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Corpus Christi=Deep Urban Blight or It's a dump
Corpus Christi, it ain't a city so don't let that nice photo fool you. Up close you see weedy lots and buildings that have not been updated decades. I know. I just got back from Corpus Christi Texas and busy with teaching extra classes and reviewing a new textbook, for which I get paid. So I've had web access but little time for more than quick online checks.
I am glad the election is over but not surprised Obama won. I was for him then I was against him and now I don't care. If you want to see what the future looks like with illegals having a free reign in this country and white flight from urban areas come to Corpus. It's a dump and I got racially profiled when leaving that dump. They probably have never seen a black middle class person in that town as there probably are few and even fewer flying from their tiny airport.
So, I got separated from my party of other white women and went through the security line alone. They frisked me, went through my checked bag because the lock was gone and took trace sample from my hands. Well, kiss me again, because I was the only freaking yogi in the whole damn airport, a black, swarthy one at that and I got profiled! FU CC. You city is a pure dump. The downtown only had a few building on it with free parking and once off the main street facing CC bay, Shoreline drive, the town turns into nothing but vacated buildings left long ago by white folks who went other places in Texas.
The building look abandoned for decades not recently mind you. I mean it was creepy and ugly just one block off the shore. The hotels were old and NOT updated at all. In fact next to the best hotel in town the Omni was a vacant lot covered in weeds! What a hell hole. But we had fun. What else do you expect from a town that is 75% Mexican and only 3% white and the rest other?
You get a creepy, vacant looking, broken down, boarded up, fenced off, weeded up city dump. CC you should be ashmed but the city revenue is not there because white folks have fled! I don't blame them one bit.
I get profiled the city gets slammed.
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Ted Cruz dad: another Cuban fleeing Cuba?
Ted Cruz born Rafael Edward Cruz in Calgary Alberto Canada said that his dad was born in Cuba, not Mexico, has never been an illegal. He and Rubio and even my grandparents tell the same damn story that the reason they ended up in the USA was because they were political persons fleeing Cuba for political reasons. How could that be? I even doubt my familial history of my great grandfather fleeing Cuba under political pressure.
Were they from Cuba, yes, they were. Blacks there are often called Afro Cubans. I hear that Mexicans don't like Cubans just as I heard they don't like native Americans AKA Indians. What else is new? Who the hell do they like? They are not too keen on blacks either I know from experience. But Ted Cruz was his dad an American citizen when he was born in 1971? Not sure. My rule is strict and the only way that we will keep some out of high office. Both parents should be American citizens and grandparents, But that is probably too much.
I even believe that the 14th amendment was not even necessary. That's my take. Anyway we will see if Mexicans vote for Cruz.
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14 Illegal immigrants (23 packed in) killed in minivan crash in McAllen Texas
McALLEN, Texas—With little more than photographs and fingerprints, authorities were trying to identify 14 suspected illegal immigrants who were killed when a pickup truck packed with nearly two dozen people crashed in South Texas in one of the nation's deadliest immigrant smuggling accidents.
The victims — men, women and children — were carrying toothbrushes, toothpaste and changes of socks and underwear but no identification. Authorities said the white Ford F250 was carrying 23 immigrants from Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala when it veered off a highway and crashed into trees Sunday night..
"This is the most people I've seen in any passenger vehicle, and I've been an officer for 38 years," he said.
It is not uncommon for human traffickers to try to maximize profits by over-loading vehicles with illegal immigrants as they head north from the Texas-Mexico border. In April, nine Mexican immigrants died near the border when the teenage driver of their van crashed after fleeing Border Patrol. There were 18 people in that minivan.
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Must Read: Fed Gov trillion-dollar food stamp giveaway to Mexicans!
Bush did this shit. The law was changed in 2002 or 04 that allowed only US citizens to get food stamps extended to Mexican nationals regardless of NEED. Mark Levin was talking about this on his show last week and even he was shocked to discover that Bush gave away nearly a trillion dollars in food stamp aid to be used over a ten year period. From 2004 til 2014 and it is meant for not citizens but Mexican nationals and illegals specifically.
What really makes me mad is that when I was in grad school I worked three part time jobs and got food stamps for my kids that was back in early 90s. Then I moved here and had to pay the state of Illionois back 2,000 dollars because I had a one semester grad school job. I had to pay back the food stamps money. I got a letter but I did not go to the hearing it was my bad. But I could not buy a house til I paid that debt back. Then after that they started giving money away to blacks and browns who were not eligible to buy a home. But once again I could not qualify for a bank loan and had to go through FHA and pay an insurance for years along with my mortgage! This stinks for Americans who pay their bills and work hard.
I warned you that Bush was in love with illegals and it seems to extend to all the RINOs too. Hell Mitt Romney looks like a Mexican with that black hair and his funny looking sons.
This will make you mad.
Both the Spanish-language ad campaign and the U.S.-Mexico partnership were launched under the George W. Bush administration. The partnership dates back to 2004 — it was signed between then-Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman and Mexico's foreign affairs secretary at the time. The USDA says on its website that it is meant to "educate eligible Mexican nationals living in the United States about available nutrition assistance." To do that, Mexico distributes materials through its embassy and 50 consular offices.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/07/19/senator-says-food-stamp-partnership-with-mexico-pressuring-immigrants-to-enroll/#ixzz21IIRjldl
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Mitt Routs Newt in Florida
Recall that this man Mitt has been running for president for like 8 years. Has only won ONE election in a state he was not born in! Where is this man from? He was born in Mexico but ain't Mexican and thought his family was from Utah but he ends up in Boston, Mass running for senate (defeated) and Gov one term and now president. Will the GOP give it to him out of pity?
Mitt Romney has spent 15 million to defeat Newt Gingrich in Florida because it is a winner take all primary. That's too bad that anyone has to spend that kind of money and those types of negative ads to drop the other contender.
Florida is not the end. It seems so because of all the delegates. If Newt does not have the money then how can he go on. Only in America would you get a Mitt v Newt strange first names.
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Mexican male prostitute held in murder of Jewish flight attendant (in Mexico)
Nick Aaronson
Read more: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/10/aaronson.html#ixzz1cZvIH9Mt
(CBS/AP) MEXICO CITY – Police arrested a 20-year-old man Monday for allegedly killing a U.S. Airways flight attendant in his Mexico City hotel room and stealing his belongings and the safe deposit box. Authorities said Jose Manuel Ramirez beat flight attendant Nick Aaronson and then strangled him with a belt. Police said the victim was 27, but other reports said he was 33.
According to CBS station KCBS, Ramirez, is a male prostitute known as "the shadow" who police say has a criminal record and had been released from a Mexico City prison in June.
Chief prosecutor Miguel Mancera said Ramirez and Aaronson arrived at the downtown Hilton early Friday and went to the room together. Mancera said the attack and theft happened shortly after that, but added that he did not know how much money was reportedly stolen and what was in the safe box.
Other U.S. Airways flight attendants asked hotel employees to check Aaronson's room Saturday and his naked body was found lying on the floor with his hands tied behind his back.
Mancera said the suspect was identified after studying the hotel's surveillance videos.
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Mexican illegal arrested in Carrollton for rape and murder of 10-year-old girl
On the news there was talk about this as an international case because Jazmen and her family were from Mexico and her grandparents still lived in Mexico and the government wanted to assist in their coming to Texas in order to be at her funeral.
It started out as a call to 911 about a missing girl. The family was there visiting friends and she was very excited to spend time with a family who was leaving for Mexico. At about midnight they noted that she was not in the room and they also noticed that Jose Sifuentes who was a family friend, and I guess also spending the night, was missing at the same time or for at least 15 minutes.
He was looked at as a person of interest since he was in the home and was missing and could not explain why or his story changed. The next day his arrest was announced after finding the body of Jazmen it was revealed that she had been raped and stabbed to death. The police found a bloody knife in his SUV. So he probably took her there and raped her and murdered her maybe in the field where she was found dead.
Whether or not he is an illegal they are trying to say he had work papers or something like that. But more than likely he was an illegal killing another person but this time not as a drunk driver.
CARROLLTON — Carrollton police arrested 23-year-old Jose Sifuentes and charged him with murder Tuesday for the stabbing death of Jasmen Gonzalez. They say Sifuentes knew his 10-year-old victim and is related to her by marriage.
Sifuentes had been labeled a "person of interest" since Sunday, when Jasmen's body was found a short distance away from the Carrollton apartments where she had been staying with family members.
The girl and her parents had come to North Texas for the weekend from their home in Oklahoma City.
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Am I a Conservative too?
I believe that our immigration laws should be changed that they are too lenient. I am for a wall on the border of Mexico and the US. Do we need one at Canada too? I don't think so because they are more like us and speak English.
I don't believe in global warming but I do believe that solar activity and sun spots are causing much of the global warming that we are experiencing. And man does not affect the sun's activity. Just like any catastrophe from nature is greater than ANYTHING that humanity can cook up so the sun is greater than the sum of man's effort to continually trash and fuck up the planet.
Thirdly, I think taxes are way too high for people who make less than 30K a year. But the rich should pay more at the same time we have way too much government and too much pentagon.
I am against the vast war complex that has become the pentagon.
I wish that we had not gone off the gold standard.
The income tax code should be simplified and some of the loopholes that are legal looked at.
I don't believe in the shipping of jobs overseas to China and bringing in cheap ass Chinese goods and Asians here to fill jobs that Americans can fill.
I believe that employers are to blame for the illegals taking jobs that used to go to students and young people and black people. We know there is no purity test.
I consider myself politically centrist and a moderate and a swing voter. In other words the one that pols love to woo to their side. Keep trying right now I am just not convinced that the politicians have gotten out of bed with the fat cat banksters.
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Chris Christie: Of Book and Bulk
It seems to me that most serious presidential candidates will write at least one book before they throw their hat in the ring or name in the hat (Sarah Palin). But Chris Christie has done little about his bulk and nothing about a book in the year preceeding this one. Is it de rigeur for one to write a book beforehand? It doesn't hurt and most of the time it actually helps.
Rick Perry, his moderate and soft on illegal alien stance, was not really a big part of his book "Fed Up!" Well, that's what the people of Texas and other states are really saying to the business and the pols we are fed up with the freebies and the magnets that bring so many illegals here from Mexico in particular. We have too much legal immigration too. But that is being swallowed up by the vast illegal alien invasion in the southwest that is spreading to the northeast quickly.
Former Gov. Richardson was also a talking head today and he was so dirty politically that Obama could not give him a high-profile job. Good riddance to Gov. Richardson I say. He threw his two cents in about Rick Perry but it did not add up to much.
Famously, Obama wrote two damn books before he ran and people are still mining them for gems of self confession about being a lefty so far that he borders on Communist and socialism. I don't care about that. But I am not voting for any political neophytes and no fatties. LOL
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Well, we can't believe it's 2019. How on earth did that happen? Last time we looked, we were getting ready for the Saturday disco, dancing to power ballads, wearing our hair BIG and donning our shoulder pads. Still, you're young as you feel, and we feel like whippersnappers
in this mild weather. You'd think, with a week or two away from the garden centre, we'd be making the most of it and wearing our best clothes, but no, wellies and mud-spattered clothes for us as usual.
It would be criminal not to get out for at least an hour outside each day for a poke around. We've been planting trees, building new raised beds and working out our planting plans for 2019. No, we never take a break from gardening or plants. Apart from the odd chilly morning, the weather has been clement enough recently that we've been able to get ahead with some tidying and pruning jobs as well.
So, what can you do, if you're at least half as bonkers as we are?
Certainly clear away any dead or soggy herbaceous material, since it will look a whole lot tidier for minimal effort, and it'll remove lots of hiding places for slugs. The more difficult you'll make their winter, the fewer there will be to nibble your newly sprouting herbaceous in spring. Try to avoid cutting into stems on days when a cold following night is forecast, as this may endanger your plant, but if is it top growth that pulls away easily, leaving bare soil, that shouldn't be a problem.
That top growth is dead and serves no further purpose. Some people like to keep some dead growth for aesthetic ("structural") reasons, but if it looks untidy to you, just compost it. Luckily, with the good weather we have had recently, a lot of the dead top growth has remained dry and brittle, which is a great carbon-filled addition to the composter. You need a good mix of green bits and carbon for good compost and it is not always easy to come by at certain times of the year.
Unless we have a sustained period of frosty nights (and if so, wait until it is less so) winter dormancy is also an ideal time to prune your apple and pear trees, and quince and medlar if you have any such unusuals. Gooseberries, autumn raspberries, grapevines and currants, it is their time as well. Essentially, anything with small pips, it is time to prune, and even continue to plant new bushes and trees, subject to the soil not being too cold or waterlogged. Anything with a stone (cherry, plum, gage etc), prune these after fruiting in late summer.
The winter prune on apples, pears and such like is to encourage fruit production over new wood. The most productive wood is 1-4 years old, so if you have any very old branches, it is probably best to remove them entirely, 1/3 at a time, over the next few years. Very new growth should be taken back by a 1/3 to a bud, to encourage the production of fruiting spurs, the small knobbles where the flowers and fruit appear.
Autumn raspberries are easy – just chop back to the ground and watch new shoots arise nearby the main plant. The main problem with raspberries, autumn or summer, is that they escape into areas where we may not really want them. Be vigilant, and dig up any looking to make a home where they shouldn't, because they do run like billy-o, given the opportunity. These can be replanted where you do want them, to reinvigorate your stock, given away or potted up ready for donation to the local fete plant stall this summer. Remember, plants are for sharing.
And some of us are lucky enough to be able to grow grapevines outside too. Well, we grow a vine, and this dry warm summer saw us with many grapes to eat! Hurrah! So many in fact, we were roasting them in the oven on a fig-leaf base, which let me tell you, is fabulously aromatic and as easy as anything. Just line a baking dish with the leaves, put on the grapes, then sprinkle a little sugar, roast for 10-15 minutes, and het presto. A lovely easy pud.
Anyway, we digress. A frost-free January day is an ideal time to prune vines, because they bleed if left much longer. The sap rises very early in vines and it will weaken the plant if it bleeds too much. Take off all but 2 to 3 buds' worth of the previous year's growth. These buds will form the basis of next year's sappy growth, which will bear the fruit, and the previous year's growth will slowly form a strong woody framework.
Winter is also a great time to take hardwood cuttings of deciduous shrubs and also root cuttings of fleshy-rooted herbaceous plants.
Taking hardwood cuttings relies on you having a bit of patience – deciduous viburnums, philadelphus, roses and cornus (dogwoods) all work well. However, it can take more than 6 months and often up to 12 months for any growth to emerge. So, if you can put those cuttings somewhere where you won't worry at them for a long time, then do so. Be patient. Many a hardwood cutting has been lost by the impatient gardener tugging on it too soon and wrecking its chances of rooting.
Root cuttings are much easier. You just need a sharp knife and a seed tray full of compost, bury the root segments (about 1" long) and Bob's your uncle. It'll probably be too successful, if anything. Good candidates include achillea, Japanese anemone, eryngium (sea holly), nepeta (cat mint), acanthus (bear's breeches) and papaver orientalis (the clump forming oriental poppy).
Well, the decorations will be coming down soon, if they're not already, the tree cast into some forgotten corner of the garden until all the needles drop off, and it is time to look forward to another year. It is sometimes hard to be positive when the days can be so grey, but have a poke around your garden, and even now, you will see the signs of new life.
Maybe the daphne is wafting its beautiful scent around, maybe the daffs and narcissus are straining their heads into the daylight, maybe the flower buds are on your camellias are getting noticeably fuller. Whatever you find in your garden, it is the sign that the cycle continues regardless of the tinsel, the gorging and the conspicuous consumption – it is what really matters, so take a few minutes every day to breathe it in and enjoy it.
Happy New Year, and may 2019 be another year you garden with joy.
Sarah Daniel and Helen Robins, Pengelly Garden Centre
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The Focus is a brand new Kodi addon for Movies and TV Shows. It is available in the Lockdown repository. Its contents are really very pretty. It has a small interface that includes 5 main categories such as Movies, TV Shows, Top Movies, My Movies, and My TV Shows. In addition to that, the Tools and Search are the two extra features available in this addon. All the contents are working very fine and the streaming quality is also very well in this addon. Now let us see the step by step process for how to install the Focus Kodi addon.
How to install Focus Kodi addon?
1. From the Kodi Homepage, Click on the gear icon.2. Now you have to select the File Manager from the System menu.3. Now double-click on the Add source from the File Manager.4. Now the Add file source dialogue box is displayed on the screen. In that, you have to select the <None>.5. Here you need to enter the path for the required repository as "http://repo.lockdown.in/" and make sure that the path which you have entered is correct and then click OK.6. Here you need to enter a name which you want for the media source. Now I enter a name as "Lockdown" and then click OK.7. After completing the above process, Navigate to the Kodi Homepage and select the Add-ons.8. Now you have to select the Package Installer icon which is present at the top-left corner.9. Now you can select the Install from zip file.10. Here you need to select the source which you have already entered in step 6. Now I select the source as "Lockdown".11. Here you have to select the repository zip file as "repository.lockdown-2.1.zip" and wait for few seconds while the repository completes its installation process.
12. Here the popup clearly indicates that the lockdown repository is installed successfully.13. Now you have to select the Install from repository.14. Here the list of repositories is displayed. In that, you have to find and select the repository as lockdown repository.15. Now you can select the Video add-ons in the lockdown repository.16. Here you have to select the Focus addon.17. Now you can click on the Install option and wait for few seconds while the addon completes its installation process.18. Here the popup clearly indicates that the focus addon is installed successfully and ready for use.19. Now click on the Open to enter into this addon.
Focus Kodi addon review
The Focus is a brand new and best Kodi addon for Movies and TV Shows. It comes with a lot of new contents for watching movies and TV Shows. It has a very small database that includes only 5 categories such as Movies, TV Shows, Top Movies, My Movies, and My TV Shows. The Tools and Search are the two new features available in this addon. Now let us discuss the categories one by one on below.
The Movies category can be further classified into a lot of sub-categories such as Trending, Popular, In Theatres, Genres, Year, Actor, Oscar Winners, Great Directors, My Movies, and much more. In addition, the Actor Search and Search are the two search features available in this category which can be used to find our favourite movies easily.
TV Shows
The TV Shows category can also be having further sub-categories which include Trending, Popular, Anticipated, Networks, New TV Shows, New Episodes, My TV Shows, Show Premieres, and much more. It can also be having the two search features called Actor Search and Search. The Popular section includes Westworld, Supernatural, The Walking Dead, Arrow, and lots more.
Top Movies
The Top Movies section includes a list of top movies which can be categorized into Top Animated Movies, Top Gangster Movies, Top Horror Movies, Top Action Movies, Top Cop Movies, Greatest War Movies, Greatest Political Movies, and so on.
My Movies and My TV Shows
You must have an IMDB account to access the My Movies and My TV Shows category. Once you have created an IMDB account, you can add your favourite movies and TV Shows in these categories.
The Focus Kodi addon is an excellent brand new Kodi addon. It is also a recommended addon for the Kodi users. You have to install and use all the features available in this addon. If you face any errors/bugs while installing this addon, Kindly do let us know via the below comments box.


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Video: U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott's hour at Dubsea Coffee
While setup went on outside for the Greenbridge Plaza party that's part of today's White Center Spring Clean, U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott – sporting a maroon Spring Clean T-shirt – spoke to more than 50 people at Dubsea Coffee this morning. His hourlong Q/A touched on topics from Occupy Wall Street to the presidential election to farm subsidies, with much more inbetween. We recorded it all on video and will add that later, along with more toplines.
ADDED 3:23 PM: There's the video – note it's a coffeehouse and a casual roving format, so the audio quality varies greatly!
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My grandmother was Canadian—a Québécoise who taught me the capitals of the provinces at six; I had learned my hockey terms at an even younger age. So I have a certain affinity for the country. And when whisky expert Dave Broom, on tour for his book on Japanese whisky, named Canada as a region to watch, I needed to know more.
The Canadians have been making whisky since the 1800s, after a wave of immigrants from Great Britain settled across the country and planted grains. Production was limited, however, by what could survive the winters, and it wasn't until the Dutch and Germans arrived and planted rye, a hardier grain, that the industry began to take off. By the late 19th century, the Canadians had developed a reputation for whisky made from a mash of corn, barley, wheat and rye.
That mash bill made for a spirit that was lighter and gentler than many whiskies—an advantage until the Bourbon booms of the 1950s and the 2000s. In the face of Bourbon's robust brown-sugar-and-oak flavors, Canadian whisky became known to some as "brown vodka."
Today, a number of producers are working hard to overcome that moniker, crafting whiskies with real character. The trend is especially prevalent in Ontario, where a thriving wine industry has encouraged farmers to take an artisanal approach to everything from cheesemaking and brewing to distilling. Since Toronto is just an hour away from NYC by air, I jumped on a flight to check out the scene myself.
—Barry Stein
"With our history, Canadian whisky should be a blend," says Barry Stein, who owned a paint company before partnering with a fellow Scotch collector, Barry Bernstein, to make their own whisky. While they bottle a Rye and a Single Malt from Canadian barley, the Red and Blue blends are their flagships, bottled under the label Stalk & Barrel. Both are based on a blend of aged rye and single malt; the difference is in the percentage of aged corn whisky added. The Blue, with its higher percentage of corn, is sweeter and softer than the Red, which shows rye's punchy flavors, notes of anise and endive punctuating the mellow orange-marmalade notes. Stein also pulls out the Canada #150, a special bottling released for the country's 150th anniversary, in 2017. A blend of corn, rye and malted barley aged for more than five years, it's minty and honeyed, with a mouthfilling texture.
Just across the street, Last Straw Distillery is gearing up to release its first whiskies. While Don DiMonte opened this 770-square-foot distillery in 2015, Canadian law stipulates that all whiskies must be aged a minimum of three years in wooden barrels no larger than 700 liters—just like Scotch and Irish versions. To keep the lights on while his whiskies come of age, DiMonte has been producing vodka, gin, rum and moonshine, all from Canadian produce.
There are a few other small distilleries scattered across Eastern Canada, but the growth of the craft movement is most pronounced in Ontario's wine country, in the Niagara Peninsula. It takes just under an hour driving down the Queen Elizabeth Highway to get to Forty Creek Distillery, one of Ontario's first craft distillers. Founder John K. Hall opened it in 1992, after running a winery; he says he'd set out to be a distiller in the 1980s, but most small distilleries were closing down. Today, Gruppo Campari owns Forty Creek, one of the few places with well-aged whiskies made in Canada.
In Beamsville, about eight miles east down the highway, Dillon's Small Batch Distillers offers a completely different take on Canadian craft whisky. The bright blue warehouse sits in a pastoral landscape of grape vines, grains and gardens; inside, the fruits of those gardens are all on display in a wide array of spirits, from grape-based vodka to infused gins, bitters and absinthe.
For my last stop, I head farther east along the lakeshore, toward Niagara-on-the-Lake. However skeptical you might be about a project headed up by a star hockey player, Wayne Gretzky Winery & Estates is worth the trip. As you might expect, it's hard to miss, a large glass-and-steel structure with bright lights shining from within. Walking through the door, I admit I looked at the hockey memorabilia on display up front and gazed into the reflecting pool before diving into the spirits. Tasting my way through the whiskies, the advantage of sharing space with a winery became apparent: Master Distiller Joshua Beach starts with a base of Ontario grains—malted rye, unmalted rye and corn—for all his whiskies, then works closely with winemaker Craig McDonald to source used barrels for aging. The difference a barrel can make shows clearly. My favorite was the Ice Cask, finished in barrels that previously held ice wine made from vidal blanc—an Ontario specialty. Mixing herbaceousness with a touch of sweetness, it's a stunning whisky, and uniquely Canadian.
This feature appears in the print edition of December 2018.
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Facts and Figures
KADK facts and figures: KADK in totals:
Applicants (bachelor programmes, 2013): 2989
Admitted (bachelor programmes, 2013): 387
Bachelor students: 990
Master students: 870
Graduates (Bachelor, 2012): 278
Graduates (Master, 2012): 258
PhD Students: 59
Foreign students: 488
Staff: 380
Funding: 277 mio. dkr.
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Yesterday Satsavya, our Vice President, arrived at Faro Airport and today we went to the notary in Odemira to establish two more cornerstones of the Osho Garden Project. One entity is an Association with the same name as the Foundation but in another language and established in another country. Tuinen voor de Nieuwe Mens and Jardins para o Novo Homem both translate into Gardens for the New Man. The Foundation is the owner and guardian of the property, the Association is the not-for-profit organization of the community of all participants and of the meditation center. But as we also want to earn some income, by organizing organic gardening and related activities on a commercial basis, a third entity was established, the Agricultural Cooperative Savoy Gardens. As the name implies, it is organized as a Cooperative, which is an Association acting as a business. It was the first time in her career that our notary established one and Natália, our lawyer took a picture of us, the new no-management team of the Savoy Gardens not-a-hotel, or for short: Gardenotel.
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Val Thorens (FRA) - After several days of heavy snow, strong winds, and nonexistent visibility derailed the competition programme at the inaugural Val Thorens (FRA) FIS Snowboard Cross World Cup, Tuesday dawned clear and calm - an encouraging sign for the final available day for training and qualifications ahead of Wednesday's scheduled race.
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In the one run of men's qualifications that was completed it was the Aussies looking strong, with Adam Lambert and Jarryd Hughes going one-two to lead the way, while their teammate Alex Pullin slotted in fifth overall. Italy's Emanuel Parethoner finished the seeding round in third spot, while the top French rider on the afternoon was reigning Olympic gold medallist Pierre Vaultier in 13th spot.
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Call me nostalgic or just plain stuck in the past. Fine. But today, after nearly 17 months of intermittent searching, I found my class ring. It was in a safe place for when I moved to Manhattan, I was sure I didn't want to lose it. I had hidden it in a safe place and promptly forgot where. It made me wonder why this thing was so important to me.
It isn't the nicest ring; I remember others having rings with real diamonds. It isn't flashy but not dull either. The surfaces are jagged, almost sharp, as if the makers knew the amount of pain one could inflict on the top of someone's head with a turned-upside-down ring. Of course Adam and Wes could tell you all about the sharpness of my ring. When tears came I figured maybe it was better to leave the ring on for decoration rather than harassment.
There were a few people that borrowed my ring to wear at various points in high school. Fortunately, it didn't end up in the bottom of the lake or a ditch like so many. The tradition of high school sweethearts exchanging rings is a bit of a mystery. It almost serves as a stamp of possession or warning--stay away. Who could forget the clumsy looking ring pads the girls used in order to wear the ring or the necklaces used by the boys?
Funny thing about choosing emblems to represent yourself for the rest of your life as a high school sophomore. I barely knew what day it was mostly. The name "Chris" appears on my ring even though my high school name had been cemented in granite by the time sophomore year reared its head. If I could have known that 75 percent of the people in my life still know me and refer to me as "G.," I could have saved some confusion.
The football emblems certainly represented a significant part of my life since choosing that on my ring. It makes one wonder though if I was really supposed to be a football player (later a coach) or whether I was just trying to live up to the expectations I set for myself. Is there a point where one part of life feeds another or should a ring be looked at only as a symbol of a certain point in time? A circular snapshot if you will?
Then again who actually wears their high school class ring after high school? They are out there. I am one of them again and have met many people both young and old still wearing their high school class rings. Why? Does it represent fond memories? I can think of several students in my own high school class that either never got rings or would have wanted to chuck them out the window at various points during and after high school. Is it a symbol of the past, a creation of the future, or just a ring?
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IIT faculty on hunger protest for autonomy of the institution
New Delhi, Sep 24(ANI): Over 1,000 faculty members of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) went on a hunger protest on Thursday to protest the anomalies in the recently announced pay structure and demanding greater autonomy for the institutions.
Though they were on protest, the faculty members did take classes and attended seminars.
President of IIT Faculty Federation Delhi chapter, M. Balakrishnan said that the fast is to demand sovereignty for the Institute.
"This hunger protest that IIT's faculty is observing while performing all their academic duties is primarily related to autonomy of the elite institution," Balakrishnan said.
Students at the institution were out in full support to their faculty and urged the Government to come up with a solution.
"We will support this protest, we will stand behind our teachers. They are fighting to save the honour of this institution, and we urge the Government to fulfill their demands," said Abhishekh Rastogi, student of Department of Civil Engineering.
Aman Bakshi, a student from the same department, said: "If the new guidelines are accepted, no student will come back to teach at the institution."
The HRD Ministry had, earlier, refused to accept the faculty's demands and also opposed the demand of ending the contractual recruitment of teaching staff at the entry level.
However, the government had come up with a revised pay package for the faculty of IITs.
The decision to demonstrate by fasting was taken at a meeting of the All India Indian Institutes of Technology Faculty Federation (AIIITFF) held at IIT Kharagpur's extension centre in Kolkata on Monday.
The faculties have also come up with a deadline of October 1 to the HRD Ministry for meeting their demand. (ANI)


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Leave it to Sarah Stage to make a hospital room look glamorous.
The lingerie model posted a family photo on Tuesday, October 17, just one day after welcoming son Logan Alexander. In the image, a dolled-up Stage cradles her newborn, while big brother James, 2, and dad Kris Jason look on smiling.
In the caption, the 33-year-old, who is best known for her barely-there baby bump, hinted that she is done having babies. "We prayed, planned, and wished for a healthy and happy baby," wrote Stage. "We received all we wished for and now our family is complete."
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Tamerò: A Hidden Treasure in Florence
When most people think of Italy, they assume every Ristorante, Osteria, or Trattoria will have incredible pasta. That is actually not the case. So many of these places in tourist filled areas don't catering to locals or don't need to rely on return customers. In fact, they are catering to tourists who are probably just looking for a quick "taste of Italy" and then are back on their way to another museum they will never visit again. So what you end up with is a fast food, McDonalds version of "authentic" Italian Pasta. I found this to be true during my most recent trip to Florence.
Florence in general is not known for pasta, it's known for Bistecca Fiorentina and Panini Lampredotto, both incredible! But I'm still in Italy right? I should be able to find incredible pasta just by stumbling out the door! Well I've been all over from tourist traps, to tratorria's in the middle of nowhere, to Mercato Centrale. All in all, mixed reviews. The mom and pop shops have been the best of the bunch in Florence, Mercato is pretty good, and a lot of the touristy places are just Chef Boyardee with a hefty price tag. Like my Italian friend, Rebecca, says, she can make better pasta than most restaurants in Florence. I can attest as I've been eating her pasta for years.
Yet, by lucky coincidence, the book store I usually work out of was closed for no reason in particular other than the fact that it's Europe, and that's kinda what they do here. I had to go further from the city center to find another coffee shop with WiFi, and during a stroll to find some pizza, I came across Tamerò Pasta Bar. It was off the beaten path, but still looked busy, so I was immediately intrigued. When I got back to my coffee shop, I began my all important Google and Yelp recon. Reviews were promising, the New York Times even did an article on it.
So when it reopened at 7pm, I was there waiting. They have have two dining rooms: one just for people interested in pizza, and another for those desiring pasta. I wondered what happened if one person wanted pasta and the other pizza, so I'll have to go back and do another post. We were in for the pasta and were quickly sat in a very cool, almost too American dining area. After perusing the menu, the wine list was good and pretty inexpensive and I wanted 95% of the food menu (5% that I didn't want is dedicated to the mushrooms that will kill me).
I tried the Soave Classico as I thought it would pair well with the Cacio e Pepe and Culurgiones con Gameri Pancetta E Crema di Zucchine. FINALLY a pasta dish that did not disappoint in Florence! The pasta was obviously fresh and made by hand that day, although you kinda figure that out as you walk in and see the women in the window making the pasta. The pasta was cooked perfectly al dente and finished in the sauce that it would be served in because the sauce clung beautifully to each noodle/dumpling. The Cacio e Pepe had a nice thick creamy sauce, although I would have liked slightly more pepper. The Culurgiones were expertly pinched and folded, anyone who has made hand folded dumplings of any kind, knows how much of an art that is. They also change the menu seasonally which I love. During my Google search, I found the Autumn menu which included a Wild Boar Ragu… Yum, I will be back!


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I can see from the bright sunshine on the previous post that it's been some time since I updated the world (well, a handful of people) on how the book is progressing. So, what has been happening since the material was sent to the publisher in mid May? Firstly they do an initial check to see that I've submitted what I was supposed to, in this case around 60,000 words of text and a rather excessive 323 photos. You can be sure this book is going to be well illustrated! Then silence while the selected expert reader pronounces. We passed that test too and eventually the book was allocated an editor; there followed two weeks of frantic text editing before the book was deemed ready for the design stage. Although the text file was as perfect as I could make it, typos inevitably creep in, and it does take two or more people to spot them – one's eye reads what the mind expects it to. Following that we now have another editor to guide the book through the design process. The publication year is 2014, but until the publishers (English Heritage) issue their catalogue – very shortly – we don't know when in 2014. For me the next stage is a laser proof of the text, and then page proofs with – at last – the illustrations in place. At that point what you have to look for is stuff like photos being dropped on to text rather than the text flowing round them. I'm only guessing now but I'd hope to see some of this before Christmas. Meanwhile, I took the opportunity of the heritage Open Days back in September to visit Warminster Maltings in Wiltshire and Harveys Brewery in Lewes, East Sussex. A great long weekend (aside from getting soaked in London between events). Pics here from Harveys; thanks to the local HODS committees for organising these visits.


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So here is another delicacy from the Rajputana (Rajasthani) Kitchen. Indian kitchens all over, exclusively in cities have started relying on a few vegetable throughout the year.
People with advent of modernisation are just flocking behind all packed proteins and vitamins forgetting everything about the variety of vegetables available in the local markets that were earlier an important part of the cuisine.
My wish, hope everyone tries to take time and get to rural markets and get back the taste of local, traditional and seasonal vegetables.
Coming back to our topic, Kachar Mirch is a dish very famous in rural areas of Rajputana(Rajasthan), I am adding a few pics of the raw vegetable so you get an idea of how Kachar looks like.
Kachar 7-8
Hari Mirch (Green Chilli) 5-6
Jeera ¼ tsp
Rai ½ tsp
Hing ½ tsp
Haldi Powder ½ tsp
Salt Acc to taste
Dhaniya powder 2 tsp
Garlic Paste 1tsp
Oil 4tbsp
To start with, take kachar and peel it as shown in the picture, once the kachar are peeled slice them into small dicks shape pieces. Now take fresh green chillies and cut them into small round shapes. Keep kachar and chillies aside till we make our spices ready.
To start cooking, take a pan and pour some oil in it let it heat. Add Jeera, Rai and Heeng to the oil, once the spices starts popping add the Kachar and Mirch that we have kept aside and start mixing. Now add Coriander Powder, Garlic paste, Haldi powder and salt to taste and mix well. Cook the mixture for few more mins.
The dish is now ready to be served hot with "Bajre ki Roti". Do write comments to get any help on the dish if you need...Happy eating...


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Thursday, March 14, 2013
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts Upcoming Events March 2013
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"Viva La Vida (3-16)
Luna Negra( 3-27)
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MCCLA Board Meeting(3-20)
MCCLA & CIRCULO CULTURAL PRESENTA:"Viva la Vida"
Sabado, Marzo 16 / 7:00 pm/ Theater
$15 General Admission/ $12 Students & Seniors
Naty Rodriguez se lanza en una impresionante aventura escénica al encarnar a la pintora mexicana Frida Kahlo. Kahlo Viva la Vida es un monólogo "fridesco" que se sitúa entre el recuerdo, los sueños y la realidad apasionada de
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Come and enjoy our 35th Anniversary Magazine release with our annual LUNA NEGRA show, A night with dance, music, poetry, video and visual arts with women´s art. The celestial harp of Amelia Romano, accompany the full moon, with flamenco dance flavors of Kerensa deMars, the playfulness of Tango with Nora Dinzelbacher and the magic piano of the youth poet and composer Anais Azul.
The Bay Area's iconic poet Nina Serrano will open the doors of MCCLA memory and 35 years of art and culture, presenting our magazine "Corazón del Barrio". Expect more surprises during the night. Receive a FREE Magazine containing the history of the MCCLA from the last five years in images, and special sections with details of our classes, events, Mision Grafica posters, articles by Nina Serrano, poems by Alejandro Murguia and more. MCCLA would like to thank to our sponsors and community supporters in this issue, Gracias!
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The aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman's deployment has been extended 30 days as it continues the fight against the Islamic State group, the Navy announced Friday.
The Norfolk-based carrier left in November for what was to be a seven-month deployment, but will remain in the Middle East as it launches combat flights against the terrorist group in Iraq and Syria. The extension means the carrier will likely return to Norfolk in July.
The extension applies to the entire Truman Strike Group, which includes the guided missile destroyers Anzio, Bulkeley, Gonzalez and Gravely.
Earlier this month, aircraft flying from the carrier set a Navy record for the number of bombs used in the fight against the Islamic State group, eclipsing the previous record of 1,805 pieces of ordinance dropped by aircraft assigned to the carrier Theodore Roosevelt in 2015.
"This decision is central to our ongoing effort to dismantle and roll back terrorist networks in Syria, Iraq and elsewhere," Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson said in a written statement. "Accelerating the fight against ISIL is the President's number one priority and the Truman strike group plays an important role as we work to destroy ISIL and continue to go after the remnants of al Qaida."
The Truman was originally going to mark the Navy's first seven-month deployment for a carrier since officials announced the goal in 2014.
"We will do everything we can to mitigate the impact on our families and execute planned seven-month deployment lengths going forward," Richardson said.
The Norfolk-based carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower is set to replace the Truman this summer.
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Participating in therapy with your partner can be daunting, but ultimately a very enriching experience that can have long-lasting positive benefits. If you both want to become more effective partners, rather than simply find ways to make the other person change, you are on the right track. A therapist can help you build the type of relationship you want to be in.
Your therapist should be:
- Neutral: no personal agenda (other than the one we agree on together)
- Trustworthy: putting your privacy and safety above all else
- Knowledgeable: applying research-based techniques and information
- Responsive: listening to you, your needs, and goals, answering questions, addressing your concerns
- Collaborative: working with you to find the best avenues of change and working with other healthcare professionals on behalf of your wellness when needed
- Ethical: practicing within their scope of expertise, with cultural competence and sensitivity
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Couples counseling usually starts out with an introductory session where we will talk about both partners' goals (and fears) regarding therapy. This is followed by an individual session with each partner to obtain background information and to gain a sense of how each individual can best be supported as we work toward your goals as a couple. Subsequent sessions will usually involve all parties and will focus on the areas that are of importance to you. Progress is slower when sessions revolve around the latest argument rather than working toward the goals established early on.
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Joint sessions will usually be 90 minutes long. If your schedules require shorter (1 hour) appointments, this can be accommodated in most instances and rates will be prorated.
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Everyone asks, "Why should I buy the 2445 Organics rack versus other racks coming out on the market?"
The answer is quite simple : Terraponics.
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When comparing Gitbox vs GitHub Desktop, the Slant community recommends GitHub Desktop for most people. In the question"What are the best Git clients for macOS?" GitHub Desktop is ranked 12th while Gitbox is ranked 26th. The most important reason people chose GitHub Desktop is:
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Planet Models XF5U Flying Pancake
BloorwestSiR posted a topic in Clear the Shelf of DoomI had a bunch of different subjects that I could pick from to join this GB with. I have a Tamiya F-15E I started 20 years ago that currently seems to be a table... Another choice was the F-4G I started right around when I joined LSP. In the end, I decided on my first resin 1/32 kit, the Planet Models XF5U. There are a couple great builds of this kit on here from Brian and Eric and I used them as a reference in what I've done so far. I think I'm past the hard part of joining the fuselage halves together but left off there. The plan is to arm it and add some nose art which I think LSP Kevin will enjoy. Carl
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ericg posted a topic in Works in ProgressAfter finishing the Mirage, I went and had a look through the few kits that I have started since I begun that kit and was looking for something to do. Nothing took my fancy as I just felt that for once I would like to start a new kit without the unfinished Mirage hanging over my head. I wanted something quick and easy to do but different all the same. I do have a CAC Sabre conversion waiting in line as my next Aussie build but am waiting on some parts to arrive. I also need a bit of a break from having to do major work to a model, so the Macchi is also on the sidelines for now.Thought I would break open the new Planet Models Flying pancake and give it a run. I spent today at home on reserve without getting called in, so I had quite a productive day First up, the kit, all resin with white metal undercarriage, vac formed canopy and screen printed decals for the one marking option: The box is rather large for the kit, well packed. I made a start on the propeller hubs and boss mounts. I didn't mess around with this as there will be alot of weight swinging off the props so it was straight to the lathe where I faced off the back face of the hubs, center drilled the rear face of the spinner and then reamed a 3mm hole halfway into the solid resin. Push fit of some 3mm aluminium tubing for strength. I then did the same to the boss and inserted some larger tubing that was also a push fit into the boss. The whole assembly fits together very nicely and has almost no play at all but allows the props to move freely whilst giving it a very true spin. The front of the fuselage doesn't fit too well! I have since taped it together and poured almost boiling water over it which fixed the problem. Onto the intakes, and here is one area where it will be very difficult to get right if the instructions are followed. The round intake and the engine cooling fan/dome are supposed to be assembled as one and then glued into the fuselage. doing this will make it almost impossible to sort out the resulting join as there is not enough room to sand/fill/paint. I have glued in the intake at the bottom, and have started sorting out the most visible seam. Once I am ready to close up the fuselage, I will join the top of the intake and then leave the back end of the kit open and exploit the flexibility of the resin to open it up and insert the cooling fan/dome from the rear. A test whether the above theory will work or not.....


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Introduction: Turn Your Can Into a Drinking Can (Glass)
What is that? You have a bunch of friends coming over and no drinking glasses? Do you have any sodas or beer? Assuming you do not realize your friends can drink straight from those, lets make you a new glass.
Be warned, this is not a strong glass. It is a cool glass though :D
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Step 1: What You Will Need
Item you will need
1 Can (any size, any type, whatever makes you feel good at night)
1 Can Opener (the cutting wheel gear type as shown in the picture)
Time Required: 1 minute + however long it takes to enjoy your beverage
Step 2: Empty the Can
Drink your beverage.
Feel free to pour it in a second container so you can enjoy it while making your glass.
Side note related to beer: Craft beer is moving toward cans as a way to better protect the beer from oxygen and sunlight. The problem is you still need to pour the beer into a glass to really appreciate the aromas that come with your sudsy beverage. If you are camping or just without proper glassware, try just opening the can and taking a large sip then removing the top as described below. That way you turn the can into a glass thus opening a path for your nose to smell the beer without having to bring extra glassware. When you are done, just recycle the can as you would have before. As always, be careful to watch for potential sharp edges.
Step 3: Clamp Down and Start Cutting
- Attach your can opener with the blade coming down from above and the rotating gear on the outer edge of the top lip
- Squeeze the handle
- Start cutting!
Don't stop cutting till you reach the end. Trust me, it is totally worth the effort.
Step 4: Finish Cutting
Don't stop cutting until you get to the end. That point should look somewhat like this.
Be careful not to cut yourself, the edges can be sharp!
Step 5: Optional: Remove the Stuff That Fell Inside
Either you pulled the top off as you finished cutting it or it fell in… Assuming you are the latter (as seen in the image) then you should turn it upside down and remove the insides. If you have not done so, clean out the insides with some water now.
You might not have needed an explanation for this, but I included it just in case it was not obvious.
Step 6: Good Job!
Good thing you finished, that previous glass is dirty already!
Step 7: Try Out Your New Glass
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I like this instructable but was wondering about 2 things that I thought about while reading it. It would probably be possible to go a step further and 1. Find a drinking glass that would fit inside of it somehow and insulate it by filling in the space between the outside of the drinking glass and the inside of your Guinness can and 2. Is there any way to coat the outside of the Guinness can with something to make it more scratch resistant? Just a few thoughts and great instructable. Keep it up.
I was anticipating that you would weigh it down some how (pour something on the inside, or affix to the bottom). Then I thought about it, apart from how it feels, it is not like any of these would just fall over and break. You know?
Simple and pleasing, this instructable also counts as a life hack. Thanks for sharing!
Just don't knock the can over and you will be fine.
You are right. While adding weight to the bottom could help make it feel better, it is not all that necessary for functionality. The center of mass is nearly the same as it was before so it would only be necessary if you regularly knock over cans when drinking from them.
sugru the bottom similar to the base of a wine glass maybe?
Fill the base (underneath) with bluetack?
Awsome idea, and it works great!
l did this 2 days ago, before reading this Instructable. Wanted to use the can to stand up craft paint brushes and wool dobbers that I use in leather dying. I have a no name cheap can opener that came with a cheap set of steak knifes, had it for 10+ years. It cut the top off with nothing but a few sharp pieces. Just like stated in the Instructable, so used my dremel with sanding tool and now all is smooth. Thanks
All that hard work emptying those cans and my Pampered Chef can opener didn't work. What brand did you use. I have Guiness cans just like yours.
I ended up using an OXO opener in these instructions. I have successfully used other openers as well. Based on these comments it seems you have to get lucky with an opener that is just right.
I have had some success with those keychain-sized, miltitary/camping style, can openers, for cutting the tops out of aluminum cans. I previously upped some pictures of this, here:
Sometimes this style of can opener is called "P-38 can opener". Actually, there is a Wikipedia article for this, here:
I don't know the brand off the top of my head so I will have to check later. It looks like the pampered chef can opener cuts horizontally from the outside edge rather than vertically from the inside edge. Is that the case? If so, that may be causing the problem. By cutting the inside edge, it leaves additional support around the upper lip of the can. If it were to cut the outside, it would be removing that material and leaving only a weak edge.
How is it not working exactly?
My opener left metal slivers on the cut edge, some which fell loose, and there are ground gear tooth marks with metal dust on the outside rim of my can.
My compliments to whichever can opener that it is that you use, looks beautiful!
No need for a can opener! These a fairly common novelty here in Mexico, they're done mostly by kids with no tools but the sidewalk, it takes some time but all you do is grind, well more just like rubbing it on the concrete sidewalk for a while, about 5-10 minutes and you're done, no hard edges or anything. Just give it a good wash before using them.
Those can openers are garbage. As far as I know, there is only one brand of can opener that makes a decent cut. It's made by Pampered Chef and it's too expensive, but it cuts sideways into the can top crimp, not down. There's no sharp edge. I can relid a can so that nothing leaks out; the lid fits securely back on the can. I use it to put leftovers in the refrigerator, slosh out residue with water, and drain liquid out.
Warning: this technique has a terrible danger:
Make sure you don't swallow the widget !
I'd assumed there would be some sort of cleanup of the edges on the inside?
Unless the can opener failed to cut properly, you should not need to clean the inner edges.
If it got caught and ripped part of the can, then you could bend that part of the can back with some pliers.
If it is bad enough that you are considering sandpaper, I would just throw the can away. The metal is so thin that if you are sanding it down to remove an edge, you would be risking sharpening it even more.
As a word of caution only use this for cold drinks, being thin metal it will conduct the heat of the drink straight to your lips unlike a ceramic cup which is cooler on the outside.
Did this as a kid once and it was a lesson quickly learned.
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Rock Oil are thrilled to announce the latest export customer based in Vietnam, with their distribution scope covering Laos and Cambodia, ensuring that the Rock Oil brand continues to gain momentum in Southeast Asia. This continues our snowballing business success throughout 2014 with future export coverage being negotiated currently with five different countries over three continents.
Current chairman Charles Hewitt introduced the Rock brand to New Zealand over 30 years ago and has been putting pins on the global map ever since. Charles is delighted to reach such a esteemed milestone and said "This fantastic achievement is testament to the hard work and improvements made by the staff in offering such a high quality brand, built on excellent service at a fair price. We believe Rock Oil offers the best cost to quality ratio on the global market. Looking ahead we are currently in negotiations with a number of potential new partners and I anticipate welcoming new friends to the Rock Oil family soon."
To maintain this high level of service in the wake of ever increasing business we installed an additional storage tank at the back end of October. In the last three months alone we have added over three hundred thousand litres of container storage space to the site. Securing our capacity to support our customers worldwide in a constantly growing market.


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