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Currently - My Favorite KETO Snacks
When I first started "Keto", I was completely on my own, not tracking anything and honestly completely lost all together, but the worst part about it all was my severe cravings for something sweet. Mind you, this was in the beginning, I did not know much!! The only sweet thing I could think of that was fairly low net carbs was a Quest Bar, soooo I ate them (OOPS). Not realizing at the time that I was making one of the most common but biggest mistakes that Keto Beginners make...I was eating TOO MUCH protein. Imagine my surprise when I figured this all out, UGH back to square one, I really needed a sweet treat that I could look forward to having every day! That's when the The clouds opened up and I heard the Hallelulah chorus, My discovery of the KETO KOOKIE . Quite honestly I don't even remember how I found them, it's quite a blur to me now, but I credit the KETO KOOKIE with me not giving up on the Keto diet all together, crazy right? It was just what I needed to get thru those crazy cravings in the beginning. Obviously now I know there are soooo many way to curb that sweet tooth with Keto Friendly options. I like to switch things up every so often so I have something to get excited about. Im always on the lookout for some yummy keto goodness and you know I have to share it with all of you.... So here you go...My Top 3 Fav Keto Snacks right now:
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I wish I could take the credit for this one, but I cannot :-( My Daughter gifted me with a box of this Yummy Deliciousness for Christmas and OH MY GOODNESS, I though I had died and gone to HEAVEN (There goes that hallelujah chorus again) The company is called ChocoRite each Package Contains 2 Squares of Caramel Covered in Crispy Milk Chocolate. Reminds me so much of a 100 Grand Bar. Each Package is only 100 Calories and 2 net carbs. A box of 12 packages is only 19.99, I am currently waiting on a shipment from them, I plan on trying everything they have and will get back to you with reviews on the other items shortly but until then you best believe I treat myself to one package of these bad boys everyday!!
Keto Nutella Sandwich
Once again I have to give credit to my daughter on this one!! One of her favorite things to eat in our (pre-keto days) was a Nutella Sandwich. So naturally she was determined to figure out a way to still enjoy Nutella while on keto... Well in true "TKB" form she came up with an EASY Keto Nutella recipe that fits right in to my Keto in 5 Mentality (5 or less ingredients no longer than 15 mins to prepare). Spread that on to some Thin Slim Sliced bread and you have yourself a Low Cal Low Carb Snack! The bread from ThinSlim foods is so good and only 50 Calories a slice!!
Snickerdoodle Keto Kookies
Since this Blog Post is called "currently" I would be lying if I did not list Keto Kookies Once again. Its just that I honestly cannot get enough of them. They are so delicious and when I have them in the house I always work 1 packet into my macros for the day as my night time snack. I mean who doesn't love to crawl into bed and eat some warm cookies while watching mindless tv.
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Norway Fjord Inspires Ripples of Change
Water. New Moon. Moon cycle. Creativity. Flexibility. Rejuvenation. Restoring. Replenishing. Emotional. Fluidity. Waves. Rippling. Flowing. Movement. Rain. Yearning for Surf. Inspiration. Birth. Ocean. The Cove. These are just some of the words that come to mind when I think WATER.
It was only last week that I was in Drobak, Norway with the Tingulstad's who hosted me for 2 weeks in their guest house (also called The Tempel). It was here, on the Oslo Fjord, that I had one of the best rests of the Tour.
Julia + her mom, Anette (pictured to the left) are the goddesses of a gorgeous studio called Tempel Yoga, only a 30 minute drive from Oslo, where I taught a chakra weekend intensive. I stayed on for another week of daily meditations, journaling, reading, doing nothing at all, re-aligning sessions with Jens Tingulstad (, an amazing chiropractor and neurologist), and I often compared how "tall" I am to the two sons, Emil + Emmet (pictured below right).
It's been 2 years since I've been here and I have to say Emmet has definitely grown up just a bit! With all that stillness and week of re~aligning so much creativity and intention was birthed. I spent an entire day just writing writing writing what my "mission" was for the remaining time on Tour, and into 2012! (…more to come on that next month's newsletter about honoring Fire Activation Courage + Risk Taking) It was so gorgeous to be living on the water, on the fjord, cooking for myself, being totally alone for hours upon hours on end with an occasional visit from one of the family members including their fluffy white dog, Promad.
I caught up on so much reading (my newest book is Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine about healing trauma) and stayed updated on the Gulf Coast oil spills.
Night after night I still could not get over the gorgeous sunsets that arrived no sooner than 10.30p at night. And I was lucky to stay up until 2.30 or 3am to welcome the the full moon reflecting off the fjord's surface!
I even found time to just sit on the couch with the Tingulstad's to watch Eurovision (a major celebration of a song competition of different European countries) the first weekend and then the next weekend to see Sex + The City 2 (so fun)!
So much joy and creativity birthed from being still and living on the water. I am forever grateful for the Tingulstad's for taking me in as a special guest and sharing their home and themselves with me. So blessed. And after this visit I now know for sure that I must land after the Tour and make a home for myself at the sea.
Not just because I am a surfer, but because it is the element that inspires creativity...rejuvenation...and just a sense of home….afer all, we are made up of 70% water...remember?
...And it was there in Drobak, that I was still long enough to watch The Cove, which was quite an emotonal movie, and one that reminded of how precious our ocean is to all life on the planet, and how the ocean reflects the health of it's inhabitants. If we don't stop this then none of us are really free.
This was one of the most important experiences that came from my resting at the Tingulstad's Tempel Guest House....
The Cove.
Thank you to Carole Westerman, our new Empowered Prana Flow Living with Twee Newsletter Editor for preparing this newsletter, for your article on the Oceans, and helping us to understand how our actions affect our oceans and what we can do about it.
If you are considering a Seaside Retreats we have featured some with Twee and others with our Teacher Friends of the Tribe | in Norway, Greece, Montauk, and Morocco!
...And please make a commitment today to eat less animals, including fish so we can preserve the ecological balance of our planet and our great oceans. Let's do our part to maintain the balance within (our own body temples) and and with out (the temple of our earth and oceans).
Thank you again to the Tingulstad's for hosting me!
Blessings from the Spiritual Globalisation Europe Tour | Holland,
Love, Twee


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Dear Parents,
Parent/teacher conferences are postponed until this Thursday (Nov. 13) evening, 4-7 pm. We do have teachers with unavoidable conflicts - things that were already on the calendar for Thursday. You will have an opportunity to put your name on a list to be contacted by that teacher.
Our first middle school Activity Night is next Friday, Nov. 14, 6:30 - 9:30 pm in the North Gym. We provide a safe evening for our 7th and 8th grade students. They can play basketball, volleyball, 4-square, or dance.
There has been a problem with ACT sign up that has now been corrected. You may now choose CHS as your student's preferred site for the April test. If you ended up signing up for a different school, there is a fee to change that - unless you mention a "data entry error" in your communication with them. They made the error and will change it for you if you let them know. The ACT website is www.act.org.
The Nordic Ski Team is selling beautiful poinsettias from St Cloud Floral. Red, White, Pink, Burgundy for $15 and Blue w/sparkles in memory of Ellie Sovada for $20. Contact any Nordic Skier or e-mail Sue Sovada at firstname.lastname@example.com your order. Sale endsNov 21st. Delivery/pick up on Dec 3rdat CHS North Gym from10-5:30pm. Thank you. From the CHS Library: Help bring our book collection back to life! Parent Teacher conferences will provide you with two opportunities to help bring Cathedral High School's non-fiction library book collection up to date. Sign up and purchase a Cheesecake Factory cheesecake. Barnes and Noble will be providing sample cheesecake at conferences. Come, enjoy, and plan to make a purchase! All proceeds will go toward purchasing current non-fiction titles for our library. Or, make a commitment to donate a book by signing up and choosing a non-fiction book title from our tables located near the conference check ins. Plan to come to our bookfair at Barnes & Noble on Sunday, Dec. 7 to purchase the title you choose. The specific book will be graced with your donation nameplate and become part of our non-fiction collection at Cathedral High School.
From our Chaplain:
Dear Parents,
I would like to mention few things. The first is that we will be having a special speaker coming to Cathedral on December 11th. His name is Jason Evert. Jason is a nationally and world-renowned speaker on dating and relationships. He draws his message from St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body which explores the call for all us to never "use" others in our relationships, but to always "love" them. Jason spells this out in the very concrete, addressing heartfelt questions that teens ask: What does a healthy relationship look like? How far is too far? How do I look for a great friend or a future soulmate? In the weeks leading up to this talk, I will, in this eBlast, give you a feel for what he will be presenting. Many teens have found Jason very engaging and the message of Theology of the Body truly enlightening. His website isthechastityproject.com
Once again, we are offering a pilgrimage to Rome, July 19th through August 4th of 2015. It will be a wonderful opportunity to experience the faith, the Church and the Italian culture. We will be going to many of the holy sites around Rome and travel to Assisi, Siena and Monte Cassino. The students will have the opportunity to grow in their faith, visit extremely significant places while earning some college credits and having fun along the way! We are opening the pilgrimage up to current juniors and seniors through November. A first downpayment of $100 will be due on November 21st. We will have another meeting on Sunday, November 23rd at Cathedral at 7 PM. Please contact Patrick Flynn or myself and we would love to get into more detail with you s about this pilgrimage!
God bless,
Fr. Ben
Our book of "remembrance" will be in the main foyer of school during the month of November. You may come in and sign, or send us the name(s) of any one you would like placed in our book. You may include a name(s), and also a short prayer or message.
All students have received information about our Magazine Fundraiser. Profits from these magazine sales go directly to our Activities Department.
Click hereto order. Cathedral's code is 2610541.
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Latest News
Woman dies in Fort Worth house fire
A 33-year-old woman died Friday afternoon in a fire at her home in the 4100 block of Brookline Avenue in southeast Fort Worth.
Family members identified the woman as Gloria Daniels.
Fire officials said neighbors saw smoke coming from the house that is just west of Miller Avenue, at about 2 p.m. and called 911.
Arriving fire units found both the front and back doors locked and had to force their way into the house, which was filled with smoke, fire officials said.
When firefighters kicked open a bedroom door, they encountered a flash fire that was quickly extinguished. They found the woman's body on the bedroom floor with burns to her legs and hands, fire officials said.
Daniels lived alone in the house, fire officials said. She was in the process of getting a divorce, and her husband has custody of their children, they said.
The electricity had recently been turned off in the home, officials said.
No cause had been determined, but fire officials said they believe it started in the bedroom.
Fire officials estimated damage to the house and its contents at $20,000.


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MICROSOFT PROJECT Class #1: BEGINNER to EXPERT - 10 full Projects
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3. Project Exercise 1 - Continued - A Dive into Microsoft Project - LEVEL SIMPLE4:38
4. Basic Interface of Microsoft Project4:11
5. What are TASKS?3:31
6. What are VIEWS?3:59
7. What are RESOURCES?4:59
8. What are ALLOCATIONS?2:38
9. What are TASK DEPENDENCIES?4:14
10. What is a SCHEDULE?2:34
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Microsoft Project is a beast of a software application - almost 30 years of history! Released mid-1980's on MS-DOS. So, it has every imaginable feature built into it by now - and then even some more.
My promise to you: By the end of this class series - you will be incredibly comfortable with Microsoft Project - and you will be able to use Project like a BOSS. You will be able to create, manage and track world class schedules - with complex requirements of resources, allocations, budgets, reporting and tracking - all the way to project completion!!!
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Mr. President, Madam Special Rapporteur,
FIDH thanks you for your update.
We condemn the Cambodian government's intensified crackdown on human rights defenders, activists, government critics, independent media, and members of the political opposition.
We are now witnessing a full-on attack on Cambodian civil society, which is likely to continue in the months leading up to next year's general election, scheduled for 29 July 2018.
Without the ability for Cambodian citizens to fully enjoy their rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, and association, there is no chance that next year's election will be credible, inclusive, or participatory.
Prime Minister Hun Sen's administration continues to rely on draconian laws, repressive government agencies, and a judiciary that lacks independence from the executive branch to silence any expression of dissent.
We call on the government to repeal the Law on Associations and NGOs, and stop arbitrary arrests and prosecutions of activists, human rights defenders, and government critics. All those currently detained, including land rights defender Tep Vanny, must be immediately and unconditionally released.
Cambodian civil society needs the support of the international community now more than ever.
We urge the council to renew the mandate of the Special Rapporteur for two more years and instruct her to provide an update on the human rights situation in Cambodia at its 38th regular session. If the human rights situation further deteriorates, the council should also hold an urgent debate on Cambodia at its 37th regular session.
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With Mother's Day just around the corner, I wanted to put up an easy and fun gift tutorial from my new book which is entirely practical and features Mom's favorite beer. If your mom is anything like me, there are probably a couple cool looking cans sitting in her recycling bin right now just waiting to be upcycled. If not, you should go pick up her brand of choice and pour her a cold one. You could drink this beer yourself, but remember, this is the woman who gave you life, carried you around for nine month, wiped your runny nose, made sure you were wearing sensible shoes and gave you your good looks. Seriously, you should buy her a beer.
Once you've drained the can, it's time to get crafting. The following are a list of supplies you'll need to complete the craft:
Beer can
Can opener
1 cup small rocks
Small amount stuffing or fiberfill (enough to fill the can, plus a generous handful)
8 x 8-inch piece of fabric
Hot glue gun
12 inches of any width grosgrain ribbon, for trim
Rickrack, buttons, or sequins for embellishing
How To:
Open up the can of beer and drain it quickly.
Pry off pull tab and save for another project
Use the can opener to remove the top from the can. Rinse and dry the can, being mindful of the cut edges.
Fill the can about halfway with small rocks.
Fill the remainder of the can with stuffing, leaving about 2 inches of stuffing coming out of the top of the can. Set aside an extra handful of stuffing for the last step.
Cut a 7-inch circle from the fabric.
Cut 1/2-inch slits in fabric every inch all the way around the fabric circle.
Hot glue the edge of the fabric to the outside of the can. The slits you cut will help ease the fabric tension, but you'll also want to let the fabric fold onto itself in creases as you glue it down.
When you get halfway around the can, insert the rest of the stuffing.
Finish gluing the fabric around the can.
Put a bead of hot glue around the seam where the fabric meets the can, then place the ribbon on top of the glue beads.
Embellish the pincushion ribbon with rickrack, buttons, or sequins
For 39 other cool crafts like this, check out my new book Beer Crafts available now for pre-order and on the shelves May 14th.


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Turner Prize 2000 Exhibition Tate, Britain, London SW1 to 14 January
There are two Turner Prize shows every year: the one on the box - when the winner, by tradition, mutters a totally inarticulate speech - and the one in Tate Britain, where the four shortlisted artists display their work for several months. This show used to be token and meagre, a handful of samples in a little room on which no final judgment was based. Now it makes all the difference. When the judges walk through the four galleries devoted to the prize these days - a solo show for each artist - it may be the first time that some of them have actually laid eyes on the shortlisted art.
If that seems outrageous, bear the following in mind: the Turner Prize is open to any British or British-based artist under 50 who's had a show anywhere on the planet in the past 12 months. Faced with the impossibility of seeing even a percentage of this imponderable sum, the five judges are naturally forced back on catalogues, reproductions and tips from their art-world colleagues. It's clear that at least one of them saw Michael Raedecker's embroidered paintings in Eindhoven last autumn, since he happens to be director of the museum in which they were shown. But I strongly doubt that all five flew to Los Angeles to see Glenn Brown's startling new sculptures.
So that's just one of the anomalies, along with the closed shop of judges, the annual conflicts of interest and the general, all-welcome pretence, that make the Turner such a slippery award. The best thing to do is ignore it as a low-credibility competition and enjoy it as an exhibition.
This is not always possible. Last year was a complete slug of a show, its vitality registering only in tabloid headlines about The Bed. This year's show is tasteful, steady and, in two cases, highly accomplished. There's nothing wilfully bad, flash or obscure here: the services of the Tate's head of interpretation will not be required. Take your grandmother, take your children - the only shock is that there isn't a single video.
Tokyo-born Tomoko Takahashi literally wastes her space. Takahashi is best known for sorting several tons of discarded junk into family heaps on the floor of the Saatchi Gallery. Here, she does exactly the same thing, but without the eerie effects she achieved there with fluctuating light bulbs and flickering tellies.
Takahashi is not a magpie so much as a beaver. She prefers standard-issue flotsam to discarded glitz and she forms little nests of like-with-like in an archipelago across the gallery. The ceiling is hung with steel shelves and plastic pipes; fake foliage garnishes the filing cabinets below. The look is somewhere between B&Q and a fire-sale at a borough council. Once you've recognised the tidy categories, the inventory seems oddly pointless. So much stuff, so little to look at.
Wolfgang Tillmans, the German-born photographer, makes a bigger point with bulk. Tillmans has no style but every style, no subject except everything he sees in the world. He does casual portraits, black-and-white reportage and cibachrome panoramas saturated with sunset colours. He does them framed, unframed, magnified, cropped, minuscule and the size of a billboard. Some are taped to the wall, others suspended from clips. He's showing 57 varieties, mounted from skirting-board to ceiling, plus a whole lot more in glass cases, including spreads for a recent Big Issue .
The installation looks like a magazine layout minus the text. Sure enough, these images speak for themselves: a day at the beach, strap-hanging on the Tube, clothes drying, planes flying, two lilies, some bees and a moon rise. You might call it looking at the overlooked, except that this is exactly what we do notice daily. Tillmans just likes to bring it all together in a vista of shared normality. The only photograph of moment for me was a tightrope walker, side-lit in the style of Caravaggio. But that's an unusually beautiful shot. Generally, Tillmans rejects the outstanding for the unexceptional.
This is pure sedative compared with the YBA stress on pricks and kicks in recent years. Glenn Brown is the only shortlisted artist with any links back to that phase - he was included in Sensation. But Brown is a loner, an obsessive who paints flawless reproductions of photographs: photographs of famous paintings. You can't see a brushmark in his ultra-flat pictures, a perverse achievement that forces you to admire his cold virtuosity before all else. This technique also deletes the painterly nuances of the original. Frank Auerbach loses his crucial impasto; Fragonard's delicacy becomes frozen and stiff.
Over the years, Brown's repertoire has expanded to include Rembrandt, Dali, Baselitz - and rather more of Brown himself. He doesn't just quote, he flanges, reworks and distorts. One of his paintings in the Tate flattens the face from an Auerbach, sets it in an eighteenth-century lunette and colours it in the palette of Landseer's 'Monarch of the Glen'. Retitled 'The Marquess of Breadalbane', after the man who commissioned the Landseer, the picture becomes a multi-layered game, a portrait of a portrait, via other artists and centuries.
The creepy thing about these paintings is that you're never quite sure whether Brown likes the originals or is suffering from the anxiety of influence and wants to cancel them out. I much prefer his recent sculptures, which move into another dimension. Some look like meteorites, others like abstracted bouquets or heads. All are created out of globs of pigment, licked into shape with sensuous, liberated brushmarks. Sculptures that look like paintings, they are much less trapped and melancholy than all his paintings from photographs.
A little bit of Brown's deadpan paint seems to have gotten into Michael Raedecker's pictures. Here and there, in these evacuated landscapes, a flat patch of white doubles as both water and sky, twisting perspective and baffling the eye. Raedecker won the John Moores Prize last year for 'Mirage', his eery painting of desert which turned out to be stitched and sequinned. He plays paint against thread to create these spacey, spectral illusions.
Raedecker's scenes are dreamy in the first place - motel rooms drifting with tumbleweed, cabins snowed up in winter, forest clearings at twilight. But he deepens the disquiet, as in 'Kismet', with this fusion of materials. Mohair trees cast painted shadows; distant mountains, woven in twine, are shrouded beneath rain-grey pigment.
Raedecker uses needle and thread to draw shadows and light, veils of paint to disturb the atmosphere. In 'Echo', an oasis is barely visible behind skeins of Spanish moss, yet it also seems to hover as reflection in a pool surrounded by wave-rippled sands. It's a weird phantasm, a figment from Crusoe's dreams translated in silk on linen and the most seductive work here by some way. Raedecker and Brown have been jostling for position at the bookies for several weeks. But that was before they, we or the judges had a chance to see the Turner Prize show.


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Disney's multibillion-dollar acquisition of Lucasfilm didn't just open the floodgates for more Star Wars movies—arguably too many Star Wars movies—it also bought the entertainment giant the rights to build a new theme park: "Galaxy's Edge." Disney is building not one but two identical Star Wars parks, one in Disneyland Anaheim and the second in Disney World, Florida. Now the company has given excited fans and parkgoers a look at the epic construction progress in this drone video.
The footage demonstrates the incredible scale of the new parks. The fourteen-acre monsters are expected to cost $2 billion and are set to open in 2019. When they do, guests will have the opportunity to explore an alien planet called Baatu, "pilot" the Millennium Falcon, and take part in a battle between the Resistance and the nefarious First Order.
Until then, check out the video and see what's under construction in a theme park far, far away.


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Hands On: MyFord's Touch Makes Sync Better
The second generation of Ford Sync represents a big step for what is already the industry's most comprehensive, affordable Bluetooth and music player system. Sync now understands almost 10,000 words, has a flattened command structure that lets you issue any command at any time (as a music player command while using the phone menu), and one-shot navigation system address entry that lets you speak number, street, and city all at once. Sync shows to best advantage with the rollout of MyFord Touch, which puts an 8-inch touchscreen LCD standard in some Ford and Lincoln cars.
Created along with Microsoft and Nuance, Sync now even recognizes the word "iPod," which Ford avoided in the past, perhaps in deference to its partner Microsoft. I spent time this week with a not-yet-on-sale 2011 Ford Edge, which will be the first Ford vehicle to get the new MyFord (or Lincoln) Touch. It will be followed by the 2011 Lincoln MKX (Edge's cousin), the 2011 Ford Explorer and next spring by the 2012 Ford Focus. MyFord Touch is not idiotproof, but you can see idiotproof from where you the driver's seat.
MyFord Touch = 4 Quadrant Touchscreen LCD
MyFord Touch refers to the LCD display, the unique user interface, the connection jacks, and the current version of Sync software. MyFord Touch and Sync aren't quite the same thing since cars without MyFord Touch can still have Sync. Think of Sync as a major part of MyFord Touch.
Press one of the MyFord Touch screen's four corners to start a function if you don't want to use voice commands or the steering wheel rocker switches shaped like those on cellphones, and you invoke:
* Phone, upper left corner of the screen, an amber/brown band.
* Navigation, upper right, a green band. Even if you don't have a route set up, pressing the screen there gives you a moving map.
* Audio, lower left, a red band.
* Climate control, lower right, a blue band.
The command choices are echoed in the right-hand of the two 4.2-inch LCD displays in the instrument panel flanking the speedometer, so you only have to glance down, not down and over.
Pressing any of the four touchscreen corner menu buttons expands that option's commands to a full screen. There's also a four-quadrant option which can be set as your home screen, with the most-used commands for phone, navigation, audio, and climate control each taking up one-quarter of the screen. Using the commands seemed natural to me. They were something you could figure out without opening the instruction manual (does anyone?) since if the command doesn't work one way, you keep trying synonyms until you find one that works.
The new Sync Bluetooth is easy to describe. Since the first Sync cars rolled out in 2007, Sync's Bluetooth has been robust thanks to extensive compatibility testing. Microsoft may make a mess of Windows once in a while, but it has the resources to make lots of Bluetooth devices pair up, and then to take advantage of their features. Bluetooth "The first generation of Sync wanted you to say 'Phone' first, then give the command," said Brigette Richardson, a Ford leader engineer on the project. "Now you can say 'Call John Smith'" all in one sentence." The 10,000 word vocabulary includes synonyms: "Phone," "Call," or "Dial" work equally as well.
You get both mobile phone Bluetooth as well as streaming audio Bluetooth (AADP), which is useful if your phone has music on a micro-SD or similar card, or if you're pulling in audio from you phone's cellular broadband connection.
In the center console, the Ford Edge had two not one USB jacks, RCA audio-video jacks (video to the LCD is locked out when driving), and an SD card. Via the SD card, you can play music or videos, shows photos, or create a navigation system if you buy a $795 SD card with map data and POIs from Ford. The incremental cost can be relatively low because the LCD display's cost is either part of the base price of the car or in an options package that also has a backup camera and costs about $1,000.
I worked with the navigation system briefly and couldn't see any significant drawbacks relative to DVD- or hard-drive based embedded navigation. I also liked that if I didn't even the $795 navigation option, the car comes with rudimentary offboard navigation accessed through your Bluetooth phone. That's free for three years, then $60 a year.
One-Shot Commands
Brian Radleff, director of worldwide embedded solutions at Nuance, notes, "Now, you can issue more natural commands." Most commands have synonyms. "Cooler," Temperature Down," and "Decrease Temperature" all do the same thing: Lower cabin temperatur. And you can give a command at all once. Before, you had to switch modes, say from audio to navigation. Now you can say "Navigate to [or Take me to] 15 Maple Lane, Springfield." Sync assumes only that you're in the same state as the last time you used navigation; if not, you first tell Sync to select a different state.
The Nuance voice parser listens for pauses between words, uses disambiguation, and the map database to figure out what you mean beyond the meaning of individual words. So, "Navigate to 80 Sixth Avenue, New York," would work because New York City's avenues stop in the teens; it knows there's no 86th Avenue. But for "Navigate to 86th Street, New York," Sync might ask if you meant the midpoint of 86th Street or 80 Sixth Street."
The only problem I noticed was that Sync and Nuance still missed recognizing some commands that were intelligible to humans in the car. To me, it seemed that the same command would have worked if spoken over a home phone when calling, say, an automated reservations desk running Nuance software. The difference, says Radloff: "That's running off a server, not an embedded processor, and you've probably got less road or wind noise."
His and Her iPods - Just Disambiguate Them
With two USB jacks, you can have two music devices connected at once, say an iPod and a USB music key. Two iPods work, says Radloff, so long as they have different names.
Minor Downsides: Unreadable Text in the Corners
I saw a couple problems with MyFord Touch and with the current Sync. The text is too small on the four menu tabs at the corners of the LCD display. To my eye, it looked like reading 12 to 14 point type, and if I used peripheral vision, it was hard to read. For drivers without perfect eyesight, Ford needs to offer the ability to switch to a larger font. (Some but not all of that info is repeated in the instrument panel.) And Ford brought in a pricy consultancy to help. Neither one noticed this. Drivers over 40 will notice it on day one.
Navigation assumes you're in the same state as the last time you set up a destination. Ford headquarters are 50 miles from the nearest state border and Ford people may not see the need to go to Toledo, Ohio, all that often. But if you live in the tri-state New York City area, Omaha, Memphis, or Washington, D.C., or the dozens of other on-the-border cities, you'll wish for an option to default the search to, say, 25 miles around your current location plus the current state. Google's navigation on the Droid phones does a good job of suggesting the matching street nearest your location even if it's one state over.
While you can have two iPods connected, you can only have one Bluetooth phone connected at a time for voice calling. But no car currently allows more than one Bluetooth phone at a time to be paired. You designate one phone as your primary. If another previously paired phone is seen, it will pair if the primary phone isn't paired. But the primary phone won't automatically unpair the other phone.
As Good As It Gets, About As Cheap As It Gets
With MyFord Touch and what is either the fourth or second generation of Ford Sync (Ford's Richardson describes it as one previous version plus two fractional revisions), Ford's command of technology continues to impress me. When it comes to technology, Ford is the auto industry's bang for the buck leader. That much has been clear since the first Ford Focus with Sync hit the streets three years ago. Sync has been free in the higher end trim levels (that is, built in to the base price) and $395 on lower or mid-level models. As Sync improves, it goes beyond just price performance leadership. What I saw in the Ford Edge comes close to matching the best any automaker offers, regardless of price. Even the Germans.
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Editorial: Water rate hikes necessary for Paso Robles' livelihood
With only one measure on the Nov. 3 ballot, Paso Robles voters may be tempted to skip out on the special election. They shouldn't — not if they care about the city's future.
We strongly urge voters to approve Measure A-09. It will authorize water rate increases that will finance the Nacimiento Water Project and pay for some much-needed improvements to the city's aging and debilitated water delivery system.
These aren't discretionary expenditures that can be put off until the economy improves. The city of Paso Robles has committed to the Nacimiento project, and it is legally obligated to pay its share.
If voters don't agree to rate increases, the money still will have to be raised, one way or another — even if it means siphoning money away from police, fire and other essential services.
That's frightening, but it could occur if a small group of citizens is successful in blocking city efforts to pass water rate increases.
Among other arguments, these opponents contend:
Current residents will not receive any benefits from the Nacimiento project and, therefore, should not have to pay for it.
That's ludicrous. It's becoming increasingly apparent that water supplies aren't keeping pace with current demands. Water shortages already have triggered mandatory conservation measures in some Central Coast communities — Paso Robles included — and the situation will worsen as the drought continues.
New development should have to pay for the project.
This implies that newcomers will be paying no extra charges. The fact is, new development will be paying substantially more for water. Hook-up fees per unit will almost double, going to $23,500 from the current $12,000.
The city's pro-growth policies are triggering the need for the Nacimiento project.
Even if the city were to stop all growth, there still would be a need for additional water. The groundwater basin that supplies much of the city's water doesn't end at the city limits. It extends far beyond the boundaries of Paso Robles, serving agriculture and other users in outlying communities. The city is powerless to prohibit growth in those areas, which means demands on the basin will continue to increase.
The city has been charging its customers an $18-a-month water fee for the Nacimiento project, and no additional money is needed to pay off the bonds for the project.
The $18-a-month fee generates $2.2 million per year — not even close to the $5.2 million needed annually to pay off the debt and cover operations and maintenance. And while the city has built up some reserves in its water funds, those will finance the Nacimiento project for only a few years.
Bottom line: The city needs additional revenue to pay for expensive — but absolutely necessary — water projects.
We believe water rate increases are the most logical and equitable way to generate this revenue.
While no one likes to pay more for utilities, especially in this horrible economy, typical households will pay less than $10 more per month initially, and after five years, will pay about $15 more per month. That's the cost of a pizza.
Keep in mind, too, that water bills will be based in part on usage, so frugal customers will be rewarded with lower bills. We believe that's the best way to encourage conservation.
By agreeing to participate in the Nacimiento project, the city has provided its residents with an insurance policy, giving them peace of mind that there will be a dependable water supply not only for them, but also for their children and grandchildren.
By approving Paso Robles Measure A-09, voters will give the city the ability to pay the bill for the benefits the Nacimiento Water Project will provide.
How much will it cost?
A small family currently paying $31 per month for water will pay $34 starting in January. The rates will gradually rise over five years, to $43 a month in 2014.
A larger family of four currently paying $43 would pay $50 starting in January, and $68 in 2014.


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Hess Clothing A local retail icon retires, but tradition will continue on South Broad Street
LAURIE KNOWLES CALLANAN Record Express Correspondent
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For 42 years, Mike Hess has been at his clothing shop at 11 S. Broad St. in downtown Lititz.
Rain or shine, for prom season, wedding season, the holidays, first job interviews, important business meetings, men – and women – relied on Hess for tuxedos, suits, sportswear, coats, belts, accessories, dry cleaning and alterations.
Now, after all those dedicated hours, he's ready for retirement.
It wasn't an easy decision for a man who lived, ate and breathed his retail clothing shop. Through the years, he rarely took a vacation. Even when he had two serious health issues, he managed to get into the shop to help his valued customers.
"It's not easy to let go," admits Hess, 64, who has owned the shop with his wife Brenda since 1971. "But it was time."
Of course, the only way Hess could ever part with his "baby," was to make sure it was in good hands. He wanted someone who could carry on the tradition he started. He wanted someone who cherished a long-standing heritage as a small town clothing store.
"Once I made the decision to retire, I needed to find someone who would be a good fit," he said.
That has turned out to be Shaub's of Lancaster, a family business operating a shoe and clothing store at 18 N. Queen St. since 1880. Talk about tradition! Started by the Shaub family in the late 1800s, Shaub's Shoe Shop is a fourth generation business. Henry Shaub was the architect for McCaskey High School, and redesigned the facade of Shaub's Shoe Shop in the 1920s.
Added to that, members of the Shaub family lived and grew up in Lititz. So, not only did they understand the meaning of a family business built on quality, but they know this town.
On Oct. 1, Hess Clothing became Shaub's, and Hess handed over the reins to the new owners, Robert "Bob" and Debra Shaub, and his sister Suzanne and her husband Howard Feldman. The Lancaster Shaub's had closed in 2012, and they recently closed their Manheim Township store at the Landis Valley Shopping Center.
"Our only location for Shaub's is now here in Lititz," says Suzanne Feldman. "We are very excited."
Hess and the Shaubs spent the last two weeks transitioning things at the store. According to Bob Shaub, everything at Hess's remains the same. In addition to custom tailored clothing and better branded sportswear, the store continues to offer tuxedo rentals and sales for weddings, proms and formal occasions. The designer names include Ralph Lauren, Perry Ellis, Jean Eves, After Six, Calvin Klein, Chaps, Ecko, Demetrios and Fuse.
The only changes are some new things brought over by Shaub's. For one, now Hess's – Shaub's – has shoes. There are high quality men's and women's shoes in both dress and casual styles. There is also a complete women's shop, with classic, timeless styles of dresses, coats, skirts, blouses, handbags, scarves and jewelry.
Hess used to carry women's clothing years ago, thanks to Brenda Hess. The women's shop existed from around 1984 to 2003. That's when Mike Hess suffered a serious illness and had to undergo chemotherapy. The Hess's wanted to simplify the business and concentrate just on men's wear, as the store had done since its start in the 1940s.
"We are thrilled to be adding some new things to the store, such as the women's shop, shoes and classic lines like Barbour for men and women," says Feldman.
The Shaub's held their "soft" opening during 2nd Friday, but with heavy rains that evening, it wasn't ideal. The grand opening is set for next 2nd Friday, Nov. 8.
"We are happy to be a part of the coolest small town in America," adds Feldman, "We all grew up in Lititz, and it feels like home to us."
As Feldman notes, her brother Bob graduated from Warwick High School in 1968, while their sister Sally is a 1971 Warwick graduate. Feldman went to Warwick schools, but finished high school at Lancaster Country Day. The three were the children of Dorothy Haines Shaub and Benjamin Wade Shaub, living on Owl Hill Road.
Their Lititz roots go even further back to grandfather Lewis Haines, who owned the Lititz Springs Pretzel Company. After managing the Sturgis' Brand factory from 1885 to 1890, Thomas H. Keller established his own pretzel manufacturing bakery, known as the Lititz Springs Pretzel Company. Haines became the owner, and back in the early 1960s the site of the former pretzel company building became the home of the Lititz Rec Center.
Sally Shaub went to Penn State and Feldman went to Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. She is now living in New York City and is an art advisor. She also has a home near Lititz, and plans to be involved in Shaub's store in Lititz as much as possible.
Most of the day-to-day operations will be handled by Bob Shaub, and he has been getting acquainted with customers who stop into the shop. Some of them notice the changes, like the Johnston & Murphy, Rockport, Sperry, Sebago and SAS shoes and new men's clothing lines that include Orvis, Barbour and Joe's Jeans.
The women's shop has shoes by Sperry, Vaneli, Uggs, Michael Kors and Jon Josef, plus Eric Javits and Brahmin handbags. Clothing by Not Your Mother's Jeans, Tracy Negoshian and faux Fabulous Furs are features, along with Echo scarves and classic fashion jewelry. The manager for the women's shop is Christine Kiehl.
As Feldman notes, Shaub's has some new plans, such as having Barbour trunk shows. They also want to reach out to the senior community, by offering custom shoe fittings at area retirement homes for SAS comfort shoes.
"Mike doesn't have to worry, we will take good care of his customers," reassured Bob Shaub.
So now, Hess and his wife Brenda will be thinking of places they might like to travel, like Italy or France. They hope to spend more time with their son and daughter, and their grandson, Logan.
Hess thinks he might need to stop by from time to time, if only to make it a smooth transition for customers. He started working at Hess Clothing back in 1971 when it was owned by his relative, Joseph B. Hess.
"I only worked six months there, and then decided to buy it. I was only 21," he said.
Since that time, he had handled tuxedo rentals for at least 1,500 weddings, probably more. He has seen the sons of customers come in for their wedding and prom tuxes, carrying on the tradition of their fathers.
"I think we're starting to move into third generations," says Hess, adding that he has rented prom tuxes to teens whose fathers and grandfathers rented tuxedos from Hess's.
For as long as anyone can remember, the location was a men's store, opened in 1946 by Joseph Hess. Before that, it housed various retail businesses and offices, as well as homes. As far back as the 1860s, it was the site of the famous Wabank House.
Back in 1863, a Mr. Lichtenthaeler purchased the Wabank House, which was a large four-story frame building on the banks of the Conestoga Creek southwest of Lancaster. Lichtenthaeler took the building down and re-erected it in Lititz on hotel land extending along South Broad Street southward almost to Juniper Alley.
The Wabank House operated as a resort hotel, attracting summer boarders to the rejuvenating Lititz Springs. It was a grand building with a long porch that overlooked downtown Lititz. Ten years later, on July 21, 1873, the wood frame structure was destroyed by fire.
As Hess has been told, the site was an empty lot for some time, before new structures were built there. The Hess Clothing store was one of them.
"There is a lot of history here," says Hess. "It's always meant a lot to me, and I am grateful that the Shaubs will be carrying on the heritage of Hess Clothing and Shaub's right here in Lititz."
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Hey pals,
It's Dan again, letting you read about Beer Trip II from my blog when we got back. This will be the last of these, because I didn't write about Beer Trip III or Beer Trip IV (or any of the Point Fives we took). I hope you love this more than you love breakfast burritos:
Day One
The plan was to leave the house at 7:30 AM on Wednesday, and we were actually ahead of schedule. We (Caddylac, Timmy, the Cruiser, and I) pulled out of my driveway at 7:19 AM, so Beer Trip II was off to a great start. The first stop was in Hays, Kansas, so I'll not bore you with tales of the road from my house to there, because besides the four of us bullshitting each other (which was entertaining to me), it's a pretty boring fucking drive and nothing happened. The highlight was probably Caddy and the Cruiser cracking open a beer once we got on the highway at about 7:30 AM. Eventually, around 11:10 AM, we arrived at Gella's Diner and Liquid Bread Brewing Company and right away we were impressed. The brewpub is located in a renovated Western Union building, and it was beautiful and spacious on the inside. I think Caddylac was the one who said it best: "You could drop this place anywhere (New York, L.A., wherever), and it would fit in and look great!" It was a great looking place. We sat down, ordered some sampler trays of beer, and ordered our lunch. A huge plus for this place was that they had garlic fries. I'm a big fan of the garlic fries, and these were very good. If you have access to adding a menu item to a restaurant, you need to add garlic fries to it. Anyway, lunch went along just fine (we even got to talk to the brewer for a couple of seconds who made us a sticker for the RV) and their beers were outstanding, and we asked for four growlers and our bill. This was at 12:18 PM. Granted, the place was pretty crowded and they seemed understaffed, but we didn't end up leaving the place until 1:03 PM because it took so long to get our bill and change. Yes, I did keep track of the time like that, because we planned on leaving Hays at 1 PM, so we thought we were going to be way ahead of schedule for our ride into Denver when we asked for our bill. Instead, we were a little behind (since we also had to stop and get gas). Anyway, all it all, it was a great experience, and would recommend anyone driving along I-70 in Kansas to make a stop at Gella's if you want some really good beer and great food.We left Hayes and headed to Denver. Wow! Did that ride really suck as well! Western Kansas has a much deserved reputation for being a boring, boring drive, but I think Eastern Colorado needs to be given some credit too. Holy shit was that a boring drive! I must have quoted "Dumb and Dumber" at least ten times saying, "That John Denver's full of shit!" I didn't know that Denver was pretty much where the mountains started. I do now. We planned on getting to our posh La Quinta Inn in Downtown Denver at 5 PM, and that was about right. Maybe 5:15 PM or so, but we had plenty of time to take shits, change shirts and put on a new layer of deodorant, and then walk to Coors Field for the 7 PM start. We got to the stadium, and it made me remember why I loved downtown ballparks. It was less than a mile from the hotel to the stadium, and there was so much to do all around the stadium. And inside the stadium too, as we hit our second brewpub of Beer Trip II, the Sandlot Brewery. The place was kinda cool, but I was thinking it was going to be a sit down restaurant with servers, when instead you had to go to the bar to order beers. Now, the bartenders were great, but it just wasn't what I thought it'd be. The beers were okay, I guess, nice for a ballpark, but nothing too exciting. As for the game, well, it sucked. There was a rain delay before the game, but the actual game is what sucked. The Brewers lost 8-2 and it was never really close. The park was cool, and I even had a Coors Beer at Coors Field, which I always think is a must. I'll always have a Busch at Busch Stadium and a Miller at Miller Park too. See, I'm not a complete beer snob. Just mostly.After the game, we went to our final brewpub of Day One, the Breckenridge Ball Park Brewpub. We were all feeling pretty good, but it was so close to the park that we had to go. The place was really cool, and it had a nice crowd for a Wednesday. Now let me state that I am not a fan of Breckenridge beers, but the beers here were pretty good. At least they were to my recollection. It was a long day, and I had had a few, so my memory isn't 100%. I do know that our waitress was awesome, as she gave us each free tasting glasses and stickers (for the back of the RV). After a few samples and a beer, we walked back home to crash for the night. But not before the Cruiser decided that since the gate to the pool was locked that he's climb down from the second floor (where our room was) to inside of the pool area and go for a little swim. It was pretty impressive way to end day one.
Day Two
Thursday's activities started earlier than any other day, as we arrived at the Great Divide Brewing Company in downtown Denver (a couple blocks from Coors Field) around 9:50 AM. It was located in a building that you wouldn't know was a brewery if you just walked by it. Inside the brewery, there was a ton of construction going on. Great Divide doesn't have regularly scheduled tours, so you just kinda walk in and see if someone can give you a tour. We got in, talked to one of the brewers for a bit, had a couple of samples, and then the head of bottling showed us around. For those of you who don't know, Great Divide makes some of my favorite beers, and after the tour we got, I like this place even more. The tour guide couldn't have been any cooler, as he showed us all around the place and just shot the shit with us for about a solid hour. He and the brewer who was on duty just talked about whatever with us and were solid guys. They said they were jealous of us for going on Beer Trip II, and we were all jealous of them for working at a kick-ass brewery. They gave us free stickers, coasters, bottle openers, and on top of all that, they gave us a free case of their beer! So needless to say, I really love these guys now. After the tour, we were going to have lunch at the Wynkoop Brewing Company, where I was excited to go because my friend and Lulu's former roommate Dahlbeeyotch was meeting us there. Whereas the beers weren't my favorite and the food was pretty good but nothing amazing, this was one of my favorite parts of the entire trip. Basically it was everyone making fun of each other and themselves all lunch, and we were cracking up the whole time. We had to be the loudest table in the place and I'm sure the rest of the restaurant weren't loving us because of that (and we were there for about an hour and a half). Dahlbeeyotch said that she was going to make us all buttons for Beer Trip III, and I thought Caddy was going to piss himself (he actually may have; I didn't check). We had a great time, but unfortunately, Dahlbeeyotch had to go to work and fortunately, we had three more breweries to hit. Next up for us was a trip up the road to Boulder where we hit the Boulder Brewing Company. Boulder makes two of my favorite beers, Mojo and Hazed & Infused, so this was another place I was really looking forward to. We had another really great tour guide, and we had a lot of free beers. Too bad for the Cruiser, because he was the DD that day and only had sips. Our tour consisted of the four of us and a guy from Germany who was in town with his wife who had a work conference (who was a really cool guy), so our tour was pretty much whatever we wanted her to talk about. She even poured us some beer right from the tanks, which was pretty good also. Basically by the time we left Boulder, all of us were feeling really good. Especially me.For dinner, we drove over to Longmont for the Pumphouse Brewery and Restaurant, where we met Caddy's friend Melissa. From the best of my recollection, dinner was really good, as were the beers. I'm not sure what else to tell you about that because I don't have memories of anything specific that was interesting (I was kinda drunk). From there, we hit yet another place, the Left Hand Brewery. I remember thinking the place was nice, the service wasn't too friendly, that I ordered a sample tray, and called my wife. And that's about it. When we left Left Hand, we went back to the hotel. Right next door in the same parking lot as our sweet Radisson Hotel was an Old Chicago, and for some reason we decided to go in and have some more beers. I ordered some Sicilian Pepperoni Rolls and a Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA. I think I had two of the Pepperoni Rolls, half of my beer (if that), and decided that it'd be best for me to go back to the hotel and pass out. Which is exactly what I did. Apparently I missed a lot of interesting things after I left, rumors of which I cannot prove actually happened, so I will just end Day Two's recap with this: holy shit, was I really fucking hung-over the next morning!
Day Three
So yeah, I didn't have a good morning on Day Three. As my friend Fittsie used to say, I was over-served. Anyway, after a sluggish start, we were ready to start the beer drinking at 11:30 at Oskar Blues Grill and Brew in Lyons, Colorado. Oskar's is famous among the beer dork community for being a solid microbrewer and selling their beer in cans, instead of bottles like most microbreweries. I kinda think it's pretty cool. The place was nice, as Lyons is a really cool little down at the base of the mountain. We sat on the deck and had a nice view. After a little "hair of the dog" with some tasty beers and some really good food, we all were feeling a lot better and were on our way. Our next stop after lunch was in my new favorite city in the world, Fort Collins, Colorado. What a great town! Also located at the base of the mountains, Fort Collins has several really great breweries there. They also have an Anheuser Busch brewery on top of the good places, but who gives a shit! Our first brewery stop in Fort Collins was Odell Brewing Company. It was located on a side street and was a nice looking place. The people there were cool, and I actually got carded THREE times there, which I thought was funny. The tour was the same as every other tour basically, but since I'm a member of the American Homebrewer's Association, I got to have the $3 sample tray for free! Yeah, that $97 membership is already paying for itself! The beers were good, but I can get them here so it wasn't anything too exciting. Good tour if you're in Ft. Collins, but nothing too cool.After Odell's, we went to the cleverly named Fort Collins Brewery just down the road. Well, it would have been just down the road but I'm a moron and gave Caddy the wrong directions. We got there eventually, and the place was kinda hard to find anyway unless you knew where it was. It was basically a warehouse with a taproom. Although the taproom was really nice, and the people and beer there were really good. The beers were better than we expected, and the waitress and bartender could not have been cooler. They even sold the Cruiser and me jugs of their Brewlesque Brown, which was only available in jugs to members of their "Jug Club." I have to really thank the Cruiser for his pouting, because that's what sealed the deal on that one. We hung out there for a sampler tray and a pint, and then we headed to the hotel to check in. We stayed at the world-famous Fort Collins Motel 8, and that lived up to all the hype.For dinner, we took a cab to our final brewpub of the day, CooperSmith's Pub and Brewing, for dinner. It was pretty well-hyped by several people that day, and when we got there we were excited. It was a cool looking place. We went to check in with the hostess, and we were told it'd be a 35 minute wait, so we just sat at the bar. Well, the food was good, but the beers were just so-so. Not nearly as good as we were lead to believe they'd be. We had our dinner and left, and then we walked to another Old Chicago for a beer before Caddy's friend Mel picked us up and took us back to the sweet Motel 8. And that was pretty much Day Three. Three breweries visited, and basically just a day to recover from the day before. So really, it was a pretty good day.
Day Four
Day Four of Beer Trip II was a really, really good day. We started up later than usual, because we had a 11:30 AM VIP tour at the New Belgium Brewing Company. To be honest, I wasn't really sure what to expect from a "VIP Tour" at New Belgium. You see, a while back, I was at a liquor store where I was buying some New Belgium 1554 (because we were brewing a clone of it). I was looking to see what else was at the liquor store when I overheard a couple of guys talking about New Belgium. I looked up, and one was an employee of the liquor store and the other guy was wearing a New Belgium jacket. The employee walked away, and I went up to the New Belgium guy and said, "Sorry, but I overheard you talking. Do you work for New Belgium?" He said he did and told me his name was Scott. We were talking about their beer "Two Below," because I wondered if they were going to bottle it. He said it was just on draft only for now, and then we proceeded to talk about beer for a few minutes. At the end of the conversation, he said, "If you ever go to Fort Collins, you'll need to stop by the brewery for a tour." I responded, "Actually, I'll be going there in August on a beer trip with some friends, and we are definitely going to be going there." He seemed kinda surprised, in a good way, we talked for a few more minutes about Beer Trip II. Then he said, "Here's my card. Send me an email when you know when you'll be there, and I'll set you up with a VIP tour." And we went on our ways. A couple days later I emailed him thanking him for taking the time to just talk beer with me for a few minutes. Back in April, when we locked down the time when we'd be in Fort Collins, I emailed him again, and he told me he'd work on setting up a VIP tour for us. He emailed me later that same day with a day and time. That was about the extent of it. A couple weeks before we left on Beer Trip II, I emailed him again, just to make sure everything was set, and he said it was fine, just to show up there a little before 11:30 AM to check in. So we get up to the brewery about 11:10 AM and go to check in. One thing we weren't expecting though: the place was packed. I mean, really packed. We had to park on the street because the parking lot was full. I waited in line to tell the bartender we were there, and the line took forever. And you could see that there was a huge tour (probably 40 people) in progress already, so I was a little concerned that we'd get the same deal. Eventually, I got to the bar, told the lady why we were there, and she seemed really excited about it and went to the back. She came out a few seconds later, told us to wait at the side of the bar, and that Matt would be coming out to give us our tour. Matt came out, and we (just the four of us and Matt) started the tour.Let me start out the tour portion of this entry by telling you that this wasn't a typical tour at all. This was a genuine VIP tour. Many of the things we did are not allowed on most tours, for safety reasons. The tour started out like most tours with the history of the company. In New Belgium's case, it wasn't too different than other companies' beginnings (the founder liked the beer he had when he was on vacation in Belgium and decided to make his own beer because he couldn't get that style of beer here in the States). Matt explained the history more in depth because the tour ahead of us was still in the main room, but it was pretty interesting still. We eventually went into that room, and Matt showed us their first equipment. Standard tour information, really, yet it was still kinda cool. We walked to the main room of the tour, and Matt showed us the tanks where they brew a batch occasionally, but they weren't at that time. As the other tour went ahead, Matt pulled us over to a bar on the side and said that since we were homebrewers and knew our stuff, he was going to give us some samples earlier than they normally do of stuff you can't get get or outside of the brewery, as well as their flagship beer, Fat Tire. The first beer was their Saison, and while I'm not a fan of the style, I did like theirs. Next was the Fat Tire, which I've had plenty of times before and think is pretty good. The last was a sample of their Abbey Grand Cru, and it was awesome. One of the best beers I ever had. I wish they sold it, but unfortunately, they don't. Awesome stuff. We went on the tour a bit further, seeing and talking about typical tour things. Then Matt told us to put on our safety goggles. We did, and then he led us up a staircase to the roof. On the roof, he told us to start climbing, as we had to go up about four more flights of stairs to the very top of the brewery. Up there, you could see a beautiful view of Fort Collins and the Rocky Mountains. You could also see the Anheuser Busch brewery up the road, but who gives a shit? Up there we saw all of their brewing vessels, which contained about 12 million bottles of beer in them. We also got to see their water treatment plant from the roof, which they built themselves for themselves to not take a burden on the city's treatment plant. The whole thing was really impressive, and not something you get on the standard tour. We came down and back in, and next went through the bottling area, something that is a no-no on most other tours due to safety reasons. It was pretty interesting, for me. We walked around some more, and we went to their ten 500-gallon oak barrels where New Belgium makes their La Folie, a rare and expensive beer that is famous among the beer dork community. Matt told us not to tell anyone that we did it (so don't tell anyone), but he let us drink some of the La Folie from the spicket of one of the barrels, and it was pretty yummy. He showed us around a lot of the normally "off-limits areas" to tours places, and even let Cruiser and I go down the employee slide. At the end of the tour, Matt said, "Well, Scott wanted me to treat you well, so we're giving you guys six samples of our beer instead of the normal four that other tours get." We thanked him, and then he said, "Also, we're giving you guys each one free six-pack of your choice." We were all pretty shocked about that, and thanked him again. Then he said, "And finally, we're giving you guys 40% off of whatever you want, beer included." We were really shocked. I was dumbfounded. Not only did they just give us by far the best brewery tour that I ever had been on with the coolest tour guide (although not as hot as the Boulder chick), but they were giving us free beer and a huge discount. Needless to say, I was in love with the place. I really want to move to Fort Collins and work for New Belgium. It was awesome.After we left the brewery (where we probably spent about $250 combined as a group), we went to a liquor store on the way out of town. I only spent about $10, but the others got several boxes worth of beer. Then we were on our way to Cheyenne, where we went to the Snake River Pub and Grill, where the Shadows Brewing Company is located. The place was really cool, although they only had one beer of theirs on tap. Apparently they had a big festival a few days prior, and that was all they had. The one they did have was really good, as was the food, and soon we were on our way to North Platte, Nebraska where we were calling it a night. We did go to the hotel bar for a couple of beers (including a Fat Tire), and we called it a night.
Day Five
For Beer Trip II Day Five, it was a fun day, but pretty uneventful. Basically, we went to three breweries in Nebraska. The first brewery we went to was Thunderhead Brewing Company in Kearney, Nebraska around 11 AM. It was located in a cool little part of this little town, and surprisingly the beers were outstanding. Very, very good. I was shocked how good they were, considering that this was just a small town that actually had two breweries. We only ate appetizers, but they were good too. Our next stop was in Lincoln where we had a light, late lunch at Lazlo's Brewery and Grill, which featured Empyrean Brewing Company's beer. The place was cool, food was good, service was very good, and the beers were okay. Nothing much to write about there. Finally, we got into Omaha around 4:15 PM where we had a light dinner at Upstream Brewing Company. Most of the beers were weak, some were pretty good, but again, besides being located in a cool building in a cool part of town and having good service, there wasn't much to say about it. Then we drove through a ton of rain the three hours back to my house.
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In the past we've described TechEd as more about the Ed than the Tech, but this year's event was very different: packed full of news of new technologies and services. Microsoft's announcements at TechEd 2013 in New Orleans focused on Windows Server and on System Center — and that included many of the new enterprise features demonstrated on Windows 8.1.
That's not surprising. TechEd is really Microsoft's Server and Tools Business event, and Windows is keeping its powder dry for its upcoming BUILD event in San Francisco at the end of the month.
When you step back from the hustle and bustle of a big event, it turns out that there's a deeper meaning in the announcements and demonstrations, and in the fact that it's starting to get harder and harder to work out where one Windows product ends and another begins. Windows is smearing itself across everything from phones to TVs to tablets to PCs to servers to the cloud. It's a continuum of Windows — a spiral galaxy of tools and services, with System Center the black hole at its core.
Microsoft calls it the Cloud OS, and that's a fair description of what it's delivering. Other companies talk about the software-defined data centre, where you can dynamically reconfigure your servers and networks to deliver the services your users want. That's part of what Microsoft is delivering, but it's also going a step or two further, linking that dynamic data center to the public cloud — with virtual networks that bridge between on-premises infrastructure and virtual infrastructure running on Azure.
Breaking down walls
Part of that comes from the way Microsoft is breaking down the walls between once disparate teams, moving from a traditional cadence to a yearly, or even faster, delivery cycle. You could think of it as delivering services and tools on cloud time — something that Microsoft needs to do to have any chance of repositioning itself as a devices and services business. So when planning the "Blue" wave of servers and management tools, the Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2 teams sat down together to plan a coordinated approach that would match server and management tooling.
The result is something that Brad Anderson, corporate vice president, Windows Server & System Center, thinks of as similar to the way a switch works. System Center is the control plane, setting the rules and defining how services will operate, while Windows Server is the data plane — the fabric on which virtual machines and storage are built. It's an intriguing way of looking at things, and perhaps one we all need to adopt, if we're to consider our own data centers as our own clouds — and if we're to adopt cloud-centric development and management patterns.
System Center is the control plane, setting the rules and defining how services will operate, while Windows Server is the data plane —
the fabric on which virtual machines and storage are built.
We need to stop thinking about applications, and start thinking about workloads. The tools and technologies that ship as part of Windows Server 2012 R2 (and Windows 8.1) are finally delivering on the service-oriented architecture vision. It may have been the best part of a decade in the making, but it's critical in the transition from data centers to clouds. Monolithic applications may work in the cloud for a while, running in virtual machines, but what the cloud is about is a way of flexibly delivering services that can be connected together to support business needs.
It's a very different way of thinking about the relationship between a business and its IT, but it's a change that needs to happen if we're to deliver on the promise of modern IT. It's all very well having the latest OS and management tooling, but if you're still just an IT janitor, cleaning up after your users, you're not going to be delivering the innovation your business needs — at the speed it needs.
A cloud cadence isn't just for Microsoft. It's for your business too. It'll allow you to deliver those mobile apps your users want, in a much more rapid way. It'll mean changing the way you work, automating much more of the day-to-day stuff of IT management, allowing you to pick up new skills, and to become an internal consultant in your own business. After all, if you don't do it, someone else will be doing it for you.


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Sophisticated Seaside Soiree Wedding: 30-40 guests
We understand how important it is to know in advance how much your dream Costa Rican destination wedding will cost. Every destination wedding is unique. It reflects the essence of the couple in every choice they make along the planning process. There are so many variables to take into account: venue selection, number of guests, decor items, catering and bar, entertainment and more, that sometimes coming up with a figure for a future wedding can be very challenging. In order to help you get an idea of the cost of getting married in Costa Rica, you can view some of our previous weddings and an estimate of how much these cost.
This wedding took place at a luxury resort in northern Guanacaste. After the ceremony, all the wedding party enjoyed of a nice cocktail hour with premium open bar and passed hors d ́oeuvres: spiced sea bass ceviche, rice noodle baby shrimp and cilantro salad, grilled chicken and mango and shrimp with dill. For reception they had chicken with mushroom baguette, smoked ham and herb cream cheese, mini beef tarts and fried calamari with yogurt dip. They had live music by a band for ceremony and cocktail hour and a DJ to play for the rest of the night. The night ended on a high note with a great 15 fireworks show.
- Wedding size: 30-40
- Location: Guanacaste
- Theme: Sophisticated seaside soiree with playful garden accents
- Catering: $2,300
- Bar: $1,300
- Photography: $4750 (8 hours)
- Wedding cake: $220
- Rental Cost: $3,500
- Floral Cost: $3,400
- Live band: $600
- Fireworks: $900
Total Wedding Cost: $18,000
*Please note that prices may have changed and can vary based on location. Please inquire for updated pricing and information.


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BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels repelled an advance by government forces near a strategic highway in northern Syria on Tuesday, in fierce battles expected to inflict heavy casualties on both sides, opposition activists said.
The two sides are struggling for control of a highway that serves as the main route into Aleppo, Syria's largest city, after President Bashar al-Assad's forces broke through a six-month rebel blockade of two bases near the road.
Rebels are determined to re-establish the blockade of the bases, located outside the town of Maarat al-Nuaman in Idlib province, because a government advance could upset the balance of power in the heart of the rebel-held north.
No side now fully controls the highway.
If the army were able to capture the main artery into Aleppo it could bolster its fragile supply lines and hit harder at the insurgents, who despite their gains remain vulnerable to daily air strikes on towns under their control.
Rebels maintained the blockade operation despite a high cost in lives and weaponry to keep the army bottled up in the Wadi al-Deif and Hamidiya bases.
They had been unable to storm the bases and were criticized by some in the opposition for depleting their own forces due to infighting and the deployment of many units to other towns.
On Sunday, government forces outflanked the rebels and broke through, state media said.
But rebels were able to drive Assad's forces out of the village of al-Tah by Tuesday, activists said on a local opposition Facebook page, pushing them back to the town of Babolin, further south.
"The rebels were able to advance their counter-offensive. There will be a heavy casualty toll of dead and wounded, but we cannot offer precise figures yet," Rami Abdelrahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, told Reuters by telephone.
Abdelrahman, who manages a network of activists across Syria from his Britain-based group, said it was not yet clear who was gaining the upper hand in the past months of clashes.
Two years into the uprising against Assad, government forces are fighting hard to keep control of cities. Many rural areas and provincial towns have fallen to the rebels. Aleppo is caught in a stalemate between the rival forces.
Rebels have advanced in northern Syria, near Turkey, and the southern province of Deraa near Jordan.
But government forces have kept the rebels out of central Damascus and hold more than half of Homs, Syria's third largest city, which connects the capital to Assad's Alawite heartland near the Mediterranean coast.
Syria's uprising began as a protest movement against four decades of Assad family rule but has degenerated into an increasingly sectarian conflict that has killed at least 70,000.
Sunni Muslim rebels form the backbone of the insurgency, while minorities like the Alawites, from an offshoot of Shi'ite Islam, have largely fought with Assad, whose family has ruled the major Arab state for 43 years.
Rebel attacks had forced the army to relinquish many bases in northern Syria and most roads around Aleppo and Idlib, leaving remaining government-controlled areas in the north to rely on airlifts for food and weapons.
The army has yet to score a decisive victory in the area but their recent advance battered the rebels. Abdelrahman counted more than 50 fighters dead or missing from the battle on Sunday.
Activists in Maarat al-Nuaman, which has suffered daily air strikes and artillery barrages due to the blockade, accused rebels of causing their own setback by not resolving rising tensions between Islamist groups and the more politically moderate - but less militarily effective - rebel units.
According to Abdelrahman, many of the main fighting units previously based in the area had moved to Raqqa, Ras al-Ain, and Hassakah, towns in the northeast that rebels led by Islamist brigades recently seized.
As rebel units have moved to more successful battlefronts, the army has been pushing hard on areas where they had made gains around Aleppo, Idlib and Damascus. (Editing by Mark Heinrich)


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Inspirational crystal quote of the day:
"Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the present toward the future." - Denis Waitley
Greetings earthlings to another wonderful day on your planet. It's a bit overcast here today with the sun attempting to punch through like a Danny 'Little Red' Lopez/Salvador Sanchez bout (look it up. They were awesome!). Though it's nothing like the Midwest/East Coast weather currently beating those regions down as if they owe money, the temperature is oozing in at a somewhat chilly 48 degrees. There really isn't much of a wind, per se and the ocean is attempting to toss out a teeny curly-cue here and there but nothing to really report on that as of yet. The empty parking lot speaks volumes. As always, if it happens, we'll report it right here... if not, we won't.
CHANNEL: Barely an under knee high specimen of salty juice rolling outside of the Groin Pole. If you have an SUP or an aircraft carrier (the difference between the two? One carries planes... the other could) maybe you can float along for about 20/30 yards. No one here... as if I had to tell you.
PATCH: Also attempting to sound off with the (very) occasional under-knee right on the inside of the Clam Patch. Rocks are beginning to snarl with gleaming teeth showing. We do have ding repair. No one here either.
Respect the Beach.
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LOW: 10:43 am 1.5'
HIGH: 4:41 pm 4.4'
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Come out to rent if you need gear. We have a full selection of suits, boots, boards, and SUPs to rent every day and are only 522 steps to the beach.
Lots of NEW and USED boards are in the racks so come check it out. Full wetsuits, 3 and 5mm booties, hoods and gloves are in stock as well. If you are in need of a new suit or board now is a great time to shop. We have all the gear for your cold water surfing needs.


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Gallery Activities
Car Design Comparisons
Ask students what they notice about the cars as you move from model to model, year to year.
- What changes do they notice?
- Which cars do they think look "older" and why?
- Which look "newer" and why?
Select two cars in any area of the museum galleries. Have students perform a simple compare and contrast between the vehicles.
- What do these vehicles have in common?
- How are they different?
- Why do you think they are different?
This dialog encourages students to take a closer look at the cars on display, and brings in some useful critical thinking skills.
Think outside the car! Branch out and ask students to compare and contrast two different vehicles that are featured in the galleries. Perhaps a motorcycle and a car? Or a hydroplane and a motorcycle? Differences are obvious, but similarities may test students' observation skills.
Start Line Club
Have some fun experimenting and exploring in the Start Line Club — but you can also use this as a great opportunity to encourage some creativity and thinking skills in your students.
Air Lab // As students experiment with the Air Lab, give them some challenges when working with the hands-on supplies. Can students:
- Create something that spins as it rises on the air stream?
- Create something that stays in the air stream for a long time?
- Create something that rises quickly in the air stream?
R & D Wall // The Start Line Club R & D Wall changes often, providing different experiences for guests. Whether it's a new car design, putting together a 2-D engine, or some other experience, try asking your students to share what they've done.
- How does your creation work?
- How is your creation different from what others have made?
- How would you explain your creation to someone interested in buying it?


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Happy Hump Day guys and dolls! I am just absolutely floored that we are officially in the last day of September. How the heck did that happen so fast? I guess what they say is true - the older you get, the faster the years fly by. It seems like it was just December not long ago when I had to have emergency gallbladder surgery - I just don't know where the last 9 months have gone. Anyway, I am linking up with Jessi over at Jessi's Design and Jenn over at Going the Distance for their What's Hap-Pinning Wednesday Link up party. I just found them both today, and I can't wait to read up on the rest of their blogs! Come play along, won't you?! :)
Since we live in the Houston, Texas area, we don't get Fall here really until mid November sometime usually. It is awful.... As you well know, I am a HUGE Fall person and want everything that relates to Fall and since I have to currently live vicariously through others who are living in places that get to actually enjoy Fall weather and the changing of the leaves, etc., here are a few of my favorite Fall things:
Fall Candles - I use Fall Scents year 'round
Fall Tablescapes - I mean, how cute is this
Yes I am - I miss being somewhere that I can enjoy these things
Love this girl's style - it is SO me
Blanket scarves - I have this one and LOVE it
Vests - I have the one on the left and the right - guess I just need the middle one now
Oh my - I LOVE all things Plaid AND Flannel
yep - my absolute favorite view
Pumpkin Patch - need I say more
Dark nail colors - I LOVE dark nails and wear them a lot of time all year as well
Of course, what is Fall without Pumpkin and Cream Cheese
And last but not least - Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte - I try to make it at home now so that it's healthier - but man, I love this drink and can't wait for it to come back each year - maybe it's because it signals to me that Fall has officially began
What about you? What's Hap-pinning with you? Have a great day lovies!
Lots of love and hugs,


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Mangere Refugee Resettlememnt Centre
This project provides a first 'Kiwi home' to generations of Refugees who will come to our Nation for a new life. This project was an opportunity for the design team to provide this key piece of New Zealand's Social infrastructure and took literally the premise of 'nation building'. The use of brick was selected due to its global commonality as a construction material, it also references the building blocks of society and provides superior whole of life costs and low maintenance. The entrance marked by a Waka form – acknowledges the journey made by most who arrive here.
An administration building provides for core functions, with communal spaces, kitchens, medical and office areas. The accommodation buildings are centred around a courtyard space – to provide a distinct residential identity to this area.
The centre is the only one of its kind in NZ, welcoming new Kiwis to the country and hosting them for a six week period where they learn about life in New Zealand and receive a range of orientation services. It is a large, fit-for-purpose, flexible residential government facility, which caters for up to 166 refugees and 30 asylum seekers.


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BFT Gestion hires head of Asset Management
Amundi's boutique BFT Gestion has appointed Michaël Aflalo as head of Asset Management.
Aflalo joins from Natixis AM where he was more recently head of Institutional and Networks Solutions.
Between 2001 and 2010, he worked for AXA IM as head of Asset Allocation on total return and flexible funds.
He started his career in 1997 at Crédit Mutuel Finance where he managed formula-based and profiled funds before being appointed as diversified portfolio manager at Crédit Agricole Asset Management in 1999.
BFT Gestion had €17bn in assets under management as at 31 December 2014.
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