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10 Acres with excellent visibility and frontage on Hwy 290. Zoned LI (Light Industrial) this lot is ideally located for users who want to be close to downtown but expect heavy traffic and want to avoid CBD congestion. Separate from Walnut Creek Business Park so their deed restrictions do not apply. Billboard on property is highly visible to both east and west bound traffic.
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June 21, 2009
CHIAPAS, Mexico - The Rick McLaughlin-led United States team defeated Canada 3-2 to defend its title at the 2009 NORCECA Pan American Cup in Chiapas, Mexico on Saturday night. McLaughlin is UCSB's head men's volleyball coach.
In a rematch of last year's final. the U.S. won the opening set 32-30 before Canada won games two and three, 25-16 an 26-24. The Americans, however, kept their poise and took the final two games, 25-17 and 15-12.
Dean Bittner (Long Beach State) led the U.S. team with 26 points while Robert Tarr (Long Beach State) added 14 and Nathan Meerstein (Penn State) had 11.
"I think that the team didn't (become) desperate after being down 2-1," said McLaughlin. "We could adjust our quick game and the blocking at the corners. We are very happy with this victory in the start of the year for our program."
McLaughlin, who watched his team go a perfect 4-0 at the Pan Am Cup, was pleased with his experience as head coach.
"The team was great to coach," he said. "It was also fun to work with K.P. as head of our delegation."
K.P. is former UCSB coach Ken Preston who was also part of the U.S. delegation.
McLaughlin will head to San Jose, Calif., next weekend and Chicago on July 8 to assist the U.S. Men's National Team in World League Play. The U.S. will play China twice in San Jose and Italy twice in Chicago. Former Gaucho All-American Evan Patak is one of the top players on the U.S. World League team.
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Monophysite, in Christianity, one who believed that Jesus Christ's nature remains altogether divine and not human even though he has taken on an earthly and human body with its cycle of birth, life, and death.
The Christological position called monophysitism asserted that in the person of Jesus Christ there was only one, divine nature rather than two natures, divine and human, as asserted at the Council of Chalcedon in 451. In the development of the doctrine of the person of Christ during the 4th, 5th, and 6th centuries, several divergent traditions had arisen. Chalcedon adopted a decree declaring that Christ was to be "acknowledged in two natures, without being mixed, transmuted, divided, or separated." This formulation was directed in part against the Nestorian doctrine—that the two natures in Christ had remained separate and that they were in effect two persons—and in part against the theologically unsophisticated position of the monk Eutyches, who had been condemned in 448 for teaching that, after the Incarnation, Christ had only one nature and that, therefore, the humanity of the incarnate Christ was not of the same substance as that of other human beings. Political and ecclesiastical rivalries as well as theology played a role in the decision of Chalcedon to depose and excommunicate the patriarch of Alexandria, Dioscorus (d. 454). The church that supported Dioscorus and insisted that his teaching was consistent with the orthodox doctrine of St. Cyril of Alexandria was labeled monophysite.
The label also was attached to various theologians and groups, although some who were called monophysite, notably Severus of Antioch (d. 538), repudiated the terminology of Chalcedon as self-contradictory. Most modern scholars agree that Severus as well as Dioscorus probably diverged from what was defined as orthodoxy more in their emphasis upon the intimacy of the union between God and humanity in Christ than in any denial that the humanity of Christ and that of humankind are consubstantial.
The churches that until the mid-20th century had been traditionally classified as monophysite, those of the so-called Oriental Orthodox communion, have always disputed the label, preferring the term miaphysite (from the Greek mia, "single," and physis, "nature") to identify their shared view that both divinity and humanity are equally present within a single nature in the person of Christ and describing their traditions as "non-Chalcedonian." These Oriental Orthodox churches—the Armenian Apostolic Church, the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the Syriac Orthodox Partriachate of Antioch and All the East, the Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church, and the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church—have since resolved almost all of their Christological disputes with the Roman Catholic Church, the major Protestant churches, and Eastern Orthodoxy and have been generally accepted by those traditions as essentially orthodox in their doctrine of the person of Jesus Christ.
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Christianity: Eastern controversies…reaction against this purported monophysite doctrine that culminated in the Council of Chalcedon (451). The council issued a Christological formula affirming that Christ had two distinct natures that were neither commingled nor divided and that were equally present in one person. The Egyptian (Coptic) and Syrian Christians, soon joined by…
Christianity: Political relations between East and West…that was persecuting non-Chalcedonian Christians in those areas. In 678 and again in 718, the Arabs were at the walls of Constantinople. The Copts in Egypt and the Syriac church soon found that they enjoyed greater toleration under Muslim Arabs than under Chalcedonian Byzantines. Christian territory from the Holy Land…
Christianity: The Christological controversiesThe position known as monophysitism, associated with the monk Eutyches (and, according to some detractors, with Cyril of Alexandria) and placing strong emphasis upon the divine nature of Christ at the apparent expense of his humanity, emerged from the Alexandrian school. After the reign of Constantine, the Roman emperor…
Christianity: Early controversiesMonophysitism, regarded as a heresy at Chalcedon, taught that there is one single, divine nature. Several churches refused to accept the doctrinal and disciplinary decisions of Ephesus and Chalcedon and formed their own communities largely outside what was considered the mainstream of Christianity in Europe…
Iraq: Iraq from c. 600 to 1055…divided by doctrinal differences into Monophysites, linked to the Jacobite church of Syria, and Nestorians. The Nestorians were the most widespread and were tolerated by the Sāsānian kings because of their opposition to the Christians of the Roman Empire, who regarded the Nestorians as heretics. The Monophysites were regarded with…
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- Council of Chalcedon
- effect on Latin jurisdiction in Kingdom of Jerusalem
- literature
- modification by Monothelites
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- relation to Eutychianism
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establishment in
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FortressCraft, a new game on the Xbox 360 which is, to put it kindly, borrowing gameplay elements from indie smash Minecraft, has proven about as popular as you'd expect, given you can't actually get Minecraft on the Xbox 360.
According to FortressCraft's developers, Projector Games, the game's trial was downloaded 84,006, with 58,572 then committing to buy it, both unheralded numbers for the Xbox Live Indie Games Channel.
While there are complaints FortressCraft is lacking in polish, Projector say it'll continue updating the game through Xbox Live, and will also be selling "episodes" as downloadable content.
While it's awesome seeing an indie game put up the kind of sales numbers you'd expect from an Xbox Live Arcade game, it's a bit of a shame it took a shameless knock-off - and not an original title, as the service was established for - to do it.
FortressCraft Sells 58,000 copies in 6 Days [GamerBytes]


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Faith Fellowship Church
Sunday, July 21, 2019
Welcome to Faith Fellowship Church, a home of growth and enrichment where you will meet the Lord, learn from His people and begin a stronger walk of faith. None of us are here by accident. We each are a part of a grand and divine design that draws us to God – while drawing us together to serve Him better.
So where are you in your walk of faith? If you've been a believer for a while, but need a new start and a new sense of connection, you'll find a place here to recharge and reinvigorate your faith. If you're new to town, you'll find here a warm and welcoming church family that will help you connect to this community. If you're new to the Christian faith, you'll find here a place where you can learn more about God and who He is calling you to become.
And if you've not yet had a chance to meet the Savior of the World and to develop a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, in only moments, your life could change beyond what you have ever imagined. We fervently encourage you to give us the opportunity to share with you the Good News that will reroute your path from here throughout eternity.
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In a game that never seemed to have a rhythm, the University of Alabama men's basketball team managed to get hot in three separate stretches and survive some unattractive stretches in between, holding off Charleston Southern 59-46 on Friday night.
TUSCALOOSA | In a game that never seemed to have a rhythm, the University of Alabama men's basketball team managed to get hot in three separate stretches and survive some unattractive stretches in between, holding off Charleston Southern 59-46 on Friday night.
Alabama had at least one five-minute drought in each half but finished off the Buccaneers with a 12-5 run over the final five minutes.
"I thought in the second half, the overall impact of our defensive intensity wore them down," Alabama coach Anthony Grant said.
Trevor Releford led Alabama with 22 points.
"He is shooting the ball with confidence," Grant said. "It is something we work on in practice every day."
Carl Engstrom had six points and a career-high eight rebounds in what he called "one of my best games" at Alabama. Trevor Lacey had nine points, five rebounds, six assists and five steals.
The Crimson Tide press seemed to bother Charleston Southern in the early going as UA built a 9-0 lead, but the Bucs came back to take a five-point lead at 18-13. Alabama closed the half on a 10-0 run over the final 2:08 to take a 36-27 lead at the break.
Despite a slow-paced second half — Alabama made just one of 16 shots to start the second period — the Crimson Tide was able to pull away.
There were two technical fouls called in the half, one on each team, with Grant drawing the call on Alabama.
"I think it was just two teams playing hard and wanting to win," Grant said. "It was a clean game."
Alabama played without starting forward Rodney Cooper, sidelined by tendinitis in his left shoulder.
"He injured himself in New York and hasn't been able to practice," Grant said of Cooper. "Right now, we are treating it as day-to-day."
Alabama (5-0) held Charleston Southern (1-4) to just 33 percent shooting from the floor.
"We were just out of rhythm," Charleston Southern coach Barclay Radebaugh said. "We couldn't score, and that's not like us. We were 22nd in the nation in scoring last year and we scored 46 points.
"I thought we imploded down the stretch," Radebaugh said. "We were down six points with five minutes left and let it get away."
Charleston Southern made six of its first nine 3-point shots in building its first-half lead but made just one of 12 after that. Paul Gombwer and Saah Nimley each scored 10 points to pace Charleston Southern.
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text: Tips for collectible storage and display Rare and antique collectibles can be valuable — make sure you're protecting them and storing them properly. Our possessions are important to us — especially if they have sentimental and artistic value. Purchasing collectibles has also become a profitable enterprise over the past few decades. As the value of collectibles may increase over time, you might want to think about how you store, display, and protect your collection.Typically, collectibles are valued based on:Rarity. If there is a scarcity of the item in the marketplace and there is a demand for it, the collectible is more likely to be valuable.Condition. The better the condition, the higher the value.Authenticity. An original is worth more than a replica.Age. Some items tend to increase in value the older they are.Since damage to collectibles can affect their value, it is important to know suggested ways to store and display them.Improper storage for collectiblesImproper storage methods and adverse environmental conditions can cause long-term damage to your collection, directly affecting its value.Extreme dryness can cause organic materials to harden and become brittle.Excessive moisture can rust and corrode metallic items, and attract fungus to objects with organic components such as paper items or cotton / fabric items.Temperature changes can cause objects to crack and warp.Too much sunlight can fade photos and documents.Poor ventilation can attract mold and pests.Proper storage for collectiblesThe proper handling and storage of collectibles can help maintain your collection's integrity and value.Old editions and vintage comic books should be stored at a consistent temperature (70 degrees Fahrenheit or below) and away from direct sunlight to prevent the paper from becoming brittle and moldy. Plastic protector sleeves may also be used to protect individual comic books. These should be obtained from a firm specializing in archival supplies.Vintage metallic signs and figurines should be stored in a cool, dry place to prevent rust.Stamps and sports cards should be stored in a space with good air circulation to prevent mold. A dehumidifier may help curtail the growth of mildew.Rare coins (except pure gold) can deteriorate, tarnish, and corrode in damp environments. A low-humidity environment and constant temperature can help protect coins. If a coin isn't encapsulated in its own presentation case, store it individually in a Mylar plastic holder. Contact your coin dealer for the best way to store your collection.Objects of value should be stored in acid-free paper.In flood-prone areas, consider protecting items in sealable plastic bins and storing them well above ground level.Proper collectible display techniquesIf you wish to display your collectibles, here are some suggestions.Heavy items should be displayed upright, not stacked on top of each other, to prevent warping.Displayed objects should be kept in a smoke-free environment. Smoke residue can stain collectibles.Displayed items should be kept away from direct exposure to sunlight. Heat and UV rays can damage books and other paper-based objects. You can display paper items, like photographs, in UV-protective glass.Collectibles should be displayed out of the reach of pets and small children.If you live in an area of the country that is prone to earthquakes, consider using earthquake putty to hold display items more firmly in place.In addition, consider investing in a home security system to not only protect your collection, but also your family.Collectible appraisalsTo determine the value of your collection, consider preparing an inventory and getting your collectibles appraised by a professional appraiser. A detailed inventory including expert valuations can help you not only document your collection, but also provide valuable information if you plan on insuring these items.Carefully document each collectible. The more information on each item, the better.Take photos of each object.Retain receipts to conclusively establish ownership of items.Update your inventory regularly.Keep photos and documentation in a safe off-site location or digital storage.You can find many appraisers online, including the Appraisers Association of America, the American Society of Appraisers, or the International Society of Appraisers. Some appraisers specialize in certain types of property. These organizations provide names of appraisers by area of specialty.Insurance for collectiblesAfter you have completed the inventory of your collection and have had it properly appraised, it's a good idea to insure it.Many homeowners and renters insurance policies may provide limited coverage for collectibles or fine art items. You may want to consider purchasing a Personal Articles Policy. This is a separate policy, specifically for items such as valuable jewelry, antiques, fine art, collectibles, etc., that may provide broader coverage than a homeowners or renters policy. Individual items are typically insured up to a specific amount, or large collections of certain types of items (such as wine collections and sports card collections) may be insured on a blanket basis. The Personal Articles Policy may be used to insure just a few items, or it may be used to insure an entire collection.


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Belief in the negative powers of the Evil Eye and various amulets and protective charms against it has been around almost as long as the human race. Virtually every country, language, and religion has definitions pertaining to the evil eye's power to cause all types of misfortunes and even death. Dating back even before ancient civilizations such as the Egyptians and Mesopotamians, amulets to protect people against being 'cursed' by the evil eye have been excavated in the ruins of these societies, and are still very much desired by people today. These charms are particularly popular in African and Middle Eastern cultures, with evil protective amulets not only worn by people on their person, but also mounted near the inside entrance of their homes as well.
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The blue/green Turquoise stone has had a special spiritual symbolism since the mineral was first used by humans as a gemstone of beauty as well as to bring good luck. Known use of the Turquoise stone goes back to the ancient Egyptians and beyond, and it has also been a favorite in Native American cultures in the Western Hemisphere, including the Mayan, Incan, and Aztec civilizations.
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How well do you know the Code? Think you can spot violations the original installer either ignored or couldn't identify? Here's your chance to moonlight as an electrical inspector and second-guess someone else's work from the safety of your living room or office. Brian, who has a knack for finding shoddy electrical work, did the dirty work and found this mess. Now it's your turn to identify the violation.
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Here we see a violation of 404.4, which says, "A surface-mounted switch or circuit breaker in a damp or wet location shall be enclosed in a weather proof enclosure or cabinet that shall comply with 312.2. A flush-mounted switch or circuit breaker in damp or wet location shall be equipped with a weatherproof cover. Switches shall not be installed within wet locations in tub or shower spaces unless installed as part of a listed tub or shower assembly."
Although not completely clear in the photo, this switch is installed on a porch at the front door of a residential residence. In the 2005 edition of the NEC (and previous editions), Sec. 404.4 only addressed installations in "wet locations." So, for installations completed under the jurisdiction of the 2005 Code — which is still the case in some jurisdictions — it would be permissible to mount this switch without any type of weatherproof cover or box because this would be considered a "damp location." However, changes in the wording of this rule in the 2008 Code now make this type of installation a violation.
It should be noted that many installers would provide this switch with a weatherproof-while-in-use cover simply because they were concerned for safety and the long-term performance of switch, meaning many installers would exercise a bit of common sense and do more than the minimum required by the Code.


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We're pretty good at keeping you updated on what's going on at the adidas store in SoHo. But for TSF East, it's part of our almost-daily route to and from the gym (might have to make that daily before summer hits… ), so we've always got our eye on what the folks at the German co. are putting out on the corner for fans to take in. Blank canvas: For now, it looks as though the folks at adidas are switching things up on Houston St. Above, a shot from later in the night and below, earlier. Two fun looks at the calm between storms. More: Missed Katy Perry for adidas? Photo shoot here
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New Furniture, Summer Quilts, and Black Crystal Glassware
The Furniture Collection
Dual Nature
Few designers team up as intimately as husband and wife Chris Lehrecke and Gabriella Kiss. In their first collaboration—a 20-piece, nature-themed furniture collection on view at New York gallery Ralph Pucci International starting May 20—Mr. Lehrecke delivers the graceful, rough-hewed shapes he's produced since the '80s, while jewelry designer Ms. Kiss adds her fauna-inspired touch. "She's much more delicate, I'm more massive," said Mr. Lehrecke. "When we get together, there's a little of both." For the After the Storm dresser (pictured, price upon request), Ms. Kiss fashioned cast-bronze mushroom handles that seem foraged from a forest floor, while Mr. Lehrecke transformed a dead elm branch into a base, and then acid-treated the white oak cabinet until it looked "washed ashore through some incredible storm." ralphpucci.net
The Linens
Quilt Complex
Ah, the days of almost-summer. To snooze comfortably in this transitional season, try the airy new quilts from Mia + Finn, a Brooklyn linen company known for its irregular block-printed patterns and Indian hand-craftsmanship. "Quilts weren't something I was originally thinking about," said founder Caroline Defrance.
"But I had the idea to do them in patterns that aren't typically Indian and make them reversible." Her designs reference Victorian prints or the stitching on antique French linens, and the results are both versatile and charmingly sleep-inducing. $310 each, miaandfinn.com
The Glassware
Back in Black
"Black is a color you will notice," said Maximilian J. Riedel, the 11th-generation head of the eponymous Austrian crystal company. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of its Sommelier glassware series (the first to feature varietal-specific shapes), Riedel has created a limited-edition collection in that deliberately unsubtle shade. The pieces look to the history of Austrian design (Jugendstil, Josef Hoffmann) and Mr. Riedel's passion for cars (the Mercedes AMG Black series). "Not only does black contrast elegantly [with white china], it is also difficult to produce," said Mr. Riedel. Available in early June in six shapes, from $199 for a pair, riedel.com
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Friday, February 5, 2010
The Little Brown House in Penrose
5 comments:
- Elizabeth said...
When we left this house to move first to Cody for a few months, return for a short time, and then to Ralston for 3+ years, we were disappointed to see the ugly faux brick covering on the brown boards. Perhaps it was warmer - who knows. We were happy there, and spent wonderful times in the old orchard, digging in the soil, swinging on the swing, or sitting with Mother on a hammock that was slung between two cottonwood trees. It is a lesson for all of us who want to move up in the world and have "finer" homes and things for our children than we had. The security of a loving, but firm Mother, a Father who was magical when he came home - sisters and a brother (Steve and Ann came later)to fill our days with work that was play (who ate the most strawberries when we hulled them?), and the closeness of Grandparents. The shared poverty of the Great Depression did not extend to our sense of security and well-being. Thanks for posting this, Dwight.
- February 5, 2010 at 8:21 AM
- Ann said...
It wasn't until I was older that I realized the magic of the little house among the trees that sat to the north of our white house in Penrose. Thank you for a neat reminder.
- February 5, 2010 at 5:19 PM
- Judy said...
Oh Dwight. You did it. Thank you so much. I don't know why I love this picture so much. Maybe it is the yellow roses. While I was born in this house, I do not remember living here, only through the wonderful tales told and retold by those who are fortunate enough to remember.
Maybe it isn't the yellow roses, maybe it is the way I feel when I think about the love that grew here.
- February 6, 2010 at 6:26 PM
- Ann said...
I ran across a quote from Oliver Wendell Holmes that might fit here: "Where we love is home. Home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts."
- February 6, 2010 at 8:23 PM
- Judy said...
Perfect quote.
- February 7, 2010 at 6:49 PM


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like i said in the previous post, i got the chance to update the details on the arthus character. here's a few armor pieces i did. i was given screen grabs of arthus's armor to paint over. here is a comparison of the old arthus belt to the new version i did. i had a blast with these and the modeler(tyler hunter) did an amazing job modeling it. i think he made it look ten times better than whats here!
this heel piece i had to do from scratch i think(it's been awhile). if i remember correctly arthus didn't have a heel piece to begin with, and in this cinematic it starts off with a close up of his boot stepping into frame. because of this they wanted something interesting on his heel...'why not another skull' i said, to which the director replied, "Steve your a genious!! you deserve a raise!!" i happily agreed, then i woke up and was late for work.... yeah still, a skull on the heel is better than nothing...
heres a couple concept pieces for the undead army. in the story boards of the cinematic there are a couple undead warriors that were closer to the camera than the rest . their whole body wasn't shown so that part didn't need to be designed out. what needed to be designed was mostly their upper portions. this guy here was in the midground and the concept following was in the foreground. i didn't design the arms for the foreground character because in the story board they weren't seen(he was pretty close to the camera).
all images in this post are copyright of blizzard entertainment
thats it for now, hope you guys dig it!


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More Viacom shows will get the streaming treatment on Hulu.
The streaming service announced Tuesday that it has renewed its distribution deal with the media company that allows it to replenish and expand its library of content from Viacom's portfolio of cable networks, Craig Erwich, Hulu's SVP and head of content wrote in a blog post.
The pact expands on the original deal that began in 2011 and gives Hulu, in the coming weeks, a wider grasp on programming from such networks as Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, TVLand, Spike, BET and Logo.
Under the pact, Hulu will expand its roster of kids' shows with additional titles from Nickelodeon to its Hulu Kids...


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1. disquiet - verb
· disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"
Synonym(s): perturb, unhinge, trouble, cark, distract, disorder
Hypernym(s): disturb, upset, trouble
2. disquieted - adjective
· afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children"
Synonym(s): distressed, disturbed, upset, worried
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perfect pant width to contrast the draping, eccentric, yet beautifully muted coat
Good look,i feel style from this person,who doesnt scared to mix clothes.I agree with you about his pants and shoes,and plaid coat.
I love the coat! Nice pant length too.
ah, the ubiquituous brown suede shoe. after reading your opinion that a brown suede oxford is a must have, I convinced my husband to purchase brown suede boots just like this.
I love the plaid, and how the cut, fit, accessories, and colors give him edge in what could be considered otherwise old-school.
I want his pants!
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What is a "Number 9 coat"?
So nice to see some colour this season! The only facet I'd personally change would be the scarf.
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By Abby Telfer, FossiLab Manager, Paleobiology Department
For the last year and a half, a volunteer in the National Museum of Natural History's FossiLab has been practicing slow motion dentistry on some amazing teeth. My dentist would be appalled by how long the job is taking, but she has never had to stare down molars this large or clean tartar buildup anywhere near as thick and hard as the rock matrix that's hugging these monsters.
The teeth belonged to a brontothere, a type of mammal related to horses and rhinoceroses, that went extinct about 35 million years ago. They were preserved along with the upper jaw and part of the skull. The lower jaw is missing, as is most of the rest of the skeleton.
Paleontologists reported the first brontothere fossil discoveries in the 1870s. Since then, thousands of specimens have been collected in North America and Asia, allowing scientists to document the many ways that brontothere species changed over their 20 million years of evolutionary history. Early species were small and lacked horns, but some later species evolved to be as large as elephants and sported horns and other bony protuberances on their snouts that would make a modern rhino proud.
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Most Fossilab projects support the ongoing research of the Museum's paleontologists, who explore fossil sites around the world. Even when collected in very remote places, the fossils usually arrive at FossiLab within a few months. The brontothere is unusual; its trip from South Dakota took more than 110 years.
In the early 1880s, Spencer Baird, the Smithsonian's second Secretary, asked a Yale University professor of paleontology named O. C. Marsh to collect vertebrate fossils for the newly-built United States National Museum. A series of expeditions out west yielded a trove of Jurassic dinosaurs and Eocene mammal fossils that Marsh shipped to Yale for preparation and study. Eventually, a spectacular array of fossils, filling more than seven railroad cars, was sent to Washington. Included were dinosaurs, Stegosaurus, Allosaurus, and Triceratops among them, and more than 150 brontothere skulls. But the block of rock containing the FossiLab brontothere was overlooked and forgotten. So while the dinosaurs have been on display almost continuously since the National Museum of Natural History opened in 1910, and the brontotheres have been available for study in our collections, the FossiLab brontothere lingered in obscurity. The 1990s brought its rediscovery and shipment to Washington. Now, in FossiLab, it is making a slow motion debut.
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The commerce ministry, as part of its national strategy for local defence production, is likely to give a major boost to hi-tech and high value-added defence exports through incentives in the upcoming Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) for 2014-19.
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion is also pushing for 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the sector. New defence minister Arun Jaitley said the issue of relaxing the 26% FDI ceiling in the sector was discussed after he took charge. Defence production was opened up fully for the Indian private sector in 2001, but FDI was capped at 26%.
India's defence exports during 2010-2012 were just $183 million and former defence minister A K Antony had termed it as "woefully meager".
The BJP manifesto had spoken of "FDI in select defence industries" with a focus on jobs and asset creation, besides increasing private sector participation in the sector and strengthening the Defence Research and Development Organisation.
The new FTP, likely to be announced in August, will have sops for manufacturing exports especially from sectors, including engineering, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, textiles and hi-tech products, in addition to services exports, official sources said. However, defence exports will be one of the new focus areas, the sources told FE.
Though Federation of Indian Export Organisations is pitching for a target of $750 billion by 2019, the commerce ministry feels this will be an "unreasonable" objective if manufacturing sectors, including defence production, are not able to do well and if there is poor demand in markets abroad.
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Merry Christmas motherfuckers. After a year and a half away from mapping, I opened Weland again sometime this summer (why) and got to work on a handful of multiplayer levels. My goal was to put out something new before the end of the year. Hooray for procrastination. The initial release of Infra Apogee features five brand new maps all produced within the last half of 2014.
I decided it was time to try something a little different with my third map pack and, getting with the times, made use of ShapeFusion to generate shapes patches of Marathon 1 and Marathon 2 textures. As such, several levels feature either M1 or M2 texture sets. It was a challenge using those texture sets after having grown so acquainted with Infinity textures, but I'm pretty pleased with the result as of now, and plan to expand (at least a little bit) on this pack. The goal was to make M1- and M2-themed maps more accessible to the majority of online players, as everyone plays on Infinity for the most part.
As always, comments and feedback are always appreciated. And PLEASE let me know if you find any bugs -- I'm really trying to make this a bug-free pack. Here are some sample screenshots for your viewing pleasure:
Lh'owon Down Low -- A map nestled deep in the bowels of an active Lh'owon volcano. The layout is fairly spread out, so this one's good for larger games. KOTH is recommended as well.
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New Obamacare regulations targeting the fast food and grocery store market that require signs detailing calorie and nutritional information on every product will force pizza makers like Domino's to post up to 34 million different signs in every store: One for every possible pizza order.
"It's not like a Big Mac. Pizza is customizable, there are options to factor in," said Jenny Fouracre-Petko, legislative director for Domino's and a member of the trade group American Pizza Community. "There are 34 million pizza combinations. We've done the math."
Ditto for the grocery stores, which are shifting to providing more fresh made and baked goods, said Erik Lieberman, counsel for the Food Marketing Institute. "Consider just one fresh-baked blueberry muffin. If one is sold, you need a nutrition sign or sticker. If a half dozen are sold, a different one is required. Same if you sell a dozen."
Lieberman predicted that the new regulations being finalized by the Food and Drug Administration for chains with 20 stores or more will cost the grocery industry $1 billion. He said stores average 1,500 fresh made items each.
Fouracre-Petko said that just posting generic nutrition signs in Domino's will cost $4,700 per location, senseless, she said, because virtually all Domino's customers order by phone and get their food delivered, so most will never seen them. She said that 10 percent of pizza customers enter a Domino's store. "Coughing up almost $5,000 for something like this will hurt," she said.
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In case you need further proof that not all "light bulb moments" happen in a lab or classroom, consider the story of Oliver Jan, a first-year doctoral student at the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences (SEFS) at the University of Washington.
He remembers one afternoon as a senior in high school when he was driving home from work. As Jan battled an overwhelming need to use the restroom, a different though not entirely unrelated thought elbowed its way into his frantic mind: Wouldn't it be awesome if we could turn human waste into fuel and energy?
As soon as he got home, Jan jumped online and typed in a few search terms around his idea. Words like "chemistry" and "chemical engineering" kept popping up, and he suddenly knew what he wanted to study at college. "I liked energy," he says, "and this idea of converting waste into something more productive."
Jan, who grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, went on to major in chemical engineering at UC Irvine—where a second moment of serendipity steered his studies.
At a chemical engineering conference in Minneapolis, Jan ended up meeting SEFS Professor Fernando Resende. They struck up a conversation at a reception, and Resende talked about his laboratory and explained some of his research with alternative fuels. Jan later followed up with Resende and ended up becoming one of his first graduate students at SEFS.
One year into his program, Jan's doctoral research now focuses on thermochemically converting lignin, an organic waste product of the pulp and paper industry, into renewable liquid biofuels that can be used to power cars, airplanes and other forms of transportation.
"It's not a groundbreaking idea, because a lot of people here are looking at this problem," he says, but that doesn't make the research any less urgent or important. Lignin is the glue that helps keep plants and trees limber and protects their structure, and it's the second-most-abundant source of renewable carbon on the planet. Yet Jan says only 2 percent of 50 million tons of lignin is being used commercially. "There has to be a better way to implement lignin."
He feels the same about research funding.
One of the biggest challenges facing young researchers, says Jan, is overcoming a huge activation barrier for funding. Depending on your field, you have only a handful of reliable grant sources, such as the U.S. Department of Energy or National Science Foundation, and the application process is hypercompetitive—especially for less-established scientists.
Not one to leave a surface unscratched, though, Jan started exploring different options to help finance and promote his doctoral research. He soon discovered Microryza, a "crowdfunding platform for science research grants" that two former UW researchers, Denny Luan and Cindy Wu, designed and founded in 2012 (the name comes from Mycorrhizae, fungi that live in the roots of plants).
Like Jan, Luan and Wu were frustrated with the traditional research funding model, so they created a grassroots structure of individual public donations. Their site is similar to Kickstarter, except instead of seeking public funding for creative arts—music, design, films, games, technology—Microryza lets viewers browse a range of compelling research projects. Individuals then pool their money in support of a project, pledging various levels as "backers" until the funding goal is reached. These backers are only charged if the project reaches its donation target during a set timeframe. And unlike Kickstarter, the purpose of Microryza isn't to invest in a tangible product or reward, says Jan. It's to share in the scientific process and help fund research you believe is important to society.
Research categories on Microryza cover a broad range, from ecology and medicine to economics and engineering. A sampling of current projects on the site includes "How Does Mount Rainier Help Maintain Traditional Tribal Plant Harvesting?" and "Engineering E. Coli to Produce Hydrogen Gas Fuel." Some have modest goals in the $1,500 to $3,500 range. Others are more ambitious, depending on the nature of the research.
What particularly caught Jan's eye was how many professors and students were among the people seeking support for their research. And not just the numbers, but their success—even right here at UW.
Dan Jaffe, a professor of Chemistry and Atmospheric Sciences at UW, recently put up a proposal for consideration, "Do coal and diesel trains make for unhealthy air?" He set the target at $18,000. Within a week, he'd surpassed $20,000 in donations and launched the project with 113-percent support.
Jan then set to work on his own Microryza project, "Can we transform waste into clean biofuel?" He knows his target of $20,000 is aggressive, and he plans to spend the summer drumming up excitement and interest through friends and social networks. But he's not pinning all of his hopes on this fundraising experiment, which he believes has an upside regardless of the outcome. "Even if I don't get the funding," he says, "it's a great way to see how many people are interested in the biofuels work we're doing here at the UW."
As of July 1, 2013, his webpage on Microryza is now fully up and ready, so feel free to take a look and see if his research moves you. Who knows, you could be the one who fuels Jan's next scientific discovery!
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Location: Suffolk
Campaign: Longstreet's Tidewater Operations (February-May 1863)
Date(s): April 13-15, 1863
Principal Commanders: Brig. Gen. John Peck [US]; Lt. Gen. James Longstreet [CS]
Forces Engaged: Divisions (45,000 total)
Estimated Casualties: (1,160 entire siege)
Description: In cooperation with D.H. Hill's advance on Washington, North Carolina, Lt. Gen. James Longstreet with Hood's and Pickett's divisions besieged the Union garrison at Suffolk commanded by Brig. Gen. John Peck. The Union works were formidable and manned by 25,000 men, opposed to Longstreet's 20,000. On April 13, the Confederate troops pushed their left flank to the Nansemond River and constructed a battery on Hill's Point, which closed off the garrison to Union shipping. On April 14, Union gunboats attempted to run the batteries at the Norfleet House slightly upstream, but Mount Washington was crippled. The Federals, at the same time, constructed batteries to command the Confederate works at Norfleet House. On April 15, these batteries were unmasked and opened fire, driving the Confederates out of this important position.
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Quiz 637: Indian Economy for All Examinations
1.Public Distribution System(PDS) is operated under the responsibility of the:
1.Central Government
2.State Governments
[A]Only 1
[B]Only 2
[C]Both 1 and 2
[D]Neither 1 nor 2
Both 1 and 2
PDS is operated under the joint responsibility of the Central and the State Governments.The Central government through FCI has the following responsibilities:
1. Procurement, storage, transportation of food grains
2.Bulk allocation of food grains to the State Governments.
The State Government's responsibility is operational. They are as follows:Identification of families below the poverty line, Issue of Ration Cards,Supervision of the functioning of Fair Price Shops.
2.Which of the following agricultural commodity of India gives largest in terms of export value?
[B]Basmati Rice
Basmati Rice
3.Arrange the following in the descending order of the largest agricultural imports of India:
2.Wood and Wood Products
3.Edible Vegtable Oils
Option [D]
Edible Oil-45%
Wood and Wood Products-16%
4.Consider the following Statements:
1.Indicative Planning is a feature of 'Mixed Economy'.
2.Perspective Planning is used by socialist countries where each and every aspect of planning is controlled by the State.
Which of the above Statement(s) is/are correct?
[A]Only 1
[B]Only 2
[C]Both 1 and 2
[D]Neither 1 nor 2
Only 1
Indicative planning, which generally puts forward some broad principles and guidelines to achieve some specific goals. Indicative planning is flexible. It is peculiar to mixed economy and both the public and private sector co exist.
Comprehensive or imperative planning is used by socialist countries and each and every aspect of planning is controlled by the State. Perspective planning refers to long term planning for a period of 15, 20, 25 yrs, however objective of perspective planning can be achieved by breaking the period in 5‐7 yr plans.
5.Which of the following Price Indices of India is considered for measuring 'Headline Inflation'?
[A]GDP Deflator
Because it is available more frequently.
6.Consider the following Statements:
1.Core Inflation is essentially demand driven.
2.Core Inflation includes items that face volatile price movement.
Which of the following Statement(s) given above is/are correct?
[A]Only 1
[B]Only 2
[C]Both 1 and 2
[D]Neither 1 nor 2
Option [A]
Manufacturing inflation, also known as 'core inflation', is essentially driven by demand and makes up the non‐food basket of the wholesale price index.Core inflation is a measures of inflation that excludes items that face volatile price movement, notably food and energy. It is, therefore, a preferred tool for framing long‐term policy.
7.Consider the following Statements regarding the Office of Economic Advisor(OEA):
1.It is attached to the Ministry of Finance.
2.The weekly compilation and Publication of Wholesale Price Indices (WPI) is done by the Office of Economic Advisor.
Which of the Statement(s) given above is/are correct?
[A]Only 1
[B]Only 2
[C]Both 1 and 2
[D]Neither 1 nor 2
Only 2
The Office of the Economic Advisor (OEA) is an attached office of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
8.Which among the following is the oldest Public Sector Bank of India?
[A]Punjab National Bank
[B]Imperial Bank of India
[C]Allahabad Bank
[D]Central Bank of India
Allahabad Bank
9.Consider the following Statements regarding Non-Banking Finance Institutions(NBFCs):
1.NBFCs can also engage in Micro-Finance Activities.
2.Housing-finance companies form a distinct sub-group of the NBFCs.
3.The deposit insurance facility of the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation is not available for NBFC depositors.
Which among the above Statement(s) is/are not correct?
[A]Only 1
[B]1 and 3
[C]All of them
[D]None of them
None of them is incorrect.
10.Which among the following Public Sector Undertakings(PSUs) is the 'fifth' company which has been accorded the 'Maharatna' status?
[A]Coal India Limite(CIL)
[B]Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL)
[C]Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
[D]Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
Coal India Limite(CIL)
The five state-owned units which have been accorded the 'Maharatna' status are ONGC, NTPC, IOC, SAIL and CIL.
11.Which of the following Statements is not correct regarding the 'Banking Sector' of India?
[A]At present there are 26 Nationalized Banks in India.
[B]Foreign Banks and Regional Rural Banks do not come under the category of Scheduled Commercial Banks.
[C]Banks have the freedom to regulate their own Savings Bank Deposit interest rates.
[D]Narsimham Committee is related to Banking Sector reforms.
Option [B]
Foreign Banks and Regional Rural Banks also come under the category of Scheduled Commercial Banks.
Now, the banks are free to determine their savings bank deposit interest rate, subject to the following two conditions:
1.Each bank will have to offer a uniform interest rate on savings bank deposits up to Rs 1 lakh,irrespective of the amount in the account within this limit.
2.For savings bank deposits over Rs 1 lakh, a bank may provide differential rates of interest, if it so chooses. However, there should not be any discrimination from customer to customer on interest rates for similar amount of deposit.
12.Which among the following are the 'Credit-Rating Agencies' of India?
[A]1 and 3
[B]1, 2 and 3
[C]1, 3 and 4
[D]All of them
All of them
13.Consider the following Statements regarding 'Take-Out Financing':
1.It is for infrastructure projects which have long gestation period.
2.It helps to prevent any possible asset-liability mismatch.
Which of the above Statement(s) is/are correct?
[A]Only 1
[B]Only 2
[C]Both 1 and 2
[D]Neither 1 nor 2
Option [C]
Take-out financing is a method of providing finance for longer duration projects of about 15 years by banks sanctioning medium-term loans for 5-7 years.It is given that the loan will be taken out of books of the financing bank within pre-fixed period by another institution, thus preventing any possible asset-liability mismatch. After taking out the loan from banks, the institution could off-load them to another bank or keep it.
14.Which among the following are the wholly/partly owned subsidiaries of the Reserve Bank of India(RBI)?
1.Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC)
2.National Housing Bank (NHB)
3.National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
4.Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL)
[A]1 and 4
[B]1, 2 and 4
[C]2, 3 and 4
[D]All of them
All of them
15.The concept of 'Universal Banking' was implemented in India on the recommendations of:
[A]Abid Hussain Committee
[B]R H Khan Committee
[C]S Padmanabhan Committee
[D]Y H Malegam Committee
R H Khan Committee
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With all the garbage I've been eating this summer, I shouldn't be trusting my gut. But something tells me the Pittsburgh Penguins are headed for a huge fall. The darlings of the NHL last year when they gave Detroit all it could handle in the Cup final, the Pens go into the new season missing some key pieces to the puzzle. Marian Hossa and Ryan Malone are gone and key defenceman Ryan Whitney will miss the first three to five months with a knee problem. To make up for their missing offence, the Penguins are counting on getting some big minutes and big goals out of the mercurial Miroslav Satan, who lit the lamp just 15 times for the Islanders last season. Sure, the Penguins still boast the one-two punch of Crosby and Malkin. However, Tampa Bay finished in the cellar last year despite sending Lecavalier and St. Louis over the boards every night. Prediction? Coach Michel Therrien doesn't last the season and the Penguins shock the NHL by struggling just to make the playoffs.
And if anyone can make sense of this fan comment, please explain:
i dont think that pittsburg is gonna make the playoffs next year they lost all the crosby defenders and crosby and malkin are gonna have injury plaqued seasons cause they dont have any one to protect them, they can protect themselfs.


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The news got a little overshadowed but Egypt has voted and a small majority of Egyptians voted for a Sharia based constitution. A sad turning point in the history of this country.
The fundamentalist Muslims in this country will no doubt feel emboldened by this and will undertake action to further cement their foothold in this country.
Will Egypt's monumental history undergo the same fate as so many countries under the rule of fundamentalist Muslims? Will its history be utterly destroyed like the statues in Afghanistan and the tombs is Mali?
Dr. Zahi Hawass has long left Egypt and appears to now be living in Italy and has remained quiet since January 2012. Who will protect Egypt's heritage now?
Aside from the history, and this has been already been taking place, is that other religions will face mounting difficulties trying to co-exist in Egypt. I doubt if it has ever been acceptable to even be atheist in Egypt.
It may take them a bit more time but I see Egypt turn in to a state much the like of Iran and Pakistan in the foreseeable future.
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To me it looks like that it is just that what it will become. It is fashionable to be more extreme fundamentalist religious, and I'm not just talking the Middle East either.
Another dark age perhaps?
Funny you should mention that, as one of the rare earth elements is named after Prometheus.
(And also some of them aren't particularly rare, but that's another issue.)
I'm more concerned about the collapse of my own economy the Egypt's.
It's their country not mine they can run it however they want to, maybe now our leaders (I say that with a smirk) will quit sending them hundreds of Millions to Billions of dollars a year.
If they want to tear down the Great Pyramid and use the stones to build a mosque, more power to them, we got our own problems on this side of the water.
The repression of people anywhere in the world is something all democratic societies should show concern for. While I have no problem seeing a curtailment of American investment monies overseas in countries that have basic philosophical disagreements with our own form of government (ie Egypt and Sharia Law) I believe there remains a humanistic concern for the welfare of peoples across the entire globe. Our own problems are a priority but I could not become indifferent to the plight of others less fortunate.
Some people (Naomi Klein for one) are saying the problem in Egypt is not religion but neo-liberalism. As if religion is some trivial thing. Sometimes it seems some liberals are incapable of criticizing religion for whatever reason.
one doesn't simply criticize islamists without being labeled as an infidel .. and we all know what happens to infidels in islam :)


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When I wrote about my sabbatical leave, I mentioned setting some things aside to focus my research. That continues. Since my transfer research project continues to take up as much time as I can devote to it, I've decided to step down as website editor of Composition Forum. I've maintained the web site since Spring 2005, when the journal moved from print to online format. We've posted a position announcement and plan for a Summer 2012 transition. I'll work with the incoming editor or editors to complete CF26 (a special issue on transfer guest-edited by Elizabeth Wardle), then step aside.
I've done some interesting things with CF, I think, and I'm proud of the journal's high accessibility and quality of markup. Yeah, there are some irregularities, if you compare the first and last issues I created, but things are very stable overall, and articles load fast and print well.
Here's a list of the things I did in my seven years with the journal:
- Moved the journal from servers at a university to its own domain, publishing redirects for existing articles and building a lightweight content management system for delivering content
- Built an index in Delicious, providing an easy way to move between subject areas or to see all of a particular type of article in the journal
- Established standards for metadata, ensuring that articles and profiles have abstracts and keywords
- Installed OJS and helped Michelle Ballif learn to use it to smooth editorial workflow for articles
What would I like to see incoming editor(s) do?
- Keep my commitment to high-quality, lightweight, accessible markup.
- Finish the conversion to OJS, importing existing issues into that system.
- Add online issues not in our Delicious index (and consider moving away from Delicious to a different platform for indexing).
- Tackle some of the big projects I started but did not finish—establishing a way to forward link citations between Composition Forum and other journals.
At CCCC this past week, I met with the CF editorial staff and made plans for transition. Just a matter of finding a replacement, getting them started, and handing over the keys.


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For many, the holiday season would not be complete without special candy and sweets to eat. For Betty Dirks of Hillsboro, even better than eating sweet candy brittle is seeing it crack as it quickly cools in the pan.
"You have to work very fast to make it spread even when it is time to pour it out," Dirks said. "It sets up almost instantly and you can't use tools, that might break the bubbles and you want the bubbles in there."
Dirks used special hand motions Saturday to show how she twisted and tapped her brittle baking pans to crack the cooled candy.
With almost 60 years experience making peanut brittle and similar varieties, she is an undoubtable expert. Dirks formerly owned Betty's Delights in Hillsboro and made 60 pounds of candy per day.
"That was when I had to supply other stores," she said. "Now I just make it as a hobby for friends and family, and to sell a bit at Christmas."
While Dirks declined to give out all of her trade secrets, she said her original brittle recipe was passed to her through her husband's aunt.
"It's a family recipe, but I, of course, have made little changes through the years to make it better," she said.
Dirks makes original brittle with peanuts, but has added several variations now popular with regular Christmas customers.
"I make cashew brittle, almond, coconut, peanut-coconut, and coffee," she said. "I just started with the coffee brittle this year and people really like it."
Her typical brittle recipe contains syrup, sugar, water, butter, vanilla, and baking soda, but Dirks said the secret to making good brittle was in the mixing process.
"You have to be careful to keep the air bubbles; they make it easier to eat," she said. "It's all in the technique. You just work at it and you can tell by the looks of it when it's time to pour it in the pans."
Dirks uses three large baking sheets that hold 2 ½ pounds of cooling candy each.
"Very often I will get up at 5 a.m. when it is nice and cool, to make brittle," she said. "By breakfast I will have put out 17 pans full already."
Dirks said brittle was a good candy for Christmas, but not for other times of the year.
"You can only make it when the weather is cold," she said. "If it's humid, then it doesn't work, just like divinity."
An artist as well as baker, Dirks enjoys the packaging process of her home-based brittle business.
"I like to decorate my own bags," she said. "I used to paint on chocolate when I had the store. It would take a lot of time, but I would see a picture and figure out how to make it with candy."
Customers can purchase Dirks's decorated bags of brittle at Kessler Kreations in Hillsboro or at The Big Scoop in Marion through the holiday season.
"I've been making brittle since we were married and we will be celebrating 60 years together, next year," she said. "Ernie is always such a help with packaging and delivering."
Ernie Dirks also admitted he enjoyed helping with the taste testing too, but tried not to cut into Betty's profits by trying too much.
"It's always good," he said. "I like it all."


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Click image to make larger. My 9-15-01 letter to President Bush. I was attacked on my property, not even a week later, 10-11-01. [click here] for properties video. [click here] for my letter complaining to Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal about Attorney Michael H. Agranoff.
Governor Rell letter to Steven G. Erickson
My letter to Chief States Attorney of Connecticut days after I was attacked on my property, 10-11-01
My complaint against Judge Jonathan Kaplan never investigated.
Police report calling me the victim.
Hud response saying Bush read my letter.
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July 15, 2013, 2:58 pm
WWE 2K14 exclusive preorder bonus is The Ultimate Warrior
*Snarl* Prepare to return to the world of the Warrior. *Snort*
2K Games recently unveiled The Ultimate Warrior as its pre-order exclusive playable character for the upcoming WWE 2K14.
The video (below) features a clean-cut, gray-haired Warrior delivering probably his most coherent promo ever (For you non-rasslin' fans, he was terrible on the mic).
The Warrior was at the peak of his popularity in the late '80s and early '90s for the then-named WWF. In 1998, he made a less-than-memorable comeback to World Championship Wrestling.
WWE 2K14 is slated for an Oct. 29 release date for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.


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