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Cedar Rapids & Iowa City locomotive No. 202, mated to slug No. 302, works the railroad's yard in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on April 11, 2016. These machines are custom-built by Relco in Albia, Iowa spec... (more)
Four consecutively numbered Crandic GP 35 move a transfer through Cedar Rapids
Daily train of interchange cars for the Iowa Interstate RR. This no longer runs as the train is given to the IAIS at Cedar Rapids now.
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Showing fresh paint courtesy of NRE, a pair of Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Geeps await their finishing touches prior to returning home. Tom Golden photo.
The Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Yard in South West Cedar Rapids.
Brand new and awaiting delivery, CIC 204 & 203 sit outside IAIS's Silvis car shops.
The CRANDIC makes a turn to Hills, Iowa on a sunny November day.
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Cedar Rapids & Iowa City locomotive No. 202, mated to slug No. 302, picks up two cars at a Union Pacific interchange off of Wilson Avenue in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on April 11, 2016. These are new pr... (more)
Cedar Rapids & Iowa City slug No. 302, mated to slug mother locomotive No. 202 switches at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on April 11, 2016. These are new products custom-built by Relco in Albia, Iowa. Slug ... (more)
Ex-SP 4617 BLT 1953 ex-Crandic 96 at the SOO yard in Dubuque going to grain shipper.
With build dates stamped as 12-31-2015, Crandic's newest slug set is finally in transit for delivery. CIC 208 (L4-1500XD-M) and CIC 308 (S4-143) are the 8th set built new by Relco for the Crandic... (more)
That critter had a great Nathan P5 on it. If you were in Dubuque you'd swear it was an IC passenger train with an E-unit coming into town.


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"A temporary residence seal will do," Jiang Chen requested after hearing the explanation.
The other types were admittedly very good and he could pay the price. But even the ten years granted by a bronze seal was too much for him. He couldn't possibly stay on the island for that long.
Three years would be an intolerable stretch, to say nothing of ten. His one objective was to leave Winterdraw, the sooner the better. One to three months would be enough. And if not, he could just request another. In any case, there were no possibility for a longer stay.
Captain eye-patch relaxed, but then couldn't help complaining. A temporary seal? This kid is really a bit too stingy!
Yet he didn't dare express his discontent in the face of Jiang Chen's intimidating aura. "That'll be a thousand sky spirit stones." He soon returned with the seal after taking the money. "There you go. Don't lose it now. Otherwise, don't complain if you run into trouble in the city without a residence seal!"
Jiang Chen took it silently. With a short nod and a light step, he'd floated past the city gates and into the city.
Looking at his departing figure, the captain sighed in relief.
"Captain Yue, the kid doesn't look short on money. He didn't strike me as a penny pincher!" A guard mocked despite himself.
"I know, right? Wasting all that time for a simple temporary seal. Captain, he looks like a cash cow."
"That's right, isn't it a pity to let him go just like that?" The guards weren't honorable folks by far. With their status, they'd probably extorted more than one traveler entering the city.
A new face like Jiang Chen who seemed well-off to boot was an especially tempting mark. Their duty as guards? Inside the city proper, men clad in uniforms might be even more nefarious, since their victims were powerless in front of their status.
Someone other than Jiang Chen would've been intimidated by these fellows' manners. The captain had cooperated so willingly because of the fear caused by the Evil Golden Eye. But he now had second thoughts with the immediate threat gone.
He had a hunch the young man was a cash cow. It'd be a regret of a lifetime if he couldn't shave off his share of the fat. So, unbeknown to Jiang Chen, he'd used a little trick earlier despite his apparent respect.
Inside Sin City, the young lord's first order of business was to familiarize himself with the place.
The city wasn't the most prosperous he'd seen. It was far from Veluriyam, a publicly acknowledged metropolis in the human domain. No. Instead, his first impression was, so many people!
Unending tides of men and women filled the avenues, as if the island's entire population had flooded the streets.
"Handsome guy, you must have come from far. Need an inn?"
"Lad, our Spring Pleasure Pavillon has as many girls as you'd like. They'll take the best care of you. Why don't you come on in?"
"Little brother, do you need to a place to rest? Our Rising Teahouse hosts countless cultivators. It's the liveliest spot. You can learn a lot of news here."
Thanks to his unfamiliar face, Jiang Chen was greeted by a flock of various solicitations from the entire avenue. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He'd finally experienced what was called true frenzy.
Sin City was the height of crazied frenzy. Everyone seemed to run off adrenaline and was very passionate. But thanks to God's Eye, he could see clear as day the sinister thoughts hidden behind their hypocritical faces.
Naturally, he refused them and made his way past. His goal was a more proper-looking inn he could stop at for a time.
A shout suddenly exploded from the side, followed by vulgar swearing. "Little bastard, you're half a month late on the money you owe the ninth master. Go on, keep hiding! Let's see you hide beneath the ground if you can!"
A young man wearing ragged clothes slipped out from a side alley in the wake of the voice, people hot on his trail.
He grazed past Jiang Chen and hid behind the young lord's back, murmuring, "Honorable brother, my brother, help me out. Ward them off."
Jiang Chen had never been fond of being used as a shield. He frowned, about to free himself and leave. But the young man clung to his waist with both hands, imploring, "I beg you, help me, alright? Please." His eyes brimmed with desperation.
"Let go." Jiang Chen spread his arms and shrugged off the youngster's hands.
The latter muttered, "Just my luck. To think a big fella like you won't help a guy in danger! I was wrong about you." He turned around to slip away like a rabbit.
But Jiang Chen easily grabbed his wrist. "Don't be in such a hurry to leave. You've taken the wrong thing."
He forcibly pried open the youngster's hand, revealing a storage ring. It wasn't Jiang Chen's, but the one the giant had asked him to give his daughter, Fang Yingying.
Jiang Chen hadn't left the island yet, so naturally hadn't completed this task yet. But since he'd accepted it, he ought to do his utmost. In either case, he wouldn't let a petty thief benefit from it.
Not even sheepish at being exposed, the young man shrugged with a giggle. "You've got it back, so can you let go now?"
Jiang Chen glanced indifferently at him. The burly fellows who'd chased after the young man had stopped in their tracks, staring at the young lord with eyes round as saucers. It was quite obvious that the flashy chase had been a premeditated ploy.
Jiang Chen snorted. His eyes cold, he warned, "Stay away from me!"
The hulks grinned mischievously. It was merely a failed scam. It wasn't their first, nor would it be their last.
The little incident didn't disturb Jiang Chen's mood. Rather, it'd helped him come to a better awareness that even the most innocent-looking do-gooder was filled with evil in the city. Crime awaited at every corner. He had to be fully on his toes.
He continued onwards, undaunted by the interlude. People ebbed and surged in the street ahead. However, a young girl knelt at the intersection, a reed-like item stuck in her hair.
A middle-aged man lay in front of her, looking on death's doorstep, his face waxy yellow. A signboard was erected in front of them: Selling myself to save my father.
The girl looked pitifully tender kneeling on the ground, her head hanging low, quiet sobs racking her body. Now and then, she wiped the middle-aged man's face with a cotton cloth.
More and more gathered around her, attracted by the spectacle.
"Hehe, this wench sure is pretty. Her young figure is real fine!"
"Isn't she? She's slim and curvy in all the right places. Hehe, what a tempting beauty."
"Damn it, is that living corpse her old man? He's half-dead with a foot in the grave, what's there to save?"
"Haha, once he croaks, I'm down for 'adopting' her."
"Go to hell. A pig like you wants to snatch such a fine flower?"
Jiang Chen glanced their way as he passed. The dying man had clearly been poisoned. His condition was severe and unlikely to be faked. But none of the onlookers seemed wanting to offer help. Sarcasm was the only thing on display.
Some were even waiting for her father to breathe his last before wanting to scam or even just take the girl.
The eyes were the windows to the soul. The tears swimming in her eyes weren't fake. Not even the most skilled actor could feign such sorrow.
For some reason, sudden compassion stirred. Jiang Chen was reminded of Lin Bi'er and Lin Hui'er begging him to save their father. However, the young girl in front of him was noticeably different in temperament to the two sisters.
He halted his steps just in time to hear a lecherous laugh from an old bald man. "Little girl, your father's poison is incurable! Unless you have enough money to invite the Pill Immortal from Spring Mountain Hall, but he charges several million sky spirit stones for one consultation. You can't afford that sum even if you take apart your old man's bones and sell them all. I say you'd better prepare you father's funeral. As a man of virtue and mercy, I can help put your affairs in orders. I also happen to lack a daughter. How about I adopt you?"
The girl shook her head vehemently without even looking up.
"Lass, don't listen to that old fart's nonsense. He has no good intentions at all. Don't let him fool you! What about me? I'll help you bury your father and take care of you in his place. I'll keep you safe."
"Don't believe any of them. They're all trash cut from the same cloth. Lass, look at my thick eyebrows and big eyes. I can't be a bad man, can I? In this city, few are as upstanding as me! I'm known for helping those in distress…"
The scene of these big bad wolves crowded around a little rabbit made Jiang Chen speechless. Sure enough, depravity had seeped deep into the city's very fabric.


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Have a look at Revo . They also have a Sale on at the moment Revo Winter Sale .
Not the cheapest, but very good IMHO. I have several (albeit older models) dotted around the house. In fact I use two as DAB tuners for my Hi-Fi systems.


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How to Buy PC Speakers | Best Way to Find Best Speakers
Tired of the sad sound coming from your computer? Buying PC speakers should be relatively painless, but to get the most bang for your buck, you should analyze your needs before pulling out your wallet. Options run the gamut from super-cheap, space-saving stereo speakers that sound just okay, too pricey, bass-infused powerhouses that deliver loud, thumping beats. Since music lovers, movie addicts, and gamers have different sound agendas, first we'll explore the key points everyone should consider.
Stereo, 2.1, or Surround Sound: What's the Difference?
Understanding the lingo is an important place to start. Stereo speakers consist of only a left and a right speaker, "2.1" refers to a pair of speakers augmented by a subwoofer, and surround sound involves between five and seven speakers plus a subwoofer. The role of the subwoofer is to cover deep bass frequencies, generally below 100Hz. A solid sub at a reasonable volume can add rumble to film explosions and depth to kick drums, bass guitars, analog synths, orchestras, and more. Some stereo speaker pairs, however, sound great even without a subwoofer, primarily because their woofers (the drivers dedicated to low-mid and low frequencies below 1KHz) are perfectly capable of handling the bass response.
Smaller stereo pairs, or those with only one driver, tend to offer less bass response. A surround-sound speaker setup employs a stereo pair, a subwoofer, a center "channel" that covers dialogue in movies, and two or more rear satellite speakers for sounds passing behind you. If you're a film buff, you have the room, and you don't mind a lot of wires, a surround system can significantly enhance your movie-watching experience. Most PC surround systems, however, are geared toward gamers. If you're looking for a top-notch gaming sound system, try sets from Logitech, Altec Lansing, or Razer. Some systems even incorporate headsets. If you simply want to hear deep bass rumble in your movies, a 2.1 system is the way to go—and fortunately, there are affordable options. Otherwise, a simple stereo pair will probably suffice.
How Much Do You Have to Spend?
Even if you're on a tight budget, low-cost speakers can noticeably improve your listening experience. You can drop as little as $50 or as much as $800 on a speaker set, but the good news is that some of the best products we've tested start in the low $100 range. Our Editors' Choice, the Polk Audio Hampden (pictured, top), delivers amazing clarity, detail, and refined bass performance. But there are much less expensive options, too. The more you spend, the higher the quality of the drivers.
Do Extra Features Matter?
You might not think much about extra features when it comes to PC speakers, but there are some things to consider: Do the speakers include bass and treble controls so you can tailor the sound to your tastes? How about a Mute button? Is there an Aux input for plugging in an MP3 player? How about a remote control? High-quality sound and robust extra features are not necessarily mutually exclusive; it depends on the set. If your PC has a limited number of USB ports, you'll probably want to go with the more common 3.5mm "mini plug" audio output connector, though USB-powered speakers sometimes come with extra features, or even software that enables special functions.
Listening at Home or at the Office?
How you plan to use your speakers will also help determine your best option. You probably don't need a mammoth subwoofer if you're listening at work—small speakers with decent clarity might be the wisest choice, particularly if you're just using them to watch YouTube videos or listen to Internet radio streams. For home, maybe you want larger or more stylish speakers, and the ability to blast them without distortion (especially if your PC is your main music source).
How About Speakers for Music Recording?
Are you a musician and want to record and mix your own music at home? Look for a pair of active studio monitor speakers that represent your work as accurately as possible, and don't color the sound in a way that way hide flaws in a recording that could show up on other listeners' systems. The Editors' Choice KRK Rokit 6 G3 and JBL Series 3 LSR305 both serve quite well in this role, with the former being more of a dedicated near-field studio monitor and the latter working as a regular pair of powered speakers for home listening as well.
What About Wireless?
Speaking of wireless, now that the latest wireless speakers actually sound good, it's something to consider—especially if you're prone to moving your laptop around the house, and don't want to constantly disconnect and connect your speakers. If you'd still rather have a pair of stereo speakers—and you'll get better sound this way—Apple's AirPort Express router is an old standby that lets you connect any set of PC speakers to it via a standard-size 3.5mm jack. Out of the box, it only works wirelessly with iTunes and other iDevices via AirPlay, but third-party drivers like AirFoil extend that functionality to Spotify, Pandora, and other programs on both PCs and Macs. (Read The 10 Best Wireless Speakers for specific recommendations.)


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Original late 19th century view, 155 x 110 mm, uncoloured as issued. Margins lightly soiled.
Title: General View of the Yo Semite Valley, California, taken from Inspiration Point, on the Mariposa Trail.
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It now looks certain that I will be coming to the Hamburg session. I have promised Stefan that I will prepare several topics to do with the work we have been doing, and the work that we are planning to do this semester.
To answer Raimo's request that everything should be threaded together, I have posted some details about what I would like to do in a post on my blog .
I am more than happy to fit in with everything Christina has been organising, and I certainly want to extend my bliki work into the area of visual knowledge building, perhaps by further incorporating concept mapping into it.
We can carry on the discussion here or there – and later (if I get the RSS/tags working properly) the comments will all be cross-referenced anyway


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Great homemade solution that is an efficient natural cure for diabetes.All you need are 2 simple ingredients :
- 6 lemons
- 300 gr. of celery
- wash the celery
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- keep in the refrigerator.
- one tablespoon early in the morning half an hour before breakfast
- no side effects so you can use it every day
This is proven as an very powerful remedy for diabetes. Consume it to lower your blood glucose levels and prevent insulin resistance.
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Just a reminder…
Tomorrow, July 25th, is the Mayan "Day out Of Time" – the day in between the old calendar year (ended today) and the new year (starting Friday).
Day Out Of Time
On July 25th we will enter the day out of time portal, a place were all and nothing exists simultaneously, side by side. A place that would tie the 'string theory in knots' if they ever met. The Mayan 'day out of time' is the last day of the galactic year in the Mayan calendar. (13 moons of 28 days = 364 days) the extra day, the 365th day, is July 25, called the day out of time. In ancient times on July 25th, Sirius (the Dog Star) rose before the sun. This day is observed as a day free of time.
This 'free day' re-aligns the 13 Moon calendar and solar year. It is aligned with the feminine aspect of nature a day of reverence and respect for all life, dedicated to no time. Each and everyday we need to allow a few moments to 'step out of time' realign our energies. To swim deep into the void for that eternal minute and realign with your heart and souls desire. To see the multi-verse with all your failed and forgotten dreams come to life, built in Technicolor and surround sound. Everything you had given up on and tossed to the wind landed in the sacred place known as 'the day out of time'.


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We are a privately run, independent company with high standards in customer services and pride ourselves on offering friendly and personal service to all our clients. partners in this enterprise, have combined experience of over 5 years in residential sales and lettings with both corporate and independent estate agents throughout West London.Our aim is to combine the traditional estate agency practices of regular local press advertising, an accompanied viewing service with the up to date technology which we have to offer including:
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We will also negotiate to achieve the best price, carry out thorough chain checking and sales chasing once the offer has been agreed, so that your sale or purchase is safer with us.
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We also take property off landlords and rent it for ourselves and our corporate clients and we guarantee 3 years rent for the Landlords with a 5% increase every year and also beat any high Street quote you get and also cover any void periods so you are guaranteed that rent no matter what. Terms and Conditions apply.
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Portland Psychedelic Society presents Liminal Mind
Portland Psychedelic Society presents Liminal Mind
Don't miss the chance to join two of psychedelic culture's most adventurous thinkers to learn how to unlock the potential of your LIMINAL MIND.
Jennifer Dumpert (Liminal Dreaming: Exploring Consciousness at the Edges of Sleep) and Erik Davis (Tech Gnosis, High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the Seventies) discuss and explore what they call LIMINAL MIND. Between dream and waking, between fact and fiction, between sacred and the ordinary, liminal mind blooms in in the in-between spaces of twilight, ambiguity, weird possibility, and creative encounter. Discussing and exploring practices of dreaming, meditation, psychogeography, and psychedelic consciousness, Dumpert and Davis will show how easy it can be to access the fantastic edges of the everyday.
All events are designed to promote education and harm reduction - no illegal activity will be tolerated.
Jennifer Dumpert is a San Francisco-based writer, lecturer, and consciousness hacker. She is the author of the recently released Liminal Dreaming: Exploring Consciousness at the Edges of Sleep and the founder of the Oneironauticum, an international organization that explores the phenomenological experience of dreams as a means of experimenting with mind. She also teaches the practice of Liminal Dreaming—surfing the edges of consciousness using hypnagogic and hypnopompic dream states.
Jennifer has lectured and led workshops at festivals, conferences, and venues worldwide. She has also authored numerous pieces about various aspects of dream work. You can read selected pieces and watch videos of presentations at Jennifer's website, http://www.urbandreamscape.com.
As an active member of the Consciousness Hacking movement, Jennifer has presented at CH SF, CH NYC, and the Transformational Technology conference. She has trained in yoga nidra with Uma Dinsmore-Tuli, of the Yoga Nidra Network, and with Richard Miller, of iRest Yoga Nidra.
Jennifer posts a daily dream to Twitter as @OneiroFer, and has been doing so since January, 2009.
Erik Davis is an author, podcaster, award-winning journalist, and independent scholar based in San Francisco. His wide-ranging work focuses on the intersection of alternative religion, media, and the popular imagination.
He is the author, most recently, of High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the Seventies, co-published by MIT Press and Strange Attractor. He also wrote Nomad Codes: Adventures in Modern Esoterica (2010), The Visionary State: A Journey through California's Spiritual Landscape (2006), a critical volume on Led Zeppelin (2005), and the celebrated TechGnosis: Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information (1998).
Erik's scholarly and popular essays on music, technoculture, drugs, and spirituality have appeared in scores of books, magazines, and journals, and his writing has been translated into a dozen languages. He explores the "cultures of consciousness" on his long-running weekly podcast Expanding Mind, on the Progressive Radio Network. Davis has spoken widely at conferences, retreat centers, and festivals, and has been interviewed by CNN, the BBC, public radio, and the New York Times. He graduated from Yale University, and earned his PhD in religious studies at Rice University. Learn more at http://techgnosis.com/


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Reluctant sex god Matt Damon was named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive yesterday, an honor he tried to defer to another local hunk, New England Patriots QB/QT Tom Brady]!
"He's like a taller, better-looking version of me anyway," Damon wrote in a letter to People actually declining the Sexiest honors. "Plus he's the best quarterback in the history of football. Plus he does terrific work in Africa with the folks I work with at DATA and ONE. Plus he might be the most genuinely kind person in the public eye. Plus he dates Gisele Bundchen who, needless to say, looks almost as hot as my wife in Victoria's Secret."
As impassioned as his argument was, it didn't work. Damon is on the cover of the new People and has assumed the crown from last year's two-time Sexiest Man Alive, George Clooney.
And modesty too, apparently. Because here's what the totally sexy, 37-year-old Cambridge homey, ex-Harvard man and new dad had to say about People's props.
"You gave an aging suburban dad the ego boost of a lifetime," Damon wrote. "My 9-year-old stepdaughter now thinks I'm cool - well, cooler."
But, he added, "I've finally come to terms with the fact that this is a mantle I wasn't meant to hold . . . Don't get me wrong, though. I was really shocked and happy (wife) Lucy said I actually blushed when I heard the news so I can't thank you enough for that."
Damon's "Ocean's Eleven," "Twelve" and "Thirteen" co-stars Clooney and Brad Pitt (another two-time SMA) openly campaigned for Matty to be this year's coverboy.
Clooney joked that he first realized that Damon was the man for the SMA "sash and tiara" when he saw Damon don that infamous green Speedo in "The Talented Mr. Ripley."
"Not since Halle Berry coming out of the water in the Bond film has there been such sexiness," he jabbed.
Added Affleck: "I've known Matt for 27 years and being Sexiest is the only thing he's ever truly cared about... For a guy like Matt, 4'1", 295 lbs. it's a heck of an achievement. Congratulations, Matt! You did it!"
Damon, who is the cover boy of People's Sexiest Man Alive issue (on stands Friday), might be a modest recipient of the title. "Who the hell wants to read an exposé about some guarded actor who didn't get the memo and keeps refusing to answer really basic questions?" Damon says, adding that the magazine might have a better issue with someone else on the cover.
We definitely think Damon is adorable in a let's-go-to-a-Red-Sox-game-together sort of way. But sexy? We weren't so sure.
That is, until we read the letter he sent back to the mag declining the offer. He opted to pass on the title because "it would mean some extra unwanted attention on my little ones," and "I just don't think I'd be much fun."
Awww, our hearts are melting. He closes with, "I can't thank you enough. You gave an aging suburban dad the ego boost of a lifetime."
And with that, we are officially won over. Matt is the sexiest man ever!
Yes, George Clooney and Brad Pitt have shamelessly campaigned for him since 2001, but this year's winner was Bourne to the title. Named America's most bankable star by Forbes, the golden boy with the crooked smile is smart, charming and humble to boot. "You gave an aging suburban dad the ego boost of a lifetime," wrote Damon, 37, in a letter to PEOPLE, explaining why he couldn't possibly accept the crown.


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It's cold in the morning and the dark comes early at night. With too much to do and not enough time, the holiday rush is making us sluggish, anxious and well, maybe a bit cranky. A popular request for comfort food usually leads me to rich sauces and slow-cooking. But today it was a great relief to chop plenty of fresh veg on the fly. It led to a wok full of vibrant colours and a final dish with a welcome crunch providing just as much comfort as hours of stewing. Get out of your cold-weather funk…now!
Insalata Caprese – when great things come together!
I love it when great things come together. Had some fresh mozz on hand and as fate would have it, was graciously gifted with some lovely homegrown heirloom tomatoes from a client (thanks Heather!) and a kind neighbour (thanks Chris!) dropped off some gorgeous basil from her garden box the very same day. The stars aligned on a plate of bounty kissed with fruity extra-virgin olive oil and a drizzle of balsamic. Simple pleasures!
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Here's to the best of the season…courtesy of a friendly neighbour who went digging in cottage country and was kind enough to share the bounty!
Our most popular Father's Day meal!
Traditional steak and potatoes with a dash of vegetable flare adding local green beans and maple glazed acorn squash!
The recent passing of Mother's Day gave me pause. I grew up with the good fortune of always having a delicious homemade meal to enjoy with my family at the end of the day. How my mother managed to put it on the table after a full day of work with two hungry children I will never know. She always made it seem so effortless.
The other day while making yet another feeble attempt at organizing my life, I stumbled upon a true treasure – my old hand-written recipe book with its pages tattered and stained with meals gone by and held ever-so delicately together with a withering rubber band.
It took me back to the time when it must have all begun – likely at about the age of 9 when I started collecting recipe cards and magazine clippings, later jotting down my favourite recipes for comfort foods created by my mother. This brought me immense pleasure – the taste for something, the collecting of things, the process, and the tasty end result. The amazing thing is that this now crumbling recipe book has accompanied me through so many journeys including more than one trip across the Atlantic. With much optimism, I carted it with me on one such journey to work as a nanny in France where I thought its contents would somehow endear me to a family whose language I barely spoke. Happily it worked wonders. It then had a place on my shelf in university and has been with me in every space I have ever lived in since then.
My working life has spanned across many industries but two diplomas and several working kitchens later, I now find myself not only cooking for pleasure, but cooking for my livelihood. My collection of recipe books is now vast (and growing…) and I visit those pages regularly both for inspiration and to deepen my knowledge. Sure there are recipes online (and kudos to technology) but I still love the feel of a book with all of its handwritten notes that somehow tweak the original to a state of perfection – perfect only to me perhaps, but a feeling of triumph all the same. All of this and still, that worn out childhood tome of culinary tips, tricks and favourites remains at the top of my list.
I now have the honour of passing on that inspiration to my son. Sure we play with all kinds of things but perched on a stool in the kitchen, he smiles, asks me questions (sometimes telling ME what to do) and chats comfortably showing me a side of cooking that I never would have known.
On Mother's Day, I woke up to this lovely creation created by my son. I smiled and thought that hopefully one day this tattered old recipe book will embark on yet another voyage and eventually find a new home.
Heirloom Spinach
Will call this treasured find: "Popeye's Dream" – beautiful intensely-coloured leaves yielding a rich earthy flavour both raw or sautéed!
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Nothing needed but a squeeze of lemon, this fish is deeelish and the addition of masala packs a punch. Great party finger food or rolled larger for a main!


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As the New Year began, Memphis Bioworks Foundation was awarded a $2.9 million Energy Training Partnership Grant under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Green Jobs Training Program. The two-year initiative will fund programs to train area workers at local colleges for jobs in energy-efficiency and renewable energy occupations. Memphis was one of only 25 award recipients across the U.S. and I am very pleased to see these funds delivered to our educational and business partners in the region. With the continued focus of Memphis Bioworks on job creation, education and partnership around the biosciences, we view this award as important to Memphis for the following reasons:
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Check in every Sunday night for the unfiltered opinions of our writers and editors as they discuss the hottest topics in the sport, and join the conversation by tweeting us @golf_com. This week we discuss which player will occupy the top spot in the world ranking in 2019, Tiger's major prospects, bold predictions for the Tour season, and much more.
Four players — Brooks Koepka, Justin Rose, Dustin Johnson and Justin Thomas — held the title of World No. 1 in 2018. Which player, among these four or others, will occupy the top spot for the most weeks in 2019?
Sean Zak, associate editor (@Sean_Zak): Koepka and Rose will have a nice head start, but I'm expecting another big year from Dustin Johnson. No shocker in that, but he'll carve out another 3-4 wins by default. He's that good.
Alan Shipnuck, Senior Writer (@AlanShipnuck): The problem with this analysis is that Dustin wins regular Tour events but not major championships, where so many more points are available. Rose is way overdue to win another major — hard to believe he'll be 39 this season and has snagged only one. I think this is his year to cash in another and spend more time at No. 1.
Michael Bamberger, senior writer: Koepka. I don't know much, but I know to listen to Tom Watson, and he says the man is the real deal.
Jessica Marksbury, senior editor (@Jess_Marksbury): Totally agree, Michael. The man has three major wins in the span of a single year, and the chip on his shoulder shows no signs of shrinking. I'm expecting some serious fire from him throughout 2019.
Josh Sens, contributing writer (@JoshSens): I'm with Alan on this. Rose is Rose is Rose — so consistently great, and showing no signs of slowing.
Dylan Dethier, associate editor (@Dylan_Dethier): I'm in on team Rosie. But more than anything I'm excited for this palace intrigue to continue. Throw Bryson in the mix plus someone else who gets hot (Rory? Rahm? Tiger?!) and we'll have plenty of "who's the best player in the world" conversations to toss around.
Who's most likely to win a major in '19: Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth or Rory McIlroy?
Zak: McIlroy. He's inching closer to that green jacket. Bethpage should play to his strengths. Spieth (perpetually) is a very close second here.
Bamberger: Rory. Open in the old country.
Shipnuck: Oof, this is tough. Each faces big question: Tiger's driver, Jordan's putter, Rory's head. Of the three, Tiger is the most ascendant, so I'll go with him.
Sens: Given that he was fresh off back surgery and in the midst of yet another swing change and he still contended seriously in two majors, it's gotta be Tiger.
Marksbury: I'll cast a third vote for the Big Cat. The 2018 Comeback Tour was too much fun. And look at the Tiger-friendly venues we have to look forward to! No. 15 has got to happen this year.
Dethier: This feels weird because I'm usually higher on Rory and Tiger's chances than my colleagues, but I think it may be Spieth — he feels like a guaranteed contender at Augusta and Portrush.
Okay, enough softballs. Now give us a *truly* bold golf prediction for the coming year.
Marksbury: The idea that Tiger will win a major after an 11-year drought isn't bold enough?! Okay, how about another Tiger prediction: He'll win both a major and a regular Tour event in 2019.
Bamberger: Rory wins twice: Masters and British Open.
Sens: The Internationals romp to victory in the Presidents Cup.
Shipnuck: Sens, this isn't supposed to be science fiction! I predict that none of our predictions will come true. Wait, that isn't very bold…
Zak: Phil Mickelson resigns himself (happily) to an assistant captain role at the Presidents Cup.
Dethier: I'll stick to the madness I proposed on our upcoming bold predictions podcast: Captain Tiger Woods will have two intriguing picks: Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed! Chew on that one for a little bit…
Our Dylan Dethier went deep on Tiger Woods's design venture at Jackson Park, a municipal course on Chicago's South Side. It will be $50 for locals, kids 17 and under will play free and those behind it are one day hoping to host a BMW Championship and President's Cup. This project represents Woods's first foray into affordable public-access golf. Was it overdue? And what kind of impact could Tiger have on the game if he attached his name (and influence) to more of these types of courses?
Bamberger: Overdue or not, I'm glad it's here. It sounds really good. It sounds like a step into the direction I had always hoped Woods would go, bringing golf to the masses, as Arnold did before him.
Zak: Of course it's overdue, but I don't want to put that on Tiger. I'd rather put that on other stewards in the game north of 43 years old. Clearly, he's got as much juice as he's ever had since the scandal. It's also clear he plans to use it. I played the Jackson Park portion of Tiger's course in August. It's ready … and waiting … to be taken over. Sooner the better.
Sens: I don't know that "overdue" is fair. Tiger was raised to be a dominant golfer. All of those other expectations — that he would do so much to change the game and even the course of human history, etc. — were assigned to him from the outside. Not sure how realistic it was to expect a guy who was groomed to be so inward-focused to look beyond himself. All the more so since he never even seemed to know himself too well.
Shipnuck: It's totally fair — he found time for ridiculous cash grab projects in the desert of Dubai, a gated-community in Mexico, etc. The so-called Tiger Effect — bringing more people of color to the game and the Tour — hasn't exactly panned out. Just being Tiger on TV isn't enough to change things; he needs to be at the grassroots level, affecting change. This Chicago project is a fantastic first step and hopefully a template for Tiger's future in growing the game.
Sens: Okay. Well maybe unfair is the wrong term. Unrealistic is more like it. Anyone looking hard at Tiger in recent decades could not have reasonably expected him to be intent on being an agent of change. If ever there were anyone bent on not rocking the status quo …
Marksbury: This seems like the right time for a move like this from Tiger. He's embracing the elder-statesman role, and it suits him. How cool would it be if a dozen or so major-city projects like this could come to fruition in the next 20 years? Accessible, affordable golf is exactly what kids — and adults! — need to keep the game alive and well for generations to come. And Tiger's involvement adds much-needed starpower and influence.
Dethier: This was a super fun story to write and report and it's so ambitious that frankly it was difficult to keep track of the stakeholders and of everything it hopes to accomplish. From transforming the community around it to building up a massive caddie program to hosting a Presidents Cup — those are some lofty goals. But I think it comes from the same sensibility as many beloved munis: it should be a special place for the locals that enriches the community through the game of golf. Other projects won't have the driving forces of Mark Rolfing, Mike Keiser, Tiger Woods and Barack Obama (!) but they will have a desire for fun, affordable public golf. I hope this A. Comes to fruition and B. Inspires creativity elsewhere.
Thomas Bjorn didn't back down from a promise: the European Ryder Cup captain commemorated his squad's victory in Paris with a tattoo on his rear end. Speaking of regrettable decisions — and there were plenty of them in 2018 — which member of the golf world will most be wishing for a do-over as he/she reflects on the past year?
Bamberger: Phil. Phil on 13 at Shinnecock Hills. Phil in the lead-up to "The Match." Phil during "The Match." But his win in Mexico was cool, and he's done a lot for the game.
Zak: Phil is a great answer. I imagine Sung Kang would like a do-over on the drop he took that set Joel Dahmen off and eventually had him accused of cheating. I wasn't there (seemingly no one was), so I can't say he did something wrong, but if he did everything right, I don't think Dahmen would have lost his mind. It's better for both of them if they're known for their play, not their on-course disagreements.
Shipnuck: I'm gonna say me — Bjorn's tattoo is a reminder of what a pain in the ass I was leading up to the Ryder Cup.
Sens: Phil at Shinnecock for sure. I'd also toss out Doris Chen's decision to play on in qualifiers after that bizarre incident involving her mom.
Marksbury: Despite all the post-Ryder Cup criticism that came Patrick Reed's way, I still think the most regrettable public comment he made was the whiny Twitter and Instagram post about the quality of his "upgraded" Fenway Park tickets. Not a good look.
Dethier: Reed has blocked me on Twitter, so I'm unable to comment on that particular piece of content. But I'd say Brooks Koepka would like a do-over on his PGA Championship celebration. Taking down the greatest player of the generation and staking himself as golf's alpha should elicit more than a super-awkward tap-in. I wanted more for Brooks.
Happy Birthday, Tiger! The 14-time major champ turned 43 on Sunday. Have a gift in mind for Mr. Woods?
Bamberger: As 41 liked to say, Stay the course.
Zak: I would like to gift Tiger a drive into the fairway on the first hole of the 2019 Masters. He'll take it from there.
Shipnuck: Or a scrambling par from the 9th fairway? I'd say another driving week like he had at East Lake, but at Augusta or Bethpage. Or both.
Marksbury: A teary-eyed embrace with Sam and Charlie as they sprint onto the green to congratulate their dad on his 15th major victory.
Sens: Same gift as I'd wish anyone: good health.
Dethier: A win. Fair or not, that's the baseline for a successful season ahead. Plus, 'twould be a gift to his fans, and they say that giving is the best gift of all.


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A question to whoever actively plays/played Sedna. How useful do you really find CH? Much to my dismay, my experiments with CH vs no-CH builds demonstrate it may not be worth the point under any circumstances (except playing vs another Sed that did take CH). However, this is a subjective evaluation. Any expeienced Sed player input will be greatly appreciated.
I think CH is very good and pick it almost every time. 2v2 when the enemy has a gen ill get it and 3v3 when they have a gen usually too - sooner or later they will also get priests in. Maybe in the 3v3 u can get it later on but I think its worth it Also in 2v2 when ur laning vs another gen its very strong for pushing and lane holding.
However I wouldnt consider myself an experienced sed player.
My take has always been that if there are 2 generals on the opposing team, then you ALWAYS get counter healing. If there is no opposing sedna, it is a huge benefit then in team battles and even just soloing, etc.
I would add that if there is only 1 general, then the decision gets a little fuzzy. But if there are 2, I would take CH 100% of the time.
^That pretty much was my doctrine until recently, too.
However, I've found empirically that enemy monks are either dead or out of range in so many situations (with allied Rook, TB, Occ, QoT, to name a few prominent cases), while you, as Sedna, will naturally outheal enemy generals by a huge margin anyway. Since you are not a farming powerhouse by any means (fastish dynamic Sed I play now is having a much easier time in this respect than a pure support static Sed, but still...), every level counts. Basically, you don't have any points to spare until level 15 or so, and I just don't think CH is ultimately worth it, unless it's a counter to another Sed with CH,
Also, in my opinion, monks' healing is only realistically useful over long periods of time, while laning semi-passively. I've seen it change the outcome of an occasional early-game skirmish, but that happens only very early and, indeed, very occasionally.
Buy Nature's reckoning and no counter healing needed You deal that additional damage from additional heal to Sedna + kill monks in a while. But oh well... I am no Sedna expert myself, though I rarely get counter healing (just only if I want to play extremely passively or enemies get early priests + got generals). She has a lot of useful skills and to me their priority is higher, unless enemies always walk as three generals group and all got different levels of healers. Then I'd adjust and get counter healing, but in these matches? No. I rarely see people get even two different levels of healers (and share them), so there's nearly no point in getting this early.
She has a lot of useful skills and to me their priority is higher, unless enemies always walk as three generals group and all got different levels of healers.
Pretty much this, though I'm strongly opposed to NR on Sedna in 3v3. It's not bad, of course, but you absolutely need BoS, 2 helms, Unbreakables and Hauberk.
I found conter healing's range really short because i saw other generals get healed by monks when they are like 10 range away from me
I dont get it - which other skill is more useful to a sedna in 3v3s than counter healing??????
I think that quote right there expresses how powerful CH can be. "CH sucks except I can't beat Sedna's who get it so I have to get it then".
Every heal you prevent is like a free 1000 pounce, esp once sigils come out, and it helps hurt people who are tunneling on you.
If your team is Sedna + Queen/Occ/Rook against a single general with no priests, sure, delay it. But CH gets kills.
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LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. – The Limestone County Sheriff's Office has denied that a chief deputy sexually assaulted a veteran investigator and then retaliated against the investigator for reporting it.
The Limestone County Sheriff's Office filed an answer to Investigator Leslie Ramsey's complaint in federal court Tuesday.
Ramsey sued the sheriff's office, Sheriff Mike Blakely and Chief Deputy Fred Sloss last month, claiming Sloss sexually assaulted her and then she was retaliated against for reporting it.
The response denies that Sloss approached Ramsey and fondled her in his driveway when she and her boyfriend visited his home in January 2017. The defendants also denied that Ramsey was demoted and reprimanded after the incident as a form of retaliation for reporting the alleged assault.
Ramsey's lawsuit also alleged several incidents that went unpunished by the sheriff's office, such as a deputy losing a gun from a suicide case and a sheriff's office van being stolen after Sloss left the keys inside. The defendants' lawsuit denies those allegations.
You can read Ramsey's complaint here, and the sheriff's office's response here.
A court date for the lawsuit has not been set.


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Syria's flags were seen hoisted inside a major militant-held town in Eastern Ghouta region as army troops are increasingly expanding control in the terrorist bastion.
Local sources said that Syria's flag has been hoisted by people in the terrorist-heled settlements of Sabqa and Hamouriyeh in Eastern Ghouta.
The sources said that the people, whose region has been under several years of terrorists' occupation, are preparing to welcome the Syrian Army in their villages, settlements and towns.
Civilians in Mesraba settlement have protested massively against terrorists, the sources said, adding that the Damascus government has started negotiating with local leaders to hand over their regions to the army troops.
On Tuesday, the Syrian Army troops launched a heavy attack on terrorists' positions before the start of the daily ceasefire and imposed control over a main part of a key settlement in Eastern Ghouta.
The army units kicked off a fresh wave of attacks on terrorists in early Tuesday and managed to advance against the militants in the depth of al-Reihan settlement, driving the terrorists out of a large part of the settlement.
A military analyst said that if the army men free al-Reihan, they will open their path to the Eastern direction of the key town Douma after years of terrorists' occupation.


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PHI 10, MIN 4: Polanco Cycles in the Rain, Rest Is All Pain
Full Box Score
Odorizzi: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 50.0% strikes
Home Runs: Kepler (1), Polanco (1)
Multi-Hit Games: Polanco (5-for-5, 2B, 3B, HR), Schoop (2-for-4)
WPA of +0.1: Polanco .220
WPA of -0.1: Harper -.134, Odorizzi -.209
And Polanco wasn't done there, he added another single in the ninth inning. Here's a look at the cycle:
With persistent rain and temperatures in the low-40s, the Twins got off to a terribly sloppy start at Philadelphia and just kept sinking. You know how you can tell it was really bad? This rabid Phillies fanbase, energized by a new star in town, left Citizens Bank Park largely unoccupied.
There were enough Phillies fans at Nationals Park earlier this week to get a "we got Harper" chant going in enemy territory, but the weather in Philadelphia led most fans to stay home despite the enthusiasm to shower love down upon their new star.
Jake Odorizzi struck out Bryce Harper in the first inning. That's about the only thing that went well in the early going. Odorizzi recorded just two outs and it took him 36 pitches just to even do that.
It all got started with Andrew McCutchen drawing a walk after a borderline check swing was called a ball. Things just snowballed from there. Conditions were terrible, but as the old saying goes, they were the same for both teams.
One thing that didn't help the Twins were a few poor ball calls. As you can see, quite a few of these pitches were in the zone.
I suppose when you throw as many pitches as the Twins did tonight a few are bound to not go your way. It was 192 pitches, to be exact. Wow.
It was appearing this one may get called before becoming an official game, but they pressed on and things cleared up around the bottom of the fifth inning. Too bad. The Twins would rather forget pretty much all of what transpired.
At least the Polanco cycle was fun.
Bullpen Usage
Here's a quick look at the number of pitches thrown by the bullpen over the past five days:
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Sun at PHI, 12:05 pm CT (Jose Berrios-Zach Eflin)
Tue at NYM, 6:10 pm CT (TBD)
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|Schoolies have been plentiful,
but keeper bass have been scarce.
The wind switched direction today and the ocean calmed right down. The fishing calmed down with it, and the big numbers of schoolies seem to have disappeared at least temporarily. Still, there were birds diving here and there today way out, a sign that there is still bait in the area.


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Rob Ford's climactic parade into the hall.
As soon as I entered the Toronto Congress Centre, my friends pulled me into the lineup they were standing in.
"What's this line for?" I asked.
"We don't know. We just got here and were told to stand in this line."
I poked my head out to get a view of the front. "Oh my God," I exclaimed, "This is the line to shake Rob Ford's hand! He's shaking the hand of every person who goes in!"
As a politically-engaged downtowner attending a massive Rob Ford shindig out of a healthy mix of curiosity and irony, this was a bit intimidating. (Also, that morning I had written something that questioned the legality of several aspects of his campaign.) But Ford is, of course, a nice enough guy in person, and you have to respect his sincerity. His attitude isn't restricted to quasi-libertarian populism, after all; he also has an evangelical belief in the power of personable customer service, and his introductory handshake was followed by several additional phalanxes of Walmart-like greeters along the way into the main room. (Plus, he didn't recognize me.)
A rough layout of the event. The red dot is a hand-shaking Ford. (Click for larger.)
The efficiency with which 1600 people were processed with a smile was terrifying. Shake Ford's hand. Head into next chamber. Shake campaign volunteer's hand. Here are two drink tickets. Head to a table.
This vestibule was lined with sign-up tables on either side, taking names, pledges to help out, donate., etc. Volunteers were enthusiastically distributing FORD-branded signs, visors, bumper stickers. By virtue of the intelligent layout, I would guess they recruited an army of no fewer than a thousand people that night, prior to any of them even entering the grand hall, which itself was set up as though for an epic bar mitzvah.
The north half of the hall. I could have spun around 180º and taken an identical photo of the south half.
Glazed in blue light and populated with a hundred tables decked with red-white-and-blue balloons, the bar was cleverly placed at the far, far end. As were the cheese tables, generously offering brie in units best described as "slabs." No expense was spared: there were olives with AND without pimentos.
Then an accordionist on stage, presumably to complement the wine and cheese. The accordionist was followed, as all accordionists should be, by Councillor Frances Nunziata (the diminutive former mayor of York) who offered what will likely be the only endorsement Ford receives from a fellow member of Council. A disproportionately diverse selection of supporters stood guard as a human backdrop.
The heartfelt testimonies from high school football players to whom Ford has provided personal guidance was sweetly touching, both effective at sketching him out as a caring human being and saving me from ever having to see The Blind Side.
Continuing the bar mitzvah theme, campaign manager / older brother Doug Ford, introduced a video tribute the family had assembled, which Rob had not yet seen. It was scored to an original rock song with lyrics about his fiscal policies, and my brain melted much as it does in the presence of the best of Hungarian art cinema. Please put this on YouTube.
I was further staggered by the heartbreaking genius of having a bagpiper lead the parade that was Rob Ford's dramatic entrance. Nothing he might say in his speech could possibly have topped that, and indeed nothing did: that anyone could have such a shallow understanding of how government works after spending a whole decade within it is actually quite disappointing. That he doesn't grasp the paradox inherent in promising both fewer city councillors as well as improved constituent relations from councillors does not give me faith that during this campaign he will disclose some heretofore hidden intelligence. (He also quite literally proposed shouting-match democracy; a Council led by Mayor Ford, he promised, would decide on issues based on whichever members of the public are loudest in the Council Chambers.)
At the conclusion of the speech, scores of balloons were released to fall to the stage below. Many of them popped on impact, suggesting they were inflated to an excessive degree.
The song playing — Starship's "We Built This City."


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Wednesday was a busy day for me! I managed to luck out and have the chance to see two groups of bright faces in one day: Creekside Elementary's Third Grade in Capshaw and the four and five-year-olds at Wall Highway Baptist Church Mother's Day Out near Madison.
My first stop at Creekside gave me a chance to see some cool students who know summer vacation isn't far away! Creekside is the largest school in the Limestone County system, and it's growing. Our big group almost filling the cafeteria was just a small part of the 1200 students that make up the school.
I hit them with some trick questions early on to show them how tough it can be to get to the right answer when you don't have all of the information you need. Then, we talked about tornadoes, why we have to have thunderstorms, and the water cycle; they asked some really good, thoughtful questions that show the quality learning environment they come to every day.
After I finished up with the students at Creekside, I made a stop four miles away at a place that is ver special to my family: Wall Highway Baptist Church Mother's Day Out! My son Walt and daughter Shelby go to preschool there, and they love it. I saw the four-year-olds and five-year-olds (including the Kindergarten), and we read a fun book called Underpants Thunderpants. It's about a dog who's laundry gets blown away by a thunderstorm!
Thanks to the teachers (and Mr. Scott and Mr. Taylor) at Creekside and to our extended family (especially Mrs. Tracy, she made the awesome cake) at Wall Highway for letting me come be a part of the day with your students!
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Hoverboards were certainly all the trend in 2015, and even though the hype has somewhat died down since, the self-balancing boards still sell like hotcakes online. Although hoverboards possess the smarts to keep you upright, there's more to riding a hoverboard than merely stepping onto it and hoping for the best.
Step One. Sitting on the hoverboard
Even before you make an effort to get up on the hoverboard, make certain that it is both fully billed and powered on. Don't try to face around the hoverboard when it's turned off because you will fall quickly. Turn on the hoverboard (they have a silver button around the rear from the board) and, in case your hoverboard offers it, choose the appropriate beginner riding mode.
Begin by placing one feet around the hoverboard, making use of your feet to help keep the hoverboard within an upright, level riding position. When you are balanced and prepared, raise your other feet off the floor and step to the hoverboard. Do not overthink it – it's an identical motion to walking up stairs.
Try to put your ft as far aside from the hoverboard as you possibly can yet still be comfortable, like a wide stance and bent knees aids stability.
The good thing about most hoverboards is they are made to digitally balance you when you board, but you might still wobble a little when you find your center of gravity. If you are concern about balancing, use the hoverboard near a wall or something like that to carry onto should you lose balance.
Step Two. Going forward and backward
When you can stand still around the hoverboard without wobbling, it's time for you to start moving forwards and backwards. Making the hoverboard is simple, but there's certainly a learning curve – especially with regards to speed and braking. The idea of movement is straightforward – you lean toward move ahead, and lean to slow lower and reverse.
Make certain you bend the knees to obtain better charge of the rate, and don't forget to slow lower with lots of time – the final factor you'll need would be to hit a hurdle and go flying off!
Step Three. Turning right and left
Turning your hoverboard is really a similar tactic to moving forwards and backwards – it's about pressure and balance. Both sides of the hoverboard is sort of in addition to the other, enabling you to twist both sides. To show left, push your right feet forward, and also to turn right, push your left feet forward.
It's best to begin with slow, gentle movements before upgrading to quick spins as it's very easy to get rid of control while rotating. It's an enjoyable experience when you are accustomed to it though! But don't fret, even as at Tech Advisor happen to be riding hoverboards for more than 2 yrs, and here's our recommendation regarding how to ride a hoverboard (with extra tips!). Should you haven't already selected up a hoverboard, check out our selection of the best hoverboards of 2019/2020.
Step Four. Moving away from the hoverboard
In addition to walking to the hoverboard, there is a knack for you to get off without falling. The bottom line is to make certain you step from the hoverboard backwards rather of forwards. Walking off forwards makes you put pressure around the front of the feet that could result in the hoverboard shoot forward and lead you to fall.
Obviously, it may be contended the same might happen when walking backwards, however it appears to occur significantly less frequently when walking removed from the rear. Congratulations! At this point you know everything there's to understand about riding a hoverboard – now, get practicing and showcase your crazy hoverboard skills.


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News – Tomb Raider Trilogy Pack announced
January 6, 2011 by Chris Wigham
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Crystal Dynamics, the developer behind the current Tomb Raider games, have announced today that a Tomb Raider collection is on its way to the PS3. The collection will be comprised of Tomb Raider: Legend, Tomb Raider: Anniversary and Tomb Raider: Underworld, all of which will be displayed in lovely HD.
That's not all. The Tomb Raider Trilogy Pack will also feature a making of DVD, Lara Croft and Viking Thralll avatar outfits for PlayStation Home and a PS3 theme.
"We're really excited to be able to offer gamers the chance to play both Legend and Anniversary 'remastered in high definition on the PlayStation®3. These are two titles we are extremely proud to have created." Said Darrell Gallagher, Head of Studio, Crystal Dynamics."
Expect the Tomb Raider Trilogy Pack to be released on March 25th.


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3 FHSU students competing at Miss Kansas Pageant
By Diane Gasper-O'Brien
University Relations and Marketing
HAYS, Kan. -- College students are sometimes quite creative, coming up with interesting activities to fill their summer months -- whether for pleasure or work.
Three Fort Hays State University students are experiencing some of both this week at the 2017 Miss Kansas Pageant in Pratt.
Jetta Smith, Dakota Derstein and Katelyn Unruh will conclude their two-day preliminary competition today in an attempt to make the finalist list. The top 10 contestants from the preliminaries will compete for numerous scholarships Saturday night in Dennis Lesh Sports Arena.
While their sashes will represent a preliminary pageant which they won to advance to the Miss Kansas Pageant, Smith, Derstein and Unruh said they are honored for the opportunity to also represent Fort Hays State in competing for the ultimate prize -- the Miss Kansas crown.
It is the third consecutive year that FHSU has had at least one student competing for Miss Kansas. Derstein participated two years ago, and last year, two Fort Hays State students participated.
This year's trio makes FHSU's list of participants second only to Kansas State University and Wichita State University, which each have four students in the pageant.
"I think that is so awesome that we have three from Fort Hays State," Derstein said. "I think that gives one of us a shot at getting in the finals."
Smith, like Derstein, already has the experience of competing in a state scholarship pageant. Smith, now 21, was crowned Miss Black Oklahoma Teen as a 17-year-old.
But this will be Unruh's first time competing at the state level after being crowned Miss Cowboy Capital in January. In fact, the Miss Kansas event will be just Unruh's second pageant, period.
"There was a lot of really good competition in Dodge, so I was pleased to get one of the crowns," said Unruh, a 22-year-old elementary education major from Copeland.
Unruh is no stranger to participating in front of crowds, however; she cheered and danced at Montezuma-South Gray High School. She said she became interested in competing for a pageant title after watching other young women in the area participate.
Her platform is "Beautiful YOU: Motivating & Encouraging Women to Be Who They Were Created to Be."
"That's something I'm passionate about, helping other people find what they're passionate about," she said. "Life is meant to be exciting."
Derstein, a 21-year-old wildlife biology and zoology major from Dodge City, hopes this trip to Miss Kansas is even more exciting than two years ago when she participated as a 19-year-old.
Derstein, who also is a member of the Tiger Deb Dance Team at FHSU, did not participate in pageants last year.
"It is quite the process," she said, "so I decided to take a year off to better myself and grow in maturity."
Even though she did not make the finals two years ago, Derstein considered it a rewarding experience.
"I got a lot of personal growth out of it," she said. "You meet so many wonderful people, and I gained a lot of insight and perspective."
As Miss Cottonwood, Derstein has chosen as her platform "MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers): No More Victims."
"I've had family and friends who have been deceased or very harshly injured in drunk driving accidents," she said. "I think about that every day. So I think teaching people my age and younger how to be responsible for your actions will benefit the state of Kansas."
Smith said the Miss pageant competition is a little different than the Teen level, but she still hopes her experience gained in Teen pageants will benefit her this week.
After earning her state title in Oklahoma in 2013 as a high school student in Oklahoma City, Smith went on to claim third runner-up honors at Miss Black USA Talented Teen in Washington, D.C.
She played basketball at Colby Community College for two years, then transferred to Fort Hays State on academic scholarships while pursuing degrees in journalism and political science.
Smith was crowned Miss Boot Hill in January to advance to the Miss Kansas Pageant .
"It's nice to come into it with a little bit of pageant knowledge," Smith said. "It's good to know how it all works, having a basic understanding of pageants in general."
Smith's platform "No Means No" is personal as she was physically assaulted by a parent at a basketball game the summer before her senior year in high school.
"I got to college and started researching safety of schools," she said. "The more I researched, the more I realized how big of a problem it is for women to be sexually assaulted while they are in college … a very worthwhile subject."
More about the Miss Kansas Pageant and this year's contestants can be found online at misskansas.org.
Cutline: Pictured from left to right are: Dakota Derstein, Jetta Smith and Katelyn Unruh.


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I like to consider myself the Carrie Bradshaw of the wine world. Not because I am a particularly talented writer, but because I love LA as much as she loves NY AND my expenditures on wine equal hers on Manolo Blahniks. In the 2006 calendar year I spent $13,846.37 on wine. Retail. For some big collectors that's nothing, I know. But for me, with my modest income, that's more than I pay annually in rent. And that's why I'm like Carrie Bradshaw, she couldn't afford her apartment either.
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7 comments:
- tercero wines said...
Thanks fot the notes. I have not tried this wine but will have to search it out.
Are you a friend of the variety? If so, you should check out the grenache blancs coming out of Santa Barbara Cty - namely Epiphany, Curran, and tercero (my own brand!).
- September 22, 2008 at 5:25 AM
Sandy Garber's Topanga Vineyards Grenache blanc name of Celadon is excellent stuff too.
- September 22, 2008 at 10:47 AM
- tercero wines said...
Is the Celadon still from Clarksburg fruit or have they planted any themselves? Curious to hear . . .
- September 22, 2008 at 11:10 AM
- Amy said...
Yeah, I dig Sandy's Grenache Blanc. Pour it BTG at aoc. I've had Curran on a few occassions, but will have to check out Tercero! Amy
- September 22, 2008 at 1:12 PM
The '06 Celadon came from the Esperanza vineyard in Clarksburg, while the '07 was sourced from the biodynamically-farmed Beeswax vineyard in Monterey County.
- September 22, 2008 at 7:39 PM
- tercero wines said...
Thanks for the info. Are you the winemaker? Curious to hear more about this wine - how it's fermented, etc. . . .
- September 23, 2008 at 7:47 AM
I'm not, Sandy Garber & Ralph Meyer are. Drop Sandy a line here: email@example.com as the website - www.tvwinery.com - is not super up-to-date. That said, K&L have good notes on the '07 Celadon: "Tank-fermented and aged for six months in neutral oak with moderate batonnage, this high-toned beauty has the richness of the Rhône with the juicy acidity that comes from a cool, coastal vineyard. Its beguiling bouquet is reminiscent of white peaches and minerals, continuing onto the palate."
- September 23, 2008 at 4:05 PM