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I saw (and wrote myself) thousands of lines of Transact-SQL code that interacts with something outside of the SQL Server instance box: be it an executable file, or a remote query to a different SQL server, or something as simple as running a Powershell statement. I still remember how excruciatingly painful it is to wrap up simple OS commands into a string variable, feed it into xp_cmdshell, create tables to retrieve results, parse them using T-SQL… The list can go on and on, but the main idea is: such code is hard to read, even harder to maintain and a simply a nightmare to scale.
Nine times out of ten these scripts were triggered by a SQL Server Agent job; mostly, because, when it comes to scheduling, in 95% of the cases SQL Server administrators rely on SQL Server Agent – it is our 'go-to' solution. However, even while SQL Server Agent has many positive traits, it also has certain limitations in some of the scenarios. Most notable examples include (but not limited to):
- Email interactions: basic notifications after job completion are usually not detailed enough. sp_send_dbmail in advanced use-cases as an attempt to overcome this deficiency forces us to write complicated logic inside our code to accommodate for various scenarios.
- Interactions with remote SQL Servers: mostly relies on Linked Servers, which come with an overhead of additional maintenance. Requires advanced logic (and maintenance) if Availability Groups are involved – to decide whether the AG database is active on the current server.
- Other remote interactions: Powershell remoting through CmdExec task running a Powershell script…? Writing results to a temporary table to pass it on to the next step? Using proxy accounts to interact with the network shares? There are many workarounds, but all of them require a wrapper of some kind, which, in addition to the complex syntax, are in most cases not overly secure.
- Running code that comes from a different programming language: requires code interpreter to be installed on a SQL box, which I rarely consider a best approach, knowing how easy it is to forget about 'custom' configuration. Powershell was an exception to that rule, except until SQL 2016 it only came as 'SQL Server Powershell' that had certain quirks and limitations. Debugging such steps was/is a nightmare of its own due to limited exception handling capabilities.
- Capturing output (and storing it somewhere on the disk) has different flavors, but usually one of the following occurs:
- There are thousands of log files in your log folder
- All the logs are stored in msdb; comes with additional headache of retrieving them when needed, cleaning them up and including into the email notifications
- Log file is configured to append output to the existing file and is now several megabytes long
- You only have access to the latest execution log
- Execution timeouts – ability to stop the job after certain duration can only be achieved by having yet another job to control that.
Now, I am not trying to say that SQL Agent should never be used. It is convenient and utterly reliable at some tasks, like running stored procs or native T-SQL on that same server; it can easily be managed by native SQL Server tools (SSMS, T-SQL); it has advanced options, such as multi-server management and so on. What I'm trying to say is: there are other options.
Jenkins – work smarter not harder
Jenkins is a well-known DevOps automation solution, and is widely used across the globe in all kinds of automation tasks. Once you familiarize yourself with Jenkins basic concepts, it becomes a powerful tool in your hands that allows you to build almost any chain of automation events, linking together tasks coming from different programming languages, applications or even operating systems.
More importantly here, Jenkins is completely independent of SQL Server, meaning that Jenkins jobs will continue to trigger and execute even when SQL Server is not running; jobs will be able to talk directly to Availability Group listeners instead of deciding whether or not to run; and last but not least – scalable architecture will allow you to run any number of jobs, and security configuration will be flexible enough to provide all kinds of access to end-users.
Here are some of the tasks that can easily be achieved by using Jenkins instead of SQL Server Agent (and relevant examples):
- Maintenance tasks across the whole environment: run your code on any number of servers with the help of Powershell and parametrized jobs.
- Reports: invoke scripts, generate output files, send out notifications
- Collect data from your servers using tools from Brent Ozar's first responder kit and feed it into PowerBi reports
- Run tests against your environment to ensure stability using dbachecks Powershell module
- Running tSQLt tests against your development databases after deploying the code
- Put together a notification email and send it to multiple groups of users
- Notify admin about recent changes to the job that led to failure.
- Chaining jobs together: jobs can trigger other jobs, wait for the child jobs to complete and aggregate the output.
- Deploying code in multiple environments – one following another – with the help of the dbops Powershell module
- Setting up custom pipelines with manual or automatic approvals and notifications
- Include database deployment as a part of application delivery pipeline
- Working with artifacts: Jenkins will keep all the files and logs (called artifacts) produced by the task and grant the ability to view or download files in one click.
- Keep execution logs and errors for an extended period
- Publish report files
- Interaction with other systems – any Jenkins control element can be called using a rich REST API
- Trigger Jenkins jobs execution from SCM webhooks, Powershell or Python call
- Retrieve job status information
- Retrieve job artifacts using a simple web call
- Integration with source code management systems: Git, SVN, TFS, you name it.
- Deploy code by submitting commits to SCM
- Run automated tests for your branches using multi-branch pipeline
Jenkins Setup
The installation steps are very simple:
- Download latest Jenkins from the Jenkins website. You will be able to select between an installation package, Docker image or a simple jar file.
- Start Jenkins using a method appropriate to a chosen distribution. More info here.
- Go to http://localhost:8080/ and follow the instructions.
Jenkins Architecture
A simplified schema of Jenkins components might look like this:
Jenkins Master – your primary Jenkins server that keeps all the metadata, provides the interface and primary functions.
Jenkins Agents – Jenkins processes running on a computer that can be used to execute Jenkins jobs. Each Jenkins master has a built-in agent by default, but can easily be extended by adding more agents. Agents are communicating through network and can be configured to run as a certain OS user.
Executor – an execution space inside a Jenkins Agent that provides a single job queue to execute Jenkins jobs – one at a time.
Jenkins Job – a set of predefined activities executed one after another. A job execution attempt triggers a Build that can either fail or succeed and will contain relevant artifacts and logs. Each Build runs in a Workspace – dedicated working folder in Jenkins home directory.
Jenkins Plugins allow Jenkins to extend its capabilities by using free community-driven extensions. The extensions usually add new functionality or modify existing behavior. Actually, let's talk more about Jenkins plugins, as they are an integral part of Jenkins setup.
Jenkins Plugins
One of the best reasons to use Jenkins is that, while it's distributed with bare minimum of the components, its functionality can be (and should be) extended by picking from thousands of plugins coming from a huge Jenkins community. Actually, there are so many of them that sometimes it's really confusing where to start. Here's the list of plugins that I find very useful for all intents and purposes:
- Active Directory – enables authentication through Active Directory
- Blue Ocean – beautiful interface to build and control pipelines
- Build Pipeline – adds a dashboard that can show jobs chained together into a build pipeline
- Build Timeout – terminates the build after predefined amount of time
- Conditional BuildStep – adds conditions to the job steps if necessary
- Copy Artifact – copies artifacts from previous builds/other jobs
- Email Extension – enhanced email experience
- Folders – allows you to create folders for jobs
- Git – integrates Jenkins with Git
- Parametrized Trigger – allows to trigger jobs with parameters
- Powershell – allows to run Powershell scripts or ad-hoc commands
- Promoted Builds – promotes build status based on certain criteria and adds a possibility of manual interactions in the job chain (aka manual promotion)
- Timestamper – adds timestamps to the log
- Workspace Cleanup – allows to cleanup the workspace before/after build
Jenkins can become an important asset in your day-to-day work as a SQL Server professional and bring a whole new level of possibilities. However, it will only make sense to use it for a certain kind of tasks, which can be characterized as operating outside of SQL Server instance scope. It will not be able to completely replace the functionality and convenience of SQL Server Agent, yet in certain scenarios it can become your faithful ally.
If I was asked, in which situations I would use Jenkins instead of Agent, the answer would probably be 'it depends', and it really does! I tried to come up with some kind of generic scenarios, in which one of the two tools will be a more logical choice based on my experience. However, these are only recommendations and, after all, there is always more than one right answer, so – feel free to experiment!
|Tool of choice
|Execute SQL Server query
|Easy to setup and use
|Execute OS command or a script
|Better logging and troubleshooting, no dependencies on SQL Server, easily scalable
|Run SSIS package
|Natively supported by Agent
|Retrieve data from a single server
|A single Linked Server is easy to maintain
|Retrieve data from multiple servers
|Will take 1-2 lines of Powershell code instead of 20+ minimum in Agent; easily scales
|Perform maintenance operation on a database
|Transact-SQL operations are handled perfectly from the SQL Server Agent
|Perform maintenance operation on an instance/server/cluster/AG
|No dependencies on SQL Server itself; can control status remotely
|Execute SQL code from a remote source
|Integration with SCM; plugins to control the behavior
|Multi-step T-SQL job
|Has easily configurable order with actions on success/failure
|Multi-step mixed language job
|Easy to troubleshoot, more options, reliable
|Trigger job on a SQL Server event
|Can use native tools (events or alarms), can be called from code
|Trigger job on a remote application call
|No permissions on SQL Server required, REST API, no DB connectivity needed


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ever since hendrix found out that christmas is over he has been looking forward to the next holiday. this one is full of red and pink construction paper and heart stickers.
what is not to love?!
while i am not sure that i will ever be able to compete with the awesome valentine themed photos i took of my kiddos last year; i have come to accept the limitations my kids have for photoshoots, and am learning to work within those parameters.
simple is best.
if i am lucky, i might get 2 minutes out of hendrix.
for blaire it is more like 45 seconds.
aww, but they are cute, even if i do say so myself.
and all that cool dude attitude is still quite endearing to me at this point.
awww, this little peanut is really just bursting at the seams with independence and excitement as she discovers new things. she is a professional squealer, and seriously prefers to use intonation to communicate as opposed to words. daddy is about the only clear thing out of her mouth, and everything else is just mumbling. we all know where he stands (and thus where mommy stands, somewhere much lower than daddy in her book).
she has the biggest smile and it just lights up our family. we are all smitten with her - especially big brother hendrix!
oh, and do you see those sweet little pink fingernails? she really wanted me to paint them the other day, and i can't believe how grown up that made her look. she has already started toddling around with much more coordination (even bending her knees), and is mastering running......
these kids are growing up.
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I picked up these yummy cookies at one of my favorite bakeries. The place is Moishes, on 2nd Avenue and E7th Street in Manhattan's East Village. They were so fresh and tasty. I haven't had anything from there in years, so it was an especially nice treat on what was a beautiful day for walking and taking pictures.
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Matt Drudge and his new conservative digital political tabloid became household names in January 1998.
That's when the Drudge Report broke the "intern story," that is, that U.S. president Bill Clinton had some kind of sexual relationship with assistant Monica Lewinsky.
The impeachment process eventually kicked in.
Drudge's outing was no surprise. After all, he was a conservative player.
What surprised some, but not everyone, has been this: In the past several months that conservative tabloid went negative on the Trump Administration. It was at the time that the U.S. president Donald Trump seemed headed toward possible impeachment.
Darkness was falling. And Matt didn't miss any of that in the aggregation.
Now, reports the Daily Beast based on its sources, Trump himself has noticed the shift away from blind loyalty. Of course, he doesn't like what he is reading. According to the Beast, he requested that his son-in-law Jared Kushner find out what's going on.
Those who are not surprised understand both the influence game and the business of media.
Given the Drudge Report's extreme influence, Matt would be a fool to limit support to any rigid ideology or a player whose own influence could be on a downward trajectory. The Drudge Report is read regularly not only by conservatives but also a growing number of liberals, as well as those on mainstream. Its reach keeps growing. Meanwhile, HuffPost, launched as a liberal push-back, is up for sale.
In the volatile media industry, the Drudge Report also is one of the not very many of native digitals which continues to scale as a business. Axios is another.
Matt understands the business, whereas other players in the space seemed too caught up in increasing traffic, at any cost. That cost wound up ranging from losing advertisers to losing litigation, as had Gawker. In a sense, they are chasing exposure, not profits.
Media is a business. Matt is a businessperson who is operating a media enterprise.
If Trump is smart he will leave his relationship, if any, with the Drudge Report twitter-free. Matt has acquired too much power and is too independent (unlike the folks at Fox) to have to cave to Trump.
Reflection: Given the undertow of tension between Matt and Trump, more readers will probably flock to the Drudge Report to check out the tone of all content associated with the Trump Administration or Trump himself.
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Peter Hickey majored in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Melbourne in 2009. Up until UROP, he was not sure about where his Bachelor's degree would lead him. Ten years after his UROP placement, Peter reflects on what it meant for him and how UROP influenced his career.
Why did you apply for the UROP program?
A university friend had just done a UROP placement and said it was great, so I decided to apply. The fact that it was a paid placement was also very important for me, because I was supporting myself through university. Also, getting paid for your work makes you feel valued.
At that stage I wasn't sure about what I wanted to do. In fact, I nearly didn't even go to university at all. I was considering studying music or joining the police force. I only started Mathematics and Statistics at university after a family friend encouraged me to. And although I was enjoying my degree, I didn't really know what I would do with it at the end. It was thanks to UROP that this changed!
How was your UROP experience?
I did my UROP placement at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI). As soon as I started I was immediately working on a real project, mapping genes that were involved in rare Mendelian diseases and trying to understand what mutation in the genome was causing the diseases. I really appreciated that it wasn't a toy problem, it was a real dataset, which made it very exciting and relevant.
But I had quite a bit to learn when I started! I was a Maths and Stats undergrad, so my Biology and Genetics knowledge was rather limited. I taught myself some concepts and I also received a lot of help from my lab colleagues. Most of them were from a similar background to me, so it was a great environment because we had a comparable process of learning.
The supervisor-student relationship is, for me,
the most important element for a great placement.
How was the relationship with your supervisor?
My relationship with Melanie Bahlo was fantastic. Melanie was very happy for me to knock on her door and have a chat whenever I got stuck – which happened a lot when I started! She understood that I wasn't used to working with high-performance computing and was very patient and supportive. I appreciated that she took a lot of time to involve me in the the project but also in the whole lab so that I felt part of the research group. Since my UROP placement, Melanie has continued to play a very important role in my career and today is still a mentor of mine.
What was a highlight of your UROP experience?
At the end of my UROP I went to the 7th GeneMappers Conference in the Blue Mountains. I had never been to a scientific conference to present my results, so it was an amazing experience to conclude my placement.
Another highlight during my placement was the chance I got to present my results to clinicians, neurologists and people from other backgrounds, which gave me a priceless experience in explaining statistical research to non-statistical scientists.
How has UROP influenced your scientific career?
Doing UROP meant that now I have a scientific career. If it weren't for my placement, I don't think I would be doing research today. UROP was very influential and a real pathway for me.
My placement was so successful that I decided to stay in that lab and do honours in Statistics with Melanie. I then went on to do a PhD, also at WEHI. After my PhD, I moved to the US for a post-doc position at the Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, where I spent two and a half years working in a great environment, professionally and socially. After my time at the Johns Hopkins University I came back to Melbourne. Nowadays I work at WEHI in a service role within a multidisciplinary team where I can move between Statistics and Biology, a combination I started to discover during my UROP placement as an undergrad.
What do you think is the key to a successful UROP placement?
In my opinion, the key for a successful placement is having a good supervisor. In any lab there is a lot to learn so students need someone who is willing to dedicate some hours answering questions and guiding them. The supervisor-student relationship is, for me, the most important element for a great placement.
Would you like to become a UROP supervisor?
I would love to have a UROP student one day, it would be a way of paying it forward. I would like to give the same opportunity I had to a new person. And I would be inclusive, meaning that I would want to bring into research more women, minority groups from Australia and people from non-scientific families. I don't have a lot of power to change the whole system but supervising UROP students can be good way to contribute to make science more inclusive.
Read more about the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) here.


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Part 2: It's all in those buttons!
(Catch up on Part 1 of the series here.)
Many churches have no idea why they have a website, besides an information piece for people to check out their church. Because of this, their websites have no clear path to a next step. And because there is no intended outcome with their website, it is full of passive next steps, leaving the browser wandering all over the place with no intended outcome.
The buttons on your website are places of action for your audience. The clearer the action you promote on your website, the more likely it is your browser does what you hope for them to do. But if you have buttons and links everywhere calling people to click, their website journey may or may not turn out the way you hope it to!
A clear call-to-action button helps web browsers know the point of your website, helping guide them to a successful outcome. Most people are checking out your church website because they are interested in showing up to your church, which means (hopefully) the intended outcome is they actually do show up to a service. If this is what success looks like, then the clearest call-to-action button on your homepage should somehow move the user closer to showing up to a service!
Have a call-to-action button in a bright accent color clearly saying "Plan Your Visit," "What to Expect," or "Visit a Location" placed in the top right corner of your navigation bar, right below your main header. Many church websites say things like "Get Started" or "Learn more" as their main calls-to-action. These buttons aren't necessarily bad on a website, but they shouldn't be your main call-to-action. These buttons can move a person deeper into your website, but won't necessarily get them to show up to a service or join a group.
So think about these questions:
- Why is someone on your website?
- What would you like them to do next?
This should frame a clear and strong call-to-action.
As you work on what exactly you want people to accomplish when they come to your website, be careful not to fill your whole page up with a bunch of action steps. You should only have a primary call-to-action focused on first-time guests, and then a secondary call-to-action focused on someone who is returning. This often is the "Watch a Message" button, or "Join a Group" or "Give" buttons. However, you can't pick all of these! Only pick one secondary call-to-action. Put the rest of your CTA's down in the footer of your website or on specific pages within your website that have specific goals.
True Life Church in Denver does great with a primary and secondary calls-to-action. Currently, their primary CTA is "Visit Us," and the secondary is "Make Friends."
Now take a look at your church website. Is it clear to a first-time browser what you hope for them to do, or do you have too many buttons and links all over your website? See if you can simplify your main website journey down to one, clear call-to-action and a secondary call-to-action.
If you fix this mistake, your church website will begin to perform better, new visitors will connect with
the value you are hoping to bring them, they will show up, they will get connected more easily, and your church will grow!


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Here in Canada, we have much to be grateful for. One thing that we all share in this country is freedom. No matter your station in life, our society seeks to give you the freedom to choose what you make of your future. This freedom has not always been cheap. Many brave Canadians have paid for that freedom with their lives. Whether during the world wars or in our modern day, we gratefully thank those who stand on guard for our country.
To honor those who have given their lives for us, we will be closed on Friday, November 11th, 2016 to celebrate Remembrance Day. We will be open Saturday morning from 7am to 9:30am if you have any urgent shipping needs. Please take the time to remember those who have paid for our freedom with their lives.


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Thursday, March 05, 2009
Getting better
Since then I've been more honest about how I'm doing with my closest friends and family. And I've been asking for help more often. Things are going better.
That's not to say I'm not still overwhelmed, because I am. Take yesterday afternoon for example. I was working on a fun but complicated homework project with Ella when Lily sliced her thumb with the apple peeler. Even after I got the bleeding under control and her thumb bandaged in a glow in the dark SpongeBob band aid, Lily was crying like she had cut her thumb off completely. So I sent her to her bed to snuggle with a lovie, and she promptly fell asleep. While all this was going on, Campbell was following me around asking for milk and for me to pick him up. And Elizabeth, who still won't take a bottle, wanted to eat. Argh.
I'm still exhausted most days. From 2:00 to 5:00 each morning seem to be the witching hours when Elizabeth and Campbell both wake up repeatedly. I end up sleeping in fits and starts, which is almost worse than not sleeping at all. Many nights, I fall asleep as soon as I get Elizabeth to bed at 9:00, which means I don't get to spend a lot of time with B.
Despite still being overwhelmed and exhausted, I am doing better. The biggest change is that I've made a concerted effort to take better care of myself on a daily basis so that I don't get to the point of writing a frantic blog post or running away from home.
If I can't make it out for a run, I put the baby in the stroller and go for a walk, just to get outside. I've managed to meet a friend for lunch at least once a week so that I can have contact with adults other than my husband. I've treated myself to a pedicure and to a few new items of clothes. I'm sitting still and knitting or reading more instead of worrying about laundry and dishes, and I'm setting regular work hours out each week so that I'm not cramming work in whenever I can. I also told my project manager that I can only handle 10 hours of work a week so that she knows what to expect.
So it's all still day by day, but things don't feel as bleak as they did a month ago. Bit by bit, things are getting better.
7 comments:
- Cathy said...
that's fantastic--those little changes make a huge difference!! I'm knitting more to keep calm, too. :)
- Ann in NJ said...
Hang in there - you're dealing with the unfortunate reality of living with kids. Especially a baby who really doesn't get, "In a minute!" It will improve - as the kids get older they will become more independent, they'll be better able to take care of each other when appropriate, and you'll get your brain back.
But it is a truism of parenthood that everything happends at once. Especially everything bad.
- calicobebop said...
I'll bet those changes have really made a big difference. My friends think I'm OCD for "planning" fun and relaxation but HEY if I don't do it I'll never sit down!
Good for you! Get more pedicures!
- Jungle Pete said...
ouch - I'd probably cry if I cut myself with a peeler too. My sister was cutting apples for monkeys when she was 12 and chopped the end of her finger off. My mom patched it up, put the finer on ice and drove all four of us to the ER. I never realized how stressful that must have been for her until I read your post! Good job by you.
- donna said...
I feel like I'm playing catch up on your blog. I'm sorry I have not been there to offer emotional support. I know what its like to be a "running on empty" so to speak! Sometimes you feel like you are in a tunnel and you just can't see the end of it. But even though you can't see it now you will start to emerge from that tunnel and some of the things you are missing right now in your life will again start to trickle back into your life. I am thinking of you and hope you get a little ray of sunshine in your life each day!
- Unknown said...
sounds like you are making good moves to improve things. I told my hubby the other day he needed to take a second wife to help me out!
Oh, I'm so glad you are getting a bit of a handle on things. I promise it gets a little better each, well, not every day, sometimes, but each month or so. Really.


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Titan Security Products is a company that allows you to have a permanently mounted gun safe in your vehicle. The Titan Pistol Vault can be mounted underneath or to the side of your seat for extremely quick access, thanks to the two mounting brackets. This safe is made of 14-gauge steel and doesn't require any batteries since it uses the Simplex push-button locking system. What I like about this safe is that opening the safe causes the grip of the gun to move upwards, allowing you to get a quick grip. In other words, you don't have to reach inside the safe and fumble around to get your grip.
If a permanently mounted safe isn't for you and you're looking for something simpler and less expensive you should take a look at the Gum Creek Vehicle Handgun Mount. This allows you to mount your gun in a holster directly below the steering wheel for easy access. This type of setup is not a safe and if your vehicle gets broken into the gun is not secured from a thief taking it. But if you're going on a four-hour road trip and don't want a gun on your hip for comfort reasons, then this handgun mount would make sense.
If you want something more permanent that you don't need to take in and out of the vehicle, you may want to consider the Console Vault. The Console Vault is a gun vault that simply replaces the center console in your vehicle. It's made of 12-gauge steel, has drill-resistant locks and is designed so it can't be pried open with tools. You can buy the Console Vault with a combination lock or with a key lock. The reason I like this vault is because it's more discreet looking. The outside of your center console stays the same and the vault is only noticeable when you lift up the console to access it. Also, since this replaces the inside of your center console, you can fit a lot of valuable items in it, such as your gun, cash and jewelry, whereas with a lot of the gun vaults you can only store your gun and a magazine or two. From a convenience standpoint, if you have to leave your gun in your car often, this is probably the best type of gun safe for you.
The TruckBunker is made by the Heracles Research Corporation. The TruckBunker goes in the cab of your truck underneath the seats. It's a large vault that allows to you store numerous long guns. Plus, you can secure the TruckBunker via tie-downs so you don't have to do any drilling if you don't want to.
Finding the right gun safe or holster mount to secure your firearm when traveling is as vital as buying a concealed carry holster. After all, there's always going to be places where concealed carry is prohibited, including federal buildings, churches, schools and certain business establishments. While it's never ideal to be away from your firearm when you're out in public, a number of manufacturers in the industry have developed products designed to keep your gun safe and secure in your vehicle. Scroll through the gallery above for a brief look at four such products. To get a more complete rundown of what's out there, please visit https://www.personaldefenseworld.com
For More Information
Console Vault
http://www.consolevault.com; 800-878-1369
Gum Creek
http://www.gumcreekcustoms.com; 888-381-7872
Titan Security Products
http://www.titangunvault.com; 800-930-6430
Heracles Research
http://www.bedgunsafe.com; 214-618-1368
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A CurtainUp London Review
Many of George Orwell's concepts from 1984 have already entered our society. Big Brother and Room 101 are both lighter television programmes and when we need a new passport in Europe our fingerprints are recorded on the great state machine. The internet has brought the ability to monitor our every communication. Social media sites like Facebook and Twitter put all kinds of thoughts into the public arena. Cameras record our movements on the street and in premises.
This production has a group of people reading Winston Smith's journal in the future where Smith (Mark Arends) is criticising the state led by Big Brother in which he lives. As the production dips in and out of the novel, the audience has to work to keep up. Smith works for the Ministry of Love where history is rewritten to exclude those who are no longer approved by the state. He has no idea what day it is because of the rewriting of events and the clock strikes 13. He is repeatedly asked, "Where do you think you are, Winston?"
In the grim works canteen, people repeatedly clean the chairs and the tables, wipe the tin trays, use the carpet sweeper, in repetitive movements like caged animals stereotyping. Chloe Lamford's set is tedious municipal wood and grimy glass, the effect depressing and oppressive. Winston Smith breaks the rules and finds love with Julia (Hara Yannas) in a room above the antique shop where he thinks Big Brother cannot see them on the ubiquitous telescreens.
In Room 101 Winston Smith is interrogated by O'Brien (Tim Dutton) and in scenes which I couldn't bear to watch, ten times worse than the blinding of Gloucester, Smith is tortured to the sound of an electric saw cutting of his finger tips till the blood drips and removing his teeth. We never see the dreaded rats as they are placed up to his face in a container but it is very uncomfortable staging in a brightly lit room with nowhere to hide. Figures in white nuclear overalls and gas masks line the room seated at the sides. There is the sound of sirens.
At just 100 minutes without an interval, Orwell's nightmare novel is brought to life. Mark Arends has been cast because he looks so like the author and his performance is sympathetic as he shows us what dissidents can expect from autocratic regimes. Harrowing.
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At distance a lighter .357 bullet would probably perform better, but if thats what you want, seems 30-30 is your best bet.
I think last time I priced both over the counter there was $6 difference between a box of Magtec .357 and .44.
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Nai Br.XX – Lovestruck (feat. Caleon Fox)
Back in November 2015, we were presenting you our Atlanta-based newcomer of the week Nai Br .XX. The groove of this 20-year-old soul singer seduced us and since then, we were waiting for more material from her. And here it is! She recently released "Lovestruck", a track about unhealthy relationships. It was once again produced by Sensei Bruno and features Oakland young singer and rapper Caleon Fox.


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Janet Neufeld, Hefner Ambassador, 2019Dr. Janet Neufeld is Vice President of Academic Services at the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics. She received her doctorate in educational leadership from Kasas State University.
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One last sketch for 2015….got a new book…"The Art of Ballpoint – Experimentation, Exploration and Techniques in Ink" by Matt Rota from the Subiaco Bookshop (great bookshop by the way). Exploring illustration and fine art using only the humble ball point pen…something that we all have lying around at home or work (although all ours seemed to be out of ink!). I got inspired and bought a cheap pack of coloured ballpoint pens from Officeworks (Staedtler brand $6.10 for 10 colours) and did a quick sketch of the sofa. Hmmmm…. still love my fountain pens but this was fun too.
Month: December 2015
What a difference a year makes…
What a difference a year makes….I do think drawing/sketching every day has improved both my drawing and watercolour technique and more importantly composition and story telling. Comparing the above 2 sketches the first one from January this year, the second only last week in December, there is more confidence, surety of line and colour….there's hope yet!
Looking forward to more scribbling in 2016…..
Happy New Year.
City Beach Bathing Belles
Busy sketching day today….. a late trip to City Beach for a cooling dip….39'C today (it's not as bad as it sounds….some like it hot). Lots of folk lolling about in the water and catching a few waves. A trip to the beach reminds me of the great variety of shapes and sizes of the human figure. No one looks like the figures shown in magazines, not many anyway…. those that do have "perfect" bodies don't seem to actually get wet…. maybe too worried about their micro bathers riding up or perhaps their cozzy is so small jelly fish stings are more of a problem!
Lamy Safari EF nib, De Atramentis Document Black, Pentel waterbrush with Liquitex Acrylic ink, Watercolours: Raw Sienna, Winsor Yellow, Quin Burnt Scarlet, Winsor Red, Perylene Maroon, Permanent Rose, Cerulean, Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Indigo. Pentel Waterbrush.
Christmas Day 2015 City Beach
Quick gestural scribble of kids digging in the wet sand at City Beach today ….Christmas Day.
Lots of people at the beach…. mainly tourists, new and first generation Australians… those who don't have family commitments or for whom going to the beach on Christmas day is still a novelty (Manchester forecast for today top of 12'C and rain). We arrived around midday and plenty of families had a full party set up with deck chairs, gazebos, table cloth covered camping tables laden with festive foods. Stubbie holders in many hands (neoprene bottle or can holder to keep the contents cold and the owners hand warm). Lots of red and white "santa" hats. The sea breeze was blowing quite hard and whipped up some large waves….not so much swim as dive through the waves and throw yourself into the surf…good fun. Even better…. all the jellyfish seem to have disappeared from a couple of days ago.
Merry Christmas where ever you are….mince pies on the beach or by a warm fire….enjoy the moment…..
As the late great Dave Allen always said…"may your god go with you".
39'C days…summer is here!
Summer has arrived at last….39'C yesterday and today. Went for a swim both days – Claremont pool and City Beach…..both lovely cool water although there were a few "stingers" (jellyfish) in the sea. Very quick scribbles in my A6 sketchbook – the Claremont pool sketch with coloured ball point pens, the ocean sketches with mini paint kit (half pans in Altoids tin)…the watercolours dry really quickly in this heat.
Pilot Prera fountain pen Medium nib, DeAtramentis document black ink, Holcroft 125 gsm sketch and draw book
Brown Paper Bag Coffee Shop
Taken a leaf out of Evelyn Bach's sketchbook….. this is drawn on a brown paper bag containing some some itunes vouchers I had just for my kids Christmas present. I remembered how some other sketchers are re-using everyday items for drawing/painting…paper bags, cereal boxes etc…. it was liberating to just scribble on a piece of paper that would just be thrown out and recycled anyway…nothing to lose. This was a real quick sketch…about 10 minutes…got more shopping to do……
Brown paper bag, Lamy Safari EF, De Atramentis Document Black, Faber Castel watercolour pencils, Uniball white gel pen, Pentel waterbrush filled with Liquitex Acrylic Ink Black.
December Dump!
The above two drawings are my husband holding an empty glass and sleeping on the sofa….anyone who stays still long enough in our house will be drawn!
The below left picture is my hand holding my phone, the below right hand picture is drawn from the TV….just pressed the "freeze" button to hold the image for a few minutes whilst scribbling…I can't remember what I was watching.
Lamy Safari EF with De Atramentis Document black, Pentel fine waterbrush filled with Art Spectrum Acrylic ink, various watercolours on Quill 120 gsm white cover paper
Chimney Pots
Chimney pots…looks like the owner either couldn't decide on one particular style so bought one of each…. or they were a job lot on special offer….I love the eclectic look. I took this photo earlier this year somewhere in Manchester in the UK – unfortunately I don't remember where…unlike my sketches where I always log the location.
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Vet Tech Soon-To-Be Grads Receive Pins
posted in Vet Tech on May 2nd, 2018
On April 30th, the YCCC Veterinary Technology program held a pinning ceremony for soon-to-be graduates of the program. Dr. Kris Hoyt, who is the Chairman of the Education Committee for the Maine Veterinary Medical Association, on the board for the New England Veterinary Medical Association, and owns a Cats on Call cat practice in Scarborough spoke to attendees. Dr. Hoyt is also on the program advisory board. Petra Schoenbrod LVT, our lab assistant also made individualized statements about each grad as they were presented with their pins. Congratulations to all!


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If you've arrived here via the Dust & Grooves site feature on my collecting then the following is an in depth explanation of the mix made especially for that article. There will be some duplication with the D&G piece along the way, hopefully there will be plenty more to hold your attention though.
If you've not yet seen the feature and the beautiful photos by Eilon Paz then get yourself over there and check out the wonderful site when you have a spare couple of days.
How to make a mix of the favourites from your record collection? Impossible at best for as soon as you start combing the racks for 'the essentials' you quickly realise that half of it is worthy and you're going to have a 10 hour set on your hands. For my Dust & Grooves mix I set myself a brief of picking tracks that had made a huge impact on me on first listen, shivers down the spine excitement, the shock of the new. Mind blowing sounds that somehow influenced me and fed into the mess of musical connections and contradictions that make me who I am today.
I also wanted to present them in the order in which they were released as far as possible thus making a chronological timeline as my listening habits progressed. This was a ridiculous idea and made the whole thing so much harder but sometimes interesting things happen from constraints and that probably says as much about me as any of the records here. Keeping this down to under an hour was also a tough call and sacrifices had to be made, not just losing artists but also in editing down songs – the essence of the essentials if you like. None of these records or songs are rare (with one exception…) and you will most likely be able to pick any of them up cheaply and easily. This isn't some showboating 'look at my rarest items that you'll never have' kind of mix, it's about the songs and sounds that have signposted my early musical input and led to later collaborations both musical and artistic.
DJ Food – Influences 57-92 for Dust & Grooves by Dust & Grooves on Mixcloud
We start with an intro from Ken Nordine, presenting 'Sound Paintings' and he'll be returning throughout as a guide, touring the record bins and opening doors to different parts of the psyche. He has a connection to several people in the selection, Mixmaster Morris (who features later under his Irresistible Force guise) first turned me on to him when we first met and I later went on to work with Ken in 2000 on a version of his 'The Ageing Young Rebel'. When Eilon from Dust & Grooves came to my studio and I started pulling records he immediately recognised the Word Jazz LPs as Dom Servini had shown him the same when he'd visited his home earlier in the trip. So, even though I didn't hear Ken until 1993, we start with him for Eilon and already the chronological timeline idea is knackered although it is technically the oldest record in the selection, having been released in 1957.
OK, to the real beginning: Kraftwerk's 'Autobahn', I probably heard songs before this but I don't remember a piece of music affecting me in the same way this did. Heard from a tape my dad made of the single in the mid 70's (I would have been about 5) and it stuck with me because it scared me and signals a love of electronic music. Even more so because the band would go on to become so influential not just to me but for so many.
It's well known that the band took inspiration from The Beach Boys for the 'fun, fun, fun on the autobahn' refrain so I paired the two up with a slice of my favourite Beach Boys song (and there are many), 'Surf's Up'. I'm not ashamed to admit that this track has reduced me to tears on a few occasions and I was obsessed with the whole 'Smile' saga from whence it sprung as the nineties came to a close. Here I have each band dueting, trading lines in the tradition of all the best mixes, two elements that shouldn't work together but in doing so create a third. Gary Numan was another electronic pop musician who instantly appealed when 'Are 'Friends' Electric?' climbed to the no.1 spot in the charts in 1979 and I followed his career for a good few years afterwards.
The Queen soundtrack to the 1980 remake of Flash Gordon was the first cassette album I ever bought (I didn't actually have a record player until I was 13) and I played the shit out of that little tape. In the tradition of listening to one collection again and again I got to appreciate the album as a whole rather than cherry pick my favourites. It was paced the same as the film and included dialogue to push the story along and spoken word has always been a favourite component of 'music' for me. The same thing propels the intro to 'Blush Response' from the score to Blade Runner, the tense meeting of Deckard, Rachel and Tyrell before the release of Vangelis' icy, fluctuating keyboard work. Both of these soundtracks signpost an early love of sci-fi film with synthesiser-led scores (the orchestral bombast of Star Wars never really did it for me).
The Human League, although starting out around the same time as Numan in the post punk landscape were beaten to the punch chart-wise by Gary and the cash-in re-release of their first single, 'Being Boiled', post-'Don't You Want Me' success was the track that resonated most. That eerie build up with Phil Oakey's, 'OK, ready, let's do it' casually left in before Martin Ware's gothic Korg 700 bass line comes in. Listen to the voice of Buddha indeed, so great we included it near the start of mine and DK's 'Now, Listen Again' Solid Steel mix CD.
Eno & Byrne's world music collage collaboration has never been equaled to my mind and although I didn't hear it until the early 90's it's tucked in here as it was released in 1981 and dovetails nicely with another world music smash and grab by the white man.
Malcolm McLaren's 'Duck Rock' album had all sorts of ramifications in my musical landscape, not least because it bought a bastardised version of Hip Hop to Europe with graffiti, scratching, rapping and breaking alongside the Westwood fashion and Keith Haring artwork.
I vividly remember first hearing 'Buffalo Gals' on the top 40 countdown and almost being disgusted by the mess of it. As a song structure it just didn't make any sense at all, seemingly random elements all thrown together periodically stopping to be primitively scratched. My 13 year old brain couldn't comprehend it at all, I still don't think it's a great song but the album it comes from is a giant flagpole for things to come, mainly for the production team of Trevor Horn and the early incarnation of the Art of Noise.
Which brings us to a little Zang Tuum Tumb megamix section, full of synths and samplers, sex and slaves, drum machines and 'Dr Mabuse'. Art of Noise's 'Beatbox' was the first release from the label in late '83, closely followed by Frankie Goes To Hollywood's 'Relax' (which only gets a tiny look in here unfortunately). Propaganda's debut, 'Dr. Mabuse' was the third release and appears in extended form before the title track of Frankie's debut album gets a truncated turn.
Rounded off by a little gem of an unreleased mix of Grace Jones' 'Slave To The Rhythm' by Bruce Forest of Better Days fame. This is where I show off my digging credentials for a minute, this percussion-less mix for voice and orchestra was done on spec in the early 90's by Bruce and remains unreleased as yet (although I'm trying). For the full story know that this is an edit of the full version and another exists that reinstates a lot more of the EU GoGo percussion. Both were done from master tapes at the Sarm West studios in London and hopefully one day they will see a proper release.
We're now in the mid 80's – a turning point for pop music and also for me as I dove headlong into Hip Hop with a passion for the rest of the decade. Without a pause we jump from 'the Rhythm' to 'the Rebel' (see what I did there?) and Public Enemy's classic squealing sax 'n' funky drummer smash. I remember the hairs on my neck standing on end when I first heard that transformer scratch after Chuck D roared, "Terminator X!" (even though it was probably Johnny 'Juice' Rosado who made the cuts).
I originally had four PE tracks in the mix, starting with 'Son of Public Enemy', the B side of their debut under that name and the first I heard played on the radio. The JB's 'Blow Your Head' moog solo was so alien in Hip Hop and with the formless Flavor Flav freestyle over the top it just sounded even more extraterrestrial. This was excised from the mix along with the Terminator X Getaway Dub of 'Your Gonna Get Yours' from the A side of 'Rebel…'s first release but I did also include 'Countdown To Armageddon'. The opener from 'Fear Of A Black Planet' is in there because I was actually at the gig it was recorded from at the Hammersmith Odeon in London and even briefly met Chuck and Flav outside beforehand. Everyone has a few 'I was there' gigs and this is one of mine.
Around the same time a couple of self-appointed dance floor hooligans were showing the yanks that they could play the same game and after the Double Dee & Steinski homage of 'Say Kids What Time Is It?' Coldcut kicked the doors in with 'Beats n Pieces'. One of the heaviest sample-led dance floor demolishers to emerge from the UK up until Depth Charge waded into the fray (sadly missing from the line up here) and, unbeknownst to me at the time, set to play a huge part in my musical journey (into sound) during the next decade.
Rewinding a couple of years to 1985 when I had a revelation the first time I tuned into Mike Allen's Capital Radio weekend Hip Hop show and amongst the unaffordable US imports I would come to covet was Word of Mouth's 'King Kut'. Featuring DJ Cheese who would go on to win the DMC Championship a year later on the cuts, it was everything I wanted to hear at 15 – beats, rhymes and scratches. Cheese's cuts were hugely influential for me but he never got a chance to shine much after his DMC win although he guested on many tracks, he received little or no credit and fell foul of bad management.
The Beastie Boys' 'Shake Your Rump' needs no introduction or explanation except to say that most tracks in this mix are just one extract from albums that are cornerstones of my collection and musical education. Several have had to be left out such as De La Soul, Tackhead, Double Dee & Steinski and Foetus because of time constraints and musical shoe-horning for the sake of it isn't my style. The The had to be in the mix though and I've not picked an obvious track for this one, more something that suited the mood and tempo of this particular part of the timeline. 'Twilight of a Champion' is from side 2 of 'Infected' but I could have picked anything from that or Matt Johnson's 'Soul Mining' debut. Interestingly the orchestral arrangements on this track were by ZTT artist at the time Andrew Poppy and Art of Noise member Gary Langan mixed a couple of the tracks on the LP.
From here we jump back into Hip Hop with more UK rap from Hijack, giving Public Enemy a run for their money and influencing DJs like Q-Bert in the process with the amazing cuts from DJs Undercover and Supreme. This group were so good they were one of the first UK acts to land a US record label deal, with Ice T's short-lived Rhyme Syndicate, whilst they were nurtured by Simon Harris in Britain on his Music of Life label. Note how only a year on from Coldcut's game-changing remix of 'Paid in Full' they reference it at the start of the track and then rip the needle off the record. So many people started copying the 'This Is A Journey' spoken word back then that it got old real fast. Another Brit copping an ear to what the Americans were doing before he moved to the West Coast was Jack Dangers and Meat Beat Manifesto, an early adopter of sampling after starting with more industrial roots. 'I Got The Fear Pt.1' from the amazing 'Storm The Studio' LP is cut from the same cloth as 'Hold No Hostage' being that they both sample from the same source except Hijack beat MBM by a year.
There's a quick Jungle Brothers a cappella from their criminally undervalued 'Done By the Forces of Nature' LP before we hit Acid House territory with Stakker's 'Humanoid'. This is the track were I finally 'got' what Acid was about after hearing various bits and pieces and not being too impressed (I was heavily into Hip Hop's golden age at the time). Also the fact that Brian Dougans – later to become one half of the Future Sound of London – was responsible for this tells you something and I had their 'Expander' lined up to go into the mix later but couldn't make it work.
William Orbit's stunning Spatial Expansion remix of S'Xpress' 'Hey Music Lover' follows, search out the full length version as it's one of the best mixes he's ever done and a pinnacle of the UK dance music scene of the late '80s. The Orb had to feature and, were I keeping to the progressive timeline, I would have included 'Little Fluffy Clouds' or 'A Huge Evergrowing Brain…' at this point. Instead I've jumped forward a year to 'Close Encounters' from their second album as it suits the wind down into the ambience that follows better.
By 1990 I had moved to London to study graphic design and left most Hip Hop behind for electronic 'dance' music, the copycat gangsta-isms of Rap beginning to bore me. Madchester and baggy were in full swing but I was more interested in 'intelligent techno' as it became known and the emerging ambient scene. The Orb, were central to this along with the loosely affiliated KLF who soon made the jump into the pop charts. The latter's 'Chill Out' LP knocked me out as I'd never heard anything like it spread over a whole album before. It's pretty difficult to choose a single track from so I've just included some moments that stuck in my mind – "rock radio, into the 90's and beyond" seeming apt at this point.
Another huge champion of ambient music both then and now is Mixmaster Morris aka The Irresistible Force who I met at some point around 1992 and was a huge influence on my musical education for a few years. He played so many artists who are now considered the foundations of the genre to me for the first time. He also gave advice and info including a contact for Matt Black of Coldcut which set me off on the path I would follow for the next two decades. I have much to thank him for and include a section of 'Mountain High (Live)' from his unfairly overlooked debut 'Flying High' here in tribute. Find a copy, it's beautiful and this track alone is 20 minutes long.
Since I'd moved to the capital I had access to the newly launched KISS FM station with Colin Favor and Colin Dale's techno shows on a Monday and Tuesday night which I religiously tuned in to. This was where I first heard Aphex Twin's 'Digeridoo' which was like being run over by a steamroller at the time as it was a good 10 bpm faster than everything else. That started a love of his music which continues to this day and nearly rounds out the mix as I've chosen to stop at 1992 – a particular turning point in my life as well (a story for another time).
For the final track (the encore if you like) I've chosen a song from an artist I've held in high esteem for decades and one which most would have assumed should have kicked off the mix rather than ended it. Adam & The Antz' 'Zerox' was the first record I ever bought – four years after it was released it has to be said – and the band were the first I would hold up as being crazy about. From the moment I heard their first chart entry, 'Dog Eat Dog', on the radio I was in love with this group as an impressionable 10 year old and as soon as I got a turntable their back catalogue was the first one I collected. For me their early post punk period that this hails from stands the test of time the best and I finally saw Adam live only last year. Ending where I began seemed to be the best option for a 140 bpm punk single rather than try to sandwich it between Kraftwerk and Queen, it's rightly home on the timeline.
So, that's a little trip back in time through the tracks that impacted upon my impressionable mind for the first 20 years or so of my life, maybe one day I'll do an 'Influences Pt.2', kick off from 1992 and see what surfaces. It's funny reading all this and the D&G article back (originally done about 18 months ago) – this is where I've been and although I still hold many of these records dear there's still a long way to go until we arrive at where my head's at today.
The new edition of the Dust & Grooves book is about to ship out as of writing – you can buy it here.


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The Best Trader Joe's Food Products
Hello friends, and happy October! I am fully embracing the change in seasons, as much as I can with this heat! But fall home decor is out and I shopped for all of the seasonal goodies at Trader Joe's this past weekend. I'm going to show you the best Trader Joe's food products that I buy consistently. Plus, I snapped pics of items that are perfect festive for this time of year, but that I didn't purchase this time around.
What are your favorite Trader Joe's food products? If you have one near you, I feel like you have to have items you can't leave without!
Trader Joe's Food Products I Always Purchase
Chili Lime Chicken Burgers– These are so easy to throw on a pan or grill (if you're lucky and you have one)! You can cook them directly from frozen, they stay juicy, and they're delicious!
Curry Sauce– I got red curry this time around, but last time we got yellow. Haven't tried the green yet, but I'm sure its delicious! I use Trader Joe's to stock up on random things I can use to make a meal, when I am fresh out of ideas. Ha!
Cauliflower Gnocchi- Oh the holy grail! Definitely buy these, but do not cook according to the instructions. I recommend that you bake them around 375 for like 30 minutes, and then broil at the end for a few to get them crispy on the outside! Mmmmm.
Perfect Bars– This isn't a Trader Joe's product, but they always have the biggest variety and the best prices on these refrigerated bars. I snagged the seasonal Pumpkin Spice flavor, and chocolate chip cookie dough.
Dark Chocolate Almonds (Sea Salt & Turbinado Sugar)– Okay, this is another products that I literally will not leave the store without. But, I have to watch myself, because once they're open, I go through them like a mad woman. I snagged two packages of these. 🙂
Refried Beans- Another basic pantry item that gives you a meal idea. Plus, I just think they're tasty.
Chicken Sausage- Lastly, I always get chicken sausage from Trader Joe's because you cannot beat the price! They have a number of different flavors to choose from, but I usually get apple for myself and andouille for Jarrett. We'll have this with the cauliflower gnocchi and a veggie for an easy weeknight meal.
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Food I'm Trying Out
Cauliflower & Butternut Squash Risotto- This just sounded delicious and a nice way to bring a sense of fall into more savory dishes!
Ravioli- I grabbed two varieties: Sweet Italian Sausage & Four Cheese, and Goat Cheese & Sun-dried Tomato. More easy meal ideas and these can be frozen!
Salmon Burgers/Mahi Mahi Burgers- We have tried the Mahi Mahi Burgers and Jarrett really loved them. I thought they were just okay, so I grabbed the salmon burgers for myself this time!
Fun Seasonal Trader Joe's Food for Fall
Autumnal Harvest Soup- Perfect if you like soups! I would have this with a hearty bread. 🙂
Pumpkin Bisque- This also looked delicious! Maybe throw in some fennel sausage and potatoes?
Fall Pasta- I think this is butternut squash pasta and it's in these adorable pumpkin shapes!
Pumpkin Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookie Mix- This was very tempting. However, it's Jarrett's birthday this week, and I already have plans to bake a very large cake. So we didn't need more desserts. If it's still there next time I go, I may have to snag it.
Fall Harvest Salsa- I wasn't sure how I felt about apples in my salsa, but if you like mango salsa, you may want to test this out!
Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese- This looked like a delicious, easy freezer meal for when life is too busy to bother making food! Ha!
Cheesy Spaghetti Squash Casserole- Another really good meal to keep in your freezer, plus I love spaghetti squash.
Maple Ginger Cookie Swirl Ice Cream- Ice cream is the perfect dessert year-round and this flavor screams "fall!"
Pumpkin Rolls- These are pumpkin cinnamon rolls with pumpkin icing. Need I say more?
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Products I Love But Didn't Buy This Time
Pancake Bread- Believe me, just try it. Its perfectly moist, but crumbly, with the right hint of syrup flavor and smell.
Unexpected Cheddar Cheese- Another classic Trader Joe's purchase. We just didn't need anymore cheese in the house.
Cowboy Caviar Salsa– One of my favorite salsas! It's mostly corn and black beans, with the perfect amount of spice. The best for scoops chips!
Jo-Jos – Trader Joe's version of Oreos and so yummy! They offer seasonal varieties, with pumpkin spice currently available. My favorite are the peppermint Jo-Jos.
Cookie Butter– Last, but certainly not least. Cookie butter is my favorite to put on apples!
Alright, those are all of my favorite Trader Joe's food products, and a few fall items I passed on this trip. Tell me what you always buy at Trader Joe's!


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Tom Forsyth 1982-83
The resignation of Pat Stanton early in 1982/83 gave the Board the opportunity to replace him with a seasoned campaigner capable of exploiting a potentially good squad of players. Instead, it repeated the error of before by appointing another high-profile former international player with no experience in management and no previous connection with the club.
Born in Glasgow on 23rd January 1949, Tom Forsyth was signed by Motherwell as a seventeen-year old and quickly developed a fearsome reputation as a tough-tackling defender. His first Scotland cap in 1971 was followed a year later by a £40,000 transfer to Rangers where he earned three League Championship medals, four Scottish Cup winners medals (scoring the winning goal in the 1973 Final against Celtic) and one in the League Cup.
He went on to make 22 appearances in a Scotland shirt, most of them under Ally McLeod, who considered Forsyth to be the most consistent player he had, but his international career came to an abrupt end after the 1978 World Cup Finals.
A recurring knee injury brought his playing days to a premature end in March 1982 but six months later Dunfermline surprisingly offered the 33 year old the chance to start his managerial career at the club. Taking over prior to the match against St. Johnstone at East End on 22nd September, he left team selection to caretaker manager Jimmy Thomson and was quickly given some idea of what lay ahead as the Pars conceded three goals in a dire first half.
Things began to look a bit more hopeful three days later when Dunfermline recorded their first league victory of the season, defeating Ayr 1-0 thanks to a Bobby Forrest goal, but that was followed by a run of nine matches without a win. During this period, Dumbarton handed Dunfermline one of their most infamous home defeats when they won 3-0 despite having two players sent off.
This match marked the debut of Jim Moffat, a £10,000 signing from Hamilton who was to play only six times for the club, the last of which was the 6-0 Ne'erday massacre at Stark's Park. Other less than memorable transfers included Derek Rodier, who cost £6,000 from Hibs, and Joe Smith, the former Aberdeen star who was woefully out of shape despite being only 29.
Forsyth's continual chopping and changing led to him using 32 players in what turned out to be a disastrous season, the only consistency being the seventeen draws that ultimately relegated the club. As 1983/84 was heading in the same direction, with only three wins in ten matches (and twenty different players fielded), Forsyth called it a day on 16th October following a home defeat by Arbroath.In thirteen months he had overseen only eleven wins in 48 games.
A full-time manager, he failed to adapt to the part-time status of his players and there was little sign of the 'Iron Man' reputation; a touch more ruthlessness in team selection would have gone a long way. At times it seemed as if his heart wasn't in it and he seemed completely incapable of instilling his players with any confidence.
Forsyth returned to the game as Assistant Manager to Tommy McLean at Motherwell in 1985 but never again sought to be manager in his own right.
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You've got a tall, themed-drink in your hand. Your wife stands on the edge of the carpet, looking for you down the two narrow aisles in front of her. You peek around your slot machine, make eye-contact between two cigar-wielding men, see that she wants in, and you quickly make the switch. Now you're standing on the edge of the carpet, by the door. You look down and two tired little eyes look up at you from your stroller.
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Security chiefs put Narok on red alert for terror, identify hotspots
Thursday June 20 2019
Narok County has been put on red alert for terrorism, security chief considering it fertile ground for recruitment and radicalisation.
This is according to resolutions reached during a three-day workshop on how to prevent and counter violent extremism in the county.
Security stakeholders who met at the Mara Frontier Hotel in Narok from Monday to Wednesday identified several hotspots.
They include trading centers and lodges around and inside Maasai Mara Game Reserve, areas along the porous Kenya-Tanzania border, as well as Olpusimoru and Olokurto areas along the Nakuru border.
They noted that some of these areas are hotspots for tribal conflicts and that they can be used as safe havens for radicalisation and planning terror-related activities.
In the forum organised by the National Counter Terrorism Centre, Narok town was termed one of the most exposed areas in the region, followed by trading centers in Narok South, including Olderkesi, Narroosura, Lemek, Kilgoris, Lolgorian and Ongata Barikoi.
The stakeholders noted that many immigrants have moved into these areas and opened businesses.
The meeting came weeks after a suspected terrorist was arrested outside Narok Stadium amid preparations for Madaraka Day celebrations on June 1.
Adan Galhai alias Urisha Galhai, 22, was arrested on his second attempt to get into the stadium, a day after he escaped from police custody.
Speaking during the opening of the workshop, Narok County Commissioner George Natembeya said although security is a national government function, countering violent extremism starts from the grassroots.
"It is the duty of the government to secure the people and their property but security starts with you and I ... we should be suspicious of all strangers wherever we go."
The stakeholders resolved to consolidate efforts to counter terrorism at county level.
This is in line with the national strategy, which calls upon county leaders to undertake activities that will enhance community cohesion, peace and patriotism while denouncing extremism.
While closing the workshop, Narok Speaker Nkoidila Ole Lankas pointed out that steps to prevent engagement in terrorism, to begin with, would help prevent radicalisation and attacks.
In 2016, Kenya launched the National Strategy to Counter Violent Extremism, that seeks to employ a more inclusive approach in tackling the vice.
The plan, a sharp contrast to the conventional security-centred approach, ropes in actors including government bodies, civil society organisations and faith-based groups, which it assigns roles that cut across eight pillars.
The pillars are media and online, psycho-social, faith-based and ideological, legal and policy, training and capacity building, arts and culture, education, and security
The workshop put in place a county action plan and elected a committee led by Bishop James ole Nalamae to conduct training on matters security and build capacity to counter terrorism.
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After the Winter, when people no longer need to run their AC unit so much to heat their homes, many start thinking about how to reduce their energy consumption through the Summer months. Nobody wants to spend more on energy than they have to. Along with the AC unit, windows and doors are key components for keeping a home cool. Spring is a good time of year to check them out to see if they need cleaning or repairs, or to determine if they need to be replaced.
Review your energy bill.
Bills from the JEA include your energy costs for the past year. It's easy to compare the amount for the current month to the same month a year ago. If the bill has gone way up for no apparent reason, the reason may be that your house has become less energy efficient. You'll certainly want to figure out what caused the increase because that's not the kind of problem that gets better on its own.
Visual inspection
Cracks around the outside of your windows and doors will allow air in and out. Wherever possible, seal cracks with a quality caulking product. Sealing up cracks with caulk is an inexpensive job that most anyone can handle.
Look for condensation between the panes of glass. If there is any condensation, it's an indication that at least one of the panes is leaking. The air between the panes acts as an insulator. When one of the panes in a window develops a leak, you lose that insulation.
To check doors, have someone stand outside while you shine a flashlight around the doors. If your helper can see light coming through, you have a leak.
Hands on inspection
Difficulty opening or closing a window, as well as any sticking, may be an indication of swelling and possible damage from water. Open each window to see if it's operating properly. Then, try to gently rattle your windows. If a window rattles or moves around in the frame, it's leaking air.
There are lots of single pane aluminum windows in Northeast Florida in that condition. Many of them were installed many years ago. Unfortunately, there's no good way to fix them. To make a dwelling energy efficient, those windows have to be replaced.
Check the seals with a lighter or candle.
Without actually allowing the flame to touch the window, carefully move the flame around windows and sashes. Any air current from a draft will cause the flame to flicker.
Check the weather stripping.
Weather stripping for windows and doors is inexpensive. Like caulking up cracks, it's a job that many homeowners can take care of for themselves.
If, aside from opening and closing, the door moves around, it probably leaks. The threshold should also be securely in place so that it doesn't allow air in or out at the bottom of the door.
The Dollar Bill Test
One more way to see if your windows are sealing like they should is by closing them on a dollar bill. If you can easily slide the bill out, you can be sure that dollar bills, in the form of higher electric bills, are leaking out of your house, and are "gone with the wind." To make this test more true to life, you might want to do it with a twenty-dollar bill.
Patio Doors
Patio doors are generally larger than other doors and windows in a home. If your patio doors are not energy efficient, they will certainly cost you on your energy bills. Patio doors should close easily with no gaps. As with your windows, look for condensation between the panes and check for any movement in addition to sliding open and closed. If there is condensation, or if the door rattles, there's some leakage which could be costing you money.
Don't forget about the Air Conditioner
It's obvious that your AC unit is the big key to keeping your home cool during the hot weather. What's not so obvious is that it works hand in hand with your windows and doors. If your windows and doors are energy efficient and they seal the house the way they should, they will reduce the number of hours the AC unit has to work to keep the house cool. Reducing the number of hours, the AC runs will obviously increase its lifespan. Given the cost of a new AC unit, that's an important consideration.
Proper AC maintenance is very important. Good maintenance will prolong the life of your AC unit by several years. A dirty air filter will make your air conditioner work harder. Air filters have to be replaced periodically. However, it's easy to forget to do that. If you have a programmable thermostat, it can keep track of the number of hours that an air filter has been in service. When it reaches a designated number of hours - say 120 - it will begin to flash to indicate that it needs to be changed.
If you don't have a programmable thermostat, you might want to develop a schedule for changing the filter. To keep things simple, during the months when your AC runs a lot, you might want to do this once per month at the beginning of the month. AC filters aren't very expensive and changing one out is something many homeowners are capable of.
Turning your thermostat up a few degrees can have a significant impact on energy bills. The US Department of Energy suggests keeping the thermostat at 78 degrees when you're home, and turning it up a few more degrees when you are away or sleeping. If you have a programmable thermostat, it can be programmed to change the settings at designated times.
One more thing you can do to beat the heat through the Summer months is to use ceiling fans and tower fans. Using fans and your air conditioner together will keep the cool air circulating very effectively.
In this article, I've discussed how to inspect your windows and doors to determine whether they are sufficiently energy efficient to keep your house cool during the hot months of Summer. I've also mentioned the importance of proper maintenance of the AC Unit and I've provided a few other tips on how to keep energy costs down.
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A friend asked if I could take pictures of her daughter and her friend for prom. It gave me a chance to try my new black/white (reversible) backdrop that I got. I think I liked the black back drop better as the white one wasn't really solid white.
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Put the baking soda in the yoghurt to become effervescent, then add the sugar and stir until it melts.
Add the flour and stir well. Add the vanilla and crumble the wafers into pieces, add them to the rest of the mixture.
Stir well and pour the resulting mixture into an oiled oven dish. Put in a preheated 356°F (180°C) oven and bake until ready ( check with a toothpick).
Once it's baked, smear it with butter and grate 1 more wafer on top. When it cools, cut it into rhombuses and serve with with coffee or other beverages of your choice.


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Day 3 - Dance Like There's Nobody Watching. This is an easy one for me this year. I don't think there's ever been a better day for doing that than our wedding day. The entire day, I was so happy and excited, I forgot all eyes were on us.
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Our first dance was to 'I Hope You Dance' by Lee Ann Womack. The lyrics to this song are some of the most beautiful I know. I haven't mastered the ins and outs of posting videos on here, but I do really recommend you give it a listen.
|We danced pretty much the whole night. It was magical.
Yes, I originally posted this post on 3 December. I deleted it by accident. So here it is again...


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A completely handmade and uniquely designed card. Consisting of grey white flecked card which has a row of houses die cut from navy blue card. One of the houses has silver windows and a homely plume of smoke hand drawn in black ink. There is a full moon die cut from silver mirri card, and stars in the sky. Happy new home die cut from silver mirri card finishes this card off
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