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Floating debris such as tree limbs and logs in Canandaigua Lake has prompted the Ontario and Yates County Sheriff's Offices to urge boaters to observe caution.
Boaters are urged to operate their vessels at no more than 5 mph within 200 feet of shore on the lake. Boaters also are urged to observe reduced speeds on Honeoye Lake because of the possibility of floating debris below the lake's surface.


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Week In Pictures April 1st, 2016| EMAIL | PRINT
April 1, 2016
This week in pictures features photos from the pair of gamesin Iowa against the WIld, The Skates Mates All-Star Party, and the final Illinois Lottery cup tilt against Rockford.
ICYMI: Rookie @gervechkin scored in just his second professional game as the Wolves completed a weekend sweep. pic.twitter.com/WPirOX3vv8
— Chicago Wolves (@Chicago_Wolves) March 28, 2016
"Do they do this by themselves?" @CLTVSportsFeed's @paytonsun and @Josh_Frydman's get suited up! pic.twitter.com/F8eKbLGuDs
— Chicago Wolves (@Chicago_Wolves) March 29, 2016
"Sign those waivers, the elbows are going to be flying out there today." @Scooter_Von making our guests feel at home pic.twitter.com/hc6Yca0XSf
— Chicago Wolves (@Chicago_Wolves) March 29, 2016
And today we learned @JNighty's nickname on the team is Big Bear 🐻 pic.twitter.com/ErJmXB764R
— Chicago Wolves (@Chicago_Wolves) March 29, 2016
.@paytonsun: The first person to be happy to be hit by @Scooter_Von pic.twitter.com/JDyjGNsJez
— Chicago Wolves (@Chicago_Wolves) March 29, 2016
No show tonight because of #Bulls on CLTV, so @paytonsun & @Josh_Frydman were up to no good at @Chicago_Wolves prax! pic.twitter.com/Ah0O69PPi5
— @CLTVSportsFeed (@CLTVSportsFeed) March 29, 2016
These guys (minus the one in the middle) miiiiiight be sore tomorrow. Thanks for coming out, fellas! pic.twitter.com/xMxDf5VSCq
— Chicago Wolves (@Chicago_Wolves) March 29, 2016
@Chicago_Wolves SkatesMates Kids Club promo with @JNighty. The "Big Bear" approves of the autographs and pics 👍🏼 pic.twitter.com/PJPh5hf0PV
— Mike Embach (@MEmbach) March 29, 2016
Skates love, player autographs, and some face-painting! The Skates Mates Party has it all tonight 🎉🎉 pic.twitter.com/Hgcbcdc674
— Chicago Wolves (@Chicago_Wolves) March 29, 2016
Uh oh, @binnnasty and @PheonixCopley, you've got competition. #SkatesMatesParty pic.twitter.com/HbNPGQdXDr
— Chicago Wolves (@Chicago_Wolves) March 30, 2016
#chicagowolves fans getting some @dkristo7 time! #skatesmatesparty #cutestpic pic.twitter.com/m7uBBYe64C
— courtney mahoney (@mick1919) March 30, 2016
Last ⏱ I put on skates the Mighty Ducks 📼 was a thing. Thank you @Chicago_Wolves. More 📽 tomorrow on @CLTVSportsFeed pic.twitter.com/IX3aBQhgbm
— Jarrett Payton (@paytonsun) March 30, 2016
John got to meet his favorite @Chicago_Wolves player @dotes_28 pic.twitter.com/myELXPHMqS
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The Christmas Chocolate Pudding with Nut Butter Filling - Gluten Free
Serve 2
What you'll need:
- 40 g coconut oil (cold)
- 50 g dark chocolate (>70% cocoa)
- 50 g coconut sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 30 g gluten-free flour
- 1 tbsp peanut butter or any nut butter of choice
How it's made:
- Switch on the oven to 220 °C.
- Melt the coconut oil and the dark chocolate in a medium-sized mixing bowl over a pot of simmering water. Once melted, take it off the bowl.
- In a separate mixing bowl, use a hand mixer to whisk the eggs, coconut sugar and vanilla extract until well combined. Then add half of the mixture to the melted coconut oil & chocolate. Fold in the gluten-free flour until a smooth batter is formed. And then add in the rest of the egg & sugar mixture.
- Grease two baking ramekins with coconut oil. Fill 1/2 of each ramekins (I used the Staub mini cocotte, because they are so cute and pretty!) with the chocolate batter. Then top 1/2 tbsp peanut butter over each. Finally, fill each ramekin 3/4 full with the rest of the batter.
- Bake the chocolate pudding for 10-12 mins. (I like the pudding a bit raw in the middle, as the soft chocolate batter mixed with peanut butter tastes so delicious. ) Take the ramekins out and let it cool for a few mins before serving.
- The chocolate mixture can be prepared hours before. Just leave the ramekins in the fridge until ready to bake and add extra 2-3 mins to the baking time.


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About Clipse:
Born in the Bronx, later migrating to Virginia Beach, VA -- brothers Pusha T and Malice -- are Clipse. And they were one of the very first artists to associate with the Neptunes, a move that was very smart.
The Neptunes' Pharrell Williams first met the duo in the early 90s and was immediately impressed by their talents. He decided to help them get a gig. Hooking them up with Elektra, their first single was a disappointing flop. The group seemed done before they really got started, even though they had an ENTIRE album's worth of material recorded.
Pharrell Williams, however, was not discouraged and continued to hype the group until a new label - Arista - intervened in 2001!
With the new label in the bag, Pharrell and partner Chad Hugo produced Lord Willin', Clipse's 2002 full-length "debut", and released it under their newly developed Star Trak name. With "Grindin'," the album hit Top 10 on the R&B/Hip-Hop and Billboard 200 charts and eventually went GOLD!
The merger between Sony & BMG threw their follow-up album's future into limbo and so began a long list of legal issues between Clipse and their new parent label, Jive. Clipse began releasing under-the-table mixtapes and set up their own "Re-Up" label. Hell Hath No Fury was released on November 28, 2006.
While this album received substantial critical acclaim, sales were surprisingly modest at only 78,000 in the first week and very little radio play has been provided for both singles "Mr. Me Too" with Pharrell and "Wamp Wamp (What It Do)" with Slim Thug.
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Police: Shots fired inside Greensboro credit union that was robbed
Police: Shots fired inside Greensboro credit union that was robbed
Police are investigating a robbery and a report of shots fired inside a Greensboro credit union Wednesday.
The incident was reported around 2:45 p.m. at the Summit Credit Union at 800 Summit Ave. near Dewey Street. There is no word on injuries.
Officers were advised when they arrived at the scene that two shots were fired inside the credit union, Greensboro police said. Two suspects obtained an undisclosed amount of money and fled the scene on foot, police said.
Police described the suspects as two black men. No other suspect description was released.
Anyone with information that can help investigators is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000.


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Now watching The Gospel Changes Everything (Rod Stafford)
Christians rejoice when they witness someone giving their life to Christ. The decision to allow Christ into your heart is one that will impact your life forever. Making the decision to follow Jesus could be considered a "dangerous journey". Allowing God's will to be done in your life can lead you into some unexpected places. Sometimes these places bring great joy, sometimes fear, and sometimes angst. Jesus offers us a trade; He offers us His righteousness in exchange for our sin. The gospel is good news about a battle that has already been won. We only need to accept the gift (2 Corinthians 5:21).
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The No. 3 University of Arkansas men's track and field team opened competition at the 2011 NCAA Indoor Championships on Friday with a fifth-place finish in the long jump and qualifying a runner for the final of the mile. Tarik Batchelor picked up the team's first points of the meet with his showing in the long jump and Duncan Phillips advanced to Saturday's event final in the mile. With six events scored, the Razorbacks have four points and are tied for 21st in the team standings.
"It was disappointing day for us, overall," head coach Chris Bucknam said. "We really expected to get more kids in the finals of the 200 and 400 meters. It was just a rough day for us. We have a very young team and we just haven't been able to bounce back after an emotional SEC Championships. Our guys in the 400 meters didn't run that badly. Skidmore was just .06 away from the final and Marek was just .04 out of the 200 final."
Batchelor had a day's best mark of 26-0.25 in the long jump to collect the second top-five national finish of his career. Batchelor competed in the second flight and entered the finals in fourth place. He was passed in the final round of the event by Bryce Lamb of Texas Tech. In his NCAA Championships debut, Raymond Higgs finished 10th overall with a mark of 25-1.25. Batchelor will return Saturday for the triple jump competition which is set for a start of 4:30 p.m. (CT).
Running in his hometown, Phillips earned the Razorbacks' first qualifying bid with his preliminary effort in the mile. The College Station, Texas, native finished sixth in the first heat with his time of 4:01.28 and qualified seventh overall for Saturday's final. Tomorrow's 10-competitor final is scheduled for a 5:10 p.m. start.
Ben Skidmore was the first runner left out of Saturday's final with his time of 46.67, the ninth-fastest overall qualifying time and just .06 seconds off a top-eight spot. He finished third in his heat. Neil Braddy turned in a time of 46.81 to finish third in the final heat of the prelims. Both runners were making their individual event debuts at the NCAA Championships.
One of three freshmen in the heptathlon field, Kevin Lazas stands in 11th place after day one with 3,138 points. He began the day in the 60 meters with a clocking of 7.12 (840 points), just .01 off his collegiate-best time. In the long jump, he got out to a day's best mark of 23-5.25 (847) which moved him into a tie for 11th place after two events. Lazas had a personal-best performance in the shot put with a toss of 43-7 (684) in the shot put. In the final heptathlon event of the day, he posted a mark of 6-5 (767) in the high jump.
Arkansas also had two competitors in the 200 meter preliminary round. Marek Niit was the team's top performer in the event with a time of 21.03 in heat two. He finished with the ninth-best mark overall but was the first runner left out of Saturday's final. Running in the fourth heat, LaShawn Butler clocked a time of 21.29, the 13th fastest during the prelims.
In his national meet debut, Dey Tuach posted a time of 1:50.43 running in the second heat of 800 meter preliminary round. He clocked the 11th-fastest time during qualifying but will not move on to tomorrow's event final. The Razorbacks finished 11th in the distance-medley relay, the final event of day one. The quartet of Bryan Cantero, Travis Southard, Chris Bilbrew and Phillips combined for a time of 9:52.48. Bilbrew was spiked during the exchange leading into his 800-meter leg, hindering his four laps around the track.
In addition to the conclusion of the heptathlon, Arkansas returns to the track Saturday with representation in the finals of the mile, 4×400-meter relay and triple jump.
"We still have some scoring opportunities out there," Bucknam said. "We have the 4×4, Duncan in the mile and Tarik in the triple jump. We're going to have to battle and keep fighting to bounce back and salvage some of those points."
The 2011 team champion will be crowned Saturday when the NCAA Championships conclude. Competition on the men's side begins at noon with the final three events of the heptathlon. The final day of the national meet will be carried via stream at NCAA.com and ESPN3.com. For more information, including interactive blog and live results, log on to ArkansasRazorbacks.com.
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'American Gods' Season 2 Teaser: Filming Begins on a "Darker," and "More Dangerous" Season
Posted on Monday, April 30th, 2018 by Hoai-Tran Bui
It must be divine providence, because American Gods is finally coming back to our TV screens. After the first season of the Starz fantasy series made a splash in 2017, the adaptation of Neil Gaiman's beloved novel experienced some behind-the-scenes conflicts that resulted in showrunners Bryan Fuller and Michael Green departing the series and Jesse Alexander taking the helm.
Now, a new American Gods season 2 teaser has arrived, marking the start of production for the ambitious fantasy series.


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1/48 Airfix BP Defiant
This is the newish and quite nice to build Airfix 1/48 Boulton-Paul Defiant Mk I. The markings it's dressed in represent 264 Squadron circa the summer of 1940 in the traditional colours of dark green, dark earth all over sky. I didn't find much trouble during the build as the new Airfix kits are gaining a reputation for not only a straight forward and trouble free assembly but also good pricing.
I picked up the Eduard interior set for it which I've added to the cockpit but I didn't bother with it for the turret. If I'd chosen the option to pose the rear turret open I would have certainly used it for sure. All the paints are from the Mr Color RAF colours set with weathering done using AK/MiG products, pastels and oils.
It was a real pleasure to build without any problems and if you want to do and NF version, parts for the Night Fighter version are in the box though you'll need to source appropriate markings for it.
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Jack Frost from Warner Home Video
Jack Frost from Warner Home Video
Description of Jack Frost from Warner Home Video
Christmas Movies are happy to present the fantastic Jack Frost.
With so many available right now, it is great to have a name you can trust. The Jack Frost is certainly that and will be a superb acquisition.
For this great price, the Jack Frost comes widely recommended and is a popular choice for many people. Warner Home Video have included some great touches and this equals good value.
Manufacturer Description
Michael Keaton stars in this fantasy adventure about a man who becomes a real father to his son after returning to life. A year after his father's death on Christmas Day, a young boy builds a snowman and dresses it with his father's hat, scarf and gloves. That night, the boy's wish comes true: His father returns to life--as the snowman.]]>


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Charles Moore, a homeless man in Detroit, found $21,000 in savings bonds in a dumpster and returned them to their owner. The owner rewarded him with $100.00, but other folks are rewarding him more. So far he has received $4000.00 for his honesty. A quote from Moore: "the best policy is honesty and
that honesty pays off."


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I started collecting postcards last year, and have already received 578. I feel so lucky and blessed to have met such wonderful friends on Facebook, that have helped me grow my collection. I decided to start collecting postcards last year, when I realized that I probably will not get to see a lot of the world due to my condition. So I figured if I cannot go see the world, then a little bit of the world could be sent to me.
I have received some really beautiful postcards from around the world and I truly appreciate and love every single one of them. I will share a few of my favourites here, wish I could share all 578, but that would take up a lot of space, lol.
The first postcard I am going to share came from my friend Jenny in Alabama, it's a postcard of the Titanic. She picked it up for me when she was visiting the Titanic Museum.
The next postcard was sent from my friend Maya, when she went on her travels last year. It's a wonderful postcard of Troy. I have always been interested in Troy and the story of Helen of Troy, so I was extremely happy to get this postcard. Maya has been really good to me, and sent me lots of lovely postcards :) And many other souvenirs :)
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Have you ever zoodled?
Summer means a garden. A garden means delicious and fresh summer eating!! If you have never had a garden, I would encourage you to at least plant a few things one time to try it. You can plant in among your flowers or even in big pots on your patio. There is nothing that compares to picking fresh veggies and eating them. The flavor is so much better and you feel good about being a part of putting that food on your plate.
Our garden has started to bring forth a harvest. 🙂 We have gotten quite a few zucchinis. My friend brought me some plants this year and there were a couple of Costata Romanesco Zucchini plants among them. We love this variety. It has a great flavor, but even when you miss one and end up with a baseball bat sized zucchini, it is still good to eat. If you have ever grown zucchini, you know that no matter how well you watch and look, at least one per season will sneak up on you and be HUGE!! A regular variety of zucchini that gets huge is not always too good to eat. The insides are almost mushy. This variety is not that way. It is ribbed and beautiful on the outside. They say that they produce about half of what the hybrids do, but ours put out quite a bit, so I am not sure I agree with that.
Last night I was wondering what to have for supper. We have had zucchini several ways now and I wanted to use up some of our harvest. I decided that we would have ZOODLES!! We love zoodles.
This is a Spiral Slicer. We sell them in our General Store because it is a product we use and love. I have had mine for over 10 years and it still works wonderfully. You can make spiral fries with it as well as other yummy things. 🙂 I got out my spiral slicer and chose a zucchini that was about 10″ long. I cut off both ends and then cut it in half. I stuck the first half on the slicer and started twirling.
It is amazing how many zoodles you get out of one zucchini. I get out a larger size pan and put my stainless steel steamer basket in it and add some water.
As my plate fills up with zoodles, I transfer them to the pot. All of this came from that one zucchini.
You then lightly steam them. You want them hot, but not mushy, so you might have to feel them a couple of times. We actually like a little bit of a crunch to ours.
In the meantime I had 1/2 of a lb. of sausage (from pastured hogs) that needed to be used up. Instead of adding sage and making it more like a breakfast sausage, I used Italian seasonings.
After I cooked the sausage I added some of this sauce. I buy this at Costco and it really tastes good. One jar lasts us at least 2 if not 3 meals. We paid $6.99 for 2 jars.
We placed some zoodles on the plate and then topped with the sausage and sauce. If you mix it all together, it really looks like spaghetti except where you see the green skin on some pieces. If you peeled the zucchini first, you might be able to fool some people. It has a very light taste and is low carb. You need to try some!!
Have you ever had zoodles? If not, do you want to try? Let me know in the comments below.
Fizzy, Pink and Good For You
I was raised by parents who were from the South. I did not live in the South for much of my childhood, but I did pick up lots of traits from my parents. One of those is that we call all carbonated beverages, cokes. Do you want a coke? Yes, please. I will take a Seven Up. 🙂 I remember one time my son (who also picked up on this trait) ordered a coke in a restaurant and was disgusted when they brought him a coke instead of asking which kind of coke he wanted. I started hearing things about cokes and so I began my research. My conclusion was that they are very bad for you. Since we did not drink them very often, they were very easy to give up. There are sometimes though that a cold fizzy type drink would be wonderful.
I heard several people mention making water kefir and drinking that instead of drinking cokes. I got some water kefir grains from someone and tried it. I am not sure what happened that first time I experimented with water kefir, but I was NOT impressed. It was just one more thing to have to keep up with in my kitchen so I passed the grains off to someone. Our family goes through phases where it is sometimes harder to pass up the not so healthy foods. We do keep some organic ginger ale on hand in case of upset stomachs. These became a temptation to my husband at one point, so I decided to try water kefir again. A friend gave me some grains and told me how she made hers. I started experimenting with a second fermentation and OH MY!! We are loving water kefir. 🙂
With only two of us here, I don't make a lot at a time. You can make it in a gallon jar if you like. I make it in a quart jar. I will share my routine with you and also what I am adding for the second fermentation.
I use a clean wide mouth quart jar and a plastic lid. I was told to not allow metal to come into contact with my kefir. You need at least 2 Tbsp. of kefir grains for a quart. As you can see from this picture, I have more in there. I have shared some with my Daughter-in-love and will have more to share. You can also sell your kefir grains. Some people make a business of it.
You want to make sure that your kefir has minerals and some sort of sugar to feed from. You can add a clean egg shell for minerals or even some good molasses. I actually add a pinch of Pink Himalayan Salt since it is full of minerals. I also use either 1/3 cup of Sucanat or 1/3 cup of Organic Cane Crystals, both of which have some molasses in them. Fill the jar with water and stir gently. I have started putting the sugar, salt and water in first. I stir that up and then add the grains. Then you put the lid on and let it sit out on your counter. I let mine sit out about 24 hours, but it has been cooler than normal around here. If you have a very hot and humid kitchen, I would try 12 hours. You will notice the grains moving up and down in the water. It looks like a mini lava lamp. 🙂 I opened my jar so you can see that some of the grains are on the top.
At this point, you can put it in the fridge and let it get cool and drink it. We are not overly fond of it this way. I started doing a second ferment using different fruit juices. This is much more to our liking. I have 2 ways of doing the second ferment. The picture above shows what the water kefir looks like when I use the cane crystals. When I feed it sucanat it is much darker and the flavor of the sucanat is more evident than the cane crystals. When I make the water kefir like it is show above (with cane crystals), I add citrus juice to it. My favorite is pink grapefruit juice. I have found a couple of brands with no added sugar that I use. I have also added a touch of lemon and lime juices to this mixture as well. YUM!! I then add about 6 drops of this Stevia. I add at least 1/2 cup (I don't measure) of juices to a bottle using a funnel. This is the type of bottle I use. You can buy them here. Not only do they have a great price, but their shipping is VERY reasonable and quick.
I then put this strainer in the funnel (it is plastic and nylon so there is no metal involved) and pour the kefir into the bottle capturing the grains. I close up the bottle and leave it sit out on my counter for around 24 hours. You need to be careful with it at this point as the pressure (the fizz) will build up quickly. Make sure when you open it you step outside or hold it over a sink. I now step out my back door. I let mine sit too long and held it over the sink and opened it. Within 2 seconds there was only about an inch or two of liquid left in the bottle. The rest was all over me and my kitchen. 😀 My husband stood there and laughed at me while kefir dripped down my face. Put it in the fridge to let it get cold. Then drink up!!! It is wonderful! It reminds me a bit of the flavor of Fresca.
When I use sucanat to feed the grains, I use a stronger flavored fruit juice to go along with the taste of the sucanat. I have been using POM juice that I buy at Costco. This is Pomegranate Juice and it really makes a great tasting kefir as well. I do not add the stevia when I make this flavor.
Once I have strained the kefir grains out, I add them to another clean jar and start all over again.
I would love to hear any questions you have or what flavors of kefir you make and love!! Please leave your responses in the comments below.
Want To Bless Your Family?
I often hear women saying that they wished there was a way they could bring in a little income and still stay at home. Other women would like to be able to be able to pay for some fun times for their family. Still others really wish there was a way to help with their family budget. They are having to stretch their grocery dollar so thin and it is hard to be able to purchase anything extra.
I know for me a little extra money can be used in many areas. I have tried several things over the years. It was important for me to be at home at least most of the time. Things just run better when I can be here. I often help people get started in their whole foods journey. I share with them how to slowly start making changes and many times end up giving them lessons in bread making or cheese making, etc. Sometimes it is just to show a young woman how to cook with real food instead of the instant in a box stuff. I would help them out and then send them somewhere else to buy their equipment. That is the reason we started our store. It helps bring in some income and since it is online, I am able to stay at home. I also have several affiliate accounts and often post links to share items with you. I earn a bit of money through doing that.
I have since found another way to bring in some money that has turned into something really worth while and I love it!!
I do not consider myself a sales person. I bought a Flexi-clip from Lilla Rose to help with an adoption fund raiser. Nothing would stay in my hair or hold it up with out constant adjusting. I figured I would give a Flexi-clip a try and if it didn't work I would give it away and go back to the only barrette I had that worked (from high school – that I guarded with my life). The Flexi's held my hair and stayed all day. I was thrilled. I bought some more to have choices. Then people started noticing them in my hair and asking about them. I gushed about them because I was (and still am) so excited about how well they worked. I decided to sign up to be able to share them with others and to purchase mine at a reduced cost. Plus, they would make great gifts. I signed up on the 18th of April in 2012. I did not do any shows that month, in fact I did not do my first show until November of 2013. Just sharing them with people I was around brought a response I never expected. From April 18th when I signed up until April 30th, I had made back everything I had spent to sign up including shipping. I was thrilled!! Since then it has been a slow steady climb. I did not get my first person to sign up under me for a very long time. I was OK with that. I was still bringing in a bit of money. Fast forward the 2 years plus that I have been a part of Lilla Rose and I am bringing in a regular income that more than helps us out with extras, paying off debt and being able to contribute to a couple of mission trips and other giving opportunities. I have done a few shows, but no more than one per month and some months I have not done any.
If you have ever thought about signing up to be blessed and to bless others with your own Lilla Rose business… NOW is the time!! There are too many pros to name them all. You will get training one on one with me, plus you will be added to our group on Facebook which has lots of resources for you. You will get your own website at no cost to you, and you only have to sell or buy $29 per year to stay active. Through the end of this month there is a special JUST FOR YOU!!! You can find out more details about signing up HERE!! The special is outlined in the picture below. If you have any questions, I will do my best to answer them.
What is keeping you from being able to bless your family? I would love to hear from you.
Need Help With Your Garden?
This is a delightful book to sit and look through. It would be a nice coffee table book in the summer months, but is is full of wonderful practical help as well. It is full of colorful pictures that will draw even a child into looking through this book. Shoshanna's children are pictured through out the book as well.
It discusses individual vegetable and what their needs are. It starts with what sort of soil they need and how much sun. They list any fertilizing needs that particular veggie has. They list varieties that grow well. It shares about harvesting and which veggies store well and how to store them.
They share DIY projects such as building your own cold frames and greenhouses. There are step by step instructions to make it simple for even the most challenged. 🙂
It ends with all sorts of recipes that you can make using your garden's harvest. This is truly a delightful book and you will not be disappointed.
Suzanne's Summer Sensation!
My friend Suzanne made this the other night for her family. I was drooling just looking at the picture, so I asked if I could share it with you and she said yes!!! Doesn't it look wonderful?!?!?!?! Suzanne LOVES to garden and she and her family have a beautiful piece of property with gardens and an orchard. She loves to use up what they grow. She is also an artist with her knitting needles. She helped me out one time when I got stuck on a pair of socks. She comes up with unique patterns of her own design.
Suzanne's Summer Sensation
Chop up an onion and saute' it in the oil of your choice. You can add some basil to this if you like. Then put the onions in the bottom of your casserole dish. Slice up enough potatoes, zucchini and tomatoes for your family and put them on top. I love how she made it artistic. Top it all with Parmesan, thyme, salt, and pepper. Bake it at 375F, covered for 30 minutes, then uncovered for another 30 minutes.
Then eat it warm!!! YUM!!
Let me know if you try this and how you liked it. I know we will be making it here!!


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To encourage success, challenge and development outside of the classroom, Campbells Bay School also has:
- gymnastics, with a large team participating in the North Shore Gymnastics Festival. We have won this festival more than 10 times!
- miniball (a modified version of basketball for children) teams
- netball teams
- hockey teams
- soccer teams
- rugby teams
- a Waterwise programme promoting kayaking, yachting and water safety
- a number of other sports and clubs
Chess Club
Chess Club takes place at lunchtime every Tuesday. Children can register using the form below, with fees to be sent to the school office.
We are fortunate to have the coaching and guidance of Leonad McLaren, who played chess at a competitive level for many years. The skill level of our players ranges from advanced players to beginners, and children have the opportunity to learn the basics of the game before putting their abilities to the test representing the school at interschool competitions.
Kapa Haka
Kia ora! Haere mai!
For the latest information about the Campbells Bay School Kapa Haka activities please visit our CBS Student/teacher portal. Here you'll also find the lyrics for waiata, which are sung by the students and a resource for them to refer to when practising.


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IMR Legendary Powders is officially announcing a product safety warning and recall notice for IMR 4007SSC on the six lot numbers listed below.
IMR has received reports that this particular powder in 1-pound and 8-pound containers may have become unstable due to possible rapid deterioration. Use of this product from these lot numbers shown on the back label of the product container may result in spontaneous combustion, fire damage or possible serious injury.
Affected product LOT Numbers:
— 10130139
— 10131139
— 10429139
— 10430139
— 80425139
— 80426139
What to do:
1. Stop using this product immediately! Fill the powder container with water which will render the product inert and safe for disposal.
2. Mail, email or fax a copy of the powder label showing the lot number to the contact information below to include your name, address, phone and email.
3. Replacement choice of any other IMR smokeless powder product will be shipped to you for no charge.
4. If you have loaded the powder subject to this recall into ammunition, we recommend that you pull the bullets, remove the powder and wet the powder with water for safe disposal.
IMR deeply regrets any inconvenience this may cause, but we believe in safety first.
For more information: visit imrpowder.com, IMR Powder Company, 6430 Vista Drive, Shawnee, KS 66218, email email@example.com , call 913-362-9455/800-622-4366 or fax 913-362-1307.
A Must-Have Hunting Accessory for Every Pack
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FireCel features a two-temperature hand warmer, with both 110- and 130-degree settings, which will provide steady heat for up to 3 hours. Charge your smartphone, MP3 player, or other USB-powered device with the included 2500 mAh rechargeable lithium ion battery – it can deliver a full charge. Plus, the integrated LED flashlight includes both red and white LEDs, as well as 5 operating modes: red light only, white light only, red light blinking, white light blinking, SOS. See it here now …


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The purpose of this blog is to describe my recent experience with attempting Rails web development using a beta operating system (specifically OS X Yosemite). First and foremost, allow me to explain that I am an absolute tech junkie, and if it's new and shiny, I want it, especially if it has an Apple logo on it. Call me a fan boy if you wish, but I prefer 'connoisseur of premium technology products'.
I first knew I had issues when I began to install my dev environment. Ruby installed fine, as did Rails and Homebrew. Once I got to Python and specific gem installations, things just started to fall apart. I couldn't seem to get the installation to recognize a C compiler, even though I had already installed Xcode Command Line tools. Git refused to cooperate and insisted that it wasn't installed, even though I had done so three times. And sadly, Terminal decided it wanted to crash when I attempted installation of HubFlow.
After several days of fighting, cursing, and sobbing, I was finally able to get a Rails server running… sort of. Once I managed to get to the point that I could bundle the gems required for a specific project, I discovered that a good portion of the gems were incompatible with Yosemite, about 25% of them. This was partially due to the fact that I had used a script to take care of most of my installations, so I proceeded to spend another several hours reinstalling updated versions of gems and managed to get down to a select few gems that wouldn't work.
At this point, I had spent 3 days fighting with my computer simply to run ONE Rails application. After commenting out the offending gems in the Gemfile, and ATTEMPTING to tell Git to ignore these changes, I had a working Rails app. However, Git did NOT like the environment and refused to ignore changes made to the Gemfile as well as additions to the .gitignore file so every time I went to push work up to a repository, I had to checkout each file that had a vendetta against me and my beta copy of Yosemite.
After 2 weeks of this back and forth method of developing, I finally caved. I ended up repartitioning my hard drive and installing a clean copy of Mavericks to use for dev work. In a matter of an hour and a half, I managed to get a successfully working dev environment installed with all components and gems in working order, a feat that took me several days on Yosemite and never completely worked.
Moral of the story, DO NOT install beta software if you intend to use that machine for anything other than amusement and tinkering with API's and SDK's for upcoming OS releases.


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Kelowna RCMP are in the midst of a murder investigation.
RCMP have now confirmed a woman whose body was discovered in an orchard on Cooper Road Wednesday was the victim of foul play.
Police say the woman is believed to have been between the ages of 25 and 35.
"Once the victim has been positively identified, our priority will be to properly notify the woman's next of kin," said Cpl. Jesse O'Donaghey.
"Police do not believe that she was the victim of a random act."
The Kelowna RCMP Serious Crimes Unit has taken over the lead on the investigation.
O'Donaghey says police will continue to work with the BC Coroners Service to confirm the victim's identity and the circumstances surrounding her death.
The cause of death has not been revealed.
Anyone who may have witnessed anything in the area is asked to contact Kelowna RCMP at 250-762-3300.


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RG Contractors is a family run business
Our team here at RG contractors have a wealth of experience in the field of landscaping, driveways, garden maintenance and garden design. All of our projects are designed from the ground up with your requirements in mind. We have been delivering successful projects to a wide customer base since 2007.
We take pride in all of our driveway and garden designs, first class workmanship and providing immaculate attention to detail on those finishing touches. The majority of our new business derives from word of mouth from our highly satisfied customers and fellow businesses within the building trade. Rest assured that our garden designers will work with you at every stage to ensure the success of any building project.
RG Contractors of Solihull also offer a wide range of services that compliment your landscaping requirements:
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Black Friday is just around the corner and pretty soon now we'll have all the details on what's coming from G.H. Bass. However, we've been tracking the Thanksgiving weekend deals for several years now and it's likely you'll see a similar sale to last year's return again here in 2018 (you can scroll down the page to check out what was offered last year). Then be sure to visit us again here at Blacker Friday in early November for the latest BF ad leaks, news, rumors, and updates (or just signup to our newsletter and we'll do the work for you). Cheers!
Updated on Friday, November 17, 2017: Black Friday is exactly one week away but you can shop the deals at G.H. Bass starting today!
Head on over to G.H. Bass Factory Outlet to get an extra 25% off and free shipping on your online purchase of $50 or more. Just be sure to enter coupon code EXTRA25 at checkout. Offer valid from November 17—26, 2017. See store for official terms, conditions and exclusions.
Happy bargain hunting!
What are you planing on buying at G.H. Bass this Thanksgiving weekend? Let us know in the comments below!


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Publication date 2010-09-28
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Authors Lucia Fry
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Ford definitely knew they had a major hit on their hands leading up to the Mustang's original launch - even before the World's Fair opened in Queens, New York City on April 17th of 1964.
This car, serial #5F08F100004 -- the 100004 part is the clue to its early-days provenance -- was built as one of the very first pilot cars off the line, before March 5th of that same year.
The build dates are a real pride point among Mustang owners of this period - and this 1964 1/2 Convertible was definitely, definitely one of the first ever.
The car's bio estimates that more than 50,000 show-goers had their bums in these seats, but they must have been mighty gentle: this Mustang is nearly flawless and original inside and out.
On loan in Charlotte for the Mustang 50th Anniversary celebration last week, this car epitomizes early Mustang elegance and desirability.
Being the 1964 NY World's Fair Magic Skyway Car #1 certainly helps cement its appeal and place in the all-time Mustang hall of fame.
NOTE: The below photos are set up as a vertical gallery to deliver slide-show functionality.
Once the lightbox window appears for the image, there should be little arrows pointing left and right for the previous or next photo. Believe me, they are gigantic photos and very high-res.
If you love one best, right-click/view image with the lightbox open to see the gigantic photo file. Enjoy!


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Has anyone purchased a 'refurbished Lodge" dutch oven? There is a 10qt Lodge Logic deep dutch on Amazon for $55. It has been refurbished.
The price is right but the shipping to the Left Coast is $31 when changes things.
The normal one of the same size is only $79 with free shipping. Time to consider expanding the iron.


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The Tax-Smart Way to Use Health Savings Accounts
GEORGE PAPADOPOULOS: As open-enrollment season approaches, it's time to consider how your health-insurance plan can help with not just your medical expenses, but your taxes as well.
Health savings accounts (HSAs) are an option for people covered by high-deductible health plans. A high-deductible plan 1) has an annual deductible of at least $1,300 for individual coverage or $2,600 for family coverage and 2) limits annual out-of-pocket expenditures (like co-pays and deductibles) to $6,450 for individuals or $12,900 for family coverage.
Before you consider starting an HSA, you should know that to qualify you cannot simultaneously be covered under a non-high-deductible plan (including a separate plan of your own, your spouse or partner's plan, or a non-high-deductible plan with your employer). You also cannot be claimed as a dependent on anyone else's tax returns or be both entitled to Medicare coverage and enrolled in Medicare.
For tax year 2015, an HSA allows you to contribute up to $3,350 a year for individual coverage or $6,650 a year for family coverage to your account tax free. This annual amount can be paid as a monthly contribution or all at once. HSAs are indexed for inflation; therefore, for tax year 2016, the allowable annual contribution for individual coverage remains the same while the family-allowable contribution will rise by $100 to $6,750. If you are 55 or older you may be eligible to make an additional "catch-up contribution" of $1,000 to your HSA.
By contributing to your account over time, you are building a fund that you can use to pay your future medical expenses. You may not be able to continue contributing once you move to a different type of health insurance or qualify for Medicare, but the money you contributed up to that point will still be there ready for you to use. Any interest, dividends, or capital gains earned also remain tax-free as long as they stay in the account and are used for health-care expenses.
Here is how I use an HSA account for my family:
For the first few years after HSAs were created, I never came across them at all and considered them a novelty. Then the high-deductible plans started appearing in the employer health insurance benefit options of my wife and my clients. Still, the pricing of them did not make choosing to enroll in one a sensible option. But the trend was clear; it was only a matter of time before HSAs would make sense and become more widespread. Then, around 2009 during open enrollment, I decided to enroll our family in my wife's company's high-deductible plan as the other premiums became too high. It was a wise move and I have been a huge HSA fan ever since.
But that first year was rough as I had a serious injury from playing soccer that required many physical-therapy sessions. That year, we reached the deductible for the plan and I thought I had made a grave mistake! Thankfully, it was the only year this happened and we have had minimal health-care expenses ever since, which we always pay out of pocket. We also always make the maximum family contribution into the HSA, a practice that we will continue as long as there is no change in the tax laws affecting them. Here is why:
- Current tax deductions: Every dollar we contribute to an HSA avoids current taxation.
- Employer contributions: To entice employees to choose lower-cost high-deductible plans, some employers provide a contribution to each employee who chooses this type of plan. This is free money! Just like 401(k) matching contributions, you should not turn down free money.
- HSA growth is not taxed: HSA funds can be invested and the allowable investment options have vastly improved in recent years. Many HSAs now have low-cost index funds, in which you can and should choose to invest. If you are younger, this can mean several decades of compounding growth.
- Pay for health-care expenses in retirement: When HSA funds are used to pay for health-care expenses in retirement, we take advantage of the tax-free trifecta: current tax deduction, tax-free growth, and tax-free distribution. It is always nice to have yet another bucket of funds to devote to our health care because we will sure need it after retiring.
Going this route has encouraged us to stay healthy: Do not underestimate this benefit. We are a lot more conscious now about how we approach our health-care decisions. We did divert part of the savings in premiums to a family gym membership, which we try to use daily. Having a high-deductible plan and an HSA has indeed provided a powerful incentive to be more proactive in our own health care. And that was part of the reason why they were introduced.
These benefits are probably not worthwhile for everyone, but if you are healthy and comfortable enough to only carry health insurance for catastrophic events, accidents, and diseases, having an HSA might be a great way to get multiple tax benefits while saving money for your medical needs when you reach your golden years.
George Papadopoulos is a fee-only wealth manager in Novi, Mich., serving affluent individuals and families. You can follow him at twitter (@feeonlyplanner) or visit his firm's website.
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What: Jams for Jimmy benefit for Jim Baxter, with performances by The Bullets, Origami for Addicts, the Steve Pepper Band, Bob Sullivan, Edward and Erica Rose
When: 2 p.m. Sunday
Where: Kelly's Logan House, 1701 Delaware Ave., Wilmington
Cost: $30 (includes beer, wine and food)
Ages: 21 and older
Information: www.jamsforjimmy.com
If music has healing powers, Jim Baxter is a man who must know it.
It's been more than two years since Baxter fell to the cement from a ladder while working on a broken second-floor window, causing a traumatic brain injury. It's believed Baxter, a diabetic, passed out from low blood sugar.
Over that time he has gone from being a bedridden hospital patient with a tracheotomy tube and feeding tubes keeping him alive to getting around in a wheelchair.
Before the fall, Baxter played bass in a number of local bands, including the Steve Pepper Band. And as part of his recovery, you'll find Pepper and Baxter together every Monday in the home of Baxter's mother, in Aston, Pa.
Pepper puts Baxter's bass back in his hands, then he and guitarist Eric Miller perform songs familiar to Baxter, who has been unable to speak since his accident.
Session by session, Baxter makes progress by fingering the guitar's neck and sometimes playing along.
"It puts him in a good mood," says Pepper, who was doing carpentry work with Baxter on the day he fell in 2006. "I think music is a great, healing thing, and any little breakthrough keeps me coming back.
"I want my friend back. And he's coming back."
Not only does music play a direct role in Baxter's rehabilitation, it will now help fund the more traditional therapies Baxter's health insurance no longer covers.
Pepper, along with longtime Baxter friend and musical collaborator Erica Brignac, have organized "Jams for Jimmy," a fundraiser at Kelly's Logan House, in Wilmington, at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Baxter and his wife, Stefanie, will be there with family, friends and well-wishers. Six local acts — The Bullets, Origami for Addicts, the Steve Pepper Band, Bob Sullivan, Edward and Erica Rose (Erica Brignac) — are donating their time.
Donated items, such as a guitar, a guitar amplifier, tools and restaurant gift certificates, will be raffled off, with the money going to a fund for Baxter's medical bills.
Brignac, 44, met Baxter, 45, more than 20 years ago, and she has performed only with him ever since. Their duo was known as Erica Rose, the name under which Brignac will perform this weekend.
The pair also played in several rock bands together — Peaches & Diesel, Compared to What and Venus Envy — at now-closed venues like The Big Kahuna, Bottlecaps and the Barn Door, in Wilmington.
Brignac has not performed since Baxter's accident, but she will open the fundraiser with a short set.
Brignac, who introduced Baxter to his future wife, was nine months pregnant when Baxter had his fall. She gave birth to her son, Ben, in Christiana Hospital's maternity ward as Baxter was in the same hospital's intensive care unit fighting to stay alive.
"I never cried so much in my life," says Brignac, who released an album, "Shadow," with Baxter in 2001. "I couldn't stop crying about it. It's been devastating."
But after the accident, Baxter's friends and family grew closer in the face of adversity. During the week, Baxter's mother, Dora, looks over him at her home, with Pepper's Monday night visits giving her a break. On weekends, Baxter goes home to be with Stefanie and their daughter, Ginger. Ginger, whose nickname is Gigi, turns 8 years old today.
"Every wife should look at her for inspiration of how to act in a crisis," Brignac says of Stefanie. "I don't think I could do it. She's been so devoted. It's amazing."
Stefanie Baxter says her husband's long-term memory is still there. He laughs at old inside jokes, remembers how to play chess and recognizes old friends. And, with the progress he has made in two years, she's confident more rehabilitation will be successful.
"He's a gentle soul and I know that he will walk and talk again," she says. "He just needs to be given time and he will be back to being Jim."
The idea of benefit concert was a bit of a tough sell for the Baxters. Stefanie says it might be her Midwestern upbringing, but asking for help does not come easy. And when she first told her husband about the event, she said only that it was a party for him with bands.
Surrounded by friends, family and music, organizers hope that Baxter has a great time.
"I really hope it's a big party," Stefanie Baxter says, "and Jim can see all of his friends again."


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Wonder Woman's good buzz continues. Today's show covers that plus news on Josh Gad, Supergirl, Preacher, and Aquaman.
Wonder Woman news
- CinemaScore – A (Man of Steel – A-, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – B, Suicide Squad – B+); Other DC Films to get A – Batman (1989), Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises
- Box Office – domestic opening weekend expected to be around $103 million; would put global total around $225 million
Josh Gad again teases potential Penguin role in the DCEU – Twitter
- Poses with Geoff Johns and Jon Berg with a DC Comic
DC Comics reveals Supergirl Season 3 villain as Reign
- Teased in Season 2 finale
- Will be played by Odette Annable
- Known from New 52 as one of the Worldkillers from Krypton
Preacher Season 2 "A Road Trip to Find God" Trailer released by AMC on YouTube
- Action packed 90 second trailer
WGN is no longer doing scripted television – The Hollywood Reporter
- "DC Comics take Scalped, is currently being shopped by producer Warner Bros. Television."
- Will it find another network?
Twitter question from @condor_zelander – "With the casting of Black Manta father in Aquaman will we see Black Manta origins since it's tied to Aquaman in Aquaman?"
Connect with us:
- DC Daily Drop on Twitter and Facebook
- @KryptonTom on Twitter
- @mebezac on Twitter
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To borrow a theme from T.S. Eliot, this Mississippi life has been measured out in Gchat conversations and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. My day-to-day existence here has been so overwhelming at times that it seems silly to come up with one blog post to tie it all together. In that sense, I'm ambivalent about the idea of a final summative reflection—and not just because with one day before my kids take the state test I feel both that I have better things to do and that I deserve a break. If the purpose of this blog post is to give some final closure, I'm not going to be very good at it. This blog probably won't meet the requirements of a good summary according to the state Department of Education, either (which my kids would tell you include being an accurate restatement of the main ideas of the original text in order).
I remember almost nothing from the first days of school. Certainly very little after the first two hours of holding in the gym; I do have a vague memory of meeting my first block that day, but after that, my first real memory of school is from about October of that fall. Otherwise, most of my memories come from small moments of hilarity or stress in the classroom, not necessarily the day-to-day feelings I had about myself as a teacher. Recently, in a data meeting, my principal asked me how these kids, and this year, compare to last year, and I honestly told her that I had no idea—I didn't remember anything before last spring.
What I do remember was very up and down. Looking over emails and chats and recollecting phone conversations I had with my friends from outside MTC, I recall how unprepared I was to deal with the emotions that come with teaching in a critical-needs school. Maybe that is one area MTC could do a better job with preparing us for; maybe not.
This year, I remember more. And what I do remember, I'm mostly satisfied with. I have become more me in my classroom. When I was a freshman counselor as a senior, my college dean told me that he didn't expect us to be different versions of ourselves; he wanted us to be the biggest possible versions of ourselves. I struggled with that my first year. It took at least a semester for me to figure out what I liked and didn't like in my own classroom, and really, I'm still figuring it out.
In my second year, my teaching also got a lot better. I'm not going to go into it—it's mostly up on my portfolio anyway—but I tightened up a lot of procedures and got more consistent in how I talk about each objective, which made repetition and practice more effective. As much as they have been scaring me these last two days before the state test, I think my students are going to do well. I'm hoping they will do really well; I know they can. They did learn something this year.
And this is what I learned about myself over the course of my two years here (as cheesy as that is to say):
- Several of my students this year described me as patient. That was a first.
- I really don't care about being cool. And that really is cool.
- I will probably always seek out jobs that drive me crazy. The hardest part about this job is that I still take it hard when something doesn't go right, and I see my kids hurt as a result. On the other hand, it's very energizing to be so invested in something. That part is addicting.
- I really am a morning person. I fade in the afternoon. I still don't have a way to combat this other than caffeine.
- I love, love, love reading. I never realized how important a part of my life it was until I got to know kids for whom it isn't at all. I had originally wanted to teach social studies; that would still be cool, but there's nothing better than getting a kid to enjoy reading.
- There are some students for whom I would do pretty much anything within my power to help. It might not be all of them, but it has surprised me to know that I will cry over a 16-year-old boy—not if he curses me out in class, but if he is one of those kids that I had really invested time in only to see him get expelled for jumping into a brawl by the buses the afternoon of the state writing test. If there is any time I've ever felt like one of those inspiring movie teachers, it's been the times that I have gone over to S's house to tutor him in the five weeks since his expulsion. I might not be proud of everything I've done here, but I'm proud of that.
With the end of my two years in the program, I realize I'm okay with finishing MTC. At the beginning of my first year, a third-year I very much respected told me I would get to a point where I would be no longer interested in MTC. Coming off a summer of fun and friendship, I was skeptical; I see now what she meant, as while I'm certainly interested in seeing MTC-ers, and I still believe wholeheartedly in the worth and quality of the program, I'm just not interested in Oxford/blogs/class anymore.
But what has caused me to lose interest in the Oxford weekends and the whole MTC aspect of my being here was not so much any growing dislike or frustration with the Teacher Corps. Really, my experience has just become so much more about Jackson and my school than about MTC. I'm glad of this. It seems healthy—that it's a sign that I have fully integrated myself into my school community (even if I still don't have a big Jackson community outside teachers). In the end, this experience has ultimately been about me becoming a teacher, not an MTC teacher or a Northern teacher or whatever, but just good old-fashioned teaching and learning.
I think it's fitting, then, for an English teacher to close by offering a favorite poem, and reflecting on its connection to my experience. I first heard this poem at the memorial service of a friend while I was in college, and I liked it then, but I didn't quite get it then (this seems to be a theme in this blog; I promise I was not as naïve/dense before MTC as I am making myself sound). But when I rediscovered it—strangely enough, while looking up pictures of water buffalo for an assignment on The Things They Carried—I immediately recognized it as the best way to sum up the respect I feel for both my MTC colleagues and the simultaneous importance and everydayness of our job.
To Be of Use
Marge Piercy
The people I love the best
jump into work head first
without dallying in the shallows
and swim off with sure strokes almost out of sight.
They seem to become natives of that element,
the black sleek heads of seals
bouncing like half-submerged balls.
I love people who harness themselves, an ox to a heavy cart,
who pull like water buffalo, with massive patience,
who strain in the mud and the muck to move things forward,
who do what has to be done, again and again.
I want to be with people who submerge
in the task, who go into the fields to harvest
and work in a row and pass the bags along,
who are not parlor generals and field deserters
but move in a common rhythm
when the food must come in or the fire be put out.
The work of the world is common as mud.
Botched, it smears the hands, crumbles to dust.
But the thing worth doing well done
has a shape that satisfies, clean and evident.
Greek amphoras for wine or oil,
Hopi vases that held corn, are put in museums
but you know they were made to be used.
The pitcher cries for water to carry
and a person for work that is real.


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Indigenous Dance Mentors
As Biddigal Performing Arts aim to be recognised as a professional performing arts group from all levels ie performances, organisational structure, public relations & public appearances, Biddigal decided to engage with other professionals from within the industry.
Biddigal's Dance Mentors from Mossman, were approached in December 2013 to participate in the production of Biddigal Dreaming 2014. Our dance mentors are given advanced choreography by some of the best Indigenous choreographers Australia has to offer, to challenge and further expose their talent as professional dancers. Our guest choreographers to date are Earl Rosas and Jason Pitt.
Biddigal's Dance Mentors are for our younger Biddigal performers to work alongside, be inspired by and aspire to one day move like them.
Our Mentors
facilitator of AASC dance programs as well as travel to remote communities to assist in dance programs. Tamika relocated to Brisbane to attend the Queensland Dance School of Excellence in 2011 gaining experiences & training in the dance industry and has also attended training conferences in Melbourne to gain valuable knowledge on teaching and dance techniques. After auditions held in Cairns, Tamika was also chosen as part of the FNQ Creative Generation dance teams to travel to Brisbane in 2009, 2010 & 2012. She has been lucky to have been successful in a large number of productions throughout the Far North including both community & corporate events involving supporting act for Stan Walker and an appearance on Sunrise promoting the Port Douglas Carnivale just to name a few! In early 2014, Tamika was invited to become part of the Biddigal Performance group and has enjoyed a number of performances and looks forward to the many opportunities to perform in the future. Tamika's graceful appearance on stage will leave you mesmerized!


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Hot Picks
Kingston & St Andrew
Hennessy Dancehall Week 2016. Day 1: Moet & Chandon Champagne Wishes presented by Kavan 'Hullu' Traille and Teon 'Chris Dymond' Bogle. Boat docks at 3B Port Royal Street in Kingston.
THURSDAY, March 24
Kingston & St Andrew
Big Cash Bingo at Porus Community Centre. Admission: $1,000. Hosted by Cassanova.
Bugus presents Round Robin and Bar Opening at Ackee Tree Pub, Brooks Level Road, Stony Hill. Music by Mellow Sound and DJ Blacks. Featuring poker, bingo, and dominos.
Up and Live Entertainment presents Magnum-Tony Matterhorn Birthday SoirEe, All-White Clan Link Up, Olympia Crown Hotel, 53 Molynes Road. Music By Foota Hype, Boom Boom, Chris Dymond, Hotta Rice, Polish From New York. Admission: $1,000. Powered by Exclusive.
Bare As You Dare Bikini Pool Party at Long Lane, Stony Hill Road. Music by Stainless Supreme, San Hype, and Chiney K. Sexiest bikini wins a prize. Admission: $300.
St Elizabeth
Little John Birthday Party at St Elizabeth Peace Club, Brae's River. Featuring Admiral Bailey, Triston Palmer, Half Pint, General Trees, Ernest Wilson, Blacka from St Elizabeth, Johnny P, Tiger, Admiral Tibet, Carl Dawkins, and others. Special guests: Sky Juice, Bredda Hype, King Shotta, Sound Wave, 357. Sound System Ruff Cut International. Admission: $1,000.
FRIDAY, March 25
Kingston & St Andrew
Chin and Mikilous present Big Ship Sailing Eight Edition at 81/2 Lyndhurst Road. Music by Soul Kome Movements. Selectors: Fresh Team, Scwallah and Triology, Shawn 13, Foota Hype, JPS and Insane. There will be a trophy surprise segment for the original day-one Big Ship Sailing Team.
Up an' Running at Jarrett Lane Lawn (in front of Meat Plus wholesale). Music by Collateral, Biggz, Gold Finger, Ikel Marvlus, Kymie Hype. Best dressed female and best hairstyle wins US$50 each. Admission: buy out the bar.


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