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On the menu: One-Pot Chicken and Rice with Swiss Chard
I've got a new routine. And I am clinging like hell to it.
Here's how it goes: I plan all our meals for the week on Saturday morning, then we go to the grocery store. That way, I don't have to worry about what we're going to eat during the week, when my routine turns into the following: get to school by 9:15 am. Try to stay on task all day; usually fail miserably. Go to the gym around 3, get home by 4:30. Cook dinner. Desperately attempt to do homework. Repeat. I had a meeting in Massachusetts this last Saturday, and on Sunday, as I tried to put together a grocery list, my world fell apart. It was Sunday; I wasn't supposed to be planning our meals, I was supposed to be on the couch watching TV. Or, you know, reading some papers for school. No, not that. I don't do work on Sundays. After literally throwing myself on the bed and crying it out, I came back to reality and we got our food for the week. How juvenile, right?
School is exhausting. I discovered fledgling love handles after the holidays, so I hauled myself back to the gym ASAP. Working out is exhausting. Cooking dinner most nights so the guy can work is exhausting. But there are so many rewards from all this effort that I keep pressing on. The meeting I went to over the weekend was related to my research project, and I learned so much about the scale and scope of the project that three days later, my brain is still constantly buzzing about it. It blew my mind. It'd be nice to not have little love handles anymore, you know? And dinners have been great lately–we're trying all kinds of new things, and I'm cooking through recipes I've held onto for months.
Like this one. I was enamored by the swiftness and simplicity of this recipe. One pot, all the fixings: a meat, a carbohydrate, and some vegetables. I was craving the comforting cooking I grew up with, but I wanted something more suited to my adult tastes. This fit the bill. Chock full of my favorite green, Swiss chard, with the added benefit of toothsome carrots and chard stems, I knew this would be a winner. Cooking the chicken first over high heat makes the skin shatteringly crisp, and to save that skin, I finished the chicken in the oven, not in the steamy heat of the simmering rice and vegetables as the original recipe instructed. It might not be one pot anymore, but it was worth it!
Back to the routine.
(almost) One-Pot Chicken and Rice with Swiss Chard
adapted from Everyday Food
4 chicken thighs, patted dry
Coarse salt and ground pepper
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 bunch Swiss chard, stems cut into 1/2-inch pieces, leaves torn into 2-inch pieces
1 medium yellow onion, diced
2 medium carrots, diced
2 tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice
1 1/2 cups white rice (use what you have on hand; we used jasmine)
2 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add chicken, skin side down, and cook until browned on both sides, 12 minutes, turning once. With tongs, transfer chicken to a small dish and place in the oven for 20-25 minutes. A meat thermometer should read at least 165°F at it's thickest point.
Meanwhile, reduce heat in the Dutch oven to medium and add garlic, chard stems, onion, and carrots. Cook, stirring occasionally, until chard stems and onion are translucent, about 4 minutes. Add chard leaves, lemon zest, and rice; cook 1 minute. Add broth and bring to a rapid simmer. Reduce to a simmer and season with salt and pepper. Arrange chicken, skin side up, on top of rice mixture and cook, covered, until chicken is cooked through and liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit for 5 minutes. Serve.

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Serves: 10
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon Pinch salt 1 Granny Smith apple (or other tart, sweet variety; we used Stayman Winesap)
Directions: 1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. 2. In a small bowl, whisk together sugar, spices, and salt until combined. Using a fork or a sieve, dust the baking sheet with half the mixture. 3. Cut apple into 4 large pieces around the core. Discard core and cut apple quarters into 1/16-inch thick slices, using a mandolin if you have one. Arrange slices on the baking sheet in even layers and dust with remaining sugar mixture. 4. Bake for 1 1/2 hours, until slices have shrunk and become golden. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet. Carefully remove slices from the parchment paper and serve as an appetizer or salad topping. Makes about three dozen chips.
Nutrition score per serving (3 to 4 chips): 23 calories, 0g fat, 6g carbs, 0g protein


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Study: Healthy eating is privilege of the rich
Nothing new, but I am glad to see 1) data to back up what everyone knows, and 2) strong wording. "Privilege of the rich" is not a phrase I'm used to reading in mainstream news.
SEATTLE — A healthy diet is expensive and could make it difficult for Americans to meet new U.S. nutritional guidelines, according to a study published Thursday that says the government should do more to help consumers eat healthier.
An update of what used to be known as a food pyramid in 2010 had called on Americans to eat more foods containing potassium, dietary fiber, vitamin D and calcium. But if they did that, the journal Health Affairs said, they would add hundreds more dollars to their annual grocery bill.
Inexpensive ways to add these nutrients to a person's diet include potatoes and beans for potassium and dietary fiber. But the study found introducing more potassium in a diet is likely to add $380 per year to the average consumer's food costs, said lead researcher Pablo Monsivais, an assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology and the School of Public Health at the University of Washington.
"We know more than ever about the science of nutrition, and yet we have not yet been able to move the needle on healthful eating," he said. The government should provide help for meeting the nutritional guidelines in an affordable way.
He criticized some of the marketing for a healthy diet — for example, the image of a plate of salmon, leafy greens and maybe some rice pilaf — and said a meal like that is not affordable for many Americans.
Food-assistance programs are helping people make healthier choices by providing coupons to buy fruits and vegetables, Monsivais said, but some also put stumbling blocks in front of the poor.
He mentioned, as an example, a Washington state policy making it difficult to buy potatoes with food assistance coupons for women with children, even though potatoes are one of the least expensive ways to add potassium to a diet.
The study was based on a random telephone survey of about 2,000 adults in King County, Wash., followed by a printed questionnaire that was returned by about 1,300 people. They note what food they ate, which was analyzed for nutrient content and estimated cost.
People who spend the most on food tend to get the closest to meeting the federal guidelines for potassium, dietary fiber, vitamin D and calcium, the study found. Those who spend the least have the lowest intakes of the four recommended nutrients and the highest consumption of saturated fat and added sugar.
Good note at the end of the article that this doesn't even venture into trying to eat organic or local; this is just about getting basic nutrients. Also good note that this is just what people can afford to eat, assuming there's even a grocery store with fresh produce available to them.


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Apple Adds Galaxy S III, Galaxy Note to Second Patent Lawsuit
Following a large victory over rival Samsung in regards to six patent violations found across 26 different Samsung smartphones and tablets, Apple has gone back to the legal drawing board and amended a separate complaint against 17 Samsung devices to include some of Samsung's latest smartphones.
The original complaint, filed in February, alleged that Samsung violated four utility patents across 17 different devices. Apple's since upped the number of patents to eight and the number of devices to 21, tossing Samsung's Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note handsets into the mix (two versions each).
According to Apple, Samsung has, "continued to flood the market with copycat products, including at least 17 new infringing products released prior to filing the original complaint in the instant action."
The original complaint, we note, refers to the Apple/Samsung patent case that was most recently decided in Apple's favor. That case, which Apple refers to as the "Earlier Case" in its filing, began with a complaint filed in April of 2011.
"Since then, Samsung has continued to release new infringing products, including its current flagship device, the Galaxy S III. While Samsung's new products infringe many of the same design patents, utility patents, trademarks, and trade dress rights that are at issue in the Earlier Case, Samsung's new products also infringe additional utility patents, some of which issued after Apple filed the Earlier Case," reads Apple's complaint.
Separately, Apple's also attempting to ban sales of eight different Samsung smartphones including the Galaxy S2, Galaxy S 4G, and Galaxy Prevail as a result of its recent victory in Apple v. Samsung. A hearing for Apple's request has been scheduled for December 6.
Apple previously attempted to ban sales of Samsung's Galaxy S III back in June, but U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh couldn't fit Apple's complaint into a previously scheduled June hearing.
"I cannot be an Apple v. Samsung judge," Koh said, in describing the court's docket and the difficulty of processing the continued complaints between the two companies at the time. Koh gave Apple the option of delaying its first jury trial the most recently decided one to add additional devices and patents to the mix, or to proceed forward and try those elements separately.
The second trial, focusing on the eight patents and 21 devices, is expected to head to court in 2013 with the same Judge Koh presiding.
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Conceived by Gio Ponti, for years it was organized by the La Rinascente department store, to highlight the value and quality of the products of Italian design, which was then in its early years.
It was later donated to the ADI, the Association of Industrial Design, which has been responsible for its organization since 1964, ensuring impartiality and integrity.
The products that have won the award over the fifty-year history of the Compasso d'Oro, also include the Flip-Up Cooktop designed by Domenico Moretto, which has become part of the Historic Collection of the Premio Compasso d'Oro ADI, along with an Honorable Mention for the Electronic Exhaust System. The motivation reads as follows:
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In an unprecedented initiative for the international design field, the Ministry of the Cultural Heritage – Regional Superintendent for the Lombardy Region, in the Decree dated 22 April 2004, declared the Historic Collection of the Premio Compasso d'Oro ADI to be of "exceptional artistic and historical interest", consequently naming it part of the national heritage.


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diegomonzon said
This is a mac shortcut , but is very useful. I learned it not long ago and I use it all the time.I changed my settings under the Preferences for Snapshots and now all I have to do is:
Option + Command + 1 (left thumb and index finger dance)
Any area I draw a marquee over is saved to my Clipboard, then I just Command V into my document.
Find it Here: System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > Screenshots
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Is Faster, I didn't know where to change that, never thought of it , Thank you Graphic-Studio
All you have to do is.. Create a selection, then press control/cmd + Shift + C. This copies all the layer contents inside that marquee and then paste it anywhere.
These are great, everyone. Thanks!
On a Mac with CS3 , if you have multiple layers selected in the layers palette, use Cmd + Opt + arrow key to duplicate the selected layers. On my Macbook, it doesn't matter if I use the up, down, left of right key. They all appear to do the same thing, which admittedly, doesn't make a ton of sense.
Will also work if you only have one layer selected. Doesn't have to be multiple, although it's probably faster to just use Cmd + J for that.
Found this accidentally because it is the same keystroke I use to cycle through tabs in Firefox (Cmd + Opt + L or R arrow).
On MAC :
Command + [ = goes to next layer down
Command + ] = goes to next layer up
Still don't know what good it's for, since I use Select Layer when clicked.
What is the fastest way to rasterize a single blended layer? At the moment i add a blank layer below and merge it, but sometimes it changes. I am missing some basic knowledge with PS… when i merge layers they nearly always change into something i don't want!


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- n. common misspelling of susurration.
"If I could choose the language in which I spoke to you,I would choose to speak in Gaelic,the sliding scale, the sussuration of breath,The sound of water beating between us."
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Paul Goldman is both an Ecstatic Poet Performer and published poet. His CD, Wild Joy Released:The Ecstatic Poetry of Paul Goldman, includes his own Spoken Word renditions of his Ecstatic Poetry and the musical accompaniment of Tom Jacobs.
Both the CD and the companion book, Wild Joy:Ruminations, have received critical acclaim. Vern Barnet, Faith and Beliefs columnist for The Kansas City Star, in writing about Wild Joy:Ruminations, said in part, "The wild, holy energy within this book can burst forth only from a man who has lost himself in love, such as Rumi and other seers, whose poetry this volume now joins."
Paul Goldman hosts the Gratitude Open Mic Night at Stone Spirit Lodge in Kansas City, Missouri as a venue to promote all artists and performers.
His website, features his Ecstatic Poetry Blog. Paul Goldman has a fan base of over 8,200 at his Facebook Page, Wild Joy:The Ecstatic Poetry of Paul Goldman.
The sign on the door of the Metaphysical Shop, Stone Spirit Lodge, that Paul operates with his wife, Dawn, says "Awaken Your Wild Joy Within" and that is what separates Paul Goldman from being just another poet. He is a man who is increasingly looked to as being a spiritual beacon, one who gathers people together so that all may quicken their awakening to their own divinity and to a connection to a common Source.


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Dr. Toni C. King
Dr.Toni C. King is an Associate Professor of Black Studies and Women's Studies at Denison University. She has earned a bachelors degree in psychology from Oklahoma State University, a Masters degree in Counseling from The Ohio State University and a doctorate in Organizational Behavior from Case Western Reserve University. Dr. King teaches Introduction to Black Studies, Issues in Feminism, Feminist Research Methods; Black Women and Organizational Leadership; and, Black Women's Lives: Autobiography as Protest. For over a decade, Dr. King has provided personal growth workshops for women concerning leadership, spirituality, social support and personal/professional balance. She has published numerous articles on women's resistance to and recovery from race, class, gender oppression. Recent publications include: Third Shift: The Invisible Work of African American Women in Higher Education. Toni C. King et al, in This Bridge We Call Home, G. Anzaldua and A. Keating, eds, Routledge, 2002; and, Charting Ourselves: Leadership Development with African American Professional Women, Toni C. King and S. A. Ferguson, National Women's Studies Association Journal, 13(2), 2001. In addition, Dr. King is the co-editor of an anthology in progress on Black women's leadership development.


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Though I was usually one for instilling them with independence, I fought Dennis riding his bike to HS. The year that Tim died, he was riding to school 1 day early in the school year, he hit a rock and went flying. His helmet was cracked, but the head was fine. His worst injury was the brake handle that punctured his abdomen. As I was pulling back into garage after moving the car so he could get his bike, I noticed he did not have his helmet on, so I honked and pointed, and he went into the house to retrieve it. 3 months later he was a pedestrian struck by a car and killed. Ironically, there was no damage from the car, but his head hitting the road was fatal. Had he had a helmet on, he might have survived. But a parent can't really make a child walk around wearing his helmet all day.
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ATV Oconto County offers over 300 miles of ATV trails and routes in county forests and on town roads. ATV use is restricted to this trail system and on private lands with the owner's permission. Please follow all safety precautions. ATV trails are open May 1 — October 31.
Winter rules were inacted in 2007. ATV use is allowed from December 15 to such date as there is groomable snow. Once there is groomable snow on the Nicolet Trail the trails are closed to ATV use until the following May 1st.
NOTE: Dirt bikes and off road vehicles are not allowed on the trails.
Mountain Biking / Touring There are four established mountain bike trails in Oconto County, totaling 98 miles. Trails range from easy gravel surface to advanced, as described on the table below. Oconto County has a network of 2,073 miles of county trunk and town roads that are more "bicycle friendly". Be adventurous, chart your own course between our friendly communities using, the Oconto County Recreation Map.
Hiking The Nicolet National Forest and Oconto County Forest are yours to enjoy! Hike along the snowmobile or cross-country ski trails. Explore the many forest lanes and logging trails. These areas will be yours to enjoy forever if you take nothing but pictures and leave nothing but footprints. Always approach wild animals with respect and common sense.
Horse Riding Trail Explore ten miles of Machickanee County Forest. Trails are a combination of roadside and logging roads where vehicular traffic is prohibited. Horseback riding is also allowed on the Nicolet Trail from Gillett to Townsend.
Winter Outdoor Activities in Oconto County
Snowmobiling Nine snowmobile clubs in Oconto County maintain 425 miles of trails and would welcome your membership. Contact Oconto County Tourism toll free at 1-888-626-6862 for maps and trail conditions.
Note: $18 non-Wisconsin resident snowmobile pass required.
For up-to-date trail conditions, visit the Snowmobile Alliance's webpage
Cross-Country Skiing Over 49 miles of cross-country ski trails wait for you in the Nicolet National and Oconto County Forests. Many of these trails serve as multi-use trails depending on the season. See the adjacent table. Contact Oconto County Tourism toll free at 1-888-626-6862 for maps and trail conditions.


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Craftsman 21513 1/3 hp Electric Belt/Disc Sander (21513)
Item# 00921513000 | Model# 21513Specifications & Dimensions
Dimensions: | |
Dust Port Outside Diameter (in.): | 1.5 |
Height (in.): | 23.0 |
Length (in.): | 13.0 |
Sander Belt Table Size (LxW): | 9 x 6-3/4 in. |
Sander Belt Table Tilt (deg): | 0-60 deg. |
Sander Disc Diameter (in.): | 6 |
Sander Disc Table Size (LxW): | 8-1/4 x 5-1/2 in. |
Table Dimensions (LxW): | 8-1/4 x 4-1/2 in. |
Table Dimensions with Extensions: | NA |
Width (in.): | 21.0 |
Product Overview: | |
Cord Type: | 18 gauge |
CSA Listed: | Yes |
Dust Collection Method: | Vacuum/Bag |
ETL Listed: | No |
General Warranty: | 12 Months |
Grit: | Medium (80-100) |
Item Weight (lbs.): | 35.0 |
Number of Wheels: | 2 |
Package Contents: | Sander, miter gauge, 2 tables, workstop, manual |
Style: | Bench |
UL Listed: | No |
Voltage (V): | 120 |
Color: | |
Color/Finish: | Silver |
Cord: | |
Cord Length (ft.): | 6.5 |
Motor-Engine: | |
Amps: | 3.5 |
Motor Brake: | No |
Motor Engine Brushes: | No |
Motor Voltage: | 120 |
Sander Disc Speed RPM: | 3500 |
Sander Speed (SFPM): | 4400 |
General Features: | |
Belt Tension: | Cam / Spring |
Operating Position: | Horizontal or vertical |
Sander Type: | Combination |
Table Material: | Die cast aluminum |
Table Movement: | Tilt |
Table Swivel: | No |
Table Tilt Range: | 0-45 deg. |
Sander Accessory: | |
Disc Mounting: | PSA |
Mounting: | Adhesive |
Installation: | |
Assembly Required: | Assembly Required |
Ratings & Reviews
Product Description
This Craftsman 1/3 hp Electric Belt/Disc Sander is the perfect accessory to your tool collection. Featuring a belt arm that operates both vertically and horizontally and 2 tables that tilts up to 45 degrees, this belt/disc sander is efficient, versatile and extremely easy to use.=
- Abrasive Belt: 2 in. x 42 in., 80 Grit
- Also accepts 1 in. abrasive belt
- Belt platen area: 2 in. x 7 1/4 in.
- Belt table dimensions: 9 x 6 3/4 in.
- Belt table tilts 0 to 60°
- Belt speed: 4400 fpm
- Disc diameter: 6", aluminum
- Abrasive Disc: 6 in. PSA
- Disc table dimensions: 8 3/16 x 5 7/16 in. aluminum table
- Disc table tilts 0 to 45°
- Disc dust chute: 1 1/2 in.
- Disc speed: 3500 RPM
- Base dimension: 9 1/16 x 8 9 32 in.
- Continuous duty 1/3 HP motor, 120 VAC, 3.5 amps, 60 Htz
Added on February 16, 2009
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Campton, NH
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Runs as it should, having a hard time finding replacement belts in my area, 1x42/2x42 are not as common as I thought.
McPherson, KS
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After a few mths of having it, the sander seems to work fine. At least it is smaller then my old belt sander, now i got more room to work on my bench.
Saint Peters, MO
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Got the sander to start making knives. Opened the box and inspected, disc sander table had a bent screw. Replaced with my own. Other than that it will do what I need it to do. The 1/3 HP motor is really worthless and it runs fast. You have to use a light touch to keep from burning metal you are working on, not even going to try sanding any wood. Also very easy to stall.
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Denver, CO
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I think this would be a good sander if you're lucky enough to get one that is serviceable. I have bought two in the last few days, the first one was returned due to missing parts and the second could not be fully assembled because the holes for mounting the work table for the disc would not align to be able to attach the table. I did get a chance to turn it on and it seemed to work well but never was able to use it to write a review better than this. Quality control in the factory is apparently lacking.
Happy Valley, OR
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I'm used to larger more industrial sanders but this unit works well - it's just smaller. Unit was packaged well, minimal assembly, and it's very solid. I have the Craftsman universal tool stand I was hoping to mount this on but it's not a good fit. I'll have to mount plywood to the stand and this sander to the plywood. I picked this unit over others since it's basically a grinder with sanding attachments. This is a good home use tool. I've had it a week and used it a dozen times already. Does best on small items, but with the guards removed you can sneak in a long board here & there as well.
Whitman, MA
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Setup was a little unclear, but I figured it out. Had to make adjustments so belt tracked properly. Have used it a couple of times and does what I expected. Good compliment to my old Sears Craftman bench grinder. Belt changing is easy.
Northumberland, PA
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This sander is probably the most used tool in my workshop. More than enough power for the average sanding job. Very user friendly. My only small complaint is that it takes some patients to get the table perfectly square to the belt. You have to really hold the table in place when tightening it down or else it will move slightly off square.
Kansas City, MO
I've had this sander for several years with no problems. The only downside is the belts are not a standard length.
Sesser, IL
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I've had one of these for quite a while now and seem to use it for everything from knife sharpening to styling knife handles to grinding tasks and it works on everything I throw at it. I keep 3 different belt grits handy and I can change the belts in less than a minute, and then I keep the disc equipped with an extra fine sanding disc most of the time for fine finish work. This machine is great, but watch what you're doing, or you may end up with too much in the dust bin and not enough left on your part... that is how good it is. You can use left over 1" belts if you have them... Great overall machine that should give you years of fine service just like mine.
Otsego, MN
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great sander and grinder
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Kenneth E. Cunningham, Sr.
By: Terry McDaniel
Updated: February 22, 2013
Kenneth E. Cunningham, Sr. of Dothan, passed away on February 22, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family. He was 65.
Graveside services will be 2 pm Sunday, February 24, 2013 at Midland City Cemetery with Rev. Everett Rowe officiating and Robert Byrd directing. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm Saturday at the funeral home.
Mr. Cunningham was born October 17, 1947 in Midland City and resided there the early part of his life. He has been a resident of Dothan for his entire adult life. He enjoyed refurbishing old cars and was a member of the Four Square Gospel Church. He was preceded in death by his parents Edward and B.L. Cunningham.
He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Betty Cunningham; one son Ken Cunningham Jr. (Jodi); one daughter Valerie Chandler; a very special friend Debra Kilcrease; eight grandchildren, Katie and Cori Majors, Robbie Schnick, Brooke Chandler, Shane, Haley, Savana and Paisleigh Cunningham; five sisters and one brother.
The family would like to extend gratitude to Dr. Cook and Gentiva Hospice for their loving care and support.


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TABO is situated on the shore of Lake Toba at Samosir surrounded by ricefields and plantations. It offers magnificent views over lake and mountains. The unique style of the restaurant and the rooms in the lush tropical garden make a great atmosphere to get rid of stress and weariness. Our free wifi spot gives you the opportunity for updating travel blogs or and catch up on business from our airy, laid back restaurant or Pavillion.
Tabo's latest rooms are situated right by the lake overlooking the spacious lawn, the play ground and the picturesque mountains. We concentrated on natural furnishing and soft colours for the interiour design as well as putting in green foliage around them. The new section is perfect for outdoor events like games, meetings and parties, where everybody can stay near by the action.
The garden in front of the restauraunt | Restaurand and Pavillion at night time | Traditional 200 year old Batak house on the Toba Lake side |
Tabo Hotel is run by Anto, a local batak from Samosir and german Annette, who came travelling to Lake Toba, loved it and stayed. There are three kids Marco, 15, Julia 13, and Hotto, 11, 4 dogs and several cats to entertain the guests.
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Nigel Slater's The Kitchen Diaries II has not yet been published in the US, but I'm sharing this review anyway because I know I'm not the only non-UK citizen who's a big fan of Mr. Slater and his gorgeous but quite useful cookbooks. You can find copies of the UK edition here and there, and it will be published in the US this fall. But if you're like me and can't wait that long, read on for a peek into this beautiful, inspiring volume. More
I recently dove headfirst into a new-to-me online food magazine based in England. It's called The Foodie Bugle, and it's run by Silvana de Soissons, a writer and blogger. She has gathered quite the team of talented writers, photographers and cooks. If you haven't checked this site out yet, here are a few pieces to start with. More
Folks in America may not be too familiar with Moro, unless they've made it a point to visit this well-loved Moorish restaurant while in London or have browsed one of their stunningly beautiful cookbooks, which are available here. Luckily for us, The Guardian has made a wonderful set of videos with Moro's co-owner Sam Cook where he demonstrates how to make Moro-style food at home.
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90% of customers would recommend this product to a friend (10 out of 11)
Involvement Level: Expert (understands the inner workings)
Pros: Plugs in and works fine. Very quiet for a geared motor.
Cons: Turns very slowly. Eg: at 300 steps per second it took a few of seconds to do 360 degrees. Will update this review if I can later with more specific info. The maths would indicate 13 seconds per revolution eg: 360 deg / ((5.625 degrees / 64 reduction) * 300 steps per second
Other: Good value if it does what you want.
Involvement Level: Expert (understands the inner workings)
Pros: - Can be driven from Arduino using the standard stepper motor library. - Has high torque - 2048 steps per revolution gives accurate control - LEDs showing the operation - Driver chip on board comes with the package for easy deployment
Cons: - Slow (can't have high torque and high accuracy with high speed) - Can get quite hot - Not centered (because of the internal 1/64 reduction) - Pins on controller board, so can't use normal breadboard male-male jumper wires to connect
Other: If you need a strong and accurate stepper motor and don't have a driver yet, this is a good starting point. But if you want more speed, then this might not be the product you are looking for.
Involvement Level: Expert (understands the inner workings)
Pros: Cheap, quality reasonable if you consider the price tag :-) It works with the Arduino and connecting is simple. The Arduino stepper motor library works well with the product. The driver board looks well and the LED's are helpful while testing your sketch.
Cons: The torque is very low and motor gets pretty warm after short usage. One of the most annoying things is the fact is only runs in one direction! so in that prospective the motor is not very useful. I have tried several sketches but no way to reverse the motor.
Other: Okay for a starter price is okay and value for money worth buying. But consider for what use you want this motor.
Involvement Level: Expert (understands the inner workings)
Pros: Sorry have to correct my statement about the reverse , this motor can run clock and counter clockwise. You need the correct code. Hard to find but found it here: http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/article/arduino-stepper-motor-setup-troubleshooting/ Driver board good quality and simple to use.
Cons: Motor torque low, motor gets pretty warm while using it.
Other: I have to change my review because the motor will operate in two directions. Point is that you need to know how to setup the code for this motor.
Involvement Level: Expert (understands the inner workings)
Pros: Great cheep stepper motor with controller. I powered it using a 9V battery.
Cons: No datasheet. But It's fairly straight forward.
Other: No real issues. May stall if there is no delay between activation's, I used 0.0002 s between activation's.
Involvement Level: Expert (understands the inner workings)
Pros: It's a small engine but with great versatility and strength to the size it is, but the best thing about it is that it includes the driver stepper motor control and need for proper operation, which has on its board a detailed description pin right out for easy connection.
Cons: So far I have not found anything which could complain.
Other: If all goes (and I believe it will) I buy more engines.
Involvement Level: Expert (understands the inner workings)
Pros: Comparatively good price, fast shipping, rather god quality of motor and iring, good package in a plastick bag. Very good power of steper motor, good stepping skale. A good design of motor, ease to put it into projects.
Cons: a quality of soldering is a bit bad, like a child -made. It's better to put a small datasheet in a package.
Other: Just buy it for your projects. The motor is small but rather powerful.
Involvement Level: Expert (understands the inner workings)
Pros: This is a very suitable for DIY unipolar geared 5V 4-Phase 5-Wire stepper motor controlled by ULN2003 Driver. One of the most significant advantages of this stepper motor is its ability to be accurately controlled in an open loop system.
Cons: the quality of soldering of the driver is like a child-made.
Other: Can be controlled directly from Arduino.
Involvement Level: Expert (understands the inner workings)
Pros: - high torque - Great precision - Driver works perfectly with this stepper motor -Drivers available in standard Arduino library - Sample code available at http://arduino-info.wikispaces.com/SmallSteppers as described in one of the forum threads of DXmoocow -unipolar stepper motor, does not require H-bridge.
Cons: -Very low rotation because of high torque. Needs big gear(large radius) to be placed on shaft for projects that require large displacements (2*pi*r). - Confusing what kind of gear to purchase for beginner to be placed on shaft. -Requires female to male/female wires!(male wires in Arduino, female wires in ULN2003 driver).
Other: Great device. You will need extra stuff to make it work though. Don't forget to order male/female wires and some sort of gear for the shaft if you want to use it to drive something else.
Involvement Level: Expert (understands the inner workings)
Pros: The relationship between price and quality is very high. The engine power is also good because it has built gearbox. Input signals perfectly supports 3.3V. Consumption is very low. The noise is also low.
Cons: The maximum speed achieved by microstepping to have been about 0.25pps, on top of that the engine vibrated.
Other: While I do not need more speed or strength, it will be the engines that I buy for the experiments.
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QUESTION: I have been creating clones from my Mauie Wowie mother plant for about 6 or 7 generations now and I'm starting to notice a difference in potency. It seems like they're getting less and less strong with each new generation. Before, thought I could repeat this process indefinitely. What's happening?
Dru West: You should be able to repeat this process indefinitely. We have a Maui strain that we have been re-cloning for dozens of generations. We also have a U-Dub strain that is still going strong after 20 years.
The noticed decrease in potency could very well be a result of some unresolved stress that the plant has undergone in the last few generations. Did any clones have a hard time rooting recently? Have you had any bugs in your room? What about your light bulbs, have you changed them recently? Have you changed anything?
There are several things that can stress out the plant and affect the potency. You need to let the plant chill for a while. The best thing to do in this situation is to isolate your nicest clone in the best possible environment and allow it to grow for at least a month using only organic fertilizer. Chemical fertilizers will kill off all the good stuff in your soil that makes plants happy. Happy plants = Potent buds!
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Underground Food Collective at Madison Sourdough
April 6th, 2012Sometimes being so far from Madison and the Midwest is rough. This Sunday the Underground Food Collective is having their last spring dinner at Madison Sourdough. It will be an amazing time and the food will be out of this world.
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This PureOverclocker review was back October 22, 2012 when this came out with a $160 price. This review is good in that it shows this Cyclone at 1680x, which it can provide playable FpS in some demanding modern titles even with eye candy. However gives up ground at 1920x unless severely lowering the image quality in more cases. But what I find stange is that most GTX650Ti (reference designs) when vying with the 7770 are a 13-15% bump, and I don't see it here especially given this was before Catalyst 12.11 Beta.
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While competitive paddlers tackle the water in all sorts of weather conditions, there are many glorious, still days when Langebaan Lagoon is like a mirror, and the social paddlers take to the water, to paddle in a leisurely manner around Schaapen Island to look at the birds and the white rabbits, to paddle down to one of the restaurants for a coffee, or to adventure across the lagoon to Kraalbaai for a picnic. This must be one of the most beautiful places on earth.
Several members of LYC compete in various national surfski and kayak races around the country:
- During the summer months the focus for the racing community is on open ocean surfski paddling. A summer series is staged from October, and takes place at various beaches around the Western Cape.
- The second event in this series forms part of the Lagoon Life Water Festival and takes place here in the Langebaan Lagoon, this year the event will be on Saturday 23 October 2010. There are a number of course options and distances catering for paddlers from the novice end of the spectrum and upwards.
- The season comes to a climax with the the iconic Cape Point Challenge, a 50km long surfski race that starts in Scarborough, takes paddlers thru some of the most treacherous waters in the Cape, rounding Cape Point and finishes in Fish Hoek. This event is labelled as "The toughest one-day surfski race in the World", as part of the qualifying process, various 30-35km events are staged.
- Langebaan plays host to one of these Cape Point Qualifiers on Sunday 24 October 2010 where paddlers paddle out of the Lagoon and encounter some extremely rough water on their way to the finish at Jacob's Bay. In 2009, some 200 paddlers took part in the Saturday races and 70 brave souls completed the qualifier on the Sunday. Three of these were Langebaan locals who went on to successfully complete the Cape Point Challenge.
Winter sees the racing community taking to their K1's to challenge and compete on the various rivers of Southern Africa. Closest to home is the Berg River Canoe Marathon that sees paddlers covering the 240km from Paarl to our near neighbour, Veldrif, over 4 days. Paddlers spend up to 7 hours a day on the river and the preparation for this event requires months of hard and dedicated training, often in the cold and miserable Cape Winter weather. Four of our local paddlers have completed this race, the longest of it's kind in the world, on several occasions. There are also many shorter races that more of us take part in on rivers such as the Olifants, Breede, Orange and Fish.
A development program for previously disadvantaged kids is also run in Langebaan during the 1st, 2nd and 4th school terms. A successful equipment application to the National Lottery as well as support from local businesses kicked off this program which sees the experience and skills gained over the years of competition by our senior paddlers being taught to kids in a safe environment. The program is funded by offering paid-for tuition to all kids of the community. The lagoon is the ideal place for such a program to take place offering protected and shallow waters for the kids to learn initially water safety and then paddling technique. Those that show an interest then go on to compete in the Guppie Sprint Series. Langebaan plays host to a leg of this series in February and 70 kids from all over the Cape competed in this year's event. Several kids that have been through this program have gone on to earn medals at provincial championship races.
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- Please contact Rob Meintjies at 083 635 2557 or fax 086 684 5661
- Or for social paddling please contact Gert Frohlich at 022-7720672 or 083 2979779


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Are you ready for an affordable version of a classic axe? Here it is! The Epiphone SG Special packs the punch of the legendary SG, but keeps the cost down thanks to the alder/mahogany laminated body and bolt-on neck. But the heart and soul of the SG is alive and well with the SG Special. A stop tailpiece and tune-o-matic bridge and dual humbuckers complete the SG look and feel. Just because you're on a budget doesn't mean you don't need a screamin' guitar. The SG Special is that guitar!What makes a great guitar? In the case of the SG, it's simplicity. Less ornate and refined than its maple-topped sibling, the SG has been (and still is!) the place where those in need of rock take refuge. The lean and mean mahogany body comes alive when you hit the strings and the dual-humbucker assault is perfect at driving (or overdriving) an amp. A favorite of hard rockers ranging from AC/DC to the Who to Black Sabbath (and far beyond), the SG is a real rock n' roll machine!
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After leaving the Island Lake Trail, the Deer Lake Trail follows a bench overlooking Island Lake and the Derby Creek drainages. Sheep Mountain forms a backdrop to Island Lake. Two miles down the trail you come out on a point overlooking Deer Lake to the north while Middle Derby Creek to the east lies 800 feet below. The trail drops steeply into Deer Lake being narrow and hazardous for a pack string. From Deer Lake the trail climbs back one mile to the main Flat Tops plateau junctions with the Chinese Wall Trail.
Directions from Meeker: Island Lake, Deer Lake and South Derby trails are located 50 miles east of Meeker. Take State Highway 13 east out of Meeker for one mile; turn right on County Road 8 for 39 miles; then turn right on Trappers Lake road for 10 miles to the Outlet Trailhead. Follow the Carhart Trail around the east side of Trappers Lake to the Trappers Lake trail. On the Trappers Lake trail go 4 miles to the head of Fraser Creek where the Island Lake trail begins. The Deer Lake trail junction and the South Derby trail junction are 2 1/2 miles down the Island Lake trail.
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Deer Lake - Deer Lake offers Cutthroat Trout fishing.
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Island Lake Trail (west end) - The Island Lake Trail begins along Trappers Lake Trail, heads generally east to the Island Lake basin and eventually to Stump Park, on the east end of the Flat Tops.
Trappers Lake Trail - This trail leads from south of Trappers Lake, up Fraser Creek and up onto the Flat Tops Plateau. It continues across the Flat Tops Wilderness to Indian Camp Pass, north of Deep Lake.
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Deep-Dish Potato Torta with Peppers and Olives
September 25, 2011Try this make-ahead meatless dish for a weekend brunch, picnic or tailgating, as this is good either hot or at room temperature. To simplify, just drained, jarred roasted peppers.
Deep-Dish Potato Torta with Peppers and Olives
2 pounds peeled potatoes, halved, steamed and cut into thin sliced
3 bell peppers (orange, red and yellow), roasted, skinned and sliced
1 small onion, peeled and thinly sliced
1 cup thinly sliced, coarsely chopped fennel (white bottom part only)
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons basil pesto
¾ pound thinly sliced part-skim mozzarella or fontina cheese, divided
¼ cup shredded manchego, Romano or Parmesan cheese, divided
3 tablespoons pitted, chopped Kalamata olives
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Sauté the onion and fennel in olive oil for about 20 minutes or until very soft, stirring frequently. Stir in the pesto and cook for a few minutes more.
Spray a 9-inch, deep-dish pie plate or springform pan with cooking spray or olive oil, and place on a foil lined baking sheet. Cover the bottom with a third of the potatoes, half of the peppers and half of the cheese. Spread the onion mixture evenly over the top and cover with another layer of potatoes and peppers. Cover the top with the remaining cheese and sprinkle with olives.
Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, tenting the top with foil after 30 minutes. Let cool to room temperature and cut into 16 thin wedges. Makes 12 to 16 servings.
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Yelena Zhavoronkova was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, and has been living in the United States since 1990. She received a Master's degree in Industrial Design from the St. Petersburg Academy of Art and Industry, and has worked as a graphic designer for over two decades. Over the past few years, Yelena has been intensively studying and working in photography, which helps her to express her artistic vision. Yelena's projects are simultaneously very personal and universal in nature, speaking to the viewers on an intimate level that is familiar to all.
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"Some places are hard to visit or even drive by. For different reasons. Over the years I collected quite a number of these spots in the city of San Francisco, where I live for almost 20 years now. To break the pattern, to remove the spell which is giving me the heart ache every time I am passing by one of those areas, I started to visit them with my camera, reliving the moments from my past. The name of the project, the "Dead End", is coming from one of the images, and is very accurately describing the situation my life put me into a few years ago. In Russian, the end of the road, "tu-PIK", doesn't sound that literate as it sounds in English though could also be used to express the sadness and hopelessness.
Here is the beginning of my long journey, which is still ahead of me, but with a great hope for the best."
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Sending Out a Beauty SOS
I'm pissed off. Like really, really pissed off. For about the last year my frustration with the low performance of natural beauty products has been mounting. And I'm near breaking point. Plus I feel guilty every time I choose performance over nature. I just don't want to feel guilty anymore. Here's a bit of a rant, er I mean a list of my biggest pet peeves when it comes to natural beauty products: (Formulators take note!)
Sulphate-free shampoos that don't wash my hair – whether I wash my hair with sulphates once every 5 days or without sulphates every single day, I don't think that I'm creating a big toxic overload with the former option. My scalp has never been irritated by using sulphates, in fact sulphates are what actually get it clean. If anything, I have the reverse problem which is not getting the oil out in the first place. And I've tried that whole stop washing your hair completely thing and you'll re-program your sebum glands to have a naturally balanced oil production. It didn't work for me.
Aluminium-free deodorants – ok, so switching from anti-perspirant to deodorant was already a step in the sticky/sweaty direction but then don't add insult to injury by making completely ineffective "natural" deodorants. I'm a lady. I don't want to smell. I don't enjoy smelling myself. Others around me don't enjoy smelling me. I will take aluminium and "suspected" neurotoxicity any day over the shame of being "that" smelly person. Seriously scientists besides torturing lab animals (which I'm not a big fan of) can we get something more conclusive on how aluminum affects human beings??? Please?! Cultural note- I work with a lot of Europeans so I'm already in a culture where deodorant is socially accepted over antiperspirant. But alas, all of the natural deodorants that I've tried: Still. Not. Good. Enough.
Petro-chemical-free lip glosses that are too liquidity and lack pigment – (I'm looking at you Burts Bees Super Glossy Lip Shine, Lavera Lip Gloss, Neals Yard Remedies, et al tsk tsk). Lipgloss and mascara are my beauty staples. I don't care about anything else. If I'm going to leave my house, I at least need these two products. Too bad with the exception of Bare Minerals Natural Lip gloss I haven't found any decent petro-chemical free lip glosses. In the last year I've been through 8 tubes of Bare Minerals and shelled out £112 ($180) for the privilege considering they are £14 a pop and last a few months (plus I have to have at least a few of them on the go for a variety of shades!) That's a hell of a lot of money just to keep a lady in her daily lipgloss. Plus no matter how dark and red a shade I buy, it always winds up looking practically nude on my lips, or lasts all of 5 minutes. Help me beauty formulators! I can't exclusively buy just Bare Minerals (no matter how much they would love me to).
Complete lack of any decent hair styling products – seriously, there is nothing in this category. No styling gels, creams, hairsprays, serums that are nice to use and effective. It's like hair styling products play poor cousin to the sulphate-free shampoos. I mostly wear my hair naturally wavy, sometimes blow it out straight, and sometimes put it in Velcro rollers for big, sexy curls. I'm not trying to make my hair do something totally unrealistic that it wasn't designed to do. I'm just asking for some hair products to make it look a teensy-tiny bit shinier and to help hold it in place just a little longer. Am I reaching for the stars here?
Loose mineral eye shadow – I love mineral makeup generally speaking. However I hate loose eye shadow (as opposed to compact eye shadow). In my bathroom I have no fewer than 15 pots of Bare Minerals loose. Luckily as the reigning Queen of mineral makeup they have also launched Bare Minerals Ready 2.0 eyeshadow. I really need to try this. Jane Iredale do a decent mineral compact eye shadow but I'm greedy. I want more selection please!
So, am I angry? You betcha! Have I given up completely on natural beauty products? Not entirely. I still in my heart of hearts think that beauty companies can keep doing better. It's up to us as consumers to tell them what we want through what we buy! So, I'll keep buying and testing the most naturally formulated products and reporting on them here. I would love to hear your views too! What natural beauty products have you tried? What have you loved? What have you hated?


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LAKE WYLIE -- Concerned parents in the Forest Oaks neighborhood of Lake Wylie reported a suspicious man posing as a Lake Wylie Pilot reporter Thursday taking photos of their children.
According to the York County Sheriff's report, responding to a harassment call, officers observed Gregory Willard of 1015 Valley Forge Drive, "sitting in a lawn chair in the roadway with a camera in his hand."
"Mr. Willard was intoxicated and advised that he was a reporter for the Lake Wylie Pilot newspaper," the report states. "He replied that he was just trying to get some information about an incident that took place the day before in that area."
Willard was reluctant to provide his information and provided a false address, the report states. When the officer asked again who he worked for "he stated that he was an independent reporter, and that he tries to sell his stories to anyone who will buy them," the report states.
The Pilot employs only one full-time reporter, Editor Catherine Muccigrosso said, but it does hire freelancers to cover stories and events in the community. Reporters from sister papers, such as The Herald, Fort Mill Times and Enquirer-Herald, also sometimes cover stories in the community.
"The man was not affiliated in any way with your local community newspaper," Muccigrosso said. "The parents took the right course of action by calling the police.
"If you are uneasy or suspicious about someone representing the newspaper, call 911, then the Pilot office for verification," she said.
Did you know? Information about a man posing as a Lake Wylie Pilot reporter first appeared online at lakewyliepilot.com
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