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CPI Aerostructures to Present at the D.A. Davidson 6th Annual
Aerospace & Industrials Conference on December 11th
December 5, 2014
Edgewood, NY – CPI Aerostructures, Inc. ("CPI Aero®") (NYSE American: CVU) today announced that its management will participate in private one-on-one and small group meetings at the D.A. Davidson 6th Annual Aerospace & Industrials Conference on Thursday, December 11, 2014, at the Boston Harbor Hotel in Boston, MA.
Investors will be able to download the most recent PowerPoint Presentation via the Investor Relations section of CPI Aero's website, www.cpiaero.com.
About CPI Aero
CPI Aero is a U.S. manufacturer of structural assemblies for fixed wing aircraft, helicopters and airborne Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance pod systems in both the commercial aerospace and national security markets. Within the global aerostructure supply chain, CPI Aero is either a Tier 1 supplier to aircraft OEMs or a Tier 2 subcontractor to major Tier 1 manufacturers. CPI also is a prime contractor to the U.S. Department of Defense, primarily the Air Force. In conjunction with its assembly operations, CPI Aero provides engineering, program management, supply chain management, and MRO services. Among the key national security programs that CPI Aero supplies are the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye surveillance aircraft, the UH-60 BLACK HAWK® helicopter, the MH-53/CH-53 variant helicopters, the F-16 fighter aircraft, the MH-60S mine countermeasure helicopter, the AH-1Z ZULU attack helicopter, the DB-110 reconnaissance pod and the ALMDS mine detecting pod. In the commercial aviation market CPI Aero manufactures products for the Gulfstream G650 ultra-large cabin business jet, the HondaJet advanced light jet, the Embraer Phenom 300 business jet, the new Cessna Citation X+, and the S-92® helicopter. CPI Aero is included in the Russell Microcap® Index.
The above statements include forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, which are described from time to time in CPI Aero's SEC reports, including CPI Aero's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2014, June 30, 2014, and September 30, 2014.
CPI Aero® is a registered trademark of CPI Aerostructures, Inc.
Vincent Palazzolo
Chief Financial Officer
CPI Aero
(631) 586-5200
Investor Relations Counsel:
Jody Burfening/Sanjay M. Hurry
(212) 838-3777
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Title : Alone I Conquer
Type of Artwork: Landscape
Dimension : A3, Water Color pad
Medium used : Water Colors
Completed on : Feb 2017
Description: With this piece I wanted to bring how small a subject is to a landscape. As if he is standing to conquer the world. I felt it would draw a highlight and a composition on the horizon. Done with Water colors, it took me just a day to finish this one. I wanted to keep it simple, not so much detail, yet just enough for the eyes to absorb.

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Hosted by The Broke and the Bookish
This week's topic: Top Ten Books I've Read So Far This Year
Here's my top ten in no particular order (click image for Amazon profile):
Click title to read my review (rated each 5 stars):
1. Does This Insecurity Make Me Look Fat? -- brought me to tears
2. Savor -- this author can write!
3. The Faerie War -- excellent ending to this trilogy
4. Death's Academy -- a surprise winner!
5. Luminescense -- great end to this middle school book series
6. The Sacrament --wonderful picture book
7. 7-day Christian -- inspiring
8. Memories of Me -- fantastic comprehensive resource book
9. Diaries of Two Mad Black Mormons --incredibly hilarious and spiritual to boot; my #1 recommendation of the year
10. The Quantum Breach -- clean and informative thriller


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Four Serra Nissan Employees Plead Guilty to Auto Loan Fraud Conspiracy
BIRMINGHAM -- Four former Serra Nissan employees charged in connection with a conspiracy at the Birmingham car dealership to fraudulently boost loan approvals and car sales pleaded guilty today in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Veronica Hyman-Pillot and FBI Special Agent in Charge Roger C. Stanton.
D. SCOTT BURTON, 36, of Odenville, MICHAEL J. WILKINSON, 56, of Moody, TERRY W. HENDERSON, 39, of Pleasant Grove, and ROLAND W. RILEY, 28, of Birmingham, entered their pleas before U.S. District Judge Virginia Emerson Hopkins. All eight defendants charged in the conspiracy to defraud financial institutions, Nissan North America and Serra Nissan customers between August 2010 and October 2013 by fraudulently increasing vehicle sales in order to boost personal profits have now pleaded guilty.
DWIGHT A. PERRY, 44, of Birmingham, and ABDUL ISLAM MUGHAL, 48, of Trussville, pleaded guilty last year, and GERALD R. SHEPARD, 56, of Pinson, and JEFFREY R. GREEN, 33, of Porterdale, Ga., pleaded guilty earlier this year. The eight defendants are scheduled for sentencing between May and July.
"Predatory practices in providing auto loans to people with credit problems or insufficient income is akin to the fraud in mortgage lending," Vance said. "We are engaged in rooting out this fraudulent activity that threatens consumer safety."
Mughal, Shepard, and Burton were sales managers at Serra Nissan, Green and Wilkinson were finance managers, and Perry, Henderson and Riley were salesmen. All eight have pleaded guilty to the conspiracy. In addition, Mughal also pleaded guilty to bank fraud, Shepard to bank fraud and filing a false federal income tax return, and Green to failure to file an individual tax return.
According to court records, the Serra Nissan employees involved in the conspiracy used various means to carry out their fraud and obtain auto loans that, otherwise, would not have been approved. Those means included the following:
• Creating or altering documents to submit to financial institutions to show inflated income for prospective buyers.
• Directing finance managers and salesmen to submit fraudulent documents to financial institutions to misrepresent proof of a customer's residency.
• Listing accessories not actually included on a vehicle so a financial institution would increase its loan amount. The defendants and others had a financial incentive to increase a loan amount in order to increase commissions paid to certain employees.
• Presenting straw buyers, who could qualify for a loan, to financial institutions when the actual buyer could not qualify.
The maximum penalty for the conspiracy count is five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The maximum penalty for bank fraud is 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine. The minimum penalty for aggravated identity theft is two years in prison.
The IRS and the FBI investigated the case, which Assistant U.S. Attorneys Amanda S. Wick and Robin Beardsley Mark are prosecuting.


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Have you heard of IKEA's sustainable Living Home Tour?
When we say "IKEA", the first word that comes to everyone's mind is – Meatballs! Yes, IKEA is known for introducing Swedish food (our favourite!) and interior design to Singapore.
But do you know, IKEA is also one of the top leaders in driving sustainability efforts? By 2020, the IKEA group aims to run its entire business on renewable energy and produce as much renewable energy as it consumes! Within Singapore, IKEA has a countless number of initiatives to show their commitment towards sustainability such as being MSC certified, recycling waste to biofuel and banning the sale of plastic bags.
IKEA recently launched their IKEA's Sustainable Living Home Tour, which allows the public to experience how a family living in a 55 square room apartment can take small actions towards sustainable living. Our team was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to participate in the tour. Here are some of the products that have come to our attention as both sustainable and stylish!
1. Joxtorp
So on the first glance, you might think this is a normal lamp shade made out of polyester or steel. But when you take a closer look, it is actually made out of paper! At least 80% of this product is made of paper and it comes in other colours such as orange.
A complementary item that can match this lamp shade is a LED light bulb which you can also find in IKEA. Since 2016, all light bulbs being sold at IKEA are LED use up to 85% less energy than conventional bulbs and can last up to 20 years!
2. Variera/Utrusta
One of our favourite items would have to be the Variera/Utrusta, which is a waste sorting bins for the cabinet. As mentioned by the IKEA staff, 9 out of 10 households do not sort their waste and we believe these bins will encourage sorting and also make it easier for the household. Also, these bins are made of recycled polypropylene plastic!
3. Ärenpris
Look at fluffy pillow! Would you have guessed that they are made out of recycled plastic? The filling in these pillows from 100% recycled PET bottles and they feel the same as other pillows (Trust us, we tried it out). What a meaningful innovation!
4. Pahl
For those of you who have children, this is probably one of the most thoughtful furniture designed by IKEA. This desk allows you to adjust its height to three different levels, with the maximum height being 72cm. So, instead of having to buy a new desk everytime your child grows taller, you now have a desk that grows with your child!
Besides all these products above, IKEA has a wide variety of other products which are designed with sustainability in mind. Share with us which of their products is your favourite and why!


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I don't want to die. Not this way. I imagine falling from this dizzying height and crashing onto the rocks below. My heart skips a beat, my breath hitches. I back away from the ledge. My toe skitters on some loose rock and my heart jumps in my throat. My life flashed before my eyes in the seconds that I truly believed I had lost my grip on terra firma and was tumbling to my death. I fall on my butt and grip the earth with the heels of my palms, which are sweaty and now scraped and covered in dirt.
After many deep breaths, I stand up and walk away from the edge. I don't look back or down because I will lose my nerve if I do. I need to gather my thoughts, feel the adrenaline. Why am I doing this?
I close my eyes and imagine success. I imagine jumping off the cliff and diving into the air like I would a crystal clear pool on a hot summer day. The refreshing water swaddles me. It doesn't help.
I open my eyes and survey the horizon. The rising sun is behind me making the parachute strapped to my back feel like a burden in spite of its light weight. Sweat forms and drips down between my shoulder blades. It's too warm to be chilled. I'm too nervous to calm down, but the view is amazing.
The canyon below positively glows in the sunlight. The rings of sediment on the exposed cliffs glisten in orange and gold. The deep blue sky sharply contrasts with the rusty landscape. Hot, dry air stings my throat.
I step toward the edge and look down again. The ragged rocks jut out from the vast canyon threatening to impale me should I fail. I swallow hard and my parched throat beckons for water. I pivot from the ledge and walk back to my car for one last swig. The water soothes my throat and tastes better than I remember. A lot better.
I reluctantly return to the launch pad. My stomach aches and gurgles in spite of the fresh water. I didn't eat anything this morning because I was afraid it would come back up. It seems I'm afraid of many things. I talk to myself.
I can do this. Trust my preparation. I can do this.
I'm embarrassed by my lack of courage. I taunt myself for being scared hoping that this self-loathing will propel me over the edge of the cliff. It doesn't work. At least not at first.
Finally, I close my eyes and clear my mind of all thoughts. I take one long, deep breath and suddenly I feel my feet rumbling beneath me pushing toward the edge of the cliff. I gain speed until I run out of ground and take one giant leap of faith.
The shock of leaving firm ground behind causes me to lose my breath. My mind swirls around thoughts of imminent death as the air rustles an alarm around me. I spin and twist in the space above the rocks. I become disoriented and panic at the thought of not being able to find my rip cord. My right hand desperately searches my body for the cord as I struggle for breath. The sun reflects on my goggles blinding me. I'm going to die.
I find the cord just where it should be. My hand had forgotten where to look. I stabilize myself using the air to buttress me so that I float more than fall. Seconds pass. For a moment, I think I've passed the point of pulling the cord, but I reassemble some coherent thoughts and realize I have a few seconds. 3-2-1…
I pull the cord and a whoosh of air grabs me and yanks me up as if I've reached the end of a bungee cord. The air goes remarkably silent in an instant. My head whips up as I settle into the harness like a comfy chair.
My breaths come easier and I can see more clearly. The sun is behind me again as I float down into the cavernous, winding canyon below. I sail past the rocks that intimated death. They don't look so threatening now. A slight breeze cools my face, but sweat still trickles down my back. My hands tremble just a little. I probably couldn't talk coherently if there was anyone to talk to right now. I don't care. I just enjoy the ride down. I can't believe I jumped.


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The Third Ward's new Sweet Diner (239 E. Chicago St., 414-488-9600) is officially up and at 'em. With a bright, modern interior — an open dining room and bar area with high ceilings, exposed brick and wooden floors — it's the antithesis of the old-school diner.
Menu options are sweet and savory. Of the diner classics, there's the SD egg plate (three eggs, breakfast potatoes, toast), "famous" ham off the bone (with eggs, potatoes and toast), chorizo and scrambled egg tacos and classic avocado toast ($8-$17). Sweet offerings include cinnamon French toast, several kinds of pancakes (chocolate chip, caramel apple) and cornbread waffles (with optional Memphis fried chicken), $9-$11-plus.
More, too — skillet bowls, omelets, various eggs benedicts and a section of lunchy items like salads, something called a Protein Pack (with lentils, brown rice, ham, eggs and veggies) and sandwiches such as grilled cheese, a breakfast burger, croque madame and monte cristo grilled on French toast ($5-$11).
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Coree Indians
Coree Indians, when first encountered by Europeans arriving in what is now North Carolina, were living south of the Neuse River along the Atlantic Coast. Like other Indians of the Coastal Plain, the Coree (or Core) lived in villages, reportedly three in number, and depended for their livelihood on both agriculture and the ocean. Sharply reduced in numbers by epidemic disease and warfare, they totaled perhaps 100 persons by 1701. Scholars debate whether the Coree spoke an Algonquian or an Iroquoian language. They seem to have been closely associated with the nearby Tuscarora, who spoke an Iroquoian language. At any rate, the Coree allied with the Tuscarora during the Tuscarora War of 1711-13 and were nearly obliterated. Presumably some Coree survivors joined the Tuscarora after the war and may have moved north to the Iroquois country in New York with them. Most, however, joined together with the remnants of other coastal tribes and settled on a reservation at Lake Mattamuskeet. Core Banks and Core Sound on the North Carolina coast were both named for the Coree Indians.
Maurice A. Mook, "Algonkian Ethnohistory of the Carolina Sound," Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 34 (15 June, 15 July 1944).
Ruth Y. Wetmore, First on the Land: The North Carolina Indians (1975).
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"Neuse River Cliffs of the Neuse." The Coree Indians Lived along the Neuse. Photo courtesy of Flickr user bobistraveling, uploaded October 30, 2010. Available from https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobistraveling/5138592370/ (accessed May 23, 2012).
1 January 2006 | Green, Michael D.
Ive lived at Core Point N.C
Ive lived at Core Point N.C.zip27814 for 54 to 55 years on the Pamlico River South side , there has been arrow heads and potter founds many years ago. I understood that the rd in to core pt (only one way in and one way out ) was, use to be the indian tray from core pt to new bern going by the werhourser plant what I call the backway to New Bern. I have read before thay they sided with the Tuscarawas. Same tray rd now higway goes to the community of Tuscarawas. Just wish I new more about this having live on the Pamlico river when I was alittle boy imaging the way it may have been .I beet they love that river veiw like I did , still do Thank You for taking the time to read this , not that it means anything just thought Id share .
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text: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DR. SEUSS � The Boys & Girls Clubs of McAllen youth professionals made Reading a Seussical Celebration in Honor of Dr. Seuss� 106th Birthday last week. The MetLife Foundation and Boys & Girls Clubs of America are celebrating Dr. Seuss� 106th birthday with the release of Leading Youth to the Joys of Literacy: Practices for High-Yield Learning. Members are participating in a fun filled day of reading and Dr. Seuss manages to entice readers of all ages with a timeless message in his revered book, Oh, the Places You�ll Go! It has proven to be as appropriate for a five-year-old as it has for a high school graduate � and even parents. Being able to bridge this age gap and make reading fun is exactly what BGCA is aiming to do with the Leading Youth to the Joys of Literacy: Practices for High-Yield Learning best practices guide, which was released on Dr. Seuss� 106th birthday (March 2). Like Dr. Seuss, the club professionals who have shared the practices captured in this resource guide invite you to create a world for members that serves to make reading fun. The guide, funded by the MetLife Foundation, is a compilation of high-yield-learning activities (HYLAS) targeted to increase leisure reading, motivate reluctant readers and promote positive attitudes toward learning.


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This is a list of highly recommended links that will slowly grow as excellent sites and services are discovered. It is as much for my convenience as yours.
Board Game Blogs
Grim Tree (Mark's informative reviews, with the odd video too!)
Pagan-Gerbil.net (Just found this, nice and heavy on the Dreadball)
Hiew's Boardgame Blog (Musings of a Malaysian Boardgamer)
Drakes Flames [DEFUNCT](Crassly Opinionated Game Reviews and occasional bathroom humour)
Friendly Local Games Clubs
Wigan Wargames (Mainly board games, despite the name, some Wargaming and some RPG)
Waterbowl (Greater Manchester Blood Bowl)
Online Communities
CardgameDB – Fantasy Flight's LCG communities
Tabletop Gaming
Critical Mass (A brand new 15mm Sci-Fi war-game system)
Friendly Online Gaming Stores
Other Blogs of Interest
In the Weeds (Strange stories of a Canadian called Peaker. I think he's insane)
Vast Worlds (A Sci-Fi writer throws down his ideas for all to see)


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Luann E. Hiebert was born in Winnipeg, and now lives with her family in Steinbach, Manitoba. She has graduated from Steinbach Bible College (BRS) and the University of Manitoba (MA). At present, she is a PhD Candidate studying English Literature at the University of Manitoba with interests in women's writing, and Canadian poetry. Her studies have included advanced poetry and creative writing courses with Meira Cook as well as Dennis Cooley.
Publications & Presentations: Recent publications of her poetry include The Society and Rhubarb as well as Mennonite conference magazines, the Mennonite Brethren Herald and The Recorder. She has organized reading events, read her poetry at CYRK, Speaking Crow, Thin Air Jazz party, University of Manitoba, the Sampler for Carol Shields Symposium on Women's Writing (2009), and Prairie Fire's Winter WORD Fest (2013), as well as presented papers at the Symposium in Honour of Robert Kroetsch (2012), and the Symposium on Manitoba Writing (2012).
Luann is also an adjunct faculty member at Providence University College (Otterburne, MB) where she enjoys teaching courses such as Literature from the Romantic Period, Literature from the Victorian Era, Major English Writers I: Pre-19th Century, Major English Writers II: 19th Century to the 21st Century, Canadian Literature, 20th & 21st Century Literature in English I, English Composition, and Business Communications.
Her academic awards include the 2009 Warhaft Award for best MA critical thesis in the Department of English Literature (University of Manitoba), and the Drummond Fellowship (2010) cash award for PhD dissertation research.
She is a member of the Manitoba Writers' Guild, and a splendid writers' group in Winnipeg.
Her forthcoming debut poetry collection What lies behind (Turnstone Press) appears in April, 2014.
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1/10 This month is a chance to get it right! Issues you have been dealing with will come to a close! Be sure they're something you want to let go off and be sure you're letting the right ones walk out the door. They won't be coming back anytime soon.
2/10 Total acceptance of how things are will not only make things easier to bear but will also make things easier to understand. Once you've made sense of why you are where you are, the rest will flow like a free running river. You are where you have put yourself! Start tracking!
3/10 At times it seems like something that's bugging you will never end! The more you focus on what's bugging you, the more things will continue to bug you! Change your focus to finding solutions and solutions will come to you! What you focus on, you will attract!
4/10 The time has arrived to come together and make good on the promises you made yourselves so many years ago... Time has passed and so have the people and places you've been used to... Now is the time for total change! Don't shy away from endings, they are the doorways to new beginnings...
5/10 Anything you want or desire will come to you, think in the direction of your dreams!
6/10 Something you set your heart on in the past 12 months will arrive suddenly on your doorstep! Use this to bring about your greatest desire. Keeping your thoughts positive will allow you to have what you focus on arriving before you know it!
7/10 Quite often you'll find yourself wandering through the recesses of your own mind. Learn to quieten the chatter and allow your thoughts to take on purpose.
8/10 If the truth is all that matters to you, then begin by being true to yourself... Spending some me time alone will not only allow you to get to know yourself better but it will also give you some 'real' time to think... aloud if that helps!
9/10 Today you may feel that it's your job to put your 2 cents worth of information into a conversation going on around you. Please don't. There are much better ways to give your opinion than ad lib...
10/10 Today is a day you'll never live again, not in this lifetime anyway! Do something memorable that you'll be able to look back on one day in the future and say "I remember that day!" "How could I ever forget!" ...
11/10 Do what makes you happy! If others don't agree, tell them to do the same! If making themselves happy consists of constantly disagreeing with you, then at least they're doing what you've told them to do... happiness comes in many forms for us all... just be your kind of happy and allow them to be their's ...
12/10 Today's word is perseverance... You will need to be tolerant with those around you who do not yet see what you see... The bigger picture will be revealed at such a time it is needed to prove your patience. Allow others the time to catch up...
13/10 At times it may seem you're failing to hold onto reality but endings only mean new beginnings. Sometimes you're best is all you can give! But other times your best won't do. Find other ways to stop failing. Become productive!
14/10 Give an inch and they'll take a mile! Stand your ground when it comes to what you believe you deserve. If you don't you' will be pushed aside and forgotten. Make your presence memorable.
15/10 Allow your mind, body and soul to take a much needed rest. Find a place where you can just sit and be! The time has come for recuperation of all that has taken place over the last few months. Things are finally beginning to make sense. Enjoy your new found knowledge.
16/10 Today is a day when anything Is possible. Allow yourself to be taken to a place where you can see what's ahead. Take a few moments out of your day to give thanks for all you have recieved. Gratitude will attract even more to be grateful for.
17/10 If you feel a weight has been lifted off your shoulders, you're probably right! There's been a massive shift in the atmosphere and those like minded souls, lost, in limbo or otherwise are sending messages to their loved ones from the other side. Open your heart and listen to what those little voices are saying. They have some very important news for you.
18/10 We weren't born to follow each other. We were born to be the best version of ourselves humanly possible. Remember, we are not human beings having a spiritual experience. Rather we are spiritual beings living in a human existence.
19/10 Another day, another dollar! Why work for the man when you can work, rest and play for yourself. Balance is the key. Be sure to level up every time you succeed.
20/10 Many opportunities are passing you by, at this time you need to be vigilant. Giving more time to others will result in bouts of good karma. Stay guided and watch for the signs.
21/10 New things are arriving, your guardian Angel has blessed you with an opportunity that is coming your way. Watch for the signs you are being given. Love and Light.
22/10 Our mind is forever on the go, now is the right time to be peaceful and meditate, go with-in, listen for what your angel is telling you. Love and Light.
23/10 You may have been experiencing tummy aches today and feeling quite tired. You have to push yourself to be the best version of you, you could possibly be. Remember to stop and rest when needed!
24/10 Now is the right time to come forward. Be all you are from within. Only when you realise what you are capable of, will you succeed at your chosen task.
25/10 Our daily lives are always busy, we must find time for relaxation & meditation. Why not give it a go 💚Love and Light 💚
26/10 💚 Some days can be saddened with loss, accident &/or heart break. We must stay strong and know that we are guided by our Angels 💚 Love And Light 💚
27/10 Once we have reached a point of no return, it is difficult to cross back over. Be sure to preserve the bridges you build, in order for them to be recrossed at any time in the future.
28/10 You have got everything one could wish for! You are unique, which is what your friends truly appreciate about you! This note perfectly describes who you are and what you believe in.
29/10 Good morning world 💚 I know life can get us down,but we have a purpose in life? So hold on and stay strong 💚 Love And Light 💚
30/10 Good morning " Happy Sunday" life is just amazing I just wish the rest of the world could see it 💚Love and Light 💚
31/10 Little things in life are so important. We forget how to love and show love 💚 Love and Light 💚


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LG TVs are known for their amazing smart capabilities and with their crystal clear image quality, it will feel like you're right there while you watch your favorite movies, shows or sports. This 55" 4k UHD Smart TV includes 50+ free streaming channels including Sports Illustrated, TIME, People and more.
Elevate your entertainment when you add the LG SJ2 160W 2.1 channel Soundbar with Wireless Subwoofer to your TV or gaming experience. This 160W Soundbar pairs seamlessly with your LG TV. You can also stream music and content from almost any device via Bluetooth, or connect other sources using the digital optical or portable (3.5mm) inputs.
Key Soundbar Features
• 2.1 Chanel, 160W Total Power
• 30W x 2 Front Speakers, plus Wireless 100W Subwoofer
• Bluetooth 4.0 Streaming
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This LG 4K TV supports premium content choices, all optimized with scene-by-scene picture adjustment. The multi-format 4K high dynamic range support includes HDR10 and HLG, both with LG's advanced tone mapping technology that provides scene-by-scene optimization.
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LG ThinQ AI televisions become the hub for all of your connected smart devices. Beyond apps and entertainment, LG ThinQ AI uses intelligent voice
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Ghost stories were cemented as a Christmas tradition by Victorian authors such as Charles Dickens and MR James, so I feel it appropriate that my Yuletide post – and the last of the year – will be something a little spooky. There'll still be maps and history, though, so don't worry if you're not of a ghostly disposition.
One morning I was walking with my mum to the shops. We were walking from our home in Lenton Abbey to Beeston town centre. I was aged about 9 or 10 I guess, and had the important task of pulling the shopping trolley. Between Arden Close and Salthouse Lane was a little footpath and – as we walked along it – I suddenly heard footsteps approaching quickly from behind us. I dropped back and walked behind mum so that this other person could overtake us. I turned instinctively towards them as I manoeuvred, and was astonished to find there was nobody there. I actually stopped to look fully behind us, but still no-one was visible. I turned back to mum to find she, too, had stopped, presumably at the sound of the shopping trolley wheels coming to an abrupt halt. I looked enquiringly at her and she gave me an understanding glance and said, "Oh, yes. That sometimes happens to me down here."
I was bewildered more than scared, and I don't recall us talking about it any more on the journey. It's only looking back that it seems chilling. I've walked along what me and my friends came to know as Ghost Lane many times and nothing out of the ordinary has occurred. I have no particular hypothesis about what happened. Could it be an acoustic trick of some sort? Perhaps the footfalls of somebody walking nearby at the same time were warped by their immediate environment and echoed, by chance sounding as though they were progressing along Ghost Lane. Frankly, I would be as astonished by this as I would by the 'stone tape' theory of traditional ghosts; that I had heard the spirit of a former occupant of the site performing an activity they had a multitude of times, and that had somehow been partially recorded and was intermittently replayed by the environment that hosted this activity. Like many real-life spooky or uncanny occurrences, there is no more to the tale than this. I didn't discover that someone had once been murdered on the lane, and now wandered back and forth looking for their attacker. I didn't discover that the bones of someone who long walked the area were buried beneath the spot I heard the footfalls. Real life is rarely as neat and tidy as the ghost stories we read in books.
I looked at some old maps on Insight Mapping, hoping to see an old footpath that existed before the 1930s housing of Lenton Abbey, but there was none. Before the large council estate, the land seems to have been agricultural or pastoral. Geographically, Ghost Lane is interesting; the northern end is in Nottingham city, the southern is in Nottinghamshire. It also transcends a social boundary, joining the residential area primarily occupied by Nottingham locals with the area of student housing around Broadgate. Salthouse Lane is potentially a very old thoroughfare, for the word salthouse is found several times in the Domesday Book (though not, as far as I know, referring directly to this lane). In the modern age it's entirely reasonable to overlook the importance of salt, which over the centuries has been an enormously valuable commodity and used on occasion as currency. The term salthouse is used to describe somewhere that salt was extracted, processed, or stored, and so Salthouse Lane may have been an important location in commerce and economics as far back as the 11th century.
Whoever was the unseen source of the footsteps I heard and whatever era they originate from, I feel grateful to them. They gave me a jolt, awaking me from the trance state of my trolley-pulling chore, and giving my brain a buzz. I would have been unlikely to have researched the history of that one specific area had it not been for the footsteps, and I wouldn't have read articles online about the Domesday book, salt or the stone tape theory, and noticed on the old maps how the site had been transformed from fields to housing in the 1930s. In short, I picked-up some intriguing information due to the sound of some spooky footsteps I heard three decades ago. This is what it is to be a local history nut; following the most offbeat of leads to an illogical conclusion and enjoying the scenery along the way. Merry Christmas, everyone.


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McKameys (Farewell Concert) - (October 18, 2019)
Prices: Tickets Only - $24.95 | Dinner and Theater - $42.95 (plus tax & fees)
This concert will be held at the Blue Gate Theatre
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If there is one word that describes The McKameys, it would be sincere. Each member of this Southern Gospel singing group is sincere in their love for the Lord, sincere in their love for the music they sing, and sincere in their need to spread the Word to others through their music.
Organized as a trio of sisters -- Dora, Peg and Carol McKamey -- in 1954, the group is nearing its fifth decade of spreading love and blessings through the music they sing. Even though there have been several changes in the group's makeup, the wonderful harmonies, great songs and sheer joy of singing has never gone away. Whether they are performing "Roll The Burden On Me," "Even The Valley," "Right On Time," "Arise," or earlier hits like "Who Put The Tears" or "God On The Mountain," there is a light that shines through onstage and an energy that carries them through the night when they perform.
Dora actually started the group, which is based in Clinton, Tennessee. Since their father was a minister, all the girls had grown up singing in church. One day Dora announced to her astonished sisters that they were going to sing with her in church the next Sunday as a trio!
"She gathered us up in her kitchen, started singing and we each found our parts," Peg explained. "We just thought we were gonna sing that one time, in her home church, but different people heard us and invited us to sing at their church or at revivals. Then out of town evangelists heard us at the revivals and invited us to come to their church and we started traveling to Florida and Indiana and Ohio, and that's how it all started."
In 1957 Ruben Bean started playing guitar for the trio, and he and Peg married two years later. As their girls, Connie and Sheryl, were growing up they traveled with their mom, dad and aunts. Dora and Carol retired from the trio in 1971 so it was a natural move for Connie and Sheryl to fill their aunts' shoes.
"The girls had been singing special duets at our concerts so one day after Dora and Carol told me they were retiring, I heard the girls singing and I went in and added my part and I thought 'Wow.' So when Ruben came home we sang for him, started working on the music, and by the end of the year we were taking bookings. The group never stopped. We sold records from the old group at first and we made our first record, with the new members, in 1972."
In the mid 1980s there was another change, when Sheryl retired to fulfill her obligations as a minister's wife. Peg's sister, Carol, returned to the group, now made up of Peg, Connie, Ruben and Carol. There are two musicians, Randall Hunley on piano and Roger Fortner on guitar. The group also uses digital tracks to enhance the value of their performance.
The McKameys play about 150 dates a year, traveling all over North America from Southern California on up to British Columbia and over to the East Coast, north to New Brunswick and south to Florida. They have had 14 number one singles and in 1999 were honored by their record label, Horizon, for having the most number one hits in the history of Southern Gospel Music. Peg has been named Favorite Female Vocalist by the Singing News at its annual fan awards. From 1981 through 1999 they released an album a year filled with music with a message that their fans are eager to hear. Some of the music is written by daughter Sheryl and the remainder comes from songs sent to them in the mail or handed to them on tapes at concerts.
"I try to listen to everything and see if the song has good sound doctrine and a good tune, and if it has those elements, then I let the rest of the group listen to it," Peg says. "We always try to find new songs for our albums -- if it's a good song and we like it, and it works in our ministry, then we will sing it. I think one of the reasons our fans have stayed with us is that we do find good songs."
Another reason the fans tell her they have stayed with them over the years, Peg says, is that they believe the singers really are sincere about the message they present. "It's the joy of the Lord and the strong message in the songs they hear," she says. "We try to have fresh songs and new encounters with the Lord so we can pass them along to those in need of it."
Peg says each of them sees their music as a ministry. "Each of us tries to minister to the people in our office when we are home and at the concerts when we are on the road. We started a prayer wall and it filled up real quickly because there was only room for 13,000 names on it. So now we have a basket that we put the requests in and we pray for people every day. We relate to helping others. And we are all active in our home church."
Peg is one of the first to admit that Southern Gospel Music has grown. "It's bigger now than it ever has been. There are more people attending the concerts and the concerts are in auditoriums where they were at first only in churches. There are also stronger songs, and the music that enhances those songs has gotten better. There has been a lot of quality added to Gospel Music."
Since 1954 the quality of the McKameys has always been there. The harmonies, the songs and the love of the message and for the people it reaches has never wavered. Fans can feel it emanate from the stage as the group breaks into song, because nothing can take the place of sincerity when it comes to delivering the Gospel to the people.
Gospel music saw much change during the decade of the 1960s. Television brought gospel music before new audiences, with programs such as the Gospel Singing Caravan, Bob Poole's Gospel Favorites, Singing Time In Dixie, and the Gospel Singing Jubilee. Longtime names such as the Harmoneers, Sunshine Boys, and Homeland Harmony entered into either full-fledged or semi-retirement, and new groups such as the Cathedrals, Imperials, Downings, and Dixie Echoes were formed. The Happy Goodmans and Kingsmen emerged from recent obscurity and joined the elite among full-time gospel groups. But when Jake Hess was once asked what probably changed gospel music the most during this period, he responded with, "It changed when those boys from Bryson City came along." The Inspirations not only launched a phenomenon in gospel music that is still making history almost 50 years later, but they set a unique standard of presentation and character that remains today.
Martin Cook was a high school chemistry and physics teacher at Swain County High School in Bryson City, NC, who loved to sing and play gospel songs. He was the original pianist for the Kingsmen Quartet, and had also played for a regional group called The Silvertones. Around 1964, he began bringing some of his students to the basement of his house, and they would gather around the piano and sing gospel songs into the wee hours of the morning.
Among the regular attendees at his home singings were 15 year-old tenor Archie Watkins; 15- year-old lead singer Ronnie Hutchins; 19 year-old baritone Jack Laws; and local bass singer Dean Robinson. With this lineup, the Inspirations Quartet was born. The group began accepting concert dates at churches and functions in the western North Carolina and North Georgia areas, and soon created a loyal local following. When Dean Robinson bowed out in 1966, the quartet hired young 14 year-old bass singer Troy Burns. A few months later, the group recorded their very first album for the Mark V label, entitled Our Pioneer Heritage. Many of their early albums have become collector's items, particularly Just As Long As Eternity Rolls, as only a few hundred copies of the album were pressed, after which a warehouse fire destroyed the master tapes for the album.
Combining the gospel harmonies of the Jordanaires and Original Oak Ridge Quartet with the old timey styles of famous Grand Ole Opry quartet, the Old Hickory Singers, the Inspirations formed a sound that was all their own, and immediately caused Gospel music fans to sit up and take notice. Evangelists Ralph Sexton and Maze Jackson gave them early exposure through their television and radio programs. They soon caught the attention of J G Whitfield and Les Beasley. An appearance at one of Whitfield's sings in Atlanta, GA, proved that the Inspirations were set to take the gospel music world by storm. Les Beasley began featuring the Inspirations on the Gospel Singing Jubilee, and eventually the group became regulars on the show. The members of the quartet dedicated themselves to singing gospel music together, whenever and wherever they possibly could, and the quartet hit the road full-time. In 1970, CBS Evening News devoted a seven-minute segment to the Inspirations. Such an appearance on primetime national television was the type of exposure Gospel groups had only dreamed of at this point.
The Inspirations had several songs during this period that became standards. What A Wonderful Time and When They Ring Those Golden Bells were early favorites, but it was the R E Winsett song, Jesus Is Coming Soon, that became their signature song. Written during World War II, Winsett died before ever realizing the song's enormous success. The Inspirations took the song to No. 1 on the Singing News Radio Chart. Groups such as the Florida Boys, Oak Ridge Boys, Thrasher Brothers, and Eleventh Hour Singers soon followed suit, and a Southern Gospel mega-hit was born. (NOTE: The song has been honored by the SGM Industry as the SGM Song of the Century). The quartet soon signed a contract with Canaan Records, where they remained for the next two decades.
Another groundbreaking achievement of the Inspirations occurred in 1967 when they hosted their first annual Singing In the Smokies. What began as a small local concert that brought more prominent gospel groups to the western Carolina area blossomed into one of the largest concert series in Gospel music, and became an event that brings millions of dollars to the Inspirations' hometown of Bryson City and surrounding areas. Bryson City, a town once under a depressed economy, became a center for tourism, and continues to benefit from the Inspirations' foresight. After 45 years, Singing In the Smokies is still going strong.
The Inspirations also set a standard in gospel music that wasn't limited to simply singing. Prior to forming the group, many of the group's members, excluding Martin, had never even attended a gospel quartet concert. Witnessing what went on at many concerts at nearby Asheville City Auditorium, the group began taking notes on not only the positives, but also the negatives of the Gospel music industry. This resulted in the establishment of bylaws that set the quartet apart from many of the other Gospel music groups. The quartet strictly lived what they sang, and conducted business in an untraditional, ethical manner.
Early personnel changes for the group occurred in 1969, when Ronnie Hutchins left the quartet and moved to California. Troy Burns left the quartet the following year. Eddie Dietz was hired as lead singer, and Marlin Shubert was hired to replace Troy Burns. Neither Hutchins or Burns stayed gone from the quartet long, and by 1971, the quartet consisted of Martin Cook at the piano, Archie Watkins, Tenor; Ronnie Hutchins, Lead; Eddie Dietz, Baritone; Marlin Shubert, Bass; Troy Burns, Bass Guitar; and Jack Laws, Guitar and vocalist.
In 1972, Marlin Shubert left the quartet and was replaced by 18 year-old bass singer Mike Holcomb. With his youth, energy, and ultra-low vocals, Holcomb immediately became a crowd favorite, soon adopting the moniker, "Ol' 6'4, 94". He has since become a mainstay of the quartet, with the third longest tenure of any member in the quartet's history.
Ronnie Hutchins left again a year later, and Troy Burns moved to the lead spot. Hutchins has most likely had the most varied career among Inspirations members, as he traveled with the LeFevres & Willie Wynn and the Tennesseans. He then created a group, The Southern Knights which served for almost 10 years as backup vocalists to Country & Rockabilly star, Billy "Crash" Craddock.
Television exposure and constant hits kept the Inspirations on top of the gospel music world during the 1970s. The Inspirations have placed more songs on the Singing News Radio Top 40 Airplay Charts than any other Gospel group. Hits like Touring the City, When I Wake Up to Sleep No More, A Rose Among the Thorns, Swing Wide the Gates, More to Go to Heaven For and Jesus Is Mine all climbed to the top rungs of the Singing News charts. The Inspirations took home 23 Singing News Fan Awards during the 1970s - six for Favorite Group, twelve representing each member's vocal position, and two for song of the year. Archie Watkins was awarded Singing News' Favorite Male Vocalist three times.
The group's sound and consistency was not only established by their distinctive vocal capabilities during this period, but by the unique background accompaniment given by their musicians as well. Joining Martin Cook during the 1970s were musicians Jack Laws, Roger Fortner, and Dale Jones. With Laws on upright bass, Fortner on guitar, and Jones on steel guitar, the Inspirations created a sound on stage and in studio that has remained consistent for over 40 years. The Gospel music listener knows exactly what to expect when purchasing an Inspirations recording.
The Inspirations vocal lineup of Holcomb, Dietz, Burns, and Watkins remained unchanged for six years, until 1979 when Eddie Dietz resigned from the quartet to pursue evangelism. Jack Laws resumed the baritone position, and Roger Fortner moved to upright bass. Fortner left the quartet in 1981, and was replaced by Martin's oldest son, Myron Cook. Fortner's career has been varied as well, having since spent his career playing for The Hoppers, The Talleys, The Greenes, and most notably The McKameys... also continuing to play guitar on all of the Inspirations studio recordings.
While most of the Inspirations' personnel remained consistent for several years, the baritone parts switched frequently through the early 1990s. Jack Laws stepped down from the baritone position in 1986, and Ronnie Hutchins returned to the group once again. In 1988, the quartet hired young baritone singer Chris Smith. Smith left the quartet due to health reasons in 1991, and Eddie Dietz returned to the quartet.
The Inspirations continued to place more hits on the Singing News Charts during the 1980s and early 1990s, with songs such as The Wonder of Wonders, Is That Footsteps That I Hear?, They're Holding Up the Ladder, One Day and It's Still the Blood. The group released one of their more unusual albums in 1987, entitled Going Home for Christmas. The album was a departure for the Inspirations, featuring full orchestrations and original Christmas songs, yet the classic Beautiful Star of Bethlehem remained the album's most popular song... perhaps a testament to the style and consistency that the Inspirations have provided for their fans.
In 1992, Ronnie Hutchins returned to the quartet for a fourth time, serving once again as the group's lead vocalist until 1997, when he left the road after an extended hospital stay. Replacing Hutchins was Matt Dibler, who would remain with the group for the next 11 years. Thankfully, Hutchins soon made a miraculous recovery, and today works as the quartet's office manager.'
The following year, Eddie Dietz left the quartet to join his family in forming Eddie Dietz and Mountain Gospel. For the next year, Jack Laws and Ronnie Hutchins rotated between the baritone parts until the quartet hired Melton Campbell in the fall of 1999. Both Dibler and Campbell injected youth into the quartet, as once had been done by the group's original members some three decades earlier. Laws continued with the group for a few more years as guitarist and featured vocalist.
As the group entered into the 21st century, they continued to be rewarded by their loyal fans. They were awarded Song of the Year honors in 2002, 2003, and 2007 for their hits, I'll Not Turn My Back On Him Now, We Need to Thank God and I Have Not Forgotten at the Singing News Fan Awards. They were vot'ed Favorite Traditional Male Quartet in 2005 and 2006, and Mike Holcomb once again received Favorite Bass awards in 2002, 2005, and 2008. Martin Cook and Archie Watkins both were recipients of the Marvin Norcross Award, and each was inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2003 and 2007 respectively. Cook was also inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Piano Roll of Honor at the Grand Ole Gospel Reunion in 2005.
Today's lineup of the Inspirations holds firm to their roots, while setting the stage for another generation. The group as of January, 2011 consists of Martin Cook - Piano, Mike Holcomb - Bass, Jon Epley - Baritone, David Reagan - Lead, Jodi Hosterman - Tenor, Myron Cook - Upright Bass, along with Luke Vaught who can play almost any instrument put in his hands.
The Inspirations have continued to remain a top-selling recording artist, now recording for Horizon Records. They still pack churches and concert halls to capacity. Their presence still commands respect and admiration. The boys from Bryson City have proven consistency and integrity are still important, in times where neither have seemed to be viewed as relevant.


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No one with a modicum of awareness will deny that racism—the inclination to judge a person solely on the basis of his skin pigmentation or ethnic background—has been a human problem for centuries.
Paul addressed this problem before the haughty Greeks in Athens; there he affirmed that:
"God made of [out of] one [masculine – one man, an allusion to Adam] all men to dwell on all the face of the earth" (Acts 17:26).
This concept ran counter to the ancient Greek notion that they were superior to others. Many have been racist out of ignorance or weakness. Others, with a more ingrained disposition, have sought to defend it.
Many past advocates of evolution were racist to the core. Charles Darwin's, The Origin of Species (1859) was even subtitled "The Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life." The notion of a "superior race" that later was argued by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) and so brutally implemented by Adolf Hitler clearly had Darwinian roots.
But many religionists — of all ethnic backgrounds — have been racist as well. There are, of course, black militant groups that are intensely racist also, as indeed there are racists in all ethnic segments of humanity. Jesus, in his parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10), renders a death-blow to racist ideas.
Why racism is morally wrong
Racism is morally wrong for the following reasons:
1. It denies the basic unity of the human family as the offspring of God. Adam and Eve are the grandparents of us all (Genesis 3:20).
2. The denigration of any human being, made in the image of God, is an assault upon the Creator himself (cf. Genesis 9:6).
3. Since Christ died for all people (1 Timothy 2:5-6), any attempt to castigate a segment of humanity, suggesting its unworthiness, reflects upon the Savior's sacrifice.
4. Racism militates against one intended design of Jesus' mission — to eradicate all ethnic barriers (Galatians 3:28).
May God help us be more like the little boy who, returning from his first day at school, joyfully told his mother, "Mamma, I've found a new friend." "What color was he?" she inquired. His pure response was, "I forgot to ask."
-by Wayne Jackson
–submitted by Jerry Sturgill


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Pop-punk kings New Found Glory premiered a music video for their new single, "Happy Being Miserable," on Thursday morning. The song, taken from their upcoming album Makes Me Sick, is a typically catchy tune led guitar riffs (courtesy of Chad Gilbert) and Jordan Pundik's vocal style.
However, its clip, which stars all four band members (including drummer Cyrus Bolooki and bassist Ian Grushka) is somewhat messy by design. With Pundik (as "Gordo") telling a scary campfire story to the rest of the group of "whatever happened to New Found Glory?" the clip unfolds in glorious (or gross) fashion.
Watch below, if you dare:
Said Gilbert of the band's inspiration for the clip, the film Stand By Me:
"NFG has always done a lot of pop culture movie references throughout our career, from cover songs to t-shirt spoofs. So with our album being called 'Makes Me Sick,' it seemed like the perfect opportunity to take that iconic scene and give it our own spin. Or maybe we just wanted to show that all bad situations can have a redemptive outcome if you let it. Are you just gonna let life puke all over you? Or are you gonna look beyond yourself, pull people together, and celebrate being alive."
Here's the track listing for Makes Me Sick, which is up for pre-order now at NFG's official site:
1. "Your Jokes Aren't Funny"
2. "Party On Apocalypse"
3. "Call Me Anti-Social"
4. "Happy Being Miserable"
5. "The Sound Of Two Voices"
6. "Blurred Vision"
7. "Say It Don't Spray It"
8. "Barbed Wire"
9. "Short and Sweet"
10. "The Cheapest Thrill"
As previously detailed, New Found Glory are celebrating 20 years as a band in 2017, and are celebrating with a big full-album tour across the United States before touring in support of Makes Me Sick.
Watch a Prank Gone Wrong (or Right?) in New Found Glory's New 'Happy Being Miserable' Video0


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Speaking to The Middle Class today, Barack Obama made a promise, pledging not to pursue spending cuts "that will hurt seniors, or hurt students, or hurt middle- class families." Such is the state of liberal politics today: the most our recently reelected progressive president is willing to offer his supporters is a pledge not to actively harm them.
Of course, being the head of an empire that feeds on death and consumer debt, the president didn't even really offer that. Instead, the sentence containing his grand promise continued, clarifying that Obama only meant he wouldn't harm the middle class "without asking also equivalent sacrifice from millionaires or companies with a lot of lobbyists, et cetera."
"[I]t's going to have to be a matter of shared sacrifice," he added.
So, in exchange for cutting your grandmother's already inadequate Social Security, a Fortune 500 CEO will — no, let's go with "may" — be bumped up to a higher tax rate, which could require as many as two to three additional billable hours for their accountant to successfully evade. No one, least of all our secretly Marxist commander in chief, will point out how the middle (and lower) class already sacrifices its claim to the country's abundant resources to the capitalist class, which the state grants monopoly privileges over what ought to be our shared abundance.
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I've used their Window Cleaner and it's awesome! They are also in the midst of manufacturing a recycled flower pot made from old computers, televisions, and office equipment. It's called the "Urban Art Pot" and there are videos of it on YouTube.
About a month ago or so, the people from Terracycle sent me a box full of their products to try out. I have written about Terracycle before when talking about the lack of plastic recycling here in town, and I have always been envious that I had not thought of their idea – upcycling plastic soda/water bottles and milk jugs into 2-liter bird feeders and new packaging for worm poop compost or household cleaners. What a brilliant concept – take what most of us throw away and use it to your advantage to both A. reduce the amount of plastic going into the waste stream and B. reduce the amount of new materials needed to make your packaging. It really is a win-win situation, and I wish I had come up with the idea! The package they sent me was in a recycled cardboard box, which is great, and had a few of their products inside for us to try out. Here are our experiences with 3 of the products they sent:
The bird feeder is made from 2-liter soda bottles, with two hooks at the top to hang it and a bird perch on the bottom for the birds to stand on while they eat. It comes with a piece of plastic that goes into the hooks so you can hang it from a nail, but our plastic piece broke after hanging for about 20 minutes. No worries, though, as I just took an old bungie cord and hooked the ends through the eyelets and hung the whole thing back up again. And while most of the birds around here are gigantic, the smaller ones have been enjoying their own private feeding frenzy right outside on our little patio.
Their cleaners are packaged in old 1-liter plastic bottles with a spray head attached instead of the typical bottle cap. According to the label on the package, the ingredients are non-toxic, planet & people safe, never tested on animals, biodegradable, and contain no fragrances. I do wish they would give out the actual ingredients, but like Method, I guess they are concerned about people stealing their recipe. However, even with just that information, you know they are better than 90% of the toxic cleaners on the shelves today. This stuff cleaned our bathroom really well, and left everything nice and shiny – but odorless. I don't really care for fake "clean" smells, so I was glad to not smell anything after cleaning.
This one was the big Kahuna – a full gallon of All-purpose plant food made from worm castings…otherwise known as poop. Supposedly there is enough plant food here for 2,500 square feet of coverage, which is way more than enough for us right now! I did use some in our tomato plant, so I am guessing the plant is enjoying the fresh worm leftovers. The package is an old 1 gallon plastic milk jug, which is a great use of old plastic instead of making new packaging for this product. I have a feeling this one will last until we have a big garden all our own to use it in!
I guess the best part of Terracycle's products is that everything that they come in is on it's second or third life…and they keep a ton of plastic out of our landfills. They reuse yogurt containers, soda bottles, juice drink pouches, and plastic bags to package their own products in, which makes sense on so many levels. Who needs virgin plastic to package cleaners or worm poop in? Nobody! That's what makes these guys so great, and I hope we start seeing their products in more stores. Right now, their website lists some places you can buy their stuff online, but you might find it in your local hardware store as well. Kudos to Terracycle!
I've used their Window Cleaner and it's awesome! They are also in the midst of manufacturing a recycled flower pot made from old computers, televisions, and office equipment. It's called the "Urban Art Pot" and there are videos of it on YouTube.
Sounds like a great use existing plastics! I'll have to keep an eye out for their products (we can use some plant food for our garden).
Hi David,
Thanks for the great reviews! We are really glad you enjoyed the samples! We love your site. Keep up the good work spreading the good word.
Team TC
Great job. I'm sure they'll find a lot more great uses for recycled plastic!
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My family loves blackberry season. We can't wait for the blackberries to come in every July so we can start our month-long ritual of berry picking and blackberry jam and cobbler-making. After three bug-bit, thorn-scratched excursions this weekend, we have already picked two gallons of wild blackberries. It's not really a problem, but the berries are starting to get backed up in my fridge. It's time to get serious about jam making. So, this week, I'm pulling my canning jars out of the closet and I'll put up my first batch of low sugar blackberry jam for the summer.
Category Archives: DIY Food Projects
Pork Tamales with Chile Verde Sauce
Making pork tamales at home has been on my kitchen to-do list for a long time. Like every re-blooded American, I make salsa, guacamole, tacos, burritos, churros beans and Mexican rice all the time. Tamales, however, always seemed too difficult and time-consuming to bother making. Confronted recently with a rainy cold weekend, I knew that it was time to stop being lazy. I had fresh lard in my fridge that needed to be used and I had just bought some corn husks from the Buford Highway Farmer's Market. I had also run out of excuses. I decided to make pork tamales with chile verde sauce.
Preserved Lemons for a taste of North Africa
One of my favorite local bakeries, Alon's, makes one of my all-time favorite sandwiches – the Tunisian Spicy Tuna. It is a combination of quality canned tuna, potato, hard-boiled egg, capers, harissa sauce and, an unusual ingredient, preserved lemon. If you have had Moroccan or North African cuisine, you probably have run into preserved lemons before. You'll find it as an ingredient in tangines and stews. It is essentially a salty, lemon pickle.
Preserved lemons are whole lemons, sliced open, put into jars, then covered in salt and lemon juice to cure. I've seen jars of preserved lemons in gourmet food shops and catalogs. They are laughably expensive, considering how easy they are to make at home.
Gin Tasting for my Book Club crowd
Here in Decatur, we are a social bunch. My girlfriends and I often get together to share a cocktail or two. Like me, they are pretty adventurous with food and drink so they're usually up for trying any new cocktail that I throw at them. It's probably why I love them so much. Months ago, I was out with a few of these friends and we were lamenting the decline of our latest book club. It turns out, that one of the women at the table had a book club that gradually turned into a food and cocktail club. They had just met for a gin tasting. She told us that she had learned a lot about gin and that it had been a lot of fun. We all thought that this sounded like a brilliant twist on our usual neighborhood mom get-togethers. Since I'm Miss Cocktail, it was decided that I needed to be the one to host it.
Feeling the weight of responsibility, I began my research into gin. I found out right away that there were five distinctive styles of gin: London Dry, Plymouth, Old Tom, Dutch or Genever and New American or Western style.
Making Pie Crust with Lard
Sometimes, when I talk about an ambitious food project that I'm working on at home, I get the sense that people think I'm crazy. Am I that much of a food freak? Maybe I just have too much time on my hands, but I sincerely love good food and I've realized over the years that the best food comes from a certain amount of effort done in my own kitchen. I know I'm not the only one who thinks this. Many of my friends are like-minded – spending a lot of time, energy and love on their food. I hope that you're one of those people, too.
One thing I love to do is make pies, including my own pie crust. A homemade pie crust has a flavor and texture so superior to a store-bought crust and is so easy to make, that I never even think of buying one. If you have cold butter (and/or lard), flour, salt and sugar, you can have a pie crust dough ready to put in the refrigerator in 10 minutes.
Making Lard at Home
What's wrong with lard? Nothing. That's why you should be making lard at home.
In the 60's & 70's, everyone knew that butter and lard were full of saturated fats and cholesterol and if you cooked with them, you were just handing out heart attacks on a plate. My Southern mother, being the progressive person that she was, always cooked with Crisco or margarine. Why? Because science told her it was healthy! To us, lard was a bad word, connoting greasy, porky, fatty food. I'm sure the ghosts of our Southern great-grandmothers were collectively rolling their eyes at this. Why? Because as it turns out, switching out manufactured shortenings and fats for natural fats was a huge mistake. It turns out lard is a healthful fat!
How healthful? Lard contains less saturated fat than butter, is mostly a mono-saturated fat (the good kind of fat), has no trans fats and has a high smoke point, making it ideal for frying. If it is naturally rendered, it is free of artificial colorings, flavoring or additives. It is also has an incomparable taste in a pie crust or a tamale. It's really no wonder that chefs have rediscovered cooking with lard as a return to natural whole foods.


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A world away from Bhutan: A former school principal straddles dual identities as he settles with his children in Maryland suburb
| By Heather Caygle |
After graduating from college and struggling for two years, Kharananda Rizal took all the money he had—which was $20—and started a boarding school for children in a rural area. Rizal used this small amount of money to buy five pairs of tables and benches to serve as desks and used the rest of the money to rent a classroom.
By the end of the first month, he had 30 students, all of which he taught himself. When he had saved enough to start construction on a new school building, at night, after classes were over, Rizal would haul bricks up the stairs on his back for laborers to use the next morning.
Now the school, started 18 years ago, has more than 1,000 students and is one of the best schools in its region based on academics.
Rizal's story, of starting from nothing and building a successful school using his brain and his hands, seems to be the embodiment of the American Dream.


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Establishing secure rights to property and natural resources is a foundational requirement for solving some of the most complex development challenges, including increased agricultural production, economic growth, conflict resolution, and more equitable access for vulnerable populations in the face of a changing climate. Following foundational international guidelines, Tetra Tech leverages its core expertise to strengthen the security of tenure, not only to land but also to water, forests, grazing lands, and minerals and other natural resources.
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Establishing appropriate policy is a critical step in fostering secure land rights and sustainable management of natural resources. As one of USAID's trusted partners for land and resource governance (LRG) Tetra Tech has implemented more than 100 land projects and activities in 50 countries, in both urban and rural settings. We collaborated with USAID to develop the Land Tenure and Property Rights (LTPR) Framework, the first versions of USAID's land portal, LRG training courses, and impact evaluation tools. Together with leading land sector partners, we bring a proven capacity to absorb lessons learned and devise innovative developmental solutions. Learn more about our land policy and legal reform work under the Land Administration to Nurture Development in Ethiopia project.
Tetra Tech works at high levels of government to design policy and institutional frameworks for land administration in rural and urban areas. Working with central ministries, land agencies, local officials, and citizens groups, we facilitated the creation of new land authorities and new ways to recognize the rights of peoples displaced by war and weather events. Through technical assistance, we have drafted laws and implementing regulations, conducted systematic land regularization and registration, used appropriate technologies for land information data maintenance, promoted land restitution, raised public awareness of land rights, and installed mechanisms for land conflict mitigation and land use planning. Learn more about our land administration and capacity building work through the Colombia Land and Rural Development project.
Indigenous and other minority groups often assert long-held historical rights to land and other natural resources, yet these claims are often contested. Tetra Tech works with local communities and governments to identify ways to recognize the importance of traditional tenure systems in maintaining stability, while providing appropriate spatial solutions for documentation and endorsement of community boundaries, common property marine and forests, and individualized household plots. We integrate satellite imagery technology with new geospatial information system (GIS) technologies. Learn more about our work with open source data collection, mapping tools, and participatory rural engagement techniques through the Tenure and Global Climate Change (TGCC) program, the Côte d'Ivoire Property Rights and Artisanal Diamond Development (PRADD II) project, and the Ethiopia Land Administration to Nurture Development project.
Tetra Tech works to transform mineral wealth into economic growth and development by improving policies and best practices for mineral resource rights allocation and management, especially among rural communities. Extraction of mineral resources often pits mining interests against local communities. In developing countries, where implementation of environmental and social safeguards are weak, artisanal and small-scale mining often leads to conflict and environmental damage.
Tetra Tech has extensive experience working with artisanal and small-scale miners in close collaboration with governments, which generally are unable to provide technical support to artisanal mining communities. Tetra Tech has worked for the past ten years with the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme in West and Central Africa to strengthen traceability around diamonds from conflict-ridden zones. Through the PRADD I and II projects in the Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, and Liberia, Tetra Tech not only helped strengthen the diamond chain of custody but also helped rural communities diversify away from dependence on non-renewable diamond deposits. Tetra Tech also helped launch the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) first traceability system for artisanal gold, resulting in the first-ever export of certified, conflict-free artisanal gold from the DRC.
Tetra Tech is at the forefront of efforts to formalize land rights, which stimulates economic growth. Secure rights in land and property allow farmers and entrepreneurs to allocate land and labor for best uses, while minimizing disputes over land ownership and enabling smooth land transfers. Climate smart agriculture may need only improved governance and informal rights, while high levels of fixed place investment (urban neighborhoods, capital intensive farming, horticulture) may require greater formality of tenure. Our work in Zambia (TGCC) and Côte d'Ivoire (PRADD II) illustrates our approaches and techniques for community land demarcation. Learn more about our work securing land tenure for economic growth in Colombia through the Land Rights and Development Program.
As a result of lack of clarity over ownership, disputes over natural resources can escalate into violent conflict, which is exacerbated by climatic factors like drought and desertification. This can lead to severe conflict and migration of people who are affected by resource degradation. Using participatory research methods combined with public dialogues around land use planning, our teams have worked with local communities and authorities to resolve deep-seated, historical conflicts in rural places. Learn more about our work in stability and dispute resolution through the Côte d'Ivoire PRADD II project.
Secure property rights enhance women's and vulnerable peoples' ability to provide food and money for their households, increase their powers of negotiation, and often lead to active civic engagement. Yet, only a small percentage of women own or have control over land and other natural resources. Despite the vulnerability of these populations, they often play a key role in defending the natural resources upon which they depend. Protecting the rights of indigenous communities is critical to building resilience against climate change or erratic weather. Tetra Tech works to help strengthen legal frameworks to promote inclusivity, address cultural biases to broaden participation, and promote representation of women and vulnerable groups in governance structures. Learn more about our work empowering women and other vulnerable groups through the Kosovo Property Rights Program, the Colombia Land and Rural Development Project, and the Côte d'Ivoire PRADD II project.
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Helping the Democratic Republic of the Congo embrace sustainable technologies to improve health, safety, and environmental procedures
Evaluating PRADD II's use of formalization in the artisanal and small-scale mining sector
Supporting responsible, conflict-free mineral supply chains from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes Region
Promoting the sustainable use and management of land to improve food security and economic growth
Helping the Government of Colombia to resolve land issues at the heart of country's 50-year internal conflict
Formalizing land registration, titling, and property rights to resolve land disputes between community members
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Sant Joan de Les Abadesses
Sant Joan de Les Abadesses
Monastery of Sant Joan de Les Abadesses
The village of San Juan de las Abadesas is situated on the left side of the Ter river, around an ancient monastery of Benedictine nuns that was founded by Wilfredo "el Velloso" (the Hairy) in the year 885. This monastery was turned into a collegiate church at the end of the 16th century. Among the structures that still remain are the 12th-century Romanesque church, and the 15th-century Gothic cloister. It contains several interesting pieces, such as the series of sculptures depicting the Descent (1251), which are seven polychromatic figures, also known as "Santísimo Misterio" (Holy Mystery), that constitute one of the most remarkable ones made during this period; and the Gothic image and reredos of Santa María la Blanca. Other elements of interest include the abbatial palace and its small Gothic cloister; the Romanesque apse and portico of the old church of Sant Joanipol; the arcaded main square, or Plaza Mayor; the remains of the wall; and the Old bridge (puente Viejo), a Gothic structure that crosses the Ter river, parallel to the new bridge.
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September 30th, 2016 – Avian Friday: Spotted Towhee
It seems I've had way less time to get out and capture any new bird photography images. With the onset of the fall season, things get pretty slow around here in the Pacific Northwest for birding also. I guess I'll hold out hopes for a good winter season. Perhaps a few Snow Geese and some raptors including owls up in Skagit County might be in the cards. Until then I'll just have to bore you with some of these leftovers from the archives of previous shoots. This one of a Spotted Towhee was captures a couple of seasons back while out looking for local humming birds. Would have loved to have caught him on a natural perch instead of this fence, but the light was pretty nice so I thought I would share this one none the less.
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo Maculatus )
Seattle, Washington
700mm | 1/800th Sec. @f/5.6| ISO 800
Canon 1DX + Canon EF 500/4L IS USM + 1.4X Rear Extender
Processed with Lightroom CC, Photoshop CC, Nik Suite
To see a larger version please click on the image.
Feel free to comment below if you like what you see or have any other observations.
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Here's How You Could Win 2 Passes to Gem & Jam 2018!Article by: Laura Mason|@masonlazarus
Mon October 23, 2017 | 11:30 AM
It's already time to start thinking about you 2018 festival season. There's already a lot to look forward to, beginning with Gem & Jam 2018. Topping the bill of this Arizona festival is a double dose of STS9, two nights of Lettuce, as well as Greensky Bluegrass, Railroad Earth, Emancipator and Breaking Biscuits (featuring members of the Disco Biscuits and Break Science). Other exciting performances will come courtesy of Random Rab, Thriftworks, and Govinda. With a lineup this stacked, Gem & Jam shows no signs of slowing down attracting some of the biggest talent from the scene.
The best part? You and a friend could get into the festival on us. We have partnered with Gem & Jam to give away two (2) passes (to two separate winners), each of which come with a plus-one. Just enter to win before the end of the day on January 2, 2018, and we'll notify the lucky winners of their prize.
Emerging from a successful year which saw Gem & Jam embrace the full festival experience with a move from Downtown Tucson to an venue that offered a desert setting with expanded amenities including camping, the twelfth annual event will be a chance for the fest to further spread its wings. Returning to Pima County Fairgrounds for a second straight year from January 25-28, 2018, this might be the best year yet for Gem & Jam!
Behold the lineup below.