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testo 425 - Thermal anemometer with flow probe
Order-Nr. 0560 4251The functional testing of ventilation and air conditioning systems includes monitoring the flow speed in ventilation ducts. If the air flow velocity and volumetric flow are not set correctly, the room air quality may suffer. The testo 425 thermal anemometer measures the flow speed and automatically calculates the volumetric flow.
kn 3 126,20kn 3 907,75 incl. VAT
Temperature and flow measurement as well as volumetric flow calculation
Permanently attached extendible telescopic probe – maximum length 820 mm, diameter 7.5 mm
With single and multi-point averaging
Hold function, display of min/max value, Auto-off function
testo 405 i - thermal anemometer with smartphone operation
Order-Nr. 0560 1405With the testo 405i hot wire anemometer, you can measure air velocities, temperatures and volume flows. Via Bluetooth, the readings are transmitted wirelessly straight to the testo Smart Probes App on your smartphone or tablet. You can view the values conveniently and use numerous intelligent features:
kn 693,00kn 866,25 incl. VAT
for measuring volume flow, air velocity and temperature
Simple configuration of the dimension and geometry of the duct cross-section for determining the volume flow
Convenient for working in ventilation ducts thanks to its telescopic tube, which can be extended up to 400 mm
Really convenient to operate thanks to the testo Smart Probes App (e.g. easy viewing of readings, measurement data trend, log function)
testo 405 - Thermal anemometer
Order-Nr. 0560 4053Use the testo 405 thermal anemometer to measure air velocity, volumetric flow and air temperature. It is suitable for carrying out quick check measurements in ventilation ducts and for measuring the air velocity in rooms, e.g. at draughty windows.
kn 870,10kn 1 087,62 incl. VAT
Measurement of air velocity, volumetric flow and air temperature
For measurements in ventilation ducts and in rooms
Particularly precise in the range between 0 and 2 m/s
Telescope extendible to 300 mm
testo 416 - Vane anemometer
Order-Nr. 0560 4160Vane anemometer with telescopic sensor – ideal for carrying out airflow measurements in air ducts.
kn 3 357,20kn 4 196,50 incl. VAT
Permanently connected telescopic sensor – maximum length 890 mm, diameter 16 mm
Airflow measurements, selective and time mean values for calculating air volume
Hold function; min/max display; auto power off
Calibration certificate and batteries included
testo 480 - Digital temperature, humidity and air flow meter
Order-Nr. 0563 4800Air flow measurements in ducts, temperature measurements in laboratories, humidity measurements in production, pressure difference measurements in clean rooms. The testo 480 digital temperature, humidity and air flow meter comes with a wide range of optional sensors that allow you to measure, analyse and log these and a variety of other parameters with only one device.
High-quality optional sensors for measuring air flow, temperature, humidity, pressure, degree of turbulence, heat radiation, CO2, illumination intensity, PMV/PPD and WBGT
High-precision, integrated pressure sensor included
Pro-software for easy and efficient analysis and logging included
Intelligent calibration concept
testo 470 - tachometer
Order-Nr. 0563 0470One tachometer, multiple measurements: The testo 470 tachometer carries out rpm measurements on motors, shafts, fans, etc., but that's not all. With this handy instrument, you can also determine speeds and lengths (e.g. of conveyor belts and rotors).
kn 1 994,30kn 2 492,88 incl. VAT
Simple one-hand operation
Measurement of rpm, speeds and lengths
Storage of mean, max. and min. values as well as the last reading
Includes accessories such as reflective markers, protective case and transport case
testo 110 - Temperature meter
Order-Nr. 0560 1108Cold storage rooms, cold storage warehouses, outdoors: the testo 110 digital temperature meter shows what it's really made of when temperatures start to drop. Thanks to the NTC technology tucked away inside, it can measure temperatures in very low temperature environments.
kn 754,60kn 943,25 incl. VAT
Extremely accurate, also in very low temperature ranges, i.e. cold storage rooms
Optional connectable temperature sensor and wireless sensor for different applications in the field
Audible alarm, user-defined thresholds
HACCP compliant, certified according to EN 13485 for use in the food sector
testo 410-2 - Vane anemometer
Order-Nr. 0560 4102Ideal for rapid measurement at ventilation grilles (air outlets) and for inspecting air conditions – also outdoors: use the testo 410-2 vane anemometer to measure humidity, as well as air velocity and air temperature. Dew point and wet bulb temperature, wind chill or Beaufort wind force: the anemometer can accomplish the calculation of all these parameters at the touch of a button.
kn 1 078,00kn 1 347,50 incl. VAT
Permanently installed vane with a diameter of 30 mm
Measurement of air velocity, air temperature and humidity
Calculates dew point and wet bulb temperature, wind chill and Beaufort wind force
Includes single-point averaging, max/min and Hold function
testo 410-1 - Vane anemometer
Order-Nr. 0560 4101The testo 410-1 vane anemometer measures air velocity and air temperature. Use it to carry out quick spot measurements at ventilation grilles (air outlets). The anemometer is also ideal for use outdoors. It displays the units m/s, km/h, fpm, mph and kts, and also calculates wind chill and the Beaufort wind force.
kn 693,00kn 866,25 incl. VAT
Vane anemometer with permanently installed 30 mm vane
Measurement of air velocity and air temperature
Calculates wind chill and the Beaufort wind force
Practical: with single-point averaging, max/min and Hold function
testo 435-4 - Multifunction indoor air quality meter
Order-Nr. 0563 4354The testo 435-4 multifunction indoor air quality meter allows you to carry out all the measurements you need to inspect and adjust ventilation and air conditioning systems and to check the quality of the indoor air. There is also an integrated pressure difference sensor for pitot static tube measurements and filter monitoring and a wide range of optionally available sensors and probes to choose from.
kn 5 390,00kn 6 737,50 incl. VAT
Includes pressure difference sensor for pitot static tube measurements or filter monitoring
Further sensors optionally available (eg. anemometer, moisture sensors, lux and degree of turbulence sensors) for a variety of different measuring applications
Super-size memory for up to 10 000 measurements
PC software for analyzing and logging measuring data
testo 410 i - vane anemometer with smartphone operation
Order-Nr. 0560 1410Professional measuring technology in a small format: the compact testo 410i vane anemometer with smartphone operation measures the volume flow, air velocity and temperature at air outlets quickly and reliably. The testo Smart Probes App enables readings to be viewed conveniently and offers intelligent additional functions.
kn 577,50kn 721,88 incl. VAT
Measurement of air velocity, volume flow and temperature
Display of the volume flow of multiple outlets in order to adjust systems
Easy parametrization of the outlet (dimension and geometry)
Convenient viewing of readings on a smartphone/tablet with the testo Smart Probes App
testo 417 set 1 - Vane anemometer set
Order-Nr. 0563 4171Make sure you get the testo 417 vane anemometer with an integrated 100 mm vane, in a set that includes two measurement funnels and other accessories. This will mean you are ideally equipped for volumetric flow measurement at ventilation grilles and poppet valves.
kn 2 979,90kn 3 724,88 incl. VAT
testo 417 vane anemometer for measuring flow velocity, volumetric flow and temperature
Attachable measurement funnels make it ideal for volumetric flow measurement at ventilation outlets
Simple testing of incoming / outgoing air in controlled ventilation of living spaces
Important accessories included in the set: measurement funnels for poppet valves and ventilation grilles, along with a bag for storage
testo 435-2 - Indoor air quality meter
Order-Nr. 0563 4352The testo 435-2 indoor air quality meter allows you to carry out all the measurements that are necessary to check and adjust ventilation and air conditioning systems and assess the quality of the indoor air. Select from a wide range of probes and sensors. Because it's you know best what your meter needs to be able to do!
kn 3 996,30kn 4 995,38 incl. VAT
Comprehensive range of measuring functions using optionally available accessories – e.g. anemometers, moisture sensors, lux and degree of turbulence sensors
Super-size memory for up to 10 000 readings
Displays dew point difference, min, max and mean values
PC software for analyzing and logging measuring data
testo 115 i - clamp thermometer with smartphone operation
Order-Nr. 0560 1115Combined with a smartphone or tablet, the testo 115i clamp thermometer is the ideal temperature measuring instrument for carrying out servicing and troubleshooting on air conditioning and refrigeration systems, as well as for installing them. It can also be used to measure flow and return temperatures.
kn 385,00kn 481,25 incl. VAT
Measurement of the flow and return temperature of heating systems
Measurement of temperatures in refrigeration systems in order to calculate superheating and subcooling
Easy to use at measuring points that are far apart
Rapid detection of temperature changes via graphical progress display
testo 417 Set 2 - vane anemometer set
Order-Nr. 0563 4172Get the testo 417 vane anemometer with integrated 100 mm vane now, in a set that includes two measurement funnels, a volume flow straightener and other accessories. This ideally equips you to carry out volume flow measurement at plate outlets, ventilation grilles and swirl outlets.
kn 3 580,50kn 4 475,62 incl. VAT
testo 417 vane anemometer for measuring air flow velocity, volume flow and temperature
Attachable measurement funnels make this ideal for measuring volume flow at ventilation outlets
Also suitable for swirl outlets: thanks to the flow straightener, precise measurements can also be taken at swirl outlets
Important accessories included in the set: measurement funnels, flow straightener and a bag for storage
testo 445 - climate measuring instrument
Order-Nr. 0560 4450You can keep a close eye on indoor air quality with the testo 445 climate measuring instrument: the allrounder can measure up to 6 parameters (with the appropriate probe), which can help you make a professional assessment of indoor air quality. The climate measuring instrument therefore supports you in adjusting and checking ventilation and air conditioning systems.
Multi-function climate measuring instrument: measure up to 6 measurement parameters at the same time
Internal reading memory for up to 3,000 readings
Automatic allocation of the duct cross-section to the measuring location (max. 99 measuring locations)
Automatic mean value calculation and determination of the volume flow
testo 435-1 - Multi-function climate measuring instrument
Order-Nr. 0560 4351testo 435 is a series of multi-function climate measuring instruments made by Testo. The testo 435-1 version is the entry-level measuring instrument in this series. You can use this to carry out measurements which you need to adjust ventilation and air conditioning systems and assess air quality. For this we offer you a comprehensive range of optional probes and sensors to choose from.
kn 3 149,30kn 3 936,62 incl. VAT
You have the option of connecting thermal anemometers and vane anemometers for measuring air velocity and volumetric flow in ventilation ducts
Air quality: measurement of CO2, air humidity, air temperature and absolute pressure with the optional IAQ probe
Display of dew point distance, min., max. and mean values
Illuminated display
testo 465 - Tachometer
Order-Nr. 0563 0465You can use the testo 465 tachometer for quick and easy rpm measurement on rotating parts such as fans and shafts.
kn 1 455,30kn 1 819,12 incl. VAT
Extremely easy one-handed operation
Saves mean/max./min. values, as well as the last measuring value
Robust tachometer – thanks in particular to the protective case (SoftCase) supplied
Includes reflective markers
testo 420 - volume flow hood
Order-Nr. 0563 4200Make sure you get the testo 420 volume flow hood for larger ceiling outlets and at the same time enjoy multiple maintenance benefits on HVAC systems. Because the flow hood with the removable measuring instrument is not only exceptionally light, it also guarantees accurate volume flow calculations at swirl outlets
kn 15 400,00kn 19 250,00 incl. VAT
Volume flow hood for larger swirl outlets for measuring volume flow, temperature and relative humidity
Impressively light with a weight of 2.9 kg
Precise measurement even at swirl outlets thanks to integrated volume flow straightener
Fast set-up, convenient operation and protocol creation on site using the App
testo 477 - LED stroboscope
Order-Nr. 0563 4770Inspections and quality control of machines and systems, rotational speed measurements of hard-to-reach, small and fast-moving objects. And all while the machines are still running. No problem. No problem at all. With the testo 477 LED stroboscope.
kn 5 767,30kn 7 209,12 incl. VAT
Extremely high measurement range: up to 300 000 flashes per minute (fpm)
Very high illumination: up to 1 500 Lux
Long operating times: battery power for up to 5 h
Trigger input and output for connectivity to external systems and control via external sensor


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Over the weekend as you may have noticed if you follow my Twitter feeds (@NHM_Brachiopoda and @NHM_Cephalopoda) I have been on the Isle of Wight. We arrived on a very wet afternoon on Friday 8 November.
The main reason for our trip was to participate in the Dinosaur Isle Museum's "Blast from the Past" event which gathers local collectors, universities and museums together to talk to the public about palaeontology, fossil collecting and metal detecting.
Me with our display of cephalopods.
Me and my collegues - Dr Martin Munt, Dr Lorna Steel, Dr Christine Stullu-Derrien, Dr Ria Mitchell and Zuzanna Wawrzyniak - had a stall showing the diversity of fossil cephalopods through time and the plant and arthropod fauna of the Rhynie Chert. Lots of people came to talk to us, asking questions about the specimens and bringing their own fossils for us to identify.
On Monday Christine came back to the Museum as she's very busy at the moment but the rest of us stayed on the Isle of Wight to do some fieldwork. We wrapped up warm with lots of layers and waterproofs and braved the weather on Yaverland beach near Sandown. I found some dinosaur ribs and a fish vertebra.
When we went up to Dinosaur Isle that is close by for lunch, we realised our waterproofs had failed and we were all utterly soaked so instead of going back out into the dire weather we were invited to visit the Isle of Wight off-site store to have a look at their collections.
Our group on Yaverland beach getting rather wet and windswept.
Alex Peaker and Martin New of Dinosaur Isle showed us lots of wonderful fossil plants, dinosaurs and invertebrates while Lorna took the opportuinty to have a look at their fossil crocodiles.
On Tuesday the weather was much better and we took a trip to a Pleistocene mammal locality on the east of the island called Saltmead Beach, which is near Newton. Luckily the military firing test zone was not in action that day as we had to cross it in order to get to the beach. After a long walk across a water-logged field and down the beach we finally made it to the site. Lots of bone fragments were found, most likely from bison. These will be passed along to our fossil mammal curator.
Left: Lorna and Zuza looking for Pleistocene bones.
Right: The beach at Saltmead near Newtown.
After lunch we visited an Eocene site known as the insect limestone. Here there were pieces of the limestone strewn on the beach which you can then break open with a hammer. If you are lucky you may find insects such as ants and beetles or even fossil plant remains. In our case, Zuzanna was the lucky one as she found a lovely beetle that our arthropod curator was very excited to recieve for the collection.
Left: Ria breaking up the limestone. Centre: Looking carefully for tiny insects.
Right: The insect limestone.
When we got back to the house Zuzanna started the process of removing the salt from the bison bones we had found. She did this by soaking them in tap water overnight to draw the salt out. In the process, however, a small shore crab emerged from one of the bones! We put it in a tupperware tub (with no lid) with some seaweed from the bone and sea water from the sample bag. In the morning on the way back to the ferry we released him in a suitable pebbly location with seaweed.
Left: The crab we rescued
Right: I'm about to release him!

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Quad biking at Lake Taupo
A Quad Biking adventure in Lake Taupo, Central Plateau.
Another month goes by in 2013 and another adventure awaits me. What more could Lake Taupo possibly have to offer? The answer? Plenty!
With the autmnal rain upon us and the leaves changing to golden and orange, I figure this is the best time to take advantage of the mud and grit whilst imbibing in the clear autmnal air and admiring the fiery coloured scenery, and how? By Quad Bike, of course.
The beauty of quad biking is all of the thrill and not too much skill, you get to travel all over our beautiful land in the Central Plateau at your own skill level, without too much sweat and pain! If you are looking to get off the beaten track, see the bush and the land without having to trek for miles then quad biking is for you. Give it full throttle and skid through the mud for some challenging adrenalin highs or put-put along the track following some native birds through the bush for a more mellow undertaking.
I thoroughly enjoyed my adventure, you get kitted out in helmet and gloves and briefed on safety and protocol (they even have wet-weather gear for hire if you need it). The bikes are simple and easy to use (provided you follow instructions), the guides are friendly and accommodating- slower riders to the back, the more confident at the front- so you don't get held up by a slow-coach or pressured by that annoying guy revving behind you! And the real bonus? You don't get a sore butt and aching legs! With the terrain varying from rolling grassland, to dimly lit bushland to gritty plains, there is something for everyone to enjoy.
Other bonuses are that it is an all weather activity, so if the sun is shining, you can bronze your arms and take in some rays or if it is raining cats and dogs you can taste the mud in your teeth and water spray your neighbour as you plunge through the puddles. You can also take your camera along for the all important memories as there are plenty of stops along the way for you photo opportuntities. There are very few restrictions with this adventure.
If you think quad biking is your thing, you can even do a multi day adventure bordering the World Heritage area of Tongariro National Park, an area of outstanding national beauty and active volcanoes! This is a great idea for families with older children (time to bond people!) or groups of mates looking for a weekend out of the ordinary, a stag party, couples retreat, backpacker adventure - you decide.
So dust off your outdoor gear, and prepare to enjoy. You'll sleep like a baby after this energy filled, action packed adventure- I did!
For Quad Biking adventure companies offering tours in the Lake Taupo region - click here for more information.


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Local media targeted on Obamacare
President Barack Obama has bungled HealthCare.gov so badly that he's told senior aides to not even try to win positive coverage from the national press.
Instead, they're going local.
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In the past month, Obama and his Cabinet have hit nine of the top 10 cities with the highest concentration of the uninsured, while senior administration officials have held almost daily reporter conference calls in nearly a dozen states to challenge Republican governors who refuse to expand Medicaid.
Obama's political arm, Organizing for Action, is taking a similar approach, holding protests — some attended by only a dozen or so people — that win coverage on the local pages of the nation's small-town newspapers.
( PHOTOS: 12 Democrats criticizing the Obamacare rollout)
The local strategy is unusually aggressive, even for a president on the ropes and desperate to circumvent the national media. It's been the only way to break through the glut of bad headlines and go on the offense to make the law work — although even when the White House showers attention on small markets, the results can be mixed.
The effort mirrors how Obama's presidential campaigns operated. Pay special attention to local press because that's where far more people who Obama wants to target get their news.
Josh Earnest, the principal deputy White House press secretary, got top billing in front page stories last week in The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg, S.C., The Post and Courier of Charleston, S.C., and the Portland Press Herald in Maine — offering the same talking points that the administration repeats daily in Washington without much notice.
And while the White House briefing room is dominated by national news outlets, just behind the door where the communications staff works is a wall covered with reproductions of front pages of local newspapers. Stories about Obama's initiatives are outlined with yellow highlighter.
( Understanding Obamacare: POLITICO's guide to the ACA)
Obama, thin-skinned about media coverage of his presidency and often frustrated by the White House press corps, knows a few favorable local headlines is as good as it gets these days. He made a rare public admission during his Nov. 14 press conference that his aides found strikingly candid for the image-conscious president: The media have been justifiably hard on him.
"Right now, everybody is properly focused on us not doing a good job on the rollout, and that's legitimate and I get it," Obama said, repeating a sentiment he's delivered privately to top aides. "There have been times where I thought we were kind of slapped around a little bit unjustly. This one is deserved. Right? It's on us."
The centerpiece of the local strategy is the White House's campaign against Republican governors or legislatures in 24 states that have declined to accept federal money to open up Medicaid to 5.4 million people. With a faulty website, the White House has lost much of the high ground to push back on Obamacare attacks over the past two months, but the one exception is the GOP resistance to expand Medicaid access, said a senior administration official.
( PHOTOS: House hearing on Obamacare website)
Republicans have made a big deal of the canceled policies on the individual market, the official said, but the GOP is responsible for leaving millions of Americans in limbo. This population earns too much to sign up for Medicaid and too little to qualify for tax subsidies to purchase private insurance in the exchanges.
On the local media calls, administration officials quantify the impact state by state. In Nebraska, for example, the White House targeted Republican Gov. Dave Heineman, saying his refusal to expand Medicaid leaves 48,000 residents without access to affordable coverage.
( Also on POLITICO: It's not Obamacare, it's business)
"They can score short-term political points by attacking the Affordable Care Act and blocking Medicaid expansion," Earnest told Nebraska media last week. "Or on the other hand, they can actually save taxpayer dollars and ensure that thousands of their residents … would have access to quality, affordable health care."
The Omaha World-Herald put the story on A6 under the headline: "Nebraska takes heat for not expanding Medicaid."
But flip to the front of the business page in the same edition, and the news is less favorable for the White House: "Midlands employers expect jump in 2014 health costs." The story details how Nebraska and Iowa employers are bracing for benefit cost increases that exceed the national average, due in part to the Affordable Care Act, according to the survey of employers.
The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg, S.C., stripped two stories across its front page last week — one was about canceled insurance policies, but the other focused on the White House demanding Republican Gov. Nikki Haley to open up Medicaid.


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A research project at Hope College is seeking to provide new tools in the ongoing effort to assure national security, focusing on a specific area of nuclear forensics: how to determine whether or not nuclear materials have ever been present in a particular location.
The project, led by Dr. Graham Peaslee of the Hope College faculty, has recently received a three-year, $149,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security. The award is through department's Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, which is seeking to enhance the nation's ability to detect and report attempts to import or transport a nuclear device, Special Nuclear Material or radiological materials intended for illicit use. Special Nuclear Materials are those elements that fission readily and can be made into a nuclear device.
The project is a fundamental research initiative that will focus on developing a method to determine whether or not common minerals have been exposed to neutron irradiation. The approach, Peaslee noted, is based on the idea that the radiation will have affected the structure of the minerals in a way that can be measured even though they will not be radioactive.
"The primary goal of these measurements will be to assess the feasibility of using common geological materials, as well as the mineral components of common building materials, to tell whether nuclear materials have ever been nearby," said Peaslee, who is professor of chemistry and chairperson of the department, and professor of geological and environmental sciences.
The team will be starting with minerals such as quartzes, feldspars, carbonates and sulfates, testing them both before and after they have been exposed to radiation. They will specifically study the materials' cathodoluminescence, which is the visible light that they emit when struck by a beam generated by an electron gun.
"There is ample evidence in the cathodoluminescence literature that lattice defects induced by radiation will cause specific spectral changes in certain crystalline materials, but the sensitivity of this effect for neutrons in common minerals is unknown," Peaslee said.
Peaslee noted that while the term cathodoluminescence likely sounds unfamiliar, it's something that can be generated by devices Americans have had in their homes for decades. It's the same electron gun technology that cathode ray-tube televisions use to generate images.
The Homeland Security funding will support the Hope research through September, 2011. In addition to Peaslee, the project will include Professor Paul DeYoung of the college's department of physics and the rest of the Hope College Nuclear Group. The Nuclear Group has been using sophisticated experimental techniques to study radioactive nuclei for the past 14 years, and it has involved more than 60 undergraduates in this research during this time. Hope students will be participating in this new cathodoluminescence research during both the school year and the summer for the next few years.


text: Better known as Lo, Lauren Bosworth was one of the real-life teens plucked from a posh Southern California high school in 2004 to have their lives turned into MTV reality phenomena on Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County. She moved to LA post-graduation and became a supporting player on the hit spin-off The Hills' second season. (During the first year, she and Lauren Conrad were not speaking after a fight caused by another friend.) By 2010, the UCLA art history graduate was a lead on the show and she released her first book The Lo Down, based on her blog of the same name, in 2011. In 2013, she co-founded the party supply company Revelry House. She has a beauty channel on YouTube and recently started attending The International Culinary Center. She has been maintaining a bicoastal relationship with Jeremy Globerson since 2012.


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For those of you still interested in the fate of the oft-delayed, might-never-actually-exist Optimus Keyboard, I have some bad news. They've lost their OLED manufacturer, leaving them without anybody to make the little screens that make the expensive keyboard so interesting.
They're gonna keep on truckin' with the development while looking for a new manufacturer, but even more delays are probably inevitable. But hey, were you really planning on spending $1,500 on a keyboard? You just want it to come out so we can get one and post lots of pictures of it, so it's not like this is really that much of a blow to you.
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Who can forget?
Who can forget?
Sept. 11, 2001. The World Trade Center�s twin towers collapsing in a cloud of smoke. The telling sign of tragedy billowing from the Pentagon. The quiet Pennsylvania countryside smoldering with debris.
As the country woke up and people began another day in their peaceful lives, the unthinkable happened.
America came under attack by terrorists using airplanes as weapons � and thousands of innocents lost their lives.
To honor the memory of those who died, of the 9/11 survivors, and of the heroic men and women who rose up in service on that awful day, Congress has designated Sept. 11 of every year a National Day of Service and Remembrance.
The events that marked last year�s 10th anniversary won�t be as noticeable this year. Fewer cameras will be focused on Ground Zero. Still, anyone alive on that inconceivable day will remember both the tragedy and the incredible unity that swept across American in the days that followed.
It was a time of heroes � of firemen, policemen, emergency workers of all descriptions, of friends and co-workers who gave aid and in too many instances gave their lives to help others.
The memory of 9/11 is more than destruction and carnage. It is what Americans do better than anyone else in any other country on Earth.
People helping people � with no expectation of reward.
What can you do Tuesday � and beyond � to turn the tragedy of 9/11 into a victory over those who would try to bring America to its knees?
Could you be a school lunch buddy and help a kid?
Could you sign up to deliver hot meals to a home-bound senior?
Donate outgrown clothing to a thrift store that serves the needy?
Spread cheer to hospice patients and their families?
Teach someone to read?
Paint someone�s house? Or help build a new one?
Visit an assisted living facility?
Tutor a youngster in an after-school program?
The opportunities in our area are endless for volunteers to step up and make our community a better place to live by enriching the lives of others.
To find the right volunteer opportunity for you, and to turn the tragedy of 9/11 into victory, be an American who steps up and volunteers through the good deeds performed by churches in Lenoir, Greene and Jones counties churches, through Lenoir-Greene United Way, the Red Cross chapters in Lenoir or Greene counties, Mary�s Kitchen, ICOR, Boys & Girls Club of Lenoir County, little by little or any other local organization.
The biggest benefit won�t be to the person you help. It will be to you in the warm feeling of satisfaction that will encase your heart time and again.
Sept. 11, 2001. Don�t forget what happened that day � those who lost their lives, those who survived, and those who performed heroic deeds. Honor them all by volunteering to help people right here where we live on Tuesday and throughout the year.


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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Summer Vacation, Part Two
13 comments:
- Pixie Drive-In said...
I love the print of your dress in the first photo! I'm just in awe of your location too. There are no lakes like that where I live!
- July 27, 2010 at 9:42 AM
- Emily said...
I agree with Pixie, I am loving the dress in photo #1. You definitely make camping/staying in a cabin look super glamorous!!
- July 27, 2010 at 11:40 AM
I love both dresses, and the site itself looks so beautiful! I agree with Emily, you make it all look glamorous!
- July 27, 2010 at 11:55 AM
- Glamour Daze said...
I love the photo of you on the wooden pier. Very Gatsby !
- July 27, 2010 at 11:56 AM
- Yesterday Girl said...
Hello! Looks like you had a marvellous time on your holiday too! It looked, and you look, wonderful. It's good to be back though :) xxx
- July 27, 2010 at 1:11 PM
- garofit said...
pretty, graceful and natural as always, and it always looks effortless! how do you do it?! :)
- July 27, 2010 at 1:50 PM
Baroness, you are quintessentially the vintage girl. And the dress with the barefeet cinches it for me. I adore you and your look.
- July 27, 2010 at 4:51 PM
- Chrisy's Cottage said...
Just found you through Bardot in Blue. You have amazing taste. I love anything cut on the bias. In my day I wore a lot of vintage from the 20's and 40,s era. Isn't fun to get away to a cabin in the summer time to reconnect. Your pics are just beautiful. Hugs Chrisy's Cottage
- July 27, 2010 at 7:43 PM
- BaronessVonVintage said...
I really want to thank each of you individually for your thoughtful and sweet comments, but I must admit I am sort of battling the blues in the aftermath of the passing of our next door neighbour's wife. Truly, I am touched and really humbled by such kind and flattering notes about little old me! xoxo
- July 27, 2010 at 9:00 PM
- Stefanie Valentine said...
You look wonderful, and what wonderful scenery. I hope you feel better soon x
- July 28, 2010 at 11:43 AM
- Marie M said...
I love your nautical dresse... it's really beautiful !
- July 28, 2010 at 11:57 AM
- Diva said...
I think you should make the picture with you in the sunlight your headbanner! :)
- July 28, 2010 at 3:56 PM
- Billie Black said...
looks like someone had a wonderful vacation.. I also love the dress in the first picture.. I always wonder where you find all these lovely clothes.. in sweden there is not so much left :-(
- July 29, 2010 at 5:02 AM


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Greek Yogurt Cheesekcate With Ouzo Poached Figs
15 plain melba toasts (about 4 ounces; not Melba "snacks")
One-third cup walnut halves
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
14 ounces reduced-fat Neufchâtel cream cheese
1 1/3 cups sugar
2 1/2 cups low fat or nonfat plain Greek yogurt
7 large egg whites
1 teaspoon cinnamon
16 whole dried figs
1 cinnamon stick
1 3-inch strip orange zestOne-half cup Ouzo, Mavrodaphne or port wine2 rose geranium leaves, plus more for garnish (optional)
To prepare crust: Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Put a kettle of water on to heat for the water bath. Coat a 10-inch springform pan with cooking spray; tightly wrap the bottom and outside with a double layer of foil.
Process Melba toasts and walnuts in a food processor until fine crumbs form. Transfer to a medium bowl. Add oil and 2 tablespoons sugar and toss until evenly moist. Press the crumb mixture into the bottom of the pan. Bake until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes.
To prepare cheesecake: When the crust is almost cool, beat cream cheese and 1 cup sugar in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add yogurt, egg whites and cinnamon; beat until well blended. Pour the batter over the cooled crust.
Place the cheesecake in a roasting pan and pour in enough boiling water to come 1 inch up the outside of the springform pan. Bake the cheesecake in the center of the oven until set around the edges but the center still jiggles, about 45 minutes. Turn off the oven and let the cheesecake sit in the oven with the door ajar for 1 hour. Let cool on a wire rack for 1 hour more.
To prepare topping: Meanwhile, place figs in a small bowl, cover with warm water and let soak for 1 hour.
Strain the figs, reserving the soaking water. Strain the soaking water into a medium saucepan. Add ouzo (or wine); bring to a boil over high heat. Add geranium leaves (if using), cinnamon stick, orange zest and the figs. Reduce the heat to medium and cook until the figs are plump and the liquid is the consistency of a thin syrup, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove the figs with a slotted spoon and set aside to cool. Stir 1/2 cup sugar into the liquid, adjust the heat to maintain a gentle simmer, and cook until the liquid is reduced by half, 15 to 25 minutes. Discard the geranium leaves, cinnamon stick and orange zest. Chop the figs and return them to the syrup.
Remove the pan sides from the cheesecake. Serve each slice topped with some of the fig sauce and a rose geranium leaf, if desired.
Ingredient notes: Greek yogurt is made by removing the whey from cultured milk, which gives the yogurt an extra thick and creamy texture. Look for it with other yogurt in large supermarkets. Unstrained regular yogurt cannot be used in its place for this recipe, but you can strain plain yogurt to give it the same thick texture as Greek-style yogurt. Line a sieve with cheesecloth and set it over a bowl. Spoon in 4 cups nonfat plain yogurt and let it drain in the refrigerator until reduced to about 3 cups, about 2 hours.
Ouzo is a sweet Greek liquor with a pleasant anise flavor; mavrodaphne is a sweet, Greek red wine similar to port; port is a fortified dessert wine from Portugal. Find ouzo in liquor stores and Mavrodaphne and port in wine shops and liquor stores. Rose geranium (Pelargonium) is part of a larger family of "scented geraniums." The edible leaves impart a delicate rose flavor when added to desserts, beverages and other foods. The plants can be found near other herbs at garden centers or in gourmet food shops when in season.
Featured Family Meal
Rock Cornish Game Hens
4 Cornish game hens
Salt and pepper to taste
1 lemon, quartered
5 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
3 tablespoons olive oil
24 cloves garlic
1/3 cup white wine
1/3 cup low-sodium chicken broth
4 sprigs fresh rosemary
1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Rinse hens and pat dry with paper towels. Lightly season cavities with salt and pepper to taste.
3. Place 1 lemon wedge and 1 sprig rosemary in the cavity of each hen.
4. Rub hens with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Season outside of hens with salt and pepper to taste.
5. Arrange in a large, heavy roasting pan. Scatter garlic cloves around hens.
6. Roast in preheated oven for 25 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
7. Pour wine, broth and remaining 2 tablespoons of oil over hens.
8. Continue roasting about 25 minutes longer, until hens are golden brown and juices run clear.
9. Baste with pan juices every 10 minutes.
10. Transfer hens to a platter, pouring any cavity juices into the roasting pan.
Tent hens with aluminum foil to keep warm.
11. Transfer pan juices and garlic cloves to a medium saucepan. Mash garlic and boil until liquids reduce to a sauce consistency, about 6 minutes.
12. Remove lemons from cavity and squeeze over breast. Cut hens in half lengthwise and arrange on plates. Spoon sauce and garlic around hens.
Garnish with rosemary sprigs and serve.
Ginger Almond Pears
5 firm ripe pears
3 cups apple cider
2 tsp finely chopped fresh gingerroot
3 tbsp cornstarch or arrowroot
1/2 tsp pure almond extract
Salt to taste
1. Peel the pears, quarter them lengthwise, and core. Slice pears thinly and place in a saucepan with the apple cider and gingerroot. Add a pinch of salt.
2. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until pears are tender, about 15 minutes.
3. Dissolve cornstarch or arrowroot in 1/3 cup cold water and add to the simmering pears, stirring, until the sauce is thick and clear.
4. Remove from heat and stir in almond extract. Serve warm or cold.
Other Featured Recipes
Easy Bread Pudding
4 cups cubed day-old bread, such as raisin, sourdough, or oatmeal
2 cups skim milk, scalded
3/4 cup each: fat-free egg substitute, packed dark brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. Brandy or rum, optional
Confectioners' sugar, optional
Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Coat a 2-quart nonstick baking dish with cooking spray. Place cubed bread in baking dish and set aside. Combine milk, egg sub, brown sugar, vanilla, and brandy and pour over bread cubes in dish. Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until set. Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes. Lightly dust with confectioners' sugar, if desired.
Cook's Notes
This is delicious served warm or cold. Low-fat, as well-155 calories and 1g fat per serving.
Filet Mignon with Peppercorn-Orange Sauce
2 tsp grated orange rind
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons Balsamic vinegar
2 tsp honey
1/2 cup coarsely chopped green onions
1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons drained brine-packed green peppercorns
1 garlic clove, peeled
2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
2 tsp sesame seeds, toasted
1/2 tsp salt
12 (4 oz) beef tenderloin steak
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
Cooking spray
Cilantro sprigs
Prepare grill.
To prepare sauce, combine the first 7 ingredients in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook until reduced to 1/3 cup (about 6 minutes). Cool. Place the onions, cilantro, peppercorns, garlic and oil in a food processor; process until finely chopped. Add orange juice mixture, sesame seeds and 1/2 tsp salt; pulse to combine. Set aside.
To prepare steaks, sprinkle the beef with 1/2 tsp salt and black pepper. Place steaks on a grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 3 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Serve steaks with sauce. Garnish with cilantro sprigs, if desired.
Cook's notes: Sauce can be made ahead of time. 12 servings (serving size: 1 steak and about 1 tablespoon sauce).
Low-Fat Eggnog
1/2 cup egg substitute
4 tablespoons sugar
1 can (13 ounces) evaporated skim milk
3/4 cup skim milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Ground nutmeg
Whip egg substitute and sugar. Combine with both types of milk, and vanilla. Mix well and chill overnight (this enhances the flavor). Serve in chilled mugs and top with a sprinkling of ground nutmeg.
Italian Fudge Filled Cookies
8 oz. cream cheese
1/2 lb. butter or margarine
2 cups flour
1/4 cup confectioner's sugar
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 package (12 oz.) chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 tsp vanilla
Cream together cream cheese and margarine. Add flour and confectioner's sugar. Chill for 1-2 hours
Place sweetened condensed milk into a medium pan and place over a medium to medium high heat. Stir constantly until it starts to bubble. Add chips and vanilla and mix until smooth. Remove from heat. Let cool. Divide the chilled dough into thirds, sprinkle surface with some flour and sugar, and roll each piece out to 1/4 inch. Try to work as much of the flour and sugar into the dough as possible -- to make a smooth and nonstick consistency. Place 1/3 of the chocolate mixture in your hand and shape into a cylinder that will fit along the center of the rolled out dough. Fold over the sides. Seal and tuck in ends. Place seam side down on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes, or until light golden brown. Repeat with remaining dough and chocolate. When cool, slice into 1/2 inch pieces.
Cook's notes: Use a pillowcase that is just for the kitchen to roll out the dough on. I put the flour and sugar right on the pillowcase and roll away. After you are through, just throw it into the washing machine for the next time.
For more healthy meal planning made simple, go to www.mealsmatter.org
(c) 2010, Dairy Council of California, MealsMatter.org.
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Clearing the Waters: A focus on water quality solutions
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Date: March 2010
Creator: Palanaippan, Meena; Gleick, Peter H.; Allen, Lucy; Cohen, Michael J.; Christian-Smith, Juliet; Smith, Courtney et al.
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Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson appeared on CBS' Face the Nation yesterday to discuss the presidential election, blasting President Obama's record with job creation and boosting the economy during his term.
"He should be joining with Congress right now, President Obama should, to say we can fix Social Security right now," the Dallas Republican said. "With really modest changes, with no cuts in benefits, and save it for 75 years. And yet, we just see divisiveness from the president, and I think that's what, honestly, [Republican candidate] Mitt Romney is trying to show. That there is a better way."
Hutchison, when asked what Romney should be doing in order to run an effective campaign, said that the former Massachusetts governor's "job is to show that President Obama has not done the job."
Obama has failed to create jobs, Hutchison said, and has created a "divisive" relationship with Congress because of his failure to support measures that would boost the American economy, including the creation of the Keystone Pipeline.
"He's been divisive, he has not worked with Congress. He had a message yesterday, 'Oh, Congress, get back to work.' Well, we're at work every day and we don't see the president's people coming over with constructive suggestions," Hutchison said.
When pressed on if Romney should be campaigning under specific changes he plans to implement, rather than simply a negative rhetoric about Obama, Hutchison said she believes Romney has presented substantive plans in his election platform.
The key piece of his campaign, she said, is job creation.
"He has an ad that says 'Here are the first three things that I'm going to do when I'm president.' One is repeal ObamaCare," Hutchison said. "Keystone Pipeline. He said, day one, we're going to open it up with our friend Canada and create jobs in America. I think he is being specific."
Hutchison admitted the campaigning has a negative tinge – "Historically, we've had negative campaigns," she said – but lambasted the Democratic party for their attacks on Romney.
She pointed to the recent Obama ad that criticized Romney's record as the head of Bain Capital when it overtook GST Steel, a plant that lost jobs and worker pension money when it went bankrupt. The campaign ad, Hutchinson said, distorted the record of what actually caused the plant to go out of business.
"The distortion is that the steel industry was going under all over the country because of low-cost competition globally. And that ad that you ran that said that the Bain Capital took it over and then the jobs were gone, they kept it open for seven years trying to keep those jobs going," Hutchison said. "And they couldn't compete, like no other steel company company in America could compete, with the low-cost competition overseas. Now that's the fact. And it was a distortion."
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In Grade Six my school team won the city championship in handball - not the Euro version of the game - but a weird hybrid of basketball, hockey and murderball. That was awesome.
A couple of years later my club team won the city championship in hockey. What should have been one of the greatest moments of my young life was bittersweet instead, mostly bitter.
And a number of summers ago we won a mini tournament which included the most surprising twist ending ever.
Stories to come, rest assured.
But its as a coach that I revelled in the glory time and time again.I coached both soccer and hockey for a number of years in both Sudbury and Toronto. Lots of success. Regular season titles. Playoff championships. Tournament victories.
But the greatest games took place on February 3rd, 1991.
This was my first year coaching a team, a squad which I would run in some form for four years. It was a Select team out of a houseleague in western Toronto where I had coached the previous two seasons. That summer I had been asked if I wanted to help put together a Select program and I had agreed. This was the same year that I coached the Missiles in the houseleague - it was probably the best year I ever had, very satisfying.
We ran tryouts and put a team together. It was an interesting challenge, a team of thirteen year olds who had never played above the houseleague level and who had never played contact hockey thrown into a new situation. I had two buddies who were terrific hockey players who filled out the coaching staff and we got down to the business of breaking the guys of their bad habits from houseleague (head down, no pass, well, houseleague) and building a team.
They were a great bunch of lads. We skated them hard and had high expectations. Our philosophy was simple - play hard and play together. We had some talent but not a lot. We had inexperience everywhere and a lack of size up front but we played a hard charging style and even when we lost we took our toll on the opposition. Everyone hit, led by two kids who were solid houseleague players but not standouts. They weren't the slick types who could go end to end but they knew how to play hockey and with one at centre and the other on his wing they tore a swath through the league. Both were average size but strong and both loved to hit and when they hit guys they hurt them. Other then the odd penalty for "hitting too hard" as my buddy called it sarcastically, they stayed out of the box. They led and the team followed, hitting and scoring and doing all the little things right. Noakes and Miller. They set the tone.
We did pretty well in our league. There were a few teams at the top and we were just below that echelon. We might beat them now and then and we would throw a scare into them every game and we would pound them but we usually fell a little short. So there and in the city wide tournament at year end (basically a playoff that included every division - like an FA Cup) we did well but fell a little short, losing in the semifinals by a game in a best of three in the tournament, iirc.
We went to Lindsay in November, about two months after we had been together, to play in a tournament against a bunch of small town clubs. We had our eyes opened as we were thumped in three straight games. Three and out and back to Toronto with our tails between our legs.
So at the beginning of February we headed out of the city to another small town, Acton. We were a better team by then. Our backup goalie, Ed McCorquadale, had busted his hump all season to get better and he had surpassed the starter and turned himself into a solid keeper. He had also established himself as a leader on the team in the process.
And this time we played with desperation right from the opening faceoff of the first game.
We eased through our pool undefeated and made a date in the semifinals early Sunday afternoon on the 3rd against a club from Ancaster, just outside of Hamilton. Halfway through the game we had built a three to nothing lead but it was a case of the hockey gods smiling on us. We were evenly matched and there were chances aplenty for each squad but while they were hitting iron we were finding the back of the net.
And then they scored. And then they scored again. And again. And again there was no sea change in the flow of the game. We weren't sitting back nor were they taking it to us. Where our passes were eluding sticks and skates now theirs did and where our shots has found daylight now it was theirs that did.
And so it was tied after regulation. And into overtime we went.
There was iron and there were saves and the play roared one way and then the next. One team would be hemmed in and frantic and it looked like the end was inevitable and then they would break out of their end and next thing it would be the other team that looked like it was on the ropes. And so it went until the period ended.
And then we went on to a second overtime. And it was more of the same and on the bench each near miss made us dance and moan and shout and the kids were laughing and they just played with no fear, just running on guts, trying to win the next shift they hit the ice, trying to push the puck over the line. And the arena began to fill in around us as the teams who were to play next stood around the glass and their parents stood in the stands and all of the assorted rink rats and teams and parents and relatives began to file in to see what was happening until we were playing in front of hundreds of people (truth be told it felt like thousands) who cheered and yelled and cringed with us. And then the period ended.
Off we trudged to the room while they gave us a flood. In came a convenor who admitted to us that they had never seen this happen before but they were now behind and so we had one more period to play and then it would be a shootout.
I hate shootouts. Always have. Always will.
Have fun boys we said, there was nothing else to say, and they grinned and hauled themselves out of the room back onto the ice, the arena packed now. And so we went at it again, our sixth full period, ten minutes stop each, so now essentially a full pro game is what they were playing, and this period went on like the others and time began to run out and that's when my stomach began to knot as I saw what was coming and how it was going to end and then there were less then two minutes left and a faceoff in their zone and our big centreman Switzer, a righthander, won it cleanly back to the point and a long lean defenceman named Taylor Armstrong, who had skated miles that afternoon, drifted a wrist shot at the net, a foot off the ice, and it made its way through the maze of players battling without nicking a one and hit the back of the net.
And I've got the chills now lads and lasses.
The boys ripped out onto the ice and we were hugging on the bench and I remember nothing else but the crowd's roar and a defenceman named Stoyka, wild eyed with glee, face pale with exhaustion, as he leapt into my arms screaming.
And we shook hands and there were embraces and we moved on.
Slumped in the dressing room, the stink and the sweat and the white faces, and the convenor came in and congratulated us and told us to rest up because we were back on in just over an hour.
We had watched the club we were facing in their own semifinal game. They were a bunch of big rangy kids and they had never looked in danger. And they had one guy who was pretty well unstoppable, a hulking centreman who could skate and finish in close. We figured that if we could stop him then we could win. But we also figured we'd have nothing left now.
The kids lolled about, grabbing a quick bite and something to drink. Most didn't even bother getting out of their gear. They sat and talked quietly about what they just went through. Parents wandered in and out and shook hands and clapped us on the shoulders. It seemed but a moment later that skates were laced up and pads strapped on, jerseys pulled on again. We kept our talk quick and simple. Give their big guy no space. Enjoy it. We're proud of you guys no matter the result.
We trudged out of the room to find our opponents on the steps leading up to the rink, clad in black, staring down at us. One of their coaches, your typical rink rat lifer, mustache, belly, stale smell of smoke, turned to Steve Lafay, one of our coaches and said, quietly: There's your first lesson in intimidation in coaching, son. Intimidation.
Steve came into the room where the other coach, Rob, and I were getting ready to go out, redfaced with rage. We have to beat these fuckers, he snarled.
The puck dropped and the game was on and we were fine as the period wore on. We had a small centre, Berry, who could skate forever and was the fittest player on our club and so when we could we sent him over the boards when their star was out there. He stuck to the big fellow like ass and when he needed help it was there and it soon became clear that their star was not inclined to pass, not yet anyhow, and so we hung around for a little while more.
And so the second began and it was more of the same and then about halfway through it was us, not them, who broke the ice, and eyes lit up and suddenly we could see that there was belief that we could do this.
And less then a minute later, as if we had poked a sleeping bear, they tied it up, easy as pie, and we coaches looked at each other and thought that this might be it, the boys might sag now, they had to, dead on their feet and their sudden surge turned on them.
And Miller went over the boards immediately and the puck found its way over their blueline and suddenly he was on it and he juked this way and that, through the winger and the centre and then the dman and then he was in the slot and the puck was behind the goalie.
And they dropped the puck and it went into their zone and we poured in after it and the puck spun out in front and a big red headed winger by the name of Tupholme, a grinder and boardman extrordinaire, chipped it past their keeper and now we knew it was ours and when they dropped the puck again we came on and again it was in their net and Miller went over again and for a second time he spun through them, their backs broken now, their team in tatters and the puck was over their sprawling goalie and we had four goals in just over two minutes and on the bench and on the ice the boys mobbed each other and the crowd cheered for this improbable turn.
And it settled for a moment and then at the beginning of the third they pulled their goalie, figuring they had to try and push, knowing we were the tired team, right? and figuring one might lead to another and then they might have a push of their own. And as their man brought it into our zone, Berry stripped him of it and chipped it past a defenceman and stepped over the redline and fired it straight and true into the empty net.
It was over then of course and we potted two more and when the buzzer sounded we were champions and they poured onto the ice and we shook hands with their coaches (sweetness!) and hugged and stood on the blueline as they called each player one by one to skate to centre and get his little trophy. And then we took the picture.
Time for the finals now and this is a pick 'em as far as I am concerned. If the Wings were fully healthy I would be thinking they are in the clear and I think they are still going to do this, but only if Lidstrom can play like Lidstrom. If not then we may see the Pens do it.
But honestly I'm back and forth on it.
The Pens are better then last year, there's no doubt about it. I think that Kunitz and Guerin and Fedotenko are all terrific hockey players and I like their D and of course the biggest factor is the rise of Crosby and Malkin. Having said that its one thing to rip through Matt Cullen and Carolina's D. Its another to do a number on Zetterberg and Detroit.
And I don't buy the fact that they are going to expose Osgood. Guy had an awful season. He's having a great playoffs. He's a good goalie. Is he a product of the system? Sure. But Chicago ripped up the Canucks and Luongo and then failed when they ran into the Wings, even with the Wings' injuries and I rate the Hawks pretty highly. I don't think Osgood suddenly turns into mush faced with the Pens.
I think the Wings are deeper up front then the Pens and I think that while the Pens D is a solid group the Wings tore up Keith and Seabrook pretty good. I think the Wings will score a little.
Last year I never got the feeling that the Pens really had a chance. I think they do this year. I think they are a better team then last year. I think that if either Datsyuk or Lidstrom misses a couple of games that that will tip the balance. I think that the Pens are close enough that there are games that will be decided by a bounce or two and if they get those then that may be enough.
I also think that all things being equal that the Wings will win it, maybe in six, maybe in seven. I think that Marion Hossa will be the difference.
I've always liked Hossa. He's a terrific player and his playoff rep was unfair. He had a poor playoff with Atlanta and struggled early on in Ottawa but other then that your man does the job. I'm also puzzled as to why folks think his move last summer was so awful.
He wasn't a lifelong Penguin. He had been traded twice before and so had no loyalties. The one time he committed longterm to a club they turned around and traded him right away.
Now I know that he doesn't need any tag days anytime soon - being a hockey player if he has made forty million dollars he likely has thirty eight of it plus interest in the bank.
But considering how we villify players constantly for taking the money (Ryan Smyth - local hero to greedy fucker in ten seconds flat) the fact that a guy left tens of millions of dollars on the table in order to sign with a club in order to try and win a Cup makes him rather admirable, does it not? Isn't the goal to win? He's not a guy who got parachuted in with two months left (if he had won last year would his accomplishment have been less anyways?) or who took part of the year off and then signed a contract.
I'd truly be happy if either team won and I think it may be a terrific series. As long as the Wings are healthy they will do it, I think.
And Hossa is going to hoist the Cup. I say good on him.


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Balsa was an ancient Roman city in south Portugal, the actual Tavira, and one of the biggest Roman cities of Iberia.
As a consequence of turistic pressure, several terrain owners have been hiding and destroying Roman remains in order to build luxury resorts for turists.
The most serious case is happening in Quinta da Torre d'Aires where since 1978 the Balsa city Roman remains have been deliberately destroyed in an attempt to declassify the area and thus allow construction of luxury resorts.
More than 30 ha from the 42 ha of the area have already been destroyed. The city mayor doesn't seem to be very worried, unfortunately.


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Malt Flour
I purchased some Malt Powder at an Indian Market at our local Farmers Market. Is there a difference between Malt Flour and Malt Powder. The Malt Powder has some bits of the hull in it. It also doesn't say whether it is diastatic or non-diastatic. I have used it in my bagel recipe (Montreal Bagels from TFL). They are most delicious.


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As part of the annual celebration of summer, we took a leisurely ride on Route 90. What? Leisurely? It is unlikely that leisurely and Route 90 have ever before been used in the same sentence. But it is true.
Interstate 90, aka I-90, hardly pauses as it surges through Western New York. While locals in every area consider I-90 to be a vital part of their daily lives, the highway disdains identification with any specific locale. There is a good reason: It is the longest highway in the United States, stretching just over 3,101 miles from Boston to Seattle. It does not encourage leisurely driving. The signs may read "Slower traffic keep right," but few cars and drivers qualify for admission to that group.
Travel has always been dominated by speed. Which cars could be driven faster? Which routes had fewer traffic problems? Which airlines had the best connections? What is the most expeditious way to get from Point A to Point B? Speed is a sought-after quality, a characteristic to be admired and regarded as far superior to actions that were regarded as calm, steady or unhurried.
With each passing year, new technologies elevate speed to ever higher stature. Where once email provided what was regarded as the model of a meteoric medium, it is being outclassed by texting.
It took some time for me to grasp this concept, but now I agree: The important thing isn't just reaching the destination; it is completing the journey. However, for some there comes a moment when speed is just one consideration among many.
It was not a consideration for us as we took a leisurely ride on the other Route 90. That would be NY-90 in the Finger Lakes area, which traverses a 53-mile path mostly in Cayuga County, a generally picturesque road running south from Montezuma to its southern terminus in Homer, Cortland County.
One long and one short, I-90 and NY-90 are the only two roads in the state with the same number. They intersect near Montezuma, but there is no access between them.
I mention that because it seems timely, in the waning days of summer. Despite crowded highways and high gas prices, we Americans still favor the automobile. The motor trip, whether to the beach, to the cabin in the mountains or to the big city, remains high on most lists of vacation possibilities.
Usually drivers choose the roads most traveled, roads like the New York Thruway or the Pennsylvania or Massachusetts Turnpike, all of which years ago were embraced by the Interstate Highway System and adopted as parts of I-90. They feature speed, which means rush, rush, rush, with drivers sprinting along at 70 or 75-plus miles per hour, with the objective of logging as many miles in as short a time as possible.
I'm no slowpoke, and I don't intend to minimize the value of speed. However, it is important to remember there are benefits to be gained by following a road less traveled. One of my friends is an insurance broker with a specialized statewide clientele. His work requires considerable travel, and he mostly uses I-90.
"It gets me where I need to go," he said, "but it is so damn boring I'll sometimes use 5 and 20 just for a relief." Those roads, south of I-90, were the main east-west route across New York before completion of the Thruway in the 1950s.
This is what you will see on a ride down NY-90: The northern terminus is near the Montezuma Swamp, the 40,000-acre wetland managed by the state Department of Environmental Conservation that includes the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. Heading south, the road hugs the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake most of the way, passing villages like Cayuga, Aurelius, Union Springs, Levanna and Aurora. Churches dominate the village squares, and roadside farm stands offer freshly picked produce. The road turns east near King Ferry, and then it is on to Goose Tree, Genoa, Locke, Summer Hill and, finally, Homer.
The chances are you have never received a postcard from any of those places, although Aurora is the home of MacKenzie-Childs, internationally known designer and manufacturer of pottery and furniture, and Locke, the birthplace of Millard Fillmore.
If you are planning a leisurely journey, I nominate NY-90. If you are in a hurry, do your speed work on I-90.
Dick Hirsch is a longtime contributor to the Opinion page.


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'Legends', an anthology by IndieManga
'Legends' by IndieManga, 130 pages, A5, black and white with colour covers, £6
"What discerning eyes have you,
to notice here our humble book,
now there's just one thing to do,
open it and have a look!" – Legends
And thus begins my adventure into Legends, the newest anthology from the comic circle IndieManga. This book contains five short comics revolving around the central theme of exploring fantastical tales, and in some cases their ties to the real world.
Every member of IndieManga is featured here: Kate Holden, who was one of the winners of this year's Manga Jiman competition, Anna Fitzpatrick, who writes and draws Between Worlds, Sally Jane Thompson, who created Little Thoughts, Rebecca McCarthy, who's writing also appeared in IndieManga's first anthology 'Origins', and this time they introduce a new member in the form of Sarah Burgess, who also writes and draws the webcomic Far-Out-Mantic.
Below I'm going to give an example of a page from each comic in the anthology to show their different art styles, and also say a little about what I took away from the story in each short as well. First up is the 23-page Lucky, by Sarah Burgess:
Lucky is about a lowly squire who loses his pride and joy – his silver-haired horse – to some otherworldly thieves.
The story overall is well-paced, carrying the reader through the fantastical events with ease. The ending could possibly have used an extra page, just to slow it down and give it more impact, though it closes out with an interesting resonance to the real world. Similarly to her webcomic, Far-Out-Mantic, Sarah's art for Lucky has a sketchy, emotions-first-accuracy-second, kind of feel to it. This means elements like her characters' expressions and the organic flow of a lot of the pages, are practically perfect. However, some parts come across as rushed or even just anatomically wrong, which jerks the reader out of the story a little.
But what will bring you back in though is the hand-written text. Hand-drawn speech bubbles settle comfortably into the layout of each page, and parts where the text breaks free and takes your eyes all around the page as you read are really quite special.
Sharing Lucky's page count of 23 is the next comic – Vitality, written by Rebecca McCarthy and drawn by Anna Fitzpatrick:
Apothecary shop assistant Bryther had been drinking a vitality elixir to keep herself going thorugh a day's work, but when the shop gets demolished one day she gets a lesson in how much of a good thing might be too much.
Unfortunately I didn't quite 'get' this story. It felt very much like it was trying to say something, but I'm still not entirely sure what that thing was. The plot begins in quite a slice-of-life way, focusing on the main character and her shop, but then introduces a lot of characters and big world events in quick succession. The reader does not really have enough time to digest all of this information before being taken back to a focus on the main character again for the ending. It seems like this story either needed to be much longer, with time given to introduce world events and the significance of these characters within them, or more stripped-down and simplified to fit into a shorter page count.
Art-wise, this comic has a painterly feel brought about by a use of flowing organic shapes to portray real human anatomy, rather than reducing the forms down to a more graphical style. Backgrounds are present and correct, and range from a riot of sketchy detail that can be hard to follow, to some wonderfully balanced and atmospheric scenes. It seems like some of the pages were a labour of love for the artist, and some were more rushed through. As a lover of small press endevours, I feel that the atmosphere brought out by the tighter, more considered, pages in Vitality makes this comic worth reading. However a more mainstream audience would probably expect the entire comic to be presented at this standard.
The impact of popular fantasy stories is considered in the next comic from the Legends anthology: A Walk – or a contemplation on fairy tales, viewpoints, creativity and growing up, by Sally Jane Thompson:
A Walk is 11 pages long. The story follows a young girl, who at the beginning is being read to before bed. As she hears the tale being read to her, a beanstalk begins to grow out of the book, and take her on a journey where she encounters lots of the stories and artistic styles that inspire her as she grows up.
These inspirations range from simple fairy tales to sparkly romance, into realism, and even some tinges of menace. As she interacts with each scene the girl visibly grows up, and at the end of the comic she clicks the lid back onto her pen as an adult artist.
This comic is obviously a very personal one that portrays several stories that have been inspirations or influences on the creator's own development as an author and artist, perhaps also as a person.
Many different artistic styles and drawing media are used throughout this comic. The girl herself is always drawn with Sally's trademark brushpen strokes, which both links her character to Sally as a person and brings all of the disparate art styles used in the comic together as one piece. As she takes her walk we pass panels drawn in a shojo (girl's) manga style, simplified cartoons, patterns inspired by art nouveau, use of natural media, ink and screentones. Its a completely wordless comic, but you won't miss the words at all.
Also making quite a sparing use of text is the next Legends entry: the 15 page 5 Finger Discount, by Anna Fitzpatrick:
In 5 Finger Discount, when a girl tries to steal a transformation potion from an old witch, an amazing transformations occurs…that could get her into a lot of trouble.
Stand out characters here are the old witch and the horrible blob monster you can see on the page above. They're gloriously grotesque! The entire comic is of course drawn in Anna's signature painterly style, but compared to Vitality, which she also drew, the screentones used here are of a larger scale (meaning that the dots are larger and further apart than the screentones used for Vitality). This means that some of the forms of the characters and backgrounds are a little bit less solid and more confusing to the eye, but it also gives the comic a lighter, more airy feel than Vitality, and thus its own personality.
The digital text used for the lettering in 5 Finger Discount is certainly very readable (which should be the first priority), but its also a little jarring over such natural-feeling artwork as Anna's. On the other hand, the hand-written sound effects used here (such as the 'wugableeugh!' in the page above) are a real high point of the comic – perfectly legible throughout, balanced very nicely with the artwork on each page that they are used on, and suiting the unique personality of the story extremely well.
Showing yet another side to the personality of IndieManga as a group is the final entry in the Legends anthology, the 17 page Adventure, by Kate Holden:
At a foreboding castle in the desolate mountains, a group of three adventures goes toe-to-toe with an ancient foe and his army of automaton minions.
…did I mention the foe had epic flares?
The story and chracters in Kate Holden's Adventure are pretty simple and archetypal: plucky heroine, brutish warrior, semi-naked elf…but the injection of Kate's own personality makes it into a fun quirky parody piece. Her villain here is a good example: you can tell that he's an epic foe right out of a fantasy story or RPG, but he also has a bit of a shonen (boy's) fighting manga look to him. On top of this he wears a superhero-style mask, but forgoes the cape-and-tights for 60s style flares instead.
You might think that all of these influences would make for a bit of a muddled comic, but nothing could be further from the truth – its a very streamlined reading experience. The only thing holding it back is that, though the experience is fun, it is perhaps not quite hilarious enough as a parody comic to surmount the use of the very stereotypical characters and setting.
But setting aside,a high point to look out for throughout Adventure is the creator's proficient use of solid blacks and whites in her artwork, giving a punchy, eye-catching finish. The only hiccup in the art is that, with such a structured style, it seems like buildings and interiors in the backgounds would need to be drawn with straighter, more confident, lines in order to make the best use of accurate perspective and have more impact alongside the characters.
Legends is a tidy and good-looking little book. Its perfect bound with black and white interior pages and full colour covers. The covers have a matte finish which gives a high quality look and feel to the book. A unifying, tongue-in-cheek, graphic design style throughout the book really brings the creators' different styles together and makes this anthology into one cohesive volume.
The price was a bit hard to find as it wasn't printed in big friendly numbers on the front cover like you get with a lot of comics. This may have been a conscious decision not to mar the cover design, and the price was mentioned in the blurb on the back, but something a little easier to spot would have been helpful.
If you enjoy UK manga, or dare I say it even small press comics in general, then I think you will find 'Legends' by IndieManga to be a rewarding pickup. As their name suggests, the group is inspired by manga, but certainly not a slave to stereotypical 'manga' art tropes. Barring some confusing sketchy pages pulling the reader a little out of the experience, overall I was struck by the unique personal creativity on show here – something that is hard to find in the mainstream, and I'm sure one of the reasons why us avid readers love the small press so much.
More books are available, including their first anthology 'Origins', on the IndieManga website.
Sarah Burgess has an ongoing webcomic, 'Far-Out-Mantic', and more of her work can be found on her portfolio website.
Kate Holden's ongoing webcomic is Fan Dan Go, and she also has a portfolio website.
Sarah Jane Thompson also has a portfolio up online, plus an art blog.
Rebecca McCarthy has a website/blog.
Anna Fitzpatrick regularly updates her webcomic Between Worlds, as well as keeping a portfolio site and an art blog.
A review copy of this comic was provided.
One Response to "'Legends', an anthology by IndieManga"
Interesting review! You certainly are putting you own style in it more, feels more poetic 🙂
I really liked Legends, so much variety, each story with its own style, it was really lovely =3