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The Last Battle
If it should be that I grow frail and weak
And pain should keep me from my sleep,
Then will you do what must be done,
For this -- the last battle -- can't be won.
You will be sad I understand,
But don't let grief then stay your hand,
For on this day, more than the rest,
Your love and friendship must stand the test.
We have had so many happy years,
You wouldn't want me to suffer so.
When the time comes, please, let me go.
Take me to where to my needs they'll tend,
Only, stay with me till the end
And hold me firm and speak to me
Until my eyes no longer see.
I know in time you will agree
It is a kindness you do to me.
Although my tail its last has waved,
From pain and suffering I have been saved.
Don't grieve that it must be you
Who has to decide this thing to do;
We've been so close -- we two -- these years,
Don't let your heart hold any tears.
-- Unknown
In the morning, when the house is still
We remember you.
When we come home and the others are there
We remember you.
Playtime and the others are here
We remember you.
Dinner time and one bowl is missing
We remember you.
As the seasons change and the wind blows
We remember you.
Each extra day was precious
We remember you.
You will always be in our hearts with love
We remember you always, dear friend.
by Susan Salzer, January, 2012
As I see the Gates of Heaven
And I know I'm headed home
I see the great St. Peter
But alas, he's not alone.
The tears have blurred my vision
But I'd know him anywhere
He sits and waits so patiently
He knows I'll soon be there.
I drop to my knees and call his name
He responds with bounding glee
He whines and he cries
The joy is in his eyes
He's waited so patiently.
I know it's truly Heaven
For that it's plain to see
My faithful friend and companion
Is once again with me.
- Kathleen Thompson
Jack's Winnie showing us how to pray for everyone.
owned by Vicki and Michael
It was love at first sight when I saw that chocolate bundle of fluff. A Labradoodle, what the heck is a Labradoodle?
I soon found out how smart, loving, energetic and so much more a Labradoodle is. You were smarter than most people.
You had us trained in no time. You were a challenge everyday. But no matter what, you walked on water in our eyes.
You had the most wonderful disposition, not a mean bone in your body. Our love for each other was complete and
unconditional. You were a wonderful "big" brother to all the doodles that shared your home over the years. You were
their leader, you were our leader. We loved you and miss you everyday our wonderful Zippy boy. Twelve years with
you was not enough. RIP Dear Zip, 02/13/2002 - 01/25/2014
Owned by Marlene
"There is a saying that if you are REALLY lucky, you get one great dog in your life. That dog was Daphne."
Rusty - July 29, 2008 - April 8, 2013
Rusty has crossed over the Rainbow Bridge.
After a very courageous three year battle with cancer, kidney and liver issues, Rusty is in a better place tonight. Because of his unfailing determination to overcome everything that life dealt him, we had a lot more time with him than we could have possibly hoped for. Throughout all of his battles, he never lost his zest for life and was always the happiest, friendliest and most loving companion anyone could hope for.
Words cannot express the love that we have for him and now we have an empty hole in our hearts that will heal in time, but he will always be there. He provided so much joy for my mother during her final years; hopefully they will be reunited and can again enjoy each other's company. We want to thank all of his friends and supporters, as your love and prayers provided extra incentive for him to be so brave in his battles against impossible odds.
Chuck, Jan & Rusty
Bailey - January, 2012
owned by Nancy and Jeff
In the morning, when the house is still
We remember you.
When we come home and the others are there
We remember you.
Playtime and the others are here
We remember you.
Dinner time and one bowl is missing
We remember you.
As the seasons change and the wind blows
We remember you.
Each extra day was precious
We remember you.
You will always be in our hearts with love
We remember you always, dear Bailey.
by Susan Salzer, January, 2012
On a hot July day in 2007 Sawyer bounced out of the house to chase after our boys and would land in my husband's lap for a few minutes of refuge. Our hearts were smitten but he certainly chose us.
Yesterday, November 29, 2012, we held Sawyer in our arms as he peacefully passed after being diagnosed on November 1st with terminal cancer. Cancer stinks! Our time together was much too short.
We had plans of growing old together with him. We would tease our boys that Sawyer would be romping on the beach with us while they were away at college. Unfortunately, life plans have a way of changing.
Sawyer was a beautiful, bouncing, intelligent, goofy Doodle who saw himself as a 5lb lapdog instead of a 75lb fluffball of fur. He offered us unconditional love and a joy that we will forever treasure. He loved playing soccer in the backyard with the boys and enjoyed the sprinkler even more. He was a snuggler and cuddler who truly enjoyed laying on my lap for extra belly rubs.
Our beautiful, beloved Sawyer...We love you!
Sawyer, you will forever be treasured, loved and missed!
The Hughes Family
ZEUS - October, 2012
owned by Vicki and Michael
Dear sweet Zeus, you came to us as a 30 lb. puppy at 3 months old. You were the easiest puppy anyone could ask for. You loved your big brother Zip and he you. How you loved to go for rides! Your food allergies were a challenge, but we figured them out. You lived a comfortable life. You loved to let loose and run full speed across the field. Heaven forbid if anyone got in your way!
You were loved from the moment I meet you and brought you home, and til the day we had to say "good-bye". We were blessed to have you in our lives for the short 8 years, 9 months you were with us. Rest in Peace my gorgeous Goldendoodle boy.
Born 1-24-2004, gone to the Rainbow Bridge 10/03/2012
Rufus Nelson 2006-2011
It started for us in a puppy shed, with you crawling on to my lap. You recognized me before I recognized you- I hadn't been looking for a skinny puppy with an alligator smile. So eager to please, you were, but not without a generous splash of mischief to keep us laughing. You had rich days of sticks and wubbas, bouncing balls on forest trails and cool rivers with your buddies, dog and human. You spent evenings sharing popcorn and a warm bed with your movie watching humans. A short life but a good one. We loved every day with you and treasure the memories made with you- our very best pal. Love you for ever Ru.
TRAC - Beloved Goldendoodle of 16-1/2 years
Born (rescued) - February, 1995 at one year old
from shelter
To the Angels - June 17, 2011
Sullivan Arthur aka "Sully"
Born: August 18th, 2003
To the Angels: November 19th, 2009
Beloved Owner: Kelly
Sully was a big beautiful boy. He will be greatly missed and will live on in our hearts forever. He was the best dog anyone could ask for.
Lambeau is an F1 Labradoodle who was born in Nebraska, spent his first 2 years living in Denver, CO and remaining years in Minneapolis, MN. He epitomized the Doodle; he was sweet, goofy, intelligent, bouncy, funny, serious, and most of all loving. He made me laugh, taught me the importance of living in the moment and amazed me with his unconditional love and loyalty. He was well traveled, right from the start I picked him up in Nebraska and took him on a road trip to TX, and I knew I had the right dog because he was the perfect traveler. After that trip, he had gone to California twice, back to TX, to Wisconsin and once we moved to Minnesota, he made yearly trips back to Colorado and numerous trips a year to Green Bay. Any chance he had to go for a ride with me he took it. Aside from traveling, he loved water, if there was water around he was in it, he loved to swim. He always got along well with other dogs and had numerous dog friends and just loved going to the dog park and Doodle romps. When I stayed with friends and family, they would tell me I could only stay if Lambeau was coming. Everyone loved him. He was my boy. I never spent a night at home without him there, until now, and I really miss him.
Born: 1993
To the Angels: 2008
Beloved Owner: Judy
Born: 1999
To the Angels: 2010
Beloved Owner: Karen of Canadoodles
Sable was the love of my life for 11 ½ years. She picked me – and I am so very happy she did. At 4 weeks of age she quietly stared at me until I finally agreed that she should be My Best Girl – and she was from then on.
Sable's breeder brought the Labradoodle to my attention back in 1999 and I actively sought to become a part of that world which came to fruition in 2000. I will be forever grateful to Sable for bringing me joy, and the best companionship ever offered into my life. I miss you terribly pretty girl .
Our Fun Loving Goldendoodle,
Lived Every Day to the Fullest
February 10, 2009 ~ January 4, 2016
Loved by Ruth and Steve Kelly
....photos coming....
We wish to express a special thanks to all on the Doodle Zoo, who have followed the trials and tribulations of our Riley boy and to the Doodle Messenger for the miracle gift that provided for Riley's leg brace.
Our sadness is overwhelming, our memories are precious. We have learned so much from our life with Riley, we are thankful for every moment we shared.
Riley will always be in our hearts,
Ruth & Steve Kelly, Rocky our Pug Dog, Jupiter our Border Collie Mix, Molly our little cat and our extended family who all shared our love for Riley

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*CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS – only a $500 deposit required*
I am so excited to announce my teaming up with Aimee of Twigg Studios to bring you an intimate food photography & styling retreat. Please see my event site for more details.
A 3 day food photography and styling retreat held in Daylesford, VIC.
Retreat Teachers
Aimee Twigger of Twigg Studios
Host: Anisa Sabet
The retreat is located in an absolutely breathtaking house, in the quaint town of Daylesford. Daylesford is located approx. 75 minutes from Melbourne, VIC.
Who Can Attend
This workshop is for beginner – intermediate photographers. If you've never picked up a camera, we will be going through camera settings and photography basics. This retreat is perfect for those interested in food photography and who want to meet like-minded creatives.
11 – 13 May 2018.
Accommodation included is for 11 and 12 May 2018, is on site, and is single beds in shared rooms (one ensuite per 2 people).
Join us for an intimate food photography and styling retreat, being held in a beautifully curated house in quaint Daylesford of Victoria. We will cook, we will feast, we will laugh and learn. Workshop sessions will be taught by Aimee Twigger of Twigg Studios who has mastered the beautiful art of story telling and moody photography.
Retreat highlights include
Photography basics | We will go through basic camera settings, how to approach lighting, colours, compositions, angles and lenses.
Styling process | Together, we will learn how to create beautifully styled food stories. We will demonstrate how to create a scene by going through the thought process, set up, examining natural light, crafting an environment, choosing props, managing time, and choosing angles.
Moody photography | We will learn how to create this dark and moody type of photography.
Lightroom demonstration & preset building | We will sit down to a collective lightroom editing session, where we'll talk about post-processing and how to develop your own preset to get the look you want consistently.
Business and Marketing | We will talk about the business side of blogging which is as important as the creative side. We will discuss blogging, sponsorship, marketing, social media and how to develop a consistent brand.
Autumn cocktail class | In a special masterclass, you will learn about autumn cocktails, which alcohols work best and which fruits and flavours to pair with them.
Feasting | The best part of the retreat – the feasting! You will be treated to a beautiful meals throughout the weekend by our famed caterers Alfie's Kitchen. We will share meals, sample local wine and share stories.
Friday 11 May
Welcome lunch and housekeeping
Session 1 – Photography basics (theory)
Autumn cocktail class
Long table dinner
Saturday 12 May
Session 2 – Styling basics (theory)
Session 3 – Collective styling (practical)
Session 4 – Small group styling
Afternoon tea
Session 5 – Editing and preset building
Sunday 13 May
Session 6 – Business, marketing and social media and Q&A
Farewell morning tea / lunch
**Note this programme is subject to change**
There are only 16 tickets for this workshop available. Be sure to get in quick to avoid missing out on this once in a lifetime retreat.
Two nights shared accommodation on site
Beautiful Daylesford house for the retreat period
All lessons and discussions
Welcome snacks and drinks
Two dinners
One lunch
Two breakfasts
Two morning teas
Two afternoon teas
Carefully curated set of gifts
Not included
Transport to and from Daylesford
The workshop commences 12pm Friday 11 May and finishes 12pm Sunday 13 May. Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com for more details.
The all-inclusive cost for the retreat is AUD$1,850 (only $500 despot required to secure your spot). This includes 2-nights shared-room accommodation in Daylesford for 11 May and 12 May 2018 | IMPORTANT: due to the logistics involved in planning these events no refunds are available unless you find a person to replace you on the retreat. If you pay the deposit, please note you are still required to pay the remainder (due Feb 1 2018) until a replacement is found. Thank you for your understanding.
* If you have any dietary requirements, please let me know upon booking and our caterers will ensure to accomodate you.
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January 29, 2014 14:34 ET
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Jan. 29, 2014) - Since the announcement by the Government of the closure of the eight Veterans Affairs Canada district offices in the 2012 budget, The Royal Canadian Legion has been advocating strongly and directly to this Government. The most recent action was a letter the Legion sent to the Minister of Veterans of Affairs in November 2013 (attached along with this response). The Dominion President, Mr. Gordon Moore stated, "I am concerned with the closure of the district offices and the lack of effective communication to our Veterans on the closures. Veterans need to understand that they will be looked after." The Legion recognized there was a great deal of confusion as to how Veterans would receive ongoing services, and there is still no clear response from government.
It is time for this Government to be proactive and reach out to our Veterans and their families in the areas impacted by these closures. While the closing of the offices will be offset by an increase of some staff at the Integrated Personnel Support Centres on Canadian Armed Forces bases, a consolidation of VAC resources in major centres leaves the Legion concerned. The Legion has stated, "We fully support the increase in Case Managers at the Integrated Personnel Support Centres to ensure a seamless transition from military to civilian life, especially for complex cases. However, there still needs to be sufficient resources to meet the needs of all our war-time and aging Veterans, whose needs can very quickly go from independent to complex with a simple fall or infection." This remains a large group of approximately 118,000 Veterans. Also there are many Reserve Force members located in these communities who need to know they will get informed assistance when and where needed. More and more we are seeing complex cases coming forward and the government has a duty of care to all Veterans.
The Government states that services will be available through Service Canada outlets enabling Veterans to drop in, obtain information and get assistance with applications from any of the 600 outlets across the country. The Legion is carefully monitoring the implementation of this new service but we ask: "Have the staff been provided sufficient training to advise on disability benefits and services available to Veterans?" We know that only half of the approximately 118,000 war-time Veterans are in receipt of benefits from VAC. Our service officers across the country report that war-time Veterans previously not in receipt of VAC assistance are coming forward every day in need of VAC services. The process to obtain benefits and services is complex and time is critical. If turned away at a Service Centre, will they get the help they deserve?
The Government has created new on-line tools such as My VAC Account and has provided more information on the internet to assist Veterans; however, this is a comprehensive and complex process with confusing eligibility requirements. "While these tools may be useful for some, the Legion is very concerned for those Veterans with significant needs who need face-to-face assistance," said Moore.
In the Minister's response to our November 2013 letter he has committed to ensuring our Veterans and their families will be looked after. The Minister has not yet been clear on how this will be accomplished. Veterans and their families need to know that this Government cares and that their needs will be met despite the closure of the district office in their area. We will hold this Government accountable.
About the Legion
Established in 1926, the Legion is the largest Veterans service organization in Canada with more than 320,000 members. Its mission is to serve all Veterans including serving Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police members and their families, to promote Remembrance and to serve our communities and our country.
The Legion's Service Bureau Officers can assist and represent CAF members Veterans, RCMP members and their families regarding disability claims or related issues with Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) and the Veterans Review and Appeal Board (VRAB).
In communities across Canada, it is the Legion that perpetuates Remembrance through the Poppy campaign and Remembrance Day ceremonies, With more than 1,450 branches, The Legion supports programs for seniors, Veterans housing, Long Term Care, youth leadership, education, sports, Cadets, Guides and Scouts. We will Remember Them.
Bruce PoulinDominion CommandThe Royal Canadian Legion(613) 591-3335 ext. 241Cell: (613) email@example.com
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The Parliament on Wednesday approved the report of the Budget and Final Accounts Committee on 26 final account drafts of ministries and other government departments, as well as the attached and independent institutions for fiscals 2011/2012 and 2012/2013.
The legislature also approved the committee's report about the proposal to link the budgets of National Fund for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME's) for fiscal 2015/2016, Public Manpower Authority for fiscals 2014/2015 and 2015/2016, and Public-Private Partnership Authority for the same fiscal years.
Meanwhile, the Parliament discussed the committee's report on the final accounts of the Public Authority for Anti-Corruption for fiscals 2013/2014 and 2015/2016; in addition to the budgets of Public Authority for Handicapped Affairs for fiscals 2013/2014 and 2015/2016, Public Authority for Printing and Publishing the Holy Quran and Hadith of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) for the same fiscal years, Kuwait Credit Bank and the Central Bank of Kuwait.
During the discussion on the final accounts, MPs voiced their concern over the activities of some governmental bodies. MP Auda Al-Ruwai'e challenged the government to name just one project which served the interests of Kuwaiti youths. He pointed out that even half of the KD2 billion budget allocated for SME's would have done wonders in other countries, but not in Kuwait.
Responding to the lawmaker, Minister of Oil and State Minister for National Assembly Affairs Dr Ali Al-Omair asserted the Ministry of Oil prioritizes the Kuwaiti youths in the recruitment process. He affirmed a plan has been placed to increase the number of Kuwaiti youths employed in the oil sector. He said the number of employees in the sector reached 20,000 and 80 percent of them are Kuwaitis.
Nonetheless, the MPs insisted that millions of Kuwaiti dinars are being squandered due to the incompetence of government officials. MP Saleh Ashour even pointed out to those who attended the session that majority of the ministers were absent during discussion on such a significant issue. He stressed the concerned ministers were supposed to be part of the discussion in order to note down the com-ments of lawmakers. Agreeing with his colleague, MP Hamdan Al-Azmi said all ministers were present during discussions on final accounts in the previous legislatures but this was not the case in Wednesday's session.
He attributed the situation to the weak stance of the incumbent Assembly which, he argued, succeeded only in pushing out legislation while neglecting its supervisory role. He stressed if the government truly considers the Parliament a partner in handling national affairs, "even H.H. the Prime Minister would have been present at the session." On the other hand, MP Abdullah Al- Turaiji asserted the head of the Public Authority for Anti-Corruption is known for his honesty and capabilities. He said this is evident in the fact that all recruitments in the authority were in accordance to the law; hence, the need to approve its final account.
"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed."
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News Release
"Move that Bus!" airs at 8 p.m. EST Sunday, Jan. 10
From left: Amanda Cave '12, Annie Hernandez '12, Abbee Iungerich '11,
Hilary Lahr '13, Jeff Beer, Amanda Donelson '10, Mary McCauley '11
Manchester College volunteers join
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
for struggling Kokomo area family
"Move that bus!" It's almost time for the rest of us to see the results of volunteerism – including by Manchester College students – on an ABC Extreme Makeover: Home Edition of a Kokomo family's residence. Air time is 8 p.m. this Sunday, Jan. 10.
Oct. 23-25, Manchester College members of the women's softball and soccer teams, athletic training staff, Office of Volunteer Services and a few other Manchester faculty and alumni picked up the paintbrushes, hammers and brooms in the name of compassion.
The popular ABC television show travels the country helping to rebuild the homes of struggling families. The efforts are all donated, from the building materials to the week-long, labor-intensive process of putting the dream house together with the family is sent on an all-paid vacation.
On Oct. 21 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition arrived at the Kokomo area home of the Cowan-Brown family, where factory workers Andy and Heather Cowan were struggling to support their four children, including a 12-year-old with a congenital blood disease.
Manchester College got the heads-up about the opportunity from Kokomo-area students, including junior accounting major Daniel Wyant, who lives a half-mile from the Cowan-Brown home and is friends with the family.
Senior athletic training major Amanda Donelson learned about the opportunity from her hometown newspaper, The Kokomo Tribune. She contacted Jeff Beer, director of athletic training and assistant professor of exercise and sport sciences, who connected with the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition site contractor and volunteer coordinator, Hallmark Homes Inc., of Kokomo.
Athletic training majors "had been discussing getting involved in a volunteer project and this seemed like the perfect fit," said Donelson, whose mother fed the MC hungry volunteers who made the trip to Kokomo.
Weather was no friend that long weekend. "I spent 10 hours Friday working in the rain and mud (helping carpenters), 11 hours Saturday at the auction, and Saturday evening and Sunday morning roofing the house and installing windows," said Wyant. Exhausted, his hands hurting even to type his homework, the student returned Monday night to continue with the work crew.
"I really enjoy watching the show, and getting the chance to help out a family in need is awesome," said senior management major and softball Spartan Rosie Bond of St. Charles, Mo. "It is a great cause because you know this family is going through a rough time. I would be happy to help out in any way."
Beer was interviewed by a Fort Wayne TV station, NBC affiliate Indiana's News Center, which has followed the story. See coverage here.
The "reveal," called "Move that Bus," of the new, 3,600-square-foot, five-bedroom Cowan-Brown home begins at 8 p.m. this Sunday, Jan. 10 on ABC. Two celebrity volunteers, singer David Cook and rapper Xzibit, joined the effort.
"Kori" Brown, who has a congenital blood disease affecting her immune system, already has endured 17 surgeries to remove painful polyps in her nasal cavity and behind her eyes. Physicians suspect that mold infestation in the family's home magnified her ailment and also affected the oldest son, Ryan.
Meanwhile, Kori, honoring a girl she befriended at the blood clinic, has raised more than $35,000 for the American Cancer Society.
"I like the show because it shows there are still good people in the world and it gives us all a little bit of hope," said Donelson. "To see all these amazing and caring people come together to make someone's life better is truly inspirational."
Service is part of the mission of the 1,223-student Manchester College. Annually, Manchester College students, faculty and staff volunteer more than 19,000 hours of service. They tutor elementary children in reading, build with Habitat for Humanity, take medical care deep into Nicaragua, teach English as a second language, work in homeless shelters, do environmental research and testing, provide senior services, engage in "green" activities, participate in food and blood drives, work with the disabled, and engage many other activities to make this world a better place.
To learn more about volunteer opportunities at Manchester College, visit the Office of Volunteer Services.
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PA Senator Ryan Aument (R), 36th District
When visiting a close friend his family at West Point, Ryan Aument visited was taken by the atmosphere. "The uniqueness of going to a military school… I became interested in becoming a military officer." He ultimately set his sights on The Citadel, becoming the first in his family of his generation to go to college. His father, who held jobs as a dairy farmer and trucker, didn't have military experience, but both he and Aument's mother emphasized the value of education.
"My mom would talk about the heart of the American dream. She would say, 'I want you to have more doors and opportunities opened for you.' She had a love of history, and we took family day trips to historical sites like Valley Forge, Gettysburg and Washington, D.C." He smiles as he remembers one of his mother's most important activities. "She kept a scrapbook for me of newspaper clippings of major news events the times when I was a child. I have those scrapbooks – we did it together. My mom, who did not go to college, who grew up on a farm, had a bigger sense of the world and global events than other people… that is important."
A self-proclaimed child of the 80s, Aument grew up admiring public figures such as Ronald Reagan, Jack Kemp and George H.W. Bush. In high school, he began actively volunteering on campaigns as a member of the Lancaster County Republican committee. Later, during his time serving on active Army duty, partially in Iraq, he wasn't able to stay as involved with politics, but he paid attention. When he returned home, he went through a period he feels is common to many veterans, asking himself: "Now what?"
Wanting to find something as rewarding and fulfilling as active duty, and feeling fortunate that he was able to come home, he decided he had an obligation to serve. He focused on public service, working to elect George W. Bush for a second term. It wasn't until the infamous pay raise of 2005 in Harrisburg that he took a serious look at personally running for the House in 2006. "I was offended and outraged at the July 2005 pay raise, especially at those who identified themselves as strong fiscal conservatives… until they benefited," he says.
Ultimately, he didn't run in 2006, opting instead to help his friend, Bryan Cutler, now the House majority whip, win. Aument was Cutler's campaign manager, and assumed that by helping Cutler, he was effectively passing up his own opportunity to join the legislature. However, four years later, Aument and his family had moved to a different district, and when a House seat came up, he decided it was time for a run.
Having been a campaign manager, he is honest when discussing his own campaign. Laughing, he admits, "I was probably a difficult candidate. It gave me a great appreciate for my campaign team." He won the seat, served two terms, and went on to be elected to the Senate in 2014. Aument is passionate about building opportunities for society, such as promoting strong families, strong communities, a quality education system and free enterprise.
Yet Aument is adamant that without his wife's support, he wouldn't be able to serve. "You have to be in it together," he avers. "This was not my wife's dream. But we feel we've been given this privilege. We've been called at this point in life to provide a public service as a family, so we sacrifice as a family."


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Michelle Malkin Blasts Claire McCaskill's Hoaxer!
You must read this by Michelle Malkin… Now:
Michelle blasts the McCaskill campaign's bogus attack ads against Jim Talent!
This is devastating!
Update: McCaskill is still running a "Josh" ad with other veterans from VoteVets.org.
But, Claire McCaskill does not have it posted anywhere on her website!
VoteVets.org does not have it on their website either.
I just saw the ad again last night blasting Talent with Josh up front and center.
That's pathetic! McCaskill can use it on TV but hides it on the internet where it cannot be questioned or downloaded!!
If anyone sees this ad posted somewhere please let me know.
Thanks to Michelle Malkin and HotAir for giving this story more national attention!
McCaskill's War Veteran Campaign Ad… A Fraud?
Sick! McCaskill Slanders Talent's Record with Bogus Vet Ad!
McCaskill's Angry Vet Busted Foot Playing V-ball… Not in Action!
Claire McCaskill's Bogus Soldier Stories Unraveled
Why Must Dems Insist on Using a Fraud in Their Anti-War Ads?
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Whoa! What happened? You're letting one measly missing hour slap you around?!
Dear Brain:
Dear Ego:
Thy name is Pride. You have stopped me from doing many things in my life...and you're trying desperately to stop me from going to my class reunion this summer, all because I don't like the way I look.
Dear Panic:
Oh, be quiet! You have 4.5 months to lose some poundage.
Dear Memory
Why can't I keep thoughts in my head for more than a minute? I've had some pretty good ideas…if only I could remember them!


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CASA auction Saturday
CASA auction Saturday
The fifth annual Yamhill County CASA auction, "Bloom & Grow," is slated for 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27, in the McMinnville Grand Ballroom.
It will feature a Tuscan dinner buffet catered by Harvest Fresh, live jazz trombone music by Jack Quinby and both live and silent auctions.
Tickets can be obtained by visiting www.yccasa.org/events or calling 503-434-6668, or purchased at the door. They run $65 per person.


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Solid, sunny and presented beautifully, this sterling example of a mid-century three-bedroom weatherboard home is one to put on the "to view" list. Proudly seated with elevation and a north/westerly aspect for excellent sun.
The 650m2 of land is a substantial slice of the Johnsonville/Wellington property market. Leading from the living/dining area on the Western side are French doors creating seamless flow to the fully fenced yard allowing children to play and adults to soak in the afternoon/evening sun in comfort. At the rear is another large grassy area that has scope for further development and currently houses the washing line.
With a well thought out and conventional configuration, the three bedrooms are all accessed off the central hallway. All receive excellent light and include wardrobes. For those that are a whiz in the kitchen, there is a generous galley style kitchen with duel access and ample storage. The spotless bathroom is also light and spacious. Thoughtfully located, there is also a separate laundry room.
Drive on to expansive garaging (more than enough room for a large workshop as well as your vehicle). Everything is at your doorstep, it is just a short drive into the city or a quick stroll to Johnsonville centre. Public transport is a breeze with the train station just a block away and the main bus route in close proximity.
Insulation under floor and in the ceiling combined with a heatpump and a HRV system create a warm dry home you will be proud to own.
Lim and building report will be available to those that have visited.
For sale by tender closing Wednesday 7th February 2018 at 2pm (not selling prior)
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By Cory Bilton
Spring is slowly arriving to the Washington, DC area. If you haven't already, it's time to dust off your bicycle, pump up the tires, and start riding again. An issue that continually comes up is whether bicyclists can ride in the street, or on a sidewalk, or both. The simple answer is yes to all three (though it might be impossible to do "both" at the same time). There are a few caveats to this, but there is far more confusion among pedestrians, motorists, police officers, judges, and lawyers over this than there should be. Since I like to dig down to the source, the following references provide the legal foundation for whether bicyclists can ride on streets or sidewalks around the DC metropolitan area.
Where Can Bicyclists Ride in Washington, DC?
On Washington, DC Streets, Roads, and Highways
There are two regulations that permit bicycles to be ridden on any street, road, or highway in DC. According to DC Municipal Regulation § 18-1200.3, "Operators of bicycles have the same rights as do operators of other vehicles and in the additional rights granted by this chapter." "Vehicle" is defined in DCMR § 18-9901 as a motor vehicle, trailer, or "appliance moved over a highway on wheels or traction tread . . . ." So basically, a bicyclist has all the same rights as a motorist. Driving on a street is one of the rights of a motorist. Therefore, a bicyclist has the right to drive on a street, too. Mirroring this first pronouncement is DCMR § 18-1201.1 which states, "Every person who propels a vehicle by human power or rides a bicycle on a highway shall have the same duties as any other vehicle operator under this title . . . ." So if driving on a roadway is a duty, instead of a right, then bicyclists have that duty to ride on the roadway, too.
On Washington, DC Sidewalks Outside the Central Business District
Riding your bike on the sidewalk in DC is permitted by DCMR § 18-1201.9. However, there are two restrictions. The first is that riding on the sidewalk cannot create a hazard. There is no case law defining what "hazard" means in this context, but the phrase indicates that cyclists must make a safety determination before riding on the sidewalk. The second restriction is that you can't ride on the sidewalk within the "Central Business District" (which I will shorten to CBD). The CBD is defined in DCMR § 18-9901 and is basically the space between 23rd Street, NW on the western edge, Massachusetts Avenue on the northern edge, 2nd Street, NE on the eastern edge, and D Street (east of 14th) and Constitution Avenue (west of 14th) along the southern edge. I'm a visual person, so I put together a map of the CBD.
On National Park Service Streets, Trails, and Sidewalks
As many local residents know, many streets and sidewalks in the DC area are federally controlled; mainly under the National Park Service. For example, Rock Creek Park, the National Mall, and the GW Parkway are all controlled by NPS. Bicycle use in National Parks is generally controlled by 36 CFR § 4.30, which states "The use of a bicycle is permitted on park roads and in parking areas that are otherwise open for motor vehicle use by the general public." From this general rule, each individual park may deviate, but must clearly state why bicycles are not permitted. Bicycling on both streets and sidewalks is welcome according to the National Mall and President's Park (which covers most of the NPS area in downtown DC), except for a few designated areas like the White House Sidewalk. Cycling is allowed on every paved road and trail in Rock Creek Park. Along the Potomac, bicycles are not permitted on the George Washington Memorial Parkway or the Clara Barton Parkway. Instead, the NPS encourages cyclists to use the Mount Vernon Trail or the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Trail.
Where Can Bicyclists Ride in Virginia?
On Virginia Streets, Roads, and Highways
Bicyclists may ride on any Virginia "highway" according to Virginia Code § 46.2-800 ("highway" is defined in Va Code § 46.2-100 as "every way or place open to the use of the public for the purposes of vehicular traffic . . . ."). When a cyclist rides on a roadway, the cyclist has all of the rights and duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle. § 46.2-800. However, bicycles are not permitted to ride on interstate highways in Virginia. Va. Code § 46.2-908.1. But other than interstate highways, there are no roads that are off limits to Virginia cyclists.
On Virginia Sidewalks Unless Prohibited by the City or County
Bicycles are one of the few types of vehicles permitted to drive on sidewalks in Virginia. Va. Code § 46.2-903. However, a city or county may prohibit the use of bicycles on sidewalks through an ordinance. Va. Code § 46.2-904. When riding on the sidewalk, a bicyclist has all the rights and duties of a pedestrian under the same circumstances. Id. According to Arlington's County Code § 14.2-65, bicyclists are welcome to ride on all Arlington roadways and any Arlington sidewalks without conspicuous signs saying that bicycling is prohibited. Fairfax applies the same rule in Fairfax County Code § 82-9-6; bicycles are permitted on sidewalks unless there are conspicuous signs saying bicycling is prohibited.
Where Can Bicyclists Ride in Maryland?
On Maryland Roadways and Highways
Maryland has slightly more nuanced laws regarding where bicyclists may ride. Maryland Transportation Code § 21-1205.1 states that bicycles may only be ridden on roads with a speed limit of less than 50 mph that are not expressways or controlled access highways. Even when riding on the roadway, a bicyclist is expected to use the bike lane or smoothly paved shoulder if there is one (a few exceptions apply, like when necessary to pass). Id. So whereas in Virginia, the default rule is the bicyclists are permitted on roadways, in Maryland the default rule is that the bicyclist should not be on the roadway if there is some other path for the bicyclist to travel.
On Maryland Sidewalks Where Allowed by Local Ordinance
As a general matter, Maryland prohibits the driving of any vehicle on sidewalks. Md. Transportation Code § 21-1103. However, there is a specific exception for bicycles when a county passes an ordinance allowing bicycles on the sidewalk. Id. So cycling on Maryland sidewalks is perfectly legal when allowed by the local county. Montgomery County Code § 31-5 specifically allows bicycles to be used upon sidewalk areas except where the county executive prohibits it. Prince George's County Code similarly says that the county executive has the authority to designate whether or not bicyclists can use sidewalks. Prince George's County Code § 26-150. But the county has not taken the same step as Montgomery County. So bicycling is not allowed on the sidewalk in PG County as a whole.
Read as a whole, the answer to the question of "where can I ride my bicycle in the DC area?" includes most roads, streets, highways, and sidewalks. There are some major exclusions, such as no cycling on sidewalks in DC's CBD. However, these are the exceptions to the more general rule of "anywhere." Confusion over where cyclists can ride continues to be widespread. Responsible cyclists should take a few minutes to learn the local bicycle laws. Knowing the bicycling rules of the road will allow you to bicycle safely and to educate your friends and family on the proper way to ride.
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Here's a lovely little collection of monograms from The Suzeday Files. The Suze loves a monogram, as do I. Who doesn't really? Maybe hipsters who are so cool the schoolboard canceled school (I stole that from Tina Fey's Bossypants). Anyway, I'm usually somewhat of a traditionalist, but I love to find a new way of monogramming. It's the advertising major in me. It's like a personal logo that you can put on everything, like Donald Trump, but subtler and classier.
|Gorgeous Monogrammed Linens from Leontine Linens
|Love this engraved door lock! The Suze still loves to have most of her engraving done at Potter & Anderson in Peoria, Illinois. She's loyal like that and they are fabulous. Looks like she'll be sending a bunch of door locks their way?
It's a fact that when I got married I had a brief moment of panic at the DMV when they told me I could not keep my maiden name as my middle name. But what will my monogram be???? Stressful. For the record, I love my middle name so I'm happy to keep it, especially because both my maiden name and my last name end in -son which sounds ridiculous. But the laziness of the government has now ensured that in the future, history will show that my family lineage disappeared when I got married. Rude. And confusing nonetheless.


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Below are some details of our more popular Accucraft locos, wagons and coaches that Garden Railway Centres either stock in our shop or can order for you:
Accucraft Lew
Lew was built in 1925 to a similar design to the previous Manning Wardle locomotives constructed for the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway, the main difference being a redesigned cab to eliminate a smoke trap, and give more room to the crew. Following the L & B tradition, she was named after one of the local rivers with a three-letter name. She was sold at auction along with other L&B equipment in November 1935, two months after the railway closed. However, she was purchased by the contractor dismantling the line and was used on these trains until July 1936. In September 1936, the loco sailed from Britain on the SS Sabor – believed to have been destined for a plantation in Brazil. Despite the efforts of many enthusiasts, no proof of the locomotive's current whereabouts, or eventual fate has been discovered. The Ffestiniog has recently completed a replica of the loco and christened it 'Lyd', thus continuing the tradition of three-letter river names.
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Accucraft Countess
Beyer Peacock built two 0-6-0T locos for the newly constructed Welshpool & Llanfair Railway in 1903. These small but powerful narrow gauge locos were taken over by the Cambrian Railway when it acquired the line and then by the GWR at the grouping. The Great Western rebuilt them with typical Swindon details, copper-capped chimneys and brass safety-valve bonnets and both The Earl and The Countess survived the closure of the line to be preserved by the present day W&LLR.
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Accucraft Hunslet
By the mid 19th century, the North Wales' slate mines and quarries had a requirement for small, powerful and rugged locos to work the galleries and tramways in what was by then a rapidly expanding industry. Various manufacturers supplied narrow gauge motive power to these businesses but none became more synonymous with the area than the saddle tanks supplied by the Hunslet Engine Co. of Leeds.
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Accucraft Dora
'Dora' is Accucraft's first loco to feature a twin oscillating cylinder 'motor' between the frames. We are sure that this small power unit is going to find a range of uses and that 'Dora' will be the basis of numerous cosmetic conversions!
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Accucraft 61xx
The Great Western Railway's 61XX 2-6-2T design can trace its origins to Churchward's ground-breaking family of designs produced at the start of the 20th century which included the large 'prairie' tank engine number 99. Ideally suited for suburban and branch line work, thirty-nine more locomotives based on this design were in traffic by 1906 and batches continued to be produced until the class numbered 290.
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Accucraft Wagons
Lots of wagons and their fixings / accessories for 16mm freight operators can be found in our shop. Perhaps you were looking for an Accucraft W&L open wagon in light grey or an Accucraft closed van in the SR brown livery.
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Accucraft Coaches
We carry a range of Accucraft passenger coaches to compliment your chosen loco including both UK and US models. The UK range includes examples from Isle of Man, L&B, and W&L.
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text: To get from Giussano a Siderno Superiore by train you can catch one of the 13 trains that everyday travel between Salerno and Siderno, the closest station to the city. For your trip from Salerno to Siderno by train you can choose to leave from one of Salerno main stations: Salerno, Mariano Comense If travelling with Trenitalia, you need to know the Salerno to Siderno train schedule: the first train leaves at 02:21, while the last ride is at 20:15. A Salerno to Siderno train cost about 41.1 €. But how long is the train ride from Salerno to Siderno? Your journey takes about 14 hours on average.


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It is pretty rare that I read a book and I say holy crap, that is my life. Written from a person who is spying on my family. But it happened. It actually happened a long time ago before I even knew it was foreshadowing my own life. But it happened and I guess it probably happens to a whole lot of tired mamas when they read Give a Mouse a Cookie.
I am sure you all thought I may be diving deeper here with a start up like that, but I am not.
I am a tired mama and my kids are like mice with cookies, that ask for milk, then of course needing a straw.... except one kid will want water with ice, the other will want the milk. The other won't ask for anything because she is non verbal but I will feel bad that she isn't asking and I will make her a glass of chocolate milk.
And then we will go from mom needs a little nap to asking them to just be quiet and color for a bit, but then we will need to find tape to hang up that colored art work. And mom never gets a nap. And those kids quit that nap crap all when they were like 2 so yeah. No rest. No naps. Not even ever.
Oh that book is so true. It was true when they were toddlers and guys it is true when they are school aged kids. I can only imagine it will be true as high schoolers and maybe even into college.
I love my kids! Dearly! But man. They are exhausting.
I work. I have to. I always have. They know this. This isn't something new that just happened. I have always worked. I got 1 fortunate year off when Oliver was a baby and worked from home, but I have always worked. Even when I was home, I have always worked.
I am however fortunate to only work the hours they are in school. I take them to school, go to work and am there to pick them up. And because of those things they get to do things like karate, basketball, volleyball, wear clothes. Eat food. Sometimes even get stupid crap at Target when mommy is getting her stupid crap there too. I am not perfect people. Shopping soothes me.
But even though I am there at drop off and pick up, they are often upset that I can't eat lunch with them at school every day.
I wish I could sit and have lunch with them. I love that they want me there, I really really do. But I can't do that very often. It is a special treat when I can make it work, but then they both have the tendency to cry and want me to take them home with them after lunch. Sigh. Not winning. Am I ever winning?
I realize though as much as I relate to this theory and see this in our own children, I know this is how I operate as well. It's how we all operate right? I mean Laura Numeroff didn't just come up with this idea by following my future family around back in the 80's. She probably had children of her own that had this empty hole inside of them that nothing ever satisfied. Laura herself probably did as well. She didn't stop at that book she went on to make an entire series of books all following this theme.
So sometimes I end my night exhausted and know tomorrow will bring me the same things all over again until they grow up and move out and move on. Except Lily, she isn't a jerk and won't move out on us. But then they are gone and I will be like ...hey want a cookie?. Please come home and have lunch with me. I will pour you milk. And ice water. And give you a straw.
It almost seems unfair the way this life cycle goes. Here today driving us crazy, gone tomorrow driving us crazy.
We all have this insatiable feeling in us, it starts as children and some may die with it inside of them. I like to think I am working on this. I am trying to fill myself with meats that only God can provide and fill me with. I desire contentment and want that for our kids as well. But it's hard. We always see the bigger and better and finding the comforts that lie within our own lives is sometimes hard to find but I am working on it.
We are all works in progress. We are all thirsty and want milk with our cookies.
Praying to God for that thirst to be quenched.
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Head of Roskomnadzor (Russian controlling service over telecommunications – RRT) Alexander Zharov said that the popular Telegram messenger can be blocked in Russia within a few days if the service founder Pavel Durov refuses to provide registration data.
According to Zharov, Roskomnadzor uses all the possibilities for communication with Durov, but is ready to block the service within a few days if Durov refuses to register it in accordance with Russian legislation.
"We use the last opportunity for communication and dialogue. I can not say that we are ready and will block Telegram tomorrow, but I repeat that the time is limited, and we're talking about a few days here. We will wait for the response from Pavel Durov," he said.
Roskomnadzor requires Pavel Durov to register Telegram as an instant messenger in Russia and to obey Russian legislation, which also includes storing the data for 6 months.
Earlier Durov said that a possible blocking of Telegram is not in Russia's interests.
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SPRINGFIELD — Cook County Democrats ripped apart Gov. James Thompson`s ``Build Illinois`` public works package as shortchanging the state`s most populated county, but his total $18.7 billion budget plan announced Wednesday offers a few more benefits for Chicago and its suburbs.
The Regional Transportation Authority would receive an $8 million increase, to $88.5 million, in its state operating subsidy under Thompson`s proposed budget.


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The original
units assigned multiplication a higher
precedence than division using the slash. This differs from the
usual precedence rules, which give multiplication and division equal
precedence, and can be confusing for people who think
of units as a calculator.
The star operator ('*') included in this
units program
has, by default, the same precedence as division,
and hence follows the usual precedence rules. For backwards
compatibility you can invoke
with the --oldstar
option. Then '*' has a higher precedence than
division, and the same precedence as multiplication using the space.
Historically, the hyphen ('-') has been used in technical
publications to indicate products of units, and the original
units program treated it as a multiplication operator.
units provides
several other ways to obtain unit products, and because '-' is a
subtraction operator in general algebraic expressions,
treats the binary '-' as a subtraction operator by default.
For backwards compatibility use the --product option, which
units to treat the binary '-' operator as a
product operator. When '-' is a multiplication operator
it has the same precedence as multiplication with a space, giving it a
higher precedence than division.
When '-' is used as a unary operator it negates its operand.
Regardless of the
units options, if
'-' appears after '(' or after
'+' then it will act as a negation operator. So you can always compute 20
degrees minus 12 minutes by entering '20 degrees + -12 arcmin'.
You must use this construction when you define new units because you
cannot know what options will be in force when your definition is
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Last week we took great delight in informing you all that our friends over @MancPickers had sent us all of the latest British Limited Edition Christmas themed chocolates. The package they sent included all manner of goodies including the newest offerings from the likes of Nestle, Mars and Cadbury. Last week we kicked off our look at the Christmas 2013 Limited Edition Cadbury bars with our review of the Cadbury Dairy Milk Winter Wonderland - See HERE. Well that bar isn't the only new addition to the Cadbury Dairy Milk range this year; this Cadbury Dairy Milk Snowy Delight also features in the line up and today we got our very own chance to see what it was all about.
This Cadbury Dairy Milk Snowy Delight was slightly larger than the Winter Wonderland bar and came in a 120.0g size. On the pack the bar was described as 'Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate with a vanilla flavour filling'. This was a proposition we had previously encountered with Cadbury before ... even on more than one occasion! Indeed this very combination had previously been utilised twice previously for Cadbury Limited Edition chocolates - firstly in the Cadbury Dairy Milk Bliss (See HERE) and more recently only last year as part of the 2012 Olympics range with the Cadbury Dairy Milk Silvery Creme (See HERE). We thought the packaging made the product look attractive with the Christmas theme communicated through a variety of Christmassy cues such as the silvery snowflakes and sledge illustrations. Whilst the wrapper gave the product a nice festive feel the inner bar was also pleasing on the eye with the pale coloured vanilla filling looking very generously portioned sandwiched between the milk chocolate.
Overall whilst we don't want to come across as encouraging for brands to simply repackage old flavour variations and brand them as NEW Limited Editions we can do little but award this bar a respectable score based on what it is. At the end of the day the Cadbury Dairy Milk Snowy Delight is a very nice chocolate bar - that matter of fact is undeniable. What is also undeniable however is that this bar is essentially just a third iteration of a combination we have seen previously. The fact that Cadbury have seen fit to repackage an old bar and not go for something more adventurous is a little bit of a disappointment. If you've not tried this flavour combination from Cadbury before you are probably wondering what the fuss is all about and if that is the case you should certainly give this bar
a try. If you are an individual who has tried the previous incarnations you may want to give this one a miss based on your what you thought of it times previous.
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The chicken leg
This is for Mark. Mark complains that I haven't written this blog for a while. He says Network Marketers like to see that the Prize Draw in the street is still working. However, it's a little difficult at the moment because I'm in Starbucks at Kuala Lumpur airport waiting for a connection to Auckland where my grown up son George is getting married to a lovely girl called Haley from Oregon – it's going to be quite an international occasion and just at the moment I'm not thinking about Multi-Level Marketing.
The whole expedition been quite a rush because last week we were skiing in Alpe d'Huez which was booked a year ago and so with Hugo (the youngest at 14 and the only one not tied up with exams or a job), I dashed from Gatwick to Heathrow and we have just watched three films, eaten two meals and only got half way.
Do I really need someone saying "what about the blog?"
Well of course I do – because while in France I read Mail Men, the unauthorised history of the Daily Mail and it's controversial editor Paul Dacre. I worked with Dacre pretty much consistently from 1979 through until I left newspapers in 1994.
Many of my old chums were interviewed for the book (and I'm pretty sure I recognise a few who insisted on hiding behind the author's coy pseudonyms). Also, my Facebook page is alive with outraged comments about who was left out.
So the old hack's urge to write something – anything – has surfaced again.
So this is about Sally (we'll call her "Sally" – you'll see why in a moment).
There we were; six of us at Gatwick in time for lunch and the vote was for Nando's. Everyone voted for Nando's except Tamsin – and wouldn't you just know it but she got a leg instead of a breast which is tiny by comparison so that had to go back – which if you know anything about Nando's means joining the queue at the counter all over again … or not, as I decided…
And that was how I met Sally. She was as rushed off her feet as the rest of the staff but she could see me holding this plate and the puny little chicken leg and she could see something was wrong. Now, she could have made me wait my turn. But no, she asked the person at the front of the queue to wait.
I knew there was going to be trouble: He was a belligerent-looking type who had been dividing his time between trying to stop his children fighting and pushing his way to the front.
But do you know what? Sally smiled and I can't even remember what she said because it wasn't even anything very special. It was just the smile – the body language… The whole, I don't know, "people skill"…
But he just said: "Sure… OK…" as she took me to the end of the counter and swapped the leg for a breast.
"My God, you're good with people," I told her. "How'd you do that? I thought he was going to bite your head off!"
She flashed that smile again. "It's a knack." she said. "You have to learn it in this job."
"Well, I'd like to see you in my business. I think you'd be brilliant. Have you ever thought of doing something part-time for some extra money – as long as it doesn't interfere with your job of course…"
So, of course, she said what everyone says – which is: "What is it?"
And I did what every (seasoned) Network Marketer does – I made an excuse: "Look, my wife's chicken is going to get cold. But I could give you a ring when we get back…"
And here was the really interesting thing: I didn't have a pen and paper (I'd just got up from the table) and she didn't have a pen and paper (because Nando's is all digital) and that might have been the end of it.
But just as we were sitting over our empty plates and wondering about going to the departure gate, Sally came back with her name and contact details written on a scrap of paper. She was just finishing her shift but please would I get in touch when I got back?Well, now I'm back and so I will.
And the message for Mark and anyone else who follows this blog for the Prize Draw I the street: The message is that we don't just do that. We do that as well as everything else – because in the end it's all about talking to people – and there are a million ways of doing that


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SXSW Interactive 2013
Using Your Online Network to Get a Job #IRL
We've all digitally stalked hiring managers before: followed them on Twitter, sent a Facebook friend request, liked their Instagram photos, Highlighted them, sent an InMail, name-dropped common connections. But, does it actually work, and how do the hiring managers perceive this? Then there is that awkward moment when you are at a networking event and you recognize the hiring manager you've been digitally stalking. And, you don't know if you should approach them and introduce yourself as your alter ego, tinyrobots512, or pretend you don't know them, or spew out all of their recent tweets. What is appropriate? We'll discuss how to build and maintain professional relationships digitally, and how to transcend them into relationships, #IRL, and most importantly, into jobs or new hires #IRL. Additionally, we will provide tips on how to use your online network to glean information on job satisfaction, to predict turnover, and to determine if the potential job or new hire is a good match.
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- What can listening and monitoring online networks tell you about a jobseeker or employer?
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Stars on Ice Boston
Given my pregnancy, I haven't been able to take skating lessons this winter (which I took for the first time last winter and adored), so I've definitely needed to get my skating fix from a distance. I'm subsequently thrilled to see Stars on Ice again when it comes to the Agganis Arena in Boston on March 4. In its 25th year, the Smucker's Stars on Ice show will include a roster of skating greats, headlined by Olympians Evan Lysacek and Sasha Cohen (Laurel's favorite skater). Click here to find a show near you (the tour wraps in April) -- meanwhile, how cool is this? The kind folks at Stars on Ice are offering one of you awesome readers a 4-pack of tickets to Stars on Ice in Boston! Check out the rules below to learn how to enter to win:
Congrats to winner Jaime!
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*One lucky winner (drawn randomly via Random.org) will receive a family four-pack of tickets to the Stars on Ice Boston show on Friday, March 4, 2011.
Also of note for fellow skating fans: Now through March 13, 2011 you can enter to win a trip to be Evan's VIP guest in New Jersey on April 2, 2011. The package includes travel, accommodations, VIP tickets to the performance, dinner with Evan, and a backstage tour.


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Live from the launch: Toyota's confusing stop and go system
The Auris Hybrid's stopping and going system had us a little confused earlier. Not the clever fuel-saving technology that cuts the engine out when you are at the lights and restarts it just in time no matter how much you try and catch it out, but the old-fashioned stopping and going bits.
Plenty of modern cars have electric handbrakes, so when we saw the button emblazoned with a big 'P' on the central console, we assumed that's what it was and pressed it to try and pull away. Nothing really happened and the handbrake light was still on.
At which point we stopped being dim and unobservant, and noticed a ruddy great big traditional handbrake sat next to us. Rather than being a secondary brake, the 'P' button was the Park mode for the automatic gearbox.
Once we'd got over the embarrassment and got moving, the Auris proved to be just as we expected on the road. As it shares its engine and gearbox with the Prius, it was no surprise that the car drove much the same as its hybrid sibling. It is at its best at low speeds and when it is being teased along with very little throttle because that's when it uses the battery alone for propulsion - something it is able to do for 2km at speeds up to 31mph.
Thereafter it uses either a combination of the battery and the 1.8-litre petrol engine, or just the engine when at higher speeds. It is not the quickest or most powerful car in its class by a long shot, and the engine gets noisy under high revs, but it is fairly easy to drive in an economical manner thanks to the dash displays which inform you on the best ways to save fuel.
Boot space is compromised quite heavily compared to the standard car thanks to the huge battery under the floor, but it is still essentially a Golf or Focus rival in all other senses.


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At Pig Row the weather is still wet, the ground sodden and the weeds are running rampant. The meadow mixes from Sarah Raven though are responding well to all this rain.
The Celebrate Britain Mix has been growing in the shelter behind the glasshouse. Three of the pots germinated strongly and then today I found that only two have survived. It is simply a case of unseasonal weather, what seeds germinated were flooded by the heavy downpours we had. Though all three pots have a well drained compost mix, no pot can stand the onslaught of one month's worth of rain in one day. This is the weather we had last week at Pig Row and I am sad that we have lost a pot. There are signs that some of the poppies that were slow to germinate in this pot are now starting to grow and this third pot may end up purely poppies. The remaining two pots, as you can see from the photo are healthy and growing away and some of the growth is catching up with our open ground sowing of the Pastel Annual Mix. Though initially some of this mix was washed away by the torrential rains, something we discussed in our June update (giving you tips on how to avoid this), the remaining growth is knitting together well.
The Pastel Annual Mix is value for money and in this small corner of Pig Row we are happy with the results.
A number of you have contacted us via our Facebook group and twitter feeds (day to day and review) and have shown a confusion about these mixes and traditional meadow mixes. Here on Pig Row we are happy to answer questions. The mixes we are trialing for Sarah Raven are not treated the same way as traditional meadow mixes. These mixes can be sown on fertile ground such as a border in a garden whereas a traditional meadow mix should be sown on ground that is not highly fertile. In both cases the area you sow onto should not have problems with perennial weeds. You would then mow a traditional meadow in autumn or early spring, removing all the clippings to rob the soil of any additional fertility from the clippings rotting down. With the mixes from Sarah Raven, you treat them likes annuals and removed them from the bed after the first frosts kill them off. The bed is then available for other plants. For gardeners who struggle for space these two options of growing in a small border or in a pot are valuable, as the wildlife that these mixes bring in pay dividends as they raise the biodiversity of your plot be it a window box, a pot outside your front door, a small back garden or a rolling municipal park.
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Aprilia USA will be part of MotoAmerica's inaugural season, as the US subsidiary of the Italian brand confirmed an officially supported entry into the MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 class.
To go racing, Aprilia has partnered with HSBK Racing to form the "Aprilia HSBK Racing" team, which will campaign a two-rider lineup on the 2015 Aprilia RSV4 Factory superbike. The names of the riders have not been released as of yet.


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Help! My husband takes premixed insulin, and four out of seven mornings, his fasting blood sugar registers 300-400 mg/dl [16.7-22.2 mmol/L]. In addition, three out seven nights per week, at night, his body becomes very warm (almost hot) to the touch, and then he breaks out in a rash which is always on his back and proceeds to his chest. Although it does not itch terribly, I immediately wipe him down with alcohol which soothes him somewhat. I have not tried Benadryl yet. When the rash appears, his sugar reads 350-410 mg/dl [19.4-22.8 mmol/L]. Also, if a person with diabetes has an infection somewhere in his/her body does this also elevate blood sugar?
Any underlying illness is capable of raising the blood sugars. I am not sure why your husband is having the dramatic rash you describe. Insulin allergies are generally most prominent at the injection site and not consistent with the current problem.
It seems to me that you and your husband needs to work with his physician to make sure he does not have another kind of medical problem causing the night sweats. This is certainly too serious to let continue without trying to find the underlying problem.
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I am a patriotic American. I believe in the United States, in the Bill of Rights, and in the principle that all humans should be created with equal opportunity. I still get choked up when I hear I'm Proud to be an American, and I love to hear songs and read poems that extol what a great country we live in and how blessed we are in every way. I also believe that the lesson of history in America is an apologetic for the Christian system that is still being developed. In my lifetime, I have seen that apologetic be fulfilled in a positive way, and now it appears it may be verified in a negative way.
As a senior in high school, I faced a rather pessimistic future. The Korean Conflict was in full swing, and most high school graduates could count on being drafted as soon as the ink on their diplomas was dry. I remember vividly an argument that erupted among my classmates at one point when the class pessimist pointed out that resisting Russian Communism was an exercise in futility. The Russian leader Kruschev had vowed "we will bury you" to the American public, and our pessimistic classmate had no doubt but that the promise would be fulfilled. Waving at the map of the Soviet Union, he pointed out that the Russians had it all. In that vast land with much more oil, iron, water, etc., than the United States would ever think of having, there was no way that anyone or anything could prevent the Russians from conquering the world. Margaret Thatcher, the former leader of Great Britain, summarized it beautifully in a recent speech when she said, "If resources were the key to wealth, the richest country in the world would be Russia, because it has abundant supplies of everything from oil, gas, platinum, gold, silver, aluminum, and copper to timber, water, wildlife, and fertile soil."*
One of my classmates and close friends was a strong, forceful young man named Mackey. Mackey became a career soldier in the United States armed forces and, when he heard this prophesy of doom, his response was, "Yeah, but they're Russians and we're Americans and that makes a difference." This was followed by Winifred, who was quietly into religion, who said, "Yeah, God is on our side." As an atheist, I was not going to buy into that explanation, and suddenly I found myself on the negative side of an issue that I really could not answer to my own satisfaction. By any human standard of logic, Russia should have overpowered and destroyed the entire free world, and yet even in the 1960s and 1970s when I talked to students from Russia, it was obvious that things were not going well in their homeland. It is not my contention that God has rained down fire on the Russian people because of the atheist state that controlled them for so long any more than I believe that God sent AIDS to punish the homosexual. It is my contention that choices in lifestyle--morally, politically, and socially--have all kinds of consequences. I believe that these consequences are a powerful argument for the validity of the Bible and thus for the existence of God.
Margaret Thatcher, in the speech mentioned earlier, gave an eloquent statement of the importance of the spirit of man being free: "Why isn't Russia the wealthiest country in the world? Why aren't other resource-rich countries in the Third World at the top of the list? It is because their governments deny citizens the liberty to use their God-given talents. Man's greatest resource is himself, but he must be free to use that resource."*
Any system that enslaves the human spirit is doomed to failure. Force never works in subjugating any human to a cause, and that is true religiously as well as politically. Atheists are always quick to point out that some of the greatest atrocities in the annals of history have been perpetrated upon innocent people in the name of Jesus Christ. This cannot be denied but, like the political systems they copied, these oppressive religious systems have either already died or are in the process of dying. They represent christianity, not Christianity.
The difference between christianity and Christianity involves exactly what we have been describing. When Jesus taught people how to live, his admonitions were totally at odds with what christianity has done. Jesus said:
When these practices have been taught and practiced in schools, politics, and in all community activities, the result has been prosperity. America was a country of high moral integrity--even puritanically so, during its period of greatest growth and strength.
Another major difference between christianity and Christianity is the freedom of the individual to approach God. Christianity is not a spectator sport, nor is it a system of rites and rituals conducted by a select clergy. When I am told to do something by another person who is claimed to be spiritually superior and when that same spiritually superior person is totally in charge of and in control of worship and approach to God, then I become a spectator. This tends to strangle me spiritually just by its structure; but when I see that the spiritually superior person has flaws and weaknesses too, I am very likely to reject the whole system and God with it.
In the past, when America was primarily an agrarian society and people were close to the land and in direct contact with nature, there was a individual spiritual closeness with God. People were reinforced in their faith because they saw the majesty of God in the stars and in all of life. Romans 1:20 was confirmed and Psalm 19:1 was real. A person could have an unsatisfactory experience religiously on Sunday and still be reinforced in his relation to God as he spent the better part of his waking hours during the week in close proximity to the natural world. This produced people with strong moral convictions and integrity. As America has become urbanized, this closeness to the natural world has diminished; and, as people have been more focused on things and more dependent upon other people, there has been less and less spiritual reinforcement. As religious leaders have struggled to deal with this, there has been a growing dependency on entertainment and gimmicks. In addition to this, these leaders themselves have become more interested in showmanship and less committed to a strong spiritual character. This has caused more and more leaders to fail morally, further compounding the problem.
As Christianity has diminished and christianity with its frills and gimmicks has become dominant, logical natural consequences have taken place. The family has disintegrated, aberrant lifestyles have developed, and any form of morality that maintains that there are absolutes of right and wrong has been systematically purged from our politics, our schools, our courts, and our businesses. The number of cases of government persecution of anyone with religious beliefs that are expressed publicly is growing at an astronomical rate. American society is not only charging headlong into being an anti-religion police state, but we are very close to being totally amoral (without morals of any kind).
How can all of this be an apologetic for the teachings of the Bible? We have already seen that, when America emphasized freedom of all people and promoted morality based upon individual rights, it prospered. No one who has lived through this last century needs to be told how much change there has been. From communities where you never locked your door or worried about something left out being stolen, we now have locks and electronic security devices on everything that can be moved and even our computer software. Our lack of sexual morality has turned sexual activity into a mosaic of every kind of indulgence imaginable and some that are unimaginable. God has warned us repeatedly that our conduct will bring logical results--"Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."
If America continues its slide into atheism, christianity instead of Christianity, and a refusal to maintain any national moral character, the promise of the Bible will be fulfilled. As in the past, we will see waves of disease sweep across the land, with AIDS being perhaps the first wave followed by even more destructive infections. Instead of being a world leader, America will fall in the shadow of other nations with more resources and a willingness to adopt a strong morality--even if rooted in a false prophet who gives that strong moral code. As we become more selfish and self-centered, our social institutions will fail and we will see a drift into a state-run society.
These are not predictions of what will happen; these are observations of what has been the lesson of history. In Sir Edward Gibbon's book The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Gibbons says that the Romans wanted security more than anything else. They lost everything because "they wanted not to give to society, but for society to give to them. The freedom they were seeking was freedom from responsibility." Being moral means being responsible for your actions. America today is showing the results of not following the biblical pattern. As we drift further and further away from the pattern, things will get worse and worse. This is being proven on a daily basis. When--locally or nationally--there is a return to the biblical system, things will improve.
I am optimistic that this apologetic is so clear that vast numbers of people in this country will see it. Already, many parents are refusing to allow schools to promote immorality and force atheism upon their children. There even appears to be a rare politician that lives morally and stands for positive standards of right and wrong. We are going to see bad times and good times, and these experiences will be a direct function of how closely we follow God's teachings. What we sow does indeed control what we reap.
*"The Moral Foundations of Society," by Margaret Thatcher, Imprimis, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI, page 4.


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Today Microsoft released the second iteration of its XNA Game Studio Express Beta, the software that lets budding game designers make their own Xbox 360 games. Beta 2 includes a slew of new features enabling users to more easily integrate game content into their creations.
Included is the XNA Framework Content Pipeline, which allows for third-party content creation software to be used with Game Studio. Microsoft has listened to community feedback and streamlined the interface for improved usability. And while developers still can't play their creations on a retail Xbox 360, Beta 2 allows users to pre-compile their games so they'll be all ready to go when the final version of Game Studio is released.
Microsoft says Beta 2 is a near final version of the game creation tool. There have been 150,000 downloads of XNA Game Studio Express Beta 1, and over 30 XNA communities have sprung up online to share development techniques and finished games.


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ASG Senate defeated emergency legislation Wednesday recognizing the 102nd birthday of the late U.S. president Ronald Reagan.
This week's Senate approved resolutions supporting President Obama's gun control legislation and the University's divestment from coal.
This week's Senate offered support for a University initiative to embrace green energies, debated the endorsement of Obama's gun policy.
The ASG Senate barred an impromptu piece of legislation Wednesday proposing a resolution in support of President Obama's recently unveiled gun control agenda.
The first season of Girls lacked racial diversity. Will season two have the same trouble?
Vice President Brad Stewart presented ASG's new student feedback platform Campus Voice – which will allow students to ask questions, submit ideas and report problems about student life to the Senate – in a meeting Wednesday.
ASG Senate appointed six account executives to the Student Activities Finance Committee Wednesday.
Nearly 30 Northwestern students gathered at the Rock Tuesday night for the Rainbow Alliance's candlelight vigil for Transgender Day of Remembrance, to honor the victims of transgender hate crimes.
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In an uncharacteristically brief funding meeting Wednesday, Northwestern's ASG Senate allocated an additional $100 to Peace Project, the only student ...
This week's Senate meeting saw funding for a trip to the United Center and the creation of a committee to bring more gender-neutral restrooms to campus.
Northwestern Associated Student Government will support an individual or student group community service project in Evanston with a $500 grant ...
The head of ASG's Diversity and Inclusion Committee spoke about the group's plans for this year.
ASG Senate passed legislation Wednesday that dissolved the parliamentary position of Clerk and appointed Weinberg junior Carly Blumenfeld, who had previously held the position, to the new position of Chief of Staff.
Adolfo Hernandez, director of the Chicago's Office for New Americans, spoke about Chicago's "race" against other cities to immigrant-friendliness.
Never a City So Real author Alex Kotlowitz Wednesday gave his One Book One Northwestern keynote address and some "journalistic pearls of wisdom."
The collaborative effort between Medill, McCormick, Bienen and the Knight Lab received an award from the Online News Association for their latest project.
An initiative by the Center for Civic Engagement pushed to have students register for the 2012 election both in their home states and Illinois.
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Bertrand Russell Quotes About TruthQuotes about: Truth
If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way.
Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty a beauty cold and austere, like that of sculpture, without appeal to any part of our weaker nature, without the georgeous trappings of painting or music, yet sublimely pure, and capable of a stern perfection such as only the greatest art can show. The true spirit of delight, the exaltation, the sense of being more than Man, which is the touchstone of the highest excellence, is to be found in mathematics as surely as in poetry.
One of the chief obstacles to intelligence is credulity, and credulity could be enormously diminished by instructions as to the prevalent forms of mendacity. Credulity is a greater evil in the present day than it ever was before, because, owing to the growth of education, it is much easier than it used to be to spread misinformation, and, owing to democracy, the spread of misinformation is more important than in former times to the holders of power.
In the higher walks of politics the same sort of thing occurs. The statesman who has gradually concentrated all power within himself ... may have had anything but a public motive... The phrases which are customary on the platform and in the Party Press have gradually come to him to seem to express truths, and he mistakes the rhetoric of partisanship for a genuine analysis of motives... He retires from the world after the world has retired from him.
Of these austerer virtues the love of truth is the chief, and in mathematics, more than elsewhere, the love of truth may find encouragement for waning faith. Every great study is not only an end in itself, but also a means of creating and sustaining a lofty habit of mind; and this purpose should be kept always in view throughout the teaching and learning of mathematics.
Although this may seem a paradox, all exact science is dominated by the idea of approximation. When a man tells you that he knows the exact truth about anything, you are safe in inferring that he is an inexact man. Every careful measurement in science is always given with the probable error ... every observer admits that he is likely wrong, and knows about how much wrong he is likely to be.
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The South Carolina Rural Health Research Center focuses on investigating persistent inequities in health status within the population of the rural United States, with an emphasis on inequities stemming from socioeconomic status, race and ethnicity, and access to healthcare services. Special attention will be given to rural health services delivery and health professions placement through data and policy issue analyses.
We strive to make our research findings useful to organizations and individuals working to improve the quality of life for rural residents. Some of our early work is available on this web site, which also contains links to other sources of information about rural health. We welcome questions and ideas about rural health issues, policy and administration.
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Since its inception,the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center has focused on one principal goal: to illuminate the problems experienced by poor and minority rural populations in order to guide research, policy, advocacy, and legislation. Reflecting this goal, our specific aims are to:
- Develop the methods and conduct the research necessary to provide a clear picture of health status, health care needs, health services use and health outcomes among poor and minority rural populations
- Investigate the effectiveness of policies aimed at improving health and reducing barriers to care among rural poor and minority residents
- Assess the resources available to and barriers experienced by rural healthcare providers as they work with poor and minority rural residents
- Promote the development of minority researchers examining rural health issues
- Provide expert advice to national, state, and local government and to rural and minority constituency groups to empower policy development and advocacy
- Develop a repository of knowledge regarding health issues among poor and minority populations
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Money raised by the five-year levy for the Oregon Historical Society, which operates the museum and library, would offset state budget cuts which have caused reductions in hours and services. Without approval, society officials expect to close the museum and library by spring 2011 or sooner.
The levy would be a nickel per $1,000 assessed property value, beginning in 2011 through 2016. The owner of a home assessed at $200,000 would pay $10 a year.
The levy would raise about $2.4 million in each of the five years. It would pay for half of the museum and library operations. Admissions, grants and donations would pay the rest. Four East Multnomah County Historical Societies would receive $150,000 a year from the levy.
Commissioners would appoint an independent citizens oversight committee to review levy spending, under the proposal to be presented on Thursday.
The Oregonian Editorial Board: A history lesson for Multnomah County.


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Marvposteier Pies
Marvposteier is a fairly new addition to the Norwegian Seven Sort bakes. It is not known how they become numbered among the originals, though modern baking and magazines would have had a lot to do with their popularity as they are a decorative little cake. The name seems to give away a little of its creation - 'marv' could easily be a dialect word for 'marg', meaning marrow. Just like the inside paste of bones, so is the marzipan paste of marvposteier. It is likely that this bake was first developed as a savory pie using animal marrow. And 'posteier' is equivalent to the word 'pastie' which is usually filled with meat. In essence this bake is a mini sweet pie. Here is our recipe. It has become popular to put in a tablespoon of cognac which is called 'Bestemors' (grandmothers version) but we make it without because our children usually eat them and the alcohol doesn't have a chance to evaporate. It certainly doesn't need alcohol. Also, traditionally the cakes are shaped with a special mini pie form with a zig-zag circle called 'sandkake-former' but any small pie form will do. Usually the cakes have a cross decoration on top made from strips of the base dough. However, I've read that some Norwegians don't bother with it. The crosses are not essential as they can be tedious to make and usually break when baking - the cake will still taste great without them, but we did add the cross to see what would happen. Base 250g plain flour 200g butter (room temp) 3 tablespoons of sugar 1 egg yolk 3 tablespoons of water Filling 150g of ground almonds* 200g icing sugar/powder sugar 4 egg whites *You can use raw unsalted almonds and put them in a blender to ground them. They don't need to be dust but just small enough to make a grainy paste. Method Rub butter and flour together in a bowl. Stir in the egg yolk and water. Stand for 30 minutes in a cold place. Lightly grease mini pie tins or a cupcake pan. Roll out the dough and lay over the forms, dressing the base and sides. Save a little of the dough for the cross decoration. Beat the egg whites stiff and carefully fold in the almonds and icing sugar. Fill into the base and level. Cut small strips from the dough and lay in a cross over each cake. Bake at 200 degrees celsius for 20 minutes. Bake on the bottom shelf as they need good heating from below so the pastry doesn't turn out raw. However, the inside is meant to be a little moist. Let them cool completely before taking them out of their forms. These can be frozen.
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