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Author Notes: Here's another perspective on dinner rolls. If what you're looking for is a roll on which to daub on some delicious, satisfying butter, give your guests a roll that's not already full of butter. Hold the sugar, too, unless your plan is to give the your guests dessert to eat alongside their holiday roast. (I'm reminded of what Samuel Clemens once wrote, or so I'm told, about cornbread: "If God had meant for corn bread to have sugar in it, He'd have called it 'cake'." In this case, it would be, "If God had wanted dinner rolls to be loaded with sugar, He would have called them 'dessert'.") These fragrant, not-sweet, begging-to-be-torn-into, slightly-crusty-on-the-outside, nice-and-chewy-but-featherlight-on-the-inside rolls offer a better alternative for your holiday dinner. You can substitute fresh thyme or sage for the rosemary, if you like. I've been known to knead in some toasted walnut pieces, too, but it was a weekday, fast approaching the end of Q4 (meaning 12-hour days in the office), when I made this batch, so I kept these rolls simple. With everything else we have at our holiday dinner table, I take that approach then, anyway. Don't forget to sprinkle on some coarse salt. It improves the roll immeasurably. And, truth be told, they don't need any butter to be exquisitely satisfying. Enjoy!! P.S. I've included about 8 photos taken while making the rolls, with explanations and quite a few tips in the final instructions to the recipe. - AntoniaJames —AntoniaJames
Food52 Review: I enjoyed trying this recipe (with RespectThePastry's partnership), because it yields an attractive and tasty dinner roll. For someone unfamiliar with bread baking, it could seem intimidating -- I found the photos were helpful. I ended up mixing the honey with warm water and yeast, then the oil in Step 1. As recommended, I used a marble tabletop to rise the dough but the marble was too cold, and did not rise much after two hours, so we moved it to a warmer spot and that did the trick. Rosemary Epi Rolls will be a staple here at our house, they are darling and super-tasty!
Makes: 24-30 small rolls
1 cup cold water
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon honey
2 teaspoons active dry yeast
2 tablespoons toasted wheat germ
1 ½ cup bread flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 heaping teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
¼ cup barley flour
1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour + more for kneading, if necessary
Olive oil for brushing the rolls
Coarse, flaky sea salt
- In a bowl large enough to hold all the ingredients, mix together the water, oil, honey and yeast. Stir it well and let it sit for a few minutes.
- Add the wheat germ and one cup of bread flour. Beat it to combine, then add the salt, the chopped rosemary, the rest of the bread flour and the barley flour. Beat well (in the same direction, always).
- Add the all-purpose flour, ½ cup at a time and stir. When it becomes too difficult to stir the mixture, turn it out onto a floured work surface. Knead until it comes together and is fairly smooth, then let the dough rest for five or six minutes.
- Continue kneading, until you've kneaded a total of 10 to 12 minutes, or until the bread is smooth and resilient. It should feel stretchy under your hands.
- I find that the granite counter stays nice and cool, so for a dough like this, I dust flour in an out-of-the-way, cool spot and put the dough there, with the bowl inverted over it, to rise. (Make sure your bowl is at least three times the size, or more, of the ball of dough.) You don't need to grease the ball, because it stays moist enough with the bowl over it.
- If you prefer to have your dough's first rise take place in the bowl, oil your clean mixing bowl well and put the dough in it. Turn the ball of dough over to coat it. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and a tea towel, and set it in a draft-free place that's not too warm. You don't want it to rise too quickly.
- Let the dough rise until at least doubled, which should take about 1 ½ hours or more, depending on the ambient temperature, the state of your yeast, etc.
- When it has risen, divide it in half – I use my bench scraper – and cover half with a floured tea towel. Use an old, worn out tea towel for this if you can, because it will hold the flour better.
- Press the other piece into a rectangle that's about 8 inches long and 6 inches wide. With a long side toward you, fold it in thirds, as you would a business letter. Press it down well and repeat the process. Pinch the ends. You'll have a stubby batard. Do the same thing with the other piece of dough.
- Put the fat batards on your floured tea towel, pinch a pleat between the two of them, then fold over the long edges of the towel to cover the dough. Let rise for another hour or so. Take a look at photo #10 to see what the batards look like after the second rise, and at my note below, about the chopstick.
- Shape each piece into a baguette by pressing it down and outward at the ends with flattened hands. Stretch it into a long rectangle shape that's a few inches longer on each side than the rectangle with which you started. Then let it rest for at least ten minutes. Fold the dough in half lengthwise, then press it together, pushing firmly with your flattened hands and stretching it outwards. You'll be pressing CO2 out as well as making the rectangle larger. Pinch the long edge together, then repeat. Roll the dough between your hands to even out the roll. It should be about 15 inches long.
- Cover the baguette with the floured towel while you shape the other piece. Transfer each shaped baguette to a large piece of parchment. It can go on the diagonal of a 12 x 12 inch square. Bring the two loaves close enough together so you can cover them with the floured tea towel. Let them rise for another 45 minutes.
- While the dough is proofing, preheat your oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. At the same time, put baking stones on the shelves of the oven, if you are using stones, and a cast iron skillet on the bottom shelf. Preheat with enough time for the stones to continue to get hot for at least 20 minutes after the oven has reached 425 degrees. Put on a cup or so of water to boil.
- When the dough has risen, slide one of the sheets of parchment and its baguette onto a large cookie sheet with one open end, or an inverted baking sheet if you don't have one with an open end. (Or, if you like using a peel instead, feel free. I find the open-ended cookie sheet much easier to manage.) Generously brush the baguettes with olive oil.
- To form the rolls, use kitchen shears to cut into the dough at about a 40 degree angle, just down to the bottom of the baguette, but not all the way through. Gently move the cut piece to one side. Repeat, moving the cut pieces to alternate sides. Brush the open cut pieces of dough with olive oil. Sprinkle with coarse salt.
- If you are using a standard pizza stone which is round, bend your dough in a semi-circle as you go, or you can bend it before you start cutting. It doesn't really matter. The wreath you are making will fit nicely on the stone.
- Slide each ring of shaped dough, with the parchment paper, from its cookie sheet onto a pizza stone. Pour one cup of hot water into the skillet on the bottom shelf of the oven.
- Immediately close the door and set the timer for 6 minutes. Check the rolls after six minutes and tent them lightly with foil if they seem to be browning too quickly.
- The rolls should be done in 10 to 12 minutes.
- Remove and cool for at least 20 minutes before tearing into them.
- Enjoy!
- NOTES ON THE PHOTOS: The photos are in reverse order of operation, between numbers 2 and 10. In #10, I included a chopstick, which is the short kind the give you when you order take-out from many Asian restaurants. I keep one in each of my large flour canisters to use for leveling the flour when measuring. ("Sweeping," I think, is what some call it.) You don't have to use a table knife this way. It's very handy!
- In #9, I've included my olive oil cruet, which I use only for cooking and baking, and most often, for bread. I bought the cruet at a restaurant supply store. (I have nearly a dozen others, filled with vinegars of all kinds, plus sesame oil, for when I need a "splash" while cooking. I keep them on a lazy Susan in a cabinet that's handy to my stove.) I like the cruet for the oil because it allows me to dribble drops in a controlled way on the loaves; if I need more, I can put a number of drops on my pastry brush. It's much more convenient than conventional stoppers generally available for bottles of oil, because it releases much less at a time.
- Photo #8 just shows the baguettes rising, covered. I put each on a separate piece of parchment and then snuggle the two pieces up next to each other, overlapping the corner of one sheet, so I can cover them both with the same floured towel I used for the second rise.
- Photo #7 simply shows how I curled the baguette around so to fit on a standard pizza stone. Then I brushed it lightly with olive oil. The specks you see are toasted wheat germ. They'll get a bit browner when cooked, giving the bread a lovely fragrance and a nice taste.
- Photo #5 shows all the steam coming out of the oven when I lightly tented the rolls after about 8 minutes. I checked them through the glass window on my oven door at 6 minutes and they looked fine. I was using convection, which tends to brown baked goods faster than a conventional oven. Tenting works perfectly to control that. I re-use the pieces of foil cut for tenting, keeping them folded in my favorite bread pan, which is kept in a lower cabinet right next to the oven.
- Photo #4 shows the cut dough on the parchment, after I slid it onto the hot pizza stone. I wanted to take a photo of sliding the bread and parchment off, but that's best done with two hands, so I couldn't get that shot. I use my left hand for guiding the edge of the paper on the left, while lifting and pulling back the large, open-ended cookie sheet with my right hand.
- Photo #3 (out of order) shows the dough after brushing with more olive oil and sprinkling on the flaky salt.
- Photo #2 shows how to cut the dough with scissors to make the rolls. See, I said it was easy. ;o)
- One other point: If you can get a gliding rack for your oven (one on rollers or a smooth track that comes out very easily and stays firm and in place while the rack is pulled out), do so. It's your best friend when making bread or pizza on a hot stone. It's nice to have for all of your other baking and roasting, too, especially basting and other processes like it. ;o)
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 91-year-old woman has set time and age records at the Rock 'n' Roll San Diego marathon.
KNSD-TV (http://bit.ly/1oNJUrp ) says Harriette Thompson on Sunday became the oldest woman to compete in the race and it was her 15th time running it.
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Congratulations, Philadelphia Daily News. You punk'd me. You knew proclaiming Michael Vick the "top dog" would send me into a full-on, steam-coming-out-of-my-ears tizzy, and you smugly posted it anyway. And then you laughed all the way to Google Analytics where you checked your swelling traffic numbers.
But wait! Not so fast there, devious Daily!
Maybe the joke's not on me, but on Michael Vick himself. All the dog puns, Pit Bull comparisons, and references to "unleashed" will only serve to reinforce the link between the player and his torturous actions...
Already, reactions both supporting and denouncing the provocative headline are appearing. Yahoo! sports writer Chris Chase defends the tabloid's choice:
"Vick paid his debt to society and has been a model of behavior since getting released from prison."
Model behavior? Really?
Chase goes on to say:
"I'm happy for him and actually find myself rooting for him to redeem himself on the football field. But just because Vick served some time in prison doesn't mean we can't bring up his past. Prison doesn't wipe the slate clean. We shouldn't define Vick for his callous treatment of animals, but we shouldn't forget about it either."
There's so much I take issue with in the above statement, but I'll concentrate on the most heinous:
"We shouldn't define Vick for his callous treatment of animals…"
Firstly, let's put a finer point on the definition of callous: Laughing at a child losing his ice cream cone: callous. Electrocuting a dog: evil.
Secondly, why shouldn't we define Vick by his actions? His prolonged and prominent role in the repeated torture and suffering of those dogs is who this man is. I can't argue that Vick is not a gifted athlete – that's also who he is. But to show no remorse other than to weakly assert that he made a "mistake" doesn't exactly scream redemption.
Argue all day that Vick is an amazing football player, and I will readily agree. But insinuate that Vick is a decent human being? I can't concede. Decide for yourself which legacy is more important. Until he demonstrates he understands the difference, I choose to remember and define him just as I would anyone else capable of such cruelty.


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The first sign that this isn't an ordinary warehouse in southwest Baltimore is the bright blue murals of screwdrivers, wrenches and other tools painted on the exterior.
Inside, the real thing: shovels, rakes, hammers, paint trays, pliers, hard hats, ladders, wheelbarrows, electric drills and just about every tool imaginable for rehabbing a house or sprucing up a park. It's like a mini Home Depot.
This is the home of the new Baltimore Community ToolBank, a nonprofit that opens today and the third of its kind in the country. The group lends tools and other equipment for a small fee to churches, schools and charitable organizations as well as neighborhood gardens and associations for service projects, such as building playgrounds, cleaning streams or rehabbing houses.
This way the groups don't have to buy and store expensive tools they might use only once or twice a year. And they're assured that they will have enough tools for volunteers. Anyone who has ever volunteered for a community project and has had to stand around waiting for a shovel or rake to become available will appreciate this.
The idea of a communal toolshed that allows neighbors to share equipment isn't new. But the ToolBank, which serves Baltimore and the surrounding counties, is on a grander scale and more structured. And it can be of great help to area organizations that have many hands but few resources.
Steve Anstett, vice president of the Baltimore Community ToolBank board, says there's been a groundswell of charitable organizations waiting for opening day.
Groups "that are doing these great projects will do more or bigger projects now that we've taken one barrier out of their hands," he predicts. "They don't have to spend their resources on tools."
Adds Board member John Bacci, "We could probably triple or quintuple the number of jobs that actually get done."
The ToolBank works like this: Churches and charitable groups must sign up for a free membership at the website Baltimore.toolbank.org. (Sorry, you can't borrow tools for personal use.) The groups can place an order for tools online and make an appointment to pick them up on weekdays at the warehouse in the 1200 block of Wicomico St.
The fee is 3 percent of the value of the tools, multiplied by the number of weeks to be borrowed. Borrowing $1,000 worth of tools for one week costs $30, or $120 for a month. Tools can be on loan for up to eight weeks.
"It's a nominal fee designed to cover the cost of repairing and refurbishing the tools," Bacci says.
But the fee also is just enough to motivate borrowers to return tools, says Mark Brodbeck, CEO of ToolBank USA, which promotes the creation of ToolBanks nationwide. When tools are free, he says, people are less likely to return them.
Groups won't be able to borrow again if they don't return tools. And they must pay full retail price for missing items. However, they won't be liable for tools broken during normal use.
Brodbeck, who worked at the original Atlanta Community ToolBank, says only once in his eight years there did a group fail to return items.
The Baltimore Community ToolBank has nearly 8,000 tools and equipment worth $250,000.
"We are armed to the hilt," says Cassi Champion, executive director.
The ToolBank concept started more than 20 years ago with a group of friends in Atlanta volunteering to make home repairs for seniors and low-income residents, Brodbeck says. Over time, their tool inventory grew, and one of them asked a neighborhood association if he could store the equipment in an abandoned factory.
Soon churches and other charitable groups began borrowing tools for projects, and the Atlanta Community ToolBank was born. It's still going strong.
The Atlanta operation last year equipped 46,401 volunteers working on nearly 1,750 projects.
A second ToolBank opened last year in Charlotte, N.C. A ToolBank will launch in Cincinnati this summer and in Houston and Portland, Ore., next year.
Baltimore's ToolBank wouldn't be possible without grants and donations — which includes money, tools, equipment and labor — from a wide range of businesses and foundations in Maryland and out-of-state. Among them are UPS, Behr, M&T Bank, Home Depot, Stanley Black & Decker, Northrop Grumman, the Abell Foundation and Ames True Temper.
"It's a regular barn raising in Baltimore," Champion says.
The tool fees won't be enough to support ToolBank's operations, so it will need continued support from businesses and foundations to remain viable.
Champion's first-year goals for Baltimore are to sign up 200 organizations and equip 10,000 volunteers.
It's already on its way. Though the ToolBank officially opens today, it lent tools earlier this month for a park project undertaken by the Baltimore Maryland Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
More than 300 volunteers planted 200 shrubs and perennials, built six park benches, distributed three tons of erosion-prevention rock, picked up trash and painted a pavillion at the Double Rock Park in Baltimore County.
Event coordinator Michele Calderon says the church borrowed a wide range of tools.
"People could just show up. They didn't have to worry about bringing their tools and keeping track of them," Calderon says.
And the price was right: $71.62.
"I would recommend it to anyone," she says.


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An Indiana county judge has held that the Hoosier state's right-to-work law is unconstitutional based on an Indiana constitutional provision that originated in 1816 and was meant to limit slavery.
Lake County Judge John Sedia, however, delayed implementation of the ruling until it could be appealed. The decision is almost certain to be overturned.
The suit was brought by the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150, AFL-CIO and some individuals. In essence, they argue that the duty of fair representation is the same thing as slavery. This is not the first time the plaintiffs have made such an outlandish claim, having earlier lost a similar case in federal court.
To understand this claim, a little labor law history is helpful.
Labor unions in both the federal Railway Labor Act and the National Labor Relations Act sought mandatory collective bargaining. Thus, the unions wanted control over every employee's wages and benefits, even if an individual employee wanted nothing to do with the union and wanted to negotiate their own deals.
Having been granted monopoly bargaining status by Congress, some unions then discriminated against black employees (who had been banned from union membership due to racism) during negotiations. In 1944, in the case of Steele v. Louisville & N.R. Co., a black railroad employee challenged a collective bargaining agreement that gave preference to white union employees over black nonunion employees. The United States Supreme Court recognized the "duty of fair representation" and held that "Once a craft or class has designated its representative, such representative is responsible under the law to act for all employees within the craft or class, those who are not members of the represented organizations, as well as those who are members."
Thus, unions cannot discriminate against anyone in the bargaining class, even those who choose to exercise their worker freedom rights.
In 1947, as part of the Taft-Hartley Act amendments to the National Labor Relations Act, right-to-work laws were permitted (they are still not allowed under the Railway Labor Act). Generally, right-to-work laws prohibit union security clauses that require a payment of dues or fees to the union as a condition of employment.
Indiana became a right-to-work state (for the second time) in 2012. Michigan became one in 2013. There are 22 other states that have enacted right-to-work laws.
One effect of a right-to-work law is that where unions have a monopoly on bargaining, individual members do not have to financially support the union unless they choose to. The unions call that "free riding" and have been opposed to the concept as long as right-to-work laws have existed.
Turning now to the claim presented in Indiana, the union is arguing that its duty of fair representation violates Article 1 section 21 of Indiana's constitution, the anti-slavery provision.
Indiana has had two constitutions: one in 1816 and the second in 1851. The 1816 anti-slavery provision (Article I, section 7) read: "That no man's particular services shall be demanded, or property taken, or applied to public use, without the consent of his representatives or without a just compensation being made therefor." Indiana enacted a second constitution in 1851 and the anti-slavery language (Article I, section 21) was changed to read: "No man's particular services shall be demanded, without just compensation." The language remains that way today.
The U.S. Constitution also contains an anti-slavery clause, the 13th Amendment, which was ratified in 1865 and reads: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States."
Right-to-work laws have been allowed since 1947, and the 13th Amendment was enacted in 1865. Yet, no court has held that the 13th Amendment excuses unions — which have been granted exclusive bargaining status — from having to provide the duty of fair representation. It is quite unlikely that Indiana's anti-slavery provision is any more potent than the 13th Amendment or that Indiana's Supreme Court will interpret it to be so. A reversal is almost certain.
This ruling may tempt unions to make a similar claim in Michigan. Michigan's constitution has its own anti-slavery provision, Article I section 9, which states, "Neither slavery, nor involuntary servitude unless for the punishment of a crime, shall ever be tolerated in this state."
The involuntary government action that set up the conflict in the first place was the granting of monopoly bargaining status to unions. The racism of some unions is what triggered the creation of the duty of fair representation. It is quite unlikely that anti-slavery provisions will successfully be used to challenge right-to-work.
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The secret behind model drawing is that it gives students a concrete, reliable set of seven steps that they can use to solve 80% of the word problems out there. They won't have to memorize 20 different techniques and know when to use which anymore. Instead, they'll learn how to read the problem, determine its variables, draw a unit bar (the visual model), adjust that bar, place the question mark to indicate what they're solving for, do the computation, and write a complete sentence at the end.
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Oregon's land use planning program has protected countless acres of farmland from sprawl since its inception. The program has also been amended many times since its founding legislation passed in 1973. Similarly, the practice of farming and ranching continues to change. In 2011, 1000 Friends of Oregon undertook the New Face of Farming initiative to ensure that Oregon's land use laws continue to support Oregon's agricultural industry. Our goal was to talk with agricultural professionals about how these changes are working together for their success. We held listening sessions in seven communities around Oregon, speaking with over 150 agricultural professionals about how they are making a living today.
Although we heard many opinions on a variety of topics, one thing was eminently clear: by and large, Oregon farmers and ranchers do not see the land use system itself as an impediment to their success. But their direct experience with the land and planning does indicate some areas of potential improvement or modification. 1000 Friends will consider these points as we shape our priorities for the 2013 Legislature and in local communities around the state.
Below, enjoy our video summarizing the purpose and findings of this phase of the New Face of Farming initiative. If you can't see the video embedded below, watch on our Vimeo page here.
What We Heard: Listening Session Report
We are pleased to release our initial report of findings from the seven listening sessions held in 2011. Click here or on the report cover to the right to read it.
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Thank you so much to the farmers and ranchers who participated in our listening sessions! This conversation goes on. We will be presenting these findings around the state with other agricultural producers, elected officials, and fellow advocacy groups. We hope you'll do the same.
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Throughout the state, hardworking farmers and ranchers like these form the foundation of our economy. They come from many places and grow many crops, but they share a strong commitment to the health and productivity of Oregon soils and landscapes, to drive our economy and put food on our plates.
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The Costa Rica Convention Bureau was founded in July 1998 by a group of Costa Rican businessmen representing the tourism industry, and whose vision it was to develop the MICE market in order to increase the number of visitors to our country. New alternatives, such as the establishment of five-star international hotel chains and elegant boutique hotels have spearheaded the initiative to attract this market segment. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting Costa Rica as a highly attractive incentive and meetings destination. We are made up of 72 members (hotels, destination management companies, PCO's, attractions and suppliers), they are top-of-the-line businesses with vast experience and expertise in the management, planning and execution of incentive programs.
We have worked closely with the Costa Rica Tourist Board to create and implement advertising and promotional media such as: The Official Guide of Costa Rica Meetings and Incentive Travel, maps, brochures and photos among others. All the information is neatly packaged under logical headings and topics, making it easy to find what you are looking for.


text: Find your favorite food truck in Central Oregon We map the mobile kitchens of Bend and beyond Published May 17, 2016 at 07:39AM / Updated April 18, 2019 at 11:05AM Central Oregon has a booming food cart community, with growing clusters of carts in Bend, Redmond and Sisters. Let us be your guide to good eats, with an interactive map to help you find whatever you crave. ...MORE 4036559


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Previously announced during early November, Sony rolled out a revised version of the PlayStation Network digital rights management policy for owners of the PlayStation 3 and the PlayStation Portable. The policy change will also apply to the Vita when it launches in North America next year. All new game purchases made on the PlayStation Network as of November 18 can only be accessed on two devices at any given time. Sony previous allowed users to access PlayStation Network purchases on up to five different devices. Users can view how many devices are currently active with a PlayStation Network account by logging into the Sony Entertainment Network.
Users can deactivate devices after logging in, especially helpful if a PlayStation 3 console or PlayStation Portable has been replaced with a newer model. This change also allows users to remotely deactivate a PlayStation device that's been lost due to theft. A user can deactivate every system linked to the PlayStation Network, but this action can only be performed every six months. This shift in Sony's policy will reduce the number of people sharing games between PlayStation devices with different owners and some PlayStation 3 owners used Internet forums to share games among friends.
This change in DRM policy only effects gaming purchases. For instance, video purchases can be played on a PlayStation 3 as well as three PlayStation Portable devices. It's also not retroactively applied to previous purchases, thus all purchases before November 18 are still allowed to be accessed on up to five different PlayStation devices. As of yesterday, Sony celebrated the fifth birthday of the release of the PlayStation 3. While Sony remains silent on rumors around the development of the PlayStation 4, Sony is ramping up a push for 3D with the launch of the 24-inch, PlayStation-branded 3D LED monitor. Sporting a $500 price tag, the 1080p screen comes with a single pair of 3D glasses and a PS3 copy of MotorStorm Apocalypse.


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Of all the castles we visited in Scotland, this one's probably had the most words written about it, thanks to its being situated on the bonny banks of Loch Ness. Let me just get this out of the way right now: yes, we did commune with Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster, but once the venerable beast tried to get us to give it $2000 so that it could in turn get $15 million out of the bank, half of which would be ours, we just tuned out.
Whenever I saw photos of Urquhart Castle, they always made it look like some forlorn, isolated thing, a single tower ruin situated on a windswept bank of the mysterious lake. Part of me knew the romance of such photos couldn't possibly reflect reality. Outside of Edinburgh, I'm betting this is one of the most visited places in Scotland, and any attempt to make it look mysterious and supernatural requires getting there at like five in the morning on a day when the castle isn't open, and situating your camera just so. But still, as we made the drive from Ft. William, a part of me couldn't let go of those spooky images.
At least up until the point where we turned into the very modern looking, very crowded visitor center that serves as the gateway to the castle beyond. Ahh well. Not having access to the castle on a nice day when no one else was around, I'm afraid my photos reflect less the romance of Urquhart and more what it looks like if you were to actually go there: which means there are a lot of people and some caravans parked in the background. Still, that doesn't change the fact that it's a very cool site, far more expansive than the "Mysteries of Loch Ness" photos I'd seen of it initially lead me to believe.
Although nothing more than a bunch of ruins these days, in its prime, Urquhart was among the mightier castles in Scotland. The earliest known records of it come from the 6th century, though it's quite probably older than that. Being a Pictish outpost at some point, its recorded history suffers somewhat from the Picts' tendency to not record history. A castle proper has been on the site since at least the early 1200s. In 1296 it was captured by King Edward I of England — ol' Longshanks himself. Like pretty much every castle in Scotland, it changed hands more times than can be easily recounted. The MacDonalds had it for a while, during which time the castle and surrounding area was presumably ruled by Mayor McCheese. Covenanters seized it in the 1600s. The Grants owned it for a while, clear up until 1912 in fact, though that doesn't mean it was always in their possession.
The castle achieved its current state of ruin in 1692, when troops loyal to William used it to fight off Jacobite attackers. When the castle had to be abandoned, the Williamites were determined that it not become a stronghold for the Jacobites. They demolished the place, and so it remains to this day, despite the fact that occupation by militant Jacobites is unlikely at this point in history.
It's an impressive ruin. From the visitors' center, after watching a movie and walking through the gift shop full of Nessie memorabilia, musical bagpipe keychains, and Walker's Shortbread, it's a short walk down a hill covered with those thorny yellow flowers (gorse?), past the trebuchet (which you are not allowed to arm and fire), and over the moat into the ruins. There are still a number of stable structures, including rampart walls and the iconic little tower where people can stand and keep an eye out either for the Loch Ness Monster or for people taking cruises to look for the Loch Ness Monster (considerably better chances of spotting one of these).
Interest in the monster sprung in 1933, with the now famous photo hitting the papers a year later. If you are planning a Nessie expedition, I think you probably launch it from elsewhere along the banks of Loch Ness in order to avoid paying the entrance fee.
Our visit to Loch Ness and Castle Urquhart occurred on a suitably gloomy day, after we'd skipped out on hiking up Ben Nevis since we didn't have the clothes to match the weather at the summit. So off we went to what is one of Scotland's most famous locations. We didn't see Nessie, but I did run into a guy from Danville, Kentucky. Even surrounded by ancient ruins, on the banks of a mysterious loch (it seems less mysterious when you see it after coming through a visitors' center) containing an ancient monster, we ended up talking Kentucky basketball up on the ramparts, which I'm sure is the same sort of small talk soldiers made when this castle was still whole.


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John Bain necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 141 diseños de 22 diseñadores freelance.
The site is a new way of searching for personalised registration plates (called vanity plates in the USA) for vehicles (driven in the UK). It should be a very simple, clean, modern looking website which is very easy for the user to navigate and use.
Three page design – No templates, original works only please.
You can find the company logo here. It might be an idea to look at the wikipedia article on personalised plates in the UK to get some ideas, although it shouldn't be cheap and gimmicky. You can use the number plate font although it's not particularly attractive.
Companies such as regtransfers.co.uk currently sell number plates but I don't want the design to be as complicated as theirs.
Page 1 is the homepage. It should be a simple page with the emphasis on the user searching for a number plate.
Page 2 is the results page where users will be presented with the available registration plates. They should be presented in a simple table like arrangement which contains the price (in £), what the registration is and who the supplier is and a "buy" button or similar. It might look good if the number plates returned appeared like pictures of real ones.
Page 3 is a simple page for displaying things like the terms and conditions.
All pages should have links to allow users to login/register, find out about the site or go to the downloads section. This is required along with the usual links in the footer.
Please comment or send me a message if you have any questions about what I'm looking for!
- Homepage and two subpages
- Uses the logo
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Create CDs, DVDs or populate a USB drive with these images. Or download the Automated Installer boot image if a local repository has been set up.
Set up package repository on a local server.
Unified Archives are the new general purpose solution for creating or deploying Oracle Solaris instances, to or from physical or virtual environments. See the What's New for Oracle Solaris 11.2 Beta documentation for more information about Unified Archives.
Download templates for Oracle VM VirtualBox, and for Oracle VM Server for SPARC or for x86.
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This may actually work due to a "bug" (or at least an undocumented feature) in PocoScript -- I do not recall ever seeing this documented. The script works because ReadBody, at least in versions 3 and 3.1 of Poco, will return the selected portion of the body if any selection has been made, and returns the entire body if no selection is made.
Obviously, you can insert your favorite word processor or print routine. And if you have a program that will print with a command line parameter, you could automate the whole thing. (I do not believe that Word has a documented switch to do this.) In addition, I've hard-coded the file location and names -- a more advanced version might be more flexible. This is just a proof of concept.
BTW, one easy way to handle the running of this script is to assign it to one of the custom buttons (1-10). And finally, my standard "warranty" applies -- it works on my system. Here's the script:
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Set $OnErrorGoTo "POCO_ERROR"
Set $Spooler "E:\Test"
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Self-help law center
Representing yourself in court
How to get an interpreter for court
If you have a court hearing in any type of case (criminal or civil) and you need the services of an interpreter, it is the circuit court's responsibility to provide and pay for the interpreter. There are several ways you can request an interpreter:
By phone
You can call the clerk of court in the county where your hearing will be held and let staff know you need an interpreter and inform them of the language you best communicate in. If you need an interpreter or other communication device because of a disability, the court may have an ADA coordinator who handles those types of requests, so you may be directed to a different office.
You can request an interpreter in person by going to the clerk of court's office or window and making the request personally. If you speak a rarer language, staff may need help from you to identify the language. They may ask you to indicate the language by pointing to it from a list of possible languages. "I Speak" cards (external link) are bilingual cards that include a statement that requests an interpreter.
By form
You can also request an interpreter by completing a form and filing it with the clerk of court's office. GF-149 is the form used to request an interpreter for a spoken language and GF-153 is the form used for an accommodation request. Both of these forms are available on the court's website and can be printed out and filled out ahead of time.
For all requests, you should provide your name, address, the date and time of the hearing, the language or accommodation needed, and case number (if you know it). Please try to give the court as much time as possible to arrange for an interpreter, especially if you speak a more rare language. If you wait too long, the court may have difficulties finding an interpreter who is certified or qualified to do the job. As a reminder, the interpreter who is hired by the court works for the court - not you or the other side. He or she has a duty to abide by a Code of Ethics which requires him or her to be a neutral. If you experience a problem with a particular court interpreter, you can file a complaint.


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Degheri Tennis Center
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The Degheri Tennis Center, formerly known as the Santa Clara University Tennis Center, is the home of both the men's and women's programs. The facility is one of finest tennis venues of its size on the West Coast and boasts a distinct Bronco home court advantage.
In 1998, Santa Clara took the tennis courts that served the university since the 1950s and replaced them with the Pat Malley Recreation & Fitness Center. The coaching staff and athletic department administration used the opportunity to create a first-class tennis facility to serve as a launching pad to greater success for the SCU tennis programs and increase recreational opportunities for the campus community.
Opened in January 1999, the $2.5 million facility includes nine championship lighted courts with seating for 750 spectators. The west side of the Center is lined with bleachers while the east side is highlighted by the Player's Circle, a landscaped knoll that provides hillside seating for matches, as well as space for team meetings and hospitality receptions. The main building, yet to be constructed, will house coaching offices, team locker rooms, restrooms and storage. In all, the Degheri Tennis Center reflects the energy and intimacy of a collegiate environment.
The Degheri Tennis Center has proven to be fruitful for both Bronco tennis programs, as they have enjoyed very successful home campaigns since the new facility opened. They have also provided opportunities for fan involvement. The grassy knoll became home to the "Hecklers on the Hill," a student booster group whose members receive a club t-shirt and barbecue while cheering on the Broncos. With the "Hecklery on the Hill" and tremendous local fan support, the center has become one of the best home atmospheres in the conference.
In 2006, SCU hosted the West Coast Conference Women's Tennis Championships and the school played host to the men's championships in 2008.
The facility has been used for a variety of marquee collegiate tennis events. The men's program hosted the prestigious OMNI Hotels ITA Fall Regional in 2001, as well as the West Coast Conference Championships during the spring of 2000 and 2004. The women have served as host to the league's annual event in 2002 and 2006.
The Degheri Tennis Center is also home to annual Bronco summer camps for children and adults, a calendar year-round academy for developing young junior players, the official training grounds for South Bay Smash wheelchair tennis, and clinics and community-action programs coordinated through partnerships with organizations such as the Northern California Tennis Association and Youth Tennis Advantage.
The Tennis Center was renamed in February 2004 after Bert Degheri, who attended SCU in 1958-59 and was a member of the men's squad. Degheri transferred to the University of San Diego, where he graduated in 1961. In addition to his gift to Santa Clara, Degheri has donated funds to build USD's newly-opened alumni center, and St. Francis High School in La Canada, Calif., for a performing arts center.
In all, the Degheri Tennis Center is a facility that is functional and inspirational, as Santa Clara has been able to greatly expand its student and community participation in the sport of tennis, and at the same time, showcase a competitive stage that reflects the high quality, spirit and dedication of its student-athletes and coaches.


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Senior skip day prompts emergency meeting
The Willow River school board held an emergency meeting Thursday, May 17, which was convened as a result of 19 senior class students taking part in a "senior skip day." The board discussed canceling the senior class overnight camping trip because of this action by the members of the senior class.
A number of students were present at the meeting, as well as several parents. Concerns were expressed that canceling the senior trip was too severe a consequence of the senior skip day. Many of the parents whose children skipped school had written excuses for their absence. School board members made clear their thought skipping school was an unexcused absence, whether the students had parental permission or not.
After a great deal of discussion, as well as some venting of feelings, a compromise was reached. All of the senior class members who skipped school agreed to sit in a detention period after the senior class graduation practice on Friday.
It was decided, for future reference, that a school policy will be written and added to the policy manual for the school district to include language prohibiting senior skip day. The language will also address the consequences if students disregard the policy.
As a result of the emergency board meeting, the senior class camping trip will take place either at Timberline Camp Grounds or Jay Cooke State Park.
The site of the trip will be determined during the next week.


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The Federal Reserve should use monetary policy mainly to fight inflation, and "resist the temptation" to use it to achieve financial stability, a top Fed official said on Saturday.
"Financial stability should not be an explicit objective of monetary policy per se," Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser said at the American Economic Association's annual meeting.
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"Price stability I believe should be the No. 1 priority of a central bank," he said, adding that the Fed's record over its first 100 years on price stability has been less than stellar. Prices have risen by a factor of 30 since the Fed's founding in 1913.
"I think we need to resist the temptation of adding the financial stability goal to the burdens of monetary policy," Plosser said.
(Editing by Andrea Ricci)