling cows in the field (come on!)
We'll miss best desserts in town when we leave (yum yum)
We'll miss riding with the wranglers on the trail (yee haw!)
John and I had the most amazing weekend staying at the Bed and Breakfast up at Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch ... we were warmly welcomed by everyone we came into contact with, and I mean everyone! If you are by chance considering getting married up here, contact Sue Bennett, she is the wedding coordinator and she is the sweetest wedding coordinator for a venue that I have ever met. I promise, she will take care of you! If you haven't been here, I highly recommend it! Thank you Sylvan Dale Ranch for making our (late) Valentines Weekend Get-a-way the best it could have been! read more
Dalen Nicole
We want to say thank you to the entire staff at the ranch for making our wedding weekend better than we ever could have imagined.
Cheryl L.
...All of our guests were charmed by the Sylvan Dale - the beauty of the surroundings and all the comfortable amenities... What happy memories you helped to make!
Donna Sharpe, Mother of the Groom
I was more than pleased with everything. The service was more than I could have asked for. You and all your staff were so helpful to me. All I had to do was to turn and there was someone there to assist me with what ever I needed. I for one, felt very well taken care of. Thank you so much.
Susan Egan
Mother of the Bride
Thanks so much for the wonderful food at our wedding event last Saturday... Many commented to me how very nice the food was. My brother was in from DC and attends many gala events due to his position (he also cooks gourmet stuff himself and has even done cooking schools in Italy for fun) and he made a point to tell me the food was just excellent.
We had such a wonderful wedding due in large part to all of the great service, attention to detail, and wonderful atmosphere that is Sylvan Dale.
Christina and Eric Morway
Bride and Groom
The food was amazing and your eye for detail was perfect. I felt very spoiled the whole time.
Emily and Juan Acosta
First, I wanted to thank you and the rest of the staff at Sylvan Dale for an excellent weekend!! All of the guests at our events were so pleased with your facilities and many commented on how friendly all of the staff were to them. You all made our wedding weekend a very special and memorable occasion. We really could not have asked for more!!
Erin and Chris Mencini
We registered for beef on our wedding registry. Heart-J Beef made the whole process so easy. Our friends and family were able to call in and donate any amount towards our order. The grass fed beef from Heart-J Beef is amazing and we've been coming back ever since. We would recommend Heart-J Beef to anyone.
Colin and Erin Quinn, Bride and Groom
Hands down the best facility we have ever had for a team meeting. We have stayed in hotels across North America, and all of them are a distant 2nd in service to your staff. I would love to duplicate your culture for all of our 3,000 hotels. Truly an amazing place!!
Mike Swanigan, Regional Director, Western US & Local Market sales, Hotel Performance Support, InterContinental Hotels Group, The Americas
Sylvan Dale is a glowing example of quality customer service! The icing on the cake is the warmth and authenticity you extend. Thank you!
Sheri Martin
Business Retreat guest
...Our deepest gratitude for the outstanding job that all the staff did on our behalf when we held our Diocesan Board of Directors retreat ...Every ranch staff member we encountered was uniformly friendly and helpful, and we were made to feel most welcome and at home...Everyone enjoyed the hospitality and the excellent meals...
Lelanda Lee
Board Member, Denver, CO
Thanks again for the royal reception and the first class treatment. Our group thoroughly enjoyed our visit.
David J. Joseph Company
Cincinnati, Ohio
I would not hesitate to recommend Sylvan Dale's facility for any corporate group that wants to combine business and team building. Sylvan Dale's facility offered everything we needed for a productive meeting. The location is conveniently close to Loveland / Fort Collins, yet the setting is quiet and felt far away. This enabled us all to remove ourselves mentally from our daily responsibilities so we could focus our energies on the topics of the meeting. Our attendees from both domestic and international locations enjoyed the ranching atmosphere, which gave everyone a flavor for the unique beauty of Colorado and the American West. The highlight of our meeting was the equine-assisted team building activity. For an afternoon, we were all ranch hands, learning riding skills as a group and then putting them immediately to use in activities that tested and further developed our communication and teamwork skills. Not only was the team-building highly effective for our group, but the experience was so unique that it will be remembered for years to come.
Bob Steiner, Director, R&D, Hewlett-Packard
I wanted to thank you again for hosting the Nestle Healthcare Region meeting last week. My experience and the response from the group was nothing less than outstanding! From the meeting room, dining experience, trail ride and guest quarters; it has all exceeded our expectation! Thank you again for providing such outstanding service. It was definitely "Legendary Hospitality!
Melissa Barcewski
Nestle Healthcare
Thank you for your kind and generous treatment of our church group. The great facilities and wonderful food was only excelled by the hospitality. We hope to do it again.
J. Emmett Roberts, Minister
Church of Christ
We have just concluded our 2008 season of Retreats, and by all accounts it has been another wonderful success! ... The support we have received from you and Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch has been a vital ingredient to our success and we are very grateful for your ongoing generosity.
Stan Golub
Executive Director, Reel Recovery
The location of Sylvan Dale, at the mouth of the Big Thompson Canyon is breathtaking, with pristine wildlife viewing opportunities, amazing geologic formations, and cattle/horse ranch activities which all contribute to creating our amazing retreat experiences. It is an incredible place to learn, listen, observe, and heal our souls. Our clients delight in these retreats, and we enjoy coming to the ranch on a monthly basis (or more often!). I am so appreciative that the Sylvan Dale family opens their hearts and spirit to us; to allow us the pleasure of experiencing this slice of heaven for our specialized retreat events. One needs a chance to get away to nature for renewal, reflection, and rejuvenations. Our wonderful nature walks along the river, self-discovery sessions, accommodations with stone fireplaces, and the opportunity to breathe clean mountain air allows us to leave the Ranch with renewed levels of creativity, inspirations, hope, and vigor!
Dr. Allen D. Brandon, Ph.D.
Director, Rocky Mountain Neuropsychological Sciences, P.C.
Christmas 2008 is now memories captured digitally on cameras and forever in our minds. Without a doubt one of the most memorable Christmas' of my life, and I believe my feelings are shared by the other 28 members of the Assmus Family Christmas Reunion. Charles and Donna Assmus, celebrating their 58th wedding anniversary this year, have five children whose families have grown through the years to the point where no single household can comfortably support a gathering of all family members. The Sylvan Dale Lodge and specifically the Wagon Wheel Bunkhouse was the perfect setting and accommodations for our family Christmas reunion. The large bunkhouse, with stone fireplace, log furniture, tables, and the adjacent kitchen made for an ideal setting to socialize, play pinochle, board games, and gather for gift exchanges and Christmas carols. The adjoining private bedrooms and baths allowed for a good nights rest, although most didn't maintain their normal sleep schedules as the adrenalin rush from once again being together as a family made sleep difficult to come by - at least the first night.
Outside the bunkhouse, the Sylvan Dale ranch allowed for early morning runs on the gravel roads scattered throughout the ranch. The runners observed coyotes up close and deer on the distant hills. On the second day we held a much hyped outdoor kickball game with the older generation challenging the younger generation to bragging rights! The temperatures were in the low 20's and a few inches of snow covered our scratched out field, but the competition was intense and the action non-stop - keeping most everyone warm 'till the end. However, once back at the bunkhouse, the warm fire and hot cider made for a great place to recant the great plays and view the digital photos.
Thanks again, for providing such a wonderful setting for our Assmus Family Christmas Reunion. The breakfasts were to die for! Please extend our gratitude once again to the cooks and the servers. We're already talking about other gatherings at the Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch, and the Lord willing ... celebrating Charles and Donna's 60th wedding anniversary at your mountain ranch facility.
Assmus Family Reunion
Thank you, Sylvan Dale! From Kate, Pat Mother, Marilyn, Karen, Cyndi, Jenny, and about forty other happy celebrants. We all appreciated all that you did to make our celebration perfect! Wow! What a Week! With many thanks, best wishes and hoping for an opportunity to return to Sylvan Dale.
Sylvan Dale was such a great setting and a wonderful retreat to enjoy our celebration!
We had a chance to connect in such a beautiful setting with such relaxing and attentive service as well. It just could not have been better.
I've loved those brisk, overcast days, the sudden showers, the roaring river, the sounds of the birds, and an occasional whinny!
Sylvan Dale was the perfect setting for our celebration.
What a perfectly lovely location you chose, with weather to match...I can only imagine the magic you all worked to make it all happen. It was a truly feel good experience in every way.
Yes, Yes, Yes! More days at the Ranch! What a beautiful place it is! That was just a stellar event!
Karen Bird and Family
Our Schmidt Family Reunion was a great success, due in a large part to the setting. Everyone loved Sylvan Dale! It's interesting to note that most of the Colorado people were not aware of the amenities that the Ranch offered. Now, I hope, many of them will find it to be a great escape, which is right at their doorsteps. Thank you for your time and patience as we worked through the details. There is a lot of enthusiasm about doing it again in two or three years, so don't toss the file quite yet! Thank you again and best wishes for a successful summer.
Sylvia Garney
This was the most perfect place we have ever been for a family reunion! We had such a good time.
The Hahn Family Reunion
We had a great time here. You guys have a great ranch. We loved it. Everyone was friendly and helpful. The horses were great. The scenery is beautiful. It was just a really lovely experience being here. Thank you so much for having us.
Clyde and Dawn Raines
We were put up in the Molly Brown Cottage last Monday and enjoyed our stay very much. What a lovely setting...beautiful! We enjoyed a delicious breakfast and were impressed with all the staff members we met. We will be happy to recommend your business to all we meet.
Orville Riddle
Spent the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend at the Sylvan Dale Ranch. It was a most memorable experience. The cabins are beautiful, all the staff did a great job, the food was great, the horseback rides into the mountains were breathtaking, it is beautiful country!
But I think the most important aspect of the whole experience was the homey family atmosphere. Guests, staff and the owners of Sylvan Dale just all seemed to come together to make one big happy family.... Everyone makes you feel like family here. I can't thank everyone enough for the chance to be a small part of this wonderful place!!! Hope to get to go back there and visit again. I would highly recommend this as a memorable vacation experience!!! :)
Cindy Roberts
Thank you for the wonderful opportunity to be involved in the Cowgirl Round-up! I had fun with the staff, attendees, guests and other queens. Thank you!
Megan Grieve, Miss Rodeo Colorado 2008
It was such fun to see familiar cowgirl faces and meet new cowgirls and what a great evening's entertainment, too. Something different and really enjoyable! It was a real treat for me.
Carol Burgard
We made the long journey back to Wellington after a great stay at Sylvan Dale! We really enjoyed our stay. Everyone was very hospitable. The meals were well prepared and filling. The lodging was very comfortable. The setting was very pleasant.
Phil Schwolert
Owner/Publisher of The Homesteader
Perhaps you should include time travel in your marketing material.
I blinked going into the valley yesterday. Blinking again hours later...It was as if time froze. Even better the day transported me back to a time my father and I played Damsels and Dragons.
Although my father ascended into Heaven in 2002, he was tangibly with me fish after fish. A father's day gift for a 52 year old son...fatherless for 6 years.
I remember a scene from the movie Field of Dreams. John Kinsella asks Is this Heaven? His son Ray says, No, it's Iowa. I could have sworn it was Heaven being in the valley all alone with my father yesterday.
I echo John Kinsella's words. I just wanted to thank you folks for putting up the valley, letting us play here.
P.S. The Dragons Won!
Steve Musick
Annual Fishing Member
I had been a vegetarian who ate organically for nearly forty years. However, head injury from a car accident so increased my need for protein that I knew I needed to eat some red meat - a huge transition for me.
Luckily, I already knew the owners and staff of Sylvan Dale Ranch and their excellent reputation for grass fed and carefully handled cattle, right through to the processing of the meat.
I began with small amounts of their hamburger and not only felt an immediate difference health wise, but I easily enjoyed the flavor, which surprised me.
After a few weeks eating Heart-J beef, my schedule didn't permit me to visit Sylvan Dale Ranch when I needed beef. Consequently, I bought top-of-the-line hamburger of a well known brand at the health food store. I threw half of it away because I just couldn't "stomach it". There was an enormous difference in taste and leanness between the two products.
I was very grateful that I had known about Heart-J been initially, and I was very glad to return to using it. In addition, Heart-J went out of it's way to make sure it was easy for me to have access to this healthful meat. So, customer service, too. It's a winner all the way around!
Nancy Waldrum
We care greatly about three things: well managed grasslands, the humane treatment of animals, and tasty, well aged, well cut beef. Sylvan Dale beef excels at all three. Thank you.
Carl & Jane Bock
My friend cooked a Heart J Beef roast for 1 hour and it was delicious; very juicy and tender! Everyone raved! I now know how to cook an oven roast and also know how good your meat is. The other thing we noticed after the meal was that we didn't feel like we had a heavy meal. The meat seems to digest easier then grain fed beef.
Deanna Pearson
I am honestly loving our beef that we got last month. It is the best! From the Rib-eye to the ground beef, it doesn't get any better. It is the best tasting beef we have ever had! The ribeyes we fixed the other night, simply made you close your eyes and say mmmmmmm. I would recommend SDR beef to anyone.
Ted Meredith, Loveland


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"All o'ya apologize t'Ayako!! It ain' possible t'turn back th' clock…But at least, in regards t'that clan meet…ya can all get on yer knees'n apologize!!"
As a member with a large number of relatives living near me, I have no shortage of running into family drama. The women in my family gossip a lot and talk about each other like mad. These have led to some tense conversations over the years. I get annoyed, but after reading Osamu Tezuka's Ayako, I realized how lucky I am and how you might be too if you're part of a big family. It makes you wonder how much family members are willing to hurt each other to protect the things they treasure the most.
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Some fans may view manga as a higher power, but can manga build one's faith toward a deity literally? A female Buddhist priest trying to make it big in Japan credited Osamu Tezuka's "Buddha" as an inspiration to follow religion. For all those anti-manga religious critics that think manga is porn, this will cause some cognitive dissonance.
It's pretty interesting to hear this as Japan's stance of religion tends to be wide-open. This is a country that has a best-selling manga about Jesus and Buddha living together in modern-day Japan. You also can't discount the various religious imagery in many anime/manga series. Yes, religion is a controversial topic to some, but controversy can be eye-opening if it presents ideas and opinions that are well thought-out.
While Tezuka is an amazing storyteller (which helps to attract people like Yuken Kikuchi, the Buddhist priest mentioned), this is another reminder for manga being complex enough to influence lives. However, concerns have risen over the fact that some children in Japan are not able to read manga. Apparently, teenagers prefer to read material like light novels instead. Maybe that's why they've been so popular lately?
Has manga become as complex as the Holy Bible? What do you guys think?
Here's something that might get you thinking about the mix of ideas - check out this thesis on manga and religion: Religious Manga Culture - The Conflation of Religion and Entertainment in Japan.
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The world of Japanese anime/manga culture spread its vibrant aura over NYC as famous clothing brand Lacoste held a party to celebrate its Osamu Tezuka line. What was even better was that Lacoste managed to get Anime Diet to do a panel on the history of anime and manga and how it has emerged to be a worldwide juggernaut.
The party also had a live DJ, catering and some artwork displayed and drawn by NYC-based manga artist, Hiroki Otsuka. Anime Diet's panel went into a lot of detail about the history of Osamu Tezuka, anime, manga, conventions, cosplay and even pop fashion as well. They brought out a good point in saying if it weren't for Tezuka, Japanese pop culture probably wouldn't exist.
While there are criticisms against Tezuka, the fact of the matter is that our precious seiyuus/waifus/doujins/fanservice are his "great-great-great-grandchildren". He did say comics was his wife and animation his mistress. Who knew tomfoolery could impact the world greatly? Then again, being surrounded by chaos can unlock creativity.
Enjoy the photos! And much thanks to Anime Diet for schooling folks with Anime/Manga 101!
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With another holiday season here, it's often time to take a look at what manga series make good gifts. Though let's get a bit more specific. What if you want someone to read titles that presents characters plagued by personal issues and the stress of the worlds they reside in? Have I got some ideas for you. Here are some of today's top awesome English-licensed manga that dives deep into the recesses of the mind.
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"I feel so empty…Why should a woman living life to the fullest on her own feel so empty? Momma, I want…Mr. Mizuno!!"
With how the world is today, we often hear stories about people who make others suffer and/or have no regard for the well-being of their fellow man. The media portrays them as heartless and cruel. But what if underneath their scary exteriors, they secretly have a yearning for a connection that they hope to find? This is extremely prevalent in Osamu Tezuka's "The Book of Human Insects" with regards to the main lead character, Toshiko Tomura. She is considered to be a very callous individual who constantly manipulates men to achieve fame and glory. However, Tomura has a deep attachment to a former flame, Ryotaro Mizuno. Her confused mindset makes you wonder if extremely apathetic individuals can truly develop feelings of attachment.
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1 More Round: Joe Cortez: Fair and firm doesn't exactly mean competent
Ok, is it old news by now? Probably. But I can't see myself NOT writing about it.
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After a fantastic day yesterday, we've just got news that the judge is expecting to announce his verdict on the six defendants in the Manchester Airport on Trial case this afternoon.
It's a bit earlier than we expected, but we're really hopeful for the right outcome. With the strength of arguments from our panel of expert witnesses, we're sure the judge can't help but be convinced!
Yesterday we heard from Kevin Anderson, from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Research, whose testimony on the effects of climate change and the role played by aviation emissions was as terrifying as it was inspiring. He told us that "every day we are reducing the chances of living a reasonably liveable future," and that only if we all take action now can we hope to keep global warming to anything resembling manageable levels. You can read his full report, as submitted to the court, here.
Today Lib Dem Councillor Martin Eakins told the court how local councillors voted unanimously against the expansion plans but were totally ignored by the owner of the airport, Manchester City Council. Local resident, Peter Johnson, described the proposed demolition of his family home – you can read more about the threat to the Hasty Lane community on the Stop Expansion at Manchester Airport blog. Hasty Lane's been twinned with the village of Sipson at Heathrow, who finally triumphed over similar plans to bulldoze their village by Heathrow airport last year.