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It's still stew season. In this dish, the oven does most of the work, and, oh, how wonderful your kitchen will smell. I buy fresh local lamb shoulder at a nearby market. Most supermarkets sell shoulder, although it often is boned, rolled and tied; untie it, open it out and cut into cubes. Because I like a slightly thickened sauce, when the stew comes out of the oven, I stir 2 teaspoons cornstarch into about ½ cup of cold chicken stock and stir into the stew, then cook until thickened. Serve with polenta and a side salad.
2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
1½ pound lamb shoulder, in 1-inch cubes
1 medium onion, sliced
¾ cup carrot coins, thickly sliced
2 to 3 cloves garlic, sliced
14-ounce can diced tomatoes
1 cup chicken stock, plus extra if needed
1 cup red wine
2 sprigs thyme
1 sprig rosemary
2 cups cubed butternut squash (3⁄4-inch)
Cracked pepper
Polenta, recipe at right
Heat the oven to 325 degrees. In a heavy, ovenproof Dutch oven, heat 1 tablespoon of oil over medium-high heat. Blot the pieces of lamb dry with a paper towel, and sprinkle with salt. When the oil is hot, brown half the cubes on all sides, about 5 minutes. Remove the lamb to a plate with a slotted spoon and add more oil if necessary. Brown the rest of the lamb and then remove that from the pot as well.
Turn down the heat to medium low and add the onions, carrots and garlic to the pot. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes until the vegetables begin to soften. Make sure not to let the garlic color too much.
Add the diced tomatoes, stock, wine, herbs and the browned lamb, along with any juices that have accumulated. Bring the stew just to a boil over high heat, stirring gently with a wooden spoon to get up all the brown bits from the bottom of the pot. Cover the pot and put it in the oven. Cook until the lamb is just tender, for 1½ to 2 hours.
When the lamb goes into the oven, prepare the squash. Toss the pieces with remaining 1 tablespoon of oil and transfer to a small baking tray. Roast them (alongside the Dutch oven) until they are just cooked through. Test pieces with the tip of a knife or a cake tester. When they are done, remove from the oven and set aside.
Before serving, stir the squash pieces into the hot stew. Thicken the juices, if you like. To serve, spoon hot polenta into deep soup plates and ladle the stew over it. Garnish dishes with a thyme sprig and a good sprinkle of freshly cracked black pepper. Serves 4 to 6.
Make polenta the quick and easy way, using Quaker-brand corn meal and store-bought chicken broth. Add 1 cup of cold chicken broth to 1 cup cornmeal in the top of a double boiler and stir well. Add 3 cups of hot chicken broth and about ½ teaspoon salt (or to taste) and place over direct heat for about 5 minutes, stirring until the cornmeal bubbles and thickens. Add a big lump of butter and stir. Place the top of the pan over simmering water in the bottom half. Top with a lid and hold until serving time. Pour leftover polenta into a loaf pan; next day, fry slices of "mush."
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Bzar 2011 build thread
April 10, 2011, 11:26 AM »
Wanted to post a link to Werner's B'zar website. As I have lost some of the webspace where many of the pictures in this thread are stored, many of the pics in this thread are broken links. Lucky thing is that the entire thread was saved at this link on Werner's site
Please reference the linked html site and feel free to ask any questions here if you are in the midst of a b'zar build.
I thought I might start a thread documenting the build of the recently released (today!) B'zar 2011. Throughout the process, I will add pictures and descriptions of the steps taken to complete the kite... including mistakes and corrections. Hopefully an enjoyable thread to follow, but may take a while to complete.
For the first entry, here are pics of the plans (provided by Werner and Positivo... thanks for their hard work in developing the kite and making the plans available to the public domain) and my chosen color scheme.
it's hard to see at the posted resolution, but note the seam overlaps for the spine and both seams running laterally away from the spine... these have tapered/non-uniform overlapping edges creating a billow in the sail once completed. This is unique to this kite and one of the major additions to the 2011 model... should be an interesting trick to prep and sew, but we'll cross that bridge when we get there.
More to come.
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April 10, 2011, 10:23 PM »
some of the tools I'll be using to complete this project...
my trusty Bernina 1630 sewing machine... excellent machine I purchased this year (used). It feeds evenly and will sew through a yard stick so meets my needs for now. The only reason I would replace it (other than malfunction) would be to have a wider working space to the right of the needle... and possibly for a dual feed system such as Pfaff's IDT
a Rikon bandsaw for cutting templates.
various cutting utensils including soldering iron for hot cutting
dremel, heavy duty hole punch and pliers (don't use the pliers much, but occasionally they come in handy)
There are other items used throughout the process such as a lighter, straight edges, regular office supplies like pencils, tape and glue... but we certainly don't need pics of those things at this point. (we may not even need the pics already posted, but I have them anyway)
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Very cool! And good luck!
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For anyone building along with my thread (some have emailed/ P.M.ed me), there are some changes and clarification to the plans. From Werner's site, the sail layout remains the same. Please note that if you have downloaded the panel templates before today you need to download the new file that is now online at the site (old/incorrect file has been removed). Positivo (and others) let me know last night that the original file was incorrect in regards to some of the panel dimensions.
I've also had some clarifying conversations in regards to how the sail should appear when sewn. Note that the individual halves will NOT lay flat when sewn together. As I mentioned in my first post, there is a billow in the sail that will cause a concave curve (concave to the flyer) when aloft. In the sail layout file, the solid lines of each panel is where you should be laying them out and sewing. The dotted lines represent where the panels would overlap if each individual panel were laying flat.
I hope this makes some things more clear. Stay tuned for more posts this week. I'll be cutting my own MDF templates and finally getting down to some hot cutting of my PC31. Pictures to come. For those of you that require visual bliss, please enjoy this pic of 3M spray adhesive I will use to stick paper templates to the MDF prior to cutting...
while making wood templates may be overkill, if you ever plan on making a second or third B'zar, it's nice to have more durable pieces. Also, if you choose to use 1/8" MDF as I have, note that one side is usually slightly smoother than the other, and this is the side you should stick your paper templates to for better adhesion (if using 3M spray adhesive).
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while we're waiting for me to cut material for the B'zar 2011 build, I will post some pics from my 2010 version build. I will offer some brief description for each picture and some explanation of technique. Please also note that the B'zar 2011 (and 2010) are not great choices for a first time build. Kites with curved seams and complex panel designs should be reserved for those that have already made the mistakes of their first kite build. This thread is intended more as a documentation of my own build process, and may serve as a loose guide to building your own kite. That being said, please feel free to email any specific questions that I do not address in the body of the thread.
Below is a picture showing why there are marks in the middle of the panel templates... their purpose is to indicate the direction of the bias. This is considered by the designer for aesthetics, but more importantly to minimize stretch in certain areas such as the leading and trailing edges. Take care when cutting your own panels to line up the bias with the templates so as to match the designer's plans, but also to ensure symmetry between halves.
remembering that these pics are from a build of the 2010 B'zar, technique remains the same. When cutting Mylar material that will go on each half of the kite, it should be cut so that the bias, and texture of the material will be symmetrical (if you are as OCD as I am). Mylar is smooth on one side and rough on the other, so when you cut mylar panels, cut one... then turn the fabric over and cut the other so that the texture will be identical from one half to the other.
I'll be posting pictures of how I lay out and glue the sail later. Below is a picture of something I do for all of my kites... I get some scrap material (in this case a couple of pieces of polyester ripstop that is not PC31, but stuff I had laying around) and I sew some sample stitches and indicate the width and length settings on the machine as well as checking my tension settings. You'll know you have proper tension when you can't tell the difference between the top and bottom of the stitch, as noted in the second and third photos of my 2010 B'zar's trailing edge.
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A4 vs A0
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Before I get to working on the kite today, I wanted to throw out some thoughts on the two options builders have when it comes to layout and plan printing. On Werner's website, he now has A0 - full size print (needs 36" wide printing in USA), and A4 format (slightly longer than 8 1/2"x11 so read on). There are benefits to both, but my feeling is that if you have the means, A0 is the way to go.
First lets look at the A4 option... this is a plan that has been cut up into 37 pages. (This includes a title page and two templates showing how to lay out your plan so all the lines come together). The idea is that you can print this at home and tape it together to form a sail layout plan and templates for the individual panels. I have done this exactly one time on a previous kite build... things to be aware... or beware... especially if you live in a country that uses Letter Size paper (8.5"x11). A4 is longer than letter size paper (and slightly narrower). So, if you opt to go this way due the convenience of printing on your standard home printer, make sure you can either get hold of actual A4 size paper OR legal size pages (8.5"x14). The key here is that you absolutely have to print at 100%. If you forget to uncheck that "Scale to Fit" box in your printer setup, you will end up with a kite that was smaller than intended, and you probably won't realize until you cut your expensive carbon tubes and realize your sail is considerably smaller than your frame. (Frame can then be recut to match your beautiful sail, but it will never fly the way the designer intended... this goes for any kite). The other downside, and this is a big one, is that if you are not absolutely perfect in your ability to tape these plan pages together, your kite will be shaped differently than designed. For some kites this would only be a minor variance and not as critical. For the B'zar 2011, because of the number of curved seams and odd panel connections (for the earlier mentioned billowed sail), a poorly taped up plan could ruin your project at a very early stage.
Now lets look at A0. Yes, I understand that very few of us have a 36" wide printer in our homes. If you have one, go that way. If not, go to your local FedEx Office/Kinkos and pay a nominal fee to have full size plans and templates printed. You will avoid all of the previously listed problems with the tape-it-together method. Not to mention, think of all the time you will save by not having to sort the pages and tape them up as carefully as you can! "But printing big costs big!" you may think... well, if you look at the cost of inkjet printing (approximately $.23 per page) you are going to spend roughly $8.50 to print at home. My local Fedex/Kinkos charged me $14.32 to print out my plan and layout... thats only 6 dollars more than if I had printed on my own printer. And I have the peace of mind that comes without having to take an hour to tape all of my plans together. So, think about your options and what you're willing to commit to. A4 can be used successfully, but I always opt for the precision and simplicity of printing full pages (A0).
Now for visual bliss... (pic of me flying an attractive Prism Hypnotist on a beautiful day here in Seattle).
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How is it you can stand on such a heavy incline without falling over?
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Prepare to make your sail
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Most of my kite building happens here; it is small, so I do my best to keep it organized (being organized will help you avoid mistakes). I recommend having a dedicated place to build kites, as I have tried using my living/dining rooms before and discovered that I was no longer using them for dining or living... ever. In my work space, I have a stainless table top (safe to hot cut on), I have shelves that hold fabric and parts, and obviously a place for my sewing machine. Good lighting is a must and it doesn't hurt to have a glass table top that can be used as a light table (lit from beneath). Currently my light table is in another room and will not be used for this project as we will use the project board to lay out our sail (if not using the project board, the light table makes it easy to see seam overlaps).
So, we've talked about printing. I always opt to print the full size plan (A0 format). With plans in hand, I mount the sail layout on a large piece of hard board.
I cut out the individual panels (rough cut... not exactly on the lines, as they will be cut on a bandsaw after being mounted to their own MDF material for cutting).
Once cut out, all of the panels will fit onto a 2'x4' sheet of 1/8" MDF... it may just take some time to arrange the panels in a manor that will fit. once you've figured out how to get all the panels on the template material, spray the paper with the previously pictured spray adhesive (I recommend doing this outside, as everything you spray will be sticky and the fumes are strong). Remember to stick the paper to the smooth side of the MDF. below is proof that it can be done.
next thread will be geared towards those that want to cut their templates from wood. if you only intend to make one B'zar, you can cut your templates out of poster-board (which will hold up to hot cutting once or twice). Another option for those that want to make more than one B'zar is to use poster-board, but finish the edges with aluminum tape that can be purchased at your local hardware store.
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Cutting Templates
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My choice when starting a kite I anticipate building more than one of, is to make templates out of MDF or masonite hardboard. I use a band saw to cut these templates. This is not a thread about wood working, but I wanted to say some things about using power tools. At this point in this documentation, I should say (so it's been said) that I am not responsible for your safety during this project... funny thing to say when referring to kite building, but I think it should be understood that this step and others can cause injury if you aren't prepared appropriately. With a power saw especially, please don't wear loose/baggy clothes that could catch in the blade. Furthermore, eye and ear protection should be used and you should work in an area that allows ample space to move and has minimal distraction. Taking your eye off of a moving blade can result in the loss of an appendage. Be smart. Moving on.
My first step in cutting these templates is to cut out each shape in a rough manor... leaving an inch or so margin around the lines of each panel. This way, when you're making precision cuts, you have the least amount of material possible to manipulate through the saw.
As I use a 10" bandsaw, many of my cuts are made with the bulk of the material to the right of the blade as the larger panels will not fit in the space to the left of the blade. Also note that I cut as close to the line without going over it as I can... the kerf of the blade takes about 1/16th of material off so if you cut directly on the lines, your panel may end up smaller than you want.
Here you can see a panel after having cut it as accurately as possible. Some sanding will still be required as the edges are fairly rough. 100 grit sand paper will take off a lot of material, so only gentle sanding is needed to smooth the edges to their final stage.
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Great documentation!!!! Mind if i copy this over into the kite builder forum??? Most of the guys over there are not sport kite makers but would love to see this!
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Quote from: thief on April 22, 2011, 03:46 AM
Great documentation!!!! Mind if i copy this over into the kite builder forum??? Most of the guys over there are not sport kite makers but would love to see this!
I don't mind at all. Please use it wherever it is beneficial.
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So lets assume templates have been cut... out of wood or poster-board, whatever your choice of template is. Now is the time to start cutting ripstop. This is a little late, but I should mention that your choice of color layout can mean an easy or difficult time when you prep your sail to be sewn. This will be relevant soon in this build and I wanted to point out that the color layout I've chosen (see first post in this thread) will be difficult due to the asymmetrical halves.
When sewing a sail, panels will overlap. Dark colors should be laid up towards the front of the kite... in front of light colors. As we only have a full size layout for the right half, when you get ready to lay up the left side some logical thinking will mean we have to reverse this mentality so that when opened up the rule will still hold true... dark colors in front of light colors. To make sense of the posts coming up I'm going to give a pic with panels labeled alphabetically; left and right (see pic).
ok... now that I've made it confusing, I'll throw out a quick recommendation. Have I mentioned that this should not be the first kite you build? And if you're diving into this kite as a second attempt I would consider making a symmetrical color layout to avoid confusion with the previous rules about colors. If you think it's confusing to reverse your seam overlaps, it's going to be more confusing when I explain that because of my checkerboard type color scheme, a single seam could have varying overlap... and that we'll set up the seams that don't affect the billow of the sail before we attach those that do affect the billow; If you're not confused yet, keep on reading.
My next post (late in the week) will be about hot cutting. I'll have some pictures, but it's hard to take a picture of yourself hot cutting... and frankly I don't want to risk burning myself. I will however direct you to this youtube video that is a great demonstration of efficient hot cutting of ripstop (during the construction of C. Derefat's vortex I believe).
Alright... more to come.
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ok, we've discussed ideas about why simple color designs will be easier due to seam overlap... and I'm choosing to ignore my own advice and go with a slightly more complex checkered pattern. Regardless, the technique for cutting sail panels is the same.
First, I want to step back to our templates for a second. I mentioned rough edges on my MDF that would require some light sanding with 100 grit paper. Here are some close ups of before and after sanding. Notice there is not much difference, and the loose feather like material on the rough edge would probably just burn off when you hot cut with the template, but your fabric will be nicer if the edges are smooth prior to cutting.
when you are setting up to hot cut, make sure you have a surface that is safe to use... glass, metal or utility wood surface (wood will burn during this process, so don't use your mother's dining room table). I use a metal table top.
when laying out your fabric, it is important to avoid any wrinkles; lay it out as flat as you can. Polyester is quite prone to static buildup, and this actually helps it "stick" to the surface and keep it flat. You shouldn't have any trouble at all when preparing to cut. See pics... first one is what to avoid, second one is what you want when prepping to cut. (take note of the soldering iron at the top of these pics. I know it looks like the wire is laying on the tip of the iron, but it isn't. The iron isn't even on, as this is a fire hazard. you should only have the iron on when you are going to use it)
Now, remember those lines on the template that I mentioned were for properly orienting the bias of the material? you want to lay your templates out prior to cutting and make a plan in your head for how you get the most out of your fabric when the templates are lined up properly... first pic is hard to make out (pic earlier in thread of 2010 B'zar may give better idea of fabric bias) but it represents how the fabric should line up with the template. second pic is multiple pieces layout out prior to cutting so as to minimize waste.
ok... now we're ready to cut.
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we have crossed over
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excellent! thanks for going through the effort to maintain the thread in both places. I'll be posting more here on GWTW later this week.
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For the second year, the Catawba Cultural Preservation Project is bringing its Yap Ye Iswa, or Day of the Catawba festival, on Nov. 15.
After successfully relocating to the USCL campus last year, the festival, which began in 1990 and was named a Local Legacy by the United States Congress, returns in full celebration of Catawba heritage with the food, music, dance, pottery and craft sales that festivalgoers have come to expect.
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The Evergreen Need Grant is funded by a need-based grant program and is available to eligible graduate and undergraduate students who are residents of Washington when funds are available. Evergreen Need Grant will be prorated for less than full-time enrollment. Please file your FAFSA early and submit all requested documents to increase your possibility of receiving this grant.
Federal Pell Grant
The Federal Pell Grant is the largest of the federal grant programs. It is available only to undergraduate students pursuing their first bachelors degree . Eligibility for the Pell grant is determined using the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) that is calculated when you complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Pell grant disbursements are pro-rated based on your level of enrollment.
Federal Pell Grant Duration of Eligibility- Public Law 112-74 amended HEA section 401(c)(5) to reduce the duration of a student's eligibility to receive a Federal Pell Grant from 18 semesters (or its equivalent) to 12 semesters (or its equivalent). This provision applies to all Federal Pell Grant eligible students effective with the 2012-13 award year. The calculation of the duration of a student's eligibility will include all years of the student's receipt of Federal Pell Grant funding. This change in the duration of students' Federal Pell Grant eligibility is not limited only to students who received their first Federal Pell Grant on or after the 2008-2009 award year, as the HEA previously provided when the duration of eligibility was 18 semesters.
More information about calculating your Pell Grant Lifetime Eligibility.
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The SEOG is a need-based grant program available to undergraduate non-resident students. Priority is given to full-time students having exceptional need.
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The SNG is a need-based grant available to eligible undergraduate residents of Washington with exceptional need. If you are not an undergraduate, and you are offered a State Need Grant, please contact the Financial Aid Office immediately.
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To help a government agency's website better handle Web traffic, modernize its user experience and reduce costs all while increasing efficiencies, Accenture implemented Project Newcastle. Accenture provided program management and integration services, including all program startup, build-out, transition and day-to-day operations tasks such as: systems engineering, infrastructure engineering, infrastructure operations and maintenance, capacity management, application integration services, monitoring, security and Website Help Desk services. With the project's private cloud, the agency will be better positioned to handle the rising rate of traffic and electronic transactions.
The agency sought to deliver improved public service by enhancing its website through Project Newcastle. The project was designed to be an innovative and cost-effective system that would provide a scalable, managed private cloud capability, enabling one-stop, web-based services for internal and external users. Accenture is the agency's infrastructure services provider (ISP) hosting the new system, a cloud-based hosting environment for its portals, which include: a public portal, a registered portal and a portal related to healthcare. The agency also had an employee portal that they requested Accenture's assistance in maintaining. Enabling and enhancing each portal would help the agency to:
Maintain and improve system stability to better handle growing demand for electronic transactions and user access to information.
Modernize the user experience for users and ensure they were served in an end-to-end fashion.
Improve the site's ability to share data and content between user communities.
Minimize maintenance and service needs.
Accenture's long-term collaboration with the agency dates more than a decade when Accenture Federal Services (AFS) helped launch the agency's website, which AFS still manages and hosts today. Given this experience, the agency chose Accenture to help design, develop, test, implement and manage Project Newcastle.
Accenture provided program management and integration services, including all program startup, build-out, transition, and day-to-day operations tasks such as: systems engineering, infrastructure engineering, infrastructure operations and maintenance, capacity management, application integration services and security controls and operational support. Each portal needed to be delivered separately on time and on budget, as regular electronic transaction submission deadlines (quarterly and annual) put intense time pressure on delivery. The goal was to provide cloud support for five years without adding capacity while reducing time to market and costs.
ServiceNow was implemented as part of the registered portal build-out and supported critical activities, including internal change management and other ITIL functions. ServiceNow was subsequently extended to the other portals to provide one consistent system for usability and efficiency, increasing agency access. The Web-enabled ServiceNow tool was easy to customize to customer requirements and required no infrastructure overhead. Using ServiceNow, the project's Service Desk has been providing Level 1 customer service to the agency's developers and program managers since January 2013. The team also provided 24/7 support for project production issues, and handled an average of over 1,500 service requests and incidents per month in ServiceNow.
Project Newcastle provided a simpler, more manageable Web environment for the agency's website and a seamless experience for public and registered users, resulting in lowered costs and improved efficiencies. With Project Newcastle's private cloud, the agency is better equipped to handle the rising rate of Web traffic and electronic transactions. With Project Newcastle, in 2014 the agency's website was able to manage 1.77 billion total page views and over 440 million total sessions. During 2015, more than 240 million transactions were processed by the Registered Portal compared to 218 million transactions processed during 2014; an increase of 10 percent.
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Bridgeport Ventures Securityholders Approve Plan of Arrangement
November 30, 2012 - PREMIER GOLD MINES LIMITED (PG:TSX) ("Premier Gold") and BRIDGEPORT VENTURES INC. (BPV:TSX) ("Bridgeport") are pleased to announce that at the annual and special meeting of the Bridgeport securityholders (the "Securityholders") held today, the Securityholders overwhelmingly approved the previously announced plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") whereby Bridgeport will acquire Premier Gold's wholly-owned subsidiary, Premier Royalty Corporation ("Premier Royalty").
The resolution approving the Arrangement was unanimously approved by the votes cast by Bridgeport shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, and unanimously approved by votes cast by Bridgeport shareholders and eligible Bridgeport warrantholders (voting together as a single class) present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting.
The listing of the securities of the resulting issuer has been conditionally approved by the Toronto Stock Exchange. The Arrangement remains subject to, among other things, the final approval of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. The hearing for the final court order to approve the Arrangement is scheduled to take place on December 3, 2012, with the effective date of the Arrangement expected to occur on or about December 4, 2012.
Full details regarding the terms of the Arrangement are set out in the management information circular of Bridgeport dated October 31, 2012 which is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Further details of the Arrangement are disclosed in the August 8, 2012 joint news release also available on SEDAR.
The securities offered have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or applicable state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from such registration requirements. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
About Premier Gold Mines Limited and Premier Royalty Corporation
Premier Royalty Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Premier Gold Mines Limited, one of North America's leading exploration and development companies with a high-quality pipeline of projects focused in proven, safe and accessible mining jurisdictions in Canada and the United States. Premier Gold's portfolio includes significant assets in world class gold mining districts including Red Lake, Musselwhite and Geraldton in Ontario and the Carlin and Battle Mountain Trends in Nevada. Premier Gold believes that the consolidation of existing royalties owned by Premier Gold combined with the acquisition of other high quality cash flowing royalty assets into Premier Royalty will form the basis of a transaction that is value accretive to Premier Gold shareholders.
About Bridgeport Ventures Inc.
Bridgeport Ventures Inc. is a Canadian mineral exploration company with operations in the Americas. Its strong technical team with global experience has a solid record of discovery and a proven history of mining success.
Abraham Drost, P.Geo., President & CEO
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This news release includes certain information that may constitute "forward-looking information" under applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to the anticipated closing of the Arrangement. Forward-looking information is necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including the risks identified in Premier Gold's annual information form under the heading "Risk Factors" and in Bridgeport's management's discussion and analysis. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. All forward-looking information contained in this news release is given as of the date hereof and is based upon the opinions and estimates of management and information available to management as at the date hereof. Premier Gold, Premier Royalty and Bridgeport each disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.


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Clarkson University Research Team Analyzes Health of Lake Ontario
Several Clarkson University researchers set out from the Port of Oswego earlier this summer on a four-day journey to determine what contaminants are affecting the health of Lake Ontario.
A team from Clarkson and the State Universities of New York at Oswego and Fredonia made the trek on the research vessel Lake Guardian, which the Environmental Protection Agency uses to monitor the Great Lakes.
Researchers worked around the clock while offshore to collect several dozen air and water samples, looking for traces of contamination in organisms like plankton and algae that are at the bottom of the Lake's food chain. Calm waters and clear skies helped the effort.
In 2011, the EPA awarded Clarkson a $6.5 million five-year grant, in partnership with SUNY Fredonia and SUNY Oswego, to conduct the Great Lakes Fish Monitoring and Surveillance Program (GLFMSP), part of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. Each year, researchers spend time collecting and analyzing samples on one of the Great Lakes; this year, it was Ontario's turn.
They will spend the next six to eight months analyzing the samples and testing for pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and a host of other regulated contaminants that could be traveling up the food chain and harming the ecosystem, according to Clarkson Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Thomas Holsen, associate director of Clarkson's Center for Air Resources Engineering and Science.
"The Great Lakes are an important natural resource. Millions of people get drinking water from the Great Lakes. We rely on them for recreation," Holsen said. "Contaminants in the lakes are something we've been concerned about for a long time."
The team is also on the lookout for "emerging contaminants," which include fragrances used in shampoo and other products, flame retardants, pharmaceuticals and industrial chemicals. Sewage treatment plants have a difficult time treating emerging contaminants, which can be discharged into lakes and streams, Holsen said.
More needs to be discovered about the biological effects of emerging contaminants in the Great Lakes, Holsen said. Clarkson's project has shown that many of them exist in low concentrations.
"People should realize that their actions can impact the Great Lakes," Holsen said. "The things they use in everyday life, or pour down the drain, a lot of those things end up out in the lakes."
This was the third Great Lakes Research excursion for Mark Omara, a chemical and biomolecular engineering Ph.D. student at Clarkson; he accompanied the research team on Lake Superior in 2011 and Lake Huron in 2012.
"It's a fantastic opportunity as a student to get to learn actually how to do things practically. It's all this hands-on experience that provides for a richer and fuller graduate school experience that I think will be particularly beneficial in the course of my career," Omara said.
The excursions have inspired Omara to plan to continue researching the Great Lakes throughout his career. He has enjoyed the opportunity to contribute to a greater understanding of the lakes.
"It helps me appreciate the need to conserve the ecosystem we have, to protect it," Omara said.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
A video about the research project can be found at http://youtu.be/4xc1aqnQn48 .
Photo caption: Clarkson Professor Thomas Holsen (center) and Ph.D. student Mark Omara (right) talk with SUNY Fredonia Professor Mike Milligan (left) aboard the EPA research vessel Lake Guardian. Researchers conducted tests on a four-day research journey exploring Lake Ontario, part of a multi-year effort to analyze the health of the Great Lakes.
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The Milky Way behind "Broken Hill" in Torrey Pines State Reserve San Diego.
Broken Hill
Milky Way behind "Broken Hill" in Torrey Pines State Reserve San Diego.
The Devils Milky Way
The Milky Way over Devils Post Pile in Mammoth Lakes California
Reflections of the Universe
The Milky way coming up behind Banner Peak and Mount Ritter with the reflections in Garnet Lake
Foggy Milky Way
Lonley Station
The Milky Way behind the Fire Lookout Tower on Keller Peak in the San Bernardino Mountains.
On a Dark Desert Highway
The Milky Way on a dirt road leading away from Trona Pinnacles in the California Desert.
Reaching for the Stars
The Milky Way in Trona Pinnacles in the California Desert.
Galactic Phallic
The Milky Way in Trona Pinnacles California.
Montana Nights
The Milky Way behind a little ranch house out in the outskirts of Bozeman Montana.
Spread your Wings
The Milky Way behind "Eagle Rock" on the Pacific Crest Trail in Warner Spings, San Diego County.
A Ghost of a Truck
The Milky Way behind an old truck in the Bodie Ghost Town of the Eastern Sierras
Amber Waves in the Night
The Milky Way in the Eastern Sierras Bodie State Park
Midnight in a Western Town
Milky Way in the Eastern Sierras Bodie State Park
The Path
Milky Way behind some old houses in Bodie State Park
Rusty Milky Way
Rusty old car in Bodie State Park with the Milky Way in the background.
Fonts Point Milky Way
Fonts point Milky Way in the Anza Borrego Desert Park.
Grand Stand Milky Way
The Grand Stand is large outcrop of rock in the Racetrack Playa of the Death Valley National Park. It sits in the middle of the northern section of the dry lake. This is an extremely dark area of the park and allows you to really capture great images of the Milky Way.
Wandering Rock
One of the moving rocks on the famous Racetrack Playa in Death Valley National Park.
This was taken around 4am which is why you see the Milky Way at such a steep angle behind the rock. Usually early in the Milky Way season the Milky Way will start to be visible almost horizontal to the horizon as it gets dark enough and then become more vertical as time moves on during the night.
Salt Creek Milky Way
Salt Creek in Death Valley National Park. This seasonal stream of salty water is the only home of the rare Salt Creek Pupfish. We came here during the day time to check out this site and thought it would make a cool site for a Milky Way shot. When we did that there where no clouds in the sky, when we got up at 3am to go shoot clouds had started moving in, and by the time the sun rose in the morning the clouds had fully moved in.
The glow you see off to the left is the glow from the lights of Las Vegas, about 2 hours east of this site.
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Santa Barbara, Calif. - For the second consecutive week, UC Santa Barbara men's volleyball player Evan Patak has been named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Player of the Week. Patak recorded his 2,000th career kill to help lead the Gauchos to a sweep over Cal State Northridge.
Patak posted a match-high 25 kills in the league win against the Matadors on April 6. Currently, the senior opposite hitter has 2,012 kills and is just the second Gaucho in school history to accomplish the feat. He ranks second on UCSB's all-time kills list behind Donny Harris, who totaled 2,114 between 1994 and 1997.
Patak, who leads the country in kills, service aces, and points, shares this week's honor with Lauri Hakala, a senior outside hitter from the University of Hawai'i.
It is the fourth time this season that Patak has garnered the award and he is the only player in the league to receive it more than once.
UCSB (18-10, 13-7 MPSF) has already clinched a spot in the MPSF Tournament and needs one win with two regular season matches remaining in order to host a quarterfinal. The fifth-ranked Gauchos play at No. 12 USC on April 11 and at No. 1 Pepperdine on April 14.


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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks has practiced for the first time in two weeks.
Nicks worked out on a limited basis on Thursday. After the practice, he was uncertain whether he would be able to play against the 49ers (4-1) in San Francisco on Sunday.
``I'm not really trying to talk about injuries too much,'' Nicks said. ``My mentality is that I'm playing all right. We'll see (Friday). (Friday) will be a deciding factor. Hopefully that answers all the questions I've been asking. Right now, I'm just going through the course and stuff like that.
``It's still a matter of me just getting back out there.''
The fourth-year receiver broke his right foot in minicamp in May and it has bothered him since the start of training camp. He developed swelling in his left knee after a win over Tampa Bay in the second game of the season and has missed the last three games.
While he wants to play, Nicks does not want to aggravate the injuries and possibly be sidelined much longer for the Giants (3-2).
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K-50M submachine gun is a blowback-operated weapon that fires from open bolt, in single shots and full automatic. Fire mode selector is located in front of the trigger, safety is built into the bolt handle. Receiver of the weapon is stamped from steel. Gun uses PPSh-41-type 35-round curved box magazines, use of 71-round PPSh-41 drums is possible only if the telescoping butt is retracted. Open sights feature flip-up L-shaped rear blade, set up for 100 and 200 meters range.


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- 1 Insider Tips for Visiting Everyone's Favorite Washingtonian Sights.
- 1.1 Bureau of Printing and Engraving
- 1.2 The Capitol
- 1.3 Hillwood Estate, Museum, and Gardens
- 1.4 International Spy Museum
- 1.5 National Museum of Women In the Arts & New York Avenue Sculpture Project
- 1.6 The Old Post Office Pavilion
- 1.7 The Washington Monument
- 1.8 Washington National Cathedral
- 1.9 The White House
Insider Tips for Visiting Everyone's Favorite Washingtonian Sights.
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
South of Independence Avenue, between 14th Street, SW and Raoul Wallenberg Place (15th Street, SW)
Nearest to Smithsonian Metro Station (Blue and Orange Lines)
The buck starts here. Join one of the Bureau's popular tours to see how our nation's paper money is made. Same-day tickets are handed out starting at 8a.m. (get there beforehand) at the visitor's center on the Raoul Wallenberg Place (15th Street) side of the building.
The Capitol
Nearest to Union Station (Red Line) or Capitol South Metro Station (Blue and Orange Lines)
Start your visit to the seat of the federal government at the new Visitor's Center on the east side of the Capitol. To see the Capitol itself, we recommend booking your free tour passes online (or through your senator or representative) ahead of time. A limited number of free passes are available each day at the visitor's center, but these run out quickly during the summer months.
Hillwood Estate, Museum, and Gardens
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Nearest to Van Ness/UDC Metro Station (Red Line)
The home of cereal heiress Marjorie Merriwether Post, containing several of America's premier art collections, including Fabergé Eggs, Russian porcelain, 18th French furnishings, and more. The lush gardens are also not to be missed.
International Spy Museum
International Spy Museum 800 F Street, NW, Near Gallery Place Metro Station (Red, Yellow, and Green Lines)
Hours: Daily 9am to 7pm.
The first and only public museum dedicated to espionage that gives a global perspective on the profession. The museum is comprised of two parts. The first part is a 2 hour self guided tour through exhibits covering international spy-related artifacts such as individual spies. The second part is Operation Spy, an interactive 1 hour tour, where participants in a group of fourteen are divided into groups of four who try to solve a preplanned case.
Cost: $18 for Adults, $17 for Seniors, $15 Children ages 5 to 11.
Museum store and one restaurant Spy Cafe which is a casual dinning option open from 8am to 6pm, later Fri. & Sat. The restaurant is perfect for a casual gathering with friends.
National Museum of Women In the Arts & New York Avenue Sculpture Project
You don't have to spend time in one of the museums in DC to enjoy art during your visit to the Nation's Capital. The New York Avenue Sculpture project, sponsored by the National Museum of Women in the Arts, has produced a major outdoor sculpture corridor a few short blocks from the Convention Center on New York Avenue between 9th and 13th Streets. The exhibit features changing installations of world-class art by women. The artist whose work was selected to inaugurate this public art exhibition program, and which will still be in place in June, is Niki de Saint Phalle, best known for her playful and colorful sculptures that celebrate women, children, cultural diversity and love. Saint Phalle began making large-scale mosaic sculptures for public display in the 1970s.
The Old Post Office Pavilion
12th Street & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Near Federal Triangle Metro Station (Blue and Orange Lines)
Built in 1899, the 315 ft. tower offers an observation deck at 270 feet, the third highest viewing point in D.C. Enjoy the unparalleled views and check out the Bells of Congress, just below the observation deck. Don't forget to grab a snack or a souvenir at the shops and food court on the ground level.
The Washington Monument
In order to ride up to the top and take in one of Washington's best views, book your free tickets in advance. (Note that there's a $1.50 surcharge per ticket.) You can also get free tickets from the Washington Monument Lodge (in front of the monument) but you'll have to get up really early to get them before they're gone.
Washington National Cathedral
Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues, NW
Construction was begun in 1907 and completed in 1990. The Cathedral is the seat of the Episcopal Church in both the U.S. and Washington but it also functions as a spiritual center for Americans of all faiths and has been the scene of many national moments of mourning, including several presidential funerals. The observation deck in the southwest tower is over 200 ft, high, but because the Cathedral sits on a hill, you're actually higher up than you would be in the Washington Monument. The Cathedral is second largest in the U.S. and among its curiosities are a piece of the Moon contained within in the famed Space Window and Darth Vader hiding among the cathedral's many gargoyles.
Did You Know? The Cathedral is the final resting place of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson; world-famous advocate for people with disabilities, Helen Keller; and her teacher, Anne Sullivan.
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW (Nearest McPherson Square Metro Station (Blue Line)
Perhaps one the most popular tours in Washington but also one of the hardest to line up. You must contact your senator or representative in advance to arrange a tour of the White House. Click on the link above for more details.
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Holiday Inn & Suites Mexico Zona Rosa
Holiday Inn & Suites Mexico Zona Rosa
Londres : 15 Col. Juarez
Londres : 15
Col. Juarez
Ciudad de Mexico, CMX
Check In: 3PM
Check Out: 1PM
Check-in Age: 18
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Welcome to Holiday Inn & Suites Mexico Zona Rosa
Zona Rosa Holiday Inn® with Suites
Two blocks from the intersection of Paseo de la Reforma and Insurgentes avenues, the Holiday Inn® Hotel & Suites Zona Rosa Hotel is convenient to access public transportation and two of the main avenues of the city. Whether for business or leisure, you will find yourself conveniently located to complete your planned activities and explore the city.
We are within walking distance from the US Trade Center and minutes away from the financial district, World Trade Center, American Embassy, National Palace, Cathedral, Bicentenario Fountain, National Auditorium, Convention Center Banamex, racetrack hermanos Rodriguez,Mexico City Arena, Polanco, Condesa, chapultepec. During your leisure time, shop at Plaza La Rosa or Reforma 222 Mall, visit the Wax and Ripley's Museums, and explore the rich Mexican culture at the Historic Center. Also, coming out of the hotel, enjoy the restaurants, boutiques, antique stores and art galleries that Zona Rosa is known for.
Rest in a comfortable suite while having beautiful views of the city from a balcony. Enjoy meals and after-dinner drinks at Restaurant/Bar Don Porfirio while admiring oil paintings from the XVII century, exercise at the Fitness Center and wrap up your workday from the 24-hour Business Center with complimentary high-speed Internet access.
Kids Stay and Eat Free
Kids ages 18 and under stay for free when sharing their parents' room. Up to four kids ages 11 and under eat free any time of the day in any Holiday Inn® on-site restaurant.
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Babysitting Services Available.Nanny Services Available.
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Free High-Speed Internet
Standard Wireless Internet service is included for all guests.
Shuttle/ Parking
- Car Parking Available
- Self-Parking Fee: 150 MXN
- The Hotel has a parking service contracted with an external provider, which is located in front of our property just a few steps away. Applies fixed fee per night.
Pet Policy
- No pets allowed
- Service Animals Allowed
- The hotel provides access for service animals guide dog, signal dog or other animal individually trained to provide assistance to people with disabilities. Extra charge applies
Languages Spoken by Staff
Credit Cards
- American Express
- Visa
- MasterCard
- Smoke-Free Facility
- Number of Floors: 6
- Total Number of Rooms: 50
- Number of Suites: 50
- Number of Non-Smoking Rooms: 17
- Number of Accessible Rooms: 1
- Public Spaces Renovated in: 2016
- Guest Rooms Renovated in: 2016
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All right then, it's settled (pulling a Brett Farve here) I'm back and won't leave this time! I'd like to call my team name, The Chiefs. Also I'd imagine it would be pretty tough missing this years draft and coming in as an expansion team. It would probably take at least a few seasons to catch up to everyone so I mine as well make some time now! I hope The Chiefs are available being that this is POTF.
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Team Rattleheads, We even got a mascot already.... I'm flying back home on wednesday, so I will be unable to pick on that day, but other then that I'm ready to go.
I don't see my name on the draft sheet...?
Oh my haha I'm brutal! Thanks for your patience!
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Yah, I figured it out, but weird how it throws the scroll bar in there.
Quick question, we are doing the draft entirely through the forums with the helpful reminders of emails?
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I have a friend that would like to join...
If room opens up - please let me know.
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The Sonata is the most important car in Hyundai's lineup, so the company has a lot riding on the model, which was completely redesigned for 2011. Like all the Korean carmaker's recently launched models, the Sonata is truly a world-class effort that helps wipe away any memories of the heinous Hyundais of a couple decades ago. The mid-size Sonata is at or near the top of its class in a broad range of categories — some you might expect (low price, fuel economy) and some you might not (power, torque, interior space, driving dynamics). The volume engine is a 198-hp, 2.4-liter direct-injected four-cylinder (200 hp in the SE model, which has dual exhausts). Instead of an optional six-cylinder, the Sonata's more potent engine is a 274-hp, 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder. Filling out the lineup is the 206-hp Hybrid model, which costs about $6000 more and sports a strangely aquatic face. It boasts fuel-economy ratings of 35/40 mpg city/highway and bangs heads with the Ford Fusion Hybrid and the Toyota Camry Hybrid. The styling of the Sonata is a big step up from that of its predecessor, with nice proportions and an elegant arc that sweeps from front to rear, although the distorted-looking grille can take some getting used to. Add in a low price, and the Sonata is one of the stronger contenders in its hypercompetitive class.
Ford Fusion
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Nissan Altima
Toyota Camry
new for 2013
The two-pane panoramic sunroof is now available only on Limited models, which now get a traditional smaller sunroof as standard equipment. Also, heated seats are now standard on all Sonatas except for the base GLS.
Front, front side, and side curtain air bags; active front head restraints; ABS; traction and stability control; the Blue Link telematics system; electronic brake-force distribution; and tire-pressure monitors are standard on all Sonatas.
High Mileage
A star in a tough segment
Excellent fuel mileage
Fantastic warranty
Steering feel is artificial
Brakes aren't very confidence inspiring
Base Price Range: $21,670–$28,370
DRIVE: Front-wheel
TRIM LEVELS: GLS, SE, SE 2.0T, Hybrid, Limited, Limited 2.0T
BODY STYLE: Sedan, 5-passenger
ENGINES: 2.0L turbo I-4, 274 hp, 269 lb-ft
2.4L I-4, 198/200 hp, 184/186 lb-ft
2.4L I-4/electric hybrid, 206 hp, 195 lb-ft
TRANSMISSIONS: 6-speed manual, 6-speed automatic


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