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Rail roads are much more energy and resource efficient hauling freight and passengers than trucks and personal autos, giving them a potential advantage in a post-peak oil economy. But will societies invest in rail road infrastructure sufficiently? On this program we talk to Mitch Stogner, Executive Director of the North Coast Railroad Authority in northwestern California. In the context of the potential revitalization of service between Mendocino County and the San Francisco Bay Area, we learn about the kinds of budget, political and time challenges facing a large transportation project. Jason Bradford hosts The Reality Report, broadcast on KZYX&Z in Mendocino County, CA.
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The University of Washington has a new online degree program called Integrated Social Sciences. One of my jobs is to create major and degree codes, and so today the adviser of the program emailed me to ask if it was okay to use ISS for their major code, even if it might be confused with International Student Services. Here's what I said:
And here was her reply:
If you guys are okay with possible confusion with International Student Services, the International Space Station, and whatever else uses those initials that's fine by me. You're right that I can't create a code until you've gotten FCAS approval, but in the meantime if the International Space Station asks me for a major code of ISS, I'll tell them sorry, it's already reserved.
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You know, Randy, I wasn't worried about the International Space Station … until now. The other day I drove past our local gravel yard. The reader board out front exhorted me: "Time to start thinking about drainage problems." Before that I wasn't really thinking about drainage problems. When the International Space Station makes a fiery re entry into the earth's atmosphere, I'm hoping it lands on the gravel yard.
Thank you for preserving the ISS major code from territorial poachers from outer space.
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From time to time, your business may need some highly qualified leadership but its size or present finances won't allow for a full-time hire. Perhaps you need consulting for a short-term project or to guide you through a particular problem. Turn to Immanuel Consulting Services to supply some Fractional Executive Leadership. Whether it be Business Operations, Interim CEO, Technology, Information, Finance or Marketing, we have the right person for your company. Our fractional leaders are also available to work on a permanent, part-time basis. In all cases, we don't just advise, we take ownership of your problem until it is resolved!
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CEO of Immanuel Consulting Services, LLC has lifetime experience in all aspects of technology development, manufacturing and sales at IBM and ITT. Specialties: Business coaching, Operations management, web development, IT support, Hardware and System Architecture, Network Architecture, Vendor and Customer Negotiations, Business development, Business Analyst, Technology evaluation and review.
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Viking Northwoods Norway Pine Log Pool TableThe Norway incorporates the lodge look with the traditional style log pool table. The top rails and side skirts are constructed of Ponderosa pine. The 6" log legs are Norway pine. The rails are made up of 2" strips or knotty Ponderosa pine and laminated together to ensure that they will stay straight. The outside edge is then hand drawknifed. The side skirt is permanently attached to the rails and also drawknifed, giving each table its own unique character. This rustic piece of rustic log furniture is available in the clear lacquer finish, or the honey pine finish. Choose from either a 7 foot or an 8 foot table.
The spotting points on our log pool tables are a signature detail of Viking Northwoods Billiards. See "Additional Images" thumbnails above for photos of spotting points and felt clother options.
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Enhance and beautify your life with the joy of genuine, therapeutic aromatherapy. The Scent Ball electric diffuser is a great way to enjoy the benefits of essential oils. Aromatherapy can make one feel better physically, mentally, and emotionally, and that in its self can help you heal yourself from within. The use of plants and their healing properties is nothing new. The substances from plants have chemical constituents that are proven in case studies to be beneficial on many levels. That's not to say that allopathic medicine is obsolete. The two can be complementary and together be even more beneficial for healing.
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Howdy from Texas!
{please ignore the lack of make-up and messy hair - I'm 8 months pregnant and it's HOT}
The hubs and I -- well, we're Texans!
{ok actually - we're "wannabe" Texans}
correction --I'm an East Coast Girl all the way --but if I can't live on the South Carolina Coast -
then Texas is the next best thing!
then Texas is the next best thing!
but both of our boys will be "real" Texans!!
and I can't tell you how happy my husband is about that!
and now that we're back here,
we thought we'd do what REAL Texans do ..
and buy Cowboy boots!
So last night we headed to the land of cowboy boots ..
Cavender's Boot City.
It's HUGE!
(like a whole block HUGE!)
I have seriously NEVER seen so many cowboy boots in my entire life.
and these are just TWO of the 100 aisles+ they have!
It's unbelievable.
They have every color imaginable!
and every style.
I'm not sure how one decides on THE perfect pair!
I couldn't even narrow it down to three.
How stinkin' cute are these baby boots?
Monkey Man DEFINITELY needs a pair!
oh but let's not forget the cowboy hats!
and like the boots - you've got options ...
maybe black is more your style?!
and every real cowboy has a belt buckle!
So next time you find yourself in Texas ...
embrace your inner cowboy and go boot shopping!
It'll be an "adventure" for sure ...
and it's true --
Everything is bigger in Texas!
Now I'm off to rope some cattle ...
and line dance ... and eat Brisket.
and do other "Texas" things.
yeah right.
I'm off to do some shopping & then go to the Aquarium.
I've already failed as a Texan.
Sorry hubs - I tried.
In the end, my boots are just for looks.
because I'll always be a Carolina Girl!


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Bastrop County is located in Central Texas and has an estimated population of 82,000 as of 2016. The County is made up of 3 municipal jurisdictions. Bastrop is the County seat.
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Rear Admiral, born 1911, died 1994 Born on 2 February 1911 Durham, New Hampshire, and a member of the United States Naval Academy Class of 1934, Richard O'Kane served in two of the most successful submarines of World War II. O'Kane began the war as Diving Officer in the elderly U.S.S. Argonaut(SM-1), which was on patrol off Midway at the time of the Japanese attack on … [Read more...]
Captain Henry G. Munson
Captain, born 1909, died 1975 Henry Glass Munson was born in Manila, Philippine Islands, on December 31, 1909, son of Mrs. Francis M. (Katherine Glass) Munson and the late Lieutenant F. M. Munson, Medical Corps, USN. He attended San Diego, California, High School, and after his enlistment in the U.S. Navy on June 28, 1927, completed the Naval Academy Preparatory Course at … [Read more...]
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Admiral, born 1911, died 1981 John S. McCain, Jr. was born in Council Bluffs, IA, the son of John S. McCain, Sr., who would go on to command the American carrier forces in the Pacific in World War II. McCain graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1931. During World War II, "Junior" McCain commanded two submarines, U.S.S. Gunnel, and U.S.S.Dentuda. Following the … [Read more...]
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Deeply golden, bright and sunny, with a surprising sweetness, Meyer lemons might be the quintessential California fruit. While they've only recently started to become well known outside the state, here in Sacramento it seems everyone knows someone who has a backyard tree heavy with the rounded, thin-skinned, aromatic fruit.
Thank goodness for that, because these chilly, gray, drizzly January days certainly need something to brighten them up. Citrus fruit, paradoxically in season during the year's darkest days, is your kitchen's secret weapon against the winter blahs – not to mention a bracing counterattack against the rich overindulgence of Christmas past.
Ultra-juicy and aromatic, Meyer lemons swing easily from sweet to savory applications. No wonder they've become a favorite with area chefs, according to Scott Rose of local supplier Produce Express, which sells some 1,000 pounds of Meyer lemons to top area restaurants during the season. (Produce Express sources local fruit from Twin Peaks Orchards in Newcastle.) This year, he says, the season has been unusually prolific and long.
"Usually, people start asking us for them way before they're ready," Rose says. "In years past we haven't seen them until December, but we started getting Meyers from Twin Peaks at the end of October." The local season, he guesses, will continue until the first week of February.
What sets Meyers apart from standard lemons (known as Eurekas), Rose says, is the history of their breeding. "Meyers are a cross between a lemon and mandarin, so you get a lemon that's a little rounder," Rose says. "The skin is smoother, the flesh is really juicy, and they have a really nice rich balance of sweet and tart, which is the appeal to most chefs."
That balance lends itself equally well to marinating a chicken, infusing olive oil (or vodka) with the flavorful peels, enhancing a cup of tea or flavoring a simple cake, classic lemon bars or a French-style lemon tart. And there's no need to hesitate if your recipe doesn't call specifically for Meyer lemons.
"Anything you use a lemon for, you can certainly use a Meyer lemon for," Rose says. "This time of year, chefs really should be using a Meyer. There's a few short months where you can use them and chefs really should take advantage of that."
So should home cooks. If you don't have a tree (or a friend with one), Meyer lemons are available at specialty and farmers markets. Once you have a store of lemons, use them up.
One of the few disadvantages of Meyer lemons is that they don't keep as well as their sturdier, thicker-skinned counterparts, Eureka lemons. Meyer lemons' thinner skin and juicier flesh – plus the fact that, unlike supermarket lemons, their skin is typically not coated with wax to preserve them – means they are more perishable and should be used quickly.
But there are ways to preserve their unique flavor. In North African cuisines, lemons are often preserved with salt, then used to flavor savory, stewlike tagines and other dishes, where they add a distinct tangy-salty note. (Think of them as a south-Mediterranean parallel to the capers used in Italian and other Mediterranean cooking.)
Meyers' thin peels lend themselves well to this treatment, and making a jar of preserved lemons you can use year round might be the easiest preserving project you'll ever undertake (see the following instructions). The juice also freezes well, for use in summer lemonade stands or refreshing cocktails. (They're great in margaritas.)
If your lemon love runs in a sweet direction, our recipe for simple, buttery lemon curd shines in shortbread thumbprint cookies – and also freezes well for future treats. But don't put up so much sunshine in a jar that you neglect to enjoy the most golden of California's produce right now.
More ways to use preserved lemons
- The sunny, salty note of preserved lemons is surprisingly versatile; use them like capers or olives, wherever you would like a salty, tangy burst of flavor. A few ideas: Mince well and combine with olive oil, minced shallots, and lemon juice for an all-purpose salad dressing
- Add to a simple sauté of shrimp with garlic, chili flakes, white wine and herbs
- Roast shaved Brussels sprouts, lacinato kale, or other winter vegetables with olive oil and toss with chopped preserved lemon
- Mash preserved lemon with garlic to make a flavorful rub for roast chicken or fish
- Chop coarsely and use in a rustic tomato sauce to top pasta or to braise lamb
- Sauté fresh spinach with slivered garlic, preserved lemon and slivered almonds for a side dish
Preserved Meyer lemons
Time: 10 minutes, plus 3-4 weeks to ferment
Packing lemons in salt, North African style, is an easy way to intensify their flavor to use all year round. The thin, fragrant skins of Meyer lemons lend themselves well to this simple preserve. To use them, discard the flesh and rinse the soft peels thoroughly, then chop or mince.
Kosher salt, 4-5 cups
8-10 Meyer lemons, skins scrubbed
2-3 whole dried red chilies or 1 teaspoon red chili flakes
1-2 cinnamon sticks
1 teaspoon coriander seeds
Pour 1 cup salt into a large jar and spread evenly across the bottom. Cut the lemons vertically into sixths, leaving them attached at one end. Discard excess seeds. One at a time, pry the lemons open slightly and stuff salt into the center. Put the lemons into the jar, cover completely with salt, and press down, wedging the lemons in tightly. Layer lemons with chilies, cinnamon sticks and coriander seeds. Cover the jar and let stand in a cool, dark place until lemon skins appear slightly translucent and most salt has dissolved into brine. Lemons will be ready to use after 3-4 weeks; to use, scrape away and discard seeds and the lemon flesh and rinse the peel.
Quick chicken and artichoke tagine
Time: 40 minutes
Serves 4
The bright, sunny Moroccan-style flavors of this easy weeknight dish warm up a chilly January evening. Serve it over couscous. If you want to make it before your jar of preserved lemons is ready, substitute fresh Meyer lemon zest and juice to taste to brighten the flavor.
1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
1/2 cup flour
Salt and fresh-ground black pepper to taste
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 red pepper, cut into slivers
1 onion, cut into slivers
1 teaspoon sweet paprika
1 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon red chili flakes
2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
3 tablespoons chopped preserved lemon peel (see recipe above and notes)
1/4 cup chicken broth
1 can (15 ounces) diced tomatoes
12 ounces thawed frozen artichoke hearts
1 tablespoon Meyer lemon juice, plus fresh sliced lemons for garnish
Chopped fresh parsley, for garnish
Roll the chicken thighs in the flour and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the chicken thighs, spacing evenly, and cook, turning as needed, until browned, 8-10 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
Add remaining olive oil to pan, reduce heat to medium-low, and add the red pepper and onion.
Cook, stirring occasionally, until very soft, 12-15 minutes. Add the garlic, preserved lemon, and spices and stir until garlic is translucent and spices are fragrant, 1 minute more.
Increase heat to medium-high and add the broth, stirring and scraping pan to release browned bits. Add the tomato, artichoke hearts, and reserved chicken. Cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through, 10 minutes more. Stir in lemon juice and add salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
Meyer lemon gems
Time: 1 hour, plus 1/2 hour to chill dough
Makes 16-20 cookies
These little cookies are an intensely lemony spin on classic thumbprint cookies, a shortbread base filled with lemon curd. The recipe makes more lemon curd than you will need for the cookies. The sweet-tart curd keeps well in the refrigerator and also freezes well, making it another great way to preserve the flavor of Meyer lemons. If you don't eat the extra lemon curd with a spoon, use it to sandwich between cake layers or fill cupcakes, beat it into whipped cream to make a lemon filling, or serve with scones at an English-style afternoon tea.
1/2 cup (1/4 pound) butter, at room temperature
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon grated Meyer lemon zest
1 tablespoon Meyer lemon juice
1 cup all-purpose flour
Pinch salt
Lemon curd (recipe follows)
In a bowl, beat the butter and sugar until light and creamy. Beat in the egg yolk and lemon zest
and juice. Stir in the flour and salt.
Chill the dough for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheets with kitchen parchment. Roll dough into 1-inch balls and set on baking sheets, spacing evenly. Flatten dough balls slightly and make a thumbprint indentation in each. Fill with lemon curd (reserve remaining curd for other uses).
Bake until cookies are lightly golden and lemon curd is set, 15-18 minutes.
Lemon curd
2 egg yolks
1 large egg
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons finely grated Meyer lemon zest
1/2 cup Meyer lemon juice
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into chunks
In a heatproof, nonreactive bowl or the top of a double boiler, whisk the egg yolks, egg, and sugar until thick. Stir in the lemon zest and juice. Set the bowl over (but not touching) a pan of simmering water. Whisk until the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon, 5-8 minutes (it should reach 160 degrees F). Remove from heat.
Stir in butter until melted and smooth. Strain through a fine sieve, if desired, into a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap (lay it directly on the warm lemon curd to prevent a skin from forming)


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Next to my niece Mariel who captured a flue just these past few days, I started to catch flu too. Not just a flu though but I was over stress as well, got a severe headache and it was too unbearable. From then on I knew it was some sort of,bug hat,or,binat, I am not sure if you believe in this, maybe it is like a chronic fatigue, or there might be no scientific explanation of this illness. This happens to me every now and then even I gave birth for like years especially if I slept too late and I can't get a nap in daytime. So we went to the church where there are stalls sells himughat, it is a variety of some branches of woods. All you have to do is boil it and drink it. I sweat a lot from 39 it went down to 38 then 37 then I got the normal body temperature. When I woke up this morning my headache was gone, from two days of having that now I am fully recovered I just need more ample of rest and take my medicines the pulmonologist gave me.,
I was so scared when we went to my pulmonologist yesterday noon, he asked me directly if there are dengue cases in our area, I told him I haven't heard of any. He checked my blood pressure and since I have a history of asthma, he gave me seretide and medicines for my cough. He told me then that if my fever won't be gone after three days I should go back there on Monday to check my platelet. Well, I guess I don't have to since I am definitely alright now.


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Unlike our trip out West in 2010 that took months of planning this trip was "born" while talking after dinner during our trip to Columbia, SC and Lake Wateree, SC in June 2011. Steve had bought property in 2007 at the Twin Rivers subdivision of Ashton, Idaho for his retirement home. Then we were reacquainted and as they say that's the rest of the story. So the land went on the market and the economy went in the toilet. Since this area is mostly farmland and summer homes nothing was selling and prices had crashed. We couldn't sell it for what we owed. By 2012 we either had to pay it off, refinance and keep paying for something we weren't using or convert to a construction loan. Our decision was to build but spend the hard winter months in our RV someplace WARM!!! After all you can't expect a southern transplant of 40 years to get her Yankee corpuscles back that fast!
We began researching home plans and found one that met our needs. It will be a raised ranch style plan. At first we wanted a log home. The price quickly made that not feasible. We decided on a frame home with log siding and log accents. Through a neighbor in Idaho we were referred to a builder. After phone calls and e-mails with him we felt comfortable in our choice and decided to make a trip to Idaho to get the process started. Now many folks would have flown out or driven in a straight line. Not us. We meandered along for 3 weeks and took in sights along the way. So back for your entertainment by popular demand (well one person asked for it) is our blog. (I've put my thoughts and some after the fact comments in green. Chari) Steve will comment in blue.
We left Charlotte, NC on August 8, 2011 with temperatures in the high 90's and humidity to match. Our first stop would be Claytor Lake in Virginia. We've driven to Pennsylvania through western Virginia along I- 81 often and said "we need to stop at Claytor Lake sometime" A few days at the lake in the hot humid weather was just perfect. RV sites with electric and water are not reservable. When we got there the best sites were taken and unlike most state parks where sites are well spread out, these resembled commercial parks where sites are close together and minimally shaded. The non-electrical sites were in an older section with full shade and private. If we ever go at another time of year, that's where we'll stay. When we arrived it was still hot and sticky. Then there came a thunderstorm and a drastic change in the weather. The next four days were perfect summer weather with moderate humidity. It felt wonderful. We hung out at the campsite the first day as Opal wasn't feeling well. She'd had too many spare rib bones two nights before. Bad dog parents! The campground host came by that afternoon as we sat under thawning reading and asked "haven't you folks moved since getting here?" We had taken several walks and a drive that day. We found a small local history society museum called The Wilderness Road Museum. It was dedicated to local history and the westward expansion along the Wilderness Road used by pioneers including Daniel Boone.
By Wednesday Opal was OK so we headed off to kayak. The boat ramp was thickly covered in algae. Chari remember thinking "I need to be very careful. This is going to be very slippery" No sooner had I completed that thought than my feet were in the air and above my head. Steve said it looked like a cartoon. Down she came on the cement. It literally knocked the wind out of her. Steve was really scared. When I regained my breath and could talk it seemed that I was all right. I had 2 swollen areas on my hands (hematomas), a small, deep cut on my left elbow but could move without pain. I had bruised my left ribs. The safety vest I wear when boating had cushioned the fall. I was thankful I had no serious injuries. Another of my nine lives used up! Once she crawled off the algae and checked again we moved off the ramp to a dirt launch site. We had a good paddle. The lake has lots of development beyond the park boundaries. We found a secluded cove and an old boat dock partially submergered where we sat in the shade for a while. A few days later it would become obvious that I had broken a rib or two and chipped my elbow. You probably wonder how I could kayak with a broken rib. It didn't hurt doing while paddling but bending over to put on shoes or changing position in bed well that was another matter. It took about three weeks before I could move without grimacing. The lake was beautiful and we had three good paddle trips. Arrowhead, buttonbush and daisies were blooming all over. In the evening Opal, the three of us would take long walks to the beach after swimming hours. We coaxed Opal into the water. This is the dog who is scared of any moving water. When she finally got her tummy wet it was a celebration. On the last night we were run off the beach along with at least six other dogs and their owners. It seems it is illegal for dogs to be on swim beaches in Virginia. (As Steve was working on a book about the trip to Utah last year at www.Blurb.com, he mentioned that there seemed to be a bad trend developing. He pointed to the fall I'd taken in the trailer in Missouri and said "you need to stop having injuries at the start of our trips")
From August 12-18 we visited with Steve's sister in Chambersburg, PA trying to help out a bit while other family members had surgery. We did take one day to tour Gettysburg National Battlefield. Two years ago we'd stopped at theVisitors Center and had seen the diorama but didn't have time to do the tour. Since then we've watched the movie "Gettysburg" and Steve has read Shelby Foote's account. Standing at the site of Devil's Den we could picture the fear and courage of attacking troops holding the higher ground. The open field below Little Round Top was the site of Pickett's Charge. I'd love to be there for the 150th anniversary re-enactment in 2013 but we'll be out west by then. It's interesting to see how close the turn of events were here. You can't help thinking what would have happened if Lee had been victorious. Once everyone was recuperating well we headed off to some sightseeing in western Pennsylvania.
Neither of us had spent any time in the area known as the Laurel Highlands. We had decided to make reservations on a stop by stop basis for this trip. For this segment we'd stay at Blue Knob State Park. We had a nicely wooded site with electricity and water from the RV tank. The weather continued cool and pleasant. There were some good trails for walking Opal very near by. This started my 2-3 mile/ day walks through out the trip. Why I don't keep it up at home I don't know. I always feel better when I do.
After setting up the RV we took off to explore some back roads. US Route 30 (the Lincoln Highway) runs through Chambersburg and through this area. It is the first east-west road running coast to coast. The road began with the development of the Forbes Trail (named for General John Forbes) and was used to move troops west during the French and Indian Wars 1754-60. Later it became a major route as settlers moved into western Pennsylvania and further west. With the American love of the automobile this route has a legacy and fan following similar to Route 66. We located a barn decorated on three sides with a mural depicting the history of US 30.
On our way to the park the road passed through rolling hills and we'd noticed some very photogenic barns. We hoped to find some on our own… and we did. We found a log church dating from 1806 surrounded by a cemetery and a covered bridge with a barn nearby. After taking church pics we only had a few minutes to look at the old gravestones before a thunderstorm chased us into the car. Go back and take a look at the US 30 barn mural and you will see the old log church shown on it. One caught our eye as it was the Consort of a man also buried there and next to his first wife. We found the grave of a second wife too. He was a very busy man! Another grave was marked on the back "published the first Bible west of the Allegheny Mountains"
There were five sights we wanted to visit while in this area: the Flight 93 National Memorial, the Johnstown Flood National Memorial, Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater and the Allegheny Railway Portage NHS and Horseshoe Curve. The Flight 93 Memorial to honor those who gave their lives to prevent the 9/11 plane from reaching the capitol was still under construction. It was due to be dedicated in just a few weeks on the tenth anniversary of 9/11. At the time we were there you couldn't walk down to read the names on the wall. Just being there and reading about the recovery was solemn enough. There will be a 40 bell chime tower built in the future. I'm sure we'll return again. I overheard a ranger say that unlike most parks that have tours and activities the plans are to leave this site for quiet personal reflection.
The Johnstown Flood Museum National Memorial was something I'd known about for a long time but not in detail. We bought the CD version of David McCullough's Johnstown Flood and played it after we toured the site. Being able to picture the events made the story that much more realistic. The perfect storm of failed engineering, above average rainfall and a town who'd become complacent to reports of dam failure led to the worst loss of life from flood in the history of the US. Over 2000 people were killed and a town essentially wiped off the map in a matter of hours. Now the valley looks green and peaceful. The museum is well done and the movie is a good overview of events. While there, we chatted with a ranger about photography. She gave us directions to a barn in the area still sporting a Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco sign. We couldn't resist this opportunity.
Our next day was spent touring a site Steve and I had never heard about, the Allegheny Railroad Portage Museum. This is another NHS site. We grew up in NY State and learned about the Erie Canal and its impact on commerce and westward expansion. To compete with the Erie Canal, Pennsylvania constructed canals from Philadelphia west to the Allegheny Mountains and from Pittsburgh eastward. But how were they to get boats over the mountains? They constructed a clever system using 3 compartment boats which would be split into sections and hauled up over the mountains on railroad flatbed cars using a balanced pulley system and a steam engine. At first rope was used. It had a tendency to break with disastrous results. Then a braided cable was invented by the Roebling family. This is the same family who later built the Brooklyn Bridge. The Allegheny Portage Railroad operated for about 20 years until an engineering marvel called the Horseshoe Curve made it possible to get trains across the mountains. I found the museum fascinating both for an era of history I didn't know anything about and for the engineering required. We continued on to Horseshoe Curve which is part of the National Railroad Museum (privately run) and a must for any railroad buff. The museum exhibits detail the construction and use of the curve. During World War II this was thought to be so vital to the US economy that a Nazi plan to destroy the curve was exposed. I want to read more about it. We rode the trolley up to view the curve and waited about 30 minutes. No train. We were about halfway down the steps back to the museum when we heard a train coming. Steve ran back up the steps to get a picture. I didn't even try. Then another train started from the other direction. He photographed them crossing at the apex of the curve. The sad thing is that we think Steve dropped his camera digital card at a rest stop in South Dakota so unless it is hiding somewhere in car that picture will be in our mental album of the pictures that got away. So for this segment as of now, the pictures are mine. I'm glad to be able to add that we did find his photo card so many of the above photos are Steve's.
Our last day in western Pennsylvania took us to the southwest corner to see Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater. I'm a lover of the Arts and Crafts movement and have enjoyed many of Wright's designs which were then ahead of their time and are now so commonly accepted. I've had an opportunity to tour his Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix, AZ and found it very informative. Going to Fallingwater has been on my Bucket List for a long time. When Fallingwater was built the idea of incorporating a home into the landscape was avante garde. The Kaufmann family (the father was a department store magnet), owned the property as their weekend getaway. Their favorite place was the waterfall and they asked Wright to place the house near there. To their amazement, he designed it so the house was over the waterfall. Reservations are required to tour the home. We called in the AM and had no trouble getting a PM tour. However the busy months of May and October may require advance planning. This is because the grounds are exquisite. Many people come to see spring wildflowers or autumn color. All tours are in groups of about 10-12 and given by docents. All furniture and artwork is original to the home and is the only one of Wright's homes to be open to the public with furnishings in tact. Wright designed furniture for its effect on the view rather than comfort. for example the sofas in the living room are very low so that you view an expanse of woods and sky. He was also a dealer in Asian art. Our docent mentioned he made more money trading in art than he did as an architect. One idea we hope to incorporate into our new home is a bookcase built against a wall along a stairway. The oddest thing we saw was a toilet that looked to be only 12" high, like a kid's toilet but in an adult bathroom. Even as short as I am I'd have trouble using it. At least my feet would touch the ground! The classic photo of Fallingwater is taken from a viewpoint downstream. To reach this spot you walk to down a well maintained path for a quarter mile. It's impossible to get a picture without people in it during tour hours. The grounds can be toured as well. They can be toured by themselves for a reduced rate. We added a hat pin and ornament to our collection. On the way back to camp we stopped to photograph a huge field of black-eyed susans we'd seen on our way in. We stayed until sunset. Realizing that it would be too late to cook when we got home, we stopped at a local cafe. Just good home cooking. The type of place Diners, Drive-ins and Dives might frequent.
Now we move on through Ohio to Indiana. Our route on US 30 to I-80 took us across Ohio and into central Indiana. We can't think of how many jokes we made about all of the black dirt along the way as that was all there was to see along I-80. there wasn't anything else to see! We had made reservations at Cagles Mill Lake (Lieber State Recreation Area) for three nights. Again we had electric hookup but only water from the RV tank. Sites were nicely shaded. The reason for stopping here was to visit with Chari's cousin Judy in Terre Haute. We didn't do any sightseeing this time, just visited. We looked through old pictures and Chari took several to scan. One was a picture of her maternal grandmother as a very young woman. She'd never seen her picture other than as an older woman. Judy also gave her a china head doll that had belonged to her mother so it's over ninety years old. She'd given it to her aunt after her Mom passed away as a remembrance. Her cousin had new clothes made for the doll and new hair put on. She was thrilled!
Her cousin still works part time so we took a few hours to explore the park area. While the falls at Cagles Mill were not flowing very fast in August, these are the highest falls in Indiana. We were going to do a scenic drive through an area of covered bridges but weather and time didn't cooperate.
From Indiana we were off to western Illinois for a reunion with Chari's roommate from her Air Force days (1968-1972). Betty and Chari shared an apartment together while stationed at Chanute AFB for about 2 years until Betty was transferred to Thailand and Chari to Oklahoma. They've stayed in touch all these years but hadn't seen each other since 1975! Of course neither one of them had changed! This is one of those friendships that endures and you can pick right up regardless of the time between visits.
We stayed at Rockwood-Morrison State Park. The site had electric and we used RV water. Except for some very pesky mosquitoes at night it was a very good campground. There is a lake at the park so we did kayak one afternoon. We were surprised to find we'd come at a fantastic time. The lake was covered with blooming yellow lotus. We also were able to watch a green heron for an extended time and a blue heron. Chari was particularly pleased with one photo of the lotus taken did close-up with a flash.
We also drove over to Dickson, Ill. which is the childhood home of Ronald Reagan. The home had fallen into severe disrepair and has now been restored beautifully by local volunteers. While we were on the tour and in the kitchen Chari noticed that the dishes his mother had were from a premium gift you could get when purchasing from the Jewel Tea Co. Her father had worked for Jewel Tea in the 1930's (long before me – Chari) and my mother had the same pitcher and mixing bowl. I don't know what happened to them. I should have kept them. Apparently they are now a collector's item.
Now for a long day's drive across Iowa and southern Minnesota to eastern South Dakota. After a rest stop at an Iowa Visitor's Center and an armful of brochures I spent several hours planning more trips. We did stop along the way where I-90 crosses the Missouri River (the infamous rest stop…I'll let Steve explain why) and saw some exhibits about the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery. We camped overnight at Vermillion Lake State Park. Since it was just a sleep and eat stop we didn't even unhitch the trailer. We did take a nice long walk down to the lake and around the campground. After being in the car all day all three of us needed it. Vermillion Lake looks like a place we'd like to have time to paddle. So shall I say for the first but not last time "When we come back" Steve said that he should put this saying on my tombstone "When I come back…" and bury me with all the travel brochures I've collected but not gotten to use in this lifetime. We met another couple at Vermillion Lake who like ourselves are newly retired and traveling the USA. They were on their way to the Tetons. They were from Michigan. When we told them our return route would take us through the Upper Peninsula and down to Grand Rapids, they suggested we plan on seeing Sleeping Bear Dunes National Seashore. Well, you don't have to ask us twice! So now that's on the return trip.
From here it was another long day to drive to Custer State Park in the South Dakota Black Hills. There's so much to talk about there that we'll take a break here and end Part 1. To be continued…..


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In the previous articles we have went through Planning for the deployment of Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager, we have prepared five servers including two Management Servers,two SQL Servers and a Single Report and Web Console Server. The Servers has all software prerequisites installed and today we are ready to start the installation.
Okay, to begin we will insert our SCOM Media on the first management server, i have named it SCOMMS-01, and we will start the installation by running the setup.exe.
Click Install on the setup wizard.
So the next step is to choose the feature you need to install on this server, under each feature you can expand the selection to read a brief about this feature. as agreed on server SCOMMS-01 i am going to install the Management Server along with the Operations Console.
Click next for the default installation path.
Wait for the prerequisites check to complete.
If anything is missing it should inform you here to fix it, since we have already completed all prerequisites in the previous article we should be fine :).
The management group is the basic unit of functionality. At a minimum, a management group consists of a management server, the operational database, and the reporting data warehouse database. A management group can contain a single management server or multiple management servers. When you open the Operations console and connect to a management group, you connect to a management server for that management group.
Please make sure that the name you choose for the Management group is unique and cannot be changed.The Management Group name cannot contain the following characters:, ( ) ^ ~ : ; . ! ? " , ' ` @ # % \ / * + = $ | & [ ] <>{}, and it cannot have a leading or trailing space. It is recommended that the Management Group name be unique within your organization if you plan to connect several management groups together.
Next step is to configure the Operation database, just type in the SQLServerName\InstanceName and the setup will complete the remaining fields. Make sure that you are lauched the installation with the a user that has the sysadmin role on the SQL Server as agreed before.
Perform the same step again, but this time to create the Data Warehouse database.
Now it's time to create the Accounts we have talked about in the previous article, under each account you can expand to read a brief about it, one thing to note here, is about the System Center Configuration service and System Center Data Access Service, the default would be a Local System account, if you are not using a local SQL Server and using a Remote SQL Server for your installation like in our case you MUST use a domain account.
For the Management server action account it is not recommended to use a domain account that is a member of the Domain Admins Active directory group, but since i am just doing a Lab and i need to simplify things, that's not something that i should worry about.
Use Microsoft Update to check for updates.
Review your installation summary.
Set back and Wait 🙂
So now you can try opening the Operations Console.
Now let's start adding a second Management server to the Management group, i have prepared another Server that i named SCOMMS-02, insert the media and launch the setup wizard.
Now, it's going to be the same steps, so am not going to repeat them, i will just show the additional steps.
Choose to add Management Server to an existing Management Group
Type in the SQL server Location and choose the Operations Database from the drop down menu.
You must provide the same credentials for the Management server action account and the System Center Configuration Service and System Center Data Access service that you provided when you created the first management server in your management group.
That should take a less time to finish because the databases are already created and configured.
Once you are done, open the Operations Console. go to the Management Servers under Administration tab. you should now see SCOMMS-01 and SCOMMS-02 in this view.
With this step we have finished installing our Management Servers along with the Operations Consoles. in the next part of the series we will continue to install the Report Server and the Web Console Server.
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Super Rude Bear Resurrection is Coming to PS4
Super Rude Bear Resurrection is a super tight masocore platformer, but every time you die your corpse stays behind – making the game easier. As your bodies pile up, you can use them as carpets, meatshields and paperweights, though if you're good enough you never have to die at all
"SRBR is a super hardcore platformer that aims to fix the problem with the genre. The game naturally adjusts its difficulty to match the skill of the player. Every time you die, you leave a permanent corpse behind, which can stick to spikes and be jumped off of, press down switches, be used as a shield from projectiles etc.
Once you die, you can't die in the same place again. But the entire game is beatable without dying. For devout platformer players, completing the game without dying poses one of the hardest challenges ever in platforming history, but the core game itself can still be fully completed and enjoyed by even a newcomer to platforming."


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India to resolve Chenab water issue with PakistanSeptember 27th, 2008 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 26 (IANS) India has invited Pakistan's Indus Water Commissioner next month to resolve issues relating to the reduced flow in the Chenab river, that flows through both countries, in the spirit of the 1960 Indus accord. Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari brought up the Baglihar dam issue, being built by India over the Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir, during talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly here.
The Baglihar dam for 450 MW power generation is being built on the Chenab river, which flows from Kashmir into Pakistan.
"President Zardari also raised the water issue because Baglihar is filling the dam and the Pakistan Indus Water Commissioner was worried that water flow was low and he had complained to his colleagues," Foreign Secretary Shivshnakar Menon told reporters here.
"We have invited him (Pakistan's Indus Water Commissioner) to come in the next 15 days and to see that we are actually not filling the dam or anything but there is scarcity of water in the river," Menon said.
The prime minister assured Zardari that India will abide by its commitment under the 1960 Indus Water Treaty, Menon said. The two leaders also discussed jointly developing enormous coal reserves in Pakistan's Thar desert area for electricity on both sides of the border.
"It is only an idea; no one has done a feasibility of wheeling the power out of Pakistan. But several ideas like that were discussed," Menon told reporters here while giving a detailed account of discussions between Manmohan Singh and Zardari Wednesday.
The 1960 treaty distributes the water of Indus and its tributaries between India and Pakistan and provides a mechanism for resolving water disputes.
Islamabad contends that the Baglihar dam has deprived Pakistan of critically needed water resources and has threatened to seek the World Bank's intervention on the plea that New Delhi had not responded to its "repeated complaints" on the issue. India has denied allegations.
- India, Pakistan commissioners on Indus water meet in Delhi - May 31, 2010
- India, Pakistan begin talks on Chenab row - Oct 23, 2008
- PM to inaugurate Baglihar project Friday - Oct 07, 2008
- Pakistan team to visit Jammu Sunday (Lead) - Feb 19, 2011
- Pakistani team inspects artificial lake site in Jammu - Feb 20, 2011
- Pak calls India's Kishanganga Dam clear violation of Indus Waters treaty - Nov 12, 2010
- Pakistan sets up panel to deal with water issues with India - Sep 27, 2011
- Arbitration team visits Kashmir power project site - Jun 18, 2011
- Unresolved water issue could trigger Indo-Pak war, says Gilani's Advisor - Jan 03, 2010
- Pakistan team visiting Jammu Sunday - Feb 19, 2011
- Dissatisfied Pakistani team returns after water talks with India - Jun 03, 2010
- India, Pakistan to discuss Chenab water issue Oct 23 - Oct 10, 2008
- Pak to approach World Bank to resolve Kishanganga Dam dispute with India - Apr 26, 2010
- Pak moves International Court of Arbitration to resolve Kishanganga dispute with India - Oct 09, 2010
- Pakistan team to assess Jammu lake project - Feb 04, 2011
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Starting from Scratch is finally done! I'm so proud of it, and while it wasn't nearly as easy for me to write as Baking Bree, I feel as though I did justice to Emily's story while still retaining the light-hearted humor and steamy romance that made Bree so popular with readers.
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And just like last year, when I posted some Baking Bree inspired recipes, I'm going to cook, photograph, and write about some of the things Emily and Nick eat throughout the book. Starting with my absolute favorite recipe:
There are very few people in the world who don't like guac, and I pity them. I've only been eating it for a few years now, but I'm certainly making up for lost time by eating a lot of it. Like, a lot.
Fortunately for me, it's so easy to make that all I have to do is glance at the recipe to remind myself roughly how many onions, tomatoes, avocados, etc, go into it, and then I just play it by ear. So I'll give you the recipe I received from Ali, the coolest honorary family member I know, and you can experiment with it. Add, subtract, multiply, solve for x, whatever you want to do to bring out the perfect flavors and textures that will appeal to your taste buds!
You will need:
- 1/2 yellow onion
- olive oil
- salt
- jar of pickled jalapeños (must be pickled!)
- 1/2 lime
- 3 Hass avocados
- 2 fresh plum tomatoes
- cilantro
Finely chop half a yellow onion and put 3/4 of it in a molcajete or some type of mortar and pestle with about 3 tablespoons of olive oil and a pinch of salt (save the rest of the onion for the end). Alternatively, throw the onion into a food processor, or chop it into teeny tiny bits.
Add ½ tablespoon roughly chopped cilantro.
Grind everything up until you have a smooth onion "pulp."
Chop 4-5 pickled jalapeño slices and grind them into the onion. If using food processor, transfer pulp into medium sized bowl.
Cut 3 avocados lengthwise and remove the pits. You can do this several ways.
- The safe way is to take a spoon and dig out the pit.
- The badass way (and the way I learned working in a restaurant) is to take the biggest knife you have, and, holding the halved avocado in your open palm, whack the knife down into the pit. The blade will sink in, but not cut all the way through. Simply twist the avocado and knife in opposite directions and voila! This is obviously more dangerous, but you only take out the pit, leaving all of the avocado still in the rind. The trickier part is getting the pit off the blade without cutting your hand off. I like to whack the pit against the side of my cutting board until it pops off. *
*Disclaimer: Dash and a Pinch cannot be held liable for any injury obtained following her advice. You should know better.
With a spoon, scoop out and add the avocado halves to the molcajete or bowl one half at a time, grinding them in between each addition to get a smooth-ish consistency. Lumps are okay!
Use a spoon to mix in the extra chopped onion, 2 diced plum tomatoes, and the juice of half a lime.
Pour in about 3 tablespoons juice from the chopped jalapeños from the jar.
Add salt and taste test with a chip. Adjust flavor by adding more salt, jalapeno juice, lime juice, or cilantro. Serve with a cilantro garnish and a side of chips, and watch it disappear.
After eating homemade guac, you'll never want to buy it at the store again! It's ideal as an appetizer at family gatherings, parties, lonely nights alone with your cat, or even as…
The perfect companion to an already delicious meal, like these grilled fish tacos.
Maybe you fancy yourself a badass. Maybe you even pitted the avocados with a giant knife, and are feeling really cocky about yourself. Seal that guac up and take it with you to Chipotle, so that when they ask you "Do you want guacamole, and did you know it costs extra? "You could just be like "psh, I got this," and whip out a Tupperware. I bet if you passed it around you'd make a lot a friends. And quite possibly be banned from Chipotle.


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These hollow vinyl Stages Balls are partially filled with micro-glass breads. The russian ball has a deader bounce than a normal stage ball. Molded out of a flexible vinyl gives this ball a very nice feel, with a high gloss finish. It has a large 4 inch diameter for high visibility, making them excellent for performing. The four inch Stage Balls are the most commonly used size practice ball for contact juggling, they don't make noise when you drop them, and are an inexpensive alternative to acrylic balls. The bead filling is designed to make stalls and body rolls easier.
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Balika Vadhu Highlights- 27th September 2015
Balika Vadhu 27th September 2015- Highlights
Who Helped Mangla Escape From Jhalra?
In the Balika Vadhu, Saturday episode we saw that Mangla tries to escape from Jhalra, however hearing the police siren she gets off the bus. Though Anandi reached the bus stand, one person identified Mangla and Nimboli's photographs and told the police that the two had boarded the bus. Hence Anandi did not come face to face with her daughter in the Sunday episode.
We saw Harki taunting Kamli that Mangla had left her alone and escaped. Howeve, she never knew that in fact Kamli had helped Mangla escape.
The last night, when Mangla had taken Nimboli to her own room, Kamli who came to check on the two was shocked to see that Mangla was packing Nimboli's bag. Mangla broke down and told Kamli that Anandi is Nimnoli's biological mother. She cried as she said that now she has to separate from Nimboli. She told Kamli that she cannot imagine her life without Nimboli.
Kamli said that though blood relations are important, no one can defy what Mangla had done for Nimboli. By saving Nimboli so many times from Akhiraj and Kundan, she had granted a new life to Nimboli on many occasions. She was no less than a mother for Nimboli.
Kamli then advises Mangla to run away from Jhalra with Nimboli. Mangla says how could she do the same. Where would they stay and what would she feed Nimboli. Kamli says that she would arrange the money. Mangla says that she also has her jewellery that could help her in bad times. Thus with Kamli's help, Mangla tries to escape from Jhalra.
Anandi Understands Mangla's Emotions
Dadisa is happy to hear that Nimboli/Nandini would be reuniting with her mother, Anandi. When she speaks to Annadi, she comes to know that till now they are unable to find her daughter.
Anandi says that she can understand why Mangla took this step. She knows that she loves Nimboli and has misunderstood that they would separate the two. The only reason she had exposed Akhiraj was for Nimboli and also had taken a promise from Jagya that no one would separate them. Now that she knows that Nimboli is only Anandi's daughter, Nandini; Mangla took a drastic step just because of her love for Nimboli.
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Akhiraj Is The Only Person Who Can Get Nimboli Back- Will It Be So?
Anandi and Jagya go to the police station, with a hope that Akhiraj would help them in tracking Mangla. However, Akhiraj who now knows their weakness, says that Mangla is his trump card. They would never be able to reach Nandini without his help.
He puts forward a condition against Anandi that if she frees him from jail, only then would he help her get her daughter, Nandini back from Mangla.
Would Anandi accept this deal?
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One of our favorite cotton-blend yarns is now available in a lighter DK weight! This soft and drapey blend of Pima cotton and Modal rayon is specially twisted to insure beautiful stitch definition. Great choice for summer tops, elegant wraps, even baby blankets and tiny sweaters. Need a little inspiration? Take a moment to check out the Portfolio Vol. 3 design collection.
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How beautiful is the Denim Smock Dress!? I'm imagining it with tan coloured sandals, a bucket bag & cat eye sunglasses. I think it's gonna be the 'blogger' dress of the Summer, I've already seen a few raving about it! I'm surprised at myself for not picking out more pastel coloured items, pastels scream Spring to me but can wash me out so I do find it tricky to get the balance right with lighter tones. I'm always gonna be a black/white/grey kinda gal! Whenever I'm browsing ASOS I can never resist typing 'Pug' into the search bar to see what new goodies they've added to the site. I can't deal with how cute the Skinnydip Angel Pug iPhone Case is & the matching Makeup Bag too has got my name all over it.
I used to find ASOS overwhelming to shop on because of the sheer amount of stuff they stock but now I get excited to navigate my way through pages & pages of items to see what else I can find. It's like a treasure hunt! I always break my search down by entering keywords into the search bar & then I choose brands I know I can afford, along with picking colours I like & finally I select my size options too! That way I know the stuff being displayed isn't anything out of reach. I also love browsing the trend sections if I've got a particular item in mind. So really ASOS isn't as overwhelming as I used to find it, you've just gotta tailor your search & be a little more specific, then voila!
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On the 31st August 1888, Mary Ann Nichols – commonly known as Polly – became the first confirmed victim of Jack the Ripper in the Whitechapel area of London. Not only had her throat been cut, but her body had been mutilated. Her corpse was left next to a gate in Buck's Row, which is now known as Durward Street, and was discovered by a cart driver. It was three weeks before the inquest was concluded, by which time a second murder with a similar modus operandi had been committed. On studying the body of Annie Chapman, the coroner noted that "The similarity of the injuries in the two cases is considerable."
Nichols was 43 years old when she was murdered, having found herself forced to live in boarding houses and workhouses after her alcoholism led her husband to leave her. She turned to prostitution as a way to earn money and, in the early hours of the night she was murdered, had gone out to make enough money to pay for her bed in a boarding house at 18 Thrawl Street.
An hour before her murder, her friend and roommate Nelly Holland spoke to her as she walked the streets. Nichols had already spent her night's earnings on drink, and so continued to search for customers. Holland was the last person to see her alive before her body was found by Charles Cross at 3.40am.
Nichols' killer was never found, and debate continues to rage about the identity of the Whitechapel murderer who was given the nickname 'Jack the Ripper'.


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Lifestyle9, a website from USA listed the top 10 safest countries in the world, and Taiwan is placed at 2nd among them.
Lifestyle9 indicated that Taiwanese are friendly to help people who are in needed.
Single women traveling alone in Taiwan and they don't have to worry about going out at night time for their safety issue.


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There's an interview with Leo Behe, son of Michael Behe, that has just been published by the Humanist and is available online. Several blogs have commented on it. Since Leo Behe discusses some of the issues that have arisen here (and were unfortunately deleted), this interview might be something we would like to discuss.
In brief, Leo Behe was raised a catholic. But he has since become an atheist.


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Southern Africa
UFA - Univen Forestry Association
University: University of Venda
Faculty: School of Agriculture
Address: Privat Bag X 5050
City: Thohoyandou
ZIP code: 0950
Stellenbosch Forestry Students Association (SFSA)
University: University of Stellenbosch
Faculty: Faculty of Agricultural and Forestry Science
Address: Private Bag X1, Matieland
City: Stellenbosch
ZIP code: 7602
NMMU Forestry Association
University: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Faculty: Natural Resources Management
Address: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Saasvel Campus, PO Box x6531
City: George
ZIP code: 6531
FCFSA - Fort Cox Forestry Students Association
University: Fort Cox College of Agriculture and Forestry
Faculty: Forestry department
Address: PO Box 2187, Kingwilliawstwn
City: Eastern Cape
ZIP code: 5600
UPFSA - University of Pretoria
Forestry Students' Association
University: University of Pretoria
Department: Forest Science Postgraduate Programme, Department of Plant Science
Address: SAFCOL School of Forestry, Room 5-15, Plant Sciences Complex, University of Pretoria, Hatfield 082
City: Hatfield, Pretoria
ZIP code: 0002
Forest Ecology and Wildlife Society
University: National University of Science and Technology
Faculty: Forest Resources and Wildlife Management
Address: P.O Box AC 939, Ascot, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
City: Bulawayo
Forestry Association of Makerere University (FAMU)
University: Makerere University
Faculty: School of Forestry, Environment and Geographical Sciences
Address: Kampala-Uganda, Central Uganda
City: Kampala
ZIP Code: 7062
After the Legacy of the biggest event ever hosted by forestry students,We though we can get more LC's using this timeline as a reference and serve as a bridge to distribute information of IFSA opportunities in our LC.We are also going to engage with communities during our SARM and during special holidays related to forestry so that we spread Forestry especially to the schools in our sorrounding areas
As RR's, it is our responsibility to gather more LC's to join IFSA. We will spread the word of IFSA and inform universities and schools what IFSA is about. We would like to get West and East Africa to join IFSA and this will be possible through the communication link which already exists between our lecturers/professors and universities in Africa.


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As far as I know, there are no Vidauds in the Cool Gray City of Love, but there soon will be at least one. My dear cousin, Jorge Olivares, is leaving Maine in the not-so-distant future and settling in San Francisco to be with his husband, who is a professor here. What a wonderful world we live in. Viewed from the same-sex love angle, there has been unimaginable progress. In most American states, men can marry men, and women women, and that, dear readers, started right here in San Francisco when Gavin Newsom, the courageous and handsome mayor, one fine day decided to allow citizens to wed the men and women they loved even if the couple were two men or two women. Marriage, of course, is hardly a perfect institution, and, as many have argued, it is in many ways a bad way to organize the world. Moreover, much remains to be done in this country and around the world to fight discrimination. But all things considered, this is a step forward. We're not in Cuba anymore — at least not in the Cuba where Pedro Vidaud grew up, or in the Cuba that persecuted men like Reinaldo Arenas, on whom Jorge has written a flawless book — and that, it must be said, is a very good thing for many of us. Another brilliant thing is San Francisco itself — its lively streets and squares, Victorian houses, impossibly steep hills, colorful cable cars, deep gray fog, brilliant blue skies. And its botany, rich enough to please anyone looking for family tree metaphors, or for those of us who like taking pictures of ferns by classically minded buildings, as I did this morning at the California Academy of Science in Golden Gate Park.
Jim and I are fortunate enough to travel to San Francisco once or twice a year. They are usually very quick trips, with hardly any time to see much, including our friends and acquaintances in they, or at Berkeley and Stanford. We used to come mostly for the opera, but most recently it's been for the ballet and — at least in my case — the Cuban dancers, in whom I see and emblem. Our recent affection for ballet has a Cuban connection. It all started a few years ago, when I wanted to see Carlos Acosta in Swan Lake at Covent Garden. Our man in London dazzled the audience with his vigor and precision. But we were not hooked just yet. It took a trip or two here. Los Angeles is all about film, and opera is not terrible, and the L.A. Phil is arguably the best orchestra in America, but in California, the place for ballet is right here at the War Memorial Opera House in the winter and early spring months. For Jim, a dancer is a dancer is a dancer, but, for me, the San Francisco Ballet is my own private Cuba by the bay. Of the nineteen principal dancers in the company, four hail from Havana: Joan Boada, Taras Domitro, Lorena Feijoo, and Carlos Quenedit. No other nationality, including the United States, is as well represented as tiny Cuba. When I see my Cubans dance — last night it was Quenedit in Robbins' Dances at a Gathering and Feijoo in Hummingbird, with music by Philip Glass — I am virtually transported to that island, so distant and, at least for me, abstract. These, beloved readers, are the transports of art. In "Noche insular, jardines invisibles," José Lezama Lima celebrates the pleasures of being born in a splendid place such as Cuba: "La mar violeta añora el nacimiento de los dioses, / ya que nacer es aquí una fiesta innombrable, / un redoble de cortejos y tritones reinando." Lezama's verses are gorgeous, but I'm glad it's all about birth and not the actually living there. Call me prejudiced, but in my mind Cuba, despite its purple sea and majestic tritons, is a better place to be from than to be in, and Lezama's invisible gardens are all I need. I'd rather have Cuba in these intelligent and lofty dancers at the San Francisco Ballet. In them, Cuba lives charmingly, discreetly, quietly and, better yet, even absently. No Fidel, no Batista, no Platt Amendment, no José Martí — just these bodies that move with utmost elegance, embodying freedom, most obviously the freedom of not living in one's own oppressive little republic.
It all began, of course, with Alicia Alonso, founder and prima ballerina assoluta (as in "absolute ruler") of the Ballet Nacional de Cuba. It must have been in the late 1970s when she traveled with her company to San Juan, where we lived in Exile and the Blogger was a rather unhappy teenager in a Catholic high school. His parents were by then divorced. There was no question his mother would come, as she was otherwise occupied, but his father was available, except that he was unwilling to see Alicia Alonso dance. She, a traitor to her own class and upbringing, stood for the revolution he despised; she had helped destroy his world and forced him onboard a one-way flight out of Cuba with no return. But the father of this future Blogger was also a fair and gentle man who loved the arts and his children, so he agreed to drive his son to the Teatro de la Universidad. There, the son saw Alicia Alonso dance, but he has no distinct memories of what took place onstage. But he remembers quite vividly how, coming to pick him up after the performance, his father decided that they would both wait to see Alicia Alonso exit the theater. They waited and waited on that hot and humid night until the swan finally came out, half smiling, descending a staircase with the help of others.
Many years later, in the mid- or late 1990s, Alicia Alonso came to Southern California with the Ballet Nacional. My brother, who also lives in L.A., and I drove down to Costa Mesa to see them — or actually, at least in my case, to see her. She could no longer dance, of course, and she, a frail and pale body, now appeared to be completely blind. Proudly smiling, once again assisted by others, she walked down the aisle to her seat just before the performance was about to start. Seeing her not seeing me, I must have felt the presence of Cuba, an absence, really, and therefore a good thing. How lucky to be not there but in Orange County, just a few blocks from the foggy freeway that would take us through the night back home to cool Los Angeles.