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above was from the university lake dog park. we've had some fog out there and tonight when i went to the grocery it was fogging up pretty good. love all the frost that occurs with the fog though. fog is not unusual for anchorage. apparently the same happens in nepal. had a nepalese patient. kept meaning to try and look up any cultural aspects that would help in caring for the nepalese.
Monday, January 10, 2011
non-eventful, eventful week....
just finished up the 4 night stretch. all went pretty normal after my rough start. looks like the schedule was messed up for my next run, which has been corrected. in retrospect i should have just kept it that way and gone to the peds party, but i'll leave it be so that i don't have an on/off schedule. with nights that can be too taxing. shouldn't use the word tax around this time....it's nearing tax season. did sign up for my permanent fund check. if you aren't aware there is a divident account from the oil revenues that gets dispersed to all alaskans each year.
above was from the university lake dog park. we've had some fog out there and tonight when i went to the grocery it was fogging up pretty good. love all the frost that occurs with the fog though. fog is not unusual for anchorage. apparently the same happens in nepal. had a nepalese patient. kept meaning to try and look up any cultural aspects that would help in caring for the nepalese.
above was from the university lake dog park. we've had some fog out there and tonight when i went to the grocery it was fogging up pretty good. love all the frost that occurs with the fog though. fog is not unusual for anchorage. apparently the same happens in nepal. had a nepalese patient. kept meaning to try and look up any cultural aspects that would help in caring for the nepalese.
despite anchorage being a relatively small large town we have an amazing amount of diversity of people. i really do like that. i understand that our k-12 grades have over 100 languages represented. it's nice to have all the variety and culture that goes with such a blend of people. overall,i think everyone gets along quite nicely. as a nurse, it's important to try and understand cultures and mores so that you can best take care of people from different parts of the world. always interesting though.
above is blossom in a bright sunlight at the bog. love my bog!!
the moose sightings about town are increasing. generally see at least one driving home from work in the mornings. there are tracks in the front of the house. we do need a fresh snow as my driveway is a sheet of ice. still need to get the kicksled out. all that ice begs for the kicksled to be played with. we have computer classes at work this month and tomorrow i also have a class to go over the new machine for doing continuous dialysis. dr gitomer has assured me it's much more user friendly. i do hope so. i actually enjoy sledd/crrt patients, but this machine is such a bother i've wanted to avoid it.
did several online computer classes...our hospital is finally going to all computer charting. it's going to be a huge learning curve. they say we'll have extra staff to help with the transition, but it always seems like everyone in the community gets sick at once when you try to fluff up staffing for such projects...murphy's law i think. it's also the heart of rsv/influenza season for peds so i don't hold out much hope of nights where we can focus on the computer charting. we'll see..one can hope.
the beavers have continued to be rather busy at the university lake dog park. in the summers the beavers have been known to attack dogs. i'm not that impressed with the production end of these beavers....they are very adept at the destruction, but the trees seem to be laying about and the beavers don't show much interest in the building end of thier life. can't imagine the above tree will be standing much longer.
came home from work saturday morning to the flat cat, mufasa being at the end of his nine lives. he has been enthusiastic for every meal until saturday morning. came home to a great deal of emesis in the bathroom and a weak and distressed cat. i knew his time was near, but still i wish that it had happened on a day when i wasn't between shifts. as it turns out my regular veterinarian was not open that day. having worked with animals for years it is really odd to be among strangers for the end of life care. i went to the local emergency place and they were all nice about it, but they charge more than i expected. also oddly enough, they said if i wanted a paw print that would be an additional fee. when babies die at work, we generally get a hand/foot prints and a lock of hair and such. we would never be so tacky as to request an added fee for such things. i think you just do this as a kindness. it just felt a bit like being taken advantage of when you are in an emotional state.
my co-worker takes her pets there on a regular basis and called them to voice this. i guess her friends that are there at nights went ahead and made a pawprint for me at no charge.
mufasa wasn't my favorite cat, but he's been with me for over 16 years. he was probably at least 18 years old. pets are just such a part of your day to day life, the routine. it's so odd not having him here. the other cat, pogi, doesn't seem to know what to do with himself. he's meowed a bit more and hangs at the door like he's thinking mufasa has just gone outside. (as he does from time to time in the summer). pogi comes to eat but he's so used to mufasa pushing him aside and eating all the food that he just takes a few bites and doesn't know what to do.
i am happy that for animals life can end with dignity. euthanasia is very humane. they put an i.v. in him and then i held him while he quickly fell asleep. he was down to just over 7 pounds when they weighed him. i'm not one to break down at such events. in general i'm just tired. if i cry it's usually weeks down the line over something totally unrelated. i'm also not one for public displays of emotion. sometimes i envy those people who have no issue expressing every emotion as it happens. i knew it was coming with mufasa, but still he lived so many years past the expected that you begin to believe he just wasn't going to ever die. i often joked about my flat cat, but i know i will miss him. he had a very unique personality. i wrote my regular vet a note to let her know mufasa had passed. she always liked him and i was bummed that she didn't get to be there with him in the end. there was no way he would have made it til monday.
didn't get much sleep that day. i had the dogs loaded and after mufasa was off to the bridge i took the pups to n. bivouac for a little loop in there. the sled dog get up in front of me is a typical winter scene in alaska. looks like there were some races that day at the tozier track...it's just bit up tudor road from me and those mushers run through n. bivuoac trails so i sometimes just walk to the musher trails and watch the teams go past. you can see some fog, but it was in the process of lifting. don't think i even caught up on sleep this weekend.
the pups are passed out at this time, rio is snoring...
always enjoy the frost...it's for these iceles that i want to get some close up lens. i just think it would be cool to really get the details of the frost.
today was the monday walk. i set my alarm in the morning when i crawled in bed...apparently i forgot to turn the alarm on though. i felt bad as i was totally late. tanya finally got ahold of me. luckily i had put the cell phone right by me. her friend chris came again, they took off with plans for me to catch up. i guess chris and tanyas dogs got into it pretty good and there was some blood shed. sandra was going to ski, but it was way too icy. once we got together, chris took off and tanya, sandra and i did the tank/powerline/gasline loop. a bit abbreviated. it was a beautiful day out there, cold but pretty. the little creek runs through and we enjoyed looking at the frost and ice out there.
much of the little creek is frozen, but there are openings. a bit hazardous for rio, but she did okay.
still haven't showered for the day. i had all these good intentions of doing the walk, then settling dogs in and heading out for a swim and grocery store run. instead i came home and crashed out on the cough. several hours later it was a bit too late for a swim.
the steam would have felt great today. when you get so chilled it's great to get in that steam room, it really does warm you top to bottom.
big shooting in arizona this week. an attempt was made on a representatives life. i haven't really had time to get all the details, but apparently a lunatic shot and killed many people and shot his intended target. she's in critical condition and probably will never be the same. it's sad to see these sort of issues post election. seems like this sort of thing happens in other nations with more unstable governments. i think of our election up here when miller just wouldn't concede defeat and still hasn't from what i gather. these actions do tend to have a negative impact on the community as a whole and can lead to violence. i think it is related to the hatred of politics at this time. i'm sure there has always been some discourse, but it just seems like there is a great deal more anger these days. no doubt the economy woes put folks more on edge. the irrational do not need much incentive to slip over the edge.
recall reading schindlers list and another book about the violence in rawanda. it occurred to me that there are many out there just waiting for an excuse to kill and destroy. leaders have a great responsibilty to help maintain decorum in society. i'd like to see a peaceful transistion of governement continue in our nation. events such as the one this week in arizona make one unsure of the future. in the end one person has again taken many lives. the why can't always be answered, it's just sad and my heart goes out to those who perished, thier families and those who remain in hospitals trying to recover.
the walk was late, but we still all enjoyed each others company. we stopped off at the coffee house post walk.
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I have never read your blog before, Bets. I'm glad you can now post it to facebook. Your photography is fantastic! It was also really interesting to read about your adventures, and just normal stuff. I hope you're OK with losing Mufasa. That is a very hard thing to do, having done it myself. Our dog Harley is quite old with bad hips. I don't know what we'll do when that day comes for him. Our kids have grown up with him. Thanks for the calendar! It was really great. I was very impressed, actually. I have started a website to share some of my poetry and thoughts. It would be great to have you check it out sometime. www.poeticlens.webs.com If you become a member, then you will receive an email about new posts.ReplyDelete
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Ben Aris, Nicholas Watson and Clare Nuttall -
There is a joke doing the rounds in Moscow that neatly sums up the current state of the crisis:
Analyst: "Don't worry, there is light at the end of the tunnel."
Businessman: "That's fantastic news. But tell me, where can I find this tunnel?"
Are we in the eye of the storm now? Countries across Central and Eastern Europe continue to report terrible data: economies are shrinking, industrial production is slumping, and investment plans are being put on ice. However, all these poor results are the result of a slide down to lower levels that reflect the new impoverished state of the world economy following the destruction of trillions of dollars of value that began last autumn. But this slide is not a crisis in the sense of the forced selling and wave of bankruptcies that we saw in September. Governments are working hard to dish out rescue packages and kick start their economies. Pain is omnipresent, but there is no panic at the moment, just an overwhelming sense of pessimism.
That could change in the coming months as the relative calm of the storm's eye passes. A possible collapse of the oil price and a looming CEE banking crisis that could take down with it some western banks is threatening to plunge emerging European economies into a fresh round of turmoil. In the West, the general assumption is that when the eye passes, the economies of emerging Europe will buckle under the renewed battering. Things like a collapse in the oil price could bring even the strongest countries in the region to their knees, causing a pan-regional economic collapse no one will escape from. Prophet of the current crisis, Nouriel Roubini, believes this crisis will continue for as long as another two years.
In the east of Europe, however, there are a number of voices saying enough has already been done to stave of disaster in the strongest countries and the immediate threat of a banking sector collapse or sovereign bond default has passed. Most countries have hunkered down in their storm cellars (ie. devalued their currencies), so will be able to weather the tail end of the storm.
The difference of opinion is also reflected in whom you talk to within emerging Europe. While analysts cite encouraging statistics, businessmen on the ground see little evidence of this progress. One fact serves to illustrate the problem: in Russia, the government has poured some $130bn into the banking sector - about five times more than the pre-crisis liquidity levels of the sector - to prevent the sector collapsing, but of this money only $15bn was extended as loans to companies since November, reports Troika Dialog, a fraction of the normal credit levels. Banking sector liquidity levels look good, but no one is actually getting any money.
And even the increasingly optimistic easterners warn that more trouble could be in store. Countries like Russia look relatively strong thanks to their copious (but dwindling) hard currency reserves. But others like Latvia are teetering on the brink of collapse and need Western Europe to start recovering soon, or at least to stabilise, if they aren't to face further problems. "The crisis will get worse. Compared to Asia in the late 1990s, [the CEE] region looks more vulnerable because of higher loan/deposit ratios, higher spending, the current account deficits are higher and capita inflows higher," says Gunter Deuber, an analyst in the Global Risk Analysis Group/Eastern Europe of Deutsche Bank.
More than money, the region needs a shot of confidence to get it through the next few months. Support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supposed to provide just this. But the crisis has taken on such all-encompassing proportions that even these international financial institutions won't be able to rescue the whole world at once. A global problem needs a global solution, but the prospects for increasingly inward-looking governments reaching out to help their struggling neighbours look poor.
Europe's divisions
In general, a line can be drawn down the middle of CEE, between the newest and still-aspiring members of the EU and those former Soviet Union states further east.
Within the EU band of emerging Europe, analysts say much depends on the industrial base of the country. The countries that are worse off are those without large industrial bases, but which attracted large amounts of foreign direct investment that was poured into banks, property and other non-productive sectors, as happened in the Baltics, Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania. "There is a clear separation. For example, in Poland, Slovenia and the Czech Republic, what we're seeing is a cyclical downturn," says Deutsche Bank's Deuber. "Unless you subscribe to the theory that Western Europe will go completely bust, then these countries can participate to a certain extent in the stabilisation here... And to a certain extent these countries are free riders on the substantial fiscal stimulus packages that we are preparing in Western Europe."
In the eastern band of countries, the stronger tend to have large hydrocarbon or mineral reserves, and in some cases have already enjoyed a patchy recovery. Their strength is that they used the boom years to build up large currency reserves, they now enjoy low debt and used devaluation to reduce the pressure on their current accounts. The Russian government is confident enough to predict a turnabout in the next few months: Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Kudrin was predicting that thanks to devaluation, Russia's economy will start growing again in May.
"The global bust was painful, but it will not be long lasting as long as two key conditions are met: exchange rate and macroeconomic stability," top-rated analyst Chris Granville, chairman and founder of Trusted Sources, told an Adam Smith conference in February.
Granville believes that the Kremlin is doing all the right things. Rather than free up fiscal policy and spend their way out of the crisis, the government has been tightening policy to maintain the stability of the currency. It's a trade-off between more cash versus more confidence. Secondly, the state has been using its rainy-day reserve fund to support the economy with investment programmes and guarantee programmes. The benefits of these two initiatives aren't visible yet, as everyone is sitting on what cash they have. But like Kudrin says, once devaluation fears recede, this money should ripple out into the economy. "The reason there is so little movement of money is everyone has been hording working capital, either as they have legitimate concerns about paying off debt or simply to speculate on the falling value of the ruble," says Granville. "But as that process comes to an end, this money will find something more productive to do."
All this can only happen if the oil price doesn't fall further - a big if. Certainly, there is little debate that the long-term trend for oil is up, but in the short term many expect the oil price to fall further, which would cause yet another round of devaluation and so delay the start of a recovery.
Kazakhstan is in a similar position and will be another big winner here after the government was forced to devalue the tenge in February by 10%. But what is equally obvious is that while devaluation led to counties like Russia booming in 2000 (when GDP growth hit a record 10% increase), this time round devaluation won't deliver the same dramatic benefits. "The benefits will be limited in highly dollarized sectors, such as oil and gas," says Michael Carter, CEO of Visor Capital in Almaty. "The big winner in our view is the mining sector, which is less dollarized - it imports fewer materials from outside Kazakhstan and the devaluation will reduce labour costs, since wages are mainly paid in tenge."
One sector in CEE that is already benefiting from the tanking currencies is steel. In both Russia and Ukraine, steel factories' capacity utilisation rates fell to half as big steel plants closed their doors over Christmas. However, with devaluations cutting local production costs in half, the biggest producers were opening their doors again by the end of January and using between 60% and 80% of their capacity by February.
This time round, the region's recovery will probably be longer and slower. In 1999, western markets were largely untouched by the collapse in Asia and CEE and provided a hungry customer for their goods; this time the collapse is global. Last time, CEE economies could grow fast by simply putting more bums on seats, whereas this time most of the economies in the region were already running at full tilt when the crisis hit; further growth means heavy investment in new machines, which are priced in dollars and euros.
And the biggest difference is that none of the former Soviet Union countries could borrow much on international credit markets in 1998, whereas much of the growth over the last decade has been paid for with foreign dollars. "At the start of September, Moscow was full of international bankers peddling Eurobonds and credits to Russians," says Roland Nash, head of research at Renaissance Capital in Moscow. "By the end of October, the only foreign bankers in Moscow were those trying to get their money back."
Still, most analysts say that devaluation means the risk of default on both sovereign and corporate debt has been reduced and takes a lot of pressure off struggling economies. Russia's external debt is almost all corporate now, but each dollar of debt is covered by a dollar of state's reserves, so it should be able to cope. Kazakhstan is in an even more comfortable position. "We believe that with a Brent price of $40, the [Kazakh] government would have had enough reserves to support the currency for at least 16 months. Instead, it made the decision to devalue, so supporting the currency at KZT150/USD is even more feasible," says Visor's Carter.
International rescue
The next big event is a G20 meeting in London in April, which could prove to be crucial in sorting out a speedy and effective response to the current mess. What is needed from the governments attending is a pan-regional rescue plan that helps out not only their home markets, but lends a hand to neighbouring states and beyond in CEE.
Most governments have been turning inwards to help their own, but this leaves those states that need help the most high and dry; to let countries like Latvia or Ukraine collapse is short sighted, as the CEE countries are exactly those that have been fuelling the unprecedented growth rates over the last decade. And this is not counting €500bn of outstanding loans that 17 major Western European banks have in CEE. This money would be lost if the new markets' economies collapse and the size of the debt is large enough to cause a fresh banking crisis in the West, argue some. "There does not appear to be a full appreciation of the fact that the problems [of the emerging markets in Europe, Middle East and Africa] will ultimately feed back into Western Europe via rising default rates on liabilities to Western European banks and through reduced demand for manufacturers from Western Europe," says Timothy Ash, head of CEEMEA research at Royal Bank of Scotland.
This point has been most obvious to Austria, which has been one of the biggest winners from the fall of the Soviet Union. In mid-February, Austrian Finance Minister Josef Proll warned of a "domino effect" of collapse that could undo all the progress of the last 10 years, but more importantly would also badly wound Western Europe's growth prospects. His were the latest in a series of comments by high-level EU officials calling for action that has more recently been joined by the likes of the World Bank and others.
So far, those appeals seem to be falling on deaf ears in places like Brussels and Berlin. National governments feel they have enough on their plate already without worrying about what is happening in Kyiv or Riga. This should come as no surprise: Europe is facing a test of its ambitions to become more like a federated state, a test it will probably fail. As Casper Weinberger, former US secretary of defence, said at the Renaissance Capital summit last summer: "The European Union works well at an economic level, but as a political entity it is still a work in progress."
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on their hot dogs? just wondering<moved - be sure to categorize your threads appropriately>
funny you should ask, and yes, the forums are getting boring~I just saw an ad today with pics of hot dogs with different toppings and one of them was cole slaw. carolina steak frank at steak and shake.
no.i just like classic yellow mustard and a smidgen of catsup. anything else is too cluttery tasting...
Yep ,love it Truthfully though Im more a hambuger hubber lol
I hate it...in fact I just walked out of the kitchen because I couldn't stomach watching my boyfriend eat his KFC slaw!
Chili goes on hotdogs
Nooooo chili on my dogs....no no no That must be why guys fart so much
We don't need a reason!
You bet! When I lived in Houston they had this great place called Coney Island hotdogs that they would load up with chili.Always tasted great ... but the next day ... huh boy!
There is a price for glory.
Yep ... and I feel sorrow for all those who suffered from the fallout that came later
No grunts no glory
lmao! That was one of those soda up the nose moments ...
I absolutely HATE Slav's on my hotdogs.They wriggle too much.I prefer hungarians.
When I'm Hungary I usually put some Greece on Turkey and eat until I'm Finnish.
I have to say I've never had slaw on my hotdogs, but chili rules.Now, slaw is down right delicious on bbq pulled pork.What's that smell?
The dog ( again )
There's a place in upstate NY called Hot Dog Charlies...best chili sauce ever.
I wanna go to Texas where they deep fry anything , even a latte but hubby dont like Texas..wahhhh
My sister just flew down there today to visit my mom for a week. I hate my sister!
What a great forum post! Yesss! LOVE slaw, all kinds of slaw... the old-fashioned traditional kind grandma used to make with lots o' mayo, as well as other kinds of slaw, like carrot-apple-raisin slaw (no mayo)with citrus vinaigrette.... Mmmm....!!!!
Ketchup and friend onions, bbq sauce, anything but slaw.
OMGluv that nic and avatar!haha very cleverrrrr....
Thank you, maybe we can be best friends, we can have lots of fun together, now take this knife and go kill your neighbors.
Wow, that's clever. Who could this really be?...........................
It wasn't meant to be clever, nor did I expect or want her to really go on a knife wielding killing spree. T'was nothing more than poorly executed dark humor viz-a-viz her comment regarding my nickname.Now run along puppy, and stop yapping.
Yaaa for 'art'...... ...............................
Ohhhh remind me never to fall out with you !
Crap! Now I'm hungry for slaw.
Deff not me TK, I have no probs naming any of my Egos !
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January Transfer Window: 8 Rumoured Moves That Make Clear Tactical SenseJanuary 7, 2013
January Transfer Window: 8 Rumoured Moves That Make Clear Tactical Sense
The January transfer window, also known as "silly season," sees a multitude of links fly in for each club that are simply never going to happen.
For example, why would Aston Villa need Danny Graham? They've already got Darren Bent, Christian Benteke, Andi Weimann and Gabby Agbonlahor?
Here are eight English Premier League transfer rumours that actually make perfect tactical sense.
Dale Stephens to Aston Villa
Aston Villa tried to buy Dale Stephens at the end of August 2012 (via SkySports), but Charlton Athletic rejected their advances.
Reports suggest Paul Lambert will go back in for the Addicks central midfielder this month and on paper it's a good move; Villa need bodies in that area of the pitch as it's clear that without Ashley Westwood the team falls apart.
He's not the experienced head many will crave after this young side fell foul of a shocking Christmas period, but from a purely tactical sense, this is a good look.
Benat to Chelsea
More midfielders? Seriously?
Well, if Frank Lampard is (inadvisably) being allowed to leave for free this summer, a deep-lying playmaker slot opens up in the Blues midfield and Benat is rather affordable.
He's been superb yet again this season for Real Betis and has finally achieved some international recognition, too. SkySports have him linked to Chelsea and reveal his buyout clause is a lowly €20 million.
James McCarthy to Everton
The Mirror have linked a host of clubs—including Everton—to Wigan Athletic ace James McCarthy.
When Darron Gibson was absent through injury earlier this season, it was clear the Toffees had no fall-back option in creative midfield. Phil Neville simply wasn't cutting the mustard and Leon Osman was doing a two-person job.
McCarthy is very much within the reach of David Moyes and would help reinforce perhaps the only weak spot in Everton's side.
Edinson Cavani to Manchester City
The Mirror are suggesting Roberto Mancini could be looking to offload Mario Balotelli and take in prime poacher Edinson Cavani.
Manchester City have strikers of all shapes and sizes, but a true 18-yard finisher with nifty feet is something particularly absent when Sergio Aguero is not around.
With the Argentine out with a hamstring tear and a broken heart, Uruguayan international Cavani has, is and always will be a great fit at the Etihad Stadium.
Danny Graham to Norwich City
Danny Graham was the main man in Swansea last year, but Michael Laudrup decided Michu is a better fit for his system on arrival at the Liberty Stadium.
There appear to be plenty of clubs sniffing around the availability of Graham (via The Daily Mail), who is now a proven English Premier League goal scorer, and Norwich's interest makes a lot of sense.
Chris Hughton has built a solid defence and holding pivot, but most goals seem to come from his two wingers, Robert Snodgrass and Anthony Pilkington. A first-class striker who can score 10 goals between now and May is needed. Graham is a good shout.
Jake Livermore to QPR (Loan)
Queens Park Rangers' survival hopes received a titanic boost after beating Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge, but now there's still a lot of hard work to be done.
One of the best things Harry Redknapp can do is bring in fresh faces, and players he's worked with before are a good start.
Jake Livermore is shut out of the Tottenham side thanks to a series of world-class performances from Sandro. Therefore, to continue his development, a move to Loftus Road would be ideal.
QPR look a little heartless in midfield and could really do with moving Stephane Mbia to centre-back. Livermore's arrival could faciliatate this.
Davide Astori to Southampton
If there's a single transfer link on this list that could transform the fortunes of a team, it's this one.
Southampton are one central defender and one goalkeeper away from establishing themselves as an English Premier League team with ease, and signing Davide Astori would be a coup on par with securing Gaston Ramirez.
The Cagliari centre-back is a calm presence who's great on the ball and would fit into Nigel Adkins' system immediately.
Romelu Lukaku to Stay at West Brom
According to The Daily Mail, Romelu Lukaku wishes to see out the remainder of the season at the Hawthorns after impressing for West Brom so far.
This makes perfect sense due to the fact that his chances at Chelsea are now even more limited following the arrival of Demba Ba.
The young Belgian forward has impressed under Steve Clarke when given a chance to shine and should continue to improve over the next few months.


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David Heurtel, Minister of Sustainable Development, the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change, announced $22.1 million in additional funding for the Municipality of St. Hyacinthe for the second phase of its enhanced project involving the processing of organic matter using biomethanization. This new contribution by the Government of Quebec is in addition to the $11.4 million already provided by the Government of Canada under the Green Infrastructure Fund, and the $14.4 million invested by the Government of Quebec under its Program for processing organic matter using biomethanization and composting (PTMOBC). The maximum combined contribution for the second phase of the project now stands at almost $48 million. When making this announcement, Minister Heurtel was accompanied by Pablo Rodriguez, Parliamentary Secretary to the federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, as well as Claude Corbeil, Mayor of St. Hyacinthe.
The revised version of this second phase of the Municipality of St. Hyacinthe's project will allow for the annual processing of 192,850 tonnes of organic matter, 106,110 tonnes more than with the initial version of the project. The additional organic matter to be processed at the St. Hyacinthe facilities will be mostly organic residue, including fatty residue from slaughterhouses and whey from nearby dairy industries.
As part of this project, the Municipality of St. Hyacinthe has already begun operations at its organic waste reclamation centre, and has started the second phase of the construction of the biomethanization plant. The project also involves installing hydrolysers for the improved breakdown of large molecules, as well as additional digesters, pasteurization units and a biogas purification unit, and related work. With these new facilities, the Municipality of St. Hyacinthe will be able to increase its organic waste processing capacity and produce more biogas.
Quick facts
- The Government of Canada has committed to investing up to $11.4 million in the second phase of the St. Hyacinthe project through the Green Infrastructure Fund.
- The new contribution announced brings the Government of Quebec's investment in this project to approximately $36.5 million, including the $14.4 million already announced for the funding of the
- The City of St. Hyacinthe will complete the funding package for this second phase of the project, the total cost of which will be almost $72 million.


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Well just a quick update today, I've not been able to get into town as we are olive picking, our new helpers Paddy & Bronwen arrived as planned last Mon night, and we all set to work quite quickly as we are not only picking ours but another friend who has a holiday home and wont be here to pick theirs ... so we've been at it for days and will continue over the weekend. Its not exactly hard work, just long days, that are tiring and very repetative. So we are all stiff, and have lots of aches and pains...Should end up having picked about 80 trees... sounds a lot but some are very small, but having said that some are huge!!
Not much else to report really, by the time we come hme at night and have cooked a meal etc, we are all too knackered to do very much ... Luckily for me Bronwen cooked a delicious meal last night to give me break from the cooking. It was good to have a little rest, but I still have to cook the next days lunch after dinner each night as we take it with us to save fuel on coming back n forth each time.
Greg and rik did start to build a lovely dry stone retaining wall up by the log barn but its on hold till the olives are done.


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This laptop has some hardware that does not work well out of-the-box. With some extra effort it should work on Arch Linux with the possible exception of the wireless interface. For those that are considering this laptop for Linux use: Reconsider, there are Asus laptops that are probably better suited for Linux.
Ethernet interface
The initial install was not smooth. The built-in Atheros Ethernet interface did not work during installation. During my installation I used the wireless interface that works very poorly with the native kernel driver. After installation the ethernet interface works OK. At the time of writing following is needed: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1331741
Wireless interface:
The native kernel support is very poor. If the wifi is very strong it might connect but the connection is unreliable. When the field is weak do not bother. Install rt3290sta-dkmsAUR instead. This works better. But I have experienced that the connections stops working maybe about once an hour. Everything seems fine but no data is transmitted. The connection works after disconnect - connect.
I have used this cheap USB wireless adapter due to problems with the built-in one: http://www.edimax.com/en/produce_detail.php?pd_id=347&pl1_id=1 It should work with dkms-8192cuAUR driver. The build-in wireless adapter can disabled in BIOS.
Graphics interface
This works mostly well. I had to add a kernel parameter to get brightness control working: "!Windows 2012" Yes, the parameter must contain the "-characters. I added it to my uefi-boot:
# efibootmgr -v -c -L "Arch Linux acpi_osi_not_windows" -l /vmlinuz-linux -u 'root=/dev/sda2 rw initrd=/initramfs-linux.img cpi_osi="!Windows 2012"'
The relevant discussion can be found here: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=164928
Sometimes not very often the screen shows some corrupted lines when scrolling. I have no idea what is the cause for this. The problem disappears after a reboot.
I am satisfied with the UEFI-boot method. It works as expected and booting is very fast. I have only Linux so I do not know how dual booting with Windows is working.
32/64 bit installation
I installed the 64-bit version.
I have tried to configure this. I am not really satisfied with the huge touchpad and my configuration so I will not post my configuration. Useful information should be found here:


text: When I was growing up in San Francisco, our public television station, KQED, would broadcast modern dance and I loved it. I think it was probably Twyla Tharp. I was mesmerized! I took tap and ballet but I had never seen people moving their bodies like that before. When I got older, I took modern and jazz dance. And now I go to The Joyce Theater often. I credit public television for my love of modern dance. I'm grateful for Thirteen!


text: Developing Your Retirement Plan 59 Step Six: Determine the Additional Money Required to Fund Your Retirement Goal It's now answer time. In Figure 5.11, we tally up what John needs and subtract it from what he's saved. The total answers the question: How much money does John need to save between now and retirement? The answer: A LOT! About $689,475 to be exact. Figure 5.11. Step Seven: Determine How Much You Need to Save Every Year to Meet Your Goal To turn our calculations into an action we can take, we need to figure out how much of our pay we should be saving every paycheck beginning today. We go to Figure 5.12 for our savings factor and multiply that number by the amount of money we need, the scary figure in box J. That gives us the amount we need to save each year until we retire.


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its all in the mind
The Journey
Lemme take this opportunity to give you a brief backgrounder on how this blog came to be…
I am a Professional Rally Navigator, graduated from the Abdul Sidi Rally Academy. I was honored to have sat under the legend and share the room with some of the leading lights in the rally scene today.
Before graduating, I got internship/mechanical training under Gurmit Thethy of Thethy Motorsport
… and for the year 2010, I got to be part of his service team and we landed a podium finish in the KCB Guru Nanak Rally 2010. That was a great feat.
For the year 2011, I ventured into Public Relations and Marketing for my buddy Amit Pandya of AMS Chip Tuning and Performance Centre Ltd.
He had brought in the 1st AWD Dyno in East Africa…
We needed to get the word out to guys with regular cars…
… Performance cars and street Bikes
and rally drivers/ Rally Car Builders…
…. and we did quite well… i think…
Concurrently I was running Car Porn Albums on Facebook. The main aim was to share the world standards with kenyans and just open up minds…
Still in the year 2011, my buddy and I got to rebuild the engine of my EX BMW E30 fondly known as Sabine.
Towards the end of the year 2011, I got an anonymous sponsor fund me to compete in the Safaricom Media Rally.
This was the 1st time for me to be in a Group N Rally car and to drive one too. I was a little scared but was focused on putting a good show and even though I ended up in the 11th position… 6 seconds off the pace of the fastest driver who has rallied for 3 years.
I got 2 trophies, the other one being for the most disciplined driver.
In the words of the legendary, Ben Muchemi, "You listened to all advices, James Burke the starter, Gacheru, Muchiri, Junior, Chairman Dave Macharia etc. Over 9 officials were judging… and discipline -you kept your lines, no over-revs, no over steering, good launch, gear shift down and corner in and out!!- You are shocked? Keep it up even when driving home- you have what it takes."
Drawing closer to 2012, I needed to do something bigger and I didn't have answers till the 31st of December… That's when I downloaded the WordPress App for my phone and started toying around with the idea of blogging. After Aash found out I started blogging and shared the link online, there was no looking back. It's been a memorable journey. Thanks to the sites who allowed me to use their content, the guys who have visited regularly and the guys who have supported me all through.
Close to 5 months later, we have featured world class Automotive photographers, covered every automotive event in the KNRC calendar, every WRC 2012 event, The D.T Dobie Nissan Challenge, the Dakar Rally, sponsored guys to attend events, had mainstream papers steal content from the blog and seen many doors open.
We recently got nominated in the B.A.K.E Awards Best Sports Blog category and I'd like to implore you to find a minute to drop by http://bloggers.or.ke/voting/ and Vote for us then share the link with your friends on Facebook/Twitter and ask them to vote as the deadline looms closer.
My desire is to share Kenyan stories with the world and to share what the world is up to with fellow Kenyans…
Thank you very much for dropping by every other time. It's very encouraging.
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bravo bravo!!
A great Start to a Fantastic Journey ahead..with more Good stuff to come..Wishing you all the best..be blessed alwaz..:-)))
To echo what Muchemi said, "You have what it takes!"
You know your stuff! #isupport!
Awesome naf :-)may your journey ahead b unforgettable..Believe in yourself always..tc.
Wow, fantastic blog…. As a fellow ASRA graduate, I feel u kabisa.
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A Glimpse of Tai Khampti. Chronology. By:- Chow Uppa Mansai
568 A.D. Tai kingdom of Mung-Ri-Ram or Mung-Wan was established in Yunan by Khun-Lu and Khun-Lai.
608 A.D. Eldest son of Khun-Lai, Ai-Khun-Long founded the kingdom of Mung-Kong in Burma.
13th cent. Ahum migrated to Assam and Hkhamptee to Mung-Khamptee-Long or Bor-Khamptee.
1751-69 A.D. Burmese king Alamphra or Alam-Paya, dismembered the Tai kingdom of Mung-Kong.
1760. A.D. Phakial or Phakey entered Assam, resided or Buri-Dihing.
1780-94. A.D. Moamariah Rebellion, Singphoos entered Assam Khamptees consolidated their position
400 new Khamptees entered Assam.
1780-95. A.D. Khamptees pushed towards Sadya from Tengapani, weak rule of Ahum king Gaurinath Singh.
1790. A.D. Abor and Khamptee war; latter added by Singphoos;
1793. A.D. Khamptee Chief Chau Mung-Ngin-Long appointed as Sadya-Khowa-Gohain under Ahum.
1794-1809. A.D. Khamptees and Singphoos expelled to Bor-Khamptee;
1801-1811. A.D. Khamptees regain Sadiya Khowaship in alliance with Singphoos;
1816-17. A.D. First Burmese invasion, Jorhat occupied, Khamptees captives released.
1818. A.D. Burmese appointed their own Governor at Sadiya;
1824. A.D. Burmese driven out; Chau-Salan-Gohain rested as Khamptee Sadiya-Khowa-Gohain, but with lesser powers.
1839. A.D. Ahums arranged revolt against the British with helped of Khamptees, Singphoos, Nagas, Khasis and Garos; It was failure, yet Khamptee-British relations were not disturbed.
1835. A.D. Chau Salan Gohain died. Chau Rang-Pha succeeded as Sadiya Khowa-Gohain. 230 new Khamptees arrived in Assam. Dispute with Matakas over Soikhowa region. Khamptee Chief Chau Planlu alias Ranuwa Gohain forcibly occupied Soikhowa; Chau Planglu deposed sent to Guwahati. Sadia under directly under British administration.
1835-36. A.D. Khamptees helped the British against Singphoos. Chau Rang-Pha or Chau Planglu allowed to return Sadiya, at his private capacity; Chau Rang-Pha returned.
1837. A.D. Khamptees were suspected to have entered treaties with Abors and Mishmis to attack the British.
1839. A.D. 600 Khamptees revolted at Sadiya. Killed 80 persons and Political Agent. Some were expelled to Bor-Khamptee of Burma.
1843. A.D. Deported Khamptee's settled in Dikrang-Narayanput, Dibrugarh and Dhemajee.
1844. A.D. Khamptees allowed to re-occupy their villages.
1850. A.D. Three to four hundred Khamptees arrive from Burma.
1852. A.D. Chow Singthi Gohain arrived from Burma with 300 settlers. Allowed to settled on the Dirak near Saikhowah.
1853. A.D. Chow Keng Gohai appointed as Chief of intelligence by Dalton.
1858. A.D. Khamptees supplied men in the first Abor Expedition.
1859. A.D. 100 Khamptees participated in the second Abor Expedition.
1877. A.D. Khamptee-Singpho region surveyed by Col.Woodthrope of Topographical Survey.
1881. A.D. Nizamghat opened. Khamptees accompanied the British troops.
1881. A.D. Khamptee population 2,883 according to Census.
1883. A.D. Piyindin-Sirado visited Khamong.(Vijoynagar).
1885. A.D. Chau-Saa-Gohain, Raja (King) of Chowkham was guide of Neddham in the journey upto Rima.
1891. A.D. Census mentions 3,040 Khamptee population.


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Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Injustice is SO NOT FAIR
But that is not the point. Keep in mind the sunny image of where I would otherwise be abiding and now add this to the wintry mix. My car has been in the shop FOUR times since arriving here in frigid NY three weeks ago. The last visit two days ago was to clean the headlights inside and out that were nearly completely opaque due to gunk, tree-sap, and age. Now fast forward to my drive home at twilight last night, back to my brother's house where I am staying for this indeterminate length of time visiting Mom. A cop followed me, then turned on his flashing lights.
Surely he wasn't after me. I never speed, I drive carefully, and I abide by the spirit and letter of the law. Then he put on his siren. I pulled over. I kept my trembling hands on the wheel, knowing my hubby says never let your hands move out of the cop's sight.
He knocked on the window and I lowered it, carefully removing my hand from the wheel.
"License and registration," he said.
I was too scared to ask what on earth he was stopping me for. Instead, I fought back tears.
As I fumbled for my license, he told me, "You have a front headlight out."
I forgot my fear, and instead considered the injustice of the universe.
"You are kidding!" I cried, "I JUST had my car in to Precision Auto for work on the headlights. That's after my windshield washers froze twice, and my battery died, and I had to bring it in four times, all because I am here to care for my poor mother who fell and broke her hip and elbow three weeks ago."
I batted tears from spilling over. Surely this officer who upholds justice would recognize the injustice of writing me a ticket.
"I have to issue a ticket, Ma'am," he said, but it was with gentleness in his voice. "You just bring this to Precision Auto, have them fill it out, and fix your light, and then send it here" (he pointed to an address) "and there will be no fine and no points on your license."
I nodded, and thanked him.
The Bible tells us God is perfect in justice. Where is the justice in this? If this is all a reward for my love and care of my mother, I am missing something.
Now don't get your theological panties in a wad. There are some things I know to be true. God is perfect in all things, including justice. He gives us a deep sense of indignity when justice is NOT served here on Earth. (As I have personally felt to the utmost on this visit to this icy North.) But the Bible promises that there will be a day of reckoning. That is good. The bad news is every one of us will be found wanting when the heavenly scales are brought to the Pearly Gate of the Heavenly Courthouse. Every one of us deserves a "ticket" for our sins, and the penalty for sin is DEATH. So we who clamor for justice should keep this in mind.
Fortunately, God is not only perfect in justice, but also in mercy. He has provided perfect justice, where the full penalty of transgression is paid, and perfect mercy where we are not eternally in deep trouble. In His mercy, He gave us his Son, Jesus, who paid the penalty we owed. ALL we have to do is agree to hand Him our "ticket" which He will pay in full, and then dedicate our life to His control. Win/win.
1. Micah 6:8 He has made it clear to you, mortal man, what is good and what the LORD is requiring from you— to act with justice, to treasure the LORD's gracious love, and to walk humbly in the company of your God.
2. Isaiah 56:1 This is what the LORD says: "Be just and fair to all. Do what is right and good, for I am coming soon to rescue you and to display my righteousness among you.
3. Proverbs 18:5 It is not right to acquit the guilty or deny justice to the innocent.
4. Isaiah 1:17 Learn to do good. Seek justice. Help the oppressed. Defend the cause of orphans. Fight for the rights of widows.
5. Proverbs 17:15 He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
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The challenge this time was to make Ricotta Gnocchi. I have never made gnocchi so I thought it would be fun. In the directions we were told the fresher the ricotta the better, and then they gave us some links that gave directions on how to make ricotta at home. So I began the process. It seemed easy enough. Heat some milk, add lemon juice, drain. I did it. The ricotta looked great.
The next step was to be patient. This is were I had problems. For the gnocchi you need to let the ricotta drain a lot, or it is too wet. The ricotta seemed dry enough to me so I went ahead an made the gnocchi.The "dough" looked good to me. I shaped them. They seemed a bit wet, and I began to get nervous. I had every right to be nervous. Cuz this is what I got.Yummy, huh? Actually it did taste really great as ricotta soup! I added some flour to the rest of the gnocchi mix and they firmed up and I had a couple of those. (I know the recipe said to add egg white, and if I had them, I would have, but I didn't)
The next day I decided to make some more ricotta, again, I thought it looked great. I was good, I waited. I waited 24 hrs. I opened up the cheese cloth and it was all liquid and spilled down the drain. So there is no picture because there WAS no picture.
Frustrated, I decided to turn to a good ol' friend, the Internet. I found this link. I switched to Vinegar instead of Lemon juice. And I got out the thermometer and made sure the temp was high enough. I also tried Fat free milk instead of the whole milk with added cream. It was magic. It was amazing. It drained so fast.But just to make sure I hung it on the sink for a bit.Then I placed it in the fridge to drain some more. Then the next day I began the gnocchi.
Of course, right as I was about to boil the gnocchi Hubbs called and said he was going to stay at school late and study. So I froze 'em. We had them a week or so later with some Pork Loin and asparagus. It was quite good.
Here is the recipe with the pictures provided with the recipe.
Zuni Ricotta Gnocchi
Source: From The Zuni Café Cookbook.
Yield: Makes 40 to 48 gnocchi (serves 4 to 6)
Prep time: Step 1 will take 24 hours. Steps 2 through 4 will take approximately 1 hour.
- If you can find it, use fresh ricotta. As Judy Rodgers advises in her recipe, there is no substitute for fresh ricotta. It may be a bit more expensive, but it's worth it.
- Do not skip the draining step. Even if the fresh ricotta doesn't look very wet, it is. Draining the ricotta will help your gnocchi tremendously.
- When shaping your gnocchi, resist the urge to over handle them. It's okay if they look a bit wrinkled or if they're not perfectly smooth.
- If you're not freezing the gnocchi for later, cook them as soon as you can. If you let them sit around too long they may become a bit sticky.
- For the variations to the challenge recipe, please see the end of the recipe.
Equipment required:
- Sieve
- Cheesecloth or paper towels
- Large mixing bowl
- Rubber spatula
- Tablespoon
- Baking dish or baking sheet
- Wax or parchment paper
- Small pot
- Large skillet
- Large pan or pot (very wide in diameter and at least 2 inches deep)
Videos that might help:
- Judy Rodgers Gnocchi Demo
- Making fresh ricotta demo
- Making ricotta gnocchi
For the gnocchi:
1 pound (454 grams/16 ounces) fresh ricotta (2 cups)
2 large cold eggs, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon (1/2 ounce) unsalted butter
2 or 3 fresh sage leaves, or a few pinches of freshly grated nutmeg, or a few pinches of chopped lemon zest (all optional)
½ ounce Parmigiano-Reggiano, grated (about ¼ cup very lightly packed)
about ¼ teaspoon salt (a little more if using kosher salt)
all-purpose flour for forming the gnocchi
For the gnocchi sauce:
8 tablespoons (227 grams/1/4 pound/4 ounces) butter, sliced
2 teaspoons water
Step 1 (the day before you make the gnocchi): Preparing the ricotta.
If the ricotta is too wet, your gnocchi will not form properly. In her cookbook, Judy Rodgers recommends checking the ricotta's wetness. To test the ricotta, take a teaspoon or so and place it on a paper towel. If you notice a very large ring of dampness forming around the ricotta after a minute or so, then the ricotta is too wet. To remove some of the moisture, line a sieve with cheesecloth or paper towels and place the ricotta in the sieve. Cover it and let it drain for at least 8 hours and up to 24 hours in the refrigerator. Alternatively, you can wrap the ricotta carefully in cheesecloth (2 layers) and suspend it in your refrigerator for 8 to 24 hours with a bowl underneath to catch the water that's released. Either way, it's recommended that you do this step the day before you plan on making the gnocchi.
Step 2 (the day you plan on eating the gnocchi): Making the gnocchi dough.
To make great gnocchi, the ricotta has to be fairly smooth. Place the drained ricotta in a large bowl and mash it as best as you can with a rubber spatula or a large spoon (it's best to use a utensil with some flexibility here). As you mash the ricotta, if you noticed that you can still see curds, then press the ricotta through a strainer to smooth it out as much as possible.
Add the lightly beaten eggs to the mashed ricotta.
Melt the tablespoon of butter. As it melts, add in the sage if you're using it. If not, just melt the butter and add it to the ricotta mixture.
Add in any flavouring that you're using (i.e., nutmeg, lemon zest, etc.). If you're not using any particular flavouring, that's fine.
Add the Parmigiano-Reggiano and the salt.
Beat all the ingredients together very well. You should end up with a soft and fluffy batter with no streaks (everything should be mixed in very well).
Step 3: Forming the gnocchi.
Fill a small pot with water and bring to a boil. When it boils, salt the water generously and keep it at a simmer. You will use this water to test the first gnocchi that you make to ensure that it holds together and that your gnocchi batter isn't too damp.
In a large, shallow baking dish or on a sheet pan, make a bed of all-purpose flour that's ½ an inch deep.
With a spatula, scrape the ricotta mixture away from the sides of the bowl and form a large mass in the centre of your bowl.
Using a tablespoon, scoop up about 2 to 3 teaspoons of batter and then holding the spoon at an angle, use your finger tip to gently push the ball of dough from the spoon into the bed of flour.
At this point you can either shake the dish or pan gently to ensure that the flour covers the gnocchi or use your fingers to very gently dust the gnocchi with flour. Gently pick up the gnocchi and cradle it in your hand rolling it to form it in an oval as best as you can, at no point should you squeeze it. What you're looking for is an oval lump of sorts that's dusted in flour and plump.
Gently place your gnocchi in the simmering water. It will sink and then bob to the top. From the time that it bobs to the surface, you want to cook the gnocchi until it's just firm. This could take 3 to 5 minutes.
If your gnocchi begins to fall apart, this means that the ricotta cheese was probably still too wet. You can remedy this by beating a teaspoon of egg white into your gnocchi batter. If your gnocchi batter was fluffy but the sample comes out heavy, add a teaspoon of beaten egg to the batter and beat that in. Test a second gnocchi to ensure success.
Form the rest of your gnocchi. You can put 4 to 6 gnocchi in the bed of flour at a time. But don't overcrowd your bed of flour or you may damage your gnocchi as you coat them.
Have a sheet pan ready to rest the formed gnocchi on. Line the sheet pan with wax or parchment paper and dust it with flour.
You can cook the gnocchi right away, however, Judy Rodgers recommends storing them in the refrigerator for an hour prior to cooking to allow them to firm up.
Step 4: Cooking the gnocchi.
Have a large skillet ready to go. Place the butter and water for the sauce in the skillet and set aside.
In the largest pan or pot that you have (make sure it's wide), bring at least 2 quarts of water to a boil (you can use as much as 3 quarts of water if your pot permits). You need a wide pot or pan so that your gnocchi won't bump into each other and damage each other.
Once the water is boiling, salt it generously.
Drop the gnocchi into the water one by one. Once they float to the top, cook them for 3 to 5 minutes (as in the case with the test gnocchi).
When the gnocchi float to the top, you can start your sauce while you wait for them to finish cooking.
Place the skillet over medium heat and melt the butter. Swirl it gently a few times as it melts. As soon as it melts and is incorporated with the water, turn off the heat. Your gnocchi should be cooked by now.
With a slotted spoon, remove the gnocchi from the boiling water and gently drop into the butter sauce. Carefully roll in the sauce until coated. Serve immediately.
Variations: For the gnocchi, you can flavour them however you wish. If you want to experiment by adding something to your gnocchi (i.e., caramelized onion, sundried tomato), feel free to do so. However, be forewarned, ricotta gnocchi are delicate and may not take well to elaborate additions. For the sauce, this is your chance to go nuts. Enjoy yourselves. Surprise us!!!
Freezing the gnocchi: If you don't want to cook your gnocchi right away or if you don't want to cook all of them, you can make them and freeze them. Once they are formed and resting on the flour-dusted, lined tray, place them uncovered in the freezer. Leave them for several hours to freeze. Once frozen, place them in a plastic bag. Remove the air and seal the bag. Return to the freezer. To cook frozen gnocchi, remove them from the bag and place individually on a plate or on a tray. Place in the refrigerator to thaw completely. Cook as directed for fresh gnocchi.


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San Antonio's Geekdom Fund Just Raise Another $20M Dollars
Geekdom Fund, the San Antonio based VC fund that invests in tech startups just announced that they've raised another $20 million dollars. The fun was founded by successful serial entrepreneur Michael Girdley along with Don Douglas, Mike Troy and Cole Wallak in 2014. They closed their first round of $3.4 million in 2015. In 2016 they raised $6.6 million from 35 investors. This year the fund has raised $20 million with nearly 80 investors participating.
The San Antonio based fund is doing wonders for the local startup community. One of their investments this past year was for the RealCo accelerator, a revolving accelerator co-founded by Girdley. The fun has also invested several central Texas based startups although they also invest outside of Texas as well.
Xconomy reports that Geekdom Fund has invested in ", Merge VR, Medspoke, and Patient IO, a healthcare app that was bought last year by Watertown, MA-based Athenahealth. Two other investments were also acquired: San Antonio-based SeatSmart was purchased by New York-based TicketIQ, while a San Francisco-based software maker that did business as Worklife was bought by Cisco."
With the progress San Antonio is making, coupled with the startup activity in Houston, Dallas and of course Austin, people are getting excited.
"I think people, when we talk to them about being a part of this journey with us, they're excited about what's going on on Houston Street. They're excited about what's happening in Austin. Houston is starting to come on line with real tech growth," Girdley says.
One of their newer investments, Dauber, is solving major problems for construction, specifically for dump trucks. The San Antonio based startup was one of the first accepted into the RealCo Accelerator. Boston based Sea Machines is another recent investment, they are working on autonomous navigation systems for the shipping industry.
Geekdom Fund has invested in around 30 deals to date and had three significant exits so far.


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(AP) — The Kentucky Senate has passed a proposed constitutional amendment calling for a review of circuit and district court boundaries every decade.
The measure passed the Senate on a 26-12 vote Thursday, sending it to the House. The proposal will go before the state's voters if it clears the legislature.
Republican Sen. John Schickel, the bill's lead sponsor, says the state's judicial districts have not been adjusted in decades.
Under the proposal, the state Supreme Court would submit a plan every 10 years to redraw circuit and district court lines if they're significantly unbalanced due to population or caseload changes.
Opponents included Republican Sen. Brandon Smith of Hazard. He said the review could reduce the number of judges in his area of eastern Kentucky at a time when crime is up.


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First Real Bike Ride in a LONG Time!April 2nd, 2012
It's been too difficult to post about biking when I haven't been able to participate but yesterday I got to Bike with my Boys on a Brompton in Bois de Boulogne. I was thinking B-B-B as I sang with joy the whole time, and I was not the only one loving it!
I have a Backlog of posts to share, but wanted to share a photo with people I know would understand my elation!


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Anonymous comments!
Completely anonymously, and nicked off Angel Mango, who do you fancy and why?
(Please, bored!)
Completely anonymously, and nicked off Angel Mango, who do you fancy and why?
(Please, bored!)
Bah. Comments screened and anonymous. Say something nice to me to lift my spirits.
I am turning into a fecking old woman!
Being short, my weight gain has morphed me into a perfect circle. I continue to gain weight no matter what I do (or, in the case as it is, don't) eat. My medications have thinned my hair and a lot of it falls out when I brush it, so I look like I'm going bald and try not to brush my hair now. So it goes all mad and I look like a tramp. I have to keep my hair in a short old lady cut to disguise it a bit. My medications have also put a staggering amount of weight on, and when I tell the doctors this, they say it's a side effect and to go on a diet. I am on a diet, a diet of feck-all food.
In addition, I am having troubles breathing. Breathing! Breathing is--- well, it's easy as breathing isn't it! Up there with blinking on the 1000 easy things to do! And! My eyesight is getting so bad that I am starting to see auras around people because they're so blurry. Psychic? No, just blind. Shouldn't I be all young and invincible, with elastic skin and skinny arms?!
Dear doctor, is it any wonder I am depressed when, with all my weighty (ha) body issues, I am physically disintegrating at 21 because of all the sodding medication I take?
Here is a meme.
The meme:
Ask me a question about each of the following:
1. Friends
2. Sex
3. Music
4. Drugs
5. Love
6. Livejournal
It is anonymous so you can be super-cheeky!
I didn't go to Stay Beautiful in the end. Instead I stayed in and invented handshakes with Rob.
I never did post that Neil Innes interview, did I? Here it is, for your leisurely Saturday reading.
( That Neil Innes Interview Wot I Did- contains typos and stuff, Clinty can sort them outCollapse )
Now I have to get dressed, go to Marble Arch and get some money, then come back and clean this feckin' hole.
So, as you know, I've been spending my spare time Not Paying my Silverlink Fare.
My luck held once again today. There were touch and go moments (a uniformed man fiddled around with a door this evening at Upper Holloway, however, it was to my immense relief that I noticed he was a policeman, not a ticket inspector) but on the whole, I've done pretty well, and have saved over £10.
As I am certainly in Cressy Road for the remainder of the week, I hope once again to avoid beat the man and keep my money, which is better spent on things like cigarettes and pizza.
My route is as such, and is the same in the morning and the evening:
I begin my bi-daily jaunt at Crouch Hill station. It is an adequate station a mere five minutes walk from my door, and is adjacent to "Big Fat Sofa", a cosy, ramshackle pub frequented by hair-cuts and desperate alcoholics.
I pass Upper Holloway, which is across the road from the nesting place of those marvellous boys, charlybubbles and my most favourite boy of all, icecoldinalex, but do not stop again until I reach rudimentary Gospel Oak. Michael Palin lives there. There is always a chill in the air.
Please note the circular shape beneath the name which denotes an interchange.
Only one stop away is my destination, Hampstead Heath. However, I am often forced to wait at Gospel Oak for prolonged periods of time. I spend this time smoking and thinking Deep Thoughts.
Here is Hampstead Heath:
where I am currently working in a dusty basement dressed like this:
Which is FUN as I get to tell people, "Don't worry, it's only a minor terrorist alert" when I'm out on a fag break.
Now, given that I live three stops from my destination and travel twice a day, what do you think the chances are of my being caught fare evading this week? Things to bear in mind:
When shall I be caught avoiding the fare and be charged the cost of my journey?
This is one of those pesky "Friends Only" journal-types I'm afraid.
Sorry to disappoint you.
Though if you had typed into google "Ardent admirer of Tiny Berry Covetting Monkeys" this could be your lucky day!


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Ex-President's son stopped dry hunger strike2010-06-15 11:46
Tsotne Gamsakhurdia, the son of the late first President of Georgia, currently imprisoned, stopped his dry hunger strike and shifted to usual.gt-en-newsitem-inside
His attorney at law, Georgi Tevzadze, yesterday visited Gamsakhurdia in Gldani's prison #5. According to his information, the defendant shifted to usual hunger strike "to be able to struggle against the injustice being executed against prisoners," - Kavkazski Uzel.
On June 7th Nana Kakabadze, the representative of Former Political Prisoners- For Human Rights NGO, noted that Tsotne's health condition was critical.
He started the infinite hunger strike on May 3rd , protesting against prison's administration treating inmates violently. Gamsakhurdia also demands establishment of a special council to monitor condition of prisoners in jails.
Tsotne Gamsakhurdia is accused of attempted murder of his neighbour, illegal purchase, possession and carrying a weapon.
David Bajelidze was operated and later testified. He said Tsotne Gamsakhurdia didn't shot at him.
The late President's son claimed he himself was attacked and hit unconscious, and he came to himself only in his house. The medical expertise confirmed it.
Previously Georgia Times reported that Tsotne Gamsakhurdia was arrested on October 27th over the charge of attempted murder. He started a hunger strike and was put in a prison hospital.
On February 1st he was presented a new charge on inflicting slight injuries [over an incident occurred in 1998].
For the first time he was arrested on September 3rd 2008, in Tbilisi airport, right after his return from Moscow. He was charged of espionage for Russia and organization of anti-state plot.
The ground was the tape of his talk with Konstantin Gamsakhurdia, his stepbrother, made in the course of protest actions of autumn 2007. Tsotne, that time staying in Moscow, reproached opposition for indecisiveness and lack of action. After the first arrest he was also charged of wounding Georgian water polo player Avtandil Maglakelidze in 1999, Tsotne Gamsakhurdia was released on September 18th 2008,after GEL 20 000 [appr. USD 12 500] were paid as bail.


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If you head to Google to learn the final results of the presidential election, the search engine helpfully walks through the final electoral vote tallies and number of seats won by each party in the House and Senate. Under that, Google lists some related news articles.
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"We've had enough of old romancists and the men of travel" said the Editor, as he blue-pencilled his copy, and made arrangements for the great Saturday edition of the Bazaar Book. "We want something up-to-date. Why not have a word from 'Sherlock Holmes?'"
Editors have only to speak and it is done, at least, they think so. "Sherlock Holmes!" As well talk of interviewing the Man in the Moon. But it does not do to tell Editors all that you think. I had no objections whatever, I assured the Editor, to buttonhole "Sherlock Holmes," but to do so I should have to go to London.
"London!" scornfully sniffed the Great Man. "And you profess to be a journalist? Have you never heard of the telegraph, the telephone, or the phonograh? Go to London! And are you not aware that all journalists are supposed to be qualified members of the Institute of Fiction, and to be qualified to make use of the Faculty of Imagination? By the use of the latter men have been interviewed, who were hundreds of miles away; some have been 'interviewed' without either knowledge or consent. See that you have a topical article ready for the press for Saturday. Good day."
I was dismissed and had to find copy by hook or by crook. Well, the Faculty of Imagination might be worth a trial.
. . .
The familiar house in Sloan Street met my bewildered gaze. The door was shut, the blinds drawn. I entered; doors are no barrier to one who uses the Faculty of Imagination. The soft light from an electric bulb flooded the room. "Sherlock Holmes" sits by the side of the table; Dr Watson is on his feet about to leave for the night. Sherlock Holmes, as has lately been shown by a prominent journal, is a pronounced Free Trader. Dr. Watson is a mild Protectionist, who would take his gruelling behind a Martello tower, as Lord Goschen wittily put it, but not "lying down!" The twain had just finished a stiff argument on Fiscal policy. Holmes loq—
"And when shall I see you again, Watson? The inquiry into the 'Mysteries of the Secret Cabinet' will be continued in Edinburgh on Saturday. Do you mind a run down to Scotland? You would get some capital data which you might turn to good account later."
"I am very sorry," replied Dr Watson, "I should have liked to have gone with you, but a prior engagement prevents me. I will, however, have the pleasure of being in kindly Scottish company that day. I, also, am going to Scotland."
"Ah! Then you are going to the Border country at that time?"
"How do you know that?"
"My dear Watson, it's all a matter of deduction."
"Will you explain?"
"Well, when a man becomes absorbed in a certain theme, the murder will out some day. In many discussions you and I have on the fiscal question from time to time I have not failed to notice that you have taken up an attitude antagonistic to a certain school of thought, and on several occasions you have commented on the passing of "so-called' reforms, as you describe them, which you say were not the result of a spontaneous movement from or by the people, but solely due to the pressure of the Manchester School of politicians appealing to the mob. One of these allusions you made a peculiar reference to 'Huz an' Mainchester' who had 'turned the world upside down.' The word 'Huz' stuck to me, but after consulting many authors without learning anything as to the source of the word, I one day in reading a provincial paper noticed the same expression, which the writer said was descriptive of the way Hawick people looked at the progress of Reform. 'Huz an' Mainchester' led the way. So, thought I, Watson has a knowledge of Hawick. I was still further confirmed in this idea by hearing you in several absent moments crooning a weird song of the Norwegian God Thor. Again I made enquires, and writing to a friend in the South country I procured a copy of 'Teribus.' So, I reasoned, so — there's something in the air! What attraction has Hawick for Watson?"
"Wonderful," Watson said, "and —"
"Yes, and when you characterised the action of the German Government in seeking to hamper Canadian trade by raising her tariff wall against her, as a case of 'Sour Plums,' and again in a drawing room asked a mutual lady friend to sing you that fine old song, 'Braw, braw lads,' I was curious enough to look up the old ballad, and finding it had reference to a small town near to Hawick, I began to see a ray of daylight. Hawick had a place in your mind; likewise so had Galashiels — so much was apparent. The question to be decided was why?"
"So far so good. And—"
"Later still the plot deepened. Why, when I was retailing to you the steps that led up to the arrest of the Norwood builder by the impression of his thumb, I found a very great surprise that you were not listening at all to my reasoning, but were lilting a very sweet – a very sweet tune, Watson – 'The Flowers of the Forest;' then I in turn consulted an authority on the subject, and found that that lovely if tragic song had a special reference to Selkirk. And you remember, Watson, how very enthusiastic you grew all of a sudden on the subject of Common-Ridings, and how much you studied the history of James IV., with special reference to Flodden Field. All these things speak, Watson, to the orderly brain of a thinker. Hawick, Galashiels, and Selkirk. What did the combination mean? I felt I must solve the problem, Watson; so that night when you left me, after we had discussed the "Tragedy of a Divided House," I ordered in a ton of tobacco, wrapped my cloak about me, and spent the night in thought. When you came round in the morning the problem was solved. I could not on the accumulative evidence but come to the conclusion that you contemplated another Parliamentary contest. Watson, you have the Border Burghs in your eye!"
"In my heart, Holmes," said Watson.
"And where do you travel to on Saturday, Watson?"
"I am going to Selkirk; I have an engagement there to open a Bazaar."
"Is it in aide of a Bridge, Watson?"
"Yes,' replied Watson in surprise; "but how do you know? I have never mentioned the matter to you."
"By word, no; but by your action you have revealed the bent of your mind."
"Let me explain. A week ago you came round to my rooms and asked for a look at 'Macaulay's Lays of Ancient Rome.' (You know I admire Macaulay's works, and have a full set.) That volume, after a casual look at, you took with you. When you returned it a day or two later I noticed it was marked with a slip of paper at the 'Lay of Horatius,' and I detected a faint pencil mark on the slip noting that the closing stanza was very appropriate. As you know, Watson, the lay is all descriptive of the keeping of a bridge. Let me remind you how nicely you would perorate —
When the goodman mends his armour
And trims his helmet's plume,
When the goodwife's shuttle merrily
Goes flashing through the loom,
With weeping and with laughter.
Still the story told —
How well Horatius kept the bridge,
In the brave days of old.
Could I, being mortal, help thinking you were bent on some such exploit yourself?"
"Very true!"
"Well, goodbye, Watson; shall be glad of your company after Saturday. Remember Horatius' words when you go to Border Burghs: 'How can man die better than facing fearful odds.' But there, these words are only illustrations. Safe journey, and success to the Brig!"
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Musical superstar Janet Jackson shocked fans over the weekend as news surfaced that she'd split from third husband, Qatari billionaire Wissam Al Mana.
News of the split came just three months after the 50-year-old singer and her 42-year-old husband welcomed their first son, Eissa, into the world.
Jackson had last year cancelled all touring and musical commitments, telling fans that she needed to focus on her family.
"Sadly, Janet and Wissam have decided that it wasn't working and to go their separate ways.
"They're both busy people but determined to be good parents, even if they're apart," a source told the Mail On Sunday.
Meanwhile, their prenuptial agreement guaranteed Janet Jackson $500 million if she stayed in the marriage for 5 years. She did herself one better, she stayed with him for 5 years and two months.


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Finally, I hear you say, finally we get to hear about Saturday's jaunt! I do hope you're not seriously disappointed by this post, after all the build up…
So, yes, on Saturday we had a little trip out to Hanbury in Worcestershire. We began our day meeting Dapper's friends at Hanbury Hall, a National Trust property, "William-and-Mary" style house dating back to 1701. Only the downstairs of the house is open at this time of year, so we had a mini tour of the withdrawing and dining rooms, and a brief wander around the grounds in the chill wind. The Vernon family (the halls' former inhabitants) were a fascinating family whose fortunes varied widely over the 250-odd years they were in possession, and the house was therefore passed from spouse to spouse, cousin to cousin – and at one point, from housemaid-turned-companion to estranged wife, as if it were the unfortunate eating establishment in a modern-day soap opera! It's therefore a very interesting story to listen to, should you ever be in the area and considering a visit.
After the hall we made our way down the the Jinney Ring restaurant and craft centre, where, alongside a hearty lunch complete with bread and buter pudding and custard (NOM!) we were able to enjoy crafts varying from glassblowing to wood-carving, felting to pottery, instrument-making to milinery, and more besides! The lovely thing about this centre is the fact that the actual sales areas are relatively small, and more a sideline to the workshops within which the craftsmen are openly practising their arts. It is marvellous to watch a potter throwing a bowl, whilst surrounded by her wares. We did buy some delightful treats from the Chocolate Deli (including some DIVINE violet fondants – my favourites) and I bought a pack of unspun wool with which to try my hand at traditional felting.
After lunch and some browsing we piled into the cars and drove up the hill to the nearby medieval church, Saint Mary The Virgin. It was a bleak day and the view from the top was likewise bleak and gothic – more akin to the Yorkshire moors than Worcestershire countryside. Still, it was very pretty church with some marvelous old gravestones to offer, made all the more eerie by the chill wind and failing light.
A Vernon Family tomb
A grand day out – followed by a night in with tea, chocolate and Strictly – you can't beat it!


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Elizabeth "Liz" F. Vermillion, 90, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at her home in Godfrey.
Born June 29, 1924, in Omphgent Township, Ill., she was a daughter of Walter and Harriett (Drennan) Kaulen. She married Fredrick A. "Fritz" Vermillion Jan. 28, 1945 in Alton, and they were blessed with 67 years of marriage. He preceded her in death Feb. 15, 2012. Liz was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church in Alton. She was an avid golfer and spent many of her years enjoying her family and doing the things she loved, including fishing, camping and gardening.
She is survived by her two daughters, Cheryl (Henry) Martinez of Rosewood Heights and Sue Robeen of Lee's Summit, Mo.; five grandchildren, Kristie (Jasen) Shaw of Rosewood Heights, Matthew (Leslie) Martinez of Bethalto, Amanda Martinez of Wood River, and Amy and Jimmy Robeen, both of Lee's Summit; 12 great-grandchildren; brother, Richard Kaulen of Bethalto; and two sisters, Sophia Wilson of Alton and Joyce Westbrook of Texas.
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents and two brothers, Alfred and Eugene Kaulen.
Visitation will be Friday, June 26, 2015 at Paynic Home for Funerals in Rosewood Heights from 10 a.m. until services begin at noon. The Rev. Randy Fischer will officiate. Burial will follow at Rose Lawn Memory Gardens in Bethalto.
Memorials may be made to the Matt Martinez Benefit Fund in Care of Paynic Funeral Home.


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You're invited to meet Patch Products and enter for a chance to win amazing prizes just in time for the holiday season. At Patch Products, they are serious about fun! Some days you will find them playing games – to test them for us, of course. They're a group of energetic, talented and passionate toy specialists who love what they do and are ready to share their family-friendly products with us.
Patch Products Holiday Toy Twitter Party
When: Tuesday, November 16th from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. ET
Where: #PatchTopToysGames on Twitter
How: Follow Jessica and Lisa from @PatchProducts as well as @ResourcefulMom and tweet with the tag to participate
– Buzzword
– What's Yours Like
– 5 Second Rule
– Shark Attack and Wooly Willy
– Farkle, World Shout and 100 Really Dumb Things
GRAND PRIZE: 3D Sneaky Puzzle Prize Pack of 3 (Singin' Sea Creatures, Midnight Safari, Lightning Bugs All Around) and Lauri Tall-Stacker Mighty Monkey Pegs & Pegboard Set
This giveaway is open to residents of the U.S. and Canada
To Enter to Win
Choose any or all of the following ways to enter to win. Be sure to comment to receive your entries! You must participate in the party to be eligible.
1. Follow @PatchProducts on Twitter
2. Like Patch Products on Facebook
3. Watch Patch's 3D Sneaky Puzzle Video on YouTube and comment below on what you liked about the video
About Patch Products
Patch Products, makes of Smethport and Lauri Toys, is a leading manufacturer and marketer of family entertainment products: Games, puzzles, activity kits, construction toys, pegging, crafts and classroom teaching tools. Top-selling brands include Buzzword, What's Yours Like?, Smethport, Lauri, Uberstix, Tall-Stacker and Wooly Willy. New games/toys for 2010 include: Stir 'em Up!, 3D Sneaky Puzzles, 5 Second Rule, Locktagons, Mighty Monkey Pegs, Side the Science Kid Early Learning Kits, Dinosaur Train Activities, Bed Bugs, Shark Attack and Word Shout.
Don't miss Patch Products' 3-Day Thanksgiving Sale Extravaganza from November 22nd to November 24th. Each day there will be new items on sales, all at half price!
You can also take the Million Minute Family Challenge that encourages family and friends to get together and play a non-electronic game at least twenty minutes sometime from now through December 31st. You can log your minutes at www.millionminute.com and compete against other groups in all 50 states and Canada as they try to reach 1 million minutes of game play!