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Global design and BIM software developer Vectorworks, Inc. is helping designers harness the power of the cloud with the release of its new reality capture feature, Photos to 3D Model, as well as its virtual reality feature, web view VR. The two technologies, along with the Bluebeam integration announced earlier this week, are available with the latest update to Vectorworks Cloud Services in addition to the third Service Pack (SP3) for the Vectorworks 2018 product line. Create 3D Models in a Snap from your Mobile Device The Photos to 3D Model feature is a new reality capture innovation that allows designers to create 3D models without having to measure or re-create existing 3D geometry or pay for expensive laser scanners to re-create existing conditions before modeling. Simply snap some photos on a mobile device and use the Vectorworks Nomad app to send that data directly to Vectorworks Cloud Services to process the 3D model. Communicate Designs in Groundbreaking Ways The latest update to web view Virtual Reality (VR) provides the ability to toggle shadows off and on and to control shadow direction in the web view. The ability to interactively section or isolate parts of the model allows designers more flexibility and precision to communicate their designs in groundbreaking ways. Plus, for those with access to higher-end VR gear, the web view feature now also offers support for HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Google Daydream, upping the ability to use web views on five different types of headgear. "At Vectorworks, we look forward to continued innovations and improvements in solutions that will incorporate reality into the design process," said Steve Johnson, vice president of product development at Vectorworks, Inc. "We think designers will love our new Photos to 3D Model and web view VR capabilities, as they can now easily capture and share data using cutting-edge technology that's already in their pockets." Other improvements in SP3 include the Cloud Services and Bluebeam Studio Integration, truss section data for Global Truss and Prolyte, a modified user interface (UI) design for Vectorworks Nomad and other fixes. This Service Pack is available as a downloadable updater for all U.S. English-based versions of Vectorworks 2018. To install, click here or select "Check for Updates" from the Vectorworks menu (Mac) or Help menu (Windows). To find out more about this release, read the tech bulletin. Contact firstname.lastname@example.com with any technical questions.
Today, global design and BIM software developer Vectorworks, Inc. introduces the Service Pack 2 update for Vectorworks 2017, which includes a multitude of general improvements to the software along with enhanced compatibility with Bluebeam® Revu® PDF creation, editing and markup software from Bluebeam, Inc., a leading developer of technology solutions for the architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) industries. This improved functionality will appear in the 2017 product line, specifically Vectorworks® Architect, Landmark, Spotlight and Designer. "Accessible open standards, flexible design processes and overall productivity gains are highly prioritized by the design community," said Steve Johnson, vice president of product development at Vectorworks. "With this in mind, we teamed up with our partner and sister company within the Nemetschek Group, Bluebeam, to provide an optimized PDF export between our robust BIM software and Bluebeam Revu." As part of the new collaboration capabilities, Vectorworks 2017 has an improved PDF export functionality that now automatically includes Vectorworks space object data and attributes. Space objects can be used as dynamic, data-rich massing model components, supporting BIM workflows as part of the 2D/3D design process with parametric modeling. These data-rich PDF files can be readily imported by Revu users, saving time and increasing accuracy by eliminating the need to enter space object data manually every time an architect issues a revised set of construction drawings. "When it comes to developing a seamless set of applications that work together, interoperability is everything," said Don Jacob, CTO at Bluebeam. "Vectorworks and Bluebeam worked together to tailor a solution for their users that streamlines data transfers, preserving valuable data in the process that Revu users can use to begin working with immediately." To learn more about the other Service Pack 2 performance improvements in Vectorworks 2017 software, read the Vectorworks Knowledgebase article. Current users can implement the Service Pack 2 updates by running the "Check for Updates command," and those purchasing a Vectorworks 2017 license after the Service Pack 2 release should double check that it was downloaded too.


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Welcome to Canberra, Australia's Education Capital
Since our centenary, Canberra has come of age and we're looking to the future and all we can achieve. Canberra is home to a number of world-class research and education institutions, and education forms an important part of our community and economy.
Why study in Canberra, Australia's capital city?
We offer a world class education
We're the best city in the world to live in
More on campus accommodation than any other city in Australia
Best of both worlds; well-designed city with immense opportunities
We are a global city with a multicultural population and we welcome students and world-class academics from around Australia and the world to our community.
It's time to re-imagine what Canberra can be.
why study in canberra
Canberra offers a strong return on your educational investment with a choice of 5 world-class universities, vocational education and training institutions, a high achieving school system and flexible pathways.
Canberra was ranked 22nd in the world in the 2018 QS Best Student City Rankings.
Canberra is a safe city with one of the lowest crime rates of any major Australian city.
Canberra offers the highest proportion of on-campus student accommodation in Australia.
Canberra has a strong knowledge based economy and offers plenty of employment opportunities during study and post-graduation.
Canberra is a multicultural city with around one quarter of the population born overseas, and over 90 diplomatic missions and embassies.
Canberra is youthful. Approximately 25% of the population are students.
Canberra is conveniently located just two hours from the snow and the coast and three hours from Sydney by car. Canberra Airport offers direct flights to Australia's major cities, regional centres and select international destinations.
Canberra is home to excellent entertainment and sporting venues, fresh food markets, wineries and the country's major national cultural institutions.

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We meet interesting clients in a range of industries and we have the privilege of teaming up with them on transactions in which we often employ financial tools that not only meet our clients' needs but also happen to be mentally stimulating and reminders of why we love this industry. As we come across novel ideas or develop market intelligence in areas that may be beneficial to our clients we will occasionally share our thoughts on these with you. We may also highlight new research findings, market trends or simply convey our views on certain topics. We hope you find these "conversations" to be helpful and we look forward to speaking to you in person.
September 22, 2018
This article first appeared as part of Northwestern Mutual's Women & Careers Series on September 5, 2018.
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Metaphors are everywhere — in our classrooms, hospitals, homes… and in Trump's tweets.
In 1980, George Lakoff and Mark Johnson published a book, Metaphors We Live By, that catalyzed extensive research on the relationship between metaphor and thought. That book and much research since has argued that the metaphors we use in language reflect much deeper patterns in thought.
For example, we talk about arguments in terms of war — you can fight, defend, win, and lose both arguments and physical wars, for example. Researchers like Lakoff and Johnson suggest that we're not merely talking about arguments in terms of wars, but actually thinking of them that way too.
Trump loves these metaphors.
Criticism directed at Schumer is a beating, to Trump. He also invokes the vivid idea of holding hostage to talk about arguing with Democrats during the government shutdown.
Another pervasive metaphor is the idea that good things are up (when you cheer someone up you lift their spirits, and in times of extreme happiness you're on top of the world, for example). Relatedly, metaphors commonly express the idea that important things are large (like when we have big ideas or grandiose plans). Trump likes to rally his audiences by talking about how big America is(metaphorically), and the ways in which we are on top.
We dream big and reach high. And on the flip side, Trump's enemies occupy low positions:
Another topic that we almost can't talk about without invoking metaphors is time. There are many ways we use spatial metaphors to talk about time, but referring to the future as ahead of us and the past as behind is among one of the most common ways. Trump is well aware that forward is the direction of the future and of progress.
Then there's the thing that, for Trump, is usually literal, but possibly for a small time became understood as metaphorical, which led to Trump's assertion that it is MOST CERTAINLY LITERAL:
And in case you were wondering, the jury is still out on potential metaphorical underpinnings of covfefe.


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Hiking Klipriviersberg Johannesburg – Sunday Hike and Lunch 7 May 2017
We had a beautiful day in Johannesburg yesterday and to think that I got grounded due to a bad cold… The 4 Hosts were down to 2 as Niren was also not able to attend. Ilona and Jan did a fantastic job – well done! Thank you to all who participated and thanks to Ilona and Jan for the great photos.
Something to keep in mind going forward: we organise ourselves into 3 groups viz 5K, 11K and 13K. The 3 groups do not all return at the same time for obvious reasons. After yesterday's walk Jan's group went into the Coffee Shop where they enjoyed tea, coffee, savouries and one or two people had curry as well. Artemis told me that they all enjoyed the food and the social.
So whenever waiting for a friend keep in mind that the Coffee Shop at the Nature Reserve is a welcoming venue.
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If you are thinking about sticking around town this summer, there are so many fun things to do in Hampton Roads with kids. In case you missed it, check out 100 things to do in Hampton Roads with kids.
There are also a lot of fun places to stay in Hampton Roads so you wouldn't have to put the miles on the car for a long road trip.
Here is a fun list of "Stay-Cations" in Hampton Roads:
Virginia Beach
Founders Inn and Spa
This is a Colonial-style resort with an indoor pool, restaurants, and beautiful gardens to tour.
Right now it is $75 a night on Groupon, plus use the code EPIC3 to get an additional 10% off! Click here for the deal.
Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront
This is a 4-star hotel right on Virginia Beach and just minutes from Neptune Statue. They have a children's indoor pool and an outdoor pool. Get 5% credit by clicking here.
Sheraton Virginia Beach
I have personally stayed at this hotel and LOVED it. The outdoor pool is amazing and the rooms were cozy and comfy. Plus it is right on Virginia Beach! Get 5% credit when you book by clicking here.
Holiday Inn Oceanside
Enjoy another fun hotel right on Virginia Beach plus an indoor pool! This hotel is just minutes from Pirates Paradise Mini Golf as well. Get 5% credit by clicking here.
Tazewell Hotel and Suites
This is a century-old hotel right in the downtown area of Norfolk. Right now it is $62 a night plus get an additional 10% off using the code EPIC3. Get the deal here.
Courtyard by Marriott Norfolk
Stay right in Downtown Norfolk just walking distance from the MacArthur mall. Also enjoy an indoor swimming pool! Click here to get 5% credit.
Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel
I love this hotel because it is right on the water. You can walk to the MacArthur mall or walk the docks of Waterside. Plus, they allow pets! Click here to get 5% credit!
Great Wolf Lodge Williamsburg
We LOVE Great Wolf Lodge! They have an indoor and outdoor waterpark that is so much fun!
Kingsmill Resort
Stay at the historical district and close to Busch Gardens by staying at Kingsmill Resort. Plus there is a golf course on site! Click here to get 5% credit.
Have a wonderful vacation or "Stay-Cation" in Hampton Roads!
Disclaimer: Some of these links are affiliate links and I will be compensated if you buy through them. You do not have to use them, but I would appreciate if you did!


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Petition: Say no to a 10% increase in military spending!Submitted by Staff on Fri, 03/17/2017 - 9:41am
President Trump just released his budget proposal to pour $54 billion more into the Pentagon at the expense of nearly every federal agency. Titled "America First: A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again," the budget would make America anything but great.
I was six when the Russians cameSubmitted by Staff on Thu, 02/23/2017 - 10:22am
I was six when the Russians came
as told to Maya Evans
February 21, 2017
This is a story about Farzana, translated by her daughter Zarghuna and written up by Maya Evans
PETITION: Bring ALL Troops Home from Afghanistan!Submitted by wnpjvolunteer on Wed, 07/13/2016 - 3:30pm
On July 6, President Obama announced his intention to maintain 8,400 troops on the ground and in harms way in Afghanistan.
United for Peace and Justice opposes this continuation of ENDLESS WAR that has neither reduced incidences of terrorism throughout the world, nor made life safer for the people of Afghanistan or here at home.
United for Peace and Justice participated in the Left Forum 2016Submitted by Staff on Thu, 07/07/2016 - 8:25am
Exactly one month ago, United for Peace and Justice participated in the Left Forum 2016 in New York City. The Left Forum is one of the largest gatherings of radicals and leftists in theUnited States, with thousands of participants and hundreds of workshops, panels, and plenaries.
Report from Odessa: Anti-Fascist Resistance in UkraineSubmitted by wnpjvolunteer on Thu, 05/12/2016 - 3:52pm
By the United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC)
At the end of World War Two, the city of Odessa in present-day Ukraine was declared a Hero City by the Soviet Union for its determined resistance to Nazi occupation. It's a designation still valued by the people of this metropolis of a million people on the western shore of the Black Sea.
WOMEN'S INITIATIVE FOR PEACE IN COLOMBIASubmitted by Intern on Fri, 03/04/2016 - 2:14pm
On February 12, 2016 a group of women in Colombia decided to take the initiative to commit themselves to peace. This implied taking into their hands the tasks of educating, mobilizing and building support for the Peace Accord being negotiated between the Colombian Government and the FARC guerrillas, both inside Colombia and abroad.
Two arrested for crossing line at Volk FieldSubmitted by Staff on Sun, 02/28/2016 - 10:57am
Protesters at a military base in Juneau County continue to spread their message of ending drone warfare, even if it costs them time in jail.
No Charges Against Activists Arrested at White HouseSubmitted by Staff on Thu, 10/15/2015 - 4:03pm
WHO: Members of the National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance (NCNR) have been speaking out against the illegal actions of the United States government since 2003. They have organized numerous actions across the country involving nonviolent civil resistance as they call attention to the crimes of our government.


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Someone has been killing dogs and dumping them in a North Bay city, and Thursday, a nonprofit stepped up with an increased reward for catching the person responsible.
After three bags of dead dogs were found in Vallejo earlier this year, another gruesome discovery surfaced in the same area: a mutilated goat. The animals' remains were found along Columbus Parkway, near Lake Herman Road, authorities said.
On Thursday, Jameson Animal Rescue Ranch (JARR), along with two other rescue groups, put together a $10,000 reward. That is up from an initial $4,000 reward offered.
"They've all been killed by seemingly a shovel, a garden implement, and a box cutter," JARR spokeswoman Julia Orr said. "Animal cruelty is a precursor to human cruelty."
The goat carcass was found Tuesday near the same area where the dogs were found in February. Orr would like the Solano County Sheriff's Office and local police to do more to investigate the crime.
"We really feel there's an apathy surrounding this case," she said. "Authorities may be thinking it's not important because it's animals."
Other animal lovers, too, think more should be done.
"We should do all we can to catch 'em. Just put this thing to rest because we have to look out for our furry friends," Vallejo resident Chris P. said.
Neighbors are so outraged about the killings, they have been packing City Council meetings, demanding the case get more attention.
The mayor says the sheriff's department is investigating.


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When to use it
An email nurture campaign is one or more emails that are sent automatically at intervals that you define. Use this process if you'd like to queue up a series of emails which will be automatically sent supporters meeting both of the following two conditions:
- The supporter is new to your list
- The supporter was added to your list by making a donation via a Salsa donation page.
NOTE: If you'd like to set up a welcome series which will work for any new supporter (no matter how they were added to your database), check out our Welcome Series Primer.
How to get there
This technique uses:
- Relative date queries to determine supporters who were recently created via a donation page
- Greedy smart groups to regularly collect new supporters
- Autoresponses and Streaming emails (Salsa's "automatic email" tools)
There's a similar (but simpler) process for creating a nurture campaign which can be added to any donation page. This process is page-specific and will queue up a series of emails as soon as a donor makes a donation via a particular page. This process is different from the process described on this page in the following ways:
- It is page specific - using the process in the video you can have a different series of emails for each donation page
- It is inclusive of all donors - The process on this page only sends emails to donors who are new to your list overall (i.e. they were not in your supporter list before they made a donation). The process in the video will send emails to all donors - whether they're new or not.
Create the selection query
The selection query will use Relative Date Queries. If you're not familiar with them, then please click here.
For our example, we want the new supporters - those who's record was created in the last 24 hours.
The query should make sure that the supporters came from a web page. This makes sure that supporters that were imported are not included.
To restrict these query results to only those supporters who were created by a specific donation page, add the
Source_Details condition shown where the value = %donation page key%.
Create the greedy smart group
A greedy smart group in Salsa is a group that's updated by a query. Supporters added to the group stay in the group until they are removed (thus "greedy").
Greedy smart groups have an amazing capability -- they can send out a streaming email or autoresponse to a supporter when the supporter is added to the group. This is perfect for a nurture campaign. Here's what happens:
- A query runs to find supporters that match the criteria
- The supporter gets added to the group
- When the supporter is added to the group, Salsa sends the supporter a streaming email.
- Note: The next night, the same supporter will be selected again, but they're already in the greedy smart group. Since they're already there, they won't be added, and the streaming email won't be sent again.
Here's a sample configuration that uses the query that we created above:
If you'd like to see details about greedy smart groups, then please click here to learn more
Create the streaming emails
Streaming emails, like regular email blasts, can have supporter fields like
First_Name and
expiration_date and
Membership Level embedded into them. Since we are targeting supporters who were created in the last 24 hours, the message can be personalized to the new supporter's needs and interests.
If you'd like to learn more about streaming emails, then please click here.
We've found that a mixture of
- Date Range queries,
- Greedy smarty groups, and
- Streaming emails
Can be used to automate a series of emails for new users. The query find new supporters relative to the time that the query is run. Greedy smart groups collect the supporters found by the query, then queue up a series of streaming emails as the supporter is added to the smart group.
If you have any questions, please contact Salsa Support and we'll be glad to answer them.


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The SoTL Guide provides an introduction to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning:
by Cathy Bishop-Clark and Beth Dietz-Uhler
This book is available for check-out through the CTE library. It offers an introduction to the different steps of successful SoTL research and provides worksheets as well as examples to help faculty design their own project.
Last updated: 5/11/2020
Center for Teaching Excellence • PO Box 8143 • (912) 478-0049


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SD Insurance Brokers was born off the back of a successful finance brokerage business which has been operating since 1996 known as SD Loans and Leasing to provide customers the one stop shop experience for their business in a world that is time poor. The business is committed to old fashioned service and advice which has helped the company expand into the general insurance market and become one of Australia's most trusted General Insurance Brokers. Having the existing relationship and knowing our clients business extensively provides hassle free and efficient service for clients.
SD Insurance Brokers is an Authorised representative one of the largest General Insurance Dealer group in Australia – Community Broker Network, who provides the support and infrastructure for the latest in technology, products and pricing of insurance products. They are at the forefront of ensuring we are highly trained in the latest products and changes in our market to enable us to provide a highly professional and supportive service to our clients and their businesses.
Couple with that SD Insurance Brokers are part of the Steadfast Group.


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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Edgeworth 4-19-2005 by Ord. No. 500. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter is in full effect in order to protect a valuable natural resource from being exploited to the detriment of residents of the Borough of Edgeworth. This chapter will be known as the "Logging Ordinance."
The following terms and definitions shall be applicable to activities regulated herein.
- Land surrounding the immediate perimeter of a logging operation in which the cutting of trees or other vegetation shall be limited except for the isolated cutting of individual trees which are dead, damaged, sick, infected, or constitute a danger to neighboring properties or the public generally.
- Either of the following: any removal of the greater of five trees or 50% or more of the trees from a tract of land; or the complete removal of trees from a portion of a tract of land. The foregoing limits shall be an aggregate measurement, meaning that successive removals will not be viewed as separate.
- The removal of all trees and shrubbery in an area precedent to development.
- A person with a degree in forestry from a college or university accredited by the Society of American Foresters who has experience in wood lot management.
- The management of forests and timberlands when practiced in accordance with accepted silvicultural principals, through developing, cultivating, harvesting, transporting and selling trees for commercial purposes, which does not involve any land or lot development.
- The cutting down of trees in or for any type of business or commercial purpose, including the cutting of trees and clearing of land for which an application for land development and subdivision and any such cutting on an individual lot.
- A method of selectively removing trees from a wooded area either singly or in small groups according to age and size with provision being made for natural or artificial revegetation.
- All debris resulting from logging operations, including stems, limbs, and parts thereof.
- That part of a felled tree which is left above the part of the tree to be utilized by the logger.
- A tree that is at least six inches in diameter measured three feet above ground.
A permit, issued by the Borough Manager, shall be required for all logging or forestry activities.
A review of the forest management or forest-harvesting plan by the Borough of Edgeworth Planning Commission shall precede the issuance of any logging permit.
Two copies of the management or harvesting plan shall be submitted to the Borough Secretary a minimum of 30 days prior to a regularly scheduled meeting of the Borough of Edgeworth Planning Commission, accompanied by an administrative fee as set by Borough Council by resolution.
Failure to secure such permit prior to initiating the logging activity or upon receipt of notice to do so shall result in the filing of enforcement action against the property owner and operator.
For each day that a violation of these provisions continues beyond the compliance date, a fine of $500 shall be imposed.
Logging shall be done only in accordance with a forest management or forest harvesting plan prepared by a forester or qualified professional, a copy of which plan shall be filed with the Borough of Edgeworth. All forest management and harvesting plans and the logging operation itself shall comply with the following requirements:
Trees, forests and secondary forests shall be protected as follows: No clear-cutting of a forest or secondary forest shall be permitted.
An erosion and sedimentation plan shall be submitted prior to the start of logging operations.
All cutting, removing, skidding and transporting of trees shall be planned and performed in such manner as to minimize the disturbance of or damage to other trees and vegetation and the land itself. All points of entry and exit to and from the property will be clearly marked. No other points of entry or exit will be utilized.
Roads and trails shall be constructed, maintained and abandoned in such manner as to prevent soil erosion and permanent damage to soil and waterways.
Roads and trails shall be only wide enough to accommodate the type of equipment used and grades shall be kept as low as possible.
Where possible, stream crossings shall be avoided, but where deemed necessary, crossing shall be made at a right angle across suitable culverts or bridges.
Skidding across or through live or intermittent streams is prohibited except over bridges or culverts.
Buffer zones of appropriate dimensions shall be maintained on the property on which the logging operation is being conducted along all streets and abutting properties, and around streams or springs on the tract being logged.
Everything practical shall be done to prevent damage or injury to young growth and trees not designated for cutting.
All limbs and stubs shall be removed from the felled trees from the site prior to skidding. All slash and tops shall be removed from the site.
No trees shall be left lodged in the process of felling.
Felling or skidding on or across property of others is prohibited without the express written consent of the owners of such property. Felling or skidding on or across any public street is prohibited without the express written consent of the Borough of Edgeworth in the case of Borough streets, or the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation in the case of state highways.
Logging shall not be undertaken on any ground in a landslide or flood-prone area.
The use of Borough roads will require the posting of a bond for logging vehicles. The amount of the bond will be set by the Borough Engineer. The bond will be posted with the Borough prior to the issuance of a permit. No permit, even if issued, will be valid until a proper bond is posted.
No commercial sales of wood or logs shall be permitted unless the property is in a commercial zone.
Tops to a maximum height of four feet or slash shall be disposed of by the contractor or property owner.
The stumps of all felled trees shall be permitted to remain in the soil for stabilization purposes.
Littering is prohibited and during and upon completion of a logging operation all cans, bottles, paper, garbage and other litter of any type shall be removed from the property.
Upon completion of a logging operation, all roads shall be graded to eliminate any wheel ruts, and access to such roads from any public street by motor vehicles of any kind shall be effectively blocked except as necessary for the passage of appropriate vehicles.
All felled trees shall be removed from the property in sections not exceeding 24 feet in length.
When a logging operation has been completed, the property shall be replanted with trees of a similar nature measuring a minimum of two feet in height to replace each tree that was cut.
Before the logging operation begins, all trees which are to be felled in connection therewith shall be clearly marked on the trunk and the stump so that the same may be easily identified both before and after a tree has been felled. No tree shall be felled which has not been designated for removal on the forest management plan as finally approved by the Borough of Edgeworth.
The holder of a permit to conduct a logging operation shall notify the Borough, in writing, by fax, or telephone, within one week before the cutting of trees is to begin in connection with the construction of roads or trails, weather permitting.
The holder of a permit to conduct a logging operation shall notify the Borough, in writing, by fax, or telephone, within one week before the cutting of trees for removal from the site is to begin, weather permitting.
The holder of a permit to conduct a logging operation shall notify the Borough at least one week in advance of the expected completion date of the logging operation, and shall notify the Borough immediately upon said operation's completion, weather permitting.
The Borough may, by its own personnel or outside persons hired for the purpose, go upon the site of any proposed logging operation after an application to conduct such operation has been filed for the purpose of reviewing the plans for the proposed operation.
After a permit for a logging operation has been issued, the Borough shall have the right, by its own personnel or by outside persons hired for the purpose, to go upon the site before, during and after the logging operation to insure and require compliance with the plans for said operation as finally approved and all of the terms and provisions of this chapter.
The holder of a permit to conduct a logging operation shall be notified of an inspection within a week of its scheduled date or a minimum of 48 hours prior to said site inspection.
Minimum requirements. As a minimum, the logging plan shall include the following:
Design, construction, maintenance, and retirement of the access system, including haul roads, skid roads, skid trails and log landings;
Design, construction, and maintenance of water control measures and structures such as culverts, broad-based dips, filter strips, and water bags;
Design, construction, and maintenance of stream and wetland crossings;
A stand prescription for each stand located in the proposed harvest area; and
The specific location of the proposed operation in relation to municipal and state highways, including any accesses to those highways.
Map. Each logging plan shall include a site map containing the following information:
Site location and boundaries, including both the boundaries of the property on which the lumber harvest will take place and the boundaries of the proposed harvest area within that property;
Significant topographic features related to potential environmental problems;
Location of all earth disturbance activities such as roads, landings, and water control measures and structures;
Location of all crossings of waters of the commonwealth; and
The specific location of the proposed operation to municipal and state highways, including any accesses to those highways.
Compliance with state law. The logging plan shall address and comply with the requirements of all applicable state laws and regulations, including but not limited to the following:
Erosion and sedimentation control regulations contained in 25 Pennsylvania Code, Chapter 102, promulgated pursuant to the Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. § 691.1 et seq.);
Stream crossing and wetlands protection regulations contained in 25 Pennsylvania Code, Chapter 105, promulgated pursuant to the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P.S. 693.1 et seq.); and
Stormwater management plans and regulations issued pursuant to the Stormwater Management Act (32 P.S. § 680.1 et seq.).
Relationship of state laws, regulations, and permits to the logging plan. Any permits required by state laws and regulations shall be attached to and become part of the logging plan. An erosion and sedimentation pollution control plan that satisfies the requirements of 25 Pennsylvania Code, Chapter 102, shall also satisfy the minimum requirements for the logging plan and associated map specified in Subsections A and B of this section, provided that all information required by these paragraphs is included or attached.
Lot owners may cut and remove trees on their lots subject to the following:
Clear-cutting is prohibited.
For purposes of this § 119-6 and the application of the clear-cutting definition, a tree will not be considered as cut if the tree is replaced with another similar tree within a reasonable period of time following the removal of the original tree. Reasonable will generally mean 30 days, unless weather conditions require a longer period of time.
Nothing in this chapter will prohibit the cutting and removal of any tree that is diseased, dying or dead.
The authorization in this section to cut and remove trees does not apply to any logging activities. For example, an individual lot owner that desires to have trees cut for commercial purposes must comply with the logging restrictions in this chapter.
Any person violating this chapter, whether as an individual, principal, agent, employer or employee of another, shall upon conviction by the District Magistrate, be subject to a fine not to exceed $500 plus costs of prosecution, in the discretion of the District Magistrate. This chapter will be enforced as provided in Chapter 130, Zoning. Each separate violation of this chapter, and each day such violation continues or occurs, shall constitute a separate offense.


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If you've just met someone who also happens to be a single parent, you might feel a bit apprehensive moving things forward, especially if you don't have a lot of experience with kids. Dating a parent, from all outward appearances, does seem pretty complicated. But it can also be a deeply rewarding and pleasurable experience.
Here are 5 pieces of advice if you are dating someone with a kid...
1. Wait until you are in a committed relationship before meeting the other person's kids.
2. Be honest and upfront about your intentions
3. Know that you will not always come first
4. Treat their kids with respect
5. Follow your partners lead.
For more insight on this, check out this article Elite Daily put together!


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Zags persevere through whistle-filled marathon for hard-fought win
Sat., March 22, 2014
SAN DIEGO – There was an echo inside Viejas Arena, and it wasn't just the endless sound of officials wearing out their whistles.
Gonzaga jumped in front early and spent a good chunk of the rest of the game repelling challenge after challenge from Oklahoma State. The Bulldogs had their share of answers and an equal number of players supplying those answers in an 85-77 NCAA tournament win viewed by 11,196 Friday.
"It would have been easy to relax when you have a lead like that," said junior guard Kevin Pangos, who had 26 points, his highest total since scoring 34 against Arkansas in November in Maui. "The game kind of had a weird flow to it but we did a good job staying involved and grinding it out."
After missing six straight free throws that briefly kept OSU's comeback hopes alive, the eighth-seeded Zags (29-6) made 12 of their last 14 – 10 straight by Pangos – to secure an opening-round NCAA win for the sixth straight season.
Gonzaga will face top-seeded Arizona (31-4) on Sunday.
Gary Bell Jr. launched GU's early burst with a pair of 3-pointers and he finished with 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting. Przemek Karnowski had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Kyle Dranginis contributed 12 points.
The Zags needed widespread contributions, a boost from their bench and healthy amounts of patience and toughness to reach the finish line of this 2-hour, 35-minute marathon. There were 61 fouls called and 78 free throws attempted. Five players fouled out.
"We played physical," coach Mark Few said. "We made shots when we needed to, attacked the rim when we needed to. We knew it was going to be a game like that. We had to match their physicality but also their athleticism, which we don't have, with some toughness."
By doing so, the Zags "upset" the favored Cowboys (21-13).
"I think we screwed up a lot of peoples' brackets," Bell said. "Right when we got selected, they didn't give us a chance. We played with a chip on our shoulder."
Gonzaga started fast and closed fast in the first half. The Zags made their first seven shots, Bell had 10 points by the 4-minute mark and Karnowski added three close-range baskets as GU led 17-6.
The teams traded runs the rest of the half. OSU rattled off 10 straight points as guard Marcus Smart started to warm up when Bell went to the bench with his second foul. OSU pulled within 34-33 after Smart buried a jumper over Dranginis with 2:40 left.
GU led 36-34 when Smart made a steal but fell down in the process. His pass was intercepted by Pangos, who fed Drew Barham for a 3 that started a 7-0 run.
"He was searching for his shot and I could tell," Barham said. "I was like 'Kev, Kev, Kev,' and finally heard me and kicked it out."
Smart misfired on a 3 and Pangos drained a trey at the other end. OSU coach Travis Ford, unhappy with the officiating, was hit with a technical foul with 11.1 ticks left and Pangos made 1 of 2, boosting Gonzaga's lead to 43-34 at the break.
The Zags led by 10 early in the second half after Barham's second 3, but the Cowboys charged back within 53-50. After a timeout, Bell buried a 3-pointer on a new entry into Gonzaga's playbook. Pangos followed with a steal and layup.
"We ran a new play there," Few said, "actually one we've never run before. I was just trying to get (Bell) going and fortunately they ran it like we drew it up."
Smart had an impressive stat line – 23 points, 13 rebounds, seven assists, six steals and six turnovers – but the Zags were satisfied with their defensive effort. Markel Brown had 20 points. Le'Bryan Nash, who averages 14.2 ppg, finished with six and fouled out in 17 minutes.
"We wanted to give (Smart) jump shots and just contest it," said Dranginis, who joined Bell as primary defenders on Smart. "We did a good job of that, especially in the first half. He got to the line a lot in the second half. We just tried to make it hard for him."
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Man this week has gone way to fast for me – Not sure about you! It seems like it was just Monday!
On Tuesday night my husband told me we were actually going to attend his military ball that I was told we would not be going to. It is tonight. I had to borrow shoes, Nick is going to perform surgery on my dress (he is a medic and will be stiching it – HA!), I will be doing my own hair, and I will wear gloves to disquise my out grown nails that need attention.
Wednesday Abby had her Awana Grand Prix – lots of tears over no trophy – but I think she will get over it just fine. Ryley gets to pick a matchbox car and run her Grand Prix next week. Hopefully she will do a little better! (yes my kid is wierd and rocked camo boots, courderoy skinny pants, and a flourescent pink shirt with her red vest, sigh)
Thursday was kind of relaxing and I tried to read a couple books and ended ups tuck on the Laura Bush book I had purchased of $4 at Barnes & Noble. I need to read more books to myself as the Bible is great and the kids books are good – but I want somthing a little different
Today is Friday – Hopefully an opportunity is still available and I will hear good news.
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The modifiable Minetest 0.4!
I have made available in github the first usable experimental version of Minetest 0.4. (A stable release will be made in the future.)
It has a Lua modding API. I call it a modding API because modding is awesomer than scripting.
0.4 is an engine update. I first dvelved into the deep dark corners of Minetest and made pretty much all content dynamically loadable at runtime. Then I pulled in Lua, created the necessary interfaces and finalized the thing to it's current state with the help of a guy called Kahrl.
From now on, all content will be implemented as mods, and C++ holds it's position as the engine language.
There is a very important speciality about the Minetest Lua modding API: All mods are run server-side. This means players can connect using the same client to any server and see whole new worlds, without worrying about downloading malicious or incompatible mods.
It also makes a simple modding API, because the modder doesn't need to handle both sides of the networked system. It is not as flexible, but it is easy. This makes it unique.
It is by no means finished, there are bugs, the API lacks many things and the modding interface will still evolve for some time, but it is highly usable.
Documentation is lacking, but here is a start. Feel free to fill in some of the wiki as you explore the API and make some awesome mods!
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Title: MONSTERS
Genre: Mystery, comedy
Episodes: 8
Broadcast period: 2012-Oct-21 to 2012-Dec-09
Cast: Katori Shingo, Yamashita Tomohisa, Yanagihara Kanako, Warabino Tomoya, Kikuta Daisuke, Hino Tatsuya, Shiroishi Tomoya, Hinaka Yasukage, Otake Makoto, Endo Kenichi . . .
Saionji Kousuke (Yamashita Tomohisa) is a young man who has fighting his was up to become a detective. On his first day as a rookie detective of Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigative Division, he is supposed to meet the Chief, and that is what he does.. he believes. But he is tricked by Hiratsuka Heihachi (Katori Shingo), the odd detective nobody really wants to work with. Hiratsuka makes Saionji do all sorts of weird things making him believe it is all right, since he is the chief, but then when the real cheif walks into his office, Saionji has a hard time explaining himself. The cheif then gives Saionji his mission, which is to watch Hiratsuka and report back any wrongdoing of his, so they can bust Hiratsuka. Hiratsuka is a quite odd person, he is rude yet manner-ly. However compared to the investigation department he seems to be the most capable of solving the mysteries that occur. The rest of the investigation team misses a lot of details and thinks traditionally while Hiratsuka and Saionji manage to catch the small things, using which decide the outcome of most cases. We follow the two solving mystery after mystery.
I must say, this is one of those ridiculous, serious dramas. The humour is ridiculous and it makes you laugh. Bunji recommended this drama, she said she watched 20 minutes and she was still laughing, and I thought well, why not. And it really is those small ridiculous things, like the syncronisation of the police officers, the way they bow, the ridiculous way they handle the cases and such.. but yet it is still serious, when it comes to solving the mysteries, it is quite interesting. But I felt as if it wasn't one of those mystery dramas where you could be a part of solving it. Since it was solved by them being at the scene and seeing things we couldn't see, they had to walk around and look at the crime scene finding things and such. Which made me a bit.. sad? But I was compensated by the laughs lol. It is the kind of detective drama that doesn't make you all tense and completely absorbed, trying to figure it out, it's more laid back, leads you, with fun. Not that it isn't interesting, just not tense. I did enjoy it, it was fun and short. Recommend ;)
☆☆☆☆ / 4 out of 5 stars
♥♥♥½ / 3½ out of 5 hearts
Bunji's Verdict
Well, the beginning was funny, and the same humor goes on throughout the entire drama. But the murders were just too obvious, especially after episode 2, like I knew who the killer was before the evidence came out. Of course it was interesting to find out HOW, but still when you know the killer, 45min seem long. I liked the last episode story, though again, obvious.
I was happy to see Yamapi in a comedy. And generally an okay drama, just the actors were as the drama, a bit silly (with silly I mean funny yet interesting).
☆☆☆ / 3 out of 5 stars
♥♥♥½ / 3½ out of 5 hearts
I was happy to see Yamapi in a comedy. And generally an okay drama, just the actors were as the drama, a bit silly (with silly I mean funny yet interesting).
☆☆☆ / 3 out of 5 stars
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Killing friction in P2P's onboarding flow
Launched a new flow on Tuesday that takes our unilateral onboarding flow from >15 steps (more like 17/18) down to 4 or 5. It's a huge step forward in user experience, removes a boatload of friction, and should lead to a nice spike in onboarding conversion. Stoked to launch it alongside the new PayPal app as a 1-2 punch for P2P-based net new actives.
The use case:
A new customer has to signup to claim money that an existing customer sent to their mobile number via P2P on web or mobile.
The backstory and status:
We modeled the flow after our highly successful email unilateral claim flow I launched last year, which resulted in a signup conversion increase of 1500 bps and a US claim rate increase of 58 bps. It is the closest analog we have to this new flow, so I expect to see a nice conversion spike here, as well.
As of Tuesday 2/23/2016 at 1PM PST, we're 100% live in the US, UK, FR, IT, ES, and 20% in AU and CA. This simplified experience will go a long way in supporting the increase in unilateral mobile transactions generated by the new mobile app. It was a great team effort and I need to call out Hayden Padgett from the Tesla product team, as well as Anshuman Agnihotri, Arnab Banik and Ruchi Kunwar as our go-to engineers on this project.
The big improvements our new customers will experience:
• Cuts mobile signup from >15 steps down to 4 or 5.
• Auto-confirms the recipient's phone number at the end of the flow, removes the need for a separate confirmation flow, and results in immediate deposit of funds into the new account.
• Provides a claim-money-contextual UI optimized for mobile experiences and ease-of-use.
• It's so simple, I can't think of any more bullet points to write about it.
Below screenshots feature an after/before breakdown and demonstrate the leap forward in customer experience.
The Followups:
As always, we'll continuously track and optimize the flow, but we already have improvements planned:
• More prominently feature the "Login" button for existing customers w/o confirmed mobile numbers
• Auto-confirmation of mobile number at "Login" step
• Mobile-specific CTA on Success page (ex: "download the PayPal app")
• Improved messaging for Risk declines and pending transactions
• Rollout in additional P2P receive-to-mobile countries
Long story short, feel free to send tons of money to non-PayPal customers, because it's now super easy for them to setup and account to claim the money. 🙂


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Choosing where you live
You might be thinking about where you want to live.
There are lots of places you can choose.
For example you could:
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Your family, carer or support worker can help you decide what you want to do.
You may be able to get some financial help with your living costs too.
Find out more:
- Down's Syndrome Association – easy read guide on choosing where to live
- GOV.UK – financial help with housing
Getting a job or volunteering
If you want to get a job, it might help to get in touch with the Down's Syndrome Association.
They run WorkFit, which helps people with Down's syndrome get paid jobs and voluntary work.
You or your carer can call 0333 12 12 300 for more information.
You can also speak to a work coach at your local jobcentre.
Find out more:
- NHS website – work and disability
- Down's Syndrome Association – WorkFit
- GOV.UK – looking for work
Getting active
Doing exercise can make you fitter, healthier and feel better. And it's a great way to meet people and make friends.
You can find out about activities near you from your local council.
The Down's Syndrome Association also runs something called DSActive.
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Rachel Dwyer is Professor of Indian Cultures and Cinema at SOAS, University of London.
She took her BA in Sanskrit at SOAS, followed by an MPhil in General Linguistics and Comparative Philology at the University of Oxford. Her PhD research was on the Gujarati lyrics of Dayaram (1777-1852).
Professor Dwyer has published ten books, several of which are on Indian cinema. She has recently completed 'Bollywood's India: Indian cinema as a guide to modern India for Reaktion Books, London and Hachette, India. She is currently researching the Asian elephant in India.


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Russia in the global LNG market
The LNG industry is subject to continuous developments such as supply growth, global warming and technological advancements. Russia is a traditional natural gas supplier via pipeline but is now, in the face of increased competition and new opportunities, compelled to pay more attention to the LNG industry as well.
The previous year has been described as a peak year for LNG growth, for which the demand is largely situated in Asia. Japan and South Korea have been the leading importers, with China, India and Europe on their heels. For years Japan has been the biggest importer of LNG as a result of the shutting down of its nuclear reactors following the Fukushima disaster in 2011. This is expected to change in the next few years, however, as Japan has begun to restart several of its nuclear reactors. According to the IEA, Japan has restarted five nuclear reactors in 2018 and is set to open many more by 2030 in order to fulfill its domestic long-term energy security plans (EIA, 2018). As a consequence, India and China are expected to surpass Japan and drive the majority of future LNG demand.
An important supplier in this case is the U.S., who will benefit from the demand growth in Asia. LNG is more capital intensive to produce and export compared to pipeline gas but reaps the benefits of the economy of scale principle. Therefore, increased demand and thus increased export opportunities will enable U.S. LNG producers to cut their costs and compete for new purchase agreements. Bloomberg's global LNG outlook even expects U.S. LNG export capacity to double by 2030 (BloombergNEF, 2018).
Source: arctictoday.com
While LNG is the main method of natural gas export for the U.S., other natural gas exporters such as Russia have relied on pipeline transport and are now compelled to play into this trend. What is certain is that LNG is not set to overtake traditional natural gas transport via pipeline. This is especially true for Russia, which is situated between two major export markets (Asia and Europe) and enjoys a relatively expansive pipeline infrastructure network that is still growing with, for example, Nord Stream 2 towards Europe and The Power of Siberia towards Asia. However, with a changing market come new opportunities, and solidifying its position in the LNG market should be recognized as an important step in protecting Russia's position and stake in the energy market as a whole.
It has taken some time for the Russian government to acknowledge the importance of this new mode of natural gas transport. Sakhalin II, the first Russian LNG production terminal, was launched in 2009 in the Russian Far East. Gazprom has a 50% plus 1 share stake after forcing foreign stakeholders such as Shell to concede part of their shares. Besides this initial project, LNG has for years been on the backburner in the face of more profitable pipeline projects. LNG currently accounts for roughly 2.4 percent of total Russian natural gas production and 7 percent of its exports (Rutkowski, 2019). More recently, however, the Russian government has intensified its attention for the industry and Russia's position in it. As a consequence, several new projects appeared that are expected to increase Russia's LNG production capacity.
The main project in this case has been the Yamal LNG plant, a joint venture of Novatek (50.1%), Total (20%), CNPC (20%) and the Silk Road Fund (9.9%) (JSC Yamal LNG, n.d.). Novatek was able to go through with this project due to the fact that the Russian government allows a limited number of private Russian gas companies to export LNG since 2013 (Hille, 2013). This opened the door for a few private energy companies such as Novatek and Rosneft to pursue new LNG projects and strengthen Russia's share in the LNG sector while Gazprom is still secured of its monopoly in the pipeline business.
Source: Yamallng.ru
The Yamal LNG plant is located on the Yamal Peninsula where it extracts gas from the onshore South Tambey field. The first train with an annual capacity of 5.5 mmt started operating in December 2017, with most shipments headed for Europe. A few months back, in December 2018, the plant reached its full planned capacity of 16.5 mmt with the launch of the third train (Total, 2018). Expansion plans for a fourth train are in the works, as well as an additional Novatek LNG plant project under the name of Arctic LNG 2.
The main envisioned destination for LNG being shipped out of the Yamal plant is Asia as to not compete with Gazprom pipeline deliveries to Europe. However, since the opening of the Yamal plant its shipments have primarily been routed to Europe. This is a consequence of thick Arctic ice along the Northern Sea route towards Asia, which makes deliveries to this region almost only possible in the summer months. Cargo deliveries during the winter months are possible, but the conditions are tough. Global climate change is slowly but surely changing this situation however. The higher global temperatures rise, the more ice will melt in the Arctic and the bigger the Arctic shipping window will be. Eventually, with the right equipment such as icebreakers or LNG tankers having their own icebreaking capacities, the route might be open year-round. This poses opportunities for shipments that traditionally have to pass through the Suez Canal. Roughly one year ago the very first solo LNG tanker sailed the Northern Sea route during winter from South Korea to the Yamal LNG plant (Lindsey, 2018). With rising temperatures such events are set out to become more frequent in the future and thus facilitate faster shipping of Russian LNG to Asia.
Source: teekay.com
This transition of the Northern Sea Route could work in favor of Chinese energy security as it will alleviate its dependency on the Strait of Malacca, a chokepoint through which considerable energy supplies are shipped from the Middle East to Asia (Hall, 2018). Even with the current developments however, it will be decades before the Arctic ice might eventually perish completely in the summer months which means that those putting their money on this region will have to be patient. Naturally, this is not an impeding factor for Russia or other countries that are situated around the Arctic. The major economic gains might be made in the future, but now is the time for the ground work of setting up infrastructure and buying equipment that is suited for these conditions. Moreover, developing the Arctic is not just a matter of economic gain, it is also a power issue. President Putin accentuated Russia's ambitious plans on April 9 at the International Arctic Forum in St. Petersburg (Isachenkov & Titova, 2019). The plans, which are aimed at securing Russia's stake in the Arctic, include upping the amount of cargo that is transited through the strait, increasing the number of ice breakers as well as expanding and improving ports and infrastructure facilities along the route. Russia is thus making significant strides not only towards increasing its LNG production capacity but also at enforcing its control over the Arctic strait. This will in turn give Russia considerable influence over this region that is predicted to become a major economic hotspot.
BloombergNEF. (2018). Global LNG Outlook 2018. Retrieved from BloombergNEF: https://about.bnef.com/lng-outlook/#toc-download
EIA. (2018, November 28). Japan has restarted five nuclear power reactors in 2018. Retrieved from U.S. Energy Information Administration: https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=37633
Hall, J. (2018, November 23). Climate Change: Heating up Arctic competition. Retrieved from Global Risk Insights: https://globalriskinsights.com/2018/11/climate-change-arctic-competition-china-russia/
Hille, K. (2013, November 23). Russia paves way for limited liberalisation of LNG exports. Retrieved from Financial Times: https://www.ft.com/content/810adb6e-539c-11e3-b425-00144feabdc0
Isachenkov, V., & Titova, I. (2019, April 9). Putin presents ambitious Arctic expansion program. Retrieved from WashingtonPost: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/russia-seeks-to-protect-its-interests-in-the-arctic-fm-says/2019/04/09/b6d77fca-5aaf-11e9-98d4-844088d135f2_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.7bd26e387482
JSC Yamal LNG. (n.d.). About the project. Retrieved from Yamal LNG: http://yamallng.ru/en/project/about/
Lindsey, K. (2018, February 17). LNG tanker completes first winter Northern Sea Route crossing without an escort. Retrieved from ArcticToday: https://www.arctictoday.com/lng-tanker-completes-first-winter-northern-sea-route-crossing-without-escort/
Rutkowski, J. (2019, March 21). The global liquefied natural gas market without Russia. Retrieved from Central European Financial Observer: https://financialobserver.eu/cse-and-cis/the-global-liquefied-natural-gas-market-without-russia/
Total. (2018, December 11). Russia: Yamal LNG Starts Up Train 3 Twelve Months Ahead of Schedule And Achieves Its Full Capacity. Retrieved from Total: https://www.total.com/en/media/news/press-releases/russia-yamal-lng-starts-train-3-twelve-months-ahead-schedule-and-achieves-its-full-capacity
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NEW YORK — AT&T Corp. is trimming the price of its new Internet-based telephone service for the second time in six months, prompting a top rival to follow suit.
The latest price cuts by AT&T and Vonage for VoIP, or Voice over Internet Protocol, are meant to lasso as many first-time users as possible in a hot new market _ but also raise a question as to whether the fledgling business is rapidly caving to the same price wars which have battered the traditional phone business.
AT&T, which recently halted all its marketing efforts in the traditional consumer phone business, said Thursday it was lowering the price for unlimited local and long-distance calling by $5 to $30 a month, not including taxes and regulatory fees which can add several dollars to the bill.
That would have matched the rates charged by Vonage Holding Corp., a small Edison, N.J.-based company which has parlayed a two-year headstart into a customer base of 275,000 subscribers.
But soon after AT&T's announcement, Vonage undercut AT&T's new price by $5 with a new monthly rate of $25 a month for unlimited calls. Both companies are charging a $29.99 sign-up fee, though AT&T is offering the first month of service free.
Smaller rivals such as Packet8 from 8x8 Inc. already sell VoIP service for $20 per month and less.
To use VoIP, a customer also needs to pay for a high-speed Internet connection such as DSL and cable-based broadband, which typically cost from $30 to $50 a month.
Phone calls are broken down into digital packets similar to e-mail and scattered across the Internet before being reassembled as a voice on the other end. To use the service, a regular phone is plugged into an adapter which is connected to the broadband modem. The adapter is often provided free when customers sign up directly with the service provider.
AT&T, which launched its CallVantage service in late March, has been marketing VoIP aggressively in hopes it might pump new life into its residential business.
That operation has seen revenues slide by more than two-thirds from a peak of $25 billion, eroded by long-distance price wars, competition from cell phones, and an unfavorable court ruling which has made it less profitable to sell local phone service over leased Bell lines.
Because the technology is relatively unfamiliar for most people, AT&T is betting that consumers will sign on with a familiar name rather than a new brand, even if it means paying more.
The company has not disclosed yet how many homes have signed on for VoIP, which sports a wide range of capabilities that are not possible over a regular phone line.
These include the ability to take a home phone number on the road by plugging the VoIP adapter into any broadband connection.
"The pricing for a new technology like VoIP is certainly not an exact science," said Gary Morgenstern, an AT&T spokesman. "I think the entire industry is still gauging its value."
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The IRS has released the 2017 standard mileage rates for taxpayers to use in computing the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical, or moving expense purposes. The following chart reflects the new 2017 standard mileage rates compared to the 2016 and 2015 tax year standard mileage rates.
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SOLD – 2241 Buena Vista Ln, Round Rock, TX 78665 – Sonoma
Photos of 2241 Buena Vista Ln
Details of 2241 Buena Vista Ln
Beds: 4
Baths: 2
Sq. Ft.: 2,557
Type: Single Family Home
For Pricing and Availability Click on Listing #6180420
Rare Find~ Spacious one story w/4 beds, plus study/den, and 3 car garage. Beautifully updated and open floorplan with high ceilings and crown molding. Gourmet kitchen recently remodeled~ large island, Corian counters, decorative tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances, updated fixtures. Oversized master with double vanity, corner tub, large walk in shower with seat and tile surround. Spacious secondary rooms with walk in closets. Formal dining and breakfast area. Landscaped yard and sprinkler system.
County: Williamson
MLS Area: RRE
Latitude: 30.505353
Longitude: -97.625562
Subdivision: Sonoma Sec 02
Directions: From Louis Henna/45 head North on AW Grimes, Turn Right onto Gattis School, Turn Left onto Via Sonoma Trail, Turn Right onto Buena Vista follow down around bend, Home on Right
Interior Features
Rooms: Bedroom/Office, Family, Office/Study, Utility
Interior: Ceiling-High, Crown Molding, Lighting Recessed, Window Treatments, Wired For Security, Wired For Surround Sound
Has Dining Room: yes
Dining Room Description: Breakfast Area, Formal Dining Room
Kitchen Description: Breakfast Area, Breakfast Bar, Center Island, Corian Type Counters, Open to Family Room
Amenities: Play Ground, Pool-Community
Has Fireplace: yes
Fireplace Description: Family Room, Gas Log Fireplace
Heating: Central Heat
Cooling: Central Air
Floors: Carpet, Tile – Hard
Laundry: Dryer Connection – Electric, Main Level, Utility/Laundry Room, Washer Connections
Appliances: Built-In Oven(s), Cook Top Gas, Dishwasher, Disposal, Microwave Oven, Stainless Steel, Water Heater Gas, Water Softener Owned
Exterior Features
Stories: 1
Construction: All Sides Masonry
Exterior: Gutters Full, Patio-Uncovered, Porch-Open
Foundation: Slab
Roof: Composition Shingle
Sewer: City at Street
Water: City
Utilities: Electricity on Property, Natural Gas on Property
Has Garage: yes
Garage Spaces: 3
Sprinklers: 1
Trees: Large (Over 40 Ft), Medium
Fencing: Privacy, Wood
Has a Pool: No
Has Golf Course: No
Lot Description: Interior
Lot Size in Acres: 0.237
Lot Dimensions: 70×128
Has Waterfront: No
View Description: No View
Is One Story: yes
Status: Active
School District: Round Rock ISD
Elementary A / B School(s): Blackland Prairie
Middle School: Ridgeview
High School: Stony Point
Additional Information
Property Type: SFR
Property SubType: House
Year Built: 2001
Is a Foreclosure: No
HOA Name: Sonoma
HOA Fee: 272
Tax Year: 2018
Tax Amount: 7, 214
Is Gated Community: No
Listing Financing: Cash, Conventional, FHA
Square Feet Source: Tax Record
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Kendra Wilkinson Almost Comes To Blows With Passenger During Tequila Fueled Fight: Watch
Kendra Wilkinson was ready to throw fists with a fellow passenger on an airplane, Jan. 10, and the details are insane! When Kendra and a friend became a 'little drunk' after ripping shots of tequila on the plane, another woman nearby was NOT having the noise they were creating. Watch the explosive video here!
Note to self: Don't mess with Kendra Wilkinson, 31, especially after she's had a few shots of tequila! The television personality was on a flight from Vegas to LA, Jan. 10, when she and another woman almost got into a physical fight with a fellow passenger who didn't favor their "drunk" behavior. Watch Kendra explain what happened, RIGHT HERE, in footage obtained by TMZ.
"I almost got into a fight with this woman on the plane," Kendra explained to the paparazzi. "I was coming back from Vegas. It's a 45-minute flight and we're a little drunk. We are — me and this girl [who was sitting in front of her]," Kendra continued. "This woman who is a prude f–king b—h goes, 'We can hear you loud enough.'" YIKES!
Kendra explained how she and the girl were having fun and having "some drinks on the plane" when a passenger in back of her "was jealous as f–k that she couldn't party with us." Oh snap…
Kendra Wilkinson & Hank Baskett — See Pics
However, the angry passenger, "didn't say anything the whole flight home," Kendra admitted, but, when they were on their way off of the plane, it was a different story. "Oh, you know you guys were a little loud," the angry passenger said to Kendra and her tequila partner," before "running off." And, that's when Kendra wasn't having it — "Oh yeah, say it to my f–king face," she screamed, while she raised her arms up in anger.
Lucky for Kendra, this wasn't a PR nightmare because things didn't have a chance to even get physical due to the fact that the angry passenger "ran away." So, Kendra just had to let it go and attempt to enjoy the rest of her tequila drunk as she exited LAX. Hopefully the Kendra On Top star is still in touch with her shot partner so they could let off some steam after their heated argument!
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He might not be a household name, but Magic Arm - born plain Marc Rigelsford - is gaining praise in high places.
Grizzly Bear are fans, while Sam Beam (Iron & Wine mastermind) recently labelled the Mancunian musician "the master of the loop pedal". New EP 'Put Your Collar Up' will hopefully gain the songwriter some much needed exposure, combining his obvious skill with some genuinely probing songcraft.
Out now, the EP matches a sense of ambitious to some humble, honest surroundings - at one point, Rigelsford retrieved a synth from Cash Converters in an attempt to get the exact sound he was looking for. Intrigued by his working methods, Clash asked Magic Arm to craft a short playlist focussing on the loop pedal.
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David Thomas Broughton
Loop pedal, guitar and a dictaphone. I've seen David play many times over the last few years, each time completely different from the last. The most engaging gigs you're likely to see. It's beautiful, funny and at times, harrowing.
Loop pedal, ukulele, drums. On the spot hip hop rhythms and delicately plucked ukulele. Watching her build everything from scratch is always exciting and thoroughly impressive.
Andrew Bird
Loop pedal, guitar, violin. Lots of staccato violin and whistling. It makes me happy.
Denis Jones
Loop pedal, samplers, guitar. Perfectly executed loop pedaling, in my opinion. Using samplers, effects, beat box rhythms and layered vocals he switches between subtle blues to a heavy bass driven sound with-in the tap of a pedal.
Owen Pallet
Loop pedal, violin, keyboard. Armed with just these, he creates beautiful and intense orchestral soundscapes.
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'Put Your Collar Up' is out now.
Catch Magic Arm in action at the latest Clash Magazine issue launch party - Facebook event.


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Canada is likely to miss its emissions target by a fifth, its Environment Minister is said to have announced yesterday.
The North American nation was one of the countries seen to be obstructing agreements at the COP 17 summit in Durban earlier this year.
The country's yearly greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 will be 19% higher than its international climate change commitment, according to Environment Minister Peter Kent.
The minister will not set a target to cap pollution from the country's fastest growing source of greenhouse gases – oilsands development – to safeguard jobs, reported Canadian news site the Times Colonist.
Previously Canada's federal government said it would miss the targets set under the 2009 Copenhagen climate change agreement by nearly 30%.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043957.post1110388860501117645..comments2020-08-01T18:47:41.001-04:00Comments on My Kitchen Snippets: Mango Salad With SquidICook4Funhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043957.post-63833945018065750472008-06-10T13:50:00.000-04:002008-06-10T13:50:00.000-04:00BBO, it is refreshing for this hot weather :)Farin...BBO, it is refreshing for this hot weather :)

Farina, you can add vinegar if your mango is not sour enough. Mine is sour and also I added some lime juice :)ICook4Funhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043957.post-14726278139906113172008-06-10T13:26:00.000-04:002008-06-10T13:26:00.000-04:00gert, i tot have to add vinegar. hehe. im so blur....gert, i tot have to add vinegar. hehe. im so blur. i planned of making this tomorrow. we'l see. lol.
reminds me of this chicken rice place in d'sara. w/o fail il order this to compliment the chicken rice. so so good!Salt N Turmerichttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043957.post-1812836253375380552008-06-10T05:33:00.000-04:002008-06-10T05:33:00.000-04:00this dish looks so refreshing! yummy!this dish looks so refreshing! yummy!Big Boys Ovenhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043957.post-18815952808725563702008-06-08T16:49:00.000-04:002008-06-08T16:49:00.000-04:00Lesley, I too love mango salad!! Too bad I can't f...Lesley, I too love mango salad!! Too bad I can't fresh bunga kantan here if not it will taste even bettter.

Pinky, ha ha... you can make and eat it all yourself. After all it's not fattening :)

Joanne, thanks for your visit and comment. 1 tbsp in baking and cooking are the same :)

Shirley, ha ha..thank you.

Cat, I bought the sotong from the Asian store. All clean and cut and i just have to cook it!!

Pearly, make sure you don't over cook the sotong if not it will be rubberry :)

Zue, I bought this mango from the Asian store. Not sure if you can use the Indian Mango or not as to me they are usually too soft and ripe. Maybe you can try it :)

Kevin, thank you.ICook4Funhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043957.post-44192678025107841532008-06-07T15:59:00.000-04:002008-06-07T15:59:00.000-04:00I have been wanting to try a salad made with unrip...I have been wanting to try a salad made with unripe mangoes. It looks good!Anonymoushttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043957.post-46606291821249091642008-06-07T14:11:00.000-04:002008-06-07T14:11:00.000-04:00Oh! Mango salad is my favorite! But never taste it...Oh! Mango salad is my favorite! But never taste it with squid before. I must try your recipe the next time I buy mango. Can I use the big red skin mango (Indian mango)?Zue Murphyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043957.post-16896629970827660852008-06-07T04:24:00.000-04:002008-06-07T04:24:00.000-04:00oh gosh I never know mango also can goes along wit...oh gosh I never know mango also can goes along with sotong .
look real yummy xxxx:)pearlyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043957.post-53380259492819966462008-06-06T23:37:00.000-04:002008-06-06T23:37:00.000-04:00Gert,Ah, those sotong looks so good... I can almo...Gert,
Ah, those sotong looks so good... I can almost feel like chewing on it right now. I bet you bought the sotong from the Oriental store, right? Haven't seen sotong being sold in local grocery yet..Cat Cathttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043957.post-43128970671262107852008-06-06T12:10:00.000-04:002008-06-06T12:10:00.000-04:00I must drink a lot of water... cos' I'm drooling a...I must drink a lot of water... cos' I'm drooling again. lol.
Thanks for dropping by my blog. Your kinds words are like music to my ears. ^email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043957.post-69183876013026207432008-06-06T06:26:00.000-04:002008-06-06T06:26:00.000-04:00I visit your blog everyday and only have a chance ...I visit your blog everyday and only have a chance to bake on weekends. May I ask if a tbsp in cooking is the same as tbsp in baking? email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043957.post-3132950590638179642008-06-06T02:09:00.000-04:002008-06-06T02:09:00.000-04:00As I was going through the post, my saliva glands ...As I was going through the post, my saliva glands jumped to work immediately! Towards the end of the post, I was salivating already!!!! I love the Thai kerabu mango salad, with spicy kick and sweet-sourish taste!

Now I got craving for mango salad pulak. Too bad the pilot doesn't like it, otherwise I would make a whole tong of it and keep in the fridge. :)Kierstenhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043957.post-42404886069156353292008-06-06T01:12:00.000-04:002008-06-06T01:12:00.000-04:00oh!! I love mango salad!!.When must order this dis...oh!! I love mango salad!!.When must order this dish when I eat in Thai's restaurant expect they shredded the mango very fine!!.Now you make me wanna to make this dish!Beachloverhttps://email@example.com


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President Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Tuesday to roll back most of President Barack Obama's climate change legacy, celebrating the move as a way to increase the nation's "energy independence" and to restore thousands of lost coal mining jobs.
But energy economists say the expected order falls short of both of those goals — in part because the United States already largely relies on domestic sources for the coal and natural gas that fires most of the nation's power plants.
"We don't import coal," said Robert Stavins, an energy economist at Harvard University. "So in terms of the Clean Power Plan, this has nothing to do with so-called energy independence whatsoever."
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Americans overwhelmingly believe that global warming is happening, and that carbon emissions should be scaled back. But fewer are sure that it will harm them personally.
Administration officials said the new order would direct the Environmental Protection Agency to start the legal process of withdrawing and rewriting the Clean Power Plan, Mr. Obama's climate change policy. Scott Pruitt, the E.P.A. administrator, said in an interview on ABC News on Sunday that it will help the United States "be both pro-jobs and pro-environment" and described it as the "energy independence executive order."
Yet, coal miners also should not assume their jobs will return if Trump's regulations take effect.
The new order would mean that older coal plants that had been marked for closings would probably stay open, said Robert W. Godby, an energy economist at the University of Wyoming. That would extend the market demand for coal for up to a decade.
But even so, "the mines that are staying open are using more mechanization," he said. "They're not hiring people."
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"So even if we saw an increase in coal production, we could see a decrease in coal jobs," he said.
Legal experts say it could take years for the Trump administration to unwind the Clean Power Plan, which itself has not yet been carried out because it has been temporarily frozen by a Supreme Court order. Those regulations sought to cut planet-warming carbon dioxide pollution from coal-fired power plants. If enacted, they would have shut down hundreds of those plants, frozen construction of future plants and replaced them with wind and solar farms.
Throughout his campaign, Mr. Trump highlighted his support of coal miners, holding multiple rallies in coal country and vowing to restore lost jobs to the flagging industry. At a rally last week in Kentucky, Mr. Trump vowed that his executive order would "save our wonderful coal miners from continuing to be put out of work."
While the number of coal mining jobs has dropped in the United States, they do not represent a significant portion of the American economy. Coal companies employed about 65,971 miners in 2015, down from 87,755 in 2008, according to Energy Department statistics.
And though the percentage of coal mining jobs dropped sharply, economists said that was not driven by the Clean Power Plan. Rather, they blamed two key forces: an increase in production of natural gas, which is a cheaper, cleaner-burning alternative to coal, and an increase in automation, which allowed coal companies to produce more fuel with fewer employees. The rollback of Mr. Obama's regulations will not change either of those forces, economists say.
"The problem with coal jobs has not been CO2 regulations, so this will probably not bring back coal jobs," Mr. Godby said. "The problem has been that there has not been market demand for coal."
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2016 is the hottest year on the historical record and the third consecutive record-breaking year, scientists say.
The coal industry nonetheless cheered the move.
"These actions are vital to the American coal industry, to our survival, and to getting some of our coal families back to work," said Robert E. Murray, the chief executive of Murray Energy, one of the nation's largest coal mining companies.
But even Mr. Murray conceded that he did not expect the Trump administration's order to return coal mining numbers to their former strength. "I really don't know how far the coal industry can be brought back," he said.
Mr. Trump's directive on Tuesday will also eliminate about a half-dozen of Mr. Obama's smaller executive orders and memorandums related to combating climate change.
White House officials said they included lifting a ban on new coal mining on federal lands, and recalculating a budgeting metric known as the social cost of carbon that, under the Obama administration, limited pollution by arguing that global warming outweighed economic benefits for industries. Combined, while the measures may not revive the coal industry, they are likely to ensure the United States' emissions of planet-warming pollution remain high.
The executive order is not expected to address the United States' participation in the 2015 Paris Agreement, the landmark accord that committed nearly every country to take steps to reduce pollution. The aim of the Paris deal is to ensure that countries reduce emissions enough to stave off a warming of the planet by 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit, the level at which, experts say, the Earth will be irrevocably locked into a future of extreme droughts, flooding, and food and water shortages.
But experts say Mr. Trump's order signals that the United States will not meet its pledges to cut its emissions about 26 percent from 2005 levels by 2025.
"Meeting the U.S. terms of the Paris Agreement would require full enforcement of the current regulations, plus additional regulations," said Michael Oppenheimer, a climate scientist at Princeton University. "It takes a comprehensive effort involving every country doing what they committed to and more."
He said Mr. Trump's order "sends a signal to other countries that they might not have to meet their commitments — which would mean that the world would fail to stay out of the climate danger zone."


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After the history and elegant pomp of Rome, Naples felt more real, somehow, and more gritty. The stylish and tasteful Romans made me wonder where those who weren't so chic and slim were. Naples was bursting with exuberant fashion. Skintight, low cut, bright colors, sparkles, zippers, studs, snakeskin, leopard print and fur were on show and often many of those in one outfit. It seemed as if there were even more smokers than in Rome.
We stayed in the historic center, with narrow alleys and plenty of graffiti, something we didn't notice in Rome.
The entrance to our building was a smaller door cut into one of these enormous doors. We had to both step over and duck down going through the door. You can see the outline of the small door in the lower right of the large doors.
On our way to visit the Cimitero delle Fontanelle, I saw this church and at first thought it was covered in mosaics. As we got closer, I realized the artwork was done in paint.
The color scheme in the ossuary was more somber.
Although it was cool and peaceful, I found it a little creepy.
Back at our apartment, I felt like a local, hanging our laundry out on the balcony.
Later we strolled Spaccanapoli and Tribunale, two long, narrow streets in the historic center of the city, tasting some of the delicious fried snacks as we went along. We saw a line at a counter like this, and joined it before we even knew what everyone was queuing for. The case seemed bursting with rice balls, potato croquettes, fried zucchini, fried eggplant etc. We soon learned everyone was waiting for a fresh batch of frittatine: deep-fried pasta formed into fat discs, stuffed with minced pork, bechamel sauce, and peas. Worth the wait.
Our hostess, Maria, had encouraged us to visit her favorite pizzeria, stating it made the best pizza in Naples. She went on to say she believed Naples made the best pizza in Italy, and Italy made the best pizza in the world. How could we resist the opportunity to taste this amazing pizza?
OK, the huge crowd outside Gino Sorbillo was a little disheartening. The wait for a table was over an hour. But we realized we could order it to go (or "take away") and we had our pizza in about 15 or 20 minutes. It was a warm evening and we found a bench nearby to enjoy our traditional Neapolitan pizza all'aperto (outdoors). It was delicious and not at all like the the pizza I'm used to. The crust is quite thin with blistered, almost burned spots, the sauce on top almost soupy and the cheese was amazing. That doesn't sound like much, but I wish we could have had it again.
We finished the evening with gelato (of course) at Gay Odin, a chocolate shop and gelateria. They were closing up or we might have stayed to choose a chocolate or two. The pretty box, below, was part of their window display.
The next morning we couldn't resist a return trip to Spaccanapoli for pastry, sfogliatella on the left and Baba au Rhum, on the right, two Neapolitan classics.
I discovered cannoli are not from Naples, but Sicily. Lucky for me, some pastry shops had them for sale. This crisp tube of fried dough was filled with sweet, creamy ricotta studded with bits of chocolate and candied orange peel.
Rem downing an espresso.
With our day off to a great start, we headed down to the waterfront and strolled along, enjoying the view of Mt. Vesuvius.
Eventually, we picked a seafood restaurant on a pier and had lunch here:
The waiter recommended pezzogna, a local fish, grilled with olive oil, salt and lemon, and a side of grilled vegetables.
In the afternoon we rode the funicular railway. Unfortunately, a taxi driver claimed that the two longest lines were closed until April (it was still March), and we didn't know better. When I kept asking about the other two lines, he finally said scathingly, "It's a TOURIST train!" I responded with "And we're tourists!" He did take us and then overcharged us but as we said at the time, it was all part of the authentic experience!
From the funicular we walked to Castel Sant'Elmo, a medieval fortress, and enjoyed the views.
That evening, our last in Naples, was the first time we cooked on our trip. We found some kitchens better equipped than others, but we took real pleasure in exploring grocery stores and markets and doing our best to create delicious Italian dinners.
I had downloaded Essentials of Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan, an updated combination of her The Classic Italian Cookbook and More Classic Italian, to my Kindle, so I was ready to go. The small Carrefour grocery up the street was very well stocked with beautiful pastas, cheeses (I got a hunk of Parmigiano at a great price and carried it with us all the way to Venice) and produce, including the zucchini blossoms that I couldn't resist.
Pasta with Sausage and Peppers
Barely adapted from Marcella Hazan
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 yellow onion, chopped
12 to 16 ounces sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
2 red or yellow bell peppers, diced (I bought a giant one, so only used one)
salt and pepper to taste
1 can whole peeled San Marzano tomatoes with their juice
1 lb. pasta (she recommended wide pappardelle noodles, but we used orecchiette or little ears)
1 tablespoon butter
1/3 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
- Heat the oil in a large pan over medium heat and add the onion, saute about 5 minutes.
- Add the sausage and brown, breaking up large pieces as it cooks. After the sausage is lightly browned, about 3 or 4 minutes, add the peppers. Continue cooking another 6 to 8 minutes
- Add the tomato with juice, breaking up large pieces. Season with salt and pepper, reduce heat and simmer about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until no longer watery.
- In the meantime, cook pasta according to package directions.
- Drain pasta and toss with butter, sauce and cheese.
Big success. This is an easy and delicious recipe.
The zucchini blossoms were less of a win. I stuffed them with a little luscious ricotta cheese and planned to make a thin batter and fry them, but I didn't want to purchase a whole bag of flour so fried them without any batter. Good but not what they could have been. Still, it was nice to be cooking in our "own" place.
We enjoyed a good little slice of Naples but the next morning it was time to catch a train to Florence.
Thanks for coming along.