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The Amsterdam Zine Jam is an annual fair showcasing hundreds of independent short-run publications. It gathers zines from all over the world, and invites small publishers to present their work. Within this context and given our experience with zine production, Roger Serret and I were invited to host a two-hour workshop. We gave it the title 'Memory of a Zine'.
Memory of a Zine was a workshop inspired by the well known cut outs by Henri Matisse.
The title is a twist on Matisse's Memory of Oceania.
Roger and I guided a group of fifteen people to get free from the figurative way of thinking and creating, in three stages. The participants could let their minds flow into a world of abstraction and randomness.
In every stage, the participants had to create their own cut out compositions on paper formats of 50x70cm and 100x70cm.
Stage 1: Photomatisse
In part one, the participants had to pick an existing photography and reproduce it as a collage within fifteen minutes. They had to find the essential parts of the image, and skip the details.
Stage 2: Memory of…
In part two the source picture had to be vague: a personal memory. Again, they had just fifteen minutes to translate that memory into a collage. This led to more abstract, less accurate compositions.
Stage 3: Automatisse
Within just ten minutes, there was no source image provided to reproduce. The artists had to go wild and fastly create big collages using paper left overs, creating random shapes, letting their intuition generate new images. The results were great.
In the end we gathered all the collages and created a zine of 50x70cm, quite an unusual format for this sort of publications, which are normally little. The zine remained exhibited at the Amsterdam Zine Jam.
Next to the workshop and big zine, we printed out a smaller format zine (A4), reporting the workshop itself.
Finally, we built an installation with Matisse's Memory of Oceania cut out in 3D wooden pieces. The AZJ visitors could play with the pieces creating their own version of the collage.


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The artist licensed his I Am Crow work to the producers of the western, so Depp could study the piece and create the perfect warrior image for the film.
Depp tells EW.com, "I'd actually seen a painting by an artist named Kirby Sattler, and looked at the face of this warrior and thought, 'That's it. The stripes down the face and across the eyes... It seemed to me like you could almost see the separate sections of the individual, if you know what I mean."
Depp reveals Sattler's subject isn't actually based on any particular tribe - but he's a blend of history, fantasy and the romantic image of Indian warriors.
He adds, "The whole reason I wanted to play Tonto is to try to (mess) around with the stereotype of the American Indian that has been laid out through history, or the history of cinema at the very least."
The proud artist has posted up a photo of Depp as Tonto next to his I Am Crow painting on his website.


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Friday, September 20, 2013
Potamus update
The GAE cost profiling graphs have gotten a facelift, now using flot instead of Google visualizations. I rapidly hit the limit of the GViz capabilities (one notable shortcoming is the lack of support for sparsely-populated data). Most of the controls are now completely client-side, which makes it a lot easier to tweak the graph to get just the information you'd like.
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Odd title I know but I think you will get the gist of what I'm talking about… food safety! I have to say, I have never walked into a grocery store, farm stand or farmer's market and felt concerned about whether or not the food I'm looking to buy is safe. The one thing that does cross my mind is whether or not the person(s) before me had washed their hands before choosing produce. That's why water is my best friend in the kitchen. All raw produce that hits my kitchen counter gets well washed. Is it because am I concerned about pesticide residue? Emphatically – NO! I am concerned about the person who used the bathroom without washing their hands before grocery shopping, going to the farm stand or visiting the farmer's market. Uugghh! Yucky topic I know but reality check here… how many of you have left the bathroom without washing your hands?
Stay with me here, I'm not trying to discourage you from buying fresh produce. I'm trying to illustrate one of the many ways that bacteria can be present on your food and why it is so important to wash all raw produce before eating it. That includes melons which can have bacteria on the rind and which you spread inside to the fruit by cutting the melon without having washed it first. Bacteria can be present from not only people who don't wash their hands, but from the soil where it was grown, or if it wasn't kept and stored at a temperature below what bacteria can grow at. Wash, wash, wash is my motto. Here is a video clip from the USDA about safe handling of produce. His opening line hits the nail on the head... Wash Your Hands!!
So a little about pesticides and food safety,
I'm a producer grower. We grow tomatoes, green beans, and winegrapes. These crops make up nearly a third of the acres we farm. This may explain why I am not concerned with pesticide residue. I am the chemical applicator on farm. I hold a commercial license to do so for which I studied long and hard and sat for a lengthy exam to qualify. I'm required to take continuing education credits every single year to maintain that license. I drive the sprayer, mainly for the grapes. I apply only what is needed, when it is needed, and no more than what is needed. I scout and used Integrated
Pest Management (IPM) to determine the threshold at which a spray might be needed. We strictly follow the Pre-Harvest Intervals (PHI) for every thing we apply. Every chemical we use, whether organic or conventional, have "pre-harvest intervals" on the label. The pre-harvest interval is the time that must elapse between when the chemical is applied and when the crop can be harvested. This ensures that any residue will be below what the EPA has determined is safe. The label is the legal requirement by which I have to comply. As I have said before, my kids eat what we grow. I am going to put their health first above all other things. To that end, I am entirely comfortable with the fact that our food is safe, which may explain why I'm personally more concerned about people who don't wash their hands than I am about pesticide residue.
Remember early on when I blogged about "the dose makes the poison"? Much of what I use for sprays are nutrients – sulfur, copper, manganese, zinc, etc… You probably have these in your multi-vitamin and at that dose, those nutrients are beneficial. Applied in larger doses, those same nutrients are able to control for mildews and fruit rots in various fruits and vegetables. Some times they are organic. Some times they are synthetic. Either way, I am practicing good agricultural procedures, ensuring that our crop is safe to eat.
So onto my other best friend – the thermometer. I use 2 – one in the fridge and one to test the temperature of the food I've prepared. I keep our fridge at around 36º F. The FDA recommends below 40º F to ensure food is kept at a temperature below which bacteria can grow and thrive.
I also regularly use a food thermometer to check the temperature of food I'm preparing. I'm actually pretty much a stickler for checking temperatures. I think it stems from being a dietitian working in both the hospital and nursing home setting. Both places have patients or residents who are already ill or have weakened immune systems and therefore must avoid food borne illness at all costs. Therefore checking food temperatures is almost second nature to me after having practiced in the clinical setting for so long.
My two favorite ways of cooking are using a slow cooker in the winter, and the grill spring, summer, and fall. When grilling, I want to be sure that the meat I'm cooking has reached the minimum internal temperature. USDA recommends all meat – beef, pork, lamb, and veal be cooked to an internal temperature of 145º F, ground beef, pork, lamb or veal to 160º F, and all poultry to 165º F. My favorite grilling recipe I will share with you at Thanksgiving time. It is a grilled turkey that has been brined first for 24 hours. If you want the recipe sooner than November, message me J
The USDA defines the "danger zone" as the temperature between 40º F and 140º F which is the ideal range for bacteria to flourish. Food should spend as little time as possible within this temperature range. So when reheating foods, heat it up to 165º F and when cooling food, cool it as quickly as possible to 40º F or below. Below is a link to a Food Safety Fact Sheet from USDA.
I know that how we grow our produce on our farm is both healthy and safe and am entirely comfortable with my children eating it. I hope you know that by me as a mom keeping my kids health as THE first priority, I am therefore as a woman farmer also keeping your health as first priority. Now, all that I've said is not going to necessarily keep you from getting a food borne illness but it will reduce your risk. Your strategic plan – Step 1 wash it, particularly if it is raw produce you'll be eating; Step 2 – check the temperature of cooked foods. I hope we share the same BFF's!
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At last Monday's Council Committee meeting, Councillors discussed the outcomes of two green tenders - one to retrofit the City's public domain lighting network with energy efficient lights (LED), the other for further energy and water efficiency works in the City's own buildings.
These two tenders represent a milestone in our ambitious target of reducing the City's greenhouse gas emissions by 70 per cent by 2030.
Around 31 per cent of the greenhouse gas emissions generated by City operations are from public domain lighting, making it one of the most effective areas for the City to achieve reductions.
In March 2011, the City called for tenders to retrofit 8,559 of the City's public domain lights, with energy efficient LED lighting.
The responses we received showed that our desired environmental outcomes will not only be achieved using current technology but exceeded. However, the upfront costs were higher than expected.
To make sure we get the best value for rate-payers, staff recommended Councillors reject all tenders and negotiate on the price and other contractual matters. Councillors will make their final decision about this on Monday.
As part of the building energy and water retrofit tender, 45 of the City's major energy and/or water consuming buildings will have their energy use reduced by a minimum of 20 per cent, their water reduced by a minimum of 20 per cent and greenhouse gases emission reduced by at least 23 per cent.
Analysis undertaken by the City shows the most cost effective way of reducing greenhouse gas emissions is through energy and water efficiency measures. The City has undertaken some retrofitting activities within our buildings but it has became clear that our targets will not be met without a single comprehensive program of works across the entire City property portfolio.
As part of the final contract, the contractor will need to ensure that any energy, water and greenhouse gas reductions are based on a national or international accredited or proven Measurement and Verification Plan - this will be backed up by a performance guarantee which will ensure that the agreed reductions are delivered.
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Today's school counselors are vital members of the education team. Peninsula School District counselors help all students in the areas of academic achievement, personal/social development and career development, ensuring today's students become the productive, well-adjusted adults of tomorrow. This mission is accomplished through the design, development, implementation and evaluation of a comprehensive, developmental and systematic school-counseling program. The American School Counseling Association (ASCA) National Model: A Framework for School Counseling Programs, with its data-driven and results-based focus, serves as a guide for today's school counselor, who is uniquely trained to implement this program. They are professional educators with a mental health perspective who understand and respond to the challenges presented by today's diverse student population. They hold a master's degree and the required state certification in school counseling.
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New York State Enacted Budget Fiscal Year 2019-2020 and How It Affects Real Estate TransactionsGovernor Cuomo and state lawmakers recently approved a $175.5 billion spending plan and final
Increased Mortgage Rates Affecting The Home Purchase
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We have seen mortgage rates rise sharply as Bankrate's benchmark 30-year mortgage rate is currently at 4.78%. This is the highest level since July 2011. In March 2018, rates averaged just 4.54%.
For an $800,000 home purchase with a 20% down payment, that mortgage payment just increased $92/month with an additional cost of $33,160 in interest over 30 years.
If the purchaser is unable to qualify with the increased monthly mortgage payments their purchasing power will greatly diminish.
For a greater perspective, in 2017 when rates were 3.875% the purchaser's payments would have been $3,010/month for a house purchase of $800,000 with 20% down payment.
As Mortgage Rates increase the purchaser's ability decreases as we keep the mortgage payments around $3,010 with a 20% down payment.
Home Purchase Limit Mortgage Amount Rate Monthly Mortgage Payment
$800,000 $640,000 3.875% $3,010
$788,000 $630,000 4.0% $3,008
$770,000 $612,000 4.25% $3,011
$740,000 $592,000 4.50% $3,000
$720,000 $576,000 4.75% $3,005
$700,000 $560,000 5% $3,006
If the rate continues moves from 4% to 5% the buyer will have lost approx $100,000 in buying power and can no longer afford the home.
What does this mean for Purchasers?
Strongly consider making the purchase now before the rates continue to rise which will either cost you more and potentially price you out of your dream home. Consult your trusted buyer's agent for further advice.
What does this mean for Sellers?
With mortgage rates increasing the buyer pool diminishes which can also be detrimental on sale prices. Offers should be strongly considered with the future uncertainty of the mortgage rates in mind. Consult your trusted listing agent for clarification.
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We have seen mortgage rates rise sharply as Bankrate's benchmark 30-year mortgage rate is currently at 4.78%. This is the highest level since July 2011. In March 2018, rates averaged just 4%
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Menocup OB
Country: Sold from Germany, likely made in China
Composition: Medical Grade Silicone
Sizes: Small & Large
Dimensions: S = 43mm diameter, 71mm length. L = 48mm diameter, 77mm length
Capacity: S = 20ml, L = 25ml
Measuring Lines: Yes
Cost (RRP): $15 USD [Currency Converter]
Been around since: (August?) 2015
Unique design?:No (There are other cups with similar design available)
Other Details: This business appears to be rebranding Chinese cups. They sell the long solid stem cup (with hearts on the side the same as these ones from Alibaba). Also sells an "Active" cup version (which appears to be the same wide flat tab stems also commonly rebranded) and the "Aiwo" valve stem cup.
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I couldn't find single-pack cups from this brand on AliExpress (nor do I care to deal with 10 cups I don't need by shopping AliBaba) but if you have a high cervix and want to try this one I found a couple on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Safe-Free-Menstrual-Large-Birth/dp/B013IBZOP8/ref=sr_1_30_s_it?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1457202060&sr=1-30&keywords=menstrual+cup
and http://www.amazon.com/Safe-Free-Menstrual-Large-Birth/dp/B013IBZOP8/ref=sr_1_30_s_it?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1457202060&sr=1-30&keywords=menstrual+cup
The pink one, at least, seems to be favorably reviewed.
Comment by MC Community Member | March 5, 2016
Welp, I realized I still had some Amazon credit left so I bought me one! Will leave a review when I get to use it
Comment by MC Community Member | March 25, 2016
Looks like it's being offered in other colors as the "Safe & Free"–wish I'd seen the turquoise one before I splurged on the pink, but I just received the pink one and it looks to be really nice. Comparable to the iCare–that stickyish, glossy silicone, Diva-like body, but without the Diva and iCare's equally annoying stems. It'll be a few weeks before I can really test it out but I really, really like the look of this cup.
http://www.amazon.com/Safe-Menstrual-Small-Light-Medium/dp/B00YD6ORJM/ref=sr_1_100_s_it?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1459047037&sr=1-100&keywords=menstrual+cup yellow
http://www.amazon.com/Safe-Free-Menstrual-Large-Birth/dp/B013IBZP8Y/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1459047172&sr=8-1&keywords=Gryphus+Diagnostics%2C+LLC turquoise
Comment by MC Community Member | March 27, 2016
Hi, I have been sent samples from the company itself. I dunno if it's a rebranding or something, but it was nevertheless very efficient (I tested the MenoCup Active). I think it looks like the FemaleCup but I do not own this cup myself. I'll create the EasyCup webpage. The brand owner said the company in China designed and produces the cups just for his company… Dunno.
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By David Boclair
Rashaan Gaulden hardly was out of sight during his first NFL season.
The Independence High School graduate played 14 games as a reserve for the Carolina Panthers. He made 12 tackles and broke up one pass on defense and added another four stops on special teams.
Yet somehow the 6-foot, 200-pound safety was out of mind for many when preparation for the 2019 season began recently. Panthers general manager Marty Hurney did his best to rectify that last week during an appearance on Charlotte sports talk radio station WFNZ-AM 610.
"I think the guy everybody is forgetting is Rashaan Gaulden," Hurney said, according to 247Sports.com. "This is the time of year we love to focus on the 2019 Draft. All the hype, everybody gets excited about it. I do too, everybody does. The guys who are really gonna help us and that we're counting on (are) those guys from the 2018 Draft that have had a year to develop."
Monday, Hurney showed he wasn't just offering lip service in regard to Gaulden, a third-round pick (85th overall) out of Tennessee in 2018.
Carolina waived two players, one of them veteran safety Da'Norris Searcy, which immediately created opportunity for Gaulden, who will be given the opportunity to compete for the starting spot opposite Eric Reid. As of now, the Panthers have three safeties on their roster.
"I think that Rashaan Gaulden has the skillset to compete as our starting free safety. He's very athletic," Hurney said during his radio appearance. "We knew he was gonna be a (project) when we drafted him in the third round because he played mostly nickel at Tennessee. … He did some good things last season]. I think we feel good about him."
Their actions certainly suggest as much.
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Spot checks are to be carried out on employers across the UK to make sure they are complying with their workplace pensions duties.
The inspections are part of The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) ongoing enforcement activity to ensure employers are meeting their duties correctly.
While compliance remains in the high nineties and workplace saving is now the norm, TPR will continue to build on this success through its communications, intelligence gathering and enforcement work.
Employers TPR judges to be at risk of failing to meet their duties are being visited. As well as providing valuable insight into employer behaviour, the spot checks are to investigate any non-compliance, help employers get back on track or take enforcement action where necessary.
The inspections also serve as a warning to employers that they cannot ignore the workplace pension and that deliberate non-compliance will not be tolerated.
Executive Director of Automatic Enrolment Charles Counsell said: "Automatic enrolment has been a great success so far with more than seven million people now saving into a workplace pension. It is important employers continue to make contributions into their staff's pensions and these spot checks make sure ongoing compliance is being maintained. It is not fair to staff if they do not get the pensions contributions they are entitled to by law. We take non-compliance seriously and will take enforcement action when we need to.
Mr Counsell added: "As well as investigating any non-compliance, these inspections will also help shine a light on employer behaviour so we can see why different types of employers fail and also identify good practice that others can learn from."
Employers are given a short period of notice before the inspection and will be from a range of business sectors including those at risk of failing to meet their duties, for example the hospitality and retail sectors.
Editor's notes
- Our most recent quarterly automatic enrolment compliance and enforcement bulletin (PDF, 131kb, 9 pages) showed up until the end of December 2016, TPR issued a total of 9,831 fixed penalty notices and 1,477 escalating penalty notices. So far more than 400,000 employers have confirmed they have met their automatic enrolment duties by completing their declaration of compliance.
- Inspections are carried out under section 74 of the Pensions Act 2004. More information on our powers is set out in our compliance and enforcement strategy (PDF, 125kb, 27 pages).
- TPR is the regulator of work-based pension schemes in the UK. Our statutory objectives are: to protect members' benefits; to reduce the risk of calls on the Pension Protection Fund (PPF); to promote, and to improve understanding of, the good administration of work-based pension schemes; to maximise employer compliance with automatic enrolment duties; and to minimise any adverse impact on the sustainable growth of an employer (in relation to the exercise of TPR's functions under Part 3 of the Pensions Act 2004 only).
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I think Paul and Papa actually had theirs too, but they weren't around for this picture (or they weren't in their PJ's at that time).
Unfortunately, Juju couldn't even make it to 9:00! We went to mass, then out to dinner, and on the way home she fell asleep and wasn't even woken up by changing into PJ's! So, we whispered Happy New Year's and put her to bed. But here is the rest of our family ringing in the new year (well, at 9:00 anyway, which was already very late for these kids!).
We had a great few days in TN, which wrapped up a wonderful Christmas vacation. We love you all - thank you so much for everything! Happy New Year! We are looking forward to everything 2013 is going to bring us!


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When I was in middle school I was absolutely enthralled by the idea of lake monsters, drawing renditions of "Nessie" in my free time and reading every book on the topic from the school library at least twice. Needless to say, I was a nerd and didn't have many friends during this time, which only gave me more opportunity to degrade my vision by staying up to all hours reading accounts of various cryptozoological critters. These days, despite the debunking of various myths, documentaries still are being made about various legendary creatures, often involving chubby guys out into the middle of the woods on the anniversary of the night they saw bigfoot. Such was the case with a show I caught last week (I forget what channel) about the mythical ape-man, involving a local reporter going out into the middle of the woods with a bunch of "country gentlemen" to the same spot where they reported saw the Sasquatch. Odd that not long after arriving they start seeing things and rocks or purportedly thrown at the group (although this is never caught on film, all we see are the reactions of the people after the fact) and then one of the brilliant lot decides to fire off a few rounds from his pistol into the woods. This is followed by a film crew being led into the woods by a Native American and his brother, stopping and saying "You smell that? Stink? You smell it?", then pointing to a tiny speck on a mountain far away, claiming the thing is Bigfoot. At least it's good to know that if I fail at all else in life I can start a business leading "Genuine Bigfoot Tours" in a good portion of the lower 48.
I followed this up with a National Geographic documentary on "Hogzilla," a boar that was supposed to be 12 feet long and weigh 1000 pounds shot in Alapaha, Georgia in 2004. To say the least, this was not the best work done by NG. Much of the documentary is spent talking about how big a threat escaped pigs are to North America and the large sizes attained by pigs in different parts of the world, the actual science filling up the last 15 minutes of the program. By the time the body of the hog is exhumed for study (the same point at which I had almost forgotten the show had any scientific point), the NG scientists finding that "Hogzilla" only weighed about 800 pounds and was approximately 8 feet long. The hunter who shot the pig, Ken Holyoak, claims that the corpse shrunk after burial, the same effect seen in raisins, and therefore the NG scientists just duped everyone for some reason that you'd probably have to ask Ken about in order to get all the conspiratorial details. This explanation doesn't hold under scrutiny, however, as if you look at the picture, figuring that Ken is approximately 6 feet tall, the pig couldn't have been any more than 8 feet from nose to rump. The story just doesn't add up, and NG could have made the tale much more compelling by starting with the exhuming of the body and then showing what the scientists actually did to arrive at their conclusions. Much was made of the pigs "legendary" status as well but if I remember correctly no mention is made about the "legend of the giant pigs" other than one of the local farmers taking people out to shoot huge boars. This was truly a shame as I was looking forward to seeing the documentary for months (I missed it the first time) and when I finally saw it the actual scientific content could have been expressed in a 5-minute clip and so the premise was stretched a bit thin to fill up an hour. I love NG, I really do (the night before I saw the amazing documentary Relentless Enemies about "swamp" lions that specialize in hunting buffalo in Africa) but I have been a little disappointed by some of their programs as of late, showing the same sensationalist trend that turned me away from the Discovery Channel.
Stories about lake monsters, aliens, sasquatch, killer pigs, and other things are fun to hear from time to time, especially to fans of bad b-movies like myself, but I am dumbfounded by the amount of time and money spent looking at crackpot claims. Sure, there are plenty of animals that we have yet to discover and truth is nearly always stranger than fiction, but I'm a bit hard pressed to believe that there's an extant primate with psychic powers roaming around North America, leaving no trace of its existence other than a few tossed stones.


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Hey if you are good with numbers and figuring out puzzles and codes and such, you might want to go check out my fellow author friend Ally Carter's blog. If you crack the code and figure out what the name of her next book is called (She's the author of the super fab "I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have to Kill You") you can win all these really cool prizes.
Check it out here. And if you figure it out I want to know! (Though Ally might have to kill you if you tell. hehe)
Just downloaded the new My Chemical Romance from iTunes. Very happy right now.
In just 13 days I'll be passing the Girls that Growl manuscript into my editor. Been working like crazy to get it done on time. But I'm really excited with how it's coming out. Wait til you see all poor Rayne goes through this time around.
Speaking of Rayne, Rumor has it I'm getting a copy of the final finished version of Stake That! this week in the mail. Can't wait to see it in the flesh. It's a bit like having a baby. Well, at least I think so, having never had a baby myself. :P
Lastly, I just heard that they FINALLY released Season 3 of THE OC on DVD. I've been waiting a million years for them to do that. Gotta run out and buy that ASAP! Figures they put it out now, when I've finally addicted myself to a new show (Veronica Mars)


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The twins are about to turn sixteen, and my youngest will be twelve next week. It is crazy to think about how old we are all getting and also how long we have been homeschooling. There has been a few bumps along the way in this journey, but it is something that I would never change. Homeschooling has brought all of us closer and has created a family lifestyle that I appreciate so much. Homeschooling has also helped shape the kids, and I have to say that I love the young adults they have morphed into. Truly, homeschooling has been a blessing to us in almost every way.
Looking back on this adventure I am not sure I could have predicted where we would have ended up. Of course we are not done with this journey yet, but I still could not have imagined the place we are today all those many years ago. When we first started out on this path the twins were 4 and my youngest was a baby. The twins had spent a year in preschool and although it was a wonderful preschool, I knew it was not the place for my quirky kids. I had already decided I was going to homeschool when they were elementary age but our preschool experience pushed me to get started even sooner.
So how did we start and what did those first few years look like? I started with researching on the internet, and I stumbled upon a wonderful site called Tanglewood Education. This small site was run by a mom who was homeschooling her children, and she had put together a year 1 curriculum. I was intrigued by the year 1 package because there were no textbooks (especially no Abeka books that were constantly being recommended to me), and it seemed to be made up of mostly classic books that I would love to share with the kids. Little did I know that my kids would go crazy for the books. This was the start of our homeschool journey.
Actually, no…Although I do think that was the official start, our journey really started when they were toddlers. I had so many board books and picture books in our house, and the twins loved them. They would actually choose books over toys most of the time, and I found myself reading to them for hours a day. In addition to that they had outdoor time and free play time that consisted of Thomas the Train toys or Legos. The rest of our days were spent cooking, playing in the sand, and exploring the world. The twins were learning everyday when they were little, and it was a joyous process to experience.
Then came our Tanglewood box in the mail and the joy of learning and the joy of homeschooling become known to all of us. In the box was Story of the World and First Language Lessons by Susan Wise Bauer, a few I Wonder Why science books, some beginner readers and a handful of classic books for the kids and I to read together. It was a small little box, there were no extras in there like you might find today in many curriculum sets. It was perfect for our first year though. A nice, gentle beginning to our homeschool journey which I am grateful for. The pace was set for us, the tone of our homeschool was established.


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Dec 3, 2017 at 5:34pm
Added Dec 3, 2017 at 5:34pmWould rate 3½ glasses. Has been stored perfectly and held up well. No pyrotechnics but very pleasant quaff, May lack a bit of fruit but well integrated Cab, true to form. Notes of cherry and tar with no browning - - still quite vigorous. Like it.
Aug 20, 2015 at 12:29pmCompare and Buy
Average Price: $69.19
Added Aug 20, 2015 at 12:29pmEnjoyed two bottles with group of 5. With charcoal broiled rib eyes. Has improved since last taste 2012. Soft, integrated, lovely balance. Autumn leaves. No rough edges. At its apogee but will stay fine with proper storage. These bottles are why we love reds able to age gracefully.
Jul 20, 2013 at 12:20pm
Added Jul 20, 2013 at 12:20pmA joy for the money. Two obscure grapes from the boot. Give demeaning comments the boot. This unpretentious quaffer offers balance, acid and adequate heft. We are glugging it by the case.
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Aug 23, 2012 at 5:06pm
Added Aug 23, 2012 at 5:06pmSide-by-side 2011 and 2010. The 2011 is more vibrant, fresher, with an additional slight edge of fruit. The 2010 was good value; the 2011: excellent. Too bad summer is waning but this is a super quaff and will be again next summer.
Nov 6, 2011 at 2:51pm
Added Nov 6, 2011 at 2:51pmPleasant nose. Soft for a Concannon Petite. Vinified right down the fairway. Would compliment wide choice of food. Lingering finish turning a bit chalky. Fresh, cherry fruit with no hint of raisining. Drink now although Ph, acid and alcohol are balanced enough for some aging. By the half-case in Central Oregon $10.34 the bottle.
Aug 23, 2010 at 4:33pm
Added Aug 23, 2010 at 4:28pmIf there is such a thing as a lunch wine, this is it. Lovely prototypical Pinot Noir esters wafting out of the glass. Medium bodied and beautifully balanced. Remarkable value for price paid. Run don't walk.
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Average Price: $43.55
Added Apr 26, 2010 at 9:22pmThis big guy gives hedonistic pleasure. Beautifully balanced with understated acid and tannin. It probably will age gracefully but no sin in pulling the cork now to enjoy the forward fruit. Although 14½% alcohol there is no trace of hotness. We had with beef brisket and it was a marriage made in heaven. May be even better tomorrow.
Mar 25, 2010 at 12:33pm
Added Mar 25, 2010 at 12:33pmHome run for an inexpensive Syrah. Plummy, round, harmonious balance of fruit and acid. 13.5% alcohol claimed: not off the chart. Totally satisfying quaff and remarkable value. We have been buying by the case.
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Average Price: $102.99
Added Dec 15, 2009 at 4:42pmThis guy is a brute at Christmas 2009. Huge tannin and alcohol listed at 15%. Probably will soften with bottle age but will also lose fruit. Match with big cheeses or meats with fat content (prime rib, rib eye steak, lamb chops).


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So you have developed your WCF service to be consumed by your Metro client application – you would likely have done the development on your local machine. What is the next step [before we move to Azure ] ? You will probably take your service and deploy it on another machine either for testing cross machine scenario or you are just going with on-premise hosting.
So what is interesting here? Well, start up the metro client and try to connect to the WCF service. Does it work?
If you are calling the service asynchronously which is how you should be doing it – you will see the metro client just hang waiting for the service to respond. While calling synchronously you will see an Aggregate exception throw almost instantly with the inner exception being – "There was no endpoint listening at /.svc">/.svc">http://<serverName>/<service>.svc that could accept the message. This is often caused by an incorrect address or SOAP action. See InnerException, if present, for more details.". with innermost exception of – "{"An attempt was made to access a socket in a way forbidden by its access permissions XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:80"}"
To fix this - what you need to do is to add an additional capability to your metro application – "Home/Work networking" – this enables metro applications access services in your domain network. More information here.
Hope it helps!


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Megan Carty Art creates new feminine collection of slides with I-Slide
Megan Carty
I'm so excited to share that I've create a whole collection of floral slides for I-Slide! I got to go into their headquarters for a bit and paint a pair of slides and discuss what my work means to me and how I want to impact others. And THEN I got to design a collection of slides with my artwork! What a wonderful experience, thank you so much I-Slide!!! (I love how these bring a much needed feminine touch to their assortment! Yay!) Go HERE to shop the collection! They won't be available forever, so grab your pair now!
Watch and listen below as I talk about my battle with depression and how my artwork helps get the word out about mental health awareness.


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The three giants of South American football, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay are the only teams from the continent to have won the FIFA World Cup™. It has been some time, however, since the Uruguayans ruled the world, La Celeste enduring several years in the international wilderness before finally restoring their prestige at South Africa 2010 and the Copa America the following year.
Their recent revival adds a little extra spice to what promises to be an intriguing encounter with a reinvigorated Brazil side, the first meeting between these old rivals since 2009.
The game
Brazil-Uruguay, Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte, Wednesday 26 June, 16:00 (local time)
The stakes
These two sides have not faced off since the year before La Celeste *made their stirring run to the semi-finals at South Africa 2010. One reason for that is that the Brazilians are sitting out the qualifying competition for next year's world finals in their capacity as hosts. A second is *A Seleção's ill-fated campaign at the 2011 Copa America, where they were eliminated in a quarter-final penalty shoot-out by Paraguay, who went on to lose to Uruguay in the final.
The fact there have been no encounters between the sides in four years means that many of the players running out at the Mineirao on Wednesday will be facing each other for the first time in their international careers.
Interestingly, the two teams are at different stages of their development. The hosts have seen many changes in playing personnel in recent times, with the emergence of a clutch of players taking their first steps on the international stage, among them Neymar and Oscar.
In contrast, most of the big names in the Uruguay line-up are approaching the twilight of their careers, as Diego Lugano pointed out in a recent interview with FIFA.com, in which he discussed the problems they are having in the Brazil 2014 qualifiers.
"The most important game we've had this month was the one against Venezuela, no question," he said. "We had everything to lose, and if we'd lost we would have been out of the World Cup. And that would have been the end for this generation. There's no doubt about that."
The stat
2 - On 7 September 1965, Brazil and Uruguay played out the second match ever to be held at the Mineirao, which was A Seleção's first at a stadium that had just been built. A friendly international, the game ended in a 3-0 win for the hosts. The new arena had received its official opening just two days earlier, when a representative Minas Gerais state XI beat River Plate 1-0 in another friendly.
The words"It's Brazil-Uruguay and it's a derby. Some people say it's even worse than Brazil and Argentina. They're full of confidence after winning the Copa America, and with Brazil having got the better of them in the last few meetings, they'll be anxious to change things around. They'll be up against a Seleção that has found itself and is playing some great football. I hope it goes Brazil's way again but there are no favourites in this game," Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar.
"It's going to be tough. Brazil are a great side and they're playing at home. It's exciting to be taking them on because of their quality and the feeling they have for the game. It's a privilege to be taking on the nation that's won more World Cups than anyone. Let's see what happens," Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez.


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A joint initiative founded in 2013 by the Masters Tournament, United States Golf Association and The PGA of America, Drive, Chip and Putt is a free nationwide junior golf development competition aimed at growing the game by focusing on the three fundamental skills employed in golf.
By tapping the creative and competitive spirit of girls and boys ages 7-15, Drive, Chip and Putt provides aspiring junior golfers an opportunity to play with their peers in qualifiers around the country. Participants who advance through local, sub-regional and regional qualifying in each age/gender category earn a place in the National Finals, which is conducted at Augusta National Golf Club the Sunday before the Masters Tournament and is broadcast live by Golf Channel.
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Begun in 1976, at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla., the Championship has been a popular stop on the national junior circuit for many of today's PGA and LPGA touring professionals.
Past Junior PGA Championship competitors who have gone on to successful professional careers include: Billy Andrade, Kathy Baker, Brandie Burton, Stewart Cink, Chris Couch, Jim Gallagher Jr., Trevor Immelman, Cristie Kerr, Justin Leonard, Billy Mayfair, Michelle McGann, Phil Mickelson, Sean O'Hair, Grace Park, InBee Park, Dottie Pepper, Stacy Prammanasudh, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Lexi Thompson, Scott Verplank, Michelle Wie and Tiger Woods.
Starting in 2017 the Junior PGA Championship has been split into two separate championships, the Girls Junior PGA Championship and the Boys Junior PGA Championship.
Eligibility: The Girls Junior PGA Championship is open to females who are no older than 18 years of age on July 12, 2018. The Boys Junior PGA Championship is open to males who are no older than 18 years of age on August 3, 2018.
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The Sounds of Stirling: Village Ready to Host Fall Musical Feast/
By John Hopkins
Photos curtesy of Stirlingfest
So picture this. You've stepped out on a limb and organized a classical and jazz music festival in the village of Stirling, and during a break in the action Guido Basso appears backstage and asks if he can sit-in with the jazz band, the John Sherwood Trio. Yup, that Guido Basso, internationally-acclaimed horn player and recipient of the Order of Canada.
That was the experience last fall of Robert Wright, creator and organizer of Stirlingfest, a three-day musical event running October 13-15 at St. John's Anglican and St. Paul's United churches.
"Guido bought a ticket for last year's jazz concert, bringing his horn along with him, and asked John Sherwood if he might play a couple of tunes with the trio," recalls Wright. "John, of course, was honoured, and a little nervous, and Guido played two or three tunes with the trio."
This year Basso will be back, although this time he will not be making a surprise guest appearance; he is on the program along with a slate of accomplished classical and jazz musicians.
"We want to show what Hastings County has to offer," says Wright, a retired Anglican Minister who was Rector of St. John's Church between 1986 and 1998. "You don't have to go to Toronto to hear the best."
A Quinte native who has now retired to the Madoc area, Wright decided to combine his passion for music and Hastings County in a weekend festival that would also feature the best the area has to offer.
For the most part his roster of musical talent has strong links to the area, and his sponsors include Maple Dale Cheese, The Apple Store and The Village Chocolatier. Tweed's Potter Settlement Winery and the newly-launched Signal Brewery from Corbyville will also participate in this year's event.
"I grew up with music and it touches the deepest part of my life," says Wright in explaining his reasons for launching the festival in 2016. "Classical music has such a rich tradition and people like jazz. Jazz is stuff that moves you; it's familiar and it's got a beat."
To perform the music Wright has been able to assemble a top-notch line-up of musicians, mainly through the help of his Artistic Director, Atis Bankas. Wright and Bankas became friends when Wright was based in Niagara-on-the-Lake between 1998 and 2015 and Bankas founded Music Niagara, a summer music festival.
A native of Lithuania, Bankas has been a member of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra since 1982 and is currently a professor at the Glenn Gould School at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.
Bankas is first violinist with the Gould String Quartet, which will perform classical music on the Friday and Sunday of this year's Stirlingfest. Other classical performers will include organists Matthieu Latreille and Francine Nguyen-Savaria, music directors at St. Thomas' Anglican Church in Belleville, pianist Victoria Kogan, and Sora Sator-Mound, an eight-year-old violinist and student of Bankas, whose grandfather lives in the Stirling area.
The jazz side features the John Sherwood Quartet, which includes Basso, Sherwood on piano, bassist Dave Young and drummer Brian Barlow. A native of Oakville, Sherwood has played with the likes of Peter Appleyard and Moe Koffman, in addition to Basso. Winnipeg-born Young has shared the stage with Oscar Peterson and Lenny Breau, among others, while Belleville's Barlow spent 15 years as percussionist for the internationally-renowned jazz band Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass.
A key cog in the classical portion of the event is longtime radio personality Eric Friesen, who will act as something of an emcee for Friday and Sunday's program.
"Eric will provide some description and context for the music we will be hearing," Wright explains. "We want to get away from the highbrow image of classical music and bring the people into it, and Eric will be able to do that. We want people to feel that they've learned something along the way."
Another feature of the festival aimed at breaking musical barriers is an opportunity for festival goers to meet the artists at the end of each performance.
In the St. John's Church Wright feels he has the ideal venue for the classical portion of the festival. Erected in 1860 the church has "a warm and intimate interior and possesses a very suitable acoustic for listening to music," according to Wright. St. John's also possesses a tracker action pipe organ, purchased from Gabriel Kney of London in 1989, and in 1995 received a Steinway Grand Piano through the generosity of the Connor family of Belleville.
After sharing St. John's Church with the classical music last fall, the jazz portion of Stirlingfest will move this year a few blocks west to St. Paul's United Church.
"With St. John's we really have an embarrassment of riches, between the history and the instruments," Wright points out. "They do a lot of music at St. Paul's and it's a lovely facility and larger than St. John's."
Last year Wright estimates he had 60 visitors for each of the classical concerts and 50 for Saturday's jazz performances. This year he is hoping to see 100 at St. John's each day and 150 attend the jazz at St. Paul's. This time, however, Basso will not be in the paying crowd.
Says Wright, "I have assured Guido that we won't be charging him admission this year!"
For more information on Stirlingfest, including ticket information, visit www.stirlingfest.com or call (613) 398-7573.


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How to make a movie with slobber and a cake
So I've been hanging out with Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston.
Really. We were at this major party in South Miami the other night. It went for more than five hours, with people and drinks everywhere. Owen and Jen were great. They had a baby. In fact, over the course of the evening they had three babies, because there were problems with the first two.
Actually, the babies weren't theirs. And it wasn't a real party. The ice cubes in the drinks were made of plastic. It was a scene for the movie Marley and Me, which is being filmed partly in South Florida.
Marley and Me is, of course, based on the book by John Grogan, a newspaper columnist who wrote about his experiences with his dog, Marley. I want to state for the record that I am not a bit jealous about the fact that Grogan's book has sold, to date, 438 billion copies and has become a major commercial empire, comparable to Microsoft, but with more employees. This does not bother me at ALL.
I mean, sure, I also wrote many columns about my own dogs, and I never got a huge bestselling book out of them. But that is my own fault. Grogan, in his writings, strikes a deep resonant chord with dog lovers by making two fundamental points:
Dogs can be rambunctious, wild and sometimes destructive.
But underneath it all, they are loyal, loving creatures with hearts of gold.
Whereas my dog columns had a slightly different thrust:
Dogs can be rambunctious, wild and destructive.
But underneath it all, they have the intelligence of seaweed.
Anyway, I was hanging with Owen and Jen because I had volunteered to be an extra in a scene being shot at a home on a cul-de-sac in South Miami. There were maybe three dozen of us extras -- some from the neighborhood, others who had responded to an ad in The Miami Herald. Our job was to pretend that we were guests at a surprise 40th birthday party being thrown for John Grogan (played by Wilson) by his wife, Jenny (played by Aniston).
The movie set, like all movie sets, was a confusing swarm of activity, with equipment and cables everywhere and an army of crew people wearing T-shirts, shorts and complex utility belts, striding around doing technical things with lights, cameras, monitors and props, which included eight birthday cakes. (The scene, as you will see, required a number of stunt cakes.) In charge of all this was director David Frankel, a smart and funny man who lives in Coconut Grove and whose credits include The Devil Wears Prada as well as episodes of Entourage and Sex in the City.
There is a definite hierarchy on a movie set. At the top are the director and the stars. Below them are the lesser actors and crew members. Below them are the support people who provide food, transportation, security, etc. Below them are the stunt birthday cakes. And at the bottom are the extras. We are there strictly as background. In fact, the crew people actually call us ''background'' when they herd us around.
''All right, background!'' they say. ``I need you all to stand over here!''
As an extra, you do a lot of standing around. First you stand around waiting for the set to be prepared. Then you stand around on the set while they rehearse the scene. Then you stand around being the background while they shoot the scene. Then you stand around waiting while they look at the scene to see if anything went wrong, which something always does. Then you stand around while they shoot the scene again. It goes on for hours and hours, the standing. But it's worth it, because the money is huge.
I am, of course, kidding. For a day's work -- and it can be a long day's work -- they pay you $100, or what one of the extras, Joyce Newman of Miami, described as ``one-third of a good pair of shoes.''
So it's not the money. It's the chance to be in a movie and to be around movie stars -- which we were, although not immediately. First we were herded into the house, which had been decorated with balloons and a sign that said ''HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY JOHN.'' We were handed drinks with plastic ice cubes, then positioned outside on the patio around the pool, which had been covered with a tent so it looked like nighttime. I was placed next to Joel Magolnick, a civil-litigation attorney from Key Biscayne who was chosen as an extra after his wife sent in his photo in response to the Herald ad.
In this scene, Aniston (as Jenny Grogan) was to carry the cake onto the patio from the kitchen while we all sang happy birthday to Wilson (as John Grogan) who would be holding a baby. ''Jenny'' would set the cake down in front of ''John'' and he would blow out the candles. Then ''Marley'' -- that rambunctious rapscallion with the heart of gold -- would lunge onto the table and start eating the cake. Oh no! The whole scene was maybe 45 seconds long.
We rehearsed it a few times with professional stand-ins standing in for the stars, a large stuffed dog standing in for the dog, and a doll standing in for the baby. Then out onto the patio came Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson!
Probably you want to know what they are Really Like. I would say, based on the hours I spent pretending to party with them, that they are nice. Really. They chatted and joked with us extras, and they were always gracious and polite. This can't be easy when you're surrounded by people who are pretending to be cool, but whose brains are clearly shrieking, ``Ohmigod I am standing RIGHT NEXT TO OWEN WILSON AND JENNIFER ANISTON!''
No doubt you also want to know if Jennifer Aniston is beautiful. Yes, she is, although I want to note that so is my wife, who suspects that I volunteered to be in this movie solely so I could hang around Jennifer Aniston, which is not true, as I am a highly trained media professional. On the other hand, my co-extra, Joel, was definitely making flagrant moon eyes at Aniston. So finally I introduced him to her, and they had the following conversation, which I am not making up (bear in mind that Joel is a professional attorney whose job requires great precision with language):
ME: Jennifer, I'd like you to meet Joel.
ANISTON (shaking Joel's hand): Nice to meet you!
JOEL: Urg.
ME: He's in love with you.
ANISTON: Aww.
JOEL: Urg.
But before this relationship could flower any further, it was time to do the birthday-cake scene. There's an old saying in show business, usually attributed to W.C. Fields: ''Never work with children or animals.'' This scene involved both. The dog -- actually one of 18 dogs being used in the movie to represent various stages of Marley's life -- was professional: When it was time for him to eat the cake, he immediately started eating the cake. It was more difficult to make him stop.
The baby, an adorable 8-month-old girl, did not work out so well. Moments before the scene began, her mom would hand her to Wilson, and, as Aniston appeared bearing the cake, we extras would start heartily singing happy birthday. The baby, separated from her mom and now hearing this hideous din, naturally started screaming. Wilson would gamely jiggle her, but this was not a baby who was impressed by celebrity.
We went through several takes with this baby. They'd get everybody settled, then the assistant director would say ''Light the cake!'' Crew people, working feverishly in the kitchen, would light all 40 candles, then hand the flaming cake to Aniston. The assistant director would say, ''Action!'' Aniston would emerge carrying the cake; we'd start singing; the baby would start screaming; Wilson would blow out the candles; the dog would eat the cake; the baby would be handed back to her mom and immediately stop screaming; the dog would be pulled off the cake. Then we'd all stand around, waiting to do it again with a new cake.
Hey, I've been to worse parties.
Finally they replaced the baby. It turned they had another, equally adorable, baby in reserve. This baby was also not crazy about the situation, but she didn't cry as much, and finally we completed the scene to director Frankel's satisfaction. Then we were herded outside to stand around while they set up the next scene. We continued being herded in and out until it was getting late, and everybody was getting tired, especially Baby No. 2.
At this point we were doing a scene where Wilson opens the front door and we all shout, ''Surprise!'' This time, Aniston was holding the baby. She was an excellent baby-holder, gentle and maternal and obviously very concerned about the baby's welfare. But no matter how hard she tried to soothe the baby, when this roomful of people shouted, ''Surprise!'' the baby pretty much freaked out.
We did a few takes, and then there was a delay. Then a third baby appeared. Apparently the movie industry has access to an unlimited stash of photogenic babies located somewhere in South Miami. Aniston gamely took hold of Baby No. 3, and, to everyone's relief, we finished the scene.
We had to do one last scene, which was mercifully baby-free. In this one, we all stood around on the patio and pretended to be old friends having a fun party time with our hosts, ''John'' and ''Jenny.'' The thing was, at that point it felt as though we extras had been together for roughly as long as medical school, so in a weird way it actually did feel a little like a party.
If this scene stays in the movie -- it's scheduled for release on Christmas Day -- you might see me. I'm the guy in a black shirt, chatting with Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston. This was my big scene, and in all modesty, I believe that I delivered a nuanced, yet powerful -- even commanding -- performance. Especially considering that all you see is the back of my head.
©2008 Dave Barry
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These Pipeline Companies Shine in North Dakota
North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple had words of thanks and praise for the oil and gas pipeline industry during the recent Governor's Pipeline Summit, according to a report by OilOnline Press. At the summit, representatives of Enterprise Products Partners announced a proposal to build a new 200,000 barrel per day pipeline from western North Dakota to the oil trading hub near Cushing, Oklahoma, prompting a commendation from the Governor. He went on to praise several other projects as well, including the Sandpiper oil pipeline planned by Enbridge Inc .
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The report quoted the Governor as saying, "Pipelines are essential to the safe and efficient shipment of North Dakota's oil and gas resources," in a possible reference to growing concerns regarding oil shipments via rail.
North Dakota is a growth center for the pipeline industry. The energy industry has invested more than $9.5 billion in infrastructure in North Dakota since 2007. This year, the state's crude oil pipeline capacity could reach 738,000 barrels per day from only 286,000 five years ago. And by late 2016, proposed projects could increase the oil takeaway capacity to about 1.4 million barrels per day.
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A large portion of that takeaway could come from Enterprise Products Partners, which has grown its asset base from $715 million to $41 billion since its IPO in 1998.Enterprise boasts 51,000 miles of pipeline, storage capacity for 200 million barrels of liquid, and up to 14 billion cubic feet of natural gas storage. It operates 24 natural gas processing plants, 22 fractionators, several offshore platforms, and numerous boats and barges.
The proposed 200,000 barrel per day pipeline that the company announced during the summit is a logical next step in the growth of its pipeline network. As the map shows, the network does not yet extend into North Dakota and its massive Bakken shale region.
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Enbridge, another major attendee of the summit, is the general partner of Enbridge Energy Partners , a master limited partnership, or MLP. According to company materials, Enbridge Energy Partners is currently the largest pipeline transporter of oil from western Canada and North Dakota's Bakken formation. It transports about 17% of total U.S. oil imports while its natural gas assets deliver approximately 2.5 billion cubic feet per day.
A day after the North Dakota summit, Enbridge Energy Partners announced that the state's Public Service Commission had issued a permit approving its Sandpiper Project.
The permit represents a key milestone in the project, allowing construction to begin as early as July 1, 2014. A subsidiary of Marathon Petroleum Corporation provided partial funding for the project, and will hold a 27% interest in the pipeline upon completion in 2016.
The 616-mile pipeline project will carry 225,000 barrels of oil per day from Beaver Lodge Station, located south of Tioga, North Dakota, to Clearbrook, Minnesota. From there, the pipeline will transport 375,000 barrels per day to an affiliated Enbridge terminal in Superior, Wisconsin for transfer to other pipelines leading to refineries in the U.S. and eastern Canada.
"Enbridge and Marathon Petroleum are making a $2.6 billion investment in energy infrastructure with this project alone, meaning good-paying jobs, an economic boost for local communities during construction and significant, long-term tax contributions. In addition, Sandpiper will help alleviate rail congestion and reduce strain on roads and highways by carrying the equivalent of more than 4,000 trucks or 2,000 rail cars every day," said Mark Maki, president of Enbridge Energy Partners.
This news comes on top of a recent conditional approval of Enbridge's Northern Gateway Project by the Canadian federal government. This project, which extends the Enbridge pipeline network west to Canada's Pacific coast, would transport 525,000 barrels per day of oil for export, while importing 193,000 barrels per day of condensate.
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(NECN: Jennifer Eagan, Boston, Mass.) - Around the world, it's an air travel nightmare again this morning.
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Son Jung Wan was a thrilling show to watch. I was able to attend courtesy of Esther from the fashion blog Louboutins & Love . Her show brought a very colorful disco mood to the audience, emphasizing the energy of the 70's. It was very playful, and up-beat as the men and women walked down the runway. Yes, I said it: Men & Women. It was a very nice surprise to see both sexes showcasing her male and female designs during one show. There were very retro elements to her female silhouettes such as sequins, metallic accents and bold prints. She used vivid colors and hues such as red, violet, and cherry pink that really brought liveliness to the show. Her various shapes and floral/geometrical prints set the flavor and disco mood this season for a very delightful experience. I totally hope to see her show next season! What decade will it be next?


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