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Federation of Sports Journalists of Russia (FSZHR) identified ten of the best athletes the country on the basis of 2008. The absolute winner among athletes is not defined, but all journalists who participated in the survey, included in its list rekordsmenku peace in the Ski sixth Elena Isinbayeva, RIA Novosti.
In alphabetical order of a dozen of the best athletes in Russia FSZHR version is as follows: Andrei Arshavin (football), Anastasia Davydova / Anastasia Ermakova (synchronized swimming), Elena Dementieva (tennis), Larisa Ilchenko (swimming), Yelena Isinbayeva (athletics), Evgeniya Kanaeva (artistic gymnastics), Maxim Opalev (rowing a canoe), Buvaysar Sites (Wrestling), Andrey Silnov (athletics) and Maxim Chudov (biathlon).
Eight athletes (taking into account the duo Davydova / Ermakova), got in ten of the best athletes are Olympic champions Games in Beijing.
The best Russian team in 2008 recognized the Hockey team that wins the world championship in Canada, as the best coach - hockey team coach Vyacheslav Bykov.
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Send the gift of beer this holiday season! The Top Rated Valentine's Day Craft Beer Gift Basket features 6 of the highest ranked craft beers brewed in the US according to members of popular beer ranking sites including Rate Beer and Beer Advocate. We also loaded this basket with sweet and salty Valentine snacks, all packaged in a reusable metal bucket and decorative fill. .
Craft beers include:
Jai Lai IPA by Cigar City
Two Hearted Ale by Bell's
Hop Ottin' by Anderson Valley
Sculpin IPA by Ballast Point
Little Sumpin' Sumpin' by Lagunitas
Indian Brown Ale by Dogfish Head
Gourmet Snacks include:
Dipping Pretzels
Beer Nuts Peanuts
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Lindt Lindor Truffles
Cashew Roca Buttercrunch Toffee
Jai Lai IPA by Cigar City - This award winning, highly rated Brew is one of Cigar City Brewing's cornerstone Beers. Jai Lai pours a nice copper color in the glass, as it builds a nice big creamy white head. The aromas are awesome as you get big floral citrus with tropical fruit notes, such as mango, pineapple, grapefruit and tangerine. The flavor is balanced perfectly with the malt's slight caramel sweetness to round-out all the bright fruit to create a perfect IPA experience.
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 7.5%
Rate Beer Rating: 99/100
Beer Advocate Rating: 95/100
Two Hearted Ale by Bell's - This excellent Ale pours a nice murky amber into the glass, as it creates a medium creamy-white head. It has delicate hoppy aromas of citrus, orange peel and light lemon. You can also smell the mellow sweetness of malt. As you take your first sip, you get a very nice floral citrus flavor that's balanced nicely with the sweetness of the malt's toffee-like character. This creates a perfect blend of sweet and bitter that combined with its 7% ABV gives you a full-bodied, lingering flavor to be enjoyed sip after sip.
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 7%
Rate Beer Rating: 100/100
Beer Advocate Rating: 95/100
Hop Ottin' IPA by Anderson Valley
This well balanced IPA from Anderson Valley is excellent! It pours a beautiful cloudy copper into the glass as it builds a medium billowy- thick, creamy white head. The aromas are malty molasses notes that are balanced with piney citrus scents. This "dance in the nose" leads to a "party in the mouth", as the flavors of malty sweetness swirl with the medium citrusy bitterness of the hops, creating a very well- balanced, full-bodied Brew! The 7% ABV brings the silky warmth in every sip!
Alcohol By Volume (ABV): 7%
Rate Beer Rating: 97/100
Beer Advocate Rating: 90/100
Sculpin IPA by Ballast Point - An American IPA with apricot, peach, mango and lemon aromas with strong hop character.
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 7%
Rate Beer Rating: 100/100
Beer Advocate Rating: 98/100
Little Sumpin' Sumpin' Ale by Lagunitas
An American Pale Wheat Ale with piney, citrus hops and background malts. This ale has a hoppy IPA character with a smooth finish
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 7.5%
Rate Beer Rating: 100/100
Beer Advocate Rating: 99/100
Indian Brown Ale by Dogfish Head Brewery
This Brown Ale gets 5 stars! This very tasty Brew is actually a hybrid cross between a Scotch Ale, an IPA and an American Brown. It pours a deep ruby-red, almost brown into the glass, as it develops a beautiful full, thick and creamy tan head. Your nose will love the aromas of roasted malts, chocolate, caramel, rich toffee and a slight Hoppiness! The 7.2%ABV of this Beer is almost masked by the silky mouth-feel and delicious flavor in each sip! Your taste buds will swim in the flavors of dark fruit, toffee, hints of spices and herbs. All blending together to create the full bodied roasted Malt flavor that is this excellent Brew.
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 7.2%
Rate Beer Rating: 98/100
Beer Advocate Rating: 92/100
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What is included with my purchase?
This beer basket includes 6 highly rated craft beers, gourmet snacks, a stainless steel bottle opener and a gift card with your personal message. The brews are packed in a polished galvanized steel bucket with a custom mold to ensure your beer does not break in shipping.
Can I send a personal message with my beer gift?
Yes! When you proceed to checkout, there is a box which allows you to add a personal message to your beer gift. The message will be placed with your beer gift basket so the recipient will be sure to find it.
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How Kingfisher & Datalytics combine
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Companies need to quickly and easily report and analyze data from diverse ERP system. Learn how Kingfisher has teamed up with Datalytics to address this challenge.
- Combine data sources such as, SAP ECC, Oracle e-Business Suite, PeopleSoft and JD Edwards, and more to provide a single analytic platform.
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DERRY — The Exeter High School freshman girls basketball team — led by all-tourney team selection Kate Dawson — ended its season after going 4-2 in the freshmen girls basketball tournament at Pinkerton Academy on Feb. 13.
DERRY — The Exeter High School freshman girls basketball team — led by all-tourney team selection Kate Dawson — ended its season after going 4-2 in the freshmen girls basketball tournament at Pinkerton Academy on Feb. 13.
Exeter defeated Spaulding, Winnacunnet, Londonderry and Salem, but lost to both Manchester Central and Alvirne and placed fifth in the round-robin tournament.
Dawson (10 points) was the leading scorer for Exeter. McKayla McQuate (nine), Allie Day (eight), Lindsey Congdon and Natalie Pollet (six points each), Kelly Love (five), Zoe Siegel (four) and Aislyn Kiely (three) rounded out the scoring for the Blue Hawks.
Other members of the team included Jasmine Johnson, Emily Baker, Isabelle Brock, Kanoe Eicholz, Zoe Picanso and Paige Phoenix.
The girls were coached by Skip Swiezynski.
The Blue Hawks closed out their regular season with a 35-32 victory over Dover, and finished 10-7 in league play.
Dawson made two free throws with 16 seconds left, sealing their third straight win.
"The girls passed the ball very well today for many open lay-ups," noted Swiezynski.
Dawson led Exeter with 11 points, while McQuate and Pollet each had seven and Congdon had four.
Eicholz, Day and Congdon played well defensively. Dawson, McQuate and Pollet rebounded well.
One game earlier, Exeter defeated Londonderry, 37-31. McQuate (12 points), Pollet (10), Siegel and Day (four each) led the way offensively. "We broke their pressure very well, which gave us many good looks at the basket," noted Swiezynski. Eicholz, Love and Baker played well defensively. Dawson, Congdon and Kiely rebounded well.
Other earlier games included a 30-20 victory over Spaulding and a 41-26 loss to Winnacunnet.
In the victory over Spaulding, McQuate led the way offensively with 12 points. Day (six), Love (four) and Pollet (three) contributed to the scoring. "Excellent team effort by the girls," noted Swiezynski. "We played very good team defense." Johnson, Piconso, Eicholz and Baker played well defensively. Siegel, Kiely, Phoenix and Love rebounded well.
In the loss to Winnacunnet, Pollet (11 points), McQuate (seven), Dawson (six) and Day (four) led the Blue Hawks offensively. Eicholz, Baker and Piconso played well defensively. Congdon, Kiely and Love rebounded well.
"Winnacunnet played very well," noted Swiezynski.


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Reacting to customer feedback, Mazda is introducing two new models to the Mazda CX-5 compact SUV line-up – both fitted with the company's innovative fuel-saving SKYACTIV technology – the SE L Lux and SE-L Lux Nav. Both models, now available in showrooms across the UK, are based on the 2.2-litre diesel 150ps 2WD SE-L, with manual transmission and feature the addition of a powered tilt-and-slide glass sunroof, full leather trim in Black or Stone (no cost option), a six-way power adjustable driver's seat and heated front seats with three-stage temperature settings. "Many potential Mazda customers have expressed an interest in being able to acquire a CX-5 with a sunroof and leather trim without having to purchase a range-topping Sport model. Now, responding to that latent demand, we are adding two models to our Mazda CX-5 range, based on our most popular and economical powertrain – the 2.2-litre diesel 150ps with 2WD and six-speed manual transmission. The premium is an extremely modest £1,200 for an upgraded specification which would cost more than £2,500 with some rival brands," comments Peter Allibon, Sales Director, Mazda UK. The Mazda CX-5 2.2-litre diesel 150ps 2WD SE-L Lux is available from £24,495 on the road (OTR), while the SE-L Lux Nav costs from £25,195 (OTR) – both prices being £1,200 above the standard SE-L models. "Every Mazda CX-5 offers customers a remarkably compelling ownership proposition, thanks to its typically Mazda fun-to-drive performance, high specifications, attractive pricing, low running costs and excellent residual values," adds Allibon. Mazda's ability to defy convention and deliver uniquely appealing cars with innovative fuel-saving SKYACTIV technology, such as the CX-5, has been given numerous glowing third-party endorsements over the last 12 months. Most recently, Mazda CX-5 won the SUV category in the 2013 Women's World Car of the Year Awards. Earlier this year, the Mazda CX-5 won awards from Auto Express, WhatCar?, Total 4x4 and Fleet World magazines. Popular weekly magazine Auto Express praised the Mazda CX-5 for "rewriting the rulebooks for crossovers with a blend of great looks, useful practicality, loads of tech and low running costs" – claiming the 'Best Crossover' crown for the second year in a row. Experts at Britain's best selling car buyer's guide WhatCar?, named the 150ps diesel Mazda CX-5 as Britain's 'Best Buy' SUV in the under £25,000 category, stating: "This really is one of the finest diesels you can buy. There's bags of room for four tall adults, the boot is huge and the rear seats fold down easily. With low running costs and remarkable CO2 emissions, you end up with an unbeatable buy." The 20-strong line-up of Mazda CX-5 models is priced from £21,595 to £29,395 (OTR). Customers can choose petrol or diesel engines, manual or automatic transmissions and 2-wheel drive (2WD) or all-wheel drive (AWD) – depending on model. CO2 emissions start at 119g/km with fuel economy up to 61.4mpg.
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All of us have encountered websites that are painful to use. We know what doesn't work, and we might even have said "This site would work better if..." but how many of us have examined our own websites with these thoughts in mind? Maybe it's time for a fresh look. Eliana Stavrou takes you through the basic issues of design usability.
The interface of any application is the first thing a user interacts with, and therefore must be taken into consideration when evaluating any product or service.
This section includes a sample questionnaire you can use, based on Nielsens interface usability criteria, in order to evaluate the interface of web sites, tools, applications, and so forth. You can enhance the sample by adding more questions on issues that interest you.
The questions on the survey are formed as statements. To answer each statement, a scale of 0 - 4 was created (0 being strongly disagree, 1 for disagree, 2 is neutral, 3 for agree, and 4 means strongly agree). The user who has to answer the questionnaire must select the choice that best represents his or her opinion. At the end of the questionnaire you can calculate the average based on the provided answers, designate an expert to evaluate the results of the questionnaire and suggest improvements you should make.
You can use the following table to gather users' opinions on each statement:
Please choose 0-4
Structure and navigation
Appearance and aesthetics
Help and Documentation
The scope of this article was intended to remind you about some important principles you should keep in mind in order to develop aesthetically pleasant and logically organized websites. It also provided you with a sample questionnaire you can use to develop you own in an attempt to evaluate the design usability of any website.
I believe that it is important to return to school once a while to freshen up our knowledge and practices. By doing so, we develop products that are based on good foundations. Our websites need to maintain a high quality to get accepted by the users.


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There's lots of stuff happening this year around the fair itself, from Drink and Draws to zine reading parties to even ANOTHER zine fair! All the info below!
BCZF Kick off event: Drink and Draw with Papergirl Bristol
Friday 2nd October, 8pm – late
Surrey Vaults, 8-9 Surrey St, Bristol BS2 8PS
We're partnering with the amazing Papergirl Bristol to run a Drink & Draw to celebrate the launch of Bristol Comic and Zine Fair 2015!Come and drink, draw, chat and be merry! The event is free, but we'll be taking donations for the Bristol Hospitality Network, who help people in Bristol seeking asylum and experiencing destitution through accommodation and creative community involvement.
Bristol Comic and Zine Fair
Saturday 3rd October 2015, 12pm – 6pm, FREE ENTRY
The Station, Silver Street, Broadmead, Bristol
The main event! The Bristol Comic and Zine Fair celebrates the world of DIY and independent publishing. The fair brings together comics artists, cartoonists, poets, writers, and publishers for a one-day market. Expect comics, zines, illustrations and prints, handmade books and more, from over 70 artists
Post-BCZF non-party after party!
Saturday 3rd October, 6pm onwards
Roll For the Soul, Unit 2, St Lawrence House, Quay Street, Bristol, BS1 2JL
This year, we're going all out to pretend we're staying in with the not singing, some dancing, not remotely off-the-hook BCZF after 'party'.
We'll be heading to amazing cafe Roll for the Soul, where they'll be serving a range of food, booze, teas, coffees and soft drinks
Shake Bristol
Sunday 4th October, 12 – 5pm
Start the Bus, 7-9 Baldwin St, Bristol, BS1 1RU Bristol, United Kingdom
The next Shake Bristol is the day after the glorious Bristol Comic and Zine Fair! Prints, zines, comics, art and amazing things.
So if you're up for a rad weekend filled with zines, comics, prints, tees and various other aesthetically pleasing treats , or you are already going to BCZF why not hang around for a day longer and head on down to Shake?
It's a veritable zine weekender…


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Reuters published part 1 of a major investigative piece on Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's financial dealings today, and the scale at which he's effectively robbing his people blind is rather staggering:
Setad has become one of the most powerful organizations in Iran, though many Iranians, and the wider world, know very little about it. In the past six years, it has morphed into a business juggernaut that now holds stakes in nearly every sector of Iranian industry, including finance, oil, telecommunications, the production of birth-control pills and even ostrich farming.
The organization's total worth is difficult to pinpoint because of the secrecy of its accounts. But Setad's holdings of real estate, corporate stakes and other assets total about $95 billion, Reuters has calculated. That estimate is based on an analysis of statements by Setad officials, data from the Tehran Stock Exchange and company websites, and information from the U.S. Treasury Department.
Setad, whose full name translates into English as something like "Headquarters for the Enforcement of the Edict of His Excellency the Imam," was founded in the 80s under Ayatollah Khomeini with the intention (at least on paper) of using the properties that had been abandoned after the 1979 Islamic Revolution to aid the poor:
When Khomeini, the first supreme leader, set in motion the creation of Setad, it was only supposed to manage and sell properties "without owners" and direct much of the proceeds to charity. Setad was to use the funds to assist war veterans, war widows "and the downtrodden." According to one of its co-founders, Setad was to operate for no more than two years.
Intentional or not, Setad soon got into the business of just seizing property from whoever the hell it wanted, naturally from among the dispossessed and powerless segments of post-Revolution Iranian society, particularly religious minorities and most particularly the Bahaʾi, who never really had it very good under the Shah either but who have really suffered under clerical rule. Its charitable work, and there has been some, has been, shall we say, put on the back burner by Khamenei, who has the organization seizing properties simply to stuff its own coffers at this point. Reuters found that Setad has numerous business investments and assets that probably top what the Shah had been able to amass over his decades of systematic theft and looting, so all told this is a very efficient skimming operation. They're even, apparently, running a protection racket now:
An Iranian Shi'ite Muslim businessman now living abroad, who asked to remain anonymous because he still travels to Iran, said he attempted two years ago to sell a piece of land near Tehran that his family had long owned. Local authorities informed him that he needed a "no objection letter" from Setad.
The businessman said he visited Setad's local office and was required to pay a bribe of several hundred dollars to the clerks to locate his file and expedite the process. He said he then was told he had to pay a fee, because Setad had "protected" his family's land from squatters for decades. He would be assessed between 2 percent and 2.5 percent of the property's value for every year.
Protection rackets are often the first step from anarchy to government, but you shouldn't expect to find them in countries that theoretically already have a functioning government. That's why we keep putting mafia types in prison, for example.
For a leader about whom the Washington Post once wrote:
An unusual sort of dictator. He has a down-to-earth image and calm demeanor that sit uneasily with the praise he often heaps upon Iran's militants. His austere lifestyle stands in jarring contrast to the corruption and ostentatious wealth of many other Iranian leaders.
this story is kind of a big deal, since now it really seems like he's actually quite usual, as dictators go. The Reuters piece does note that there's no evidence Khamenei is using Setad's billions to enrich himself personally, but rather as a tool (via the confiscations and strategic investments) to strengthen his grip on power. I'm not convinced that the distinction would matter to most Iranians if they knew what was happening.


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At Amersfort station….
On the way to Germany,I used the train which from Almsfort to Hanover.
It seems very notrious line for stilling baggageed or personal belongings.
Which I saw the guy enter cabin after me (was standing hallway) and grabbed black bag entering car after me and left at almsfor Station.
He has animalistic eyes and bit odd way to getting off,I was partially remembered….
I didn't think deeply for a while,but 10mins later,guy from behind seat started panic when they faced ticket check by staff.
I just lost the tickets from beginning,but something more serious….
Asked them what is happened and I told what I saw also to staff.
Last night's really nasty Dutch/british's fake booking i was leaded right n left 3:30 am.
And he turned his personality modesty gentle to be evil laugh with saying mother fxxcer.
What happened this world Now. I feel only sad beyond upsetting and better to human world should be end.
except Australia n New zealand and some pure innocent person living countries.
I felt so so sorry to him.
He was upset,crying,devastated,enviness few hours in my back seat.
I never have seen dutch n german's deverstated.
They are very strong mental people.
Why people can do act with really harsh way which you don't want to get it.
Something wrong.definitely Wrong this world?
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amor patriae
[ah-mohr pah-tree-ahy; English ey-mawr pey-tree-ee]
noun Latin.
love of one's country; patriotism.
Pater Patriae
[pah-ter pah-tree-ahy; English pey-ter pey-tree-ee, pat-er pa-tree-ee]
Latin. father of his country.
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Riccabocca was standing on the hearth under his symbolical representation of the "Patriae Exul."My Novel, Complete
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
amor patriae
love of one's country; patriotism
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Neuroscience: New Insights for AI?Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):3 - 8
Understanding the processing of information in our cortex is a significant part of understanding how the brain works and of understanding intelligence itself, arguably one of the greatest problems in science today. In particular, our visual abilities are computationally amazing and we are still far from imitating them with computers. Thus, visual cortex may well be a good proxy for the rest of the... View full abstract»
Service-Oriented Science: Scaling eScience ImpactPublication Year: 2006, Page(s):9 - 10
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Computational approaches to problem solving have proven their worth in many fields of science, allowing the collection and analysis of unprecedented quantities of data, and the exploration via simulation of previously obscure phenomena. New "systems" approaches in fields as diverse as biology, earthquake science, and environmental science are enabled by, and are spurring the further development of... View full abstract»
Two Obvious Intuitions: Ontology-Mapping Needs Background Knowledge and ApproximationPublication Year: 2006, Page(s): 11
Ontology mapping (or: ontology alignment, or integration) is one of the most active areas the semantic Web area. An increasing amount of ontologies are becoming available in recent years, and if the semantic Web is to be taken seriously, the problem of ontology mapping must be solved. Numerous approaches are being proposed, a yearly competition is being organized, and a number of survey papers hav... View full abstract»
Approximate Reasoning in MAS: Rough Set ApproachPublication Year: 2006, Page(s):12 - 18
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In modeling multiagent systems for real-life problems, techniques for approximate reasoning about vague concepts and dependencies (ARVCD) are necessary. We discuss an approach to approximate reasoning based on rough sets. In particular, we present a number of basic concepts such as approximation spaces, concept approximation, rough inclusion, construction of information granules in calculi of info... View full abstract»
Engaging in a Conversation with Synthetic Agents along the Virtuality ContinuumPublication Year: 2006, Page(s):19 - 20
During the last decade research groups as well as a number of commercial software developers have started to deploy embodied conversational characters in the user interface especially in those application areas where a close emulation of multimodal human-human communication is needed. Incarnations of such characters differ widely in type and amount of embodiment - starting from simplistic cartoon-... View full abstract»
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We present an experimental comparison of different genetic operators regarding their use in an evolutionary learning method that searches for unwanted emergent behavior in a multi-agent system. The idea of the learning method is to evolve cooperative behavior of a group of so-called attack agents that act in the same environment as the tested agents. The attack agents use action sequences as agent... View full abstract»
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Most of the works related to norms and multi-agent systems focus on the design of normative agents systems making the assumption that agents always respect norms. Our aims in this article are (i) to discuss the relevance of this assumption in some specific contexts and to highlight some benefits of designing non-normative behaviour agents, (ii) to expound the methodology followed in a concrete app... View full abstract»
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Hi all,
Several years ago we came across a small blurb in the Lancaster Farming newspaper about an old English holiday called Plough Monday. On the first Monday after the Epiphany, which is January 6th (and marks the end of the twelve days of Christmas), farmers and plough boys of England would drag their plows through the villages. They would take a collection of money from the village residents and have the plow blessed in the village church. Oftentimes the farmers would dress in disguise and plow up the doorsteps of residents who did not contribute any money.
Plow Monday also marks the traditional day of returning to work after the holidays and marks the beginning of the new plowing/farming season. Since we liked the idea of taking a long intentional break from work and marking resumption of work with a specific day, we have taken this traditional holiday and made it our own.
While we never really stop working on the farm, we do try to slow down quite a bit during the days between Christmas and Plow Monday. In the past we held a meeting with other farmers on Plow Sunday to compare finances and financial direction of our farms. This year we're thinking of putting our plow on a wagon and driving it up and down the farm lane with Toad and Lady.
During the winter and spring we like to go to a lot of farm sales, or farm auctions. January is usually the start of farm sale season, which usually ends in the spring with the yearly "mud sales" at many of the fire houses in Lancaster County.
I usually end up going to many Amish farm sales in search of horse tack and horse equipment. This year I'm on the look out for bridles and collars for Toad and Lady, and for a three-horse and four-horse hitch.
Kennet Square
The next Kennett market will be on Friday, January 16th.
Bel Air
You can place an order for Bel Air delivery this Saturday, January 10th, to Baron's K9 Country Store at 525 Pritt Lane, Bel Air, MD 21014. We'll be dropping off orders from 10am to 10:45am. See the Online Order Form and try to order as early in the week as you can. Chicken and eggs are available for Bel Air deliveries.
Havre de Grace & On-Farm
You can place an order for Havre de Grace for delivery on this Saturday, January 10th, at 11:30am or for pick up at the farm from 10am to 1pm on Saturday. See the Online Order Form and try to order as early in the week as you can.
We are now accepting new members for the 2015 CSA season. Find all of the details on how to sign up on our CSA page of our website. If you have any questions or would like to come out to the farm for a tour prior to signing up, please contact us.
See you soon!
-Tom & Sarah
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A day trip with West London Birding gives you the opportunity to go that little bit further out of London. Perhaps you would like to sample the marshes of north Kent, go and see the herds of wild Swans in southern Norfolk or Gloucestershire in winter, a day at a migration hotspot, like Dungeness or the Isle of Portland, the reedbeds of Suffolk with their breeding (Pied) Avocet and Bearded Tits (Reedlings), or the heathlands of southern England, home to Redstarts, Tree Pipits and Dartford Warblers.
Or perhaps you want to go after that elusive British tick.
Alternatively, you might like to stay nearer London and explore some of the sites outlined on the half-day web-page.
West London Birding will come up with an itinerary that suits you.
Below are some suggested trips, though this list is by no means exhaustive.
WWT Slimbridge (Gloucestershire):
Winter is the best time to go to Slimbrige for it is then that the wildfowl numbers are at their peak, with up to 300 Bewicks Swan (the European sub-species of Tundra Swan) and a flock of (Greater) European White-fronted Geese. Often the goose flock contains other species such as Brent, Pink-footed or Tundra Bean Goose. There are also large flocks of Eurasian Wigeon, Eurasian Teal, Pochard, Tufted Duck and smaller numbers of Pintail, Shoveler and Gadwall. Due to its proximity to the Severn Estuary, shorebirds are also in evidence and roosting flocks of Dunlin can contain Little Stint. In the evening, when the swans come in to roost from the surrounding fields they are fed by the wardens, so this provides a close-up encounter (often down to a few feet) of these otherwise wary birds. It may also be possible to visit the Cotswold Water Park on the way for species such as Smew, rarer grebes, Goosander and a re-introduced population of Red-Crested Pochard.
Slimbridge is approximately 21/2 hours drive from London.
Minsmere RSPB Reserve (Suffolk):
Minsmere is the flagship reserve of the Royal Society for the Protection for Birds (RSPB). It is a large coastal reserve with a variety of habitats including woodland, heathland and freshwater and brackish marshes. It is worth a visit at anytime of the year, but late spring/early summer and autumn (fall) are probably the best times. Breeding birds include Marsh Harrier, Great Bittern, Pied Avocet, Nightingale and Bearded Tits. Little Tern and (Black-legged Kittewake are also often ssen). In addition Dartford Warblers breed nearby. There is an area of bushes adjacent to the beach which often attracts rare and scarce migrants during migration times.
Minsmere is about 3 hours drive from London
Little Paxton Gravel Pits (Cambridgeshire):
Little Paxton Gravel pits is a mixture of deep-water and shallow pits surrounded by scrub and woodland. It is an excellent place in the late spring and summer for warblers but the stars of the show here are a good population of Nightingale; the supporting cast includes Turtle Dove and Common Kingfisher and there is a colony of Grey Heron and Great Cormorant. Shorebirds and gulls are often attracted to the shallower pits and Common Tern breed. From here the large reservoir of Grafham Water is a short drive away and can be worth a visit if there is a passage of terns, or alternatively, the RSPB reserve at their Headquarters, the Lodge. The second site visited on this day trip would depend what you want to see or what is around of interest.
Little Paxton GP is approximately an 11/2 drive from London.
North Kent Marshes:
The North Kent marshes are a large stretch of the Thames estuary from the eastern edge of London to west of the Isle of Sheppey. It is worth a visit at any time of year. The sites that would most likely to be visited on a day trip with West London Birding are the Oare Marshes and either RSPB Northward Hills (in summer) or the Isle of Sheppey (in winter). The Oare Marses are a great place for shorebirds at all times of year. In summer the open areas are also home to warblers (Cettis Warbler are resident all year) and Turtle Dove are sometimes seen. In winter sea-duck such as scoter and merganser can often be seen along with divers (loons) and grebes. Britains only record of Tufted Puffin was seen from this site in 2009! Just across the water lies the Isle of Sheppey. The whole island can be great for birds but the main areas that are worth visiting are the southern marshes which hold European White-fronted and Brent Geese and Bewicks Swan in winter and there is a raptor viewpoint from where you are likely to see Marsh and Hen Harriers, and maybe Merlin, Peregrine, Short-eared and Barn Owl and in some years Rough-legged Buzzard overwinters. The north of the island faces onto the estuary proper and here one can find Ringed Plover, Sanderling and maybe Purple Sandpiper. It is from here that in northerly winds one can often see skuas & jaegers, black-legged Kittiwakes, Northern Gannets and sea-duck and maybe a Little Auk. Northward Hills holds a population of Nightingale, common warbler species and has one of the largest breeding colonies of Grey Heron in the UK There is also a sizeable colony of Little Egret here, whilst the wet marshes hold shorebirds species including (Pied) Avocet.
The North Kent Marshes are approximately an 11/2 drive from London.
WWT Welney (Norfolk):
This is another Wildfowl and Wetland Trust reserve that can be comfortably reached from London. Again, it is best in winter and holds one of the largest concentrations of Wild Swans in the UK, with all 3 species present from October through to March. The site occasionally has Common Crane in the surrounding fields and in most winters Tundra Bean Geese are reported. There are also large numbers of other wildfowl in winter and Barn Owl and raptors are regularly seen. In the summer months the site holds breeding (Pied) Avocet, Common Snipe, Northern Lapwing and Little Ringed Plover. Migrant shorebirds are regular in autumn.
Welney is approximately 2 hours drive from London
The Brecks & Fens (Norfolk/Suffolk border):
The Brecks and Fens are a varied mixture of heathland, open woodland and marshland. They are also home to some of the scarcer British breeding birds and as such are best visited in late spring or early summer. These include Golden Oriole, Common Crane, Great Bittern, Stone Curlew, Woodlark, Bearded Tit and Tree Pipit. As well as these there are a lot of the common warblers and other woodland birds, the wetland sites have breeding shorebirds, good populations of Reed and Sedge Warblers and there is a excellent chance of Hobby.
The Brecks & Fens are about an 11/2 drive from London.
The New Forest:
The New Forest contains one of the rarest habitat types is Britain - lowland acid bog. These areas are interspersed with heathland and mixes woodland with the coastal marshes of southern England nor far to the south. This range of habitats offers an excellent days birding at any time of year, but summer is usually favoured. The Forest itself is the summer home to Wood Warbler, Common Redstart, Woodlark, Hobby, Tree Pipit, and Whinchat, whilst Dartford Warbler, Common Crossbill, Stonechat and Siskin are resident. The marshlands to the south can contain many shorebirds and in winter Slavonian (Horned) and Black-necked (Eared) Grebes are regular. There is a good wintering population of Dark-bellied Brent Geese which are sometimes joined by a vagrant Red-breasted Goose. In summer the shoreland pools attract breeding Black-headed (and occasionally Mediterranean) Gulls and Sandwich and Little tern breed nearby. During spring, Pomarine Skuas (jaegars) are sometimes seen if the winds are in the right direction.
The New Forest is about an 11/2 drive from London.
Bewick Swan (& Common Pochard). The WWT reserves at Slimbridge and Welney hold this European sub-species of the Tundra Swan in winter.
(Pied) Avocet (right) with Ruff. Minsmere and the North Kent Marshes have these species in all months.
Bearded Reedling (female). This species can be found at many of the marshland sites in the south of the UK.
Willow Warbler
Yellow Wagtail (juvenile).


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Triple P aims to make parenting easier, and shopping can be an enjoyable activity for the whole family. This discussion group will give some positive parenting suggestions to help you avoid shopping hassles, to teach your children to behave responsibly on shopping trips, and to make it easier on you as a parent. Childcare may be available. Please register at least 3 days in advance if you require childcare.
Date: Thursday, March 1 or Wednesday, May 2, 2018
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Location: Cold Lake and District FCSS
Cost: Free, registration is required
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Apparently, we've been unclear about where we Deplorable voters stand on this issue, so let me clarify it for you members of the Congressional Nitwit Caucus.
No freaking amnesty.
No Amnesty.
No "comprehensive reforms."
No compromises.
No amnesty.
But the aspiring valedictorians of DACA…
No! Deport them!
But the children!
No! Deport them!
But Jesus says…
No! Deport them! And stop trying to Jesusplain immigration at us!
But our rich RINO donors want a never-ending stream of cheap labor that is terrified to speak up and is therefore pliable, unlike you uppity citizens who they would actually have to pay a decent wage…
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Days Hotel On Broadway
- On Broadway (sometimes referred to as David Campbell On Broadway ) is the fourth studio album from Australian singer/actor David Campbell, released in Australia on April 2nd 2010 .
- On Broadway is an independent film, shot in Boston in May 2006, starring Joey McIntyre, Jill Flint, Eliza Dushku, Mike O'Malley, Robert Wahlberg, Amy Poehler and Will Arnett.
- On Broadway, XM Satellite Radio channel 75 and Sirius Satellite Radio channel 77 (replacing Broadway's Best on November 12, 2008), features showtunes from both past and present shows.
- Days Inn is a motel chain headquartered in the United States. Founded in 1970, it is now a part of the Wyndham Hotel Group, based in Parsippany, New Jersey, which was formerly a part of Cendant. It is described by its president, Clyde Guinn, as striving to provide the "best value under the sun".
Hotel Indigo, early
Messing around while waiting to hit the road - multiple shots taken through the hotel window (they've got very clean windows) overlaid to make a high dynamic range image. I was trying to see how realistic I could get it, this isn't too bad.
Six Days Seven Nights, New Beetle - Day 6: Phoenix, Hotel Indigo
On Hotwire, you pick a room based on the number of stars in the rating and on the price. Less stars and you might be in a Motel 6 on Crack Avenue, more stars and you might be in a Hilton on Broadway. More stars and a lower price are what to shoot for. The thing is (for us, it's the fun part!) you don't know until you've committed and paid where you're going to be staying. We've not been burned yet and we've wound up in places that we never would have considered on our own. The Hotel Indigo was one of those, and we'd definitely stay there again.
On Broadway
It's late on a warm Saturday afternoon. A slight breeze has kicked in bringing with it a cool foreshadowing of the approaching evening. The sun is low on the horizon and the shadows lay long on the street. As I'm walking along, as if from nowhere, an old and rustically charming building unexpectedly whispers something to me. I don't understand the words, in truth there can be no words, but I'm suddenly reminded of somewhere I've been…or dreamt of being. Maybe it's the charming colors; or the reflections of the trees in the upper windows; or perhaps it's just the lazy empty feel it exudes in the waning moments of the afternoon. I can't put my finger on it. So I go with that for now. But I take a second to steal the moment in a picture….just in case.
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text: Just ask Tara Walker. Although she now works for Starbucks, she graduated with a Math degree and stepped right into a role at Tableau Software as a data analyst, where she became a master of using Tableau to tell data-driven narratives and led training on how to use Tableau for new users. (Look back at Tara's SPU experience in this "My World" video.) A variety of careers While Alex Eklund '09 majored in math at SPU, he was already eager to teach what he was learning. "For me, math is something that teaches me about the order that surrounds us as humans in our everyday lives," he says. "I am really excited to teach my students how all of math, from the formulas to how math has developed itself, points to an underlying purpose in the world we live in." Math teaches you skills in high demand with employers: How to think critically about various situations and absorb new contexts quickly. How to analyze information in a logical way and communicate the results clearly and precisely. How to fight and overcome struggles, persevering until you've found a solution. While many math majors go into teaching, other SPU math graduates go into a variety of other fields. Some do computational math work for banks and other financial institutions. Some work for Boeing, others for insurance companies. Many have gone on to graduate school or law school — even Harvard Law School. In this digital age, a Mathematics degree supplemented with computer programming skills makes you an extremely valuable employee. SPU offers an Applied Mathematics major with an emphasis in computational mathematics. Here are just some of the possible careers you might pursue: Teaching (at all levels) Research Actuarial science Data analysis Statistical consulting Business consulting Accounting Business management Investment analysis Law Biostatistics Physical therapy Marketing and sales consulting Discover more of the career options that have opened for SPU Mathematics alumni.


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On Instagram you get an infinity of results once you enter the specific hashtags that lead to #gymselfies. You get to see muscular, healthy and defined people of all ages who are proudly sharing their amazing body with you.
Personally, I am happy to post such selfies to share my excitement about another transformation of mine, which is basically standing for the work I put into myself at the gym over the last weeks. So the main idea behind gym selfies should be to inspire and motivate other people by showing that if you can reach that physique, everyone can reach the shape you desire.
I also love to scroll though my Instagram or Facebook news feed and have a look at all the amazing bodies from people that trained like hell in the gym and stuck to their diet, which I know can be very tough at some point. I think it's very inspirational if you look at 'normal' people that have reached an amazing physique, people like you and me. The only thing that differs them from everybody else is their dedication and motivation that keeps them going to get what they want.
But can such gym selfies also harm us? Or even discourage us?
As several psychologists showed in a research, fitness selfies can lower our self-esteem and we can easily become obsessed with our own appearance as we are constantly striving for perfection instead of progress. Although, this also depends on your character... if you get intimidated easily, well, then I would advise not to look at fitness selfies, because there's a risk that they might lead to a loss of your self-image and get you to go the unhealthy way in order to reach the physique of your role model.
Actually fitness, or progress, photos exist for as long as personal trainers exists since they also take pictures of their clients from the first week, the 4th week and so on... but with another aim. They take these snaps to make their clients see the progress and to keep them motivated.
So while you are logging your progress, remember also to take before&after pictures. I do it myself and every time I see another transformation it simply motivates me to keep pushing.


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Some food fads are a hard sell. (Looking at you, charcoal juice and buttered coffee.)
Others--say, entire dinners devoted to melted cheese--are not.
That's why Maman is resurrecting the '60s fondue night.
The pint-sized Soho café has gained a following for its chocolate-chip cookies (some of the best in the city), cabbage salads and coffee cups that are almost too pretty to drink from.
But it's the gooey cheese that will really make us regulars. Once a month (for two consecutive nights), Maman stays open late and serves up fondue with all the fixings ($65, prix fixe).
First comes a round of gorgeous little canapés. They're light, sweet and the perfect lead-in to the main event: a warm pot of three cheeses (Comté, Emmental and Beaufort) with homemade croutons and roasted veggies on the side. (Fact: Brussels sprouts are the world's best dippers.)
The next dinners are scheduled for February 10 and 11, and spots book up quickly, so email firstname.lastname@example.com for reservations, like, yesterday.
Maman, 239 Centre St. (at Broome St.); 212-226-0700 or mamannyc.com


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An unobtrusive spinning fidget with a the more traditional look of jewelry, to soothe anxiety, stim, or just to keep your fingers busy. You can carry it with you always, no pockets necessary. The beaded outer band spins and produces only a soft sound, so you can spin and spin without calling attention to yourself. The round beads also can be spun individually, and provide an additional texture for stimming.
These rings come in a wide range of sizes appropriate for adults and children, and can be customized with a wide range of colors that the base can be printed in. Bead colors will be chosen based on the color of the base. Every ring is individually designed, printed, and assembled in our studio from PLA produced in the United States and glass beads imported from Japan.
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Remarks on the Program for Economy Recovery at a Breakfast Meeting With the Republican Congressional Leadership
March 17, 1981
Well, I thank you both, and I thank you all. I think the very evidence of our meeting here this morning, in the eyes of the public, this early in the morning is an indication that we are prepared to work together, and I'm looking forward to it. And I also appreciate this opportunity to thank all of you, because you not only have been cooperating, you have put it on a fast track, this program of ours. A schedule already has been agreed to and set as to where we're going to go with it.
And I am optimistic, possibly because of what both you and Bob have said about the people. Every indication, every evidence -- and I know this true in your own mail; it is in ours at the White House and anytime we go out among the people -- we find that they are in support of this program. They know that something has to be done, different than we've been doing things from some time past.
So, I'm convinced that together we're going to be able to get this problem and get the economy of this country back on the upturn where it should be, take our rightful place once again out in world competition. And that means, for our people, bringing to an end the inflation that's been destroying them at every level and putting our people back to work who are out there who know now the indignity of unemployment.
So, I'll come up to the Hill as often as necessary. We've been busy down at our end, as you well know, sending things here. We thought every once in a while we'd better come down here. [Laughter] But actually we're here now because now we've passed that stage, and we're at the stage where together we must go forward and get this program for the people of this country.
Note: The President spoke at 8:15 a.m. in Room S - 207 of the Capitol. He was introduced by Senator Howard H. Baker, Jr., of Tennessee, majority leader of the Senate, and Representative Robert H. Michel of Illinois, minority leader of the House of Representatives.


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Our Fess Up Friday guest today needs no introduction, but since that's my job, I'll introduce her anyway. Welcome Emily, of Emily A Clark! Emily was one of my very first blog addictions and in addition to watching her create some pretty beautiful spaces, I've loved watching her family of five grow to a family of seven. Yep, seven. So Emily, fess up!
When I saw Elizabeth's email asking me to participate in one of her Fess Up Friday posts, I will admit I got nervous. I feel like I'm a pretty open book on my blog, but there is a less than pretty side you haven't seen of my life. But, today, I'm prepared to come clean and share my "dirty" little secret.
That's right. I'm a van slob. Oh, and I could care less.
I know I should be ashamed of how big a mess our van always is, but I'm too busy to feel bad about it. It's the one area of life that I just can't keep up with, and it all comes crashing down in a big pile of papers, school craft projects, coffee cups and empty juice boxes on our van floor. I'm focused on a mission when it comes time to load kids in and out of the car, and trying to be tidy in any shape or form just goes right out the window. I've even seen some of our "debris" fly out of the van door when I've dropped the kids' off at school. It's not the most fun to see a teacher pick it up, turn her nose up and throw it back in the van. But, I'll live. On the upside, I never fear that our family of seven will starve to death should we get stranded on the side of the road for any length of time. I'm 99% sure we could put together a small buffet, if need be.
Now, I will admit that on a couple of occasions, I've had one of the kids' friends comment on how messy it is and have felt a little shame. But, you know what? I'm not the only one contributing to this problem. I have three older accomplices (stuffed) in the back seat who have willingly admitted to drawing graffiti on the back of the seats, causing a ketchup packet to explode all over the ceiling and sticking the world's strongest stickers to our windows. It's really an uphill battle that this momma doesn't have time to fight.
Alright, confessional over. Don't think less of me. I'm going to drive a really nice car with the cleanest interior ever when all of the kids leave for college. Promise.
I'm right there with you Emily! What about you?


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Open Inguinal Hernia Repair (male)
This page will give you information about an open inguinal hernia repair (for men). If you have any questions, you should ask your GP or other relevant health professional.
What is an inguinal hernia?
Weak spots can develop in the layer of muscle in your abdominal wall, resulting in the contents of your abdomen pushing through. This produces a lump called a hernia (see figure 1).
An inguinal hernia happens at the inguinal canal. This is a narrow passage in which blood vessels supplying your testicle pass through your abdominal wall.
A hernia can be dangerous because your intestines or other structures within your abdomen can get trapped and have their blood supply cut off (strangulated hernia).
What are the benefits of surgery?
You should no longer have the hernia. Surgery should prevent the serious complications that a hernia can cause.
Are there any alternatives to an open inguinal hernia repair?
Inguinal hernias can be repaired using keyhole surgery.
You can sometimes control the hernia with a truss (padded support belt) or simply leave it alone. It will not get better without surgery.
What does the operation involve?
Various anaesthetic techniques are possible. The operation usually takes about 45 minutes.
Your surgeon will make a cut on your groin and remove the 'hernial sac'.
They will strengthen the muscle layer with stitches, usually inserting a synthetic mesh to cover the weak spot, and close your skin.
What complications can happen?
General complications
- Pain
- Bleeding
- Infection of the surgical site (wound)
- Unsightly scarring
- Blood clots
Specific complications
- Developing a lump under your wound
- Difficulty passing urine
- Injury to structures that come from your abdomen and are within the hernia
- Temporary weakness of your leg
- Continued discomfort or pain in your groin
- Injury to nerves
- Damage to the blood supply of your testicle
How soon will I recover?
You should be able to go home the same day. Increase how much you walk around over the first few days.
You should be able to return to work after two to four weeks, depending on the extent of surgery and your type of work.
Regular exercise should help you to return to normal activities as soon as possible. Before you start exercising, ask the healthcare team or your GP for advice.
The hernia can come back.
An inguinal hernia is a common condition caused by a weakness in your abdominal wall, near the inguinal canal. If left untreated, an inguinal hernia can cause serious complications.
Author: Prof Simon Parsons DM FRCS (Gen. Surg.)
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