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Thursday, 21 March 2013
It's My Party
Preparations started about two weeks ago when I sent out the invitations, but begun in earnest when RJ helped me buy the booze on Monday night after work. It's nearly impossible for me to get bottled drinks on foot; my carrying capacity is rather limited and certainly not sufficient for what you need when you want to serve cocktails and other drinks for 12 guests and yourself. Therefore, I was most grateful for the possibility to do this particular once-a-year kind of shopping by car.
Tuesday after work, one of my friends dropped by for a cup of tea (for her) and coffee (for me). She collects 1950s stuff and lent me a whole array of little dishes and oddly-shaped thingies that were meant for serving all the little nibbles on that usually go with cocktails.
Today, while I was out working, my Mum and Dad delivered whatever else I need to complete my own inventory of kitchen things, such as small forks (for the cake - I only own a set of six) and the beautiful long-stemmed glasses we prefer to drink Aperol Spritz and Hugo from, plus a whole bunch of prettily wrapped presents.
Tomorrow, I have the day off and can prepare everything at leisure. There'll be a last spot of shopping (can't get the fresh stuff days ahead, can you), putting up of garlands and arranging of chairs.
Eventually, I'll have to decide on what to wear, and then - let the party begin!
PS: The March giveaway is still on, by the way.
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Hope your birthday celebration party is everything you wish! Can't wait to see more photos, perhaps of the party in motion!ReplyDeleteReplies
I'd love to, Jill, but most people do not allow me to show their pictures on my blog. Maybe I can get one without their faces/heads showing :-)Delete
- Anonymous21 March 2013 at 21:15
Oh that sounds like such fun! I looked at your party post from last year and if it goes as well as that what a lovely time you will have. Happy Birthday!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Janice!Delete
Happy birthday!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Monika!Delete
what fun! happy birthday!ReplyDelete
Thank you, Norma!ReplyDelete
Let the good times roll! Happy Birthday, Meike! I think making the plans to celebrate is nearly as much fun as the party itself! May you have a fantastic celebrations and a wonderful year!ReplyDeleteReplies
It was great, and thanks to my Mum's help (actually, she did almost all of the work), preparing the party really was almost as much fun as the party itself :-)Delete
The little dishes are so 1950s. Enjoy your party.ReplyDeleteReplies
That's exactly what I did, John, thank you!Delete
Wishing you many happy returns of the day!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you :-)Delete
Well, goodness me, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you!ReplyDelete
Hope you have lots of fun with your family and friends and also lots of fun kicking up your heels with RJ!!
Thank you, Kay!Delete
We had a lot of fun last night, I hope my guests enjoyed themselves as much as I did. Now I'm looking forward to dancing tonight.
Sounds like great fun. Have a wonderful birthday and all the best for the coming year! xoxoReplyDeleteReplies
I did, Carol (2 days ago) :-)Delete
nice job for posting this.Thanks lot for this useful article, nice postReplyDeleteReplies
Useful? Are you sure you read the article at all? Somehow, I don't think so...Delete
What gorgeous fifties dishes and what a good friend to lend them! I hope your party is absolutely great!ReplyDeleteReplies
The party was Friday night, Jenny, and I enjoyed every minute of it :-)Delete
I love the dishes. All mine are plain white.ReplyDeleteReplies
I guess the colour doesn't matter so much once the food is on or in the dishes, but those 50s pastel colours are lovely.Delete


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Did Kristin Cavallari from The Hills Get Breast Implants
November 24, 2010 in Celebrity Plastic Surgery by Lisa Stern | 2 Comments
Since The Hills, rumor has it that Kristin Cavallari has been keeping busy having plastic surgery in between her red carpet appearances.
23-year old Kristin Cavallari is in good company with her former costars from The Hills, likely undergoing a rhinoplasty in the past (See Make Me Heal's story on Kristin Cavallari's plastic surgery). It seems that more recently Kristin is rumored to have undergone a breast augmentation to help fill out the sexy dresses she favors wearing on the red carpet.
While Kristin's recent appearance at the Burlesque movie premiere showcased plenty of cleavage, it seems unlikely that they are the result of breast augmentation. Kristin's breasts are just right for her small frame and do not look like implants. Rather Kristin likely relies on gravity-defying undergarments.
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Compliment Sandwiches. Yes or No?A Lesson by C. Rose
Do you agree with using compliment sandwiches?
Do you use compliment sandwiches? (also known as feedback sandwiches)
This is when you start by saying something nice, insert an area for improvement, and end by saying something nice.
For example: You have a unique premise. You could improve your dialogue. I liked when you described the main character.
There are two different schools of thought (that I know of) on whether or not to use Constructive Criticism.
-Some say don't. The author will be caught up in the positives and not take the criticism seriously.
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Burt Bacharach and Hal David to receive Gershwin Prize
The veteran songwriting team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David has been chosen to receive the Library of Congress' fourth Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, which will be presented at an all-star tribute ceremony in the spring in Washington.
The creators of dozens of hits including "I Say A Little Prayer," "Do You Know the Way To San Jose?," "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head," "Walk On By," "What the World Needs Now" and "Alfie," for artists such as Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick, Jackie DeShannon and Herb Alpert, composer Bacharach and lyricist David are the first songwriting team to be honored with the Gershwin Prize.
"It's a great honor to receive this award and to follow the past recipients, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney -– it doesn't get any better than this," Bacharach, 83, said in a statement with Thursday's announcement.
In the same statement, Librarian of Congress James H. Billington said, "Their creative talents have inspired songwriters for more than five decades, and their legacy is much in the tradition of George and Ira Gershwin, for whom this award is named."
The first Bacharach-David song registered with the U.S. Copyright Office, which is part of the Library of Congress, was "Peggy in the Pantry," dated May 9, 1956. Since their heyday in the 1960s and '70s, Bacharach has teamed for varied projects with other musical partners including Elvis Costello, Don Was and Ronald Isley of the Isley Brothers.
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Photo: Burt Bacharach, left, and Hal David in 1993. Credit: Jeffrey Mayer


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As promised last week, normal service has (sort of) resumed! This week I've been trying to get back to playing music as I had a break to start school after the gig in September. As part of this, I have been testing out a few synths on Cubase and what better way to test them than to play a brilliant (albeit redundant) anthem. I present my effort at the DDR anthem.
If you have read this blog for any time at all, you may have worked out that I have a deep love for Glasgow so this week's music choices are going to have a distinctly Glaswegian feel.
Here are The Vaselines with Son Of A Gun (famously later covered by Nirvana)
Okay, I know this probably looks like I'm being a poser, maybe I am. Who knows?
And finally Belle and Sebastian.


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Business gets shipped out of the country because of a union victory winning higher pay (and, thus, fewer jobs).
Here's the beginning of a Wall Street Journal article on how a union victory means another wound in the American economy. Emphasis added:
Ford Motor Co. will build a new assembly plant in Mexico and sharply increase factory output from that country, representing the latest shift of investment abroad by a Detroit auto maker following the signing of a costly new labor deal.
The No. 2 light-vehicle seller in the U.S. plans to add 500,000 units of annual Mexican capacity starting in 2018, more than double what it built in 2015, according to people briefed on the plan. The plan mirrors General Motors Co.'s $5 billion investment to double Mexican capacity by 2018.
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This is straightforward economic cause and effect. The United Auto Workers negotiated a deal that made it so expensive to build cars in the United States that Ford finds it worthwhile to invest billions of dollars to move manufacturing to Mexico.
Keep in mind, auto workers in the United States were some of the highest paid laborers with the highest standard of living before the UAW negotiated this deal. But they couldn't let it rest. They had to squeeze the company for more. How much more? According to the Wall Street Journal, wages will "approach nearly $30 an hour in coming years, representing as much as a $10 increase for some newer hires."
Meanwhile, other potential American workers who need a job will be left to rot in unemployment because Ford can only build their most profitable vehicles in the United States. The rest must be built by Mexicans.
Of course, instead of blaming the culprits—the Unions and the government that empowers them—Ford will be condemned for being greedy and unpatriotic.
The UAW is greedy and unpatriotic. They are also elitist since they have procured wealth for fewer workers and consigned the rest to unemployment.
Ford only remains in business if it can make cars for less than the consumer is willing to pay. If their vehicles cost more than the price Ford can get for them, then Ford will cease to exist, and all the jobs will cease to exist as well.
Unions, like the government that empowers them, are parasites that can't restrain themselves from killing the host.
Every union victory brings the day closer to when there will be no industries left in the United States.


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Detroit's medical marijuana laws could change in November
DETROIT (WJBK) - Local religious and community leaders joining forces in Detroit to protest two medical marijuana proposals slated for the November ballot that they say will undo city rules that keep dispensaries away from places like churches and parks.
On November 7, Detroiters will decide on two proposals that have to do with expanding medical marijuana dispensaries and production in the city of Detroit.
New medical marijuana laws in place in Detroit
Two proposals are on the November 7th ballot in Detroit. Both having to do with expanding medical marijuana dispensaries and production in the City of Detroit.
The two proposals will be on the ballot would amend Detroit's zoning ordinance and opt Detroit into expanded medical marijuana production according to the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act
Pastor Marvin Winans is leading the group of city leaders saying no.
"I ride down the street and the whiff in I smell along with coming from buildings. It is amazing," Winans said.
He's got councilman Scott Benson on his side who says the vote would just undo what the council has done.
"What these new intitatives are trying to do is take away the legislative body's prerogative and take away something that took two years to enable and had great community support," Benson said.
If Detroiters vote yes on the ballot initiative, it would essentially eliminate the city council's March ordinance that regulated the nearly 283 dispensaries in the city.
"What I am against is for allowing the same situation we saw two years ago, where we had dispensaries everywhere in the city of Detroit," said Councilman James Tate.
If Detroit votes yes, it would mean that the city would have to follow state law regarding medical marijuana dispensaries. The problem with that is the state doesn't regulate the number of dispensaries in the city of Detroit.
"Our children are offended by the smell of marijuana - this plant, this god-given plant? I don't understand these church-going people who are saying God made a mistake when it came to this plant? I don't get it, I don't buy it," said Thomas Lavigne, who wants a yes vote on the proposals.
And others say that the current city Council ordnance puts too much restriction on the medical marijuana business.
"Medical marijuana is a business. Pastor Winans doesn't have a business, he has a business it's his church. Why is he getting involved in medical marijuana business and not his church business?" DeMeeko Williams said.
"It's about children and what our children have access to. They should not have more access to a weed dispensary then they do to a school, to a library, or to a playground," Winans said.
The vote is set for November 7.


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ATLANTA (WGCL/CNN) - Two children flying alone found themselves stuck in Atlanta due to bad weather.
The two were reportedly taken to a hotel by a Frontier Airlines employee, and stayed in the city overnight.
The parents, however, never heard from the company themselves. They're so upset, they've hired a lawyer.
"I mean this is a failure on so many levels," the attorney, Alan Armstrong, said.
Carter Gray, 9, and his sister Etta, 7, have been on dozens of flights. But their first flight without their parents was a nightmare.
"This was the first year I said, 'OK, they're old enough to fly on their own, they know their phone number, they know their address,'" their mother, Jennifer Ignash, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Then, "it was like, OK, panic."
On July 22, the two were put on a Frontier flight from Des Moines, IA, to Orlando, FL.
Their father, Chad Gray, said when the flight landed in Atlanta because of the weather, the only way they were able to find out what happened to their children was from another kid letting them use his cell phone.
"We did not hear from a Frontier Airlines employee throughout this whole process," Gray said. "And the only way we received any notification was from another unaccompanied minor who had a cell phone, and he let my son call me."
Gray said gate agents with Frontier weren't picking up the phone.
Around 2 a.m., airline employees made the decision to take Carter and Etta to a Holiday Inn - without notifying their parents.
They drove to the hotel in a Frontier employee's personal vehicle.
At 4:30 a.m., Carter sent his dad a text telling him they were at a hotel.
There were several other unaccompanied minors in the room, and just one female airline employee.
"My son had to sleep with a boy that was five years older than he was," Gray said.
Armstrong, the lawyer representing the family, is also a pilot. He questioned the airline's decision to fly out of Des Moines when there was a ground stop in Orlando.
"Negligence, poor communication - no communication, really - poor judgment by the pilot," Armstrong said of the situation.
In a statement, Frontier said "our records show that the children were in contact with their mother before being transported to the hotel and with their father the following morning before leaving on the continued flight."
The airline's statement did not say that the airline itself contacted the Grays before moving the children to a hotel.
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There are many ways to keep skin looking healthy and younger-looking. Topical creams and dietary supplements are common over-the-counter products that you can use, while more invasive procedures are also becoming more and more prevalent today.
But did you know that the best probiotics can give you great skin, too? Good bacteria can help to clean your gut and gets rid of toxins and bad bacteria that wreak havoc on your skin and overall health.
Let's take a look at the many ways probiotics can help you achieve younger-looking skin.
Probiotics and Skin Health
The biggest benefit derived from probiotics is digestive health. When your gut is packed with bad bacteria and parasites, your stomach has a reduced ability to absorb nutrients. This means you're not getting the most from the food you eat and from dietary supplements that you may be taking. Having a healthy diet and taking supplements are futile if your gut is covered in toxins and free radicals.
Probiotics help to clear your gut from toxins, giving it the ability to absorb and assimilate nutrients properly. This means that women's skin is getting the right amount of vitamins and minerals essential to keeping it healthy and looking younger.
In terms of acne problems, probiotics can help to clear skin by reducing inflammation.
Are There Any Side Effects to Taking Probiotics?
Known side effects are considered to be mild and digestive in nature, such as bloating or gas. Reduced appetite and nausea have also been reported.
When looking to improve your complexion and overall skin health, the very first thing you must work on is your inner ecosystem. When your gut is full of toxins, it can be difficult for dietary supplements to work properly since nutrients are not being absorbed as they should be.
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Ukraine leader floats plan of Tymoshenko release
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Facing increasing pressure from the West, Ukraine's president on Thursday suggested a new plan for the release of his main rival, the jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, but the proposal won few cheers from her allies.
Speaking to reporters while on a tour to the eastern Donetsk region, Viktor Yanukovych said he would support a parliament bill allowing Tymoshenko to be released from prison and sent to Germany for treatment of her back problem.
"Naturally, if parliament adopts this law, I will sign it," Yanukovych said, according to his website.
The comments by Yanukovych were the strongest indication in recent weeks of his willingness to release Tymoshenko before a landmark Ukraine-EU summit in November, but they appeared to fall short of what Tymoshenko and the European Union are pushing for.
The West condemns Tymoshenko's jailing on abuse of power charges as politically motivated and has been pressuring Yanukovych to release her. The EU has refused to sign an integration agreement with Kiev if Tymoshenko remains in jail. Two EU envoys have recommended that Tymoshenko be pardoned on humanitarian grounds and be sent to Germany for treatment.
There was no comment from Tymoshenko representatives as of Thursday evening, suggesting that a response was still being discussed.
But Yanukovych appeared to be referring to a bill proposed by a member of his Party of Regions, which stops short of pardoning Tymoshenko. Under that bill, Tymoshenko could be returned to prison in Ukraine after her treatment in a Berlin clinic is over and would not be able to run in the 2015 presidential election.
Tymoshenko's allies have said any attempt to send her to Germany in handcuffs without a pardon would be unacceptable.
Serhiy Sobolev, a parliament member from Tymoshenko's party, said Yanukovych's statement was an attempt to absolve himself of responsibility. Sobolev insisted that all attempts to resolve this case by passing new laws have already been made and that it was up to Yanukovych to pardon her.
"We have already exhausted all legislative possibilities and basically all that Yanukovych can do today is to sign a law pardoning her or sign an amnesty decree," Sobolev was quoted as saying by the RIA Novosti news agency.
In comments unrelated to Yanukovych's proposal, Tymoshenko's daughter Eugenia reiterated the two EU envoys' position on securing her mother's release. "It is clear and evident to everybody that she should be pardoned and released," Tymoshenko was quoted as saying by the Interfax news agency.
Tymoshenko, a charismatic opposition leader, is serving a seven-year sentence after being convicted of overstepping her powers while negotiating a gas deal with Russia in 2009. She accuses Yanukovych of throwing her in jail to bar her from politics.
Tymoshenko led the Orange Revolution, which annulled Yanukovych's fraud-tainted election victory in 2004. The two ran against each other in Ukraine's 2010 presidential election and Tymoshenko lost by a small margin.


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Nobody wants to live across the street from a junkyard.
But a group of residents on Greenlawn Avenue, a tiny dead-end street off Shell Road, would consider it an improvement over what they have lived with since August.
The City Council last week granted their wish. The council denied a rezoning request that would have allowed a hauling business to continue to operate on the narrow street.
That clears the way for the junkyard to return, which, ironically, pleases residents.
"I feel like it worked out fine," said James H. Paige, one of about a dozen residents who followed the rezoning case through a number of Planning Commission and council meetings.
The junkyard, residents reason, was at least quiet. Every so often heavy machinery would be brought down to crush the cars in the lot, but most of the time it was peaceful on the street.
In August, that all changed.
The junkyard had been purchased by Henry and Audrey Coppedge, owners of Coppedge Hauling.
They cleared an acre of the junkyard and created an entrance on Greenlawn Avenue. The junkyard's entrance is from Shell Road.
The hauling business brought a dozen trucks up and down the narrow street each day, plus noise and dust from all the activity.
"I can't even put my grandson out in the yard, because you never know when he is going to dash out in the street," said Maudreace J. Debreaux, another neighbor.
The junkyard is a "grandfathered" use on the site, allowable because it has been there since before the city zoned all of its property for different uses in 1961. The only way for the junkyard to lose its grandfathered status would be for it to go out of business for two years. Otherwise, a junkyard will be able to operate on the site forever.
The property is now zoned for commercial uses, which means that the Coppedges' industrial use is not allowed. The city is pursuing legal action to have the Coppedge business removed from the site.
It's not the first time Coppedge has run afoul of city policies.
The city purchased Coppedge's former site, 1881 West Pembroke Ave., last year after receiving complaints about the operation and because the business did not fit into the city's plan for the area.
The plan is to turn the area into a starting place for small, non-industrial businesses with an emphasis on warehouses and other transportation-oriented businesses that take advantage of proximity to Interstate 664, a rail line and the Chesapeake Bay.
George Coppedge claims he was misled by the city when he relocated his business to the Greenlawn site.
City officials told Coppedge they would not buy his property unless they could approve of his relocation.
The first site where Coppedge attempted to relocate was unacceptable because it was across the street from the old site on Pembroke.
Coppedge's lawyer, Richard B. Blackwell, said the city did not object to the junkyard site on Greenlawn and in fact wrote a check for the down payment on the site as part of the deal to purchase Coppedge's Pembroke location.
But three days after Coppedge moved onto the junkyard site, he received a notice from the Zoning Department saying he was in violation of the zoning there.
Blackwell admitted that he did not check the zoning on the property before buying. He assumed that since the city had no objections and the site had a junkyard on it that all concerned would consider the hauling business an improvement.
Blackwell applied for the rezoning after the legal action had begun. He won a continuance of the case in General District Court until the rezoning application was decided.
Both the Planning Department Staff and the Planning Commission recommended that the council deny the application.
The council tried to help Coppedge find a way to stay on the site, hoping it could work out a compromise between the neighbors and Coppedge, who employs 15 people.
At a meeting in February, the council asked Coppedge to see if he could persuade the junkyard manager to allow him to enter the hauling business from Shell Road. That would answer most of the neighbors' concerns.
But Coppedge told the council last week that the tenant wanted a significant rent reduction in order to give up space to allow Coppedge to drive his trucks through the yard.
Councilman Baxter E. Simmons said the council was even willing to allow Coppedge to try one more time to win approval from the junkyard manager. Coppedge turned down the offer.
Simmons acknowledged that the case ended in a no-win situation.
"I felt like we gave Mr. Coppedge every opportunity to make the rezoning work," Simmons said. "We still have a junkyard there. We have a very poor-looking site."
"I think it's a shame that a businessman comes out of something the way he came out of it," said Councilman C. Edward Knight III.
Blackwell was philosophical about the loss.
"We're not upset about it," he said. "We just gave it a shot, and they denied it."
He said Coppedge was not sure what he would do. His next court date is May 3. By then, he should have decided where he will go.
Blackwell said Coppedge has not been able to find a properly zoned piece of property in the city. "There are none," Blackwell said. "Or there may be some somewhere, but it's a very difficult piece of zoning to get."
Meanwhile, the residents are hoping quiet will return to their street.
"We weren't trying to put him out of business," Debreaux said. "I hope that Mr. Coppedge can find someplace to go so that he does not have to lose his livelihood, but we have livelihood too. We live here."


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Can Cinnamon Help You Lose Weight?
For the best weight-loss results, you can't rely on cinnamon alone. You'll need to eat fewer calories and exercise more to accomplish any significant amount of weight loss. Some research, however, indicates that cinnamon may have a small effect on weight-loss benefits. Check with your doctor before taking more cinnamon than is typically used in cooking, as this isn't safe for everyone.
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Cinnamon and Weight Loss
Cinnamon may help limit increases in blood sugar and slow down the emptying of the stomach, according to a review article published in the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology in May 2010. Both of these effects can help people who are trying to lose weight. The longer your food stays in your stomach, the longer it takes for you to begin to feel hungry again. This may help you eat less and create the necessary calorie deficit to lose weight. For each pound of weight loss per week, you'll need to eliminate about 500 calories per day.
Blood Sugar Levels and Weight Loss
Foods that cause a large increase in your blood sugar levels after you eat them often then cause your body to release a lot of insulin, which can cause your blood sugar levels to suddenly drop. This drop can make you feel hungry again. Consuming cinnamon even 12 hours before eating a food with the potential to raise blood sugar levels may help limit the increase in blood sugar after the meal, according to a review article published in the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology in 2010.
That effect of stabilizing blood sugar might help you lose weight. Diets low on the glycemic index -- ones that stabilize your blood sugar rather than cause spikes and crashes -- may be even better for weight loss than low-fat diets, according to a review article published in The Cochrane Library in 2007. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2010 found that low-GI, high-protein diets were best for weight loss. The high-protein diet had about 25 percent of calories from protein and 25 to 30 percent of calories from fat.
Cinnamon and Body Composition
A study published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition in 2006 found that a cinnamon extract was helpful for improving body composition by increasing lean mass and decreasing body fat. An animal study published in Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics in September 2010 found similar results and indicated potential mechanisms -- adding cinnamon to a high-sugar, high-fat diet helped limit insulin resistance and fat deposits, thus improving body composition. Further research is necessary to see whether using the spice cinnamon will have the same effect and how much would be necessary to achieve improved body composition in people.
Cinnamon as Part of a Healthy Diet
Cinnamon can help you limit the amount of sugar you add to sweet dishes, such as breads, puddings and cookies, as it enhances the sweet flavor. Consider adding a small amount to your oatmeal or smoothie at breakfast or including it in a sweet potato or butternut squash soup at lunch. It also goes well in savory dishes containing winter squash, pork or sweet potatoes.
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Chalk Pastoral
By Barrett White.
Above your head as you read this a chalk outline of an image emits. It is of a young woman trapped inside. She is throwing a book into a cornfield and screaming. Screaming into the same plot of land where the farmer and his wife came to bury their pet chimpanzee, who ate the crucifixes from the farmhouse walls like a furious embryo, tossing itself like a wet sack on things, making meals out of its rump sounds. And the farmer and his wife wept for days until they became exhausted and hungry and thirsty and their legs gave out and they fell, cradling one another, empathy bruising their lips, and little pieces of candy corn fell from their mouths uneaten and they frothed with a madness and they died from lack of sleep right there at the foot of the chimp grave where this chalk book fell, the one you're thinking about. The woman is screaming because the book speaks: roses and affidavits. Above her panic and your thoughts are a group of strappadoed vigilantes and priests who have been represented in several oil paintings throughout the woman's home. They are only present in her dream memory and cannot be named. Their faces have been replaced with boxing gloves on long accordion arms, breathing in and out and slapping one another with the musical whiff of a crematorium and/or lava fields. The woman found the book on the table where her grandmother would grind the bones for baking in the mortar of the child's head. A calendar was kept documenting the mortar's aging, its wear, and on that basis were replacements made. For there were meals to be made, the grandmother high off nettles and rabbit fur, squatting in the corner of the cabin over a pile of eggs and biting the hen's neck and screaming. These eloquent tones mocked by her granddaughter over the table at the book which whispered in her ear what it did to her as she slept. She slaps it from the table and it strikes the grandmother's head. The grandmother's head dissolves and then restructures itself as an infant's head after the book passes through it. The book rings like a bell when it hits the ground. The woman hikes her skirt up and pissed on its pages, hoping to dampen the lies to make them soft. The grandmother's new head caterwauls hot pokers on their wallpaper, making shear marks for fun with a fine-spoken comb. The book foams beneath the granddaughter, spits up feathers. Its voice shakes the walls of the cabin, making the pine needles scrape the window panes in pain-pleasure screeching. AND WITH YOUR EYES CLOSED it reverbuls, AND WITH YOU OPEN, CUT AND PASTE. Above the chalk outline the words float stop motion, all Méliès, with a sick moon groaning nauseous in a bind, a single exclamation, O.
Ideas don't make up this book, pages do. The pages are stuck together with the amber grip of urine. The woman having given birth several times to the different heads the grandmother would wear, to challenge the mundanity of living in a cabin in the woods. The vinyl ghost of Ansel Adams lies deflated in the distance, big as a Macy's day parade character, obscuring the foothills. The grandmother whines and whines through her infant mouth hole. The woman afraid that the voice of dead photographers would sing. The woman becoming a girl and the girl becoming a woman. The woman never grandmother because she could not give birth to a living child. A brisket child, sizzled in her mind ream. The face meat is something that inherits complexion. It came from inside of her raw. The grandmother would grind powder to bleach, brine blood to rouge. The grandmother's infant head becomes a chimpanzee head and tackles her granddaughter with a playful shove. The book hovers over their struggle, muttering SO FAR AWAY YEAH YEAH YEAH. The monkey face bites and gurgles over the woman's lumped body. Her mascara runs. 'I want to get away,' she says. The grandmother pinches and picks at every wenis. The book rolls out scarf-length bookmarks of tongue. One licks the oil clean off a painting of a patron saint. Behind the oil is a corral of neoplasticine grids. Inside the grids are multiple IKEAs with multiple dissolving baby heads. Like wet sand their texture fills the grids with perfectly geometrical dandruff. The baby heads have crowns of thorns that don't dissolve. One of the thorns pricks one of the books' tongues and the book howls with an angry threat: WHEN YOU FALL ASLEEP TONIGHT. Little dribbles of inky blood fall from the hovering tome into the pot of soup on the kettle which the grandmother makes. The soup on the kettle turns from yellow to orange to silver to purple to silver to purple to red to red to orange to black to silver to orange to purple to silver to purple to green to black to purple to orange to silver to orange to purple to silver to orange to black to black to black to orange to silver to purple. Prepared with a pageant of corn shucked from the soft parts between toddler's tongues and palettes. Peeled from the crackling dead skin: it is true that the book's pages are more flesh than their bodies. The book spits up balloons which cling to the thatched roof of the cabin, a birthday in the dark season of terrible two, the two of them, the girl-woman and her mother's mother, with a kaleidoscope of heads between them, and the knowledge that plagues them with an incessant screaming. EASIER FOR YOU TO BE the book says, and its voice is interrupted by more black liquid cascading down, more oil to sour the meal.
Through the mossy gums inside her vocal hole, the grandmother tells her grandchild to burn the book. 'Inhale its smoke to know its eternal knowledge' she says, her head an ocelot. The book is spinning in a corner angled on its spine. It makes sounds like NASCAR binges, huge engines echoing therein. The sounds muted by the drifts of chalk detritus settling in the corner of your thought process, of the room, of the tale inside it, this book inside of you. The strappadoed priests are taken down by technicians of your dream and replaced with body-mod suspension artists with subdermal implants of stars, flowers, halos, hearts. In her chimpanzee phase the grandmother rips her heart out, eating it. The heart is made of leather. She is erased as the book calls over her vanishing corpse to the girl-woman: LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE NOW. LOOK AT ALL THE PAIN YOU'VE CAUSED US. The woman who is a girl now sees the smoke rising on the somber hills, parades of conflagration creeping towards the forest. Towards their cabin, towards the cornfield, their farm, their pageant. She takes a poker from beside the fireplace and catches the hovering book on it, impaling the cover with a shriek. The book flaps its pages like the wings of a wounded bird. Holding the poker in her teeth the girl thinks how she cannot escape the book, how her only option is to destroy it. This is something that is obvious. She gathers wood, the thin and brittle twigs from the nearby trees mingling in the cold. The book complains ONLY I KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY PENETRATE UR MIND. She douses the unlit pyre in gasoline. The suspension artists split little fireballs down to ignite it. A breeze rattles the bones of the cornfield as Ansel Adams' giant deflated body shifts on the mountain side, giving the new fire breath, life. The woman drives the poker deep into the breast of the fire, sending embers dancing. The book screams and screams OOOOOOOOOOOO. The smoke of the book is a clear plastic. The girl stands beside the flames, sucking in the clear through her nostrils with a crinkle. The plastic rolls itself up in her like a mimeograph machine. Her lungs are sharp-pointed stencils that gnaw the book's emission. The tears in it give her a new understanding of language. You and her hear the sounds of the fire trucks at the same time. Your ears perk and shrivel. She is tranced, leaning to vomit in the raked pine needles on the cold hard earth. Several police cruisers off-roading jeer, flinging dirt clods that bruise her, running over the house and razing it into a pile of sticks. Their red and blue lights cast jewels on the forest, on the hills, on the cornfields, which are wilting, crying black. The corn is blanched by a sickly rot. The fire truck tears down the forest to save it, wood splintering beneath hard rubber tires. They blast the book's pyre with hoses from every angle, the water white with purging. They put the girl in handcuffs and lead her away. Everything floating above you is smoldering. The suspension artists are picked off by snipers and left to hang. The parade of police cars and fire trucks drive off blasting sirens into the night. For a moment, the dead forest is quiet. Out of the embers, the book crawls out. OOOOOOOOOOOO, it says. WHAT HAPPENS IF I REFUSE TO END?
Barrett White is a writer, performance and video artist. His work has appeared in Metazen, New Wave Vomit and elsewhere.
First published in 3:AM Magazine: Thursday, April 18th, 2013.


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Now that the school year is about to begin, the Camarillo Police Department, Pleasant Valley School District and the Oxnard Union High School District would like to remind Camarillo residents who drive around the city's schools to be mindful of children walking or riding their bicycles to and from school. Drivers are reminded to be patient in or around these school zones as traffic is typically backed up with parents who are attempting to drop off their children at school. It is recommended that if you do not have children attending a school, you find an alternate route during the school hours of 7:00 AM ' 4:00 PM in order to avoid any traffic congestion in front of our city schools. A map showing school site locations can be found @ www.pvsd.k12.ca.us.
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A bicycle is considered a vehicle and while riding you must obey the rules of the road. The Camarillo Police Department does have a limited amount of helmets and safety gear available for free, provided to families dealing with financial hardships. Feel free to contact the Community Resource Unit during regular business hours @ 388-5155.
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Haunted Tales Of North Carolina
Virginia Walker Told One Of The Best Ghost Stories Ever. Listen To It Now As Virginia Tells Her Story.
The Ghost Story Of Virginia Walker Told On Video
My late mother Virginia Walker told one of the best ghost stories ever told by anyone and if you'll listen to the words of this story you'll discover a lot of proof that ghosts are very real. My Mom told us this ghost story all her life and before she passed away I was lucky enough to get her on video tape telling her wonderful ghost story.
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My Mom and me had always had a deal that we would contact each other if there was any way possible if either of us died. My Mom passed away on January 6th, 2010 and on Saturday after she passed away on Wednesday I was to do her funeral service that afternoon. I was in the living room where there was a rocking horse that belonged to a young friend of mine and my mom. The rocking horse would make horse galloping sounds if a child rode it. As I walked towards that rocking horse it began to rock back and forth and make its horse galloping sounds. It stopped almost as soon as it started and I said Mom if that's you do it again. Almost at once the horse started rocking and making the galloping sounds again. It was just simply amazing. Proof at least to me that my Mom's spirit or ghost was there in the room with me.
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The state of North Carolina is a strange mixture of mysteries, the unexplained, and ghost stories and tales. If you were to look around at all the states in the United States I think you would find that North Carolina has some of the spookiest ghost stories in the state. Being from North Carolina I have made it my goal to research and document as many of the ghost stories, and tales of mystery of North Carolina that I possibly can. I will be 61 or so this year and ever since I was a very young man I have known for a fact that ghosts do exist. From a very young age I have been able to see and hear things that other people were not able to see and hear. I don't really know why but there are some people who can see ghosts and other paranormal activity and some people who can not. I do have Native American blood and I have often wondered if that was the reason but over the years as I have researched ghosts and the paranormal I have met people with out known Native American blood that could also see and hear ghosts and other paranormal activity. Why is it this way I don't really know. But I do know beyond a shadow of a doubt that ghosts and other forms of paranormal activity are very real. And on this page and others linked to it we will explore haunted North Carolina.
The Devils Tramping Ground
Located out in the woods 10 miles east of Siler City North Carolina in western Chatham County is where the Devil's Tramping Ground is located. It has been a mystery for many years as the Devils Tramping Ground which is a circle like path out in the woods has known to have been there for several hundred years. It was already there when the first white men came to the area and looks much the same now as it did then. Local legend says that the devil makes the path walking around and around thinking. It is widely known that if you place an item in the path it will be moved out of the path in the night. What is it causes this mystery. Many people have tried but so far no one has ever been able to explain the mystery of the Devils Tramping Ground.
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I have found more ghosts and paranormal activity in North Carolina than in any other state and I believe I have checked out the ghosts and ghost stories in most of them. I hope you will check out the ghost stories on this Hub Page and share the link to this Hub Page with your family, friends, and social media contacts. Thanks very much.
The Devils Tramping Ground
The Devils Tramping Ground which is known to have existed for several hundred years is near Siler City North Carolina.
The Ghost Of Doctor Jamie Smith In Chicken Alley
Doctor Jamie Smith was quite the colorful character who reminds me a lot of the doctor in the movie Field of Dreams. It is said that Doctor Jamie Smith was a medical doctor who loved his profession and baseball. But he also loved to drink and it was in a bar called Broadways Tavern in 1902 where Doctor Jamie Smith was killed in a fight with other men. It is said that the doctor who carried a small one shot pistol drew his pistol and the shot went into the ceiling. In the next instant he was stabbed several time in the back and died there in the bar. Now while that should have been the end of it and the story should have ended there it did not. Before long people were seeing Doctor Jamie Smith in his long black trench coat and fedora walking through chicken alley after dark. He has been reported in other locations around Asheville but it is there in Chicken Alley where he is seen most often.
Chicken Alley is a narrow alley located off Woodfin Street in Asheville and though we have been there several times in an attempt to met Doctor Jamie Smith so far I have not been able to though I will try every time I am there at the right time of day. Johnny Logan has told me the story many times of seeing Doctor Jamie Smith walk through the alley there. He said he saw him plain as day and could even smell the cigar Doctor Smith was smoking as walked along through Chicken Alley on his way home to his wife Annie who outlived the doctor by 41 years. I have always hoped that one day I may be there in Chicken Alley at just the right time of day and just may get to meet a man I have wondered about for many years.
If you know anything else about the story of Doctor Jamie Smith please post it below in the comment section.
Woodfin Street Asheville North Carolina
Chicken Alley Is A Narrow Alley Located Off Woodfin Street In Asheville North Carolina
The Pink Lady Of The Grove Park Inn
You will hear several different stories told about the Pink Lady Ghost of the Grove Park Inn in Asheville North Carolina and some people claim she was pushed to her death while other people claim she jumped to her own death. It is said that she has been seen for a number of years by both the staff of the Grove Park Inn and by guests. I myself have saw this ghost as she walked along the second floor out on the balcony of the second floor at the Grove Park Inn. What ever I saw there seemed to walk along for a time and then just simply vanished into the wall so yes I can say I have seen the Pink Lady Ghost of the Grove Park Inn. It is around room 545 where there have been many tales of paranormal activity. It was also very near this area where I saw the Pink Lady Ghost of the Grove Park Inn. Over the years other people have claimed that doors open and close on their own in the area and lights in the area go off and on often. Many times the owners have had the electricity checked but no problem can ever be found. Just maybe if you stay at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville North Carolina you to will get a chance to meet the Pink Lady of the Grove Park Inn.
The Grove Park Inn
The Grove Park Inn is located at 290 Macon Avenue in Asheville North Carolina
Check Out The Below Links For More Of Paranormal North Carolina
- The Vampire Beast Of North Carolina
What is it and where did it come from. No one knows for sure. And why did it kill and drain animals of blood in 1953 and then disappear until 2003 when it made its return and went back to killing animals and...
- Western North Carolina Ghosts
Western North Carolina appears to be a hot bed of paranormal activity. If you want to check out some of the scariest ghost stories you will ever hear then you need to check out the ghost stories of western...
- North Carolina Haunted Places
Site Of Where The Two Sisters Wrecked And Were Killed True Ghost Stories The Ghosts Of Caroleen Bridge There are ghost stories of hauntings all over North Carolina. One of the most famous is the story of...
- NC Ghost Stories , The Devils Tramping Ground
Photo Of The Devils Tramping Ground Ten miles east of Siler City in Chatham County North Carolina is the devils tramping ground and one of the most unusual paranormal spots in North Carolina. There is a foot...
- NC Ghost Stories Haunted Charlotte
Haunted Charlotte N.C. North Carolina has a rich history with all kinds of death and tragedy down thru the years and it is often death and tragedy that are associated with paranormal activity. From the...
My House Is Haunted. How About Yours?
In case you missed one of my earlier hub pages I recently did one about the fact that I live in a Haunted House. How about you? Over the years I have had many paranormal experiences and then I moved into a house that I am 100 percent sure is haunted. You can read the full story BY CLICKING HERE NOW.
What do you think about the Ghost Stories of North Carolina. Please post your comments and questions now.
Very interesting, but I wanted to put my theory out there on the devil's tramping ground. It looks exactly like a fairy ring to me! And the fact that if you place items in the circle and in the morning they are moved only further backs up my theory. Fairy rings are where the fairies dance and build up energy for the earth...and so I would assume that if anyone placed something inside of it that they didn't like, they would move it. Anywho, just a thought. Blessings!
What? New BF sighting & tracks in N.C. mts.- can you give any details at all crazyhorseghost. Didn't one called Stumpy used to pop up around South Mt.? Thanks!
Interesting stories. I am fascinating by reports of ghosts. There's a reason for them being there. I often wonder what it is.
Fantastic crazyhorse; and I would like to be the first one to view it when ready...not possible, I know ..sigh.Your the best I've seen here on HP covering your subjects and fully deserve your success.
By the way: my father was best buddies with Mayor Fussel in Bladenboro and I may have the "inside" on that one ..lol
Hi crazyhorseghost,
Thank you for sharing this brilliant hub. I thoroughly enjoyed it from beginning to end.
Take care
These stories are interesting. I find the Devil's Tramping Ground particularly interesting, as it would be impossible for people to maintain such a thing for that many years.
People with Celtic or Native American blood for whatever reason are able to tune in to these phenomena well at times; and a combination of the two makes the strongest perceptions. Scientists have not been able to explain 'The Devils Tramping Ground' except to say the soil is a little alkaline,is this correct crazyhorse? If so then logically it would seem something long ago was 'placed' on the ground there in circular fashion that altered the soil chemistry to the point that it retarded plant growth.The Carolina's are full of high- strangeness and you appear to be an excellent recorder of it crazyhorseghost.
p.s. Lived in Shelby for awhile and had the most astounding and documented experience of my life there in 1992.
Only been in NC for 5 years and still learning. This was a very educational article, thanks!
Also, it would be a good article to include the new map feature HP has. I'd love to be able to see quickly where some of these places are located. Thanks again.


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Monday, March 23, 2009
Ann 65/100 - Delia and Hero
12 comments:
- Julie said...
These are quite remarkable, Ann.
Firstly, the splash of light is just right. The warm and affection that you have captured is wonderful. The reflective one where Delia is looking straight into the lens is great. The kiss and the response from Hero is superb shooting. To get it just at the point ... so good.
I agree: they work just as well in B&W as they do in colour.
- March 23, 2009 at 9:56 AM
- Julie said...
oops ... two more things ...
Were they taken with the dSLR or the P&S?
Did you use burst or whatever that is called? Six shots in 3 seconds ... you know ...
- March 23, 2009 at 9:58 AM
- Ann said...
SLR, doubt I would have attempted this with the p&s, they were moving around and the response time is too slow. Not continuous shooting, just single shot. I forget that I can do continuous. I did take 10 or so shots at various focal lengths.
- March 23, 2009 at 10:45 AM
- Julie said...
With your Meanderings: I reckon you should increase the size of the image.
- March 23, 2009 at 10:53 AM
- Ann said...
Would need to change the template, can't do it on that one. I like that template, it took me ages to find one that I liked, not to mention the time it took to format the banner pic to fit. I would need to go to one of the wide templates.
- March 23, 2009 at 10:57 AM
- Julie said...
Okay ... ready for this ... take a deep breath ...
On the Customise button you can adjust just about everything in your existing template. I adjusted the width of my post panel and my side panel.
It involves working a bit in html but only to the extent of searching for the relevant line and changing an existing piece of data.
What is the template that you currently use?
- March 23, 2009 at 11:06 AM
- Ann said...
Rounders 2 - I have absolutely no idea where to start to do that. I am quite technologically illiterate.
- March 23, 2009 at 11:09 AM
- Julie said...
No probs ... would you LIKE to increase the size of the images that you are able to post on Meanderings?
If you think you would like to, I will have a look at Rounders 2 over the next coupla days and work out a series of instructions for you.
- March 23, 2009 at 11:13 AM
- Ann said...
I would providing it isn't going to throw out the rest of the template.
- March 23, 2009 at 11:14 AM
- Julie said...
Yep ... understand where you are coming from.
I will keep that in the back of my head whilst I do some digging around. Come back to you on this toward the end of the week and let you know if it is feasible ... and how hard or easy it will be ...
Also ... thank you for the images with Eric. One I like particularly much. I have to go back to the images on my camera. As such they were nothing to write home about - impact of the blasted sun - but maybe I can crop bits out that might be acceptable.
- March 23, 2009 at 11:27 AM
- cara said...
Such beautiful pictures! If I was Delia I would be getting them framed.
They show a private moment really candidly but without being intrusive... if that makes any sense. I think "sensitive" is the word I'm looking for! Congratulations.
- March 23, 2009 at 4:03 PM
- bitingmidge said...
I truly love the first B&W one.
Love it to bits!
- March 28, 2009 at 10:00 AM


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Last updated: May 3, 2018
|CMS Measure ID:
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|Measure Description:
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of heart failure (HF) with a current or prior left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 40% who were prescribed ACE inhibitor or ARB therapy either within a 12 month period when seen in the outpatient setting OR at each hospital discharge
|Initial Patient Population:
All patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of heart failure
|Denominator Statement:
Equals Initial Population with a current or prior LVEF < 40%
|Denominator Exclusions:
|Numerator Statement:
Patients who were prescribed ACE inhibitor or ARB therapy either within a 12 month period when seen in the outpatient setting OR at each hospital discharge
|Numerator Exclusions:
Not Applicable
|Denominator Exceptions:
|Measure Steward:
|American Medical Association-convened Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement(R) (AMA-PCPI)
|Effective Clinical Care
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|Measure Score:
|Improvement Notation:
Higher score indicates better quality
To satisfy this measure, it must be reported for all heart failure patients at least once during the measurement period if seen in the outpatient setting. If the patient has an eligible inpatient discharge during the measurement period, as defined in the measure logic, it is expected to be reported at each hospital discharge
The requirement of Count >=2 of Encounter, Performed is to establish that the eligible professional has an existing relationship with the patient.
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- EP_CMS135v4_NQF0081_HF_ACEARB_2.zip
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Release Notes
- Clinical Recommendation Statement updated.
- Copyright updated.
- Definition updated.
- Disclaimer updated.
- eMeasure version number incremented.
- Guidance updated.
- Reference updated.
- Changed data type of 'result' or 'finding' to 'performed'.
- Introduced occurrencing on variables to enforce that the same instance of a clinical event is used throughout the measure when the logic within the variable does not limit the event to a single instance, e.g., FIRST or MOST RECENT.
- Introduced the new timing operator 'overlaps' to replace two lines of logic (AND/AND NOT) or to enforce when an event or set of events occur to meet the measure intent.
- Introduced variable $HFEncounters135 to allow re-use of logical expressions and reduce redundancy/complexity .
- Replaced 'ORs' with 'Union of' operator to provide a mechanism for specifying that qualifying event(s) must be a member of at least one of the data elements being unioned (if appropriate for measure intent).
- Replaced 'Patient Characteristic Birthdate' with 'Age at' operator.
- Replaced 'starts before or during' (SBOD) with 'starts before end of' (SBE).
- The top level logical operator for the Numerator Exclusions, Denominator Exclusions, Denominator Exceptions, and Measure Population Exclusions defaults to 'OR'.
Value Sets
- Value set ACE Inhibitor or ARB Ingredient (OID 2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1489): Deleted 1 RXNORM code (864776).
- Value set Patient Reason (OID 2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1008): Deleted 1 SNOMED code (30164005).


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Sylvenstein Dam is an earthen embankment dam in the Isar valley, in the alpine part of Upper Bavaria, Germany which impounds the Sylvenstein Reservoir (German: Sylvensteinspeicher).
Several hydropower plants were built in the tributary of the upper Isar river in the 1920s, for example at the Achensee and Lake Walchen Power Plant. Therefore, the river ran nearly dry during the dry season. This mainly affected the town of Bad Tölz. A reservoir was established to ensure a minimum level of water in the river. During the dry season a volumetric flow of 4 cubic metres per second is released to prevent the Isar from running dry. Additionally, the reservoir provides flood control for the Isar river between Bad Tölz and Munich.
The dam is 44 metres high and has a length of 180 metres. It was built between 1954 and 1959. From 1959 on, the water was also used to drive a hydropower plant of 3.2 MW. The plant was upgraded in 2000 with new turbines to generate 3.8 MW.


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The New Zealand Shakeout 2018
Friday 19th October
On Thursday the Junior School participated in the New Zealand Shakeout 2018. This involved all of the students dropping, covering and holding as we simulated an earthquake. Last year we...Lees meer over The New Zealand Shakeout 2018 >
Super similes
Wednesday 17th October
The Year 1 students have been studying writing techniques used by children's author Mem Fox. 1C learnt that Mem Fox uses similes to help develop a picture of the book's characters in the...Lees meer over Super similes >
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As part of our Education Outside of the Classroom (EOTC) Kristin Junior School is partaking in their annual swimming lessons. The swimming season is upon us…5B travelled by bus to the...Lees meer over Year 5 go Swimming >
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Wednesday 26th September
Year 6 have spent Term 3 working towards their PYP Exhibition Inquiry, and what an exciting, challenging and busy term it has been. This year the children were able to pick issues that...Lees meer over Year 6 Exhibition 2018 >
Wheels Day
Wednesday 26th September
The Junior School Student Council organised a Wheels Day on Wednesday 12 September. The Student Council, with the aid of Mr Hutton, Mrs Harris, and many other selfless teachers, worked...Lees meer over Wheels Day >
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"Why do people change the state of matter?" the 1C students asked during their inquiry into the central idea, 'Heat energy affects the state of matter.' While they had experienced turning...Lees meer over Changing the State of Matter in Year 1 >
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This term 3P has been working closely with the children at Little Doves. We are so lucky at Kristin to be able to give our students so many wonderful experiences and watching the children...Lees meer over A Little Bit of Magic >
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Monday 17th September
5P have been inquiring into Advertising. Each class has the amazing opportunity to film an advert in the Green Screen Room! After learning about the features of an advertisement and...Lees meer over 5P Make their own Advert >
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Longtime How I Met Your Mother fans have enjoyed playing the "Who's the mother?" game, finding fun in the clues and hints the writers give us. We know Robin isn't the mother, as Ted's future children know her as Aunt Robin. We know Ted and his future wife were both at the same St. Patrick's Day party last year – and she had a yellow umbrella. While we've suspected for a long time that the mother wasn't Stella, we've recently been gathering more clues that Stella was not the one to marry Ted. Sarah Chalke's Stella has been an enjoyable addition to the show, so it was unfortunate to see Ted and Stella's relationship end in such a forgettable and bland episode.
Future Ted talking to blonde kids and Stella, if the story had turned out differently, was a clever way to clue us in that they wouldn't be getting married. And maybe it was just us, but his real 'future children' are much more attractive – which was entertaining. Of course Ted would think other possible children would have been inferior to the children he has and loves.
As is usually the case, Barney had some fun moments. His Beautiful Mind/Numb3rs-esque use of the marker board to crack the code – how to sleep with Robin again – was well done. Especially since it came up with an actual answer: Get Robin drunk at Ted's wedding! Too bad Barney couldn't resist Stella's crazy sister – or the girl from the front desk. Still, we feel that storyline will come around again and we expect Barney and Robin will end up together eventually.
Stella was the most unlikable we've ever seen her on this show. The gang was chalking it up to wedding stress, but we think it was the writers preparing us for her exit, as she rambled on and on about not having exes at the wedding. Either way, she was a harpy and pretty annoying.
While we love Daily Show correspondent Jason Jones, his role as Tony (Stella's ex), was super sitcomy. Oooh, he's a guy who loves karate, and cries on Ted's shoulder. Seriously? He's a better choice than Ted for Stella? And once again, the show forgets about Lucy – was she not on the boat? That might have made a nice moment, showing Tony, Stella and Lucy together, making it more apparent that Stella chose Tony because of their history together, and to give Lucy both her parents – but now? We just think Stella's kind of nuts.
It's too bad that Robin won't be in Japan at least a few more episodes; we really loved the monkey co-host throwing marshmallows at her while she read the news. Robin's speech felt a little forced and as though she were puppeting a speech for the writers, but they did make a good point about Ted disappearing into someone else's wedding and someone else's life. The points were valid; it was just done in an off-balance way.
The thing is, this is still a great show. Even though this episode wasn't one of our favorites, it's still really good television and it moved along some very important plot points. We're truly looking forward to what happens next for Ted, Robin, and company. Robin got that part right – the fun is in the journey.


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The Art of Being Sweet
This logo is the beginning of a business re-brand that a friend of mine presented to me. We decided to start with a new logo design for cake/cup cake business. She asked me to create something elegant and feminine. Check out Rachael's delectable treats at http://beingsweet.ca/


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St Joseph's teachers walk 57km for a world without dementia
Mr McHale and Mr Blake of St Joseph's went on an epic day's adventure in aid of the Alzheimer's Society. The pair walked 57 kilometres
Another successful year for the shoe box appeal
We would like to thank Mrs Prior for her amazing efforts in organising this year's shoe box appeal. This is an annual appeal that hopes
Wear it pink day
Wear it pink day is the national fundraising day for breast cancer. The school contributed with all members of staff dressing with a pink theme
Christmas Lunch at St Joseph's
Christmas Lunch will be offered to pupils and staff on Wednesday 7th and Thursday 8th December 2016 The seasonal menu will offer traditional roast lunch,
St Joseph's raise funds for Macmillan cancer support charity
Friday 30th September saw the annual Macmillan cake sale. Macmillan are a fantastic charity and fully deserve the support of the school with their nurses
Another successful fundraiser for Help for Heroes by Vincent House
Vincent House celebrated the feast day of St Vincent de Paul through a huge number of activities, all designed to raise money for the local
Stonehenge Visit
On Monday 26.09.16, the entirety of year 8 attended a visit to Stonehenge. We arrived after a noisy coach trip and divided into 3 groups,


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I started seeing Balloon pants in runway photos a couple of years ago. But haven't really seen them anywhere on real people walking down real streets. This leads me to conclude that the balloon pant trend is still ON ITS WAY IN. I refuse to consider them out of fashion until they are hanging in the sale racks at Target.
Well here's an example of a homemade sewing pattern for all you early fashion adopters. (Or in this case, late adopters.) There are many more ways to make them as there are number of names for them: (hammer time pants, harem pants, bollywood pants, parachute pants, etc.) But this is the super easy way:
The basic idea of the above A-shape pattern can be modified get your desired effect. If you are thinking, "What desired effect could I possibly want with balloon pants?" then look no further!
For more "balloonish" quality, you can lower the crotch line and make the legs further apart. For a more gathered waistline, you can cut the waist more generously. They can be gathered at the knee or flared at the ankle. The Balloon Pant is an entire fashion category!
I used soft chambray for these kid's pants.
Now if you want to get all fancy, try a balloon jumper!
(She's hiding her massive piggy bank in these balloon pants since I just bribed her with $5 to put them on.)


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Is Kanye West Getting Married with Plastic Surgery?
December 23, 2009 in Black Plastic Surgery,Celebrity Plastic Surgery,Ethnic Plastic Surgery by Dana Jackson | Leave a Comment
Kanye West hasn't been making headlines lately, so it was with much interest that Make Me Heal learned that he may be engaged to his attention seeking girlfriend, former stripper Amber Rose. The couple is said to be heading towards matrimony on a tropical island, but without plastic surgery.
32-year old Kanye lost his mother to plastic surgery back in 2007 during a liposuction procedure (See Make Me Heal's story on Donda West's plastic surgery), so it makes sense that he would seek a natural beauty like Amber Rose to make his life partner.
Amber Rose has a stunning figure, which she frequently shows off, but she doesn't appear to have the breast implants or nose job that are so popular with many strippers and models. (See Make Me Heal's story on Amber Rose's plastic surgery).
Manhattan plastic surgeon Dr. David Shafer says, "It is hard to tell if Amber Rose has had plastic surgery without older photos. Since is just recently in the limelight, I doubt we will see any older photos. However, I don't see any incisions or telltale signs of surgical procedures."
According to Paul S. Nassif, a Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon and Rhinoplasty Specialist in Beverly Hills, California, "At a glance, Amber does not appear to have had any work done. Her curves look natural as do her facial features. She is young and beautiful, and has nothing that is in need of being enhanced."
Make Me Heal hopes that getting married hopes Kanye mend his bad boy ways and looks forward to learning more details as the big day approaches.
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When Lindsay announced that this months Kitchen Challenge was éclairs, I was all like "I got this one". I was pretty cocky about the whole thing. Which is funny because I had actually never made éclairs before. But you see, I have made all the different parts of éclairs many times, so I figured simply combining those three parts wouldn't be very difficult. And for the most part it wasn't. But I had a few mishaps along the way…..
The dough for éclairs is called pâte à choux. It is a very light, airy pastry dough that is the basis for several French pastries, including gougères, which I've made a couple times at the restaurant. So no biggie there. The filling is a traditional pastry cream, very similar to the ones I used to make practically everyday at the bakery where I previously worked. Check! And the chocolate glaze. Well, you all know about my love of chocolate. I'm no stranger to using that ingredient in my kitchen!
So with all this prior knowledge and experience, I dove right into making these éclairs. My first attempt was decent. The taste was spot on. But they were lacking in the appearance department. My piping skills aren't the best. And they didn't puff up as much as I had hoped. A little research suggested that weather can play a big role in how well the pâte à choux rises. So I waited (and waited and waited…..this is Seattle after all) for a drier day and tried a second time. On my second attempt I also decided to make the éclairs shorter (3 inches long instead of 5 inches), for easier piping. And they came out beautiful! I was thrilled! And then I dropped them on the floor. All of them. Chocolate glaze side down. Before I had a chance to take any photographs. Yup. Saddest day ever.
Eventually I got my s**t together and managed to pull off (and photograph) a decent batch. And really, they aren't that difficult to make. So don't be scared off by my tale of misfortune. And once you get the basic technique down, you can play with a seemingly endless array of flavor combinations. I decided to infuse my pastry cream with lavender. The lavender flavor is very subtle here, but if that's not your thing, just leave it out for a more classic version of this traditional French pastry.
Recipe slightly adapted from Cook's Illustrated Baking Book
- For the Pastry Cream
- 5 egg yolks
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 cups half and half
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. dried culinary lavender
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- For the Pâte à Choux
- 6 tablespoons water
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 2 tablespoons whole milk
- 1 1/2 tsp. sugar
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 eggs, plus 1 egg white
- For the Chocolate Glaze
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 3 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 tablespoon confectioners sugar
- Special Equipment
- A least 2 pastry bags (I used plastic disposable ones)
- Large (1/2 to 3/4-inch) plain tip (I used an Ateco 11/16 plain #9 tip)
- Small (about 1/4-inch) plain tip (I used an Ateco 230 plain bismark tube)
- Make the pastry cream filling. In a small bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, cornstarch and 2 tablespoons of the sugar. Set aside. In a medium heavy-bottom saucepan, combine the remaining 6 tablespoons of sugar, the half and half, vanilla extract, salt and lavender over medium-high heat. Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally until the sugar is dissolved. Temper the egg yolks by whisking in about 1 cup of the simmering half and half mixture. Then slowly whisk the tempered egg mixture back into the remaining half and half mixture. Reduce the heat to medium and cook, whisking constantly, until the pastry cream starts to bubble and has thickened, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat and whisk in the butter. Strain the pastry cream through a fine mesh strainer into a clean bowl. Use a spoon or whisk to help push the pastry cream through the strainer. Cover the pastry cream with plastic wrap, pushing the plastic down onto the surface of the pastry cream (this prevents a skin from forming) and refrigerate until firm, at least 3 hours or up to 3 days (I made mine 1 day in advance).
- When you are ready to make your éclairs, pre-heat your oven to 400 degrees. Using a ruler and pencil, draw guidelines on a piece of parchment paper to help you space out the pâte à choux (I know this seems like overkill, but it helps a lot with the piping). You'll want to space the pâte à choux at least 1-inch apart (any closer and they won't rise properly). And make them 3 to 5 inches in length (shorter is definitely easier). Then flip the parchment paper over and place it on a large baking sheet that has been lightly sprayed with non-stick cooking spray (flipping the parchment paper over prevents you from getting pencil marks on your éclairs - trust me, I learned this one the hard way). Set aside.
- Make the pâte à choux. In a small saucepan over medium heat, bring the water, butter, milk, sugar and salt to a simmer. Turn the heat down to low and then add the flour, stirring the mixture constantly with a wooden spoon for about 3 minutes. The dough should appear slightly shiny and should clear the side of the pan (a thin layer will stick to the bottom of the pan, that is a good sign). Immediately transfer the warm dough to your stand mixer with the paddle attachment. Turn your mixer on the lowest speed and mix for about 2 minutes to allow the dough to cool slightly. Then turn your mixer up to medium speed and add the eggs and egg white one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, then mix for an additional 30 seconds until a smooth, thick, sticky paste forms.
- Pipe and bake the éclairs. Fit a pastry bag with your large plain tip and fill it with your warm pâte à choux. Twist the top of the pastry bag to keep it closed. Pipe the pâte à choux onto your prepared baking sheet, following your guidelines. Use a steady, even pressure on the piping bag to help you keep all the piped logs a similar diameter (aim for 1-inch). When all the pâte à choux is piped, you can use the back of a teaspoon dipped in cold water to even out the shape or smooth the surfaces, if necessary. Transfer to your pre-heated oven and bake for 15 minutes. Without opening the oven door, reduce your oven temperature to 350 degrees and continue baking for 8-10 minutes. The pastries should be golden brown and puffed and fairly firm. Remove from the oven and poke a small hole in each pastry with a pairing knife to release steam. Return the tray to your still warm oven (heat turned off), leaving the oven door ajar, for about 20 minutes to dry the pastries. Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool. (Note: Cook's Illustrated says that once cooled, the pastries can be frozen in a zip-lock bag for up to 1 month, then re-crisped in a 300 degree oven for a few minutes. But I have not tried this).
- Fill the éclairs. Fit a pastry bag with your small tip. Remove your pastry cream from the refrigerator and give it a stir. Fill your pastry bag with your pastry cream. Twist the top of the pastry bag to keep it closed. Working with one éclair at a time, insert the pastry tip into one end of the éclair and gently squeeze to fill the éclair part way (don't squeeze too hard or you may break through the surface of the pastry). Then repeat, this time starting at the other end of the éclair. Continue until all the éclairs are filled. I like to insert the pastry tip closer to the top of the éclair, to ensure that I don't poke through the bottom of the pastry. And you'll be able to cover any holes with your chocolate glaze.
- Make the chocolate glaze. Heat the heavy cream until it's just simmering. Add the chopped chocolate and confectioners sugar and stir until the chocolate is completely melted. Let the mixture sit for about 5 minutes to thicken slightly. Then spoon it over the tops of the éclairs, being sure to cover any holes.
- Filled and glazed éclairs are best when they are eaten within a few hours of making them. But they can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 1-2 days.


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OCI Chief Executive Stephen Martin has been chosen by the Olympic Council of Ireland Executive Board to be Team Ireland's Chef de Mission for the 2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games, to be held between 7th -23rd February next year.
The double Olympic hockey medalist said "It's an honour and a privilege to lead the Irish Team in Sochi" and added " we have been working closely with Winter sport to ensure we give targeted athletes the support required to help their qualification campaigns".
The Olympic Council of Ireland have supported six athletes as part of its Olympic Scholarship programme and expect athletes to qualify in Winter sport disciplines of alpine skiing, snowboarding, skeleton, and cross country skiing.
Dr Stephen Martin MBE is a Double Olympic Hockey Medallist, and former Captain of both Great Britain and the Irish Hockey Teams.
He won a Gold medal in Seoul 1988, Bronze medal in Los Angeles 1984 and finished 6th in Barcelona 1992.
He played in 229 International matches for Great Britain (94) and Ireland (135), played in 3 European Cups, 10 Champions Trophy Tournaments, 1 World Cup and 3 Olympic Games before being awarded an MBE for Services to Hockey in 1993.
His career has been in sport, as Director of Sport at Ulster Hockey, worked in the Performance Department at Sports Council NI , and was Deputy Chief Executive at the British Olympic Association as Head of the Performance Unit of The British Olympic Association responsible for the Olympic Medical Institute, Technical and Athlete Services departments providing elite service provision to Olympic athletes, coaches and scientific and medical support teams.
He was Deputy Chef de Mission at Summer and Winter Olympic Games with Team GB in Sydney 2000 , Salt Lake 2002, and Athens 2004 . He was a member of the UK Sports Institute Board
Martin was appointed Chief Executive ,Olympic Council of Ireland in January 2006. The OCI work to provide the best possible support to Team Ireland at European Youth Olympics, World Youth Olympics, European Games, Summer and Winter Olympic Games.
Martin worked with Team Ireland Chef de Missions' on Irish Team's planning and preparation for Beijing 2008, Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 were he was Team Ireland Deputy Chef de Mission alongside Sonia O'Sullivan.