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Bacon JamPosted: November 14, 2015 Filed under: Chutney, Preserves, Sauces | Tags: bacon, Budget, Christmas, easy, festive, Jam, preserves, simple, spread 3 Comments
Bacon Jam has been around for a while on these here Internets, and there are numerous ways of preparing it. It is a highly savoury spread or relish that can be used in a multitude of ways. In the picture you can see a BLT toast sandwich prepared with bacon jam – much speedier than grilling bacon rashers. You can also stir it through rice or pasta for a frugal insta-meal, use it to top baked potatoes or spread over the bread of your fried egg sandwich.
This recipe is my own, and very much from the That'll Do™ School of Cooking, in that you can be as extravagant or as miserly as you like, with the ingredients that you have.
You can also customise it to your own personal tastes – mine stretch to a few fresh red chillies to add a bit of feisty heat and to catch the eye, strong coffee, some Henderson's Relish for sharpness and, contrary to a great many recipes, no added sugar (the kecap manis is sweet enough). Just because it's called jam doesn't mean you have to drown it in sugar. Call it a jam for all the things you can spread it on/in.
You can choose any cut of bacon you like: streaky rashers, back bacon, smoked or unsmoked. Personally I buy cooking bacon as it is ridiculously cheap (less than £2/kg). Some supermarkets (Sainsbury's) occasionally have packs of cooking bacon that contain the trimmings and ends of gammon joints, and if you turn the packs over and there is a hint of orange about the meat, then you've got some smoked bacon in the mix. Others are just filled with chopped bacon trimmings, so it can be worthwhile rummaging around, as each batch can vary.
I cannot stress enough how much the recipe below is a rough framework. Got more bacon? Bung it in. Like caramelised onions? Add more. Garlic fiend? Shove a load in.
I prefer to blitz my bacon jam in the food processor down to the consistency of pesto. It makes it much easier, not to mention quicker, when using it in other things, but you might prefer to keep it chunky, so the individual ingredients can still be discerned.
Whilst this recipe WILL make some delicious bacon jam, it is what *I* consider delicious bacon jam, which might be quite far removed from what YOU consider delicious bacon jam. So you will probably need to tweak it to your own personal tastes. Below you will find a list of spices and relishes that you can add to find tune the basic recipe.
Important points to remember:
- There is no right or wrong way to make bacon jam – it it totally up to you and your tastebuds.
- Speaking of which, you HAVE to taste it as you go, and then decide firstly if it needs anything extra, and secondly, what that extra thing might be.
- Don't feel you have to add 101 extra ingredients – it is, first and foremost, supposed to taste of bacon. Don't lose sight of that.
- Another don't – Don't forget to write down what you add, as you might hit on a million pound winning combination and want to recreate it later!
This would make an ideal home-made gift for the upcoming festive season: just pack the finished hot jam into a hot, sterilised jar and seal with a layer of bacon grease/lard/clarified butter. It will keep for 2 weeks in the fridge if no-one knows what it tastes like. Good luck with that. 😉
This and the next few recipes are my contribution towards festive baking and making – delicious additions to your own table, delightful as presents for others. I hope you enjoy!
Suggestions for flavourings for your Bacon Jam
In addition to – or even instead of – the ingredients in the recipe below, you could add some of the following
- Onions – brown, white, French, vidalia, red, shallots, spring onions, chives, garlic
- Spices – chilli powder, coriander, cumin, paprika (sweet/smoked/hot), cayenne, mustard(dry, mixed, wholegrain, dijon, artisan), ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, mace
- Sauces – Worcester sauce, anchovy essence, mushroom ketchup, walnut ketchup, light/dark soy (be careful, as v. salty, as is bacon), oyster sauce, Tabasco, hot sauce, sweet chilli
- Sweeteners (just because I don't like them, doesn't mean you have to miss out – go easy, though) Maple syrup, light-brown sugar, muscovado sugar, treacle, molasses, agave nectar
- Liquids – cider, beer ale, stout, whisky, brandy, ginger wine, bourbon, balsamic/sherry/rice/black/cider/red wine/white wine vinegar
Bacon Jam
Bacon Jam should be warmed before use, to bring out the flavours. A quick zap in the microwave or toss in a pan is all it takes.
700g cooking bacon
2 onions, peeled and chopped – or halved & cut in semi-circles if you're not blitzing to a pesto
4 fresh red chillies, de-seeded and finely diced.
250ml strong coffee
60ml kecap manis
2-3tbs Henderson's Relish
1tsp coarse ground black pepper
- Put the bacon into a pan and cook over medium heat. Use a spatula to break it up into smaller pieces. You can cook it as long or as short as you like, but I prefer well done, with specks of rusty caramelisation starting to appear, and the fat fully rendered.
- Lift the bacon from the pan with a skimmer and drain in a metal sieve.
- Add the onions and chillies and cook in the bacon fat ( for added flavour) until softened and caramelised. If you have a large excess of fat after the bacon has cooked, then drain some of it off, but I've never had that problem. Of course, this will also depend on the quantity of bacon you're cooking.
- Return the bacon to the pan and add the rest of the ingredients.
- Simmer for 10 minutes.
- Transfer to a food processor and blitz until the mixture resembles a coarse pesto.
- If you think there is too much liquid, return to the pan and simmer gently until the excess has evaporated.
- Taste and add further flavourings as liked.
- Spoon into jars and seal. Add a layer of melted fat if liked, to aid preservation.
- Store in the fridge and use on everything.
Seville Orange CurdPosted: January 23, 2013 Filed under: Budget, Preserves, Traditional | Tags: Budget, butter, curd, preserves, seasonal, Seville Orange, simple, Traditional 17 Comments
So, it's that time of year when the Seville Orange crop brings a splash of colour to the fresh produce section. It's marmalade season, especially for those of a competitive nature, because The World's Original Marmalade Awards are accepting jars for their annual competition. Thousands of marmalade lovers participate in this popular contest, including myself last year, where a jar I made following an 1840 hand-written recipe won a gold award. Have a bash yourself – it's worth it for the fabulous feedback you get from the judges (yes, they send comment cards for every single jar that is entered!). There's even a section where it doesn't matter what the marmalade tastes like, because the prize is for the label design!
I'm not suggesting any marmalade recipes here, rather some ideas for what to do when that initial enthusiasm wears off and the sacks of Seville Oranges you gleefully purchased at the start of the season are still sitting in the fruit bowl and Stuff™ has eaten up all of your spare time and got in the way of your marmalade plans. This happened to me a few years ago, and here is my suggestion for dealing with a mound of Seville Oranges and no enthusiasm/time/jars to make marmalade.
First of all, don't throw the oranges away. Grate the zest, then cut them open and squeeze the juice. Mix all together and pour into large ice-cube trays and freeze. When frozen, seal them in a ziplock bag. Each frozen cube is roughly equivalent to one Seville Orange, so it's easy for later use, for flavouring curds, cakes, icing, custards, tarts, ice-creams and savoury dishes. The strong, bitter-sharp flavour packs a real punch that sweet oranges just can't match. And, of course, they make an amazing curd. Even on the years where I make marmalade, I make sure I stock up on Seville Orange ice cubes so that I can enjoy some Seville Orange curd throughout the year.
Before moving on to the recipe, let us pause a moment and talk butter. Specifically, clarified butter.
Clarified butter is butter that has had all the imperfections and unnecessary ingredients removed so that all you are left with is the very purest form of butter. Many of us might be familiar with the Indian cooking ghee sold in distinctive green tins in the UK. The ghee from these tins has a wonderful, perfumed aroma which immediately brings to mind the warms spices of India, and I do try and ensure I always have a tin in the cupboard for spur-of-the-moment curries. However, it isn't necessary to buy all your clarified butter because t is simplicity itself to make your own.
In the context of this post, clarified butter is definitely the only choice when making fruit curds and will extend the shelf-life of your fruit curds drastically. You might think it a faff, but if you do make a batch of clarified butter, it will keep in the fridge for weeks and is therefore on hand, not just for curd, but also for lots of other cooking uses. Melted butter separates itself into three distinct layers: the top layer consists of little pieces of casein that float on the surface, the middle layer is the butter itself, and the bottom layer is composed of all the milk solids and salt that are present in regular butter. The middle layer is the only one we want, the rest can be discarded, and without the casein and milk solids, there's nothing left in the clarified butter to spoil or go off.
Clarified Butter
500g unsalted butter
- Put the butter into a small saucepan and set it on the lowest possible heat.
- Leave it until completely melted and the milk solids have sunk to the bottom. Don't stir.
- Turn off the heat and let it cool for 15 minutes.
- Skim the debris from the surface, the either pour or spoon the clarified butter into either a jar or a seal-able plastic box.
- Don't let any of the milk solids become mixed with the clarified butter. Stop pouring when this looks like happening.
- Cover the clarified butter and allow to cool. Store in the fridge.
- Pour the remaining butter and milk solids into a glass and allow to solidify.
- Cut around the disc of butter and remove.
- Rinse the disc of butter in cold water, making sure all milk solids are removed.
- Add the disc of washed butter to the rest of the clarified butter.
Seville Orange Curd
zest and juice from 3 Seville Oranges
200g caster sugar
112g clarified butter
3 large eggs
- Whisk the eggs, pour into a jug and set aside.
- Put the remaining ingredients into a bowl and place over a pan of simmering water.
- Whisk the ingredients together until the butter has melted and the sugar has dissolved.
- Gradually pour in the eggs, whisking the mixture vigorously so that the eggs don't curdle on contact with the warm liquid.
- Keep whisking until the mixture heats up and begins to thicken. Remember, the curd will thicken as it cools, so if it coats the back of a wooden spoon when hot, that's it.
- Pour into sterilised jars if you like, but I find a sturdy plastic box that I can keep in the fridge is simpler. And to be honest, despite its long shelf life, its demolished in days.
P.S The deliciously crunchy, wholemeal toast in the pic is cut from a Grant Loaf.
Christmas JamPosted: December 6, 2012 Filed under: Confectionery, Desserts, Jam, Preserves, Sauces, Traditional, Uncategorized | Tags: Christmas, dried fruit, easy, gift idea, Jam, nuts, preserves, seasonal 5 Comments
Got a fab recipe for Christmas this week – for gifts, to scoff yourself, whatever takes your fancy – delish!
Bit like mincemeat, but without the suet – and can be enjoyed in a whole range of different ways – on scones, over ice-cream, Christmas tart (spoon into blind-baked cases) or spooned straight from the jar *guilty look* What? What???
Anyhoo – It's also going to provide the opportunity to illustrate creativity, because the preserve I ended up with was not the one I intended to make, but is still absolutely delicious.
This recipe began life in the kitchen of Mme Christine Ferber, the undisputed QUEEN of preserves. She lives in Niedermorschwihr, the little Alsacian village of the borderlands with Germany and is the go-to woman for the likes of Paul Bocuse, Alain Ducasse, Pierre Herme and anyone else who demands nothing but the best. Her preserves are made from local, seasonal produce and she presides over every batch. Never working with more than 4kg of fruit at a time, she marries flavours and textures beautifully, and has created over 800 flavour combinations.
So I found this recipe on a French magazine website almost a year ago and have been dying to make it all year. When I managed to snag the last 4 quince at the local farm shop, I thought I was all set, but the further I got into the recipe, the more I found out that I lacked some of the ingredients, so I just had to improvise like a BOSS. Now don't start flapping about not having quince, because I didn't have enough either – so I improvised with apples. Then I couldn't find any dried pears, so I used dried pineapple instead. And so it went on.
So what I have for you here, and in the picture above, is the recipe I made, rather than the recipe I followed. It makes about 8-9 jars – plenty for gifts and a couple to keep. For anyone who is interested, the original Christine Ferber recipe is here.
Christmas Jam
2 kg of fresh quince or Bramley apples or a mixture of both
2 litres of water
1 kg granulated sugar
200 g dried pineapple
200g dried figs
100g dates
100 g dried prunes
200g dried apricots
100g raisins [1]
50 g candied lemon peel, cut into thin strips
50 g candied orange peel cut into thin strips
50 g dried cranberries
zest and juice of 1 orange
zest and juice of 1 lemon
150g walnuts pieces
150g whole blanched almonds, roughly chopped
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cardamom
1/2 ground star anise
- Wipe the quince/apples with a cloth and rinse in cold water.
- Cut into quarters and place in a preserving pan and cover with 2 liters of water.
- Bring the pan to a boil, turn the heat down and let it simmer gently for one hour, stirring occasionally.
- Strain the juice through a colander and then strain it again through a piece of muslin to clear it of most of the pulp.
- Discard the fruit pulp.
- Measure out 1300ml of the hot liquid and pour over the dried pineapple. Leave it to soak for 3-4 hours. You can leave it longer – overnight if you like, but I was in the mood to make this jam NOW! Today! 😉
- Wash your jars and lids and put into the oven on a baking tray at 100°C, 80°C Fan. Always err on the side of caution and have more jars than you think you'll need.
- Cut the figs, prunes and apricots into strips 3mm wide. NB DO NOT get the 'ready to eat' dried fruit – it'll just break down into a mush. Make sure you get the old-fashioned 'tough' dried fruit.
- Slit the dates and remove pits. Slice into 3mm strips
- Pour the apple liquid and the pineapple into a preserving pan with the sugar, figs, dates, prunes, apricots, raisins, lemon and orange peel, cranberries, lemon zest and juice, orange zest and juice, and the spices.
- Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring constantly.
- Skim any scum from the surface.
- Keep cooking on high heat for five to ten minutes, stirring constantly.
- Skim again if necessary.
- When the temperature reaches 100°C, add the walnuts and almonds.
- Bring the mixture to 104°C and test that the setting point has been reached by spooning a little of the syrup onto a cold plate and placing in the freezer for 2 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat while you check. If the surface if the jelly wrinkles when you push your finger through it, then setting point has been reached. NB This is really just to double-check – if it reaches 104°C, you're fine. This is not a solid-set jam, it's more 'fruit suspended in spiced apple jelly'.
- Ladle into the warm jars and seal whilst hot.
- Wipe jars and label when cooled.
[1] I used Sainsbury's snack raisins, which is a mixture of golden, flame, crimson and green raisins. Beautiful!


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Shabbat Shalom, Chaverim—
This weeks Torah portion, Mishpatim (Exodus 21:1-24:18) begins with a continuation of the commandments that were initiated with the famous ten last week. To review, Mount Sinai is smoking and rumbling, shofar blasts fill the air, the entire people have a direct experience of the Divine, and they don't like it. Moses is appointed to take over, to listen to God's directives and to deliver them to the folk in a more pleasant manner, because it turns out that the voice of unfiltered Spirit is not all sweetness and light. So, Moses takes the wheel, and that's where we start this week.
We get to listen in on The One instructing Moses about the laws that will both establish and guide the Israelites into becoming a cohesive and unique social order. Limits and conditions are set regarding indebtedness, marriage, bondage, liability, property management, usury, damages, social welfare, judicial processes, and holidays. HaShem then sends an angel to protect and lead the Israelites "to the place which I have prepared" (Exodus 23:20). The riff closes with a troublesome pledge that an angel will rout out the locals so that the Israelites can establish themselves there. Odd that God would deliver a roster of laws—ostensibly to increase compassion, justice and personal responsibility amongst the Israelites—and immediately thereafter promise to "annihilate" the indigenous population on the Israelites' behalf. (Exodus 23:23) However, the deal is dependent on the Israelites' unwavering and exclusive spiritual commitment to YHVH.
Finally, the portion wraps up with an extraordinary and beautiful scene—Moses sets up an altar at the base of the mountain, where offerings are made including large bovine sacrifices—culminating with a vision shared by Moses and the leadership of the community:
"Moses, Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel ascended. They saw the God of Israel, and under Its feet was the likeness of sapphire brickwork, and it was like the essence of the heavens in purity. Against the great men of the Children of Israel, It did not stretch out Its hand—They gazed at God, yet they ate and drank." (Exodus 24:9-11)
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New Delhi Aug 18 Terming it as infructuous, the government and the oil regulator have asked the Delhi High Court to dismiss a petition by the state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) which alleged that Reliance Industries had pumped gas from fields it was not entitled to.
The petition, the counsel of the two said in a counter-affidavit, needs to be dismissed on grounds of it becoming redundant after the appointment of an independent agency to ascertain the matter.
"The writ petition filed by the petitioner (ONGC) has become infructuous owing to the appointment of the independent third party DeGolyer and MacNaughton," the counsel of the government and the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons pleaded in near-identical counter-affidavits, seen by IANS.
"The writ petition in its present form is vexatious, pre-mature and is liable to be dismissed," the counter-affidavits added.
Both sought the dismissal with exemplary costs in the interests of justice and asked the court to pass such orders and provide further relief as it deemed fit.
The plea by ONGC alleged that Reliance was not only pumping gas from its own entitled fields in the eastern offshore, but also from those of ONGC.
The said fields are allotted to the Reliance-led consortium in the Krishna-Godavari basin in Andhra Pradesh, where the two rivers join the Bay of Bengal. These are contiguous to those owned by ONGC.
An expert panel had been mutually agreed by the state-run explorer and Reliance Industries to ascertain if the private firm had, indeed, pumped more gas than entitled.
The agreement was also conveyed to the Delhi High Court.
Reliance had told the court that independent expert panel alone can determine if its gas well is interconnected with ONGC and thereby ascertain the quantum of gas drawn by it, it any, was away from its actual entitlement.
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The petition further said the regulator failed to take steps to prevent such a situation, resulting in a loss to ONGC.
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Pochettino criticises Tottenham mentality as loss threatens top-four finish
Mauricio Pochettino accused Tottenham players of not taking the second half seriously after conceding twice in five minutes at Southampton, a 2-1 defeat that threatens their Champions League qualification for next season.
Days after securing a place in the season's quarterfinals, third-placed Spurs face a battle to hang on to a top-four place in domestic competition and Spurs manager Pochettino -- serving the first of a two-match touchline ban -- questioned his players' mentality.
"We need to realise if you do not fight with intensity for the Champions League, you will struggle," said Pochettino, whose side appeared to be cruising at St Mary's after Harry Kane scored his 200th career goal on 26 minutes.
But Saints revived after the interval, battling to an unexpected three points.
"The reality is you cannot only play for 45 minutes, we are a Champions League team, into the quarterfinals," said Pochettino, whose side beat high-flying Borussia Dortmund 1-0 in Germany on Tuesday to complete a 4-0 aggregate win.
"When you lose the momentum after 45 minutes, that is about mentality. For us, we lost the momentum and gave them relief. It is so difficult to understand why we changed so much from the first half to the second," Pochettino added.
"I am very disappointed, we were better in everything and then we lose the game.
"It is about competing better for the first goal if you want to be a contender for big things. The second half we did not take it seriously."
For much of this season a top-four place looked assured but three defeats and one draw in four games -- their worst league run for 15 months -- has left Spurs three points ahead of fourth-placed Manchester United, with Arsenal and Chelsea close behind.
"We are fighting against big sides [for the top four]," said Pochettino. "We had a big gap, welcome to the reality, we are under pressure to win games. It is a massive challenge for us."
Tottenham have three weeks to prepare for their next league game at Anfield against a Liverpool team still firmly in the title chase.
Pochettino's future at Spurs continues to be the subject of debate, having told Spanish outlet RTVE on Friday that: "I would love to return [to Spain] one day and oversee a brand of football that could win games and excite people."
The ex-Espanyol player has been one of the names tied to a possible move to Real Madrid, who could soon sack embattled boss Santiago Solari. Former Blancos managers Jose Mourinho and Zinedine Zidane are also in the mix to return to the Bernabeu.
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January 2013 - Beverly Lang
Beverly Lang began her work with the City of La Mirada in 1987 at the Kling Center serving meals to seniors. When the La Mirada Activity Center opened its doors in 2001, the City of La Mirada and the Southeast Area Social Services Funding Authority (SASSFA) created the Café on the Green lunch program, which caters to seniors in La Mirada and the surrounding communities. Beverly has supervised the Café on the Green program for twelve years and she has done it with complete sincerity. Beverly, along with her wonderful volunteers, has ensured that participants of the program not only receive a well balanced meal, but also a place for socialization. She has created a welcoming atmosphere for seniors, giving them a sense of community, which she feels is a very important aspect in healthy aging.
Beverly was born and raised in Cass County, Minnesota. In 1988, Beverly moved to the City of La Mirada and has been a resident since. Aside from working the Café in the Green program, creating lifelong friendships with staff and patrons, Beverly also enjoys staying home and watching Hallmark movies.
February 2013 - Evelyn Lejack
One year shy of being a centenarian, Evelyn Lejack recently celebrated her 99th birthday with her friends at the La Mirada Activity Center. Evelyn was born on January 7, 1914 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Evelyn has seen the many phases of fashion and beauty having worked as a cosmetologist for many years. As a La Mirada resident, Evelyn loves being a part of the senior community. She looks forward to socializing with her friends over lunch during the Café on the Green program.
On her spare time, Evelyn enjoys dancing, singing, and keeping up with current events by reading the daily newspaper. She enjoys spending time with her husband Andrew, to whom she has been married to for over 40 years. Evelyn and Andrew have 4 grown children and 4 grand children.
March 2013 - Jorge Valdes
Jorge Valdes was born in the province of Havana, Cuba. At the early age of eleven he began his art studies at the "Circulo de Bellas Artes" of Havana. Upon his arrival in the United states, Mr. Valdes worked six years for the Museum of Reproductions. While there, he conducted the final phase of work to fine art reproductions of famous art works from museums such as the Louvre Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the National Gallery of Art.
In 1978, he became an Art and Spanish Language Professor. In 1980, he received his Master's Degree from the University City College of New York. Mr. Valdes has received enormous acclaim for his art works. He received first prize twice for his piece "Haitian Girl" and third prize for his "Fertility" at separate art competitions celebrated at the La Mirada Art Gallery.
Mr. Valdes has had his fine art exhibitions at a variety of galleries and venues, including the Anaheim Museum, Bata Gallery, the Arts Colony of La Mirada, Brea Civic Art Gallery, and others. Mr. Valdes currently instructs Beginning Spanish for the City of La Mirada and his beautiful art work is displayed at the front lobby of the La Mirada Activity Center.
April 2013 - Bob Barreda
Bob Barreda and his wife Linda have been residents of La Mirada for the past 42 years. Mr. Barreda was honorably discharged as a Staff Seargent from the United States Army in 1961. Soon after his service with the Army he attended computer school, where he learned how to use personal computers. From there, Mr. Barreda worked for Douglas Aircraft while attending CSULB to receive a degree in Criminal Justice. His education and experience led to a career with the California Youth Authority in Whittier where he later transferred to Adult Parole and worked for a total of 32 years, and retired as a Lieutenant.
He presently serves as the SeniorNet Coordinator and enjoys providing seniors with life long learning opportunities in computers while enhancing their quality of life. Mr. Barreda also enjoys gardening, target practice, wood working, handyman work, and short trip travel in his spare time.
May 2013 - Marlene Olsen
For over 10 years, Mrs. Olsen has contributed countless hours to the community. She was appointed to the City's Senior Council in 2003 and served through 2011 as the representative for Lake Park. During her time on the Council, Mrs. Olsen volunteered for various City events including Mother Daughter Tea, the annual Flu Clinic, Spring Beautification, Love a Tree Poster Contest, Halloweenfest, Healthy Parks, Senior Nutrition Program, Facility Greeter, Easter Event, Birthday Celebrations, the Holiday Event, and most recently the Income Tax Assistance Program.
Mrs. Olsen was appointed to the La Mirada Historical Preservation Advisory Council when it was established in 2006, and is currently serving her 7th year on the Council. Mrs. Olsen has contributed her time and knowledge of the City's rich history to enlighten the public as a trained docent of the Neff Estate during monthly tours. Mrs. Olsen continues to speak to hundreds of children about the City's past, and the importance of preserving it through the Historical Council's "Classroom Presentation Program".
June 2013 - Lawrence McCollum
Mr. McCollum was born on December 6, 1928 in Manila, Philippines where his father was stationed as a Naval Officer. Mr. McCollum served in the United States Army for 10 years as a Master Sergeant before graduating with his Bachelors Degree in Mathematics from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). He was employed by the Hughes Aircraft Company for nine years before retiring from Sperry Flight Systems after 19 years of working in the Research and Development department as an Electronics Engineer. Upon retirement, Mr. McCollum moved to La Mirada in November 1996.
Mr. McCollum has been a member of the Senior Council since its inception in 2000 as the representative for Vista Alicante and is an active member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9148. Mr. McCollum is also involved in the Current Events group and the Veterans History Project. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, writing, walking, and continues to volunteer at various City events and functions. Mr. McCollum especially enjoys volunteering at the Veterans Observance Event and the annual Memorial Day Service.
July 2013 - Michael Hilland
Mr. Hilland was born on February 4, 1937 in Kilmarnock, Scotland. At 16 years old, he worked at Saxone Shoe Company before joining the British Army in 1955 where he served under the Royal Scots Fuseliers until 1958. He then joined the reserve married his wife that same year.
In April of 1965, Mr. Hilland moved to the United States and resided in Bell Gardens, California. He worked for Trans World Airlines (TWA) in 1966 as a member of the fleet service before retiring as a Crew Chief in 2002. Upon retirement, Mr. Hilland started to take SeniorNet courses held at the La Mirada Activity Center. With encouragement from other members, he joined SeniorNet and has been volunteering his time and knowledge in teaching seniors their way around computers and the internet for the past ten years.
In his free time, he likes to spend time with his 4 children, 6 grandkids, and 2 great grandkids. He likes to travel, go on trips in his RV, and camp. He also enjoys the regular lunches he attends with his lifelong friends from TWA and making new ones at the
Activity Center.
August 2013 - Beverly Barker
Beverly Baker was born on October 25 in Bell, California. She has been a resident of La Mirada since 1962.
Beverly is an integral part of the bread distribution program. She picks up the bread and bakery items from Panera Bread and delivers them to the Activity Center where she, along with other community
volunteers distribute these items to seniors every Monday.
Beverly worked at local markets in their Accounting Department for over 34 years before retiring. In her spare time, she likes to knit and crochet. Beverly also attends the Café on the Green program and
enjoys playing Bingo with friends.
September 2013 - Lorrie Larson
Lorrie Larson was born on September 6, 1923 as the youngest of four children in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Lorrie and her family moved to
California in 1937. She lived in Lincoln Heights before moving to
Highland Park with her husband, Gil, then relocating to La Mirada in 1955 with her two children, Linda and Scott.
Lorrie became a charter member of the La Mirada Ebell in 1955 and after retiring as an office manager in 1993, she also began
volunteering her time with Meals On Wheels. After 58 years in the
La Mirada Ebell, and 20 years with MOW, Lorrie continues to enjoy making a difference. She also enjoys playing Bridge, reading, and
being involved with her church.
October 2013 - Elisa Botbyl
Elisa Botbyl has been a La Mirada resident for the past 32 years, she was born on
December 11, 1940 in Soekaboemi, Indonesia. Elisa was a six time Netherlands
National Champion in fencing and was given the opportunity to travel across the globe. At the age of 20, she represented the Netherlands in the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Elisa retired as a Financial Controller for the Skin and Beauty Supply Company. In her spare time, she enjoys staying active with sports, including sailing and tennis. She also enjoys attending the LMAC to socialize with her friends, many of whom she's met through playing billiards.
November 2013 - Charles Geitner
Charles Geitner was born in East Peoria, Illinois on January 23. 1929. Drafted into the service during the Korean War, Charles served in the United States Army from 1950 through 1955 under Company C, 1st Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th infantry division. Through the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, Charles was able to obtain a Bachelors of Arts Degree in History and went on to receive his Masters degree. Charles spent 3 years as a Social Studies teacher at a middle school and 37 years teaching high school History and Political Science. He also spent 10 years as a tutor in the Naperville School District and helped create a high school class focusing on local and State governments. Charles coordinated the Veterans Oral History Project in Naperville which had some 500 Veterans' accounts including those from the Hines Central Blind Rehabilitation Center. After moving to Fullerton, California in 2010 to be closer to his son, Charles continues to cater to his interests by attending a weekly poetry class and the Veterans History Group at the La Mirada Activity Center. Charles is also an avid fan of gardening and holds a brown belt in karate.
Charles has two children, Lorin and Susie.
December 2013 - Robin Miller
Robin Miller was born on October 4, 1955 in Los Angeles, California. In 1967 Robin and her family moved to La Mirada. Robin was raised in La Mirada and graduated from La Mirada High School before attending Cerritos College. She has been a resident for 46 years and has selflessly served her community all her adult life.
Robin's volunteer work began at the La Mirada Volunteer Center and the City's Human Services Department located in the former Kling Center, by delivering daily meals to homebound seniors Robin was gratified knowing she was assisting those in need. As the Meals on Wheels coordinator was preparing to retire she advised Robin to apply for the position. Robin accepted the position in 1985 and has been the Meals on Wheels coordinator for the last 30 years. In 1990 Robin began working with Straight Talk Incorporated, an organization offering counseling services to local individuals, families, couples, groups, teens, and seniors.
After several decades working with Meals on Wheels and Straight Talk Robin continues to feel blessed in having the opportunity to serve others. Robin is also committed to several local animal rescue organizations, including those for dogs and farm animals.


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On Sunday, December 9th, local barbecue joint Swig & Swine presents the Johns Island Oyster Roast at Trophy Lakes. The family friendly event includes all-you-can-eat oysters, a barbecue buffet, specialty cocktails, live music, helicopter rides, axe throwing, and a Kids Zone with bouncy houses and face painting.
Advance tickets to this year's ultimate oyster roast are on sale now for $35 per person. Tickets will be sold at the door the day of the event for $39. Tickets for children under the age of 12 can be purchased for $10. Ticket price includes entry, oysters and the barbecue buffet. Cocktails, beer and wine options will be available for purchase. Specialty cocktails will be poured from Virgil Kaine and Dixie Vodka.
Guests can enjoy live music at the event, which is set to take place from noon to 5 pm, from Soul Fish and Fusion Jonez.
Holy City Helicopters will offer helicopter rides and Blade & Bull will be in attendance with axe throwing ranges.
Just in time for the holiday season, local vendors including Rhodes Boutique and others will have tents set up around Trophy Lakes with merchandise for purchase.
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Happy New Year from a New Location
So, as I already said, we left Southern California to make our way towards Park City, UT to work out the rest of the ski season at Deer Valley Resort. I'm not sure exactly what we were thinking!!!!! Before we left, we had a great time over the holidays with family like we hadn't been able to do in years. We also took the time to visit with some friends while we were there too. And then our last evening in San Clemente, gave us an amazingly beautiful sunset!! We could see both Catalina and San Clemente Islands from the entrance to the campground. We also had an incredible time on our last night in the the "SoCal" with a wonderful meal and a great time with the kids!! Next, we headed towards Mesquite, NV and who knew! We kinda got stuck for a few days!!!! Although we arrived in the area with great weather and views….. Throughout our first night in Mesquite, the snow level came WWWAAAYYYYYY down low. We ended up having to spend a few extra days in Mesquite waiting for the weather up north to clear up since Park City was getting slammed with a snow storm that would drop about 29" of new snow! We knew we didn't want to travel through that!! We finally did take off and start moving north. Our last night in Nevada had a low temp. of 22 degrees F. Brrrr! The drive through the canyon in Arizona was beautiful though!! And then further on into Utah. I've always loved the red cliffs with snow on them! They just look amazing together!! As you can see in the photos, although it was very cold, it was an otherwise beautiful day with lots of blue skies. If only the day could have stayed that way………. Yep! That's right, it was snowing on us! We ended up stopping over for a night in Springville once the weather turned and we weren't able to make time on the road as we planned. We arrived at the RV Park and only had a few problems. One slide didn't want to open, so as I was pushing the button, Sal was up on our island, with one foot against the other side of the house while pushing on the top of the problem slide. It was quite comical, but we did finally get it open. Then we had frozen water inside our water pipes that we had to get to thaw before we could have water. We're used to being in this cold weather, but not so much actually traveling through it!! Anyway, we woke up this morning to 9 degrees F and hit the road. At least it was another beautiful day (except the cold!). So, we have finally arrived in our RV Park for the next three and a half months. We had to thaw out our water pipes again, but we here now. We begin working again on Monday. Not looking forward to that necessarily, but I do look forward to skiing!! They've got a ton of snow so I know it's gonna be great!!
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Invite me…Invite me
Posted by sweens on June 2, 2009
Perhaps my blog for today is more of a 'rant' – inspired by Rick Mercer – however I have a complaint I would like to share with everyone who is using LinkedIn.
Why do people send me an email asking me to invite them?
Clearly you already have my email address, so just add me! My profile states that I am an open networker. In fact, my name includes my email address when you view my profile so people can invite me at their discretion. If you have reached the maximum number of invites you can send, simply send LinkedIn a request to increase your limit and they will do so.
As member of the TopLinked.com group, I have run into my limit twice now and have had no problem increasing my limit. Take the time to invite people yourself, rather then making more work and getting the invites sent to you…
6 Responses to "Invite me…Invite me"
June 2, 2009 at 2:04 pm
See, this is why God created blogs – so that we could rant about things that, viewed from the outside, seem trivial, but are actually incredibly important in maintaining our sanity when we spend so many hours in front of a computer.
I've never actually received such a request through LinkedIn; I think I'd have a similar reaction to yours, if I did.
…that or I'd assume the person didn't know how to use LinkedIn, and then cast a (likely unfair) judgement on them.
June 2, 2009 at 4:23 pm
Tom – I feel the same way. I think most people are just not aware that they can get more invites from LinkedIn when they reach the 3000 limit simply by asking for them. I get particularly annoyed when the person sending me the email only has about 100 connections (I have about 3300 now). In that case, they obviously have plenty of invites left and common sense and common courtesy dictates that the person who wishes to initiate contact should use their invite, especially if they aren't bringing anything close to the same number of connections to the table.
June 2, 2009 at 7:56 pm
Hi. I must agree with Jonathan's thoughts. However, there is one other reason that might apply. Isn't there a fixed number of invitations that can be sent? Perhaps the person has used up all of their available invitations? I know that somewhere on my profile it says that I have 49 available invitations left. Maybe the person in question has come across the same restraint.
That's just my two cents. Happy Linking!
June 3, 2009 at 1:45 pm
Having made every "rookie" mistake on LinkedIn within the first year…like…I don't know…inviting EVERYONE that ever went to CAL…I thought…if we both graduated from the same University….by all means… why wouldnt you want to be connected to me? Unlike Facebook…Linkedin slowly shuts you down…pendulum swings…I will only invite people that I ABSOLUTELY know..WELL…I will be a model LI citizen…but wait…how does this guy have 28,000 connects??? His a LION…I am a Scorpio…maybe there is a Group for that…I'll JOIN!
Let me share the "policies" as I have gotten them…myself from LI Staff
Customer (Rene Flohr) 04/30/2009 12:53 PM
Can I get additional Invites? I have joined an open networking group and I am unable to Invite fellow linked-in members from that group? I never knew there was a limit on the number of invites I could send out.
Maximum Number of Invites reached
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Response (LinkedIn – Michaela) 05/04/2009 08:31 AM
Dear Rene,
We allow users to invite trusted contacts into their network without knowing the users exact email address. We believe this feature provides an alternative method to connect with members. We also monitor all the invitations being sent and received. If too many invitations are declined with the "I don't know" reply or reported as spam, an automated restriction is triggered. This assists in protecting the privacy of our users and is in accordance with the LinkedIn User Agreement.
We would like to share some tips to prevent any further restrictions to your account.
1) Only use your invitations for individuals who you know.
2) The reconnect feature should be used solely to reconnect with individuals that you personally knew through a mutual employer or through attending the same educational institution.
3) If there are individuals that you wish to connect with, but they do not fall under the two categories listed above – we then encourage you to use our other features which include InMail, OpenLink or Introduction requests.
4) Shared group membership does not guarantee the acceptance of invitations. Please follow the above guidelines when you are sending invitations to connect to fellow group members.
Invitations are the foundation for all members and should be used as a valuable commodity to build and strengthen your personal network.
A reply to this email stating that you understand and agree to our policies will result in the lifting of the restriction from your account and we will then be able to grant you additional invitations.
We look forward to hearing from you to assist further.
LinkedIn Privacy Team
LinkedIn Privacy Team,
Thanks for the quick response!
I understand and agree to your policies.
Rene Flohr
Dear Rene,
Thank you for agreeing to our policies. We have received your request for an invitation increase. You have been granted 500 new invitations. Please keep in mind that eligibility occurs every thirty days. It is based upon a combination of accepted invitations opposed to the number sent and your allotted invitations must have been used.
If you have further questions, please feel free to contact us.
LinkedIn Privacy Team
…so…since I am "monitored" by the LI staff…I just feel like I have gotten "lucky"…they granted me 500 invites…I need to hold on to them dearly…just case I need another invite…if I abuse them…and I am already down to under 200 left….from the orginal 500
and then it's NO SOUP FOR YOU!!
so…who out there to Quote Elaine…is "invite-worthy"
What you are saying is that you can get 500 invites ..EVERY 30 days…okay…I'll try it!
3,500 today 30,000 tomorrow!
June 3, 2009 at 3:21 pm
I so agree with you. I've had people invite me that have under 100 connections so I know they have not run out of invitations. I've had people send a request for me to invite them when they are running out of invitations, and they don't even include the url of their LinkedIn profile. So if I am interested, that means I have to do a search for their name and rarely do I bother.
June 5, 2009 at 3:33 am
Hi there,
While I agree, there is another problem. I have received a lot of these messages to invite and I understand the rationale behind them. Very often, people hit "I Don't Know", and LinkedIn has a policy to ban you from inviting new users if so many users IDK you – and I am sure the number is very low, maybe as low as 10. I am also hitting this problem, and as a result my account is constantly restricted to add more users – just when I write to LI customer service to have the restriction lifted and they do it, apparently some of the past users I've invited IDK me and my account is restricted again (I hardly invite new people anymore, I get enough incoming invitations already).
So, sending a message in advance, asking the person to connect with you but not giving the option to just press I Don't Know This Person is a good way around the restriction. Yes, there is the Archive button as well, but many users either don't know to use it or simply don't care.
Also, bear in mind one can send messages to fellow members of a group and to 2nd level connection without actually knowing their email addresses, and in some cases this can be send as a mass message, and people do it without reading the profile to check if one's email is shown somewhere in the profile.
My two cents.


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lol!I'm not sure the average visitor will understand your references without readimg the combox to the prior post....HILARIOUS! Glad to know the vampires didn't bug you. :-)
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Tom Walker
Tom Walker
plus support from Maisie Peters and Sody
Monday 22 October 2018
Pyramids Plaza, Portsmouth
After finishing his epic sold out spring UK tour with a triumphant, sold out London show at Koko last month, Tom Walker announces a 9 date October UK tour.
Tom's career defining new single Leave A Light On looks set to establish him as the country's next breakout global star.
The single is an emotional tour de force, is going platinum in Italy and Switzerland, gold in Germany and France and racking up over 110 million streams and views globally. Tom recently performed for the second time on the Today show in the USA.
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The Lazer Arms XR410 is a 5-shot revolver 410 shotgun made in Turkey. Retailing at around $750-799 in Canada, they're up there for cost, but do you get enough utility and uniqueness out of this interesting shotgun? Note: unlike the Taurus Judge this shotgun is not made to fire 45 Long Colt. Just 410.
Shooting the XR410
I should really split this into a few parts. Carrying the XR410 out in the bush is a treat due to the low weight and slim receiver. You can easily carry the shotgun in a few different ways. It's also easy to shoulder and point quickly. Unlike a tube magazine fed shotgun, the forend is very slim.
Unloading, and shooting the shotgun all take time and aren't as nice as some other systems. Loading the long, skinny 410 shells into a revolver cylinder takes about the same amount of time as loading a tube, but unloading is a bit slow. You press the extractor rod from the front, that extracts the shells, then you pick them out from the back one by one.
Shooting the shotgun, you have the choice of single action by cocking the hammer manually, or just pressing through the very heavy double action trigger.
And even though there are metal guards on the sides where the cylinder gap is, I still felt some spray hit my forearm.
The sights are . . .more precise than I'm used to on a shotgun. I do most of my shooting with a regular bead, so I find a blade and notch a bit slower in use. Those who are shooting slugs with their 410 would love these sights though: they're adjustable for windage with a screw on the rear sight, and elevation with a ramp also on the rear sight. Since slugs only develop about 1000 ft-lbs at the muzzle, maybe you could use it as a hog gun?
Plugs for Waterfowl Hunting
The Lazer Arms XR410 also comes with 2 plugs that you can use to plug 2 of the cylinders. This puts you in compliance with waterfowl hunting regulations, since you're stuck with 3 shots after installing them. The plugs stay in the cylinders and are installed with a tool to hold one side and an allen key on the other (see video for installation instructions.) The plug rims are relieved in such a way that they won't get in the way of extraction as long as they're turned the right way.
You'll have to carefully select the right range, choke, and shot size to get the most out of 410 bore when waterfowl hunting.
I think this shotgun is best suited as a compact gun for upland game and as a fun 410 shotgun that recoil-sensitive shooters might like. Practically speaking, it's not as light or inexpensive as a single barrel 410 and the double action trigger pull is too heavy for youth shooters so they'll have to manually cock the hammer each time. For an adult, this 410 could be handy to take grouse and other small game. The lightweight carryability and quick follow up shots make it pretty neat for that purpose.


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As many as 172 gold bars, weighing around 3,400 kg, spilled on a runway in Russia after the gate of a cargo plane that was carrying the precious metal opened during take-off.
Airport officials, however, recovered the gold bars. The officials the explained that a door handle was damaged causing it to fly open and spill the metal.


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Átlátszó Hang New Music Festival 2019 | Stockhausen: Kontakte – Originale
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Kontakte
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Originale (Happening, 1961)
- Dániel Láposi – percussion
- Bálint Baráth – piano
- Jázon Kováts – electronics
- and the 23-member collective of the festival
The Transparent Sound (Átlátszó Hang) New Music Festival will take place for the sixth time between 4-20 January, 2019. A host of concerts, interactive lectures, music pedagogy workshops, family and children theatre performances and an exhibition will all be part of the 17 day-long program. The festival's aim is to give an insight into the colorful and innovative world of new music, and make it transparent even for new ears. The novelty of the 2019 festival is that different artists have been invited to co-curate certain events of the festival along with the existing curators. The understanding of the pieces performed and the compositional ideas behind them will be supported by short introductory workshops before and during the events. Scores of the pieces performed will be available to the audience in a reading corner at the BMC Library.
At the BMC Concert Hall, Stockhausen's Kontakte and Originale will be performed as part of the festival on the 18th of January by 23 members of the Festival's collective and soloists Dániel Láposi, Bálint Baráth, and Jázon Kováts.
Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes, The Film (1964) from Le Hub on Vimeo.
Tickets are available for 2000 HUF on the spot,
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Yvonne Britto and Kathryn "Bea" McCullough have been named 2016 Employees of the Year for Fatima Hospital and Roger Williams Medical Center, respectively. Yvonne is Lead Milieu Therapist for Behavioral Health and has been with Fatima since 2015. Bea is a social worker for Outpatient Addiction Medicine and has been with the organization since 2005. Both will be recognized on March 15, 2017 along with other hospital Employees of the Year at the Hospital Association of Rhode Island's "Celebration of Excellence" event. Yvonne is pictured below left with Fatima Hospital President David Kobis. Bea is pictured at the bottom in the center with Elizabeth Cantor, PhD, Director of Outpatient Behavioral Health, and CharterCARE CEO John Holiver.


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BUSHI has quickly become my second favorite Japense junior heavyweight, behind only KUSHIDA. His recent role with Los Ingobernables de Japon has led to him being involved in some very high profile matches, with the highlight being a great Jr. Heavyweight Title match against KUSHIDA back at the New Beginning in Osaka. This will be his fourth BOSJ as he missed last year's with an injury. He ranked towards the bottom in previous years, but I'm picking him to make a marked improvement. Like his profile itself, BUSHI will make a leap in points and I believe he'll be one of the two semi-finalists to come out of this block.
Prediction: 10 points
David Finlay
A late addition to the tournament is the young lion, David Finlay. He replaces Matt Jackson since both Young Bucks are out with injuries. I don't think this injury will change that much. The Young Bucks don't usually rack up many singles wins and Finlay himself won't get many, if any. The young lions always lose and Finlay is the young lion that always loses to other young lions. That doesn't equal a recipe for success. It will be his second BOSJ run and he went 0-7 last year. Unfortunately, I sense more of the same this time around.
Prediction: 0 points
NJPW's resident booker man and CHAOS member, Gedo, enters his tenth BOSJ. While he has been a runner up in the past, his more recent years have seen him as more of a jobber. He's never really a threat to any titles, which is fine at this point of his career. However, he can still be entertaining at times, especially when he yells obscenities at his opponents, making for some fun TV. I can see him putting on some solid matches, especially against the top guys of the block, but not really amass many wins. Expect him at the bottom of teh standings.
Prediction: 4 points
The crown jewel of the New Japan juniors division. I've made note of my disappointment in most of the division, but none of that applies to KUSHIDA. On my "Top 100 Matches of 2015" list, KUSHIDA appeared in every Jr. Heavyweight match. He is undoubtedly the best they've had for a while. He enters his sixth BOSJ and does so as not only the defending tournament winner, but also as the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion. Despite these accolades, I don't see him in the final four. I have him tied for second place, but losing the tiebreaker with BUSHI and not making it. He'll watch on the sidelines as some new challengers rise.
Prediction: 10 points
Kyle O'Reilly
Last year, Kyle O'Reilly made his BOSJ debut. He promptly impressed, reeling off a hot streak and making it to the finals. While he lost to KUSHIDA, it was a fantastic match that I rated at ****1/2. It was a solo coming out party for one half of reDRagon and solidified him as a threat to the title. While he spent the rest of 2015 competing for the Jr. Heavyweight Tag straps, I'd like to see him focus on the singles belt this year. He, along with KUSHIDA, Will Ospreay, BUSHI and a few others, could lead a resurgence for the division. I'm picking Kyle to finish first in the standings and then to go on and win the entire block. Picking a winner of the whole thing is tough, but if he beats KUSHIDA on day one (which I'm predicting), he could win it all and give us the rubber match (not counting their RPW outing) at Dominion.
Prediction: 12 points
Matt Sydal
Matt Sydal enters his first BOSJ as one half of the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. Unfortunately, the atrocious booking of that division renders that relatively meaningless. He's really only worked tag matches since coming to NJPW, losing in his only singles performance against Kenny Omega last year. Despite that, he's been booked rather strongly in tag matches and I get the sense that he does rather well in the tournament. I could see him just finishing above .500. He might have done better if he didn't share a block with O'Reilly and KUSHIDA.
Prediction: 8 points
Rocky Romero
Another member of Chaos appears here. Rocky Romero, one half of Roppongi Vice, steps into his seventh BOSJ. He had two appearances in the mid-2000s before making each one since 2012. He has a career record of 22-23-1 in the tournament and mostly finishes around the middle of the standings. I suspect more of the same. He's pretty much a fixture in the tag ranks and hasn't been a threat to the singles title. I don't expect that to change after all these years. Get ready for some fun matches, but not many wins from Rocky.
Prediction: 6 points
Ryusuke Taguchi
I do not like Ryusuke Taguchi. He is only ahead of the Young Bucks and Yujiro Takahashi when it comes to acts in wrestling that I dislike. Last year, he nearly made the finals and now enters his eleventh tournament. More impressively, it's his tenth in a row! Taguchi should fill a similar role to Gedo this year. He'll work some undercards and do his usual stuff, but not pick up many wins. That's fine as he's past the point of his career where he should be a viable contender. He fills his role as a comedy act and that's fine for him.
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IconFly offers a simple solution to create various types of icons from ordinary images. Therefore, the tool has the ability to generate icons for Mac OS X and iOS devices, as well as for Apple Watch and Web use.
The dark-grey colored appearance confers a modern look to the program's interface. The utility comes with multiple icon profiles organized into four clearly-defined modules. All you need to do is drop the image into the application, select the platform for which you want to create your icon, and choose the desired profile to apply to the brand new icon. Optionally, the end of the icon generation process may be confirmed by a sound you selected from a list of sound effect profiles. Furthermore, you can change the classic square-like appearance of the icon image into a round-cornered one, or you can choose a mask pattern to create icons of different shapes.
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|Rockway Vineyards Partner David Hearn Finishes Consecutive PGA Tournaments In The Top-10
Not only can David Hearn make some great wine, but he's swinging a very hot golf club on the PGA Tour right now. Hearn, who partners with Rockway Vineyards to produce 2013 David Hearn Limited Edition Cabernet/Merlot (VQA) and 2015 David Hearn Limited Edition Chardonnay/Riesling (VQA), finished tied for 8th at the Travelers Championship this past Sunday. This result and his 10th place finish at the Fedex St. Jude Classic are his first two top-10s of the season.
Hearn attributes his brilliant results to his new swing, which required some growing pains to get accustomed to. From the TSN.CA article "Monday Cut Line: Hearn's new swing taking hold":
Read the entire article by clicking here.
David's golf game isn't his only skill being praised lately. Noted wine critic Rick Vansickle reviewed the 2015 David Hearn Chardonnay/Riesling at 88 points, saying: "Ontario Chardonnay and Riesling have been turning heads internationally for some time. I love how this floral blend, with its ripe melon and apple flavours and tangy acidity, allows both varieties to shine."
The wines are created in partnership with the David Hearn Foundation and support the Alzheimer Society of Canada, an organization whose important work is near to the hearts of both David and Rockway Vineyards.
The Canadian golfer looks to continue his hot streak at the Quicken Loans National tournament over Canada Day weekend. We'll all be cheering on David here at Rockway Vineyards!
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Kerain And I made the EV3 go forward.
It was difficult than instructed for us to make it work. (for us to make it go forwards). But it was the only task completed. I thought I was on the right track of making it go around the bases on task 3 and succeeding but sadly not succeeding. I was unable to succeed on completing task 2 either. Because I didn't know how to make it reverse. I didn't succeed on task 3 because I wasn't sure about the timer when it should of turned the EV3 round the bases.


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Welcome to Lesotho
The Kingdom of Lesotho is a country completely surrounded by South Africa, and one of the few Monarchies left in the continent. It is known as the Kingdom in the sky due to its elevated altitude. It has the highest and lowest point of any country in the world.
Its rustic charm is evident as villagers move around on horsebacks, with colorful patchwork blankets draped over their shoulders during winter. The scenic landscape has remained untouched by modern technology and it remains a peaceful, culturally rich land and secure holiday destination.
Lesotho's lofty height ensures breathtaking views of the country and activities such as pony trekking, mountain hiking, and abseiling are available for the adventure lovers. Lesotho gets its fair share of snow so skiing is recommended on your travel itinerary. For a more tranquil experience in this charming country, explore its local tradition in the cultural centres and engage in activities like fishing, boating and bird watching.
If you're thinking simple unpretentious pleasures, think Lesotho!
Destinations in Lesotho
Butha-Buthe is the capital city of the Butha-Buthe District in Lesotho. It has a population
Being the largest city as well as the capital city of Lesotho, Maseru doubles as an administrative...
Quick facts
- Official nameThe Kingdom of Lesotho
- LocationLesotho is landlocked, completely surrounded by South Africa
- GovernmentConstitutional monarchy, Parliamentary system
- Dialing code+266
- Climate weatherHumid continental
- Population1,942,008 on 30,355km²
- Official languageSesotho, English
- Other major languagesXhosa, Zulu
- CurrencyLesotho Loti (LSL).
- Foreign currencies acceptedGBP (£), USD ($)
- Entry requirementsVisa (takes less than 7 days to process); Yellow Fever certificate required for travelers coming from, or in airport transit for more than 12hrs in places with risk of transmission. (For more information, visit- www.ltdc.org.ls)
- Health tipsLesotho's high altitude and crisp mountain air does not present many health problems for travelers, although its high elevation leaves the possibility of altitude sickness for recently arrived visitors.


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Be a part of L.A.'s exciting, diverse arts and cultural scene as a member of the Japanese American National Museum. Members at the Director's Circle Level and above receive invitations for special Upper Level Member events which include exhibition previews, lectures, educational programs, and insider tours of museums, collections, homes, and gardens.
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Southmere Village comprises 1,500 homes, a civic square, library and 40,000 sq.m of commercial space and represents the first substantial development in Thamesmead since Peabody acquired land there in 2014. Thamesmead is the largest regeneration project in London and is set to benefit from Crossrail from 2018. Silver is proud to be part of this exciting and ambitious endeavour by our client.
Our team is made up of members with contractor backgrounds and experience in pre-construction, specialising in the design management process. They have managed the detailed and outline planning application for this first phase of the regeneration to be developed in four phases: Southmere Village, Binsey Walk, Coralline Walk and Sedgemere Road.
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Countess of Wessex House, named after the charity's patron, has 36 new homes, with communal facilities that include a training room and community hall. A de-centralised energy system comprises a CHP system with back-up gas boilers. The building is surrounded by a beautifully landscaped and tranquil Therapeutic Garden which includes sheds and a state-of-the-art greenhouse.
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This is an intricate and high profile National Lottery Funded project, decommissioning the former Town Hall building to create a beautiful art gallery and museum with a café area. Many significant historic features within the building will be retained including the Courtroom, cells and holding areas, renovation of cornices and ornate plasterworks. The complex design includes floating glass corridors suspended above parapets to the front façade of the existing building.
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Landscaping works will complete this project, to incorporate improved lighting and parking facilities for all users.
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This is a high quality housing project comprising 21 self-contained units in one stylish brick and block three storey building.
Established on a former petrol station which had an adjoining vehicle repair garage, the site required comprehensive soil remediation, including removal of the buried fuel storage tanks.
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The Free Running Trail
Access: Access to the Free Running Trail is from the Forest for the World parking lot (Kueng road) on Cranbrook Hill.
Description: This is a great starter technical trail. It's gradual downhill with little jumps, rocks, bridges and other trail obstacles. Kids absolutely love it as they can't really stop themselves from running the whole way with the neat terrain mixed with the descent. Last summer, all my kids ran this at least once a week including my four year old.
As you get better on technical trail, you'll be able to run this faster and with confidence.
Length: 2.2 KM's with 728′ loss and 232′ gain.
Difficulty: It's technical single track for the first 1.5 km's and then double track or wider at the end. The last little bit is a steep section before hitting UNBC way. However, the down hilling make it a lot easier.
Other notes:
You can combined this with a whole number of FFT routes, the UNBC Way hill or before you descend the UNBC hill you can go south to UNBC or north to the end of Crest road and loop back.
Link to GPS file here
Link to Google earth file here
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Panoramic garden unit with private entrance and an exceptional sea view, with all the privileges of the Resort & SPA Dominio MARE at walking distance to the village of Bergeggi and the private beach (spiaggia privata in concessione).
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My man Skip has outdone himself on this one! EYEHATEGOD has long been one of my favorite bands. Johnny Generic hates it when I play EYEHATEGOD on the Up To No Good Radio show because he thinks he'll end up going to hell even faster than he already is travelling!
The Murder Junkies show was my introduction to Skip's newest venue, Jimmy's Place in Allentown. That show was fantastic. This will be unbelievable!


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The group will reunite for 13-date UK tour next year, culminating with three nights at Wembley Stadium.
Victoria Beckham will not be performing with her former bandmates. Instead it will be left to Mel B, plus Geri Horner, Emma Bunton and Melanie Chisholm to take to the stage.
Music mogul Simon Fuller is masterminding the comeback, and it stands to net the girls around £12million each should the tour be a sell-out.
The Last time the girls were together on stage was the 2012 Olympic Games in London.