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Eastern Tent Caterpillar Egg Hatch Under Way, Numbers Up Again
- Apr 23, 2010
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Experts report Eastern tent caterpillars are hatching in Central Kentucky in increasing numbers.
"Some tents are the size of baseballs now, so they will be easy to see," said Lee Townsend, PhD, a University of Kentucky College of Agriculture entomologist. "Caterpillars in tents out on limbs are now relocating and building large tents on branch angles on the main trunks."
According to Townsend, now is the time to check wild cherry and related trees for Eastern tent caterpillar activity to determine whether or not any management is necessary.
"Tent caterpillar populations have been gradually increasing over the past two to three years and seem to be up again this year," Townsend said. "Populations vary considerably from location to location in a county."
Entomologists anticipate full-grown larvae by the third week of April. From the end of April to the beginning of May, caterpillars will likely leave the trees where they've eaten the available foliage and search for additional food to complete their development.
Once the caterpillars have reached these dispersing stages, controlling them becomes much more difficult, Townsend said.
Controlling Eastern tent caterpillars is vital to area horse farms, as UK research has strongly linked the caterpillars with outbreaks of Mare Reproductive Loss Syndrome (MRLS), which can cause late-term foal losses, early-term fetal losses, and weak foals.
During the 2001-2002 MRLS outbreak an estimated 30 percent of the 2001-2002 Thoroughbred foal crop was lost, and the state suffered an economic cost of approximately $336 million due to losses suffered in all breeds of horses. UK researchers conducted epidemiological and field studies that demonstrated MRLS was associated with unprecedented populations of Eastern tent caterpillars on Kentucky horse farms. Studies since the 2001-2002 outbreak subsequently have revealed that horses inadvertently will eat the caterpillars, whose hairs embed into the lining of the alimentary tract. Once that protective barrier is breached, normal alimentary tract bacteria may gain access to and reproduce in sites with reduced immunity, such as the fetus and placenta. Fetal death from alimentary tract bacteria is the hallmark of MRLS.
UK entomologists recommend that unless horse farm managers have been aggressive in managing Eastern tent caterpillars or removing host trees, they should keep pregnant mares out of pastures bordered by cherry trees or other hosts for the next several weeks.
Holly Wiemers, MS, is communications director for UK's Equine Initiative.
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This is when the game was fun. Bring it back with the engine upgrade and you will a lot of cash flowing in as well as players coming back to the game. Trust me. And i will do my best in promoting this game to the fullest. Bring back the old threat icons/symbols as well. the ones from the photo, they look better than the ones you have now. No offense, but its the truth. Also bring back that thing when a high threat level enter the social district and it says high threat player as enter, i forget how it went and i wasn't able to find any videos on that, but it was cool when it happen. Please take this into serious consideration. You can also expand on the old threat system.
Matchmaking Update Part 1
- APB Reloaded now uses a Bayesian enhanced version of the Glicko rating system to determine the relative skill of players, based on the outcomes of opposed missions. The believed skill of the player is known as that player's Skill Rating, which is then translated into the player's Threat Level (shown on the UI), and also used by the matchmaking system to construct matches where the skill of each side is as evenly matched as possible.
- The total number of Threat Levels per faction has been increased to 30 and spread across 3 tiers – Bronze, Silver and Gold – with each tier consisting of 10 ranks. For example, a 'Silver Rank 5' player is believed to be better than a 'Bronze Rank 10' player.
- All players will start from Bronze Rank 1, as the new system has to start from scratch in order correctly calculate the Threat level.
- Note that we expect players to see large fluctuations to their Threat early on, as the system narrows in on your actual Threat level over time. So don't be surprised to jump between tiers as well as ranks for the first few matches.

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I recently configured an Amazon EC2 instance so that I could run the XFCE desktop environment on it and control it from my local laptop computer using SSH and VNC. But what if I want to use my iPad to do control the remote Amazon EC2 server?
I want to experiment with complex network simulations running on open-source networking software when I happen have the time, from any location with a WiFi connection. I do not always have my laptop with me, but I usually have either my iPad or iPhone.
In this blog post, I will show how to configure and use an iPad (and iPhone) VNC viewer app to view and control the desktop environment running on my Amazon EC2 server.
iPad software
To connect to a remote server from an iPad, we need a VNC viewer app. The VNC viewer app I use is Screens.
I use the Edovia Screens iPad app, which displays the full-screen desktop environment running on the remote server. There are other VNC viewer apps in the App Store but Screens seems to have a lot of functionality and I was confident it would support SSH tunneling. Screens is also a universal iOS app and works on both the iPad and the iPhone.
Set up remote server
I assume you already have an Amazon EC2 server running, with a VNC server configured and running on it. If not, please see my previous posts on setting up a remote server on Amazon's EC2 cloud computing service.
To summarize:
- First, set up a server on Amazon's EC2 service
- Then, set up a new user on that server
- Then, install the XFCE desktop and and install and configure VNC server software on the server.
Transfer the EC2 instance private key to the iPad
To connect to the remote server, the iPad VNC viewer app will require the private key of the remote Amazon EC2 sever. Since I used my laptop computer to set up the EC2 instance, the SSH Key Pair file is stored on it. I need to copy the private key from my laptop computer to my iPad. This will allow me to access the remote server from both my laptop and from my iPad.
iTunes file transfer
If I had set up my Amazon EC2 instance from either an Apple Mac or a Windows PC, I could just use iTunes File Transfer to copy the private key .pem file to the VNC viewer app on the iPad. This is the most secure method of transferring the key, if you use a Mac or PC.
I used my laptop computer, which runs Linux, to set up my Amazon EC2 instance so I need another way to transfer the private key to my iPad.
Using a cloud service to transfer keys
In my case, I just used my DropBox account to transfer the file. I used a non-obvious filename for the key file and deleted the file from DropBox after I completed the transfer.
For a higher level of security, you may consider using SpiderOak. I've not tried SpiderOak but I understand that it offers encrypted storage and has apps on all major mobile and PC operating systems, including Linux. SpiderOak appears to offer features similar to DropBox.
Here are the steps I used to transfer the private key from my Laptop computer to my iPad using DropBox:
- On the computer that has the private key file, I view contents of the private key file using a text editor or the `cat` command. For example: in my case, I located the private key file, Ubuntu-2-keypair.pem, on my computer and displayed its contents on my screen.
- I selected the entire text of the file and copied it to the clipboard.
- I opened a text editor and pasted the text into it. Then I saved the file in my ~/DropBox folder with an innocuous filename like list.txt.
- DropBox automatically syncs this file with the DropBox app on my iPad.
- When I need the key in the next step, I open the list.txt file in DropBox and copy-and-past the key text into the remote-access app's configuration (see next step)
- When the remote-access app is configured, I delete the file list.txt from DropBox.
Copy the SSH key to the iPad clipboard
Open the DropBox (or other cloud storage service) app and view the contents of the text file in which you stored the SSH private key for the remote Amazon EC2 server.
Select all the text, and copy it to the iPad clipboard.
Now the EC2 server's SSH private key is stored in the iPad clipboard and we will import the key into Screens from the clipboard in a later step.
Configure the Screens iPad VNC client
I encountered some frustrations when trying to configure Screens to use SSH Port Fording for the VNC connection. Here are some points to be aware of, so you avoid problems:
- When connecting to an Amazon EC2 server, configure Screens using IP addresses, not host names or interface names. For example: localhost will not work, but the loopback address 127.0.0.1 will work.
- When using SSH port forwarding, which Screens calls Secure Connection, the Address field in the first server configuration box will be the loopback address of the remote Amazon EC2 server.
- The public IP address of the remote Amazon EC2 server is entered in the second configuration box, after you click on Secure Connection.
Now let's walk through the configuration procedure step-by-step.
Screens app: create custom server
Open the screens app. To create a new connection, click on the Discovered button in the upper right corner of the display. Then click on Create Custom Screen.
Server settings
In the server settings dialogue screen, you configure the VNC viewer information. Enter the following information in each field:
- Computer Info
- Name: The name you wish to use to describe the server in the Screens app.
- Address: We plan to use SSH to connect to the remote server so in this address field, enter the loopback address of the remote server. For an Amazon EC2 server, the interface name localhost will not work. Use the loopback IP address: 127.0.0.1, instead.
- Port: The VNC port used by the VNC server running on the remote Amazon EC2 server. In my case, it is port 5901.
- Operating System: Linux
- Authentication
- Method: VNC Password
- Password: Enter the password you configured on the VNC Server running on the Amazon EC2 server.
- Secure Connection
- Enabled: Click the button to select "Enabled"
- Advanced: Click "advanced" to open the Secure Connection configuration box.
Secure Connection settings
After clicking on the Advanced setting, you see the Secure Connections configuration screen. In this screen, you configure the SSH connection information.
- Username: The user id on the Amazon EC2 server
- Password: Clear the password and use only the SSH key. To import the key, see "Import SSH key", below.
- Host: The public IP address of the Amazon EC2 server
- Port: Leave at the default setting, port 22.
- Enable on local network: Leave this at the default setting, enabled.
Import SSH key
To use the Amazon EC2 server's private SSH key as the authentication method, you must import the key. To do this, click on the small "key" symbol on the Password line in the Secure Connection configuration box.
Then, click on the "Imported Key" option. This will import the SSH key you previously copied to the iPad clipboard.
Test the connection
Save the server settings. Go back to the Screen Settings configuration box and click on "Save".
Now you should see an icon representing the server on you Screens app's home screen. In this example, it is named AWS-server.
Click on AWS-server to connect to the remote Amazon EC2 server. Screens should automatically connect and you should see the Linux desktop.
We have now successfully configured Screens to connect to a remote Amazon EC2 server. To learn how to use the Screens VNC viewer app to control the server, consult the Screens user documentation.
Terminal app
Having an SSH command-line terminal is useful when setting up a new remote server or when troubleshooting VNC problems on a remote server.
The terminal app I use is Prompt. This app provides a command-line interface for the remote server and is useful for configuring the remote server and for troubleshooting connection problems that may occur while using the VNC viewer app. There are only a few terminal apps in the App Store that also support SSH tunneling. To me, Prompt seemed to be the best tool in this category.
Configuring a remote connection in the Prompt app is fairly simple. If you can configure the Screens VNC viewer, you will have no problem setting up Prompt.
We successfully set up a VNC viewer app on the iPad to connect to and control the Linux desktop running on a remote Amazon EC2 server.
We saw that we had to use IP addresses, not DNS names or interface names, when configuring the VNC viewer to connect to the Amazon EC2 remote server.


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Cystic Fibrosis
Sohil Shah
Amy Suh
AP Biology - Seese
-a mutation in a gene on chromosome 7 changes a protein called CFTR that regulates the movement of salt in and out of cells
-a recessive gene inherited from a child's parents
-If children inherit only one copy of the gene, they will be carriers and possibly pass the gene to their own children.
A persistent cough that produces thick spit and mucus
A decreased ability to exercise
Repeated lung infections
Inflamed nasal passages or a stuffy nose
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic life-threatening disorder that causes severe damage to the lungs and digestive system.
affects the cells that produce mucus, sweat and digestive juices, causing secretions to become thick and sticky.
secretions plug up tubes, ducts and passageways, especially in the lungs and pancreas.
most common in white people of Northern European ancestry.
Cell Signaling Pathway
The CFTR protein is on the surface of cells lining the lungs, intestine, pancreas, other organs. When activated by camp, a signaling molecule, it opens to release chloride from the inside of the cell. Water follows the chloride out of the cell. In cystic fibrosis, cftr is non-functional, so the mucus at the surface of the epithelial cell gets dehydrated and thick (blockage).
Correct Mechanism
Healthy lungs have a normal amount of mucus
Those without Cystic have parents without the carrier gene
Regular CFTR gene codes for proteins that serve as a chloride ion channel
This channel serves as a way to regulate the movement of sodium ions and movement of water.
This flow allows for the protection of the cell membrane and thinning of mucus
Cystic Fibrosis is caused by a mutation on DNA (Chromosomal)
1500+ possible mutations can cause Cystic Fibrosis
Commonly, the addition or substitution of bases on the AA sequence is cause of CF
Mutation occurs on Chromosome 7
Incorrect Mechanism
mutated gene cannot serve as a channel to transport chloride ions
the ratio of sodium ions (high) to chloride ions (low) creates an imbalance in the cell
The more sodium ions that move into the cell, the more mucus that dries up in the cell
When the mucus becomes to thick the organs are prone to infections
Signaling of CF
Current Research
Research for treatment of CF has been put into a drug development - Ivacaftor which has shown significant improvement in lung function.
Gene therapy methods is constantly being researched by CF foundation
Small molecules (form of drug) are under development to compensate the mutations occurred by CFTR
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Royal Wedding – A proper guide to Street Parties!
I'm so excited about the Royal Wedding street party that I'll be attending on Friday April 29th! Coohoo! I'm helping out to create a proper bona fide street party.
I've got to deliver all the card invitations first and then help with putting up the bunting. My Dad was there at the last Royal Wedding in 1981 and he said there were loads of street parties going on.
Did you know that street parties started in 1919 and began as 'Peace Teas' to celebrate the signing of the Versailles peace treaty after World War I. It was a bit different then because they were held as a special treat for children in those times of hardship and were quite formal sit down affairs at long tables lined up down the street.
The earliest living memory of a street party is from a man in Cornwall who clearly remembers having a street party in 1935 for the Silver Jubilee of King George Vth. Coohoo!
Now it seems street parties are again becoming popular as we celebrate this time old British tradition for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on the 29th April. The funkiest wedding celebration of the year!
We're hanging out the bunting and sending out the invitations from Funky Pigeon's fab collection of Royal Wedding cards and gifts.
I'm going to have to rest my wings to get through all the Royal Wedding deliveries! Send me the details of how you will be celebrating the Royal Wedding. Coohoo!
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- Date of birth: March 26th, 1924
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- Date of passing: November 8th, 2015
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This memorial website was created in the memory of our loved one, Ann M. Johnson, 91, born on March 26th, 1924 and passed away on November 8th, 2015. We will remember her forever.
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When you are away from your kitchen, whether whether at work or traveling, teabags are wonderfully convenient.
Here are some collections that provide a wide selection of teas for your tastes.
Pleast note that availability, prices, and contents are always subject to change.
Numi is known for specializing in organically grown teas.
This collection includes 45 teabags with flavors and styles from around the world.
There are 5 teabags each of the following teas: breakfast blend, aged early grey, golden chai, mate lemon green, jasmine green, toasted rice green, rooibos, moroccan mint, and chamomille lemon.
One of the most popular flavored teas for the last 60 years or so is Bigelow's Constant Comment, an orange spice black tea.
Here is a sampler that includes 8 teabags each of Constant Comment orange spice, Earl Grey flavored black, English Teatime black, Lemon Lift, Mint Medley herbal, Orange and Spice herbal, Cozy Chamomile herbal, and Green Tea.
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I'm pointing to this Night Line video about an "anti-earmark" group because I know the beaver (as do a sub-group of the readers of this blog). I'll merely say his first name is Ed.
- Hudge
I got a whole colony of beavers that have been systematically gnawing down trees to build condos. Too bad the market on beaver hats collapsed a couple centuries ago, I could start a small business, maybe using some of the earmark money.


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There are books and there are instructional multimedia CD base lessons to learn from. That is what I use too in design to web to multimedia..So I :aquire" those CDs to update and learn to use the latest design/web/multimedia s/w. What would you pay me to lend you those hahahahah....
Sleeping time....really got to knock off...tiring day since Sunday for this old man....so no late night sleeping for tonight....G'nite....
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vivian: you got pm
if arrange makan on sat, please be dinner!! day time cannot
Tupi Guy: graphic design which is more towards cartoon illustration in this job i have, but have future jobs which involve other areas of graphic designing
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Monday, January 7, 2013
Surviving and thriving.
6 comments:
- Fiona said...
glad to hear the garden is coping.. and indeed doing well.... your cooking plans sound so yum
- January 8, 2013 at 9:35 AM
- xo.sorcha.ox said...
Your zucchini are surviving? Mine are not. In fact, they are suffering worst of all from this persistent heat and have started dropping fruit. :( I've had just the one solitary zucchini to eat in the last fortnight! And usually we have too many! I'm keeping the soil damp but it doesn't appear to be working: The sun has real bite.
Stay cool!
- January 8, 2013 at 1:08 PM
- farmer_liz said...
The heat and dry does make gardening a challenge, especially when we usually have so much rain in summer. I am glad I kept the garden small, we have just enough grey water each day to keep everything going. With the animals, even though I want to keep the chickens locked up so I can get all their eggs, they are free-ranging all day so they can find their own shade.
- January 8, 2013 at 2:03 PM
- Becky said...
It is so much harder to bring ourselves to cook on hot Summer days. Of course right now we are having winter and any excuse to heat the kitchen up is met with lots of pleasurable noises from the Peanut Gallery around here.
- January 9, 2013 at 7:45 AM
- Joolz said...
We are having a cool weather reprieve at the moment which is nice. Funny to feel chilly when walking up the main street!
We had zucchini slice and salad last night and a last minute dinner guest so Gus went and bought some lamb chops to have with it. Leftovers for lunch today - yay!
I look forward to some pics of your epic cooking spree!
Cheers - Joolz
- January 9, 2013 at 9:58 AM
- trishie said...
I didn't know that wilted leaves lose less water...now I don't feel so bad about my plants in the garden. Stay cool, Tracy!
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Home > Books, Journals, and other Publications > Peer-reviewed Journals > Journal of Educational Controversy > Vol. 5 > No. 1 (2010)
Article Title
Of Rocks and Hard Places—The Challenge of Maxine Greene's Mystification in Teacher Education
Document Type
Article in Response to Controversy
Recently, a colleague talked with me about a field observation she had conducted the day before, an observation that left her between a rock and a hard place. The teacher candidate performed a flawless lesson—well planned, well implemented with students eagerly and fully engaged. As we talked about the observation, my colleague and I agreed that most people (professional educators and laypersons) observing the lesson would be at least satisfied if not thrilled with the beginning teacher's work because the primary traditional parameters for assessing a teacher's work include efficiency and structure.
Recommended Citation
Thomas, P. L.
"Of Rocks and Hard Places—The Challenge of Maxine Greene's Mystification in Teacher Education,"
Journal of Educational Controversy: Vol. 5
, Article 10.
Available at: https://cedar.wwu.edu/jec/vol5/iss1/10


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With a location ideal for holidays, team buildings or festivities, the Valea Cetății pension needed a website to express the very closeness to nature it has at the mountain footheals, however without complete isolation and lack of civilisation and modern commodaties. Everything had to be surrounded by clean and refreshing air, the warm and welcoming refuge being the wooden lodge one will call "home" for awhile.
Considering that a potential guest of this pension will want his own piece oh heaven during their stay, we have conceived the page in such a amnner that he may have this feeling right from his office chair. The building was places on top of a patch of land, accompanied by imposing pine trees, birds of the sky and a blanket of clouds which is lost in the shade of blue which dominates the page. the purpose is to give the visitor a bird's eye view on the pension, having it almost in the palm of their hand, being able to study it carefully before coming to a decission regarding his booking choice.
Placing the new and important information on the front page gives easy access to the latest news and deals and the main menu positioned right above the building and the clouds enforces the ideea of "user is in control of everything". The simple yet suggestive icons on the deals give quick hints as to what these are about and the calendar icons already forsee the upcoming news and events. Because the guestbook is a must in any pension or lodge, this was also integrated in the website so that anyone can read honest impressions this place had left others with.


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Like essential fatty acids and magnesium, zinc is one of the top deficiencies in today's children. Zinc is probably involved in more body functions than any other mineral. This post outlines 10 functions of zinc, 25 signs of deficiency and what to do if you think you or your child are deficient.
Zinc is crucial for:
- Thinking (Have you heard the expression "No zinc, no think"?)
- The proper functioning of more than 100 enzymes
- Normal growth and development
- Body tissue health
- The prevention of cavities
- Proper sexual development and function
- The immune system
- The detoxification of chemicals and metabolic irritants
- Carbohydrate metabolism
- The body's healing process i.e. wound healing


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Rylan Clark hits back at Holly Willoughby over dirty penis jibe: 'I don't need gloves!'
HOLLY WILLOUGHBY was disgusted during today's This Morning as Rylan Clark-Neal admitted he finds putting his hands in his underwear "comforting".
The Xtra Factor host rushed to defend I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! camp mate Adam Thomas following a clip of the Emmerdale star grilling Sam Quek about group showers.
"Get your hands out of your trousers," Sam shrieked in the footage from tonight's instalment of the hit ITV series, which prompted a comical debate back in the This Morning studio.
"I'm sure it was just a terrible coincidence," grinned Phillip Schofield, 54.
However, Rylan, 27, totally sympathised with Adam - who is currently favourite to win this year's I'm A Celebrity - and confessed that he often slips his hands into his "warming" crotch also.
Rylan Clark hits back at Holly Willoughby over dirty penis jibe on This Morning
Adam Thomas grilled Sam Quek about Team GB showers on I'm A Celebrity
It's a comfort thing; it's warming
"It's a comfort thing; it's warming," he told Holly And Phillip.
Amid hysterical laughter, Holly teased: "Wear some gloves," which didn't sit well with the showbiz reporter.
"I don't need some gloves," Rylan hissed back. "I shower thank you very much."
Rylan admitted he likes to put his hand in his underwear on This Morning
Holly suffered her own embarrassing blunder during today's programme when her dress almost exposed everything.
"Something's just happened," she grimaced as the talk show returned from a break. "My skirt has gone static and keeps riding up."
Holly and Phillip also tried to recreate their notorious night from the National Television Awards, by getting pied live on air with a hilarious boardgame.
This Morning airs weekdays at 10.30am on ITV.


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- 34 years old
- Date of birth: Mar 16, 1978
- Date of passing: Apr 9, 2012
|Let the memory of Vickie (Promise Nicole) be with us forever
"Wow! You brought joy and pain to my life in our time together... But it was all needed for growth. Full of laughter, jokes and good times... I miss that about you. I pray your boys are well. And that you're resting in HIS arms cause you were truly an angel to me"
"My Dear sister I think of you everyday of my life , every family gathering I remember you walking around taking pics, keeping us together..words will never be able to express the pain your boys feel .. but we all know you are looking after them .. sis it never gets any easier not seeing you or hearing your voice , those text messages .. just trying to deal without you ..love you always"
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|"For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works. (2 Corinthians 11:13-15).
|The Bible says that Satan can appear as an angel of light! This means that Satan will be soooo convincing that the person(s) he appears to will think that they have actually heard from God.
Remember this is what happened to Joseph Smith the founder of the Mormon church. He was deceived by what appeared to be a messenger of light. How do we know this? Because Mormonism contradicts the Bible consistently.
|This is why it is so important to know what God's word says about things, so we will not be deceived.


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The article on two new (nonkosher certified) bagel bakeries in NY has me wondering -- does anyone know of a genuinely good bagel bakery in NYC that is kosher ?
By good I mean -- not huge and puffy. Not too sweet. Chewy and a little dense like they used to be.


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Posted on April 29, 2010 by mkschoen
Doing my homework this week and entering items into OCLC I wondered why there is no basic WSYIWYG front-end for any of this. There are half a dozen programs that allows writers who have no idea how to code to … Continue reading →
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Transit workers went on strike early Tuesday in Philadelphia, shutting down bus, trolley and subways that provide about 900,000 rides a day and raising fears that a prolonged walkout could keep some voters from the polls on Election Day.
A union representing about 4,700 workers went on strike at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday after being unable to reach a contract agreement with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
The strike does not affect commuter rail lines and service in areas outside the city.
"Despite months of constructive and innovative proposals from our side of the table, management has refused to budge on key issues including safety issues that...


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Looks like Ryan Lochte will be trading in his goggles for dancing shoes. Sources say the swimmer is in talks with "Dancing with the Stars."
If he does join the cast it wouldn't be his first stint on reality TV. You may remember he tried it out back in 2013 when he had his own reality show on E! called 'What would Ryan Lochte Do?"
That title today given his recent events is a loaded title for sure.
"Dancing with the Stars" has not officially announced their cast for the 23rd season which starts September 12th, but USA Today says its' a done deal.
The full line up of stars dancing this season will be announced Tuesday on 'GMA"
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Pryme Spuds Third Raven Well
Drilling of the third well (Patterson 16#1) in the Raven exploration project in Northern Louisiana has commenced. The target depth of the well is 10,000 feet and it will test the project's two primary formations: the "C" and "Price" sands in the Cotton Valley formation. Drilling is expected to take approximately 21 days.
As previously announced, the second Raven well (Grable 15#1) was completed in March. Oil and gas production from this well have stabilized at around 850 Mcf per day of natural gas and 22 barrels per day of condensate flowing on a 22/64th choke.
Pryme's Managing Director, Justin Pettett, said "we are delighted with the progress in our Raven project and based on the relative location of the Patterson well, we are expecting similar results to those obtained from the Grable. We have a very good lease position in the project area, with approximately 4200 acres under lease, and a number of promising targets to drill. We expect drilling at Raven will continue into 2009."
The Raven project covers mineral leases in the prolific Cotton Valley and Hosston natural gas trends in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. Raven exists along a natural gas fairway of Cotton Valley marine bars which are the target of the Raven project. Pryme has a 40% working interest (30% Net Revenue Interest) ownership in the project.
- Pryme Spuds Third Raven Well (May 16)
- Pryme's Second Raven Well Production Continues To Increase (Apr 16)
- Pryme's Raven Well Hits Primary Gas Targets (Dec 17)


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This blonde mane is blow-dried to add body to the roots while the rest of the hair has been waved for texture and bounce. The grown out bangs are styled to the side to soften the face and completes the over-all look magnificently. Product is needed to twist out the ends for some added texture.
January Jones looks lovely here in a wavy shoulder length bob with layers throughout, styled with a windblown look. The high volume styling of this 'do is a great way to jazz up a bob and add extra volume. January has an oval face shape so she can pull off a variety of looks and cuts. Here, she goes for a layered bob that masks her high forehead well and frames her eyes, thanks to the grown out side-swept fringe. This 'do gives her locks an overall trendy, fun look that can be worn for both day and night.
January has a fair complexion and blue eyes making her best suited to blonde and copper tones of hair. Here she goes for a wheat blonde shade that makes her complexion glow and eye color pop. January has kept her base color at the roots which gives her hair a nice base, while vibrant blonde highlights have been added for style and dimension all over.
January Kristen Jones is an American actress and model. She is best known for playing Betty Draper in the television series Mad Men, as well as for notable roles in American Wedding and We are Marshall.
January Jones Medium Wavy Casual Bob Hairstyle - Light Blonde Hair Color
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- Hair Category: Casual
- Hair Length: Medium
- Hair Elasticity: Wavy
- Gender: Women
- Face Shape: Round, Oval, Oblong, Square, and Heart
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The top nine stayed the same this week, but Hinsdale (Ill.) Central jumped into the top 10 after beating instate rival Buffalo Grove.
The big game coming up is in Colorado on Feb. 5 as No. 5 Regis Jesuit travels to No. 13 Highlands Ranch. Get your tickets early for the 7 p.m. start -- the gym will be packed.


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Question about 2000 Ford Expedition
Hi i have a 2000 expedition and the heat will not work i just flushed the system yesterday and it still not hot but the air does work.. plz help thx
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The heater on your Vehicle it can be a few problems.
I will mention the Importants.
First. Check the temperature, The temperature has to be At least 140 Farenheit.
Second. With a Temperature gace check the temperature of the 2 small hoses going to the Heater core. If the Temperature is almost the same on each of the small hoses, and Close to the temperature of the engine. The circulation is good.
But if only One of the hoses are Hot and the Other no. Is because is there a restriction in the Heater core, and will be nesesary to clean or replace.
Third.. Check the Blend door actuator motor. ( Is the actuator to move from cool to hot air )
Is located at center of the Instrument panel. at lower of the Hvac housing.
Is there behind the Center console.
Ok... Check the step I giving and letme know.
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Treat everyone fairly, not equally!
If we meet then, It will be an interesting clash, Im confident we will win but I dont think were going to crush or thrash them by any means.
Conte - Brought us back to the top of Italy
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Title: Beta Test (#gaymers: Book Two)
Author: Annabeth Albert
Publisher: Carina Press
Length: 178 Pages (Kindle)
Category: Contemporary Romance
At a Glance: I absolutely love Annabeth Albert's easygoing storytelling style.
Reviewed By: Jules
Blurb: Player vs. Player. Fight!
Brilliant graphic designer Ravi Tandel is ahead of the game—he's just been asked to present a top secret project at a huge conference in Seattle. All systems are go…until he learns his buttoned-up office nemesis is coming along for the ride.
Tristan Jones isn't really the gamer type, but he knows the back end of the video game business inside out. Together, he and Ravi will give an awesome presentation. If they survive the cross-country trip first.
Tossed together in close quarters, Ravi's shocked to see Tristan's sexy, softer side emerge from such a conservative shell. He's less shocked to learn his handsome colleague's prominent family would never support an out-and-proud son. But Ravi didn't struggle through his own coming out to hide who he is now. To be together, Tristan will have to push past his fear and ultimately decide: Does he want a future with Ravi? Or is it game over before they've even begun?
Review: This series is such a hit with me so far. I loved Status Update, the first story in the #gaymers series, and have now also fallen in love with Ravi and Tristan from the newest release, Beta Test. There are so many great elements in this story: It's NA, which I completely love; it's full of sexy geeks, which is also fabulous; and, there is an intelligent storyline that you can completely get lost in for a couple hundred pages.
Ravi and Tristan meet on their first day working at Space Villager headquarters—Tristan in marketing and Ravi in graphic design. Unfortunately, though, their beginning is anything but a fast friendship. Ravi thinks Tristan is an uptight workaholic, and Tristan thinks Ravi only cares about being noticed for his flashy style and getting praised for all of his various volunteer gigs. Things between them in the office are tense enough, so finding out they'll be stuck together on a drive up to Seattle, and then for a week at a conference definitely doesn't thrill either of them.
The road trip (and conference), is clearly make-or-break for these guys. Both Tristan and Ravi had some pretty heavy preconceived notions about one another going into the trip, and I loved watching those misconceptions fall away as they get to know each other. Tristan may be uptight, organized, and a perfectionist, but those are all 'survival' traits he carefully honed while learning how to cope with the traumatic loss of his older brother and the increasing strain between him and his parents. And, Ravi does have great style, and maybe he's never met a cause he didn't like, but there is no denying that he has mad people skills, and is wonderfully passionate about all of his volunteering as well as his job. He certainly isn't turning out to be the flake that Tristan was mistaking him for.
Once they get home, and try to stick with their 'what happens in Seattle stays in Seattle' plan, they realize how ridiculously impossible that is going to be. They have each begun to chip away at the other's façade, and no amount of pretending is going to just make their connection disappear. And, even though they both have their reasons for keeping things between them a secret at work, they soon also begin to see the futility of that arrangement.
I loved these guys together, and how they each gave the other a safe place to truly be themselves. It's not completely smooth sailing, of course. There is some miscommunication, and some holding back…but, they get there. I really enjoyed their journey. I loved the big 'A-ha' moments they each had with their families—Ravi's with his sister, Avani, when she makes him realize how he must have made Tristan feel about his support of his mother; and Tristan's epiphany after seeing the 'Family First' button for his mom's campaign.
I absolutely love Annabeth Albert's easygoing storytelling style. This was a laid back but also very engrossing read. The characters are fabulous, and all of the gaming stuff was really fun and so well done, and obviously well researched. It's always such a win when being super nerdy also makes you super cool! 😀 I'm definitely looking forward to reading much more from this author. Starting with Josiah's book, up next in the #gaymers universe!!
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There is that sacred time while dating, then engaged when your whole future is open in front of you. Possibilities abound, love overflowing, everything a bit glowy.
For me it was planning out a future with the greatest man I've ever known. During the planning on my own wedding, which if I admit was only 6 weeks I didn't have the time or perspective to really be able to communicate the love and appreciate I had for my future mother and father in law.
Fast forward a couple years later and my sister was getting married. As I watched her wedding planning unfold and we all got to prepare for her big day, I got to thinking of all the things I wish I would have been able to say to my now in-laws.
So I created a card for a bride to give to the groom's parents. A card to say thank you. Thank you for raising the greatest man, for teaching him how to love. In the time since the card has been purchased by brides all over North America. You can find more about that original card and purchase it here.
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From that card I started getting requests for a card from the bride to her own parents. So I created that card also, everything I wish I would have been able to articulate to my own parents. I am so incredibly grateful both my parents were able to be there for my wedding day. Ironically my mother passed away unexpectedly as I was on my honeymoon. We never know how life will unfold; but there are those few special days where we can pause life and everyone can soak in happiness and bask in pure delight. Love in the air, dancing, sharing our love for those around us. It's sacred. A time that we shouldn't take lightely, a time to say what we can to everyone around us. These cards have been written in a way that even if you're parent's are no longer together you can give a card to each.
Fast forward and I started hearing from more brides who wished for similar cards that their future husband's could give to his parents and his bride's parents. You can find the set that includes these two cards here. Some groom's are the type that will actively seek out cards like this, but let's be honest; most bride's have just went ahead and purchased them for their groom's to give.
Sometime's it can be hard to verbalize the words we want to say to those who mean so much to us. It can help to have things written down, words to be read and re-read through the years by parents whose children are now married and beginning lives of their own. I can only imagine the appreciation I'd have for a new daughter-in-law who could so openly share her love for my son. Who would honor me and my husband, it would give me so much hope for them as a couple and peace that my son will be happy.
Cheers to all of you who are planning weddings, balancing getting things checked off your to-do lists with also living in the moment and savoring the anticipation for your big day!


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|Subject: Goa
You wrote that you are planning to visit Goa. I stayed a week there some years ago and had no problems with safety or anything else. I stayed in northern Goa, in Calangute and from there visited the capital Panjim, several beaches, the hippie market at Anjuna Beach, Old Goa with its old churches, Fort Aguada, the Mapusa market and some Hindu temples and made a boat trip on a river seeing crocodiles. These are all in northern Goa. There is of course also much else to see there and in the southern part. I enjoyed my stay in Goa very much.
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Re-joining Aelyria for this blog project hasn't felt as nostalgic as I thought it would. A lot of that is because I'm keeping myself reined in fairly tightly, and not doing more than one thread, staying firmly anchored in the storyline of Patrick Lenton and his weird gnome + dog person journey. This is mostly because I really don't have time for more, and as I've mentioned before, the danger of Aelyria is when you spiral out of control and suddenly have a seven short story equivalents to write every morning. The other is that I don't understand some of the new game mechanics, and have no real desire to learn how time works.
But I think the real reason it's not feeling like the grand old days is that I haven't engaged socially. This shouldn't be a surprise – this entire project is literally about engaging with the social aspect of the game, so without it, it's vaguely hollow. Why haven't I engaged socially? Once again – time, mostly. I also don't know any current players, except for the people who I road tripped with. I also don't know if they're even playing anymore.
And I just don't have the kind of life that's conducive to sitting in a chat room or playing around on the OOC (out of character) forums. Back when I was younger, it was very much a community thing, about finding my people, especially outside of high school. I've written about this before. I've been writing an article about how important it was for me to find my community online, especially in regards to the protest against the Safe School's initiative in Australia. My high school life went from barbaric to below tolerable, and homophobic assholes in Australia want to reject a program designed to specifically stop that from happening.
Although while I was writing this, I also thought about the downside of this kind of community. It was great for me when I needed it, and then when I didn't, I pretty much fucked off without even a 'LOL bye'. But for people more involved in the online community than me, there has to be a tension between wanting the social aspect and playing the game. Is your social life and friendships based on your actual engagement with the game? Are you allowed to come and hang in the chatroom if you've no longer the time/ inclination to write? Or does the social aspect simply mutate beyond the constraints of the game? Regardless of these questions, there's also a lot of infighting and gossip, and I've seen what happens when a dominant clique makes the chat and forums become unwelcome for a person. All that safe harbour, all that feeling of belonging dissipates. I'm not saying that doesn't happen in real life too – but perhaps there is something more vicious or subtle online. I don't know. I feel like the rose tinted article about the joy of online communities has been written a few times – maybe I should write one about hate and bullying on fantasy game boards?


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I used to be embarrassed every time I ordered a burger without a bun at a restaurant. Even now as it's become increasingly more common to go "bun-less" a pang of disappointment runs through me when I receive a burger patty on top of a pale green slice of iceberg lettuce.
In Boston, there is only one place to go if you want a bun-less burger, and that place is Grass Fed. A small burger joint with strong values, this place only uses 100% grass-fed beef from a Maine Co-op of small cattle farms between 5-500 cows.
The Burger in the Grass features on of their signature grass-fed burger patties over a bed of mixed greens, piled high with fresh tomatoes, homemade pickles, a tower of crisp bacon and – of course- the Grass Fed Special Sauce.
Unfortunately, Grass Fed is a bit of a hike from my apartment and it always seems to have a line out the door, so I decided to recreate this restaurant favorite for a back yard barbecue a few weeks ago. We did it just like the original with a grass-fed burger patty over a bed of mixed greens, with fresh tomatoes, crisp bacon and my Paleo Burger Sauce.
- 2½ tbsp paprika
- 2 tbsp salt
- 2 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp white pepper
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 pound grass-fed beef
- 4 cup mixed greens
- 4 strips cooked bacon
- 1 tomato, sliced
- Paleo Burger Sauce
- Combine all seasoning ingredients together and store in an air tight container
- Turn on the grill or preheat the stovetop
- Add 2 tbsp of seasoning to the ground beef and mix well so that it is evenly distributed
- Form beef into four even patties
- Place patties on the grill and cook for 3-5 minutes per side
- Add 1 cup of mixed greens onto each plate
- Layer the tomato slices, burger patty and bacon on top of the mixed greens
- Drizzle with Paleo Burger Sauce


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At this time the wings are finsihed except the bottom main skins, so it was time to build the elevators and flaps. The main problem here is to align these components on the wing. Misalignment will show, and it's bad for appearance and even worser for the flying characteristics of your ship. The plans show some completely different methods of aligning ailerons and flaps, so you have to decide what fits your needs. Most builders choose the female airfoil method: You fabricate a female airfoil by cutting out the shape of the airfoil from wood and slip it over the wing. This will help you to center the aileron an flap on the rear spar.
I've decided to go another way:
At first I've tried to eliminate as much variables as possible, as there were: Position of the aileron brackets, positon of the bolthole where the aileron bracket mounts to the aileron arm on the rear spar, position of the bolthole in that arm an finally the position of the aileron arm itself. Each of these postions affects the position of the mounted aileron, too much to handle at once for me. If you drill the aileron brackets to the aileron per plan and drill the hinge pin (bolt)hole also per plan (1 5/8 below the ailerons chordline) you have eliminated most of the variables and have'nt drilled any hole to the aileron arm or the rear spar. Now you use the method of lining up the toolingholes of the wings ribs and the aileron itself. These holes have to be in line! This is easy to do at the wings tip. I've installed rivnuts into the toolingholes and screwed in some bolds to extend the toolingholes over the overlapping mainskins of the wing. Now I clamped the outboard aileron attachment arm to the rear spar of the wing and ran a thread around all 4 bolts from top to bottom and back. Now I only had to shift the arm fore and back until the therad touches all bolts on both sides, and here you are! (It is neccessary to file down the W-413 and W-414 aileron attachments down a little, if they touch the rear spars flange). It will be clearer if you look at the images below.
Of course most of this is not my brainchild, it's from Paul McReynolds and you can read the whole procedure in the '21 years of RVator'. That's a collection of builders tips from the factorys newsletter 'RVator' and I highly recomment it to all builders, a lot of precious information.
Once you have the position of the outer aileron attachment, you can clamp the center attachment bracket in place by simply eyeing the gap between the wings skin and the aileron, you will do that more precisely later. Now I've fixed the aileron in it's neutral position and was able to repeat this with the partial assambled flap. Here you have to be careful, the flaps inner rib is not at 90 degrees to the falps skin because of the actuator arm, so take care. The flap is not completed as the aileron was, and there is a reason for that. If you don't drill the top skin to the rest of the flap, you can hang the assembled and clecoed flap bottom to the wing and slip the flaps top skin in place, shifting it until the top ends of your aileron and flap are leveled. Now you can drill a reference hole into both flapskins, take off the flap and complete it. Now the flap goes back on the wing and the positon of the flap brace will be found by using the same thread and rod method as the aileron was. Now the outside end of the aileron and the inside end of the flap are fixed, and if you run a taut thread from end to end on top of both components and align the center of both, it's done.
Here you see the first fit of the aileron spar and rib to the skin. I had a lot of work with the nose ribs, they have to be curved, maybe they are in todays kits, haha
|Prime time ;o)
|It's much
better to do that priming in summer. I always did it
outside, but this is November and the temperatures
dictate to do it in the shop. I had some foil on the
left, but on right....My precious, highly payed Chromate
on the floor, what a waste, sniff...This does'nt stick to
the floor, you can wipe it off, but it's a mess. I had to
seal the door, it finds the way into our house, there is
only one door between the shop and our living room.
I found out, that the cheapest airbrush gun (venturi type) is the best tool for little sessions like this. They are easy to clean and cheap to replace. My professional spaygun takes twice or more to clean and the result is more than enough for priming parts with this cheap gun.
|Here you see all parts for both ailerons, drilled, dimpled and painted, ready to rivet them together.
| The
sequence of back-riveting the stiffners to the skin:
1.: Load a row of rivets
|2.: Tape it from the rear. (This is not a special tape for this task, it's for sealing pipe-fittings, but it's excellent for this job)
|3.: ..and rivet the stiffner with the C-frame tool. Note the steel plate under the skin. This works great and you don't have to fire with the gun on this very thin skin.
|The skin in front is already squeezed together, the rear one comes next.
|The skin is only prebent for better access while you rivet the stiffners, so you have to squeeze it down to shape after that. This is done with this homemade tool (2 pieces of wood screwed together with piano hinge), until the shape of the bent correspondences with the rib. (Rib assembly is removed for squeezing, of course)
the skins. I riveted all that in this position. As you
see on the left, I screwed the whole assembly to my bench
with some angles, so I've tried to keep the aileron
straight. Then I inserted the water pipe and riveted it
all together.(The other side is done already)
A jerk would remove the fixing angles after that, pleased with the result, drink some beer and look at this great, straight, shiny aileron.
A jerk? Scroll down, please.....
|There is a waterpipe running down all the way at the front end for propper balance, and you have to countersink that pipe and dimple the skin, to set some poprivets (boo..) here. This caveman method worked great: Take that C-frame rod, insert a proper die and bang! The heavy pipe serves as a female die ;o)
|Holy ****!
There was no water pipe when I srewed that down to the
bench. It's for balance, so after installing that pipe
the aileron was hanging over the bench only 20% as
before, but these 20% are the heavy end by now, so while
I've turned away for the beer: BOOM!
The aileron was lying on the floor, and I thought I had to throw it away. In fact the only major thing was this bow where it hit the rivet gun (see picture before, you see that chaos on the floor? It saved this aileron, because it bounces on the pressure hose and my right foot and both left no dings). Some bondo and it will be gone. Some days it's hard to proceed, believe me.
|The aileron bracket is drilled to the aileron and drilled and bolted to the attachment arm. I've done this on both sides before I've drilled any further hole and it worked great. You can see the 'tooling hole extension bold' in the ailerons rib. Now there are only two points to align on the wing, the W-413 and W-414 brackets.
|Aileron clamped to the wing. Now it's time for the taut thread around the tooling hole bolts.
|Here you see the line of bolts, the wings chord line. If all bolts are on one line, you can drill the aileron arm (bracket).
|The thread touches all bolts and the bracket is clecoed on. This is the first fixpoint, to get the other I had to build the flap first, so jump to the flap/final assembly page.


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Traditional Solos and Improvisation (from the book Roots Jam 3)
Contrary to popular belief, traditional drum soloing on the djembe is not simply free improvisation. Master djembe players such as Mamady Keita and Famoudou Konate play and teach a style of soloing based on "traditional solos," a series of rhythmic variations each corresponding to a particular dance move. Besides being tailored to the movements of the dance, these solo phrases will reflect the underlying melody of the dununs (particularly the sangban) and the accompaniment djembes. A gifted soloist will also depart from the prearranged solo phrases to improvise with free creativity . . . always with the structure and feel of the traditional rhythms and dance in mind.
In comparing the traditional solos of different teachers, villages, or regions of West Africa, one realizes that the tradition is not fixed, nor is there a commonly agreed upon arrangement of solos (or other parts) for any given rhythm. Dance moves likewise will vary, even among "traditional" teachers from the same area. So there is some freedom for the lead djembe player or arranger to pick and choose from traditional solo parts, as well as to create and play new variations. The "djembe 1" parts in the arrangements that follow could be considered as the basic starting point for the lead djembe, with the "solos" as additional options.
To summarize: the grounding for the soloist begins with traditional parts and phrases, and when improvising, (s)he plays around the foundation melody of the supporting instruments (whatever the choice of parts may be for a given rhythm). Deep knowledge of all the parts is a definitely recommended as preparation for such a role. Then the key is to listen, and to play around that melody in various ways to reinforce, to embellish, and to accentuate the pulse and the spaces of the music. All of this happens with the ears and hands, while the eyes focus on the dance moves, to play with those. It all comes back to the dance.
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Lots of information was given out, as well as, having an opportunity to meet some of the candidates running for office. The highlight of the evening was guest speaker, Congressional Candidate, Frank Roche.
Angus started the meeting with preliminaries of party business. He then introduced the guest speaker to the meeting. Frank gave a moving speech on what he would bring to Harnett County in the way of his leadership and experience. You can see his whole speech with these links:
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After Frank spoke, Judge Paul Holcombe said a few words. He told of his career as a District Attorney and how he has served us on the bench. He mentioned he has also chaired the Lee and Johnston County Conventions in the past. I joked that he should not feel bad he hasn't chaired the Harnett Convention yet. Lee and Johnston counties don't have Jason Lemmons.
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We met W. Lin Coker who is running for school board for District 4 in Harnett County.
Vice Chair and District 3 School Board Representative, Howard Penny, spoke a few moments. He was asked about the funds that were recently in the news that may benefit folks in Harnett County.
Chandra Reed and Lynn Dahnke spoke about Sen. Rabin and his upcoming fundraisers.
Brenda updated us on David Lewis's campaign. The address to his new office is
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Brewers: 24-18 (12-7 V)
Cubs: 21-19 (10-9 H)
When: 2:20 PM ET, Friday, May 19, 2017
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
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The Chicago Cubs seem to be back on track, and just in time for a visit from the first-place Milwaukee Brewers on Friday.
The Cubs aim for a fourth consecutive victory when they open a three-game set against the Brewers, who have won three straight and nine of their last 11 to climb to the top of the National League Central.
The Brewers lead the division for the first time since August 2014, thanks to a powerful offense led by some unlikely heroes. Journeyman Eric Thames has smashed 13 home runs, and Eric Sogard is batting .588 with two homers and seven RBIs in his first six games with the Brewers.
The Cubs swept three games from Cincinnati to open their 10-game homestand after dropping seven of their previous nine. Chicago has taken two of three in each of the first two series between the NL Central rivals this season.
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Assisted living, referral services grow in region
While still in graduate school, Ron Ordona developed a business plan that saw the growing need for quality residential care for seniors.
Senior Care by RNs, the company that grew out of Ordona's business plan, now operates five board-and-care homes, with two more in the pipeline.
The business started in 2006 when Ordona, a grad student at Drexel University in Sacramento, and nine other nurses pooled resources to come up with a $30,000 down payment on a home in Lincoln. Senior Care by RNs incorporates a new model of care where nurses supervise board-and-care residents.
The company is one of many firms flourishing in the Sacramento market as the population ages and growing numbers of seniors need residential care but not skilled nursing around the clock. Assisted living options are expensive, rarely covered by insurance and can be lucrative for providers if they are able to fill their beds.
With a myriad of choices, the referral business is growing, too.
New in town is Assisted Transition. The Long Beach-based franchise company sold a territory that includes Sacramento, Elk Grove and Carmichael to Dee Bailey in March. She opened a West Sacramento office in May. A franchise for a territory that includes Granite Bay, Rocklin and Folsom was sold to another owner last month.
The company offers free, personalized advice about placement in assisted living centers or board-and-care homes, along with other services that range from elder law attorneys to movers and financial people.
Assisted living offers residential care for people that need assistance with daily activities such as dressing and feeding. There are more than 750 centers in the four-county Sacramento area with capacity to serve more than 12,000 people, according to data from the California Department of Social Services. The number of facilities is up 10.7 percent from 2009; bed capacity is up 9.6 percent.
Costs in the region range from $2,000 to $5,750 per month, according to the 2012 annual cost-of-care survey by Genworth. That translates to anywhere from $24,000 a year to $69,000; the median annual rate for the area is $43,800.
The industry took a hit in the recession but is beginning to see an uptick in demand, said Sally Michael, president of the California Assisted Living Association.
Referral agencies — which typically pay a finder's fee of 50 percent to 100 percent of the first month's rent for placements — are not new, Michael said.
"But the market is probably more competitive," she said."There's clearly a need to help people find appropriate placement. Unfortunately, people don't plan ahead of time. If there's a crisis, they need help."
Jerry Schreck was a pioneer in town when he started Elder Care Referral Services Inc. in 1991 after a struggle to find care for his father. He initially charged for his time as a consultant, but found facilities were willing to pay a finders fee for help filling their beds.
Schreck knows the market and what facilities can and can't handle, but he hasn't been the sole shop in town for years.
"They're coming out of the woodwork. I know of at least 40," he said. "A lot of them are online, located who knows where. Some are national. Many have no local reps."
Bailey at Assisted Transitions is new but says she's visited every care facility in her region.
"I've gone out, physically interviewed staff, visited and talked to residents so I really know what's available," Bailey said. "This is like a concierge service. It helps (residents or their families) find the right fit in a crucial decision about care."
Referral is big business now, said Carol Herman, founder and president of the Foundation Aiding the Elderly, which advocates for seniors in long-term care.
"My advice: go to community care licensing and check their public record to see if there have been complaints," Herman said. "The people doing placement are pretty good, but I'd take it that extra step."
Ordona isn't doing referrals. A registered nurse who received a master's degree in nursing from Drexel in 2010, he grew a school business plan into a growing business venture.
His model is to get more nurses involved in board-and-care homes typically owned and operated by nonmedical professionals. Generally six-bed operations, they offer an intimate, generally less-expensive setting.
Nurses are more prevalent in hospitals and skilled nursing centers, Ordona said, but increased use in board-and-care homes could stem trips to the emergency room.
The model is recreated market by market. The original partnership owns a percentage of each home but gets nurses and others in an area to invest, help run the business, live in the home or supervise care. Ordona is a consultant to facility owners and staff — and he helps monitor residents. He also works part-time at the UC Davis Medical Center and is studying at San Francisco State University to be a nurse practitioner.
In addition to Lincoln, Senior Care by RNs operates two homes in Granite Bay, one in Sacramento and one in South San Francisco. The company is in the process of licensing homes in Roseville and Pittsburg.
"It's not a get-rich-quick kind of thing, but so far the homes are paying for themselves," Ordona said. "It shows if you are really serious and put heart and soul into school, it will pay off."


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The Ocean Basket restaurant chain today (Wed 30 Sept) became the latest partner of WWF's Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative's (SASSI) Participation scheme, which aims to limit the impact of the seafood industry on marine resources.
The partnership was announced at the South African leg of the global Sustainable Seafood Lunch, an event taking place around the globe today, from New Zealand to the United States and co-hosted by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). (read full story)
What that means:
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It has long been one of life's pleasant truths — good fried chicken is worth a celebration.
So it seems entirely appropriate that the people of Georgetown will be rejoicing the opening of a new Royal Farms convenience store on Friday (Nov. 30), marking the occasion with a high school concert band, a ribbon cutting and charity donations.
The new store was built to environmentally sound LEED standards by Emory Hill and Company of New Castle, and features low-flow toilets, waterless urinals, low VOC paint, energy efficient LED lighting fixtures throughout the store, and energy efficient components within the lighted beverage and food cases.
The store is at 20579 Dupont Boulevard; festivities commence at 9:45 a.m. and run through 11 a.m.


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Charlie Hancock (CA), pianist and accordionist, is equally adept playing for English country, Scottish country, contras, and display dancing. He has played for BACDS dances, camps, and balls for 18 years, with occasional gigs further afield, including Pinewoods and the Portland (OR) English ball. He is a member of Bay Area folk ensemble Euphonia, and has recorded with Sylvia Herold, Holly Tannen, and Cathie Whitesides. Infusing jazz, swing, and Irish music, he plays with brilliance, drive, and clarity.
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Rebecca King teaches music to hundreds of children in the Sonoma Valley Schools. By night, she plays piano at English Country dances, and in the contradance bands Flashpoint and Luceo. Her recordings include Swinging On The Gate for the Bay Area Country Dance Society, and Farnicle Huggy, a collection of 18th cen. English Country dances.
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Multi-instrumentalist and occasional vocalist Shira Kammen has spent well over half her life exploring the worlds of early and traditional music. A member for many years of the early music groups Ensemble Alcatraz, Project Ars Nova, and Medieval Strings, she has also worked with Sequentia, Hesperion XX, the Boston Camerata, the Balkan group Kitka, the King's Noyse, the Newberry and Folger Consorts, the Oregon, California and San Francisco Shakespeare Festivals, and is the founder of Class V Music, an ensemble dedicated to providing music on river rafting trips. The strangest place Shira has played is in the elephant pit of the Jerusalem Zoo.
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plays for dancing-lots of kinds of dancing- on a ridiculous array of instruments from accordion to zurna, and has appeared at numerous dance camps throughout the country. Oddly enough, he's also one of the founding members of Sacramento's wacky Ophir Prison Marching Band-which is still going strong after several decades.
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Sylvia's discovery of Irish and British traditional songs more than two decades ago sparked in her an obsession for songs and singing. Since then, she has explored many styles. Sylvia also has a passion for American popular songs of the '30s and '40s and recorded four albums with the swing vocal trio "Cats and Jammers." Her experience with other genres, however, only renews her appreciation for narrative folk songs. You may also have heard her in "Wake the Dead" or Euphonia. Sylvia, an accomplished guitar player, has taught guitar at Lark Camp for many years, and has been a popular singing leader at Fall Weekend several times.
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"But I *am* dancing! It's just that my partner is electronic and has a lot of knobs!" is how Nick responds when asked why he's listening to music instead of dancing. Taking equal joy in producing contra, English, and other folk and couple dance music of the highest quality, Nick's credits as lead or assistant sound engineer include numerous BACDS events and camps (English Week, Fall Weekend, Fall Ball, Sierra Swing, and local tours by The Flying Romanos, Pete Grassby, and Four in a Bar), the first two NBCDS Mad Robin English balls, the San Francisco Free Folk Festival, and the Fairfield (IA) Folk Arts and Dance Co-op's annual Bare Necessities dance weekends.
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Dinners were tasty as well. We had a delicious seared Ahi and roast chicken. They have great entrees all around and a nice ampling of desserts.
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