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I love all animals, but I get on very well with cats. I used to have cats. They are always drawn to me, even ones that are shy or afraid around other humans. I've always put this down to them being able to sense that I have an energy that's kind to animals. They instinctively know I would never harm them.
Last night I had the most vivid dream that's made me question this.
In the dream (which was very real and I was convinced it was real life) it was a hot sunny day and I was at work. It was during a break and some of us were outside in the sun with our drinks or whatever. I was talking to one of my colleagues about cats and said, "Cats have always been drawn to me, do you know why....?" and was about to tell her my theory when I saw a look of suppressed amusement on her face and had the sudden realisation that it was because I smell of fish! I knew that had been her immediate thought, probably even before I'd finished the sentence she'd been thinking cats love me because I smell of fish. I got that really hot flustered feeling of wanting the ground to swallow me up (you know the one, when you think you aren't smelling that day and someone gives you the glare or makes an "hilarious" comment about the smell?). At the same time I got a sudden whiff of a strong fishy odour, which only lasted a few seconds. I sniffed at my forearm and it definitely smelt fishy. Why had I never noticed it before? My colleague started asking me why I'd never done anything about my BO and I started telling her that I normally couldn't smell it and I was as clean (cleaner, probably) than anyone else at work and it was caused by a mutated gene that couldn't process foods properly. I was mortified and embarrassed but also slightly relieved to be able to talk about it. In real life I can't talk about it and the three times (in nearly forty years!) I've plucked up the courage to do it I've cried and made a complete show of myself for nothing as it's been blown off each time as my imagination.
Then I woke up.
So, was it just a daft dream caused by my recent internet browsing of all things TMAU or is it the truth that I've never realised?
Btw, I've never thought that I smell of fish (more fecal, garbage, boiled egg/cabbage and "lady hormone" type smells), but when I was young I worked in a fish shop and ate a lot of fish and a few people mentioned the smell of fish, but I just thought it was due to the normal workplace smells on my clothes and hair.
Do cats love you?
Any comments?
PS: I've not been diagnosed or tested for TMAU, but I definitely have a metabolic odour of some kind, since puberty.
PPS: This morning since I got up I keep thinking I can smell a fishy smell. I ate cabbage yesterday for the first time in months (actually it was Sauerkraut), but vivid dreams do often have this effect on me. I don't know what to think.


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All aboard the Nintendo gravytrain!
I used to think the most fun I've ever had was watching our pet cats emerge from general anesthetic after their vasectomy, seeing them walk around the garden like little drunk, emasculated zombie hobos, propping themselves against trees and falling over hilariously But then Nintendo gone and done and went and did finally release Super Mario Galaxy and it has totally turned my appreciation of fun on its head.
Of all the stunningly excellent games we have been able to enjoy over the last few months and that are on the release lists for the coming holiday season it's only Super Mario Galaxy that I feel warrants a perfect score, with the only improvement that could be made at this point in time is to have more of it.
The sad thing is that releases like this usually give rise to the old developer complaint that "only Nintendo makes money on Nintendo consoles". And this is true to an extent. With licensing and production fees any third party title that is released on a Wii or DS will also generate an income for Nintendo, in pretty much the same way it does for any of the consoles. However, the implication is that Nintendo has some kind of monopoly over sales hits on their own consoles. They do, apparently, but the reason as to why is hardly a mystery.
Mario is of course a very strong IP that is hard to compete with, but it only became so because of the continued care Nintendo seem to pay to its products. They spend time and money on doing it right and it shows. You are pretty much guaranteed a Nintendo developed product is going to deliver a standard of quality, because it has always done so in the past. If anything we can thank Sonic for proving the idea that an IP only remains strong with continued care and support. If you're going to hastily develop a game with a small team, low budget and tight deadline then obviously you'll never be able to compete. Yet because so many publishers and developers have accepted the notion that it's impossible to compete with Nintendo software that they are unwilling to invest heavily in games developed for Nintendo hardware, thus proving their own preposterous hypothesis. You'll need to invest a lot of time, money and talent into any game if you're aiming for quality, let alone one that has to compete with Zelda or Mario, yet publishers keep on rushing out substandard titles and complaining how they don't sell.
With the increasing costs of development for current generation consoles, the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, (funny how Microsoft Word underlines that name with a red squiggly line) publishers have gotten into the mindset of cross-platform development, using one console, usually the 360, as a base from which to easily and quickly generate different SKUs. This is why some of the Playstation 3 titles look no better than the 360 versions. This is also why Wii titles from this heritage look so rubbish. They are simply toning down the graphics and shoehorning in a motion sensor control. It's a natural progression, I guess,, but by now it should be obvious that Wii titles require their own approach and can't simply be extracted from cross-platform source.
Many complain about how weak the Wii is in terms of power. It is indeed not as fast or big as its competitors but most developers use it as an excuse for their ugly games. Yet Super Mario Galaxy is gorgeous. It has a more solid, beautiful look to it than most Xbox 360 or Playstation 3 titles. This is because they have a little thing called "art direction". Rather than aiming for realism, bloom and normalmaps they aim for design, something Nintendo, and the wider Japanese industry, seems to be petty good at. Obviously, having a more intimate knowledge of the hardware and probably better technical support than any 3rd party developer helps, but to condemn the Wii for its visuals is misdirecting your ire; blame bad art direction instead or, more accurately, uninspired art direction. Technology doesn't make pretty pictures, design does.
Gameplay-wise Nintendo games also shine out. Sure, it's hard to compete with that but most developers just seem to give up, in a defeatist, exasperated way. Has Nintendo somehow hired all the truly creative minds in our entire industry? I hardly think so. There is some amazing talent strewn across the globe. That inspirational spark of genius that often ignites Nintendo-made games can be fostered elsewhere, given the right working environment. That is to say, nurture your talent and avoid design by committee. I'm pretty sure every designer in the world has a few genius ideas of how to utilize the Wii's control system, yet publishers are usually unwilling to allow these to be followed up on until some other company has already proven it to be a success.
So my message to developers and publishers is, in no small part due to my desire for more good Wii games to play, to make an effort! Put your better team on Wii titles. Develop them from the ground up, and don't just make inferior ports of multiplatform titles. And stop crying over your spilled milk; the reason Nintendo seems to be ruling the Nintendo market is largely due to the lack of any real competition. With the surprisingly huge Wii install base, even if Nintendo earns a slice of your pie when you release a Wii title, there is a huge market of hungry gamers out there, gagging for quality products. Stop complaining and step up!


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MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- A new study suggests that routine electrocardiogram testing of young American athletes would save lives and be cost-effective.
Latest Heart News
The testing isn't routine among athletes in college and high school, apparently because doctors think the benefits -- discovering potentially deadly heart problems -- aren't worth the expense. However, professional athletes are often required to undergo the tests.
"According to our model, ECG together with a history and physical exam is the preferred strategy for screening athletes for underlying heart disease. This would save the most lives at a cost that is generally agreed to be acceptable for the U.S. health-care system," Dr. Matthew Wheeler, a fellow in cardiovascular medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine and first author of the study, said in a statement.
An Italian study found that sudden deaths during competitions in that country fell by 90% after routine tests were put into place.
The authors of the new study used statistics from the Italian researchers and then adjusted them to account for variations in the United States.
While it's uncommon for athletes to die from sudden death, several conditions -- including hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (enlarged heart) -- can lead to it. An estimated one in every 500 people has the condition; doctors recommend athletes stop competing if they have it.
The study appears in the March 2 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
-- Randy Dotinga
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Madison Magazine's festival of Food was last week in Madison. And I won a couple of gift certificates for the 8 Season's Grille. On Saturday, S and I had a romantic luncheon there, with a three course meal. Well, we had leftovers for the next day's lunch. I was surprised we had not been to this place before. The ambience was neat and the food was good - except for a couple of minor things.
The chai was very dilute and though S liked it, I couldn't be happy with it, especially after the wonderful description they had on their menu. Chai needs whole milk folks. Especially when it is made from a concentrate. And my quinoa quesidilla was minus the quinoa. Even when I mentioned that to the hostess, there was no explanation and it was disappointing. But the bisque was totally worth going there in the first place. Delish! And the huevos rancheros was wonderful too. We couldn't have enough of the key lime pie.
Thank you Madison Magazine for the free lunch :)


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30 Dec – 6th Day within the octave of Christmas
1 John 2:12-17
I am writing to you, my own children,
whose sins have already been forgiven through his name;
I am writing to you, fathers,
who have come to know the one
who has existed since the beginning;
I am writing to you, young men,
who have already overcome the Evil One;
I have written to you, children,
because you already know the Father;
I have written to you, fathers,
because you have come to know the one
who has existed since the beginning;
I have written to you, young men,
because you are strong and God's word has made its home in you,
and you have overcome the Evil One.
You must not love this passing world
or anything that is in the world.
The love of the Father cannot be
in any man who loves the world,
because nothing the world has to offer
– the sensual body,
the lustful eye,
pride in possessions –
could ever come from the Father
but only from the world;
and the world, with all it craves for,
is coming to an end;
but anyone who does the will of God
remains for ever.
Luke 2:36-40
There was a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was well on in years. Her days of girlhood over, she had been married for seven years before becoming a widow. She was now eighty-four years old and never left the Temple, serving God night and day with fasting and prayer. She came by just at that moment and began to praise God; and she spoke of the child to all who looked forward to the deliverance of Jerusalem.
When they had done everything the Law of the Lord required, they went back to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. Meanwhile the child grew to maturity, and he was filled with wisdom; and God's favour was with him.
You must not love this passing world or anything that is in the world
Last week I shared with you about the hypnotherapist I am seeing. He is also a life coach, and he specialises in helping people find their purpose in life. Though I'm not seeing him for this reason, we did have a brief conversation with him about my life purpose. He helped me to define it more clearly and succinctly. When my grandfather passed away 10 years ago, I asked myself: If I'm on my deathbed and I were looking back at the life I've lived, what would I be able to take with me into the next life?
My answer was relationships. I believe in heaven and I believe I'm going to meet most, if not all, the people I know in my lifetime. When we meet up there, it won't be tabula rasa – a blank slate. I believe we will retain all memories of our life experiences including our relationships with other people and with God – in God's Heavenly Kingdom, all of us will finally be seen in His Pure Light and Love. So from then on, I decided that my life purpose is to build long-lasting relationships that matter. As I reflect on it now, I realise that my life purpose is helping me to live out Jesus' two most important commandments: Love God and love others.
In today's first reading, John writes about the honour and responsibilities of knowing Jesus. First is that we get our sins forgiven through Jesus' name. We also gain the ability to overcome the Evil One, not through anything of our own strength but through Jesus. In order to maintain this relationship with Jesus, we cannot let anything in the world take precedence over Jesus in our life and our attention. God's will comes first.
We see this in how Anna lived, serving God daily even though she was well on in years. Her life purpose, perhaps, was to simply meet the child Jesus and prophesy the deliverance of Jerusalem through him. All her life has been steered towards achieving this life purpose.
For some of us, our life purpose is given. For others, we must find it on our own. We live in a time when we can afford the luxury of being unable to discover our purpose in life. Indeed it is a prevalent problem that afflicts many people I know. Sometimes we pray about it or we ask our spiritual directors, but no one seems able to help us find our life purpose. In such a case, I put forward this question: If you give your life any purpose you wanted it to have, what would it be?
Then go fulfill your purpose in life. Your life is what you make of it and at the end of the life, there's only two persons you're going to have to account to: God and yourself.
(Today's OXYGEN by Daniel Tay)
Prayer: We pray for those who are struggling to find their purpose in life, that God may guide them to someone who can help.
Thanksgiving: We give thanks to the Lord for the gifts He has equipped us with to find and fulfill our life purpose.


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Why We Broke Up
by Daniel Handler
Art by Maira Kalman
Release date: 12/27/2011
"Dear Ed,
In a sec you'll hear a thunk."
So begins Daniel Handler's (AKA Lemony Snicket) latest YA offering, Why We Broke Up. The aforementioned "thunk" is the sound of a heavy box flung by Min Green hitting the porch of her ex-boyfriend, Ed Slaterton. The 350-page novel is comprised of the long, long, long letter that she includes as she returns to him the minutia of their relationship. This relationship is recounted from start to finish in the letter/novel through Min's apparently photographic recall. Scattered throughout the text are Maira Kalman's charming illustrations of the contents of the box, which range from bottle tops to ticket stubs to clothing.
Note to parents: This novel includes frequent obscenities, underage drinking, references to drug use, lack of respect for parents and authority figures, and teen sex.


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Steak frites. For many, the dish calls to mind romantic visions of whiling away hours in a perfect Parisian brasserie, where time floats away on a river of red wine and calories are meaningless. But for less Francophilia-addled folk, steak frites speaks a more universal language: meat and potatoes. Specifically, an indulgent steak and the golden glory of French fries.
Steak frites crosses the usual borders between halls of fine dining and more casual bistros and restaurants. And while the dish is traditionally French, its fundamental beef-and-potato-ness lends itself to new interpretations. This week, Versus seeks comfort outside the bistro, trying steak frites at two more casual places that take their meat seriously, Brouwer's Cafe and The Tin Table.
Brouwer's is best known for its obscene selection of craft beers on tap, but don't sleep on the food here. The hardy Euro-fare menu is stacked with high-quality ingredients (a look at the cheese selection speaks volumes), and the steak frites on the menu offers you a choice between a 12-ounce ribeye ($18.50) or New York strip ($20). (You also can add a Laphroaig whisky cream sauce or blue cheese for $2.50.) Brouwer's is not messing around when it comes to beef: the massive ribeye comes off the grill tender and luscious, cooked exactly medium-rare and bearing the flourish of perfectly criss-crossed grill marks. Although the Belgian grand cru reduction touted on the menu is potent, it comes tepid and congealed in a little metal cup next to the one bearing curry ketchup for your fries. Surely a Belgian "grand cru" reduction deserves better treatment than this. Brouwer's frites are fine examples of Belgian frites—hand-cut and thick, with a papery, crackly skin.
At $15, The Tin Table's steak frites will have you believing you've stumbled across the greatest deal in town. The steak they use is hanger steak, not particularly tender but deep in its beefy flavor. And by God does the kitchen know just how to treat it: The cut comes expertly grilled, a perfect medium-rare, with a dark, smoky crust and red, almost oozy interior. The meat's topped with a bacon blue-cheese butter that in truth is nothing significant (the bacon bits were initially suspected to be chopped walnuts, which would have given the butter less of a novelty "Everything's better with bacon!" feel). But what is memorable is what lies underneath the steak: a small but wonderful secret layer of demiglace-based sauce—dark, luscious, and almost over-the-top rich. There's just enough for you to dip every bite of meat into it, and enough to soak into the bottom layer of the massive nest of shoestring fries. Those fries are crunchy and so light that eating them all doesn't leave you feeling full; plus, they're barely dusted with the intoxicating aroma of truffle salt. A simple arugula salad, peppery with a nice lemon lift, keeps the dish from feeling too heavy.
Verdict: Brouwer's serves a massive, mighty fine, reasonably priced steak. This is steak you want to get to know. But when matched against the Tin Table's steak frites, with all its well-executed elements and small details, Brouwer's ends up looking like a steak thrown over a pile of decent fries—amateurish at best.
Tin Table all the way!


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Mom, Memaw, and I are going to NEW YORK CITY next month. It's been Memaw's dream to go so were marking it off her list.
I've been researching New York restaraunts tonight and stumbled upon this "BEST OCTOPUS" article. OMG! THIS WILL BE MY FIRST STOP! It sounded so good I wanted to share the article with you.
Best Octopus
- Anthos
36 W. 52 St., nr. Fifth Ave.; 212-582-6900
Few delicacies are more fraught with peril than the octopus. It's rubbery when undercooked, mushy when overdone, and grisly to look at, even under the best of circumstances. But in the hands of a master, sometimes miracles occur. At his flagship midtown restaurant, Anthos, the great Greek American chef Michael Psilakis roasts his octopus tentacles in white wine and ouzo until they're perfectly tender, then seasons them unconventionally in a wood smoker. After that, he crisps the octopus in a frying pan, then plates it with yogurt flavored with lemons and fennel pollen, and a warm salad made with chanterelles, pickled onions, and wheels of frizzled lemon. The result is a mix of soft, charred textures and creamy and tart tastes, all bound together with an unexpected overlay of sweet, delicate smokiness. It's the kind of savory seafood confection even an octopus hater can love.


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Hyundai Nameplate Improves in J.D. Power Initial Quality Study;
Finishes in the Top 10 Overall
COSTA MESA, Calif., June 19, 2013 – J.D. Power announced today that the Hyundai Genesis received the trophy for the highest initial quality in the midsize premium car segment. The award comes from the J.D. Power 2013 U.S. Initial Quality StudySM (IQS). The Initial Quality Study, now in its 27th year, serves as the industry benchmark for new-vehicle quality measured at 90 days of ownership. According to the study Hyundai Genesis owners reported fewer problems with their vehicles than any premium midsize car.
"Outperforming all of our competitors in the premium midsize car segment is a reflection of the dedication of all Hyundai team members," said Erwin Raphael, director of engineering and quality, Hyundai Motor America. "Awards like this demonstrate we're succeeding in connecting with our customers through an unprecedented combination of premium performance, technology, safety and quality."
In addition to Genesis's victory, the Hyundai brand substantially reduced problems per 100 vehicles and finished tenth overall, gaining eight rank positions. The Hyundai overall score was 106 problems per 100 vehicles, seven problems fewer than the industry average. Accent, Sonata and Azera ranked second in their respective segments. The all-new Santa Fe ranked third in its segment.
The 2013 U.S. Initial Quality Study is based on responses from more than 83,000 purchasers and lessees of new 2013 model-year cars, trucks and multi-activity vehicles surveyed after 90 days of ownership. The study is based on a 233-question battery designed to provide manufacturers with information to facilitate identification of problems and drive product improvement. The study was fielded between February and May 2013. The study is used by manufacturers worldwide to improve quality and by consumers to help them make more informed purchasing decisions. Throughout the years, initial quality has been shown to be a leading indicator of long-term durability, which directly impacts customer loyalty and purchase decisions.
Hyundai Motor America, headquartered in Costa Mesa, Calif., is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co. of Korea. Hyundai vehicles are distributed throughout the United States by Hyundai Motor America and are sold and serviced through more than 820 dealerships nationwide. All Hyundai vehicles sold in the U.S. are covered by the Hyundai Assurance program, which includes the 5-year/60,000-mile fully transferable new vehicle limited warranty, Hyundai's 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain limited warranty, and five years of complimentary Roadside Assistance. Hyundai Assurance includes Assurance Connected Care that provides Hyundai owners with proactive safety and car care services made possible by the Hyundai Blue Link telematics platform, complimentary for three years. These services include Automatic Collision Notification, Enhanced Roadside Assistance, Vehicle Diagnostic Alert, Monthly Vehicle Health Report and in-vehicle service scheduling.
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Black Friday, Cyber Monday Efforts Lure Shoppers
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Promotional advertising turned the tide over the holiday weekend as shoppers stormed stores in search of deals. But it's still expected to be among the toughest seasons in recent memory for retailers.
The National Retail Federation projects that 172 million shoppers hit stores in the three days following Thanksgiving, up 17% from last year. On average, each shopper spent $373, up 7% from last year. Retailers' total take for the weekend is estimated at $41 billion.
"Pent-up demand on electronics and clothing, plus unparalleled bargains on this season's hottest items, helped drive shopping all weekend," said Tracy Mullin, NRF president-CEO. "Holiday sales are not expected to continue at this brisk pace, but it is encouraging that Americans seem excited to go shopping again."
Forecast still modest
Indeed, while weekend sales buoyed struggling retailers, projections for the holiday season are still modest. NRF expects a 2.2% rise in holiday sales, which would represent the slowest season since 2002. In recent months, consumers have cut back on discretionary spending.
Discount stores continued to boast strong traffic, with 55% of shoppers visiting over the weekend, according to an NRF-BIG Research study. Department stores also grabbed their fair share of shoppers' attention, thanks to heavy promotional advertising. In the days leading up to Thanksgiving, both JCPenney and Macy's advertised hundreds of "Black Friday" and "Cyber Monday" specials, for example. JCPenney went so far as to tout the "biggest Black Friday sale in company history." Department store visits were up 11% over last year, with 43% of shoppers filing through the doors.
Today's Cyber Monday promotions (the official start of the holiday online shopping season, or the Monday after Thanksgiving) are largely expected to mirror brick-and-mortar trends from the weekend, according to Shop.org. Retailers are being more promotional, with 84% planning to offer deals, up from 72% last year. And those deals are expected to bring out 18% more shoppers, with 85 million people projected to take advantage of Cyber Monday deals.
One-day spike might not be enough
Still, a jump in online traffic today might not be the boon online retailers are looking for. Instead, it seems online shoppers held back during the last few days in anticipation of good deals. On Thanksgiving Day, traffic among the top 500 retail websites was down 11% year over year, according to Hitwise, an online measurement firm. On Black Friday, traffic was down 5%, and on Saturday it declined 8%. An exception was Sears, whose website crashed for large chunks of Black Friday due to heavy traffic.
Retailers are expected to keep up the promotional pace even though huge crowds over the weekend and today have enabled them to work through inventory. A condensed shopping season and difficult economy has increased their sense of urgency, according to analysts. There are now just 24 shopping days until Christmas, compared to 29 days last year.
The holiday season "began with a bang" thanks to plenty of discounts, wrote Eric Beder, an analyst with Brean Murray Carret & Co. Still, Mr. Beder said he is maintaining his negative outlook for the season and the first half of 2009. He noted "jaw-dropping" discounts at the mall and said that advertised promotions of 50% to 70% at Aeropostale, for example, indicate deeper cuts are to come.
"Though retailers should be encouraged by strong traffic and sales over the weekend, consumers are still being cautious," said Phil Rist, exec VP-strategic initiatives at BIG Research. "Weekend shoppers indicated that they are still sticking to a budget and thinking carefully before making any holiday purchases."


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Dear [Recipient], I was very sorry and deeply grieved to hear of your father's death. He was clearly a wonderful father. You and your family have my deepest sympathy. Mourning a loss as great as this is not easy. I know how close you and your father were and I can only imagine what you must be going through right now. My thoughts and prayers are with you as you mourn your loss. Take care, [Sender]
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Will of John Rabbitts
In re JOHN RABBITTS. DECEASED.
This is the last Will and Testament of John Rabbitts J. P. Of Brigus in the District of Port De Grave in the Dominion of Newfoundland I hereby revoking all former Wills by by me made and being desirous of settling my affairs in the event of my decease do hereby appoint my brother Malcolm Archibald and my son George Roylstone to be my joint Executors of this my last Will & Testament.
1st. I give and bequeath unto my wife Eliza the property now occupied by me with the Dwelling House and other erections thereon, All the furniture and other articles of every description in and about said Dwelling House and property. Also all monies in Banks in my name at time of my decease and my Life Insurance in the Orange Mutual of Canada for her own absolutely To dispose of the said property and erections thereon at any time she may think fit for the support of herself and my daughter Evelyn while the latter remains single Should my wife marry again then the before mentioned part of my estate remaining to be equally divided between my two daughters Emma Mildred and Evelyn Minerva and my grandsons John Rabbitts and Reginald Butt If she do not marry again she can at her decease give what she may have to our children and grandchildren as she may think fit
2nd. I give and bequeath unto my two daughters Emma Mildred (Mrs. Arthur Butt) and Evelyn Minerva the Store now occupied by Mrs. Washer and Roberts as a workshop situate on the North Side. The rent to be equally divided between them and the building and property sold when they think fit
3rd. I also give and bequeath unto my wife Eliza my shares in the Bay de Grave mining Company Limited consisting of 246 after deducting Seventeen shares for Malcolm A. Rabbitts. Five shares for Nicholas Smith, Three shares for Thomas Chalker and Two shares for Mrs. Ezra Lodge now held in my name in trust for them
4th. I direct my Executors to pay my just debts personal and testamentary expenses and have a Tombstone simular in shape as that to my brother Nathaniel erected to my memory
Written by me at Brigus Newfoundland this Nineteenth day of July Nineteen hundred and twenty one JOHN RABBITTS J. P.
(Listed in the Margin next to this will the following)
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In this feature to commemorate the First World War, we will bring you the news as it happened in 1915, as reported by the Morpeth Herald. All material is published with kind permission of the Mackay family. We thank them for their support and generosity in allowing us access to their archive.
On Wednesday evening a sensation was caused by the appearance of a Zeppelin airship, which was seen simultaneously, looming from seaward, by some thousands of people who were assembled in the Blyth Market Place at a recruiting meeting which at the moment was being addressed by the Rev. Mr Ogden of Newcastle.
It was just after 8 o'clock, and the great object could be seen very plainly. The airship was watched with a quiet, curious interest for fully ten minutes as it hovered round the coast, travelling in a northerly direction, and at times diverging from its course as though taking its bearings.
At one time it turned and hovered over the north end of the town, where its enormous proportions were plainly visible as for some minutes it seemed to remain almost stationary.
At this time the Zeppelin, which seemed fully 600 feet long, was the object of lively comment by Mr Ogden and the chairman (Mr C. Hunter), and the people were advised to disperse calmly to their homes.
Superintendent Irving and the military authorities gave effective directions for the extinguishing of all lights and control of the streets.
The ambulance brigade had made ample provision at a meeting on the previous evening for such a possible contingency, and had divided themselves into eight sections to deal with any injury that might be caused to anyone.
All these arrangements were completed, but, happily, were not required, for the occupants of the great gasbag, though under the most suitable weather conditions, pursued their erratic course without doing any damage to life or limb and giving a forcible illustration of the ineffective destructive power of these much-vaunted engines of war sent on such a mission.
The airship had been seen from the tug "Jupiter," Captain Jewells and his crew saw the Zeppelin high in the clouds as it approached the land. Information was given as soon as possible to the authorities at Blyth. The neighbouring towns and villages were promptly apprised of the arrival of the aerial visitor, and due precautions were taken.
Meanwhile the great object, silhouetted against the still shimmering sky, began to move rapidly in the direction of Bedlington Station and Choppington Station, both places being fully lighted at the time — between 8.10 and 8.20pm.
Soon terrific explosions were heard, which turned out to be bombs dropped from the airship.
At Blyth the reports were so loud that they were thought to be quite close. The picture halls and hotels were closed in quietness and order, and great credit is due to the tact and sensible manner in which those present in places of amusement were made aware of the air danger.
About 8.15pm reports of bombs exploding were heard at Blyth, Ashington, Newbiggin, and as far south as Dudley.
Soon ten or twelve explosions took place in as many minutes. Not less than five bombs were seen to be falling in the locality of Choppington.
Mr Ramshaw, a relief clerk, was in charge of the station at Choppington. He described that no less than five explosions took place near the station, but no damage was done at the place, although the office shook with the force of the explosions and the lamp swung from the ceiling again and again.
Mrs William Smith, whilst on the highway, noticed the great airship overhead, which could be plainly seen and the engines heard, and presently the first bomb dropped with a terrific noise just behind the Workmen's Social Club near Choppington Station. The club, however, suffered no damage, nor was there any injury done to any other building or person, though five or six other bombs fell. Three of these fell in Mr Huntley's field close by.
They were incendiary bombs. Part of one was seen by our Blyth representative. In one case a big flame was emitted from the shot when the deadly thing fell.
A plate glass window at the Railway Inn, Choppington Station, was broken by the concussion caused by a bomb in the clay pit hard by the house. In once case the bomb had sunk over five feet into the ground where it had fallen. In another case a boy found a bomb in the hedgeside close to the Social Club, where it had fallen but had not exploded.
The people were naturally alarmed for a while, and Inspector Hutchinson had the police and special constables called out who were promptly in their places, but their services were very light, for in a few minutes the airship had passed away over Bedlington and towards the Tyne without having killed even a baby or without leaving anyone a penny the worse.
Our Choppington correspondent writes:— About 8 o'clock a Zeppelin passed over the Choppington district. When first seen it was coming from the coast and seemed to have come up the river.
In a few seconds a large crowd ran down near to Mr McHugh's sale rooms, where the Zeppelin was plainly visible, the noise being like that of a steam thrasher.
Just at the point mentioned the machine was seen to hover over the Social Club on the opposite side of the road and proceed in a southerly direction. Immediately afterwards there was a flash and report, quickly followed by others.
It was at first thought that bombs had been dropped on to the Whinney fields, but no shells have been discovered there. One bomb dropped close to the Choppington Social Club, which stands close to the railway station, and buried itself in the hedge. The impact was such that a large window in the Railway Hotel was shattered to pieces. Beyond that there was no damage done.
Bombs were also dropped near Mrs Auld's, Windmill Holding; and also near to Mr Huntley's, Glebe Farm. One of the bombs was picked up by a young man named Smith belonging to Barrington, but was afterwards taken possession of by the police.
Needless to say, the district was alarmed, but nothing in the nature of a panic occurred.
All lights were extinguished; clubs, picture halls, and public houses were closed, and the people were advised to return to their homes. Excellent work was done by the special constables, who were all on duty in less than ten minutes from the first alarm. The local constables, assisted by an officer from Bedlington, were also on duty.
The bombs dropped were those of the incendiary type and resemble in shape an arc lamp.
On Wednesday night Mr Andrew Short, a special constable at Choppington, received a nasty blow upon the head. Mr Short was hurrying towards Choppington Station when a man who was running towards Scotland Gate unfortunately caught Mr Short and flung him upon the road. He was quite dazed by the shock and had to have his wound dressed.
A gentleman who saw the unwelcome visitor as it passed over Choppington declared that there could be no doubt about it being a Zeppelin. The gentleman was Mr James G. Henderson, a commercial traveller at present staying at the Tyne Hotel, Newcastle. In an interview with a newspaper representative he said:—
At about 8.18pm I heard someone shout out that there was a Zeppelin. I was talking to Dr Lee, whose surgery is next to the King's Head, and we rushed into the yard and could hear the engine going. How high the Zeppelin was going I could not say, but you could easily make it out against the sky. There were no lights showing from the Zeppelin.
I stood watching the airship perhaps a couple of minutes, and then I had to rush away to catch my train for Newcastle, which was due to leave Choppington Station at 8.27. It was a good seven minutes' walk to the station and I started to trot. The Zeppelin was going in the same direction as I was — towards the station.
At 8.22 there was a flash, and lightning was not in it. I kept on running towards the station, and approximately fifteen seconds after I had seen the flash there was a tremendous crash. By the time I got to the station at 8.27 there had been eight such cracks, and whilst I was waiting at the station for my train, which was about ten minutes overdue, I heard two more cracks, making ten in all. The last one I heard was at 8.29, and it was somewhere between Choppington Colliery and the railway line, but one could not swear to that.
Although there were altogether ten cracks such as I have described, I saw 13 flashes and that led me to assume that the flashes indicated the discharge of a missile, and that the crack was the explosion of the missile on the ground. With my stop watch I timed the period between the flash and the crack, and found it always practically 15 seconds, and it struck me as extraordinary that a missile should take that length of time to reach the ground from the Zeppelin. They may, of course, have been discharging time-fuse shells. With each crack there was simultaneously a smaller flash than the one I saw in the sky.
I cannot say what damage was done, but whilst I was standing on the station platform, however, a blaze broke out a little way down the line. That may have been caused by a farm building of a hay stack having been struck and fired.
About 8.30pm what is believed to be a German airship passed over Dudley.
The sound of the engines overhead first attracted the attention of the residents. Although the district for some time past has been in a state of semi-darkness, lights were speedily extinguished and every precaution taken.
The machine was visible to many people within a short distance of Dudley, and three lights were seen to be burning all within a radius of fifty yards. On enquiry later, these were found to have been dropped from the machine, the framework of which contained the lights were embedded in the ground. The machine, after these lights sprang up, travelled westwards, and within a few minutes a loud report was heard as if an explosion had taken place.
Shortly after this the machine returned and made towards the coast.
The behaviour of the people was all that could be desired and many there were who ventured out to catch a glimpse of the airship. As far as could be ascertained no damage had been done in Dudley.
A Zeppelin passed over Cramlington about 8.15 on Wednesday evening, dropping bombs during its passage.
Four of the missiles were recovered. One of them fell upon a house in Bell's Yard, setting it on fire, but the flames were promptly extinguished.
Police-sergeant Marshall, of Cramlington, and Constable Middlemiss, of Shankhouse, had a narrow escape. They were passing through a field when a bomb fell near them, but, flinging themselves to the ground, they escaped injury.
A bomb was dug out of a hole about three feet deep in another field.
All the lights were turned out at the first indication of danger, and much excitement prevailed, but there was nothing in the nature of panic.
When last seen the airship was travelling in the direction of Newcastle.
Another report states:— The Zeppelin was seen plainly at Cramlington. The height at which it passed is given as "not more than 1,000 feet."
In passing over the village a bomb was dropped and it struck the gable of Pilary Farm, damaging the gable and the granary top, which was fired.
Mr Coulson, the Urban District Council surveyor, hurried out with the hose and fire engine, which were sufficient to cope with this, the only damaging effect of the raid.
A good view of the German airship was got at Cramlington by hundreds of village residents.
Mr G. Sims states that at 8.30 he was in the Wesleyan Chapel, attending a choir practice. The choir-master heard the report of an explosion in the near vicinity, and everyone rushed out of the chapel into the street. The Zeppelin could then be distinctly seen over the chapel, and the noise of its engines appeared comparatively close.
Mr Sims described its appearance as a big black cigar-shaped vessel, a horrible thing to look at. It was discovered that the bomb which had been dropped into a field on the West Farm, occupied by Mr Hall, had no damage beyond ploughing a hole in the ground.
Within two minutes after the first explosion another bomb was dropped. This fell into a field on the Village Farm, occupied by Councillor Bell and did more harm than the first. It struck a barn, penetrating the roof, and set fire to the interior. Fortunately, the fire was soon extinguished, though there was a danger that the consequences might have been serious, at two cottages abut the barn.
The third bomb was thrown within a few minutes, the three being within the space of ten minutes. It fell harmlessly into a field in the neighbourhood of West Cramlington. There were flashes from the sky as if the Zeppelin was using a searchlight, but no further incident took place, the airship appearing to make a bee-line for Newcastle.
The bombs that fell in the fields made holes about four feet in diameter.
There was considerable excitement in Cramlington during the Zeppelin's brief visit. The troops turned out, and a number of shots were fired in the direction of the Zeppelin. Sergeant Marshall and the special constables did everything possible in the way of darkening the village and making the aim of the airship as futile as possible. No one was injured.
At about 8.15 on Wednesday night a bomb fell into a garden at the back of Seaton Burn House, but, fortunately, no damage was done.
Bombs were also dropped at Annitsford, Killingworth, and Hebburn. At the latter place two bombs were reported to have been dropped in a shipyard.
There was small damage done at Choppington, and at Bedlington the damage was happily less.
The police authorities were informed by telephone from Blyth that the Zeppelin was travelling towards the "Terrier Town" and all necessary preparations were made. Special constables were called to be in readiness, and others who might be useful, and in the short time allowed many people were, from the favourable altitude, able to get a good view of the airship before there was a single bomb dropped.
One bomb which fell near the Manse created some excitement, but no damage was done to any person or animal, and the same might almost be said in regard to property. There was a rumour that a man had been injured by a bomb, but this is hardly so, the slight injury to a finger being from another cause probably.
Only one of the bombs which fell in the Bedlington area has been recovered intact. This is an explosive missile, and it has been taken charge of by Supt. Irving. Inspector Hutchinson, the officer in charge of the Bedlington Police Station, has also in his possession the remains of four incendiary bombs. These are of cylindrical shape, about 24 inches high, with perforated zinc tops and bottom supported by a metal standard. The insides are filled with high explosives packed in thin lead piping, and the whole is enclosed in tarred rope.
When the bomb which was thrown out at West Sleekburn was being got out of the ground on Wednesday night by Constable Carr and others, it gave the men a great shock by flaring up suddenly. They left the spot and waited until the fire had subsided before again trying to extricate the explosive.
At Cambois Colliery, the exploding of bombs was heard with considerable alarm.
A lance-corporal, stationed at Cambois, had a very narrow escape of being one of the victims of the German attack. He was walking beside the railway at West Sleekburn when a bomb dropped a couple of yards or so from him. He was momentarily stunned and fell to the ground. When he came to himself again he rose and ran to his billet, a distance of nearly two miles, and brought back six of his comrades, with whose help he unearthed the bomb.
Considerable excitement was caused in Morpeth about 8.45 on Wednesday evening, when all the street lamps and lights in private houses and picture halls were suddenly and unexpectedly extinguished.
Although speculation was rife as to the cause none thought for a moment that a German airship was doing a round of part of the north east coast at the time.
The night being dark, pedestrians had no little difficulty in finding their way about the streets.
Persons who were about Morpeth Railway Station observed the airship as it passed over Hepscott, and loud explosions were heard coming from the direction of Choppington. The craft soon disappeared out of sight.
There were no signs of any panic in the towns.
We are requested by Mr R. Lockey, manager and secretary of Morpeth Gas Co., to state that when the gas is turned off again like as it was on Wednesday night, it will be turned on at daylight, and users must protect themselves by seeing that their gas cocks are all turned off.
The all-absorbing topic here is, of course, the aerial visitation on the north east coast by a German Zeppelin, which did its best to cause injury and death; but which in its diabolical task failed ignominiously.
The adventure, intended to make the flesh creep and to encourage the discomfited German people, has done good in as much as it has given further evidence of the impotency of the vaunted power of Count Zeppelin's airships, and it must have given us real lessons in the way of watchfulness and stimulated the manhood of the nation to do their part in withstanding the desperate enemy, whose erratic and futile mission is further evidence of the lengths to which they are prepared to go to strike a blow at this land of ours.
If the great airship ever succeeds in returning to the Fatherland it cannot but dispel the illusions of the Germans who have so long boasted of the disasters their great airships are capable of inflicting in this country.
A meeting of the Morpeth Town Council in committee was held last Friday evening. The Mayor (Councillor T.W. Charlton) presided.
Alderman Brown asked if it was the intention of the military to use the Common for shooting or as a parade ground.
The surveyor stated that the "Commercials" were using the Common as a parade ground.
Mr Duncan said that they were all inclined to do their best for the military authorities. He pointed out that there was a great deal of damage to grass land there — to the extent of twenty to thirty acres. The amount they were getting at present was not an adequate return for the damage done. There was no reason why Morpeth should be bled. To his mind this should be a national charge.
Alderman Carr said he understood that farmers were going to receive adequate return for all damage done, and they should also receive the same consideration.
The Town Clerk stated that he would write to Colonel Crawford and state that this was a convenient time for him to come over and come to some arrangement with regard to the matter.
Mr Grey asked if it was the military authorities' intention to use the Common as a camping ground.
The Town Clerk: We tried before. I wrote to the authorities at Newcastle and York and they said that they did not require a camping ground at present.
The Mayor suggested that their workmen should be given a war bonus of 2/- a week. He thought it was only right that the men should receive something extra, as the cost of living was very much higher.
On the motion of Mr Swinney, seconded by Mr Fearby, it was agreed that the workmen in the council's employ receive a war bonus of 2/- a week each.
Alderman Carr, alluding to the Corporation property, said a number of the houses were let to tenants who were serving their country, and they were not charging any rent. He did not know if the income tax had been paid or not. If it had they ought to reclaim for those houses for which they were receiving no rent. There might be some difficulty, but he knew that it had been done successfully.
Town Clerk: I will make application, Alderman Carr, but do not be disappointed if we do not get it.
An interesting ceremony took place on Saturday last at Alnwick, when Mrs George Renwick, of Springhill, Morpeth, handed over to the 16th (Service) Battalion, the Northumberland Fusiliers, the drums and fifes which she had so kindly presented to the battalion while in Newcastle.
The battalion paraded at full strength, and Colonel Ritson, commanding, addressing Mrs Renwick, said: "On behalf of the officers, non-commissioned officers and men of the 16th (Service) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers, I beg to thank you for the most excellent drums and fifes.
"On the formation of our battalion, in our dull grey uniforms, we needed something to cheer and inspire us, and you nobly and generously came to the rescue."
Mrs Renwick, in reply, said it had been a real pleasure to do what she could to cheer those who had given their services to the country, and she was sure the 16th battalion would bring credit to Northumberland. The eyes of the women of Northumberland, Mrs Renwick said, would be on the locally raised battalions.
Colonel Ritson and officers afterwards entertained the guests to luncheon. Amongst those present were Mr and Mrs Renwick, Mr and Mrs Herbert Shaw, Major Temperley, Mr and Mrs A. Munro Sutherland, Bishop Ormsby, Major and Mrs Graham, Mr Crossling, and Mr T. McBryde.
To the public of Morpeth and surrounding districts. All chimneys are risen in price owing to material and living being dearer.
James A. Pape,
24 Oldgate Street,
It was announced on Tuesday at Burt Hall, Newcastle, that Messrs Morton and McHugh, scrutineers for the Northumberland Miners' Association, had completed the count of the votes recorded for and against holding the miners' picnic this year.
The following is the result of the voting:—
Against holding picnic — 285
For picnic — 238
Majority against — 47.
The Mayor (Councillor T.W. Charlton) asks us to state that he has received a sum of 5/6 towards the Belgian Relief Fund from the Misses Maria and Maggie Hall. Their first subscription amounted to £1 2s 6d. They have realised this money by cushions made and sold by them.
Another enjoyable whist drive was held in St James' Church Hall on Thursday evening, April 8th, arranged by the members of the above for our soldiers stationed in the town.
A goodly number of civilians and soldiers took part and thoroughly enjoyed themselves, the time being all too short, as the soldiers had to be back into billets shortly after nine o'clock.
Thanks and great credit is again due to the members of the communicants' union and their friends who so willingly and ably looked after the refreshments, which were admirably served at the interval.
The Rev. F.C. Hardy presented the prizes to the successful winners, and thanked all who had helped to the success of the evening. The institute is indebted to the Constitutional Club for the loan of extra cards, and to Mr T.J. Smith, cabinetmaker, for the loan of the tables.
On Tuesday evening an open air meeting under the auspices of the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee was held at Scotland Gate.
Previous to the meeting commencing, the band of the West Cornwall Regiment paraded the streets headed by a number of Boy Scouts.
The meeting, which was presided over by County Councillor A. McHugh, was one of the largest ever held in the district. Several recruits brought a successful meeting to a close.


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I spent a number of years teaching as part of my military career. So as both a teacher and a technician we had to have mastery over the material we would be teaching and an in-depth qualification with that material. We had to know it both from an Academic and Theoretical perspective but also from an application and technical perspective. The theories, conceptual idea's, exploratory idea's all had to be owned by use and made our own. We couldn't say or use the idea that so and so expressed it as such or constantly refer to some book, article, briefing notes, etc. We had to know the material, experience the material and be able to explain and present the material / concept / theories from both the book and personal experience.
Yet in the pagan and occult communities one seem's to find the opposite is true. Seldom does one present material from a position of mastery of something but constant referral back to some book. This is how Bardon say's you have to do things to achieve mastery of something for instance. This is how one must utilize the Keys of Solomon according to this or that author to successfully work the system. Often inferring that the one doing the writing is lacking themselves in their mastery of the system. After all Bardon must be correct for they are not secure enough or confident enough to state the author is wrong or they disagree with the author's conclusions. Instead almost a blind obedience to the author and insistence that they are correct.
In many ways the same sort of blind obedience and acceptance that we saw in the late 80's & 90's to other author's that today are now ridiculed for their lazy works. What makes it even worse is many authors today go straight to self publications or other formats so even less peer review than what there was in the past. OF course that doesn't touch upon the multiple endorsements by company author's who give praise and endorsements for each other's works. Well that or the heaping endorsements by unqualified "Readers" who endorse the books.
Yet in the end it's still the same thing. Practitioners who truly are not master's of the material themselves yet recite the authors works. The author says one must do this or that. Yet the practitioner is not qualified in the system themselves sufficiently to explain it in their own words or own the system enough to teach it without resorting to the "Book".
In that capacity of needing to resort to the book it sort of reminds one of the many groups of teens that popped up back in the day with their instant High Priest / High Priestess to teach each other about Silver Ravenwolf's TO RIDE A SILVER BROOM STICK. They were neither qualified to teach the material nor actually experienced in it sufficiently to claim ownership of the material or experience of it. All they could do was cite the book and say this is what the author says one is supposed to do and what is supposed to happen.
But then again maybe it's the pain in my spine speaking right now and the pain pill has not kicked in yet. The cold is seeping in and the wind is howling and their calling for more cold and potentially snow tonight. That or maybe it's just how I was taught to own things and make them mine and embrace it vice reverting back to the book and not really experiencing and understanding / living it.
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It was certainly a case of 'I do like to be beside the seaside' for the four Gala ASC swimmers who competed at Eyemouth at the weekend.
Sea air, some sunshine and the promise of a fish supper always makes the Eyemouth Mighty Marlins swim meet a must for the diary.
Elsbeth Roper, Bailey MacLeod, Laura Frizzell and Layla Whitson made the journey to the coast and certainly made a splash with some fantastic swimming.
On the day, Elsbeth managed three pbs and also collected two gold and one bronze for her efforts. Bailey had two swims and smashed her pbs, collecting two bronze medals on the way. Laura was up against some very strong opposition and gained two pbs, and last, but by no means least, was Layla who, swimming in some events for the first time, achieved great new times and a pb in her fly.
A perfect day in the pool was rounded off with that well deserved visit to the local chippie and the club wish to thank head coach Robyn Methven for looking after the girls at poolside.


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'On a day-to-day basis, my life would have been extremely difficult without Fairtrade. Take maize which is very expensive, I could not afford to buy for my family and feed them, but the allocations from Fairtrade makes a difference… My wages are very low and I wish that I could find more money and do something so that I can be able to support my family properly.'
— Tsala Mwale, worker at Satemwa Tea Estate, Malawi
Tsala's story is not unusual. Many workers on plantations that produce tea, flowers and bananas often struggle with low wages. Fairtrade has been focusing on how we can ensure workers receive a living wage so that they can provide a decent standard of living for them and their family.
Alongside changes to our Fairtrade Standards for workers, Fairtrade is playing an active role in a coalition of certification schemes set up to develop living wage benchmarks. In 2015, these were established for tea in Malawi and flowers in Ethiopia, among other products and countries.
Fairtrade is also involved with the Malawi 2020 programme, working with 20 organisations to improve the Malawian tea industry so that workers earn a living wage and farmers earn a living income. In 2015, a report looking at the costs of sustainable production of tea in Malawi recommended that schemes such as Fairtrade, through the Fairtrade Minimum Price and Fairtrade Premium, can add value to the industry to achieve this.
To encourage more people to choose Fairtrade, we showed the UK public the benefits of a 'good' cup of Fairtrade tea for farmers and workers through a series of snappy social media videos.
And from good brews to good blooms, we celebrated the fact that Fairtrade flowers are now available in Ocado, Asda, Morrisons, Marks & Spencer, The Co-operative, Aldi, Sainsbury's and Tesco.
In 2015, UK Fairtrade tea sales increased by 6% in volume, generating an estimated £3.3m in Fairtrade Premium for farmers and workers
In 2015, UK Fairtrade flower sales increased by 9% in volume, generating around £1.3M in Fairtrade premium for farmers and workers


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We don't have them in stock to ship to our customers yet, but we wanted you to know they are on the way. The few samples we had of some of these flavors did not last long in the Atlantic offices!
I was able to get a hold of one of the Tully's Hawaiian K-Cups and enjoyed it. As with rest of the Tully's line, this is a extra-bold k-cup which means more grounds for a stronger brew. I found the flavor to be darker and richer than other medium roasts while remaining smooth and balanced. If you were a fan of the discontinued Kona k-cups, I would recommend trying this k-cup to see if it is an adequate substitute.
While I didn't get to try the other samples, I am looking forward to to the arrival of additional iced k-cup options. The iced k-cups are always popular with our customers. From Green Mountain we will be adding the Acai Berry K-Cup and the Lemonade. Snapple will enter the k-cup market with two iced-tea k-cups, Lemon and Peach. Once these products are in-stock, the following images will link directly to the products on our online store.
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RadioActivity 2019 will be held in the same hotel as last year at the Sheraton College Park North Hotel in Beltsville, Maryland.
The theme will feature Shortwave Broadcasting.
The Sheraton College Park North Hotel (formerly the Sheraton Washington North Hotel) is located off of Exit 29B (Rt. 212) of I-95 between Washington and Baltimore, at 4095 Powder Mill Road, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705. The hotel is on the southwest corner of the interchange.
Again this year, we have avoided holding our event on the same weekend as the ARRL Field Day weekend, an event in which many ham operators like to participate.
Mark your calendars and Click Here for further details.
Radio Age Index Update
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Thanks to Brian Belanger, the Radio Age Index has been updated through April 2018.
Click to view the new index on a web page: Cumulative Index 1994-Apr 2018 Radio Age.pdf
Alternatively, click 'Newsletter' on the left menu.
Ham Radio Operators Puerto Rico Bound
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Check out this article about fellow radio enthusiasts from the American Radio Relay League who went to Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria to to help distribute information about the status of hurricane survivors: Puerto Rico bound: Ham radio operators relay Hurricane Maria survivor info
Replacing Power-Cord Resistance Elements or Ballast Tubes
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Have an old radio that used power-cord resistance elements or ballast tubes that are no longer available? Ed Lyon has taken Charlie Rhodes' equations for determining how to replace those with modern-day capacitors and created some charts to guide your repairs. Published in the September 2017 Radio Age, they are provided here for your use.
To view the charts and related article, click here.
July 2017 Presentation - Building a Tech Library
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Our July 2017 meeting featured a very useful presentation on Building a Tech Library by Brian Belanger and Joe Meagher.
To view a consolidated listing of recommended books and links from the presentation, click here.


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A Holland teenager was sentenced Tuesday to 14 months in prison for fleeing from Lucas County sheriff's deputies and crashing into a cruiser, causing significant injuries to the officer.
Jakob Kruthaup, 19, was sentenced by Lucas County Common Pleas Court Judge James Bates for attempted failure to comply with the signal of a police officer and vehicular assault, both fourth-degree felonies.
"Mr. Kruthaup, I want you to realize the seriousness of what you did and the seriousness of your actions as it relates to this case. If you committed almost any other offense, I'd be putting you on probation today, but you caused some real damage to an individual who happens to be a police officer. That damage cannot be repaired," Judge Bates said.
The teen was sentenced to 12 months in prison for the failure to comply offense, and 14 months for the vehicular assault charge, with the sentences being served concurrently. He received credit for three days served in jail.
Deputy Craig Barth, who was injured in the crash, stood in the corner of the courtroom during the hearing. He declined to give a statement during the hearing. Prosecutors said the deputy required neck surgery following the crash and is still recovering.
"You affected somebody's life, probably for the rest of his life," Judge Bates said. "He's going to have problems with the neck."
On May 15, Kruthaup stole a vehicle from a Holland man, who notified the sheriff's office.
A Lucas County sheriff's sergeant spotted the stolen vehicle in the Royal Village Mobile Home park off Dorr Street and the officer attempted to make contact with the people inside the car, according to a police report. The vehicle took off, heading east on Nebraska Avenue toward McCord Road.
Deputy Barth saw the vehicle at Nebraska Avenue and McCord Road, the report said. Kruthaup, who was driving the vehicle, fled from Deputy Barth at a high rate of speed.
Kruthaup lost control of the vehicle and struck Deputy Barth's cruiser. Then, Kruthaup fled from the car, hiding in a heavily-wooded area. He was later located and admitted being the driver of the car, Judge Bates read from a report.
The deputy was taken to ProMedica Flower Hospital.
"I'm very sorry, and I'd like to tell my grandparents that I'm very sorry," Kruthaup said Tuesday. "I know I was at the wrong place at the wrong time, and I know that my actions have gotten me to where I don't want to be."
On July 26, Kruthaup pleaded no contest to attempted failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer and vehicular assault, both fourth-degree felonies. He was found guilty on both counts.
A fourth-degree felony charge of receiving stolen property was dismissed through a plea agreement.
On Tuesday, Kruthaup's attorney, Kati Tharp, said her client has not had "an ideal childhood." Both of his parents are incarcerated and he has several mental health diagnoses, she said.
"There is no excuse for what he's done. ... He's made some pretty terrible mistakes that resulted in some pretty significant consequences," Ms. Tharp said. "He's taken responsibility for what he's done."
She requested Kruthaup be sentenced to community control as he has preformed well while on bond.
Kruthaup's license will also be suspended for life. He may be placed on post release control for three years for each count.
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IKB: Live 9: Max for Live Editor window not opening
- Live Versions: 8.1 - 9
- Operating System: OS X until 10.10.5
If clicking the 'Edit' button of a Max for Live device opens Max, but not the Editor/Patcher window, this could be happening because disk permissions are broken.
To resolve this, repair the disk permissions using OS X Disk Utility:
- Open Disk Utility in Applications/Utilities.
- Click on 'Repair Hard Disk Permissions.'
For Mac OS X El Capitan and newer, this function has been removed from the Disk Utility. However, you can still verify and repair permissions using the Terminal application.


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