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VCSU women start slow, beat Wildcats
The Valley City State University womens basketball team had a slower start than coach Jill DeVries would have liked.
In the first ten minutes of Sunday's 74-65 home win over Johnson and Wales (Colo.) University, the Vikings only hit two shots from the floor, despite leading 10-9.
But, DeVries said, the intentions were good.
"We've given up so many points in the first half that we really focused on the defensive end and the truth of the matter is that you've got to make lay ups," DeVries said. "We're going as hard as we can on the defensive end and going too fast for ourselves on the offensive end and didn't finish."
But once things got rolling for the Vikings, they had few problems the rest of the way.
For the rest of the half, they kept Johnson and Wales out of the paint and took a run to go up 26-15 with 2:10 left on a 3-pointer by Sierra Even.
The women were up 34-22 by halftime.
The biggest issue the Vikings had was defending against the potent 3-point shooters from Johnson and Wales.
The shooters finished 4-12 in the first half and hurt even more in the second, when they went 6-13 to finish the game 40 percent from beyond the arc.
"Those kids are very dangerous," DeVries said.
The 3-pointers accounted for Johnson and Wales' first six points in the second half and kept the game within reach.
Several minutes in, Wildcats forward Jasmine Culbreath hit a 3-pointer to make it 46-34.
The shot paved the way for a 16-2 run to narrow Valley City's lead to a single point. But the Vikings got play from Katelyn Ralston and Courtney Titus, who drove the lane to get lay ups and fouls.
Similar to the opening minutes, the Vikings racked up free throws late in the game to push the lead. They also had key shots from Titus, Allison Scherr and Stephanie Pederson in the final five as they worked the lead back to the final nine-point difference.
Johnson and Wales narrowed the lead to 70-65 with 43.4 seconds left on a lay up by Caitlin Durkin, but were hurt by a foul call with 9.9 second left.
The intentional foul on Pederson was the fifth for Nicole Paradisa and forced her to leave the game.
The Wildcats substituted Catherine Loppe, who was not in the official score book, which led to a technical foul on the team's bench.
The Vikings hit all four free throws to secure the win.
Ralston led VCSU with 17 points, Titus had 12, and Brittany Lehner had 10.
Johnson and Wales was led by Kourtney Shirley with 28, Caitlin Durkin with 12 and Jasmine Culbreath with 10.


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The roaring surf of Anchor Bay stood as a backdrop visible from our cottage's bay window.
On the table sat steaming omelets I had cooked using the fresh hen eggs left on our doorstep the night before and tomatoes, spinach, broccoli and herbs I had collected that morning in the vegetable garden.
My husband and I dug into breakfast, enjoying the peace, quiet and gorgeous ocean view, when suddenly, a pair of goats strolled past our window.
We laughed long and hard. We hadn't banked on finding a slice of farm life, but that, and more, is what we uncovered at Mar Vista Cottages in Gualala.
In a way, that's the beauty of a trip to Mendocino County. You can find the traditional inns, bed-and-breakfasts and hotels with daily maid service, or you can find options that let you genuinely experience a stay in this rural corner of the North Coast.
Country coastal living
Mar Vista's location drew Renata and Tom Dorn in 2000, but the dozen fishing cabins-turned-vacation cottages were in serious disrepair. The Dorns undertook a major restoration, angling for a simplicity that wouldn't detract from the property's spacious rolling meadow amid tall trees and the ocean across the street. Country-inspired furnishings and "hankie"-style window coverings that hang from pegs are a few ways they have accomplished that. The cottages do show their age — an old range in the kitchen, some cracks in the bathroom floor — but they are a step above rustic and part of the property's overall charm.
At the heart of that charm is a large organic vegetable garden, where guests can help themselves to dozens of varietals, and a yard where more than 150 hens roam and lay eggs, which guests can help collect every afternoon. A picnic area, fire pit and soaking tub are available for guests.
"I love the way the cottages are like pioneer wagons surrounding the gardens," Renata said during our visit. "We are unique, and that's the way we like it."
That night, we sipped wine in a pair of outdoor Adirondack chairs as we listened to the crashing waves and stared at a magnificent blanket of stars.
"If this is farm life," my husband said, "sign me up."
Life in the wild
Up the road in Point Arena, Judy and Frank Mello have created a sanctuary of a different sort. They have turned their 110-acre property into B Bryan Preserve, where they care for and breed endangered African hoof stock, including zebras, antelope and giraffes.
Year-round public tours and lodging guests have helped fund the Mellos' conservation efforts.
Guests can stay in two cottages or a carriage house over the garage. The two cottages feature decks with hot tubs that overlook a pond and small, fully equipped kitchens.
The interiors really impress with antique parlor stoves, comfortable upscale furniture and reclaimed materials, from floors to stained glass windows. In the Bridge Cottage, old church pews were used to create a stunning staircase.
But what sets B Bryan apart are the animals. A Range Rover tour at feeding time gives visitors an up-close view of the preserve's more than 100 residents, who are among the world's most endangered species.
Judy knows all of the animals by name, as well as their personalities.
Why is Henry, a male antelope, living with Elvis the plains zebra? "He wants to mate with the girls, but it's not his turn," Judy explained.
Why does it look as if new-mom Jewel is shooting daggers at another Grevy's zebra? "That's Emily, and she loves being a mom. She's stolen two babies," Judy replied.
Then there's Jagger. "Our rock star," Judy said proudly. The Rothschild giraffes are the tour's encore act. These are the only animals whom guests can pet, feed — and kiss. Leaning his long neck down to rub cheeks, Jagger puts a stamp on an enlightening tour.
Down on the farm
For wine lovers, about an hour's drive inland, the burgeoning wine region of Anderson Valley also offers a real farm experience in Philo.
Karen Bates' family has operated Philo Apple Farm for three decades. Along with her mother, Sally Schmitt — who predated Thomas Keller as owner of Yountville's French Laundry — Bates began inviting visitors for a hands-on cooking experience in the farm kitchen.
Then in 2000, the family built three cottages nestled among the apple orchard, and the Stay & Cook opportunities were born. Now, guests roll up their sleeves and cook alongside Bates in the kitchen, where she and her family make the juice, jams and chutneys they sell at an honor-system farm stand and a shop in Boonville.
"We don't advertise, because for some of the general public, this wouldn't be a good fit," Bates says. "People drive by and we let them explore the farm. We tell them what we do. Our clientele is all word-of-mouth or people who discovered us on their own."
Each cottage is spacious and exquisitely appointed. You won't find televisions, telephones or even cell service, but you will find huge windows that make it feel as if you're sleeping in nature.
In the morning, the warm Tuscan-style farmhouse kitchen welcomes guests with fresh apple juice, biscuits and homemade jam, yogurt and tea.
Cottages are designated by the color of their door. We stayed in the Green Door, featuring a comfortable four-poster queen-size bed and antique twin-bed, Hearthstone gas fireplace, cushy sitting chair, large open shower and porch perfect for sitting under the stars.
Just moments after parking by our cottage, we met Lefty — a farm dog who truly loved playing fetch. He chased everything my husband threw for him. As we sat stargazing late into the night, there was Lefty, repeatedly dropping a stick on the porch.
Again, we found ourselves laughing. It seems farm life suits us, at least while on vacation.
For Philo restaurants, see the accompanying article on the Anderson Valley.

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Learning Goals & Objectives
The Department of Music offers a 64-credit major in music leading to the B.S. degree. The undergraduate program in music offers a general program of study with emphasis on theory, musicianship, history, and performance within a liberal arts college curriculum. Graduates of the program will be prepared for further study in music education and allied disciplines such as arts management or journalism.
Learning Goal I (Musicianship and Performance): Develop understanding, hearing, and performance of music of different styles
Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate proficiency with primary instrument or voice, in solo performance and in large ensembles such as concert band, chorus, and jazz ensemble, and in small chamber groups
- Correlate internal hearing with singing and pitch identification
- Identify and perform various rhythmic patterns of increasing complexity
- Sing a piece of music at sight based on the tonal, modal, chromatic, and atonal systems
- Notate a piece of music in different musical styles
Learning Goal II (History): Understand the central musical styles and genres of Western music in relation to the key social, political, economic, philosophical, and aesthetic forces that helped shape them
Learning Objectives:
- Identify central genres of the major historical periods of Western music
- Identify central stylistic and aesthetic hallmarks of the major historical periods of Western music
- Be able to identify aurally these genres and styles
- Write effectively about music using precise analytical vocabulary
- Conduct research and evaluate research material on music and its performance
- Communicate research findings in coherent prose with precise citations following the Chicago Manual of Style
Learning Goal III (Theory and Composition): Demonstrate a functional knowledge of music's grammar and formal structures.
Learning Objectives:
- Be able to analyze music of the Western classical tradition from the 18th-21st centuries
- Write brief exercises using musical materials and concepts from the periods
- Compose appropriately for instruments of the standard orchestra for small and large ensembles
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May 30, 2012
The Placer County Board of Supervisors received an update on the Placer Legacy Open Space and Agricultural Conservation Program Tuesday, May 22 that highlighted both its many achievements and the funding challenges that affect its future.
Created by the Board in 2000, the award-winning program seeks to preserve important natural resources, and open space lands. To date, Placer Legacy has helped conserve almost 8,700 acres throughout the county.
One of the best-known Placer Legacy acquisitions is Hidden Falls Regional Park, which is located in the foothills between Auburn and Lincoln. Its 236 acres include blue oak woodlands and a half-mile stretch of Coon Creek. Placer County is in the process of expanding the park across a 961-acre property commonly known as Spears Ranch that also was a Placer Legacy acquisition. When the new section of park opens to the public next year, Hidden Falls will feature a 30-mile trail network.
In its presentation to the Board, county staff noted that the total cost of Placer Legacy acquisitions over the past 12 years is almost $49 million, but the county has spent slightly less than $17 million of its own money. More than $31 million, about 65 percent of the total, came from state grants, gifts, matching funds with other conservation partners and other outside funding sources.
Under Placer Legacy, Placer County and its partners typically acquire a property outright or purchase one of several types of easements: conservation, trail, agricultural conservation or flood control. In some cases, the county has been the lead partner on acquisitions and obtained the needed funding. In other cases, organizations such as the Trust for Public Land, Placer Land Trust or Truckee Donner Land Trust have taken the lead and the county has been a funding partner.
Contributions from the General Fund have been the primary source of county funding for Placer Legacy, but such contributions ceased after the 2009-10 fiscal year because of ongoing county budget challenges created by the economic slowdown and state budget crisis.
In its report to the Board, county staff said the county currently has funding to continue land acquisitions for Placer Legacy for an additional year or two. After that time, the program will largely focus on planning activities and maintenance and monitoring of existing conservation lands.
Current priorities for available funding include:
During the May 22 meeting, Supervisor Jim Holmes noted he often receives positive comments from the public about Placer Legacy. "Let's keeping going forward with this very popular program," he told his board colleagues.
County Supervisor Robert M. Weygandt, an early proponent of Placer Legacy, noted the county and state budget challenges make it tough to find funding for Placer Legacy. He emphasized the program's goals could receive a big boost from implementation of the proposed Placer County Conservation Plan (PCCP).
Both the PCCP and Placer Legacy seek to conserve and restore natural resources. Placer Legacy is a voluntary program focused on the acquisition of properties and easements from willing sellers for a wide diversity of open space lands. The PCCP, on the other hand, is a proposed regulatory program that would provide a comprehensive framework for complying with federal and state requirements for protecting endangered species and their habitat, including vernal pools, wetlands, salmon-bearing streams and other natural communities.
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Part 4: Anniversaries of note
This year's Proms feature the major anniversaries of several well-known (and not so well-known) composers. But can that make the programmes a little predictable, asks Tristan Jakob-Hoff
Saturday night's concert by Sir Charles Mackerras and the BBC Philharmonic was top drawer stuff. A thrilling performance of Holst's The Planets was preceded by a spry account of Elgar's Cockaigne Overture and a rarefied Song of the High Hills, Frederick Delius's impressionistic tone poem on Norwegian mountains. (Imagine Strauss's Alpine Symphony composed by a young Debussy, then throw in a few clods of English pastoralism and an eight-part wordless chorus for good measure.)
The evening's theme was the year 1934, an admittedly significant year for British music, which witnessed not only the deaths of Saturday's three contributing composers, but also the births of enfants terribles Peter Maxwell Davies and Harrison Birtwistle.
But hang on a minute – didn't we just do the whole 1934 thing? Wasn't it one of the major leitmotifs of the 2004 Proms season? Back then we were marking the 70th anniversary of That Fateful Year; this time round, we are presumably meant to be celebrating the 75th. The festivities will doubtless continue on in 2014, either for the 80th anniversary of 1934 or, perhaps more imaginatively, to mark a decade since the 2004 Proms.
Whatever the case, we do seem to focus a lot on anniversaries at the Proms. This year, beyond the five composers mentioned above, we are also checking off the 350th anniversary of Purcell's birth, the 250th anniversary of Handel's death, the bicentenary of both Mendelssohn's birth and Haydn's death, and a century since the formation of Diaghilev's Ballets russes. All of these are being extensively celebrated in numerous Proms programmes.
Then there are the smaller occasions, such as James MacMillan's and Steve Martland's 50th birthdays; the 70th birthday festivities of Louis Andriessen, Jonathan Harvey, John McCabe and Heinz Holliger; a 75th birthday for Peter Dickinson and an 80th for George Crumb. Not to mention the 50 years since the deaths of Bohuslav Martinů, Albert Ketèlbey, Heitor Villa-Lobos and George Antheil. And poor old Louis Spohr, who died 150 years ago but who gets only one item in this year's programme.
I suppose all these significant dates are useful when trying to programme a 76-concert season several years in advance. But a lot of it does feel like filler. I mean, nice though Song of the High Hills was, how much Delius does one really need to hear in a season? I'm all for encouraging a fresh look at neglected composers – after all, it was the 50th anniversary of Mahler's death that really got his career going – but it's all getting a bit predictable now.
Perhaps what we really need is to stop limiting anniversaries to multiples of five or ten years. Next year, for instance, is the 92nd anniversary of Ravel's death. We could always use a bit more Ravel at the Proms. And the following year, I believe you'll find it is the 241st anniversary of Beethoven's birth. There's never a bad time to celebrate Beethoven. Imagine how easy it would be for Roger Wright and co. to fill those 76 programmes! The punters would love it and the performers would love it. And most importantly, there wouldn't be any filler – just full houses.
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Consensus Report
Alternatives for High-Level Waste Salt-Processing at the Savannah River Site (2000)Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board
Topics: Water Nuclear and Radiation Studies Environmental Quality, Health, and Management Nuclear and Radioactive Waste Management Hazardous Waste, Superfund Water Quality Ecological Studies, Environmental Impact Water and Soil Cleanup Water Pollution, Water Quality
Each report is produced by a committee of experts selected by the Academy to address a particular statement of task and is subject to a rigorous, independent peer review; while the reports represent views of the committee, they also are endorsed by the Academy. Learn more on our expert consensus reports.
High-level waste (HLW) is currently being stored in 48 below-grade tanks at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. This study examines alternatives for processing the HLW salt solutions and provides recommendations.
About this Report
Primary Board:Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board
Collaborating Unit(s):Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology
Other Report(s) in this series:Research and Development on a Salt Processing Alternative for High-Level Waste at the Savannah River Site (2001)
Evaluation of Criteria for Selecting a Salt Processing Alternative for High-Level Waste at the Savannah River Site: Interim Report (2001)


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Santo textures are based from reference material provided by ProFotograf during a photo shoot of an Italian male. The textures are high resolution and feature non-mirrored areas, such as in the hand and feet. You will not find these photo references used on any other character in the Poser Marketplace. They are 100% unique to this character.
Santo includes 16 head morphs, and 16 body morphs, eight of which are scaled morphs for when you need a shorter male for your renders. The shorter morphs have been specially rigged so the are DSON-compatible, so they pose as well in Poser as they do in DAZ Studio, without any scaling distortion. Santo's shorter morphs make him the perfect companion for any Stephanie 5 morph.
Each morph has been created in Zbrush and optimized for Michael 5. Additional partial body morphs such as, nipple, foot veins, thinner ankles and vampire teeth morphs have been included for even more body customization.
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I've been using NodeJS for a project of mine and I was used to setup my package.json in this way:
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I thought: the newer a library is, the better.
And I was wrong. In this way there's no control on what is going to production/staging servers, if a new version of some_external_lib becomes available, let's say 1.5.0-i-am-very-alhpa, that unstable code will be deployed on production.
Since the local environment is no longer aligned with production/staging (even if we cast a npm install locally), any bug introduced by unstable code will be very hard to spot in the local environment (likely you'll end up debugging on production server).
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1. Any organization or entity that accepts contributions, makes expenditures, or incurs debts in excess of $1000 to advocate for or against candidate or for or against the passage of a ballot issue is defined as a PAC (68A.102(18) and 68A.402(6)).
2. An entity that meets the financial filing threshold of $1000 must organize and register as a PAC by filing a Statement of Organization with the Ethics Board within 10 days of crossing the threshold (68A.201 and rules 351-4.1 through 4.6). Any subsequent changes in the information disclosed on a Statement of Organization must be disclosed by filing an amended Statement within 30 days of the date of the change (68A.201(3)).
3. A PAC that uses an abbreviation or acronym as part of its committee name shall provide a written explanation of the full word or words that are abbreviated or form the acronym (rule 351-4.2). The PAC name may not substantially duplicate the name of an already registered committee (68A.201(2)"a" and rule 351-4.2).
4. PACs must appoint both a chair and treasurer, each of who shall be at least 18 years of age (68A.203(1) and IECDB Advisory Opinion 2000-36).
5. A PAC must either have an Iowa resident as the treasurer or maintain all of the PAC's funds in bank accounts in a financial institution located in Iowa (68A.203(1)).
6. PAC expenditures must be remitted to the designated recipient within 15 days of the date of the issuance of the payment (68A.203(1)).
7. Contributions to a PAC must be submitted to the PAC within 15 days of the date of the check (68A.203(2)). This includes contributions from other PACs.
8. The PAC treasurer must deposit all contributions within 7 days of receipt (68A.203(2)).
9. All PAC funds must be segregated from any other funds of the committee or any officers of the committee (68A.203(2)). However, a permanent organization that temporarily engages in activities that qualifies it as a PAC under 68A.6 that only makes expenditures from its existing general operating funds is not required to open a separate account (68A.203(2)).
10. PAC treasurers must keep a detailed and exact account of the following (68A.203(3):
1. All contributions and expenditures.
2. The name and mailing address of every person making contributions to the PAC in excess of $25 (including the date and amount of the contribution).
3. The name and mailing address of every person to whom expenditures are made (including the purpose of the expenditure and the date and amount).
11. PAC treasurers must preserve all campaign records for a period of 5 years. However, a committee is not required to keep records for more than 3 years from the certified date of the dissolution of the committee (68A.203(4)).
12. Once a PAC has been organized and registered, it must file campaign disclosure reports. PACs involved with elections at the state level are required to file campaign disclosure reports with the Ethics Board. Commencing January 1, 2003, PACs that are involved with elections at the local level will file their reports with the Ethics Board (68A.401 as amended by 2002 Iowa Acts, HF 2538).
13. Even if a PAC has not made expenditures or taken in contributions during a reporting period, the PAC must at least file a DR-2 campaign disclosure summary page on or before the required due date (rule 351-4.7).
14. State and county PACs file their reports as follows (68A.402 and rule 351-4.9(9)):
Election year
Report Due
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May 19
January 1 through May 14
July 19
May 15 through July 14
October 19
July 15 through October 14
January 19
October 15 through December 31
Non Election year - State PACs
|July 19
|January 1 through June 30
|January 19
|July 1 through December 31
Non Election year -County PACs
|January 19
|January 1 through December 31
15. PACs involved with municipal, school, and local ballot issues file as follows (68A.402 and rule 351-4.9(7)):
Report Due
Period Covered
5 days prior to election
Date of initial activity/last report through 10 days before election
|May 19
|Date of initial financial activity or previous report through May 14
|July 19
|Date of initial financial activity or previous report through July 14
|October 19
|Date of initial financial activity or previous report through October 14
January 19 (next calendar year)
Previous report through December 31
Report Due
Period Covered
January 19 (next calendar year)
January 1 through December 31 of non-election year
16. If the reporting due date falls on a weekend or holiday that the Ethics Board is closed, the reporting due date is extended to the next working day following (rule 351-4.10(2)).
17. It is crucial that disclosure reports are filed on or before the due date as automatic civil penalties are imposed for late-filed reports (351-Chapter 6). If a report is not filed after a delinquency notice is sent by the Ethics Board, a contested case will be set and more severe sanctions may be imposed. Under the law, PAC chairs are responsible for filing reports and are subject to liability for failing to do so (68B.32A(7)).
18. PACs must disclose all PAC campaign activities (68A.402 and rules 351-4.14 through 4.19). Effective July 1, 2005, PACs hiring a consultant will file Schedule G. PACs specifically do not have to account for campaign property (thus do not have to file Schedule H).
19. PACs must disclose the name and address of all contributors who give in excess of $25 in a calendar year (68A.402 and rule 351-4.14). PACs that receive dues payments from payroll deductions must be very careful in making sure that proper disclosures are made and should contact the Ethics Board for assistance.
20. PACs must disclose candidate ID numbers and the PAC check number on the disclosure report when making contributions to statewide and general assembly candidates (rule 351-4.15(5)). A list of candidate ID numbers is available from the Ethics Board or on the Board's Web site by clicking on the Candidate/PAC/Lobbyist/Address List.
21. State PACs must attach a reconciled bank statement with the January disclosure report or as soon as the statement is available (rule 351-4.21) if requested. The bank statement must reflect all activities for the previous calendar year and must include a reconciliation statement to justify any outstanding checks or other discrepancies between the bank statement and the PAC report.
22. A PAC that is no longer accepting contributions or making expenditures may dissolve by expending all PAC funds, transferring or paying all debts, and filing a DR-3 Notice of Dissolution (68A.402(5) and rules 4.54 through 4.57). Until a Notice of Dissolution is filed, the PAC must continue filing disclosure reports on or before the appropriate due date.
23. PAC political mailings and advertisements must contain the words "paid for by" along with the name of the PAC (68A.405 and rules 351-4.38 through 4.43). If the mailing contains numerous pages, the attribution only needs to appear on one page (rule 351-4.414). Both the statute and the rules exempt small items or items where printing the statement would be impracticable (pencils, political business cards, clothing). Also, yard signs (16 square feet or smaller) are not subject to the requirement (see rule 351-4.39 for additional information concerning yard signs versus outdoor advertising).
24. Remember that PAC expenses are not the same as lobbying expenses. PAC expenses are reported under Iowa Code chapter 68A and lobbying expenses are reported under Iowa Code chapter 68B. Unless lobbying expenses come out of PAC funds, lobbying expenses are not disclosed by the PAC. Also, a lobbyist does not need to report any campaign contributions made by a PAC. Rather, the lobbyist reports contributions made to candidates for state office by the lobbyist.
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We love Saturdays at home! It means we get to make a big breakfast and enjoy it all as a family. I am always trying new egg bakes and breakfast cakes, or Dale makes his famous cheesy scrambled eggs and pancakes.
This particular Saturday, I had 2 rolls of crescents that were screaming, "Make me for breakfast!" I hate that there is no Wheat version of these by the way. (Pillsbury, are you listening? I would be such a happy camper if you came out with whole wheat versions of everything you make, thankyouverymuch!)
So, I have seen these "Wreath" recipes forever from Pampered Chef! I am not claiming it as something new, but what I will tell you, is that I added something in that made it SO SO SO yummy!
You know cream cheese is my weakness by now, right?? 🙂 And I just so happened to have 4 oz. of Cream cheese leftover from the other breakfast dish I made. I also just so happened to have some veggies that needed to be used, so I made up this bacon, veggie cream cheese mixture to put inside the breakfast ring.
Not to pat myself on the back or anything, but it made it SO SO GOOD!
{pats self on back just a teeny-tiny bit}
Cream Cheese, Bacon, Egg & Veggie Ring
(click for an easy printable)
- 1 can Refrigerated Crescent Roll Dough, 8 Ounce Can, Set Out 20 Minutes Before Starting
- 4 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, softened
- 4 Tablespoons Chopped Veggies (you Know, The Ones Lurking In Your Veggie Drawer) I Had Green Onions & Red Pepper To Use Up.
- ½ package (3 Oz Size) Real Bacon Bits
- 6 whole Large Eggs
- 1 cup Shredded Colby-jack Cheese
Set out the crescent roll dough 20 minutes before starting.
During this time you can soften cream cheese and chop veggies. Put the cream cheese and veggies into a medium-sized bowl. Stir these together and add bacon bits.
Beat the eggs in a bowl. Heat a skillet over medium heat and add eggs. Scramble your eggs until they reach your desired firmness then remove from heat and set aside.
Lay out the crescent roll triangles on a baking sheet. You want to form them into a circle (see upper left photo). Use a rolling-pin to seal the seams and create a wide area to layer other ingredients. Layer the cream cheese mixture, then scrambled eggs, then cheese on to the wide area of each triangle.
Pull each triangle tip up and over the wide part and tuck ends under. This will form a "wreath". Bake at 375 F for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
Serve with fresh tomatoes if you have them.
Enjoy, its incredible!
Sooooo, funny story, I was photographing the finished product, when I heard a noise, and glanced to my left:
I had company!
Silly chickens, this is not for you!
I turned back just in time to see two thievers eye-balling the breakfast I was photographing!
BAM! BAM! At the exact same moment, like they counted to 3, they both dove for a bite.
Silly girls! Egg bake is not for you to enjoy! That's like caniballism or something!
With the other half of your Cream cheese, make these Strawberry Cream Cheese Croissants by Rumbly In My Tumbly, whom I found on pinterest.
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The Christmas Candlelight Service is a popular Lycoming College tradition during the Advent Season that is open to the college community. Students, faculty, staff, college choir, and the members of the college band participate in the "Service of Lessons and Carols".
Throughout the year the Campus with the United Campus Ministries will hold candlelight vigils for special occasions such as September 11th. All students, faculty and staff, as well as members of the community are welcome to participate.


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Winner of Your Best Picnic Dish
Congratulations to AntoniaJames, whose Haricots Verts à la Dijonnaise won this week's contest for Your Best Picnic Dish, earning her big prizes from Viking, OXO and Tiny Prints, and a spot in the next food52 cookbook!
Q&A with AntoniaJames
- Describe an early food experience that has influenced the way you think about food and/or cooking.
- I grew up watching my mother cook. My parents designed the kitchen in our very old house, which they remodeled, to create a raised counter behind the stove and primary work area. Until we were tall enough not to need them, we stood on chairs, looking over the counter, to watch my mother. I didn't realize it at the time, but I was not just learning how to prepare meals, but also how to solve problems. My mother loved trying new recipes from around the world, at a time when that was all very new and exciting. She approached it as a fun and interesting adventure, with enthusiasm, joy, and best of all, confidence. As soon as we were tall enough to hold a mixing bowl steady on a counter while beating with a spoon, she let us loose in the kitchen, encouraging us to make whatever we wanted, as long as we cleaned up after ourselves. Experimentation was encouraged. (My best friend from childhood and I were chuckling about this when I visited her a few month ago, as we remembered the time we decided to make a blue cake, at about age 8. We failed to take into account that "one-bowl cake" batter is yellow, thus producing a green cake when large quantities of blue food coloring are added. It tasted good, however.) And my mother put my sisters and me to work as her sous-chefs, to help her prepare for and host the most pleasant dinner parties and open houses I've ever attended. Those lessons learned by example, and then by doing, have carried through to my own kitchen and, of course, to life in general.
- What's your least favorite food?
- Bell peppers and all of their relatives, including any spice made from them. They don't like me; I don't like them.
- What is the best thing you've made so far this year?
- It would be a toss-up between my Crostata di Cassata alla Siciliana (described by my son as "quite possibly the best dessert you've ever made, Mother") and a spatchcocked chicken made with sliced Italian sausages, artichoke hearts, white wine, aromatics and handfuls of fresh herbs (described by the same son as "quite possibly the best chicken you've ever made, Mother"). The latter is a combination of Merrill's Chicken with Sausage, White Wine and Artichokes, but instead of using chicken thighs and cooking it on the stove, I braise-roast a whole chicken, using the techniques described in Amanda's Spatchcocked and Braise-Roasted Chicken. And I use a handful of herbs from the pots outside my kitchen. I've made it at least four or five times since early March, and am looking forward to making it again!
- Describe your most spectacular kitchen disaster.
- So many to choose from ... one day, not fully aware of the limitations of Pyrex with respect to its response to temperature changes, I poured some cold white wine into a super hot Pyrex pie plate in the oven, which just happened to contain a partially cooked Wishbone Chicken (monkeymom's fabulous recipe). The pie plate exploded. I cannot even begin to describe the mess. I was grateful that I wasn't blinded by a flying shard of glass. And that I was alone at home at the time. Yikes.
- What is your idea of comfort food?
- My mother's sour cream cake (posted here as "Bette's Best, A Sour Cream Cake"). It brings back the best memories, of birthdays and big dinner parties, being surrounded by friends and family, and enjoying all the other amazing food at those events.
- Apron or no apron?
- Always a jacket. Not only does it keep me from ruining my clothes, but it protects against many burns on the arms as well.
- What's your favorite food-related scene in a movie?
- The opening scene in Eat Drink Man Woman. Ang Lee brilliantly communicates the father's passion for excellent food, prepared with stunning efficiency and class. Watching the old chef's techniques is spellbinding, too!
- If you could make a show-stopping dinner for one person, living or dead, who would it be?
- Alfred Brendel. Listening to his recordings of Schubert, Beethoven and Schumann, I have always believed that I'd like him. He seems so elegant, and so intelligent. We'd have a lovely meal, and then he'd play a few pieces (Moments Musicaux ... Bagatelles ... perhaps a sonata) on my old Steinway. It would be like something out of a dream.)
- You prefer to cook: a. alone, b. with others, c. it depends on your mood
- It depends entirely on who "the others" are, and where we are. I love cooking with my sister, Sally, and with my sons. I'm finding it increasingly difficult though not to make mistakes when others are around. I was trained always to be thinking ahead to the next five or six activities. It's tough for me to do that when I'm engaged in conversation.
- When it comes to tidying up, you usually: a. clean as you cook, b. do all the dishes once you've finished cooking, c. leave the kitchen a shambles for your spouse/roommate/kids to clean.
- Actually, I do both (a) and (b) as time permits, and usually leave what's left to Mr. T and the boys. But I often do the post-dinner clean up or most of it, as well, because I actually take pleasure in restoring order to one of my favorite places (my kitchen!), and in taking care of my tools and equipment. Plus, during baseball season, it allows me to enjoy listening to the games and post-game shows while doing something productive. ;o)


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Oakland, California, Tuesday April, the 25th, at 6:30pm. Kingstone 11 Cuisine, 2270 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA, 94612 presents for the first time in Oakland running the entire months of April and May the works of multi-media artist Jackson Shuri, Philip (Felipe) Pasqualino and M.O.A.L.
Special Guest Speaker - DORKA KEEHN SF Arts Commissioner
Dorka Keehn is a San Francisco Arts Commissioner and award-winning artist. She chairs the Visual Arts Committee that commissions all the city's public artwork and also works with developers on their public art requirements. Dorka is the co-founder of Sites Unseen, which brings art to neglected alleys in the Yerba Buena neighborhood.
Dorka will be at Kingstone 11 Cuisine on the Night of the Artists Reception to discuss the value of public art, and art in public spaces as well as some of her ongoing projects and role as San Francisco's art commissioner, she will also comment on the works of Jackson Shuri, Philip (Felipe) Pasqualino and M.O.A.L.
Kingston 11 Cuisine is a premier nexus for fostering great affiliations, while positively breathing new life into Oakland and its surrounding communities. Step inside Kingstone 11 Cuisine and experience a friendly, community-oriented, innovative space providing consistent high-quality visual arts, electrifying music, performances and delicious blends of Jamaican and Californian cuisines. This is no doubt a cultural hub in Oakland for the culinary, visual and performance arts.
Committed to keeping multiculturalism alive in Oakland, Nigel Jones and partner Adrian Henderson provides a platform for artists and numerous organizations to showcase their talents and connect with the community.
About The Artists
Jackson Shuri
Kinston 11 cuisine introduces to you, and to the Bay area community for the first time, the sensational Jamaican immigrant artist Jackson Shuri. Here is her story: Born as a result of a teen pregnancy, Jackson was later orphaned because of financial reasons, she was then adopted as a teenager from Jamaica West Indies and immigrated to the United States in 2003, where she lived with her New Family in Long Island for 10 years before venturing out on her own. She is a graduate of the Long Island University and is practicing full-time as a multimedia creative. The 30 year old shares in the experience of most immigrant artist striving to establish herself as a distinguished member of the broader visual arts community, marketing, selling and exhibiting works wherever opportunities are present. Having lived between Brooklyn, New York and Miami for the past five years after leaving home, Jackson recently found out that her adopted mother married her (Jackson's) ex-boyfriend and they both moved to Honduras to live happily ever after. With this disappointing news, Jackson decided to Jump from East coast to the West coast in January of 2017 to start a new life herself. She is a recent addition to the Bay Area Artist Community. Come on out and Welcome Jackson Shuri to the Bay Area Art Scene Starting on First Friday Art Murmur, April, 7th 2017.
A multimedia artist and U.S. Army veteran who traveled the world and lived in Germany for a while before returning to the U.S.A. M.O.A.L is a graduate of the Florida Atlantic University. M.O.A.L is an acronym for "Mind Of A Lunatic." The development of M.O.A.L stems from the sum total of the artist experiences during time served in the United States military.
The artist suffered a series of trauma and turned to art as a way to cope with Family Life and the Society at Large. Having lived in several countries the M.O.A.L is universal the M.O.A.L is Half Men half Ape. We are all the M.O.A.L we can all relate to the idea of the MOAL. Come down to Kingston 11 Cuisine to see the M.O.A.L's iconic half man half ape image.
Philip (Felipe) Pasqualino
Between design-build and custom fabrication, Philip (Felipe) Pasqualino has been experimenting in Artistic Mechanix, specifically investigating the world he imagines as complex, tension filled interactions. These "in-tensions" he often sees as forces driven by scientific generators yet they are equally present in the interactions between individuals. These "in-tensions" he considers as starting points that reside not only in the singularity, but also expand into dualities and eventually into multiplicities: Tensions within an object, in relation from a viewer and viewers, in themselves and between each other.
Artists, be it visual, culinary or performance artists, are the gate keepers of culture, and there needs to be an ever evolving system of support for such individuals, accessible platforms are a must to showcase creative works. Unconventional gallery and public spaces like Kingston 11 Cuisine is bridging this Gap. To further support Kingston 11 cuisine and to make it possible for them to keep doing community service and hosting artist exhibitions, make a table reservation for the artist's Reception, plan to dine in support of the Arts. The date again is Tuesday April, the 25th, at 6:30pm-9:30pm. Kingstone 11 Cuisine, 2270 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA, 94612 Tel: (510) 465-2558.
Come out and meet all three artists in person on the 25th of April, support the artists by spreading the word, learning about their practice, and don't forget to invest and commission works.


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MULTICOLOURED TARANTULAS found UP TREES in Brazil
Fears they may be kept as pets, farmed for DRUGS
Spider experts working in Brazil have discovered nine new species of pink, purple and orange mini tarantulas after carefully probing into the classification of the hairy horrors.
The haul of new spider species comes from a study in the Amazon rainforest by tarantula specialist Dr Rogerio Bertani of the Instituto Butantan in Sao Paulo. He has described nine new species of tiny tree-tarantulas in South Brazil in a paper published in the latest edition of the journal ZooKeys.
Tree tarantulas. Credit R Bertani
Dr Bertani has painstakingly classified features ranging from abdomen coloration, tibia spurs and eye size to identify the new species.
Tree tarantulas were first recorded and classified in 1841 and it is likely that their tiny ancestors have been scuttling over the earth for a very long time.
Bertani said: "These are the smallest arboreal tarantulas in the world, and their analysis suggests the genus to be very old, so they can be considered relicts of a formerly more widely distributed taxon."
The paper mentions that the unusual colours of the hairy horrors could make them a target for the pet industry, also suggesting that they could be useful for the pharmacological industry.
Tree tarantulas tend to be smaller and lighter than their ground-dwelling cousins, and four of the nine are the smallest known tarantulas ever recorded. Tree spiders also have longer legs with more surface area at the end of them.
Bertani also stressed it was important to preserve the larger environment of the Amazon rainforest because of the great richness of life that it supports.
Revision, cladistic analysis and biogeography of Typhochlaena C.L. Koch, 1850, Pachistopelma Pocock, 1901 and Iridopelma Pocock, 1901 was published in the 23 October, 2012 edition of ZooKeys. ®


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Tucked between Venice, Palms, Culver City, and Santa Monica, Mar Vista has attracted attention in recent years as a close-knit community with easy access to everything the Westside has to offer. From the beaches of Santa Monica and Venice to the shops of Beverly Hills, it's all accessible from here.
Mar Vista is well loved by locals for its quiet charm. Recently the Silicon Beach movement has brought increased attention to the area.
Real Estate: Mar Vista is a mix of Spanish style architecture, colorful, apartment complexes, and low-rise commercial buildings. Homes for sale in Mar Vista reflect a wide variety of eras and styles. The Westdale neighborhood, once citrus orchards and bean fields, was developed in the 1940s with single tract homes built by developer Paul W.Trousdale for returning World War II veterans. Other local neighborhoods include Westside Village, North Westdale, and Hilltop.
In 2003, the Gregory Ain-designed Mar Vista Tract became the first post-World War II Modern historic district in the city of Los Angeles to be dedicated as a Historic Preservation Overlay Zone. The area consists of 52 parcels designed by architect Gregory Ain in the Modern style. These homes are highly prized by locals and visitors alike.
Community Life: Mar Vista is very much a small town in the big city, reflecting its past while looking toward the future. The Mar Vista Community Council is highly engaged in the city and the planning for its future with an eye toward preserving its unique character. The council is behind several annual events including the Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase that highlights different green gardens on Earth Day each year and the Fall Festival.
The Mar Vista Farmers' Market is held on Sundays and includes farmers, food vendors, craftspeople and more. The Mar Vista Recreation Center is notable not just for having soccer fields, basketball courts, and a pool, but for also having a roller hockey rink that hosts league play.
Education: Mar Vista is served by the Los Angeles Unified School District and includes Mar Vista Elementary School, Walgrove Avenue Elementary School and Beethoven Street Elementary School. Other local schools include the Mark Twain Middle School and Venice Senior High School. Private options include Wildwood School which offers both elementary and upper level education and Windward School, a college preparatory school for grades 7 through 12.
Transportation: Mar Vista can be reached by the 405 and 10 Freeways as well as Pacific Coast Highway and is served by several local bus routes. Mar Vista's small size makes it highly walkable and it is bike friendly. Venice Boulevard in Mar Vista has been selected as part of the Great Streets program in order to help make this street, lined with coffee shops, boutiques, and other businesses, even more friendly for pedestrians and bicyclists. Local Attractions: Mar Vista's primary pleasures are quiet ones. Stop by the local bowling alley, check out a local shop, and enjoy Westside living with a laidback vibe.
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text: In the calendar circles (yes apparently these groups exist), receiving the Pirelli Calendar is a sort of holy grail. Intended for friends and VIPs of the tire company, Pirelli employs elite fashion photographers and models for its annual, mixing the shine and gloss of high fashion with with dirt and grime motorsports, with a few naked women thrown in for good measure. Going with a Greco-Roman theme for 2011, Pirelli has tapped Karl Lagerfeld to shoot the calendar, with actress Julianne Moore playing the role of Hera. In total there are 21 models (16 female, 5 male) in 36 photos throughout the calendar's pages. Because we know A&R readers are really into Greek mythology, a full cast list and some safe for work images are after the jump.


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For Act of 1976, referred to in text, see section 3601(1) of this title and References in Text note set out under section 3601 of this title.
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Last post May 01, 2012 10:03 AM by Erik Brink
Apr 26, 2012 10:45 AM|Erik Brink|LINK
In my ASP .NET application I use a tabpanel to let the user open multiple subject from a quickbar, like browser tabs but then inside my application. The content of the subjects is dynamically created server-side. To remain the viewstate of inactive tabpages I need to rebuild the content of the inactive tabpages every request again. When the user opens more subject very request to the server will take longer and longer because of this.
I'm looking for an advanced solution to save the viewstate of inactive tabpages over multiple requests on the active tabpage. When an inactive tabpage becomes active again I want to put the saved viewstate of this tabpage back in the viewstate of the whole page. This can give my application a performance boost when I do not need to rebuild every inactive tabpage on every request to the server.
I have red a lot about the ASP viewstate but I did not found a solution for this yet. Any suggestions how I can accomplish this?
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Apr 28, 2012 05:32 AM|roopeshreddy|LINK
Once the content is created, you can store the content in the session instead of storing in ViewState! Since you have mutliple subjects and storing those many in ViewState may be burden on the page!
Instead you can store in the session for particular subject and update that accordingly! If anctive tab becomes active, you can get the data from the session and update it!
Hope it helps u...
May 01, 2012 06:17 AM|Erik Brink|LINK
Dear Roopesshreddy,
Yes that was my idea too, but how can I accomplish this technical. I need to create a new viewstate for the page with its current viewstate and merge the viewstate of the inactive tab that becomes active again into it or something.
Another option is, when the tab change event fires, that I can provide the new active tab component its own viewstate back which was saved in the session for a couple of requests.
I don't know how I can accomplish this in my code...
14075 Points
May 01, 2012 06:30 AM|roopeshreddy|LINK
Don't create ViewState. Store data in Sessions. For every tab change event, then update the tab content with the data in the session based on the tab!
Hope it helps u...
May 01, 2012 10:03 AM|Erik Brink|LINK
Thanks for your quick reply!
The viewstate belongs to the page. Accept the viewstate of the tab content there is viewstate of my quickbar and the tappanel itself(selected index) that I want to remain every request.
When a tabchange event happend this is what happends:
1. build page with old selected tab content
2. Load viewstate for the page
3. User event fires(tab change)
4. Build up new selected tab. Now I need a part of the viewstate for the tab content from the session.
How can I accomplish this in code? In which method/event can I provide the viewstate from the session so that the framework will call loadViewState with the correct values on the tab content controls?


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Blame Sean Avery
Mary Kate Olsen was taken to hospital yesterday – official reason: kidney infection. Unofficial reason: Sean Avery.
MK had apparently hooked up with the useless piece of sh*t hockey thug a couple weeks ago but Sean has now reportedly run back to Elisha Cuthbert. Xenu only knows what kind of contamination he left behind that's ailing MK.
I'm telling you – Sean Avery is the perfect disease match for Paris Hilton. Am shocked they've yet to f&ck, although it's likely only a matter of time.
MK is expected to be released some time today or tomorrow.
But look at his face. Isn't that a Beat-Me Face?
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Term Expiration: Tue, 2016-01-26
Paula Barker Duffy is the former Director of the University of Chicago Press, the nation's largest university press. She previously served as publisher of the Free Press, best known for its books in the social sciences and public affairs, and as vice president of its parent company, Simon and Schuster, New York. Ms. Duffy currently serves on the boards of the Great Books Foundation and Valid Sources, Inc., and advises the Cultural Policy Center at the University of Chicago. She holds a B.A. in French Literature from Smith College and an M.B.A. from Harvard University.


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People often ask me, "How do I become a professional writer?" Well, okay, maybe not often. But it has happened a couple of times in real life and a lot more than that in my imagination. And besides, other writers get asked that question all the time, and I'm the only one writing this blog post, so you have to listen to me.
I've only been a professional writer for a couple of years now but I can tell you this: the secret is coffee. I know this sounds like a joke, and since I write comedy for a living, you wouldn't be out of your mind to think that it is one. But I'm deadly serious. Let me explain.
I never really drank coffee until December of 2007. Sure, I would occasionally have an iced vanilla something in the afternoon if other people were making a Starbucks run, but more often than not it was a soda or an iced tea with lunch. But over that Christmas my then-girlfriend (now wife) and I traveled to Mexico for a few days. At the place we were staying, they didn't ask you if you wanted coffee for breakfast, they just poured you some. And, being a good guest, I drank it.
Suddenly, mornings were a lot more fun. A light went on inside my head. So this was what everyone was raving about! Upon arriving back in the States I started hitting up Starbucks for coffee in the morning. When my girlfriend and I moved in together the following summer, we started making coffee at home.
Later in 2008 I became a member of the WGA, and last year I got hired to write monologue jokes for The Late Show. Good luck? Talent? Nonsense – coffee! You see, in order to be a writer, I firmly believe you need to wake up every morning and write. Sounds simple, but in the pre-caffeinated days, I never did. I would sluggishly make my way through the day, barely awake enough to accomplish what I needed to accomplish. Once I started drinking coffee every morning, I actually found myself waking up earlier than I was required to in order to get in extra writing. What a revelation!
If Starbucks or the local deli does it for you, great. I recommend making coffee at home. Invest in some coffee-making equipment – or better yet, get married and register for it. The more unnecessary junk you have – a stove-top espresso maker, a bean grinder, a milk frother – the more fun it is. If like me, you live in a one-bedroom apartment, you will literally wake up and smell the coffee in your kitchen. Instead of hitting the snooze button, you'll want to get out of bed as soon as possible so you can drink coffee and get to work. How wonderful to have a reason to get out of bed in the morning – you know, besides your wife or your job or whatever.
By now, you probably think you have figured it out. Coffee is a metaphor, right? Find the thing that motivates you to write and stick to it. Wrong! It's not a metaphor, okay? If you want to be a professional writer, start drinking coffee first thing in the morning. Trust me.
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Neon Halloween and Disney Souveniers
It's Thanksgiving weekend in Canada. I'm thankful for Halloween.
To show just how thankful I am, I spent a bit of time decorating my office.
The best part of decorating my office is that unlike the rest of the house, I feel like I can decorate any way I like. I don't care if it matches a theme or looks artistic or spooky. It's about what makes me smile. And this year, that's Disney. And neon.
A friend picked up some neon signs on clearance last year and was kind enough to send a box of them my way. I was excited to break them out and light them up.
You can see in the picture on the right the first glimpse of Disney. While waiting for some vegetables to roast, I passed the time cutting out some Mickey Bats which are ridiculously cute.
The last thing I need or can justify buying is a stuffed animal, but on my vacation I could not resist the Frankenweenie plush.
You can't leave Disney without a set of Mickey Ears. I am pretty sure security tackles you to the ground near the exit if you are earless. I decided to pick up the Jack O'lantern Mickey ears made more adorable by the fact that you can lift the stem of the pumpkin top to reveal Chip and Dale inside.
But the coolest thing is easily the Haunted Mansion Hourglass.
I resisted the poisoned apple head band for days. I thought it was ridiculously overpriced at $23, even if they do glow in the dark.
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Which is why I caved and bought them.
And last but not least there's the Mickey Jack O'Lantern candle holder.
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Love them all! Looks like a trip to Disney in October is right up our alleys. I am most in love with the pumpkin Mickey ears...and the Mickey bats...
Hope you had a happy turkey day and hope you manage to get your "best season of the year" decorations done in time for your shindig!
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Building upon last year's overwhelming success, this year's festival, now titled Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival, promises to be even bigger and better.
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Sugar Sand Festival, an annual ten-day event celebrating Clearwater's award-winning beaches, has earned the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International's Silver Adrian Award for public relations excellence in the special event category. Event creator Lisa Chandler, the City of Clearwater and presenting sponsor Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort and Spa will be honored at the 57th Annual Adrian Awards Gala on February 24, 2014, in New York City. Attracting more than 1,200 entries worldwide, the Adrian Awards is the largest and most prestigious travel marketing competition globally.
"We are incredibly honored to be recognized by the industry in this way, particularly for our inaugural year," said Chandler. "Building upon last year's overwhelming success, this year's festival, now titled Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival, promises to be even bigger and better."
Slated for April 4 – 13, the 2014 event will be a featured part of the City of Clearwater's annual Fun N Sun Festival. Located just south of Pier 60 near Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach, the 10-day celebration will showcase all that is spectacular about Clearwater Beach and why the readers of USA Today named the destination the best beach town in Florida. The event will also welcome back Team Sandtastic, the master sand sculptors who created last year's 1,000-ton, walk-through sand display featured in a 15,000-square-foot tent. With this latest public recognition, Chandler expects more sculptors to be entering and competing as well as even more attendees. Last year's inaugural event welcomed 25,000 festival goers, who enjoyed a professional sand-sculpting competition, sand-sculpting clinics, speed sand demonstrations, a children's play area by Hyatt and live entertainment.
For the 2014 Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival, cost of admission will be $8 per adult, $4 per student ages six to 17, $5 per senior ages 55 and up and $5 for members of the military, police and fire departments. Children five years old and younger will be free. This year's ticket admission will include both entrance into the Sugar Sand Walk Exhibit and a commemorative 8x10 souvenir photo for each attendee.
For more information on the 2014 Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival, stay tuned to sugarsandfestival.com or facebook.com/Pier60SugarSandFestival. For host resort information or reservations, visit clearwaterbeach.hyatt.com or call 1-800-233-1234.
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