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This past weekend we hosted a successful Annual Easter Egg Hunt with beautiful weather and next weekend the whole country will be enjoying Koningsdag (Kings Day) in honour of the king’s birthday. But nestled in between these two weekends is our own special event that I believe deserves recognition as well: Amsterdam Mamas is celebrating its fourth birthday! And in honour of this special occasion, I want to take this opportunity to share with our growing community some of my reflections of the past few years and some of my visions for our future.
Now that we have over 5,200 people in our group and are a stichting, or non-profit organisation, it is easy to forget that Amsterdam Mamas began as a small and informal group of six women who wanted to share information and support each other during pregnancies and parenting in Amsterdam. When I look back at how rapidly we grew, I am astounded.
Within the first year Amsterdam Mamas had around 50 Facebook members – mostly people who heard about the group from friends – and just 18 months later we were over 200 mamas and papas, who were eager to join in the conversation. That was when I realised that Amsterdam Mamas fills a real need within the international parenting community and I decided to make it official by registering us as a formal foundation.
For fun, we began organising community events to bring people together to meet offline. We launched a website to be a resource of interesting and relevant information for our members. And we started circulating newsletters to inform our families on the activities, events and discounts our city had to offer. To keep all of this going, we launched The Village Card discount card program to help fund our efforts (while offering our members discounts around town) and we established a team of volunteers, who dedicate their valuable time and skills to keep the community running. It hasn’t always been the easiest journey and we have faced our fair share of challenges.
We work with a dedicated, but fluid volunteer team and are nearly always understaffed in one or more areas. We have a vocal, engaged community that we would love to do everything for but are often forced to choose based on our resources and finances at any given moment. Nevertheless, I am so proud of everything that we’ve accomplished in just four years and of how beneficial our thriving community has become to the city.
Looking forward, I believe that great are things in store for Amsterdam Mamas and we are already building towards a better community. Last month we began upgrading and improving the Amsterdam Mamas website, so that we can offer our readers a much smoother and more user-friendly experience. We have listened to what you are telling us and we’ve decided to focus our efforts on the information that you are truly searching for. We have vamped up our events strategy and are planning new and better events that will be useful and fun for our community.
Next month, we are hosting our first Ask The Mamas! information fair which will include seminars and workshops on topics surrounding pregnancy, babies, toddlers and even teenagers, and will provide answers to many of the questions that often arise within our community. After that, we will begin planning our autumn and winter events, including our highly anticipated third annual Vintage Tram Ride with Father Christmas.
To continue efforts and help Amsterdam Mamas grow, we have decided that it is time to move towards forming a small core team that will work for the organisation on a regular basis and receive a symbolic compensation for their commitment. In this way, we hope to resolve some of the problems that we face in retaining a consistent team to run the organisation. As a foundation, Amsterdam Mamas is not in a position to hire a complete team, nor can we offer the salaries that our team deserves, but we feel that this is a good first step in the right direction.
To support this team, we will continue to rely heavily on volunteers and I would like to encourage you to consider helping the community out. Volunteering for Amsterdam Mamas is a great way to brush up your professional skills or gain new ones and it is an excellent stepping-stone for parents looking to keep their resumes alive and transition back into the work force. I firmly believe that by implementing these changes, Amsterdam Mamas will be in a stronger position to keep up with the international parenting community’s needs.
I will do my best to communicate with the community and remain as transparent as possible throughout our journey, so that our members understand what we are doing and why. And in the meantime, I sincerely hope that you all enjoy the fruits of our efforts. Despite the changes that we’ve seen over the past few years and the ones that we anticipate for our future, the core of Amsterdam Mamas – an organisation that strives for an informative, reliable, respectful and non-judgemental international parenting community – remains unchanged. We are all parents, doing our best to raise our children and we all understand that even in the city, it takes a village.
Emmy McCarthy is the Director of Stichting Amsterdam Mamas. She is a Mama, Entrepreneur and Connector on a never-ending quest for balance in her life.
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Beginning October 12, Johnson's SOCO Gallery, which is in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she lives with her husband, NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson, will host an exhibition of Horst's images of stunning homes in conjunction with the release of Around That Time: Horst at Home in Vogue, a new coffee-table book featuring Horst's photos alongside essays by his partner, Valentine Lawford.
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No opportunity yet to test R63. R350 and R500 accelerate briskly, though R500 V8 delivers more thrust in all conditions. Transmission compelled to upshift and downshift more frequently in R350 vs. R500, though shifts are silky smooth. Transmission in one test R350 periodically suffered jerky gear changes at low speed.
R320 CDI suffers brief turbo lag, then accelerates briskly.
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R320 CDI requires ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel. Note that CDI is unavailable in California and certain Northeastern states.
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Admirably comfortable, rewardingly composed. Available air suspension has Comfort, Sport, Automatic settings. Uncomfortably choppy in Sport setting; some wallow and float in Comfort.
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Acts more like a station wagon than an SUV. Steering impressively linear, accurate, though some drivers may prefer weightier feel. Corners with impressive grip, balance, no excess body lean. Strong stopping control, outstanding brake pedal modulation.
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Luxury car levels of road- and wind-noise suppression. V6 heard more than V8, but otherwise no less refined in sound, feel than smooth V8. Turbodiesel in R320 CDI sounds louder here than in E-Class and M-Class, with clatter that's intrusive during acceleration and noticeable at idle and in cruising.
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Conclusion
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GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. -- Police are working to protect children in the Piedmont from reckless drivers at school bus stops with Operation Stop Arm.
Last year, four children were killed at bus stops across North Carolina. That included one death in Forsyth County.
As part of Operation Stop Arm, officers with the Guilford County Sheriff's Office have stepped up patrols around bus stops, with some following buses and others waiting for calls to come in regarding stop arm violations.
"Between this and educating our drivers, we hope to be able reduce stop arm violations and the most important thing is to keep any child from being injured," said Guilford County Schools Director of Transportation Jeff Harris. |
What do you call the spooky season? Some might say: All-Hallows Eve, All Saints' Eve, or Halloween. Either way, the October 31st goes by many names and is easily one of the most beloved holidays in our country. But even though you've probably been celebrating your whole life, there may still be a lot you don't know about Halloween. To help you brush up on your trivia, we've rounded up some fun Halloween facts below.
The spookiest season of the year is quickly approaching, and you probably have lots of fun Halloween activities in the works, like making DIY Halloween costumes and planning your Halloween dinner menu. With a few of these bits of trivia up your sleeve, you'll be sure to wow your friends and family while you're out trick-or-treating or attending Halloween parties. You can also create a fun Halloween trivia quiz to see who really knows their stuff. The winner gets the first taste of the Halloween desserts!
Read on for everything you should know about Halloween.
The word "witch" comes from the Old English wicce, meaning "wise woman."
Taking it a notch further, "wiccan" were actually thought of in a positive light, with their opinions being highly respected. This probably could have been useful in Salem...
Stephen Clarke holds the record for the world's fastest pumpkin carving time.
He did it all under 24.03 seconds, beating his previous record of 54.72 seconds. Do you think you can do it faster?
There's a reason why black and orange are associated with Halloween.
Orange signals the harvest of autumn, while black is a symbol of darkness and acts as a reminder that Halloween once was a festival that marked the boundaries between life and death.
Scarecrows symbolize the ancient agricultural roots of the holiday.
That's right! Greek farmers created the first scarecrows that look like people to protect their crops. Crows being the primary culprit is how the name originated.
Pumpkins are classified as a fruit, not as a vegetable.
Basically, anything that originates from the likes of a flower is technically a fruit.
Halloween originated from an ancient Celtic festival.
The origins of Halloween date back 2,000 years to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, which was celebrated on October 31 on the eve of their new year, according to the History Channel. The Celts believed that the dead returned to earth that night, and so they lit bonfires and donned costumes to ward off the ghosts.
Irish immigrants brought Halloween to the U.S.
During the mid-1800s, a flood of Irish immigrants fled from the potato famine to the U.S., bringing the tradition of Halloween with them.
Jack-o'-lanterns were inspired by an Irish legend.
According to the History Channel, the name jack-o'-lantern is rooted in an Irish folktale about a man named Stingy Jack who fooled the devil and in turn was forced to walk the Earth with only a burning coal in a hollowed turnip to light his way. The Irish began to call him "Jack of the Lantern," and then just "Jack o'Lantern."
The most lit jack-o'-lanterns on display is 30,581.
The City of Keene, New Hampshire holds the Guinness World Record for the most lit jack-o'-lanterns on display (a whopping 30,581). Keene was the original record holder in this category and has broken the record eight times since then.
Trick-or-treating has existed since medieval times.
Trick-or-treating was inspired by the medieval English tradition of "souling," which involved children going door-to-door on All Souls Day, offering prayers for residents’ deceased loved ones in exchange for food.
Trick-or-treating was also inspired by a tradition called "mumming."
In the middle ages, people began practicing a tradition known as mumming, in which they dressed up as ghosts and demons, and went door-to-door performing songs and scenes from plays in exchange for food and drink. This custom is believed to be an antecedent of trick-or-treating, according to the History Channel.
Candy wasn't given out to trick-or-treaters until the 1950s.
Halloween simply wouldn't be the same without those fun (and king!) size candy bars to sweeten the day. But there was a time when trick-or-treaters didn't receive candy at all, but rather pieces of cake, fruit, nuts, coins, and little toys, according to the History Channel. It wasn't until the 1950s, when candy makers began to promote their goods for Halloween, that candy became a staple on the trick-or-treating circuit. These days, one quarter of all the candy sold in the U.S. each year is purchased for Halloween.
Everyone still loves a good spooky Halloween costume.
Halloween looks can be silly, funny, or cute, but according to the National Retail Federation, scary costumes still reign supreme. In 2020, the top Halloween costumes for adults were:
1. Witch
2. Vampire
3. Cat
4. Batman
5. Ghost
Skittles are America's favorite candy.
Everyone wanted to taste the rainbow in Halloween 2020! According to CandyStore.com, Skittles were the top candy last year, followed by Reese's Cups and Starburst.
Candy corn is America's least favorite candy.
Candy corn has always been divisive, but according to CandyStore.com's most recent top 10 worst Halloween candies lists, more people hate it than love it. Consumers voted candy corn the worst Halloween candy in the country in 2019 and 2020. To be fair, it also made the 2020 top 10 best Halloween candies list, so it looks like the debate isn't over yet!
Candy corn was originally called "Chicken Feed."
We know this doesn't really help candy corn's case but the love-it-or-loathe-it treat was originally marketed as "Chicken Feed" when it was first popularized around the end of the 19th century.
The fear of Halloween is called Samhainophobia.
Many people enjoy embracing the spooky spirit of Halloween, but for some, the fear is not all in good fun. Some people suffer from Samhainophobia, or the fear of Halloween, according to Newsweek. Now that you've learned about the origins of Halloween, you can probably guess that the word comes from Samhain, the Gaelic festival that inspired Halloween.
In a few states, the night before Halloween is known as Mischief Night.
On this unofficial holiday, kids pull pranks like toilet papering yards and smashing pumpkins, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. The holiday is mostly celebrated in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, where it's known as Mischief Night, and Michigan, where it's called Devil's Night.
Silly String is banned in Hollywood on Halloween.
In Hollywood, using Silly String on Halloween can get you a $1,000 fine, according to ABC News.
The song "Monster Mash" was briefly banned in the U.K.
The BBC banned the hit 1962 song from airplay that year because they thought it was “too morbid.” The perennial Halloween favorite didn't become a “graveyard smash” in the U.K. until it was rereleased there in 1973.
Harry Houdini died on Halloween in 1926.
The world famous magician and illusionist died on October 31 after his appendix burst, according to Newsweek. He was rushed to the hospital after a performance on the night of October 24, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan. He died a week later from Peritonitis, or the inflammation of organs caused by organ leaking.
The world's longest haunted house is 3,564 feet long.
The Haunted Cave is located in Lewisburg, Ohio, 80 feet underground. Creepy!
The mask worn by Michael Myers in Halloween was actually a William Shatner mask.
Production designer Tommy Lee Wallace picked up the $2 mask from a Hollywood Boulevard magic shop, it was spray painted white, and the rest is scary movie history.
Disney’s Hocus Pocus was originally called Halloween House.
The Halloween favorite was initially intended to be more scary than funny. Thank goodness fate stepped in.
It is the most commercially successful horror film of all time.
The 2017 film based on Stephen King's classic horror novel grossed $700,381,759 worldwide.
Tierney McAfee is a freelance writer and Country Living and The Pioneer Woman contributor who covers entertainment, holiday & entertaining, food & drinks, design ideas, DIY, and more. |
The Importance Of Being Earnest extend the 3 game streak they currently have. With games against Anaheim, Washington, St Louis and Nashville this week. A win in each of those would make the job much easier after the Christmas break.
A week ago the situation was rather dire the Canucks loosing consecutive games to Carolina and Nashville. Things seemed to have reached a boiling point that saw Luongo and his captain’s Anaheim Ducks in their next game they will play an opponent who are surprisingly last in the Western Conference. Anaheim are currently on a 4 game road trip the Ducks last game was on Saturday is not guaranteed the last time the teams met the Ducks won 7-2. The Canucks will need to keep an eye out for Ducks forward Dan Sexton who is currently on a hot streak; he has a point during his last 3 games. Sexton has been added to the line up to replace the injured Teemu Selanne who has an injury to his hand. A win against the Ducks will increase Vancouver’s confidence and prepare them for the game on Friday when the Canucks. Unfortunatly in hand and proceed to do the little things right, this stretch of home games could prove to be rather positive for Vancouver, which would prepare the team for the next half of the season. Most Vancouver fans would like nothing more than to see the Canucks end this year on a high note. With the way Vancouver played in the previous three games those fans might have a good Christmas.
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Title
The 557.7 nm Oxygen Green Line in the Venus Nightglow
Document Type
Presentation
Publication Date
10-2009
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Abstract
Observations of Venus in 1999 from the Keck I telescope in Hawai’i showed that the oxygen green line can be a relatively strong nightglow feature (~150 R), rivaling the intensity of the terrestrial green line [Slanger et al., 2001]. The emission was not seen in two orbital missions - the Venera 9/10 study, in which the O2 Herzberg II bands were first observed [Krasnopolsky et al., 1976], and more recently, the Venus Express (VIRTIS) measurements [Garcia-Muñoz et al., 2009]. Repeated ground-based measurements of the green line have found an intensity varying strongly from apparition to apparition [Slanger et al., 2006]; it has so far not reached the emission level seen in November 1999, at close to solar maximum.
We assume that the source of the green line is either O-atom recombination in the mesosphere, or O2+ dissociative recombination (DR) in the ionosphere, the two main terrestrial processes. The 2007-2008 data used in the VIRTIS/VEX study were co-added over many orbits, during a period when ground-based observations indicated a moderate (~50 R) green line intensity.
In this presentation we consider the argument for a mesospheric vs an ionospheric source. A mesospheric source would be strongly modulated by the temperature-dependent quenching of O(1S) by CO2. An ionospheric source could be interpreted in terms of ion densities [Pätzold et al., 2007]. Although the O(1D) yield is much larger than that of O(1S) from O2+ DR, O(1D) quenching by CO2 would preclude its observation and indeed, no oxygen red line was seen in 1999 when the green line intensity was at its peak. [Supported by NASA Planetary Astronomy]
Garcia-Munoz, A., et al., J. Geophys. Res., (submitted, 2009).
Krasnopolsky, V.A. et al., Cosmic Research, 1976.
Patzold, M. et al., Nature, doi:10.1038/nature06239, 2007
Slanger, T.G., et al., Science, 2001.
Slanger, T.G., et al., Icarus, 2006.
Repository Citation
Slanger, T. G.,
& Fox, J. L.
(2009). The 557.7 nm Oxygen Green Line in the Venus Nightglow. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 41, 1127.
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Presented at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) of the American Astronomical Society, Fajardo, Puerto Rico.
Presentation Number 63.07. |
This time last month, my friends and I decided to take a much needed beach vacation in the eastern part of Taiwan. Like all dramatic holiday stories, Super Typhoon Nanmadol hit our island the day before we were set for the beach. There was.
Let me tell you, people, that when you decide to have a vacation, do it with such determination that nothing will stand in your way. That is exactly what happened to us. The typhoon was supposed to be at its peak throughout our holiday but our lucky stars came and turned it the other way. We had the coolest breeze and minimal rain (occasionally too sunny to keep our eyes wide open), which is the best kind of post-typhoon weather you can get.
I’ve got some more pictures to share but I’ll start with the view from (and of) our room.
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FRUIT JELLIES.
Crab-apple, quince, grapes, &c., are all made in the same way. Allow a teacup of water to a pound of fruit; boil till very tender; then strain through a cloth, and treat as currant jelly. Cherries will not jelly without gelatine, and grapes are sometimes troublesome. Where gelatine is needed, allow a package to two quarts of juice.
CANDIED FRUITS.
Make a sirup as for preserves, and boil any fruit, prepared as directed, until tender. Let them stand two days in the sirup. Take out; drain carefully; lay them on plates; sift sugar over them, and dry either in the sun or in a moderately warm oven.
PICKLES AND CATCHUPS.
Sour pickles are first prepared by soaking in a brine made of one pint of coarse salt to six quarts of water. Boil this, and pour it scalding hot over the pickle, cucumbers, green tomatoes, &c. Cucumbers may lie in this a week, or a month even, but must be soaked in cold water two days before using them. Other pickles lie only a month.
Sweet pickles are made from any fruit used in preserving, allowing three, or sometimes four, pounds of sugar to a quart of best cider vinegar, and boiling both together.
CUCUMBER PICKLES.
Half a bushel of cucumbers, small, and as nearly as possible the same size. Make a brine as directed, and pour over them. Next morning prepare a pickle as follows: Two gallons of cider vinegar; one quart of brown sugar. Boil, and skim carefully, and add to it half a pint of white mustard seed; one ounce of stick-cinnamon broken fine; one ounce of alum; half an ounce each of whole cloves and black pepper-corns. Boil five minutes, and pour over the cucumbers. They can be used in a week. In a month scald the vinegar once more, and pour over them.
TOMATO CHUTNEY.
One peck of green tomatoes; six large green peppers; six onions; one cup of salt. Chop onions and peppers fine, slice the tomatoes about quarter of an inch thick, and sprinkle the salt over all. In the morning drain off all the salt and water, and put the tomatoes in a porcelain-lined kettle. Mix together thoroughly two pounds of brown sugar; quarter of a pound of mustard-seed; one ounce each of powdered cloves, cinnamon, ginger, and black pepper; half an ounce of allspice; quarter of an ounce each of cayenne pepper and ground mustard. Stir all into the tomatoes; cover with cider vinegar,—about two quarts,—and boil slowly for two hours. Very nice, but very hot. If wanted less so, omit the cayenne and ground mustard.
RIPE CUCUMBER OR MELON-RIND PICKLES.
Pare, seed, and cut lengthwise into four pieces, or in thick slices. Boil an ounce of alum in one gallon of water, and pour over them, letting them stand at least half a day on the back of the stove. Take them out, and let them lie in cold water until cold. Have ready a quart of vinegar, three pounds of brown sugar, and an ounce of stick-cinnamon and half an ounce cloves. Boil the vinegar and sugar, and skim; add the spices and the melon rind or cucumber, and boil for half an hour. |
Flanders Fields Battlefield daytour of Ypres including Anzac Service on 25 april at the Menin Gate
The infamous battlefields of the "Great War".
Daytrip from Bruges 9.15am- about 5.30 pm
The Flanders Fields Battlefield DayTour includes Passchendale, Hill 60 preserved battlefield, a German cemetery, bunkers and craters, restored trenches, the town of Ypres and the Menin Gate.
The Flanders Fields Battlefield tour is a daytrip and is offered every day except Monday, from February through the end of December and depending on availability.
No visit to Belgium is complete without venturing outside the cities to see the real side of the country. This Flanders Fields Battlefield daytrip concentrates on the WWI battlefields of the Great War (1914-1918) infamously remembered as the "Fields of Flanders". Never conquering but always conquered, Belgium has always been the punching bag of great nations, lying as it is at the crossroads of Britain, Germany, France, etc.
The Salient around Ypres is full of eye opening surprises where we often find ammunitions unearthed by farmers from their poppy dotted fields. The poppies are now a symbol of remembrance, "lest we forget". On our journey we stop to tramp through restored trenches, stroll amongst now tranquil war graves in Passchendale and Polygon Wood, clamber over craters and bunkers on the preserved Hill 60 battlefield and learn of the hardships the men endured for four long years where impressive monuments of the British Forces (including Anzac and Canadian) are erected in proud memory of their sacrifices.
We visit the beautiful city of Ypres (also known as Wipers) which was rebuilt to medieval plans after being totally flattened in WWI. Here the imposing Menin Gate Memorial to the missing soldiers, complete with 55000 names, was erected on the spot where the soldiers left the city for the frontline.
Whether you have ancestors buried here or not, or have little knowledge of the "Great War", you will find your guide will both amaze and impress you with arrays of true and informative stories and you will enjoy the magnificent Flemish scenery.
We can also organise that you are dropped off in the city of Ypres after our tour to participate at the Last Post Ceremony under the Menin Gate at 8 pm, and organise your pickup by taxi to bring you back to Bruges afterwards. Ask us for information when you book.
Best of Belgium and Triple treat tour
Discover the Belgian Delights.
Daytrip from 9.15am - 5.15pm
Featuring medieval castles and historical Damme, interwoven with Chocolate World, a Belgian waffle and beer tasting and much more.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday......February through mid December and depending on availability. During December availability of the tourday can only be guaranteed after confirmed by our email.
The Province of West-Flanders is a treasure chest full of beautiful secrets and there's no better way to spend a day than to leisurely explore them with a proud Fleming as your friendly laid-back host.
This daytrip offers a little of everything. backdrop as we wander past charming medieval buildings and a windmill.
Grand Castles also line our route, with a visit to the picturesque Loppem Chateau and a stroll around the moated Castle of Tillegem included.
As we travel the twin canals locally known as the "Stinker and the Blinker" you will see where the Canadians on their liberating advance from Normandy to Holland in WWII, were halted for 3 long months.
Other surprises include, German bunkers from WW2 which were part of the Atlantic Wall and the oldest gothic building in Belgium dating back to the 13th century at the dilapidated monastery Ter Doest.
And what of the Triple Treat ? Well we sample a traditional home made Belgian WAFFLE after lunch over-looking the magnificent Polder scenery of fertile farmland and villages, nibble on delicious Belgian CHOCOLATE as you see it being made by your guide and finish with a tasting (and talk) of our excellent Belgian BEERS (4 for those who can handle them).
This daytrip is a must for those of you who want to venture off the usual beaten tourist trail of musea and churches and want to learn a little bit about the people and rich culture of Flanders. A jam-packed day out, guaranteed to be FUN and interesting too! |
ABOUT
Welcome to U-DO Brewery Inc.
Here at U-DO Brewery Inc., we are using a cutting-edge technique producing a natural high end HGW (High Gravity Wort) beer kit in 12 different styles which includes our first Season-Ale “The Irish Red Kentucky Honey Bourbon Ale” (more styles to come) for the home brewer available through your local retail U-Brew store. What’s unique about U-DO Brewery is all our HGW 15L beer kits are brewed to the 1516 Purity Law (Reinheitsgebot); malt, hops, yeast and water with no additives, no preservatives and no adjuncts. Whether you are just starting out or an advanced brewer, you will find our kits a great platform with easy to follow instructions, or modify and tailor these kits to your own style and liking. Our kits are a great and easy way to get an excellent pure tasting beer at an affordable price. Visit our Advanced Brewing Techniques tab for helpful brewing tips or your local U-Brew rep is always there to lend a hand. My name is Ryan Doray founder of U-DO Brewery Inc. and I believe everyone should experience the best tasting beer at a price you can afford. I’ve been in the brewing business for over 15 years and have had the pleasure to brew with great people at a company that pioneered and revolutionized the beer kit, only now what sets us apart, is I’ve developed and taken it up a notch to give you the first ever HGW 15L 1516 Purity Law microbrewery beer in a kit! All of us here at U-DO Brewery are excited to share this innovation with you, so go support your local retail U-Brew store and we’ll stay in touch … with exciting new styles and seasonals yet to come. The future looks bright and full of exceptional tasty beer!
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U-DO Brewery and friends
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How can I tell when it was packaged?
- The packaging date is clearly labeled on the front of the box.
- It reads the style of the beer and below it the date dd/mm/yy.
- Eg. “The True Lager 02.07.2015” – The True Lager was packaged on July 2 2015
What conditions should I store the unopened kit?
- Unopened kits should be handled much like finished beer; store cool, dark and dry.
- The box is thick and will keep out light however a cool basement is best.
How good is the kit; better than cans of extract, or bulk malt, hops and grains? Is it a marketing scheme to make me buy pre-packaged beer kits?
- I wouldn’t have done 13 years with the Brewhouse and gone out to make a better kit if all the other methods were better or easier.
- If bulk malt extract, hops and grains were just as good, we would’ve simply packaged that for resale. U-DO kits are better.
- We use only grain in our wort: University of Saskatchewan study on 21 brands of malt extract syrup:
- In addition to some malt sugars, study found that most of the cans contained glucose, corn syrup, caramel, sucrose, molasses etc…
- All is not good with malt in cans.
- Due to liability concerns, university will not release names attached to the study
- Even if you get good quality malt, it can be stale.
- If it is fresh, it can be pretty good…except that it will be maillardized.
Maillardized?
- Wort is made by vacuum concentration.
- During concentration sugar and flavor compounds undergo browning.
- This browning is called ‘The Maillard Process’.
- Same thing that happens to toast: it goes brown and changes flavor as heat is applied.
- All malt syrups are more or less browned in this way.
- Difficult to make a really light lager from extract-the extract is too dark to begin with.
Won’t beer made with fresh malt extract, added grains, extra hops and careful attention be good?
- With the exception that it would be impossible to make beer as light in colour and flavor as our “The Lite” kit, yes, beer made that way can be very good indeed.
So why use U-DO kits?
- While Homebrewer ‘A’ is still cracking his grains and warming his malt tins, Homebrewer ‘B’ is pitching his yeast and putting the lid on the fermenter. He’s finished.
- With U-DO kit’s you don’t have to sacrifice quality to save time.
If I wanted the best quality, wouldn’t I be brewing from all grain?
- If you had the time. Typical all grain brewing day starts at 8am and ends around 6pm.
- You need a huge brewpot, burner (stove’s too small), & mash tun, lauter tun.
- Preferably brewing area has a floor drain and a hose for clean-up (very messy). U-DO kit’s eliminates the mess, fuss and time, while making all-grain quality beer.
How close are the U-DO kits to micro brewed and imported beers?
- Our rendering of the beer styles conforms to the definitions laid out by the authorities in the field: Michael Jackson and the AHA/BJCP guide.
- 1. The Lite: simple, crisp refreshing quality, great thirst quencher, even for people who don’t like beer.
- 2. The True Lager: All grain and subtle hop character make this a classic beer, perfect with seafood or all by itself.
- 3. The Dark Lager: Wonderful dark lager, with a pleasant mouthwatering maltiness, roasted flavours but smooth as you would expect a lager style beer to be…
- 4. The Pale Ale: Pure west coast with spicy Cascade hop flavor and aromas, this is the beer lovers beer.
- 5. The HoneyBee Ale: In support of the bees (long live the bees) this clover honey late addition to the boil brings a smooth palatable taste that keeps you coming back for more…
- Made with premium malts.
- The beers taste like micro brewed equivalents-but only if those equivalents are well made.
Is it really easy to mess up? What about fixing mistakes afterwards?
- Beginners will have most of the troubles with sanitizing.
- Talk with your local U-Brew Retailer or us here at U-DO for the correct way in sanitizing.
- Adding too much (or too little) water.
- Too little: just top up when you go to your carboy.
- Too much is harder: A liter or two discard on racking and treat it as a lesson. Several liters, you may add another U-DO kit of the same type and make a 46 liter batch, carefully measure the water to make up the kit.
- Fermentation not starting quickly: Handled improperly, the yeast rehydration results in slow or stuck fermentations. Not fermenting within two days, get another package of yeast and try again.
- Beer won’t clear in carboy/looks cloudy in bottle: Most important factor is time. A few extra days will probably clear it up.
- Cloudy in the bottle, first time brewers might not understand bottle conditioning. The kit will cloud up when you add the priming sugar (renewed yeast activity), will clear up, all within about ten days.
- Beer tastes ‘funny’: If it’s less than two weeks in the bottle, advise the customer to wait. If the beer is mature enough, make sure the customer is familiar with that style of beer. Check for bacterial infection. Like any homemade beer, the U-DO kitology is even more susceptible to spoilage because of the natural pure ingredients used.
Can intermediate brewers add grains and more hops, or are they stuck with the beer as is?
- First thing brewers want to do is to customize their kits, trying to make their beer better and different.
- The U-DO kitology is the perfect vehicle for these aspirations.
- Advance Brewing handouts will include some suggestions for enhancing the U-DO kitology, using liquid yeasts, replicating store bought beers, etc…
- It will deal with basics: record keeping, sanitation, liquid yeast, hops, etc…
- Will cover modifying the HGW kit, including high gravity brewing, hop types, style modifications, lagering, etc…
The new instructions will say to use chlorine or iodine based sanitizers. Why can’t I use sulphites?
- Sulphites are not strong enough for beer.
- Fine for wine, it has a low PH and a high alcohol content discourages spoilage organisms.
- Beer has a relatively high PH and low alcohol: needs more careful handling.
- Chlorine based sanitizers (unscented bleach, Diversol etc.) are excellent cleaning agents; however require a minimum 20 minutes contact time.
- Iodaphor works on contact (no soaking) with no rinsing.
- Breaks down very quickly: once the solution is made up, it must be used within 24 hours.
- After 24 hours it will have to be discarded and a fresh batch made.
Hopefully this FAQ will answer some of the basics. Any questions relating to the development, makeup, use, & troubleshooting of the U-DO kitology can go through the technical department. Questions relating to sales, target markets, shelf presentation etc… can be handled by your friendly neighbourhood Sales and Marketing Department.
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The Robert Kananaj Gallery celebrates its seventh anniversary this year with a group exhibition showcasing some of the many featuring and resident artists that have contributed their unique works over the gallery’s history. Since its inception in 2011, its directive has always been to promote contemporary Canadian and international artists who explore a diverse range of media and influences. The works are portrayed as experiential objects, offering audiences the opportunity to delve into unique themes and interpret new ideas. Although each artist and each artwork is distinct, they are unified by a common spatial experience and a shared emphasis on composition and artistic values that are proudly fostered by Robert Kananaj.
Though the anniversary celebrates the accomplishments of every artist that has supported the gallery, the event prominently features some of the most recent and ongoing contributors. Firstly, there is Oscar Figueroa and his collection of Slides. This body of work explores the notion of movement and how, despite its dynamacy and fluidity, its portrayal in art and visual culture is often fragmented, stagnant, and disjointed, being essentially stripped of its core elements. Figueroa uses the playful motif of slides to delve into the more intrinsic aspects of movement, namely where it begins, where it inevitably ends, and how it is perceived gesturally.
Oscar Figueroa’s collection of Slides
Alongside Figueroa’s playfulness, Anton Shebetko brings Common People, an enormous assortment of distorted photographic portraits that delve into the contentious identities of “Ukranian closeted gays”. Although Ukraine does not explicitly criminalize homosexuality, its latent stigmatization implicitly forces LGBTQ individuals into hiding, even going so far as to adopt homophobic rhetoric and attitudes to conceal their sexuality. The photographic portraits are historically and conceptually honest, giving viewers a true glimpse into the personality of the subject. Here however, the identities remain censored from the audience and consequently subverted by the subject as well.
Anton Shebetko, Common People
Art and mathematics have been closely intertwined throughout the history of aesthetics, with artists of Antiquity and the Renaissance utilizing geometry and grids to map their compositions to ensure naturalistic proportions. In response, Kee Ip amalgamates these two fields, depicting the 9 Squares concept that accentuates colour and non-colour fields as well as the Riemann Zeta 2 function that sequences the seemingly random colours.
Kee Ip, 9 Squares
Naturalism has always been a strong influence for pre-modern and modern artists. Inspired by Matisse’s late-period and Warhol’s early works, Bruce Eves uses the imagery of the fig leaf – a common erotophobic motif in art employed to censor genitals and other sexual themes – to challenge long-established notions surrounding the frame of reference. What has often been used to subvert erotic subject matter is instead brought to the forefront for everyone to acknowledge.
Bruce Eves, Work #1000 – Some Things Hidden (Fig Leaves)
Last but certainly not least, the current resident artist Raffael Antonio Iglesias features some of his developing and finished works. Through multimedia, he encapsulates many of the highly tragic events that have recently befallen him, using handcrafted paper cranes, synthetic materials, and sentimental objects to create stunning and emotionally-charged installations.
Installation by Raffael Antonio Iglesias
Over these past years, the Robert Kananaj Gallery has attracted a wide array of artists that draw from strong, diverse experiences. In the years to come, it will surely continue to uphold these values and support international and local artistic communities.
Text and photo: Simon Termine
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Many Iraqis fear ethnic Kurds in the north want full independence Last week hundreds of Kurds protested in Kirkuk to demand that the oil-rich northern city form part of Iraqi Kurdistan. They threatened to boycott national elections planned in January unless Arabs who were resettled in Kirkuk by ousted president Saddam Hussein left the city.The protest followed other recent rallies by Iraqi Kurds in favour of full independence from Iraq - a policy rejected by Kurdish leaders who back extensive autonomy. But many Iraqis are deeply suspicious of these moves. A common view is that the Kurds are out of step with other Iraqis who do not share their pro-American views. And many Iraqis predict the Kurds will achieve full independence in the near future and take Kirkuk's precious oil with them.Kurdish-Arab tensions Iraqi Kurdistan has a different feel compared with the rest of the country. 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But fighting within the nationalist parties greatly hindered a concerted campaign against Saddam, and in 1994 tensions between the KDP and the PUK erupted into civil war. Civil war During the conflict the KDP allied itself with the Iraqi government against the PUK and the INC, who were supported by Iran and the US respectively. After four years of fighting, Barzani and Talabani signed a peace accord in Washington in 1998, but northern Iraq remained split between the adversaries. Moreover, since the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, allegations have surfaced over the Iraqi Kurds' relationship with Israel which goes back to the 1970s when Israel helped them to fight Baghdad. The two main Kurdish leaders arefiercely pro-American Israel's Haaretz newspaper has said Israeli officials have held meetings with Barzani and Talabani, and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has confirmed Israel has good relations with the Iraqi Kurds. 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Nevertheless, many groups, Shia-based organisations prominent among them, remain suspicious of Kurdish designs, believing them to be a recipe for Iraq's break-up. Muthana al-Dhari, a spokesman for the influential Iraqi Muslim group Association of Muslim Scholars, said talk of Kurdish independence is exaggerated. Iraqi unity He told Aljazeera.net that in these turbulent times, the priority should be Iraq's national unity. "We don't have any problem with the Kurds getting all their national and human rights.Self-rule in the context of an Iraqi state is acceptable, but a state split upon ethnic linesis unacceptable"Muthana al-Dhari, Association of Muslim Scholars spokesman"The Iraqi state was built on ethnic and religious diversity and the Kurdish people have been one of the pillars of the Iraqi state," he said. "We don't have any problem with the Kurds getting all their national and human rights. 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After getting battered badly during the Covid-19 lockdown between April and June, the real estate sector is slowly picking up as the number of new launches and sales have increased in the last three months in the Mumbai metropolitan region (MMR) says a report by Knight Frank India, a real estate consultancy firm.
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The SLC Ontario Section, with the support of a number of Ontario EDAs, has submitted its top three policy resolutions along with background supporting documents to the SLC National Policy Committee (NPC). Other provincial sections and national issue working groups have also submitted proposals. All 19 policy resolutions received by the SLC NPC will be provided to senior Registered Liberals (that LPC has email addresses for) for prioritization in an online Survey by the SLC in early November. Survey participants will be able to choose their six most important policy resolutions.
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The Liberal Party of Canada will be hosting a national policy convention in April of 2018 in Halifax. The LPC has developed a set of timelines that will need to be met to prioritize policy resolutions ahead of that convention.
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The national SLC Policy Committee has sent out a questionnaire to all registered senior liberals who had provided their email addresses to the LPC and were identified on Liberalist as seniors in May and this was followed by a second questionnaire in mid-June sent to those who had responded to the first one. The results of this process identified the top 6 issues of concern to senior liberal respondents. Resolutions going from the SLC should be related to one of the following:
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At least one person was killed and several were injured when a bomb went off in Oslo, Norway on Friday, July 22, 2011. It didn’t take long after this tragic event for people to discover UFOs in the televised news footage of the scene.
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The monument is being donated by the James Fraley family of Sandwich, IL. It was their Great, Great Grandfather, Morgan Hughes who was a bugler for Company E and with Jones when he fired the First Shot.
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Inside Front Cover - Donald John MacMullin with Malcolm CampbellPublished by Ronald Caplan on 1975/3/31 (4904 reads)
Donald John MacMullin with Maicoimcampbeii There was a man called The Pig, and a good many peo? ple would think it wasn't a nice name but it was. My grandfather told me the story. This man had a big black dog, according to my grandfather. He knew him well. And the dog would never pay no attention to no? body. He'd look at you. Wouldn't growl or nothing. But the man went fishing this night, fishing for sal? mon or something, spearing. We done that here. You know, spear salmon with a light. And he saw a light ahead of him around a turn and he came up with a stranger. The stranger said, "You're fishing?" The man says, "Yes." "Well," he says, "vrtiy can't we fish together?" "Well," the man says, "I might think that over." "Oh, yes," the stranger says, "we can divide the fish, one to you and one to me, and" he says, "the last big one for me." The man caught on he had the wron' man with him* So they start fishing. And soon the stranger says, "We've got enough." "Oh, no," says the man, "there's lots of fish in the brook yet." You see, I have an idea or two • that's why I like the rooster. If the rooster crows at any bad persons in the olden times, you were gonna know. So he was killing time. And the pheasant rooster • out of a clear sky • the pheasant rooster crowed in the woods alongside of him. He said, "I've got to go. We'll have to divide the fish." They started dividing the fish and the man started measuring them, even lengths • but he didn't agree with giving him the big fish, the last one, at all. So, anyhow, the big fellow went. He said, "Only for your trickery, we should have this division long ago." And all right the dog never moved. Coming home, there was a big black pig met them, and she charged the man. I guess his shoes wasn't too good. He kicked her and kicked her and the shoes went off his feet. But the dog came to life and charged into the black pig. And the dog and the pig went at it and they went out in the water. And nobody ever seen one of them since. The dog went. The pig went. But the man came to Cape Breton. And he was always called Muiceadh • The Pig. Malcolm Campbell: How about things that you have heard that never come to pass? Do you remember, Donald John, the year • there was a lot of snow. And there was crust on it, you know • some of it would hold you in the fields • remember the hard shiny crust used to come on the snow? Well one evening my Uncle Alex and his brother-in- law, Donald John Pine, they came up to our house just in the evening. It was dark almost; they had a lantern. They were out at the door, taking the snow off. And you remember John R. Campbell. He had a horsebell • oh, it was a dandy • you'd recognize it above everybody else's in the neighborhood. And we could hear the bell, and you could hear the horse breaking up the crust, and the slei,';;h. Now I don't know if my grandmother heard it or not. There was my grandmother and my mother and my Uncle Peter and Uncle Alex and Donald John Ferguson. And we were listenii' to this. Now the road wasn't broke up on what we call the back road at all. They were coming through the field • up by the barn • and they were going out at the other end. Anyway, they thought well now that's John R.'s bell and he's coming home from Sydney and he's drunk and he's asleep and the mare is following straight up and she's going to go the logging road • lovely road • oh, the double sleds and the chains, it would make a road just like the floor here • everybody followed that • it went right through the neighborhood. Donald John and Uncle Peter took the lantern and they went out to head them off • and there wasn't a sign of anything • not a living creature • there was no horse, no track. Now that horse bell: Angus MacLean had it on one of his cows and she lost it. And John R. is dead and all of these people except myself are dead.And that never came to pass and it never will. How can it? But we heard it, all of us. Donald John: I'd sooner say that it's coming true than not. Maybe somebody got that bell. Malcolm: God only knows. There is no other sound in the world that would be same as a horse and a sleigh breaking through the crust • because he takes a step and
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Spokesman for Nagorno-Karabakh leader says Azeri troops were in control of disputed region’s second-biggest city.
Ethnic Armenian officials in Nagorno-Karabakh have said they are no longer in control of the enclave’s second-biggest city, hours after denying that Azeri forces have overrun the area.
“We have to admit that a chain of failures still haunts us and the city of Shushi is completely out of our control,” Vahram Poghosyan, a spokesman for the ethnic Armenian Nagorno-Karabakh leader, said in a statement on his official Facebook page on Monday, adding that Azeri forces were closing in on the disputed region’s main city.
“The enemy is on the outskirts of Stepanakert,” he said, “and the existence of the capital is already in danger.”
Al Jazeera’s Hoda Abdel-Hamid, reporting from Sevan in Armenia, said “a wave of people” had already left Stepanakert. “[The exodus] has started a few days ago. Now, certainly with this announcement, there will be more panic among the few that are still left in Stepanakert.”
Azeris celebrated on the streets of Baku on Sunday after President Ilham Aliyev said his country’s forces had taken Shusha, which Armenians call “Shushi”. Armenian officials had denied the city had been captured before Monday’s admission.
“We liberated Shusha! This is a great victory! Today may the soul of National Leader and our martyrs be praised! I felicitate you, Azerbaijan!” Aliyev tweeted.
Since September 27, Azerbaijan has retaken much of the land in and around Nagorno-Karabakh that it had lost in a war for the breakaway territory which killed an estimated 30,000 in the 1990s.
Several thousand people are feared killed in the latest flare-up of the conflict about the territory which is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan but populated and controlled by ethnic Armenians.
Three ceasefires have failed in the past six weeks and Azerbaijan’s superior weaponry and battlefield gains have reduced its incentive to seek a lasting peace deal.
Shusha is bordered by sheer cliffs and could serve as a staging post for an Azeri assault on Stepanakert, military and political analysts said.
The city is culturally significant to both sides.
As fighting intensified during the weekend, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on Saturday to his Turkish and French counterparts – Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Emmanuel Macron, respectively. on Sunday of a plan to agree on.
Russia, which held vast influence in the South Caucasus during Soviet times, has a defence pact with Armenia but also has good relations with Azerbaijan, a gas and oil-producing state whose pipelines have not been affected by the fighting.
Neither Ankara nor Moscow has been drawn directly into the conflict but, in an incident that could fuel tensions, Russia’s defence ministry said on Monday a Russian Mi-24 military helicopter had been shot down over Armenia near the border with Azerbaijan and two crew members killed.
Later on Monday, Azerbaijan said its forces had shot down the helicopter by accident, expressing apologies to Moscow and readiness to pay compensation. |
New Residential Investment Corp. is buying Shellpoint Partners for $190 million from Ranieri Partners in a two-step process scheduled to occur in the first half of next year.
New Residential plans to first settle in January on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage servicing rights with a total unpaid principal balance of $8 billion that it will acquire from Shellpoint and that Shellpoint will subservice.
Next, New Residential will acquire all of the equity interest in Shellpoint in a process expected to close in the first half of next year.
New Residential will pay for the acquisition using a mix of cash and financing with an additional earn-out over the next three years, New Residential CEO Michael Nierenberg said in a conference call Wednesday morning.
Among benefits of the transaction for New Residential are improved recapture capabilities, access to the Ginnie Mae market and the ability to diversify subservicing relationships, said Nierenberg. The subservicing relationship with Shellpoint will not be exclusive for either company, he said.
“It will not be a captive servicing business exclusively for NRZ,” he said. “We want to grow our third-party business.”
The subservicing of New Residential’s MSRs “won’t all go to Shellpoint,” Nierenberg said. Shellpoint instead will work alongside the company’s four main subservicing partners, including Nationstar. Nationstar, which rebranded as Mr. Cooper earlier this year, and New Residential share ties to Fortress Investment Group. Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. is acquiring Fortress.
In addition to being active as a servicer, Shellpoint originates through its New Penn Financial subsidiary and operates a title and appraisal division.
“Being part of the New Residential platform will present unique opportunities that allow us to further enhance our operations and scale our business with dedicated capital,” said Shellpoint Co-CEO Bruce Williams in a press release. |
SHAREif you're super bummed to hear that Ozzy and Sharon are splitting up.
1. The Happy Family – Look how little she is! Kelly rocked pig tails like nobody's business back in her youngster days.
2. School Days – Before the world was first introduced to the eccentric rock stars family, Kelly looked like your average elementary school girl.
You wouldn't even THINK her dad liked to bite the heads off of bats.
3. The Teenager – Kelly started experimenting with her style in her teen years. Here she is with one of her first short hairstyles ever.
4. The Osbournes – In 2002, the world met 18-year-old Kelly and the rest of her rock star family when the very first episode of The Osbournesaired on MTV.
5. In The Spotlight – With the instant success of the TV show, Kelly Osbourne went from unknown daughter of Ozzy to A-list celebrity.
Before long, she had her very own fan base.
6. The Rock Star – Osbourne released her debut album in 2002. The album's first single was a cover of Madonna's hit song "Papa Don't Preach."
7. The Fashion Icon – In 2004 Kelly launched her very own fashion line called Stiletto Killers.
The line focused on rock and roll aesthetics and was a major success initially, but closed down just two years later.
8. The Actress – In 2004 Kelly landed her first major acting gig as a regular on the ABC show Life As We Know It.
9. The On-Screen Regular – By 2007 Kelly had established herself as a Hollywood personality. She even began hosting I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here! NOW!
She also starred in the theater production of Chicago and lent her voice to multiple animated projects.
10. Trouble In Paradise – By 2009, Kelly started to slip. She was still active on TV but rumors started to surface of drug use and self harm.
Then she was arrested after a physical altercation with a reporter from the Daily Mail.
11. Dancing With The Stars – Osbourne bounced back later that year with an epic line of performances on DWTS. Kelly and her partner placed third in the entire competition.
12. Back On Top – Kelly began appearing in a ton of different programs as an actress and host. From 2011-2013, Kelly did everything from host the Miss USA pageant to record her own rock/rap version of Elton John's "The Bitch Is Back."
13. The Engagement – In 2013 Kelly announced that she and longtime lover Matthew Mosshart were getting married. However, the two called the engagement off just months later. Since then her love life has been kept quite private.
14. Australia's Got Talent – In 2015 Kelly took her talents to the hit show Australia's Got Talent as a judge. She returned as a judge the following season.
15. TODAY – Kelly seems to be doing great lately and possibly looks the best she ever has!
SHAREif you're sad to hear about Sharon and Ozzy's recent separation.
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Users loathing Twitter’s QuickBar (which occasionally featured Promoted Trends) will be glad to hear that Twitter will be removing the feature via an upcoming iOS update today.
While iPhone and iPad users will no longer be bothered by the feature, apparently Twitter had future plans for Quickbar that they never had the chance to test out.
The QuickBar was originally conceived to help users discover what’s happening in the broader world beyond people they already follow. The bar was also seen as a potential means of in-app notifications for new @mentions, DMs, and other important activity. […]
Rather than continue to make changes to the QuickBar as it exists, we removed the bar from the update appearing in the App Store today. (Official Twitter Blog)
Although I personally wasn’t bothered by the QuickBar (since the app is free), it’s good to see the company listening and responding to the demands of users.
While the QuickBar was useful for trend spotting, most users probably want to focus on what is happening in their tweet stream than what’s the hot topic of the day.
If Twitter ever decides to resurrect the QuickBar in the future, they may want to make it optional (or at least opt out), that way users can turn off the feature if it begins to irritate them.
Did you like the QuickBar? Or are you glad Twitter is removing it from their official iOS app? |
Canine Cottages
Looking for a pedigree stay? Pack the pooch, we're off on our hols with Canine Cottages where no breed is banned, no hound too huge, and you can bring the whole goddam pack.
Remember when booking a staycay meant packing the pooch off to the kennels? Now, there’s no need for guilty goodbyes as it couldn’t be easier to find a holiday rental where paws on the floor are de rigeur. Canine Cottages have set tails a-wagging with over three thousand properties on their books, all over the UK, picked specially with dog-friendly enclosed gardens, and loads of dog-friendly extras.
While some holiday rentals put restrictions on dog breeds, Canine Cottages allow all shapes and sizes. Plus, you can bring more than one, with up to 5 dogs allowed. (I hear they managed to find a suitable property for one brave holidayer who wanted to bring 12, yes a dozen doggies, along for the trip.) And pack the lead, as there are guaranteed good walkies on your doorstep, along with advice on local dog-friendly eateries and day trips.
If you’re planning a trip round our lovely county, check out their Canine Guide to Devon – it’s full of tips on Fido-friendly beach, moor and city walks, attractions where your pooch is treated like one of the family, and their curated pick of 12 Paw-Friendly Holiday Cottages in Devon. I also love Canine Critics, doggie reviewers who (with the help of their owners, of course) give the low-down on their fave places. Meet the south-west’s hottest critic, Honey. She’s got 24k followers on instagram so she’s clearly got some canine cred.
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Want to learn to make engines carry out at peak energy and efficiency ranges? In many automotive engines, the camshaft, which operates the intake and exhaust valves, has been moved from the cylinder block to the cylinder head. However, as a result of continuing growth of technology on the job, having good computer and diagnostic abilities, in addition to some cognitive thinking and downside-solving capacity is important. Relatively few completely different parts are wanted, typically utilizing many of the authentic engine parts, including the block, heads, oil pump, water pump and all equipment.
Further development of automotive engines envisages elevated energy and service life, smaller dimension, and lower content material of noxious exhaust parts. TCC’s Ford ASSET program – short for Automotive Student Service Educational Training – is the only one in all its type in Virginia. This video exhibits a effectively performed 3D rotating animation of an engine being assembled after which started. Maybe that is how he received GM to promote him one of the secret variations of the L-88 engine. A tradeoff in engine design is that the old waste gases have to be removed, after which your complete combustion chamber full of new recent gasoline-air combination from the intake valves, all in very small fractions of a second. The transmission, engine and the powertrain are all located within the car’s entrance and thus, there’s extra passenger space within the cabin.
Front-wheel drive or FWD – a car with front-wheel drive system signifies that it sends all its engine energy into the 2 entrance wheels. Learning experiences for students in the Automotive Technology program and related certificates are supplied within the school rooms and automotive bays on the Beltline Campus within the Automotive Building and Garage. Heat engines (inside combustion engines and steam engines) and electrical engines utilized in automotive vehicles.
The AWD system is very a lot advanced by trendy engineering and they’re practically seamless for a driver. The results have been astounding, the engine is now so easy it might almost be new and the power has clearly elevated. Zytel® nylon has also been successfully used instead of metal for a front cover for a turbo-diesel engine. Now you recognize WHY the engine seems to have extra energy for those who replace the trendy 195°F thermostat with a a hundred sixty five°F one, however the engine creates more air pollution as a result of poorer burning and it additionally has worse gas mileage. According to a lately published market study by Transparency Market Research (TMR), the global automotive engine administration system market is expected to register a 5. Most automotive engines are piston (reciprocating) inner combustion engines. That was impressive efficiency numbers when ICEs were all around 15%, however it was a monstrous big engine for producing a disappointing quantity of energy!
In our conventional sense, an automotive engine converts the chemical energy in gasoline into mechanical power of shifting a vehicle down the street. For probably the most part the car manufacturer makes the body, body and main engine components the rest they ‘farm out’ to OEM/OES manufacturers. The ensuing (small block Chevy) is an engine that idles at round 60 rpm (as an alternative of 600 rpm) so that it makes use of only 1/10 the gas at cease indicators and in rush hour traffic. In traditional automotive pondering, this Physics logic mentioned above kind of makes sense! Given that a regular Briggs and Stratton lawnmower engine is rated at 3.5 HP (at 3600 rpm), I grew to become fairly excited when my strange engine was producing effectively over 12 HP at that engine pace. |
Make A Low-Cost Paint Roller Cover Cleaner Out Of PVC
Paint rollers are a convenient, easy way to paint for most do-it-yourself homeowners, but the roller covers can be messy to clean. However, you can easily and inexpensively make an effective, low-mess residential interior painting roller cover cleaner using a few PVC fittings and pipe. Below is what you will need, as well as a step-by-step guide to making and using your cleaner:
Make a paint roller cover cleaner – what you will need
PVC garden hose swivel adapter – this adapter includes a 3/4-inch female garden hose fitting at one end with a 1/2-inch male threaded nipple at the other end.
3-inch diameter PVC Schedule 40 pipe
PVC cement – any kind of PVC cement is acceptable, including both quick-drying and slow-drying.
3-inch PVC end caps (2 each) – purchase rounded end caps that slip over the end of the pipe.
½-inch wooden dowel rod
Electric drill with ½-inch drill bit and ¼-inch drill bit
Fine-tip black marker
Plumbers thread tape
Hacksaw
Adjustable pliers
Medium-grit sandpaper
5-minute epoxy
Make a paint roller cover cleaner – putting it all together
1. Prepare the roller cover cleaner barrel – paint roller covers come in various lengths, but a 14-inch long section should handle all-but-the-longest roller covers. Use a hacksaw to cut the pipe to size, and lightly sand the ends to remove burs or sharp edges. Next, use the 1/4 inch bit to drill 4 holes around the perimeter of the barrel; space the holes equidistant from each other, and drill them about one-third of the way down the barrel from one end.
2. Prepare the end caps – locate the center of the outside of both end caps, and mark the centers with a black marker. Next, drill a hole through the center of the marks with a 1/2-inch drill bit.
3. Insert the swivel adapter – wrap the male threaded nipple end of the garden hose swivel adapter with 3 turns of plumbers thread tape. Following that, screw the nipple into the outside of one of the end caps you prepared in step 2 until it is hand-tight. Use a pair of adjustable pliers to tighten the nipple until it won't easily turn, but be sure not to use too much force, or you may crack the end cap.
4. Prepare the removable end cap – cut the wooden dowel rod into a 12-inch length with a hacksaw. Afterward, insert the dowel rod into the inside of the end cap, and push it so it protrudes one inch through the outside of the cap. Next, mix a small quantity of the epoxy by following the manufacturer's directions. Apply a generous amount of epoxy around the inside of the end cap so it surrounds the wooden dowel rod. Set the end cap aside, but keep the dowel rod centered until the epoxy sets.
5. Cement the water inlet end cap into place – farthest from the 4 holes you drilled into the barrel in step 1, apply a thin layer of PVC cement around the outside edge of the end of the barrel. Slip the end cap containing the female hose adapter onto the pipe, and twist it about 90 degrees while pushing it downward.
6. Allow everything to dry overnight before using the cleaner – you have finished the component assembly phase of the cleaner, but the PVC cement and epoxy need to cure overnight before attempting to use it.
Make a paint roller cover cleaner – how to use it
1. Hook-up the hose – screw the male fitting of a garden hose into the swivel adapter until it is hand-tight. Connect the other end of the hose to a spigot.
2. Insert the roller cover into the barrel – holding the end cap with the attached wooden dowel rod in one hand, slide the roller cover over the cleaning post. Next, slide the roller cover into the pipe, and push the end cap on to the pipe as far as you can by hand. You should now have a complete cleaner ready for use.
3. Clean the roller cover – to use the cleaner, simply turn on the water hose and allow the water to flush the roller cover. Water will exit the cleaner through the 4 drain holes where you can monitor it for cleanliness. After a few minutes, the water should run clear, and you can turn off the water at that point. Remove the end cap containing the cleaning post, and allow the roller cover to air dry in a vertical position. |
Systems Analyst Ref: SA/ZR
Description
Systems Analyst required to join a Cape Town based team
This is a permanent opportunity open to South Africans matching role criteria
Role Responsibilities
- Understanding of Requirements specifications
- Assistance with Functional specifications as required
- Development of technical specifications for product and process requirements, including integration mapping.
- Logical system design (Independent of Technology) - Use Case Realisation Documentation & Logical Data Model
- Analyse Non-Functional Requirements
- Input into Quality Management Plan
- Assist with quality reviews
- Assist with design process
- Input for various UI prototypes, end user and reports
- Assist with draft of iteration plan. – scoping and estimation
- Risk Management Plan – identification of potential risks/issues and give input to risk mitigation plan
Qualifications and Experience:
- Relevant IT qualification with emphasis on technical related courses such as systems design, UML and OO A&D methodology
- 3-4 years relevant experience in system analysis and design
- At least 5 years IT experience
- Experience in life assurance or broader financial services industry will be an advantage
Knowledge:
- Sound understanding of web technology landscape
- Sound understanding of the Software Development process (SDLC) and methodology in the IT Organisation
- Thorough understanding of OO concepts, design principles and design patterns
- Knowledge of the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) will be recommendable |
September 28, 2012
Contacts:
Dan Carter, University Relations, 657-2269
Five-year trend shows consistent growth in American Indian students, two-year programs and those who live in the residence halls
MSU BILLINGS NEWS SERVICES — Montana State University Billings has started the 2012-13 academic year with more than 5,000 students, continuing a five-year upward trend. This marks the fourth straight year where MSU Billings enrollment eclipsed the 5,000 mark, making it the third largest higher education unit in the state.
At its official, 15th-class-day count, MSU Billings enrollment is at 5,081 students. Of that enrollment, 3,745 students are enrolled at the university campus in four-year and graduate programs and 1,336 students are enrolled in programs at the City College campus, formerly the College of Technology.
Year-to-year, the overall enrollment is about 3.6 percent lower at the university campus and 4 percent lower at the City College campus. However, between 2008 and 2012, the enrollment at MSU Billings has been on a steady upward trend. For example, enrollment has grown by more than 4 percent on the university campus and more than 18 percent at the City College campus over the past five years. The number of American Indian students attending MSU Billings has grown by more than 28 percent on the two campuses and the number of male students taking classes has increased by 20 percent over the past five years.
In addition, more Montana students have found MSU Billings a great place to live while they are taking classes. Between 2008 and 2012, the number of students living in the residence halls has increased by 11 percent.
MSU Billings Chancellor Rolf Groseth said the university had planned for a lower enrollment this year, mostly because of a record MSU Billings graduating class of more than 1,000 students last spring and lower overall high school enrollment in Montana. He noted, however, the five-year trend points to continued interest in MSU Billings and its programs.
“In the face of declining high school enrollment across the state, a strong economy in Eastern Montana and keeping all things in context, it is clear that students continue to be interested in academic programs at MSU Billings at the two-year, four-year and graduate level,” Groseth said.
He said enrollment in two-year programs can often be cyclical, especially when the economy is strong in natural resource development and related areas. The chancellor said the university continues to work on strategic plans to respond to local, regional and statewide workforce needs and to help students move through their academic programs in an efficient and affordable manner.
Other enrollment.
PHOTO ABOVE: MSU Billings students study and chat in the newly remodeled Student Union Building, home to a new coffee shop and the university campus Academic Support Center |
Canada : CNSC invites comments on draft REGDOC-3.2.1, Public Information and Disclosure.
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) is asking the public, Indigenous peoples and stakeholders to provide comments on draft REGDOC-3.2.1, Public Information and Disclosure, formerly RD/GD-99.3, Public Information and Disclosure, by September 28, 2017. To review and comment on the draft regulatory document, visit the REGDOC-3.2.1 Web page. Comments submitted, including names and affiliations, will be made public.
The republication of RD/GD-99.3 as REGDOC-3.2.1 updates the nomenclature and numbering system as part of the project to migrate existing CNSC documents into the new framework.
Draft REGDOC-3.2.1 sets out requirements and guidance for public information and disclosure for licensees and applicants of Class I and Class II nuclear facilities, and uranium mines and mills, for all lifecycle phases.
Draft REGDOC-3.2.1 has the following key modifications:
Section 2.2.4, Public information strategy and products: Following discussions at recent Commission hearings, the CNSC added text requiring licensees to post summaries of their probabilistic safety assessments and the complete text of their environmental risk assessments on their respective websites. This is to be done as part of their public information programs (if the assessments are a licence requirement).
Section 1.2, Scope: The first sentence was modified to clarify that, because of the nature of their activities, some hospitals are required to have a public information and disclosure program.
The CNSC regulates the use of nuclear energy and materials to protect health, safety, security and the environment; to implement Canadas international commitments on the peaceful use of nuclear energy; and to disseminate objective scientific, technical and regulatory information to the public.
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Domestic Violence Charges: Felony or Misdemeanor
Domestic violence is taken very seriously in the state of Florida. Depending on the facts surrounding the case, the severity of the injuries and any prior history of domestic violence, it can be charged as a misdemeanor or felony offense.
Have you been charges with domestic violence? If so, you better take action quick in order to protect your legal rights. Domestic violence is one charge that is taken extremely seriously, yet it is frequently abused in bitter breakups, contested divorces and child custody battles. Even if you are entirely innocent of the allegations against you, you could still end up with a criminal conviction..
This “overkill" by law enforcement can eventually get you into a lot of trouble with the prosecution. Even if the alleged victim decides to drop all charges against you, it will be entirely up to the prosecution whether or not to move forward with the charges. For this reason, it is extremely important that you retain your own legal representation. Failure to hire a private attorney can cost you your freedom and your parental rights if you are eventually found guilty.
What exactly is domestic violence? Domestic violence refers to violence between spouses, people who live together, people who share a child in common, or people either in a relationship or people who were formally in a relationship. It encompasses any type of physical violence including: pushing, shoving, hitting with an open hand, punching, kicking, striking with an object, choking, spousal rape, sexual assault or any other type of unwanted sexual contact. Outside of relationships, these types of acts would otherwise be criminalized under assault, battery and sex crimes. Whether they are taken out against a perfect stranger, or your spouse, they are illegal either way and are punishable to the full extent of the law.
Domestic violence charges can be filed as either a misdemeanor or a felony. How they are filed will be up to the prosecutor and will be based on the extent of the injuries, and any prior reported incidents for the accused. If the accused does have a prior criminal history and/or a history of domestic violence on record, both will have an effect on how the charges are eventually filed against the accused.
A misdemeanor conviction can result in a brief jail sentence for the accused. They can also be required to take anger management classes or participate in a domestic intervention program. They can be required to perform community service, they may be subject to various fines and/or charitable donations and they may be subject to a Stay-Away Order which prohibits them from contacting the victim.
A person convicted of a felony is subject to the same penalties as above; however, they face lengthier prison sentences, and greater penalties. Fortunately, domestic violence charges can be fought by an aggressive attorney. In many cases, people who are accused of domestic violence can have opportunities to accept alternatives to jail sentencing such as probation or counseling. In some cases, your lawyer may be able to get your case dismissed without you ever having to appear in court. If you have been accused of domestic violence, you don’t want to risk your future and your freedom by making any mistakes. Contact a highly qualified criminal defense attorney who has experience in handling these types of cases without delay. |
Role of Sergeant at Arms
What is the Senate Sergeant at Arms?
Elected by the members of the Wisconsin State Senate every two years, the Sergeant at Arms is responsible for hiring and supervising a staff of support clerks and full and part time messengers. By custom and precedent, this Senate messenger staff assists the Sergeant at Arms in executing those services necessary for the Senate to function efficiently.
Who makes up the Sergeant's staff?
Full-time support staff consists of one Assistant Sergeant at Arms, three Deputy Sergeants at Arms, one Legislative Mailing Services Coordinator, and six Senate Messengers. These are salaried positions with regular state benefits.
There are approximately 15-20 (depending on session schedules) part time Senate Messengers employed by the Senate Sergeant. These messengers are part time, limited term employees (LTE) and are generally only employed for the duration of the legislative session. Most are students or recent graduates. Hiring periods typically coincide with the semesters of the University of Wisconsin, Edgewood College and Madison Area Technical College.
What does a messenger do?
The primary responsibilities of a messenger include responding to a Senator’s requests from the Senate floor during Legislative sessions, providing assistance at committee hearings at the Capitol and throughout the State, responding to requests from offices for messengers to run errands in the Capitol and out, help with bulk mailings, specialized mailings and other various projects, and carrying out all other directions given them by the Senate Sergeant and the Sergeant’s supervisory staff. |
House Passes Marijuana Banking Bill With Bipartisan Support
(Bloomberg) -- The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would give state-authorized marijuana businesses easier access to banking services.
A total of 36 states and four territories have authorized the use of marijuana for medical purposes and 17 states have authorized it for recreational use. However, the drug is still considered a prohibited substance under the federal Controlled Substances Act and banks that provide services to cannabis businesses can be penalized under federal money laundering laws.
The legislation passed the House with bipartisan support in 2019, but it was ignored by the Republican-controlled Senate. Democrats are optimistic for the chances of the measure now that their party controls the chamber, though Republicans can still block most legislation.
Senators Jeff Merkley, an Oregon Democrat, and Steve Daines, a Montana Republican, introduced the Senate companion bill. It currently has 32 cosponsors, including six Republicans, but the measure will still require more support to reach the 60-vote threshold needed to advance in the chamber.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has said he wants to work toward lifting the federal ban on cannabis. He is currently drafting legislation with Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden or Oregon and Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey that proposes removing marijuana from the controlled substances list and regulate it on the federal level.
The SAFE Banking Act falls far short of what many cannabis companies would like to see in the U.S. -- a full federal green light, or at least decriminalization, for marijuana.
But it could solve some of their most pressing financial problems by allowing them to have bank accounts with traditional banks. So far, the inability to do so has created a number of burdens and risks the industry, from having to store mountains of cash with small credit unions, to facing extra security concerns when making all-cash payments and creating their own debit card system to receive consumer payments.
This version of the act does not include language to address two other main financial concerns of the cannabis industry. It wants more clarity around whether institutional investors can put money into marijuana companies without fear of legal repercussions. So far, such concerns mean that individual investors and family offices are the main investors in the industry, and many American investors have put their money into Canadian marijuana companies instead, because of federal legality in that country.
The other regulatory burden the cannabis industry wants lifted from it is 280E, the tax law that says companies that traffic in federally illegal substances can’t take deductions the same way that other American companies do. Many cannabis companies have said that if 280E is lifted, they would immediately be much more profitable.
Even without explicit language in the SAFE Act, there is some hope that financial institutions could see other changes that make them more comfortable with cannabis investment. The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, which analyzes financial transactions to combat money laundering, may update its guidance to resolve conflicts with the new SAFE Act, Jefferies analyst Owen Bennett said in a March research note. If the agency’s language applies not just to banks that take deposits but to all financial institutions, it could open up more institutional investment.
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Transiting Toward Diesel In The U.S.
In a speech in Detroit, a Ford official sad the company will offer diesel engine option for its new Transit full-size commercial van that goes on sale in the U.S. in 2013. The automaker did not disclose what diesel will go in the new van. It currently builds a 6.7 L diesel for its F Series heavy-duty pickup trucks and has also developed a 3.2 L common rail turbodiesel engine that will be used in the global version of the Ranger compact pickup truck.
"We are bringing the diesel back into the van business," Kevin Koswick, Ford's director of North American fleet, lease and remarketing operations, said during a speech to the Automotive Press Association in Detroit.
The Transit van, which will be built at the company’s Kansas City, Mo., facility, will replace the E-Series commercial van next year. The new vehicle will also be available with the 3.5 L EcoBoost V6 gasoline engine. |
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Jenny Betz to Give Keynote Presentation on School Climate
Jenny Betz, a School Climate Specialist in WestEd’s Health & Justice Program, will give the keynote presentation at the Building Healthy Schools: Bullying Prevention and Positive Mental Health conference on August 15, 2018, in Palo Alto, CA.
This regional conference, hosted by the International Bullying Prevention Association, will focus on building positive school climate through prevention. Register today. We hope to see you there!
WestEd Presenter: Jenny Betz
Session: Moving the Needle on School Climate and Wellness Toward a Happier and Healthier School Community
Date: Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Time: 2:15-3:30pm (PT)
Location: Ford Research and Innovation Center, 3200 Hillview Ave., Palo Alto, CA
School climate and wellness are essential aspects of school and community agency improvement efforts that can lead to increased student engagement, attendance, achievement, and success. But cultivating and sustaining a positive school climate that creates the necessary conditions for learning and teaching can be challenging.
Jenny Betz’s keynote presentation is designed to help leaders plan and implement policies and practices that improve climate, engage students and staff, and support the needs of all members of the school community as well as community agency personnel.
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What does the future hold for demography? At a time of renewed public interest in population issues stemming from concerns about the natural environment, population ageing in the North and the emerging might of the South, this question has never been more legitimate. Moreover, with the teaching of demography under threat from the harmonization of university degrees in Europe and the refocusing of curricula around established disciplines (economics, sociology, geography, biology), this question is doubly pertinent today.
Following a paper presented by Dominique Tabutin(Catholic University of Louvain) at the 25th International Population Conference in Tours, we invited a panel of colleagues to contribute to the debate. In response to Dominique Tabutin’s article, four viewpoints are expressed by six colleagues with a wide range of perceptions, hopes and priorities. These contributions are signed by: Graziella Caselliand Viviana Egidi; Daniel Courgeauand Robert Franck; John Hobcraft; and Jan M. Hoem.
These contributions do not cover the issue from all angles, nor do they claim to be representative. Yet we believe that the time was right to initiate a debate on a discipline founded not only on the specific nature of population questions but also on the interplay between disciplines.
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Russia Prepares To Answer The Americans Asking: “Are We At War?”
By: Sorcha Faal, and as reported to her Western Subscribers
A foreboding new Security Council (SC) report circulating in the Kremlin today first noting President Putin announcing this morning that the Ministry of Defense (MoD) has begun the deployment of anti-aircraft and anti-missile S-500 air defense systems, that are designed to intercept aircraft and missiles, is suspected to have anti-satellite capabilities, and has no equal in the world, says he then revealed: “We have successfully tested the Sarmat heavy intercontinental ballistic missile…According to the plan, the first such system will enter combat duty at the end of the year”—immediately after which it saw Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev declaring that Russia will retaliate to the transport blockade of the Kaliningrad Region imposed by NATO member Lithuania, with him directly threatening: “Of course, Russia will respond to hostile actions…Appropriate measures are in the works, and will be adopted in the near future…The consequences of Moscow’s response will have a serious negative impact on the people of Lithuania”.
According to this report, the Kaliningrad Oblast is a Russian Federation sovereign territorial exclave bordering the Baltic Sea having nearly 1-million citizens sandwiched between NATO members Lithuania and Poland, whose free and unrestricted access to is governed under the “Joint Statement of the European Union and the Russian Federation on Transit between the Kaliningrad Region and the Rest of the Russian Federation” signed into force on 11 November 2002—as of 18 June, it saw Lithuania imposing a European Union approved rail blockade of up to 50% of the vital supplies needed by Kaliningrad and its citizens, that’s considered a ‘casus belli’ – a cause for the declaration of war—in response to this act of war Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned both NATO and Lithuania: “Such steps are inadmissible, they will bring about an appropriate response…They should be aware of consequences, and the consequences will follow, unfortunately”—a warning quickly joined by State Duma Senator Andrey Klimov declaring: “This could be construed as direct aggression against Russia, which is literally forcing us to immediately resort to adequate self-defense by ANY means chosen by us”.
As the Western colonial powers await the response to their latest act of war against Russia, this report notes, yesterday it saw 70,000 to 80,000 demonstrators packing the streets of Brussels bringing the city to a standstill while they condemned the US-led NATO alliance and its involvement in the Ukrainian conflict—a condemnation by normal European Union citizens who were stunned yesterday while watching Ukraine ban its top opposition political party, that brings to 11 the number of opposition parties it has banned—and were shocked like the rest of the normal world yesterday when Ukraine banned all Russian literature from their education system, that is the language nearly half of their citizens use.
Unlike the European Union citizens that know how close their major cities and nation’s are to being obliterated, this report continues, the American peoples still don’t appear to know the same fate awaits them, and as best exampled in the just published leftist New York Times warning article “Are We Sure America Is Not At War In Ukraine?”, wherein it…Are we at war in Ukraine?…If we swapped places — if Russian apparatchiks admitted helping to kill American generals or sink a U.S. Navy vessel — I doubt we’d find much ambiguity there”.
Most unambiguously, though, this report concludes, top Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov informed an NBC News interviewer from America yesterday about the consequences of the “Special De-Nazification Operation” to liberate Ukraine: “Yes, it will be a long-lasting crisis, but we’ll never trust the West anymore”—when asked about the fate of two American mercenaries captured by Russia, it saw Peskov informing NBC News: “There will be a court, and there will be a court decision…Their fate would depend on the investigation, but if found that they fired on Russian troops they should be punished”—a fate not afforded to American citizen Stephen Zabielski, who yesterday was reported killed in Ukraine after he triggered a tripwire explosive—prior to being killed, Zabielski joined a squad of foreign mercenaries in Ukraine that called themselves “Wolverines”, one of whose surviving members described the squad’s experience as “a fucking shit show” to Rolling Stone Magazine, adding that their sacrifices “have been in vain”, then revealed: “Only three of us remain now from the original thirteen…We had a two-hour firefight that later turned out to be against Ukrainian special forces…It is unbelievable what goes on here”—and in the latest urgent war bulletins issued by the MoD about this Western colonial powers ignited “shit show”, the most notable of them are:
“Russian military forces, using high-precision Onyx missiles, destroyed hangars with Bayraktar drones near Odessa in response to Ukrainian sabotage and a strike on oil platforms in the Black Sea”.
“The 155-mm M-777 howitzers received from the United States and European countries to Ukraine have become a good target for Russian fire weapons…In the past 24 hours alone, 15 units were destroyed, most of which were in the area of the Druzhkovka railway station, without having had time to fire a single shot”.
“Over the past 24 hours, Russian missile forces and artillery, along with aircraft hit 216 areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment of the Ukrainian military, 28 command posts, 64 artillery units in firing positions, as well as two ammunition depots…As a result of air strikes, missile forces and artillery, 570 nationalists, 13 tanks and other armored fighting vehicles and 29 special vehicles were destroyed”.
“Over the past 24 hours, Russian operational-tactical and army aviation hit 57 areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment, the control center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as a multifunctional radar station for guiding missiles of the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system in the Seversk region of the Donetsk People’s Republic”.
“Over the past 24 hours, Russian air defenses shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 attack aircraft, 19 drones and intercepted 5 Tochka-U missiles and 30 Uragan MLRS shells”.
“In the course of the special military operation, the enemy continues to suffer significant losses…In the 57th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, operating in Severodonetsk, only 28 servicemen remained in service in one of the battalions, and only 1 in the other”.
“Nine Ukrainian reservists laid down their arms and surrendered without resistance near Sirotino in the suburbs of Severodonetsk…In Severodonetsk, Ukrainian troops are suffering critical losses and retreating towards Lysichansk , and in Svyatogorsk , which is located to the west, the Ukrainian group has lost control of most of the city”.
“In the zone of responsibility of the Soledar operational tactical group, servicemen of the 101st Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that they “did not want to take part in hostilities” and independently went to the rear area…There are more than 600 refuseniks”.
“Over the past day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine shelled the territory of the DPR 44 times, firing 320 shells. 11 civilians were injured, including an eleven-year-old boy…Since 13 June; Ukrainian troops have been conducting massive fire on civilian infrastructure in the Donbass”.
“Russian military communications engineers have rewired the last of the Kherson Region’s seven television towers to transmit Russian television channels”.
“Since the start of the special opeartion, Russian military forces have destroyed the following Ukraine targets: 209 aircraft, 132 helicopters, 1,292 unmanned aerial vehicles, 348 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3,709 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 580 multiple rocket launcher combat vehicles, 2,065 field artillery pieces and mortars, as well as 3,760 units of special military vehicles”.
[Note: Some words and/or phrases appearing in quotes in this report are English language approximations of Russian words/phrases having no exact counterpart.]
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Children’s Ministries
Psalm 127:3: Behold, children are a gift of the Lord
At Clifton Bible Church we believe that children are a gift from God and it is our goal to provide a ministry that will help them develop into true followers of Christ. It is never too early to begin teaching the foundational truths of God’s word in a nurturing, loving environment that assists parents in raising Christ loving children.
We offer two hours of learning each Sunday Morning with different lessons each hour. Hour 1: 9:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.; Hour 2: 10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The Children’s ministry is available for Toddlers through sixth grade.
Proverb 22:6: Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it.
We have very dedicated teachers who love to teach Christ’s love to children. They use age appropriate lessons and activities and at the same time make real life applications to the events of today when possible. We strive to begin the development of a strong foundation of faith in the lives of children as they begin to develop a lifetime relationship with Christ. |
THINGS BOTH NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA HAVE LAID CLAIM TO AT SOME POINT…
New Zealand and Australia have somewhat of a sibling relationship. Australia is like New Zealand’s big brother. You know. The sort of big brother who steals his little sister’s stuff and claims it as his own. Below is a list of just some of the disputed items in the Australasian toy box. To be fair, some can be legitimately claimed by both countries, but others definitely can’t – so keep your hands off, Aussies! Explanations below.
The Pavlova
The pavlova, a meringue-based dessert with fruit on it, was invented after the famous Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova toured Australia and New Zealand in the 1920s. But by whom? For decades the debate raged, with the pavlova becoming a national dish in both countries. Finally, exhaustive research revealed the true inventor to be… New Zealand.
Split Enz
Split Enz was a ’70s/early ’80s rock group that was definitely from NEW ZEALAND. Yes, they moved to Australia in 1975, where they changed their name from Split Ends to Split Enz, but even this name can’t be claimed by Australia, as many Aussies have argued: they changed it to Split ENZ to signify their New Zealand, a.k.a. NZ, roots.
Crowded House
Despite having some members of Split Enz in it, Crowded House is, I’m sorry to say, an Australian band. Even Neil Finn says so. Kiwis always cry that Crowded House is yet another thing the Aussies stole, but in this case the Kiwis are the theives. It was founded in Australia, and two-thirds of its founding members were Australian.
Stan Walker
Stan Walker became a famous singer after winning Australian Idol. He was born in Australia, but is of Maori descent and grew up in New Zealand. When he was in his late teens, his family returned to live in Australia. I’m sorry, New Zealand, but this isn’t a steal either. Stan Walker is quite legitimately claimed by both Australia and New Zealand.
Lorde
Lorde, however, isn’t. Seriously, Aussies, back off. She’s undisputedly a New Zealander. And don’t try to worm your away around it by saying she’s Australasian, which is technically true. It’s like that time New Zealand left the Football World Cup undefeated, (by drawing every match and being kicked out after the first round, but, hey, Australia didn’t even make it into the World Cup,) and some Australian news people were claiming ‘Australasia Undefeated in World Cup’!
ANZAC Biscuits
By their very name, you’d think there’d be no dispute over the origins of the Australia and New Zealand Army Corps biscuits, and there isn’t really. That wouldn’t be in the spirit. But ANZAC biscuits as we know them do seem to have been invented in New Zealand rather than Australia.
Russell Crowe
Best known for his role as the gladiator in a film I’ve forgotten the name of, Russell Crowe is famous actor who has been both claimed and rejected by both Australia and New Zealand. He was born in Wellington, New Zealand, but moved to Australia at the age of four, and then back to New Zealand as a teenager, and then back to Australia in his twenties. He identifies as Australian, even though they (for some stupid, convoluted reason) denied him citizenship.
Keisha Castle-Hughes
Best known for her role as the whale rider in another film I’ve forgotten the name of, Keisha Castle-Hughes was born in Australia to a Maori mother and an Anglo-Australian father. However, she moved to New Zealand as a baby and grew up in New Zealand, so while the Aussies may have a technically legitimate claim, yeah-nah, she’s a Kiwi.
The Flat White
Starbucks may have credited Australia with the invention of this specific type of coffee, but it was actually invented in the 1980s in New Zealand. Or maybe not. The dispute’s still raging.
Phar Lap
Phar Lap was a champion racehorse that won fame and glory for Australia in the late ’20s/early ’30s, despite being foaled in New Zealand. He was a giant-of-a-horse with a heart twice the weight of an average horse’s, and he may be the only horse in Australasian history to be murdered by U.S. gangsters, (but that’s just a theory. You can google it yourself.)
The Kiwi
There was also a theory that New Zealand’s iconic kiwi bird was in fact an Australian immigrant! (From so long ago it hardly matters, but still, national pride was at stake.) Its closest relation was thought to be the Australian emu, which would have been a devastating blow. Thankfully, recent DNA analysis has found that the kiwi’s closest relative is in fact the now extinct elephant bird of Madagascar. Phew! Take that, Aussies.
New Zealand Itself
Would you believe the Aussies have even laid claim to New Zealand itself in the past? New Zealand is actually defined as an Australian state in the Australian constitution! The reason being is they expected New Zealand to join their federation, but New Zealand decided against it. New Zealand is, after all, separated from Australia by 2,000 kilometres of sea. New Zealand was originally part of the British colony of New South Wales, but it was NEVER part of Australia.
Article by Abigail Simpson, author of POMS AWAY! A British Immigrant’s View of New ZealandFollow Not_Australia
Anonymous
15th February 2017 — 11:14 pm
oi Australia discovered this all m8
Anonymous
1st April 2017 — 9:46 am
fuck off criminal
Anonymous
11th April 2017 — 6:05 am
Lovely comment – not. Not even amusing.
Russell Crow: NZ can have him when he’s misbehaving; we will have him when he’s good.
Constitution: What?! NZ is part of Aust? You are kidding? I’ve never read the Constitution – might have to now.
Lorde: she was considered an Australian? Perhaps that’s because she is successful – we like to claim the NZ successes (Mel Gibson when he’s good, not when he is stupid – now he’s a bit of success again, we’ll might re-claim him).
asf
30th April 2017 — 2:12 am
Actually Australia invented the Pavlova – the New Zealand version is just a French merangue.
Sorry – that one absolutely was Australian.
Anonymous
1st August 2017 — 10:40 am
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Some performers seek different career path after last dance
By Mark Kanny
Published: Friday, January 20, 2012
Change might be inevitable. Sometimes, it's even predictable, but managing the transition and adjusting to it emotionally can be challenging.
Dancers retire anywhere from age 20 to 45, says Terrence S. Orr, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's artistic director.
"You go into this profession understanding you're going to be looking at a second or third career. You actually train to be a dancer for a longer period than for becoming a doctor or lawyer, and you're going into an occupation for a shorter period of time."
The exhilaration of dance is difficult to forsake. Many former dancers stay in the field as choreographers, ballet masters or artistic directors of established companies. Some even form dance ensembles.
Yet, others seize the opportunity for a new life.
"One of the things I decided early on was, as much as I loved ballet, I knew I would want to leave it," says Kristen Rusnak, 27, who retired from the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's corps de ballet at the end of the 2010 season.
"I loved dance as much as I did as a child, when I saw people who stayed too long and it became work. I didn't want that to happen to me," she says. "I feel I hit (leaving dance) at the sweet spot. I did it young enough that I have time for three or four more lives."
Rusnak began dancing professionally out of high school. Now, she's living in Seattle, pursuing an undergraduate degree. Her transition to life after dance has gone better than she feared.
"I was expecting depression. I was expecting to feel lost, and I was worried about regret. And I really haven't had it," she says. "I've had twinges, moments. At the first 'Nutcracker' last season, sitting and watching all the young kids around me, I thought, 'Oh man, I miss it. I miss performing.' But on a day-to-day basis, I'm happy."
Working toward a clearly defined goal is an essential part of her career transition.
"I'm starting over from scratch. I really would like to be a history professor," she says. "Medieval history has been an incredible passion my entire life. Stopping dancing was huge. It has been a huge part of my identity. All my friends were dancers. I knew it would take another passion to help me through the transition.'
Injuries sometimes force a dancer's career to end. That's why principal dancer Erin Halloran retired in November. She's planning to teach at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School.
Injuries didn't end principal dancer Christopher Rendall-Jackson's career when he left the ballet in 2009, but they did contribute to his thinking about his future. He had three knee surgeries prior to joining the ballet in 2003, and his parents had encouraged him to pursue college.
"When I got to PBT, I had to get a feel for it, establish myself and fit in and be a part of Terry's vision. Then, I realized I had to start thinking long term," he says. "Your whole life is geared to becoming a dancer. When it's over, it's disappointing. It's traumatic, because it's become such a part of your identity. I noticed a lot of dancers who left and were unhappy."
Rendall-Jackson decided to earn his undergraduate degree at Pitt while dancing and save the big debt for graduate school.
Orr encourages dancers to go to college, although when he tried it while dancing with San Francisco Ballet, he didn't make it all the way through to his degree.
"I would go on tour and get kicked out of class," he says. "When I came back, I'd hear, 'Who are you?' "
Orr says it's important dancers don't overload themselves with college classes. "It depends on what they're dancing. I let them out early if their class is at 6, and take cognizance of that in planning the rehearsal schedule so they don't miss anything important."
Evaluating what was special about dance for him led Rendall-Jackson to his choice for his next career. He says he was unusual in not being drawn to dance by a need for the limelight. The technical aspects of building technique and the opportunity to put a whole new idea on a familiar role drove him to be a professional dancer.
After careful evaluation, he decided on law.
"I wanted something pretty technical, and with opportunity for persuasion," he says. "That's why law is a good fit. You build up a theory of how the law works in this area and then persuade the judge and jury. It had what I loved about being a dancer without the physical aspects."
Rendall-Jackson will be 36 when he graduates from Harvard Law School in June. He'll clerk with a judge from Tennessee before joining the San Francisco office of Chicago-based Sidley Austin, an international law firm with 1,700 employees in 17 offices.
Moving back to his native San Francisco with his family will have benefits for Rendall-Jackson and his family. His children will get to know his parents, while they will enjoy their grand new role.
"My mother is still president of volunteers at San Francisco Ballet," he adds. "Of course, San Francisco Ballet is a world-class company. I'm sure I'll want to go see them as much as I can."
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In 2003, alumnus Mike Rettberg ’02 was a recent Whitman politics-environmental studies graduate starting a job as a seventh grade science teacher in the South Bronx, N.Y. Since then, his work has taken him all over the world, from Vietnam to South Africa to San Francisco, where he currently works as the assistant principal for KIPP San Francisco Bay Academy, a public charter school.
After his two years as a TFA corps member, Rettberg taught in a variety of contexts and locations. He worked five years as a seventh and eighth grade science teacher at KIPP San Francisco Bay Academy. He also worked abroad. In 2005, he taught wilderness medicine in Vietnam, and in 2008 he volunteered a summer with San Francisco non-profit Teach With Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, where he worked with LEAP Schools, a low-fee private school organization. From 2011-2012, he returned to South Africa with EdVillage and worked with LEAP employees to improve the educational outcomes for LEAP students and teachers alike.
Since his time as a TFA corps member, Rettberg has also been involved with TFA in several ways. In 2006, he worked as a corps member advisor at the New York City TFA Institute, where he trained new TFA corps members for their positions. He has also given presentations at various TFA conferences and has worked with other TFA corps members throughout his career in education.
As a TFA corps member Rettberg faced his share of challenges, such as communication difficulties and the struggle of finding a work-life balance, but he believes that the relationships he developed with other TFA corps members and the experiences he had teaching in New York gave him the tools he needed to succeed as an educator.
“I learned from [the other corps members] how to be a more thoughtful and reflective person, what it means to show leadership and grit against overwhelming odds and obstacles, how to find common ground and goals with people of very different backgrounds and how to be a highly-effective professional focused on continuous improvement and results,” he said.
Of course, being surrounded by a community interested in learning and self-improvement is not new for Rettberg. His liberal arts education at Whitman introduced him to many of the skills he would need to be an excellent educator.
“My professors and classmates at Whitman taught me that if you are open to learning, the opportunities to learn are endless, all around us, and often where you would least expect them.” |
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Today was Gustav Klimt’s birthday, back in Vienna in 1862. What a guy! Incredible amalgam of sensual line and decorative energy. And gold leaf.
When work is so brilliant, there isn’t a lot that words can do to enhance it. That is how We Rhinos feel about it.
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Thanks for this. Mom and I recently watched ‘The Woman in Gold’ and my, oh my… Happy birthday Gustav!
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Primaries yesterday in Missouri and Michigan have produced a couple of strong candidates who will face off against Senate incumbents in November. In Missouri, Rep. Todd Akin bested two other candidates for the right to take on the Senate's most endangered Democrat; Claire McCaskill:. Akin...(Read Full Post) |
There are a particular group of lawyers which are rarely talked about. These attorneys are managed by other kinds of attorneys who practice corporate law, human rights law and also a number of different sorts of law enforcement.
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The group of lawyers we’re discussing is your personal injury lawyers, particularly those in Boca Raton. A personal injury lawyer is somebody who fights for individual rights by means of earning sure victims of injuries are paid and reimbursements for damages, injuries.
Among those rights U.S. residents have is when somebody is hurt as a consequence of a crash, the individual has the right to be reimbursed.
If anything occurs and you're in Boca Raton, then you should start looking to obtaining a personal injury lawyer. You may describe to them exactly what happened as correctly as you can.
Among the wonderful things about the personal injury lawyers in Boca Raton is they offer a free consultation.
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Eat Down the House: Wrap-Up
Eat Down the House: Wrap-Up
Eat Down the House was inspired by an overflowing pantry and refrigerator, a lack of time, and a desire to save money. It lasted about six weeks, from the end of March until the beginning of May. Perhaps the experiment could have lasted longer, but alas our humble abode became wedding central and hosted bridesmaids and friends from afar. I had no choice but to go grocery shopping and make sure our guests were well fed.
The content of just one cabinet.
Looking back, Eat Down the House was a fun distraction from work and one of my favorite projects in quite a while. As the weeks went on, I could see the shelves getting sparser and felt a sense of accomplishment. What I enjoyed most though was working with my sisters on Restaurant Baby. Though Eat Down the House is over, I look forward to future posts and collaborations with my fellow Restaurant Babies.
A few lists and fun facts to sum up Eat Down the House
How to Not Go Grocery Shopping for Six Weeks
- Start with a well-stocked pantry.
- Work 70 to 90 hours per week. If you are working that much, your work place should be providing your food.
- Be so exhausted from working too much that when you actually are home, you only eat enough so you do not have trouble falling asleep from a growling stomach.
- Live with a sister who likes to throw dinner parties and eat the leftovers or cook with her leftover ingredients.
- Live near parents who love to feed you as much as possible and bring food over to your house on a regular basis even when you ask them not to, but they do not really understand the word “no” especially when it comes to food, so why do you even bother?
- Loosely interpret “best use by”, “sell by”, “expires on”. Trust the Sniff Test or the Hm-It-Is-Not-Curdled Test. Don’t judge me.
- Eat out at restaurants for every single meal. Just kidding! I actually ate out less than usual during Eat Down the House.
Cumulative Grocery Bill during Eat Down the House:
3/25 Bananas $ 4.00
3/27 Bananas $ 1.25
4/10 Coffee $24.00
5/01 Half & half $ 1.66
Total $30.91
- Eat Down the House: Grandma’s Tomato Eggs
that’s all you spent on groceries in 6 weeks??????? wow!!!! that’s nice!!!
I second that! Having family share food with you is so great!
Hi Sandi, I know!!! I’m trying to continue this $$-saving thing, but it is hard . . . especially since I made my first visit to Plum Market yesterday. Sheesh! So expensive there.
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Robredo recognizes outstanding Palaweños
Vice President Leni Robredo is the main guest in the opening of a photo gallery exhibit at the SM Premier Mall showcasing the individual success stories of the selected Palaweños.
Vice President Leni Robredo on Friday presided over a recognition ceremony for outstanding Palawan citizens chosen under her program initiative Istorya ng Pagasa.
Robredo was the main guest in the opening of a photo gallery exhibit at the SM Premier Mall showcasing the individual success stories of the selected Palaweños.
The program, dubbed Istorya ng Pagasa (INP), aims to promote social change by highlighting the success stories of selected individuals throughout the country.
The photo gallery, now on exhibit at the SM Premier Mall, showcases the stories of individuals who have contributed positive changes to society.
Robredo said through the program, she hopes to promote a “social narrative of hope and positivism among Filipinos.:
“Hope is a powerful thing,” Vice President Robredo said in her speech as she narrated the stories of some of the awardees.
She cited Ferdinand Opinion, who have manages to put up a business despite his physical disability.
She also singled out Rogelip Kene, a member of Palaw’an tribe who went to high school on his own and is now an agri-entrepreneur, and Virginia Dureza, who has successfully ventured into agribusiness.
The other INP awardees were: Eva Acierto, Conchita Munslad, Jonathan Benitez, Paciano Madlat, Valentin Padrones, Taytay Palawan Municipal Employees Multi-Purpose Cooperative, Joneric Lumbag, Fe Tria Fernandez, Rochelle Viray, Bobby Castro, Eric Yayen, Brooke’s Point Public Elementary and Secondary teachers multi-purpose cooperative, Rogelio Buenviaje, Eva Valledor, Maglia Jave Dignadice, Atty. Grizelda Mayo-Anda, Jeffrey Yana, Azarael and Linda Gonzaga, PPC Hammerhead Sharks Swimming Team, and former governor Salvador Socrates.
Robredo said the Istorya ng Pag-asa is not only a story of individual successes but also a demonstration of the Filipino’s will to positively contribute to society.
She said she will continue to promote the program in other parts of the country.
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Potassium Supplements Help us Maintain Water Balance
Vital to correct function of all tissues, cells, and organs of the human body, potassium has been proven to be a mineral of great importance. Additionally potassium is an electrolyte and along with chloride, calcium, sodium, and magnesium, is responsible for the conduction of electricity in the body.
Crucial to proper heart function, it also plays an important role in skeletal as well as smooth muscle contractions. Muscular function and normal digestion are particularly dependent on potassium. When the body does not receive enough in the daily diet, we may require potassium supplements.
Maintaining a balanced amount of potassium is important
Many foods, including some types of fish, all meats, vegetables, fruits, dairy products, and legumes are considered to be good sources of potassium. When the human body has an overabundance of potassium it is called hyperkalemia and in cases where there is not enough it may be called hypokalemia. It is vital that we maintain a proper balance of potassium and this depends on how much sodium and magnesium are in our blood.
When there is too much sodium, as is commonly seen in overly salty diets, there will be a need for potassium supplements. Vomiting, diarrhea, malnutrition, and excessive sweating may also result in a potassium deficiency. Normally, a well balanced diet which includes plenty of fruits and vegetables will give people a sufficient amount of potassium on a daily basis.
Muscle cramps? Stomach problems? Potassium may help
There are many ailments that have a direct link to insufficient amounts of potassium in the body. Lack of energy, weakness, disturbances of the stomach, muscle cramps, and even an irregular heartbeat may be the result of hypokalemia or low potassium levels. Some illnesses cause the body to lose too much potassium such as in cases of diarrhea or vomiting.
This in turn leaches out too much potassium, creating an imbalance and causing some of the above mentioned problems. Weak bones, particularly in the elderly, may be helped by the addition of a potassium supplement. High blood pressure is another problem that has been shown through studies that may be a result of low potassium levels.
Take potassium citrate to treat gout and kidney stones
When taken by mouth, potassium citrate is absorbed rapidly, and then excreted in urine as a carbonate. It can be useful in cases where the urine is highly acidic, turning it alkaline and neutralizing the acid content, and additionally works well as an effective treatment for arrhythmia and gout. People who tend to produce kidney stones have been found to have far less problems, even developing far less stones when using a potassium citrate supplement.
Potassium ascorbate is absorbed and retained quite easily
A combination of potassium and vitamin C, potassium ascorbate provides essential amounts with a buffering action that is easy on the stomach. Ascorbic acid is PH neutral and non acidic and has proven valuable as a binder of minerals and helps carry them through out the human body where they are readily absorbed and retained. Potassium ascorbate is capable of delivering a high potency vitamin C as highly bio available potassium in a combination that proves extremely effective and complementary to each other.
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1 = BASE 2 coats of Billie 'French White' - a stark white creme
2 = Apply Nailene Perfect Tips & Toes Guides
3 = 2 coats of Wet n' Wild 'Sapphire Blue' 2 coats - a shimmery deep Sapphire blue ( my top 5 )
4 = Let polish DRY before removing stickers ( 5 - 10 )
5 = Using a fine buffer, gently buff any raised areas, fix-up any mistakes or sparse areas & buff
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7 = Apply top coat, Nailene Acrylic Strong Top Coat
NOTE: I totally could have used another coat of T.C., but these are CONCEPT NAILS.... I am redoing these ASAP
I totally did not wait for my polish to dry after doing a few touch ups..... and I got some polish bleeding when I applied top coat.... These are concept nails, and so I do not plan to wear this many different patterns in public anyways, but Dang! I do like to do different things on each nail, but I do not think I could stand having all my nails such different random patterns for much longer than this. My favirote is the curved swirl on my RING finger, for that I used Nailene Perfect Tips & Toes Guides... the toe guide, I actually like this curve much more then the regular curved french tip guides available. It ends up being a much deeper curve than the regular French Tip Guides available.
~ Deez-Nailz Polish Challenge = just for funz ~
One of my MINI goals for my Christmas time vacation is to do as many different looks with only 2 colors of polish.... just for fun = a polish challenge. I have already come up with 30 +plus different looks that I can do with just 2 colors of polish, with French tip guides, sponging, marbling, swirling, using craft scissors but only using 2 different colors of polish, as well as Top Coat & Base Coat and Clear.
No glitter, or other embellishments, and using things that are readily available, around the house objects...... like a sponge ( for sponging ) supplies for marbling, craft scissors and nail tip guides..... For some simple easy nail art. The colors I picked are Billie 'French White' & Wet n' Wild 'Sapphire Blue'. So far I think that these colors were a good choice.
Because I will be sewing alot of my vacation, of course cooking, baking, and cleaning, I have cut my trophy wife nails down on my right hand - This looks really funny, but it's practical for right now. I will definitely be posting my nail polish challenge looks on my right hand.... I really want to practice and perfect my dominant hand nail art.... practice makes perfect.
Anyhoo- here is the first 5 looks I have come up wit, all using Nailene Perfect Tips & Toes ( #66358 ), and Billie French White & Wn'W 'Sapphire Blue'. This is simple, easy, and not as messy as my other looks coming up ( ♥ ). Just apply the strips or curved french tip guides, and paint! As long as you nails are clean, dry and free of any moisturizer, these will work just fine. One thing that I often do not follow myself, is waiting for my polish to dry thoroughly, and so I often end up with the subtle bleeding of the polish with nail art like this (bad girl).
Because there is a severe frostbite warning over most of Canada { -40 C }, I will definitely not be posting any sunshine pics for a few more days..... so all my photos are indoors under fluorescent lighting
~ Billie 'French White' & Wn'W 'Sapphire Blue' ~
~ Nailene Perfect Tips & Toes Guides~
~ Apply 2 coats of Top Coat. Sometimes i am able to maneuver my polish brush so that the actual brush bristles do not touch my nail like in this instance where there is a chance of the polish's bleeding, I managed to do a good job with this technique on my RING finger.... But I am used to just applying my Top Coat without having to worry about issues like this..... practice, practice, practice
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The ring finger design is my favorite too, but they all look great! I love the blue and white together. What a fun challenge you have committed yourself to!
Fun, fun!
What a fun challenge!!! and I love how you showed the how-tos... it's taking a lot of will power to keep me from running off and trying to recreate a few of your fun designs! Thanks so much for sharing - I can't wait to see what else you come up with!
Those designs are so cute, I love the concept of your challenge!
These are all inspirational. Thanks for sharing.
Lovely, dunno why, but reminds me of the movie...a clockwork orange! GORG! Thanks for sharing!
Its so lovely and well done
love the mix of colour
wow!!! this is great!!! thans for sharing this idea..really rock!!
fun challenge!
I like your thumb best for now but I'm really looking forward to seeing more designs :)
Ah the frostbite warnings...makes me all nostalgic of my Canadian life (no really, I am).
A very good inspiration!! Well done :-)
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Christians have a variety of responses to the “Law of God.” Almost all of which come down to saying that the Law, either in its entirety or parts of it, do not apply to Christians. But what exactly is being rejected.
These past weeks, according to the Jewish scripture reading schedule, the first chapters in the book of Leviticus have been read. These chapters deal with the sacrificial system and various other laws. These chapters, though, are what most Christians think of as “The Law”, and so are most often ignored, including by those returning to the “Hebrew Roots of their Faith.” Is there anything in these chapters worth looking at?
These chapters reveal a great deal about God’s character and how he wants us to live. But you need to look closely. In these chapters we see several principles come to light. One is the idea of “Holiness.” The definition of “holy” is “set apart”. It does not mean what we typically envision, which is something with some sort of mystical power or some specially pious person. It means something set apart for service to God. |
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and Peter Pan cone it will always be remembered by many who have visited the park.
Although it wasn’t a traditional ride and many thought it was a waste of space, I think many who love animation will miss this dearly.
You were taken into a theater kind of space where a stage was setup to look like an 90’s workstation for animators and that’s where a cast member would come on stage and tell you about animation.
My biggest problem lies there, it was in French. You were prompted to put on the headset (merely a 90’s Philips Walkman headset which has been worn millions of times by now, which showed), so then you needed to push buttons to cycle to find the language that suits you best.
During the presentation the animator was accompanied by Mushu from Mulan and I was glad that I had put it on English, because Eddy Murphy voiced Mushu here aswell. But overall I thought it was kind of lackluster and I had hoped on more in-depth explanation.
After the “show” was done you were ushered outside to where an animation workshop was being given to anyone who wanted to try. This was the coolest part for sure.
All in all I won’t be too sad that this “attraction” is gone, but I would love for them to make something brand new!
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Hit with Russia-fever, essayist and travel writer Ian Frazier spent parts of several years coming and going between his home in New York and various parts of the Russian Far East, much of it taken up with that vast and legendary area called Siberia, a region whose name has entered our language with connotations of cold, isolation and remoteness. To be in a "Siberia" means to be alone, to be set apart, to be frozen out, at least metaphorically.
But as he shows in his engaging and immensely enjoyable memoir, to be in Siberia is to be none of those things. Although at times he was isolated, and at times he was frozen, he was also in the middle of an area rich in history, colorful characters, tall tales and fascinating people.
Writing like a more laconic and moody Bill Bryson, Frazier talks about the nuts and bolts of travel- sometimes literally, as in the ramshackle airplanes, clanky trains and cavernous, echoing airports. He recounts his attempts to learn Russian and the days when he did- and did not- get along so well with his guides. I love that he's not always cheerful, that he has his bad days and isn't afraid to share those along with the sunny times, as in one time when he was trying to catch a ferry to his next destination, only to be frustrated by any kind of timetable or schedule:
At the ferry landing the next morning there were only a few cars, but still no ferry. Soon more cars and several trucks showed up. Always sociable, Sergei and Volodya [his guides] circulated among the other drivers and made conversation, but they could learn nothing definite about when the ferry might come. I preferred to sit by the van and let the waiting bother me. Volodya noticed my mood and said, "Call your wife." That was always his solution when he saw me in the dumps. I took out my [satellite] phone and called, a bit self conscious because of the three or four waiting people nearby who came closer and stared at me. When my wife answered she was making dinner. I complained to her about having to wait for the ferry.But he also fills the book with fascinating history, particularly about the Decembrists, upper-class revolutionaries who wanted to reform Russian society in the 19th century, many of whom were exiled to Siberia. He also touches on subjects like the immense oil and mineral wealth of Siberia, the sable trade and its influence on Russian and Soviet history, the many settlements, cities and towns dotting the region, some of the indigenous peoples making up its population and more. Frazier has lots of great anecdotes and stories to share about the people and things he meets. One of my favorites is the story of the Siberian flamingos:
[Marina Tabakova, a gardener in the town of Severobaikalsk] took a few snapshots from an album on a garden bench. The pictures of the flamingo...had the radiant, revelatory quality of icon paintings. They showed the flamingo standing in the winter garden's tiled floor and regarding the photographer with an expression that was, indeed, haughty. He (or she) looked as if he had just planted the flamingo flag an claimed this place for Flamingo. Though kind of gray, he was definitely a flamingo. He seemed to have become comfortable with his singularity, and to accept as a matter of course the attention focused on him. Naturally he would find a tropical forest in the middle of Siberia, and naturally it would need a flamingo.I found this story on NPR about the Siberian flamingos, too, if you're interested.
And there's so much more. I really enjoyed Frazier's laid-back, slightly self-deprecating style, and his patience and empathy with his environment and the people he meets along the way. His love of the region, his curiosity and his depth of knowledge shine through on every page. I read this book in part because I so enjoyed John Vaillant's The Tiger and was interested to read more about Siberia; this book covers broader ground geographically and thematically, but it's definitely of a piece with Vaillant's book. (And if you haven't read that yet, and you're interested in the Russian Far East, it's time!) If you are interested in the subject, Travels in Siberia is definitely required reading!
Rating: BUY
FTC Disclosure: I did not receive this book for review.
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For me Siberia comes across as an icy wasteland, frozen tundras and nothing much else. Obviously I am all wrong!
I'm not particularly drawn to Siberia, but I enjoy travel memoirs and I like your description of Frazier as "a more laconic and moody Bill Bryson."
I also love history, so this sounds like a very enjoyable book.
Great review!
The Tiger was one of the best books I ever read, and it was blood curdling in it's terror. I would love to grab this one when I can, and see what the author got to experience in Siberia. It sounds magnificent, and like something I would love! Excellent and very persuasive review today, Marie! You make me want to go book shopping RIGHT NOW!!
This sounds fascinating. I think it might make a good Christmas gift for my mother.
I loved this book. After reading this book, I am quite certain that I never want to go there.
Having visited Novosibirsk (the "capitol" of Siberia)and other parts of Russia several times, I'm intrigued by this book. Waiting for the ferry without a sign or a signal of its arrival is so real -- that's exactly what life in Russia is like. I've got to pick up a copy of this book. I'm prepared to do a lot of head nodding in agreement and understanding.
I have a real thing for Siberia, specifically Kamchatka. I really need to find this book. Thanks for the heads up! |
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Protecting the Reproductive Health of Workers: Problems in Science and Public Policy
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NCAR/EOL 5 minute ISFS surface flux data, tilt corrected, geographic coordinate winds
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This dataset contains quality-controlled 5 minute averages of surface flux data collected by the NCAR/EOL Integrated Surface Flux System (ISFS) during the Chequamegon Heterogeneous Ecosystem Energy-balance Study Enabled by a High-density Extensive Array of Detectors (CHEESEHEAD) field campaign. These data have been quality controlled and are available in NetCDF format. The winds reported by the sonic anemometers have been rotated into geographic coordinates and corrected for the orientation of the sonic anemometers. The tilt corrections applied were determined by the use of laser multi-station scans of the position and orientation of the sonic anemometers with respect to gravity.
Note: A companion dataset is available that corrects for sonic orientation with respect to flow through the sensor.
Disclaimer: GPS positions of stations are not included in this dataset, but can be found at the ISFS Operations at CHEESEHEAD page linked: Steve Oncley <[email protected]>
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The EFC team is a group of talented and dedicated professionals whose collective experience and expertise ranges across the key institutions and fields pertinent to advocacy of higher education access, affordability, and success. Their knowledge and expertise is available for individual member assistance and technical and programmatic assistance.
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Debra Chromy is the President of Education Finance Council (EFC), the national association representing nonprofit and state-based higher education finance organizations.; Vice Chair of the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education Executive Doctorate Alumni Advisory Board; and Chair of the Legislative Task Force for the Municipal Bonds for America Coalition.
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Gail daMota is the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Education Finance Council. She joined EFC in June 2001 as the Federal Relations Director. In her current role as Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, her primary responsibilities are: ensuring the efficient operations of EFC, including corporate governance policy development and implementation, acting as staff liaison to the Board of Directors and EFC committees, membership services, and program development, as well as all aspects of meeting and event planning. She is also responsible for EFC’s IT and asset management, and she works collaboratively with EFC team members on regulatory and statutory issues affecting the EFC membership. Ms. daMota has presented at several industry conferences.
Ms. daMota came to EFC with more than a decade of experience in higher education, strategic planning, and personnel management and development. Prior to joining EFC, Ms. daMota was the Director of Federal Relations for the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation (CSLF), reporting directly to the President. Prior to CSLF, she was the Vice President of Operations with KISSsystems, a financial aid third-party servicer and software developer of an integrated student records management and financial aid processing software. Before joining KISSsystems, Ms. daMota was a financial aid director and trade school owner. She served as Treasurer of the Connecticut Cosmetology School Association and developed several continuing education programs. She served on the Board of Directors of the American Association of Cosmetology Schools and on their Government Relations Committee.
Ms. daMota has a B.S. in Business Finance from Arizona State University. She is a native of New England and currently resides in Alexandria, Virginia.
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Meghan Lustig is the Manager of Government Affairs and Member Services for Education Finance Council. In this role, she manages EFC’s state and federal policy strategies, providing EFC members with regular updates, recommendations, and support on relevant issues. She also works with EFC staff to develop and implement member services, including annual publications, partnerships, and events.
Ms. Lustig came to EFC from Communities In Schools, where she managed a comprehensive federal and state government relations strategy and worked to elevate the profile of the organization as a national leader on key issues. Prior to joining CIS, she was Office Manager at Rock Creek Global Advisors, where she was responsible for finance, schedule coordination, and operations.
Ms. Lustig has a M.A. in Education Policy from George Washington University and a B.A. in History from the State University of New York at Albany. She is a native of New York and currently resides in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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Mrs. Yager came to EFC from the U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid (FSA) where she managed FSA’s Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act compliance as well as official correspondence. During her 17 years of federal service, Mrs. Yager also served at the Institute of Museum and Library Services as well as other offices in the U.S. Department of Education.
Mrs. Yager is a graduate of The George Washington University and the Catholic University Columbus School of Law and is a licensed attorney in the Commonwealth of Virginia. She is a native of New York and currently resides in Alexandria, Virginia.
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Start the New Year with a fertiliser/grassland plan
“A good start is half the work” – Yes indeed, how true this saying is with 2015 in progress. Start the coming year right by having a plan to make the most of grass.
Grass is the cheapest source of feed. It is three times cheaper than silage and five times cheaper than concentrates. Aim to exploit the advantage of grass to the full by a long grazing season (target is 220 days) and an early turnout of stock.
Aim for high weight gain from grass throughout the season. Keep enough leafy grass in front of stock right throughout the grazing season to get good animal performance.
Soil Fertility
On any farm, grass supply and grazing season length is dependent on location, weather, stocking rate and soil type, but most importantly, on the fertility status of the soil on the farm.
Soil fertility is hugely influenced by soil pH (lime level), along with Phosphorous (P), Potassium (K) or Potash and adequate Nitrogen (N) levels present in soils/applied during the growing season.
The level and balance of NPK is hugely important. Both P and K are essential for plant growth, for the uptake and utilisation of Nitrogen by grass plants. Lime is the cement in the mix of NPK that makes them available to promote plant growth. Ensure you have a correct level and balance of P, K and Lime on your farm.
Ideally, for maximum grass growth, a soil needs to be at P index 3 for P and K and have a pH 6.3 or greater in grassland.
Soil Fertility in Galway
Teagasc in Co. Galway have recently done an analysis of soil samples taken in November 2014 and the results are worrying, especially for a county that is mainly involved in grassland production. 60% of soil samples were low in Phosphorus P.
Some 62% of soil samples were low in Potassium K and 75% were low in lime. However, when Teagasc looked in depth at the soil results above more than 90% of the soils were low in either P, K or lime.
Soil Testing
Taking soil samples is the first step in soil fertility management. It is also an effective way of tackling fertiliser costs. It provides you with vital information about your soils and has to be the foundation of any fertiliser plan.
A standard soil test will give the soil fertility status for pH, Lime Requirement, Phosphorous(P) and Potash (K). While it might appear expensive to carry out a soil test, it costs in the region of €1.25/ha./year. It is value for money, with the test being valid for five years.
Soil testing at €25/sample is money well spent and when you get the P, K and lime correct you can produce €300 worth of additional grass/Ha each year. Ideally, samples should be taken by a professional Agriculturist or someone trained to take soil samples.
Fertiliser Plan
Taking soil samples and having a fertiliser plan drawn up by a Teagasc Adviser or Agricultural consultant will deliver more grass annually, while controlling fertiliser costs by pinpointing fields that have a deficit or surplus of P and K. Any fertiliser plan should take into account all organic fertilisers (slurry and FYM etc) available to be spread on farm after January 15 and February 1, respectively.
Conclusion
Building soil fertility levels will take a number of years depending on existing levels in fields. Now is a good time to take out the fertiliser plan and identify fields that require additional P and K or Lime to maximise grass growth in the future. Contact your local Teagasc Adviser or Agricultural Consultant to take soil samples before spreading any slurry, FYM or chemical fertiliser this spring.
By Anthony O’ Connor, Teagasc Adviser, Galway/Clare Regional Unit |
How to View a supplier ledger account in Big Red Cloud
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10 college habits aspiring entrepreneurs should leave on campuscollege habitscollege habits aspiring entrepreneursentrepreneurMatthew Torenthe real world
Now that your diploma has cut the chains that bound you to a lifestyle of higher education, it’s time to test your skills in the real world of business. A few of those habits you picked up in the quad would be better left behind if a professional image is what you aspire to.
Though you’re likely getting plenty of advice from family and friends, which may or may not be getting past the graduation cap, give the wise words of Entrepreneur’s Matthew Toren a listen.
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(DD-656: dp. 2,060; l. 376'6"; b. 39'8"; dr. 13'0" (mean); s. 37 k.; cpl. 319; a. 5 5", 6 40mm., 7 20mm., 10 21" tt., 2 dct., 6 dcp.; cl. Fletcher)
Van Valkenburgh (DD-656) was laid down on 15 November 1942 at Chickasaw, Ala., by the Gulf Shipbuilding Corp.; launched on 19 December 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Marguerite Van Valkenburgh, widow of Capt. Van Valkenburgh, and commissioned at the Alabama State Docks, Mobile, on 2 August 1944, Comdr. Alexander B. Coxe, Jr., in command. The ensign hoisted upon commissioning that afternoon was the same that had flown above Arizona's fantail at Pearl Harbor on the morning of 7 December 1941.
Van Valkenburgh conducted trials and structural firing tests after her initial fitting-out period and, while returning from her gunnery tests on 7 August, received a request for help from the Army tug LT-18. The destroyer altered course and soon came across the disabled tug, with three barges laden with explosives in tow. Van Valkenburgh patrolled on various courses around LT-18, standing by to render assistance if necessary, until help arrived early on the 8th. Returning to Mobile, the destroyer continued the fitting-out process before getting underway for Bermuda on 20 August.
Van Valkenburgh conducted her shakedown training out of Great Sound, Bermuda, into late September and, on the 26th, headed for Charleston, S.C., and post shakedown availability. Shifting to Hampton Roads soon thereafter, the destroyer conducted training evolutions before rendezvousing with Wilkes Barre (CL-103) on 22 October.
Van Valkenburgh escorted that new light cruiser to the Canal Zone and transited the Panama Canal on 27 October. At Balboa, Mannert L. Abele (DD-733) joined the two warships, and the three continued on together, bound for San Diego, Calif. Between 10 and 16 November, they escorted a convoy of troop transports to the Hawaiian Islands, conducting training operations off Lanai, Maui, before arriving at Pearl Harbor on the 17th.
Van Valkenburgh subsequently operated out of Pearl Harbor, engaging in an intensive slate of training activities. She made practice torpedo runs, antiaircraft firings, and shore bombardments - exercises occurring in such an endless parade that it moved a Van Valkenburgh sailor to write that "the real thing could be no more of a strain."
Van Valkenburgh trained in Hawaiian waters through the end of December 1944 and, after a tender availability alongside Yosemite (AD-19), headed for the western Pacific and her first combat operation, departing Pearl Harbor on 27 January 1945. After touching at Eniwetok en route, the destroyer reached Saipan in the Marianas, where dress rehearsals were held for the landings slated to take place on Iwo Jima in the Volcano Islands. After two days of exercises at Saipan, the fleet sortied for Iwo Jima.
The morning of 19 February dawned gray and wet as the force reached their objective. Van Valkenburgh soon commenced her patrols as part of the three-deep screen around the unloading transports and took her turn at firing gunfire support for the marines ashore. For a week off Iwo, the destroyer alternately screened, escorted, and bombarded.
As transports and freighters unloaded their holds and disembarked their mottle-garbed marines, Van Valkenburgh received orders to escort a group of empty ships back to the Marianas. After shepherding a group to Saipan, Van Valkenburgh returned to Iwo Jima at noon on 3 March. Five days later, she made another trip to Saipan, returning on 18 March to resume screening duties as escort for an amphibious group.
After joining that unit, Van Valkenburgh participated in landing rehearsals and exercises on neighboring Tinian and learned that the destination for that group was Okinawa, in the Ryukyu chain, only 350 miles from the enemy's homeland. On 27 March, as part of TG 51.2, Van Valkenburgh sailed for her second combat operation.
Van Valkenburgh's group was ordered to feint a landing on the southwest coast of the island to draw off the Japanese defenders, while the main force approached from the westward. On the morning of 1 April, while the "Demonstration Group" gathered off the southern beaches, the 6th Army and several marine units splashed ashore on the western side of the island."While opposition on land was slow in gathering," wrote Van Valkenburgh's ship's historian, "air opposition was immediate." As the destroyer made her sweep close inshore, a suicider crashed LST-884, a ship loaded with ammunition and an embarked detachment of marines. Fortunately, the plane carried no bomb but holed the ship near the waterline forward, starting fires in the double bottom.
Van Valkenburgh stood by LST-884 for eight hours, sending the stricken ship a fire and rescue party and fire-fighting equipment under the command of Lt. Comdr. W. Brown (attached to the staff of Capt. W. D. Chandler, screen commander embarked in Van Valkenburgh) to aid in fighting the blazes. Due in large part to the work of Brown's party, the fires were extinguished; and, in spite of an initially dangerous starboard list, LST-884 reached Kerama Retto under tow. Three officers and 15 enlisted men from the destroyer received decorations, the highest being Silver Stars to Lt. Comdr. Brown and Lt. J. D. McCormich USNR.
On 4 April, Van Valkenburgh retired almost 100 miles to the east of Okinawa with the feint group whose maneuvers had accomplished their purpose. That group remained as a floating reserve, occasionally detaching transports to disembark their needed troops and marines on Okinawa, until they sailed back to the Marianas, reaching Saipan on 15 April.
Four days later, Van Valkenburgh returned to Okinawa, and spent the initial part of that tour in the inner screen, patrolling the transport area just off the beach. "The first night . . .," the destroyer's commanding officer recounted, ". . . we had eighteen raids and not one of them turned out to be friendly."
As Van Valkenburgh subsequently entered the anchorage at Kerama Retto, a group of small, rocky islands 15 miles off the southwestern coast of Okinawa, her men saw the after-effects of other ships' encounters with the "Special Attack Corps," or, the kamikaze. After seeing the devastation wrought by the suicide planes, Van Valkenburgh headed out to report and relieve J. William Ditter (DM-31) on radar picket station (RP) 14, as support ship to Wickes (DD-578).
Seventy-two miles to the northwest of Okinawa, RP-14, was, in the words of Van Valkenburgh's commanding officer, "more nearly in the direction of Japan than anywhere else." The proximity to Japanese air bases soon became evident. Within six hours of her assuming station, the local combat air patrol (CAP), controlled by Wickes, had shot down 21 planes. Van Valkenburgh herself accounted for another and assisted in destroying a second.
Van Valkenburgh also went to the aid of a second kamikaze victim, LCS-15, which was hit by a flaming suicides and sank immediately. The destroyer picked up the ship's survivors; and her doctor, assisted by his pharmacist's mates, worked into the wee hours of the morning on the wounded, some of them badly burned.
Over half of the following 63 days which the destroyer spent in Okinawan waters were spent on one of the 15 stations surrounding the island itself. The radar picket ships not only provided an early warning of the approach of enemy aircraft or surface units but also drew fire. The Japanese concentrated their kamikazes on the picket line of destroyers and smaller units like LCI's and LCS's.
During those weeks, no one rested. Few, if any, of the crew even bothered to undress when attempting sleep. Most slept fully- clothed, awaiting the general quarters alarm. Van Valkenburgh experienced at least two general quarters alarms per night; often four or five times between 2100 and dawn. As soon as it was light, Corsairs of the Marine air wing based ashore reported for duty on each station, joining with carrier based aircraft to form the CAP.
On 28 April, within a week of her rescue of the survivors of LCS-15, Van Valkenburgh made her third "Good Samaritan" trip. Twiggs (DD-591) and Daly (DD-519), on RP-1, drew the ire of a determined group of suiciders. Daly suffered heavy casualties when a kamikaze, plummeting downward, exploded just before it was about to crash the bridge on the port side. Among those killed by the shrapnel and flying debris was the ship's doctor.
Van Valkenburgh went alongside Daly and transferred her doctor, Lt. M. E. Smale, to her stricken sistership, along with Pharmacist's Mate 3d Class Charles B. Reed, to attend the wounded. Since neither Daly nor the other kamikazied ship required any further assistance, Van Valkenburgh returned to her station and later embarked Doctor Smale and Pharmacist's Mate Reed at Kerama Retto.
Between her tours on the radar picket stations, Van Valkenburgh received upkeep back at Kerama Retto and conducted one shore bombardment mission. It was a one-night assignment at Buckner Bay, where she blasted pockets of Japanese resistance on the southern tip of Okinawa. The next day, however, she steamed back to the picket line.
The busiest time for Van Valkenburgh came on the evening of 17 May, when, in company with Douglas H. Fox (DD-779) and a group of four LCI's, she was on patrol on RP-9. The CAP had just returned to base, and the group wondered when they could secure from the evening alert when suddenly the word came: "Several planes approaching from the west - very low on the deck."
Over the next 30 minutes, a "melee" took place. "Apparently," Van Valkenburgh's commanding officer recalled, "we were marked for 'liquidation' that night as RP-10 had been on the night of the sinking of the Little." With "everybody for himself," Van Valkenburgh twisted and turned, maneuvering while firing with every gun that could be brought to bear. At one point, five blips appeared on the radar screen within a four-mile radius.
Two Japanese planes splashed - victims of Van Valkenburgh's direct fire - one only 50 yards off the fantail. Douglas H. Fox splashed two more, and the pair of destroyers teamed up for a fifth kill. Unfortunately for Douglas H. Fox, one kamikaze found its mark, crashing that destroyer's forward gun mount.
Van Valkenburgh closed her stricken sister and rendered what aid she could. While thus engaged, she diverted her attention long enough to lay down a barrage to discourage a seventh Japanese plane "who appeared to be calculating his chances in on the attractive target of the two slow-moving destroyers." At a range of 12 miles, the plane suddenly disappeared from the radar screen, and Van Valkenburgh claimed that her antiaircraft fire had scored again.
After assisting Douglas H. Fox, Van Valkenburgh patrolled the area to search for possible missing men. The night prowl proved fruitless, but the ship was later relieved to hear that only one man of the stricken destroyer's complement remained unaccounted for.
Subsequently, Van Valkenburgh was deployed to RP-16, in company with Robert H. Smith (DM-23), and spent a relatively quiet patrol until her radar picked up the approach of Shubrick (DD-639), en route to relieve Robert H. Smith. While Shubrick was still some 10 miles away and as Van Valkenburgh was about to secure from general quarters, the latter's radar picked up two low-flying bogies, 10 miles to the north and closing.
Van Valkenburgh and Robert H. Smith cleared for action, but the pair of planes turned and headed for the newcomer, Shubrick. Van Valkenburgh passed a warning to her sistership, but too late. At 0010 on 29 May, one of the two enemy aircraft crashed Shubrick astern. Van Valkenburgh's lookouts saw the splash of fire in the pre-dawn darkness and heard the "crump" of the explosion.
Communicating her intentions to Robert H. Smith, Van Valkenburgh veered off and headed for her damaged sister. She arrived to find that the kamikaze had blown a 30-foot hole in the starboard side, and one of the stricken destroyer's own depth charges had exploded, causing further damage. With the situation looking grim, Van Valkenburgh came alongside at 0113, taking on board survivors - some of whom had been badly wounded.
"Gear of all types was carried, dumped, and hurled across from the sinking destroyer," as she transferred classified material and all unnecessary personnel. Again Van Valkenburgh's Doctor Smale transformed the wardroom into a dressing station to minister to the casualties. "Once more our decks and passageways bore the stretchers of the dead and dying," wrote Van Valkenburgh's commanding officer. In the wardroom, "plasma flowed in life-giving torrents."
With flooding controlled and fires extinguished, Shubrick remained doggedly afloat. ATR-9 soon arrived on the scene and towed the crippled destroyer to Kerama Retto. Van Valkenburgh had performed "Good Samaritan" duty for the fourth time.
The attacks, however, did not cease. On the evening of 5 June, while on RP-11 in company with Cassin Young (DD-793) and Smalley (DD-565), Van Valkenburgh came under a concentrated torpedo attack. About dusk on that day, four or five planes closed, low from the west and heavy with bombs and torpedoes. Van Valkenburgh's 40-millimeter Bofors batteries hurled out shell after shell, peppering the skies with flak. One bomber launched its torpedo - the "fish" passing 100 yards ahead of the ship - but did not emerge from the attack. The destroyer's 40-millimeter barrage slapped it into the sea. The second torpedo dropped, which was aimed in Van Valkenburgh's direction, passed astern.
Following that last incident, Van Valkenburgh's sailors noted a definite slackening in the Japanese attacks. The massive B-29 raids on the home islands, together with the attrition caused by steady pounding by American carrier-based air power, had slowed the Japanese down considerably.
Late on 24 June, Van Valkenburgh finally left the forward areas, bound for the Philippines. For the ensuing fortnight, the ship rested at San Pedro Bay, Leyte, enjoying a breather from the hectic pace of operations that had lasted for over two months.
Early in July, she put to sea as part of a surface force comprised of the new large cruisers Alaska (CB-1) and Guam (CB-2), four light cruisers, and seven destroyers. Assigned to operate along the China coast between Formosa and Shanghai, the force searched for any signs of Japanese surface ship activity in that area but found no opposition of any kind. Ready for anything when they put to sea, Van Valkenburgh's sailors found the situation almost anticlimactic. As one member of the crew wrote: "Our tension relaxed considerably and our sweep took on the aspect of tactical maneuvers in Chesapeake Bay."
Neither ships nor planes inquired or resisted the task force's progress, as the ships set a course back to Okinawa after a five- day patrol, 200 miles off Shanghai. The task force commander offered consoling thoughts: "If the lack of action is a disappointment at least we have the satisfaction of knowing that the East China Sea was under our control."
Subsequently returning to Buckner Bay, Van Valkenburgh lay at anchor there when, at 2100 on 10 August 1945, "all Hell broke loose." Something akin to a 4th of July celebration occurred, as some 150 warships threw everything they had - searchlights; tracers; red, white, and green flares, and star shell - into a 15 minute celebration that commemorated the word that the Japanese were entertaining thoughts of surrender. The demonstration subsided as quickly as it had formed, and darkness again descended upon Buckner Bay. Two days later, however, the torpedoing of Pennsylvania (BB-38) brought home the fact that war was still very much "on." It was not until after 15 August that the signal "cease present operations" could be hoisted, indicating that the war was over at last.
On 7 September, Van Valkenburgh stood out of Buckner Bay in company with Anthony (DD-515), Wadsworth (DD- 516), Beale (DD-471), and Ammen (DD-527), as screen for the carriers Suwannee (CVE-80), Chenango (CVE-28), Cape Gloucester (CVE-109), and Birmingham (CL-62), bound for Japan and occupation duty in the erstwhile enemy's waters. For the week that followed, the group operated off the coast of Kyushu, southwest of Nagasaki, Japan, while aircraft from the carriers patrolled the island and coast and assisted in locating mines in the clearance operations paving the way for entry into the harbor at Nagasaki.
On 15 September, as Van Valkenburgh steamed into Nagasaki harbor, every available vantage point topside was occupied by men silently taking in the incredible devastation wrought by the atomic bomb dropped on the city over a month before. During her week there, Van Valkenburgh stood by as Allied prisoners of war were taken on board the hospital ship Haven (AH-12) which lay moored at the port's principal dock.
For the next six weeks, Van Valkenburgh remained in Japanese waters, carrying out two courier trips to Wakayama, Honshu, Japan, on the Inland Sea.
Finally, her tour of duty in the Far East completed, Van Valkenburgh sailed for the United States on 17 November, departing Sasebo on that day, bound for the west coast. Reaching San Diego on 6 December - via Midway and Pearl Harbor - the destroyer soon pushed on for the east coast, transiting the Panama Canal on 18 and 19 December. Making port at Charleston, S.C. two days before Christmas of 1945, Van Valkenburgh was decommissioned and placed in reserve on 12 April
On 31 August 1950, some two months after North Korean troops swarmed into South Korea, the Navy ordered Van Valkenburgh's activation in light of the recently erupting Far Eastern crisis. Accordingly, Van Valkenburgh was recommissioned at Charleston on 8 March 1951, Comdr. C. A. Marinke in command. She trained off the Virginia capes and up the coast to Nova Scotian waters, as well as into the Caribbean, from Guantanamo Bay to Culebra, Puerto Rico.
Van Valkenburgh subsequently departed Norfolk on 2 May; transited the Panama Canal between 20 and 22 May; and reached Yokosuka, Japan, on 17 June, via San Diego, Pearl Harbor, and Midway
Leaving Yokosuka in her wake on 22 June, Van Valkenburgh spent the next 36 days at sea with Task Force 77, screening the fast carriers as they launched air strikes against communist forces ashore. Putting into Sasebo at the end of July, the destroyer spent a brief period in-port before she got underway on 1 August for the "bomb line."
Van Valkenburgh relieved Brown (DD-546) as Task Element (TE) 95.28 shortly after noon on 3 August. Operating under the control of Commander, Task Group (TG) 95.2 Commander, East Coast Blockading and Patrol Group, the destroyer commenced a period of operations in support of the I Corps, Republic of Korea (ROK) Army. No sooner had she actually commenced those activities, than she received a call for indirect fire. She expended 20 rounds of 5-inch shells against enemy positions before conducting night inshore patrol from Kojo, south to the "bomb line."
Over the ensuing days, Van Valkenburgh expended over 2,400 rounds of ammunition against a variety of targets - ranging from houses to bunkers, artillery positions to sampans, trenches to tents and supply dumps, frequently using air spotters. She conducted her patrol operations in company with ROK YMS- 514. On one occasion - 9 August 1952 - Van Valkenburgh dueled with a communist shore battery. Taking 10 rounds of 76- millimeter projectiles from Suwan Dan, the destroyer returned immediate counterbattery and slow destructive fire, using airspot, expending 51 rounds of 5-inch projectiles.
After being relieved by Tingey (DD-539), Van Valkenburgh operated in the Far East into the autumn. She visited the Japanese ports of Yokosuka, Hakodate and Ominato and touched at Keelung, Formosa, before she patrolled the Formosa Strait. She then visited Kaohsinug, Formosa, and Hong Kong, but returned to the Formosa Strait for a second stint of patrol duty.
Then, after a week's upkeep at Subic Bay, from 10 to 17 October, Van Valkenburgh headed for the United States. She completed a circumnavigation of the globe sailing via Singapore, Federated Malay States, Colombo, Ceylon and Ras Tanura Aden, the Suez Canal transiting that waterway on 14 November, Naples and Genoa, Italy; Cannes, France; and Gilbraltar; reaching Norfolk, Va., on 12 December.
After remaining at Norfolk through the Christmas and New Year's holidays, Van Valkenburgh operated in the Vieques, Puerto Rico, area in March 1953. She then returned to Norfolk, where she was placed in reserve, but still in commission, in August 1953. Taken to Philadelphia later that same month, Van Valkenburgh remained in reserve at that port until she was decommissioned on 26 February 1954.
Transferred on loan to the Government of Turkey on 28 February 1967, Van Valkenburgh became Izmir (D-340) and operated with the Turkish Navy into the early 1970's. Struck from the Navy list on 1 February 1973, the destroyer was returned to the United States on 15 February but was simultaneously sold to Turkey. She remained with the Turkish Navy into 1980.
Van Valkenburgh won the Navy Unit Commendation for her service off Okinawa, was awarded three battle stars for her World War II duty and received one for Korean War operations. |
WARE -- With the formation of the town's Capital Planning Committee now complete, Town Manager Mary T. Tzambazakis said work can begin in earnest on putting together a plan for town building renovations, road reconstruction and other projects and seeking Town Meeting approval to issue bonds to cover the costs.
Tzambazakis, who will chair the committee, said she is hoping to have a plan ready to submit to a Town Meeting session in the fall, but if that doesn't happen she expects there will definitely be action on a plan by the spring.
Treasurer-Collector Lee Deveneau Martinelli will serve on the Capital Planning Committee, and Scott Mosso will represent the Finance Committee and Richard Norton will represent the Board of Selectmen.
The final appointments to the committee were made Tuesday, when the selectmen approved Tzambazakis' recommendations of architect Richard Schneider, Daniel O'Connor and Clayton Sydla.
The committee is now full constituted for the first time in more than two and a half years.
There are specific criteria for when projects can be added to the capital plan and each project will be rated.
Tzambazakis said that in the past, members of the Capital Planning Committee would be through with their work once the plan was acted on by a Town Meeting, but she wants the committee to meet quarterly to review progress on the various projects included in the bond package.
Building a new fire station will be the largest single project on the capital plan, and improvements for Town Hall will also be important.
The fire station, proposed to be built at 200 West St., has a price tag of $7 million. Federal stimulus money will cover $5 million of that cost and a state grant will cover $1 million, leaving the town to put in $1 million. The Town Meeting has already approved building the facility and borrowing the money needed for construction, but Tzambazakis said the bonds will be dealt with through the Capital Planning Committee process.
The town already has a consultant's report on what improvements are needed to make the Town Hall more efficient, and Tzambazakis said the newly formed committee will deal with those recommendations, as well as road construction projects, possibly including the issue of replacing the Doane Road Bridge or re-routing the intersection of Doane Road and Route 9 in a way that the bridge is not needed.
Tzambazakis said town officials are working on applying for grants for improvements to Main Street and this potential work could also be on the agenda for the Capital Planning Committee.
Replacing vehicles and other capital equipment might also be considered by the committee rather than have departments try to finance such purchases in their already tight budgets, Tzambazakis said. |
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