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I know this is a late post of my sneak peek from a few days ago, but I thought I'd post it anyways. And you should really try this ASAP. I'm gaining a newfound appreciation for my slow cooker these days, because it makes life so much easier. I used sliced galbi for this, but I recommend using blocks instead like I did here and here. The beef was sotender, like "melt in your mouth" tender, that the already small pieces had all fallen off the bones and broken into pieces. Live and learn, right?
Galbi in Slow Cooker
- 4 lbs beef short ribs
- 12 cloves garlic, crushed
- 6 green onions, chopped
- 3 tbsp minced ginger
- 1/4 brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups soy sauce
- 1/4 cup sesame oil
- 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup cooking sake
- 2-3 tbsp red pepper flakes
- toasted sesame seeds
Instructions: Combine garlic, green onions, ginger, brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, vinegar, sake, red pepper and flakes in the slow cooker, and stir making sure sugar dissolves. Add ribs and cover thoroughly with mixture. Cover with lid, and cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high for 4-6 hours. Plate and garnish with toasted sesame seeds and more green onions. These are all ingredients I have in the kitchen already which makes me very happy. Remember, I used sliced short ribs, but I don't recommend this. Go for blocks like I did here and here. Look how pretty everything looks together. I like to chop my green onions diagonally, because they look fancier that way. Mix everything making sure the sugar dissolves. Go ahead and taste to see if you approve. I sliced my galbi slices into three, so it was one bone per piece. Then I stood them up so that they fit to get even coverage. I was really pleased at how perfectly they fit in the slow cooker. After cooking on low for 8 hours, all of the meat had fallen off the bones. And the flavor was delicious! I am guilty, however, of opening the lid several times and taking samples, while it was cooking. You can't be in the house, smell this all day, and notdo that.
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Earthquake-report.com is an expert in following earthquake consequences in every corner of the globe and has reported on every major earthquake over the last 12 months. As we are following the events from minute to minute (and report about them in this site), we are starting to get a clear picture of what is going wrong. Communication problems are one of the major returning problems and we are convinced that they are avoidable.
Except that earthquakes themselves can be destructive all over the world, today's major earthquakes have certainly one major effect in common :
Major mobile connectivity problems when an earthquake strikes
Result 1 : people cannot reach each other and are highly concerned about their family members and friends in other locations.
Result 2 : all communications (data, voice and text) are wiped out, including those partly used by emergency services
Result 3 : people are rushing to their cars to drive home (during working hours), to schools, etc and create chaotic traffic (even more chaotic if some roads are blocked by cracks, debris, etc)
Coping with saturated mobile networks
Especially earthquakes which occur in or near major cities like Vancouver, Tokyo, Christchurch, New Delhi, Istanbul, Santiago de Chile, etc. are very dangerous for knocked out communications.
Lines can be knocked out by saturation or by technical failures.
We have to look into both reasons to find (easy, fast and cheap) solutions.
If the earthquake generates only minor damage, the lines generally are back to normal in seconds to minutes as people will calm down and continue what they are doing.
If a person, however, hears about injured people, destruction and casualties, he or she will not rest until being in contact with their loved ones. This is perfectly normal human behavior.
Can we prepare people how to handle their phones just after an earthquake ?
The answer is NO
Why : almost everybody will think that his family or friends are the highest value on earth and do merit "priority" service.
Teaching and preparing people on what to do in cities with a population on several hundred thousand, is UTOPIA.
Can the authorities and Networks manage behavior after an earthquake ?
The answer is YES
How ? : in following a few stringent "scenario" rules like :
a) by cutting/limiting VOICE communication based on earthquake alert levels for high magnitudes and limiting bandwidth for medium size earthquakes. In case of a partial cut to services, all the people in the network could receive a text message like "Only text messaging is allowed until further notice due to an earthquake".
The levels of triggering such automatic cuts and according messages would be provided in cooperation with seismologists/geologists based on their MMI estimate (mainly based on historic data).
A technique called "Cell broadcasting" allows text messages to be sent to all cell phones in a specified region in a matter of seconds!
b) by reserving the full bandwidth to text messaging
c) by blocking all graphic internet data (pictures / advertisements / videos) for internet data traffic - text only takes a very small portion of the data bandwidth capabilities
d) by reserving enough bandwidth for voice and data for authorities and all kind of rescue services.
If the automatic triggering would not be accepted, a similar system can be triggered manually by organizations like FEMA (USA), ONEMI (Chile), etc
The discomfort of some will give comfort to everyone.
About technical failures
During 1 year of reporting we came across a number of remarkable findings like:
- A rather small earthquake in Peru made mobile connectivity almost impossible due to power outage.
- The September 2010 Christchurch damaging earthquake revealed an astonishing and remarkable connectivity. As during so many other earthquakes, power was immediately cut, but because of batteries the Mobile beacons continued (overloaded) to do the job.
The simple solution to cope with technical failures:
- Batteries which guarantee communications for at least 2 hours should be mandatory for every mobile mast and station / substation
- Construction standards for stations and masts must be able to resist a 1-in-1000 year earthquake, depending on the area/country. i.e. to build them to similar standards as other lifelines such as hospitals - which are required to have minimal damage given a large earthquake.
The cost of all these measures is minimal compared to the chaos that would come with a tragic earthquake.
Authorities should impose all of these measures. The results would be astonishing.
Today's technical wonders should be used at maximum to sustain a well organized society, able to handle big earthquakes.
Examples of earthquakes where Mobile networks where down due to one of both mentioned reasons
August 23, 2011 : Virginia earthquake - As gottabemobile reported, it is wreaking havoc on the cell networks from Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile and AT&T. No one cell company seems to be immune from the massive burst of cellphone traffic.
September 18, 2011 : Himalaya earthquake Sikkim, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China

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June 28, 2013 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Front Porch Friday on Beach Street in Daytona Beach with the corresponding movies. The theme is "Back in Time".
June 28 1940's movie is African Queen
July 26 1930's movie is Because of Winn Dixie
August 23 1920's movie is The Great Gatsby
Sept 27 1910's movie is The Natural
October 25 1900 movie is Twilight
Nov. 22 1890 movie is Phantom of the Opera
December 27 1880's movie is A Christmas Carol
There are a variety of activities along Beach Street from between 7;30 in the morning to after the movie in Riverside Park. I think they show at the library if it rains


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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://portscenter.tv PortsCenter.tv] - Redirects to a playlist on FilmJoy listing every episode
* [http://portscenter.tv PortsCenter.tv] - Redirects to a playlist on FilmJoy listing every episode
* [http://youtube.com/
* [http://youtube.com/FilmJoy] - Episodes #040 onwards are posted here
* [http://youtube.com/portscentertv PortsCenter on YouTube] - episodes #000-#039 are found on the original channel
* [http://youtube.com/portscentertv PortsCenter on YouTube] - episodes #000-#039 are found on the original channel
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PortsCenter is a webseries which looks at interesting and unique ports, conversions and re-releases of video games. The pilot episode launched on 24th October, 2011 and the show was successfully Kickstarted in August 2012 following an unsuccessful Kickstarter the previous year.
The show is created, hosted, edited and written by Ben Paddon, better known to the Worms community as Squirminator2k. The original intent was to produce a season of 13 episodes, however the show continued and has grown steadily in popularity. The first season ended up being 24 episodes long. A second season of 15 episodes ran in 2014. The third season ostensibly started in 2015, with three episodes produced in 2015 and one in 2016. "Season 4-ish" began in June 2017.
The show was added to the Retroware roster shows - part of the Screenwave Media network - from August 2013 to December 2014. The show moved to Chainsawsuit Original in 2015. In October 2017, after a short stint on the spinoff channel Chainsawsuit Games, it moved back to the main channel, which was renamed FilmJoy.
The show makes heavy use of library music. Early on, music from the Incompotech royalty-free music library was used. Occasionally music from the Ren & Stimpy music library is used - these episodes cannot be monetized as the music is not in the public domain. Public-domain classical music from MusOpen.org is also used. A chiptune rendition of "The Gonk" is occasionally used in episodes and promotional materials, with an updated version of the piece making its debut in a 2015 episode.
Occasionally, music from the game(s) being covered will be used in an episode - the Worms episode relies heavily on music from Bjorn Lynne's soundtrack for Worms 2, a game which was not featured in the episode itself.
The opening theme and title sequence used from episodes 001-043 was created by chiptune-rock artist Professor Shyguy. A new title sequence was used from episodes #044-050, utilizing a short piece of music from the game being covered, but the original title sequence returned for episode $051. As of episode #043, an instrumental version of Professor Shyguy's song "Keywords & Dubstep" is used to close out episodes.
Links to Team17 and the Worms series
- Episode #012 looks at the entire Worms series, from the game's initial release up to Worms Reloaded, omitting handheld releases. Special attention is given to the console ports of Worms, Worms Armageddon and Worms World Party. Worms: The Director's Cut is also briefly touched upon.
- Episode #018 focuses entirely on Worms: The Director's Cut and speaks on a technical level about the enhancements added to the game. The episode features usage of WormPrefs, the Sheep-on-a-Rope in use, and of Ben using the Graffiti Mode to draw what he describes as "a massive cock." This episode also includes footage from Worms 2, captured by GreeN. Episode #024 corrects an error mentioned in this episode with regards to the game's customization features.
- In episode #029, the PlayStation and Saturn ports of the original Worms are cited as examples of console ports that are identical to their PC counterparts, while the PlayStation version of Worms Armageddon is cited as an example of a port that has been cut down due to technical limitations. This is also explicitly stated to be the only mention of the franchise in 2014.
- Footage from the Worms table of Addiction Pinball is seen in episode #034.
- Footage from the Amiga CD32 port of Worms appears in episode #041.
Other connections
- Episode #010 takes a look at the MS-DOS port of Team17's cult platform game Superfrog.
- Episode #037 follows on from this episode to look at the 2013 update, Superfrog HD.
- Team17 are mentioned in jest during episode #003 as the only company who cared about the Amiga circa 1994.
- Episode #007 looks at the Amiga port of Mortal Kombat, the music for which was produced by Allister Brimble who provided the music for many of Team17's early titles.
- Episode #039 looks at various ports of Lemmings, including Team17's own ports for the PSP and PlayStation 2, as well as their PlayStation 3 pseudo-sequel.
- Footage from the PSP version of Lemmings later reappears in episode #049, which talks about remakes.
- The aforementioned episode #041 includes footage from the CD32 version of Ultimate Body Blows.
- Footage of Yooka-Laylee, developed by Playtonics and published by Team17, appears in episode #051.
External links
- PortsCenter.tv - Redirects to a playlist on FilmJoy listing every episode
- FilmJoy - Episodes #040 onwards are posted here
- PortsCenter on YouTube - episodes #000-#039 are found on the original channel
- PortsCenter on Facebook
- PortsCenter on Twitter


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Chicken meal, brewers rice, corn gluten meal, chicken, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), brewers rice flour, dried eggs, brown rice, barley, natural chicken flavor, cellulose, beet pulp, brewers yeast, canola oil, salmon oil, potassium chloride, chicory extract, dried sweet potato, salt, vitamin E supplement, L-tyrosine, ascorbic acid, taurine, borage oil, choline chloride, magnesium oxide, salmon meal, iron proteinate, marigold extract, dehydrated alfalfa, dried spinach, dried blueberries, glucosamine hydrochloride, zinc proteinate, chondroitin supplement, flax seed, calcium carbonate, folic acid supplement, green tea, grapefruit extract, zinc oxide, iron sulfate, manganese proteinate, biotin, iron proteinate, copper proteinate, calcium pantothenate, copper sulfate, sage, manganous oxide, vitamin A supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, sodium selenite, rosemary extract, niacin supplement, riboflavin supplement, thiamine mononitrate, vitamin B12 supplement, calcium iodate, vitamin D3 supplement.
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The first ingredient in the food is a named meat product, in meal form. There is a further meat product 4th on the ingredient list, but since this is chicken inclusive of its water content (about 80%) and this ingredient will weigh only about 20% of its wet weight once water is removed (as it must be to make kibble) it is unlikely that there is any significant amount of the ingredient in the food.
The primary grain is brewers rice which is a low quality ingredient. It is a low quality grain and by-product. This ingredient also appears in a flour form. The next ingredient is Corn. Corn is a problematic grain that is difficult for dogs to digest and thought to be the cause of a great many allergy and yeast infection problems. We prefer not to see this used in dog food. In it's gluten form, it is also a waste product for which the AAFCO definition is "the dried residue from corn after the removal of the larger part of the starch and germ, and the separation of the bran by the process employed in the wet milling manufacture of corn starch or syrup, or by enzymatic treatment of the endosperm".
Brown rice and barley are decent quality grains, but cellulose is pure junk filler which is entirely undigestable by dogs (otherwise known as sawdust).
Beet pulp is further filler and a controversial ingredient it is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required.
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Sights, Smells and Sounds of Summer Bring Happiness
I love to sit on my porch after supper in the summertime and listen to the familiar sounds of the neighborhood children.
Mrs. Wilson across the street has her grandchildren often in the summer, and the squeals heard from them as they jump rope or play hopscotch are reminiscent of the fun I had as a child.
The three young girls down the street keep cool on hot, humid evenings by running through the sprinkler, shrieking with delight. Then there's Iris, who rides her bicycle tirelessly up and down the block, and Chrissy often comes over to sit with me and chat. To me, there is no sweeter sound than that of children playing.
Chrissy's stories begin with, "Know what?" Her blue eyes, pudgy nose and deep dimples are priceless, and she never has trouble keeping a conversation alive.
Iris often stops by to visit, too. She's shy, but always wants to know "why." Why do squirrels like nuts? Why are all the flowers in your flower box red? Why are the neighbors' kittens always on your porch? I don't always have the answers, but I try the best I can to answer her.
These days, I don't have to go any further than my front porch to enjoy summer. I still enjoy the light summer breezes, the fireflies that flit about in the evening darkness, and the aroma of the blooming flowers around me. It makes me happy that I always have tomorrow to look forward to, and I absolutely love the joyous noise of the neighborhood children. Do I get bored? Never! This is my cup of tea, and I wish it were summer all year long.
Elinor - Niagara Falls, New York
Summer Means a Day Dedicated to Honoring Dad
Summer brings with it Father's Day, a day to honor our fathers. I grew up without indoor plumbing in the old farmhouse where we lived, but I had something better. I had a dad who took me fishing and just spent time with me.
My dad was a hard-working farmer who worked from daylight until dark to make a living for his family on our small acreage. His only two forms of recreation were fishing and smoking a pipe. As a child, I often got earaches, and when I did, Dad would pull me on his lap and blow smoke in my ear, which was said to help back then. I don't know if it helped or not, but I was comforted as he rocked me. I can still remember the feel of the buttons on his overalls as I rested my head against his chest.
In summer, Dad often took me fishing with him. However, most of the time, we caught more memories than we did fish. Winding through a pasture we rented was the murky, muddy Marmaton River. Nestled down in the cool mud beneath the cloudy water were the biggest, scrappiest fish around – carp and catfish. Dad liked to do battle with those creatures, and I liked to go along. It wasn't that I particularly liked to fish. I just wanted to be with my dad.
We would carry our poles over our shoulders as we walked together, breathing in the sweet smells of summer. Dad always baited my hook and took off any slippery, finny fish I caught. I passed the time making clay pots or stick villages, or floating stick boats while keeping an occasional eye on the bobber. We sat in companionable silence until the little girl in me would begin to chatter or take off running along the bank. Dad would then tell me to settle down, saying I was going to scare off the fish. I'd pout for a few minutes, then I would be sitting at his side, his arm wrapped around me. I always suspected it was more about Dad wanting some peace and quiet than it was the keen sense of the fish's hearing.
We always had to head home before dark so we could get the cows milked. When it was time to leave, we would hoist the stringer of fish out of the water and count them, playfully arguing about who caught the most and, of course, who caught the biggest. It didn't matter if we caught many fish or not, we always went home with a smile on our faces and a memory in our hearts. That's what dads are for.
One of my happiest memories is of the day my dad, sister and I were baptized in a creek near our church. Up until that time, Dad hadn't been a church-going man, but after that, he rarely missed a Sunday.
Expressions of love are given to dads on the third Sunday each June, a day set aside to show sentiment to our fathers. The idea for creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in June 1910, in Spokane, Washington, thanks to Sonora Smart Dodd, whose father lost his wife in childbirth, leaving him to raise their six children alone.
President Woodrow Wilson supported Dodd's idea, and Congress passed a resolution proclaiming a Father's Day in 1914. President Lyndon B. Johnson designated the third Sunday of June to be recognized as Father's Day in 1966, and it became a national observance in 1972, when President Nixon signed a declaration.
Summer means honoring our dads.
Neoma - Walker, Missouri
Quick-Thinking Barbecue
Grilling has always been a favorite summer tradition. As a child, I couldn't wait for summer so our family could break out the barbecue grill.
On a lazy summer afternoon or a nice summer evening after all the chores were done, our family would grill. The smoky smell of hamburgers cooking over hot coals combined with the sound of the meat sizzling filled us with anticipation of the perfect meal.
One year on the Fourth of July, my husband and I had a barbecue at our house. It was a nice day, with only a few patchy clouds in the sky.
Our double hibachi was set up, the hamburgers and hot dogs were ready to be cooked, and our guests were munching on chips and dip. Just as we were about to light the grill, it began to rain. In no time, it was pouring, and the wind was blowing the rain into the grill.
My husband was determined we would have grilled hamburgers and hot dogs, no matter what, so he placed stacks of 8-inch concrete blocks on the ground, making a table to place the hibachi on. Then he used more cement blocks to build columns on either side of the grill. When he deemed the "walls" high enough, he placed a sheet of plywood over the top.
With an umbrella in one hand and a spatula in the other, my husband stood outside in the rain grilling our meal. Cars driving by the house honked and waved, and some drove by more than once as the rest of us watched from inside the house. It was quite a sight.
Grilling is still one of my favorite things about summer. We have had many grilled hamburgers and hot dogs since that rainy Independence Day celebration, but I don't think any of them have tasted as good as those from that memorable day when my husband improvised and saved the day.
Kate - Danbury, North Carolina
Warm Days Bring Beauty
In summer, a pair of mockingbirds sing over their eggs in the nest they built in our maple tree. Our garden is alive with red buds opening on the azalea bush, and tall green shoots appear on the onions.
New this year are lemon cucumber vines. We marvel at the lantana, as the yellow flower clusters change to orange, then pink, then red.
I can hardly wait to get outside each morning to see what new flowers have opened on my passionflower vines. The blue ones bloom most dependably. The pink ones, with long fringes, cause friends to ask if they are real. The small red variety blooms reliably, but the large red ones are the showiest. The white ones are delicate with bands of lavender and pink corollas.
Of special interest to friends and family who have never before seen passionflowers is a centuries-old legend from South America. The story finds symbolism to the crucifixion of Christ in the corona representing His crown of thorns, the three stigmas the nails, the five anthers His five wounds, and the 10 petals referring to the 10 disciples at the cross.
With all its beauty, is it any wonder summer is my favorite season?
Elaine - Greenville, South Carolina
Family Vacations Are Rocky
I don't know how our vacation tradition started, but some of my earliest childhood memories are of walking through dark doors on hot summer days and descending into the cool, wet climate of caves.
We went to caves all over the Midwest, visiting famous stalactite formations, boating through underground caverns and collecting bits of semiprecious stones. I remember seeing bats hanging upside down above us while fish swam in the waters below us. Sometimes the tour guides would turn off all the lights so we could experience what Tom Sawyer and Becky must have felt when they were lost in the cave.
We took snacks with us because the big drop in temperature affected the blood sugar of some family members, and even in 90-degree weather, we always brought jackets because the cool air breezing up from the depths below made it feel like we were sitting in front of an air conditioner.
Eventually, our vacations took a turn upward, and we began climbing up mountain paths. Nowadays, we either hike up a mountain or down into one. Not a summer goes by without our family jamming the essentials into a backpack, putting on our tennis shoes and heading for the rocks.
Lydia - Kingman, Indiana
Pond Was Summer Oasis
My favorite thing about summer is floating in an inner tube, reliving memories of summers past – and all of those memories involve my family's pond.
I grew up in rural southern Ohio, on property that was perfect for a family of seven boys and one girl. We had a huge front yard, a meandering creek, a small wooded area and, best of all, a pond. Covering a half acre, the pond was fed by two sources: a cold, underground spring and run-off from our neighbors' cow pasture.
We didn't care about the run-off, and neither did the pond's inhabitants, for that summer oasis served as the home for ducks, bullfrogs, respectable-sized bass, and the biggest bluegill south of Columbus. My mom always fretted over the snakes and snapping turtles that also lived in or near the pond, but they never bothered us.
Unfortunately, our pond was not ideal-ly located. It occupied right centerfield of our makeshift baseball diamond, so we set some specific rules. Any batter who hit a ball into the pond on a fly was automatically out, because it was a pain to halt the game, get in the rowboat and paddle out to retrieve the ball. The other rule was that any batter who hit a grounder into the pond could advance no farther than second base, but it wasn't an automatic double, because a fielder could still retrieve the ball and throw the runner out at second.
With the help of us boys, my dad built a dock at the pond that extended 20 feet out on the right field side, next to two maple trees. Then we added a diving board that Dad got from a closed pool in town.
Every summer Sunday, upon returning home from church, we raced to change into our cut-off jeans. Then we had to eat lunch, which was a double-edged sword because Mom would then make us wait an hour before we could go swimming.
We killed that hour by the pond's edge, listening to the Cincinnati Reds on a little AM transistor radio, throwing a Frisbee, playing tag or romping with our dogs. Eventually, Mom and Dad would emerge from the house, and the sound of the slamming screen door was music to our ears.
Swimming was restricted to Sundays because that was the only time our lifeguard was available. I'm not sure how much "life guarding" Dad actually did, though. His lifeguard station consisted of a hammock strung between the two maple trees, and every time I checked on him from my inner tube, he had a cold drink resting on his stomach, and both eyes were closed.
When I was in high school, I'd go straight to the pond after a hot day of baling hay. I walked directly to the diving board and dove in, clothes and all. If I was able to get enough distance on my dive, I would pierce the water right above where the cold spring entered the mud, and I will never forget that wonderful feeling.
About the time I've reminisced that long, someone will shake me, for I have been floating all afternoon in my inner tube with a cold drink resting on my stomach, and both eyes closed. I guess the saying "Like father, like son" is true.
John - Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Holiday Parade and Club Activities Provide Joy
I guess I'm an oddball when it comes to favorite things about summer. I love to look at flowers, but I don't like to garden. I'm not a person who likes to dig in the dirt. I also don't like long vacations. Short vacations, maybe.
I do look forward to the Fourth of July each summer, though. The parades, the noise, the kids eating cotton candy, and the 50 or more people who somehow end up in my front yard to watch the parade and have lunch with me are exciting.
The parade goes right past my house, so my kids would all come home for the celebration. Eventually, they started asking their friends to join us, then those friends started asking others. Sometimes I don't even know some of the people who show up at my house to watch the parade and eat lunch, but we all have a good time.
I also enjoy summertime because it makes getting out to see and do things much easier. I belong to the group Red Hat Ladies, in which all members have to be 50 or older. Most of us in my group are in our 70s and 80s, with one member who is in her 90s. We've gotten together and entered floats in the Fourth of July parade, and we even won a $50 prize on a couple of occasions.
Our group has also toured a brewery, Templeton Rye in Templeton, Iowa, which was famous during the Prohibition days. We've gone on a safari, in which we saw a huge collection of real trophy animals – elephants, giraffes, bears and more. We've seen jewelry being made, glass being blown, toured a barn that was converted into a house, and visited Dodge House in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
I also get together with friends once a week during the summer months. We go to the church and spend the day quilting, visiting and eating a delicious potluck dinner. We go home tired, but with a great sense of satisfaction for doing something for others. Last year, we made 200 quilts for world relief, 16 for shelters and several for newborns. What a feeling of accomplishment.
Maxine - Exira, Iowa
Friends and the Open Road
Each summer, 12 of us take a road trip on our motorcycles. Although we aren't young anymore, we still anticipate the next trip. A few years ago, we enjoyed a wonderful trip "Out West," as we refer to it, and the beauty of the mountains is calling us back this summer.
The trip started in Sutherland, Iowa, traveling 450 miles on the open road across South Dakota to the Black Hills. It was a long, hot ride, but we loved the beauty of the hills, as well as Mount Rushmore. We particularly liked the pigtail curves, which are a challenge for motorcyclists. Winding southwest through Wyoming and Montana took us through the Beartooth Mountain Range, and we were completely mesmerized by the snow-covered mountains.
For most of our trip, we followed the Lewis and Clark trail. As the terrain grew more and more rugged, I tried to visualize how they survived such a grueling trip.
After leaving the Beartooth Mountain Range, we turned and headed toward Yellowstone National Park. The power of Old Faithful amazed us, and we were delighted at seeing the magnificent grizzly bears, moose and elk that roam freely around the park. A swing north took us down "Going to the Sun Highway" in Glacier National Park, and it was an eye-opening experience. Glaciers lay in the mountain crevices, and streams of melting snow rush down the mountains, leaving beautiful blue-green lakes and pools. It was a sight we will never forget.
We are all in our 60s and 70s, but we're once again looking forward to the wind in our faces, the fresh, cool smell of mountain air, the sights and, of course, the challenge. We can hardly wait to get back on the open road.
Carolyn - Sutherland, Iowa
Enjoys Spending Summer Mornings, Evenings Outside
I always feel a sense of freedom when summer finally arrives after a long, cold, snowy Kansas winter. Finally, it means no more scarves, mittens and heavy coats to encumber me.
During the summer months, my husband and I normally have breakfast out on the deck. Our two dogs, Shadow and Buddee, are not allowed to join us, though, because we're quite certain they would chase away the songbirds.
We watch for the bright red flash of the male cardinals and the less bright plumage of their mates. The larger blue jays often crowd the other birds away from the feeder, except the yellow finches, which have their own feeder. We have to watch closely to see the tiny hummingbirds that are barely visible as they flutter their wings at lightning speed.
During the afternoons, I prefer to stay inside the house, where the air conditioner keeps me cool and out of the Kansas heat and humidity that summer always seems to bring with it.
Near dusk, we go back out on the deck again, and this time the dogs are allowed to come with us.
Buddee, our golden retriever, is our water dog. I love to watch as he steps into his very own baby pool, one foot at a time, then lowers himself slowly into the water, taking care to keep his tail dry, until his body is submerged in the refreshing water. He sure enjoys cooling off after having played in the yard. However, Shadow, our small, black mix, stays as far away from the water as possible.
The one thing I miss are the colorful flowers of summer, which we can only grow with any kind of success in the front yard, because Buddee either tramples on or tries to devour any blooming thing I try to grow in the backyard.
Ursula - Coffeyville, Kansas
Vacation Tradition Continues
For more than 60 years, my favorite thing about summer has been our family vacation in Minnesota. My mother passed away in 1946, and the following year, Dad, my four siblings and I went to West Lost Lake in Minnesota on vacation, and it has been an annual tradition ever since.
That first vacation was a fishing vacation. Now, they are simply vacations. As all of us children grew up, got married and had children of our own, we had to find larger resorts. When we outgrew West Lost Lake, we moved to Pickeral Lake, then to Lake Buchanan. We've grown from the original six to nearly 90, so now we stay at Fish Trap Lake.
We divide the family into four teams and play games. One evening we order pizza, and another night we have a wiener roast. All the women go shopping one day, and we play lots of games. On Sunday morning, we have a worship service, complete with singing, devotions, prayer and a sermon. Each year a different family is in charge of the service.
Each year, we have a pinochle tournament, and we even have a traveling trophy that is passed from one winner to another. The trophy has been being passed since 1976.
We love to sit by the water and watch the kids play, or just sit, visit and relax.
I am the oldest person still attending this family vacation reunion, and I enjoy it very much.
Arlo - Rock Rapids, Iowa
Green Apples and Salt
When summer rolls around, my thoughts return to that wonderful apple tree from my youth, and my mouth starts to water.
No one knew the name of the apples, but they were large and tart green by midsummer. The tree was at my grandmother's place, with branches extending over the sloping roof of her chicken house. My sister and I would steal the salt shaker from the kitchen and slip out to the apple tree. We'd climb the tree and jump onto the roof, then we'd carefully reach for the biggest apples, which, of course, were always on the highest branches.
After selecting three or four apples, the ritual would begin. We'd wipe the apples on our shirts to remove the dust, then lick the apple and sprinkle it with salt. When we took that first bite, the crunchy, juicy, salty tartness would flood our mouths. We would close our eyes to fully savor the experience, then we sprinkled more salt on the bitten part before taking another bite.
When one apple was finished, we would begin the process with the next apple, until all the apples were gone.
I'm sure our mother and grandmother knew what we were up to. We had been warned about the possible ill affects of eating green apples, but, strangely, they never bothered either of us in the least.
Before leaving, we were allowed to pick enough apples to fill a bucket, which we took home with us. After some had been made into sweet, mushy applesauce, the rest were ours to enjoy. Lying on the grass in the yard, we would read our library books and feast on those wonderful, delicious green apples.
Now, whenever I see a tree with green apples, I'm tempted to stop and pick a few, wanting to once again enjoy that wonderful summer treat of green apples and salt.
Karen - Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Childhood Memories
Childhood memories are what I love most about summer. I remember having the freedom to roam the groves, meadows and back roads without supervision or fear while inventing our own fun. Oftentimes we would pick wildflowers for Mom, and she always acted delighted, even when they were nothing but dandelions, which wilted quickly.
One summer, I tried to resurrect that memory. I picked a bouquet of coneflowers, Queen Anne's Lace, red clover, gentians and bouncing bet for myself. I added a few stalks of sectioned scouring rush for balance. The effect was all that I remembered, so I put them in a vase and set it on my table, just as Mom had done. I was disappointed when I soon noticed little insects on my table and flying around the kitchen. I wondered if Mom had also been forced to dispose of bug-infested blossoms.
I have no desire to make mud pies again, but I wouldn't mind wading in the pond, trying to catch tadpoles so I could watch as they matured into frogs. I still enjoy watching fireflies on summer evenings, and maybe someday I'll find a Monarch butterfly larva, feed it dill and milkweed leaves, and watch the fascinating stages from pupa to butterfly.
My mind filters out memories of cockleburs and what we called itch weed, as well as the unpleasant task of picking strawberries and helping Mom can fresh fruit and vegetables. Those tedious tasks provided family bonding as we worked together, but I didn't always consider them fun.
The nice thing about memories is being able to pick and choose the ones I wish to preserve, and I choose the happy ones.
Betty - Hartley, Iowa
Summer Brings Enjoyment
I love summertime! It gives me the opportunity to do all the things that bring me such pleasure.
During summer, instead of having evening church services, we have vespers on Sunday evenings in the yards of our congregation members. Our vespers always include a potluck dinner, which provides a variety of delicious food. One woman always brings corn on the cob covered in butter. The melted butter runs down my chin as I eat it. Some of the members cook hot dogs and/or hamburgers on the grill, and the aroma makes my mouth water and my stomach growl. I just love food!
I also enjoy fresh fruits and vegetables that are in abundance in the summer. I love to pick raspberries from my backyard or peaches from a friend's tree, and nothing tastes better to me than a tomato pulled from the vine. Food just seems to taste better when it comes from your own garden.
At festivals and fairs, the smell of food beckons me to the food booths, and the seasonal ice cream truck comes up my hill every day. There could be no better way to end the day than sitting on the porch eating an ice cream bar.
Also, after being cooped up all winter, summer means it's time to start getting out again. I enjoy getting out with friends, whether it involves taking a walk, sitting on the porch talking, or going to yard sales and flea markets.
Children are another reason summer is enjoyable. Having no children of my own, I welcome the chance to spend time with them. I always volunteer to help with vacation Bible study, and I also attend a young friend's ball games. I love to see the determined set of his jaw as he goes up to bat, and the big grin when he hits the ball. I cheer for him as loud as any grandmother possibly could, and he appreciates it.
Summer also brings the holiday of celebrating America's birthday. It's a great time, with a family reunion, swimming and, of course, fireworks. My birthday is also celebrated in the summer, and I look forward to spending time with friends and family as they shower me with love.
Last summer, some friends bought a boat and took me out on it. The scenery in the Ohio Valley is beautiful, and on my ride in the boat, it was breathtaking to see the magnificent hills while feeling the wind in my face.
I enjoy everything about summer – the fragrant flowers, the glow of lightning bugs, and the warm sun on my back.
I'm also very thankful for the extra hours of daylight, which allow me to do all the things I love.
Judy - Brilliant, Ohio
Favorite Season of the Year
Summer has always been my favorite time of year. Although I liked school as a child, it was always more fun to be at home in the summer and not have to follow a schedule.
I grew up on a farm, so there was plenty to do in summer. We had cats and kittens, dogs and goats that I played with, and I also enjoyed watching the chickens, geese, guineas and ducks. It was interesting to see the ducks waddle, single file, down to the pond. We also had horses to ride and cows to bring in from the field to be milked.
I also had a lot of fun riding my bicycle, shooting baskets and swinging on my tire swing. Another thing I liked about summers when I was a child was not having to get up early.
As I got older, I began working in the garden, and I came to appreciate the pretty flowers we had.
After I got married and became a teacher, I looked forward to summer vacations, in which we took a week and traveled somewhere. What great trips we had. My birthday is also in summer, so I guess that's yet another reason for summer being my favorite season.
Now, as a retiree, I thoroughly enjoy the flowers that summer gives us, as well as the warm, sunny days. I would take summer year-round if I could.
Donna - Red Oak, Iowa
God's Beauty Abounds
When daylight comes to be, I enjoy listening to the rumbling clouds and watching as they turn into beautiful piles of pink cotton-like clouds.
The blazing sun soon pops through the tall pine trees, and as I glance around my yard, I see the blushing roses – God's masterpieces – as they droop with drops of dew, until they are kissed by the sunshine and perk up again.
Summer brings with it the lovely fragrance of a neighbor's honeysuckle drifting my way, as well as the beauty of purple and white pansies.
The plush, green carpet of grass is sprinkled with lovely yellow and white daisies, and the huge elephant ear plant in my backyard flourishes with the summer rain and sun.
The bright red geranium my son and his wife gave me as a gift furnishes me with a pleasing view as the buds burst with blooms each day, and the tomatoes hanging on the vines like giant rubies make me hungry for a salad.
Susan - St. Joseph, Missouri
Food, Freedom and Overall Feeling of Summer Brings Contentedness
I am very much looking forward to summer, because my granddaughter will be out of school, and we'll be free to do whatever we want.
My garden will be started, and the tomatoes will be coming on. What more could one ask for than a BLT on toast with mayonnaise? The flowers will also be showing off their blooms, and the grass will be a beautiful emerald green.
I look forward to a tall glass of iced tea after returning home from swimming and sunning ourselves at the pool. Then we'll fire up the barbecue grill and cook some hot dogs, burgers or steaks.
After a good meal, we'll hop in the convertible for a ride around town, then we'll head out to the country, where we'll watch the sun set.
Upon arriving back home, we'll put in a good movie and kick back until we're ready for bed, all the while enjoying the summer breeze as it wafts through the open window, blowing the curtains softly and bringing with it the wonderful sounds of summer.
Soon, we'll hear the son of the neighbor down the street revving up his new truck as he thinks about the sweet little gal he met recently.
I will sit back with a sigh of happiness and be content ... and that's what I like best about summer.
Carroll - Mount Pulaski, Illinois
Couple Enjoyed Spending Weekends at the Lake
Lazy weekends at the lake were what my husband, John, and I looked forward to in the summer. Traveling to our destination, time seemed to slow down the closer we got to the lake and began to relax. Lake time, we called it.
I didn't even mind getting up early, hearing the dawn call of the blue jays coming through our open bedroom window. I'd get up quietly and put on a pot of coffee. Then I'd take my cup of coffee to the deck and watch as either the fog lifted or the sun came up, and the lake slowly began coming to life. It was peaceful early in the mornings before the speedboats and jet skis shattered the calm.
Soon, John would wake and join me on the deck. After drinking a cup of coffee and pouring a second cup to go, he would head to the dock with his rod and reel. I enjoyed watching him fish more than I actually liked to fish. Fishing, for me, meant John graciously baiting my hook and removing the rare fish that managed to wind up on my line, as the rod rested between my toes, leaving my hands free to hold the latest book I was reading. After all, I didn't want to get my hands dirty, then get my book all messy. Fishing was just an excuse for me to read.
As in all Gardens of Eden, we once had a disturbance, and, to this day, I still shudder at the memory.
One morning, I carried my folded-up lounge chair down to the dock, but when I went to unfold it, it was hard to open. I kept tugging on it, and when it finally opened, a big black snake flipped out and slithered across the dock and into the water. I stood there frozen, unable to believe what had just happened.
Finally, I turned and walked swiftly back to the cabin, where John was sitting at the dining table. I must have had a strange look on my face, because he immediately asked what was wrong. I just stood there, unable to talk, then I started crying. I went to the kitchen, splashed water on my face, then turned to face him and blurted out, "Ssssnake, ssssnake."
The worst part about the situation was knowing I had carried that snake right next to my body as I had walked to the dock. You'd better believe I never carried a folded-up chair again without a thorough search first. And, by the way, I still don't believe that snake was more afraid of me than I was of him!
The part of our weekends I liked best was sharing summer mornings fishing with John in his bass boat in a secluded cove I named Catfish Cove. We were usually the only ones there, and John would use the electric trolling motor at the bow of the boat so it was very quiet. We could hear the birds chirping and the waves lapping at the shore as we lazily circled the cove, John casting his rod to the shore's edge, waiting for a bite.
As usual, I'd be stretched out in the back of the boat with my nose in a book and a baited fishing rod anchored between my toes. Now and then I'd pause from my reading and look up through the trees at the sky and listen to the birds singing, and I would sigh with great satisfaction.
Linda - Lee's Summit, Missouri


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Ella Moony is one of Planet Girlons favorite singers. Ella has been on tour throughout the Galaxies performing to sell out crowds and will soon be returning to Plant Girlo to entertain the "who's who" of planets when she does a guest performance at Rosetta Stella"s VIP Stone Rock Garden Party.
Deemed one of the most exclusive social gatherings of the year, Ella will perform three songs, one being her unreleased original, written especially for Ms Stella.
"I'm delighted to be back to perform for all the Gals" said Ella. "I love touring, however coming home to Girlon, back to my roots, inspires me each and every time"


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Photos are of the second prototype. The fork and chainstays have been redesigned. The dropouts are totally new and they have proved pretty stiff.
We expect the first batch to be ready mid-March 2014. Geometry is same as the current Saga. (The cantilever brake model Saga remains unchanged from 2013.)


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First i would like to thanks all UDD attendees & Canonical, Ubuntu Community for making UDD successful event. we had around 350 attendees @ Hotel Leela, Grand Ball Room.
So, let me share some behind the scene pictures.
It was very interesting and busy day for all, packing bags to preparing demo room, shaping final presentations. We were very excited to see all Ubuntuers on UDD. And, OMG!!! that dream came true. Here is a picture taken 15 minutes before the UDD started. And, I believe Picture Speaks Louder Then The Words, OMG!!! It is!
Though, i was busy @ UDD Demonstration Counter, organized by Canonical and OEMs and LOEMs, showing their devices with Ubuntu, so i would not write much about UDD Presentation, later in this blog i will cover UDD Presentation source and community blog, covering whole UDD Presentation part. Again coming back to demo part, We demoed Wipro Machines (Netbook, Notebook, Tablet, Desktops), Lenovo All-In-One M90Z with Ubuntu 10.10, Dell Zino and Dell Latitude Netbook with Ubuntu Light. Most of the attendees were interested in getting list of Machine pre-installed with Ubuntu and available in Indian market. And that was one of the common need of all. And we surprised by seeing huge demand for that. In past, i have covered in my blog with picture of some LOEM brand with Ubuntu showcasing in CROMA. I got huge demand from attendees to generate and promote list of LOEMs and OEMs shipping machines with Pre-installed Ubuntu in Indian Consumer / Retail Market. We are already doing this for enterprise and corporates. I am sure i will cover that list in future blog. We had given 1 hour for UDD Demonstration Counter, combined with UDD Break in UDD Agenda. But personally, i was much more busy during the day for demonstration Here are few pictures from Demonstration Counter.
Overall it was amazing event. During the day, i had great meeting with Nigel Babu and Sreekanth. Nigel also covered detailed report of UDD. Sreekanth had given nice demo on preparing and running customized Ubuntu AMI on Amazon EC2 Cloud Services. We had given separate counter for community. Thanks a lot Sreekanth.
Finally, Closing keynote by Prakash thanking all UDD attendees and Canonical Employee for making UDD successful. Here is a snip from Nigel's Blog Post.
Though, We have finished the UDD, but still we are hearing from attendees. Personally, i got lot of e-Mails from attendees. There was common request to do it again. And, of-course i will update you more in future. Here few words from one of e-Mail, i received. Personal thanks to Mr. Girish
Dear Hardik,
It was a great experience at Leela palace in Bangalore on Ubuntu Developer Day.
I had very good opportunity to meet many people to from open source.
Please keep on organising such events in India.
My Canonical colleagues also got the similar kind of e-Mails after UDD. It was great satisfaction for us. Here is few links around the web covering UDD, bit commercially, but that is not offensive :).
To going at more commercial part, there was very nice coverage by Beyond Beat, Evening new paper.
I like the title most, i will close this blog with that one | UBUNTU STORY: STAFF OF TWO, LAKHS OF USERS | Big thanks to strong Ubuntu Community and Canonical. Now? Let's make it billion….Read more


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Washington, D.C. — In 2008, the community dedicated to ending hunger globally was rocked when the prestigious medical journal The Lancet published its first series on maternal and childhood nutrition, showing that more than a third of child deaths and 11 percent of the rate of disease worldwide was the result of mothers and children being malnourished.
"It gave the community its marching orders," said Yesenia Garcia of 1,000 Days.
From the information gathered by the journal emerged an image of the vital importance and lasting impact good nutrition has on a child's earliest development.
Rather than trying to reach young, hungry children, "it demonstrated that it's more effective to prevent stunting" -- underdevelopment in malnourished children -- "before age 2, or it's irreversible," said Mary Hennigan, senior technical adviser in nutrition for Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. bishops' overseas relief and development agency.
Beyond stunting, malnutrition slows children's mental growth, making them 20 percent less able to read and handicapping them so that as adults they earn on average 20 percent less than their counterparts who had a healthy diet as children.
Armed with this information, the 1,000 Days campaign was launched. It's a coalition of groups dedicated to promoting good nutrition from the minute a woman becomes aware of her pregnancy to her child's second birthday -- roughly the first 1,000 days of the child's life.
Now five years later, The Lancet has published a follow-up study on maternal and child nutrition, which found that, among other things, malnutrition causes nearly 45 percent of all deaths in children under 5. The latest Lancet series inspired Bread for the World, a Christian anti-hunger lobby organization, to make nutrition the theme of its annual convention this year.
For four days, representatives of dozens of organizations devoted to eradicating poverty and its effects, like 1,000 Days, Save the Children and Food Resource Bank, gathered in the nation's capital to discuss effective strategies and to lobby policymakers.
The importance of government action in addition to charity work was highlighted by speakers from the U.S. Agency for International Development, Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the presidential adviser from the Republic of Tanzania, a country that has made great progress in reducing childhood deaths related to malnutrition because of its president's initiatives.
Frontline workers from all over the world discussed their challenges, such as making the issue of hunger matter to those personally unaffected by it and the struggles to meet goals during times of political or social unrest.
Hennigan, of CRS, has seen firsthand the effects of malnutrition, especially in Burkina Faso, an African country that ranks as one of the world most impoverished.
"A malnourished baby is very listless, it's just very sad," she said. The program she is working on reaches about 30,000 children there under the age 2 and their mothers; these mother-child pairs and their communities are educated about the importance of hygiene, prenatal care, and childbirth in a health facility, as well as the need for changes in their diet, like exclusive breast-feeding of an infant till he or she is 6 months of age and then afterward introducing nutritious, complementary foods.
"The difference between healthy and malnourished children is amazing," Hennigan said. It has been three years since the program's implementation and things have changed dramatically for the children and their parents.
"Fathers have told me, 'Normally I don't want to be around my malnourished children, but how can I not be around this (healthy) adorable baby?' Mothers tell us, 'When we don't have a sick baby, we're not as worried -- we plant better, we do more.'"
While the most widespread and devastating effects of child malnutrition can be witnessed abroad, the United States is not immune either: 1 percent of children suffer from chronic malnutrition, according to John Hopkins' Children Center. While there are many organizations in place that battle hunger and malnutrition in this country, funds for a key federal program that helps to address that need -- the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps -- are in danger of being cut by Congress.
The Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 -- or the Farm Bill, a piece of legislation that comes to Congress every five years to set policies for agriculture and nutrition -- proposes to cut SNAP funding by billions of dollars; the Senate version, which passed June 11, cuts SNAP by about $4 billion, while the House version would cut the program by about $20 billion.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, CRS, Catholic Charities USA and the National Catholic Rural Life Conference May 9 wrote to congressional leaders to protest the cuts: "With continued high unemployment and a struggling economy, the need for adequate funding levels in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ... and other programs that help hungry people are essential. Congress should ... oppose attempts to weaken or restructure these programs that would result in reduced benefits to hungry people."
The bishops and other faith leaders are part of the Circle of Protection, a coalition of Christian charities and religious leaders who are fighting for a "circle of protection" around the poor and vulnerable that keeps funding in place for programs benefiting them as members of Congress craft and debate a budget resolution and spending bills for the next fiscal year. Many of those hurt by the potential budget cuts will be families.
"SNAP is a very effective program," said Kathy Saile, USCCB director of domestic social development.
"We don't need 'CHRINOS' -- Christians in name only," she said in a speech at Bread for the World national gathering. People with a "moral vision" are what is needed to help the world eliminate extreme poverty by 2030, which, as The Economist has predicted, could happen.
"That's why I do this work -- our faith gets deepened by it," said Brian Backe, director of domestic programs at CRS. "It boils down to the deepest sense of love for our neighbors." He said the example of Pope Francis especially has inspired him. "I keep a picture of him washing the feet of a woman. He's a servant leader."
One woman in a Q-and-A session at the gathering expressed disappointment at authorities who neglect or even harm those suffering from poverty. But she also said that no matter how discouraging it was, she wouldn't let hunger and malnutrition win -- "not in my lifetime."


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A nineteenth-century tenement on the Lower East Side.
Bessy Conway; or, The Irish Girl in America
Meanwhile Bessy Conway was "getting along first-rate" as her friends would say. Sally's conduct became at last altogether intolerable, and her mistress was obliged to part with her. Mrs. Hibbard, like many other ladies, had a great aversion to Intelligence Offices, and said to Mrs. Walters that she thought she would try an advertisement as she had to some pretty good servants by that means in times past.
"Well! you need be in no hurry, Matilda!" said Mrs. Walters, "better wait a week or son and perhaps you might hear of some good girl out of place, and Bessy will be very glad to do the housemaid's work till you get one."
This arrangement was very satisfactory to all parties, and when Bessy had been some days acting in her new capacity, Mrs. Hibbard said to her one morning: "Now, Bessy, as you seem to get along so well with my work in addition to Mrs. Walters', what do you think if you would take Sally's place, and I will give you the same wages I gave her? I am very much pleased with the manner in which you do your work, and still more so with the spirit in which you go about it."
Bessy's heart jumped at the thoughts of earning so much money, and she was scarcely less pleased to find that Mrs. Hibbard thought so well of her, but still she would not think of closing such a bargain without consulting Mrs. Walters. "Whatever she says, ma'am, I'm willing to do."
"Oh ! of course, Bessy, I did not for a moment suppose that you would engage with me without having obtained the consentof your mistress, but I am pretty certain that she will make no objection-on the contrary, she will be quite pleased with the arrangement." (119)
And so Mrs. Walters was pleased, and proud, too, she said, of her little Tipperary girl, who was able and willing to discharge the duties of such a situation in a few months after leaving her father's cottage in Ardfinnan. "You see, my dear Bessy," said she laying her hand kindly on the girl's shoulder, " you see how easy it is to please any employer when you set about it in the proper way. No doubt you have often heard Mrs. Hibbard's girls complain of her being too particular about the work."
"Why, then, indeed, I did, ma'am, many a time," said Bessy with a smile; "its what Sally used to say, and Bridget, too, for that matter,-that the devil himself wouldn't please her, and that a saint out of heaven couldn't bear her. "
Hearing this Mrs. Walters laughed. "Well, Bessy, I'm quite sure that you don't belong to the lower regions and yet you seem to please Mrs. Hibbard very much indeed, neither do I think you find it so very difficult to bear with her, although you are not yet a saint out of heaven, whatever you may be in time to come. But what will you do with all the money you are going to make!"
"Well! I'll just tell you that, ma'am," said Bessy, "I intend to write home first of all to ask my father and mother if they want any to let me know. If things go on as well with them as they did of late years, they'll not be in any present want, and so I'll leave my money in your hands till I have a good deal, and then maybe I'd go home to them some fine day when they least expect me, and help to do for the boys and girls. Wouldn't that be a grand thing entirely, Mrs. Walters" said the girl earnestly, her face all radiant with the anticipated joy of such a meeting.
"You are a good girl, Bessy !" said her mistress, her eyes full of tears; " so long as you cherish those unselfish dispositions and think more of others than of yourself, you will be sure to do well in every respect, for our good God blesses such generous devotion. But I cannot take charge of your treasure very long, for I do not know how long I may remain here, and besides your money will be better in the Savings Bank where you will get interest for it." (120)
Bridget was by no means satisfied with the change which had taken place, for Sally was a girl after her own heart, and although they fought every hour of the day when they were together, and sometimes carried their dispute so far that Wash had to use physical force to keep them from coming to blows, still there was so much in common between them that they sympathized one with 'the other after their own fashion. Bessy Conway was not long in the house when they discovered that she was not "one of them," and could not, therefore, be admitted to their confidence. Ellen, the children's maid, was one of those good-natured, harmless persons who never by any chance give offense to any one, and will rather make any concession than "raise disturbance." She was naturally well-disposed and always had the intention of doing right, but having no fixed principles and very little instruction, she was easily turned from the path of rectitude either by threats or persuasions She was, therefore, on excellent terms with the two "troopers," as Bessy called them, they were "blazers" with old Wash.
But when Sally was finally and forever turned outs and Bessy was installed with honor in her place, Bridget mounted "the high horse" and never had a civil word to spare for the new housemaid as long as they were together. She took every opportunity of insulting Bessy, accusing her of "treachery," "back-biting," "hypocrisy," and what not. It was no use for Bessy to tell her over and over that she never asked for Sally's place, never thought of asking for it, even when it was vacant. In vain she assured her that no prospect of advantage to herself would induce her to undermine or seek to injure a fellow servant-she might as well talk to the winds. Bridget had made up her mind that she was " an imp" and " a deceiver," and, moreover, that " there was a dirty turn in her after all." (121)
"Well! well!" said Bessy, " I see there's no use in contradicting you, so we'll leave the matter to God and our own conscience." " Oh ! yes, leave it to God," said Bridget with a scornful toss of her head, that's easy said, but your pious airs won't give Sally back her place, poor girl!"
"Well, now, Bridget, I declare it's too bad for you to be blamin' me for Sally losin' her place," said Bessy with some warmth; "don't you know very well how often I advised her to take more care of it than she did, and to try and please her mistress instead of workin' contradiction and givin'' back answers when she was spoken to about any thing. You know as well as I do that it wasn't Sally's work was in her head, but visitin' and cosherin' about, and raffles, and dances, and everything of the sort. If she had minded her business, and let such fooleries alone, she'd be here yet."
Wash hastened to give his testimony to the same effect, but Bridget cut them both short with an imperative order to "shut up, and not be deavin' her ears with their nonsense." She knew what she knew, and that was all about it.
A fortnight or so after Sally left, Bessy went down one day to the kitchen, and who should be sitting there but Sally in her flounced plaid silk and light velvet bonnet. She hardly condescended to return Bessy's salutation, but Bridget spoke for her
"There !" said she, "you see it's true enough that ' there never was one door shut, but there was another open'-now Sally has got a first-rate place in a first-class family up town where she hasn't scarce anything to do and has a dollar a month more wages than she had here. There an't only four of a family and they keep four in help."
"Dear me ! that must be a fine place," said Bessy; "I hope Sally will try and keep it. I'm as glad as can be that she's so well settled." (122)
Bridget and Sally both dives at her at once. One called her a liar, and the other told her she mightn't thank her for it. Luckily for Bessy, the door-bell rang at the moment and she hurried up stairs, Sally calling after her to be sure and tell Mrs. Hibbard what a fine place she had got.
"I wouldn't satisfy them to tell the truth," said Sally, "and I was real glad you made it up so slick. I guess I an't going to stay where I am, for I an't used, you know, to be up at five o'clock and it's pretty hard work cleaning after all sorts of rowdies in a saloon, for less wages, too, than I had here. Still I tell you I was glad enough to get it, for I was about tired going to that office, and besides my money was most all gone."
"Well! I guess you'd best stay where you are," said Bridget, "till you make sure of something better "
"I hear there's a kitchen-girl wanting in the Northern Hotel," said Sally; " I've a mind to go and see about it."
"What wages, did you hear?"
"Six dollars - just what I had from Mrs. Hibbard --"
"Well ! it's a great come-down, sure enough," said Bridget; " still I guess it's about the best you can do at the present time. Hard fortune to that sa'cy jade, Bessy Conway !-it was an ill wind drove her across us!"
"Never mind," rejoined Sally with a bitter smile, "every dog has his day, you know, and 'it's a long lane has no turn' -mind that, Bridget!-but I must be off-the boss is the devil of a rough customer, and the old woman takes a drop more than she should!-he! he! he! a precious pair they are!-an't they?"
So saying, Sally took herself off with a very affected nod, and " Good-bye, Bridget! take care of yourself!"
That same evening, Paul Brannigan and old Dolly went off in company on a tour of discovery to the (to them) unknown regions of the Sixth Avenue, where St. Joseph's Church rears its cross on high. They heard that Father Daly had been appointed assistant pastor of that Church, and they could not rest till they told him of their good fortune. Only for the hump, it would have been hard to recognize Paul in the new suit of clothes which Dolly insisted on buying for him the very day after she got the money, which clothes Paul put on that evening with great care, after coming from his work, " just to let his reverence see how a foolish old woman spent her money !" (123)
When the pair got to Chatham Square a short colloquy ensued, in consequence of a bright idea that occurred to Paul. " I'll tell you what, Mrs. Sheehan," said he, all at once coming to a stand, " I think we'll have a ride-you never was in a coach yet, I suppose, so it's the least you may have a ride now in one, if it's only for the honor of the thing !"
"Well, Paul, I'm agreeable, if it doesn't cost too much."
"Hut, tut, woman ! aren't these the President's coaches that I was tellin' you about awhile ago! Sure it's waitin' on the quality they are day and night !"
Having ascertained what particular stage would bring them the nearest to their destination, Paul bundled Dolly in, then mounted after her, and away they rattled over the rough pavement. As the lumbering omnibus is not the quickest conveyance in the world, we may as well go on before and see if the priest be there to receive them.
In the front parlor of St. Joseph's presbytery, three gentlemen were sitting, one writing at a desk, and the others conversing at the table, One of these was an old acquaintance, Father Daly, the other a tall stately man, with a somewhat cynical expression of countenance, long hair carefully kept, and a mien half lay, half clerical, that left you in doubt to which class he belonged. He was a priest, however, and a very good one, as the world goes, but he held some notions in regard to certain matters, not of faith, which appeared very dropping metaphor for the present, I think no one can doubt that a clergy taken from amongst the people of the country would be more efficient for good that any foreign missionaries, no matter how devoted or how exemplary!" (126)
" I don't believe a word of it," said Father Daly quickly and decidedly; " you know as well as I do that every country now within the pale of the Church was first brought in by missionaries from abroad-"
" Oh! of course, of course, that is understood-indeed it could not be well otherwise-but when the Church so established has outlived the period of infancy and grown to man's estate, is it not in the nature of things that it should try to do for itself, and manage its own business?"
This was meant as a knock-down argument by Father Seward, and even Father Molloy considered it unanswerable. He looked anxiously at his friend, and his face brightened up again when he saw him smiling.
"Certainly, my dear sir," said Bessy, "certainly you have a right to manage your own affairs, and are quite old enough to do it, but why do you no! do it?-why is it still left for the most part to foreigners s I should like to know how your spiritual wants would be supplied at this very hour were it not for the foreign priests who flock to your shores. Why, my very good friend, I am filled with admiration at the bountiful dispensation of divine Providence in your regard-indeed I am, and I cannot help thinking that it shows a want of gratitude on your part-I speak, of course, collectively-to murmur at the kind of provision made, because it is not exactly the kind you would choose."
"But we do not murmur, by no means," said Father Seward very earnestly; " I hope we are truly thankful for the spiritual succor we receive-"
"Humph!" said Father Molloy, looking round over his shoulder, "thankful, indeed ! we know how thankful you are, but that doesn't matter-the Lord conducts us here for a purpose and to do his holy will-let who may like it, we're able and willing to do it, and with a blessing so we will. As for thanks, they're not of much value, though I don't say but people like to have them when they know they're entitled to them."(127)
The other gentlemen smiled to each other at this characteristic sally, and Father Daly said: "After all, my dear friend, I think it makes little difference in which hemisphere, or under That latitude a priest was born-if he be only detached from the world, willing to crucify the old Adam within him, for the sanctification of his own soul and the edification of others, and entirely devoted to the duties of his state, he will be welcomed everywhere as a true minister of God, and no man will esteem him the less because he came from this or that particular country. We are the laborers in the vineyard-there is more work than all of us can do-let each man do his best, and what he cannot do he will not have to account for, but, in God's name, let us be united, remembering the fate of the bundle of sticks when taken one from the other. Do you think I hold your virtues in less esteem than if you came from my own parish in Roscommon County-before (hod I do not and, I think, the same spirit would actuate most foreign priests if you would only meet them half way, and, forgetting the place of their nativity, look upon them only as priests and brethren in the Lord. As your Church advances in age you will have priests of your own-at least I hope so-but God will take his own time for that He knows what is best for you. "
Father Seward was about to answer when a ring at the door made him pause and the next moment Father Daly was summoned to the hall where some persons wanted to see him. It is hardly necessary to tell the reader that it was Paul and Dolly. Father Daly was pleased to see them, and asked very kindly how they were getting on.
" Bedad, your reverence," said Paul, " we're most at the top of the wheel already-if we go on as we're doing we'll not know what to do with our money."
" Why, how is that, Paul?"
The story being told gave Father Daly so much pleasure that he asked Paul and Dolly to sit down, and went in to tell his friends. After a little he returned and took the pair of originals into the parlor.
"Now, Father Seward" said he, "-I want to make you acquainted with two of my fellow-passengers who have been particularly fortunate since they came. They have found a purse, I believe."
Dolly hastened to correct this supposed mistake. "No, no, your reverence, that wasn't it, at all-I ask your pardon for contradiction' you-we didn't find the purse, you see, but got it from-where's that it came from, Paul?"
" From Cincinnati !"
" Ay, that's the place-well ! it came from there, your reverence, and, ochone ! it never belonged to anybody else but my own poor boy, au', indeed, it was his hard, hard earnin."
" You are certainly very fortunate, my good woman !" observed Father Seward; " but what do you intend to do with it?"
"What would she do with it," put in Father Molloy with assumed gravity, "only set up a tavern, herself and this decent man, if they once know how to doctor the liquor, they can make their fortune in no time."
"Well, supposin' we did, your reverence," said Paul in a respectful tone, "we might happen to pay too dear for what we'd make, an' we wouldn't put our souls in danger for the sake of a penny of money."
" 'Deed we wouldn't, Paul, agra, 'deed we wouldn't," chimed in Dolly; " haven't we more money now than we know what to do with, and what do we want but a livin while we're here?" The priests were much amused and no little interested by this (129) singular couple, so queer and quaint and old-world like, so sterling in their simple virtues. Father Molloy, however could not resist the temptation to " poke some fun out ox them ."
"Well! Mrs. Sheehan," said he, "here's a priest from the Queen's County," and he pointed to Father Seward, "did you ever see him at home?"
Dolly drew her eyelids together so as to increase the power of her waning sight, and fixed her eyes on Father Seward who sat looking at her with a smile. A moment's observation sufficed. Old Dolly withdrew her eyes and shook her head.
"Well?" said Father Molloy with a significant glance at his brother priests.
"Well ! I never did see him at home, your reverence ! auI'd have good eyes if I did."
"How is that Mrs. Sheehan?"
"Why he's no more from the Queen's County than I'm from Jarmany! not but what he's an elegant fine gentleman all out, but if he's a priest, he's not a Queen's County priest anyhow."
" How do you know that, my good woman?" demanded Father Seward.
" Take care what you say?" whispered Paul.
" Sure I must tell him the truth when he asked me the question," said Dolly back to Paul also in a whisper. "Why don't you answer the priests," said Father Daly "how do you know that he is not from the Queen's County! " Well, then, I'll just tell your reverence that- because he's as like a minister as a priest-an' if you didn't tell me, it's for that I'd take him."
"Bother to you for an old goose !" muttered Paul between his teeth, " you've put your foot in it nicely, so you have !" Father Molloy laughed heartily and Father Daly laid his hand with a smile on the shoulder of his American friend " You see how it is, my dear sir !" said he, " this good woman has a mark on her own priests." (130)
"So I perceive," returned his friend with the slightest pos. Bible curl of his thin lip; " I should like to know what it is."
"Anan?" questioned Dolly.
" Tell his reverence," said Father Daly, " what marks and tokens you have on a priest ?"
" Well ! dear knows that's what I couldn't do," said Dolly; " I know it myself but I couldn't tell it if you were to pay me. Could you, Paul?"
" Don't be botherin' me !" was Paul's curt answer, whereat the priests all laughed and " the marks and tokens" were dropped.
After some further chat with the two originals, during which Father Seward managed to ingratiate himself wonderfully with old Dolly, Paul and she took their leave, with a promise from Father Daly to pay them a visit very soon.
Dropping a low curtsey to each of the priests, Dolly told Father Seward when she came to him, that, indeed, his reverence was more of a Priest than a body would think to look at him, and then marched after Paul.
"There's a compliment," said Father Molloy when the door closed on the visitors
"A rather equivocal one, truly," replied Father Seward as he shook back his long hair, and drew up his shirt-collar; "if I were only from the Queen's County it would make a wonderful difference!"
"Not so much as you think," said Father Daly; "it is not the mere accident of birth that influences Dolly in her estimate of you, but the want of those peculiar traits which usually characterize the priest in old Catholic countries."
" And what are they, I pray you?"
" That's right," said Father Molloy, rubbing his hands in anticipation of renewed hostilities; " that's right, Father Seward, I'd insist, if I were you, on an explanation."
" No need to insist," said Father Daly with a pleasant smile, " I am quite willing to explain The characteristics to which (131) I allude are, perhaps, incompatible with the nature of our American brethren and the construction of society here. That fatherly way of addressing his people, and that homeliness of speech and of manner which wins their confidence anti works its way to their hearts, belong more or less to all European priests, but in a peculiar manner to those of the Irish Church, whose relations to their flocks are, if possible, closer and more intimate than any others. The time is far distant if it ever comes-when the young-world priests of American birth will exhibit the marks by which old Dolly and such as she are wont to recognize ' his reverence.' You belong to a new order of things, and a new phase of society, we to an older and less artificial."
" In plain English," said Father Molloy in his humorous way, " you are flner gentlemen and seem to think a deal more of yourselves than we do. Isn't that it, Malachy."
" Well ! I should be sorry to say so," Father Daly replied "I think I have made myself sufficiently intelligible to our friend."
"Perfectly so," said Father Seward rising, "I know you meant no offense, nor will I take any. Father Patrick here is doing what he can to stir up strife between us, but I warn him he will not succeed " And he shook his finger at Father Molloy with a grave smile.
"Well! I own I was," said the person addressed, " but that was not my ultimatum. I thought to kick up a dust so as to have the pleasure of laying it again. But as we can't raise a breeze, why we must only make the most of the calm. Come along in, Father Seward, and have a bit of supper with Malachy and me. There's Jenny, my old housekeeper, beckoning like a ghost, and her patience is none of the best, I can tell you." So saying, he led the way to the supper-table.
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Wenger admits United are stronger
Arsene Wenger accepts Arsenal have made rivals Manchester United even stronger with the sale of captain Robin van Persie, but feels Sir Alex Ferguson is a "bit too confident" with talking up another Treble like in 1999.
Red Devils boss Ferguson believes his formidable frontline next season will be just like it was when Andy Cole, Dwight Yorke, Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer drove them on to domestic success, which was then capped by a remarkable late comeback in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich.
Wenger, though, feels juggling the likes of Javier Hernandez and Danny Welbeck alongside Van Persie and Wayne Rooney will not be as straight forwards as it sounds, and said: "Alex Ferguson is a bit too confident when he says 1999, but of course it increases their potential offensively because they got a world-class players."
He went on: "However, they also have a number of players - like Hernandez and Wellbeck - who have a restricted chance to play."
While Arsenal were prepared to make the 29-year-old Dutchman the highest-paid player in the club's history, it was again a case of being unable to match what was on offer elsewhere - with Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri also moving away last summer.
Wenger, however, firmly believes the days of clubs being bankrolled beyond their means are numbered, as UEFA look to implement financial fair play.
"It is a short-term problem, that the world cannot go on like that," said Wenger, who admitted midfielder Alex Song could yet join Barcelona before the end of the transfer window.
"You cannot imagine that the world will go on just splashing money out without any return, people will get tired of that because you will have just a few teams competing with each other.
"When you have lost the standard of living in life for normal people, the football world always gets higher and higher - that cannot last because people will not accept it."
The Arsenal boss added: "Financial Fair Play will make a big difference, how quickly I cannot answer because I am not responsible for putting it in place."


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Asian soybean rust spores were found in mid-March on soybeans grown in Iowa. While a first for Iowa, the ASR discovery had no market consequences and generated little alarm.
Like other ASR finds, the Iowa incident was an accident. "It was an absolute fluke, actually," says David Wright, Iowa Soybean Association director of contract research. "A gentleman was removing soybeans from a grain bin in southeast Iowa and noticed some plant residue that didn't look quite right. He gathered it and sent it in to the diagnostic lab at Iowa State University (ISU). Shortly thereafter, it was diagnosed as ASR."
Following protocol, the ISU lab then sent samples to the USDA laboratory in Beltsville, Md., for final confirmation. Further tests there — including molecular analysis — proved positive for the disease.
ASR, which can devastate soybean yields through premature defoliation, has been a problem in soybean-growing areas of South America for years. It first showed up in the United States in the fall of 2004 when it was found outside Baton Rouge, La.
The disease is combated with the use of fungicides and a large monitoring effort. While it has steadily spread through the South, ASR has yet to hammer U.S. yields.
"The big news in this is that ASR made it to Iowa," says Wright. "Beyond that, really, this discovery isn't that big of a deal. It certainly has no bearing on what will happen in the coming months. By itself, this is no concern for the 2007 crop.
"I'm quite surprised at the amount of attention this particular ASR find is getting. We've always believed ASR could reach Iowa and this proves that and lets us know it could show up again. It likely will."
To survive, ASR must be on green tissue. "That's an absolute. That means any spores on the crop residue, intermingled with the seed, are undoubtedly dead. Previous research shows that the viability of such spores decreases rapidly. Eight weeks following the tissue's death, there will be no spores left alive."
The infected Iowa soybeans were harvested last Oct. 10. "Here we are in March, so those spores are dead."
"In the past, we've had 20 sentinel plots. That's the same number as in many other states. We'll have the sentinel plots again this year. We'll also proceed with the same education and message to producers that we've been giving right along. That is: you should be vigilant in scouting fields and keep your ears open to Extension reports. When the risk for ASR increases (the Iowa ASR monitoring team) will immediately tell producers."
The find is "very interesting and should be a wake-up call for soybean producers (outside the South)," says Wright. "Some producers have become a bit complacent here in the Midwest believing ASR hasn't shown up in two years and so it won't ever. This shows that isn't the case."
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There were so many links shared about the European Commission's Science: It's a girl thing! video, that it got its own linkspam.
- We're Really Sorry, Marie Curie | The Atlantic : An amusing followup to the European Commission's trainwreck "girls in science" vid. Includes the original video.
- "Science: It's a Girl Thing!" : The Un-Official response to the Official teaser video | YouTube
- Science it's a girl thing – FAIL? | YouTube : Scientist Dr. Meghan Gray talks about her disappointment in the European Union video.
- Science: It's a Girl Thing! | Sociological Images : includes links to more coverage and a related comic
- Feminist Philosophers asks: "And why didn't they just show images of females actually doing science? Or show what genders look like together, doing science?"
- Overtly 'girly' scientists alienate potential students : New Scientist discusses the results of a recently-published article by Diana Betz and Denise Sekaquaptewa, "My Fair Physicist? Feminine Math and Science Role Models Demotivate Young Girls". Betz and Sekaquaptewa found that images of conventionally feminine women in science fields actually demotivated female middle school students and decreased their perceptions of their likelihood of success in science and math.
- Olga Khazan covers some of the blacklash against "Science: It's a Girl Thing!" video at the Washington Post.
- And on a different but related note: End the macho culture that turns women off science | The Guardian : "We are wasting an enormous pool of talent by not encouraging women to enter and stay in this discipline"
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