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This is one Chutney which is a favourite since childhood. It would be made as an accompaniment on the festive days when one avoided onion and garlic. Goes well with Roti, Dhokla, Dosa and even on bread. Ingredients : Half of a small coconut grated 7 green chillies A small bunch of coriander leaves 1/2 … Continue reading Coriander leaves Chutney Recipe
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A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
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Yet another brilliant fairytale retelling. Gah. What a world we live in.
Okay, so I'm a sucker for fairytale retellings, but Beauty and the Beast has always been one of my favorite fairytales so I'm always stoked to read them but nervous that I won't like them as much. This one definitely held up to my expectations and then some. I just absolutely loved it.
First of all, the representation in this book is amazing. I mean, our MC, Harper, has Cerebral Palsy. Guys. That's amazing. And she doesn't see it as a disadvantage, it's just something she has that means she's learned to navigate life a little differently is all. She's still brave, determined, smart, and, honestly, a straight badass. And then we have her brother, Jake, who's this big dude in all sorts of trouble, who's gay. She has no idea but seeing that unfold was also amazing, she supported him without skipping a beat and THAT is the kind of thing I love to see. I had a similar experience with a friend when they came out to me, and I just love seeing loved ones support the person unconditionally, because really, that shouldn't even be a label or defining factor for someone, but I'm rambling now. BACK TO THE BOOK.
HARPER. I love a good, strong MC who isn't afraid to stand up to others or for themselves and Harper was definitely that. She has one of the biggest hearts ever and goes out of her way for others time and time again and I have so much respect for her.
RHEN. I loved him. He was such an amazing Prince and I don't want to spoil too much for those of you who haven't read it, but his heart rivals Harper's. Though things don't always appear that way, when you start to boil things down, you can really see who he is under the walls he's built up. He's dealt with so much over the course of the hundreds of seasons he's endured and it's honestly a wonder he's even still sane. So, props to Rhen.
Grey. Scary Grey. Can I just give that big dude a hug? Man. I adore that man so freaking much and I love how hard he fought to help keep Rhen safe over the years. Everything that he went through was just…. Wow. Especially since he was tortured time and time again at the hands of Lilith.
I have nothing to say for Lilith aside from this: What. A. Bitch.
She was aptly named, that's for darned sure. (Lilith is the Queen/ Mother of Demons)
I loved the world-building for this book and I can just see how much is open to be delved into in future books and I cannot wait for that! I only just finished this book and I'm anxiously awaiting the sequel. Gotta love waiting for books.
The kingdom of Enderfall has such an interesting story so far though and I can't wait to see how everything plays out after the events of this one. ESPECIALLY THAT EPILOGUE! GAH!
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Putting run size on the agenda
In the Can Supplier Awards voted for by the industry, SLAC scooped the Gold Award with its Digital Mini-Line. SLAC's Mini-Line concept lowers the traditional threshold for DWI and opens up the possibility of low cost opportunities for annual volumes of less than 75 million cans, many times less than the conventional threshold for DWI. The concept also uses SLAC's new SC-DCP-B2006 Digital Printer, which achieves photo-quality printing on cans.
The SC-DCP-B2006 has a number of other features, with the function for instant label changes, no set up or fine tuning needed, and no ink changes too. This digital printer for DWI cans is said to make the whole printing process simpler, with no roller clear, no scrapped cans, no printing plates and no changeover downtime. This digital printer is truly all digital, simplifying the printing process. And that's not all; with the trend of small runs, the SC-DCP-B2006 allows for can makers to juggle a busy order book, with minimal fuss.
It was a bittersweet moment for owner Shu An, and chief marketing officer, Chris McKenzie, however.
"Today was a bittersweet moment for Shu An and I, both being sad that being extremely busy could not attend the CanTech event in Istanbul, however, we both woke to hear of the news of our fellow board member, Richard Moore, receiving for SLAC the Gold Award for innovation for the SLAC Digital Mini-Line.
"We are honoured to have been voted for by our customers and peers, and thank them for their support," said SLAC's chief marketing officer, Chris McKenzie. "We would also like to thank all of our hardworking team who have made this possible."
In the Can Supplier Awards, Movipack claimed the Silver Award with its Fully Automatic Palletising Packaging System. A relative newcomer to the industry since 2016, Movipack's fully automated packaging system allows for a single solution with several functions without sacrificing the overall efficiency of the productions working up to 600cpm. In one single plant it allows the final customer to perform the working cycle of four different types of equipment simultaneously, without reducing the overall potential of the line. The innovation is completely automatic, with no manual operation required.
Pressco claimed Bronze, with its Decospector 360. the Decospector 360 inspects every can to detect litho defects and colour shifts. The easy-to-use Decospector 360 creates an ideal template for every label produced so that deviations are identified and removed from the line. Users can also identify multiple target zones on each label to track Delta E values and take action if a deviation exceeds their threshold.
Inspection locations for the Decospector 360 module are either before or after the oven. Before-the-oven installations view the cans while still on the pin chain and stabilised on the custom transfer device. After-the-oven installations are located just after the strip off (unloading) area, just before they are mass conveyed to the inside sprayers.
A delighted John Keating, sales manager at Pressco, said: "We're delighted to have been awarded the Bronze Award at the Supplier Innovation Awards," he said. "We have a very good product (Decospector 360), that our customers are extremely excited and happy with, and it's showing it can get good spoilage and print reduction, using it.
"We went to all over our customers and asked them about it, and the feedback we got as expected was excellent. We're very happy that we scooped the award."
Commenting on the Awards, event director Neil McRitchie, said: "Congratulations to our winners. The event was a terrific night celebrating success within the can making industry.
"We were delighted with the number of innovation entries for our Supplier Awards, and to have over 1,000 independent votes cast in our first year was more than we could ever have imagined. We look forward to how these awards will grow in the future."
The Global Innovation Awards will return in 2020. Keep up to speed at www.cantechthegrandtour.com for all the latest developments.


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How Terminal Server for Windows Server 2003 Works
A Terminal Server is basically the same as the regular Windows Server operating system except that in Terminal Server environments, key components have been added or modified to provide support for multiple, simultaneous users.
A Terminal Server is basically the same as the regular Windows Server operating system except that in Terminal Server environments, key components have been added or modified to provide support for multiple, simultaneous users.
Microsoft Windows has always been a "multi-user" operating system in the sense that multiple users could be connected to a single server at any given time. However, these users were connected to file services or printer services on the servers. They ran their local Windows interfaces on their local computers, and the server only supported one desktop interface via the local keyboard, mouse, and monitor. The main difference with Terminal Server is that multiple users can run their own Windows desktop sessions on the server. So Terminal Server is "multi-user" in the sense that it supports multiple desktop interfaces. Some people like to think of this as a "remote control" environment, except that the Terminal Server can accommodate many users "remote controlling" it at the same time, with each user doing something completely different.
In order for Terminal Server to support multiple user sessions, some changes had to be made to it from the regular Microsoft Windows server software. There are two fundamental differences between a regular Windows Server and one with Terminal Server installed:
- When Terminal Server is installed on a Windows 2003 server, certain core components of the Windows operating system are modified to support multiple, simultaneous user interfaces. For example, the virtual memory manager and the object manager are modified to support multiple, simultaneous desktop interfaces without getting confused. These are major modifications, requiring you to reboot the system after installing Terminal Server.
- New services and components are added when Terminal Server is installed that allow the server to support multiple user sessions. The most important of these is the "Terminal Server" service. This service, running deep inside the server, is responsible for interfacing the multiple user sessions with the operating system. It's also responsible for functions such as creating sessions, receiving users, and ending sessions.
Terminal Server Components
Although it seems that the Terminal Server is basically a glorified PCAnywhere system, it's actually a complex system made up of several different components, subsystems, and interfaces. A more complete diagram of the Terminal Server components is shown in Figure 2.1. Refer to it as you read through the next few sections describing each component that makes up Windows 2003 Terminal Server.
Figure 2.1: Terminal Server 2003 components
The Windows Server 2003 Kernel
You will recall that a key component of any server-based computing environment is a multi-user operating system. In Windows Server 2003, this system is controlled by the kernel.
Windows Server 2003 needs a way to distance critical operating system components from all the crazy users. To achieve this, Windows processes operate in one of two modes: user mode or kernel mode. Thinking back to your Windows NT training, you'll remember that a user mode application cannot write directly to the OS memory. Instead, it has full access to its own 4GB memory space. An operating system component called the virtual memory manager (which itself runs in kernel mode) controls all of this and writes to the system memory on behalf of the user-mode application.
In Terminal Server environments, the separation of user mode and kernel mode applications allows the system to separate and isolate the users. One users' application crash won't take down the whole system. (Of course you're thinking that an application crash can take down a system, however, that's usually tied to device drivers which run in kernel mode.)
In "standard" (i.e. non-Terminal Server) Windows environments where only a single user logs on interactively, all kernel-mode processes live happily together in one memory area and namespace. In multi-user environments like Terminal Server, however, this sharing won't work since requests from different users' sessions could conflict with one another. The kernel on a Terminal Server is consequently multi-session aware; it keeps each user's session separate with isolated processes and memory. Windows Server 2003 makes some changes to the kernel when the Terminal Server component is installed to accomplish this.
First, the server places some of the kernel's memory address space into virtual memory. This allows what would be conflicting requests in a single-user environment to be processed properly in the multi-user environment, and for multiple instances of kernel-mode device drivers to be loaded and used by multiple users (the reason why one user can technically crash the whole system).
Some system processes are not session-specific, meaning that all users in all sessions will need access to them. These processes are stored in a single (global) memory area shared by all users.
A side-effect of sharing processes like this in a Terminal Server environment is that sometimes you'll run into processes that are not "session aware." One potential (and kind of funny) result can be error messages that are displayed on the server console from applications running within a user's session. Since there's usually no one in the server room to acknowledge the message, there is the potential to prevent a user's application from continuing.
The Terminal Services Service
"The Terminal Services Service" refers to a regular Windows service (Start | Administrative Tools | Services) called "Terminal Services." In the real world, people usually refer to it as the "Terminal Service," and they use the term "Terminal Server" when referring to a Windows Server that's running the Terminal Service.
If the multi-user kernel is the foundation of server-based computing in Windows Server 2003, the Terminal Service is the cornerstone. This service (loaded via termserv.dll) is loaded right after the kernel comes online. After the server's console (keyboard, video and mouse drivers) is loaded, the Terminal Service initiates the Session Manager subsystem (smss.exe) responsible for managing and tracking all user sessions on the server.
Terminal Server Sessions
A new session is created each time a user logs onto Terminal Server. A session essentially consists of a virtual desktop from which the user can run applications and with which he can interact just as with a workstation. A server session should not be confused with the server console, since a session is not a remote control of the console but actually a new desktop separate from the console.
Each time a user connects to a Terminal Server and creates this "virtual desktop," a unique session ID number is created to differentiate the user (and therefore the user's processes) from all other sessions and users. Session IDs also enable the server to keep memory separate for each user's session. When a user logs off from a Terminal Services client, the session that was being used is deleted and the processes and memory that were launched and used by that session are removed. Each Terminal Server tracks its own Session IDs and handles the task of issuing, tracking, and removing them.
Since server sessions are "virtual" (and memory and processes are kept separate between sessions), an application crash or lockup in one session should not affect any other user sessions, even if other users are using the same application.
However, the key phrase here is "should not" affect other users. Even though user sessions are separate on a server, they still share server resources and certain segments of code. If one user invokes a process that causes the server to blue screen, this will obviously have an effect on the other users. On the other hand, simple occurrences like an application hanging on a timed out request or Microsoft Word crashing when a user opens a corrupt document will not be seen by the other users (within their own sessions) on the system.
Session States
Since a session is really a user's desktop, there are times that a session can be in various different states, much like a normal workstation. For example, if a user walks away from their workstation for a period of time, the workstation does not turn off. Rather, it is merely idle, waiting for user input. Terminal server sessions behave much the same, and can be in one of a number of different states depending on the user's activity (or inactivity), connectivity between the client and server, and session time out settings.
Figure 2.2: Each Terminal Server maintains many separate user sessions
All user sessions on a Terminal Server must be in one of the following six states:
- Active is a live and active user. The user is interacting with the Terminal Server session and has not had a period of inactivity or a network disconnect from the server. This is the "normal" state of a session.
- Idle is the state a session goes into when there is no input from the user for a specified period of time.
- Disconnected sessions occur when the processes and programs of a "live" session are running but no RDC client is connected. (If you skipped the first chapter, "RDC Client" is the new name for the RDP Client.) The common cause is a network disconnection or when a user clicks the "X" in the upper right corner of their RDC client software. A user can reconnect to his disconnected session to bring it back to an "active" state (and to pick up with his work right where he left off). Think of a disconnected session like a locked workstation, except that the user can "unlock" his workstation from any computer in the building.
- Connnected sessions are in a state in which a client device is connected to a server session, but no user is logged on, much like the CTRL+ALT+DEL prompt on a workstation.
- Down is a temporary state in which a session is being terminated and processes within the session are being killed. Down is the final state of a session before it ends.
- Listen is a state only seen on listener ports that are ready to accept inbound connections. This state does not apply to regular sessions. Rather, it applies to the processes running on the server that wait for (listen for) new session connection requests.
In most environments, administrators configure sessions with various timeouts. You can limit the amount of time that a single session can be open, or you can automatically convert an idle session to a disconnected session. Timeouts help to limit the amount of time the server spends executing processes for users that really are not working on the server. We'll cover the exact techniques and strategies for configuring these later in this book.
Connection Ports and Listeners
Every user's RDP session connects to the Terminal Server through a connection port. A connection port (commonly referred to only as a "connection") is a virtual port on the server associated with a specific network card and protocol combination.
One Terminal Server connection port is automatically created when the Terminal Server component is installed. By default, it allows any user in the "remote desktop users" group to connect to Terminal Server sessions on the server via any network card. However, even though the default connection port works with any network card with TCP/IP installed, Terminal Server connection ports are really network card-specific. You can configure a server with multiple network cards to have multiple Terminal Server connection ports—one for each card. In fact, each connection can have entirely different properties and permissions.
Figure 2.3: A Terminal Server with multiple connection ports
Terminal Server connections and their associated listeners can be configured in two places. The first is via the Terminal Services Configuration (TSC) MMC snap-in. You can use the TSC to configure options for RDP-based Terminal Server connections, such as settings, permissions, and over which network card a connection is valid. The second way to configure Terminal Server connections is via an Active Directory Group Policy Object (GPO) within a Windows 2003 domain. This functionality lets you assign connections for multiple servers contained with an OU in Active Directory.
Each Terminal Server connection port has a subcomponent called a "listener." The listener component "listens" on a specific network card and protocol combination for which the connection port is configured. When a user wants to establish a new session on the server, they use their RDC client software to contact the server. The server's listener picks up the client request and forwards it on to the session manager. The listener then goes back to listening for more connection requests.
Virtual Channels
As we discussed previously, Microsoft's RDP protocol running on TCP/IP is the actual protocol that connects users to server sessions. We also mentioned that this protocol can support more than just pure virtual desktops. RDP allows remote session audio from the server to be channeled to the client device's speakers. It also allows for devices plugged into the client's serial ports to appear as if they're plugged into the server. These "extras" are available via RDP's virtual channels. A virtual channel is simply a mechanism to move data back and forth between a Terminal Server session and a client. By default, the RDP protocol on Terminal Server 2003 contains several virtual channels.
- Audio: Sound events generated on the server session are redirected through the RDP protocol to the RDC client device, where they are played on the client's speakers.
- Client Drives: Local disk drives on the client device are made available to the server, so that users can access both server drives and their local client device drives within their remote sessions.
- Printers: Printers available to the client device before a session is launched on a Terminal Server are made available to users from within their server sessions. Users can then print to their standard Windows printers, including printers directly attached to their client devices.
- Serial Ports: The serial port virtual channel allows devices plugged-in to a client device's serial port to be accessed via its remote Terminal Server sessions.
- Windows Clipboard: In order to integrate local applications with remote Terminal Server sessions, the Windows clipboard virtual channel synchronizes the contents of the remote Terminal Server clipboard with the contents of the client device's clipboard. Users can seamlessly cut and paste between local and remote applications.
If default virtual channels don't meet your needs, MSDN and the Windows Server 2003 SDKs contain information on writing your own custom virtual channels. A virtual channel is a combination of two components—a client-side component and a server-side component. Both can send and receive data via the virtual channel, allowing for one- or two-way communication. Virtual channels can also be RDP independent, which means that you can customize to your environment without upgrading or changing the actual client or server software.
Why all the focus on virtual channels? Although this is not a developer's book and you'll probably never develop your own virtual channel, it's critical that you understand how they work. Just about every third-party add-on product for Terminal Server makes use of virtual channels. Understanding how virtual channels work will help you troubleshoot the third-party products that you'll undoubtedly come across in your Terminal Server career.
With that said, let's take a final look at the architecture of a virtual channel. Refer to Figure 2.4.
Figure 2.4: Terminal Server 2003's virtual channel architecture
The server-side virtual channel component is usually an executable running on the Terminal Server. This component must be a user-mode component, since the server uses the session ID to determine which client-side session it should transmit to and receive data from.
The client-side virtual channel component is usually a DLL provided by Microsoft, the third-party software vendor, or custom-written by your developers. The DLL must be loaded on the client computer when the RDC client program is launched and begins the connection to the server. In most cases this is scripted or done programmatically at the client level.
How all these Components Fit Together
Now that you understand each of the various Terminal Server components, let's see how they all fit together. Follow the process that takes place as a client connection is made, referring to Figure 2.5.
Figure 2.5: A new session is established
- Before anything happens, the listeners on the Terminal Server watch certain network cards, IP address, and TCP port combinations for inbound requests to start sessions.
- A user decides to use a remote application, so she launches her RDC client and requests a connection to "server1." Her RDC client checks to see what virtual channel DLLs are installed.
- In this environment, the name "server1" refers to IP address 192.168.14.42 (which happens to be NIC #1 in this server). The user's RDC client sends a session connection request to 192.168.14.42.
- The server's listener picks up the request and hands it off to the session manager. As the session manager takes over, the listener resumes listening for more sessions.
- The server negotiates with the requesting client for its encryption level and virtual channel capabilities.
- The user is then authenticated to the domain and her rights are checked for access to the connection.
- The Microsoft licenses are verified. The server client access license is verified first, and then the Terminal Server client access license is verified. (Licensing is detailed in Chapter 4.)
- At this point, the user session is ready to begin. The logon scripts run and the desktop is loaded.
In Windows Server 2003, a listener port is associated with a "connection." In fact, the two terms are almost interchangeable. You configure properties for a connection, and the connection's listener port is modified appropriately.
Now that we've covered all of the components that make up a Windows 2003 Terminal Server, turn to the requirements.


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During 2nd day, we trained many techniques of sword fighting and balance between movements. In the beginning, Shihan remembered us Togakure Ryu Bikken Jutsu explaining details. Angles, striking points, space control…
Then, we practiced randori with fake swords applying what we learnt.
After that, we practiced some exercises for balance between movements (positioning). Again, Shihan gave us an opportunity to apply all concepts on free-style practice.
Finally, we discussed about main points and news of Bujinkan in worldwide. Thank you to all attendees! This year, we will repeat this success in Taikai in Rio 2013, see you there!
(Bufu Ikkan)
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I chose to make the first installment of this blog series about changing the Black girl narrative when it comes to education. With the current political and social climate in our country, it's essential that we begin taking the initiative to change the narrative of future Black girls everywhere from an early age; where these narratives often start. It is at this young age where opinions and thoughts of oneself begin to emerge, and far too often we witness the adverse effects of inequality start during the school years.
It should go without saying, that racism and intolerance are things that are taught. Children are born free of feelings of superiority or inferiority, these are learned through the example of their parents or caregivers. It's not in a child's nature to be hateful or prejudiced, rather a learned behavior that goes against our natural ability to be "good." When children reach school age, about five, for the most part, they've shaped some sort of opinion of themselves and the world around them, based off of various experiences and interactions.
The Black Girl Narrative
When children enter school, it's a real test of the values that have been instilled at home. Here is where the narrative differs for young Black girls. Where one girl of a different ethnicity may be encouraged to speak her mind at school, a young Black girl might be told to not "talk back." Why is this? Is it because the parents of the Black girl don't believe that their daughter should have a voice? No, of course not! Most likely, these parents themselves were raised in a similar school system, and they understand the challenge that their young daughter is about to face.
I'm sure we're all familiar with the derogatory term "angry Black woman." This term is an ugly box that too many Black women get put in every day. Why? Because she spoke her mind. Serena Williams was labeled an "angry Black woman" when she stood up for herself last year at the U.S. Open final. Maxine Waters, a U.S. House representative, was called "crazy" by President Trump for speaking out against him. Former and forever First Lady Michelle Obama spoke on being called an "angry Black woman" while on the campaign trail.
All of us that get put in this angry, uncivilized box didn't start out as angry Black women – no, we began by being labeled angry Black GIRLS. This box exists from the moment we are able to think and speak for ourselves. Young Black girls are put in this box when they are told they're "talking back," "have an attitude," or are even labeled as aggressive.
This notion that Black girls are hyper-aggressive can be seen in the way that schools discipline these girls. In the U.S. According to U.S. News, Black girls are twice more likely to be suspended than any other ethnic group in every state. This higher rate of suspension begins as early as pre-school, with Black girls making up 20% of students, but 54% of suspensions. These shocking statistics aren't a result of Black girls being less well-behaved than their classmates, but as a report from the National Women's Law Center states: "this uneven discipline is often the result of deeply ingrained racist and sexist stereotypes that push Black girls out of school."
The Effect of a Broken System
There it is. The effect of this uneven discipline – it "pushes Black girls out of school." Now I'm not saying that every Black girl that faces unfairness drops out of school, but this experience leaves a lifelong impression in the minds of these girls and future women. This treatment can leave the impression that "my mind doesn't matter," "my thoughts, opinions, and feelings don't matter," and that "I don't matter." These feelings can cause erode confidence and can hinder motivation and self-worth, creating a ripple effect for the rest of the lives of these women.
These experiences don't throw everyone off track, in fact, for some, it can serve as motivation. My mother, so graciously handed down her mindset that we (Black women) have to work twice as hard as everyone else. Numerous successful Black women have used their struggles with inequality as motivation, shattering glass ceilings in education and in their careers. Black women are now one of the most educated ethnic groups in the U.S., and we're seeing political, social, and corporate positions being filled by women of color at an extraordinary rate. This, in itself, is a significant accomplishment and is to be considered a win on behalf of these hard-working women and Black women everywhere.
But there still remains the group of girls that took these experiences a different way and as a result are struggling as adult women. Their children are subjected to the effects of the mistreatment that their mothers endured, thus continuing the wretched cycle that has trapped so many in our community, women who didn't have the support or opportunity to reach their full potential.
Being Proactive
It's easy for us to sit back and simply feel bad about those who are imprisoned in this cycle, but what's easy isn't always what's right. So many of us are winning but so many of us aren't, and it's vital that we lift each other up, so everybody wins. As much as we'd like to rally for reform in schools, it's key to remember that while we can't control the world around us, we can "be the change, you wish to see in the world" and become proactive in changing the narrative.
Changing the narrative that Black girls experience is something we can be proactive in by simply encouraging dialogue among ourselves and our girls. Giving our girls tools and setting a strong and confident foundation outside of a school setting will help these girls navigate and conquer a world where we have to work twice as hard. By providing emotional support to these girls, they won't feel like they are alone and out of choices. We can also change the narrative by changing the things we tell our girls. Instead of giving warnings about "talking back" encourage them to speak their mind in a dignified and respectful manner and if they receive any unfair discipline because of it, be their warrior and talk to the administration on their behalf.
This is just a tip of the iceberg on all the things we can do to change the narrative that Black girls experience. Please comment and share suggestions, experiences, and anything you feel like contributing to this much larger conversation.
Condoleezza Rice
"Education is transformational. It changes lives. That is why people work so hard to become educated and why education has always been the key to the American Dream, the force that erases arbitrary divisions of race and class and culture and unlocks every person's God-given potential."


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Last week I took a wee road trip to Stockbridge, Mass. — the next town over, here in the Berkshires — to see the new guest house at the Red Lion Inn. My goal: to be first in world to showcase the fabulous foyer that features not one, not two, but 14 vintage TV lamps lighting up the two-story entrance way. Above: That's Stephanie Gravalese, the marketing manager who gave me a tour — she was as delightful as the TV lamps. Except, there were 14 TV lamps as sconces, so that was some competition.
This is such a fantastic idea. Vintage TV lamps as sconces. The folks at the Red Lion Inn have them on bracketed shelves, with plugs and dimmers hidden behind each TV lamp. But I could also envision finding a matching pair of vintage TV lamps… rewiring them for hard-wiring right into the wall… then putting them on floating (invisible) acrylic shelves. Place and wire them into the wall just like you'd wire in a matching pair of mid mod sconce lights. I must find a pair of matching TV lamps and try this, I must! 23 more photos of the lights, and Maple Glen –>
For ease of discussion, I say "Red Lion Inn" — but this wall of lights is actually at the Red Lion's Inn new guest house, the new/old "Maple Glen" development right behind the Red Lion. The Red Lion Inn is a super famous New England Inn. It's the anchor of the Berkshires streetscape that Norman Rockwell made famous — Stockbridge, Massachusetts, America idealized. Rockwell lived and worked right around the corner. And the Norman Rockwell Museum is just a hop and a skip away.
The Maple Glen — shown above — started with the 2,700 s.f., 1850 Greek Revivial house (at rear of photo). The Red Lion Inn — which consistently sells out all its room space — bought the house when it came up for sale last year. They then expanded the property by another 3,500 s.f. to house, in all, 17 guest rooms.
Red Lion Inn owner Nancy Fitzpatrick loves the retro, vintage, eclectic aesthetic, so the rooms mix it all up with contemporary elements and for sure, contemporary comfort. In essence:
This is not your granny's Red Lion Inn.
The rooms at the Maple Glen are elegant, colorful, quirky, comfortable, luxurious, cozy, fun. The idea for the wall of TV lamps was Nancy's. Stephanie told me the lamps were purchased from ebay and the like.
Artsy fartsy follows. What I lack in terms of wide-angle lens, I make up for in… volume:
TV lamps! Now we all need a pair of matching TV lamps! I think this could be tough, but it is a noble quest. Reco: Search ebay and etsy at the same time. Here are some good looking candidates spotted for sale right now on ebay:
Thank you, Stephanie, for being such a gracious house. Good luck, Nancy and team, with the new digs. 🙂
I was hoping you'd spot the cat black velvet paint-by-number. Truthfully, it took a fair amount of guts to hang that on a Red Lion Inn-related wall! I appreciate the affirmation! Thanks.
Pam, as soon as I saw the intro I was thinking the same thing — hard wire and clear shelves! The idea is pretty cool either way.
I honestly had no idea. A whole new thing to investigate. Thanks for the inspiration.
Pam, what a treat! Who would have thought the Red Lion would go MCM, they will certainly appeal to the baby boomers who might be turned off by the Red Lion's fussiness. Surprised you had several commenters who did not know what TV lamps were. We never had them because my parents always had the table and floor lamps lit at night, no sitting in the dark watching TV. I'll have to check out all the mentioned sites. Love your part of the country, have taken several trips through there. Is the Wharton estate still surviving?
My grandparents had one that was two or three deer standing together on a rocky outcropping, or something like that. Glazed and a sort of a butterscotch color, it sat on top of their TV and was turned on nightly until the last of them passed away in the late 1980's. It had to have dated from when they first got a TV in the 1950's. Like many things they had that I now see on this website, I'm wondering what happened to it…sigh.
That wall of TV lamps IS a wonder of electrical wiring… and a work of art in itself.
I loved reading this: "Red Lion Inn owner Nancy Fitzpatrick loves the retro, vintage, eclectic aesthetic, so the rooms mix it all up with contemporary elements…" You know, I'm gravitating toward the mix-it-up look myself, so I was glad to see this in "print."
Didn't people watch movies in the dark?
Great way to sell Americans more stuff! Marketing at its best.
Back in the day, it was thought that watching TV in the dark could damage the eyes. But the old screens didn't put out much light, so the best viewing was, in fact, in the dark. So TV lamps were invented to give a little light (and save your eyes…) but not ruin the viewing.
Neil, I remember the constant lecturing and arguing about appropriate lighting when I went to relatives' houses who owned TVs. At an early-technology-adopter uncle's house, the argument between him and his teenage children went on all through the "Ted Mack Amateur Hour." After some time, he finally succumbed to his wife's opinion and allowed her to put one of those china fawn TV lamps on top of the TV, with a little hand-crocheted doily.
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PHARM Xtracts
The Owners
Quality people, Consistently raising the bar.
Justin Butler
Justin is a practicing pharmacist. He helps the company understand the potential benefits and risks of cannabinoids as health and wellness aids.
Evan Ogburn
Evan brings years of experience in pharmaceutical quality management and laboratory analysis of cannabis and cannabis products.
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With over 20 years of farming experience, including tobacco and livestock on over 500 acres, Jonathan is our go-to guy for all things farming.
Caleb & Breanne Butler
Breanne & Caleb are an engineering duo, with degrees from Purdue. They help keep the extraction units optimized and quality system in check.


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Three techniques for guaranteed brainstorming success
This is a question I get asked time and time again. Brainstorming is an activity many entrepreneurs and leaders struggle with and it often ends up being a complete waste of time.
There are tons of issues surrounding brainstorming – not only can it be extremely difficult to keep energy and momentum alive, but it can also be difficult pinpointing exactly why you're having a session in the first place. I've brainstormed extensively over the last fifteen years, using it to grow my business as well as my own personal level of achievement, and it's helped me realise there are three vital components of a fantastic brainstorming session.
The first is all about planning. One of the most fundamental things to remember when organising a brainstorming session is preparation. I always like to use the example of a birthday. Imagine a loved ones birthday is coming up and you wanted to make it extra special – what would you do? You'd plan and prepare! You'd buy a cake and presents, organise a party, and more. You wouldn't leave it till the day of their birthday; you'd be too rushed and stressed to make it special. It's exactly the same for a brainstorming session – if you want to make it as good as it can possibly be, you need to prepare.
The second technique you need to do is think as far ahead as you can about the objective of your next brainstorming session. If you have an objective in advance, your brain will silently work hard in the background coming up with all sorts of ideas ready to bring to your session. Your brain will also collect everything you know about the subject and keep the information readily available. Having an objective provides focus, so your brain will work a lot better than if you don't!
The final component you need is energy. I start all of my brainstorming sessions with loads of energy, because I know after the one-hour mark my team and I will lose energy and concentration, and as a result our ideas will deplete. A lot of people sit down to brainstorm and start slow, building up to their big ideas. But this leads to you having an idea that you're unable to develop further because you've lost all of your energy. By hitting a session hard at the beginning and getting all of your ideas out at the start, you can then spend the rest of the brainstorming session moulding them, so you know you're only taking your best ideas forward.
So, if you're looking to improve your brainstorming sessions, remember to:
- Prepare
- Set an objective
- Start your sessions with lots of energy
I guarantee these techniques will lead to better brainstorming. Let me know in the comments below if you decide to use them in your next session and if they work for you!
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Come see us at the Global Sourcing Pavilion at Market Square October 19th-23rd!
About Our Exhibit Spaces
High Point Exhibitions offers exhibit space for international companies during High Point Furniture Market. The High Point Market is the largest furnishings industry trade show in the world, bringing more than 75,000 people to High Point, North Carolina, every six months.
Serious retail home furnishings buyers, interior designers, architects, and others in the home furnishings industry can be found in High Point twice a year because if you can't find it in High Point… it probably doesn't exist.
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Posted by My Hooves and Paws Online Pet Store on Sep 10th 2018
As a horse owner, you are probably aware that fall is a botfly season. Botflies, also known as gadflies, look similar to honeybees in both their shape and coloring. Botflies pose a threat to large mammals such as horses because they lay larvae eggs on a horse's skin, which enter their mouth and eventually the digestive system when a horse licks and bites the site of the eggs to relieve the itch and irritation. Depending on the severity of the infestation, a horse may suffer from problems in the mouth and stomach, which can cause them to stop eating. Additional symptoms may include inflammation and colic. There are steps horse owners can take to protect their gentle giants from a botfly invasion. First, head on over to My Hooves and Paws to peruse our extensive selection of insect control for horses, as a well as safe and effective horse wormers. In the meantime, here are five tips for you to consider for safeguarding your horses from botflies this fall.
Female botflies lay their eggs on the skin of horses, typically on their legs, knees, belly, chin, and nose. Once the horse bites or licks the area where the eggs have been laid, the eggs are transferred to the mouth where they incubate for about a three to four week period. Then, the larvae move into the horse's stomach and attach into the stomach lining and incubate for another eight to ten months. They mature during this time and then are passed out of the horse through its feces where they are deposited in the ground and will emerge as adult botflies, continuing the cycle again and again. Understanding the yearly cycle of botflies can help you prevent an infestation the following season by taking the appropriate defensive measures to protect your horses.
Fly sheets are an effective way for protecting your horse's body from pesky flies. Why general fly bites can be painful and irritating for your horse, a botfly laying its eggs on their skin cause months of distress and discomfort for your horse and a lot of worry for you. Horse fly sheets cover the main portion of the body, including the stomach, while still giving your horse plenty of freedom to move and run as they normally would. By covering the belly region during bot season, you can significantly reduce the threat of a botfly infestation. Plus, fly sheets can also protect your horse from harmful UV rays during the late summer and fall season.
Like fly sheets, face and head covers provide a barrier against botflies looking to lay their eggs on the chin and nose of a horse. Noble Outfitters makes a durable, comfortable fly mask for horses that not only protects them from flies and insects, but also shields them from UV rays. Cashel fly masks are ideal for protecting your horse from flies while you ride, as the comfortable, breathable nylon mesh protects their eyes, cheeks, foreheads, and noses from pesky flies while riding.
There are a number of fly repellent sprays, salves, and ointments that can safely protect your horse from botflies. For instance, Country Vet Metered Fly Spray can be applied to your horse's environment, such as their stall, throughout the barn, and in the stable, to keep the flies away and killing any that invade their space. Swat Fly Repellent Ointment can protect any open wounds, sores, scratches, and abrasions on your horse that could attract botflies.
Paying attention to your horse's behaviors and performing regular inspections on their bodies and extremities can help you identify a botfly infestation. Visually inspecting your horse's body can help your detect a problem early on for immediate intervention. If you notice them licking and biting the areas where botflies prefer to lay their eggs, you can either contact your veterinarian who can perform further testing for diagnosis and treatment. If you notice your horse behaving unusually or if they have little to no appetite, are lethargic, or appear to be in discomfort, your horse may have larvae living in their stomach. Using high quality horse wormers like equine ivermectin is one of the most effective horse wormers for treating a bot infestation. Horse wormers can encourage the larvae to move out of your horse's system much quicker. This can also prevent the cycle from starting over if you are able to catch the larvae before they have entered the mature stage when they emerge from the feces of an infected horse, and thus, infest your horse's environment.
We are passionate about offering helpful insights and quality horse care products to help you keep your gentle giants safe during bot season and year-round. For the best fly and insect prevention and horse wormers, visit My Hooves and Paws, where we always offer the highest quality horse products at the lowest prices. While your there, be sure to check out our extensive selection of horse products, stable equipment, and horse riding gear for humans such as Noble Outfitters® boot socks and riding gloves, and Troxel® horse riding helmets for all riders.
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Watch Former Dallas Cowboy's RB Joseph Randle Steal Underwear [VIDEO]
Most Cowboys fans were skeptical about the team naming Joseph Randle as their starting running back prior to the beginning of this NFL season due to his off field issues. One highly publicized fiasco occurred last October when Randle stole underwear and a bottle of cologne from a department store in a Dallas suburb. Here is the video of the incident that TMZ released today of the former Cowboys' running back taken from store security cameras.


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The gentle "hippie chimp" are known for resolving squabbles through sex rather than violence. The bonobo are disappearing dramatically and scientists are struggling hard to save these.
Their tasty meat is the enemy of their lives. And many villagers who are illegally hunting the wiry, wizen-faced apes don't realize how close their prey is to extinction! Sally Coxe of the Washington-based Bonobo Conservation Initiative said, "Bonobos are an icon for peace and love, the world's 'hippie chimps… to let them die off would be a catastrophe."
The species especially vulnerable as the female bonobos give birth to a single infant only once every five years, despite all the sex. Living high off the ground in treetop nests, the bonobo, or pan paniscus, is native only to the vast rain forest in this huge central African nation.
Via: Environmental News Network


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This is the 3rd part of my Boracay post and I'd like to share with you my wonderful experience at D' Talipapa. 🙂
Before this trip, I have actually been to Boracay twice, once in 2010 and another time in 2011, but I didn't get the chance to visit D' Talipapa then. One of the things that I love about Boracay is the abundance of seafood that they offer. I just love the fact that I get to eat some lobsters and crabs whenever I'm in there and I know I can also do that in other places such as Dampa in Pasay but lobsters are very expensive and so eating it in Boracay makes it okay and acceptable.
*Below are photos taken in 2011
In the past, we have bought lobsters from beachfront restaurants and I remember that the cheapest lobster we ate was already priced at Php2,700. For the crabs, we ordered ours before at Escondido Boracay. It wasn't as expensive as the lobsters and if I'm not mistaken, we only paid about Php600 for 1 whole crab that was at 500 grams.
For this year's trip to Boracay, I was honestly not expecting to eat any crabs or lobsters because we were on a tight budget. However, when my "company" told me that he had allotted some money for us to eat our favorite seafood, I decided to find D' Talipapa because I heard it's cheaper to buy lobsters and crabs there.
D' Talipapa is located in Station 2. It is a bit close to D' Mall and is accessible through the main road. The resort where we stayed in is located in Station 3 so it was a bit far but we still decided to walk because it's a good workout. If you don't want to walk, you can hail any motorized pedicab and tell them where you want to go. The pedicab fare is just Php10 per person (any point from Station 1 to Station 3 – along the main road only) so it will not hurt your pockets.
D' Talipapa is like the Dampa of Boracay. You can find a lot of vendors selling different types of seafood and you can spot several restaurants in the area that would be willing to cook your seafood for a charge. The cooking charge depends on the kind of seafood that you want to be cooked and it also depends on how you want it to be cooked. If all you want is to have your seafood steamed or grilled, that would most likely be the cheapest since it won't require additional ingredients.
The lobster that we chose at D' Talipapa costs Php1,200 while the crab was at Php500. However, we were able to ask for a discount and so he only paid Php1500 for everything. I no longer remember the weight of the lobster but I'm sure that it was roughly the same size as those lobsters that we ate years ago but this one at D' Talipapa is more than half the price. Amazing, right? If you also get a chance to visit D' Talipapa, don't forget to haggle too. 🙂
Would you believe that the huge lobster I was holding in the picture above just costs Php4,500? I know that Php4,500 is a lot of money but considering we had paid Php3,000 for a small lobster years ago, this one is definitely worth it. If we had more money to spare, I would have bought this one. Haha!
The restaurant we chose to have our food cooked was Aquafresh Seafoods. To be honest, I think that most of the restaurants in the area have the same rates for their cooking charge so you can just choose any. In our case, we decided to go for the nearest air-conditioned restaurant because it was a bit hot that time.
What can I say… the food was so good. We had our lobster grilled and then we just added some soy sauce and calamansi to it. For the crabs, we had it cooked in chili and garlic. It was so yummy that I decided to eat some rice with it and for the first time ever (in public), I actually used my hands instead of the utensils to get all the meat out. I also ordered a glass of Mango Shake at Php90 but their shake wasn't that good. It lacked some sweetness so I was not satisfied with it. Other than that, everything else was spot on. 🙂
Do check out my previous Boracay posts too:
1. Boracay On A Budget – Part 1 (G Suites Boracay)
2. Boracay On A Budget – Part 2 (Club Astoria Holiday Ownership)
3. Boracay On A Budget – Part 4 (Moreno's Cottages Boracay)
4. Boracay On A Budget – Part 5 (Boracay Paradise Garden)


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Opposing Bolsonaro's attacks on human rights — Free Lula – Remembering Marielle Franco
Thu, 28 March 2019, 18:30 – 20:30, Hamilton House, 4 Mabledon Place, London, WC1H 9BB
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As we approach 100 days of Brazil's new far-right presidency, this meeting will look at the growing threat posed to Brazilians resisting Bolsonaro and defending democracy, human rights and social progress.
Join the Brazil Solidarity Initiative for an eye-witness report back from Brazil, an update on the political situation and a first-hand look at the threat placed on social movements in Brazil today.
• Julia Felmanas, Brazilian Worker's party (London branch) with for a special eye-witness report back from Brazil
• Danielle Rowley MP
• Kate Hudson, CND
• Chair: Claudia Webbe, Labour NEC
The meeting will also mark a year since the jailing of President Lula, the favourite to win Brazil's election, until his jailing by a judge who has since become Bolsonaro's Minister of Justice. International calls for Lula's release are growing ever louder.
In the month of International Women's Day, we will also be commemorating Marielle Franco on the first anniversary of her brutal assassination. Franco was not only one of the most progressive Brazilian politicians but an advocate for the rights of Afro-Brazilians, LGBT people, women and low-income communities.
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Organised by the Brazil Solidarity Initiative.
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VA Still in Disarray Four Years after Veterans Wait-List Death Scandal
By John Ubaldi
Contributor, In Homeland Security
Four years have passed since a scandal erupted in 2014 at the Department of Veterans Affairs. At least 40 veterans died waiting for medical appointments at the Phoenix VA Health Care system in Arizona.
Once the dust settled, the public learned of a secret waiting list at the Phoenix facility. Veterans who had waited well beyond the 14-day maximum to see a physician were put on the list.
In order not to lose their bonuses, VA managers at the Phoenix VA facility set up the elaborate scheme to hide the fact that 1,400 to 1,600 veterans had waited many months to see a doctor. However, the wait times shown on documents sent to VA headquarters in Washington did not exceed the mandated 14-day limit.
Republicans and Democrats in Congress were outraged by the mistreatment of our nation's veterans.
But has anything really changed for the better? If anything, the VA problems have only spread to other facilities.
Problems Continue for the Troubled VA
At the beginning of March 2018, the Department of Veterans Affairs Inspector General released a report, which found that the Washington, D.C., VA Medical Center "suffered a series of systemic and programmatic failures to consistently deliver timely and quality patient care."
The IG report noted that waste, fraud and abuse of government resources had been going on for years.
The main healthcare facility for veterans in the nation's capital also failed to provide a consistently clean area for medical supplies. The hospital also failed to properly oversee the purchase of $92 million in supplies and equipment to ensure they were necessary and cost-effective. The report also cited numerous staffing issues.
VA Inspector General Michael Missal faulted "failed leadership at multiple levels within VA that put patients and assets…at unnecessary risk."
His report followed an interim report in April 2017. Missal released that report because he said he lacked confidence in the Veterans Health Administration's ability to deal with the many problems that had been widely known for some time.
The Office of the Undersecretary for Health accepted the report and its 40 recommendations. But will the report end up in the garbage pail along with previous recommendations?
In Wake of Scandal, Congress Passes VA Reform Package
When the VA scandal became public in 2014, Congress quickly passed a $16.3 billion VA reform package, calling it the first step in overhauling the veterans' health care system.
The Veterans' Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014, sponsored by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Senator John McCain (R-AZ), provided changes to veterans' access to quality care. It also provided additional funding for doctors and nurses at VA facilities, as well as funding for new VA facilities.
The law allows veterans who can't get timely appointments with VA doctors to seek outside care from private medical doctors by using their Veterans Choice Cards.
Veterans Organization Leader Says Not Enough Is Being Done
After passage of the new law, Paul Rieckhoff, CEO and founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, warned, "The passage of this bill through the Senate today is not a silver bullet, but rather it is only a Band-Aid, and one that will soon fall off."
A year after passage of the bill, the VA Inspector General announced that more than 307,000 veterans likely died awaiting care at various VA facilities across the country.
Anderson Cooper Questions Why Senate Took a Long Time to Take Action
CNN news anchor Anderson Cooper moderated a Democratic Party primary debate on October 13, 2015. He asked Senator Sanders why it took 18 Inspector General reports before he and his Senate colleagues took action.
"As a result of that legislation, we went further in than any time in recent history in improving health care for the men and women of this country who put their lives on the line," Sanders replied.
Strangely, Sanders did not mention the IG report on the death of over 307,000 veterans because they could not get proper, timely care. Throughout the presidential campaign, Donald Trump campaigned on supporting veterans and restoring their trust in the VA.
Trump's Appointment of Jackson Does Not Alleviate VA Concerns
Since the VA scandal broke in 2014, the Department of Veterans Affairs has gone through four secretaries. The latest was David Shulkin, who was fired by President Trump last month.
Trump has named Admiral Ronny Jackson, his personal physician and a career naval officer, as the next VA secretary. Jackson served tours of duty as a physician in Iraq. He was also the personal medical doctor for Presidents Bush and Obama.
But Jackson's nomination has drawn criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike, who point to his lack of any management experience.
"I look forward to meeting Admiral Jackson and learning more about him," said Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), the chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs.
Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) praised Shulkin for serving "honorably" and said he looked forward "to meeting Admiral Jackson soon and seeing if he is up to the job."
Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, a veteran who was severely wounded in Iraq and served as an Assistant VA Secretary, criticized Trump for his choice to replace Shulkin. She said the President is "choosing chaos over consistent leadership. Donald Trump is hurting veterans around the country."
Nevertheless Duckworth said she would carefully review Dr. Jackson's qualifications to determine whether he has the best interests of our veterans at heart.
Why Has VA's Budget Increased without Creating More Effective Services?
It's time for Congress and the President to answer why the VA's annual budget has increased from about $95 billion in 2009 to an estimated $200 billion in 2018. Yet, the VA still has massive problems.
How many IG reports do we need before real action is taken? Is it a money issue or something far deeper?
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Bayside Sharks head to Oak Bay this weekend for Castaway Wanderers clash
September 27, 2012, WHITE ROCK, BC – The newly-promoted Bayside Sharks are here to stay. After being relegated to tier two competition last season, White Rock's Bayside Athletic Association were promoted back to the Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League and last weekend they recorded their first win against the UBCOB Ravens.
It may be a little early to label Bayside as title contenders, but at 1-1 the Sharks are dreaming of emulating Capilano's success – the North Shore rugby club that capped off a historic return to the Premier League by lifting the coveted Rounsefell Cup last May.
Bayside defeated the UBCOB Ravens 24-17 on September 22nd and this Saturday they have the chance to follow up the win against perennial powerhouse Oak Bay Castaway Wanderers.
"I think the result [against Ravens] shows that we are going to be competitive this year. We aren't in the Premier League just to be the eighth team and get some games in. Just like everybody else, we are looking at a Rounsefell Cup run," said Bayside's head coach Pat Kearney.
Lifting Bayside to victory last week was sharpshooter Peter Clifford who downed the Ravens with three penalties, a convert and a drop goal. Clifford was the 2010-2011 Premier League top scorer and again topped the scoring charts in the 2011-2012 Tier Two Okanagan Spring Brewery League.
A key leader on Bayside's roster has also been no. 8 and Captain Pat Bickerton. Gurvinder Kalar is also a proven threat on the flanks and with the return of Pacific Tyee scrum half Cody Rockson, the Sharks will look to hit the ground running.
"The average age of our top side is around 23 or 24 so it's great to have the leadership of those guys who have been in the trenches and can help dictate the flow of the game," added Kearney.
Up next are last year's semifinalists and 2011 Rounsefell Cup champions Castaway Wanderers, a team Kearney knows well from his university career with the UVic Vikes.
"It's never easy traveling to Windsor Park and it will be especially tough with CW coming off a loss to Burnaby. I've always enjoyed going there and with it being our first trip to the Island this year, our guys are excited and it should be a really entertaining game," Kearney added.
The Castaway Wanderers are currently a team in flux with a number of their players away with national team commitments. The Oak Bay side are also without tighthead prop Andrew Tiedemann who left for France this past week to play professional rugby with French Division Two side Auch. CW have added depth to their ranks, however, with recent additions Ian Manly and Mike Fuailefau. Key players to watch include stalwarts Matt Buckley, Paul Buckley and Canada prop Hubert Buydens.
Bayside and CW square off at Windsor Park at 2:45 this Saturday, September 29th.
NOTE: A special ceremony will be taking place at Windsor Park as the club unveils a new park bench in memory of the late Tom Stobart. A respected player and coach at Castaway Wanderers RFC, Stobart was also involved with the BC U18 provincial team and Canada U19 program.
"Tom had a lot of ties to White Rock through players like myself and Adam Kleeberger," noted Kearney. "Bayside are very pleased to be part of the ceremony and we look forward to honouring Tom's memory."
Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League – Sat. September 29th:
Capilano RFC at UBCOB Ravens (Jericho Park) 2:45pm
Bayside AA at Castaway Wanderers (Windsor Park) 2:45pm