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Pucks tell the story of Blues' rollercoaster season
ST. LOUIS — Inside the St. Louis Blues dressing room in Enterprise Center hangs a mountedboard on the wall near the entrance, a few feet to the left of Jake Allen's stall. The six shelves filled with hockey pucks tells the story of the team's wild ride during the 2018-19 NHL season.
As time expired in the Blues' 2-1 Game 5 victory over the Boston Bruins, Alex Steen flipped the puck out the defensive zone. Hopping off the bench at the same time to celebrate with his teammates was David Perron, who scooped up the puck to add to the shelf.
The win Thursday night was St. Louis' 60th of the season. The shelves on the puck board have enough room to hold 60 of them. At the top of the board, above the I and S in St. Louis, is a spot for one more puck, which was added once they reached the Stanley Cup Final. That spot signifies the 61st win of the season — the win that will make them champions.
The origin of the puck board goes back in training camp when the Blues took a preseason trip to the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. There they met with Admiral Wallace E. "Ted" Carter, who presented then-head coach Mike Yeo with his personal military coin. The coin features the emblem of the Naval Academy crest, Admiral Carter's three stars, his signature and aviation call sign, which happens to be "Slapshot."
Yeo had the coin mounted on the board featuring six shelves inside the dressing room in hopes that they could look back at the end of the season as a reminder of how that trip played a role in a successful year.
Blues legend Bob Plager put the first puck up on the board on Oct. 11.
Yeo is no longer behind the bench but the puck board remains, even though it took a while fill up.
Only three pucks were added in October, and four more in November before Yeo was fired. New head coach Craig Berube decided not to take down the sparsely-filled board. He did, however, take down the standings board that players saw on their way toward the dressing room at their practice facility. It was a reminder to not look back and only worry about the future.
The shelves started to fill up after Berube took over and then things really took off beginning in January when the Blues won 15 of 18 games, which was boosted by an 11-game winning streak.
There are two pucks on the board that are meaningful to forward Ryan O'Reilly and signify a turn in the Blues' season. They reside next to one another, marking wins No. 26 and 27. They're from a February home and home sweep over the Nashville Predators.
"That was pretty monumental, just showed that we can do it," said O'Reilly. "That was a very good hockey team that we beat two in a row that gave us significant points and pushed us ahead. Gave us some good belief that, hey, we're an elite team here. We can do this."
Now it's June 9. The shelves are full with just that single slot ready to be filled. The puck board is a reminder for the Blues of how this season has gone and how, had there not be such a turnaround, the entire direction of the franchise could have been altered. How many core faces would have been traded away? Who would have been out of a job? All questions that no one has to answer any more.
"They all [tell a story]," said Blues captain Alex Pietrangelo of the pucks. "How long it took to fill it up and how quickly it started to fill up, that's kind of the summary of our season. It was fun when those pucks kept going up after every game in that second half of the year. It was not fun to look at that board in the first half of the season not seeing any pucks up there."
The Blues have two games to fill that final spot. They know the Bruins will give them their best and being able to earn that last puck will be a challenge.
"That's the one we need," said O'Reilly. "It's not going to be easy."
Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final will take place Sunday, 8 p.m. ET on NBC (live stream here)
Sean Leahy is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at firstname.lastname@example.com or follow him on Twitter @Sean_Leahy.


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"If I can give any newly engaged couples one piece of advice, it would be to book Alex right away! We brought Alex in part way through our planning process and my only regret is not starting to work with her sooner. She spent time getting to know us and understand our vision for what was a fairly untraditional wedding. Where we needed pointing in the right direction she was full of ideas and recommendations, all of which we took gratefully. As we crept ever closer to the big day we left more and more in her capable hands. She seemed entirely relaxed and unphased which helped to chill us out too! On the day she was not only in complete control but she was a wonderful emotional support to us both. Couldn't have done it (and wouldn't have wanted to do it) without her; she's a total superstar." – L+J
Venue – Asylum Chapel & MC Motors
Number of Guests – 140
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At the luminous conclusion of The Pledge, Charlaina defeated the tyrant Sabara and took her place as Queen of Ludania. But Charlie knows that Sabara has not disappeared: The evil queen's Essence is fused to Charlie's psyche, ready to arise at the first sign of weakness. Charlie is not weak, but she's being pushed to the brink. In addition to suppressing the ever-present influence of Sabara, she's busy being queen—and battling a growing resistance determined to return Ludania to its discriminatory caste system. Charlie wants to be the same girl Max loves, who Brook trusts, but she's Your Majesty now, and she feels torn in two. As Charlie journeys to an annual summit to meet with leaders of nearby Queendoms—an event where her ability to understand all languages will be the utmost asset—she is faced with the ultimate betrayal. And the only person she can turn to for help is the evil soul residing within.
Kimberly is the author of the BODY FINDER series (HarperCollins) and THE PLEDGE trilogy (Simon & Schuster). She lives in the Pacific Northwest, the ideal place to write anything dark or creepy...a gloomy day can set the perfect mood. She lives with her husband and their three beautiful (and often mouthy) children who provide an endless source of inspiration.
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The rains are here and shall be with us for the next couple of months. While I love the rainy season, the wet and cold weather calls for warm comfort and soups are one way to go. Soups are also a great idea for dinner for so many other reasons. They're a one-dish meal, a lot less work, can be hearty, comforting and satisfying yet light and finally, an excellent way to put the leftovers in the vegetable bin in your fridge, to good use! Have soups piping hot in the cold weather and slightly warm or cold in the summer, whichever way you look at them, they work well.
If you've been reading my posts for a while now you will know that I was never quite a fan of soups on the whole and I wasn't a very good soup maker either. Over the past couple of years both have changed and I do like certain soups quite well, and my soup making skills have improved quite a bit, enough that my daughter was quite pleasantly surprised at how good my soups now taste!
This particular soup was inspired by a soup which I had for a couple of months back at a local café in Goa. My daughter and I had decided to pop in there for lunch and she ordered a thin crust pizza. I decided to order their Three Bean Soup as I wasn't feeling particularly hungry. When it came to our table it looked a lot like cream of mushroom soup colour wise and what I really liked about it was that they had blended the beans into a smooth creamy soup rather than leaving the beans whole. It wasn't spicy at all but just wholesome, delicious and somehow very satisfying. It was so good that my daughter, who started out saying she wanted just a taste of my soup to see how it was, ended up finishing half off it in the time it took for her pizza to arrive!
While I have no idea as to what exactly they used in their soup, my daughter and I thought we could taste chickpeas, red kidney beans and probably black eyed beans in it. So I set to work with some chickpeas, black eyed beans and kidney beans and here's my take on it. While my version wasn't exactly the same as the soup we had, I thought it came pretty close in taste and texture. It's gluten-free, vegan and low carb as well.
A Creamy Three Bean Soup
- 2 onions medium , chopped
- 1/2 tsp garlic or garlic minced paste
- 1 tsp ginger minced
- 3/4 cup red kidney beans cooked (Rajma beans)
- 1 cup chickpeas cooked (Kabuli chana)
- 1/2 cup black eyed beans cooked (chowli)
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- 3 cups vegetable stock
- 1/2 tsp oregano dried
- to taste Salt pepper and
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan and add the chopped onions, ginger and garlic to it. Sautxe9 on medium heat till the onions turn soft and translucent, and the raw small of the onions and garlic disappears.
- Add the cooked beans and chickpeas to the pot, along with the cumin powder and sautxe9 for about 5 minutes. Then add the vegetables stock and some salt, stir and bring to a boil. Let this simmer for about 10 to 15 minutes.
- Take the saucepan off the heat and let it cool. Blend till smooth and return the Soup to the sauce pan. Heat through and add a little water if it is to thick. It should be the consistency of a cream of mushroom soup. Add the oregano and season with a little more salt (if required) and pepper.
- Serve hot, garnished with cream or yogurt or finely chopped almonds with some garlic toast on the side.


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A group of soldiers gathered at an artillery field on the grounds of Fort Monroe, Virginia, on Monday, Feb. 7, 1870. Under the command of Col. T.G. Baylor, they were conducting an experiment. The U.S. government had authorized the Army to carry out the testing of a new product designed by an Iowa man.
Jacob Williamson Hill of Jefferson, Iowa, had traveled to Fort Monroe to demonstrate his new and improved double-shotted projectile. He had taken out a patent for his invention in June 1869.
Iowa History, a weekly column, appears at IowaWatch on Saturdays.
Cheryl Mullenbach is a former history teacher, newspaper editor, and public television project manager. She is the author of four non-fiction books for young people. Double Victory was featured on C-SPAN's "Book TV" and The Industrial Revolution for Kids was selected for "Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People." Her most recent book, Women in Blue traces the evolution of women in policing.
Visit her website at: www.cherylmullenbachink.com
Hill claimed his invention had a range of eight to ten miles and shot from the weapon could be discharged while in flight. The cone-shaped object, with a bore inside and a time fuse at the side, weighed 200 pounds. It held half a pound of powder. The projectile could be placed in a cannon and discharged.
According to the New York Times, the fuse was from five to 10 seconds; and at the end of that time, it ignited the powder and discharged 12-pound shot. The new projectile was designed to discharge the small shot when the cannon ball had reached its highest elevation. The large shot would be fired at an object, while the small one would be "very effective" firing at a line of troops.
On the day of the experiment, the first attempt failed. The plug in the end of the shot had not been screwed in correctly, causing the plug and the ball to fall out after traveling only about a mile. The second test was successful when the plugs were screwed in correctly.
Col. Baylor planned to provide a full report of the experience to the Chief of Ordnance at the fort. The current 15-inch guns that the army used threw shot only five miles. The newspaper reported that Hill was pleased with the outcome of the test, and he believed his new invention could fire a shot "almost any distance."
Hill's success at Fort Monroe may have inspired him to return to Iowa and develop more ideas. In 1870 he and Thomas Roberts from Panora were granted a patent for an improvement in rotary steam engines. They called their product a photo-uthographer. They wrote in their patent application that the "construction and novel arrangement" of the valves, piston blocks and steam ports lessened the "complexity" and enhanced the "efficiency" of the machine.
In 1872 he was granted a patent for a double furrow plough. And in 1873 Hill patented two more ideas. One was an improvement in weighing attachments for wagons. According to Hill's application, his idea enabled the "load to be conveniently weighted without the necessity of driving to a platform scale." And, Hill explained, the new invention would be "so constructed that the knife-edges will not be liable to wear while transporting the load." He also was granted a patent for an improvement in combined brakes and propelling mechanisms for train cars.
"My invention is an improvement in the class of apparatus for propelling and braking railway trains, in which air is forced into suitable receivers when the train is checked," Hill wrote in his patent application. In 1875 he received a patent for his design of a frame for portable steam.
Although Hill had plenty of creative ideas, it's unclear if any of his inventions were developed and manufactured. To read detailed descriptions and see drawings of Hill's inventions, visit www.google.com/patents
- The Engineer, vol 34, Aug 1872, p xiv.
- "A New Projectile," New York Times, Feb. 12, 1870.
- "A New Projectile By An Iowa Inventor," Quad-City Times, Feb. 12, 1870.
- Official Gazette of the US Patent Office, vol 7, 1875, p 304.
- Scientific American, July 10, 1869, p 29.
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Microfinance has become a crucial poverty-alleviating tool over the years, as it provides small loans to impoverished people lacking access to traditional financial services. Across the globe, microfinance institutions work towards tackling poverty and aiding poor people to develop their small businesses, which later can provide them with a regular income and give them the ability to sustain themselves. Those financial services are meant to target poor borrowers who have no collateral and would not otherwise qualify for a standard bank loan.
However, one of the challenges faced by Microfinance institutions is providing Microfinance services to Muslim countries under sharia or Islamic law, which limits the amount of interest that can be charged on loans. Therefore, a vast majority of Muslims refuse using traditional microfinance services because they are not sharia-compliant, meaning they are not in line with sharia law. This has led to the creation of Islamic microfinance, which is slowly gaining recognition among Muslim communities for reducing poverty and promoting business development.
Islamic microfinance in Sudan has become a government-mandated rule, due to their banking system being fully Islamic. Some of the applied sharia principles include risk-sharing, leasing and interest-free "loans." Since 2006, the Sudanese banking sector has experienced the implementation of 10 microfinance institutions, the establishment of microfinance "windows" in 12 banks and the creation of "micro" products available for poor clients in five insurance companies. All of these new innovations have led to positive outcomes within the Islamic economy.
One of the positive effects of Islamic microfinance is improving financial inclusion for small farmers in Sudan. In 2010, the World Food Program partnered with microfinance institutions to launch an initiative that linked 3,000 farmers to markets and sources of financing in three Sudanese states. Two years later, this program has increased its influence to nine states, which has helped a total of 150,000 farmers.
Islamic microfinance in Sudan has led to many successes for the Sudanese community and Muslim states in general. Some of the benefits include economic growth, poverty reduction and better financial inclusion for those deprived of financial services. Not only does it enable the development of small businesses for the poor, but it also helps meet the needs of Muslim communities who refuse to use conventional financial services for religious reasons. Islamic microfinance still has a long way to go, as it has not yet reached enough Muslim communities. For example, in Sudan, only eight percent of the total population – estimated at 7.2 million – is benefiting from sharia-compliant financial services. However, since it increased its reach dramatically in such a short span of time, this brings hope for the improved success of Islamic microfinance in the near future.
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Rotator Cuff Rehab v. Surgery
- Posted on: Nov 28 2018
Rotator cuff rehab vs. surgery
The rotator cuff (RTC) is a complex network of muscles and tendons that helps support and provide stability to the shoulder joint, as well as provide full range of motion. There has been discussion amongst clinicians on whether non-operative treatment can heal and return patients to their previous quality-of-life, or if surgery would be necessary.
The primary reason people would surgically repair a torn RTC would be pain but it is very common for people to not only continue to feel pain, but to never fully regain their range of motion following surgery. Furthermore, research has shown that 6 out of 10 of surgeries actually fail and result in re-tears.
A new study confirms that many RTC tears can be healed non-operatively through physical therapy and rehabilitation. 75% of the people in this study that went the non-operative route were reported as successful outcomes with an average score of 83% on the quality-of-life score.
RTC surgeries would require an extensive rehabilitation process following the repair regardless. This study shows it is beneficial to forego the invasive repair and immediately begin to strengthen and regain ROM in the injured shoulder.
Although RTC surgery has shown some success in returning people to their prior level of quality of life, rehab at one of our 6 locations with our skilled providers will be quicker and yield virtually the same results.
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The Week I am Having...
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OMG this is funny....LOL!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 25, 2007 at 3:03 PM
lol! my mom really made a great job I reach 30 hahah...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 25, 2007 at 3:12 PM
Cute!!!! My WW for this week is Blazing! Thanks for visiting.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 25, 2007 at 3:14 PM
It's funny cause it's true!! Happy WW and thanks for the smile :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 25, 2007 at 3:26 PM
So true. Don't have kids, but I was one once.ReplyDelete
LOL!!! great postcard!!ReplyDelete
happy WW :)
I agree! I tell the hubs (who is deployed) if the boys are breathing and the house is still here when you return, then I did a DAMN good job!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 25, 2007 at 3:47 PM
sometimes all you can do is hang in there!!ReplyDelete
yes yes...agreed;)ReplyDelete
Hehe! That's a really good one!ReplyDelete
That's exactly how I feel if I look after my niece and nephew!!!
Thanks for stopping by earlier.
Hugs and Happy WW,
- AnonymousSeptember 25, 2007 at 4:20 PM
I totally agree! So funny!ReplyDelete
Happy WW!
Certainly true! :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 25, 2007 at 5:50 PM
hahaha ... have to agree with that! :DReplyDelete
Amen, sister! Amen.ReplyDelete
LOVE that.
i do think this is funny...whats been going on this week that has been hell?ReplyDelete
I say that sums up just about every day :PReplyDelete
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Bwahahah. I so remember those days. Yep, I certainly do. Great WW contributions. Have a great WW. :)ReplyDelete
Yup. Had that type of weekend. Several folks at the coffee shop commended me for walking in with all three kids.ReplyDelete
Know exactly where you are coming from....
I've often put it that way. I tell my daughter, "It's my job to keep you alive until you're 18, so no craziness on the monkey bars." She's not impressed!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 25, 2007 at 7:55 PM
LOL! Thanks for the chuckle! :DReplyDelete
I've absolutely said this to my husband when he's walked in the door. "They're still alive!", when he's asked how our day went.ReplyDelete
Perfect postcard, made me chuckle. Happy WW!
So very true!ReplyDelete
so funny how we are all so different yet ALL THE SAME! feels good to not be alone.ReplyDelete
Oh, I so feel that way sometimes!ReplyDelete
hahaha..... so true. I better check on my kids now. :)ReplyDelete
Same thing goes for the classroom....if we get them home safely it's been a good day. :)ReplyDelete
Oh dear, it's only Tuesday.ReplyDelete
It's gotta get better, right!?
amen sister. ditto!ReplyDelete
I feel that way most days...If it is true that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, then my son is gonna be hercules :)ReplyDelete
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LOL Yip, I've been there!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the comments... Great Idea you got here...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 26, 2007 at 7:03 AM
lol... happy ww!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 26, 2007 at 12:37 PM
That's perfect. It about sums up my life too.ReplyDelete
I need a poster of that to put on my wall at home!ReplyDelete
OMG I adore this! Thank you for sharing.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 28, 2007 at 9:47 AM
Funny :)ReplyDelete
Sorry for not visiting your blog sooner, I was just caught up with a lot of things. Thank you for your visit & comment in my WW entry.
God bless!


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Rohatgi, PK and Murali, N and Shetty, HR and Chandrashekhar, R (1976) Improved damping capacity and machinability of graphite particle-aluminum alloy composites. In: Materials Science and Engineering, 26 (1). pp. 115-122.
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The damping capacity of cast graphitic aluminum alloy composites has been measured using a torsion pendulum at a constant strain amplitude. It was found that flake-graphite particles dispersed in the matrix of aluminum alloys increased the damping capacity; the improvement was greater, the higher the amount of graphite dispersed in the matrix. At sufficiently high graphite contents the damping capacity of graphitic aluminum composites approaches that of cast iron. The ratio between the damping capacity and the density of graphitic aluminum alloys is higher than cast iron, making them very attractive as light-weight, high-damping materials for possible aircraft applications. Machinability tests on graphite particle-aluminum composites, conducted at speeds of 315 sfm and 525 sfm, showed that the chip length decreased with the amount of graphite of a given size. When the size of graphite was decreased, at a given machining speed, the chip length decreased. Metallographic examination shows that graphite particles act as chip breakers, and are frequently sheared parallel to the plane of the
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Passiflora caerulea
Mörfelden-Walldorf, Hessen, Germany
December 9th 2005, 5:41-6:26 pm CET
© 2005 Gabi Haindl, All Rights Reserved.
Lat: 50° 0' 20.29" N
Long: 8° 34' 11.99" E
Precision is: Unknown / Undeclared.
Object MoviesI consider this my "Best of 2005", because object movies are the subject where I try to push my limits further at the moment.
I have occasionally done now and then object movies for years now, but until now I was not really satisfied with the results. The first one was made 1996 on a turntable for a TV. I could take three rows before my selfmade object rig collapsed.
With the cam that I have now, it is the first time that I can set all parameters manually: aperture, shutterspeed, whitebalance and distance. Without this option, it's really difficult to make objects because either some photos of the set are not sharp, darker/brighter than the others or have a different color. The eye is really sensitive to such changes while paning and rotating an object.
Some months ago, I found an old used object rig on ebay and couldn't resit to get it. I guess it's the first model Kaidan ever released for object movies: Kaidan Magellan QC-1. It is the one that old manuals show for making objects.
It was designed for a really small cam, so I had to modify it a bit for making photos with my Coolpix 5000. It got a bigger counter balance and has still some issues to be fixed, but having click stops for the angular steps of the two rotations helps a lot while taking hundreds of photos.
Passionflowers usually open their flowers only for one day, but in summer there are many flowers. I was lucky that I had a day off when this one opened. Due to the long time that it takes to take all the photos, I had to put the flower in a small water reservoir while taking the photos.
It took me 45 minutes to take 468 photos of the passionflower: 36 photos per row, 13 rows, 10° steps for each rotation. The object movie which I submitted shows 10 rows of that -- the upper half sphere. The more that is shown of the object, the more photos it takes, and the bigger the object movie becomes. To get it less jumpy, smaller angular steps are needed, which also results in more photos for the object, so it grows again. That's sadly a problem of the whole thing.
The compromise I made for the WWP entry, was to toss the rows below the equator and I used a high compression for the photos. I am sticking to 10° steps. I have an additional object movie with 15° steps on Kugelblick of Passiflora 'Byron Beauty', but that's a bit too jumpy.


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A Promise of Warmer Days Ahead.
Although it's still technically winter it seems as though the cold has lost its bite and it would appear that warmer days are just over the horizon. This is good news, I hate the cold. Although I find it easier to dress for colder weather for some reason, especially regarding work clothes. Back in my fillum days such issues weren't a concern but life has changed somewhat and now I have to wear grown up clothes to work.
3B Iluka Road, Palm Beach NSW
While I'd imagine this place isn't cheap, it's on the non-waterfront side of Iluka Road and that does limit the price somewhat so the address of this place shouldn't scare you away. I can also say (with some degree of confidence) that a place like this would have no shortage of people wanting to use it as a holiday rental so it's potentially a really good buy.
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Traveling with your Latin Class
Show your students how Latin still resonates strongly in the streets of Rome, Athens, the former Gaul and beyond. Revel in the glory of the Roman Empire as you explore ancient ruins and witness how the Latin language lives on in everyday life.
Inspire your students
The Colosseum
Originally Amphiteatrum Flavium, tour the famous site of gladiatorial contests in the heart of Rome.
Mount Vesuvius looms in the background as you explore this ancient Roman town that was largely preserved under 23 feet of volcanic ash.
The Acropolis
Overlooking Athens, the Parthenon is a symbol of early Western civilization and its design laid the groundwork for Roman architecture to come.
Pont du Gard
A testament to Roman engineering, this aqueduct remains in immaculate condition after 2000 years and boasts an excellent on-site museum.
Naples Underground
Tour Napoli Soterranea, a subterranean network that the Romans used to build aqueducts and home to the remains of the theatre of Neapolis, once frequented by Emperor Nero.
Ostia Antica
At the mouth of the River Tiber, see 4th century BC Roman ruins, frescoes and mosaics, magnificently preserved for thousands of years under mud and sand.
Our tour manager had so much to offer both the students and the chaperones! I particularly appreciated how she included as much classical content as she could for me a Latin teacher."
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E-commerce startup Rosie secures $10M in financing
By Bridget Bright
Rosie, a Cornellian-founded startup that offers e-commerce solutions for independent grocers and wholesalers, raised $10 million in Series A financing led by Avenue Growth Partners, a Washington, D.C.-based investment firm, earlier this month.
Fueled by rising demand for online grocery shopping and delivery amid the coronavirus pandemic, Rosie has tripled the size of its team and increased the number of retail and wholesale partnerships by 900% in 2020.
The startup, based in Ithaca, provides local and independent grocers with mobile and web platforms so they can expand their business online. This also benefits shoppers who prefer to frequent independent grocery stores in their own communities, and can now do so without leaving their homes.
"We're thrilled to continue to execute on our vision of leveling the playing field so that independent grocers can strongly compete with national chains and online marketplaces," said Nick Nickitas, MBA '14, Rosie founder and CEO. "This investment will accelerate our tech roadmap, enable us to launch new products, and continue to rapidly scale up our retailer and brand community with new and existing partners."
Nickitas, Jon Ambrose, MBA '14, and Michael Ryzewic founded Rosie in 2013. They evolved their company through eLab, Cornell's student startup accelerator, where emerging entrepreneurs spend a full year developing business plans, speaking with potential customers, pitching to investors, and preparing for a successful launch. Today, Nickitas serves on eLab's instructor team.
In 2015, Rosie joined Rev: Ithaca Startup Works, a business incubator in Ithaca formed in partnership between Cornell, Ithaca College and Tompkins-Cortland Community to support startups and grow employment opportunities in the region.
"Nick took advantage of every entrepreneurship resource Cornell University has to offer and it's paid off. In addition to being a part of eLab's Class of 2014, Rosie set up shop in the old Student Agencies space, now eHub, and worked with many faculty and alums on his business," said Ken Rother, managing director of eLab. "We were excited to have Nick join the eLab teaching team where he is able to share his hard-earned learnings with current student entrepreneurs."
The startup also received early support from the Ithaca Area Economic Development Loan Fund program, which aims to create quality employment opportunities in Tompkins County. In 2017, Rosie was recognized by the Tompkins Chamber of Commerce as the Distinguished Business of the Year for investing in and cultivating a modern workforce in Ithaca, as well as being pioneers in the county's tech service industry.
"The entrepreneurial ecosystem at Cornell nourished our ideas, sharpened our vision and empowered us to build Rosie," Nickitas said. "That's why I'm so passionate about staying involved with the program by both teaching at Cornell and serving student entrepreneurs in eLab."
Leading up to this recent financing milestone, Rosie launched several major features in 2020 to provide retailers with full autonomy over their e-commerce experience, from digital merchandising and marketing capabilities to a catering module. Local grocers and their customers that have used Rosie's platform include P&C Fresh in Ithaca and Shur-Save in Trumansburg, New York.
"There isn't anyone else in the grocery ecommerce space that is innovating at Rosie's speed while putting the independent grocer front and center," said Brian Goldsmith, co-founder and partner at Avenue Growth Partners. "We're excited to support Rosie as they and their community of retailers serve millions of consumers during this unprecedented time."
Rosie plans to utilize the new capital in a variety of ways, including introducing new features and tools to expand and enhance services for shoppers and retailers; launching new products to provide a seamless experience for shoppers; further investment to increase retailer profitability; and helping to connect consumer packaged-goods brands of all sizes to customers shopping online from their favorite local retailers.
"E-commerce is here to stay in the grocery space, and Rosie is positioned as the industry leader as we continue refining and innovating our platform," Nickitas said. "This latest financing will accelerate new capabilities and provide new monetization opportunities to our brand and retailer partners."
Bridget Bright is a writer for the Center for Regional Economic Advancement.


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LSU struggled for the first 30 minutes against Nicholls State, and we were even down at the half 30-27. Nicholls pushed the lead to 34-27 before LSU went on a 14-2 run to take the lead which would last for the rest of the game. Obviously, the team was thinking about what to get mom for Christmas instead of the game.
It was a sloppy uninspired game, and at the end of the day, it was just another mark in the win column. LSU now is 8-0, the only undefeated team in the SEC. This would normally be the time I puff out my chest and talk about how great we are, but let's be honest: LSU is yet to beat a team with a pulse.
While an easy schedule was probably called for in Trent Johnson's first year, this is ridiculous. LSU's strength of schedule currently ranks 340th out of 343 teams. Despite being undefeated and residing in a major conference, LSU's RPI is 154. Now, RPI is an imperfect measure, but it ain't that imperfect.
It's just impossible to get a read on this team. Is Marcus Thornton for real? He's averaging 17.3 PPG and 4.4 RPG. Is Bo Spencer an answer at point guard? Is Chris Johnson a defensive force inside or is it just the opposition? We're eight games in, and we have exactly no answers. All we can be sure of is that this team does not completely suck.
Saturday, LSU plays Texas A&M in Houston. A&M, in its last four games, has beaten Kent St, Arizona, Alabama, and Florida St. Warm ups are over, the first real test of the season is next. And maybe we'll be able to answer some questions about this team.


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Image size 19 1/2″ X 27″ with margins; 22 3/4″ X 30″ overall.
In addition to the artist's signature, each print is co-autographed by General Hannes Trautloft, the father of the JG 54 Green Hearts; Hans Ekkehard Bob, Staffelkapitän 9./JG 54; Franz Eisenach, Staffelkapitän 3./JG 54; Dietrich Hrabak, Kommodore JG 54, Fritz Tegtmeier l./JG 54, later Staffelkapitän 3./JG 54, and Gerhard Thyben, Staffelkapitän 7./JG 54.
The painting: Major Hannes Trautloft in his Bf 109 F-4 leads a flight of JG 54 Green Hearts aircraft over Rijelbitzy Airfield in Russia, summer 1942. Of the several known Messerschmitt Bf l09's used by Hannes Trautloft, this F-4 is the best photo documented machine. Color photos exist of an earlier F-2 with the all-yellow cowling and the single command chevron that he used during 1941. This F-4 flown by Trautloft during the Summer of 1942, features the armored windshield, the double command chevron with a short pointed bar and a long bar behind the cross. The large Green Heart emblem has a different arrangement of the Gruppen badges than other Trautloft aircraft. The white spinner has a 1/3 segment in black/green with 2 white rings. JG 54 was known for its non- standard camouflage schemes. This F-4 appears to have been painted in black-green/dark- green finish with yellow under cowling and under wing tips but does not have a yellow fuselage band.


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Mammography & Osteoporosis Screenings
Sacred Heart Women's Health Center Coach will be at the Spokane Regional Health District on
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Clients must be 30 years of age or older.
Insurance providers can be billed for mammography screening. Osteoporosis screenings are $15.00 per individual and are not covered by insurance.
To schedule an appointment or for information,
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Affordable, Easy-to-Access Flu Shots
Oct 14, 2011
Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD) and the YMCA are teaming up to offer affordable flu shots to the community at two upcoming, easy-to-access clinics. The first clinic is Sat., Oct 22, from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the North Spokane YMCA, 10727 N. Newport Hwy on the "Y". The second clinic is Sat., Oct 29, from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the Spokane Valley YMCA, 2421 N. Discovery Place. For children ages 6 months through 18 years, flu shots and FluMist will be free. Flu shots will be $10 for adults age 19 and older. "We're always striving to make flu shots in our community as accessible and affordable as possible so we can keep our residents healthy," said SRHD health officer Dr. Joel McCullough. "Last year, 87 people were hospitalized for flu in our area. As more people are vaccinated against flu, fewer children miss school, fewer adults miss work and fewer people suffer serious health problems caused by flu." "We are proud to partner with Spokane Regional Health District to support community wellness, "said Rig Riggins, president and CEO, YMCA of the Inland Northwest.
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How do I view an asset's history?
Simply open the asset modal window (by clicking on any asset) and the asset history will be displayed beneath the preview.
Asset History includes:
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OnApp WHMCS DNS Module Guide
OnApp WHMCS DNS Module allows you to offer your clients a custom quantity of DNS records which they can manage via WHMCS. DNS records are created on your OnApp Cloud server.
Basic Functionality:
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Maxwell/G-Doffee et al v. Golden et al
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ORDER adopting 195 Partial Report and Recommendations, and granting defendants' motion for summary judgment. Signed by Chief Judge J. Leon Holmes on 12/22/2011. (dmn)
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text: The MGF has required the help of volunteers in order to smoothen the running of the key events namely the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open (ABMO) and the All Africa Team Championship. The leading members of the team have been Mr Nicolas Sobrido and Mr Raymond Lagesse. The said volunteers have been mainly used for scoring and marshalling purposes. During the five editions of the ABMO, more than 40 volunteers have always shown a great interest of taking part of these historical events for the golf scene in Mauritius.


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Case Study: Masking
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Universal Studios Japan have announced that Super Nintendo World will officially open on February 4.
The theme park has been designed in conjunction with Nintendo, and features several rides and attractions based on their most popular games. The star of the show is a Mario Kart roller coaster, which takes place inside Bower's Castle.
The roller coaster uses a mixture of physical elements, such as the kart, track, and architecture, and AR goggles. These allow visitors to experience the traditional Mario Kart power ups, like the banana skills or mushroom boosts.
Super Nintendo World will become part of the Osaka Universal Studios park, where a Nintendo cafe and gift shop already exists.
As well as the Mario Kart ride, Universal have revealed Yoshi's Adventure, themed after Mario's companion Yoshi and his various spin off games. The park, which cost $580million (£436million) to build, sees guests enter through a Mario warp pipe, arriving at Peach's Castle.
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— ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン公式 (@USJ_Official) November 30, 2020
Initially, Super Nintendo World was expected to open in Summer, but was pushed back due to the pandemic. At the time of the delay, Universal Studios announced the opening day would be in Spring 2021. With this announcement, it appears to be ahead of schedule.
However, Osaka is one of the worst hit cities in Japan, with coronavirus cases rising again. Japan's Universal Studios is currently operating at 50% capacity, to help with distancing during the pandemic and to cope with staff absences.
The pandemic has already damaged several entertainment industries dependent on foot traffic. Walt Disney World has cut 4,000 jobs due to the coronavirus, while Sega Sammy has been forced to sell off its arcade branch.
It may yet be that another delay is on the cards. However, Nintendo fans will get to visit the Mushroom Kingdom sooner rather than later.


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In the past 17 years, we have carried out sales of airplanes, helicopters and spareparts in over 30 countries around the world. We offer brokerig sales of both new and used airplanes, mostly but not exclusivelly of following aircraft and helicopter types: An-26, An-32, Il-76, L-39, Mi-2, Mi-8, Mi-17, Mi-24, Mi-26, MiG-29, Tu-154.
In cooperation with our Czech and international partners, we offer following services: aircraft inspections, intermediate and depot level overhauls of airframes, dynamic and other major components, avionics upgrades, service life extenstion programs, technical oversight and inspection teams. Working with OEMs and certified maintenance facilities, we are ready to deliver tailored solution to each customer.
We know that companies entering foreign markets are often confronted with various kinds of challenges. Thanks to our vast experience from providing aerospace products and services on four continents, cooperation with us will facilitate your entry into foreign market. We offer assistance in analyzing new markets, establishing business contacts and getting accustomed to a new environment (legislation, competitiors, local customs and other specifics of new markets). We also offer support in financing your aersopace projects.
Our company buys and sells spare parts for the following aircraft and helicopter types: An-26, An-32, Il-76, L-39,
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A zoo is an attractive place for children. They love animals and the zoo quenches their thirst. But, the zoo is full of wild animals. These animals are not trained. Hence, the zoo is not a safe place. If you are visiting a zoo with your children, then you should be extra careful.
Every zoo has some rules. You should read those rules and follow them. Otherwise, your zoo visit can be a bad experience.
So, to help you some tips are given below. You can follow them to have a safe visit to the zoo.
1) For The Safety Of Your Children
A child doesn't know about the ferocious nature of the animals. So, your child may lean over the zoo enclosures or your child may tease the animals. Now, these activities are not good. Teasing or yelling can make any animal violent. As a result, the animal can harm your child. So, maintain a distance from all the animals.
2) For The Safety Of The Animals
Many children throw stones or sharp objects at the animals. A child can beat an animal or poke it with a stick. These behaviors can violate the zoo's rules. Moreover, some children fall in love with the zoo animals. Then, they become stubborn to take them home.
For example – Your child may steal a penguin to play with it.
So, to protect innocent animals, you should keep an eye on your child at the zoo.
3) To Save Your Children From The Crowd
A zoo can become heavily crowded. This crowd can obstruct your normal movements. Now, your child may run here and there to see all the animals and birds. These sudden movements of your child can make him/her lost in the zoo. Hence, you should keep your child close to you.
4) Children May Place Their Hands At Anything
A zoo is full of ferocious and poisonous animals. So, don't let your child touch everything and anything. Before touching an animal, you should know the nature of the animal. Furthermore, an animal's fence may have some poisonous stuff on it. If your child touches that fence and later sucks those fingers, then he/she can get sick.
Snakes, lizards, and reptiles often spit poison. So, don't allow your child to touch their cages or fences.
5) Avoid Toys and Pets
Some children bring colorful or sound-producing toys with them. These toys may attract animals. As a result, they can pound on your child. Apart from that, puppies or cats should not be accompanied by your child. Pets can become confused and scared. Consequently, these pets may try to escape from the zoo. This can become a problem for you and your children. So, for a happy time, your child should not bring toys and pets with him/her.
A zoo may have a guide. You should listen to that guide's words. Your child may wish to touch the zoo animals. But, you should not allow your child to do so. Because even an innocent animal can become violent. So, tell your children to enjoy the zoo from a safe distance. Moreover, you should also keep an eye on your child. This will ensure a safe zoo visit for your child.


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" Trust me, fellow simians, this Does Not Get Old... "
  Title: Burnout 3 by EA Games
  Format: Xbox Arcade Racer
  Reviewing Monkey: Reader Andrew Eigel
  What This Monkey Thought...
  Graphics: Burnout 3's graphics are stellar,
and a definite improvement over the other games in the series. The Renderware
engine upon which the game is built delivers some intense racing and crashing
situations at a buttery 50fps. This game has not the merest suggestion of a
hiccup, even on the busiest streets clogged with Tuk-Tuk cabs, city busses,
fuel tankers and faux-Fiats.
The cars themselves remain generic, although the stylings point to otherwise recognizable models, and their paint jobs can be modified slightly to taste. The finish on the vehicles gleams as if someone rubbed them obsessively with a cloth diaper for six hours.
A lot of modern racing games have been trying to catpure that elusive feeling of speed. Earlier efforts in the genre offered lots of little bits of detail scrolling past as fast as the platform could pump the polygons. This is still true of Burnout 3, however the developers took a hint from the effects wizards responsible for the race sequence in The Fast and the Furious. The screen goes blurry around the edges, and the blur thickens the faster you go, and everything seems to stretch slightly. Hit the Boost button, and the camera performs a very slight zoom, allowing you to see farther ahead. As a result, this is the first racing game I've ever played where I actually FELT like I was going 150mph.
Unlike others in the genre, THIS racer revels in it's car-nage (pun intended). Collisions produce a veritable fountain of sparks, and realistic vehicular damage is modeled so subtle you're not likely to catch the transitions happening. And then there's Crash Time, the slow motion, bullet-time effect the game shamelessly uses to show off it's many wrecks like a drunk co-ed on spring break. There's nothing that'll bring a tear to the eye of any true gamer faster than taking down an opponent and sending him flying through the air in slow-mo, glass shards glittering in the realistic lens-flare, to explode into a sizeable fireball upon impact with terra firma. Aw yeah. I can feel the love.
The backgrounds are luscious, vibrant and even contain destructible elements which can give you the edge, such as when you drift around a close corner on a French-Riviera street, smashing through table and chairs and park benches for those extra few tenths of a second in a close one-on-one race. The tracks are crowded with detail... buildings, trees, backdrops, billboards (advertising other EA games)... hell, even readable (and accurate) street signs in the local language. The small touches count in a big way for a lot of the roads, too. You'll zip past rustic gas stations, campgrounds (with Winnebagoes!) and I even thought I saw a sasquatch one time. Ok, so I lied about the sasquatch, but given the sheer perfectionist skill that went into scenery you often shoot through at 150 mph, seeing one wouldn't have felt out of place.
A word should also be said about the soundtrack. Whoever is in charge of this aspect must have listened to hundreds of hours of demo tapes, and, in the end, chose the most evocative tunes I've ever heard underlying race gameplay. Spanning the spectrum from the Ramones to Franz Ferdinand, it is nothing short of Genius. Seriously, this is the first game where I actually ripped the mp3's to listen to outside the game. 4.5 out of 5
  Playability: The most concise thing that
can be said of Burnout 3 is that it's a racer for gamers who don't dig racers.
It succeeds in this by fixing a few of the things that the casual gamer finds
frustrating about the genre. First off, there's the simplicity of the controls
themselves. Burnout 3 has Left, Right, Reverse, Brake and Boost. All the cars
go the same top-speed, as there is no tuning element here. That being said,
you can attain Boost by driving as recklessly as possible. Tailgating, bumping,
racing full-speed against the flow of traffic, all these things help you fill
your Boost meter and allow you to get an additional 10-20mph edge over your
opponents. The elegance of this scheme means that anyone can pick up the controller
and be driving like a pro inside of 15 minutes. The thumbsticks are beautifully
responsive to your slightest twitch, which is good when you often have less
than a second to evade an oncoming bus. By the same token, it is very hard to
over-steer. If you smash up your ride, it's likely you hit another car, not
the guardrail. Other racing games often punish the hapless driver with penalties
to their time (putting them behind in the over all race) and a lame accident
animation, which doesn't so much as mar the car's finish. B3's wrecks cause
the action to slow to a crawl for the explicit purpose of giving you a chance
to wreak your revenge. While you're going down the game switches into Crash
Time, and you gain the ability to control your car's trajectory slightly in
mid-flight. That means if you are skilled and lucky enough, you can tag a passing
opponent's vehicle in an After Touch Takedown. Ordinarily, a wreck would mean
you would loose precious Boost, but an After Touch means that not only did an
opponent suffer your fate, but you also get to keep your Boost meter full. This
simple mechanic turns what would ordinarily be a game-stopper into another chance
to get ahead for playing well.
The gameplay modes encompass many of the other tropes often found in racers: Time trials, one-on-one, straight out races against 5 others, and a Gran Prix. The most impressive thing about B3, though, is the remarkably fun modes not seen in other racing games. One of these is Road Rage, and yeah, it's as fun as it sounds. You have a time limit and a target rich environment, and you must take down as many opponents as possible. The AI is good, but you are often better. Fast, simple, brutal, and oh-so-satisfying. Crash Junctions, the other mode first introduced in Burnout 2, are part puzzle and part suicidal catharsis. The object in these vignettes of flaming joy is to run your expensive sports car into traffic and cause the absolute biggest pileup you can manage. After a certain set number of impacts, you attain the ability to invoke the Crashbreaker, which basically blows up whatever is left of your car. As in Crash Time, you have the ability to maneuver your flaming hulk to cause more accidents or to pluck from midair the few scattered bonuses and power-ups that hang enigmatically above the road. And the more damage you cause (calculated in dollars) the more and bigger crash vehicles you unlock, from the SUV all the way up to the City Bus and the Tractor Trailer. Each is more massive and explosive than the last, leading to ever more complex and kinetic pile-ups. Nothing I have played this year comes close to the sadistic glee I feel when Crashbreaking next to a tanker truck. Trust me, fellow simians, this Does Not Get Old, even after 60-odd Junctions. 5 out of 5
  Multiplayer and Replayability: In a word, endless. It moves you from dinky 110mph compacts to screaming 270mph Formula 1, constantly challenging you to learn and relearn the courses, literally backwards and forwards. At no time during my 100+ hours I've spent did I ever feel as if the game was rushing me or offering me a challenge I couldn't rise to. A friend of mine bought the game and was significantly behind my own progress, and yet it was still challenging to race in a slightly slower car when I played single-player at his house. The tracks change in different areas depending on the type of race, and the races never seem to be the same way twice. The crash modes alone are worth the price of admission. Their massively destructive, slow-motion evolution of pileups continually beckons the player to just get that LAST car involved. The ever-proceeding unlocked vehicles are the carrot drawing you in, further and faster. Add in multiplayer on the same screen, or online with 5 other coco-locos and you have a game which will last and last... at least until Burnout 4. 4 out of 5
  The Verdict:
|Burnout 3 is a rare game. It offers casual and veteran gamers alike a screamingly fun destruction racing game that never takes itself seriously. Its controls are simple and responsive, its graphics are some of the prettiest to be found on any console, and its framerates are ridiculous. Its soundtrack thumps along under the squealing tires and explosions, and NO other game mode this year will elicit more cackles of pure retribution than Road Rage. Get a copy for yourself, then invite a bunch of other chimps over. Chances are, they'll buy one for themselves the next day.
  What it's Worth: Full price... A steal if you can find it used.


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Guest Chef Market Dinners
Join us – and top guest chefs from BC – for a gourmet, seasonal feast in our custom designed private room at Edible Canada at the Market.
For the 2014 Guest Chef Market Dinner series, we're very excited to welcome back a few of our previous guest chefs, and also looking forward to welcoming new chefs into our custom demo kitchen in the heart of Granville Island.
For these one-of-a-kind evenings, guests enjoy an exclusive, multi-course seasonal dinner prepared right in front of you. Our sommelier chooses select and often rare Canadian wine, beer and spirits to pair with your meal, and guests are offered a 10% discount in the Edible Canada Retail Store and on future tours booked at the event. Since the goal of the evening is just to relax and enjoy the experience, we will email you a copy of the recipes and wine pairings from the night.
Each Market Dinner is limited to only 24 guests. Gift certificates are available, as are multipack savings packages.
Confirmed dates are listed below. If you'd like to be added to our mailing list and be first to know about additional events and promotions, please email us.
NEW 2014 DATES – Click on the arrow next to each chef's name to learn more about them.
|February 4, 2014
"Sweet Tapas" with Pastry Chef Bruno Feldeisen from the Four Seasons Yew Seafood + Bar
|February 27, 2014
Okanagan Bounty" with Joy Road Catering: Cuisine Du Terroir – SOLD OUT
|March 3, 2014
"Cocktail Fever" with H from Notturno – SOLD OUT
|March 12, 2014
"Southern BBQ" with Re-up BBQ – SOLD OUT
|March 19, 2014
"Farm to Table with Celebrity Farmer" with Cibo Trattoria's with Faizal Kassam & Urban Digs Farm – SOLD OUT
|April 10, 2014
"Naked Chocolate" with Afke Zonderland
|April 16, 2014
"Deerholme Foraging Book Signing" with Bill Jones – POSTPONED
|April 23, 2014
"Maple Syrup Dinner" with Brad Cumming of the Westin Resort & Spa Whistler, Grill & Vine
|May 7, 2014
"Paired with Pastry" with Pastry Chef Charles Massion of The River Rock & Edible Canada's very own Sommelier Courtney Massion
|May 15, 2014
"Wild Foraging" with Brian Skinner of The Acorn & Alexander McNaughton
|May 27, 2014
"Spring Fling" with Sean Murray of the Four Seasons Yew Seafood + Bar
|June 3, 2014
"Celiacs Unite" with Executive Chef Eric Pateman of Edible Canada
|June 18, 2014*
"Whisky Dinner" with Cask Strength & Edible Canada
|Date TBD
|October 15, 2014
"Wild Mushroom Foraging" with Bill Jones
|October 23, 2014
"Bubbles& Tapas" with Blue Mountain Winery
|November 6, 2014
"Healthy Heart Dinner" with Nutritionist Jennifer Trecartin
|November 19, 2014
"Holiday Entertaining" with Pastry Chef Bruno Feldeisen of the Four Seasons Yew Seafood + Bar
|November 24, 2014*
"Whisky Dinner" with Cask Strength & Edible Canada
|$80 per person, including gratuity, plus tax
|7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
|Min/Max Group Size:
|14 to 24 people
|Private Dining Room at Edible Canada at the Market
Multipack Savings
- 3 for $225
- 5 for $350
- 10 for $650
Multipack savings must be booked by calling our office at 604.558.0040 or by email email@example.com.
– See more at: http://www.ediblecanada.com/tours-and-events/guest-chef-market-dinners/#sthash.1HpU2anZ.dpuf


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ViewSonic is out with its new M1 projector in India. The projector is designed to be compact and lightweight and weighs approximately one and half pounds, which makes it very portable. Whether you are carrying it from one room to the other or taking it with you when you go out somewhere, the company says that Viewsonic M1 can handle it all.
The Viewsonic M1 projector features 250 ANSI lumen of brightness, and is engineered with a contrast ratio of 1,20,000:1. Also, there is a short-throw lens that is capable of displaying large images in small spaces.
The projector comes with multiple connectivity options including an HDMI port, USB 2.0 and USB Type-C ports, Audio Out and a microSD card reader. The ViewSonic M1 projector is incorporated with the latest solid-state LED technology which makes it mercury and lamp free. Furthermore, it has support for Full HD (1080) resolution. The projector is compatible with optional PGD-350 3D glasses and comes with an integrated, patent pending Smart Stand that provides simple setup and allows the device to be placed in different positions at almost any angle. This also helps it to increase the lens cover by doubling it.
Once you uncover the lens, the ViewSonic M1 projector gives brightness and makes it available for instant use. It is worth noticing that it has a built-in safety feature which temporarily turns off the lens when objects are very close to the projector. The M1 projector features Dual Harman Kardon speaker and is available at cost of Rs 49,000.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Wholesale natural gas prices have doubled during the last year, and that's bringing sighs of relief from an unusual variety of interests.
Soaring production and an unusually warm winter sent prices plunging to under $2 per thousand cubic feet last spring, prompting some to wonder whether the natural gas boom would kill demand for both coal and new renewable energy.
But natural gas is now just over $4 per thousand cubic feet. Energy experts say prices in the $4 or $5 range won't affect the increasing use of the fuel by consumers and industry since the price was $8 just a few years ago. In Europe and Asia prices are even higher — $10 to $14.
"I don't think anyone in their right mind" thought $2 or $3 natural gas was here to stay, said Manuj Nikhanj, the head of Energy Research at ITG Investment Research, a worldwide financial firm based in New York. He added that current prices are still "pretty cheap."
Gas drilling companies are obviously happy with the rising price, and so are leaseholders and states that get revenue based on the market price. But the coal industry and renewable energy advocates are cheering the news, too, since gas no longer has a huge price advantage over those other energy sources.
Some even suggest that at current prices both natural gas and renewables win.
"Ultimately in the long term, gas and renewables are really well paired," said Christina Simeone, the director of PennFuture Energy Center, which is run by an environmental group. That's because while renewables don't emit air pollution, they need backup for when the wind doesn't blow and the sun doesn't shine. Natural gas is a perfect backup for renewables, Simeone said.
Natural gas suddenly became cheap last year because of a surge in production from the drilling technique known as fracking. Now industry analysts expect new natural gas fields, such as the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, to provide fuel for decades.
Mark Brownstein, an associate vice president at the Environmental Defense Fund, noted that the price of renewable energy has declined substantially in recent years, and that's expected to continue, making them even more competitive with natural gas.
Wall Street analysts are taking notice of the trends, too.
A Citibank research report noted that much has been said about the potential for the natural gas boom to derail growth in renewables, but they believe "the opposite is true."
"Gas and renewables could in fact be the making of each other in the short term," the report noted, since renewables will cost about the same as conventional fuels in many parts of the world "in the very near term." That would allow a surge in demand for renewables, "which in turn will drive demand for more gas-fired" power plants to be used as backup.
"Gas provides an abundant and (potentially) cheap source of energy to be used while renewables continue to gain in competitiveness," the report said.
But a new drilling boom isn't imminent.
The Marcellus Shale Coalition, an industry group, says current prices will have to be sustained for months or years for companies to drill significantly more wells than they are now.
"I think everyone's watching it," said Katie Klaber, the group's president, who expects prices to stabilize. "There's a lot of supply that hasn't even been explored or tapped, that's going to contribute to stable prices over the long haul."
The American Coal Council, an industry group based in Washington, D.C., welcomed the rise in gas prices and said orders for coal are rebounding.
"We're starting to see a little sunlight shining through. There is opportunity," spokesman Jason Hayes said, though he agreed that gas has made "serious inroads" into the electricity market.


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Rifle competes in Beanpot
MIT takes second place, Akron comes in first
Competing for the first time since early December, the MIT Rifle team hosted its annual Beanpot competition at the MIT Shooting Center on Friday and Saturday. Shooting against a seven-team field that included No. 17 Akron, the Engineers wound up second overall with an overall score of 4,399. Akron was first with 4,556 points, with Penn State taking third with 4,388 and Coast Guard fourth with a total of 4,301.
Elizabeth A. Phillips '13 continued her strong season for MIT, tying for the top score in the air rifle completion with a total of 576. Victoria Brown and Crystal Reynolds of Akron also posted 576's for the Zips. MIT's team total of 2,224 was third among the competing teams, trailing Akron (2,292) and Penn State (2,247).
Sarah N. Wright '16 and David D'Achiardi '16 each posted a season-best score in air rifle for MIT, firing a 563 and 529 respectively. Kaiying Liao '14 finished with a 545 for the Engineers, with Timothy Jenks '13 turning in a 540 to round out the scoring for MIT.
Two other Engineers had season-high air rifle scores for MIT. Erica S. Chung '14 turned in a 516, while Abra H. Shen posted a 518.
In the small bore competition MIT turned in a 2,175 to claim second to Akron's 2,264. Phillips and Wright were again the top two shooters for the Engineers, with Phillips posted a 562, tying for fifth overall, and Wright a 543. Alan Agnew and John Hupp from Akron shared high score honors with 571 totals. Jenks and D'Achiardi tied for the third best score for the Engineers with a 535, with Liao adding a 517. Eeway Hsu '16 established a new career best for MIT with her score of 475.


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If you're still trying to figure out whether the Buffalo Bills will play more 3-4 or 4-3 under new defensive coordinator Mike Pettine, it may be time to ask a different question entirely: will the Bills' base defense be a nickel defense?
All you need to do is hit the tape (seriously football junkies, go drop cash on NFL Game Rewind immediately - you won't regret it) to figure that might, indeed, be the direction that Pettine is headed with the Bills. Not only does every NFL team use enough spread formations to demand a huge chunk of nickel defense these days, but the Bills have to beat the New England Patriots to get where they're trying to go - and to defend the pass-happy Patriots, you're playing nickel and dime defensive eight or nine plays out of every ten.
I spent a large portion of my allotted blogging time over the last two weeks studying the all-22 tape from last year's two Patriots versus New York Jets games to try to get a sense of how Pettine lined his former club's personnel up against the best offense in the NFL. Pettine threw a lot at Tom Brady - we'll get into some of the variations next week - but the most-used defense was a nickel look, using 3-3-5 personnel, that lined up as you see in the two stills below.
Notice the following two things about those two stills; they speak heavily of how Pettine lined up against New England:
- The team's linebackers (from left to right: Demario Davis, David Harris and Calvin Pace, lined up over the left tackle on the right side of the defensive line) do not shift based on the strength of the offensive alignment.
- The team's interior defensive linemen (typically Muhammad Wilkerson and Mike DeVito) both lined up in the three-technique far more often than not; that's unusual to do on a consistent basis, and it left the center free to either double down or roam the second level on most plays.
Pettine's defense dictated; it did not overreact to what the Patriots were doing with personnel groupings, formations and motions. He moved his front six around some - there were plays when Pace was lined up in a middle linebacker role, for instance, and others when they abandoned one-gap principles and shifted to a two-gap alignment with their defensive linemen - but by and large, he did more chess-playing with his defensive backs. Safeties would team up with linebackers on overload blitzes, step up in the run blitz or drop down to cover a receiver one-on-one. Rarely did he send more than four rushers - but he'd often show six pre-snap and make Brady guess as to which four were coming.
But that's the detail. We'll talk more about that next week; for now, the focus belongs on the basics.
Perhaps the biggest key point about how Pettine lined his defense up against the Pats is that he relied on just about every player on the field to be able to play multiple positions. The inside linebackers must be able to perform on the strong side or the weak side. The designated pass rusher must be able to drop into coverage on occasion, slot defensive backs must defend the run, blitz and cover, and the safeties must be able to cover or play center field. This is precisely why the team targeted versatile athletes at several positions this off-season.
From this point forward, I am going to be operating under the assumption that the "base" defense for the Bills - i.e. the one that they use more often than not - will be a nickel defense. They won't need to line up exactly as shown above - they can flex a tackle down to the one-technique, or they can use a zero-technique and two five-techniques out of the same personnel grouping, as the Jets often did - but from a personnel standpoint, I expect 3-3-5 nickel to be the most-used grouping.
That's based purely on what the Jets did, of course; Pettine may look at his new group of personnel and formulate entirely different plans. I believe, however, that he has enough athleticism and versatility at the top end of the depth chart to attempt in Buffalo a lot of what he did in New York. If I had to guess what that nickel alignment would look like to start training camp, it'd mimic what you see below.
Anticipating some questions about the above lineup from the readership before they're asked:
- If the Bills did decide they wanted to shift down into two-gap techniques, I would expect Kyle Williams at the nose, with Marcell Dareus and Mario Williams covering up the tackles. What you see above is a much better fit for these players' skill sets, so I'm not anticipating as much of the two-gapping stuff as the Jets did - though that might be a long-term goal.
- Yes, Mario will probably need to play some SAM linebacker next year if Pettine plans to do things the way he did under Rex Ryan. Far a much better idea of what Mario will be doing next year, however, fire up that NFL Game Rewind you just bought and watch how the Jets used Quinton Coples. You can expect Mario to play more three-technique than SAM linebacker.
- There's an awful lot riding on Kiko Alonso and Nigel Bradham. If Pettine wants them to do what Harris and Davis (and Bart Scott) did in New York, they're going to be facing a steep learning curve - and they're going to need to be dynamite at the point of attack, where the Jets had more size at linebacker than do Alonso and Bradham.
- Why did I put Ron Brooks as the nickel cornerback, and not a different corner or one of the team's fancy versatile safeties? Simple: Isaiah Trufant, a corner with similar athletic traits as Brooks, was used in that role by the Jets, and he was all over the field against New England. Brooks is not their only option there, but I believe he projects well as a slot corner.
- Who is "Williams" at safety? Well, it's Aaron Williams, as he has a distinct experience advantage over rookie Duke Williams, but both offer a lot of the same athletic traits. I'm telling you right now, do not be surprised if Duke Williams is a Bills starter by the end of his rookie season. That safety position behind Jairus Byrd is wide open. Duke can do a lot of what Aaron can do from a coverage standpoint, and he brings a bit more physicality to the field.
Last season, the Jets were more reliant on their defensive backs than were the Bills. While Buffalo spent about 53.7 percent of its snaps lined up with personnel groupings featuring five or more defensive backs, the Jets were up at 56.4 percent. (That data comes courtesy of Pro Football Focus.) The Bills did, however, spend much more time in the nickel defense (527 snaps) than did the Jets (365). Why, then, should the Bills base out of the nickel with the Jets' former coordinator in town? Because the Jets also spent much more time with six defensive backs (183 snaps to 54) and seven (64 to 17) than did the Bills. It's a defense that's more reliant on the secondary. If they can perform basic defensive functions with more defensive backs than a typical base defense, then they should make a five-defensive back package their base defense.
We've only begun scratching the surface of this defense, readers. Until next week, when our film session will focus on how Pettine pressured the Pats (that's going to be visual aid heavy, so keep a clear mind for next Friday), feel free to leave your feedback on this post and/or check out previous installments of our Bills re-watch series.


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Desktop GIS Software Adds CAD Tools6 Oct, 2008 By: Andrew G. Roe,P.E.
Pitney Bowes' MapInfo Professional 9.5 can reduce need for stand-alone computer-aided design software.
A widely used desktop GIS (geospatial information systems) product has added more CAD capabilities to its toolkit. MapInfo Professional 9.5, released this summer, allows users to move and position objects at specific angles and distances, create parcels using various methods, and manipulate property boundaries more precisely than with previous releases.
Packaged with a host of other new features, the new release seems to indicate Pitney Bowes, which inherited the MapInfo product with the acquisition of MapInfo Corporation in 2007, is seeking a bigger piece of the technical GIS market. Historically, MapInfo's user base primarily has included retail, financial, and telecommunications users.
It's not yet known how many new users will be attracted to MapInfo Professional 9.5, but existing MapInfo users apparently are putting the new features to use. Eric Gagnon, a GIS specialist with the La Vallee District Planning Commission in Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada, has used MapInfo Professional's new CAD tools to document building permits and other planning and zoning documents. The CAD tools form "a missing link" for many MapInfo Professional users, he said.
In a common scenario, Gagnon's group documents the need for a variance from existing zoning regulations. After obtaining field measurements for a project such as a building addition, the group can work in MapInfo Professional to create a layer for the variance, draw structures and other linework, enclose regions with polygons, add attributes for the regions, and automatically label dimensions. Previously, such tasks were largely done in a CAD environment and exported into MapInfo.
MapInfo's new CAD tools can be used to document planning and zoning issues. (Image courtesy of La Vallee District Planning Commission.) (Click image for a larger version.)
Along with the CAD tools, MapInfo Professional will also include a vector translucency feature which will be delivered in November via a maintenance release to all MapInfo Professional 9.5 customers. The new feature allows users to highlight parts of a map and continue to view underlying points, lines, and regions. Users can adjust the translucency of labels and other information to draw attention to certain portions of a map.
Translucency enables users to highlight parts of a map and maintain visibility of underlying elements. (Image courtesy of Pitney Bowes.) (Click image for a larger version.)
Version 9.5 also includes new database support for Oracle 11G, Microsoft SQL 2008 spatial data, and the Open Geospatial Consortium's WFS-T (Web Feature Service--Transactional). The latter enables read-write operations, such as downloading and manipulating vector information and saving it back to a server.
Programming capabilities have also been enhanced, with support for Visual Studio .NET development of graphical user interfaces and other custom routines. Previously, MapInfo programmers had to use the proprietary MapBasic tool to develop custom programs. Other new features include the ability to store named views for rapid zooming, additional editing and display options, and new options for sharing data in a Citrix workgroup environment.
Even with all the new features, Stamford, Connecticut-based Pitney Bowes is determined to keep MapInfo Professional easy to use and flexible in supporting different data formats, said Moshe Binyamin, MapInfo senior product manager. "Location analysis is just one way of analyzing data," he said. "Rather than create proprietary data silos, we allow you to use data in its native format." MapInfo currently has approximately 500,000 users worldwide, he said.
So will MapInfo put a dent in the market sectors of GIS heavyweights such as ESRI's ArcInfo and GE's Smallworld? Time will tell, but some feel the desktop market will remain distinct from the large-scale, enterprise products.
"The answer really depends on the business you're in. For example, for a small survey shop, MapInfo was a good value even without the new enhancements. For a large survey shop, MapInfo's new functionality may make the difference," said Felix Zvarick, senior applications business analyst with Delmarva Power in Newark, Delaware. Zvarick has evaluated numerous GIS options for his work with Delmarva, a unit of Pepco Holdings, which supplies power to Delaware, Eastern Shore Maryland, Southern New Jersey, and the Washington, D.C., area. The enterprise-oriented products will remain tools of choice for large, multidisciplinary organizations where GIS is a foundation technology, Zvarick said.
Meanwhile, virtually all GIS products will be flavored by the increasing use of GPS data, he added. "The future driver of all these products is GPS [global positioning systems]," he said. "Public-sector data is becoming more accurate, and more ubiquitous." With improved accuracy, he noted, data used for planning will also find uses in engineering and vice versa, and as a result, the lines between GIS and CAD will continue to blur.
MapInfo Professional's new features have greatly minimized Gagnon's use of stand-alone CAD software, but the new tools have only whet his appetite for more. "It's like watching a black-and-white TV and someone brings in a [tube-based] color TV. It's a big improvement, but there's still a plasma set out there somewhere."
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Hate layovers? Read on to find out the longest non-stop flights in the world.
Qantas has revealed plans for the world's longest-duration commercial flight by the end of 2025, ferrying passengers between Sydney and London on Airbus A350s in just over 19 hours.
Only a handful of airlines fly non-stop over such vast distances, which presents a host of challenges including the capability of planes, commercial viability, and even the health of crew and passengers.
These are some of the longest non-stop flights in the world today
Singapore to New York: 18 hrs 40 min
Singapore Airlines Flight SQ24 to New York's John F. Kennedy International airport is currently the longest commercial journey in the world, taking passengers more than 15,000 kilometres (9,300 miles) from the city-state to the eastern United States on Airbus A350-900s.
It also operates the second-longest journey – Flight SQ22, also on A350-900s, to Newark in the US state of New Jersey is scheduled at 18 hours and 25 minutes.
Qantas will use the A350-1000 variant for its planned Sydney-London flights.
Darwin to London – 17 hrs 55 min
Currently, the longest non-stop flight route on Qantas – QF9 – connects Darwin in northern Australia with London daily, with passengers covering almost 14,000 km on Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
The flights were originally operated between London and the western city of Perth, but were moved to Darwin because of Covid-linked travel restrictions in Australia.
Qantas has said it will resume the Perth-London route this year.
Los Angeles to Singapore – More than 17 hrs
Singapore Airlines Flight SQ35 takes passengers more than 14,000 km over the Pacific Ocean from Los Angeles on the US West Coast to the Asian city-state in 17 hours and 10 minutes.
The carrier's San Francisco-Singapore flight is scheduled at 16 hours and 40 minutes.
New York-Hong Kong in 16-17 hrs?
Cathay Pacific said in March that it was planning to alter its New York-Hong Kong route over the Atlantic instead of the Pacific Ocean, making it a longer journey than Singapore Airlines Flight SQ24 to JFK.
The flight path will cover "just under 9,000 nautical miles" (10,357 miles) – or 16,668 kilometres – in 16 to 17 hours, the airline told AFP in a statement.
It declined to be drawn why its flight path gave a wide berth to Russia's airspace, which it has previously flown through, according to Bloomberg.
Many airlines have cancelled routes to Russian cities or are avoiding Russian airspace over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Cathay Pacific said the decision was taken because "strong seasonal tailwinds" made the new route more favourable.
This story was published via AFP Relaxnews.
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The Ardmore Community Team will hold a general meeting on May 11, 2021, at 7:00 PM at the Ardmore, Tennessee City Annex Building. The public is invited.
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