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This heavenly dessert is right up my street: ridiculously easy, tastes amazing and…doesn't even require any cooking! Picture if you will a spoonful: the light and fluffy cream filling excites your taste buds with the gentle tanginess of lemon and then, the taste of chocolate follows through – absolutely delightful! The only other thing it needs is another spoonful and then another….Give it a go!
Serves 10 – 12 depending on how generously you cut your slices!
What you need…
for the base
1 x 20cm round spring form baking tin, lightly buttered and lined with Bake O Glide or parchment paper
300g dark chocolate digestive biscuits
50g butter, melted
2 tablespoons double cream
for the filling
300ml double cream
265g condensed milk (2/3 of a standard 397g tin)
Lemon juice from 2 large or 3 small lemons
Zest of 1 large lemon
What to do…
Roughly break up your chocolate digestives, shove them in the food processor and whizz until they are crumbs. Remove the processor blade and then, using a spatula, mix in the melted butter and cream.
Press evenly into the bottom of your baking tin. Pop into the fridge whilst you prepare the filling.
Using a handheld electric whisk, whip the cream until it's quite stiff and then, using a large balloon whisk, gently fold in the condensed milk, lemon juice and zest. Tip the lot onto the chocolate digestive base and return to the fridge to chill for at least 1 hour before serving. That's it!!!
To serve, remove from the tin (I normally leave my puds on the base part of the spring form tin for fear of imminent collapse if it was removed) and gently peel away the Bake O Glide from the sides. Decorate with a little peeled lemon rind if you like and then just cut yourself your first – but most certainly not your last – slice of heavenly lemon torte – just yummy!
Inspired by…
The filling came from a Tim Siadatan recipe, but the base is attributed to Rachel Allen.
How easy…
It's just a bit of mucking about really! And no cooking!


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The GPT's All New All Day Menu
Artichoke Dip
Artichoke and spinach simmered in a three cheese sauce and served with toasted garlic bread (Generous and Chunky)
Chicken Quesadilla
Deliciously grilled chicken piled on a large flour shell with tomatoes, black olives, lettuce, and cheddar cheese then baked
Nana Grenauer's Potato Pancakes
Finely grated potatoes tossed with thinly chopped onions and Nana Grenauer's secret sauce recipe; pan fried till crisp
Fresh Cut Tavern Fries
Tavern Fave—Cut fresh every morning. Served with your choice of our tavern-made honey butter (great with the sweet fries) or gravy. Sweet fries or French fries
Tavern Tenderloin Crostini
Four tender tornadoes grilled medium and served on a crostini layered with spinach, fresh goat cheese and oven roasted tomatoes. Topped with frizzled onions and drizzled with a balsamic reduction
Tavern Fresh Cut Chicken Fingers
Tavern Fave—Best chicken fingers you have ever had (just ask Rosalie)! Fresh chicken breast cut to size, dipped in tavern-made panko bread crumb mix, lightly fried and tossed with your choice of delicious sauce—mild, medium, hot, BBQ, or citrus chipotle
Hot Stuffed Hungarian Peppers
Famous throughout the Village. When available, we get fresh peppers from farmer Ken from Seabert Farms and stuff them with our secret mix of three cheese, garlic, basil and breadcrumbs and drizzle them with olive oil
Jumbo Tavern Cut Spanish Onion Rings
You will love these tavern cut jumbo onion rings dipped in our tavern batter and fried to perfection
Tavern-Made Crab Cakes
Chef Todd's crab cake recipe served over a field of greens with sides of Cajun aioli and wasabi sauce
18 Yummy Tavern Wings
Delicious, plump wings tossed in one of our tavern-made sauces—mild, medium, hot, BBQ, citrus chipotle, Cajun or Sicilian. Comes in small (8 wings) or large (18 wings)
From the Sea
All but the broiled, Cajun and fish fry are served with fresh vegetable and a choice of potato. Dinner salad is extra
Tavern Yellow Pike Fish Fry
Tavern Fave—A twist on our classic fish fry. Enjoy fresh yellow pike hand breaded in our tavern panko batter
Fresh Pacific White Fish
Let chef Todd surprise you with his fresh ingredients for this delicious classic fish
Fresh-Caught Broiled Fish
A healthier option to our classic fish fry. Light and flaky cod broiled with lemon. Served with coleslaw and your choice of potato
Cajun Cod
We broil this tender fish topped with our tavern-made Cajun spice. Served with coleslaw and your choice of potato
Buffalo Style Fried Jumbo Shrimp
Fresh jumbo shrimp breaded in our tavern-made panko breading and fried to golden brown. Plain, Hot, Medium or Mild
Whitefish Francais
Fresh fish sautéed golden brown in our tavern Parmesan egg batter and topped with a garlic lemon wine sauce
Our Fabulous Fish Fry
Served every day, all day! Fresh cod dipped in our tavern-made batter and lightly fried. Served with coleslaw and your choice of potato. Portions: Regular or Mini
Tavern Crab Cake Dinner
Chef Todd's crab cake recipe served over a field of greens with sides of Cajun aioli and wasabi sauce
Asiago Crusted Whitefish
Tavern Fave—Generous portion of fresh cod crusted with Asiago cheese and pan seared to perfection
Tavern Faves and Comfort Foods
All but the pasta dish are served with fresh vegetable and choice of potato. Dinner salad extra
Tavern Baby Back Ribs
Tender baby back ribs are boiled in the Grenauer family seasoning, then grilled, and topped with our tavern cannonball BBQ sauce. Portions: Full or Half
Pasta of the Day
Fresh ingredients every day determine what will be in this dish
Main Street Meatloaf
Aunt Carole's yummy meatloaf recipe is a classic. Fresh ground beef mixed with onions and spices and topped with gravy
Rustic Cut Tenderloin Filet
Our Certified Angus Beef Rustic Cut Tenderloin is not your typical filet. IT is an artisan cut filet with some marbling, lightly trimmed and full of flavor
Glen Park Sandwiches
All sandwiches are served with your choice of tavern-made French fries, sweet potato fries or chips
The Garrison
A Signature sandwich—6 oz of tenderloin filet prepared to perfection on tavern garlic toast. Choose from sautéed mushrooms and onions with Provolone or Spinach and Provolone
Reist Street Reuben
Tavern Fave—fresh cooked corned beef piled high on marbled rye and topped with sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and our very own tavern-made thousand island dressing
Grilled 5507
Certified Angus Beef on marble rye topped with thinly sliced red onion, cream cheese and our horseradish mayo, then grilled to perfection
The Glen Park Clubber
Our signature hand carved turkey. Piled high with crispy bacon, fresh lettuce, tomato and topped with mayo
Grilled Portabella Mushroom Sandwich
For the Veggie Lover—We pile a fresh Costanzo roll with roasted red pepper, fresh zucchini and feta cheese
Thinny Thinny
Served on skinny skinny rye bread, topped with pit ham, slices of white onion, Swiss cheese and Coleman mustard
Grilled Turkey and Brie
We slice our signature hand carved turkey and pile it on a fresh Costanzo roll then top with roasted red peppers, fresh lettuce, and tomato. Then it is grilled ever so slightly to melt the Brie
Grilled Chicken Breast
Tavern Staple—Fresh chicken breast grilled or Cajun grilled served on a Costanzo roll and topped with melted sharp cheddar cheese, fresh lettuce, and tomato
Chicken Finger Wrap
Our tavern-made chicken finger tossed in your choice of sauce—hot, medium, mild, or BBQ. Wrapped in a large tortilla with our tavern blue cheese, fresh lettuce, and tomato
The Stagecoach Wrap
Our fresh chicken sautéed together with portabella mushroom, roasted red pepper, artichokes, and Asiago cheese and wrapped in a large flour tortilla
Grilled Chicken Breast and Hot Stuffed Pepper
Fresh chicken breast grilled or Cajun grilled, served on a Costanzo roll with melted Asiago cheese, fresh lettuce, and tomato. Topped with one of our famous hot stuffed pepper
Tavern Burgers
We make our burgers with fresh (never frozen) ground Certified Angus Beef. Served with your choice of tavern-made French fries, sweet potato fries or chips
The Glen Park Signature Burger
Grill it to your liking and top it with fresh lettuce, tomato, and onion. Served on a Costanzo roll. Serving Sizes: 8 oz or 12 oz. Add cheese 1.00
Sacre Bleu!
This decadent signature burger is stuffed with crumbly blue cheese and served on a Costanzo roll
Turkey Burger
A lighter and healthier burger—Grilled turkey burger topped with roasted red peppers, Asiago cheese, fresh lettuce, and tomato
Gouda Burger
Our signature burger grilled to your liking and topped with melted Gouda cheese, sautéed onions, crisp bacon, lettuce, and tomato. Served on a Costanzo roll
From the Carving Station
Hand Carved Beef or Turkey Dinner
Choose between our thinly sliced beef or our succulent turkey breast. Served with your choice of potato and fresh steamed veggies
Buffalo's Beef on Weck
Our Signature Dish—on our tavern-made Kummelweck roll from Costanzo's sliced thin and piled high. Serving sizes: 4 oz, 6 oz, or 8 oz. Add fries 2.00
Hand Carved Turkey Sandwich
Juicy fresh sliced turkey breast on a Costanzo roll and served with a side of cranberry sauce
Hand Carved Certified Angus Beef Beef Plate
Just the beef. Sliced thin and piled high. Serving size: Small or Large
Hot Roast Beef or Turkey
Piled high on your choice of bread with gravy, mashed potatoes or tavern-made French fries
Lobster Bisque
Cup or Bowl
Oh La La French Onion Crock
Sweet French onion soup with a crispy cheese topping—Cup or Crock
Tavern Made Soup Du Jour
Cup or Bowl
Engine House #5 Chili
Only during the "chili" months—Cup or Bowl
The Glen Park Tavern Classic Cobb
Beginning with fresh grilled chicken and adding crumbly bleu cheese, black olives, crisp crumbled bacon, crumbled egg, fresh avocado and tomato which we beautifully arrange a top fresh mixed greens
Crystal Beach Cobb
All the goodies in our classic Cobb salad minus the chicken; we use real crab meat instead
Hail to the Tavern Caesar
We start with crispy fresh romaine lettuce and toss it with tavern made croutons and Parmesan cheese, black olives, onions, and fresh tomatoes. Anchovies 1.00, Fresh chicken breast grilled or Cajun 3.00
South of the Border
Tavern made crisp flour tortilla bowl with fresh mixed greens, cheddar cheese, black olives, onions, and fresh tomatoes. Topped with your choice of spicy beef or grilled chicken. Served with a side of sour cream, salsa, and guacamole
Greek Souvlaki
Tavern Fave—Fresh mixed greens (from farmer Ken when available) with marinated grilled chicken along with black olives, fresh tomatoes, chopped red onion, feta, peppers, and peppercinnis. Served with our very own tavern-made Aegean dressing
Snyder Spinach
Fresh baby spinach topped with hard-boiled eggs, red onion, bacon, and crumbled bleu cheese. Served with hot bacon dressing. Add 6 oz Chicken 3.00
Main Street Chopped Salad
Fresh chopped iceberg lettuce with Craisins, fresh tomatoes, cucumber, peppers, and onions. Tossed with Asiago cheese, salami, and white Balsamic vinaigrette. Topped with your choice of grilled chicken or real crab
Tavern-made bleu cheese • Caesar • Italian • low fat raspberry vinaigrette • Parmesan • balsamic • tavern-made thousand island • our tavern-made pine nut vinaigrette
Cheese • Mushrooms & Onions • Bacon • Sauteed Onions • Sauteed Mushrooms • Crumbly Bleu or Creamy Bleu Cheese
Vegetables • Potato • Salad • Coleslaw

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Venice, the historic city that is now known for slowly sinking has a new visual art installation. Two massive giant like hands pressed against the buildings side seem to capture people's attention. The sculpture is titled support, and is created by artist Lorenzo Quinn. The art piece is a social commentary on the human impact on history and the general environment. It has been said to be commissioned by The United Nations and The Vatican.
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I love finding new readathons! I am just coming out of Bout of Books 14 and want to continue my streak of getting some reading done. My book list is going to remain the same for this Beat the Heat Readathon hosted by Jessi of Novel Heartbeat and Reanna of Phantasmic Reads. My goal is to basically finish 1 book each week - and possibly finish off some series. For more info and to sign up, go here.
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- Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake
- Double Fudge Brownie Murder by Joanne Fluke
- Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich
- Night of Cake and Puppets/Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor
- The Heir by Kiera Cass
- The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan
- Origin/Opposition by Jennifer L. Armentrout
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Better Animal Control Facility on its way to Fort Bonifacio
The Local Government Unit of Taguig and The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) took the first step into working together for animal welfare by conducting a seminar-workshop on animal control guidelines, humane dog catching and building and management of impounding facility for stray animals.
The seminar-workshop which was held on September 6, 2011 aimed to promote and expand animal welfare to 25 officials of Barangay Fort Bonifacio along with Taguig Councilor Lino Cayetano, who expressed plans of building an animal control facility for the City of Taguig and asked for PAWS's inputs.
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'Fringe': Blast from the past
New "Fringe" tonight. Sort of.
I didn't even know "Fringe" was going to be on tonight until this weekend. I had Jan. 14 circled on my calendar. I was looking forward to new adventures of Olivia, Walter and Peter fighting invaders from the déjà vuniverse. Then a friend mentioned the other day that his DVR was set to record a new "Fringe" on Monday, and when I finally checked mine, I saw that it was on my to record list as well. Sweet.
Looking into it online, the consensus seemed to be that "Unearthed" was actually a lost episode of Season 1. (Not a "Lost" episode. Settle down. I'm jonesing for the final season, too.)
It didn't take long to realize this was an old episode. For me it was the location names floating within establishing shots. Every episode of Season 2 was hand-dipped in HD goodness (that's how they do that, right?). Those names should be reflecting buildings, glimmering based on surrounding light sources, and effecting weather patterns. Nope, we're going back in time on this one.
The story springs from Season 1's more Monster of the Week periods. No shape-shifting soldiers from another dimension, no mention of William Bell, no Massive Dynamics. There is the blatant reference to Peter's past that we've grown to expect in Season 2, but it's just a minor reference Peter makes about being sick all the time as a kid. A gentler prodding than we've been receiving lately.
Instead, "Unearthed" centers around a teenage girl who has the plug pulled on her and then wakes up while they're prepping her organs for transport. Nice creepy event, but when the resurrected girl starts spouting off classified Navy submarine codes, it goes from creepy to Fringe Science status. Olivia, Walter and Peter show up to investigate and connect the teenage girl to a naval officer who disappeared about the same time.
Olivia arranges to interview the Navy guy's girlfriend and… hey! It's Charlie Francis! Not some evil doppelganger sucking down thermometers, but the actual Agent Charlie Francis. Good to see him again.
Anyway, the guy's girlfriend doesn't know much, so Olivia goes back to see what Walter and Peter have thought up and… oh, yeah. Astrid's old hair cut. And the old lab. Before the show moved to Vancouver to film. It looks so much more cramped.
Nevertheless, Walter connects what happened to Lisa, the teenage girl, and experiments he did back when his hair looked so much more wig-like. He used electricity to stimulate parts of the brain to enhance psychic abilities. Though I don't know how you measure that. Probably some special ruler. Walter's theories prove highly probable after Lisa ends up at the auto junkyard where Rusk, the naval officer, was killed. It also kinda looks like the place Dexter killed those human traffickers if you ask me.
Ends up that Rusk was exposed to high levels of radiation during an accident in his submarine. Then he got shot by a guy hired by his girlfriend because he beat on her. Then his radioactive soul reactivated Lisa and stuck around so he could get revenge. Who wouldn't have guessed that right off the bat?
I can see why they might have held off on airing this episode in Season 1. It weaved close to a science vs. religion debate, but swerved back at the last second. Plus the premise was a little thinly stretched over the hour. It would have been overshadowed by Season 1 powerhouses like "The Transformation" and "Inner Child." But it's always nice to get a surprise little bonus taste of "Fringe." And to match it up on Monday night with "House." That feels so very good. Are you listening Fox programmers? That's the sound of a good match.
Astrid action: Astrid is back in the lab, popping popcorn for Walter's little picture shows and preparing insane narcotics to be injected in teenage girls. Reminds us how far our favorite lab assistant has come from the first season, though she even had her powers back then. She managed to convince the mother of a girl that came back from the dead under the care of Walter that it might be a good idea to "get some air." Now that's amazing.
Spot the observer: I went through the episode a second time and skipped over the scene where Olivia confronts Lisa and her mother outside of church. I mean, it was bad enough timing for Olivia to go asking to test Lisa for psychic abilities, seemed a crazy moment for Baldy to be watching, but there he is. You can see him walk behind Olivia once she's talking to the mother alone. Come on, Observer. I'm sure there are brains exploding and mutant mole kids to be chronicling. You don't have to spy on people at church.
Don't forget: Another "Fringe" this Thursday. Talk to you then.
-- Andrew Hanson
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Conservatives sure do get silly when they talk about taxes. I don't just mean the expressions they get on their faces, or how red their faces get, or the way their hair sticks straight up and their eyes get all big. And I don't mean the way they shake and sweat or even the stuttering. I mean the silly things they actually say.
Of course we have all heard a few hundred variations of "taxes are theft," "government collects taxes at gunpoint," etc.
Then there is the Randian "if you tax me I won't work" argument known as "going Galt." It assumes everyone is a 5-year-old who throws a fit if you ask them to help out with the chores. Which baseball player, actor, surgeon, etc. do you know who just quits partway through the year — and is allowed back the next year?
They get especially silly and agitated when it comes to taxing the rich. (They know to dance with the ones that brung them.) There is the "the rich already pay most of the taxes" argument that ignores the Social Security, sales, property, vehicle, phone and all non-income taxes working people pay — not to mention the fact that the rich make most of the income! There is the old "rich people create jobs" argument that doesn't understand about customers and demand. There's the old "if you tax them they will just leave" argument that assumes the rich hate America, don't love it and will leave it.
There's the old classic, "they'll just find loopholes and ways to get around paying anyway." And I guess murder shouldn't be illegal because not everyone gets caught.
And then there is the old "they don't have enough money to pay off the entire debt in one year so don't tax them at all" argument that Ross Douthat trots out today in the NY Times. In The Middle-Class Tax Trap, Douthat writes,
Last week, in his address on deficit reduction, the president followed the playbook once again. … Obama promised "tough choices" that put "everything on the table." But his tax proposals were aptly summarized by The Atlantic's Clive Crook: "The rich can pay for it all."
Under the president's plan, we soak the rich in the short term, and then just keep going deeper into the red.
After complaining that bringing taxes on wealthy back up to less than half where they were before we had deficits and decline is "squeezing" and "punishing" them, he strawmans that the "liberal" plan is just let taxes rise, with emphasis on middle-class taxes. To top everything of, then he says,
Today, for instance, a family of four making the median income — $94,900 — pays 15 percent in federal taxes. By 2035, under the C.B.O. projection, payroll and income taxes would claim 25 percent of that family's paycheck. The marginal tax rate on labor income would rise from 29 percent to 38 percent. Federal tax revenue, which has averaged 18 percent of G.D.P. since World War II, would hit 23 percent by the 2030s and climb even higher after that.
Such unprecedented levels of taxation would throw up hurdles to entrepreneurship, family formation and upward mobility.
Finally Douthat writes that "a population that's increasingly brown and beige" being hit with "punishing" tax rates on the rich would "Balkinize" us because Medicare's "promise to the elderly crowds out the fundamental promise of America itself."
There is so much wrong with that… I guess I missed the "family of four" line on tax returns where all of them add their incomes together, which pushes the combined income up to higher brackets before paying taxes on the total. What I mean is families of four file separately, not together. And $94,000 or wherever it will be in the 2030s doesn't pay the highest rate. And paying taxes will "Balkinize" us? What? And unicorns! (unicorns reference explained at the bottom of this post.)
Dean Baker takes on the median income claim, in Douthat Makes It Up On Median Family Income,
Ross Douthat struck another blow against fact-based arguments when he told readers that the median family of four has an income of $94,900. Douthat warned that if the Bush tax cuts are allowed to expire in 24 years the median family would be paying a marginal tax rate of 39 percent on their labor income.
If Douthat wanted to base this argument in reality then he would have had to start with a median income for a family of four of $75,700.
(Note that median household income is only about $52K; using this "family of four" estimate which includes estimates for health insurance and payroll taxes is just one more conservative trick.)
Scott Lemieux, in The Fuzzy Math in Douthat's Defense of Paul Ryan, writes,
Douthat is writing an opinion column, but I would like to think that his editors don't think he's entitled to his own facts. And the fake fact is crucial to Douthat's argument, as it both exaggerates the tax burden a typical family would face if existing law were to be carried forward and implicitly understates the gross inequalities of income distribution in America. It probably says something that apparently nobody looking at the column thought that Douthat's bogus figures were implausible enough to be worth checking.
This was my reaction as well. Are people at the NY Times paid that much, that they are so separated from the reality out here in the rest of the country? $94,000 median incomes?
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**PS Douthat writes about "The yan Plan." The "Ryan Plan" is the Republican budget resolution passed in the House last week that privatizes Medicare. It should be called "The Republican Plan To Privatize Medicare" because the public needs to know this.


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Welcome to the First Baptist Church of Greencastle website. First Baptist Church of Greencastle is a part of the American Baptist Churches of Indiana and Kentucky Region. We are so glad you have chosen to take some time to learn more about our church. While you are exploring our website, you will learn about our programs and and the life of our church. We then encourage you to come worship with us each Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. and see for yourself what First Baptist Church is all about.
Our church vision statement: Reaching Up; Inspiring All to Reach Out
Our church mission statement: Our mission is to share God's love to all people, empowering them to follow Jesus through service and missions.


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Pope St. Urban I. Photograph on Wikipedia by User: Pleple2000. Taken July 12, 2006.
Pope St. Urban I was a Roman who served as the Successor of St. Peter for nearly nine years. According to legend, St. Urban baptized Valerian, the husband of St. Cecilia. But little is known with certainty of his life. He died in 230 and is buried in the Cemetary of Callixtus.
Concerning St. Urban, Butler's Lives of the Saints offers the following:
The notice in the Roman Martyrology reads : "At Rome on the Via Nomentana, the birthday of Blessed Urban, Pope and Martyr, by whose exhortation and teaching many persons, including Tiburtius and Valerian, received the faith of Christ, and underwent martyrdom therefor ; he himself also suffered much for God's Church in the persecution of Alexander Severus and at length was crowned with martyrdom, being beheaded."
It is to be feared that even this short notice is mainly apocryphal. The reference to Tiburtius and Valerian is derived from the very unsatisfactory Acts of St Cecilia, from which also the account of Urban in the Liber Pontificalis has borrowed. It is quite certain in any case that Pope Urban was not buried on the Via Nomentana, but in the cemetery of St Callistus, on the Via Appia, where a portion of his sepulchral slab, bearing his name, has been found in modern times.
Not far from the cemetery of Callistus on the same main road was the cemetery of Praetextatus, and there another Urban, a martyr, had been buried. Confusion arose between the two, and an old building close beside the Praetextatus catacomb was converted into a small church, afterwards known as St Urbano alia Caffarella. The confusion of the two Urbans and the muddle hence resulting in the notices of the Hieronymianum are points full of interest, but too complicated to be discussed here.Collect (from his feastday on May 25th):
O Eternal Shepherd, who appointed blessed Urban shepherd of the whole Church, let the prayers of this martyr and supreme pontiff move You to look with favor upon Your flock and keep it under Your continual protection. Through our Lord . . .


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Yesterday at Greenbuild 2011 in Toronto, BuildingGreen announced the 2012 Top 10 Green Building Products. This year marks the tenth year that BuildingGreen, publisher of GreenSpec and Environmental Building News, has recognized innovative products in the green building industry.
The green building industry has matured over the past several years and with this growth we've seen an increase in the number of building products being advertised as green. Unfortunately, greenwashing is an issue even in the green building industry and so care must be taken to ensure that products included in the list are indeed environmentally friendly.
Alex Wilson, BuildingGreen founder, comments on this challenge, "There are more 'green' building products than ever, but not all of them address a real need—or worse, some of them may create new problems down the road. In selecting this year's Top-10 products, we looked for companies that solved pressing needs in energy efficiency, reduced toxicity in building materials, enhanced retrofit applications and offered unique solutions in other areas."
Without further ado, I present you with this year's winners.
2012 Top 10 Green Building Products
- InterfaceFLOR carpet tiles with non-PFC carpet fibers
- Lifeline PVC-free resilient flooring from Upofloor OY imported by Altro Floors
- Knight Wall CI-Girt Rainscreen System from Knight Wall Systems
- EonCoat waterborne ceramic coating from EonCoat LLC
- Aqua2use Graywater System from Water Wise Group, Inc.
- Cypress Envirosystems analog-to-digital wireless thermostat
- Ritter XL solar thermal system from Regasol
- Mitsubishi Electric's Ductless Heat Pumps and Variable Refrigerant Flow Systems with Tenant Submetering
- AllSun Trackers from AllEarth Renewables (photograph featured above)
- Philips EnduraLEDs from Philips Lighting


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- Institutional development of national, subnational and local natural resource plans, management, and regulations
- Development and implementation of renewable energy and energy efficiency policies
- Design and implementation of renewable energy programs in solar, wind, biomass, and hydro
- Micro-grid solar systems for off-grid communities and households
- Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) renewable energy program development
- Solar-powered water point construction
- National and trans-boundary integrated water resources management


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The Telegraph
"bracingly discombobulating... eerily entertaining" ★★★★
Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again…
Daphne du Maurier's
Directed and adapted by EMMA RICE
REBECCA is timeless; the book beloved by generations and the iconic Alfred Hitchcock film a classic of the genre. Now REBECCA bursts onto the stage! Emma Rice, the award winning director, has created a spellbinding new production of Daphne du Maurier's masterpiece which conjures Cornish romance and theatrical magic.
Following the mysterious death of his first wife, Maxim de Winter returns to Manderley with his new young bride. Surrounded by memories of the glamorous Rebecca, the new Mrs De Winter is consumed by jealousy. She sets out to uncover the secrets of the house and a past fiercely guarded by the sinister housekeeper Mrs Danvers. All is not what it seems in Manderley...
Rebecca is produced and presented by David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers, the multi-award winning producers of Art, Brief Encounter, God of Carnage and Calendar Girls, in association with Steve & Jenny Wiener. For more information about the show please visit the Rebecca website or call David Pugh's office on 020 7292 0390. A Theatre Royal Plymouth production.
"bracingly discombobulating... eerily entertaining" ★★★★
"The show reframes female experience and how we perceive women and, like her earlier West End success, Brief Encounter, Rice finds the heart-stopping passion in a familiar story but also adds her own comic touches. Katy Owen's phone-obsessed teenage servant is a total delight." Lyn Gardner, ★★★★
"From the infamous opening line – "Last night I went to Manderley again" – to the ashen ending, it has all the sea-salted gloom and sickly darkness that pulses through the novel." ★★★★
"Kneehigh's triumphant reclamation of du Maurier's classic matches the elemental threat of the Cornish sea with the sinister power of the human psyche."
"The rocks come alive, sailors sing their shanties, and we are in a dreamlike Cornwall of magic, mystery and myth, so vivid you could almost smell the seaweed." ★★★★
"This production of Rebecca conveys all the du Maurier melodrama, kicking in liberal helpings of trademark Kneehigh dynamism laced with a liberating abundance of humour."
"The whole production is fast paced, entertaining and absorbing. If you can make a trip to the theatre to see it for yourself it's definitely worth it."
"This is Rebecca with a 21st Century Kneehigh twist, retaining all of the first wife's devastating, triumphant power while also allowing the second to become a force to be reckoned with."


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Notes from the Learning Analytics Network event in Edinburgh
On a fabulous spring day last Friday around 44 people made it to Edinburgh for the second meeting of the Learning Analytics Network, jointly organised by Edinburgh University and Jisc. I suspect a number of us may have been somewhat bleary-eyed after witnessing the political landscape of the UK being redrawn during the previous night. … Read more


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Our Friends in TSA just annouced this….
August 15, 2008
Starting Aug. 16, TSA will allow laptops to remain in bags meeting new 'checkpoint friendly' guidelines. Not all laptop bags are 'checkpoint friendly'
(see images below).
Click here to read the press release on "TSA Ready for 'checkpoint friendly' Laptop Bags".
To help streamline the security process and better protect laptops TSA has recently encouraged manufacturers to design bags that will produce a clear and unobstructed image of the laptop when undergoing X-ray screening. A design that meets this objective will enable TSA to allow laptops to remain in bags for screening.
Industry enthusiastically met the call and more than 60 manufacturers responded, 40 of them submitting prototypes for testing. TSA opened three airports for manufacturers to perform live testing of these prototypes with Transportation Security Officers (TSO) so the manufacturers can gain feedback on what works and what doesn?t with various bag designs.
TSA screens laptops to see if the electronics have been tampered with. TSOs know what the inside of a computer should look like, and can recognize irregularities. This is why they need an unobstructed view as the item moves through the X-ray machine.
Purchasing one of these bags will not guarantee that you can leave your laptop in your bag for screening. If a TSO finds that the bag does not present a clear and distinct image of the laptop separate from the rest of the bag, the laptop will have to be screened separately.
There are laptop bag styles currently on the market, such as laptop-only sleeves, that have the potential to present a clear X-ray image of the laptop if they are correctly packed. However, most current laptop bags will not present a clear X-ray image and should not be sent through the X-ray with the laptop inside.
What does this mean for passengers?
- Your laptop bag has a designated laptop-only section that can lay flat on the X-ray belt
- There are no metal snaps, zippers or buckles inside, underneath or on-top of the laptop-only section
- There are no pockets on the inside or outside of the laptop-only section
- There is nothing in the laptop compartment other than the laptop
- You have completely unfolded your bag so that there is nothing above or below the laptop-only section, allowing the bag to lay flat on the X-ray belt
Remember, a well designed 'checkpoint friendly' bag must be packed appropriately if you intend to leave your laptop in your bag for screening.
TSA is not approving or endorsing any bag design or manufacturer and will only allow laptops to stay in bags through screening if they provide a clear and unobstructed
X-ray image of the laptop.
Click here to go to the Original Post……
http://www.tsa.gov/press/happenings/simplifying_laptop_bag_procedures.shtm Original TSA Post
I feel this is a major step in the right direction.
Posted by Michael Corey


text: I made a little game for a class I'm taking. You can play it by clicking here. I also attended the Global Game Jam last weekend, and I'm still in the process of writing about my experience. To put it shortly, I learned an immense amount, mostly pertaining to my limits as a developer and what I'm good at and not so good at. 'Till next time.


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In my Burberry Prorsum show review, I wrote about the show's wow factor and how Chief Creative Officer, Christopher Bailey, has advanced the brand in leaps and bounds with this forward thinking and trend specific collection. However, it is the brand's digital global influence as undoubtably the world's premier digitally focused sales and marketing brand that we should also mention.
Last week at the show, Burberry invited the world to celebrate the launch of this collection through three simultaneous live shows, blurring the physical and digital to bring the event from the runway in Hyde Park, to the new Regent Street flagship store, to the world.
I was lucky enough to attend the physical experience alongside the world's top fashion press and countless celebrities including Sir Jonathan Ive, Thomas Heatherwick, Harvey Weinstein, Mario Testino, Anna Wintour, Samantha Cameron, 2012 Olympians Andy Murray (with girlfriend Kim Sears), Victoria Pendleton, Pete Reed, Allyson Felix, Paralympian Jonnie Peacock and boxer Amir Khan.
And then we had the stars from music and stage including Dita Von Teese, Gabriella Wilde, Alice Eve, Maggie Cheung, Dev Patel, Roo Panes, Harry Styles, Allison Mosshart, Misty Miller, Florrie Arnold, Jade Williams, Dan Gillespie Sells, Adam Pickering, Paula Walker, Miles Kane, Rory Cottam and Samuel Fry and models Laura Bailey, Suki Waterhouse, Tali Lennox, Julia Restoin Roitfield and Florence Brudenell-Bruce also attended.
Simultaneously, the digital experience brought all the show facets to a global audience and also screened live to Burberry's show stopping new Regent Street flagship store which boasts the tallest retail screen in the world.
Meanwhile all guests attending the show received a personalised welcome greeting email from Christopher Bailey which made for a special and surprising addition to one's in-box.
All three show experiences were linked via a social stream, integrating real time content from the London events,Twitter and Instagram. Burberry have realised the value of social media and boy, do they maximise their influence.
The real showstopper is that the brand will have this S/S'13 collection available for purchase in just eight weeks making it the fastest turnaround in the business.
Throw in a stomping show soundtrack with featured artists Ren Harvieu (loved this!), Tom Odell and Birdy and the show highlighted the best of British all round. It seems it's not only the Olympics & Paralympics we excel at, as Burberry, Bailey & Britain shows the world how to do digital properly.


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Yesterday I had the pleasure to be a guest operator on the Waterloo Region Model Railroad Club. I was invited by Chris van der Heide because he kindly replied to my last post regarding my interest in learning more about OCS operations. The club uses this method in its operations and he thought that it would be of interest to me to learn how they approach this. Thanks Chris!
The Waterloo Region Model Railway Club (WRMRC) is a 2000 square foot, HO-scale (1:87) recreation of the Canadian Pacific Railway's Sudbury Division, as it appeared and operated during the 1970s. The layout features include:
- a multi-level (mushroom) design over 2 floors with tracks interconnected by helices
- track arrangements of the modelled towns are duplicated closely to the prototype locations
- locomotives and rolling stock match real equipment that operated in northern Ontario during the '70s
- long freight trains rolling smoothly over handlaid trackage powered by NCE Digital Command Control
The session started at Noon and first task was to sign in and get on a crew. I joined Crew 4 and my partner was a 20-year club veteran Peter Korschefsky. Trains are operated with 2-man crews and we communicated with the isolated dispatchers via Motorola radios. Real freight and passenger schedules were followed, along with proper blocking of freight traffic between trains. Freight delivery was governed by a car-card and waybill system mimicing the prototypical generation of traffic by railway customers. In short, we were operating the Sudbury Division prototypically – as a miniature transportation system.
Peter is usually a dispatcher on the WRMRC, however yesterday he and I were Conductor and Engineer on three Manifest trains. Peter and I quickly started scheming about how to model CN 1501 using Rapido's upcoming RDC-1 Phase 2 and I fear that I might have pulled him over to the dark side. Sorry about that Peter.
Over the course of a 6 hour session, a group of around 14 guys ran 21 trains – all simulating the traffic found around Sudbury on September 10th, 1976. And man was it FUN!
This was my fifth time operating (each time a different layout) and I have to say that I am hooked. Every session has been very unique; whether its been N-scale or HO-scale, big club layout or small basement layout; fully sceniced or 'plywood pacific'; mainline freight operations or switching layouts – it doesn't matter. Each experience is fun and teaches me a little bit more. The more I operate on other layouts the closer I feel to knowing what I want for my QGRY in HO scale.
I really enjoyed my time on the WRMRC and hope to be back for another visit. Special thanks to Chis for inviting me, Peter and Ted who showed me the ropes, and everyone else that made me feel welcome.
If you are interested in a club with great prototype operations check out the WRMRC at their upcoming 2016 Annual Fall Open House on October 15th.


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Tuesday, January 3, 2012
the stream effect
I was really curious if streaming could work with EVE. It's such an information driven game - most aspects of the game are entirely player driven, and therefore player competitive. This means that by showing the player screen (MY SCREEN) I'd be giving away many of my 'trade secrets' which I rely on to win. Not only in PvP, but my alts, friendly alts, how I make money (niche market info) friendly activities, so on. I've really been afraid that this would be an utter failure, resulting only in people using the information against me.
Yeah, that's happened. In fact, I'd say at least 1/5 of my viewers are people I fly against regularly, or have in the past. There's been a few times where people I'm shooting are actively talking (and mocking!) me in my stream chat! In a way, it's only going to get worse as people examine the stream, or look up old footage with a keen eye to pick up intel. By streaming, everything eventually is made bare, and that sucks.
Has it been worth it? HELL YES!
There's been a huge shift in how I approach the game, how I fly, and how I spend my time in the game. I'm a lot more aggressive: I'm trying to make the stream as enjoyable as possible! I've pretty much abandoned using expensive implants, have taken to roaming frequently in nullsec, and have been getting way more interesting, and perhaps more importantly, solo and small gang engagements. Do I lose a lot more ships this way? You betcha, but I'm rediscovering what made me love this game by trying to show others how to have fun. The aggressive play style is a bunch of fun, though I'm not looking forward to having to build my ISK up again!
When I roam, it's not all explosions. In fact, most of the time I'm just moving through systems scanning for stuff and finding fuck all. To try the pass the time, I explain what I'm doing, how I'm doing it, and try to walk the invisible friend at my shoulder through the ins and outs of the game. I explain scanner usage. I explain how to learn a system, and how to scout quickly and efficiently. I explain why I check some systems, or parts of systems, and not others. I explain why places are busy, and why others are barren. I tell the stream about my fit, what I'm looking to do with it, why it works, the ways it doesn't, and tricks I use to make it better. The narration helps pass the time, and honestly has improved my play a fair amount, forcing me to focus on what I'm doing and why I do it.
When I encounter other players, I do my best to walk the viewers through the fight: often when soloing, I'll explain what I'm thinking, as I'm moving through the process of scouting the target, my approach to the fight, getting the fight, the engagement, and how I felt afterwords. This analytical approach to the game again helps get my mind working about tactics and strategy, rather than the rather dull approaches I've been using towards achieving PvP success in the past. Every fight is now a lesson, rather than merely a gank, a kill or lossmail.
Lately I've been getting burned out logging in only to find pilots working without cohesion; we don't have many FC's, and my guys have come to rely on me leading them about and organizing efforts. It's honestly extremely tiring when all I wanted to do when sitting down to PvP was look for a fun engagement, and end up managing several to well over a dozen pilots on moving around systems, organizing pilots, assigning roles, explaining tactics, so forth. The stream eliminated this: instead of the lengthy wait of all that organization and management, I've just been jumping in ships by myself or with one or two others and striking out. No hassle, no fuss, no bullshit. Just a few guys looking for some honest give and take PvP.
While I've been dreading stream interaction in the form of giving up information, and having it used against me, it's been quite the opposite in practice! I will often have pilots point out glaring errors (evemail: you forgot your drones! you forgot to update your clone!), give support or ask questions about the game. I've had a lot of people compliment me on the informative nature of the stream, on the ease in which I seem to PvP, and have had a lot of really good dialogue with stream viewers. While I'm in combat with those that are using the stream information to 'cheat' in playing against me, I feel I can deal with that well enough while giving the viewer a fun, educational and entertaining result.
All in all, it's been a huge success. I enjoy the game more than ever, I get as much fun and excitement as I ever remember having, and honestly think I see what most people which term themselves 'bittervets' did wrong: they forgot to focus on the things they love, and just have fun.
I'm currently brainstorming ways to improve the stream, mostly on how to get it out there, encourage PvP discourse, and interaction between viewers and myself. I'll write another post with the specifics of what I'm looking for, and let you guys lend your opinions: I can use the help!
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Awesome, informative post as always!ReplyDelete
And you may see me in one of these streams at some point in the future. :3
I absolutely love the streaming stuff you've been doing sard. It feels like pvping on the truman show lol.ReplyDelete
But seriously, it's been great to have you back flying regularly and enjoying the game again. The sorts of roams you've been doing (2 or 3 guys jumping in some simple t1 bc's and bs's and heading for null sec) is precisely the type of gang pvp I love. I'm sure you know me well enough to know that when I'm not soloing, 2-3 people is ideal for me, 5 is about my limit. Anything over 5 and my enjoyment starts to decrease rapidly. So I hope you keep up the small, aggressive gangs and the streaming. I'll be carebearing again for the next week or so. But I hope to keep flying with you as we have this last week for a long time to come o7
Picked up on your twitter link and watch your feeds whenever I see you tweet that you are streaming. I love it mate. Keep up the great work and thanks.ReplyDelete
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Hi Sard, love your blog and what a great idea! An excellent way for some of your less active corp mates to check the stream and see you out and about and then join in. Better than all those jabber pings, SMS alerts and all that intrusive nonsense. You're definitely a pioneer on this one. Keep it up.ReplyDelete
Sard, I love watching you stream. Not to give you too big a head, but watching you do small gang like you regularly do made me want to do the same, as well as gave me some added ideas about how to FC since I'm just starting out.ReplyDelete
Just for a little background, I'm a null-sec resident, but until recently, I always felt that I had to be in a group of 15+ just to even have a decent fight. Watching your stream has completely turned that around for me, and just as you've rediscovered PvP it's helped me discover a whole new aspect of eve PvP that I really like as well.
Looking forward to more streams! Keep it up! Don't be afraid to ask for donations if you get too ISK poor.
o/\o Sard. Good show young man.ReplyDelete


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Property features
- Traditional Property
- Potential for development
- Close to the Sea
About the property
Lamia Napoli is situated 6km from San Vito Dei Normanni in the direction of Brindisi. The property is a detached lamia.
The land for sale with the property measures 19,600 sqm and there are 100 olive trees and a variety of fruit trees.
There is an artesian well.
The lamia measures 45 sqm and the accommodation consists of a room with a traditional stellar ceiling and original firelplace, kitchen and bathroom.
There is an external store and an external stair to the terrace from where there are panoramic views of the surrounding countryside.
The property offers potential for development of an extension to the existing property.


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Hey guys, Chicago needs some blood. Chicagoist says:
From ABC 7 today, local blood banks have only a one day supply of Rh-negative blood in stock. A safe level would be considered a 5-7 day supply. Although all blood types are encouraged to donate blood, it goes without saying that type Rh negative blood (it can be used in transfusions for both Rh positive and negative patients) is of critical value to the banks right now.
You can schedule a time to donate blood by calling LifeSource at 1-877-543-3768.


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SKINS ACTIVEWEAR Standby 2 Inch Run Shorts are designed for cool comfort during summer training. With summer-friendly features to keep you cool and dry, these lightweight, quick-dry active shorts are great for just about all warm-weather outdoor sports.
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- Stay visible in low light with reflective highlights
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- 2 inch inseam
Pair these lightweight shorts with an Activewear tee for a sweat-wicking combo that'll beat the heat and keep you dry on scorching summer days.
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Name: Joe Rock Superstar
Country: United States
Language: English
Year: 1973
Director: Warren Evans
Duration: 54 min
Categories: Vintage 1970 porn, Tina Russell, 1973, United States, English, Warren Evans, Tina Russell, Ultramax, Valerie Marron, Jamie Gillis, Ashley Moore, Marc Stevens, Russ Carlson, Arturo Millhouse, Facial
Actors: Jamie Gillis,Ashley Moore,Marc Stevens,Russ Carlson,Arturo Millhouse
Actress: Tina Russell,Ultramax,Valerie Marron
Marc Stevens plays Joe Cock, a Jim Morrison by way of David Bowie circa Ziggy Stardust vocalist whose claim to fame is his uncanny ability to get it up on stage. When the film starts, his girlfriend (Tina Russell) is upset that her oral skills aren't arousing him so she blows guitar player Sean Costello in the hallway telling him she's 'always had a passion for balls.' Indeed. The band goes on stage – Stevens lip synching to Morrions's vocals with Costello hammering away at his guitar where this is none as Jamie Gillis keeps time on the drums. The same performers also appear in the audience in front of the stage, making you realize just how small the cast is for this Costello directed picture. At any rate, Cock can't get it up and the band is booed off the stage. They retreat to think things over and Mrs. Cock.


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4th & 5th Grade Science
Planning period:
Afton Cook
Jescie Clark
Mikel Cross
Kaylie Lawson
Eliazar Summers
Noah Massey
Elijah Lowe
Christopher Hixson
Hunter West
Jerryd West
Cheyenne Webb
Brooke Sexton
Kaden Harness
Kaden Thomas
August 6, 2016
Dear Parents and Guardian,
We would like to welcome you to the 3rd Grade. We are looking forward to working with you to make this a successful and productive year for your child.
Students will be rotating between four teachers this year. This is a big change for them, since this is the first time doing this. Each teacher will have different assignments and responsibilities, so it is very important for the student to stay organized and become responsible. You can help them do this by encouraging organization and good study habits at home. Students need to make sure to keep notebooks neat and orderly so they can stay organized in each class.
Our students will have homework every night. Each student is responsible for getting his/her homework assignment written down and together every afternoon in order to take it home. Teachers do not write the homework assignments down for them. The homework assignments will be posted on the board every day.
School begins at 7:50 A.M. and ends at 3:07 P.M. It is very important that your child is on time and atschool every day. For the safety and well-being of our students, parents are no longer permitted to walk the students to and from class. This is now a school-wide policy.
If you have any concerns about your child, please let us know. We are here to help your child in this academic adventure. Our planning period will be from 10:05-10:50. Call the school at 663-3700 or email us to make an appointment. Also, our school website will be a valuable tool for you to use to learn about upcoming events, assignments, rules, and etc. The website is www.scottcounty.net click on the Fairview.
We would also like to express just how excited we are to have your child in the 3rd Grade. We hope this will be a year of excitement and a positive learning experience for your child. With your child's dedication to hard work and your cooperation, this will be a very rewarding learning experience. Please sign and return this letter. Once again, welcome back and thank you for your time and dedication.
Shona Boshears (Reading/Language Arts)
Teresa Boshears(Math)
Anita Harness (Science)
Michelle Morrow (Social Studies)
3rd Grade Discipline Plan
Classroom Procedures
Exit Procedures
Classroom Rules
Consequences for not following rules (school wide policy)
1st bubble- 5 min. off recess
2nd bubble- 10 min. off recess
3rd bubble- detention (where students will write a note to their parents and other assignments assigned by the teacher)
4th bubble- detention (where students will write a note to their parents and other assignments assigned by the teacher), call home, or will be sent to the office depending on the reason for discipline.
Severe offense- sent directly to office
*Students receiving five detentions in one week will automatically receive one day of In-school Suspension.
Students: I have read this classroom discipline plan and understand it. I will honor it while at school.
Student Signature: ________________________ Date: _____________
Parents: My child has discussed the classroom discipline plan with me. I understand it and will support it.
Parent Signature: _________________________ Date:_____________
Teacher: I will be fair and consistent in administering the discipline plan.
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rshvartzapel avait besoin d'un nouveau design de logo et a lancé un concours sur 99designs.
Un gagnant a été sélectionné de 51 designs proposés par 21 designers freelance.
Looking for a logo with a design/studio feel for a wholesale pastry business which specializes in very high end laminated products. (i.e. croissants, danish, puff pastry)
Laminoir or Laminoir Cuisine
I would like a logo which can be easily branded. I have no issues if there is no "logo" per se but just an interesting play on the word Laminoir or Laminoir Cuisine. I need to see a play on both possibilities. I spent quite some time working for very high end patisseries and my products are testament to my experiences. For a point of reference of what I envision or what I like feel free to view pierreherme.com, laduree.fr, fauchon.com, balthazarbakery.com/wholesale/. A laminated product is one in which a fat layer (i.e. butter) is folded into a dough layer and refolded many times to create 100's if not 1000's of layer and in turn creates something light, airy, flaky and crisp. My business only focuses on these type of products.
I need a vector logo for use on website and business cards. Should have a "design studio" feel. I want logos that can be used on dark backgrounds (website) and light/white backgrounds (business cards & invoices). You can show 2 different versions of the same logo, it doesn't have to be one set logo that works on both.
Nothing incredibly busy or fussy. No actual pastry in the design.
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Most of the cat behaviors are weird to both new and experienced cat owners. If you want to have better relationship with your cat then try to understand the meaning of the most common cat behaviors. Here is the list of most common cat behaviors:
1. Scratching:
Scratching is the most common behavior of cats. It scratches while playing and also stretching. Even though this scratching behavior will make you angry, it is doing it to mark the territory or as a threatening signal to other cats.
Scratching is purely instinctual to cats, but the best way to deal with it is through redirection.
2. Night time activity:
Cats are naturally nocturnal. The ancestors of them are active once the sun sets. But you can avoid this night time activity by:
3. Litter box issues:
It is one of the major problems which most of the cat owners face. Cats go outside the litter box for various reasons:
4. Fighting and Aggression:
It is mostly due to the fights over territory. Other reasons include illness, overcrowding, lack of socialization, maternal protection, even simple play. To overcome:
5. Vocalization:
The cat's meow is the way of communicating with people. Meowing is an interesting vocalization in which the adult cats don't actually meow at each other and just at people. It meow's for several reasons – For greeting people, to gather attention, for asking food, may be due to health issues, to find a mate etc.
It can be avoided by taking it to your veterinarian for healing diseases, consistently ignore your cat's vocalization, refusing to respond to any requests for attention until the cat quiets and by providing food & water at regular interval.
6. Biting and scratching:
It may happen during rough play with your cat. It can be avoided by:
7. Urine and scent marking in Cats:
Urine marking is a form of indirect communication used by cats. The most common behavior problem reported by cat's owner is an inappropriate elimination. Most of them eliminate outside the litter box when having litter box problem.
Also they have scent glands in their heads and along their bodies. They are used to rubbing on any objects for signaling other cats or animals that this area belongs to him.
8. Digging:
Some of the cats dig the houseplants which are the lovely part of your décor. This may cause the plant to die. There are several restrictive products available in the market that you can use to safely keep your cat away from your potted plants.


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Why Service your Mercedes-Benz at Tafel Motors in Louisville, KY?
Your Mercedes-Benz is the finest automobile on the road today and at Tafel Motors we want to ensure it remains that way – from the first mile to one million miles. At Tafel Motors we only employ factory trained and certified technicians. It is a very high standard reserved only for those technicians who meet the demanding annual training criteria of Mercedes-Benz. Master Certification is a level of recognition that is hard earned and sets the benchmark for the very best in technical and diagnostic skills.
Our comprehensive service facility offers you the latest specialized technology and precise analysis from Mercedes-Benz factory trained. By bringing your Mercedes-Benz vehicle to Tafel Motors for all your service needs, you can count on a continued driving experience unlike any other – for every single mile of driving.
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Reentry works
The hightlight of the summit was witnessing so many formerly incarcerated people gathered in one space to share their success stories. As we all know, more often in times, the formerly incarcerated gets a bad rap. The mainstream media and majority of the politicians only hightlight the violence on the streets, high crime rates and high recidivism rate. Hardly is there mention of those who had changed their lives and are making significant contribution in the community in reducing violence and create a safer society for all. Where's the media when we need them? I guess what does bleed doesn't lead continues to be the media policy.
The Safe Community Reentry Council produced a resource guide for those who are incarcerated and formerly incarcerated to help their reentry. It called "GETTING OUT & STAYING OUT A Guide to San Francisco Resources for People Leaving Jails and Prisons." People who are interested in getting copies of the guide can contact firstname.lastname@example.com
San Francisco has more resources and funding in comparasion to many other cities. Yet, not much has change when it comes to address the root cause of violence. The resource guide for the incarcerated and formerly incarcerated is only a small BandAid to a systemetic societal problem. Until there is a just system of law that truly treats everyone equally, abolition of the Prison Industrial Complex is an alternative.
After all, good intentions without substance only prepetuates the cycle of violence and recidivism.
Reentry works? Only if you work it? Reentry to what?


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While we enjoy a very safe community and Neighbourhood Watch, upon occasion, youngsters are looking for a place to gather, sometimes trespassing, drinking or engaging in other potential law breaking activities.
Constable Nicole Gorham of the Ottawa Police has given the following advice:
- Call the police as soon as possible with details and descriptions (the constable also indicated that all calls can be made anonymously).
- For life-threatening emergencies or serious crime in progress, please call 9-1-1.
- For all other emergencies (non-life threatening), please call 613-230-6211.
- You can also call 613-236-1222 ext. 7300 OR 3-1-1 to be directed to the appropriate call-centre.
- If you would like to follow-up on a police report filed or a call that was made, please contact Constable Nicole Gorham at: firstname.lastname@example.com or (613) 236-1222 ext. 3787


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Finding Hope in the New Year
In his 2015 Year in Review, humorist Dave Barry writes that some people have criticized him in the past for being too negative, for focusing entirely on "the stupid, the tragic, the evil, the disgusting, the Kardashians."
His solution is "a List of the Top 10 Good Things That Happened in 2015." After item #1 — "We didn't hear that much about Honey Boo Boo" — he gives up saying, "We apologize, but 2015 had so many negatives that we're having trouble seeing the positives."
What follows is funny, but in a sad way. For example, after reporting that no U. S. official attended the march in Paris after the terrorist attack against Charlie Hebdo, Barry reminds us that Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Paris up a few days later with James Taylor who performed the song "You've Got a Friend."
"This bold action," writes Barry, "strikes fear into the hearts of terrorists, who realize that Secretary Kerry is fully capable, if necessary, of unleashing Barry Manilow" or even worse "Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand (code name 'Doomsday Duet') to sing 'You Don't Bring Me Flowers.'"
Okay, so he's making that last part up. Nonetheless the hapless sentimentality of Secretary Kerry and James Taylor is not made up and should strike fear into all of our hearts.
What's the solution to all the bad news? Well, you say, 2016 is an election year so. …
Please. Does anyone seriously believe Jeb, Ben, Ted, Marco, Carlie, Chris, the Donald, or (God help us) Hillary when they insist that they personally are the solution to all our problems?
Not that we should give up on politics the way many did in 2012 thereby contributing to four more years of the Obama Administration. We should enthusiastically jump into the political process, do all we can, and elect the best possible people. That being said, to quote Chuck Colson when his friend George W. Bush was reelected in 2004, "The Kingdom of God does not arrive on Air Force One."
Politics alone cannot solve the problems Dave Barry recites and neither can the nostalgia that often influences our political thinking.
Several years ago I attended a "strategy" meeting for Christian conservatives. In two days, the best the group came up with was: "Bring back the fifties." That still shocks me as I reflect on how the power of nostalgia (with its accompanying amnesia) trumps rational thought and reality.
While "I like Ike" as much as the next guy and with Merle Haggard "I wish Coke was still Cola / And a joint was a bad place to be," pining for the fifties or the Reagan years or "Christian America" or some other bygone alleged golden age yields no solutions to our current and future problems. We should, by all means, learn from the past, but pace George Santayana, the past can never be repeated. It is gone forever. We either turn our attention and efforts toward the future or we fail. And the attempt to turn nostalgia into public policy guarantees failure.
If that sounds despairing, it's not. We should be of good cheer in spite of it all. G.K. Chesterton famously commented, "Angels fly because they take themselves lightly." We sink and remain earthbound when we disregard their example.
Good cheer is the result of the theological virtue of hope. Hope, as the late Richard John Neuhaus ("a man of great personal good cheer and bonhomie") pointed out in his book American Babylon, rejects optimism, despair and presumption.
"Optimism," he wrote, "is simply a matter of optics, of seeing what we want to see and not seeing what we don't want to see." "To despair is to decide against faith and hope." And "Presumption is a smugness, a supercilious complacency. …"
Hope, by contrast, combines clear sightedness with trust that God's promises are true and that we have a vital part to play in their fulfillment. "Redemption or salvation," wrote Neuhaus, "is thus viewed not as escape from this world but as a participation in the future that is already happening in Jesus Christ. That participation takes the form of service to the world, a world that is the object of God's inexhaustible love."
Dave Barry is right: 2015 was full of suffering, sadness, and stupidity. His 2016 Year in Review will, no doubt, chronicle more of the same. Yet Jesus continues to build his Church, his Church continues to prevail against the gates of Hell (Matthew 16:18), and he calls us to be his cheerful partners in his great work.
"In the world," said Jesus, "you have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world" (John 16:33b). And so, with eyes wide open in the face of whatever ills may assail us in 2016, we can and should have a Happy and Blessed New Year.


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Colorado Art Services provides Denver, Colorado and surrounding communities with a complete range of art installation, picture hanging, moving, storage, shipping, framing and art display services.
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Colorado Art Services has achieved a strong presence in the Colorado business market and continuously strives to provide the best service to every customer. We've been in business for years and have the wide-ranging experience and expertise that commercial and residential clients require. Colorado Art Services has achieved success by taking the time needed to clearly understand each and every one of our customers' needs. We stand behind our work and know we can and will deliver the quality service you deserve.
Our skilled professionals use great care handling your artwork, no matter how large, heavy or delicate the pieces. We are fully trained and stand ready to provide the art handling and installation solutions you require whether you have a 500-piece commercial security installation or need to have your art stored, shipped or moved. Whatever your needs are, we're here to help. Give us a call…we'll take care of the rest. If you have questions or concerns, contact us any time. We look forward to hearing from you soon.


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Emergency services in Chile are battling 100 wildfires. They've engulfed more than 4000 square kilometers and left at least 11 people dead. Residents of Chilean towns on the front line are being evacuated in the face of the advancing blaze.
CGTN's Dan Collyns reports.
Wildfires causing major damage, deaths in ChileChile people are battling the wildfires. There's no shortage of hands ready to help and international aid is flooding in. But the forested hills continue to smolder. CGTN's Dan Collyns reports.
Taking to the skies to douse the flames, helicopter and its pilots have been working all the daylights hours to dump water, 1,000 liters at a time on the burning forest. It can make up to 50 water drops in two hours but it's only been just enough to stem the flames.
"To fight it was nearly impossible because of the smoke, very low visibility and it was so huge mainly what we did was try to protect houses and persons," Eduardo Serra, a helicopter pilot said. Thanks to evacuations no lives were lost, just handful of houses.
But by day, the fight continues as young volunteers' battle the blaze with nothing more than shovels. Volunteers here are working frantically in a race against time to put out these flames before they reach homes on the other side of this forest. They tell reporters that as soon as the put out the fire one place, they crop up somewhere else.
Meanwhile the town is a hub of activity; paramedics treat locals and public official praise firefighters as a steady stream of volunteers continued to arrive.
"We are in full combat, we still haven't put out the fire, it is still consuming hectares of land. This fire is active and we haven't defeated it yet, we'll attack from the air and we have more firefighters from Venezuela, we have 80 firefighters here now," Alvaro Miguides, governor of Nuble province.
There's no shortage of hands ready to help and international aid is flooding in. But the forested hills continue to smolder.


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There are a series of articles available about prominent families from the Dartford area on the NWKFHS website that are free to read. They have been written by NWKFHS member Philip Taylor, who has kindly provided them for the website
'Frederick Alexander Preston Pigou (1838-1905) : Gunpowder maker and controversial landholder in Dartford'. (PDF file)
'Richard Sanham (1815-95): Dartford Builder and Local Politician'. (PDF file)
'Larking John Seager (1840 – 1905) : Engineer and entrepeneur'. (PDF file)
James Sharp (1808-83) and his Children, a Prominent Family in Victorian Dartford'. (PDF file)
'Thomas Edward Tiffin (1868-1952): Architect of Dartford Library'. (PDF file)
'Samuel Charles Umfreville JP (1820-94) of Ingress Abbey and his Fight with the Cement Makers'. (PDF file)
They can be found on the NWKFHS at On-Line Articles
Guild of One Name Studies Seminar: Army Records Ash Victoria Hall, 121 Ash Hill Road, Ash, Surrey, GU12 5DN Saturday 18th February 2012.
The Guild of One Name Studies is holding a Seminar that should interest all who had ancestors and family who served in the British Army.
"We have secured an excellent team of specialists for this seminar, which will be covering many aspects of the Army records. We lead off with Iain Swinnerton who will be explaining how the British Army was organised up to how it is today. Simon Fowler will then give us some sources for more information in the archives. Then, following an included buffet lunch, Roy Hemington of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission explains their work plus gives us a deeper look at their archives. We complete the seminar with Peter Bailey and his marvellous knowledge of the Army in British India."
Cost for the Seminar is £15 per person. Further details can be found at Event Calendar You can also book by e-mailing Seminar Booking


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Digital event coverage of the 60th anniversary of the Weak Signals Toledo R/C Show.
Article and photos by Jennifer Orebaugh.
Jay Smith showcases 20 videos featuring new products and vendor offerings.
The 60th anniversary of the Weak Signals Toledo R/C Show was held April 4-6, 2014, at the Seagate Centre in Toledo, Ohio.
The largest and longest-running RC model expo in North America, the event showcased all types of model aircraft and accessories, ranging from micro size to Giant Scale to multirotors and First-Person View (FPV). A static model competition was also held, as well as the traditional RC auction that takes place on Saturday night. Part of the proceeds from the auction benefited the new AMA Foundation, with AMA President Bob Brown leading the bids. A swap shop and seminars rounded out the three-day event.
Many new products were on display this year. MA Editor-in-Chief Jay Smith highlights some of the products, talks to the vendors in these exclusive videos, and shares some supplemental photos.


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Moving On Up! Renters moving into Pythian Building
By Green Coast on 28 Mar 2017
Moving vans will be rolling into the Pythian Building starting on April 1, and Pythian Building Manager Dannielle Small wants to meet the new neighbors.
"It makes me feel like a little kid when someone moved onto your street," Small says. "Of course, I already know them a little bit, but it's exciting to see people making the Pythian their new home."
Small and her team have been showing the Pythian's 69 apartments to prospective tenants for the past several months. The building offers one and two-bedroom dwellings with market rate apartments starting at $1400. There are also income-adjusted units that range from $800 to $1300 per month, and the manager is quick to point out those rates are permanently secured so there is no fear of prices dramatically increasing.
Small says that people have fallen in love with the amenities—the views, contemporary living spaces, parking, security, the upcoming market and other retailer—but location remains a prime motivator.
"For people who work downtown, I like to say, 'you can get rid of your car and live here.' It's close to so many places like the Smoothie King Center, Super Dome, the street car, and Duncan Plaza, which is across the street and scheduled to get a facelift very soon," Small says. "And we'll have bike storage and New Orleans first bike wash on the premises, so you can ditch your car and buy a bike."
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Legal Question in Criminal Law in India
A and B eloped X and Y on the same day.A and X married with full family consent.There is disagreement between
parents of B and Y.Parents of Y lodges a case to the court and falsely implicated A as an associate in
'kidnapping'.The investigating officer of the case harasses the father of A .Now A's father died of heart attack.Can
criminal proceedings be initiated against the guilty Investigating Officer?
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A may take appropriate remedies available to him under the law. The facts given here are not adequate for appropriate legal opinion. You may better contact a local lawyer and show him the documents. Normally, if the investigation is honest, a case against IO may not be warranted. However, if you can establish that the IO had dishonest motives and had wrongly and falsely implicated A, certainly prosecution of the IO may be possible.
However, instead of initiating criminal proceedings, it may be appropriate to report the matter to higher authorities in police.
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Fake group "Republicans Against Deal" use dirty tricks against Georgia's Nathan Deal with fake Facebook page, fake "friends" list, fake comments, fake endorsements
Posted by danishova on October 30, 2010
UPDATE: Fake facebook page fails to flip governor's office to Barnes. The AJC reports –
Nathan Deal led a historic Republican sweep of Georgia on Tuesday, soundly defeating Democrat Roy Barnes to become Georgia's next governor.
Paging Roy Barnes…
Let me begin by saying that I supported Karen Handel for Governor. I liked her executive experience as Secretary of State where she did a superb job bringing integrity to the voter rolls, and valiantly fought back against Eric Holder of Obama's corrupt D.O.J. I thought she ran a very impressive, professional campaign, and didn't like the fact that ethics charges haunted Deal's campaign. That being said, I voted for Deal for Governor.
This ad from a group calling themselves "Republicans Against Deal" which kept popping up at Hot Air piqued my curiosity:
Clearly we are meant to believe that he's a total perv who wears crooked glasses (a clever subliminal message that he's a kook and a crook?). What's this gay tabloid stuff about? A May 23rd story in the Savannah Morning News headlined, "POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Gay-rights charges nag Handel") puts that mystery to rest. During the primary Deal alleged that Handel was soft on traditional values and was supported by the Log Cabin Republicans, an assertion that was found in a now defunct "gay tabloid", The Southern Voice. Ergo, Deal is a perv who reads gay tabloids.
Moving along, if one Googles "Republicans against Deal" there is no organizational info available. Just this fake facebook page (which the ad also directs to) that pretends to have 288,516 friends, including Sarah Palin, Erick Erickson of RedState, and Governor Sonny Perdue – all Republicans we are meant to believe are "against Nathan Deal".
On the right one see's fake claims (OMG!! Check out what these REPUBLICANS are saying about Nathan Deal!). One is from a "spokesman" for Sonny Perdue, who in reality supports Deal and calls him a "friend" (I know that for a fact because I got a robocall from Sonny). That would be a real friend, not a fake facebook friend.
Another faux endorser? Eric Erickson of RedState who while lukewarm on Deal nevertheless joins the team to support his candidacy here:
Posted by Erick Erickson (Profile)
Wednesday, August 11th at 11:19AM EDT
57 Comments
While we can question the wisdom of putting Nathan Deal up against Roy Barnes, that's what Republicans decided in Georgia last night and we'll respect their decision.
The Deal campaign ran a great runoff. The Handel camp ran a textbook runoff race, but came up about 2500 votes short.
This morning I'm told Karen Handel will be conceding the race. Republicans will now unite to beat Roy Barnes.
Explore the page and you'll see that it also includes fake comments from the fake friends list. The only real thing are the bios of the fake endorsers.
I don't know who this group is. There is no info at the bottom of the fake facebook page. One is probably meant to believe that Karen Handel is behind this but I reject that possibility out of hand. I'll take a wild guess and say "Roy Barnes campaign"; a second choice would be the DNC or some group in George Soros' web. Crazy you say? Perhaps, but having a Republican governor is very important when it comes to congressional districting, so it's not beyond the realm of possibility to think some shadowy DNC-affiliated national group is behind this fakery.
And I'm not a lawyer but it seems obvious that this is a blatant copyright infringement of Facebook. Other than tracking them down at the sites they advertise on, which is going to be difficult since it is a Google ad, I don't know how one finds these fly-by-night political operatives. No doubt that in the new world of social media, this sort of fakery will be common. Time will tell whether or not facebook goes after these groups.
We know that Democrats think voters who don't vote for Dems are stupid (and crazy) , and are thus stupid enough to fall for this fakery, but we'll show them who the real dunces when the election results come in on November 2nd, won't we now!
–Aw, these Barnes supporters are so clevah! This comment from "Nathan Steal" showed up in my spam comments:
-Nathan Deal's campaign has been alerted to this fraud. I called there and they said some gentleman had told them about it this morning.
-Revealed: Roy Barnes is a weasel. Other dirty tricks revealed here ("When campaign ads go too far"). Ironically the same despicable ads this blog post talks about run at their website, on the right hand side and as a banner ad at the bottom. It's like a virus that can't be stopped.
– Roy "The Weasel" Barnes used fake news footage in anti-Deal ads:
ATHENS, Ga. — Democrat Roy Barnes, under fire for airing TV commercials against Republican Nathan Deal that consist of faked news video concocted to make Deal look bad, late Wednesday afternoon accused Deal of going beyond the standard attacks that one expects in a fierce campaign for governor, and trying to fool voters himself — by creating fake news-type coverage in a TV commercial that he's running against Barnes.
– Gawd. Now I'm being assaulted with the Deal thinks sexual assault and domestic violence is fake or something web ad. This ad actually links to a real facebook page ("Women against Deal") and unlike the other ad, this says it's paid for by Roy 2010, inc. I'm not going to link to the facebook page because it's so pathetic. You can find it if your really must see this typical Dem operative sleaze operation. I'll give you a screenshot though: