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Brandon vs. Edmonton
Calgary vs. Kootenay
Regina vs. Swift Current
Medicine Hat vs. Red Deer
Western Conference
Kelowna vs. Tri-City
Everett vs. Spokane
Victoria vs. Vancouver
Portland vs. Seattle
(NOTE: Team with home-ice advantage shown first.)
In Lethbridge, the Edmonton Oil Kings scored the game's last three goals and beat the Hurricanes 3-2 in OT.
. . . F Edgars Kulda won it 2:09 into the extra period. The goal came with a delayed penalty about to be called on Lethbridge. . . . Kulda has nine goals this season. . . . The Hurricanes scored the game's first two goals, with F Giorgio Estephan getting his 19th goal in the first period and F Ryan Vanderviis getting his second at 8:08 of the second. . . . F Brandon Ralph pulled the Oil Kings to within one with his fifth goal at 11:41 of the third. . . . Edmonton F Brett Pollock got his 27th goal, on a PP, at 18:22 of the third, with the only assist going to G Patrick Dea, who threw the long pass up ice. . . . Edmonton was 1-for-6 on the PP; Lethbridge was 0-for-5. . . . Lethbridge G Stuart Skinner turned aside 45 shots, 26 more than Dea. . . . Edmonton held a 30-10 edge in shots after two periods but trailed 2-0. . . . The Oil Kings (28-28-6) hold down the Eastern Conference's second wild-card spot. They are nine points ahead of the Moose Jaw Warriors and 11 ahead of the Prince Albert Raiders. Edmonton has 10 games remaining; the Warriors and Raiders each has 12 left. . . . The Hurricanes (18-35-8) have lost five in a row (0-3-2).
(all times local)
Medicine Hat at Regina, 7 p.m.
Saskatoon at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.
Kootenay at Brandon, 7:30 p.m.
Prince Albert at Red Deer, 7 p.m.
Victoria at Kamloops, 7 p.m.
Spokane vs. Tri-City, at Kennewick, Wash., 7:05 p.m.
Kelowna at Vancouver, 7:30 p.m.
Calgary at Everett, 7:35 p.m.
Prince George vs. Seattle, at Kent, Wash., 7:35 p.m.
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In just a few years, holograms could start becoming a way of the normal technology landscape as 2D images on displays are mainstream today. At least that is what Indian technology company InfoSys is hoping as they have patented a handheld device capable of capturing and broadcasting 3D images.
The way the handheld hologram imager will display 3D images is with a projector using a laser source and micro holographic optical elements lenses. For making 3D images, the handheld will create them by capturing a series of 2D images and then processing them using algorithms to give it a 3D look. It is hoped that by 2010, according to InfoSys, that the 3D screen industry will increase to 8.1 million units.
Of course with 3D imagery coming to everyone, things like movies, games, and marketing will change forever. I can't help but assume that when Star Wars geeks around the world get their hands on the 3D handheld, their first task will be playing Princess Leia's message imploring, "Help me Obi-Won Kenobi, you're my only hope."
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Bloody Repression of the Hmong in Vietnam
A peaceful gathering turned violent last week when thousands of Hmong demonstrators clashed with government forces in Vietnam. What started out as a religious assembly of Hmong Christians turned into a violent repression as their prayers were interrupted and crushed by the Vietnamese Communist Party. The Communist government moved in their military and security forces into the province of Dien Bien to suppress the religious demonstration of the Hmong poeple, killing about 49, wounding several hundreds, and detaining countless more.
This is the latest example in how far the Communist Party will go to defend their own power. They will not hesitate to murder their own population to maintain their stranglehold on governance. For a Communist, terror and atrocity is not the last resort, but rather a conventional tactic. In response to recent criticism, the Communist Party rationalizes their actions by saying that the Hmong protestors of using religion to undermine the state and "calling for a separate empire of the Hmong people," which is not only absurd, but just stupid.
The United States government says that they will investigate the situation, which could mean many things. At this moment, the U.S. is not very happy with the Vietnamese Communists, but still wants to have them as allies as counter-weight against China. That is why they are keeping an uneasy silence against the recent crimes of the VCP. The arrest of Cu Huy Ha Vu last month came at the chagrin of the Americans, now this recent attack on the Hmong protestors is further straining the relationship. The Communists really need to recognize the value of the U.S. as a potential partner. Supporting human rights and international law is a simple act that can have so many positive results. They should think about that.
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This is just… Horrible, damned communists!
Yes. Damned communist! But the U.S. Isn't doing anything either. Like the article says, there is an uneasy silence.
Hi there bro (Muay Thai Xiong),I be my best with (U.S GVRT) some how.Not at the best (Education) but welling to be a trufull honesty man and stay strong for (Hmong) together with all (People).*^-^THANK YOU^-^*


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PovertyJanuary 22nd, 2012
The government has cut benefits to those without children under 36 so that they are no longer eligible for sufficient Housing Benefit to pay rent on a 1 bedroom flat. They have to live in a shared house.
The BBC doesn't mention this. It talks about a benefit cap for those getting over £26,000. There aren't many people getting that much benefit. There are a huge and growing number of young people who are going to be made homeless by these less newsworthy cuts.
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We have had several cocoons in our butterfly habitat over the last couple of years. We start with caterpillars who ate, grew, and then built their cocoons as they moved toward their metamorphosis into Painted Lady butterflies. Most of the caterpillars did just what they were supposed to do, creating cocoons hanging on a piece of paper, which we then hung on the wall of the habitat. One cocoon fell, and rather than disturb it, we decided to leave it where it lay.
Most of the butterflies, emerging from still-hanging cocoons, stretched their wings, permitting the blood to flow so that they could eventually fly from the habitat when we released them. But when the "fallen" butterfly emerged from his (her?) cocoon, it didn't act right; it had one wing that was deformed. Instead of flying like the other butterflies, he flapped frantically around the floor of the habitat, unable to take flight. Eventually he died, even after we put sugar water low enough for him to get it.
This got me wondering about what happened, so I have been researching cocoons and the metamorphosis of caterpillars into butterflies, and I've learned some lessons about home, family, and parenting.
The cocoon's purposes
First, the cocoon is a protective covering that permits the caterpillar to mature from its immature state to its mature state; within its walls, it can grow the way God designed it to grow. The caterpillar's stem cells have all the information it needs to develop into a butterfly, but without the cocoon, the metamorphosis won't take place. The caterpillar would simply stay immature, and would not fulfill its butterfly-destiny.
Second, the cocoon is a shelter that protects, in this most vulnerable time of its life, the caterpillar from external dangers, such as the predators that want to devour the caterpillar before it has a chance to grow into the mature butterfly God created it to be.
When it goes wrong
I learned that sometimes, the cocoon-metamorphosis process doesn't work the way it's designed to. Sometimes a semi-formed butterfly emerges from its cocoon too early. When this happens, its wings are often not fully developed, leaving the immature butterfly vulnerable to predators in the environment, and unable to fly, which is what it is designed to do.
Sometimes the cocoon gets damaged. When this happens several outcomes are possible. Sometimes the caterpillar dies in the cocoon. Sometimes an apparently-mature butterfly will emerge, but will be unable to fly due to unformed or deformed wings. Interestingly, there is evidence that some caterpillars contract their bodies when the cocoon is damaged, protecting themselves from the worst effects of the damage; these caterpillars can emerge from the cocoon fully formed and mature, in spite of the difficult and rocky metamorphosis process.
Lessons in Parenting
Now, re-read the last two sections, replacing 'cocoon' with 'home,' 'caterpillar' with 'child,' and 'butterfly' with 'young adult.'
Pretty amazing, isn't it?
God designed your home, and put you and your children together for a specific set of purposes. Our homes are designed by Him to be a protective shelter from the world and its predators, and to be a safe environment in which we are engaged in the process of metamorphosing our children from immaturity into the mature Christian adults God created them to be (Deut 6; Eph 6:1-4).
If we release them too early, they simply will not have the understanding, wisdom, and godly character needed to walk in the world. Keep them in too long, and their development will be stifled and they will not learn to exercise their faith on their own.
Importantly, we are not alone in this process. The New Testament concept of transformation mainly involves two Greek words. When the word metaschēmatizō is used (Cor 3:18; Phil 3:17-21; 2 Cor 11:13-15; 1 Cor 4:6), it generally implies a transient state, moving from a starting point and headed toward some other point, but the emphasis is on the starting point. When the word metamorphoō is used (Matt 17:2; Mark 9:2;Rom 12:1-2), the emphasis is on movement toward the final end state, with the emphasis on what the transformed person will eventually be like, or on what they have become.
With both parts of the transformation, scripture usually implies that there is some external force actually doing the transformation. So it is with the process of parenting. In the same way that the Lord and the Holy Spirit transform us, we partner with Him in the transformation of our children, equipping them with the faith-tools they need to survive attacks from spiritual predators who would steal their faith from them.
Too many parents simply let others make critical decisions for them when it comes to raising their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. But remember that Hebrews 13:17 gives an important instruction and warning to us: "Obey your leaders and be under their authority. They are watching you because they are responsible for your souls" (ICB). The implied instruction for children is to obey their parents, but parents: look at your role. You are responsible for their souls. This means the cocoon you build has eternal consequences for those you are responsible for raising.
Christian parents: Seek the Lord's will for you and for your family. Ask Him to reveal to you opportunities for faith-strengthening conversations with your children. Ask Him for wisdom to deal with the challenges they face. Ask the Lord when HE wants you to begin releasing them from your cocoon. (Seriously: ask Him whether your 3, 4, 5, or 6 year old is old enough or mature enough to release to the world!) Ask Him when HE has grown their faith sufficiently to deal with some of the challenges the world gives them.
And no matter what, continue to disciple them with the plan and content HE gives you.


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I'm a postdoc fellow at the Weizmann Institute of Science, working with David Harel. I graduated my Ph.D. at the department of computer science, at Weizmann Institute of Science. My Ph.D. advisor was Prof. Amir Pnueli, and since he passed away (on a very sad Monday, November 2, 2009 news release), Lenore D. Zuck took over.
My main research interest includes formal methods, software engineering, LTL synthesis, compositional reasoning. I'm very enthusiastic about practical applications of synthesis and compositional reasoning to other domains, mainly programming language, and software engineering, e.g., in my most recent project I developed a new temporal logic based aspect oriented programming language (http://AspectLTL.ysaar.net). I'm also interested in applications of synthesis and compositional reasoning to less standard domains such as computational law, business processes, etc.
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UFC 187 took place on May 23, 2015 in Las Vegas, USA. Kim Dong-Hyun returned to his strengths and the win column with a third round arm triangle submission of Josh Burkman.
UFC 8th ranked welterweight Kim Dong-Hyun took his 25th fight at UFC 187 against the newly re-signed Josh Burkman. While Kim was coming off the first loss of his career , Burkman was returning from a loss to Hector Lombard that was overturned to a No Contest when Lombard tested positive for banned steroids.
Kim owned the first and second rounds with his dominant clinch work, first body locking Burkman while standing, then trapping both arms as he turtled, throwing punches and elbows for nearly an entire round.
Burkman surged coming out of the third bell and threw a knee that rocked Kim, but he let him recover and that's all Kim needed to shoot again and get the fight to the canvas. Once there, Kim positioned Burkman's head and arm in a triangle, transitioned to mount, and got the tap.
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Rd 1. Burkmen gets off a kick and Kim shoots, Burkman counters with a hook. Burkman another kick, Kim looks to cut him off. Burkman coming in on Kim with combos and backs him up to the cage. Kim spins out, looks for the trip. Kim works for the drag down. Burkman defends, so Kim looks for another trip, keeps latched on the back. Burkamn defends, Kim, almost with an uchimata. Burkman gets Kim back against the cage but eventually Kim spins out and takes the back again. Kim jumps up and gets a body lock! Kim with short punches, looking to open up Burkman for a choke. Kim gets it! Burkman has a hand inside to defend, Kim has to release. Kim back to punches and has to let the body lock go and stands. Kim hooks on a leg from the back to trip. Kim throws a knee to the head from behind. And another. Kim's knees end the round.
Rd 2. They trade kicks. Kim slips on a high kick and Burkman assaults as he stands and back pedals. Burkman lands and goes for the double leg against the cage. Kim defends, throws elbows to the leg, sprawls, stands, spins to the back. Kim jockeys for a trip, gets Burkman to his knees, traps the left arm with his legs and lands punches to the head. Burkman covers and tries to inch out the back. Kim rains down the punches and elbows with both of Burkman's arms trapped up. Kim loads up on the elbows in the last minute, and tries to reposition Burkman for a submission, Burkman repositions. They stand right at the bell.
Rd 3. Burkman kicks, lands, assaults Kim, lands a knee! Kim covers and backpedals! Burkman lets Kim recover and Kim shoots! Kim gets it down into side control, gets out of a guillotine and has an arm triangle. Kim looks for knee on belly to slide over, and does it!
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Westborough – A year after it was named a finalist for top honors at Northeastern University's Center for Family Business annual awards ceremony, Mark's Moving & Storage walked away recently with a greater distinction: Family Business of the Year.
Among all nominated companies of similar size, Mark's Moving & Storage won the center's highest praise.
"This is an incredible honor not only for me, my wife and children, but the many employees of Mark's Moving who consider this company to be part of their family as well," said Mark E. Silverman, president and CEO of Mark's Moving & Storage. "We are very fortunate to have the close staff that we do. This award is about recognizing the entire Mark's Moving family just as much as my personal one."
Each year, the Northeastern University Center for Family Business recognizes family businesses in Massachusetts, based on size, with the Massachusetts Family Business of the Year Awards. Recipients of the awards are selected by a panel of independent judges based on the following criteria: business success, positive business and family linkages, multi-generational family involvement, contributions to the community and industry, and innovative business practices or strategies.
"When you look at family businesses you see the best of business," said Ted Clark, director of the Northeastern University Center for Family Business. "This is a group with an impressive history of long-term success that deserves to be recognized for their achievements."
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Purveyor: Bird, Shoreditch, London UK
Menu Item: The Nashville Hot
Price: £8 (Fries £3)
Squawk: We came at a slow time only to discover friendly staff, music levels not abnoxious, and a menu that has a lot to offer. A lot. As you'd expect with a name like "Bird" they had more than a few burger options. But what really caught our eye was the waffle burger. Holy cluck it was tempting. But seeing as it was our first visit to this establishment, we decided to go with something a little bit more baseline. But trust us, we're coming back from the waffle thingamabob. It has to be done.
Since we noshed on the Nashville Hot burger, let's start with the heat options. Bird's house hot sauce was on point – vinagery and tart with just a tinge of heat. We could've handled more, but it's nice to see that generally speaking, they got this correct. The "Nashville" sauce that comes pre-loaded on this particular variation, however, has a lot of heat, which we loved and were surprised by. And as it turns out, we didn't really need the Texas Pete wanna be, because the sauce on the burger gave us everything we wanted, and more. Speaking of which, for the first time ever we saw Japanese chili pepper on the table, which was an interesting, and nice surprise.
The pickles are fantastic, but they dropped the ball a little bit with the bun; to dry, too sweet, too big and fluffy, but if you consider that the "bird" in this place is the hero, then the perhaps the bun is more of a frame for the work of art inside. Perfectly cooked, nice crunch without the oil overload. And we love the option to add double meat even if we didn't take advantage. (Our pants are already too tight).
We opted for the £3 chips and asked for a side off very nice Buttermilk Ranch (30p) for dipping, which was a good call if we can say so ourselves. We also enjoyed good presentation and branding throughout the establishment and received the best service we've had in a London eatery in ages.
Overall they've made solid choices here and paid attention to detail. And even though we haven't tried it yet, they get bonus points for the waffle burger. We saw one get served and it's outrageous. And necessary. Lord help us all.
Buaawk: It's not their fault they're a chain, and some some of the homeliness and vibe gets industrialised out of the place. It's not overly clinical, but you do know you're not in a Mom & Pop and you get the feeling the kitchen is playing by a industrial kitchen tested playbook, however good it may be. Also, what we said above about the bun.
Purveyor: Cook & Archies, Surry Hills, NSW Australia
Menu Item: Southern Fried Chicken Burger
Price: $19 AUD
Squawk: There's a lot to love about this burger and Chef gets bonus points for being ballsy enough to put a pineapple slice on it and have it work. To most of us here at Holy-Cluck pineapple seems like the sort of thing you should just pull out before your first bite (and it was hard for us not to), but when combined with the crunchy chicken and tartness of the fermented cabbage and green apple slaw, it all comes together in a truly original – and delicious – way. The combos including the smoky mayo and jalapeños are perfectly balanced, high quality and unexpected, providing a good mix of textures and flavours without any off-putting mouth feel. Good sweet potato chips too, although the portion was small.
Buaawk: Somebody's never been to "The South" coz this ain't even close to how they do fried chicken down there. While we enjoyed the thin, crunchy pieces, any connoisseur would agree the sandwich doesn't deliver what the menu promises. All of us felt the burger was too small in both diameter and height for $19 and some of us felt that despite all the interesting and well paired ingredients, it was a bit dry and the bread roll too thick in relation to what was inside it.
Purveyor: Burger Project, MLC Centre, Sydney CBD, Australia
Menu Item: Spicy Fried Chicken Katsu Burger
Price: $10.90 AUD
Squawk: This place has been popping up on our radar for some time – people telling us we gotta try it and all that. Of course "people" don't always know what's up. That's why you need experts like us. To tell you where to get lunch. And judging by the long lines, this place makes a pretty decent, if not very popular burger. And at $10.90 it represents decent value which may be a large part of why people queue up. Most everyone we spoke with got beef burgers, but that's a whole other blog, we're all about the squaaaaawkers, and sadly the best thing we can say about this particular burger is the chipotle chips are really great, even if they are $5.50 extra. Great chips.
Buaawk: There's a lot of disappointment here. Overall its just a tiny burger to start with. The bun was too sugary and plastic food shiny. Chicken is thin, although evenly breaded and fried, it's not "Katsu" at all, more of a small schnitzel is all. For heat there was some salted chopped chillies, not a sauce. Pickles were OK, lettuce was fine, and the "Katsu" sauce was non-existent. We had higher hopes. The good news is this place is a "project" which means there's a chance for them to do better next time. Right?
File under "only in China."
Honoring the new Angry Birds movie release in China, McDonald's have released its strangest burgers yet. Meet the "Naughty Green Pork Burger" and the "Super Red Burger." The "Naughty Green Pork Burger" comes with egg, lettuce and a mystery jalapeño sauce and the "Super Red Burger" comes with breaded chicken and lettuce. Of course this is pretty simple food coloring in action here, but seeing these kind of colors on a burger are certainly distracting. What do you think?
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Purveyor: Ze Pickle, Foveaux St. Surry Hills NSW, Australia
Menu Item: The Southern Hick
Price: $16.50 AUD
Squawk: First of all, the Worldwide Holy-Cluck Reviewer Team prides itself on knowing about all things chicken burger, so when our friend and famous actress, Kristin Sweeney, popped into Sydney for a visit and told us she thought she'd stumbled across a solid nine or ten at place we'd never heard of, we were all like, whaaaaaa? Turns out homegirl was right. Ze Pickle was literally entering its second week of business when she dragged us back for her second burger in a row. (On two consecutive days, not the same day. Don't be gross). Before we even got inside, we liked it. The interior is wide open and welcoming, with great decor done by the owners themselves. It mainly consists of walls comprised of marijuana sacks and black drawers (possibly full of weed), and a lone PacMan neon light. They have a great beer list, that changes frequently so you can try new things each time you go back, and the service is attentive and on-point. Adam, the friendly Owner, told us he interviewed over 300 people for 20 positions and it's clear he chose well. And not just in the front of the house, but in the back too, because the burger we had was off the chook. (Sorry. Hook.)
There are TWO chicken burgers on the menu, so we'll be back to review the other one soon, but for now we settled on The Southern Hick. It comes with maple smoked bacon, jack cheese, iceberg lettuce, tomato, and ZP's own secret sauce but it was the smoked jalapeños that really put this one over the top. (Note: they come standard on the other burger, but we asked for them on the Southern Hick because SMOKED JALAPEÑOS! Even without those, the maple smoked bacon is the best we've had in Australia and it adds a unique sweetness that we haven't enjoyed anywhere else. Speaking of sweetness, these knuckleheads have created a dessert called the "Oreogasm" – two Oreo cookies deep fried in doughnut batter with toffee caramel ice cream and topped with liquid Nutella and a cherry. Proceed at your own risk.
Overall we were very impressed with what Ze Pickle has to offer, they are onto a winning formula and we can't wait to go back to try chicken burger number two. Factor in the usual teething pains most restaurants suffer through during their first few months of business, and the fact that these guys get so much right, right out of the gate is even more impressive. If they keep it up, they could well be on their way to a Best Burger Award this year.
Buaawk: There are a couple easy points to deduct from this nearly perfect burger. For starters, chips are extra. At $16.50 you'd expect at least a small portion to be included. Our general feeling at HC is that charging for chips with a burger is un-Australian, un-American, un-Everything. Unless they're amazing chips. We didn't order any, so we'll report back when we review that second dirty bird burger on the menu. The bread roll isn't anything special – normally we like a nice brioche or sometimes a toasted rye bread, but in this instance the rye would have looked out of place, and sweetness of the brioche along with the sweetness from the maple bacon would have made the whole thing too sugary. The fact that the Chef knew this gets them a 7, but the roll itself is a 5. If you're a regular reader of Holy-Cluck then you know we love our sauces. Ze Pickle have a special ZP sauce, but we have no idea what it is and it wasn't apparent on the burger. Asking for other sauces got us a small ramekin of Cholula, a great choice, but bring the bloody bottle so we can slather at will, and more options is more better.
UPDATE: We went back. Brought some friends. This burger stacks up. Solid nines and 9.5's all around. And this time we ordered the beer cheese sauce and maple bacon fries. All we can say is they're super tasty and we're gonna need bigger pants. We still think chips should come with the burgers as opposed to being an add-on, but as far as add-on's go, these are the goods.


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A relaxing, rainy weekend at home was just what the doctor ordered for our family; each kid got to host a sleepover, complete with French toast and sausage breakfast.
Since we've agreed that I'll knit for the kids on Sunday, here's the latest Sunday Project:
Li'l Buddy's own personal computer! This was his top pick from Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi.
Even though he's getting so big, on seeing the finished mini-pc, Li'l Buddy yelped with happiness, and tonight he took it to bed with him, carefully setting it on his pillow.
A Hundred Pounds of Apples
The kids' music teacher won a grant to start a Healthy Snack program at school, and we've been busy with that, too.
My dad knows of a derelict apple orchard, and a last weekend, a small group of us picked semi-wild apples.
The kids climbed into the branches and shook the trees, and my dad and I crawled underneath to harvest the apples.We took as many as we could carry, and there were plenty left!
Li'l Buddy and his good friend kept urging me on, and at their insistence, we made seven batches of applesauce. Those kids cut and cored apples for two-and-a-half hours! We tried the crock pot (good, juicy sauce, but turned browner), the pressure cooker (my favorite method, resulting in pretty, pink sauce) and the stove top. It took three hours on High in the crock pot, 10 minutes of steaming in the pressure cooker, and about a half hour on the stove top.
When we served it to the kids, we used little paper cups on trays, with little spoons sticking out of each cup, and amazingly, reaction was overwhelmingly positive, even though it looked different than store-bought. My favorite was the second-grade class; we told them the skins gave the sauce extra nutrients so they'd have lots of energy, and several of the little guys cried, "Give me the energy! I want more energy!"
A number of generous parents volunteered to cook up apples at home, and it ended up being enough applesauce for 125 kids (plus a little to keep).
Here's our basic method:
Lemon Juice
Brown Sugar or Maple Syrup (optional)
Using an apple corer-slicer, remove the cores, but leave the skins on! You can see that we had many varieties, red, green and yellow, some of which were the size of prune plums, some like small supermarket apples. I recommend using cooking apples like Macintosh or Granny Smith, but whatever you'd like to try will probably be delicious.
Fill a medium-sized mixing bowl with apple pieces, then throw these into your pot of choice. If using a crock pot, no extra liquid needed; if using a pressure cooker or stove top, about a quarter cup of water or apple juice makes it smoother.
Cook your apples until soft; if using the stovetop method, make sure to stir it often to keep the apples from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
Next, you want to mush the apples in some way. Other parents used a food processor, which probably is easiest. We don't have one, so I used a bit more labor-intensive method, putting the apples into a stand mixer and mixing them well, until it loosened up and looked like very chunky sauce, then hand-straining with a food mill into a big bowl (this part is very funny if you have kids, who clamor to have a turn straining and laugh uproariously when the apple puree squirts them in the eye). If using a food processor, just process until it looks like apple sauce you'd like to eat!
Now, in a big bowl, stir in a couple teaspoons of lemon juice to preserve the sauce a bit. If you aren't going to eat it within about a week, you may want to freeze your extra sauce. If you're using tart apples, you may want to balance this extra citrus with some maple syrup or brown sugar. For the schoolkids, I added about 2 tablespoons of maple syrup to a batch of applesauce.
Now it's time for the kids to perform a crucial role: taster. Our guys would take turns shaking in cinnamon, and we had a row of plastic "tasting spoons" out for them to try the sauce, until they pronounced it, "The best applesauce ever!"
For the sauce we kept ourselves, we added brown sugar to taste, but the sauce was really yummy without it, too.


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During the recent felling of the second large Oregon Maple in the main square the Trinity College staff and the tree cutting contractors were very careful to cut the bark segments as large as possible. All sections of wood were carried away to be dried and used by the staff in strictly controlled projects throughout the college. I was therefore delighted to be able to get a large bag full of twigs, leaves and seeds prior to being made into chipping.
The team received a few small sections of wood for scientific and artistic investigations. Where David Taylor with the help of Peter O'Reilly started testing the wood's compression capabilities parallel to the length of the branch (see image above, some samples post compression). David will describe and discuss some of his findings in a later blog post. Soon after I received the plant materials I began workshopping with them.
I started off by dusting off some of my wood carving tools and proceeded to chip off some of the bark off a small section of a branch (roughly 10 inches in diameter) to reveal the hard wood underneath, See image below.
I also sanded and wire brushed another section before applying etching ink to its surface and using is as a wood print. See image
After some research I became especially interested in trying to make some home made paper making using the plant materials that I had collected. There are many online resources describing in various levels of detail, using basic and/ or specialist equipment, how to go about this. Before I describe how I made the paper and show you some images of the final results, which I will do in the next blog post, I thought it would be interesting to include some information about the paper making process as described in http://www.paperslurry.com.
If you ask someone what paper is made of, most would immediately say trees. However, with the hand paper making process, you can use other plant fibers to make an incredible range of handmade papers.
Some plants are grown specifically for the hand paper making process, others can be sustainably harvested from the wild, and even more can be made from leftover fibers from the garden, kitchen, or even agricultural waste. To make strong paper, choose plants with a high cellulose fiber content.
To make paper, you'll harvest your material, dry it, cut it into pieces for cooking, simmer it to break down the fibers, and then process it in a blender or by hand-beating until it disperses into water to form pulp.
But first, choose the type of plant fiber you'd like to use:
Not all plants make good pulp strong enough to hold together into a sheet of paper, and some plant fibers are usable but require many hours of beating by hand or with special machinery to break down the fibers. A good guideline for usable material: If the plant stands over 2 feet tall on its own, it most likely contains enough cellulose to make paper. To know for sure the practicality of processing any specific fiber into pulp, you'll have to read other papermakers' accounts or rely on your own trial and error.
You'll need to collect at least 2 pounds of dry plant material to make it worth your while. A pound of dry grass material makes about ten 8-1/2-by-11-inch sheets, and 1 pound of dry leaf material makes about 15 sheets.
Be sure to harvest responsibly. Take only small amounts, allowing the plant to recover, and be aware of the effects you might cause by taking plant material (disrupting insects, for example). Make sure you have permission to forage on others' property or on public land.
You can experiment with how your harvest affects the resulting paper. Plant fiber and paper often appear different when plants are harvested in fall than when they're harvested in spring.
Grass. Paper made from grass is usually a bit weaker and more brittle than from leaf fiber, but it can be interesting in texture, it's easy to find, and you can harvest grass in any season. You'll use the whole stalk — all but the roots. After harvesting, dry grass completely and then bundle to avoid leaf mold. Usually, long leaves are the best source of fiber. Tear leaves against the grain; the more difficult they are to tear, the more likely they'll be to make good paper. Iris leaves and lily leaves make strong paper and are easy to process. Thicker leaves, such as yucca and hemp, are more time-consuming or not practical to process by hand. Spring and summer harvest: Only cut individual outer leaves near the base of the plant to ensure continued growth. Fall harvest: Collect leaves as they fall from the plant or when they're able to release gently. Dry leaves completely and then bundle to store them.
Making and Preparing Pulp:
To turn your harvested plant material into paper, you must first cook it — literally, in pots — and beat it by hand, with a blender, or with another machine to break down the fibers into pulp. Keep in mind that these instructions are for grass fibers or leaf fibers.
You'll cook the plant material in an alkaline solution. Washing soda is the most available alkali — you can find it in supermarkets. It's not as pure as soda ash, which most papermakers use, so it might leave residue on paper or cause it to decay more quickly, but it's less expensive and works for most plant fibers.
Supplies for cooking:
Scissors; the alkali (20 percent of the dry fiber weight; 3-1/2 ounces of washing soda and 8 quarts of water per pound of dry fiber); a large, nonfood, nonreactive pot (stainless steel, glass, or enamel-coated); a scale; pot holders; nonfood, nonreactive stirring utensils; a mesh strainer; a bucket; and rubber gloves. For beating fiber, you'll need a nonfood blender.
Safety notes. Besides using nonreactive utensils and pots, use separate paper making pots and utensils, and, if possible, don't work in the kitchen. You'll want to work somewhere you can splash water and get water on the ground. Some plants might give off harmful vapors when cooking, so be sure you know the qualities of the plant you're using, and cook outside — or under a hooded vent as a last resort. Very important: Add alkali to the water before it boils. Do not add boiling water to alkali or vice versa — it could splatter or explode and burn you.
Wear rubber gloves, goggles, or a face mask when working with an alkali.
Cooking the fiber:
First, weigh your dry fiber before wetting it. Remember, you'll want at least 2 pounds to make enough paper to make this whole task worthwhile.
With scissors, cut the fiber into 1/2-inch to 1-inch strips (if you're going to hand-beat fibers, cut them into 2-inch pieces) to reduce cooking time and prevent tangling in the blender. As you work, sort out twigs or other foreign material.
Then, soak fiber in plain water overnight to fully hydrate before cooking and processing.
When you're ready to cook, fill a pot with water to cover the fiber, about 2 gallons per pound — you'll want enough so the fiber can move around while cooking.
Wearing gloves, measure the washing soda or other alkali, 20 percent of your dry weight, or about 3-1/2 ounces per pound of dry fiber.
Heat the pot of water and add the washing soda before it boils. As the washing soda dissolves, add the soaked fiber and stir. Bring to a
boil, and then turn down the heat and simmer.
Every half-hour while simmering, stir the fiber and test it for doneness. Take a piece of fiber, rinse it, and pull it in the direction of the plant's growth. If the fiber pulls apart easily, it's ready.
Turn off the heat and remove the pot from the stove. Pour the cooked fiber through a strainer into a bucket (not down the drain yet), and rinse the fiber until the water runs clear. Make sure you remove all the washing soda at this point.
If you're not dumping the water into a water-treatment system, or you plan to dump the water outside, mix the plant juices with vinegar to neutralize the solution, or you'll introduce a toxin into the environment.
Beating the fiber. After the fiber is cooked, you'll have to beat it to further break down the material into the soft pulp that you'll use to make sheets of paper. Papermakers often hand-beat fibers, which generally results in the strongest paper. Others use large equipment specifically for papermaking. The easiest and quickest method at home is to use a nonfood blender.
Add a handful of your cooked fiber to a blender (make sure it's fully hydrated; soak overnight if using stored fiber) and fill the blender about three-quarters full with water. Put the lid on, and then beat at a medium or high speed. If the blender sounds strained, check to make sure fiber isn't wrapped around the blades (which is why you'll want to cut it into smaller pieces before cooking). The blender also might strain if you've added too much fiber. It's better to err on the side of less fiber (and more blender batches) because if the fiber isn't beaten enough into uniform pulp, you'll pull less-uniform, clumpy sheets of paper. The length of blending time depends on the fiber. Try about 20 seconds at first and then increase in 20-second increments. You'll know you have pulp when the fibers don't clump and look very fine, almost cloud-like dispersed in the water. If you still see strings of fibers and they're clumpy, you'll need to blend a bit longer.
See the next section to set up your paper making studio. You'll add pulp directly to your vat or pour it into a bucket and transfer it to the vat as needed. Follow the step-by-step instructions in the photos above to learn how to pull sheets of paper.
Basic Equipment for the Paper making Process:
You probably already own most of the equipment you need, could improvise with what you have, or could find inexpensive items at a local thrift store. You'll need a flat work surface that can get wet and can be easily dried and cleaned. Water will splash onto the floor and on surrounding surfaces, so setting up in a garage or outside is ideal.
Mould and deckle: This is the screen and frame that holds the sheet of paper you'll pull out of the vat. Many professional ones are made from hardwood (which resists warping from water), but you can make your own out of cheaper wood, such as pine, or even staple a screen to an old picture frame. Instructions for making a mould and deckle are easily found online.
Vat: This is a tub larger than your mould and deckle. You'll fill it with water and pulp and pull up sheets of paper from it. Use a large storage tub, dish tub, a freestanding plastic vat with a drain and plug on the bottom, or even an old secondhand sink.
Felts: Not actually felt, these materials are what you'll lay, or couch, your wet, formed paper onto after you pull it from the vat. Any quality wool material would work — old blankets, nonfusible pellon from a fabric store, or papermakers' felts. These must be cut approximately 2 inches wider than all sides of your paper (or your mould and deckle).
Plastic buckets with handles: These will hold pulp and help in draining vats. Paper making uses a lot of water. Because you'll be working with natural plant fibers and few other elements, you can set up a water-collection system to use the water for other purposes around your garden or homestead.
A press or sponges and brayer: You can use sponges to remove excess water from your pulled paper, or you can assemble a simple press to squeeze out much more water and reduce drying time. Search online for examples; people have found creative solutions. A brayer or similar rolling tool is helpful for smoothing paper and releasing more water.
Drying equipment: This could be sheets of Plexiglas or even a clothesline, depending on how you'd like to finish your paper and leave it to dry. You may want to experiment. Drying on Plexiglas will make one side of the paper very smooth; drying on a line will be easier to set up but could lead to more rippling in the paper, though this can be smoothed with a bit of water later. You could also dry between sheets of corrugated cardboard with a fan nearby. The corrugations in the cardboard will allow air to flow.
Storing pulp: Drain the vat through a mesh strainer lined with a fine mesh bag (such as a "brewer's bag" used by homebrewers) into a bucket, squeezing out as much water as you can. Form pulp into a ball. The pulp will last in the refrigerator in a container until it begins to mold. You can also dry it completely and store it in a cupboard.
After you practice, experiment; try blending different plant fibers together, or add tea leaves, oatmeal, or other inclusions into the vat before you pull paper. As you watch plants transform from their original color to the hues and textures they'll take on after cooking, then into pulp, and finally to the look and feel of the final paper, you'll see your plants anew
For further reading:
Paper making with Garden Plants and Weeds by Helen Hiebert is a great studio guide for those interested in experimenting with botanical paper making.
Hand Paper making Magazine's Beginner Articles has a wealth of articles from various authors about finding, harvesting, and processing different plant fibers.
A fantastic table of plant fibers that can be processed by hand, by artist and hand papermaker Catherine Nash.


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Hi guys man it feels like forever since I've written a post on here. It has been a crazy couple of months. I wanted to share with you all some photos I have been posting on my Instagram, and what I've been wearing lately.
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She loves pizza, cuddling with her kids while watching Disney movies, and painting terrible masterpieces. She'd consider herself a Trekkie and Star Wars nerd, and she loves singing and dancing. She also loves baking and planning parties. When she's not at work at Sherwood Oaks, she loves eating pizza at DeAngelo's or watching her kids play at one of Bloomington's many beautiful parks and trails!
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So here is recipe number two amidst the moving mania!! With the heat setting in how about a "no bake" recipe with a yummy surprise in the middle!!! Have you seen the new candy "bites"?? Oh I love them they are tiny bits of heaven!! Today's recipe uses the TWIX® Bites!! So how about some "Hidden Treasure Bites!! No Bake Treats"?? These are perfect in a lunch box or to take to a summer BBQ or just for an easy dessert!
You can purchase TWIX® bites of heaven at your local WalMart!! I found them in the candy isle
and even by the checkout stand!!!
Now what is even better is you can print a coupon for up to $3.00 off for two 6oz or larger bags of TWIX® or $1.00 off two 2.83oz bags!! Thats like getting one bag free!!
These treats were really fun to make and very easy I say get your kiddos involved they will love getting thier hands sticky with the yummy krispy part and will love to lick thier fingers!!!
So here are a few photos to so you can make these at home!
I made a half of a batch of rice cereal treats (full recipe below) You will want to wait about 5 minuets for the cereal treat to cool a bit before handling but do not wait too long or it will be too hard to handle.
Making sure to have my hands well oiled I took about 2 tablespoons of the rice cereal treat and placed it in the palm of my hand flattening it a bit.
I placed the TWIX® bite in the center
Next I carefully started to wrap the rice cereal treat around the TWIX® bite
Until the TWIX® bite was completley covered with the rice cereal treat. Now you could stop here but I didnt!!!
I melted about 3oz of chocolate candy melts in a Wilton Candy decorating bag (you can purchase these at WalMart also)
The tip was snipped off and I started to drizzle the melted chocolate on the treats!!
Now just to make them a little funner I sprinkled with multicolored sprinkles!!! Oh my heavens these are delicious!!! Soft and chewy with a little crunch in the middle!!
- 1/2 bag large Marshmallows (10 oz bag)
- 3 1/2 cups rice cereal
- 4T butter
- 1 t vanilla
- 15 TWIX bites
- 3 oz chocolate candy melts
- sprinkles of choice
Place marshmallows and butter in 4 qt sauce pan and slowly melt until marshmallows are melted and butter is incorporated into marshmallows. Add 1 t vanilla mix in to marshmallows and butter.
Add in rice cereal 1 cup at a time stirring until all are covered with marshmallow mixture.
Making sure to have hands well oiled take about 2 tablespoons of the rice cereal treat and placed it in the palm of hand flattening it a bit.
Place one TWIX bite in the center of the rice cereal treat.
Next carefully wrap the rice cereal treat around the TWIX bite Until the TWIX bite is completely covered with the rice cereal treat.
Melt 3oz of chocolate candy melts in a Wilton Candy decorating bag, snip the tip off and drizzle the melted chocolate on the treats!! sprinkled with multicolored sprinkles and ENJOY!!


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Print Tomato and wild garlic dressing
This very quick dressing or sauce is a good one if you've got wild garlic in your box, or have managed to forage a bunch along the wayside. It's excellent poured over white fish or chicken, or with a steaming bowl of grain or pasta. You could add a little garlic, basil, toasted pine nuts.
Key facts
- Preparation time
- 5 mins
- Cooking time
- 5 mins
- Total time
- 10 mins
- Serves
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- 2 tomatoes
- 4 wild garlic leaves, shredded
- 5 tbsp olive oil
- Juice of ½ lemon (more to taste)
- Salt & pepper
- Cut a little cross on the top of the tomatoes. Place in a large bowl or saucepan, pour over boiling water and leave for 30 seconds.
- Remove from the hot water and plunge into a bowl of cold water. Peel off the skins; they should come away quite easily.
- Quarter the tomatoes and remove the seeds. Cut into thin strips lengthways.
- Place in a small saucepan with the wild garlic leaves. Add the olive oil, lemon juice and season to taste.
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What happened to you on Tuesday? How about last Thursday? Or maybe 3 weeks ago? What did you do at the weekend? There are so many days we can't recall. The I'm-just-getting-through-life-days. Routine. Run of the mill. Soon-forgotten days.
Then there are the days that linger. The days we might always remember. Special days. Exciting days. Terrible days. Days of celebration. Days of grieving. Days memorable for a specific reason, feeling, occasion. Today was one of those days.
It started off quite ordinarily, except that Laura wanted picking up to be taken to the doctor's so I drove the two miles to her house, picked my way through the melee of cars as mum's hurried their little ones into school and off we set to the doctor's surgery.
Now the route took us within a hundred yards or so of our house and as we drove down the lane, through puddles and splashes and driving rain, I noticed a short huddled figure walking with purpose along the footpath. It was a particularly miserable grey day. The kind of day that makes you want to stay home and do some baking or sit down in front of a crackling fire with a good book and a mug of hot chocolate. Dressed in such gloom South Yorkshire does not put on a good show. I'm sure a Friday morning could never look quite so dull and dreary in the south of our green and pleasant land - Morwenstow, Devizes or Upton Snodsbury would turn their noses up at the mere suggestion. No, we seem to have a shade of grey that doesn't exist on any colour chart anywhere else in the country. But I digress….
"Emily!" I shouted as I tapped Laura several times, "Emily, Emily….it's Emily" By now Laura was wondering what the heck was going on. She nearly choked on the crumpets she'd sneaked into the car to scoff on the journey. I couldn't get my words out. "Laura, Emily!" Sure enough, the figure walking up the path at the side of a busy road, was Emily.
All alone.
Emily alone!
There's nobody with her!
In that moment my world seemed to freeze. My mouth went dry. My heart began to race. We were already 50 yards passed…..now a hundred. I couldn't just stop, we were on a busy road with traffic right behind. And I shouldn't want to stop. This was part of Emily's travel training. There would be an occupational therapist nearby keeping an eye on her from a distance. Wouldn't there?
"You're not used to seeing that are you Dad!" Laura said.
"I've NEVER seen that" I replied, "in 22 years I've never seen that" and I must confess it was horrible. I dropped Laura at the doctor's surgery and then drove back to where I knew Emily would be meeting her guide. Nobody there. I drove further and they were already together, on the way to the bus stop. Relief! Phew! Heart still pounding. But such a relief.
You see, Emily is so very capable in so many ways. She's great at speaking, writing, dancing, singing, acting. She's also really good at being grumpy, selfish, eating things not good for her and many other things besides. She's particularly good at forgiving; making the first move to be friends after a fall out. And she can light up a room with a smile.
But she's never been independent. She's always been reliant on others. So when we heard of other people with Down's syndrome having a door key, letting themselves in and out of the house, walking independently, catching a bus and making their own way to school at just 14 years of age we couldn't quite believe it. I'm sure we've probably been part of the problem, limiting her instead of allowing a freedom to discover. But above all I have wanted to ensure that Emily is protected, that's a natural part of being a parent. Finding the balance between protection and freedom is so hard for any parent with any child, but when the child has a learning disability? Really hard. And yes we've probably been over protective. But I'm not going to beat myself up over that!
So this day, Friday 14th November 2014, this day will be a day I shall never forget. This was the day I saw Emily taking her first real steps towards independence. There are many more steps still to come. Many more challenges lay ahead but we shall take one day at a time; we shall meet one challenge at a time. We shall celebrate when things go well and we shall learn lessons when things don't go quite as we had planned. However, I know that Emily is capable of so much. She has a lot of self-belief and determination. She's an adult; a woman.
I'm learning just as much as Emily through this and I've so much yet to discover. The greatest fear I have is learning to trust and let her go.


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Just feet above the Dodgers bullpen, the All You Can Eat Bullpen Patio is one of the most unique seats in all of baseball. Groups of 15 or more will enjoy a semi-private area featuring umbrellas for shade, an all you can eat ballpark buffet and unique views of the game.
The All You Can Eat Bullpen Patio includes unlimited hot dogs, popcorn, peanuts, ballpark nachos, Pepsi products and bottled water. Beer and wine are available for purchase from a private bar within the patio. Individual tickets in the All You Can Eat Bullpen Patio are offered when single-game tickets go on sale, but are based on availability.


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The Blaze
I imagine most of you know there is a top ten list of just about everything imaginable available on the internet. There are top ten lists of foods, travel destinations, old cars, new cars, trucks, SUVs, ATVs, dogs, cats, boats, and I bet even a top ten of antique tractors.
So it should come as no surprise then that there is a list of the top ten comic book superheros. Heading up the top ten is Batman, followed by Superman, Spider-Man, Wolverine, The Hulk, Iron Man, Wonder Woman, Jean Grey, Cat Woman, and Goku. (I don't have a clue who #8 and #10 are). Don't blame me for the ranking as I didn't make up the list, I'm just the messenger.
"The Blaze" is one name that as near as I can tell has never been associated with superheros. Not that it matters, but it just seems to me that "The Blaze" might have some super powers of his own. For example, he might be the hero waiting in the wings ready to jump from the frying pan into the fire so to speak to save the day. He could be the nicest of guys, then magically transform into somthing almost completely unrecognizable and wild. He could have a passion for chewing that none of us could ever understand... WHAT???? CHEWING???
May I introduce our new family member..."The Blaze". 8 weeks and all puppy. No doubt you will hear some of his antics in the coming years of course elevating him to superhero status.
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Our family-friendly farm is situated on a calm and sunny location above the little mountain village Truden. The center of the village is reachable in five minutes by foot. Moreover the farm is located in an amazing hiking area in the nature park "Trudner Horn". In the morning we offer a rich breakfast with home-baked cakes, self-made bread, fresh milk and homemade jam.
Take potluck! The farmer's wife Helga is a keen cook. You won't only taste this fact, but if you like to she shows you also her secrets of making tasty dumplings and how her yeast pastry gets so voluminous. Half-board they can enjoy from Tuesday to Sunday!
For the children there are many things to discover around the farm: in the stable, by feeding the animals and taking care of them, in the garden, by picking berries and playing in the garden cottage.
Furthermore, an excursion to the Malga Corno and the Malga Cislon is surely worth the hike.


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Meow Monday
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Great story....Welcome to Meow Mondays Squeaky!!!ReplyDelete
Great story....Welcome to Meow Mondays Squeaky!!!ReplyDelete
Congrats on the new addition to Meow Monday!ReplyDelete
Thank you for taking her in and letting her live in your garage until it was time for her to move into your home. She's beautiful, but I'm very partial to tortie kitties. There's nothing like the love of a tortie girl! Congratulations on your addition!ReplyDeleteReplies
Squeaky is super sweet. Starting to love torties.Delete
Steph, I am a horrible friend. I somehow missed that Sherbert passed away. I just went back to read of her passing. I am SO SORRY for your loss and even more sorry that I just now realized it. {{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}} to you and "chicken legs".ReplyDelete
I am so happy that Squeaky got a clean bill of health and is now one of the "insiders". She is lucky to have found y'all!!
I missed the posting of the loss of Sherbert too. I'm sorry....Our 18 year old solid black kittie George died in February so I know how sad it can be when we lose them. On a bright note that Squeaky is a cutie! Welcome aboard!!!ReplyDelete
Congrats on your new indoor addition to the family!! How wonderful that she now has a full-time home - she is a real beauty!ReplyDelete
Fluffy and squeeky look like long lost cousins!ReplyDelete
Awe....Squeaky is adorable!! I hope Jack warms up to him soon :)ReplyDelete
So excited for you to be back to a 3-kitty household. The last two Meow Mondays seemed just a little sad. Orange cats are still my favorite, but I like Squeaky's orange and black mustache. Congratulations!ReplyDeleteReplies
Orange kitties are my favorite too. The balance of power is out of place in our kitty household. I am threatening to get an orange kitten to balance things out. Maybe next year.Delete
congrats!!! she is adorable so happy u added her to the family officially :):)ReplyDelete
So sorry about Sherbert.ReplyDelete
I'm glad she's gotten her wish. The Torties do have a lot of personality.ReplyDelete
Love this and the name – welcome Squeaky!ReplyDelete
When we took our cat to the vet for a clean bill of health he needed a little extra TLC. We had to leave him over night. The vet called and said the Finn stood on his hind legs and peed AT (!!!!) the vet and assistant and started howling. Now the poor guy has warning labels on his chart like a little kittie terrorist.
I'm just now discovering Squeaky. Gmail had opted to sort my email according to its assumptions and I hadn't seen your newsletter in quite a while. Once I realized what was up, I'm playing catch up. Squeaky certainly knew which house to choose! Welcome to the family, gorgeous!!ReplyDelete


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Mission Wolf 1
Boulder ICO will visit Mission Wolf, a sanctuary for wolves in south-central Colorado. Participants will interact with the wolves and learn about their history, biology, folklore, lifestyle, and outlook for survival in the modern world. As a service outing, we will help with tasks around the sanctuary, such as preparing food, hauling firewood, and cleaning facilities. We will be camping in tents and preparing meals outside, so all participants must be prepared for the weather. Mission Wolf overlooks a beautiful and remote valley that lies between the Sangre de Christo and Wet mountain ranges. This is an experience not to be missed! The June trip will be for Middle School youth.
This is a video from last year's trip:
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This is what I did to make a cozy to cover a small 8-oz can.
ch 4, slip st into 1st ch for form ring; ch 2 (top left & center photo)
Row 1: work 12 hdc (sometimes I work 10) in ring; join with a sl st in top of ch 2 of previous row. (top right photo)
Row 2: ch 2; 2 dc in each hdc around for 24 dc's. Join with a sl st in top of ch 2 of previous row (middle left photo)
Row 3: check your circle on the bottom of your container. If you just have a little more to make the circle the same size of the bottom of container, Ch 1. If you need a bit more, ch 2 and change sc's to hdc or dc. I used sc's.
{2 sc in next dc; 1 sc in next} repeat around for total of 36 sc. (center photo)
{2 sc in next dc; 1 sc in next 2} repeat around (48)
Row 5 and following: working through both loops, sc in each sc around, joining with a sl st at end and chaining 1. (see photos below)
Repeat row 5 until 1 row short of top of container, changing color(s) if desired. (bottom left photo)
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Report Lounge (CLOSED)1101 E. Burnside St Portland, OR 97214 Northeast Portland & near Southeast Portland
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Report Lounge closed its doors at the end of October, 2010.
The former Chesterfield, minus some bling. Bi-level lounge is slick with a skate-punk edge, stylishly furnished, yet comfortable, throughout. A rotating crew of deejays is regularly featured, at low or no cover. Well-staffed with friendly, efficient bartenders.
Housed in one of Portland's premier LEED-certified buildings (it even has its own well - oh, my!), Report goes green on warm days, opening up most of its facade, bringing outside, in.
This being East Burnside Street, it's a matter of personal taste as to how much of a plus that is. Sidewalk tables bring you even closer to the action, if you're so inclined. Odd, but true: the hot wings are rumored to be some of the best in town.
Hours 4pm-2am, everyday.
Mondays: BarFly's own Jedediah hosts Shirts vs Skins tops-optional dance party, from 10pm-close. Free!
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On Feb. 2, 1943, she married Elmer A. Kroeker. He died March 27, 1983. Survivors include: two sons, Richard, and Robert; two daughters, Donna Sutton, and Janice Silbernagel; a sister, Lynda Schmidt; seven grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Funeral 10 a.m. Friday at Buhler Mennonite Church. Visitation 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday with the family present 6 to 8 p.m. at Buhler Mortuary. Burial in Buhler Municipal Cemetery. Memorials to Buhler Mennonite Church, or Gideons International.


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Beautiful Black and White Photography of People and Pets
In this post we showcased 30 beautiful black and white photography of people and pets by Ricardo Lagos. Ricardo is a husband, googler, photographer and rock climber. He has worked for many of the big software companies in the US. Finally landed his dream job when he joined Google almost 2 years ago, he help build the tools that keep Google's Data Centers running day and night.
Ricardo love the outdoors, photography, rock climbing, and most of all, spending time with his wife. We hope you will like his black and white pictures collection, get some inspiration and leave your valuable comments on these beautiful photos.


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|Marin Conservation League | 175 N. Redwood Dr., Ste. 135 | San Rafael CA 94903 | Tel 415.485.6257 | Fax 415.485.6259
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Thursday, May 24, 2018, 4:30 PM
Central Marin Police Headquarters Community Room
250 Doherty Drive, Larkspur
Learn about the potential impacts to the Marin bay shoreline from rising sea and bay waters. A partnership of affected cities, towns, public agencies, and major landowners recently completed a risk assessment that identifies neighborhoods, roads and other public infrastructure threatened by increased flooding in the near future. The dilemma is what to do about it.
County Senior Planner Chris Choo, a lead organizer of the BayWave study, will bring us up-to- date on what has been done, and will lay out some of the challenges ahead.
Free to attend and open to the public.
All MCL members and guests are welcome without charge at water speaker programs. Co-chairs are Priscilla Bull and Ann Thomas. We welcome our comments and questions.
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Aether is an "Auto Randomizing Algorithmic Reverb Software plug-in".
Features and specification:
- Extreme precision floating-point engine - claimed to rival the best hardware reverb units available.
- "Impeccable" specifications in Space, Time, and Frequency response.
- 2x & 4x Oversampling, Double Precision 64-bit DSP, & Band-Limited Interpolation.
- Variable Quality Modes & Extreme Offline Render Modes.
- Unique pervasive Auto-Randomizing scheme throughout the entire algorithm which keeps mixes sounding alive.
- Non-Exponential Decay curves with an Attack & Sustain Envelope for "lush" sound.
- Discrete Early Reflections Engine with 33 Space Type Models.
- Cascade Control allowing the creation of Complex & Clustered IRs.
- True Stereo, Hybrid Stereo, Mid-Side, and Complex Stereo Modes.
- Reverb Decay Time range from 0.10sec to 120sec plus an Infinite Decay Mode.
- Variable Q Damping Decay Curve.
- Space Type & Frequency Profile Macro.
- Over 300 factory presets ranging from sublime acoustic emulations to extreme sound-design ambiences.
- Over 300 additional presets available as add-on expansions.
- 0-Sample Latency. Suitable for use in tracking and performance.
- Coded in assembly and optimized with SSE for extreme efficiency.
- 64-bit Host/OS Support.
- Supported Sample Rates of up to 192K.
- Intuitive futuristic GUI designed for maximum control and ease of use.
Unlike convolution reverbs, Aether is not a static process, and no two instances of Aether are ever exactly the same. The same is true in real world acoustical spaces as well: a building's acoustical character may vary slightly depending on several factors such as its current occupancy, and even more subtle things such as the current temperature and humidity. Thus, acoustic space itself is alive in the real world and is constantly shifting, morphing, and evolving to produce a complex array of potential impulse responses. A sampled impulse response of a real acoustic space, can be quite accurate for that particular moment, but it tells only part of the story. It is like a picture of a lake, versus the lake itself. A lake in the real world is unlikely to spontaneously develop waves the size of those found in the ocean, but it is never quite as still as a picture either. Aether's approach does not simply sample one static picture in time, but rather captures the complete subtly of the dynamic chaotic processes found in life and it retains all the detail and organic feel of these processes.
Aether's algorithm is conceptually divided into two parts: Early Reflections, and Late Reflections. The early reflections stage provides discrete delay patterns, which provide spatial cues that identify the nature of the given acoustic space. Aether mathematically calculates and subtly randomizes these ER delay patterns in pure floating point precision based on an incredibly complex algorithm that is designed to accurately mimic physical reality. This part of the algorithm consists of over 75 variable parameters which control the characteristics of the resulting ER patterns. In effort to maximize usability and user friendliness, this complexity is hidden from the user, and is instead wrapped into a single visual macro called Space Type. Thus the user does not have to deal with complex esoteric DSP parameters that only a physicist would understand and instead he simply chooses visually the type of environment he would like to use, and Aether makes the appropriate changes to the algorithm behind the scenes. 33 different default Space Types ship with Aether, and the interface provides five additional control knobs to customize their most important aspects. These controls allow adjustment of the size and geometrical shape of the Space Type default as well the positioning models used to determine where the sound source and listener are in the room.
In a real acoustic space there is no real distinction between Early and Late Reflections and the entire composite response of a real acoustic space consists of ERs, LRs, and frequency characteristics of the given environment. Thus in order to truly represent a given space accurately all three of these things should align to meet the characteristics of the acoustic environment. Aether offers an intuitive solution to this issue by providing a Link button that allows various parameters to be linked to the Space Type macro control. The additional ER controls, the LR controls, both set of controls, or none of the controls can be linked to Space Type. This way, when a user selects the "Telephone Booth" space for example, an appropriate size and reverb time can optionally be set automatically as well. Of course the linked parameters can then be adjusted by the user as desired and hybrid presets can also be developed by quickly combining the characteristics of two or more different space types. The end result is a balance of maximum ease of use and ultimate flexibility.
In addition to the intrinsic variance found at the very heart of the Aether algorithm, Aether also offers even more modulation possibilities to keep the verb from sounding dead and static. Two simple modulation controls are offered to invoke additional random LFO modulations in the Late Reflections section of the algorithm. The Modulation Rate and Period controls create musically-pleasing, randomly shifting resonances in the spectrum of the diffuse Late Reflections. Modulation period length extends to over eight minutes to allow for imperceptibly slow shifts in the resonance of the reverb tail that guarantee the reverb sound will never be exactly the same over the course of an entire song. This completely eliminates the metallic sound which plagues many inferior reverb designs on the market.
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If you are a freelancer, then you are at the right place. In this article, there are some important steps that you need to follow to enhance your freelancing business and to make your freelance work profitable.
Being a freelancer, you come across with different incentives. You enjoy the freedom of your work and set your working hour as per your schedule. You have a chance to select your clients and get the required amount of your work. We can say that without any doubt freelancing is a beautiful occupation. Also you can make your freelance work profitable, and choose it as a full time work.
In freelancing there is always a risk element. For example, in one month you will get more order and in the second month, you may not. If you want continuous success, then you need to follow some steps.
Below there are seven commandments that you should know to make your freelance work profitable.
You're going to make mistakes, so just accept it
No human being is perfect in all fields. So, the first step is to admit that you are not perfect. Your opinion may not always be right. All clients want that their problem should be solved very intelligently. I have also experience that my best client's relationship began with issues that we addressed and took care of that. With time the bonding with same client became powerful. So, If you make any mistake, accept it, address it and take care of the concern, make your freelance work profitable in linear and logical way.
Acquire Testimonials after Every Job
What is most important in your job? It is the part in which your last customer was so glad about your service, and they shared the happiness and their good experience with other people as well. Every client and every task has same worth and importance in your business. When you provide excellent work to your client do not be hesitant, always ask for any recommendation.
Have you left some space for comments and suggestion about your work? Or do you design any page where you explain your remarkable work? If you do not do then use any other different way to get testimonials.
Testimonials are an essential element for any business. Testimonials are not only powerful and positive words of the customers, but also they are very significant for your company. In 2016 a study was conducted which revealed 75% freelance jobs come because of word of mouth and good testimonials. Testimonials can make your freelance work profitable.
Your clients may be your colleagues and friends. Almost all successful freelancers gather these testimonials from their clients.
Be Available As Much As Possible
Do you get jobs that you want and which is of yours interest subject? Be ready when you find an opportunity. Beside from word of mouth and taking jobs from the people you know. Use platforms like Up Work and o desk to improve your expertise.
You can also find jobs online but take out time for your old clients when they need help. Building a good customer reputation is very important when you decide to work as a freelancer. Always try to work for your current customers logically and also support them when they need your help.
Be a Communication Machine
Not only make yourself accessible but also make yourself available. It is very irritating for your client to track you to get the update of their work or give more work. Be easily accessible to your customers. They should not feel any trouble contacting you when they want to know the status of their projects. You can make your freelance work profitable by being available at the nearest convenience.
The CEO of one of the remarkable freelance company says that freelancer loses most of the jobs because of their unavailability or communication gap. It is suggested that you should share your contact details with your clients. It should be convenient for the clients to contact you and to get the status of the work.
Successful freelancers use tools:
• What's App
• Skype
• Phone
• Viber
• Slack
• Asana
• Clear Voice
Give your clients freedom
Understand this; your client is not aware of the technicalities of the work getting completed. So, the client may not be able to express all the technical aspects.
You as a freelancer also have the responsibility to help them to take the right decision and educate them. Following this method will let you retain the customers for a long term.
Extend Your Expertise through Others
Most freelancers stay happy with the company of their clients. Also, For some projects be co-operative and take help from other freelancers if needed.
For example, if you are an expert in the social media marketing industry, but you also get projects of search engine optimization.
In these cases, you can share your work with other freelancers who are subject matter expert. It will help you grow your network, and it will help you enhance your skills also. And most of all you will not be refusing work from clients and You will make your freelance work profitable.
Stay On Track with Taxes
As you run freelance work as a business, Taxes are the something that you should need to adjust with your earning. When you start a freelance business do some research on tax preparation, it will help you be a good citizen. It will lead you to build your freelance business. Also, you will have a clear picture of your earning after paying taxes.
If you are starting as a freelancer, these are helpful steps, to begin with.
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Our new Space Themed Socks come in a 2 pack and are perfect for keeping little feet warm while looking stylish. This lovely cotton mix pack of socks features a rocket design in black with yellow stars. The white pair also has yellow stars and an adorable UFO space ship design. These lovely socks make an ideal gift for any little space enthusiast… to infinity and beyond!
The neutral colours will look great with any outfit. These super soft socks have a slip resistant raised rubber design on the sole so little ones aren't slipping while wearing them on hard floors. This 2 pack of socks is available in sizes Small (6-12 months) and Medium (12-24 months).
– Cotton mix socks – 2 pack
– Non-slip sole
– Rocket and Space Ship design
– Black and white
Sizes: Small (6-12 months) and Medium (12-24 months)
Colour: Black and White
Material: 82% cotton, 16.2% polyester, 1.8% spandex
For information on our sizes please refer to the size guide.