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We maintain a small library of books, especially those providing historical accounts, inventories and descriptions of traditional varieties. These are useful for identification work, and are available to borrow…
Traditional varieties of Apples and Pears are obtainable from specialist nurseries. As demand is, unfortunately, low you may need to have particular varieties grafted to order (and accept the time delay that this means). We have prepared an updated list of suppliers of varieties of apples and pears (including cider apples and perry pears) traditional to the Welsh Marches and some beyond. Other fruits are not ignored either.
Sister Organisations
There are many Orchard Groups throughout the UK with objects similar to ours, and more local groups.
A contents list of articles and where to find them on our website through our back catalogue of publications and newsletters.


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Does anyone have some deviled eggs sitting around their house? If you do, PUH-LEASE let me know soon so I can come over. I really need to eat some of those right about now.
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Marshmallows Roasting on an Open Fire
I have had a major urge to eat roasted marshmallows. I LOVE to roast marshmallows and get them the really pretty brown color... then eat that coating off, then roast the rest of it. Last year I tried roasting marshmallows on one of the burners of our stove. It didn't work out too well.
So does anyone have a decent way to roast a marshmallow inside? I may have to resort to digging a fire pit in my kitchen floor.
So does anyone have a decent way to roast a marshmallow inside? I may have to resort to digging a fire pit in my kitchen floor.
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Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Toaster de la Oven
For some time now Daniel and I have had differing opinions on Toaster Ovens. We had a toaster oven in our house grown up, and I think they are pretty useful. Now, by useful I mean I would rather use the toaster oven instead of the real oven when possible... but that's not the point. Daniel thinks they are useless. He sees no point in them whatsoever. If you ask him why we don't have a toaster oven, he will say "We have a toaster, and we have an oven. Why would we need a toaster oven?"
Side note:
We got one for a wedding gift, but Daniel convinced me that we didn't need it. And like a gullible newlywed I gave in to the peer pressure. So we re-gifted it to my mother.
So what is your opinion on the Toaster Oven? Useful or useless? Should I try and win the fight to buy one, or let it go? Will it be useful for preparing food for small children? Or will it end up being one of those kitchen appliances that I use for a week and then it spends the rest of its life cluttering up my kitchen counter? I need feedback people!
Posted by Amy Lynn at 3:26 PM 10 comments
Sunday, June 03, 2007
As of last Tuesday at 12:25 pm I was officially done working at my former job! Needless to say, I was thrilled and excited and way to many other adjectives to list. Talk about a weight lifted off your shoulders. ANYWAY, I had the rest of the week to myself since I don't start my next job until tomorrow (Monday). So I had THREE whole days to do nothing.
And let me tell you, I didn't do one blasted thing besides eat and watch TV. It was great. But since I was at home all day long by myself for 3 1/2 days I think I am having social withdrawals. We hung out with Steve and Tammi on Thursday and Friday night, so that helped a TON. (coughweneedtodothatmoreoftencough) But now the weekend is almost over. Tomorrow starts anther week. And I am afraid I am going to slip into my anti-socialness yet again. *sigh*
Moral of the story: I have got to hurry up and cram social time in before I have this kid!
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This consultation is now closed.
Cheshire West and Chester Council is currently seeking the views of staff and local residents on two key elements:
- How we develop our children's centres in future
- How we buy the right services for our local population
How we develop our children's centres in future
The core purpose of children's centres is to improve outcomes and reduce inequalities for young children and their families. There are currently 15 children's centres that operate in groupings across the borough. The proposal is to formally group these in line with Department for Education guidance so that they are configured as eight main and seven linked sites within the existing groupings.
How we buy the right services for our local population
The Local Authority would like to provide opportunities to fully integrate services for all 0-19 year olds to ensure our children and young people have a seamless transition between the 0-5 years Healthy Child Programme and the 5-19 years Health and Wellbeing service. This is a model of service being adopted successfully in many areas across England.
There are three options that we are consulting on which you can view in more detail in the consultation document.
We want to encourage the public to have their say on our proposals before any final decisions are taken. Consultation is taking place from 4 April until 26 June, during which time you can take part and tell us about the things that are important to you.
How you can get involved
There are lots of ways that you can get involved:
Read our consultation on 0-19 years services and children's centres document providing in-depth information about our proposals.
- Online questionnaire for professionals
- Online questionnaire for service users
- Complete a paper questionnaire which are available on request
- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
- Write to us: 0-19 years services and children's centre consultation, Cheshire West and Chester Council, Council Offices, 4 Civic Way, Ellesmere Port, CH65 0BE
- Telephone: 01244 977020 and ask to speak about 0-19 years services and children's centre consultation.
Council staff will be coming along to events and other activities in your local area to listen to your views.
Your views are really important in helping shape future services for 0-19 year olds and children's centres. We will consider all the feedback we receive and the results will be published in the Autumn.
The closing date for comments is Sunday 26 June 2016.


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By Dan Vaughan
SIOUX CITY, IA— On paper the match up going into the first game of the best of five game series to decide the South Division Champion of the American Association looked like a classic pitchers dual. Last Friday the meeting of Dylan Baker of Kansas City and Carlos Sierra of Sioux City produced a grand total of one run combined between the two right handers over a combined 14 innings and it was an unearned run. After three innings Wednesday night it was any but a pitchers dual. Kansas City (1-0) rode a seven run third and 16 hit attack to a 12-8 win in the opener of the series over Sioux City (0-1) at Lewis and Clark Park.
Sioux City left the bases loaded in the bottom of the first off Dylan Baker but did not miss a chance to score in the second. Sebastian Zawada hit an RBI double to give Sioux City their only lead. That lead was short lived. Facing Carlos Sierra (0-1) the T-Bones put up one of their best innings of the season in the top of the third. Ramsey Romano singled followed by Austin Biggar, who worked a four-pitch walk. The Explorers were looking for a bunt from Dylan Tice, who instead hit the first pitch he saw down the right field line missing a home run by a couple of feet. That tied the game at one. Danny Mars gave KC the lead with a sac fly to left then Stewart Ijames drove in the third run of the inning with an RBI single to center. Daniel Nava singled to put runners at first and second. A wild pitch from Sierra moved the runners up a base.
Casey Gillaspie then hit a double off the right field wall just missing a home run as well by mere feet to make it 5-1 in favor of the T-Bones. Sierra was able to get the second out, but the third was a little harder. Omar Carrizales launched a two-run home run to right to make it 7-1 and close out the eight-hit inning. Sierra would not return after three innings surrendering seven earned runs. The right hander had allowed just three earned runs combined against Kansas City this season in his previous three starts totaling 17.2 innings.
Baker executed a shut down third inning against Sioux City, but the X's got right back into the game in the bottom of the fourth. Back to back RBI singles from Nate Samson and Jeremy Hazelbaker, would bring home three runs to make it 7-4 KC. Then in the fifth Zawada hit a two-run home run to left to bring Sioux City to within one run at 7-6.
The T-Bones grabbed three more in the top of the sixth. Mars and Ijames reached on a single and a double off Joe Riley setting the table for Nava. The veteran drove in the T-Bones eighth run with and RBI single and Christian Correa followed two batters later with an infield RBI single to score Ijames and an error by Jose Sermo on the throw to first allowed Nava to race home making it 10-6 with KC on top.
Sioux City took advantage of two back to back errors by Ramsey Romano at shortstop scoring two unearned runs off Hunter Smith, who came in for the T-Bones in the fifth for Baker. Hazelbaker hit a long single off the wall in right to score two runs to make it 10-8 and once again close the gap to a two run KC lead. Neither club could break through in the later innings. Lefty Henry Owens worked out of a jam with runners at second and third in the eighth to keep the T-Bones on top by two. In the top of the ninth Ijames drove in two more runs to make it 12-8 Kansas City off reliever Sam Held. Carlos Diaz would work a scoreless ninth to close the game on the mound for the T-Bones.
Game two will also be in Sioux City on Thursday nigtht September 5th in Sioux CIry. Following an off day for travel the series will resume Kansas City this weekend. Game three is scheduled for Saturday, September 7th at 7:05 p.m at JustBats Field at T-Bones Stadium. Game four and five if necessary are set for Sunday the 8th at 5:05 p.m. and Monday the 9th at 7:05 p.m. Catch all the action live on the T-Bones Broadcast Network.
Tickets to all T-Bones home playoff games are just $8.00 and are on sale now online or by calling (913) 328-5618 or by visiting the Saint Luke's Box Office between the hours of 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Group ticket sales are also on sale now.
For additional information or interview requests, members of the media may contact the T-Bones Media Relations Department at (817) 739-3693. Stay tuned to www.tbonesbaseball.com. and the T-Bones Facebook and Twitter pages for updates throughout the season.


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Regional Highlights
The following accomplishments cover more than one region of the world:
- Support to NATO. The National Ground Intelli- gence Center (NGIC) supported the NATO stock- pile planning program. The expansion of NATO and the entry of selected East European countries into the Alliance have added new planning requirements to account for the differences in capabilities of former Warsaw Pact equipment and that of the historic members. NGIC analysts pro- vided data on equipment performance to support the modeling used to quantify the amounts of materiel and ammunition needed to execute specific missions.
- Arms Control Monitoring. NIMA analysts provided support to monitoring existing arms control agreements. Imagery provided a key tool in monitoring compliance with the limitations on treaty- limited weapons covered in the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), the Intermediate- Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, and the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty.
- Deployed imagery and mapping support. NIMA deployed Customer Support Response Teams (CSRTs) to Kosovo, Italy, Albania, Germany, Kuwait, Bahrain, and El Salvador. These teams provided imagery and geospatial information expertise and products in support of combat, peacekeeping, and humanitarian operations. The teams permitted deployed forces in tactical environments to obtain support from personnel familiar with National systems and direct links to those systems and NIMA information. In the past, many of these forces have been unable to obtain such direct support.
- Peace Talks Support. NIMA provided onsite imagery and mapping support to the Kosovo Peace talks at Rambouillet, France. The NIMA geospatial analyst deployed to the talks provided negotiators access to imagery and imagery intelligence and geospatial information. The deployed analyst produced near real-time special purpose imagery and geospatial products releasable to foreign governments.
- NIMA-in-a-Box. During Operation Allied Force, NIMA provided imagery and maps at multiple scales plus near real-time imagery via the Internet on 15 deployed laptop computers, dubbed "NIMA-in-a-Box." The imagery and maps could be easily accessed at the desired scale with the click of a mouse. Printouts could be made quickly with an attached color printer. NIMA-in-a-Box won immediate accolades for helping to save the life of a downed F-16 pilot. The Airborne Command and Control Center (ABCCC) battle staff used NIMA-in-a-Box to identify potential obstacles, such as powerlines, and plotted a safe course for the rescue helicopter.
- War Crimes. INR played a central role in imple- menting the President's December 1998 commit- ment to genocide and atrocities prevention. INR helped USG efforts to document the ethnic cleansing campaign in Kosovo that led to the forced dis- placement of over a million Kosovars and the NATO bombing campaign against the Belgrade regime. INR also was the lead drafter of the Department of State-released document entitled Erasing History: Ethnic Cleansing in Kosovo which was published to support US diplomatic efforts and to raise international awareness of ethnic cleansing by Serb forces.
- Humanitarian Issues. To support global and humanitarian issues, INR worked with the rest of the IC on imagery support in response to natural disasters, such as forest fires in Southeast Asia, hurricanes, and earthquakes. Declassified U-2 imagery helped regional planners in Latin America during the clean-up from Hurricane Mitch.
- Global Coverage. CIA has a well-integrated package of programs that gives the DI "global coverage" of key functional issues in lower priority countries. A combination of in-house analysis linked closely to an ambitious program of outsourced research and analysis enables CIA to serve policymakers on a variety of issues, such as: political instability, food insecurity, demographic stress points, warning of impending humanitarian crises and potential mass killings, ethnic conflict, and water flashpoints. For each of these issues, CIA analysts have developed or are developing sophisticated quantitative and qualitative methodologies, supplemented by extensive outreach to academic, think-tank, and policy communities.
- Counter Drug Activities. CIA collected intelligence that assisted US law enforcement agencies in conducting operations against members of Latin American and Middle East terrorist groups, smugglers of aliens into the United States, and narcotics traffickers.
- Humanitarian Aid to Earthquake Affected Regions. CIA supported USAID's humanitarian relief efforts following the earthquakes in Turkey and Taiwan by quickly assembling map packages of the affected regions and, in each case, deliver- ing the packages to a representative of USAID's Office of Foreign Disaster literally on their way to the airport for an outbound flight.
- Briefings to Military on CIA. CIA hosted 2,000 military visitors and traveled to the field to meet and brief many more, including battle groups, Marine Expeditionary Forces, and Special Operations Units. Briefings provided direct access to Agency analytical and operational expertise and informed officers of CIA roles, missions, and capabilities to support the warfighter.
Central Europe
- Kosovo. CIA analysts provided key analytic support on the crisis in Kosovo to US policy and military commanders, receiving praise from US diplomats and military commanders.
- Humanitarian Support in Kosovo. NIMA supplied 200 maps and an updated names index to USAID for Kosovo humanitarian response planning. This information on towns, the natural geography, and the transportation infrastructure was used to plan relief efforts in Kosovo.
- Crisis Support. US European Command's Joint Analysis Center supported joint and combined task forces in the European Theater by providing intelligence communications technicians, planners, operations officers, and regional experts to the US national intelligence cells in Sarajevo and Pristina.
- Kosovo Support. US Transportation Command provided timely and comprehensive intelligence support to planners and operators throughout offensive, peacekeeping, and humanitarian relief phases of the Kosovo mission. Customers were afforded quick, around-the-clock access to a wide range of intelligence products.
- Kosovo. INR worked actively with several international agencies involved in Kosovo to create Geographic Information System (GIS) mechanisms that improved operational coordination and data sharing on such critical areas as landmines, housing damage and the safe repatriation of refugees.
- Quick-Response Programs. Throughout the Balkan conflict, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) specialists were on alert for repair, maintenance, and training missions in support of customers using NRO systems in the Balkan war zone. Quick-response missions included efforts such as: repair of data receive and analysis terminals onboard US ships supporting the operation; the training of pilots on proper combat search and rescue procedures to optimize NRO systems support to rescues; and the enhancement of threat situational awareness systems in tactical fighter wings.
- Training for Balkans-Bound Navy Air Squadron. In July, the NRO trained pilots and crews of Patrol Squadron (VP-16) Jacksonville, FL, on the unit's newly acquired, NRO-developed data receive systems, as the unit prepared to deploy to the Balkan war zone. This training provided aircrews a better understanding of how NRO systems' data could assist in executing their over-the-horizon, threat, and indications and warning missions.
- CIA Reporting on Conflicts. CIA reported on internal conflict and regional instability in Sub-Saharan Africa to support policymakers formulating strategies for these ongoing regional conflicts.
- Africa. In July 1999, INR published the ground breaking paperArms and Conflict in Africa. The first of its kind, this unclassified paper tracked licit and illicit arms flows in Africa.
East Asia
- Protection in High-Threat Areas. US Pacific Command provided force protection threat assessments to US military elements deployed on joint military exercises and humanitarian operations in high-threat environments such as Sri Lanka, Laos, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Command reporting identified indigenous and transnational terrorist threats as well as areas of insurgent violence or political unrest and criminal activities.
- East Timor. CIA analysts provided policymakers analysis on the crisis in East Timor and supported policymaker visits to the region.
Latin America
- Relief and Rebuilding Efforts in Central America. US Southern Command's (USSOUTHCOM's) J2 and its Joint Intelligence Center (JIC) helped restore civil and environmental stability in Central America in the aftermath of severe hurricane damage. Following Hurricane Mitch, over 15,000 US troops were deployed to carry out a $155 million relief and rebuilding effort to assist El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Honduras. The USSOUTHCOM J2 and JIC provided the first intelligence personnel and assets on the ground and coordinated the deployment of NIMA's Enhanced Deployable Image Product Library, which provided the most current imagery and mapping products available to help with rescue and reconstruction.
Middle East
- Training to CENTCOM Forces in the Gulf. In April the NRO initiated a program of tailored NRO systems presentations for the Joint Task Force-Southwest Asia (JTF-SWA) Pre-Deployment Course at the Regional Joint Intelligence Training Facility (RJITF) in Tampa, FL. These presentations are now a standard part of all JTF-SWA Pre-Deployment Courses to ensure CENTCOM and component command intelligence personnel deploying to the Gulf are trained to effectively use core intelligence skills and systems.
- Prototype Imagery Tool to CENTCOM. In response to an urgent CENTCOM request, NRO in partnership with DIA immediately deployed a prototype tool that provides users with an up-to-date display of the national imagery tasking plan. This quick response allowed CENTCOM to enhance the impact of NRO imaging systems on combat operations during DESERT FOX.
- Support to US Policy. CIA provided media analysis, all-source briefings, and written finished intelligence in support of US policy objectives in the region.


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I don't know about you, but right now I have more apples than I know what to do with! We went apple picking twice in September and between the 4 of us we picked over 13 pounds of apples! I have been making apple crisps, applesauce, and apple muffins in an effort to use them all up. Today I want to share a recipe for the Maple Walnut Apple Crisp that I made for my family. It was a hit! My husband and BOTH kids gobbled it up and asked me to make another one! Continue reading
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Healthy Turkey Sloppy Joes
I loved Sloppy Joes as a little girl! It's one of those comfort foods that can instantly bring you back to your childhood. Last week I shared a recipe for Turkey Sloppy Joes in my Free 5 Day Fitness and Nutrition Group and today I want to share it with you! This recipe comes straight from the Fixate cookbook written by Autumn Calabrese (the trainer who developed the 21 Day Fix and 21 Day Fix Extreme programs). This recipe is healthy and my entire family gave it two thumbs up!
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins
Are you a peanut butter lover like me? If you are, you need to try these healthy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip muffins. Fellow fit mom and owner of Blissful Eats, Nicole Culver, shared her recipe for these peanut butter chocolate chip muffins with me. Since I love the combination of peanut butter and chocolate, I was super excited to try these. They are delicious, made with healthy ingredients, and kid approved! Today I am sharing the recipe with you (with her permission of course!) and I hope you give them a try!
Easy and Healthy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies- Gluten Free, Soy Free, Dairy Free, and Refined Sugar Free
It's that time of year for baking Holiday cookies and I am super excited to share this cookie recipe with you. These cookies are gluten free, dairy free, soy free, and free of refined sugar. But they are not free of taste! Plus they are made with ingredients that you probably have in your kitchen and you don't even need a hand mixer to make them! Perfect for busy moms looking for a quick healthy snack for their kids (or themselves!). They are also a great gluten free cookie to bring to your next cookie exchange party.
Eat Mighty! Mighty Nut Recipes and Giveaway
I love peanut butter! It is actually my weakness! It is an easy way to add extra protein into my diet and it tastes delicious in shakes, dips, baked goods, oatmeal, and just about anything else you can think of! The peanut butter lover in me was so excited when I was given the opportunity to test out and create recipes using the Peanut Butter & Co's powdered peanut butter, MightyNut. Continue reading
Homemade Granola Bars
Creamy Chicken Salad
I love chicken salad and this one is hands down my favorite! This recipe is straight out of the new Fixate cookbook written by Autumn Calabrese (the trainer who developed the 21 Day Fix and 21 Day Fix Extreme programs). I have been incorporating the 21 Day Fix Extreme eating plan and workouts into my daily routine and this cookbook has been a life saver! It contains 101 healthy recipes that are all designed to be used with the portion control containers from the program. Some of the recipes are also vegan, vegetarian, paleo, and gluten free. A little something for everyone!


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An important announcement from my LEO channel. I thought it important to share with everyone for monitoring:
For situational awareness, the following message (in italics) was posted online by the hacking group Anonymous:
Anonymous announces a nationwide "Day Of Vengence" to take place in dozens of cities across the USA on Saturday – September 24, 2011 at High Noon.
In coordination with these protests across the USA on September 24th, Anonymous and other cyber liberation groups will launch a series of cyber attacks against various targets including Wall Street, Corrupt Banking Institutions – and the NYC Police Department. We encourage the media to follow the Twitter feed @PLF2012 for ongoing reports throughout the day.
Additional public source information has identified possible targets of these attacks, to include entities in New York (state and city), public and private entities associated with the recent execution of Troy Davis in the state of Georgia, and law enforcement in general.
No further information is available at this time in regard to the specific nature, means, or potential targets of Anonymous' plans for September 24th; however, in the past, Anonymous has engaged in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, utilized SQL injection to gain unauthorized access to computer systems, conducted social engineering to gather personal identifying information, and released both personal information (i.e. "doxing") and the contents of compromised systems (e.g. e-mail message content, passwords, etc.).
InfraGard members are encouraged to engage in information security best practices, such as using strong passwords, not reusing passwords, updating software to protect against known vulnerabilities, and ensuring that web-based applications are not at risk to attacks, such as SQL injection.


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How can we give more life to laptop battery?
I am a laptop user and wanted to know what are the best ways to keep the battery life. I mean the hardware's life. I have used many laptops and always ended up replacing the laptop batteries because they fail to charge any more or give a backup of 5 minutes.
How can I keep a long life of my battery


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To help you get from A to B by bicycle, CentreBike is working to update the bike routes on Google Maps to increase the connectivity and usefulness of Google's Bicycling Directions option. Scroll down to submit a request for a custom bike route map, report a problem with or suggest an update to Google Bicycling Directions.
Existing Routes
While these routes are mapped by experienced bicyclists to provide our members with routing assistance, particularly using routes that aren't well-known. use them at your own risk. Some of these routes contain bike lanes or other facilities designed specifically for bicyclists, but others include or are exclusively on local streets and highways. CentreBike does not warrant the safety of bicyclists as they access these roads and rail-trails. Every bicyclist is responsible for his or her personal safety and welfare and for remaining alert and mindful of conditions on the roads or trails.
- Adams Ave/N. Allen TO Wegmans
- Vairo Blvd/N Ath. TO Rock Hill School (with Coffee stops)
- W Aaron Dr/Martin St to Lowes
- W Cherry Ln/N Ath TO Centre Region COG
- W. Aaron Drive & Martin St. to Lowes
- W. Cherry Ln & N Atherton to COG Bldg
- Adams Ave & N. Allen to Wegmans
- South Hills to Home Depot
- Nimitz & Garner Aves to Innovation Park
- Struble Rd to Science Park (Videon Central)
- Core Campus to Innovation Park
- State College to the Nittany Mall — 3 different routes
- Downtown Lemont to Restek Corp — 3 different routes
- Curtin Rd & Bigler Rd to Centre County Courthouse On Roads
- Curtin Rd & Bigler Rd to Centre County Courthouse On Roads and Trails (Mountain or other wide-tire bike recommended)
- College & Allen to Mt. Nittany Medical Center, safer but longer route.
- Linn Street State College to Nittany Mall, Minimize climbing, safer but longer route.
Check the layer visibility boxes on the left to hide or show the different routes on these maps.
Submit a Request for a Route
Open this form in a separte window.


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I find it difficult to define my stories, but everything seems to fall into the broad category of "weird stuff"! I like exploring the unusual within the mundane: interesting psychology, strange events, the possibility of supernatural forces. Most of my short stories develop from a situation, a single moment which then determines character and plot.
Subsidence was published in Toasted Cheese in September 2018.
Things I Have Wasted Money On won the Devon Prize in the 2016 Exeter Writers Short Story Competition (and led to me becoming a member!) and was a finalist in the Aesthetica 2017 Creative Writing Award and therefore published in the Aesthetica Creative Writing Annual 2017.
Misreading The Signs won 3rd place in the Erewash Writers' Group Open Short Story Competition 2016.
Fighting On Home Turf was published in Confingo 2 in October 2014.
Someone's Having A Laugh was published on shortstorysunday.com in April 2015.
I have also published 3 Lurm Valley Tales, loosely-linked short stories set in a fictionalised version of my native East Devon: Strong As A Winch Cable, Identity Theft and Over The Edge.


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Flavour – 'Awele' featuring Umu Obiligbo
Flavour has made good his promise to release the stunning visuals to his new single, 'Awele' which features Umu Obiligbo.
'Awele' is the first single off his forthcoming E.P. album titled, "Awele," which he plans to release before the end of the year.
Flavour To Bless Us With New EP 'Awele'
The video was directed by Adasa Cookey.
Watch video below:


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There are only two ways you can lose your right to vote under Florida law:
- A judge finds that under Florida's guardianship laws, you are mentally incapacitated with regard to voting.
- A court has convicted you of a felony and suspended your civil rights.
Only a court can take away your right to vote. No one else – not a guardian advocate, not an election official, not a caregiver, not a family member nor anyone else has the legal authority to prevent you from voting.
If you need assistance protecting your right to vote, you may contact Disability Rights Florida.
A judge can take away your right to vote if the judge finds that you are mentally incapacitated with respect to voting. If you have been found to be incapacitated but believe your rights, including your right to vote, should be restored, contact Disability Rights Florida to request assistance.
Felony Criminal Conviction
In Florida, a person who has been convicted of a felony and whose civil rights have been suspended, may not vote unless the right to vote has been restored. Help is available to people, including people with disabilities, to pursue the restoration of their rights through the Florida Parole Commission Office of Executive Clemency.
For more information, visit the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition and Florida Parole Commission Office of Executive Clemency.


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The Rules is a weekly video series that you help create. People are idiots. Lets teach 'em.
This week, Arielle talks about sex. There are more important rules than knowing when it's OK to grab the girl's boob.
The topic for next week is driving. Tell us one of your personal rules about driving in the comments below!
Arielle is a YouTube video blogger, web designer and a mentor for the LGBT community. Subscribe to her YouTube videos, follow her on Twitter and check out her website www.ariellescarcella.com.


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The "King" of the blues is the subject of the October NCN Let's Draw thread. I started with a study of his head and plan to add other elements...this should be a fun piece!!
*Updated piece by adding his body & Lucille...also started blocking in some color to see where I'm going with it.
*Updated by changing background color and reworking "Lucille"
*One more update on the piece...I posted it on the CG Society Forum and was honored by having it placed on the top tier above the threads...just way too cool and that made this semi-old man very happy :)
BB King
27 comments:
- Scribbler said...
Fantastic work! Great likeness!
- October 11, 2008 at 3:39:00 PM PDT
- Unknown said...
Ohhh, muy grande!!
An excelenet King, my friend!
- October 12, 2008 at 12:44:00 AM PDT
- Vincenzo said...
Thanks Mate!
Much appreciated!
- October 12, 2008 at 5:52:00 PM PDT
- Per H said...
Awesome! Great expression and likeness!
I especially like the colors of the right hand (there are some cold tones there against the warm ones) and the expression of it as well.
- October 13, 2008 at 1:49:00 AM PDT
- Paul Moyse said...
Beautiful piece Vin, I can't stop looking at it, in the same way I couldn't stop looking at O'Keefe's Godfather!
- October 13, 2008 at 5:03:00 AM PDT
- Vincenzo said...
Thank you...hopefully I can maintain that (color) as I work on the piece. The body reference is really not as good as I would like it to be so I'm sort of making it up as I go.
Thanks Paul!!!...That Godfather piece is amazing isn't it!! Like I commented on David's blog I wish I had the extra cash to own a print, it's a classic!!!
- October 13, 2008 at 9:57:00 AM PDT
- Tim Bye said...
Looking great - fabulous composition! Super
- October 13, 2008 at 10:27:00 AM PDT
- Joe Bluhm said...
oh HELL YEAH, Vin. This is going great. Be careful about the details/spacial relationship/structure on elements of the guitar. That could 'ruin' this for some viewers, and God knows you have the skills to delight.
I can't wait to see this done. I'll keep checking in.
- October 13, 2008 at 10:41:00 PM PDT
- Vincenzo said...
Thanks...appreciate the pat on the back!
Many thanks for the input...I'll try to stay focused on the details and not get lazy :(
- October 14, 2008 at 4:40:00 AM PDT
- Marion said...
I don't know what to say, I'm silent with awe.....
- October 16, 2008 at 2:31:00 AM PDT
- Vincenzo said...
You're always too good to me Marion...Thanks!!!!
- October 16, 2008 at 10:35:00 PM PDT
- david o'keefe said...
wow! he fills the space with his presence, a master piece of work! it's got a life of it's own, can't wait to see the finished.
- October 20, 2008 at 8:44:00 PM PDT
- Jonathan said...
A Superlative piece of work. Spot on.
- October 22, 2008 at 2:44:00 PM PDT
- Vincenzo said...
Hey Man...thanks so much for stopping by to comment and a super kind one at that!!
Thank you my friend!!! Had a chance to check out your blog...man you are terrific, hope you don't mind me adding you to my caricature links!
- October 22, 2008 at 8:21:00 PM PDT
- Marco Bucci said...
friggin AWESOME Vin! Wow!
- October 25, 2008 at 9:44:00 AM PDT
- Vincenzo said...
Thanks Marco!
- October 25, 2008 at 6:43:00 PM PDT
- xavier said...
A superb tribute to the king of Blues!
- October 27, 2008 at 3:04:00 PM PDT
- Vincenzo said...
Much appreciated Xavier!!!
- October 28, 2008 at 9:44:00 PM PDT
- Manoj Sinha said...
Great work, expression, coloring, drawing all are very nice.
- October 29, 2008 at 2:59:00 AM PDT
- Maritze said...
Followed this here from the Drawingboard.org forum.... brilliant work Vince. It's a duzy!
- October 29, 2008 at 3:18:00 AM PDT
- Vincenzo said...
Thanks Guys!
- October 29, 2008 at 4:59:00 PM PDT
- Pointpusher said...
Holeey-Moleey! This is stunning. I am new to your site, but I will be an avid observer from this point on. You've got a great deal of skill sir.
- November 1, 2008 at 9:20:00 PM PDT
- Vincenzo said...
Thanks Danny!!!
...and thanks for introducing me to your work as well, just super!!!!
- November 2, 2008 at 7:22:00 AM PST
- ramanjit said...
very nice.
- November 24, 2008 at 6:57:00 AM PST
- JPA studios said...
amazing dude
- November 26, 2008 at 1:12:00 PM PST
- SuprMom said...
So proud of you Vin. Would be redundant to say how awesome this likeness is but WOW - awesome!!!
That IS a big deal getting on the top tier (above their threads) of the CG Society Forum . Sorry I did not see this post sooner. Two girls taking up most of my life/time and I love it!!!
When do I get my Christmas Sketch???
- December 17, 2008 at 11:26:00 AM PST
- Edo said...
Excellent illustration!! Love the treatment of the hands!! Very nice!!!
- January 11, 2009 at 7:50:00 AM PST


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Hickory - Time to put the Puzzle together
Many of the investments that our community must make in the near term come with no guarantee, but we know that we must do something. The future is ambiguous and therefore it is incomprehensible to many, but most everything that we have today was thought to be impossible at a point in the past. We cannot turn the clock back and trying to do so leads to a fruitless effort. Furniture and textiles built this community and those industries created a dependable economy that the people of this area trusted and relied on for nearly a century. But those industries are gone and they aren't coming back.
Looking at other communities who have been successful, or even those that have been where we are now and improved drastically, lays out a road map that we can learn from. There will be risks involved and we can't copy what these communities have done, but we can certainly learn a lot from what they have done. There are forward thinking, innovative, investment ideas amongst our community that are constantly shot down , because of the way our community has adapted down and become accepting of mediocrity and unwilling to take any risks.
Hickory can no longer afford to give business "the business." We are moving into an age of connections and our government must become more adaptive and friendly to the needs of all business. If we want to grow this city, we must make sure that we have growing commercial enterprises. Lay out the ground rules, be consistent in the implementation, know what you are talking about, know the answers, and help entrepreneurs do their thing. It is not the government's job to micromanage other people's property.
If this community is to move forward, then we are going to have to get community leaders to step out of their day-tight compartments, reach outside of their comfort zone, and try to embrace the new paradigm. Dale Carnegie taught people to live day-to-day (in day-tight compartments) and he believed that constantly dwelling on the future, that is susceptible to constant change, is useless. But, in a world of constant change, we can't afford to not constantly contemplate the future, because the future is now.
Looking at Richard Florida's philosophy got me to thinking about Hickory's plight. Hickory must figure out a way to retain its best and brightest citizens, especially the twenty and thirty somethings. These are the generations that help a community constantly renew and revitalize itself. These are the people who have children and spend money on commodities that help a city to grow and prosper. The way to retain these people is to encourage industries that they will be more willing to participate in; High Tech industries such as robotics, energy, health care, engineering, and biomedical technology.
A key to creativity is understanding and accepting the needs and differences of individuals. In my opinion, many creative people don't want to live in this area, because we make them feel uncomfortable or even unaccepted. We hear a lot about like-mindedness, but what about diversity? We need people coming at local issues from all angles, conforming to one way of thinking reeks of authoritarianism. Creativity never thrives under such conditions.
Hickory has the resources to compete with any area in the country and at one time we did just that, but now we are at the bottom of the barrel. The Milken Institute numbers show that Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton has seen terrible job growth (193 out of 200), abysmal wage growth (195 out of 200), and below average development of High Tech Industry (High Tech GDP is 130 out of 200). We have been ranked #187 or lower in these statistics since 2003. Our current ranking #191 out of 200 MSAs overall is deplorable.
What is even more troubling is the way that our city has languished at the very bottom of this statistical analysis since the beginning of the decade. If you think that Milken's statistical review is off, then look at a second source. Forbes magazine ranks us as #130 out of the largest 150 MSAs, as far as "the Best places to do Business."
Statistics show that most areas the size of the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton MSA have a principal city that is the central focus of that area. Hickory's location and history make it the proper candidate to take on this role. The City of Hickory must start moving towards growth again by becoming proactive in developing our resources.
Forbes numbers show that our community is ranked #146 out of 150, when it comes to educational attainment. That statistic is representative of the number of people over 25 years old with a Bachelor's Degree or higher. In comparing other areas of the country to our own, we see that some have more educational opportunities than us, but by no means do we appear to be lacking. While having educational capacities available is important, it is only one ingredient needed to develop a sustainable and resilient economy. The key is to focus people towards fruitful educational endeavors that lead to tangible job opportunity. In other words there has to be something at the end of the rainbow.
When it comes to building industry in our area, it's not about College. It's about knowledge. Do we have the types of Knowledge Industries available that will interest and retain the educated class? Are the people who grow up here and go away to college coming back after they obtain their degree? Are the young adults that we educate in our local Institutions of Higher Education staying here after they graduate? The key to prosperity is developing employment opportunities for the educated (and trained) at a living and sustainable wage. Our area's wage growth proves that this is not happening. Without good jobs, we cannot have a prosperous and vibrant community. We cannot have the cultural amenities so many desire, because our tax base and marketplace will not support it.
I do believe that opportunities brought forth by Google and Apple will bring positive momentum towards the Technology sector in our community. Tech is the easy way to get involved in the Creative Economy. We must expand our Broadband and Information Technology capacities to create the favorable conditions necessary to achieve a High-Tech corridor. That will entice techies to move to the area and set up shop.
I truly believe that this is a significant part of our "Field of Dreams." If we build it, they will come. All of the successful cities have made relevant contributions to the New World's Creative Economy. These cities have chosen to get out front and lead the way, and as a result they are reaping huge rewards because of the development of their technological sector. I truly believe that the World is still in the beginning stages of the process of creating a technical society and there is plenty of room to get on board, but Hickory needs to get on board sooner rather than later, or once again we are going to be on the short end of the stick. I truly believe that this will lead to good, productive, high paying jobs.
We cannot continue to blame all of our problems on Raleigh and Washington, when our local government is not doing all that it can to take care of our own business. As far as the areas in North Carolina go, we are surrounded by Economic excellence. Raleigh-Durham, Wilmington, Charlotte, Asheville, and Greenville, NC are all doing really well. We should expect these areas to get more attention than us, when they are contributing more to the treasury and dynamics of growth in our state.
Raleigh and Wilmington are cities within our state that are models of how creativity and growth go hand-in-hand. Hickory has to get on board and invest in its future. The numbers clearly show that in relation to the rest of North Carolina, we haven't been growing jobs, we haven't been paying people anything, and we haven't been moving toward a High-Tech economy.
We do deserve our fair share of the money we have put into the treasury, but playing follow the leader and complaining about not receiving charity will not solve this city's problems.. We're going to have to take some chances, think outside of the box, and initiate some action to kickstart our economy. If we don't soon start growing our economy then raising taxes, fees, and/or cutting services will be inevitable. This all will lead to a further degradation of the general welfare of this community.
There really isn't a geographical correlation relative to Hickory and the other economies at the bottom of Milken's rankings. The only correlation I see between the Midwestern cities and Hickory is that their economies were centered on a form of manufacturing that became obsolete, because it was not rooted in the fundamentals needed to survive the movement towards a global economy.
The automobile crisis is the result of years of corporate-controlled government manipulation. Some people believe that the same mindset occurred in Hickory from the late 1990s until 2008. You cannot turn growth on or off like it is a faucet. Certain people, in this community aspired to the ideal of the yesteryear they remember, when Hickory was a quaint little village. In my opinion, the people who attempted to lead us down that misbegotten path of limited growth are at the root of our community's problems. By the time our local officials reluctantly admitted we were going down the wrong path, it was too late to stop the train wreck of consequences we are now facing.
It is clear to me that our city's statistics show very little relation to what has happened in the rest of the Southeast. Only two other Southeastern cities are in the bottom 50 of Milken's rankings, Spartanburg, South Carolina (#183) and Columbus, Georgia (#166). What is perplexing is that a few years ago our city seemed enchanted by the model of Roanoke, Virginia whose rank is currently #168. Roanoke's economic rankings going back to 2002 have been 2008 - #168. 2007 - #138, 2005 - #179, 2004 - #181, 2003 - #166, and 2002 - #139. It is nonsensical to think we have anything to learn from Roanoke, Virginia other than what not to do.
Every community faces challenges unique to a combination of, but not necessarily limited to, Geography and Environment, Culture and Diversity, and Economics and Governance. In my opinion, we are fortunate that we don't face as many obstacles as other communities do. I just feel that local officials need to realize that America's foundation was rooted in the philosophy of openness and embrace that principle. Our representatives need to collaborate with people from every background. Common Sense, fairness, and consistency should be Hickory's hallmark.
Small business will be where the majority of our area's jobs are going to come from in the future and small business is most vulnerable when it comes to the dictates of government. It is imperative that there be cooperation between these businesses and local government. We cannot afford to have business and government look at one another as adversaries. Prosperity for the entire community is at stake.
I believe that businesses should be personally responsible towards setting a positive image for our community. If our local officials are fair and consistent when setting and administrating policy then businesses should adhere to guidelines. Together everyone has a role to play in the collaborative process.
Successful Metro Areas are spread throughout the United States. Unemployment rates seem to have a strong correlation with Milken's rankings, which include factors of job growth, wage growth, and overall revenues produced from High-Tech Industry. The Best Performing Cities seem to be keeping up with the demand for employment better than the nation as a whole. The Economic Resiliency they are showing must be learned from.
What I believe we should study is the Commercial characteristics and Cultural Amenities of these cities and how they are addressing needs that are relevant to the 21st century. Every one of these cities is addressing their Public Transportation needs and I think that it is imperative that we also do just that. Our Public Transportation system is extremely inadequate for an area of our size. Population growth has been shown to be a key to a successful economy. If we move towards a structure that encourages growth, then we must develop a public transportation central nervous system to ensure that the growth is systematic and sustainable and doesn't have a negative impact on our ability to travel to different destinations in the area.
Hickory sits at several important geographical and transportational crossroads and should be a vital central location for Western North Carolina. In my opinion that is what caused this city to develop in the first place. Why we lost the meaning and significance of this part of our city's Mission of Existence is beyond me.
Forbes ranks Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton as #147 area out of 150 when it comes to Culture and Leisure. This Index is based on museums, theaters, golf courses, sports teams, and other activities. I think the SALT Block is an excellent public cultural facility, we have the Crawdads, and we have a ton of golf courses (and a golf tournament) around here. So by process of elimination, I believe that this tells us that we need to improve upon our entertainment business sector. There really isn't much to do around here other than go to bars.
Developing an entertainment complex would go hand-in hand with our restaurant and retail business sectors and it would appeal to a younger demographic. I have heard the possibilities of a mid-sized concert venue being developed and I think a nice Amphitheater in the area would have a lot to offer. Just think of people around the region converging on Hickory and spending money in our stores. That seems like a lot better scenario than always having our citizens go to concerts in Charlotte, Asheville, Greensboro, or Greenville, SC and spend money there.
Many people believe me to be eternally pessimistic when it comes to my hometown. I honestly don't believe that I am. Some don't like the message and others don't like the way I have delivered it. But, would they have listened if I had softballed it up to them. Empirical evidence points to the fact that they wouldn't have. I think the issues that we have faced and continue to face are solvable. But, we need to quit wasting time and get on with solving these issues that have plagued this area for years.
Let's look at the Hound's track record. I told you that there were problems two years ago and the status quo continued on - An All-American City deserves first-class leadership. Remember the headline article from the Hickory Daily Record entitled "35,133 jobs lost since the year 2000," Where was that issue first addressed? 24,493 Jobs Lost in the Unifour since June 2000 was published on December 8, 2008 or The Relevant Issue: 34,294 JOBS lost since July 2000 in the Unifour from July 6, 2009. Oh, if you really want your mind blown check this one out – Conversation with the Mayor on Hal Row about our area's aging population and the need to retain our best and brightest from February 2009.
People will choose the direction that they want the area to head in, but it is more than obvious that Hickory and the Unifour have been heading in the wrong direction for years. We understand most of the issues we face on the surface, but I truly don't think people have looked under the surface to see what is really going on. I think that is how we have gotten so far off track.
I have laid it all out here in this series of articles. How we face these issues, and the honesty with which we deal with them, will determine how efficiently and expediently we can bring this community back towards positive economic momentum. Let's just look at the facts and the statistics and leave personal feelings and attachments out of this process. I honestly believe that if we do that, then we will be able to revolutionize Hickory into something bigger, better, and brighter.
I believe that we have formed groups that can address the problems we face, but the key will be in the follow through. We need to facilitate a process that encourages economic centers of Technology, Energy, Modern Manufacturing, Centrally focused Retail Commerce, and Entertainment.
Other cities have been as low on the totem pole as we are, but they found a way to address their inadequacies. Some of these cities turned their fortunes around in only a couple of years. I think that our current Job situation might be just what we needed, because it brought our problems to the national forefront. The embarrassment has refocused our priorities on issues that should have been dealt with long ago. This gives me hope that we can turn our fortunes around.
I see hope in our future, if we work together on doing what is best for this city, and this area as a whole, and quit coming at these issues from an angle of our own self-interest. Hickory was successful in the 1980s and 1990s when it experienced population growth rates of 26% and 23% respectively. So far this decade we have barely grown over 5% and most of that growth has come from people over 45 years old. That seems to perfectly correlate with the lack of economic growth we have seen in the community.
We need to do everything in our power to encourage young people from here to come back after college and we need to encourage twenty and thirty year olds from elsewhere to move here. The younger generation is the key to growth and prosperity. Our energies need to focus on creating a market and atmosphere that will entice this younger demographic to make Hickory their home. I believe the future of this area depends on it.
Hickory versus MSAs who have made the biggest Economic Comebacks
Hickory Metro's Economy and the 10 Best MSAs in the U.S.
Hickory vs the 10 worst MSAs in the U.S
Hickory Metro's Economy versus similar U.S. MSAs
Hickory Metro's Economy versus North Carolina MSAs
Hickory -- A Lack of Creativity?
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Lot's of empty cliches and slogans - stop giving "business the business," "embrace the paradigm," but nothing substantial. Problems to address: the lack of Richard Florida's "creative class" - an uneducated right-wing populace. No transportation infrastructure - road layout, no traffic light sync (embarrassing failure), non-walkable, non-bikeable, i.e., non-sustainable. Wasted environmental assets, poor parks, no decent lakefront parks. Ugly, ugly, ugly little city. Bad air. Lousy schools. No decent restaurants or bars. Abusive, corrupt police department (wake up!) and "ruling class." In short, Hickory is a hell hole where any reasonably hip, creative, or talented person would flee like they're on fire. Unless a manufacturing renaissance comes to Hickory to employ the non-union rubes (it won't), Hickory's dead as a doornail.
- August 18, 2009 at 8:57 AM
- James Thomas Shell said...
And I thought I was unhappy.
Hickory has problems, but it is by no means an ugly little town. Ever been to Robeson county? Plenty of Democrats there. Ever been to Warren County same can be said.
I am a conservative, but tolerant of the other side who is always preaching about tolerance. Maybe the left needs to practice what they preach sometime. The people who are in business around here, that I have talked to, helped me come up with those empty slogans and they are substantial in addressing the issues we face.
There are cities on that creative list that are conservative, like Provo and Salt Lake City, Utah; but these cities are accepting of others. Hickory's going to get there, but it's not going to happen overnight.
- August 18, 2009 at 10:52 AM
No, my friend, Provo and Salt Lake City are NOT on R. Florida's list of creative cites - they are on the "most improved" list of the routinely mocked Milkin Institute (remember the disgraced crook Michael Milkin; yes him). The voting history of Robeson and Warren Counties is irrelevant to this discussion. Tolerance? Come on now, I'm just encouraging you to look at reality. I respect where you're coming from, but it's the same ol' that put Hickory where it is. The issues in Hickory are quality of life related - how can the area draw talent that will sustain economic progress? FYI, I'm not unhappy - I left Hickory for it's polar opposite - a progressive, beautiful, high QoL city in the Upper Midwest! Come visit, you'll be stunned - arts, culture, community, bike paths, quality schools, great neighborhoods, unions,low crime, low unemployment, high incomes, high taxes! A liberal, educated, friendly populace! (I still have connections in Hickory and visit often - and it's like entering a pit of despair. But I wish y'all the best!).
- August 18, 2009 at 12:04 PM
You've call for leadership again on your blog. Why didn't step up and run for office this year? You have passion and energy that caould be put to good use.
- August 18, 2009 at 12:34 PM
- James Thomas Shell said...
I have explained that. I bought this house 4 years ago this month in Havenwood. I took for granted that the house would eventually be annexed because of its location. I basically live across the street from the city in the city's ETJ. I cannot run for office for that reason or I probably would have.
Where I live the houses all around me are in the city, but I am not. I basically lived in the city proper all of my life, except for college amd a few years in Conover, when I was in Junior High and High School. And much of that time I spent at my grandparents' house in Hickory.
Basically the only way to be annexed is to be voluntarily annexed. I don't think it would have been proper to put my house in the city, this close to an election, for the purpose of running for Mayor. I also believe that we have candidates that would fill that bill better than myself at this time.
I plan on having my house voluntarily annexed sooner rather than later. I was born in the city, I work in the city, and have vested interest in the city, so no one can honestly question my intentions.
That being said. I hope that whoever is elected to govern this town over the next few years will realize that their position carries a lot of responsibility and it is not my intention to be a rebel rouser towards their cause. I am not here to agitate. I am here to collaborate and I think that is what we all need to bring to the table.
We have to work together to get this city off of its butt and get it moving in a positive direction. I believe that it is OK to call people out when they are preening, instead of working on substantive issues. Until the decision is forced on me that this is a total lost cause, then I am going to work towards getting Hickory back on track.
I hope that answers your question.
PS - there are many of us working behind the scenes on the leadership - lack of - issues that we face.
- August 18, 2009 at 1:35 PM
- James Thomas Shell said...
Madison, Wisconsin? is supposed to be paradise. I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Your words reek of intolerance, no matter whether you expressly say you aren't or not. It is implied.
Hickory does have issues and what I have brought up here IS NOT the status quo.
It's easy to sit on high and pass ridiculous judgment, but what you have said is not constructive. Hickory is not an ugly city. Saying that is a non-starter to any discussion.
You do understand that Mr. Florida states in his own work that Mr. Milken's numbers are integral to his own. Also Provo and Salt Lake City are listed in Mr. Milken's top 10 cities. Not most improved.
My second hometown is Wilmington, NC. It is lauded for its progressive development, but it too has issues.
Hickory CAN turn it around. The quality of life here is not all that bad, if we address a few problems. There are some really bright people that live here. There just aren't enough.
- August 18, 2009 at 3:02 PM
So you are complaining about city government, but do not actually live in the city.
- August 18, 2009 at 3:03 PM
Thanks for the clariffication, I did not know that. Don't rush annexation, all you get is extra taxes.
- August 18, 2009 at 3:23 PM
- Cecil James said...
"Anonymous" isn't worth talking too... acrimonious, narrow, splenetic, pseudo-intellectual... probably indicates a cold winter coming....how would you like to be in Madison in January? Reminds me of that "coyote ugly" joke.
- August 18, 2009 at 5:03 PM
- James Thomas Shell said...
Bwahahahaha!!! That is hilarious. You made my day.
- August 18, 2009 at 5:17 PM
- James Thomas Shell said...
++ So you are complaining about city government, but do not actually live in the city.++
Once again that has all been explained. I was born here. I work here, my family has lived here for over 60 years. And others have lived in this area going back to the 1850s. I have plenty of interest in what goes on in this city. A lot more than most of the people that live in the city. I have more interest than a renter or an apartment dweller.
What about someone who moved here from somewhere else, leases their dwelling in HKY, and works outside of the city. They can run for office and vote in HKY. Are you telling me they deserve a voice, but I don't. The key to fixing this Metro area is fixing the heart, which is Hickory!!!
Soon this issue will be a moot point anyway.
- August 18, 2009 at 5:40 PM
Ok Hound, I'll take my leave and make this my last comment. Interesting that someone who offers a different perspective is mocked, called names, and is "intolerant". This may be related to why educated non-natives don't feel welcome in Hickory, but... You seem to be offended by my calling your town ugly. Eighteen years ago I sat at a city council meeting and listened to a highly paid consultant say the same thing. Entering Hickory from 40 east or west, 321 from the north all provide bad first impressions of the city. He also encouraged taking advantage of the areas environmental assets, and making city center walkable and bikeable. Nothing's changed. Hound, I'm sure you're a good guy with good intentions. All I've suggested is that bland pro-business admonishments have been the rule for Hickory "leaders" and it gets nowhere. (It did help clog the poorly laid out streets with the worst traffic I've seen in a town that size). I don't even necessarily disagree, but a focus on investing in improvement of the QoL for regular folk, and creating some kind of community where outsiders, progressives, etc. can thrive is in the city's best interest. It may be too late - it should have been happening when the NY Times called Hickory "recession-proof." Why are Asheville and Chapel Hill the best places to live in NC? No, Hickory will never be a hotbed progressive politics or bohemian lifestyles, but come on! Best of luck to you; peace!
- August 19, 2009 at 10:42 AM
Moved to Hickory in begining of 1984 at the age of 24 to join the greatest company ever, beginning with an "S", and foolishly left it in end 1986. Met my wife there. Lived in satelite areas most of the time, other states and in Europe some and now reside about 3 hours down the road.
The hightech crash of 2001, 9-11 crash, and the crash of 2008 have made a depression area of many places in the US. Don't be so hard on yourselves. Bring back the Hickory I remember, a place where stuff was made that would last forever. Also bring back Yesturdays and Some place Else if you don't mind! In my opinion, You still have one of the Best "YMCA"s, beautiful affordable homes and best set of homes for potential resoration, nice people, honest people, nice ajoining towns, Nice highway, close to mountains, Lake Hickory, sufficient supply of water, Best Local Pottery, (Still have some in our wedding stuff), close ennough to the beach to go for a weekend yet sill have hills and trees, great contractors, , nice realitors, nice stores, city services, low crime, and I could go on and on...
Sell the product you have!
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The set is taken from a benefit show for The Vera Project, a local music arts center run by and for youth, in Seattle, WA, which Dulli and his band performed at the intimate Triple Door Theatre in the city.
'Live At Triple Door' will be released via Dulli's own Infernal Recordings label, and features a selection of Twilight Singers songs including 'King Only' and 'Candy Cane Crawl', The Gutter Twins' track 'Front Street' and a cover of Jose Gonzalez' 'Down The Line'.
Meanwhile, The Gutter Twins are scheduled to perform at this year's Voodoo Music Festival in New Orleans on October 24, before returning to the east coast for four shows in early November.
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'The Killer'
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Anthony O'Leary's crew are all set for tomorrow's start of the New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup as sole Irish crew representing Royal Cork Yacht Club in the Big Apple.
The grounds of New York Yacht Club's renowned Harbour Court clubhouse in Newport, Rhode Island, were filled with sailors from around the world, who are set to begin racing tomorrow in the second biennial Invitational Cup presented by Rolex.
The 22 teams, representing yacht clubs from 16 nations and six continents, have traveled far and wide to get to Newport. The teams, especially those less familiar with the Swan 42 class, enjoyed several perfect practice days with today's 12-14 knot southwesterly breeze, under sunshine and brilliant blue skies, appreciated by all competitors, especially those from some more sunshine-challenged locales
The Swan 42s, an ultra competitive one-design class, were conceived by the NYYC as the yacht club's ninth one-design class since its' founding in 1844. The New York Yacht Club Race Committee, led by John "Tinker" Myles, Jr. ran several practice starts today for the fleet.
Racing will run from Tuesday, 13 September through Saturday, 17 September. A total of eleven (windward-leeward) races are planned, with no throw-outs. Racing will take place off Newport, R.I. on Rhode Island Sound or in Narragansett Bay.
One of the first teams to arrive in Newport was Clube Naval de Cascais from Portugal, with skipper Patrick Moteiro de Barros. The team has been on-site for over a week practicing on their chartered Swan 42 Orbit, and making the most of coach Bill Shore's expertise and local knowledge. de Barros commented, "The goal is to do the best we can, and we're here to win. We may not win, but that's the motivation."
To that end de Barros, who is a four-time Olympian, has assembled a crew that at its' core are very competitive Dragon sailors. Included in this mix is tactician Henrique Anjos, a three-time Portuguese national champion in the class. With no Swan 42s available locally, the team came up with a clever alternative last spring, chartering a Dufour 40, and adding a bowsprit to it so they could fly an asymetrical spinnaker.
De Barros is no stranger to Newport, having sailed here in the 1980s when he was the helmsman on Magic, the trial horse for Dennis Conner's Freedom. The team had hoped to participate two years ago, but couldn't come, and the appeal of the event is clear to de Barros who added, "The Invitational Cup is totally Corinthian, and I think it's important to have events where the amateurs are recognized. This is one of the most prestigious yacht clubs in the world, and I think events like this should carry on."
From further afield is the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club team with skipper Nick Burns. Sailing onboard is Jochim Isler, Vice Commodore of the club and a frequent competitor in the RHKYC's signature biennial Rolex China Sea Race. As with many of the other clubs, the teams experience is in a mix of big boats and one-designs, in this case Etchells. Burns and Isler often compete against each other, but they've solidified their strengths as well as recruited 10 of the top 20 sailors in the club for the team.
In the 2009 event, Royal Hong Kong finished 11th; but last summer they sailed in the Rolex Commodore's Cup and finished second, which Isler said gave them the confidence and motivation to give it a try again.
Burns added, "We came a long way for this, it's great. The event is tightening up (rules) year-by-year, which is what you need. They're doing a very equal job with the boats, it's a very good system. You have nothing to blame but yourself!"
One of the Southern hemisphere teams competing is the Yacht Club Argentino with Paolo Cosentino as helmsman. YCA Commodore Ricardo Galarce is racing onboard as trimmer, and the two were clearly delighted to be here, "This is our first visit and I tell you we are amazed, we want to live here, we're going to stay here."
Cosentino said, "We sail two boats that are similar (a Frers 44 and a Soto 43). We trained about 10 days in Buenos Aires (in the river) and Mar del Plata, where you can sail in the sea. We feel comfortable, but need to train a little more – we've had these three days here, so we'll arrive tomorrow at about 80% of our standard.
"For us we are very proud of being invited by this club. We have a lot of tradition also, our club is almost 130 years old and for us being here is a very special situation – we are very proud."
For NYYC Invitational Cup Event Chairman, John Mendez tomorrow's start couldn't come soon enough, "I'm absolutely delighted. To be honest it's been a long build-up, it's been two years getting this going and to see all of the teams arrive and to meet with them – their excitement and enthusiasm -- has really set this off for me. I feel a lot more relaxed about the whole event!"
About half of the yacht club teams that competed in 2009 are back again, including the top five. Mendez continued, "We still have a lot of interest from yacht clubs that are not here and as this has grown they'll be a lot more who'll want to participate next time. I see the competition this time being stiffer than last time – it has been raised to another level. I think we'll see some exciting racing.
"This is key to each one of these clubs – they all have the intention of taking the trophy back with them. I'm afraid we can't cut it into pieces! But, I could see the trophy leaving our shores at the end of the week."
This edition features a couple of significant changes including a move to all-amateur sailors (no professionals) and on-the-water umpiring. Of the latter Mendez points out, "That's a very big leap forward for fleet racing. We want people to sail safely and the umpiring is definitely going to help that."
In addition to Rolex, which for 2011 and 2013 is the presenting sponsor, Sperry Top-Sider and Nautor's Swan have also returned, and are joined by Atlantis WeatherGear, as sponsors to enhance the experience of competitors as well as those who will be following the races.
The 22 entrants
By country, the roster of participating teams is: Yacht Club Argentino (ARG); Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (AUS); Royal Bermuda Yacht Club (BER); Royal Canadian Yacht Club (CAN); Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club (CHN); Real Club Nautico de Barcelona (ESP); Nyländska Jaktklubben (FIN); Itchenor Sailing Club, Royal Ocean Racing Club and Royal Yacht Squadron (GBR); Norddeutscher Regatta Verein (GER); Royal Cork Yacht Club (IRL); Yacht Club Capri and Yacht Club Punta Ala (ITA); Japan Sailing Federation (JPN); Royal Norwegian Yacht Club (NOR); Clube Naval de Cascais (POR); Royal Cape Yacht Club (RSA); Eastern Yacht Club, Annapolis Yacht Club, Newport Harbor Yacht Club and New York Yacht Club (USA)


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Frustrated with skyrocketing rents that price out modest-wage workers, the Seattle City Council could consider a tax on all new commercial and apartment projects in the city's denser areas to pay for more affordable housing.
The so-called "linkage fees" would apply to all new offices, hotels, retail stores and labs, as well as apartment projects in areas zoned low-rise and denser. The fees would be phased in over three years.
"I want to make sure this is a city for everyone, from the Ph.D. at the Fred Hutch to the immigrant janitor in an Amazon building," said Seattle City Councilmember Mike O'Brien, chair of the land-use committee that heard a consultant's recommendations on Tuesday. "The market is just not producing that level of affordability anymore."
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Currently, the city's main tool to force developers to create affordable housing — incentive zoning — applies only to projects seeking bonus square footage, and has resulted in just 56 housing units since 2001, according to the consultant's study.
Nearly all developers have chosen to pay a fee rather than build affordable housing into their projects; the city has raised about $32 million in bonus fees. That money helps pay for affordable housing elsewhere.
O'Brien hopes to fast-track a proposal for a committee vote next month. But representatives from the Downtown Seattle Association and Vulcan spoke against his plan Tuesday.
"This proposal comes in absence of a comprehensive housing strategy, a plan, a set of targets for the number of units we wish to create and it's really nothing more than an additional cost on the production of housing," said Jon Scholes, vice president of advocacy at the association.
"We know when we make housing more expensive to produce it's more expensive to consume. So the cost will be pushed straight onto renters, both commercial and residential renters in our city," Scholes added.
Linkage fees are designed to tax a wider array of development and could raise up to 10 times more money for affordable-housing projects than Seattle's existing incentive zoning program, said California-based consultant Rick Jacobus of the Cornerstone Partnership.
"The cost is spread more equitably across the city," he said.
An analysis shows the fees wouldn't render economically feasible projects unfeasible, Jacobus said, but developer returns might decrease.
Linkage fees could also, over time, reduce how much developers are willing to pay for land, he acknowledged.
Linkage fees have helped other cities, such as San Francisco, pay for additional affordable housing. But Seattle developers say anything that raises their costs will result in less construction and higher rents for market-rate homes, which account for the bulk of the housing market.
"San Francisco's program was a big success for the people who got an affordable-housing unit but it's really terrible for everyone else," said A-P Hurd, a vice president at Touchstone Corp., which has hotel, office and mixed-use projects under way in downtown and South Lake Union.
"If you care about affordability, your job is not just to build affordable housing; your job is to keep housing affordable for all the people who are in market-rate housing," she said.
So in a new downtown high-rise apartment complex, for example, a developer who pays $3.2 million in bonus fees under the current incentive zoning would pay $6.8 million in linkage fees instead, according to an analysis commissioned by the city. In a South Lake Union apartment high-rise, a developer who pays $2.96 million now in in-lieu fees would pay $4.5 million in linkage fees instead.
Linkage fees are one of several tools Seattle is looking at to boost private-sector production of affordable housing.
For rentals, the city wants to help families with incomes up to 80 percent of the area median, which in 2014 is $63,900 for a family of four, according to the city. For homebuyers, it's targeting those earning between 80 and 100 percent of median income.
In addition to linkage fees, the council is considering a $1 million investment toward a new regional transit-oriented development fund. The fund, part of an initiative led by the Puget Sound Regional Council, would make loans to affordable-housing developers and enable them to quickly tie up sites near transit hubs. The fund is patterned after a successful one in Denver.
But Tuesday's committee hearing was primarily devoted to linkage fees, which are based on the net square footage of a project and vary based on the type of project and where it's located.
Under a baseline option, the fees would range from $7 to $22 per square foot. Under a less-strenuous option, the lowest fee would be $5 per square foot in the lowest-cost neighborhoods, while the highest fee would be $16 per square foot.
Jacobus said the city could allow developers to build affordable housing on-site as a way of satisfying their linkage fees.
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Julien Doré is a French singer/songwriter whose fame began on the fifth season of the television show Nouvelle Star and continued afterward with the release of his solo debut album, Ersatz (2008), which was among the best-selling French albums of the year. Born July 7, 1982, in Alès, Gard, France, Doré studied at the college of Louis Feuillade as well as the École des Beaux-Arts of Nîmes, where he performed with the band Dig Up Elvis. He auditioned for Nouvelle Star with the initial thought of simply promoting his band if he were to be selected for the show's casting. Not only was he cast on the show's fifth season (2006-2007), but he competed all the way until the season's end, beating runner-up Tigane on the night of June 13, 2007, to earn the winning rights.
Some of his most memorable performances over the course of the season included songs originally sung by Alizée ("Moi…Lolita"), Claude François ("Le Mal Aimé," "Comme d'Habitude"), the Kinks ("You Really Got Me"), Britney Spears ("…Baby One More Time"), and Christophe ("Les Mots Bleus"). As the winner of Nouvelle Star, Doré was awarded a major-label recording contract with the Jive subsidiary of Sony BMG. His first officially released single, "Moi…Lolita," the 2000 smash hit by Alizée that he had performed memorably on the show, proved highly popular, peaking at number two on the French singles chart during its first week of release in 2007. A year later Doré made his full-length solo album debut with Ersatz, which also peaked at number two on the French charts. Produced by Renaud Létang (whose credits include Manu Chao, Feist, and Raphaël) and Antoine Gaillet (whose credits include M83, Berg Sans Nipple, and Mademoiselle K), Ersatz spawned the hit singles "Les Limites" and "Figures Imposées." In 2010 he contributed the soundtrack to the French dark comedy film Holiday, before releasing his second studio album, Bichon, in 2011. He also recorded a number of popular duets, with the francophone artistes Cœur de Pirate, Mélanie Pain and Sylvie Vartan. His third record, 2013's Love, performed well going two-times platinum. However, it was with his fourth release that he found most success. & was released in 2016, and achieved the number one spot in France and Belgium, as well as achieving platinum status. by Jason Birchmeier
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