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For today's blog, I thought I would talk about how the OG works.
Children in the Older Group are reaching toward independence. They are holding on to childhood, while pushing toward teen-hood, vacillating between wanting to be a young child and wanting the maturity and responsibility of an adolescent. Their thinking is shifting from more concrete to more abstract understanding of their world, and their minds and bodies are beginning to be affected by hormonal changes. It is an exciting, and sometimes challenging, period of transition in their lives.
The Older Group is a mixed age group ranging from 9 - 12 or 13 years old, covering what would be 4th - 6th grade (or in some cases offering an extra year as needed) in a traditional school setting. The mixed age groups promote a more natural and family-like setting for learning, everyone bringing their particular strengths, ideas, concepts, and learning styles to enrich the learning of all. The children are not grouped according to grade or age, but according to what skills they are working on at the time. The groupings are, therefore, fairly fluid and allow for easy movement from group to group.
What does this look like in the Older Group? We begin the day with a morning meeting. This allows children the opportunity to check in with each other and talk about what is on their minds. This can range from telling about what they did yesterday, to what they dreamed, to an illness in the family. It sets the tone for the day, and lets all of us know 'where we are' as the day begins.
At the core of our philosophy, is a respect for children as learners. They love to learn; their brains are growing at a rapid pace and they have a thirst for knowledge. Children learn at different paces and different time tables, and with different interests driving them. The size and structure of our groups permits this to happen. Children are not taught all of the same skills at the same time. Children work independently on class work and projects, while Sally Dennis, Bill Mullins and I work with small groups to teach math, or I work with small groups on other subjects, such as reading, spelling, grammar, etc. At scheduled times, small groups go to Brian for art and science.
Curriculum is in large part built on the interests of the children. Those are taken into consideration first, and from there, I also incorporate those skills that I know they need to make a successful transition beyond Antioch School. The room is set up so children can explore many different ideas, topics, and skills as they work independently.
It is not a 'you can hear a pin drop' environment. There is much going on, with children pursuing different activities throughout the day. Discovery and learning often entails moving around, working together, and making use of areas beyond the classroom. The children share ideas and knowledge with each other, and are teachers as well as learners. In fact, what better way to strengthen what you learn by sharing that knowledge with someone else? Children in the Older Group also partner with the Kindergarten children as swim partners, reading partners, and often are partners on walks and other activities. The relations they build with the kindergarten children are very valued and carry well beyond their Older Group or Kindergarten years. Frequently an Antioch School graduate, in college or beyond, will fondly mention their kindergarten partner by name.
Looking into any room at Antioch School, the observer will see multiple activities going on at the same time. Children will be curled up someplace comfortable reading, working in little groups on a project, drawing, working with a teacher, checking in before going outside to practice riding a unicycle, sitting in quiet contemplation, writing a story, working intensely on a difficult math problem, or any one of an endless possibility of choices. While it may not appear so to the eye of someone used to a more 'traditional' structure, this is a truly structured environment. Children are learning how to structure their time, their learning, their social interactions, and developing total confidence in their ability to do so. They are learning in the way the human brain works best, motivated by their interests with time to process, and plenty of room to explore, and play.
Play is a respected element of learning throughout the school. Playful moments are learning opportunities. Play promotes development in a number of domains, problem solving, creativity, social development, longer attention spans. Children need breaks (as do we all) to assimilate things they have already learned, process new information, to work through difficult emotional issues, and just to have fun.
Children need time to build things, draw, think up jokes, make up magic tricks, invent and play new games, and just relax and day dream. A child who has time to absorb, assimilate, pursue his or her own interests, to play with ideas and other children can learn more deeply, trust in his or her intuitions, ideas, and judgments.
Structure at Antioch School is the spinal chord, the central nervous system, less visible to the naked eye perhaps, but at the very core of everything we do. It is vibrant and energetic. Learning is propelled by the very nature of children's minds. They want to learn because growing is learning. They do not learn in isolation. They share ideas, pass on traditions, support each other, delve into exploration with each other.
"Do you think we can dig connecting tunnels in the sand pile?"
"Let's do a report on penguins!"
"How do you figure out square roots and what are they?"
The children have self-direction because no one has told them that they are not
competent to learn without being told to. On the contrary, this self-determination is valued and nurtured. It is this trust in children and respect for their innate desire to explore the world around them, to take in information, to create and explore ideas, that forms the backbone of Antioch School structure. These qualities are what the children take with them into their next schooling experiences and on into adulthood. They have internalized structure, know how to tackle difficult problems, and have confidence in their ability to do so.
My mission: To have children graduate from Antioch School generating motivation, knowledge, courage, self-confidence, ideas, resourcefulness, love of their own individuality, and respect for the individuality of others.
Years of teaching have taught me to trust in the in the Antioch School process, what are traditionally called academics absolutely flower and flourish, dramatically so, so as to lead them to be award winning writers and scholars the minute they enter the middle school ; they capture more than their share of achievements and honors as they go on in school. I have the honor and pleasure to see this year after year after year.
We had another lovely Monday nature hike. We stopped at Strawberry Nook to observe our surroundings and write poetry. For today's blog, I am sharing several poems that children wanted me to share. We have such great writers!
Falling, draping, drooping, dying.
These words pretty much sum up Autumn.
The leaves are falling, the temperature dropping, the plants drooping,
And the insects are dying.
Then winter comes and lays a blanket over everything,
So they can sleep.
And when everything wakes up
They can grow
And grow
Until they are again ready to sleep once more.
By Selah
In autumn, it's not getting any warmer.
The wind blows and the leaves
Turn to green, to yellow
And then they fall off.
Autumn is my favorite season of the year,
With all of the holidays in autumn.
In November animals gather food for winter.
I want it to be fall
All year long.
By Dallas
The ground is covered
Yellow, brown, and wet from the previous rain.
The air is crisp,
Radiant beams of light fall down,
Weaving its way through the canopies of trees,
Glowing and bouncing
Among the moss covered rocks,
Hitting the rippling water,
And my hot toes.
By Lida
Fall is coming very quickly.
The leaves are falling,
They look like they are dancing
In celebration for fall.
The air is getting a bit cooler.
As I look above me,
I see yellow, orange, and brown.
I no longer see the color green.
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Countdown to SXSW
Maybe I should throw a few t shirts in a bag and get ready.
This time I'm 'a let it all come out This time I'm 'a stand up and shout I'm 'a do things my way It's my way My way, or the highway
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This little piggy went to the market.
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COCADISCO returns to The Alibi for 2012 with the inimitable Jaakko Eino Kalevi, ably supported by synth-pop aficionado Phil King and Cocadisco DJs. Poster by Laurent Benner http://lineto.com/The+Designers/Reala/
Cocadisco Bank Holiday special with DJ Benetti and Maria Minerva. Poster by Ronald Pihlapson
Mixed live and direct by Olly at Fay Studios on April 19 in anticipation of Good Friday's Cocadisco starring Wolfram and Sensation. Songs played:
1, David Davil 'Men of My Generation'2, George Aaron 'Just For You' 3, Sylvie Stone 'Charming Prince' 4, Randy Wiper 'I'd Like to Know' 5, Telex News 'Forever' 6, Rhythm Talk 'City Street' 7, Time 'Shaker Shake' 8, Ghibli 'I'm Looking For You' 9, Box 20th 'Midnight Horror' 10, Charlie 'Spacer Woman' 11, Crysalis 'I Never Dance'
For Randy the dog
Shades of Siouxsie and the Banshees on this exceptional number from Munich duo Pollyester's forthcoming debut album. 'Dressing Up' by the Cure also springs to mind. Lost count of the number of times I've played this. Not that I was counting.
Jaakko Eino Kalevi
'Flexible Heart', my favourite song from one of my favourite albums of last year, 'Modern Life' by Jaakko Eino Kalevi, is coming out as a single… soon.
Some records pushed together on Sunday evening, January 16th, in anticipation of Saturday's Cocadisco at the Alibi with DMX Krew and Luke Eargoggle. Mixed live and recorded in one take by Olly "Freestyle" Fay.
1, Sir J 'Sunny'
2, Crazy Band 'Up Down Push (Going Up)'
3, Middle Ages 'Stop Your Lies'
4, Mac Jr 'Elephant Song'
5, Funky Family 'Funky Is On'
6, Helen 'Witch'
7, Casablanca 'Wonderful Train'
8, Juno 'Sympathy'
COCADISCO kisses 2011 on both cheeks with this back-to-basics electro-disco knees-up starring the mighty DMX KREW and his Swedish brother from another mother LUKE EARGOGGLE. We'd be here all night if we listed the things we like about DMX KREW, so visit www.dmxkrew.com for the facts. Needless to say, we're thrilled to have Ed back at Cocadisco – he's not played since August 2003, when he drove people wild down at The Social. He's also back with a new label, Fresh Up. Words can't express the affection we have for LUKE EARGOGGLE, the Gothenburg electro Colossus – without him, this party wouldn't be happening. If you've seen him play anywhere over the years or heard any of his records, then you've been blessed. Miss him at your peril.Even better, we're back at THE ALIBI in Dalston, scene of one of the greatest Cocadiscos ever last March, and as ever the entrance is FREE. Strap on those dancing shoes.
VILLA NAH live
DJ Andy Blake
After their fantastic shows in May and a forest's worth of glowing reviews for their debut album 'Origin', we're totally thrilled to welcome back Finnish synth sensations VILLA NAH to London for a special one-off show at The Drop in Stoke Newington. Anyone who caught them live knows they're not to be missed.En route from Helsinki to Lisbon to perform as part of Planet Turbo's rolling revue alongside Aeroplane, Tiga and Gonzales, Tomi and Juho's stay-over in the capital coincides with the release of their lush remix of 'Tell Me' by Au Revoir Simone on Keys of Life, which you can listen to here: http://www.sahkorecordings.com/LIFE-21/At the time of writing, Villa Nah's 'Running On' is number 11 in Hype Machine's 'Most Popular' chart, just behind Eminem. This is good, right?DJ support on the night comes from the one and only ANDY BLAKE, the Dissident mastermind and synth/wave connoisseur who's just started a new label, Cave Paintings, and is also the driving force behind the excellent WORLD UNKNOWN monthly parties in Brixton. A selection of his fine mixes can be found here: http://worldunknown.co.uk/mixes.html This is our favourite: http://www.worldunknown.co.uk/mixes/andy_blake_medusas_mirror_music_for_a_world_unknown_vol_8.mp3Also, this is the first Wednesday-night Cocadisco in seven years, so that alone is surely something worth celebrating. See you there.Entrance is £3.
Visuals on the night provided by Synthetics.
Beautiful artwork once again by Optigram: http://cargocollective.com/optigramhttp://www.myspace.com/villanahhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/villa-nah/8854069998Review of 'Origin':http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/wvgwLocation: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=533615&y=186614&z=0&sv=N16+0LH&st=2&pc=N16+0LH&mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf
Spinning a bit at this event tonight. Viva Entr'acte!
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October 25, 2014
One of the biggest changes for the Christmas season this year is not the presents, but the trees.
How often these days do you see a fresh Christmas tree going to someone's home on the top of their car? Not nearly as often as you see a box in the trunk that says "Christmas tree, made in China."
Rodney Walker, manager at the Meridian Wal-Mart Supercenter, says the artificial tree has captured the market.
"Ours in general now is artificial trees. Everybody's going about 50 to one over the live trees. We bought around 900 to 1,000 artificial trees just for the month of November," said manager Rodney Walker. "December we'll get in another 1,000 to 2,000 compared to 200 live trees.
"I don't know if it's the convenience. Most of them are going with the pre-lit trees for the convenience factor. I think nowadays everyone wants something they can get up quick," said Walker.
Prices have been slashed on fresh trees in an effort to compete. The Wal-Mart manager says last year live tree prices started at $22. This year it's $14. That's substantially below the trees in boxes, but they are also reusable.
Prices range from $39.83 to $149.94, depending on the height and features, such as the number of lights. Wal-Mart's premium pre-lit artificial tree is nine feet tall with 2,000 bulbs already on it.
Does this mean we may see the day when fresh trees are not sold at all? Some day, perhaps, but not yet.
"What our customers ask for, we're going to always have. As long as they're asking for it we'll always carry it, but it is to the point of we're selling a lot more of the artificial, so we'll stay with that. They're the dominant tree."
You can always spray pine scent on them and pretend they're real.
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Saturday, January 16, 2010
Conversation Heart Play Cookies
Here's a quick pattern for some fun Valentine's day cookies that you'll be able to whip up in no time. I saw some real cookies just like this at my favorite cooking store and I just had to make some for my kids to play with.
You'll need some dark brown felt, low-loft batting, a bit of pink, cream, yellow and lavender felt, red dimensional fabric paint, the pattern, and matching colored thread. (Two 8" x 10" pieces of felt will make 4 cookies.)
Place 2 layers of dark brown felt on top of a layer of low-loft batting. Trace cookie pattern onto felt and sew around line leaving an opening for turning. Trim excess felt and batting and turn right side out. Sew opening closed.
Cut out icing in various colors (pink, cream, lavender, yellow). Using red dimensional fabric paint, decorate icing felt with expressions "HUG ME", "KISS ME", "BE MINE", and "LOVE". (You may need to do this more than once to get a good dimensional look. The felt has a tendency to absorb some of the paint.) Once paint is dry, hand stitch icing onto your cookie.
Let me know what you think. And . . . . Happy Valentine's Day!
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text: Operation Ferocious Isles Wildly Successful seashepherd.org Sea Shepherd announced that they have successfully prevented a single pilot whale from being slaughtered by the Faeroese in their annual Grind. This is wicked awesome for obvious reasons, but there are some underlying elements to the story which teach us some things about the Faeroese: Apparently the Faeroese police ordered that no slaughters would take place under the witness of Sea Shepherd. This means the Faeroese government is well aware that the world is watching, and doesn't want to exacerbate their already tarnished reputation. They understand what they're doing is wrong and recognize the consequences of their actions should a broad, international audience become aware of their bloody ritual. During the campaign, the Sea Shepherd crew were able to speak with hundreds of children from the islands. They were pleasantly surprised to learn just how many of these youth were against The Grind. This exposes a possibility that a small number of Faeroe Islands citizens are responsible for something many more oppose. Both of these stories indicate that there is hope for edifying the Faeroese about why they should eradicate their tradition. Even the reception Earthrace Conservation Organization's Sandi Sullivan received when she visited this summer points to a public hunger for knowledge about why The Grind might be a bad thing. She visited the islands in July and dropped leaflets onto whale meat in supermarkets which announced the existence of heavy metal toxins in that meat. During her campaign she discovered that while citizens defended their annual slaughter, it wasn't without distrust for the story their government feeds them about why the meat is safe. Science may be another channel for working to end The Grind. the grind faeroe islands operation ferocious isles toxins science porkchopsftw reblogged this from thingsofthewildporkchopsftw likes thispiratenobeard reblogged this from seashepherdadvocatepiratenobeard likes thisseashepherdadvocate posted this


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The Big 12 Conference has been blessed for most of the past decade with some of the most potent offensive attacks, led by some of the best quarterback play in the country.
Since 2003, two Big 12 quarterbacks Jason White in 2003 and Sam Bradford in 2008, both from Oklahoma) have won Heisman Trophies and a third (Vince Young of Texas in 2005) was a runner-up for college football's most coveted individual prize.
And it certainly didn't stop with those talented individuals under center or back in the more spread out shotgun formation. Colt McCoy of Texas, Brandon Weeden of Oklahoma State, Landry Jones, who followed White and Bradford at Oklahoma, Robert Griffin III and Nick Florence at Baylor, and who could overlook the whole posse of gunslingers that have come out of the Texas Tech aerial attack, including its current head coach, Kliff Kingsbury.
And Colin Klein at Kansas State made a name for himself and frustrated opposing defenses, not so much with his throwing ability, but rather as a hard-to-bring-down runner with both size and some speed. Something that was very anathema to the pass-heavy offenses that were pervasive and paramount within the Big 12.
So what's next, and who is going to step up among the Big 12 signal callers to take center stage in 2014?
At the head of the line has to be Baylor returning quarterback Bryce Petty, who lead the Bears to their first conference championship last season as a member of the Big 12, unseating traditional gridiron powers Texas, Oklahoma State and Kansas State in the process.
Kansas State head coach Bill Snyder has made a career out of finding talented junior-college performers who have some experience and bringing them in to run the Wildcat offense. In the past, the transfers Snyder would recruit at quarterback were option quarterbacks with good speed and the ability to make plays with their feet even more than with their arms.
That changed, however, when he recruited Jake Waters from Iowa Western Community College. Waters was the 2012 National Junior College Offensive Player of the Year, and he led his team to a national championship that same season.
K-State continued to run the ball with Waters at the control, But now, all of a sudden, they had a quarterback who was blessed with passing ability and talent. And the Wildcats took full advantage of the passing game in 2013, with Waters and All-Big 12 wide-receiver Tyler Lockett hooking up for numerous big plays and huge yardage through the air.
Waters passed for 2, 469 yards and 18 touchdowns last season, third best in the Big 12. And with Lockett back for his senior season and leading running back John Hubert gone, you can pretty well conclude where and whom the Wildcats are going to turn in 2014 for offense.
Look for Waters to be right there at the top of the conference in passing stats in the coming season, as well. The other good news is he won't be sharing the quarterbacking duties like he did in 2013.
Oklahoma sophomore quarterback Trevor Knight had a very underwhelming start to his college quarterbacking career, except for his ability to run with the football. He was horribly inconsistent and ineffective early on in the 2013 season throwing the football. He was injured in the Sooners' second game of the season, and lost his starting job until very late in the season.
He returned as the Sooner starter in the next-to-last regular-season game at Kansas State and guided OU to an upset win. And in the Sugar Bowl against two-time defending national champion Alabama, Knight had the game of his life, with three touchdown passes against a very good Crimson Tide defense, and led the Sooners to just their third BCS bowl victory in nine appearances under head coach Bob Stoops.
The question heading into 2014 is which Knight will show up at quarterback when the Sooners take the field to start the new college football season? The one who started out so rocky to being last season, or the QB that took charge late and ended the year in a flourish?
Texas Tech has been the quintessence of a team that never rebuilds at the quarterback position. The Red Raiders simply reload. Barring injury. Texas Tech appears to be set at quarterback for the next several seasons with sophomore Davis Webb at the controls.
Webb had such a lock on the position by the end of last season, that his two backups, Baker Mayfield and Michael Brewer transferred (Mayfield enrolled at Oklahoma, where he hopes to play football after sitting out the 2014 season by NCAA rule).
Webb passed for 2,718 yards and 20 touchdowns in 2013 and had a 63 percent completion rate. He looked very good his freshman season and should get even better as he gains more game experience. Webb clearly fits the mold of the great quarterbacks who have played in the pass-happy Red Raider offense before him. I would rate him as the third or fourth best quarterback in the Big 12 coming into the new season.
At the beginning of last season, David Ash at Texas was considered on the two or three best quarterbacks in the Big 12. He suffered a season-ending concussion in the Longhorns fourth game of the season. Ash received a medical redshirt for the 2013 season. He wants to come back in 2014 for his junior season, but no one really knows how, or if, he will be able to perform with any effectiveness, or if there will be any lingering affects from the head injury.
Another quarterback who showed flashes of outstanding play early in his freshman season in 2012, but has failed to live up to expectations since then is Oklahoma State junior quarterback J.W. Walsh. Walsh saw action in eight games in 2o13, but as a backup to senior Clint Chelf. He completed almost 60 percent of his passes for 1,333 yards and nine touchdowns.
Walsh had a good spring practice in 2014, and will enter the fall as the No, 1 quarterback. Like Oklahoma's Knight and Texas' Ash, we won't really know which Walsh we'll see in 2014 till the Cowboys take the field on Aug. 30 for a giant matchup right out of the gate against last year's national champion, Florida State.
How the Big 12 Teams Rank Heading Into 2014 at the Quarterback Position
(Projected starter in parentheses)
- Baylor Bears (Bryce Petty, senior)
- Kansas State Wildcats (Jake Waters, senior)
- Texas Tech Red Raiders (Davis Webb, sophomore)
- Oklahoma Sooners (Trevor Knight, redshirt sophomore)
- Oklahoma State Cowboys (J.W. Walsh, junior)
- Texas Longhorns (David Ash, redshirt junior)
- TCU Horned Frogs (Matt Joeckel, graduated, 1 year of eligibility)
- Iowa State Cyclones (Grant Rohach, sophomore)
- West Virginia Mountaineers (Clint Trickett, senior)
- Kansas Jayhawks (Montell Cozart, sophomore)
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WALESKA, Ga. (AP) — Relatives of a 66-year-old woman who was burned in a house fire are calling the woman a hero for helping her family escape the blaze that destroyed their Cherokee County home.
Fire investigators say Christine Phyfe was able to get her three grandchildren and her husband out of the house but was badly burned and is in serious condition at Grady Memorial Hospital.
Authorities told WSB-TV (http://bit.ly/17b1nAn ) there were no working smoke detectors in the home and the family didn't have renter's insurance.
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May I know who are the creators of Azure&Rose?
We are Nathalie and Pam, creators of this shop and currently attending high school. :)
What kind of payment methods do you accept?
We accept concealed cash, credit/debit card, paypal, check, and money order.
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How long will my delivery arrive?
It usually takes about 1-5 days depending on where you reside.
Are there any measurements of the shirt sizes?
The shirt sizes are already provided for you once you go to the shop and click on any apparel you want. Go to Sizes to view them.
Is this shop specially for girls only?
Not at all! The website is designed based on our choice of apparels. There are diverse choices for both girls and boys in our shop so please visit and take a look.
Can I take any requests?
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BBQ/Pool Party - Looking for suggestions for what to serve!
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BBQ and pool party coming next month.
Guest of honor does not eat red meat - only chicken or fish. Looking for very simple, uncomplicated (the ten layer goat cheese/truffle oil/pig liver whosewhatsi is not good for this crowd ;) fare for approximately 10 people.
We want to provide more than enough food for everyone but are on a very limited budget - looking for ways to make a delicious, ample meal (maybe appetizers, 2 mains and sides with dessert) without breaking the bank. I know there will be cost involved, but am looking for smart shopping here.
We were considering a paella on the grill but don't have a pot large enough...or maybe some kind of coconut scented rice with seafood? I know the seafood can get expensive but we have a store here that is fairly reasonable. I just don't want the meal to consist of 10lbs. of scallops...more like we make the scallops (for ex.) an appetizer and then have something else for a main...
Does that make sense?
Thoughts please?! Open to mostly any cuisine - simple though -
Thank you!!!
Paella on the grill sounds awkward even if you had a pot large enough, unless your grill is considerably larger than ours. How about making a stove top rice dish with all the usual paella flavorings and veggies and serving this as a side? Then you could grill chicken and shrimp to be served on top of the rice. You wouldn't get that toasty bottom that paella should have but you'd have the flavors. A nice green salad would round things out. Having both chicken and shrimp might be considered "two mains" although I never make more than one main dish for just about any event unless I have guests with dietary restrictions of some sort. Why make things that much more difficult for yourself?
I agree that paella may prove to be awkward on the grill, especially if you've never done it before.
Some other suggestions could be lemon pepper chicken, or chicken kabobs, grilled fished tacos. Grilled bbq chicken pizza, stuffed mushrooms, marinated grilled veggies
for dessert grilled peaches with vanilla ice cream.
re: Sandwich_Sister
mandycat you're right about the grill - it's a small gas weber circa 199? I like your idea a lot, unfortunately the problem is our apartment is so small that we don't bother putting the stove or the oven on in the summer (unless it's quick for tea or something) because the apartment turns into a sauna! We are lucky in that we only share the property with one family, and have an outside and a pool, so I am hoping to keep everything (people, cooking, etc.) outside! :)
You are right about the main dish thing...perhaps one is enough...
Sandwich- chicken kabobs sound interesting...tacos too though I'm afraid the guest of honor will eat...oh...50 of them...and still not be full... ;) Any recs for marinades for the chicken?
re: lovessushi
Something you might want to consider is grilled chicken fajitas made w/ lg. flour tortillas, red, yellow and green bell peppers, and onions, building a whole Mexican-themed meal around it; ceviche appetizer, maybe served in pretty martini glasses, along w/ cotija cheese and roasted chiles on lg. corn tortilla chips, fajitas, Mexican rice with raisins and onions and pumpkin seed garnish, beans, a platter of assorted melons and cucumber doused with lime and sprinkled w/ salt and chili powder. For dessert you could serve churros w/ dulce de leche dip and strawberries.
Anyway you do it, heading toward a culture where meat isn't the total mainstay usually works well when planning a budget- that includes anything Asian, Middle-Eastern or Mediterranean, and for some reason a theme tends to make things easier to streamline.
re: mamachef
That's a great idea mamachef - the crowd LOVES Mexican anything...this is a definite possiblity - going to run by bf who will be doing most of the cooking and see what he thinks!
re: porker
I had something like that at a party recently too! It was an Asian slaw, made with the pre-cut broccoli slaw that you buy in a bag, crushed dry ramen noodles, and a dressing made with the ramen noodle seasoning pack, peanut butter, apple cider vinegar, and maybe brown sugar? I'm sure there are recipes all over the internet for it. I've heard of it several times, just never made it myself b/c I'm not a fan of vinegar.
With that, you could serve chicken satay, sweet cilantro-coconut rice, and spiced carrots.
re: lovessushi
Bumping this up - sorry... but we are still looking for ideas. Bf isn't feeling Mexican. He wants to make a giant amount of wings as an appetizer...and then...I don't know...we are still lost! Thankfully we have a while left to decide.
re: lovessushi
How about chicken and shrimp and beef skewers with a peanut dipping sauce. If you have a rice cooker, you can make coconut or cilantro rice without heating up the kitchen. Also have a big fruit salad or some grilled veggies--I grill these the day before & wrap in foil & just heat up in the foil on the side of the grill.
Or how about turkey burgers?
re: lovessushi
For your main, you might consider an entree salad with grilled seafood. I recently made one, with shrimp that had been brushed with seasoned olive oil, grilled, tossed with greens, grape tomatoes, red peppers, all tossed in a citrus, mayonnaise dressing. It was very refreshing for a hot day, and did not involve nearly as much seafood as would a traditional entree. The shrimp can be grilled in advance, which may help if your grill is small.
Perhaps you could also have some sort of second, red meat entree, which the guest of honor might not eat, but that other guests would enjoy.
re: lovessushi
What kind of wings is th BF feeling?
re: lovessushi
I just had a BBQ for about 30 ppl. I didn't want to be cooking the *whole* time, so this is what I served:
--Homeade goat cheese spread; cheddar; and Castello Blue-- with grapes and cherries, crackers (make the spread the day before and the whole thing is easy to set up right before everyone arrives).
--Bruschetta with: rosemary, lemon white bean dip (from Bittman) and Tomato Salad (heirlooms, basil/ tarragon/chives, goat cheese with balsamic and EVOO)--also easy to put together before everyone arrives.
--Chicken drumsticks--marinated two days before and grilled prior to arrival. Keep warm in a pan, reduce marinade on stove top (all this also before guests). Prior to serving, warm chicken in oven (or on grill if kitchen's too hot) and top with reduced marinade.
--Leg of lamb kabobs--cut leg into kabobs, cover with EVOO, garlic, fresh herbs, S&P--let marinate for a day or two. Day of--skewer them early and then grill at supper time. [if your guest of honor does not eat lamb and the chicken is not enough, you could do same with swordfish, tuna, etc.]
Grilled veggies--mini peppers, red onion, mushrooms, eggplant. Grill early and keep warm. Serve with a sprinkle of fresh herbs over top.
Pineapple, cucumber and tomato salad with Asian dressing (from Epicurious, tripled the recipe or so). Dress right be fore serving.
All this can be done ahead. When you are ready to eat, fire up the grill, grill the lambies, heat up the chicken, and dress the salad. You are good to go.
Some folks brought sides, too so I wasn't worried about any starches. If I had needed one, I may have done a rice dish--which can also be done ahead.
Have fun!
re: lovessushi
Pork Shoulder. I smoke mine for pulled pork, but even without a smoker, you can do Cuban style "pernil". Pork Shoulder is about $1 a pound, a 12lb whole shoulder will feed a bunch of people. If you can keep your heat low on the grill (300 or less), you can set it up, let it cook for 10-14 hours with very little upkeep. It will have a beautiful crust, huge deep flavor. You can slice, pull, have on a plate or sandwiches. Serve with rice and beans.
In your situation, I would have chicken sausage and chicken hot dogs available for the guest of honor. I would have regular hot dogs and sausages for anyone else that doesn't share the guest of honors standards.
Have some potato salad. I often buy the potato salad at the grocery store and add some more potato to it and sliced hard boiled eggs, maybe even some more onion. My store usually puts too much dressing on their potato salad.
I would certainly have some beer and wine available and sodas. If you don't mind dealing with it, smoothies would be great on a summer afternoon although, I suspect tequila or something might end up in there.
loves sushi - how about some sushi appetizers - (maybe you can make yourself or outsource) and then a yakitori feast - all kinds of small skewers - eaten in courses - just keep em coming.
chicken -
shrimp -
and then you could do fruit for desert.
there is a great recipe out there for a yogurt panna cotta - that is amazing!
how about
A Mexican Menu
grilled corn with lime butter
hearts of palm salad
grilled quesadillas - some with shrimp, some with chicken, some with beans
grilled fajitas
grilled fruit with mexican crema
I'd make some side dishes ahead of time. A lot of things get better after sitting overnight. Black bean & corn salad. Greek Couscous salad. And these things don't suffer outside in the heat the way a green salad can. Your kitchen won't heat up and you won't have to prep everything the day of the event.
In terms of meats, if you're serving chicken wings as an app you might want to do something different for the main. Tuna or other fish kebobs are always good and its easy to incorporate veggies. Cedar planked salmon is very easy and you can pick up the planks even at most local grocery stores summertime. Definitely grill some corn on the cob.
What about chicken souvlaki with tatsiki and some home made grilled naan?
I love this naan. You can make it in advanced (along with the chicken). Remove before you cook the chicken on the grill. When the chicken is done, grill the naan.
Serve with lettuce, tomatoes, onions.
My immediate thought was a taco/fajita bar, but you said no to Mexican. The guest of honor isn't a meat eater, but what about the rest? No burgers or dogs at a bbq almost sounds sacrilegious. One note on the wings. Wings starting and ending on the grill is a lot of work IMO. You really have to watch them and turn them constantly and they can quickly dry out. I find there much better baked in the oven, then mopped with sauce and put on the grill briefly to finish.
Here's my suggestion:
Cheese course, Bruschetta, chips & dips to start (can always be brought back out)
Buffalo & Teriyaki wings...with bleu cheese dressing of course
Grilled eggplant with roasted peppers and fresh buffalo mozzarella
Gazpacho (I saw an article that suggested gazpacho shooters. Served in a large shot glass with a nice cold shrimp
Some melon wrapped in proscuitto
Skewers of cubed chicken, swordfish, scallops, shrimp, with onions, peppers and tomato
Some people don't like the skewers deal, so maybe warm some tortillas on the grill.
I'm a carnivore, but sometimes lighter, refreshing things are the way to go. Especially if the party will be completely outside.
re: jhopp217
I am a big fan of multiple salads and a grilled entree. The components of the salads can be made ahead of time and dressed and tossed before serving. For a group of 50 guests I have done:
Watermelon, onion and feta and mint with olive oil and fig vinegar
Bite sized caprese salad with halved grape tomatoes, chunks of mozzarella, fresh basil
Tzatziki potato salad
Barley salad with mushrooms, tomatoes and scallions
Orzo salad with aoli, roasted peppers and arugula
Corn, tomato, black bean and basil
Linguini with Annie's Sesame Shitake Vinagrette and scallions
Israeli cous cous with chopped peppers, fresh mint, cumin and olive oil
Tossed locally grown greens with a light vinagrette
(I have not done all of these at one party!)
For the entrees I have done assorted burgers, with salmon burgers, tuna burgers turkey burgers and hamburgers. I serve these with assorted condiments - all labeled - and toppings like mango salsa, avacado, sliced onions. Another year I did assorted skewers, the small sizes, with marinated meats and shrimp; chicken in a green marinade of fresh herbs and olive oil, shrimp in a marinade of seasoned olive oil and steak tips. I made them small so people could try a few of each, sort of like a tasting menu. Both of these dinners were easy to cook because most of the prep was done ahead of time. I needed some help grilling and with 3 hot grills fired up, things were done quickly. People seem to like an assortment of foods to try and this way you can please most palates and most dietary requirements. For dessert I order a selection of scrumptious cupcakes.
Gazpacho is a good choice for an outdoor summer gathering- low cost, very easy to make, can be done in advance, and its savory coolness makes a nice contrast to most BBQ-type fare.
Chipotle mashed sweet potatoes, though now kind of passé, is still a crowd-pleaser. Simple. tasty, satisfying. And very inexpensive.
Sweet potato salad with smoked paprika is another of my favorites.
And there's always the American classic- sweet corn on the cob. Heavenly, nostalgic, and super cheap this time of year. You can grill it, or just drop it into a big pot of boiling water (sugared, not salted) and remove it from the heat. Covered, it'll stay hot for a good long time while you grill. You can offer a couple of flavored butters to dress it up if you want. For easy and tasty. it really doesn't get much better than that.
Any of these can serve a bunch of people for just a few dollars, so you can devote most of your budget to the main event.
There's this fantastic, tasty salad my co-worker showed me how to make. It's always a crowd-pleaser and easy! Plus for the bbq, it includes the "chips"!
- Lettuce (usually romaine)
- corn (canned or you can cut some from corn you grill)
- tomatoes
- shredded cheddar cheese
- diced avocado
- Frito's chili cheese corn chips
Toss with El Torito's cilantro pepita dressing. If you have a Trader Joe's, I like their cilantro dressing in the cold case next to the bagged lettuce.
I know on a hot day, just having a nice fruit plate with some in season grapes, strawberries, and watermelon and such is always welcome!


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A baby's adorable reaction to 'Man of Steel'
Zack Snyder's Man of Steel was easily one of the most divisive films of 2013. Some loved it, some hated it — but either way, there were few that didn't have a strong opinion about it. The film has since had its home video release, and one father took it upon himself to find out what his 16-month old son thought of the movie by filming his reaction to the scene were Superman finally takes flight and uploading it to YouTube.
The child's reaction is, of course, completely adorable.
Grumpy Old Fan | 10 from 2013, 10 for 2014
Time once again to revisit some thoughts about the year just ended, and offer some thoughts on the year to come.
First, let's see how I did with 2013:
1. Man of Steel. Last year I asked "a) how well will it do with critics and moviegoers; and b) yes, of course, will it help set up Justice League?" It got a 55 percent (i.e., Rotten) ranking from Rotten Tomatoes (although 76 percent of RT visitors who cared to vote said they liked it). Financially, Box Office Mojo called it a "toss-up," putting it in the same category as Star Trek Into Darkness, World War Z, The Wolverine, The Hangover Part III, Pacific Rim and, uh, The Smurfs 2. I liked it well enough — I seem to like a lot of things "well enough" — but perhaps Super-fan Jerry Seinfeld's musings about missed opportunities speak best to the film's reception. MOS itself didn't help set up a Justice League movie, at least not as expressly as, say, Nick Fury talking about the Avengers; but I think it's safe to say that the sequel will go a long way in that regard.
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Quote of the Day | Super-fan Jerry Seinfeld on 'Man of Steel'
"I was so happy that they made another Superman movie! I'm really reluctant to be critical of it in any way. But I thought the glossing over of the figuring out a secret identity and why he felt he needed one was a huge missed opportunity for that character, and one of the most interesting things about Superman is the whole secret identity. So to me it was too much action/violence and not enough character study."
— comedian, and famously die-hard Superman fan, Jerry Seinfeld, addressing director Zack Snyder's divisive Man of Steel in a Reddit AMA
(via Badass Digest)
The Grumpy Color | Tom and Carla take apart 2013, Part 1
Every year ROBOT 6 contributors Tom Bondurant and Carla Hoffman get together to talk about everything in Big Two superhero comics. Watch for Part 2 on Thursday.
Carla: Is it me or was 2013 crazy-busy? There were event comics, new titles, canceled titles, movies (plural for Marvel!), TV shows and video games. It seems like there's no escape from comics, making it harder and harder to get a general idea of the industry. Some days I kind of envy the indie comic fans as it must be a lot easier to handle comics as they come, as opposed to our gestalt juggernaut that is the Big Two. How much DC business could you comfortably follow before overwhelm set in?
Tom: Well, for starters, I pretty much skipped all of the video game and Cartoon Network developments, because I don't have time for either area.
Superman's a pain in the neck in 'Man of Steel: The Animated Series'
Although the Superman-doesn't-kill controversy surrounding Man of Steel has died down significantly since the film's June premiere, it will probably flare up a little with the Blu-ray release next week. And so while Screen Junkies is definitely late for Round 1, it's coming out swinging with its send-up "Man of Steel: The Animated Series."
There's no point in spoiling the brief video, so I'll just say that, as the title suggests, it combines the morality and logic of the film with the tone and look of the beloved cartoon, with comical results.
Man of Steel teaches Elmo and friends about respect
Determined not to be upstaged by the god of mischief, the Man of Steel dropped by Sesame Street to teach a valuable lesson of his own. Appearing on today's episode of the beloved children's series, which kicked off its 44th season on Monday, Man of Steel star Henry Cavill explained the meaning of respect to Elmo, the Big Bad Wolf and the Three Little Pigs.
"Respect means treating someone in a way that makes them seem cared for and important," Cavill tells Big Bad, who's quick to pick up on the lesson. There's even a "Piggies Rock!" cake involved (Loki only had cookies).
You can watch Cavill's "Word on the Street" appearance below. Entertainment Weekly also has a behind-the-scenes details, and a photo of the actor posing with Super Grover during his visit to the studio (his segment was taped shortly before the June 14 release of Man of Steel).
'The Dark Knight Returns' saw 161% spike in digital sales in July
Warner Bros.' announcement of a "Batman vs. Superman" sequel to Man of Steel at Comic-Con International triggered a 161 percent surge in digital sales of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns in July, setting a record for a full-priced DC Entertainment digital title, Variety reports.
The publisher previously mentioned "a huge jump in month-over-month [digital] sales" of Frank Miller's pioneering 1986 work, but didn't offer more than that. Like most publishers, DC doesn't reveal actual sales figures for either print or digital.
The influential four-issue miniseries brings an aging Batman out of retirement a decade after the death of Jason Todd to save Gotham from sinking deeper into decay and lawlessness. With the help of a new, female Robin, Carrie Kelly, the Dark Knight ends the threat of the mutant gangs that have overrun the city and confronts two of his greatest enemies. But then he must face his former ally Superman in a battle that only one will survive.
Although Man of Steel director Zack Snyder was quick to caution at Comic-Con that the sequel wouldn't be an adaptation of The Dark Knight Returns, actor Harry Lennix read dialogue from the book — "I want you to remember, Clark, in all the years to come, in all your most private moments, I want you to remember my hand at your throat" — and Miller was reportedly set to meet with the filmmaker.
Could the next Superman film be 'Superior'? Let's hope not
By now I imagine most fans have had a chance to see director Zack Snyder's big-budget Man of Steel.
I know several aspects of the film have stirred passions of some devotees who know and like Superman better than your average movie-goer, and there are sharply divided views on some of the Man of Steel's actions. (I thought it was a pretty-OK film, far better than the last couple of Superman films, and most of its major problems could have been corrected by an edit that left some of the less Supermanly activity on the cutting-room floor. And a Krypto cameo. And 100 percent more more Jimmy Olsen).
I don't really pay much attention to box-office receipts, nor do I aggregate film reviews, but, as far as I can tell, the movie seems to have done all right and to have been generally well-received. It may not have been The Dark Knight but, at the very least, it didn't go over like a radioactive lead balloon, like Jonah Hex or Green Lantern. I hope it did well enough to generate a sequel, mostly because I'd like to see Hollywood get a chance to dig deeper into Superman's superlative rogues gallery than just using Luthor and/or the Phantom Zone criminals over and over.
And partly because I think it would be awful if the next Superman film wasn't a Superman film, but a Superior film.
How 'Man of Steel' should've ended (again, with Batman?)
Like the recently did with Iron Man 3, the folks at How It Should Have Ended turn their attention to another big summer superhero movie — Man of Steel. Just like their alternate ending to IM3, this one ends with an appearance by a certain Caped Crusader … but he isn't the only guest star this one features.
Check it out below.
'Mass Murderer of Steel': Kyle Baker's brutal (if fun) film critique
Countless words have already been written about the carnage and wanton destruction depicted in Zack Snyder's Man of Steel — the big Metropolis battle would've left an estimated 129,000 dead and another 250,000 missing — and many more will likely be devoted to the subject. But leave it veteran cartoonist Kyle Baker to come up with an imaginative and (dare I say it) fun critique of the blockbuster that's more devastating than any long-winded review or essay.
Mass Murderer of Steel is a browser game that allows players to try their hand at recreating the citywide brawl between Superman and General Zod. With the click of a mouse, you can send the two Kryptonians hurling into a building, raining down bricks onto the streets of Metropolis and death onto its screaming citizens. Not even the city's sole tree is safe …
Six ways to improve 'Man of Steel' (besides THAT one)
SPOILERS for Man of Steel, obviously
I'm not here to talk about whether or not Superman would've done that. As many have pointed out, that was already settled for mass audiences in Superman II. Instead, I'd like to offer six things that could have made Man of Steel a much better movie, regardless of whose Superman it represents.
Is it OK to claim 'your' Superman?
"This old version of To Kill a Mockingbird where Atticus kills a rabid dog isn't *my* Atticus"
– Max Robinson, commenting on fan complaints about Man of Steel
I'll try to keep this as non-spoilery for Man of Steel as possible, but if you haven't seen it yet and don't want to know anything about it, you may want to skip this.
There's been a lot of discussion the past week about certain choices Superman makes in Man of Steel and whether those are things that character would/should do. Mark Waid describes being so upset by Superman's actions that he stood up and yelled in the theater. In that review, the writer talks about "the essential part of Superman that got lost in Man of Steel." And while I agree with what Waid describes as essential, not everyone does. In fact, some folks – like Robinson – question whether readers have the right to make those kinds of statements about someone else's characters.
'Man of Steel' and Superman's new heroic motivation
So have you heard there's a new Superman movie out? It's mostly playing in small art-house theaters with a minimal marketing budget, so you might've totally missed it. You should check it out.
If you haven't seen it, fair warning: Here there be spoilers.
This isn't a review because, honestly, you've probably already made up your mind. However, it is a look at how the changes to the Superman mythos made in Man of Steel have altered the origin, and indeed the character, intrinsically.
A lot of these observations were inspired by a podcast discussion of the movie at Part-Time Fanboy, in which host Kristian Horn caught on to something that hadn't really stood out to me on my first viewing (the episode was recorded earlier in the week and should be available today). Since the recording, I've been thinking about what he said, and the more I think about it, the more I see how it seriously alters Clark Kent, and may in fact be the root of my problems with the Man of Steel.
Most people just looking for an exciting movie or a badass Superman enjoyed Man of Steel, and there is plenty to like: There's some excellent design, particularly of Krypton, the bar has been raised on super-person battles, and most of the acting is fine to actually quite good; Kevin Costner's delivery of the line "You are my son," despite being over-used in trailers, choked me up.
Real-world costs of 'Man of Steel' battle (and other Super-tidbits)
Warner Bros.' Man of Steel has grossed $141.3 million domestically since its June 14 premiere, breaking the record for a June opening on its way to a $214.6 million worldwide box office. That's not bad for four days' work. Of course, the franchise reboot had an estimated $225 million production budget, plus another $150 million for marketing and distribution, so Zack Snyder & Co. still have a way to go.
Clearly the film has legs, which means plenty of more Superman stories online and in print. Here are just a handful of them (warning: potential spoilers!):
• BuzzFeed turned to Watson Technical Consulting to calculate the real-life toll Man of Steel's sprawling battle between Superman and General Zod would take on Metropolis — or, in this case, New York City — both in terms of money and human life. The disaster experts paint a grim picture in the days following the fight: 129,000 known dead, more than 250,000 missing (most of whom would've also died) and nearly 1 million injured. The strictly physical damage is pegged at $700 million, compared to 9/11's $55 billion (with a further economic impact of $123 billion). The overall damage would be about $2 trillion.
Snyder Week wrap-up: 'Unchained' and 'Man of Steel'
One big potential problem with any Superman incarnation is his relationship with the audience. Even if the story centers around a credible moral dilemma, it risks having him make a choice with which the audience disagrees. Put another way, you can start with a Superman with a definite code of ethics, who always tries to do the right thing, and who puts others' welfare above his own, and you might still end up with the Injustice comic, the pure-Straczynski issues of "Grounded," or Superman Returns. For a significant group of fans, these are cautionary examples of How Not To Do Superman (although apparently those Injustice comics sell reasonably well…).
Accordingly, it helps if the audience trusts the particular Superman writer, which is where Scott Snyder, David Goyer, and Christopher Nolan come in. Snyder is already a big deal at DC thanks to his Batman work. Likewise, last year Goyer (screenwriter) and Nolan (producer/director) wrapped up a wildly successful Batman film trilogy.
Still, it's easy to do Batman. For one thing, Batman doesn't need to be a nice guy. Like James Bond or Don Draper, his main focus is the work, and the style with which he gets the particular job done. If Bats gets to make a hard moral choice, as he did at the conclusion of The Dark Knight, that's just gravy.
With that in mind, we turn to the week's two newest Superman vehicles, one an ongoing comic book, and the other a new film incarnation, to see what choices they present to our hero.


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"One of the peculiar sins of the twentieth century which we've developed to a very high level is the sin of credulity. It has been said that when human beings stop believing in God they believe in nothing. The truth is much worse: they believe in anything.
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Crashproof fuel tanks developed by pronal
Pronal, one of Europe's major manufacturers of bladder tanks designed to store and transport liquids, has developed new elastomer materials for use in manufacturing its onboard fuel tanks for civil and military aircraft, including helicopters.
The company makes fully vulcanized tanks, guaranteeing perfect tightness. The new materials–developed by Pronal–are said to be highly resistant to hydrocarbons and additives and have an excellent strength-to-weight ratio. According to a company spokesman, they are lighter than any other solution on the market.
The company offers different versions: anti-crash tanks that are not damaged if the aircraft crashes, and self-sealing tanks that prevent leakage into the aircraft if they are hit by projectiles. The tanks can be used as main tanks or additional tanks to increase range.
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Blasdell, N.Y. (WKBW release) -- Village of Blasdell Mayor and Erie County Water Authority officials on Friday formally announced the completion of the village water system merger with the ECWA at a ceremony near Blasdell Village Hall.
Village officials have consistently discussed merging with the ECWA for several years and actively pursued the effort after a $440,000 grant was jointly obtained in 2010 by the village and ECWA from the New York State Shared Municipal Services Incentive grant program, which promotes the sharing and consolidation of municipal services and helped defray the costs of a feasibility study and implementation of the system merger.
"This is a great day for the Village of Blasdell and more importantly for village ratepayers", said Blasdell Mayor Michael Petrie. "Merging the village water system with the ECWA will result in $200,000 in annual savings to the village, an improved, more efficient water system and a stabilized rate structure for village ratepayers. I want to commend and thank our village trustees, village administrator Janet Plarr and ECWA's commissioners and management for being progressive and doing what is right for the future of the village."
Over the last two years the village invested $2.5 million to replace 6,000 feet of waterline and installed new remote read meters, the same meters currently used by ECWA, for all village customers. The upgrades were necessary to meet ECWA's system standards. The ECWA now owns the village system and is fully responsible for all operations, maintenance and infrastructure upgrades.
"The Erie County Water Authority is very proud to have partnered with the Village of Blasdell on this successful merger that will result in long term savings for village ratepayers," said ECWA acting Chairman Francis Warthling. "Mayor Petrie and village trustees provided the necessary leadership and commitment to make this merger a reality, which was an important decision for the future of Blasdell. The ECWA looks forward to continuing our efforts to further assist local governments that want to lessen the burden on their ratepayers by merging their water systems with ECWA, which as the region's largest and best equipped public water utility, is most often able to provide more cost-effective service delivery."
Warthling concluded that Blasdell joins a growing list of community's that in recent years have realized that ECWA provided the best value for ratepayers and have decided to merger their systems with ECWA, including: the city of Tonawanda; the towns of Clarence, Orchard Park, Hamburg and Evans; and the villages of Depew and Lancaster.


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City Kayaking
If you fancy some more fun a little closer to the water line then how about some Liffey Kayaking. City Kayaking are offering a 20% discount to Dublin Port Parade of Sail / Liffey Cruise participants. You can ask for details on 01 4428234 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. If you can rally together a group of 10 or more they will oragniase a personal trip for you.
Vintage Car Rally
This event takes place all weekend and will see an array of vintage vehicles descend on Dublin Port for the annual Vintage Car Rally. There will be vehicles on show, transport sales and exhibition stalls; a vintage bus service touring Dublin Port. Funds from this event will go to support the excellent work undertaken by Barnardo's Ireland. Ticket prices: €4 for kids, €8 for adults & €20 for a family. See www.dublinportrally.com
Thank you to Dublin Port Company for the support of this event, which will hopefully become a yearly celebration of sailing the Liffey.


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The play, set in an Argentinian jail in 1976, tells the story of two unlikely cellmates, Molina, a homosexual window dresser, and Valentin, a heterosexual revolutionary, who form an intimate bond. The play was staged in London in 1985 in a translation by Allan Baker, which will be used here; it was also made into an Oscar-winning feature film and a Tony Award-winning 1993 musical.
DuBois will take over as artistic director of the Huntington Theatre in Boston later this year. His New York stage credits include Jack Goes Boating and Measure for Pleasure, for which he won the SSDC's Callaway Award.


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Artist Joss Newberry selects flexible tape LED as his raw material for a creative exploration of sculptural and lighting effect opportunities. The 21 pieces on display are curated as magic and sculptural collections within each of the 4 galleries, presenting the viewer with opposing definitions of aesthetic satisfaction.
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Another month, and another Best of the Web round-up!
The last month has been really intense – between all the content that we've run on the blog (which is a lot), the webinars that I've been doing for our wonderful partners (over a dozen of them), and the interviews that I've been asked to participate in, it's been crazy.
And on top of that, there's my super-secret new project that I'll be releasing to you (for free!) at the end of the month!
So yeah, it's been busy, and it's been hard to keep up with the rest of the blogosphere.
But just because I'm busy doesn't mean that the blogosphere has shut down – not by a long shot!
So here are some of my favorite posts, articles and exciting other pieces of content from the last few weeks…
It's a Little Counter-Intuitive, but Very Interesting
These are a collection of posts that surprised, delighted or otherwise caught me off guard – and might do the same for you, too!
- Why Ignoring Feedback is Critical to Blogging Success (The Sales Lion)
- Why Facebook Will Become the Most Dangerous Company on Earth (Businesses Grow)
- The Mystery of the Non-Smoker (Ryze Online)
- Why Bloggers Have Sh-tty Friends & What To Do (Log Allot)
- How to Startup Before You Startup (Duct Tape Marketing)
- How Apple Sidesteps Billions in Taxes (New York Times)
- How Backlash Beer is Redefining "Social Drinking" with Social Media (Think Traffic)
- Free Agent Nation (Fast Company)
- The Future of Blogging – I Had to Tell You This (ViperChill)
- The Perfect Marketing Strategy for Soap, Soda, and Startups (Forbes)
- What Your Klout Score Really Means (Wired)
- Resilience begins with "We" (Reid This)
Guides and How-To's
These are a blogger's bread and butter, aren't they?
Providing value to our readers is the most important thing that we can do, and often that comes in the form of a guide, or comprehensive how-to. Here are some of my favorites from the last month:
- Business Blog Writing: How To Create Valuable Content (Ian Brodie)
- The Secret to Gaining Massive Readership for your Blog (Live Hacked)
- Ninja Productivity and a Balanced Lifestyle With Craig Jarrow (Productivity Elements) (Productive Superdad)
- Don't Let Hackers Crash Your Blogging Party (Kikolani)
- Find Topics to Write About Even When You Don't Feel Like It (Shout Me Loud)
- The Insanely Easy Way to Get More Traffic to Your Blog (DIY Themes)
- Content Marketing: How to Grow an Audience that Grows Your Business (Entreproducer)
- How to Solve the Biggest Challenge Facing Entrepreneurs & Start Ups (Steve Baines)
A Big Ole List of New List Posts
We all know how popular list posts are, and for good reason! They're fun, easily digestible and insanely useful. Enjoy!
- How To Use These 3 Hypnotic "Power Words" To Covertly Increase Your Conversion Rates (KISSmetrics)
- 5 Guest Posting Strategies you can Steal (Young Pre Pro)
- 7 Sure-Fire Tips to Finally Break Through Your Career Crisis and Own your Own Life (Secrets Entrepreneur)
- 7 Straight-Up Truths About Blogging and They Hurt! (Ryan Hanley)
- The 7 Bad Habits of Insanely Productive People (Copyblogger)
- Link Building Strategies – The Complete List (Point Blank SEO)
- 101 Headline Formulas (Affect Selling)
Tools, Multi-Media and Other Treats
Videos, graphics, eBooks, reports, news, presentations and more awesome goodies:
- Make Your Own Infographic (Labs)
- Why People Buy What They Can Get For Free (Social Triggers)
- Best Practices & Lessons Learned from 30,000 A/B and Multivariate Tests (Optimizely on YouTube – a great video, but I still prefer Visual Website Optimizer)
- Think Traffic Monthly Report – April 2012 (Compound Revenue and The 4 Points of Leverage) (Think Traffic)
- My Blog Made Over 2 Million Dollars in Sales: How's that for ROI? (The Sales Lion)
Interviews and Kind Mentions
As always, I am thrilled and honored that people reached out and invited me to connect with their audiences. Here are some of the mentions, interviews and reviews from the last month – with my thanks.
- How to Get Your Site Featured on the Biggest Blogs on the Web (83 Times in One Year) (Think Traffic)
- Expert Time Management Interview: Interview With a Coach, Danny Iny (Productive Super Dad)
- Why You Should (Or Maybe SHOULDN'T!) Hire a Coach (Interview With @DannyIny) (Productive Super Dad)
- Setting up a Successful Affiliate Marketing Program: An Interview with Danny Iny (Copywrite Matters)
- 20-Minute Book Marketing Podcast: Danny Iny on Blogging to Sell More Books (Ask John Kremer)
- Nischala's Blog-o-Rendezvous with Danny Iny (Nischala Murthy)
- How Writing Confidently, Quickly, and Effectively Saved my Blog (Problogger)
- How I got into the Freelance Switch? (Writer Region)
- The Hero In Question (On Video) – Guest Post by Jason Fonceca (One Spoon at a Time)
- Danny Iny, The "Freddy Krueger" Of Blogging Explains How To Guest Post Properly (Founder Tips)
- When Everyone Else is at the Dance (Kaarina Dillabough)
And a Guest Post, too!
Yup, just one – I've been busy laying the groundwork for what's coming. But next month, look out!
We've listed a lot of great content here, but if you think we've missed out on anything important, please let us know in the comments!


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In this final exercise, we are going to take that over-the-top cartoon rainbow and turn it into a kind of photorealistic rainbow through the magic of masking and compositing. I have saved this version of the image as Garrish rainbow.psd found inside the 06_color_range folder, and the first thing we need to do is mask the rainbow behind the grass. We're going to do that using the Color Range command, but you may recall that the Color Range command always sees the composite image. So, if I went out to the Select menu, and chose Color Range, and then tried to click inside the grass let's say, and I will turn off the Invert check box, that's kind of a problem right now, you'd see that I can select a lot of the grass, but notice that the rainbow is kind of digging into it.
I can't get to the portion of the grass that I need to mask the rainbow away, because the rainbow is in the way. So I will cancel out of there. What you need to do is Alt+Click or Option+Click on the eye in front of the Background layer, so you see that layer, and nothing more. Then, go up to the Select menu and choose the Color Range command and again we are going to have to turn off that Invert check box, make sure your Fuzziness value is set to 40, by the way, as by default, and then press the Shift key and drag across the top portion of the grass like so, and you'll end up getting this great top of the grass selection.
Then, click OK to generate that selection outline. Now, Alt+Click, or Option+Click on the eye in front of the Background layer again. Make sure the Rainbow layer is active and go ahead and click on the Add layer Mask icon in order to mask that rainbow away, but I did it wrong. What I meant to do was Alt+Click or Option+Click on that icon in order to mask the bottom of the rainbow, not the top portion. But, all I need to do to correct that problem is press Ctrl+I or Command+I on the Mac and that will go ahead and invert that layer Mask and give me the exact effect I am looking for.
Let's say you decide that you want to transform that rainbow some more. It's a Smart Object, so that's perfectly okay. It's a nondestructive modification. You would just go ahead and click on the Smart Object thumbnail, and then you go up to the Edit menu and choose the Free Transform command. Photoshop is going to bark at you. You might think this is one of those typical alert messages where you just click OK and ignore it. This one isn't, you have to pay attention to it. It's telling you that a Warp Transform has been applied to the Smart Object. But, Warp Transforms are not allowed for linked layer masks associated with Smart Objects.
Who knows why that is? It's just a rule. Please unlink the layer Mask and try again. Click OK and then click the Chain icon between the Smart Object and layer Mask thumbnails in order to unlink the pair, and then go back to the Edit menu, and choose Free Transform, or press Ctrl+T, Command+T on the Mac, and you will see all of your numerical options in place. The reason our position options look different is because the center reference point is selected. But, if I selected the upper-left reference point, I would get those back as well, and then I could click on Warp and I could modify my Bend value, I could do whatever I wanted to, and because the layer Mask is unlinked, I am not going to harm that grass mask.
So that will be okay as well. Anyway, I don't want to make any modifications. I just wanted you to see that. I will press the Escape key in order to leave the Free Transform mode. The last thing we need to do is apply some blending, and for starters, I am going to change the Blend mode by clicking on Normal, and then choosing Linear Light which is the most over-the-top contrast mode of them all and is going to give us the most cartoony effect possible. However, we can take it down like crazy and make it look great by reducing the Fill Value to a mere 15%.
Not Opacity, by the way, you need to change Fill in order to achieve this effect. I will explain what's going on with the Fill value where Linear Light and a few other Blend modes are concerned when we get to the advanced blending course. I will press the Enter key or the Return key on the Mac in order to accept that modification. At this point, this rainbow is way too sharp. Real rainbows aren't in this kind of focus. So I'm going to go up to the Filter menu, and choose Blur and then choose Gaussian Blur. Before you do that, make sure that your Smart Object thumbnail is selected, here inside the Layers panel, you blur the Smart Object and not the layer mask.
And because it's a Smart Object, this is a nondestructive editable modification, I'll take the Radius value up to 14 pixels in order to achieve this effect, click OK, and that's it. The only thing left to do is to turn on the text elements group here at the top of the Layers panel and that goes ahead and finishes off the composition, a floating shark casting a shadow with a rainbow in the background. Thanks largely to the power of the Color Range command here inside Photoshop.
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When I installed it and wanted to change the homepage text, I couldn't. You are left with their standard text that can not be changed without serious work.
Then, there's the currency setting. It is set to $ and I couldn't figure out how to change this either. Resume needed to be changed to CV (as i live in the UK).
Also, when the jobseeker applies for a specific job and attaches their cv it isn't delivered by email to the employer.
Every time I contact the support forum to get help, I am given information and steps to follow which are much too difficult to understand. When you disagree with the administrator they warn you to stop cursing (WHICH I DID NOT) and close your help request.
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Too many Liberals hate Stephen Harper. I'm not one of them. I oppose many of his policies, to be sure. I get mad at him sometimes, for sure. But I do not regard him as evil, and you shouldn't either.
To my surprise, my family's very personal experience with Stephen Harper has showed up in Mark Kennedy's extraordinary profile of the Conservative leader. A snippet is here, along with the link to his story, which you must, must read.
"…Despite his stiff public image, Beardsley pointed to a warmer side of Harper that Canadians rarely saw. Even before he was prime minister, Harper had once called Liberal political strategist Warren Kinsella and his mother to express condolences on the death of Kinsella's father.
"It provided a revealing glimpse into Stephen Harper's character," Kinsella later wrote. "Because it suggested to my family and me — die-hard Alberta Liberals, which is about as die-hard as a Liberal can get — that Stephen Harper was, at the end of the day, a nice person."
Opposition New Democrat MP Paul Dewar also got a glimpse at the private Harper.
He and Harper were strong opponents on policy. But at the rink, where their sons played on the same hockey team, they were fathers. They sat in the stands and cheered their boys Ben and Nathaniel, who played on the same line.
"To those who talk about him in extraterrestrial ways, I quietly just say, 'No, he's not the devil incarnate,'" said Dewar.
Tom Flanagan, who ran both of Harper's leadership campaigns and one election, said it took him years to understand the "two Harpers."
"There's the one – suspicious, secretive, ruthless, sometimes very temperamental, arbitrary. And then there's the rational, funny, sometimes kind, thoughtful person. You just sometimes wonder, 'Who's showing up today?'"


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'2 Broke Girls' Guide To Living On A Budget
"2 Broke Girls" returns for its fifth season, and the girls have a few tips on how to live just like them.
BGE Launches First Energy Savings Day Of Summer
BGE is hoping to save their customers some money and reduce energy usage.
5 Tax-Deductible Items You May Have Missed
Who doesn't want to save a little (or a lot of) extra money at tax time? Claiming all the deductions for which you are eligible can significantly reduce your tax bill.
Home Improvement Stores Phasing Out 40 & 60-Watt Incandescent Light Bulbs
Bulb ban. A nationwide phase-out on 40 and 60-watt light bulbs starts this week. But many home improvement stores say customers are confused about where to find replacements.
Low Or No Cost Health Care Options For People With Low Incomes
Several health coverage and care options are now available for individuals and families in lower income brackets.
State Officials Hold Savings Summit
Maryland officials are holding a first-ever savings summit.
What To Do With Your Tax Refund
Most tax filers are getting a refund after they file their 2012 return. With the average refund running about $3,000, a lot of people will be thinking about what to do with the extra cash.
Cloud, Web Hold Potential For Large Energy Savings
A new report from a Washington-based nonprofit says technology and the Internet hold the potential for large energy savings by networking homes, buildings, factories, transportation systems and other energy users.
Cut Costs By Lowering Temperature On Water Heater
Water heating is the third largest energy expense for the home.
NAACP Joins With Gingrich In Urging Prison Reform
The NAACP is joining Newt Gingrich in calling for a reduction in the number of state and federal prisoners and spending the savings on education.
How To Turn Your Tax Refund Into Home Energy Savings
by: Angie's List Staff Homeowners who didn't take advantage of those big tax credits for energy-saving home improvements in 2010 are getting another shot at the savings. Although smaller than last year's offerings, credits remain […]


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Over 4000 Shiites deported from UAE
- what a shame!!!!! I will not be surprised that in another10-15 years U.A.E. will face the arab ("fall-autumn") and then they will sheepishly knock on Americas door and they will not be able to do anything.. It is a matter of time when theses countries start listening to outside sources to create divisions among the muslims...sleep tight.. money is not everything.
- Shame on the rulers of UAE!
- SPIT ON YOU UAE ! I SPIT ON YOU after living for 30 years !
thank you for such an HONOR !
- They are not just deporting, I am one of them who is deported, I lived for 10 years in UAE, I was on leave when i went back UAE they caught me and kept me in prison, and didn't tell me why I am kept in prison, and later they cancelled my visa and asked me to book ticket to home and i paid money and now I am back home to Pakistan, all my stuff, money, car is there in uae and i have got blacklisted from UAE, only because I am shia, there are thousands more they are catching every day, whoever has Hassan, Hussain, Abbas in their names they are kept in prison for at least 3 months in very bad condition of Jail, jail is like hell and then they cancel the visa and deport them and black list them for life.
- I am also deported from Abu Dhabi I worked 20 year in remote area and work very hard but with out any resan they kick out me with my family Booz I am Shia now I m looking for job plz any Shia company which have power and instrumentation job plz help for my children for family to get job
- me aslo deported froom uae abu dhabi by force with my family i was working there scince 1989 they spoiled my steady life bcoz only i m shia now i am job less all my settelment goes to my salary account bcoz of loan i was not able to pay my visa card amount uae gove if removing like this they to all bank loan and visa card amount all my family distrub no house in in pakistan they way they are deporting is not good only spoiling life of families
- I am also deporting from uae I work from 10 year and work very honestly but with out any reason they deport me from abudhabi I asked one question can I go again to dubai


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The Times-Standard Opinion page is a forum thrown open to our readers to voice their concerns. We welcome letters from every corner of the county -- and often beyond -- on issues of interest to the North Coast. Every day we invite you to send us your opinions, and every day, you do so in droves, whether it's by email, snail mail, or fax.
Here in Humboldt County, you aren't slow to express your passions, and it's not unusual for a hot topic to inspire a small storm of reader response. We try to print every letter we receive in a timely fashion, while at the same time trying to keep the mix of commentary on the page fresh and relevant to the day's changing news.
But when we receive a stack of correspondence, say, on a single issue that appears to be the product of a coordinated campaign, eyebrows pop up. When the same phrases pop up over and over again in letters purporting to represent different voices that just happen to agree on something, suspicions are raised.
And so we issue a gentle reminder to anyone attempting to flood this page with carbon copies of their point of view: Don't.
It's unfair to the other letter writers, who live in a world larger than one viewpoint on one issue, and who deserve their space here, too. Especially during election season, when things get crowded.
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From Marin to Contra Costa to Monterey counties, families continue the tradition of creating fine artisan cheeses using ancient methods.
Photos from Wenatchee, Washington. Some 143 miles from Seattle, Wenatchee is known as the apple capital of the worl
Inside a Denver fishmonger business that supplies some 10 million pounds of seafood a year to Rocky Mountain chefs
Kicking off a three-month run in Denver, Monkey Town offers motion-based art with an evening of fine dining.
The Curtis Club. Owner Scott Bagus made a lot of interior of the restaurant. He made it out of beetle-kill and othe
Voodoo Doughnut, a new business from Oregon, held its grand opening at its new 1520 E. Colfax Ave location in Denve
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Our factory is located in Ningbo which is called the pearl of Donghai. It is easily accessible,and it is 15km away from the center of city, 6km from Ningbo airport and 35km away from Beilun seaport. The geographic advantages give great convenience to our factory and numerous customers, and give us more marketable opportunities.
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