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What stars mean
Holiday home - Deutsch-Griffen, Austria
Added value
- Optional arrival
Optional arrivalIt is possible to arrive other weekdays than Saturday which is the regular arrival day.
- Day Price
Day PriceBook a short break and pay only for the nights you are staying
- Panorama view over mountains
Panorama view over mountains
- Childfriendly
ChildfriendlyHoliday house provides child friendly facilities.
- Non-smoking holiday homes
Non-smoking holiday homesNon-smoking holiday homes
- Pets are not allowed
Pets are not allowedPlease not that pets are not allowed in this property, however, we cannot guaranty an allergy free property.
You can enjoy a mountainous landscape with fragrant alpine herbs, rushing streams and a captivating view of the seasonal colours. The annex of a farmhouse has been transformed into a holiday home. The farmhouse of the landlord is located just 20 metres away. You can enjoy your holiday with the advantages of living in a farmhouse; however, as the home is an annex you can enjoy your holiday in privacy. The furnishing is modern and cosy and the open fireplace provides a homely atmosphere on cooler days. The kitchen is equipped with all the features required to enjoy a holiday such as kettle, egg cooker, toaster and a barbecue table. You can enjoy a magnificent view of the mountains and the valley from the balcony. Once a week, the farmer's wife bakes bread in the basement of the holiday home. Meals are available on request. There is a barbecue in the garden. This paradisiacal experience in a family-friendly atmosphere offers a lot of activities. Baking bread, roasting sausages in campfire, play and seating tables, tractor cross, petting enclosure, trout pond and so on are some of the activities. There are many winter activities too. The family ski area called Hochrindl is a preferred winter sports area in Carinthia. This ski area has 20 km of perfectly tended slopes, with the altitude between 1500-1900 metres above sea level. Skiing is offered for both beginners and advanced level skiers, providing an enjoyable skiing and boarding options. The ski slopes of Hochrindl are not only good for skiers, but also ideal for cross country skiers, winter hikers, curling and tobogganing. The end of a perfect adventurous day in winter is an atmospheric apres ski.
About holiday home
- Building material:Wooden house
- Panoramic view mountains
- Pets: 0
- Houseowner lives on the site
- Build (year): 1950
- Refurbished (year): 2005
- Our quality rating: 3
- Guests: 5
- Free kids amount (max 4 years old): 1
- Satellite
- Radio and CD player
- Baby chair amount: 1
- Cot amount: 1
- Kitchen: Hot and cold water
- Bathroom
- WC: Hot and cold water , Shower
- Bedroom no. 1
- Single bed(s) (1 spaces)
- Double bed(s) (2 spaces)
- Bedroom no. 2
- Double bed(s) (2 spaces)
- Kitchen/living room
- Electric cooker
- Refrigerator
- Freezer Box: 20 l
- Coffee brewer
- Microwave
- Dishwasher
- Vacuum cleaner
- All year round insulated
- Electric heating
- Woodburning stove
- Shared site: 300 m2
- Garden furniture
- Free parking on site: 3 parking spaces
- Swing and sandpit
- Terrace or similar
- Balcony
- Tennis court: 2 km
- Playground: 2 km
- Distance fishing opportunity: 200 m
- Distance shopping: 1 km
- Other waters or swimming poss.: 20 km (Lake)
- Nearest restaurant: 1 km
- Nearest city: 24 km (Feldkirchen)
- Nearst ski lift: 8 km
- Nearest skiing sport location: 8 km (Hochrindl)
- Distance water: 7 km (Open-air swimming pool)
- Distance cross-country skiing: 8 km
- Please note that the distances above are approximate, and in direct line from the property grounds.
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Thrifty Substitutions - Cooking
Are you a fan of all those awesome cooking shows? I am. I just sit there and drool. Sometimes I actually decide to make some of the recipes I see. The problem with most of the cooking shows is that these people have every ingredient at their fingertip. Not to mention, a lot of the recipes call for things I would never buy in the first place and things I don't have and really can't afford.
That is one of the reason I really enjoy having my own herb garden. I don't have to go out and buy very many herbs. But, the other ingredients? I may not have for one reason or another.
I have adopted the "I don't have that item so I am going to substitute this item for it" mentality. Sometimes it works, sometimes not so much.
But, here are a few substitutes you can use when in a pinch:
* Love pesto? Can't afford the pinenuts or just don't have them? Try substituting sunflower seeds.
* Need Buttermilk? Add 1 tablespoon of either lemon juice or white vinegar to 1 cup of milk. Stir and let stand for about 5 minutes.
* Allspice needed? Use 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon & 1/2 teaspoon of ground cloves
* No fresh lemons to make zest? Add 1/2 teaspoon of lemon extract (equals 1 teaspoon of zest)
* No powdered sugar? Mix 1 cup of regular sugar with 1 tablespoon of cornstarch. Mix in food processor.
* Need red wine? Use same amounts of grape or cranberry juice
* Need white wine? use same amount of either apple or white grape juice.
* Recipe calls for Arrowroot starch? For the equivalent of 1 teaspoon use 1 tablespoon of regular floor and 1 tablespoon of cornstarch.
* Got beer? No, then substitute apple cider for same measurements.
* Chervil? this is an herb I don't grow. you can use same measurement of parsley in it's place
* Need a teaspoon of cream tarter? You can use 2 teaspoon of lemon juice or white vinegar.
There are a lot more . So, if you want to try out a new recipe and are low on cash but have most of the ingredients, go ahead and try it with substitutes.
Here is a really nice site to help with substituting ingredients: Whats cooking America
Check out more thrifty and/or fun ideas at these 2 blogs:
The Diaper Diaries
Amanda's cookin'
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Joel Silver
Joel Silver (born July 14, 1952) is an American film producer, most well known for action films including the Lethal Weapon series, The Matrix trilogy, the first two Die Hard films and the first two Predator films. Some of his best-known films also include 48 Hrs., Commando, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Demolition Man, Romeo Must Die, Cradle 2 the Grave, V for Vendetta, Orphan, Sherlock Holmes. He also produced the critically acclaimed mystery drama Veronica Mars.
Joel Silver
Silver at the Tribeca Film Festival in May 2008
|July 14, 1952
South Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
|Film producer
|Years active
Karyn Fields (m. 1999)
He is the founder and former owner of Silver Pictures and co-founder of Dark Castle Entertainment.
Life and careerEdit
Silver was born and raised in South Orange, New Jersey, the son of a writer and a public relations executive.[1] His family is Jewish.[2] He attended Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey. During his time there, Silver, Buzzy Hellring and Jonny Hines created the rules for what he called "Ultimate Frisbee." He was later inducted into the USA Ultimate Hall of Fame as a result of this.[3] He finished his undergraduate studies at the New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
Silver began his career at Lawrence Gordon Productions, where he eventually became president of motion pictures for the company. He earned his first screen credit as the associate producer on The Warriors and, with Gordon, produced 48 Hrs., Streets of Fire, and Brewster's Millions. In 1985, he formed Silver Pictures and produced successful action films such as Commando (1985), the Lethal Weapon franchise, the first two films of the Die Hard series, as well as the first two films of the Predator series and The Matrix franchise of action films.
Silver appears on-screen at the beginning of Who Framed Roger Rabbit as Raoul J. Raoul, the director of the animated short Something's Cookin.
Silver directed "Split Personality", (1992), an episode of the HBO horror anthology Tales from the Crypt. He currently runs two production companies, Silver Pictures, and Dark Castle Entertainment, co-owned by Robert Zemeckis.
Silver is also known for his eccentric temper, which has led to characters based on him appearing in movies such as Grand Canyon, True Romance and I'll Do Anything. The character of Les Grossman (played by Tom Cruise) in the movie Tropic Thunder, is a parody of Silver.
On July 10, 1999, Silver married his production assistant, Karyn Fields.
He also voiced the Police Chief in Osmosis Jones but was uncredited for that role.
On June 24, 2019, Silver Pictures CEO Hal Sadoff announced that Silver had resigned from the company. [4]
Frank Lloyd Wright housesEdit
Silver is well known as an aficionado of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. In 1984, he bought the Wright-designed Storer House in Hollywood and made considerable investments to restore it to the original condition. The Storer House's squarish relief ornament then became the company logo of Silver Pictures. Silver sold it in 2002 for $2.9 million. In 1986, he purchased the long-neglected C. Leigh Stevens Auldbrass Plantation in Yemassee, South Carolina, and has been restoring it since then. Both restorations have been managed and supervised by the architect Eric Lloyd Wright, Frank Lloyd Wright's grandson. Silver also owns the 1941 Lincoln Continental once customized to Frank Lloyd Wright's design.[5]
Carmel Musgrove incidentEdit
On August 19, 2015, Silver's 28-year-old assistant Carmel Musgrove drowned in a lagoon while attending a celebration with Silver in Bora Bora, on the occasion of the marriage between Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux. Later, in August 2017, Musgrove's family sued Silver and his assistant Martin Herold, arguing the latter had provided her with cocaine, which contributed to her death, together with alcohol consumption and exhaustion from work.[6][7]
- ^ "Joel Silver Biography (1952-)". www.filmreference.com.
- ^ James, Clive (2009). The Blaze of Obscurity. Pan Macmillan Publishers Ltd.
- ^ ""Founders (Class of 2005)"". USA Ultimate. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
- ^ https://deadline.com/2019/06/joel-silver-out-silver-pictures-hal-sadoff-ceo-running-company-1202637468/
- ^ Lee, Matt; Lee, Ted (November 30, 2003), "Auldbrass Wasn't Rebuilt in a Day", New York Times
- ^ "Producer Joel Silver sued over death of assistant". uk.movies.yahoo.com.
- ^ Lincoln, Ross A. (August 18, 2017). "Joel Silver Sued for Wrongful Death by Family of Assistant Who Drowned in 2015". TheWrap. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
External linksEdit
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Become a SMBN Member
What's In It For You?
Business Growth depends on relationships that lead to referrals. SMBN provides a structured environment in which you can market and grow your business through networking.
As a member of SMBN, you develop relationships with a cross-section of business professionals. Through these relationships, your business gains exposure to a new set of prospects.
How Does It Work?
Each member is equipped with a supply of your business cards. When we encounter someone who can benefit from your product or service, we give that person your business card and collect their contact information for you when possible.
At our weekly meeting, you have the opportunity to promote your business and are encouraged to bring business referrals for other members. You can also contribute by bringing in new members, working on a committee, and/or supporting the group in another capacity.
What's Next?
Check our List of businesses that are already represented. If your product or service is not represented by our current membership, your business would be a great addition to our group.
Come to our next meeting. Visitors may attend two meetings before deciding to join. Meetings are held on Tuesdays from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM at the Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf, MD.
MEETING CANCELLED/CLOSURE POLICY: We do not meet on Tuesdays following federal holidays that fall on a Monday.
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So Karly has talked me into going light and bright for the cavernous, north facing family room, and dark and cozy for the smaller south facing rooms. I'm feeling good about my dark and cozy color picks, but super skittish about picking a white -- the subtle differences are so much harder to see when the color is barely there. That's where you come in. Meet the contenders:
Up first is Sander's first string pick (did I just use a sports metaphor? who the eff am I???): Collector's Item.
Yes, I know. It looks baby pink, which is very unsportsmanlike. On the wall it looks... less baby pink. Jeffrey Bilhuber calls it "almost blush." Ahem.
In the picture it looks straight up white. That's because photos LIE.
Up second is another Sanders pick: Farrow and Ball's White Tie. This is decidedly more yellow in real life, so much so that I wonder why I even bother posting swatches online. This whole process would be a lot easier if y'all could come to my house and look at the stupid paint on the wall already.
Here it is in action:
So, what do you think? I'd say that Collector's Item has a little something more going on, but most of what it has going on is pink. Meanwhile, White Tie is a no fail choice, but is it too country trad?
In case you were wondering (and too damn bad if you weren't), I'm looking at Hague Blue and Pashmina (it really is a gorgeous, complex color) for my other major neutrals. That's right -- I just called Hague Blue a neutral. Because it is. Just ask Tandy -- she has a similar color in her living room.
Haguey hotness.
Ok -- pick a color. Any color.
As long as it is one of the colors I just listed.


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About Our Program
Joliet Central High School is proud to offer the following band opportunities for students.
Concert Band
The Joliet Central concert band is a non-auditioned ensemble for all band instruments. Students do not need to pass an audition or play a placement exam to participate in the concert band. Concert band focuses on intermediate technical and musical skill development for both the individual and the ensemble. Students in concert band will perform in at least three concerts per year. Symphonic band students may participate in concert band on their primary or secondary instrument with instructor approval. All members of the Joliet Central program are a part of the Marching Steelmen and Pep Band.
Symphonic Band
The Joliet Central Symphonic Band is the premiere band ensemble at Joliet Central High School. Accolades for the Symphonic Band span over century. Students must pass an audition or placement exam, or have recommendation from the director in order to participate in Symphonic Band. Symphonic Band focuses on intermediate to advanced technical and musical skill development for both the individual and the ensemble through intermediate to advanced wind literature. The Symphonic Band performs annual concerts at Joliet Central, and travels to festivals and contests. All members of the Joliet Central program are a part of the Marching Steelmen and Pep Band.
The Marching Steelmen
The Joliet Central Marching Band, or the Marching Steelmen, is comprised of every member of the Concert and Symphonic Band. The Marching Steelmen provides opportunities for leadership, creation, and performance. Performances include all home football games and select parades. The Marching Steelmen help to create an atmosphere of excitement and school spirit at local events, while supplying students with the opportunity to develop authentic leadership skills and enhance their performance ability.
Big Band (Jazz Band)
The Joliet Central Big Band is a volunteer/auditioned ensemble comprised of standard big band/jazz instrumentation (saxophone, trumpet, trombone, piano, percussion, guitar, bass). Students study and perform jazz literature from multiple time periods and genres, and perform at local events, concerts, and special performances such as the annual Big Band Dinner Dance.
Pep Band
The Joliet Central Pep band is comprised of every member of the Concert and Symphonic Band. The Pep Band provides leadership and performance opportunities. Performances include all home basketball games and select community events. The Pep Band is a key player in all home basketball events.
Other Opportunities
The Joliet Central Band Program offers many other musical opportunities, including participation in solo and ensemble contest and chamber ensembles.
History of the Joliet Township High School Band
Click here to visit the Joliet Township High School Band Alumni Association to view a complete history of the JTHS Band Programs.


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Wilder Adkins
"his courtly-but-witty lyrics evoke a Deep South Shelley or Yeats, riding a joyful guitar dexterity"
"...Wilder Adkins is a Southern boy with typical wit and twang matched with a profound sophistication"
Elmore Magazine
Wilder Adkins' songwriting gleans as much from the earthy poetry of Wendell Berry and Mary Oliver as it does from the works of folk luminaries Richard Thompson and Bruce Cockburn. He's a true theosophical spirit, arrestingly taciturn, but possessed of startling guitar skills, a wit as dry as October leaves, and a tremulous, dented voice that's frankly mesmerizing.
Adkins hails from Marietta, GA, but now lives and writes in Birmingham, AL. He grew up listening to his dad play renditions of Neil Young and Van Morrison songs on an old Guild Jumbo Acoustic. Some time spent in India helped to expand his melodic sense and also provided a chance to learn Hindi. Adkins' songs, steeped in natural imagery, frequently touch upon the subjects of faith, doubt, and as the title of his new album would indicate, Hope and Sorrow.


text: Wie wij zijn Geschiedenis van het bedrijf Neem contact met ons op Nieuws en Evenementen Consultants Peter Boekel, MSC, AAGConsulting ActuaryAmsterdam, NLBrussels, BETel: +31 2 07601801E-Mail | Download bio | VCardBiographyProfessional DesignationsFellow, Actuarieel Genootschap (Dutch Society of Actuaries)EducationMSc, Actuarial Science, University of AmsterdamCurrent ResponsibilityPeter is a consultant in the Amsterdam office of Milliman and joined the firm in 2007. In his position, he carries out consulting missions in the Netherlands and Belgium. Prior to this, he worked one and half year for Delta Lloyd (part of Aviva) as a developer of RBC/EEV models, one year as ALM consultant for Strategeon Investment Consultancy.ExperiencePeter's area of expertise is financial risk management. In his career, he developed experience on a wide range of implementations of risk management (insurance and pension funds). He is fluent in Dutch and English. Work at Milliman "I was offered a chance to come in, shake things up, create something." Work at Milliman


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Carla Meyer
Dining review: Jamie's is a Sacramento joint that gets it right
If you're self-conscious, image-conscious, design-conscious or health- conscious, Jamie's Broadway Grille is probably not for you.
Even if you refuse to yield to those inclinations because you heard great things about how the meats are marinated for days and smoked for hours, or how Jamie himself comes in on weekends when the restaurant is closed to labor over the soups and hone the sauces, or you kept hearing how the famous garlic steak sandwich is actually made with filet mignon, how the kitchen has mastered so many exotic and delicious fish specials, or how they do this wonderfully odd prime rib dinner that's smoked, not roasted, it may still require a leap of faith to actually get out of your car.
If you, too, are going to partake in the experience that is Jamie's Broadway Grille, you must first look past the peeling paint, the weathered wood, worn-out shingles, and the unfortunate – and unrepaired – hole in the wall made by some clumsy motorist who went forward instead of backward. Forget about the absence of windows, about the menacing vibe or the fact that it's on an isolated stretch of Broadway.
Look past the frayed carpet, too, the bad acoustics, the old chairs, the cringe-worthy Budweiser and PBR mirrors, and don't fuss over the giant buffalo head bolted to the wall in the dining room. Don't worry that they don't take reservations. Don't fret that they're not entirely crazy about doing takeout, that their leftover boxes are very '90s plastic foam and that their website is nothing more than a place with an address and a fake menu.
Jamie's is not on Facebook. Jamie's doesn't do Twitter.
And no matter how you feel about Guy Fieri – great guy or great big windbag – don't put too much stock in the fact that he and his TV crew once came here. Jamie's was good before "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" told the world our little secret, and it's been plenty good after. Post-Fieri, there are simply more foodie-nerds trying to take photos of their dinners, "checking in" on Facebook while they wait for a table and bumping into people while texting on the way to the men's room. Oh, and don't worry about the lighting. It's bad, and it's gonna stay bad.
Opened by self-taught chef Jamie Bunnell in 1986, Jamie's had no advertising budget, no buzz and few outward signs that it was destined to become a Sacramento treasure, let alone a celebrated destination for discerning eaters. It is neither a diner nor a dive, and that hole out front notwithstanding, it's not supposed to be a drive-in. Jamie's is a joint. It's a place where the woman behind the bar called me "Hon," where the waiter called me "boss," where you don't have to be anybody to feel like somebody.
Jamie's is about the food, the clientele, the friendly but unfussy service and a jovial, hearty spirit that isn't trendy and doesn't go out of style. Jamie's isn't fancy, but neither is it cheap. Pay attention to the specials, scribbled in bright marker on a small board. Some, like the massive smoked prime rib and the barbecue platter on Fridays, cost $29.95 and $25.95, respectively.
So why are we here? And why are we reviewing a place that is already too beloved and too famous to accommodate all its admirers? We simply want to see how this old-school joint stacks up against some of the area's best newcomers. Is Jamie's burger, for instance, as good as the burgers at Bacon and Butter, Juno's or Formoli's? Not quite. Can its much-lauded clam chowder hold its own with the smoky, rather amazing chowder at Blackbird downtown? Again, no.
But pound for pound, year after year, there may not be another restaurant that does more great cooking, is more sincere and less showy about it than Jamie's on Broadway.
During the latest of several recent visits, we went straight to the heavy hitters – the prime rib and the barbecue dinners. It was Friday, and I wasn't fooling around. I brought in a ringer, a 6-foot-4 foodie who owns a PETA T-shirt – People for the Eating of Tasty Animals. I got the barbecue, he got the prime rib.
I had ordered the prime rib on another occasion recently and was concerned it was so smoky that it was overwhelming, like chewing on beef while inhaling from a coal-burning furnace. Was this an aberration? Yes.
Bunnell says the 15-pound pieces of beef are cooked in the smoker outside for five to seven hours, depending on the weather. On this latest visit, the large slab of beef with ample amounts of fat was more refined and the smoke was subtle. It was tender, delicious and practically awe-inspiring. And the guy built like a linebacker was unable to finish it.
My barbecue dinner (available only on Fridays) was probably even bigger, a plate overloaded with baby back ribs, beef ribs, a quarter chicken and a hot link sausage that's slightly sweet at first taste with a nice hot and spicy finish. There's more. It comes with corn bread and choice of two sides. I had the baked beans and, because this wasn't rich enough, the macaroni and cheese with fontina and Parmesan and small slices of prosciutto. While mac and cheese is trendy of late, this may be the best in town.
The small daily menu has all the standard Jamie's fare like the award-winning club sandwich, the open-face turkey sandwich, the burger and that addictive garlic steak sandwich. It's almost unheard-of to find a steak sandwich with filet mignon, but Bunnell has thought this through. While this cut is relatively low-key flavor-wise, it is impeccably tender and, thus, easy to eat as a sandwich. To punch up the taste, Bunnell's kitchen roasts the garlic in olive oil, lets it cool, blends it into a paste and then marinates the steak in it for at least two days.
This is the kind of the thing that delights the old-timers and tantalizes newcomers, and if you aren't too self-conscious or design- conscious for your own good, this place with the hole in the wall just might become your favorite little joint.
Jamie's Broadway Grille
427 Broadway, Sacramento; (916) 442-4044
Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday.
Beverage options: Full bar
Vegetarian friendly: Limited
Noise level: Loud, boisterous
Overall: Three 1/2 stars(out of 4 stars)
This is food the way it's supposed to be, unfussy and made the old-fashioned way, in an atmosphere where everything is so wrong it's right.
Food: Three 1/2 stars
The pastrami sandwich alone – super-thick and tender slabs of house-made meat with a lingering smokiness – is enough to inspire bedlam for foodies. The garlic steak sandwich made with filet mignon marinated for two days is an institution. The rotating fish specials are top-notch, including the mixed seafood dish (diver scallops, giant prawns, fresh Dungeness crab and pieces of fresh fish) in an impeccable scampi sauce. The barbecue platter on Fridays is huge, messy and wonderful. I'm dinging them half a star for not serving dessert. Would love to see Jamie's style expressed this way, too.
Service: Four stars
Friendly, informal, smart, attentive and with just the right demeanor to reflect the restaurant's personality.
Ambiance : Four stars
Not everything in this category is about excellence in decor and design. Sometimes ambiance is simply about what it feels like to be in the room. Jamie's is just right – even with those Budweiser mirrors and a buffalo head.
Value: Three 1/2 stars
Most of the fish specials seem to be in the low to mid-$20s. The eye-popper is the prime rib special. It's a huge portion, but the $30 price tag may make cheapskates shudder. (Hint: think of it as a $20 dinner with enough left over for a $10 sandwich the next day.)
Call The Bee's Blair Anthony Robertson, (916) 321-1099. Follow him on Twitter @Blarob.


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Since 1991, Tides Marine has provided essential marine components to the marine industry. At Tides, providing excellent customer service is our no. 1 priority and we proudly manufacture our Shaft Seals, Rudder Bearings and Sail Track in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Our products improve vessel performance and reliability, solve unique system issues, reduce the need for scheduled maintenance and provide worry-free, long-term boating enjoyment. We are the US Master Distributor for MATE-USA Pumps, Horns & Rubrail as well as Super Stainless, a gel based, non-abrasive, stainless steel cleaning agent.
Measure the length of your existing mast gate (D in the diagram to the right).
In order to install the Tides Track, the mast gate must be at least 3" long and open on both sides of the centerline of the luff groove.
The distance from the top of the mast gate to the gooseneck should be at least 10" long (E in the diagram to the right). If the distance is less you might not be able to feed the Tides Track past the gooseneck and into the luff groove.
If your current mast gate configuration does not meet the above parameters, you will have to modify your existing mast gate accordingly.
In the above example, the existing mast gate is 2" long (too short) and the distance from the top of the mast gate to the gooseneck is 6" (also too short).
Simply enlarge the mast gate using a Dremel tool or grinder, moving up the mast until the top of the mast gate is 10" above the gooseneck.
Your mast gate is now 4" long.
The distance from the top of the mast gate to the gooseneck is now 10" long.


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Mac Tablet Coffee Table
In our articles we've tried to cover as many wacky and wonderful case mods and even some really unusual coffee tables that resemble nintendo game controllers, but I feel that it's time to shift your attention to this particular Mac mod. Yes, someone has come up with this genius design of building a Mac coffee table and yes it works, not sure if it would run Snow Leopard, but you can't have everything. Yvan of Switzerland's Cosm!k' Art Deco Team built his Tablet Mac into a coffee table below. The Tablet Mac was built using the brains of an old iBook G4 laptop (running OSX Tiger). The laptop circuitry was set underneath a 37-inch flat panel LCD screen. Everything is self-contained in the table, with the only thing sticking out at all being the power cable. Check out the video and photos.
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CircleTalk Leader Course – December 7th, 2018 – Highlands Ranch
December 7, 2018 @ 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
CircleTalk is holding a leader training course at Highlands Ranch Substation: 9250 Zotos Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129.
This is an enriching, interactive learning experience for all involved. You will experience CircleTalk simulations, share observations in small and large group discussions, and experience skill practice and coaching throughout the day. Because many participants possess the desire to learn the CircleTalk Method but may not have the experience in groups ahead of this, post training field support is available as an essential support for all graduates to evolve into strong CircleTalk leaders. Every time a leader facilitates a Circle, there is opportunity for engaged, caring, and evocative, person-to-person connection and it is important to hone the skills to support this level of interaction. CircleTalk mentors meet face-to-face or over Skype to develop leader competencies beyond the one-day training. The CircleTalk Leader Course will build your capacity to:
Understand best practice group dynamics skills so that you can form healthy groups, meaningful engagement and maximize participation.
Create a universally accessible environment for full group engagement (i.e. hearing loss, vison loss and cognitive and memory challenges, etc.).
Effectively lead structured conversations that really engage and create a sense of belonging and connection to others.
Create a positive and open environment so that participants can share personal stories, insights and feelings.Register Here
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Little Bits workshop
Learning and Playing with Little Bits in Seoul, South Korea. from Taeyoon Choi on Vimeo.
I organized the first Little Bits workshop in Ga-Ok, Seoul, Korea in August 25th, 2012. This was a week after I organized 'Open Hardware and Hacking' workshop with Fab Coop, and thanks to many friends from media art community and educators and activists, the Little Bits workshop was very fun. We had about 25 participants, anyone from a person working in Toy company, hackers, curators, educators and students.
If you don't know what Little Bits is, here is a nice video.
The workshop began with a 30 minutes presentation on Open hardware and then a shorter presentation on Little Bits. I explained the idea behind Little Bits project, which is lead by a friend Ayah Bdier. I also talked about my experience of making a gift for my nephew. I made a hand bound comic book for her last Christmas, however she got bored of it right away. When I went into her room, it was full of interactive toys that move and make noise. So I realized I should use my physical computing skills to make her awesome toy. Little bits is perfect for children and teenagers who are interested in playing with electronics. It turns out it's great for adults who want to play as well. So the workshop was designed to collaborate on a small project together, with a group of 3~5 people. I asked some friends of mine, who are new media artists and educators to lead each of the group. However the participants were free to do anything with the kit. We had only 5 kit of Little Bits, so material was scarce. Also I wish to demonstrate AND/OR gates to introduce the ideas behind logic and basics of computation. However, not having ton of kits didn't stop participants from devising interesting ideas. Little bits is a great tool to improvise, prototype, brainstorm and to have a great time.
Few other hackers in town also brought in their projects or the latest gadgets. Seungbum showed his micro controller projects and Makey Makey, and Byungsue also showed a cool programmed robot kit using two servos and a breadboard.
Also, for the hackers in the house, I explained about inner workings of Little Bits, which you can access in their website. All the schematics are available online (for example, you can download schematics for bar graph here or visit their github.) There were few interesting technical findings, such as using OPAMP in some bits to amplify signals. I made some prototype for modular kits, following the schematics, but with interchangeable parts (such as capacitors, LED, resistors). Reverse engineering Little Bits may be a very nice way for intermediate hackers to learn. I started building these modules out of necessity, however I think there can be interesting directions they can go. More on these soon. I hope to get there with <Open Hardware for Artists> class I'm organizing at The Public School NY, in Nov~December, New York.
This is also in super early development, but another team Dd-da at Ga-ok is into creative knitting. We were playing with fabrics and Little Bits to make interactive jewelry. I left the kits at Ga-ok, so hackers and knitters can get along to make something fun.
The Little Bits that were used for the workshop was generously gifted from Little Bits HQ. Thanks!


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Tim Hortons, already the Official Quick Service Coffee, Donut and Breakfast Restaurant of the NHL in Canada, has secured title sponsorship of this season's NHL All-Star Game. The move marks the first time a major North American sports league has sold title sponsorship to its All-Star Game.
As part of the deal, Tim Hortons will receive a prominent in-ice brand position; camera-visible dasherboards; on-air mentions of the Tim Hortons brand in connection with the event name and logo on CBC broadcasts, including branded pre-All-Star Game promotion, integration of the Tim Hortons brand throughout all NHL-controlled media properties including NHL.com, NHL Network and NHL Radio, the opportunity to integrate the Timbits Minor Hockey players into promotional activities and more. In addition, Tim Hortons will serve as the presenting sponsor of both the Tim Hortons NHL Elimination Shootout within the NHL All-Star Skills Competition and the NHL trophy exhibit within NHL Fan Fair, the fan festival that will offer interactive games, attractions, and more, during the NHL All-Star weekend.
Last winter, Tim Hortons was named title sponsor of the NHL Heritage Classic, an outdoor game pitting the Montreal Canadiens against the Calgary Flames.
"We're excited to be back in Canada to host an extremely important platform that celebrates hockey and our players," said Kyle McMann, the NHL's Vice President of Partnership Marketing in Canada. "As a partner that supports the whole spectrum of hockey, bringing the NHL All-Star Game to our nation's capital allows Tim Hortons to provide fans the ultimate hockey celebration."
NHL Network, NHL.com, NHL Radio and NHL Mobile will have all angles of the game covered with a full slate of live programming and fan initiatives. Live television coverage of the game will be provided by NBC Sports Network in the U.S. and CBC and RDS in Canada.
"Having the 2012 Tim Hortons NHL All-Star Game in Canada serves as the perfect rallying point for Canadians who love hockey", said Bill Moir, Chief Marketing Officer of the TDL Group Corp. "For a company whose history and brand strategy is so inherently tied to the world's greatest game across all levels, it reinforces how ideal this partnership is in helping celebrate the NHL's finest in Ottawa".


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Are you planning to head back to work after your maternity leave ends? If you've just had a baby, and time is standing still while you're gazing into those beautiful little eyes, smitten with love (and fatigue), it can be rough to think about heading back to the office. Though I loved my job and knew I wanted to return, thinking about the transition was something I did my best to avoid.
I'm here to say, though, that some up-front planning - and finding strategies to get your head in a better place -- really can make a difference in how well your transition back to work goes.
Twice, I was where you are - pregnant, on maternity leave and then back at work. And after kiddo #2, I admit I lost it. I was feeling remarkably overwhelmed, trying to take on the world, be a good parent and partner and succeed on zero sleep. Something had to get thrown out the window. (Namely, perfectionism.)
After a good deal of thought, research and joining communities of similarly-situated mothers, I've developed a framework for how to approach maternity leave and return that will leave you empowered rather than anxious. Confident rather than confused. And grateful rather than overwhelmed. In other words, pretty much the opposite of how I did it.
Here are the four steps you should take to put your maternity leave and return on a much more thoughtful, mindful and calm trajectory:
1. Create routines that get your head in the right place.
Starting while you're pregnant (though it's never too late to begin), explore what fills you up. Journal about it. Play around with a daily gratitude practice to see if you notice a difference in how you view your days. (For example, write down five things you're grateful for each night, and sleep tends to come more easily.) Try meditating for three to five minutes at a time using an app like Insight Timer. Once you figure out what works for you, start a practice of micro-self care that you commit to doing EVERY DAY. Micro, I note, because really, after baby arrives, it's hard to find more than a few minutes to yourself … but even those few minutes make a huge difference.
2. Learn the logistics.
Start thinking about what you'll need to do each night to prepare yourself to get out the door to work in the morning. Pace your child care option exploration throughout your pregnancy. (I visited one daycare center per month, for example.) If you are breastfeeding or planning to, read up on pumping at work tips, and block off pumping time NOW on your work calendar. Talk to your partner about how you'll juggle sick days, snow days and the inevitable unexpected event. Create a maternity leave plan at work, and be conscientious about knowledge transfer and leave your projects in good hands. Explore phased-in return and flexible work options for when you're back.
3. Turn your leave into a leadership opportunity.
I know, you're probably saying, "What?! Leadership? You can't be serious!" But indeed, I am a firm believer that maternity leave can enhance, not limit, your leadership skills.
Think about how you can view your leave other than as a pause in your career. Can your maternity leave present an opportunity to grow your team and evolve your own role? Are there ways to take credit during annual review season for a well-planned leave and return? Are you gaining skills as a new parent (say, amazing problem-solving abilities, prioritizing, rolling with the punches) that are valuable in your workplace? Can you communicate these newfound superpowers to your colleagues and supervisors? You CAN still have a successful career and a powerful impact on the working world, mama, even if your leadership might look different from how you used to imagine it.
4. Find your people
Community matters. When I went back to work after leave, there was an unspoken rule that I wasn't supposed to talk about how hard it was. Or that I was struggling. Or that I had changed and grown as a person and employee. There were plenty of other women in my office who had gone on maternity leave and returned, and yet I felt isolated. Then, one day after my second return to work, I sat down with a colleague who had just recently come back herself after maternity leave. We shut the door and found so much power in talking about our shared experiences. It was from that exchange that I was inspired to form a "Returning to Work Community" at my office that meets monthly for lunch and has a Google+ page for sharing experiences and advice. More than anything, it's been connecting to other returning-to-work mamas that has made the difference in my life. So my advice is to reach out. To connect. To find other women in your community who can say "me too."
Yes, parenthood comes with unknowns and overwhelm that can make going back to work after leave seem terrifying. But there are also ways to plan a thoughtful and mindful maternity leave and return. AND there are legions of new working mamas out there who are eager to support you through it.
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Lori Mihalich-Levin, JD, is the author of "Back to Work After Baby: How to Plan and Navigate a Mindful Return from Maternity Leave." She is also a partner in the health care practice at Dentons US LLP, is the founder of Mindful Return, LLC (mindfulreturn.com) and is mom to two adorable redheaded boys.


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Friday, July 26, 2013
Boy Blocks
Our challenge to ourselves is to make Boy Blocks for the August Lotto Blocks. I got a start on mine this week and plan to make more as August rolls around.
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Rotaplast and WAS Quilts
I found these pictures at the Rotaplast blog. Now I can't remember if they are from Val's trip to Peru or from another mission. Whatever they're from, I like the enjoyment of quilts that the medical staff are showing... and of course, the important people: the patients and their families. Making quilts for Wrap a Smile is rewarding!! How many have you made so far in 2013?
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This recipe comes from Gamidah Jacobs from Lekka Kombuis in the Bo Kaap in Cape Town. It is an easy and relatively quick recipe.
4 potatoes cooked and mashed
4 cups of flour
15ml cinnamon
10ml ginger
5ml fine aniseed
10ml whole aniseed
5ml cardamon
60ml sugar
60 ml oil
¼ pound butter
250ml (CUP) milk
1 pkt yeast (10gr)
1 egg
In the bowl with your mashed potatoes, add all the spices.
Warm the milk with the butter in there till the butter is melted. Add all the other ingredients and knead it for about 10 mins until light and fluffy. If it is sticky, add more flour…leave it till it has risen double for about 2 hours.
Roll dough into balls about 1.5 inches in diameter. Pull each ball slightly to elongate the ball. Let it rise a little more.
Cook in oil (deep fry) until golden brown. Oil should not be smoking hot.
Then, prepare the sugar syrup.
Sugar syrup
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
Cook until sticky and add the koeksisters…
Boil until soft and take it out and add coconut…if the syrup becomes too sticky, add a little bit of water.


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As I watched this momma bird, I started thinking about how she has a responsiblity as a momma to make the nest, feed these babies and clean up after them. But what makes her different is you don't see her flying off to her neighbor bird, complaining how messy the kids were, or that she has to go find another worm, when she would rather be perched on the local McDonalds collecting french fries.


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This Wednesday, 8 May, we had the opportunity to attend the third annual Roots & Shoots ceremony at the European Parliament and meet Jane Goodall who presented the groups with their certificates and gave a special speech to all the children who are now part of a worldwide Roots and Shoots community.
What is Roots & Shoots?
The Jane Goodall's Roots&Shoots programme was launched in 2011. It started with pilot groups of all ages at international schools and universities. They all presented their projects at the first R&S ceremony in the presence of Dr Jane Goodall in May 2011. In 2012, the second R&S ceremony took place at the European Parliament and today there are also Belgian schools and university groups!
The groups have to present projects that benefit the Environment, Animals and People.
Here are some of the projects presented this years ceremony.
Here is information on starting your own Roots and Shoots Group.
he greenlight for girls team attended the ceremony this year to see what kind of projects were presented and to find out more about Roots&Shoots in preparation of creating our own g4g Roots&Shoots group that will be composed of girls from different schools in Belgium. If you are interested in partaking in the g4g Roots&Shoots please email us on email@example.com!
ane Goodall also have a speech about how we can change the world one child at the time, she had the Parliament assembly filled with 350 children all screaming as loud as they can "We can change the world!" we followed it up by saying Yes we can, because "Anything is Possible!"
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This Level 2 two-year course will allow you to work while learning about the plumbing industry, it also gives you the option to specialise in plumbing and heating or heating only.
Nearly two thirds of plumbing businesses have apprentices in their workforce and these employers see apprenticeships as a vital lifeline to support the growing skills shortage in the industry. With so many unqualified people working in the industry, cowboy plumbers will have cost the UK £2.6 billion in recent years.
To become a plumber via the apprenticeship route it will take you approximately four years of training while gaining work place experience. Often taught on a day release with one day at college and the rest with your employer as you start to earn a real wage.
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There is a legend, supported by the records of ancient Chinese "Shi-Chi" about a Chinese explorer named Xu Fu who journeyed twice to the eastern seas to look for the elixir of life between 219 BC and 210 BC on behalf of Qin Shi Huang. On each trip, Xu Fu was accompanied by thousands of crew, craftsmen of various fields, boys and girls. However, he did not return from his second journey and it is believed that he perished in Yamato (Japan), after traveling near Mt. Fuji. Xu Fu is enshrined at the foot of the mountain and around the nearby lakes.
I'll give a quick overview of Fujisan's cultural heritage:
"When I'm walking along the Tago Coast
I can see the snow falling on the lofty peak of Mt. Fuji."
- from the most ancient Anthology of Japanese poems (8th Century)
So sung the poet Akahito Yamanobe. He is enshrined in the East Omi, near Biwa Lake, in Western Japan.
Lady Sarashina, born in Soshu Province, now a part of Chiba, in the early 1000s traveled to Kyoto with her father, Takasue Sugawara, governor of the province. The Mt. Fuji she saw from Soshu looked more dignified and awesome as she approached. She wrote in her diary that the smoke near the top which glowed after dark and the thick cover of unmelted snow gave the impression that it wore a white jacket over a dress of deep violet. The Tale of Genji, the first novel in the history of world literature, written by the Court Lady Purple, was her favorite book while in Kyoto.
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Merry Christmas!
Friday, December 24, 2010
"That's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown."
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Net revenue for the third quarter of 2013 was
Total server count increased to 101,967, up from 98,884 servers at the end of the previous quarter.
Adjusted EBITDA(1) for the quarter was
Consistent with prior periods, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
margin were negatively impacted by a non-cash charge relating to data
center operating leases. During the third quarter of 2013, the non-cash
data center lease charge was
Net income was
Cash flow from operating activities was
Adjusted Free Cash Flow(1) for the quarter was
At the end of the third quarter of 2013, cash and cash equivalents were
On a worldwide basis, Rackspace employed 5,450 Rackers as of September 30, 2013, up from 5,272 in the previous quarter.
Rackspace Developments and Business Highlights
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from the brink
Roundtable brings jobs,
people back to northwest Missouri
by Jim McCarty
There was a time
when the motto of northwest Missouri might have been "Last one out
turn off the lights." Everyone, it seemed, had given up on the region
as the greatest exodus of farm families since the Great Depression left
for greener pastures. So great was the region's plight that one
university professor suggested giving the area back to the deer.
Fortunately there
were determined people in northwest Missouri who never gave up. One of
those was Jack Briggs, a certified economic development specialist who
went to work for N.W. Electric Power Cooperative in 1988. Briggs started
a group called the N.W. Roundtable that has been the catalyst for a tremendous
rural revival.
When Briggs, manager
of business development at the Cameron-based transmission cooperative,
came to N.W. Power there were only two economic development people working
in the area. His first task was to get more economic development people
at work helping their communities.
"One of my first
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Briggs says. "A lot of communities would say, 'we've
had a bad farm year this year or maybe two bad farm years but next year
we are going to get well again.'"
For a century the
region's economy revolved around agriculture, Briggs says. It was
a tough sell convincing area leaders times had changed.
"Very few people
can make a living on small-acreage farms anymore," Briggs laments.
"It used to be everyone had a few cows, chickens, a milk cow and
they raised a garden. That doesn't happen anymore. He goes to town
to work.
Mama may go to town
to work. They've done away with their livestock, may have CRP land
and they go to Wal-Mart for their groceries instead of the garden."
When farm prices plummeted
in the late '70s and early '80s displaced farmers began leaving
the area in droves. In some areas population dropped by two thirds as
farm families moved to the cities looking for work. Those who remained
could not provide enough tax support to fund essential services, let alone
stem the tide of outmigration.
"We had situations
where some counties were going under," recalls Briggs. "We
had some counties that were down to one or two days a week and talking
about closing entirely. It was unprecedented."
While leaders struggled
for answers to the region's plight, Briggs invited the area's
full-time economic development specialists to form the N.W. Roundtable.
"We didn't have a choice," says Briggs. "We had
to do something or die."
The roundtable has
about 36 members, representing electric co-ops, cities, counties, regional
planning agencies and others in 25 counties.
"The N.W. Roundtable
educates together, markets together and we try to solve each other's
problems," Briggs says. N.W., through the roundtable, offers scholarships
to those full-time employees who go for additional training. It also hosts
lunches at all of the meetings and has established a revolving loan fund
of more than $1 million to assist their efforts.
One of the problems
those working in the field discovered is their budgets were too small
to compete with larger areas in the cutthroat world of industrial recruitment.
A small town was lucky to have funding for personnel let alone a marketing
budget or funds to establish an industrial park. But by joining forces
and marketing a region, small budgets became much larger.
The group applied
for a USDA grant to fund a labor study. It was the first of its kind and
has served as a model for other groups. The next step will be a "skills
study" that will show not just how many workers are available but
what skills they might have to offer potential employers.
"We had to find
ways to market effectively at very little cost," Briggs says. "We
are now in our third month of an electronic marketing effort that is very
Working together,
all sorts of marketing ideas are a possibility. Three years ago the roundtable's
presence at a plastics show in Chicago helped land a new industry that
located in St. Joseph, Briggs says. This year they returned to Chicago
and this time Lt. Gov. Joe Maxwell went with them.
Here they emphasized
not only the high education level and availability of the area workforce,
but also low electric rates and the other factors important in company
Maxwell joined them
in a luncheon where they talked with site consultants and commercial real
estate leaders about northwest Missouri. Maxwell was also there to gain
insight into how to bring more jobs and development to Missouri.
"Missouri has
suffered tremendous job losses due to the economic downturn," Maxwell
says. "We've come together to try to put people back to work
by forming partnerships that will help improve Missouri's ability
to attract businesses and jobs. This regional effort is really innovative."
Rather than competing
for scarce industry, members of the group market northwest Missouri to
prospects, believing that what benefits one town benefits them all. Briggs
says that mentality is unusual.
no group exactly like ours in the United States," he says. "We
hired a consultant to do a best practices study for us in the hopes they
could find other groups like ours. There are none. A lot of it has to
do with turf battles. Out here we have a group that doesn't have
a core metro area in it. It's all rural communities."
Their cooperation
is paying big dividends. Briggs estimates more than 4,000 new jobs have
come to northwest Missouri. The population decreases of a decade ago have
turned into increases. "What a wonderful change that is,"
Briggs says.
More jobs attracting
more people to the area led to a new problem — a critical shortage
of housing. The group tackled this dilemma by hosting the first-ever rural
housing summit in the state — and then a second one that attracted
people from four states. Bruce Hensley, North Central Missouri Electric
Cooperative's manager of community and government relations, turned
himself into the state's leading authority on rural housing.
He also helped launch
the cooperative's Auburn Hill housing program, a unique subdivision
located near the cooperative's headquarters in Milan.
The subdivision broke
ground in many ways: It was the first truly rural subdivision in the nation.
It was the first such project funded by a Community Development Block
Grant from the state. And Hensley managed to swing an unprecedented waiver
from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that let more
working families qualify for home ownership.
More importantly,
the project provided a model other communities can follow without the
struggles Hensley faced. His efforts have led to a tripling of the energy
sold by North Central Missouri Electric Co-op.
Terry Rumery at Farmers'
Electric Co-op in Chillicothe has led the way in the completion of two
industrial parks. They now include seven manufacturers and seven other
businesses with a total of more than 1,000 new jobs. The investment in
those new businesses approaches $100 million.
Projects like these
have brought northwest Missouri back from the brink. But Briggs says the
work will never be complete. "It's a never-ending deal,"
he says. "As we get people better trained in what they do we will
get more aggressive. We'll have to work harder, but the pendulum
swing is back to rural. People are running from crime, they want to get
back to the quality of life."


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I was walking through the hallway and one of the preachers grabbed me and another neighbor. We were told to identify ourselves and tell us something about ourself.
This is what I said.
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Clint said:
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