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Which rapper is Kacey Musgraves a fan of?
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Kacey Musgraves admits people would likely be surprised to learn she's a fan of Tupac Shakur.
he country singer tells the UK version of "GQ" she never delved deep into the late rapper's music. But she really likes the track "California Love," and a number of other songs on his 1996 release "All Eyez on Me."
Kacey adds that Tupac wrote "some really catchy" material. Meanwhile, Musgraves says she's not fond of "anyone singing about trucks, in any form, in any song, anywhere."
She also says that she "thought dubstep was cool for two seconds, but that can go away now too." Kacey says that to her dubstep "sounds like a malfunction of some kind."
Musgraves made her UK concert debut in London last month. She'll be returning overseas this fall for shows in Scotland, Britain, and Ireland in October.
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Friday, September 23, 2011
My Fall Fireplace
39 comments:
- JenH said...
Hello! I'm one of your newest followers from the Friday Blog Hop! I would love it if you could follow me back! Thank you so much!
- September 23, 2011 at 10:48 AM
- Terry said...
I love your version of the bottles with the sunflowers in it. I have to admit, I have way more wine bottles than I do any other type of jar, lol. Looks nice.
- September 23, 2011 at 11:06 AM
- Maria@BubblegumandDuctTape said...
that looks so pretty with the sunflowers. I haven't decorated at all!! I can't believe it. I just haven't had time to make anything lately. I really need to do something this weekend because before you know it, it will be time to decorate for Halloween.
- September 23, 2011 at 11:12 AM
- Karan said...
Looking good. Don't feel bad about putting off. I did the same. Got things about done this week. Now just got to drag up Halloween to add to the decor.
Hopefully this week end.
- September 23, 2011 at 11:17 AM
- Tanya said...
YAY! Now I'm in the mood for Fall! Hi, I'm a new fan. Following via FB! Playing Blog hop tag, YOUR IT! Tag me back at:
http://my-bloggityblog.blogspot.com/ and on facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bloggity-Blog/260564090644111
- September 23, 2011 at 1:23 PM
- OutnumberedMama said...
Hopping by to say HI! I am your newest follower, and I hope you will stop over to return the favor! The Busy Woman's Guide to Surviving Motherhood
- September 23, 2011 at 3:47 PM
- Baye said...
That looks so nice! Love the bottles and the new use for the lamp thingy.
I didn't see cords until you mentioned it. Then, of course, I had to find them. Don't you just hate the never-ending challenge of dealing with cords? I swear those suckers reproduce, too.
- September 23, 2011 at 5:06 PM
- Cranberry Morning said...
So pretty, Terri! I love fall too, my very favorite season. For years, while the kids were still living at home, we celebrated Thanksgiving in mid-October, for the weather was almost always perfect, the trees a canvas of color, and the harvest in. We all felt a little more thankful than the end of November when we often had to brave snowstorms and icy roads!
- September 23, 2011 at 5:19 PM
- Ginger Zuck said...
I adore the green bottles with FALL on them. Beautiful fireplace! Love it all! It says FALL!
- September 23, 2011 at 8:17 PM
- corabeth said...
New follower from Boost my Blog Friday blog hop! Hoping you follow back!! =0)
- September 23, 2011 at 9:30 PM
- diaryofaworkingmom.com said...
I love your fireplace set up - especially the bottles and sunflowers. Great idea!
- September 23, 2011 at 9:45 PM
- Jill said...
That looks fantastic! I love the wine bottles - and how effective just wrapping the fabric around the neck is!!
Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
Hope you have a great week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
- September 25, 2011 at 9:05 PM
- Ramblings of a Southern Girl ~ Rhonda G said...
The bottles are so cute, ...and the doll as well! :)
- September 26, 2011 at 8:35 AM
- Rachel said...
So cute! I love the yellow flowers for fall. The entire arrangement is wonderful.
- September 26, 2011 at 5:06 PM
- Jennifer said...
Those are so cute! I love the font on the bottles!
Scissors & Spatulas
- September 26, 2011 at 7:55 PM
- Julia @ 551Eastdesign said...
Ooo sun flowers are some of my favorites! Your fireplace looks great!
PS I have a $50 cash giveaway going on at my blog right now. Come by when you have a chance! :)
- September 26, 2011 at 8:16 PM
- raising4princesses said...
beautiful pictures. You have such a way of decorating that it makes a home look so comforting and inviting. Enjoy the beautiful Missouri weather.... I sure miss it! I started a link party at my blog and I'd love for you to link this up. If you're interested it's http://caribbeanmissionarywife.blogspot.com/ Have a lovely day, Maria
- September 27, 2011 at 7:04 PM
- Natasha in Oz said...
Your Fall decorating is wonderful. I had pinned that same idea from Choose to Thrive onto my Pinterest board. Yours looks fabulous!
Best wishes,
Natasha @ 5 Minutes Just for Me
- September 28, 2011 at 7:07 AM
- Handy Man, Crafty Woman said...
I love the doll! Thank you for linking to Wicked Awesome Wednesday!
- September 28, 2011 at 8:04 AM
- Brooke Kenny said...
That is SO cute!!! Love your blog!
- September 28, 2011 at 12:09 PM
- Mare said...
Wow!!.... very simple but very very cute!!!...
- September 28, 2011 at 12:41 PM
- Phyllis AROUND THE HOUSE said...
love the mantle and hearth...love the sunflowers and the doll...perfect..
- September 29, 2011 at 4:42 AM
- Elizabeth said...
Cute - love this idea!
- September 29, 2011 at 7:24 AM
- Hollie - TheSevenYearCottage said...
Your fireplace looks great... very festive!
- September 29, 2011 at 10:11 AM
- Geneva said...
The wine bottle vases are inspirational... Enjoyed reading your post and seeing all the pictures of your fireplace. How sweet that you've kept your little doll all these years! She's adorable!
- September 29, 2011 at 11:10 AM
- Mandi@MandiBeingCrafty said...
Ohhhh I love the bottles! Too cute and simple! Visiting from A Glimpse Inside link party.
- September 29, 2011 at 10:52 PM
- Liberty said...
I LOVE it!! It's very fall-ish and definitely makes me want to decorate mine. :)
Have a great weekend.
- September 30, 2011 at 2:27 PM
- Minta's Creations said...
Stopping by from Happy Go Lucky Blog
I'm your newest follower..Would love a follow back.
- September 30, 2011 at 7:07 PM
- Candace @ Candace Creations said...
so sweet and homey! Love this! Come link up to scrappy saturdays over at candacecreations.blogspot.com I'd love to see you there!
- October 1, 2011 at 12:57 AM
- The Answer Is Chocolate said...
This turned out so great. Perfect for Fall!
- October 1, 2011 at 11:29 AM
- Natasha said...
would love it if you could share this on my link party at www.serenityyou.blogspot.com
Natasha xx
- October 1, 2011 at 3:22 PM
- Hannah said...
What a fun idea! Love this!
- October 1, 2011 at 8:12 PM
- Steph @ Crafting in the Rain said...
What pretty bottles!
- October 1, 2011 at 8:14 PM
- Phil and Darby Hawley said...
Hey Terry! Stopping by from Homemaker in Heels. I just love what you did with those bottles and the flowers. So cute!
- October 1, 2011 at 11:01 PM
- Karima said...
Wow - what great displays, Karima www.karimascrafts.com
- October 2, 2011 at 11:58 AM
- Tonia @ TheGunnySack.com said...
Great way to use sunflowers as part of your fall decorations! Thanks for joining last week's What's In The Gunny Sack? link party and I hope to see you again for tomorrow's party!
- October 2, 2011 at 11:13 PM
- Kassi @ Truly Lovely said...
Those Fall bottles and sunflowers look so festive! The whole thing is lovely! Thanks for sharing on Fancy This Fridays this week!
- October 3, 2011 at 12:19 PM
- Chef in Training said...
love this! so pretty! I would love it if you would come share this and/or any other projects at the Tuesday Talent Show at Chef In Training! Thanks so much and hope to see you there!
- October 3, 2011 at 8:41 PM
- Bridget said...
Very cute!! I love the bright flowers!!!
- October 3, 2011 at 9:21 PM

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Frangelico Brownie Gelato Dessert
27 comments:
- Mother Rimmy said...
This will be a perfect recipe for my treat of the week! Terrific presentation!
- April 9, 2010 at 9:48 AM
- Claudia said...
Oh Claudia you are a temptress. This has everything - the cremy gelato, the rich brownie and then topped with Frangelico - all combining for a heavenly taste.
- April 9, 2010 at 10:09 AM
- sweetlife said...
wow girl this looks divine...lovely
- April 9, 2010 at 2:54 PM
- Trix said...
You are a very bad girl!! I agree with the previous poster - you are a temptress.
- April 9, 2010 at 4:31 PM
- Michael's Kitchen said...
My, My, My, that sure looks good, No it looks great. But I have one question. In the recipe it talks about 2 squares of Unsweetened Chocolate, How much by weight are you referring to? See I buy my chocolate in 11lb blocks or bricks, and I measure out everything by weight. so if you could give me a reference to work from. This dessert looks out of this world, great job.
- April 9, 2010 at 10:01 PM
- redkathy said...
I bet you were thinking of me when you prepared this one Claudia. hehehe Brownies are my favorite and everything else with that, well that's heaven too me!! One of these days I'm going to try preparing gelato.
- April 10, 2010 at 12:40 AM
- Devaki said...
OMG Claudia - You know just what to do to derail me from my resolution to lose weight!!!!
All my fave eats come together in one presentation. Rich brownie, creamy choc gelato, cream Frangelico...lovely!!!!
Devaki @ weavethousandflavors
- April 10, 2010 at 11:17 AM
- My Little Space said...
OMG, are you trying to seduce me? This looks so divine! Hmm...yumm...
Have a nice weekend!
- April 10, 2010 at 11:50 AM
- Kathleen said...
Holy Cow Batman! I mean seriously!!! I'm bookmarking right now!!!
- April 10, 2010 at 7:04 PM
- Daydreamer Desserts said...
I'm speachless. Sigh...
- April 10, 2010 at 7:10 PM
- Moogie said...
Holy cow!!!! This looks like something I would make.
Thanks for coming to visit my blog.
- April 10, 2010 at 7:58 PM
- alison said...
looks amazing ,claudia!a big temptation!
- April 11, 2010 at 12:10 AM
- Liana10 said...
It's looks great...lovely...divine..congrats!
- April 11, 2010 at 5:35 AM
- Miss. Tarrah Dame said...
omigosh this looks and sounds AMAZING! I am newly obsessed with chocolate gelato. it is heaven.
- April 11, 2010 at 8:30 PM
- Miss. Tarrah Dame said...
omigosh this looks and sounds AMAZING! I am newly obsessed with chocolate gelato myself and it is HEAVEN
- April 11, 2010 at 8:32 PM
- Greg said...
Wow, these look fabulous.
- April 11, 2010 at 9:33 PM
- citronetvanille said...
Hmm you are the queen of desserts! isn't this just beautiful and mouth watering?
- April 12, 2010 at 2:00 AM
- Shirley said...
Wow Claudia! What a treat. Am marking this. I want to try the gelato. I think my kids would love this.
- April 12, 2010 at 3:26 AM
- lululu said...
my only word for this is DIVINE!
- April 12, 2010 at 9:16 AM
- denise @ quickies on the dinner table said...
Every one of your dessert posts challenges me to adequately describe it - this one is just absolutely, ridiculously, magnificently over the top! I'm just trying not to drool all over my keyboard here :P
- April 12, 2010 at 10:12 AM
- Emily Ziegler said...
Holy. Crap.
Really. I'll send you my address so you can ship this to me asap :-)
- April 12, 2010 at 10:16 AM
- 5 Star Foodie said...
A heavenly treat! I love love love the addition of Frangelico!
- April 12, 2010 at 2:32 PM
- Tania said...
Gelato without eggs is a wonderful solution for me! This dessert is incredibly yummy!
- April 12, 2010 at 5:21 PM
- Cookin' Canuck said...
You're killing me! This looks so decadent and delicious. I like the shot of Frangelico on top.
- April 12, 2010 at 5:38 PM
- triplescoopdesserts said...
Great Looking Gelato. The brownies and whip cream aren't that bad looking either ;p.
- April 12, 2010 at 7:05 PM
- Brie: Le Grand Fromage said...
wow, this looks fabulous! oh, i could really go for one of these right now!
- April 12, 2010 at 9:55 PM
OMG! Is this ever a decadent dessert! Beautiful presentation!
- April 14, 2010 at 11:14 PM


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Painted Ethiopian Boys
Photograph by Charles Meacham, My Shot
Many members of tribes in southern Ethiopia have resisted the temptation to move to cities and abandon their cultural traditions. Here, two tribal boys painted for a ceremony wait at a roadside hotel near the Omo Valley.
Ethiopian Boy
Photograph by David Sacks/Getty Images
Most rural Ethiopians are farmers and herders. But in the past few decades, deforestation, drought, and soil degradation have caused crop failures and famine. Millions have faced starvation. Here a young herder outside the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, seeks shade in a tree while his cattle graze nearby.
Dallol Volcano
Photograph by Carsten Peter
Sulfur, salt, and other minerals color the crater of Dallol, a volcano in the hottest place on Earth, Ethiopia's Danakil Depression. At 157 feet (48 meters) below sea level, Dallol is also the world's lowest land volcano.
Farmers With Camel
Photograph by Gaylon Wampler, My Shot
In Ethiopia, livestock help determine wealth and social status. In the eastern part of the country, where camels are most prevalent, farmers use these hardy symbols of the desert for milk, meat, transport, and, as here, for plowing.
Lalibela Priest
Photograph by Nick Bastis, My Shot
An Orthodox priest in Lalibela, in northern Ethiopia, displays the processional cross of his church—Bieta Masqal, or House of the Cross. Each of Lalibela's 12 famed rock churches has its own ceremonial cross.
Ethiopian Food
Photograph by Fabio Murtas, My Shot
The dietary traditions of Ethiopia's varied regions and cultures have created a unique cuisine. The essential components include berbere, a spicy, red pepper paste; niter kibbeh, a spice-infused clarified butter; and injera, a flat, moist sourdough bread with a tangy flavor and airy texture. Food is generally eaten with the hand from a communal plate.
Photo: Close-up of a male gelada monkey
Photograph by Michael Nichols/National Geographic
Gelada monkeys, the last surviving species of a once numerous genus of grazing primates, live only in the high mountain meadows of north-central Ethiopia. Though somewhat protected by the remoteness of their location, they're facing pressure from humans as hunters and farmers encroach. Only about 100,000 to 200,000 geladas remain.
Hamar Tribeswoman
Photograph by Remi Benali/Getty Images
All Omo Valley tribes wear traditional attire and adornments, but the Hamar, like this woman, are by far the most elaborately turned out, often sporting multiple beaded necklaces, armfuls of metal bracelets, and elaborate, sculptured hairstyles.
Danakil Depression, Ethiopia
Photograph by Carsten Peter/National Geographic
Disks of travertine, a calcium-rich deposit, ring a hot spring in Ethiopia's Danakil Depression. Afar tribeswomen extract water from this forbidding landscape by building small stone towers over the geothermal vents. The steam condenses, and the water runs into a reservoir. When it cools, the women pour it into their goatskin bags.
Pelicans Over Lake Chamo
Photograph by Michael Poliza/National Geographic
Pelicans fly above Lake Chamo, a shallow lake that, like its sister lake Abaya, is located within the Great Rift Valley in southwestern Ethiopia. Part of Nechisar National Park, Chamo is home to an abundance of wildlife, including large numbers of hippopotamuses and Nile crocodiles.
Lalibela Church
Photograph by Philippe Bourseiller/Image Bank
The town of Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is renowned for 12 Christian churches that were hewed out of solid stone some 800 years ago. The most stunning is Bieta Giyorgis, shown here, a massive monolith 40 feet (12 meters) tall, intricately carved and shaped like a cross.
Huts, Yabēlo
Photograph by Andrew Geiger/The Image Bank
A man stands by the huts of his tribespeople near Yabēlo, a town nearly on the border with Kenya. Most Ethiopians reside in the country's western highlands, and its population is almost evenly split between Christians, living in the highlands, and Muslims inhabiting the lowlands. The Oromo, Amhara, and Tigreans are the largest ethnic groups.
Mursi Tribeswoman
Photograph by Jodi Cobb/National Geographic
Among the Mursi tribeswomen of Ethiopia's Omo Valley, lip plates are a source of pride and a sign of strength. When a girl is 15 or 16, her lower lip is cut and held open by a wooden plug. Over the next several months, progressively larger plugs are inserted to stretch the lip. Not all girls continue until they can wear plates of the size shown here.
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High-tech treasure hunting
All you need is a GPS device, a tank of gas and a sense of adventure
By Susan Larson (Contact) | The Daily Journal
Published Saturday, March 10, 2007
Pronounced "geo-cashing," its like looking for hidden treasure using a Global Positioning System (GPS). Geocaching has been around about five years. It was created by a GPS enthusiast from Oregon who wanted to test the accuracy of his GPS, never guessing it would evolve into a pastime.
John and Amy Barrett of Roseville were staying at a bed and breakfast for their anniversary, when the owner introduced them to geocaching in November 2005.
He had several caches located on the grounds and GPSs we could borrow, John said. When we got home, we bought a GPS. Its a fun way to get out as a couple or a family.
Geocachers Creed
When placing or seeking geocaches, I will:
Not endanger myself or others
Observe all laws and rules of the area
Respect property rights and seek permission where appropriate
Avoid causing disruptions or public alarm
Minimize my and others impact on the environment
Be considerate of others
Protect the integrity of the game pieces
Some of the locations where geocaching hunters have found treasures include a man-created hollowed-out tree stump or a natural hollow of a fallen log or even what appears to be in plain sight, though the cache was hidden by tall grass.
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Some of the locations where geocaching hunters have found treasures include a man-created hollowed-out tree stump or a natural hollow of a fallen log or even what appears to be in plain sight, though the cache was hidden by tall grass.
Techies who loves treasure hunts will love geocaching.
The word geocaching comes from GEO, for geography. Caching comes from the process of hiding a cache. A cache is a term used in hiking/camping as a hiding place for concealing and preserving provisions.
A GPS is a electronic device that determines approximate location (within six to 20 feet). Coordinates are normally given in longitude and latitude. The unit is used to navigate from one location to another.
Some GPS units have maps, built-in electronic compasses and voice navigation. GPS units can range from $100 to $1,000, depending on its capabilities. They can be purchased at boat supply stores and some camping stores. You can also purchase them online through Amazon.com and camping supply companies.
Besides the GPS, the web site
is the most important component of the game. Coordinates of hidden caches are listed on this site; when you are ready to go on a cache hunt, type in the mile radius you are willing to go and it gives you the coordinates to caches in the designated area.
We did 11 in one day, a Fergus Falls geocacher who goes by the screen name, Traveled, said. I read about it in an RV newsletter on-line. I thought it sounded like fun, so my daughter and I tried it. Now were 100-percent hooked. Its fun to do something out in nature and once youve purchased your GPS, it doesnt cost you anything, except maybe a tank of gas.
Just because a GPS is involved doesnt make cache-hunting a cake walk.
Some are extremely difficult, Traveled said. Theres one I still havent found and I fully intend to go back and find it.
It can also be something of an educational experience.
Its a good way to get people to discover the parks and landmarks in their community, John said.
You see things in your own area you never noticed before, Traveled said.
Preparing a cache
Start with the container. Anything water or snow resistant is ideal. Plastic buckets, Tupperware/Rubbermaid containers and film canisters can also be used. Put cache items in zip-loc baggies before placing them in the container, in case it leaks.
Mark your cache so someone who doesn't play can figure out what it is if they find it. Most cachers mark the container with Geocaching.com, the name of the cache, and any contact information they see fit.
Place a logbook (a small notepad works) and pen so finders of the cache can let you know they were there. A cache can come in many forms but the first item should always be the logbook. In its simplest form, a cache can be just a logbook. The logbook contains information from the founder of the cache and notes from the cache's visitors.
While not necessary, most like to put some small objects in the cache. For everything the finder takes, he should leave something in return.
Caches are typically a container that holds a log book and a pen and the finder signs their name and the date and puts it back, John said. Some caches have just the log book. Some have video games or McDonalds toys or other little trinkets. The rules of geocaching are if you take something, you have to leave something in return. But you dont go through this to find whats in them. Its just the fun of it, getting out there.
Veteran cachers like John and Traveled warn that geocaching can be addicting.
I gave three GPSs as Christmas gifts and got others hooked, Traveled said.
What shouldn't be in a cache:
Explosives, ammunition, knives, drugs, and alcohol shouldn't be placed in a cache.
All ages of people hide and seek caches, so use some thought before placing an item into a cache.
Food items are always a bad idea. Animals have better noses than humans, and in some cases caches have been chewed through and destroyed because of food items in a cache.
Know the Lingo
Cito Cache In Trash Out: When geocaching, take a bag along to pick up trash.
Cache A hidden container filled with a log book, writing utensil and maybe prizes.
FTF First to Find, typically found in the log book.
Geomuggle A non-geocacher. Based on muggle, from the Harry Potter series to identify a non-magical person.
Spoiler Information that can give details away and ruin the experiences.
TFTC Thanks for the Cache!
TFTH Thanks for the Hunt!
TNLN Took Nothing. Left Nothing. Usually found in logbooks by folks who enjoy the hunt more than the material contents of the cache.
When thinking about where
to place a cache, keep these things in mind:
Use common sense when choosing a location. Do not place the cache in any location where it might be confused with something more dangerous.
Will it be easy to get to? Try to find a place that will take a bit of time to get to, preferably on foot.
Will it be easy to find? If it is too visible or too close to busy roads or trails, there's a good chance someone other than a geocacher might find it.
Don't make it too difficult. If you hide it well, give hints on
as to the location.
If you place it on private land, ask permission before putting it there.
You cant bury the caches, John said. You can camouflage them. Some are out in the open, some are in the wilderness. Some are funny. You never know what youre going to find.
Hiding the cache
When you reach the location to place your cache, get the coordinates as close as possible to the cache. Some GPS units have the ability to do averaging, but if yours can't, the best suggestion is to take a waypoint, walk away from the location, then return and take another waypoint. Do this seven to 10 times, then pick the best waypoint.
Once you have your waypoint, write it in permanent marker on the container, the log book, and make sure you have a copy to bring back with you. Write a few notes in the log book if you like, place it in a zip-loc baggie, and place it in the container. Make sure to secure the container with a rock to decrease the chance of it blowing, floating, or being carried away.
For more information on geocaching, visit
which also serves as most important component of the game, as it is where clues are found.
I didn't bother to format around the sidebars so they are just pasted in-line. If someone else wants to take the time, I'll edit this post with that content.
Also, from what I understand, an article appeared in a "St Paul Paper" this weekend about caching. Has anyone else read it? Please link in a new post.
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The 48th Annual Ohio Valley Regional Emmy Awards encompass Kentucky, and the Awards ceremony is slated for Saturday, July 28 at the Belterra Casino Resort & Spa in Florence, IN.
HRTV's award-winning monthly documentary show, Inside Information, received five of six nominations in the "Sports - One-Time Special" category. The nominated shows featured wide-ranging documentaries on the Radosevich family's racing legacy; legendary trainer, Charlie Whittingham; two great horses, Seattle Slew and Ferdinand; as well as John Shear, the 90-year-old Santa Anita Park paddock guard who saved a young girl.
The network's Peter Lurie has been nominated in the "Anchor - Sports" category (lone nominee in that category), Joe Chile Ibarra in the "Photographer - Program" designation, and Steve Scheidler in the category of "Graphic Arts Editor - Program."
"It's very gratifying for HRTV to once again receive recognition for the high quality of our productions throughout the year," said Scott Daruty, President of HRTV. "It's a well-deserved testament to the outstanding group of talented, hard-working individuals at our network."
This year's nominations bring the total to 23 for the network in its short history. HRTV was first nominated, and won, an Ohio Valley Regional Emmy Award in 2009 for the "Sports - One-Time Special" category for its Inside Information: Dubai World Cup show. The network was honored with nine Ohio Valley Regional Emmy Awards in 2011, with Inside Information garnering six awards in four different categories.
HRTV -- 2012 Ohio Valley Regional Emmy Award Nominations
Sports - One-Time Special (5)
* Inside Information -- Radosevich family; Charlie Whittingham; Seattle Slew; John Shear: A Race Track Life; and Ferdinand
Anchor -- Sports
* Peter Lurie
Photographer - Program
* Joe "Chile" Ibarra
Graphic Arts Editor - Program
* Steve Scheidler
About HRTV
HRTV, The Network for Horse Sports, is a television-based multimedia network dedicated to equine sports. HRTV's programming features horseracing from top U.S. and international racetracks, as well as a wide range of world-class English and Western horse competitions, news, original programming and award-winning documentaries covering the world of horse sports. The live stream of HRTV is available on a subscription basis to high-speed Internet users worldwide at www.tvg2.com <http://www.tvg2.com/> In the U.S., the HRTV television network is available via telco, cable and satellite in over 19 million homes.
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Renewable Tax Credit Expiration Could Set Back Industry
11/30/12 7:34AM By John Dillon
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Tax credits that are seen as vital for the renewable energy industry are set to expire at the end of the year.
Vermont's congressional delegation supports extending the credits. But the legislation is tied up in high-level budget and revenue negotiations now underway between Congress and the White House.
The production tax credit allows renewable energy developers to reduce their tax bills once the projects produce electricity. It's currently set at 2.2 cents per kilowatt hour, and it can bring substantial savings to utilities and their customers.
In Green Mountain Power's case, the tax credits for its recently completed Lowell wind project are worth roughly $40 million.
Congressman Peter Welch is a strong supporter of the credits. Earlier this year, Welch made the home-state economic argument before the House Ways and Means Committee.
"We've got a great company, one of them called NRG Systems in Hinesburg, provides wind developers, utilities and turbine manufacturers with the tools needed to measure wind," Welch told the panel. "And because of the uncertainty with the PTCs - and uncertainty obviously concerns all of us - they report about 50 percent drop in U.S. orders compared with last year."
In an interview, Welch says he's not involved in the high-level negotiations between Congress and the White House on the so-called fiscal cliff. The talks are focused on averting automatic budget cuts and tax hikes scheduled to kick in at the end of the year. Welch says the energy credits are in play - along with many other tax provisions - but are not a central part of the discussions.
Last year, the government distributed about $5 billion worth of tax credits to energy developers Welch believes the credits are worth the cost to the federal treasury.
"There's two issues. We need a national energy policy that moves towards clean energy. And obviously things like wind and solar, geothermal, biomass all can be part of a clean energy portfolio," he says. "Secondly, there's real opportunity in creating jobs if we move aggressively into standing up a clean energy economy."
But the credits are controversial, since they also add another economic incentive for ridgeline wind projects. Annette Smith of Vermonters for a Clean Environment hopes Congress rejects the extension.
"Unless they put some conditions on them for instance to assure they are built in places that they should be built rather than subsidizing environmental destruction... they're really doing a disservice to the people of Vermont," she says.
Gabrielle Stebbins, the executive director of Renewable Energy Vermont, represents wind and other renewable companies. She's pushing the other side of the issue.
"Our message is this is very, very critical for long-term business development in Vermont but also throughout the nation," she says.
Renewable energy advocates say historically the industry has suffered a setback -including project cancellations - in the years when the credits were not renewed. And that's exactly what wind opponents in Vermont would like to see.


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Mines 'M' goes green for 100th anniversary
GOLDEN, Colo., April 8, 2008 – The large white "M" that sits above the Colorado School of Mines campus on Mt. Zion is turning 100 this year – and to commemorate the event, the famous landmark is going "green."
Members of Mines' chapter of Blue Key International Honor Society, a national leadership and service group that maintains the "M," plan to swap out the monument's 1,653 incandescent light bulbs with energy-efficient light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
The initial LED bulb upgrade will cost more than $30,000 – but the energy and dollar savings after the fact will be substantial. Not to mention the increased flash factor – LEDs will make the "M" more visible to those outside Golden and special mosaic bulbs will allow Blue Key to achieve some spectacular effects.
According to Steven Meyerhoff, Mines Blue Key member and assistant "M" chair, the average 12-hour burn time of the monument's 11-watt bulbs uses about 73 kilowatt-hours per night – with LEDs, the nightly usage will drop to about 11 kilowatt-hours. Currently, it costs around $2,100 to light the "M" for one year. With the LED conversion, the cost will drop to about $310.
Blue Key is in the process of securing the funds for the greening of the "M." It turns 100 May 18.
- The "M" was constructed in 1908 when 250 Mines students and 20 faculty members loaded a supply train of burros and packed their way up Mt. Zion.
- In 1931, Blue Key members borrowed a tractor, generator, poles, wire and bulbs to light the "M" for homecoming. The first lighting of the "M" was such a huge hit, students and civic committees raised money to light it permanently in 1932.
- In 1948, the lighting became fully automatic. Forty-one years later in 1989, the lighting system was modernized including wiring and conduit upgrades. The original light sockets were replaced with multi-bulb weatherproof fixtures.
- Lighting was computerized in 2003 with a wireless antenna system developed by a Mines Senior Design team.
- Each fall, incoming freshmen carry a 10-pound rock from campus to the "M" and coat the symbol with fresh whitewash. Graduating seniors are invited to return to the "M" and retrieve their rocks.
For more information on Blue Key and the history of the "M," see http://inside.mines.edu/BLU-Mblem.
Founded in 1874, Colorado School of Mines was established to serve the needs of the local mining industry. Today, the School has an international reputation for excellence in both engineering education and the applied sciences with special expertise in the development and stewardship of the Earth's resources. For more information about Colorado School of Mines, visit www.mines.edu.
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The Table Touch Up
I have this little pet peeve. Those who know me well know that I have more than one, but let's focus on just one for now. I can't stand it when women touch up their face at the table. Forget rude, it's déclassé, which in laymen's terms means tacky.
According to the United States Dining Etiquette Guide, applying lipstick at the table is as serious a no-no as using a toothpick at the table. If you're on a date, a "table touch up" makes you look vain and high maintenance. The man sitting across from you has been looking at your shiny nose and bare lips throughout the entire meal. Why the sudden need to hide that from him? Makeup is about mystery. The mystery is gone if you apply it in public. Much easier to simply excuse yourself—allowing him an opportunity to show his manners by standing as you stand, and even assisting you with your chair—and make your way to the ladies' room to primp and preen, and tinkle and text. Yes, texting at the table is also inappropriate.


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WATCH: 1D, Fifth Harmony, and more guests in Jason Derulo's 'Talk Dirty'
Listen to Jason Derulo on iHeartRadio
Not since Bonnie McKee's "American Girl" have so many stars lined up for a good ole fashioned lip dub.
Jason Derulo's "Talk Dirty" is already a club favorite, and with "Jason Derulo Presents: Celebrities Talkin' Dirty," it's sure to get even bigger.
There are no fewer than 23 celebrity cameos in Derulo's video, including One Direction, Ariana Grande, Ryan Seacrest, Austin Mahone, Robin Thicke and…Larry King?
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Alvin Tai, John Tankersley, Sarah Hamilton, Carla
Honkanen, Sarah Cunningham, and Jessica Galàn.
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As GRCC's
International Programs Advising Team, we strive to assist students
to achieve their individual, educational goals. We have
collectively lived, traveled, and studied in many parts of the world
and the majority of us have Master's degrees. We use our education
and training to provide comprehensive information and a sense of
community for our students that helps them feel comfortable and
welcome. In addition, all students are assigned an advisor, which
allows us to really get to know them and give them the best possible
personal service.
We work
one-on-one with our students in designing their educational plan and
many of our students have successfully transferred to many reputable
universities in the U.S. including the University of Washington,
Indiana University, and Cornell University. Ultimately, we are
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TSA may apply a gender-specific (male or female) hiring preference to fill TSO positions in order to meet security mission and same gender pat-down job-related requirements. At airport locations where it is necessary to apply the hiring preference, candidates of the needed gender will be provided preference in the scheduling of the computer based aptitude test, airport assessments, processing and selection. At this time, this airport is only seeking qualified female candidates to meet mission related staffing needs. The applications of male candidates will be accepted but not considered until staffing needs change.
Do you desire to protect American interests and secure our Nation while building a meaningful and rewarding career? If so, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is calling. DHS components work collectively to prevent terrorism, secure borders, enforce and administer immigration laws, safeguard cyberspace and ensure resilience to disasters. The vitality and magnitude of this mission is achieved by a diverse workforce spanning hundreds of occupations. Make an impact; join DHS.
Securing Travel, Protecting People-At the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), you will serve in a high-stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. In cities, towns, and country-sides across the nation, you will be on the front line of the Department of Homeland Security's TSA team as they secure airports, seaports, railroads, highways, and public transit systems, thus protecting our transportation infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce.
Realistic Job Preview: The Realistic Job Preview gives you an honest, objective and vivid portrait of what it means to work as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) and provides employee testimonies about both the good and the challenging aspects of being a TSO. To view the TSO Realistic Job Preview video, please Click Here.
Salary Information: The salary range listed includes locality pay of 14.16% and reflects the salary range for a full-time position. However, salaries for part-time positions will be pro-rated based upon the actual number of hours worked.
This position is located at Vernal/Uintah County Airport in Vernal, Utah.
Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) provide security and protection of air travelers, airports and aircraft in a courteous and professional manner. This includes:
- Operating screening equipment to identify dangerous objects in baggage, cargo and on passengers, and preventing those objects from being transported onto aircraft
- Performing searches, to include hand-wand and pat-down searches
- Controlling terminal entry and exit points
- Interacting with the public, giving directions and responding to inquiries
- Maintaining focus and awareness while working in a stressful environment which includes noise from alarms, machinery and people, crowd distractions, time pressure, and disruptive and angry passengers, in order to preserve the professional ability to identify and locate potentially life threatening or mass destruction devices, and to make effective decisions in both crisis and routine situations
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Warrior's Weekend is proud to again pay tribute to our
Veterans who have served in the armed forces of the United States of America
with a "Field Of Honor".
On May 3rd, 2014, Patriots and the Warrior's Weekend
Volunteers will post 3' x 5' American flags on 8' staffs.
We invite you to support your Veteran and Warriors by
sponsoring one or more flags. The
sponsorship costs $40 each and will have a label affixed to a ribbon on the
flagstaff that will designate your specific Veteran.
After the event, you may come and pick up your flag or
you may choose to donate your flag to Warrior's Weekend.
For every sponsorship sold under your organization, as
one of our Partnership Organizations, $20 will go back you. This is an excellent way to show your support
for Warrior's Weekend and our wounded Heroes benefit from your generosity.
Important dates to remember:
March 31st is last day to submit flag sponsorship
information and payment to the advising & counseling office in the student
services building.
May 3, 2014 Flag Posting 9 am – 1 pm
May 8, 2014 Dedication Ceremony 8 pm
May 16, 2014 Our Warriors arrive!!!! 3 pm June 1, 2014 Field Inactivation Ceremony
8 pm June 2-3, 2014 Flag Pick-up 5 pm – 7 pm each day


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Should the Postal Service Monitor Packaging Supplies?
[dropcap style="font-size: 60px; color: #9b9b9b;"]I[/dropcap]n fiscal year 2009, the U.S. Postal Service spent more than $149 million in manufacturing, shipping, and fulfillment costs for Express Mail® and Priority Mail® packaging supplies. The Postal Service, like FedEx, provides these supplies at no cost to customers and the public.


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Impressionism: Art and Modernity Japonisme The Nabis and Decorative Painting Paul Gauguin (1848–1903) Post–Impressionism The Print in the Nineteenth Century Symbolism Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890): The Drawings
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LISTEN: Eric Church releases 'The Outsiders'
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Eric Church fans are finally getting to hear his latest work. The country star released the new single, "The Outsiders," on Tuesday.
Coinciding with the song's arrival, Church sent a tweet that reads, "So here we are...the GLOVES ARE OFF! Go ahead and find out just who we are."
"The Outsiders" is the lead-off single from Eric's upcoming album. His new studio project will be his follow up to 2011's Chief.
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The modifications of Pokemon White are primarily responsible for the players feeling of new experience; nonetheless, it is still hard to jiggle the impression that this is similar to the game that was released many times before.
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Pokemon White on the DS starts with the player being called upon to go to the laboratory owned by a Pokemon professor called Jupiter. Together with your friends, named Cheran and Bianca, you will assist in the research and will act as Pokemon trainers filing Pokemon species in the Pokedex list. The professor will let you choose among the 3 Pokemon to tag along during your travel such as the grass snake called Snivy, the fire pig named Tepig and the sea otter, Oshawott. With a Pokemon to spare, you will have the chance to discover the Unova region mingling with strange natives of the various places including the constituents of Team Plasma in which their villain roles materialize the core of the story.
The bottom line of the game lies in the Pokemon battles wherein you will come across various rival trainers and riotous Pokemon who will contest you with turn-based combats. What is most important for the job is to have the appropriate Pokemon since each one can either be strong or weak compared to another. Moreover, when you have the right Pokemon, you will be able to deal with the moves of your adversaries and will also have the chance to further explore Unova and take into custody different Pokemon to be used for future struggles.
On your journey, the gym leaders are the strongest opponents, but before you can wage war against them, you will have to work out with their easy puzzles located in every gym. These puzzles include solving riddles, repositioning of blocks to get into concealed areas or perhaps pressing on switches in a sequential manner so that doors will be opened. You deserve to have badges once you will defeat the gym leaders and somehow will be simple for you to take control of Pokemon on a higher level. There are also battle modes which you may encounter such as the 3 versus 3 and the rotational modes.
As the name suggests, the first type of mode will let you fight three of your Pokemon versus three rival Pokemon. While in the rotational mode, the 3 Pokemon are situated in a rounded pattern where in one is sitting at the front. These modes including the conventional types are now enhanced with the presence of 2D sprites combined with three dimensional buildings and stuff. However, the audio component is deficient with gleam as it presents dull blips and screeches.
In addition, quite a few modes are now added just like the C-Gear communications wherein you can already have the possibility of connecting with other players by way of the infrared or maybe a wireless Internet connection. This will give you the chance to fight exchange and utilize the brand new feature called Feeling Check. Although, you still need to encounter horrific codes so that you can fight against players you're acquainted with, random as well as local battles are now free of codes.
Pass By is also another kind of feature that will keep the wireless connection active in the exchange of information between players even if the DS is not open. The modifications of Pokemon White are primarily responsible for the player's feeling of new experience; nonetheless, it is still hard to jiggle the impression that this is similar to the game that was released many times before.
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The Colombo City Tour brings Santa Claus to town once again on the open deck double decker this season from the 19th to the 23rd of December. These exciting seasonal packages offer a joyous ride around the city of Colombo with Santa on board, an educative live commentary and an unforgettable white Christmas experience with excitement and fun at the Excel World entertainment park, Colombo.
Santa will flag off the 3 hour tour from the Galle Face green at 4:00 pm. The tour will commence with a ride around the city seeing all the important landmarks in Colombo, including the harbor area, the Nelum Pokuna, Mahinda Rajapaksa theatre, the Town Hall, BMICH, Race Course area, Gangarama area and other places of interest. There will be a brief stop at the Independence Square and the live commentary by a professional guide will impart educative and historical information on the city. After the sightseeing ride on the open deck double decker coach kids and parents will enjoy a White Christmas with music and dancing at Excel World's "Snow City", the snow show will go on for about 45 minutes and thereafter the kids are in for plenty of fun at the 'Adventura', the fun activity area of the entertainment park. The activities include the Bees ride, Carousal ride, Swan ride, Fancy train, Pirate ship ride and the rides on Bumper cars. The Colombo City Tour, a venture by Sri Lanka Tourism and Ebert Silva Holidays, extend these exclusive seasonal packages to enable the young and the old to experience the city with excitement and fun with the cheer of the Christmas Season. Don't fail to make this a memorable Christmas and an exciting event for the whole family!
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Chance to win a new vehicle, $500 CASH or tickets to the Colonial … Have you entered the Chamber golf tourney yet?
Lone Star Dodge will be giving away a BRAND NEW VEHICLE for the first hole in one on hole number 9 at the upcoming Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournatment. So, if you haven't already mailed in your forms for the tournament that will be held at Sulphur Springs Country Club on Friday, April 9, then you need to do it NOW! Also, to make it even better, Medicine Chest Pharmacies will be awarding $500 cash for a hole in one on hole number 4!And then…the winning low net team will receive 6 Tickets to the Colonial Golf Tournament in Fort Worth from Dairyland Automation!!!If you want to assure that you get either a morning or afternoon tee time, please send in your registration forms today. If you don't have a form, but would like to participate, call us and we will send you a form. We only have a few slots left for the afternoon tee times, so get your forms faxed in today!
Phoenix Rising Skin Care ribbon cutting
Sulphur Springs' own couture skin care company is here! Phoenix Rising Skin Care, which has been used on Broadway and on several Hollywood movie sets, specializes in all-natural, chemical- and preservative-free skin care products. All products can be customized for a more personalized skin care experience. Using only pure essential oils, you also get the aromatherapy benefits. Designed especially for sensitive skin, all products are safe to use everywhere! For questions or to set up a private skin care party, contact Kim Dillard at 903.243.5540 or visit our website at www.phoenixrisingskincare.com. Pictured in the photo at the Chamber ribbon cutting ceremony from left to right are (front row) Charlotte Baxter, Carolyn McKinney, Valine Dillard, Kim Dillard, owner; Amy Fikes, partner; Cecile Blount, Lynda Hager. Back row: Linda Mobley, Treva Watson, Linda Alvis, Jess Tomasek, Nell Tanton, Bethany Ashby, Brittany Wilson, Debbie Swingle, Nelda Winkle, Sheryl Paden, and Matt Brown.
Tie a Blue Ribbon in honor of Child Abuse Awareness Month in April
The entire month of April is Child Abuse Awareness Month, and the folks at Lake Country CASA would like for all businesses and residents to tie blue ribbons on their businesses, cars, lapels or wherever to remind everyone to fight for the protection of our children! The Blue Ribbon Child Abuse Prevention Campaign was started in spring 1989 by a grandmother who received the devastating news that her beloved grandson had died of injuries inflicted by his parents. As an expression of her grief and outrage, Bonnie Finney tied a blue ribbon to the antenna of her van as a way to remember "the bruised and battered body of her grandson" and to alert her community to the tragedy of child abuse. Please show your support by "Tying a blue ribbon."
Want to Make a Difference in a Young Person's Life? Host an international student in your home
Volunteer families, with or without children, are needed to host international teens from more than 12 different countries for the 2010/2011 school year. They are in need of caring families to provide beds and meals, as well as friendship, understanding and a genuine desire to share the American way of life with a young person from overseas.
The students speak English, are covered by medical insurance and have spending money for their personal expenses! The students are between the ages of 15 and 18 and will attend the high school closest to their host family's home. Families are able to review student applications and select the student they feel will best match their family. If you are interested and would like more information, please contact Debbie Swingle at 903-316-9612 or visit flag-intl.org.
17th Annual Truck Load Plant Sale/Youth Fund Raiser at Church of the Nazarene
From Thursday, April 8th through Saturday, April 10th, the youth at the Church of the Nazarene will be having their 17th annual truckload Plant Sale from 8:00am –d,ark! Stop by and look at all of the bedding plants as well as hanging baskets…fresh from the Green House and also help the youth group raise funds for summer projects.
Don't miss these opportunities
April 6—Ribbon Cutting for Cody Drug at Noon at 1505 S. Broadway
April 9—Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament
April 17—John Chester Dutch Oven Cooking class-8a-12p at Heritage Park--$10 per person
April 22—Business After Hours at Texas Heritage National Bank for the Two Bulls Group/PBR Challenge
April 23—Alliance Bank's Grand Opening of the New Entrance 11-2 with Ribbon Cutting at Noon
May 8—Folk Festival at Heritage Park 9a-3p--$3 per person
May 15—Flea Market on the Square sponsored by SS Downtown Business Alliance
Business of the Week
We would like to congratulate the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Business of the Week:
Keith Bland, CPA
214 Main Street
Sulphur Springs, TX 75482
Tip of the Week:
"You can still save taxes on your 2009 tax return and save for your retirement at the same time. Taxpayers (or individuals) have until April 15, 2010 to buy (or fund) and Individual Retirement Account (IRA) for 2009. Taxpayers (or individuals) under the age of 50 can buy (or fund) an IRA up to $5000, those that are over the age of 50 can buy (or fund) and IRA for $6000. If you are married, you can double this amount for your spouse. Of course, the IRS has a few rules such as you must have earned income and if you make too much income, the IRA could be "phased" out (or not allowed). Nothing is as simple as the IRS makes it out to be!!! Call or email me and I will be glad to tell you if you qualify for an IRA." — Keith Bland
NOTICE: The Chamber of Commerce office will be closed tomorrow, April 2, for Good Friday.
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GSA Awards Final Millennia Lite IT Support Services Contracts
June 30, 2000
Contact: Bill Bearden (202) 501-1231
Washington, DC -- The U. S. General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service (FTS) today announced the fourth and final award in a series of four major information technology support services contracts under the Millennia Lite program. Twelve multiple award indefinite quantity contracts were awarded for Legacy Systems Migration and New Enterprise Systems Development. The maximum dollar value for all contracts awarded under Millennia Lite is $20 billion.
"The Millennia Lite contracts will provide GSA's customers with greater choice of solutions and institute partnerships with many more industry partners," said FTS Commissioner Sandra Bates.
The 12 Legacy Systems Migration and New Enterprise Systems Development contracts were awarded to:
Allied Technology Group
Anteon Corporation
BTG, Inc.
Computer and Hi-Tech Management, Inc.
Federal Data Corporation
Keane, Inc.
Madison Research Corp.
Signal Corp.
SRA International
Sterling Software, Inc.
TRW Systems Integration Group
Anticipated services under the Legacy Systems Migration and New Enterprise Systems Development are:
Modernization of legacy systems to web enabled applications; software development and customization of COTS, and migration to modular applications; internet/intranet/web applications/network computing; information and system security/firewalls/critical; infrastructures; knowledge management; data warehousing; electronic commerce/electronic data exchange; Year 2000 remediation and test tools; groupware; next generation internet; client/server computing; workflow and imaging.
Each of the multiple award indefinite quantity contracts has a base period of three years, plus award term options to extend services up to a total of 10 years. Orders under the contracts may be fixed-price, cost reimbursement, time and materials or labor hour. These contracts are available for use by all Federal agencies worldwide.
Millennia Lite is comprised of four functional areas, each of which was awarded separately. The four areas are: information technology planning, studies and assessment; high-end information technology services; mission support services; and legacy systems migration and new enterprise systems development.
"As technology races ahead, the Federal community must be ready to meet future challenges," said Bob Suda, Assistant Commissioner for Information Technology Integration. "This series of awards will meet those needs. We are proud that FTS has broadened its base of value-add contracts to serve the Federal community. This will increase GSA's broad offerings and shows that GSA has the answer for all IT needs."
The contracts were awarded by the GSA's Federal Technology Service, Information Technology Acquisition Center (ITAC) co-located in Fort Worth, TX and Atlanta, GA. The ITAC is recognized as a center for acquisition expertise.
For additional information about the Millennia Lite contracts, please call one of the following GSA FTS staff:
General Information, Shan Clark, 817-978-3506
Functional Areas 1 and 3, Angela Joslin, 404-331-0156
Functional Area 2, Patricia Renfro, 817-978-0026
Functional Area 4, Greg Norman, 817-978-0027.


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SHANGHAI, China -- PepsiCo Inc. has opened a food and beverage R&D center here that is said to be the company's largest outside North America. It will serve as a hub of new product, packaging and equipment for PepsiCo's businesses in Asia.
The facility is equipped with test kitchens focused on developing and tailoring its food and beverage brands for local taste preferences throughout the region.
In addition, it will house a pilot manufacturing plant that will allow researchers to quickly test product ideas and support efforts to accelerate the pace of PepsiCo's innovation in China and other growing Asian markets. PepsiCo said the Shanghai facility will also work with other PepsiCo R&D locations around the world.
PepsiCo has developed and launched a number of products tailored for Asian markets in recent years. Among them are Lay's chips in cucumber, hot and sour fish soup, and seaweed flavors, along with sour plum and peach flavored sodas under China's top-selling Mirinda brand.
The Purchase, NY-based beverage and snack giant nearly tripled its business in emerging and developing markets from $8 billion in annual net revenue in 2006 to $22 billion in 2011. It has focused on China and the Asia Pacific region as key targets for accelerated growth.
In 2012, PepsiCo completed a strategic beverage alliance with Tingyi and opened new beverage manufacturing plants in Kunming and Zhengzhou, China. The Tingyi-PepsiCo beverage system now has more than 70 manufacturing plants across China that produce several of the country's most popular beverages.
This year, PepsiCo also inked a distribution agreement with Diamond Star, one of the largest consumer packaged goods distributors in Myanmar, to distribute PepsiCo beverage brands in the market. It also formed a strategic beverage alliance with Suntory in Vietnam.
The company further bolstered its snack presence in China in 2012 with the opening of a new Frito-Lay manufacturing plant.


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2012-2013 Cultural Arts Calendar
School of Music
During the academic year, guest artists and faculty may schedule additional recitals. As these recitals are scheduled, updates will be posted on the School of Music's Web site: www.music.sc.edu. The School of Music is at 813 Assembly St., next to the Koger Center for the Arts. The recital hall is on the second floor of the School of Music. All events are free unless otherwise noted. Note: We've limited the Cultural Calendar to completed information only. We will notify you of updates as they become available.
Choral - For additional information, contact Sara Beardsley at (803)777-5369 or email@example.com.
Sept. 9 --- Palmetto City Classic. 5 p.m.USC Gospel Choir and the Hallelujah Singers. St. John Baptist Church. 3404 West Beltline Blvd. Columbia.
Oct. 4 --- Festival of Spirituals. 7:30 p.m. Drayton Hall. USC Gospel Choir, Tina Stallard and Ollie Watts-Davis.
Oct.14 --- Concert Choir. 5 p.m. Trinity Cathedral. 1100 Sumter St., Columbia.
Nov. 11 --- Gospel Choir. 7:30 p.m. Second Calvary Baptist Church. 1110 Mason Road, Columbia.
Nov. 14 --- Carolina Alive Concert. 7:30 p.m. School of Music recital hall.
Nov. 15--- University Chorus Fall Concert. 7:30 p.m. Shandon United Methodist Church, 3407 Devine St., Columbia.
Nov. 30--- Concert Choir Christmas Concert. 7:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 1324 Marion St., Columbia.
Dec. 2--- Concert Choir Christmas Concert. 6 p.m. Shandon United Methodist Church, 3407 Devine St., Columbia.
Feb. 21--- University Chorus. TimeTBD.
March 3--- Concert Choir performs Bach's B-minor Mass. Time TBD. Trinity Cathedral, 1100 Sumter St., Columbia.
April 14 --- Gospel Choir. 4 p.m. Second Calvary Baptist Church, 1110 Mason Road, Columbia.
April 15--- Concert Choir and University Chorus with USC Wind Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts.
April 17 --- Carolina Alive Concert. 7:30 p.m. School of Music recital hall.


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It's ballet with ropes for props and hip-hop moves.
Ballet West's "Innovations 2013," now in its sixth year, succeeds in opening up new possibilities.
Three finely-crafted works by Ballet West dancer-choreographers were framed by experienced choreographer Christopher Ruud's spare exploration of the human condition in "Trapped," and Jodie Gate's lush representation of unpredictability in "Mercurial Landscape."
The dancer-choreographers' compositions were honest and valuable efforts, each of them hitting the bull's-eye on their stated goals. Easton Smith constructed an elegant on-stage world through music, costumes and lighting to explore the limits of partnering in "Mechanism." Christopher Anderson's "Behind Closed Doors" investigated choreographic options by way of dancers' sizes and impulses. The live music by violinist Aubrey Woods and dancer Joshua Whitehead's performance were highlights in this work. "Spun" by Adrian Fry used short pieces of rope to examine the use of props on movement. The tension and release worked in the duet between Lindsay Duerfeldt and Alexander MacFarlan, but in general the experimental prop to discover the richly beautiful movement should have been left in the rehearsal studio.
If the ultimate goal of BW's "Innovations" program is to produce an important choreographer from within its ranks, Ruud just might be it. Ruud's first ballet, fortuitously titled "One," debuted at Ballet West's first annual Innovations program in 2008. In 2011 he premiered "Trapped," and in 2012 Ruud was awarded a Fellowship Initiative grant from the New York Choreographic Institute to create a new ballet. Last October as the new director of BW II, Ruud showed an impressive work-in-progress for the BW II dancers titled "Without Fall," which I look forward to seeing as a finished ballet.
For this year's performance Ruud reworked "Trapped," and while retaining its original message of the human condition, its personal story feels very real. Could it be that audiences know more about Ruud through his long history at BW and the docu-series "Breaking Pointe" on the CW network? Or is it that Ballet West has become a company of dancers who adapt quickly to new styles and ideas, comfortably fleshing them out on stage?
This premise is certainly borne out in guest choreographer Jodie Gates "Mercurial Landscape" which transgressed ballet's traditions while remaining based in the classical vocabulary. Chic costumes were the visual bridge between a deconstructed version of Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" and the stylistic movement that rapidly evolves through eras ending in the rhythmic counterpoint of hip hop.
The Ballet West dancers' artistic and technical range has widened in recent years as they've tackled classic fairy tales by Frederick Ashton, neo-classical ballets by Balanchine and modern ballets by Jiri Kylian and William Forsythe. And "Innovations" reveals an inquisitive company of dancers open to new information, whether from seasoned professionals or even from their peers.
Ballet West 'Innovations'
Bottom Line • An entertaining and sophisticated look at new work by first-time and emerging choreographers.
When • reviewed May 17; continues May 18 and 22-25 at 7:30 p.m. and May 25 at 2 p.m.
Where • Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 W. 300 South, Salt Lake City
Tickets • $45; arttix.org or 801-355-ARTS.
Running time • Two hours with two ten minute intermissions.


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Be sweet, Lewis, be sweet. Those were the words Mama Grizzard spoke to Lewis each morning as she sent him out the door into the big wide world of elementary school. That's southern-speak for be kind, be patient, be forgiving, be compassionate, be slow to anger, be gracious. Sometimes I wonder if today's parents aren't [Read More…]
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Sunday in the afternoon
August 15, 2010 2 comments
. . . what have you got to lose?
If you're looking for a good Sunday read, Pamela Jones of Groklaw — who could be an outstanding journalist masquerading as a paralegal, or a paralegal who is one of the best journalists ever — outlines the Oracle-Google dustup in her Friday post here.
There's a lot here and there's more to it that what most folks, me included, have speculated. Have a read and we'll pick this up tomorrow.
(Fedora ambassador Larry Cafiero runs Redwood Digital Research in Felton, California, and is an associate member of the Free Software Foundation.)
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Did he have fake Salvador Dalis or Picassos hanging over that $39,000 Steinway piano Ruth bought for their New York penthouse?
It features a mirror finished replica of a Steinway Grand and incorporates innovative multi-sensorial audio technology.
Or maybe I should take piano lessons, because I may own a $39,000 Steinway piano.
Steinway Hall cost two hundred thousand dollars, and has not yet paid the cost of warming, cleaning, and lighting it.
That Steinway grand the professor's got, did he hire it or buy it?
A Steinway grand-piano was prominent in the chamber, and before the ebony instrument stood a mechanical pianoforte-player.
She took a bow, untethered herself from the Steinway, and headed for the hatch.
I felt inspired, for the piano I was at was a magnificent grand that Steinway presented to Liszt only the other day.
It was a new Steinway Grand, just set up, and I played for my life.
Val never regarded it as a good sign when he grappled with the Steinway.
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Any BJJ calsses in or near the Swindon area??
Any BJJ calsses in or near the Swindon area??
we should make it a sticky or something, just have a look in your local area using that
keep an eye out.....one starting very shortly i think!
its not sorted yet but hes a brazilian black belt and very good, just trying to sort out venues atm! should be up and ready to go in the next couple of weeks.
That's lame, I have been looking for a place to start BJJ in Swindon for awhile..by the time it's up running I'll be in Uni and moved away! Still, remember to post details once you get some, might go along anyway to get a taste of it...
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its gonna be run by italo fereirra, black belt from american top team and a really good teacher, very friendly classes and doesnt hold anything back! ill post back when i know times and places, think it will be thursday evenings. should be up and running within the next couple of weeks.
alright sounds good, hope it's thursdays that would be perfect.