text:
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
10 Simple Kitchen Hacks to Make Life Easier
This post is sponsored by the awesome peeps at Sears Home Appliances and Services . The hacks are all ones I use, or have used, in my own kitchen
When my kids were growing up I never knew how many of their friends would be in my house at any given time. My daughter's friends loved hanging out at our house, and my son was on the wrestling and football teams so, at any given time, I could have a whole sports team worth of boys rambling through my kitchen (insert emoji of a Mom pulling her hair out here)!
Posted by Bobbi | Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen at 10:05 AM No comments: Links to this post
Labels: Kenmore PRO, kitchen hacks
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Shout Outs to Brussels Sprouts - 25 of The Best Recipes
I absolutely Brussels sprouts!!
Like big ol' hearts in the eyes emoji love them!
But that wasn't always the case. Oh no!
I despised what I referred to as "The Little Green Balls of Death"
Posted by Bobbi | Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen at 12:00 AM No comments: Links to this post
Labels: Brussels sprouts, healthy eating, recipe round up
Saturday, November 21, 2015
Grandma's Oyster Stew #SundaySupper
I am soooooo excited it is almost Turkey Day
I have always loved Thanksgiving. It meant that family members, that we rarely got to see, would be coming to town. We would all get together at my Grandparents house.
I remember one year my Great Grandmother came from Iowa. She was the sweetest, kindest, most loving Grandma and kid could ever have! One night she snuck into the room I was sleeping in and told me that she couldn't sleep, so she climbed into bed with me, and we proceeded to talk and giggle all night long. I still miss her so much!
I remember one year my Great Grandmother came from Iowa. She was the sweetest, kindest, most loving Grandma and kid could ever have! One night she snuck into the room I was sleeping in and told me that she couldn't sleep, so she climbed into bed with me, and we proceeded to talk and giggle all night long. I still miss her so much!
Posted by Bobbi | Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen at 9:00 PM 10 comments: Links to this post
Labels: holiday dining, oysters, soup, stew
Chipotle White Bean Dip
Let's all thank Food Should Taste Good for sponsoring this post OK?
The reality of the holidays being here is smacking me right in the face like a big ol' hammer
How does this always happen? I am planning for the holidays, and am like "Ya, I see you over there holidays, I am totally ready for you".
It is IN YO FACE sayin' "Oh haaiii, you said you were ready?......NOT"
Posted by Bobbi | Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen at 12:00 AM 2 comments: Links to this post
Labels: appetizer, beans, clean eating, dip, gluten free, Mexican, vegan, vegetarian
Thursday, November 19, 2015
How to Make That Perfect Holiday Roast
I want to thank Certified Angus Beef® brand for my the awesome weekend of beefiness at their headquarters
Have you always wanted to make an amazing boneless rib, or beef tenderloin roast the centerpiece to your holiday meal, but were afraid to spend the money when you really weren't sure what to do with it?
Or you think it will take too much time and effort?
Well my foodie friends, you are not alone.
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Chorizo Egg and Black Bean Breakfast Burritos
Hola mis amigos
I am sooooo proud of myself! You know I love breakfast, but when it comes to my everyday AM noshing, well I tend to get stuck in a rut. Like a "I have eaten this everyday for the last month" ruts.
Posted by Bobbi | Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen at 9:56 AM No comments: Links to this post
Sunday, November 15, 2015
Creamy Pumpkin Alfredo with Roasted Garlic and Sage
My neck of the woods, the Pacific Northwest, is sure taking this whole "fall" thing pretty seriously. It has been cold, and windy, and rainy
The wind was blowing so hard yesterday I kept waiting for the house to lift up and drop my in the middle of Oz!!
Those amazing summer days we had are a distant memory. We are keeping a fire burning around the clock to keep the house about 60 degrees!! Today is is in the 40's! I heard the "S" word mentioned on the news today (snow). YIKES!!
Am I whining too much? OK, I will stop.
But really, the main reason I am complaining about the weather is because I wanted to set the scene for this fantabulous recipe.
You see, when the temps drop my body starts chanting.....carbs....carbs.....carbs.
It can be quite annoying really, but who am I to say no? Sooooo my first thought is always pasta.
I know that a big bowl of soup is great on a cold, blustery day. But I am here to tell you that soup has nothing on a plate piled high with creamy cheesy pasta!
Of course right!
Now, y'all know I loves me some pumpkin too. I have never hidden that fact. But, if I am totally honest with you, I think I like it more in savory dishes VS sweet ones. If you look back through the blog you will find things like Pumpkin Chili, Creamy Chipotle Pumpkin Soup, Pumpkin BBQ Sauce (my daughters fave), Sausage Stuffed Pumpkin, 3 Cheese Pumpkin Mac and Cheese, Twice Baked Pumpkin Stuffed Sweet Potatoes, and Pumpkin Alfredo with Roasted Garlic and Mushrooms, which is the Daddy to this recipe.
I loved my Pumpkin Alfredo, but then I saw this recipe for Pumpkin Goat Cheese Fettuccini with Crispy Fried Sage on Closet Cooking. It sounded amazeballs!!
I seriously goat cheese.
Like, I could eat it every day forever, love it.
So I broke out my old recipe, added some goat cheese, and sage, and WALA this is what appeared on our plates.
Doesn't that just look awesome?
I have to admit,
I ate a HUGE bowl of this
Then fell into a food coma on the couch.
Ahhhhhhh pasta!!!
Creamy Pumpkin Alfredo with Roasted Garlic and SageBobbi's Kozy Kitchen
- 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 head of roasted garlic, mashed
- 1 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup chicken stock (make it homemade), warmed
- 1 cup milk, warmed
- 1 teaspoon rubbed sage
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree (make it homemade)
- 4 ounces goat cheese, room temperature
- Fresh ground nutmeg
- Kosher salt
- Fresh cracked black pepper
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 handful of sage leaves
- Cooked pasta
- Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add garlic and saute one minute, stirring occasionally, until fragrant. Sprinkle with flour, and stir to combine. Saute for an additional minute to cook the flour.
- Slowly add chicken broth, whisking to combine until smooth. Whisk in milk and then add the sage, pumpkin puree, and goat cheese. Bring the mixture to a simmer. Let cook for an additional minute until thickened, then stir in the nutmeg, salt, pepper, and and Parmesan cheese until melted. Reduce to low and cover.
- Meanwhile, melt the butter in a pan over medium heat, let it turn a light brown, add the sage and fry until crispy.
- Serve the sauce hot over the pasta garnished with more parmesan and crispy fried sage.
Prep Time: 00 hrs. 05 mins.
Total time: 20 mins.
Tags: pumpkin, pasta, pasta sauce
If you like this recipe, you might enjoy these too.
Make sure to check out my page on Parade Magazine's Community Table
Like what you see? Please leave me a comment!
Let's stay connected!
Posted by Bobbi | Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen at 12:00 AM 2 comments: Links to this post
Labels: pasta, pasta sauce, pumpkin
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Buffalo Chicken aka Chicken Crack Dip
Hey you guyssssssssssssssssssssss (I always think of the Goonies when I say that.....please tell me you know that movie!!)
Guess what?
My guy is still in the NASCAR chase
Did I just lose you there? Does anyone else watch NASCAR?
I know y'all know that I am a HUGE football fan, woot woot GO HAWKS
But I love my NASCAR just as much! I pretty much grew up, at least through my teenage years, at race tracks. Dirt track, asphalt, I love it all. The roar of the engines sends chills down my spine every time. There is nothing quite like being right there in the middle of the action.
Unfortunately I have only been able to go to a handful of NASCAR races So I have to settle for
screaming at watching the races on TV. And just like with football games, we always have a spread of nibbles and munchies on the table so we can feed our faces and watch the race at the same time.
Multitasking at it's finest here folks!
Sometimes I get a little foo foo, as Kevin would say, and make things like Mini Beef Wellingtons, BLT Crostinis, Roasted Jalapeno Hummus, Crab Puppies, Buffalo Chicken Wontons, Smoked Salmon Dip, Mini Reuben Pigs in a Blanket, and Copycat PF Chang's Chicken Lettuce Wraps.
But most of the time I want to just whip something easy up so I can sit down and feed my face as quickly as possible. That is when I turn to recipes like Chipotle Black Bean Dip, Salsa Fresca (Restaurant Style Salsa), Bavarian Party Dip, Chili con Queso, Hot Reuben Dip, Ranch Veggie Pizza, Mini Baked Ham and Cheese Sliders, or this Chicken "Crack" Dip.
The reason this is called "crack" dip is because you will not be able to stop eating it! I am not joking here peeps, this stuff is crazy!!
The first time I made it I was just making some for Kevin and I, so I made a small batch thinking that would last us through an entire game.
Not even close!!
I think it was gone in something like 0.2 seconds flat!
Then Kevin looks at me.
You made more right?
Needless to say I make a bigger batch every time I make it now.
This recipe should feed 4, at least. But if your are like Kevin and I, you might want to double it so you can eat as much as possible!!
So now that you are ready to whip some of this yumminess up, head on over to Parade Magazine's Community Table and grab the recipe!!
Make sure to check out my page on Parade Magazine's Community Table
Like what you see? Please leave me a comment!
Let's stay connected!
Saturday, November 7, 2015
Boneless Rib Roast with Roasted Garlic and Herbs #SundaySupper #RoastPerfect
I want to thank Certified Angus Beef ® brand for sponsoring this post. We seriously you!
Are y'all ready for the holidays?
I am chomping at the bit!
I mean like ready to lose my mind totally wanting them to get here NOW!
I have sooo many childhood memories of big extravagant holiday meals. My Grandparents usually hosted the meals, and I can remember a table that went on for, what seemed like, forever. Covered in dish after dish of delicious goodness. There was always a big platter of some type of meat at the very end, right in front of my Grandfather, and he would dole out the portions like Santa giving out gifts.
I loved it all, but what would make me the happiest was when I saw a rib roast at the end of that table! Aaahhhh it was heaven to this girl. Which made my Grandfather, and Father, extremely proud. You see, they were born and raised midwest beef eaters and, in their minds, it really wasn't a meal if there wasn't beef on the table.
But when it came time for me to prepare those holiday meals I always shied away from tackling that roast. I have zero idea why, but the thought of tackling that big ol' hunk o' beef scared the beegeezus out of me!
How about you? Do you have "roastphobia"?
Would you be surprised if I told you that most people do?
And just why exactly aren't they roasting?
Well, about 20% say they don't know how, and more than 30% say they don't have time. I know I fell into these categories 100% I didn't know what in the heck I was doing
Butttttttttttt, what if I told you that didn't have to be an issue anymore? Would you love me forever? Nevermind, you already do right? So, let me tell you that "roastphobia" can be a thing of the past!
There is a handy dandy little app called Roast Perfect that you can find in iTunes or Google Play. Bonus is, it is F R E E!!
With this app you can;
- Choose the best roast for your meal. Special occasion roasts, or your regular weeknight or Sunday supper.
- Calculate portion sizes and how much to buy for your table
- Learn how to prepare and serve the perfect roast
- Video tutorials
- Step-by-step tips
- Recipes for delicious roasts and side dishes – chef-tested but easy to make at home
Plus there is an interactive timer that tells you exactly how long to roast to your desired doneness
You have no clue how much I this app! It takes all of the nervousness out of making sure my roast is the perfect centerpiece of whatever meal it is a part of. Just take a look at the glorious roast right there. That baby was made perfect by using the Roast Perfect app.
Now, can I just take a minute here and gush about why we love Certified Angus Beef ® brand so much?
OK so #1 is the fact that Certified Angus Beef ® brand supports local farmers and ranchers in small communities across the country, which makes this girls heart so very happy. #supportlocal
Then Certified Angus Beef ® brand is more selective than USDA Choice and Prime. There are 10 very precise standards that every cut must meet. Plus their meat is known for its marbling.
What does that mean?
That means it will have amazing flavor, juiciness and tenderness.Certified Angus Beef ® brand's standards are so high that only 1 in 4 Angus cattle make the cut. Their ranchers don't just raise "Angus" beef, they raise the the best Angus beef out there!
So people, no more fear! Go forth and purchase your beef, downloadeth the Roast Perfect app, and be the rock star of noms to your family and friends!
For great beef recipes and cooking tips, visit CertifiedAngusBeef.com.
Follow the brand on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Periscope and Pinterest; or check out their blog GoRare.com.
Boneless Rib Roast with Roasted Garlic and HerbsBobbi's Kozy Kitchen
- 1 (4 to 5 pound) Certified Angus Beef ® brand boneless rib roast
- 1/3 cup Dijon mustard
- 2 heads of roasted garlic (How to Roast Garlic), mashed
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary leaves, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons fresh cracked black pepper
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- In a small bowl, mix the mustard with the garlic, thyme, rosemary, pepper and salt. Whisk in the olive oil.
- Place the roast in a roasting pan and season it with salt and pepper. Roast the meat for 15 minutes.
- Remove the meat from the oven and reduce the temperature to 325 degrees F. Brush the mustard mixture all over the top and sides of the meat and return to the oven
- Roast for about 1 1/2 hours longer, or until an internal thermometer inserted in the center of the roast registers 125 degrees F (for medium rare) or 135 degrees F (medium). Transfer the roast to a carving board, cover it loosely with foil and let rest for 20 to 30 minutes.
Prep Time: 00 hrs. 15 mins.
Total time: 1 hrs. 45 mins.
Tags: beef, holiday
Now on to more delicious holiday roasting ideas with Certified Angus Beef ® brand from our fabulous Sunday Supper tastemakers!
Holiday Roasts
- Apple Cider Dijon Marinated Tip Roast by Cupcakes & Kale Chips
- Beef Pot Roast by Peanut Butter and Peppers
- Beef Roast and Cabbage by Cindy's Recipes and Writings
- Boliche (Cuban Stuffed Roast) by Magnolia Days
- Boneless Rib Roast with Roasted Garlic and Herbs by Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen
- Sirloin Roast with Red Wine Onion Gravy by Grumpy's Honeybunch
- Coffee Rubbed Roast Beef by Eat Picks
- Fennel and Herb Crusted Beef Tenderloin by Casa de Crews
- Garlic and Herb Crusted Ribeye Roast with Red Wine Sauce by Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks
- Herb & Garlic Crusted Roast by The Melrose Family
- Garlic Roast Beef by Life Tastes Good
- Herbed Rotisserie Rib Roast with Portobello Mushroom Gravy by The Educators' Spin On It
- Holiday Ribeye Roast by Family Foodie
- Miso Glazed Standing Rib Roast au Jus by kimchi MOM
- Mustard Crusted Roast Beef by Curious Cuisiniere
- Peppercorn Crusted Standing Rib Roast with Red Wine Au Jus by Food Done Light
- Petite Sirloin Roast Chasseur (Hunter's Style) by Palatable Pastime
- Pomegranate Balsamic Glazed Prime Rib by I'm Not the Nanny
- Ribeye Roast with Harissa by Shockingly Delicious
- Roasted Beef Tenderloin with Fresh Herb Crust and Horseradish Cream by Midlife Road Trip
Join the #SundaySupper conversation on twitter on Sunday! We tweet throughout the day and share recipes from all over the world. Our weekly chat starts at 7:00 pm ET. Follow the #SundaySupper hashtag and remember to include it in your tweets to join in the chat. To get more great Sunday Supper Recipes, visit our website or check out our Pinterest board. Would you like to join the Sunday Supper Movement? It's easy. You can sign up by clicking here: Sunday Supper Movement.. Would you like to join the Sunday Supper Movement? It's easy. You can sign up by clicking here: Sunday Supper Movement.
This post is sponsored by Certified Angus Beef in conjunction with a social media campaign through Sunday Supper LLC. All opinions are my own.
Make sure to check out my page on Parade Magazine's Community Table
Like what you see? Please leave me a comment!
Let's stay connected!
Posted by Bobbi | Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen at 9:00 PM 22 comments: Links to this post
Labels: #SundaySupper, beef, holiday
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)


text:
University of East Anglia
Business Management (MSc)
Norwich Research Park
Norwich, England
United Kingdom
Program Information
Degrees Offered:
Business Management (MSc)
Format: Campus
Program Description:
The MSc Business Management degree offered by Norwich Business School seeks to lay the foundation for general managerial responsibility which will enable successful participants to develop effective management careers. The programme will provide a foundation in the theories, concepts and techniques relevant to the practice of management. It focuses on intellectual and practical skills and furnishes students with the analytical tools and perspectives that provide a sound basis for managerial decisions. The degree is designed to meet the needs of graduates who have not previously specialised in management, or who have studied the subject in a non-UK context. Special Features The course has a number of features that make it attractive to prospective students and to employers seeking to recruit their next generation of managers: - A final cash prize of £1,000 to the best student on the MSc programme. There will also be opportunities for funded PhD studies in the School. - Guest speakers from industry through our MSc Business Forum' which is supported by the UEA Alumni Fund and other industry links of the School. - Hands on development of management skills and personal development. - Opening up recruitment opportunities through direct interaction with businesses and access to careers service.
Accreditation:Our MSc Business Management has been approved and accredited by The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) to provide direct entry onto the CIM's Professional Certificate in Marketing.
Facts & Figures
Financial Aid: No
International Financial Aid: No

subset: commoncrawl


text:
You are about to travel to Edgecombe St. Mary, a small village in the English countryside filled with rolling hills, thatched cottages, and a cast of characters both hilariously original and as familiar as the members of your own family. Among them is Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired), the unlikely hero of Helen Simonson's wondrous debut. Wry, courtly, opinionated, and completely endearing, Major Pettigrew is one of the most indelible characters in contemporary fiction, and from the very first page of this remarkable novel he will steal your heart.
The Major leads a quiet life valuing the proper things that Englishmen have lived by for generations: honor, duty, decorum, and a properly brewed cup of tea. But then his brother's death sparks an unexpected friendship with Mrs. Jasmina Ali, the Pakistani shopkeeper from the village. Drawn together by their shared love of literature and the loss of their respective spouses, the Major and Mrs. Ali soon find their friendship blossoming into something more. But village society insists on embracing him as the quintessential local and her as the permanent foreigner. Can their relationship survive the risks one takes when pursuing happiness in the face of culture and tradition?
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, author Helen Simonson's wry, perceptive debut novel about love, the British class system, and family obligations, genially unfolds amid a quaint, leafy English village, tweedy and provincial as any Miss Marple mystery, drafty vicarage and all. Edgecombe St. Mary is home to retired widower Major Ernest Pettigrew, a courtly, roguish martinet whose predictable daily order cracks when he loses his heart to Mrs. Ali, a genteel local Pakistani shopkeeper with "crisp enunciation", who shares both his devotion to Kipling and the loss of a cherished spouse.
As narrated by Peter Altschuler, 68-year-old Major Pettigrew is a snippy educated snob with a posh accent and sentimental streak. Altschuler inhabits the Major as a man who telegraphs disappointment in Roger, his drippy banker son, through throat-clearings and stutters. But it's his reading of complicated Mrs. Ali that truly elevates this book. Altschuler articulates her quiet, ruminating spirit and cautious nature by slowing down his own conversational flow. There is deliberateness and intimacy to Mrs. Ali reflected in her low, melodious speech and tinkling laughter. Her insecurities and droll humor sand down the Major's prickliness and humanize his peevishness. Mrs. Ali, it turns out, is as funny and flawed as the rest of us.
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand is wistful and rolling, only gradually revealing the origins of blemishes in one's family life. Roger's social climbing, hinted at by Altschuler through his slick use of his father, gives way to a more nuanced explanation of the son's ambition. And when the Major compares Mrs. Ali to other village dames, noting that she's "a butterfly to their scuffle of pigeons", you get the sense that Major Pettigrew, crusty, old soul, is meant to bust out flowery paeans to Mrs. Ali, off-key, certainly, but authentic, nonetheless. Nita Rao
We've sent an email with your order details. Order ID #:
Listen on the Audible app or these devices.Launch Audible App
-or-Download Free Audible App
To access this title, visit your library in the app or on the desktop website.
Listen on the Audible app or these devices.Launch Audible App
-or-Download Free Audible App
Audible does not currently have the rights to sell this title in your country.
Please consider another book.Continue Browsing
Please add a payment method to continue.Add a Payment Method
Please edit your payment details or add a new card.
If the problem persists, contact customer service at (888) 283-5051Review My Payment Method
If the problem persists, contact customer service at (888) 283-5051
Please add your billing address to continue.Add My Billing Address
Please select a default credit card to continue.Select Credit Card
It looks like you've already used the specified payment method for a free trial.
Please contact customer service if you think we have made a mistake. (888) 283-5051Start Your $14.95 Membership
If the problem persists, contact customer service at (888) 283-5051
If the problem persists, contact customer service at (888) 283-5051
Charming book with an excellent narrator
- jc
A Surprising Treat!
This book was wonderful! I enjoyed every minute and really hope that there might be another book with further adventures of Major Pettigrew in future. Terrific characters. Excellent narration. Engaging from start to finish. Not to be missed.
- Sara


text:
Old man Tcheng, he said (speaking directly to my bald-headed nitwit self):
I, old Tcheng, do not intervene to maintain, modify or change the course of things by following the desires of the individual mind. Let there be neither distrust nor revolt but only the necessary act. If I behave in a different way with you, it is so that you might, at last, by yourself, directly see original spirit instead of always seeking it through the mediation of dead fellows or by running after scatterbrains like me.
My own manner, indeed, is to shake you like a sapling in the mountain wind. Thus, I break up all your struts and props and, there you are, all undone, with nothing more to hold on to. But since I sap up all that you rely upon and, thus, you are filled with fear, you say, to reassure yourself, that I sin against the law and convention and am but a vile blasphemer. So you go on desperately clinging to appearance and accessories instead of letting them depart from you by themselves, without striving to hold onto them.
My words find no echo in you, so I play a trick on you and tell you they come from a great and famous fellow who has been dead for centuries. But you still do not understand that they are your direct and immediate concern. On the contrary, you seize on them as something precious, good for keeping and to cultivate. Bald-head, by holding onto your futilities, you simply waste your life away and the evidence of original spirit slips through your fingers. What a shipwreck for you!
Nitwit, original spirit does not appear when sleep leaves you and does not disappear when sleep comes to you. Original spirit is nothing and is totally independent of that which changes and dies.
If original spirit were truly your sole occupation, you would see all that alters and dies in the same way that you perceive the movements that dancers give to their streamers, and would resolve to constantly seek that which in you neither varies nor dies and , once you find it, then not one of the thousand worlds could divert you in your thoughts for the instant of a flash or in the slightest degree make you stray from it in your actions.
You believe you aspire to original spirit but you only actually seek the satisfaction of a condition, or learning, and of merit. Because of this, nincompoop, you are entirely under the fascination of all that in you and outside of you is not steadfast and just dies.
That is why the sayings of old Tcheng simply go through you without making an impression, like the birds which leave no trace in the sky.
Bald pate, all that you think and say concerning original spirit is but the erring and wandering of your own puny little mind. To that which nature spontaneously brings you, you respond only after interpretting it through all that you have placed on a pedestal above your head.
Baldy, this being as artificial as the dragons made for festivals, how can you hope to see original spirit in its spontaneity?
In my youth, I went all round the land giving myself up to study and practices. I associated with those who had strayed and, imagining they had found the light, did nothing but cause others to stray. Then, I met him who enabled me to see all the useless mud I bore with me. The way of truth appeared to me and original spirit became my sole occupation. And, one day, everything suddenly collapsed into awareness.
I, old Tcheng, do not imitate so and so, or such and such a one. I hold to no belief, no school of thought do I follow, no one's disciple am I. In my true nature I know nothing, I own nothing, I am nothing… for there is no old Tcheng there! In the ordinary way, the things in which I take part, of themselves, just flow by, pass away on their own. Even original spirit is no longer my concern.
The words I speak to you come not from that which is learnt.
Shaved skull, I have hidden nothing from you. What profit is there for you? Nothing but stuff and nonsense!
Exit old man Tcheng


text:
Discussion in 'Literature' started by SaucySarlaac, Feb 6, 2013.
i think you sound very silly out loud
Banal Sith!
I would love a story on Gravid's adventures.
I'm now officially advocating the use of "Banian," just to piss everybody off.
It's gold, Trip! Gold!
I find this interesting. It tells me how fans can have such differing tastes in content. I personally found the Daiman and Odin time incredibly boring. Not bashing what you like I just never got into it. Knight Errant is the first Star Wars book I actually set down out of boredom through the majority of the book and never finished. On the flip side I loved every single moment of the Plagueis novel.
The book bored me to no ends too, but that was because it was very badly written (I think that was JJ Millers first novel), not because of the Sith-stuff in it. The comic-series is much better. But on principle I very much like how John Jackson Miller toys with the concept of Sith, expands on it. He may be a horrendous book author, but he has a lot of clever ideas. In the hands of someone more gifted in the craft of storytelling the material could hold a lot of potential.
On the other hand, Darth Plagueis was well written, I even enjoyed it. But besides the midichlorian manipulations it barely contained anything original, if at all. I sometimes felt like reading Bane trilogy 2.0.
I couldn't get into the comics to much for it. They felt a bit overrated to me. I am really picky with comics though.
Interesting. The general consensus round these parts is that Knight Errant is one of the better written SW novels we've had in recent years, and "OMIGOD GIVE JJM more novels!"
Hence the rejoicing once Kenobi was announced.
I could understand someone being bored or by the material but it boggles my mind to think someone could be interested in the material and turned off by the way it was written. Still, different strokes.
Coincidently, I'm a professional writer myself (in german). What especially struck me when reading the Knight Errant novel were excessive info dumps. The writer often forgot about the Show, don't Tell principle. There was also a problem with plotting. For the first couple hundred pages it wasn't very clear what the point of all the action was. The protagonist seemed to be thrown around a lot by forces outside her control (this was also typical in JJMs comics, which I liked regardless).
But I am extremely picky about books. I have big troubles turning off my "proofreading radar" which makes it really difficult for me to enjoy books sometimes. It's much easier for me to enjoy a comic.
DP on the other hand had less infodumps (there were a couple at the beginning, but it was nowhere as bad as in KE). The protagonists had clear goals. Most of what happened was important in some way, there were far less detours. Therefore, even though the two protagonists weren't the most interesting personalities in the galaxy, I consider the book better written.
Fair enough.
I always thought DP contained too much references to the bigger EU. Too many minor characters were mentioned (for example: Xizor). They had nothing to do with the overall plot.
Do not get me wrong, I liked the book, but I think for people who are not into the EU the book is abit confusing.
An anthology would actually be quite nice. I've always felt a whole range of novels would be overkill and so never going to happen, but something akin to the Lost Tribe stories that picked out the main bits would certainly be fun.
Besides the authors I listed, I'm thinking Joe Whatshisname, the guy who wrote Death Troopers and Red Harvest, can contribute.
Actually I wish the Book of the Sith had included that instead of that over-long section on the Nightsisters. That really should have been a page or two. The rest could have been to explore more on the Sith history, different Sithlords, or more Sith philosophy & powers.
Incidentally, I look at the six-odd centuries from the Battle of Mizra and the Battle of Ruusan from the Sith point of view (not-Banal), and wonder if they consider this a golden age. Sure, they're killing each other, but they've won.
Well, won is relative. What they've really accomplished is to get the Republic to abandon a big chunk of the galaxy - but in all the really important categories, economic, population, culture, etc. it's kind of well, the lousy part. Knight Errant stresses how the whole Rim is regressing technologically and intellectually under Sith control. Considering it is very much a Sith core principle to covet the nicer things of others, and that they all know how much better the Republic they can't even reliably get to has it, I doubt they're all that happy.
The Republic's scorched earth (scorched galaxy?) strategem was undoubtedly astonsihing brutal to the people it abandoned but ultimately, it proved successful.
But most of the Sith Lords don't even care about technological or intellectual regression. To me, that time is almost like a golden age. The Sith do what they do best and what they enjoy the most: conquer, compete and kill.
Don't forget the only Sith around after that time period are Bane's Sith, who think those Sith were a bunch of idiots. Bane, whose opinions would form the foundation for future Sith, thought they wasted their time fighting each other instead of the jedi, and the fact that everyone and their dog declared themselves Sith lords as an utter embarresment to the order.
Plus, I get the feeling that Banite Sith are Lawful Evil rather than Chaotic Evil, and thus I think their golden age would be more the SWTOR Sith than anything.
He's writing a Maul book that will be having Plagueis, Sidious, and Maul sometime late this year
Bane was jealous, shortsighted and insane.
His infinite wisdom doomed the Sith to hide in holes like rats while waiting for some golden era that would only last 25 years. You can say he played a huge part in causing the Siths extinction.
But the technological limitations serve as a break on their ability to conquer. Knight Errant describes a whole bunch of tiny little Sith principalities composed of many a handful of worlds apiece without the strength to outright conquer each other. Their navigation deficencies are so great they can barely manage to even properly attack their neighbors.
And yet all of these Sith (well at least the ones not completely insane) know full well that those methods, those powers do exist, they are out there. They know that if the Republic hadn't cut them off, that if they still had constantly updating BoSS datafeeds they could expand their conquests by orders of magnitude.
Every Sith worthy of the name wants to achieve a state as close to outright godhood as possible (Damian et al. already think they are there) how much it must grate on them to know that, but for some hyperspace coordinates, they could get so much closer.
Those Sith principalities conquer each other all the time as shown in the novel and even in the comic as far as I remember. So no, your statement is wrong. They are capable of defeating each other even if it is quite challenging. The existing navigation charts are property of the Lords though. They don't give them to servants out of fear that they might be spies of an opposing Lord. If one day one Lord would win against all the others he or she would possess access to all the charts in Sith space and I guess then they could easily attack the republic. And isn't that what the Sith order is all about? Rise of the strongest of them all through conquest? And considering how damn powerful the Sith were in that time, this one Ultralord would be formidable indeed.


text:
By Patty Inglish, MS
In February 2010, 3,000,000 job listings were gathered by Indeed.com. Among them, these ten positions were most frequently listed on the job trending sites SImplyHired.com and Indeed.com.
- Physical Therapists
- Sales Associates and Sales Representatives
- Assistant Managers - Includes Retail and Restaurant.
- Store Managers - Retail, Finance, and Restaurant/Food Service.
- Family Practice and Internal Medicine Physicians
- Occupational Therapists
- Tax Preparers and Census Takers (tied)
- Sales Managers
- Registered Nurses (RNs)
- Project Managers - Domestic and International Business, private, government, and government contractor.


text:
|Half Baths
|1,100 sq. ft.
|Property type
|Minimum Stay
|4 - 30 nights
Property Description
Beautiful 3 Bedroom home just 3 short blocks from the pristine beaches of Melbourne - the Space Coast's surf town! . With the ocean, restaurants and shopping just 3 short blocks away, there is seldom need for a car. Conveniently located just 20 minutes from Cape Canaveral and 45 minutes from Orlando (Disney World, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure & Sea World). You'll find top surfing at the famous Sebastian Inlet.
Accommodation's Sleep ( 6 )
Master Bedroom:
- Queen Size Bed
- Closet Space
- Half Bath
Second Bedroom:
- Full Size Bed
Third Bedroom:
- Twin Day Bed with a Trundle
Guest Bathroom:
- Full Size Bathroom
- Shower/Tub Combo
Living Room:
- Sofa and Two Chairs
- Flat Screen TV
- Separate Sitting Area
- Fully equipped (all things necessary to prepare and serve a meal)
- Dining Table with Seating
- Full Size Appliance's
- Back Yard Patio
- Outdoor Table and Chairs
- Air Conditioning
- Internet Access
- Washer and Dryer
- Satellite or Cable
Indialantic is a lovely beach town with clean beaches, lots of parks, and friendly people. It's a great place to relax and get to know the real Florida!
PETS WELCOME - Pet fee applicable ONLY if you are bring a pet. Please let us know!
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone in your group. Everything went so smoothly, and the house was great. More than we could of asked for. Quiet neighborhood, nice friendly neighbors, close to the beach. Would definitely come back again. Thanks so much.
This was one of the most amazing places I've stayed at! Absolutely beautiful and exceeded our expectations! We hope to stay again! Thanks for letting us stay at your place!!!
The home was very nice and updated and we'll equipped. 5 min walk to the beach and close to scenic river locations as well.
Close to shopping and coastal dining.
We will definitely stay here our next trip out.
I am not sure how I stumbled upon this rental, but I am so glad I did! It was very clean. Nicely updated, and the kitchen was beautiful! There were so many cute decorations in every room. We have a large family, and this was more than enough room for us. My kids were able to spread out and have their own "space" when needed. And I was very surprised with all the extras that were left for our use: coolers, chairs, soaps, dvd movies, and so many extra towels! There wasn't anything we needed that wasn't there. And I was pleasantly surprised that I did not need to use my Febreeze anywhere, as the home did not smell "lived in." Everything was wonderful from start to finish. So much better than staying in a hotel! We will definitely have to keep this one in mind when we vacation in the area again.
Me and my family love the house and the location (so close to the beach). The dog really likes the backyard (and so do we as it is fenced in and he also likes the beach).
However we did find a nasty smelling dark colored blanket that was left in the dryer. I removed it and put it up towards the garage door on a chair. I also noticed that the small plastic green recycle bins were full of water, did not touch these.
And someone before us made some setting changes with the thermostat, so it automatically went down to 69 degrees at night (too chilly for me). Other than that we enjoyed out stay and had a great time in Melbourne.
This home is just what I needed. Clean fresh and completely stocked with everything needed when working away from home. Great neighbourhood, one block from the beach, very very comfortable. Would recommend this home to anyone.
We came in for a week before our son's beach wedding. This house is lovely, clean, well-equipped and in a perfect location. We were impressed with how friendly the locals are and how quiet it is at night. Plenty of dog friendly, restaurants with great food. Our two dogs loved the fenced-in back yard!
Have you always dreamed of cruising down a beachside highway with the top down, soaking in the scenery and good vibrations? Ever wondered how man reached the moon? Florida's Space Coast has all this to offer and more.
The Melbourne / Indialantic and Cocoa beach areas offer both the best surfing spots on the East Coast and three of "Florida's Ten Best Beaches", as declared by Southern Living, so you are sure to enjoy a spectacular beach getaway. Nestled between the Indian River Lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean, the City of Indialantic, offers many recreational opportunities for residents and visitors. Whether it's kayaking, soaring over the crowds on a parasail, skipping the waves on a boogie board or just soaking up some rays. The beach fun never ends.
From May through October, after sunset, magical moments are quietly occurring along Florida's coastline. Over night, our beaches become North America's #1 sea turtle nesting grounds. Mother loggerhead, green and leatherback turtles plod onto Florida beaches depositing eggs into sandy, concealed nests. Observe nests and if you're lucky enough, hatchlings, from a safe distance, and take in a truly unique and natural experience.
While you're here, be sure to visit the quaint shops and the vast, delectable restaurants with gourmet cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere. The nightlife has everything from martini bars to art galleries that turn into dance clubs, or from traditional Irish pubs to jazz cabarets often hosting national recording artists.
And just a short drive away is the Kennedy Space Center, Brevard Zoo, Port Canaveral (where many cruise lines depart including the Disney Cruise Ship), and Cocoa Beach with its famous pier bustling with surfers, sight-seers, shoppers and night owls alike.
With so much to do, and so much to see, it's no wonder this place is buzzing with action!


text:
Since Presidents Day is right around the corner, I created a few Lincoln and Washington FREEBIES you can use with your students! Click on any of the sample images below to download it for free or find it at my TPT shop.
Brain Pop Jr. has some fun videos on Washington and Lincoln too! You can check them out here or by clicking the image below.
I always include books of the month when teaching a unit on a holiday! The following books are some of my all time favorites to use for Presidents Day! Just click on the images below to see them on Amazon.
Another easy prep activity these fun creative writing and close read brochures on Washington and Lincoln! They include a close read that my students do with my small guided reading group, comprehension questions that they can do independently by going back into the text for answers, a historical timeline activity, and a fun writing piece to practice their informational text writing. They encompass many key areas of language arts and social studies, which I love!
I've also started to use paperless digital resources in my classroom this year!
This NO PREP digital interactive notebook and activities will help your students learn all about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln on Presidents Day. The coolest part is that it is all PAPERLESS and DIGITAL! Share with your class using Google Classroom or via Google Slides. I love that I'm saving paper and kids love using them. It's a win-win. They work with tablets, iPads, laptops, and Chromebooks too.
Just click on any of the images to check out the digital resource!
I have a free sample of this digital resource HERE! Just click on the image below to try paperless today!


text: 0gris Posted September 17, 2011 I understand Lazaru5's anger I too dont want to install extra software as minimal as it would be on your computer, I just want my laptop to download stuff, play on Football Manager & go on the internet, I dont want anything else takeing up on my CPU, I also think its wrong we are being forced into installing Steam to play a game we all love to play on just to make the rich richer, I will probably not buy it out of annoyance for this latest setback, I will continue to play on FM2011 and not pay 30 quid for one new feature that is worth buying it for but no other features that make it much different to FM2011, the people they gain from buying the game instead of getting a pirated copy will not be as many loyal customers who are put off by this so you will end up losing money anyway. Im quiete angry but Im not as mad as some on here and I just will not buy it simples. Idle steam takes up practically no system resources so even your laptop wont be badly affected by this. No idea what you mean by making the rich richer? Could you elaborate? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


text:
The full Senate will soon consider the reauthorization of the 35-year-old Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). This law, enacted under President Lyndon B. Johnson as part of his Great Society initiative, was intended primarily to narrow the achievement gap between disadvantaged children and their more prosperous classmates. During the past quarter century, however, its scope has broadened considerably and its focus has blurred. In addition, despite total spending of more than $125 billion, results are dismal: Poor students still lag behind their peers by an average of 20 percentage points on national achievement tests.
The Clinton Administration's ESEA reauthorization plan urges Congress to "stay the course." Despite calls for more accountability, the President and his allies have not been able to shake off the weary but heavy hands of the education establishment, which is content with the status quo.
Congress has done slightly better. Two significant amendments, recently approved (by close votes) in the Senate's Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, would break important ground to change this record by offering states significant new options: Title I portability and "Straight A's" (Academic Achievement for All) accountability.
Under Title I portability, 10 states and 20 school districts in other states would have the option of strapping Title I dollars to the backs of low-income students, allowing them to carry that money to a better performing public school, a private tutoring service, or an after-school program of choice. Under the HELP-approved Straight A's plan, 15 states and an unlimited number of school districts would gain the freedom to spend federal dollars on the reforms of their choice so long as they guaranteed that they would boost the academic achievement of all their students, especially low-income youngsters.
It is important to note that neither of these "improvements" will change the basic structure of ESEA, which funds over 60 programs. Together, however, the changes do offer some reform-minded governors and local leaders the option to transform K-12 programs so that they can benefit disadvantaged students more effectively. Moreover, the reauthorization process offers the Senate a real opportunity to include provisions laying the foundation for innovative reforms, such as giving all states the flexibility and the incentive to boost educational achievement. Like the changes that enabled states to innovate and improve the welfare system, these reforms represent an historic opportunity that should not be missed.
When ESEA reaches the Senate floor, members ought to consider at least three important improvements:
Make Title I a child-centered program.
The committee bill currently allows only a limited number of interested states to attach Title I funding to poor students. Instead of making portability a state option, the Senate should make it a nationwide educational right for disadvantaged students, akin to the Pell Grant program. All poor children should be entitled to take their share of federal dollars to the school or program of their choice (within the limits of state constitutions and laws).
Allow all states to participate in Straight A's.
The committee-approved bill allows only 15 states to apply for this flexibility. All states should have the option of boldly slashing federal restrictions in return for guaranteed gains in student achievement.
Eliminate duplicative programs in ESEA and focus the law on a few key national goals.
Since the HELP Committee failed to make substantive changes in the ESEA's underlying structure, Congress should restructure these programs to emphasize key national objectives. Legislation has been introduced by Senators Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) and Evan Bayh (D-IN) to accomplish this, but their measure merely consolidates and streamlines many programs, leaving numerous strings in place while adding red tape. A better approach would be to craft a refined (and deregulated) version of this plan.
In the end, the goal should be an ESEA plan that respects state and local rights but also empowers parents--especially low-income parents--and is based on real accountability for academic results. The plan now before the Senate takes a few small steps in this direction. Long strides are needed.
Nina Shokraii Rees is a former Senior Policy Analyst in Education, and Jennifer Garrett is a Research Assistant in Domestic Policy Studies, at The Heritage Foundation.


text:
Monday, February 17th, 2014...12:22 pm
Register Now — Wedding Salon! IN THE NEWS
Are you still unsure about where to go for your honeymoon? Are you thinking about having a wedding away from Long Island? Then you have to register right now for the Wedding Salon's upcoming Destination Weddings & Honeymoon Salon! It's on March 3rd from 4-8 pm at:
The Metropolitan Pavilion
125 W. 18th Street, New York
This showcase will offer you a fantastic way to meet representatives from the likes of Resorts World Casino Bimini, Dorado Beach – a Ritz Carlton Reserve, Iconic Weddings, Sandos Hotels and Resorts and many more, so you can discuss your plans and ideas directly with the experts.
To register, just click here. There will be some great surprise giveaways, such as a raffle from Greater Fort Lauderdale — Win a two night stay at B Ocean!
Well, now you can!! Greater Fort Lauderdale has some amazing giveaways that they will be offering at our Destination Weddings & Honeymoon event on March 3rd! Make sure you stop by and sign up for one of these fun raffles!
Win a two night stay at B Ocean in one of our Captivating guest rooms.
- See more at: http://www.weddingsalon.com/blog/#sthash.fqYKfp36.dpuf


text:
No More ROI: The Real Way to Sell High-Priced Writing Packages
Want to know what keeps a lot of writers from charging what they're really worth?
It's that all-too-common belief that 'I am not a sales person.' Combine that with a healthy dose of 'It's rude to discuss money', and you can see why it's just easier to keep your rates low.
It's time to think of your services from a different angle. Not only will you see things in a clearer light, but selling suddenly won't feel so salesy.
Here's how traditional pricing discussions go:
You talk to a potential client, and you explain what you can offer, how your coaching or service works, what he or she can expect (how many calls/emails, phases of work, length of contract), etc. And then you say, 'My rate is $XXX.00.'
Your client either says yes, no or (the kiss of death) maybe. Here's how you can make this conversation turn into a yes more often.
Focus On Your Potential Client's Goals.
Your client is looking for a writer for a reason. Ask your potential client what she plans to accomplish as a result of using your services. Once you know this information, focus on what they will achieve as a result of using your services.


text:
The artist formerly known as Smog, Bill Callahan used to churn out lo-fi four-track cassettes mostly about sitting alone in his room, mumbling in a distracted croak over amp noise and loops, sour guitars, and freeform song structures—great, morbid stuff, and he had a sly sense of humor about it.
If you like this story, consider signing up for our email newsletters.
You have successfully signed up for your selected newsletter(s) - please keep an eye on your mailbox, we're movin' in!
Further down the road, however, Callahan has pushed an intensely personal roots-folk-country thing onto heavier turf, as in 2007's Woke on a Whaleheart, where he revealed himself as a songwriter of deftly off-the-cuff poetics and keen observational skill in impeccably drawn shades of densely coiled Americana. Amid rather lush and widescreen instrumental settings that frame his beautifully plain baritone, Callahan's new Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle is even weightier for its sweet, poignant reflections centered around a theme of sorts: Things used to be dark, then things lightened up, now things are getting dark again—but he's come to an understanding with the darkness.


text: I am looking for suggestions/feedback on what you ladies and gents carry when not on duty. I want something in the 380 to .40 cal range. Deptartment uses the G22. I was looking at a G27 but the shops around here are telling me theres a 4-6 month wait on getting one right now because of shortages. I like the idea of using my duty mags however. I like shooting the XD40 4", was looking at the subcompact today and it felt pretty good in my hand. I want to look into shooting the Beretta Tomcat but the gun feels almost too small in my hand. I have heard good things about the Kahr's but I can't find any around here. Anyway thats where I am right now. Any suggestions I should look into?


text:
Congratulations to Trevor Taylor, winner of the Commemorative AR-15 Desert Storm Rifle! Trevor works as a dispatcher for the Wakulla County Sheriff's Office and is a Spc. in the US Army Reserves.
Previous post: Altrua's 2016 Hometown Hero – Ian Edge
Next post: Gift Bag Collections for 506th Dog Company in Afghanistan


text:
A Place For Annie Trailer (1994)
Baby Annie is HIV positive and has been left in the clinic by her drug addicted mother. To prevent that she's deported to a home where they'd just wait for her to die, nurse Susan takes charge of Annie at her home. Two years later she plans too adopt her -- but suddenly Annie's mother reappears and demands her back. And under the law, Susan, as foster-mother, has no claim to the child.
Watch the official A Place For Annie 1994 trailer in HD below or find more A Place For Annie videos on Vidimovie.


text:
Don't miss this My Geek Box free box offer! For a limited time, get a FREE Welcome My Geek Box with new My Geek Box subscriptions – a $27.70 free gift value! My Geek Box sends a themed mystery box filled with geek gear, including a limited edition geek t-shirt, every month.
In addition to your free Welcome geek box, you'll also get free shipping with your monthly My Geek Box! Join today to reserve your November My Geek Box.
November's My Geek Box theme is Movies and Television!
Any guesses for what geek and nerd franchises will be in the November 2015 My Geek Box?
Get a FREE Welcome Box with New My Geek Box subscriptions today!
My Geek Box ships to the US!
About My Geek Box
My Geek Box is a must-have mystery geek subscription box. My Geek Box hand-picks a themed collection of geek gear, including a limited edition t-shirt, and delivers it to your door ever month.
- Price: $27.70/month, $80.80/3 months, $156.99/6 months, $304.74/12 months
- Items per Box: Varies
- Ships to: US, CAN, UK, AUS, Worldwide
- Read Subscriber Reviews


text:
Bachelors of science (Hons) in Hospitality Management (BHM), accredited by Lincoln University College Malaysia is a 4 years degree equivalent to TU BHM.
Select a program to get started with your journey
So, what are they saying about us?
Chef. Kedar Silwal
Former Executive Chef of Hotel Himalaya
In capacity of visiting chef, I encourage young students to join ACA because its provide international level of hospitality education in Nepal."
Executive Sous Chef, Fairmont Bab Al Bahr, Abu Dhabi
We have been recruiting from the Culinary Arts for the past 4 years and I must say it has been a real pleasure to have the students on board. They are well trained, well behaved and mannered.
Pro. Dr. Amiya Bhaumik
I am glad to have signed MoU between Lincoln University, Malaysia and ACA to offer Bachelors of Science ( Hons) in Hospitality Management.
There is one person missing here. That is you.


text:
Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai offers world class and advanced facilities and services in Chennai, Tamil Nadu and international patients. This 2000-bedded facility which is Halal and NABH certified, is one of India's top healthcare destination.
The flagship hospital of the Global Hospitals Group, which operates eight hospitals throughout India. The modern 500 bed hospital was opened in 2009, and offers advanced medical and surgical treatment, including organ transplantation, cardiac surgey and neurosurgy.
This information is intended for general information only and should not be considered as medical advice on the part of Health-Tourism.com. Any decision on medical treatments, after-care or recovery should be done solely upon proper consultation and advice of a qualified physician.
Many non-surgical options are available for the treatment of spinal stenosis. A combination of medication and physical therapy exercises has proved to be beneficial for patients with mild symptoms. Non-surgical treatments need to be used for a long term to control the symptoms for patients who cannot undergo surgery.
Surgery may be required if the patient needs to be urgently treated for spinal cord compression. The decision to go through surgery should be taken after much consideration and discussion with the doctor. The doctor should explain all the surgical alternatives to the patient. The type of surgery that is needed is dependent on the cause and location of the spinal stenosis.
How is Spinal Stenosis Treated?
There are various options available for the treatment of spinal stenosis. They include:
Copyright © 2008 - 2017 Health-Tourism.com, All Rights Reserved


text:
Pizza with Margherita® Capicola Ham, Grilled Peaches and Gorgonzola Cheese
Tired of the same old pizza? Try this sensational Carbones recipe featuring juicy, marinated grilled peaches, capicola ham and gorgonzola cheese.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 1.5 hours
Makes: 4 servings
- 3 fresh, ripe peaches, halved and pitted
- 2-3 leaves each of fresh basil, mint and sage, chopped
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- 1 ounce fresh ground black pepper
- 3-4 ounces red wine (optional)
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 4 ounces pizza (bread) dough - (store bought will work fine)
- 4 ounces Margherita® capicola ham, sliced thin
- 1 cup imported or domestic gorgonzola cheese, crumbled
- In a large zip lock style plastic bag, combine peach halves, fresh herbs, salt, pepper, red wine, garlic, and 1/2 the olive oil. Seal bag and let marinate for at least 1 hour moving bag around every 15 minutes or so.
- Heat a grill-pan on stove, remove peaches from bag and place on grill-pan cut side down. Let peaches cook until grill marks are well developed. Flip and do the same to the other side. Remove from grill-pan, let cool then cut into thin slices. Discard leftover marinade.
- Preheat oven to 400° F with rack in center position. On a floured board or counter, roll out pizza dough to a 6 and 8 inch circle. Place dough on a baking sheet thats been lightly coated with olive oil and bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and lightly coat top of dough with olive oil.
- Arrange sliced capicola ham into an even layer, then do the same with the peach slices on the ham. Spread gorgonzola cheese evenly over pizza and place back in oven for approximately 8-10 minutes until gorgonzola cheese melts and ham begins to curl.


text: Overview -- Bolivia-based Banco Mercantil Santa Cruz has maintained a steady growth path and good credit quality despite intense competition. -- We are affirming our 'BB-/B' issuer credit ratings on the bank. -- The stable outlook reflects our expectation that the bank will preserve its leading position in the market and expand its activities while maintaining asset quality and good liquidity. Rating Action On Dec. 10 2012, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services affirmed its 'BB-' long-term and 'B' short term issuer credit ratings on Banco Mercantil Santa Cruz S.A. (BMSC). The outlook is stable. Rationale The ratings on BMSC reflect its "strong" business position, "weak" capital and earnings, "adequate" risk position, "above average" funding, and "adequate" liquidity (as our criteria define the terms). Our bank criteria use our Banking Industry Country Risk Assessment (BICRA) economic risk and industry risk scores to determine a bank's anchor, the starting point in assigning an issuer credit rating. Our anchor for a commercial bank operating in Bolivia is 'bb-'. Our economic risk of '8' reflects Bolivia's developing economy, limited economic diversification, and tense and fragmented political landscape. Our industry risk of '7' reflects Bolivia's banking system regulation, which is more relaxed than international standards. Also, we believe that the Bolivian financial system is highly exposed to political interference, which could harm the country's business environment. Despite some erosion in its market share, BMSC maintains a leading position in the Bolivian financial system, which contributes to our assessment of its business position as "strong." With about $2 billion in assets, BMSC is the largest among the 12 banks operating in Bolivia in terms of loans and deposits, with market shares of about 17% and 18%, respectively, as of September 2012. The bank offers a broad range of financial products, with a presence throughout the country and all market segments, with special focus in corporate and small and medium size enterprises and in mortgages. We assess BMSC's capital and earnings as "weak." We base this on our view that the bank's capitalization has been historically low, with a projected risk-adjusted capital (RAC) ratio of below 5% for the next two years. The bank's earnings ratios are rather in line with the industry average, given its diverse revenue structure and adequate interest margins, despite high competition. We will closely monitor the effects of a new law on financial institutions and regulations on the sector. Our risk position assessment for BMSC is "adequate," because of its relatively conservative underwriting standards and good management of mismatches. We expect BMSC's loan portfolio to perform satisfactorily, as the bank hasn't offered new products, served new clients, or entered new market activities beyond its traditional area of expertise. The ratio of nonperforming assets was about 3.6% as of September 2012, down from 4.6% at the end of 2010, but still above the industry average. We expect ratios to continue improving in the coming quarters more in line with its peers. We believe that BMSC's risk position benefits from focusing its operations (about 66 of BMSC's 75 branches) on the La Paz-Cochabamba-Santa Cruz area, where approximately 70% of the country's GDP is concentrated. In our opinion, BMSC's funding is "above average" and liquidity "adequate." The bank benefits an ample branch network that provides a well-diversified and low-cost customer deposit base, which accounts for 97% of the bank's total funding base as of September 2012. Deposit base has some concentration, which is partly mitigated by the bank's sound franchise value. We consider the bank to have adequate liquidity with cash on hand plus liquid securities accounting for 35% of its total assets and 41% of total deposits as of September 2012, levels that are in line with system average metrics. In addition, the bank has available unused committed lines for foreign trade loans for almost $80 million. We believe there is a low likelihood of government support, because although BMSC is has a high systemic importance in Bolivia, our assessment of Bolivian government to provide support is uncertain. The issuer credit rating is currently at the same level as the bank's stand-alone credit profile. Outlook The stable outlook reflects our opinion that BMSC will maintain its position as the largest bank in Bolivia while it expands its activities with adequate liquidity, conservative underwriting standards, and good management of mismatches. An upgrade is possible if both the sovereign rating and BICRA of Bolivia improve. We could lower the ratings if the bank's business position, capitalization, and/or liquidity deteriorates significantly. This could arise from a higher-than- projected impact from the new banking law. Ratings Score Snapshot Lead Bank Rating BB-/Stable/B SACP bb- Anchor bb- Business Position Strong (+1) Capital and Earnings Weak (-1) Risk Position Adequate (0) Funding And Liquidity Average and Adequate (0) Support 0 GRE Support 0 Group Support 0 Sovereign Support 0 Additional Factors 0 Related Criteria And Research -- Banks: Rating Methodology And Assumptions, Nov. 9, 2011 -- Banking Industry Country Risk Assessment Methodology and Assumptions, Nov. 9, 2011 -- Bank Capital Methodology and Assumptions, Dec. 6, 2010 Ratings List Ratings Affirmed Banco Mercantil Santa Cruz S.A. Counterparty Credit Rating BB-/Stable/B Certificate Of Deposit BB-/B Complete ratings information is available to subscribers of RatingsDirect on the Global Credit Portal at www.globalcreditportal.com. All ratings affected by this rating action can be found on Standard & Poor's public Web site at www.standardandpoors.com. Use the Ratings search box located in the left column.


text:
We are confident that there is something for everyone and we are constantly adding new recipes articles and other food and cooking related material. All recipes are published for your convenience and are both suitable and tasty enough to be eaten by anyone without food allergies, as part of a normal diet.
There are all kinds of food recipes, though, including healthy Morning Muffins and all recipes have full instructions and ingredients list. There are recipes that families will like, such as smoothies (with white tea and strawberries), Eggamuffin breakfasts with sprouted grain muffins and eggwhite or egg, burritos and things kids like.
Get dinner on the table with less fuss and more fun! The brand-new Dinner Spinner app gives you instant access to Allrecipes' amazing collection of member-submitted recipes, with photos, ratings and reviews from our community of more than 11 million home cooks.


text:
I recently got the chance to try out an assorted tin of David's Cookies. Now, I love cookies! There is not a flavor of cookie I have tried that I didn't like.
The flavors in the tin are Chocolate Chunk (not your ordinary chocolate chip cookie), Peanut Butter, Macadamia with White Chip, Oatmeal Raisin, Cherry, and Double Chocolate Chunk (Chocolate Cookie.)
I think my favorites were the peanut butter (always a favorite of mine!) the macadamia white chip and the oatmeal raisin. All the cookies tasted fresh and were really good!
These would make a perfect gift for someone this holiday season, especially as a host gift for all those parties you'll be going to! They even sell cookie dough! Which, I think if I bought... would never make it to the oven! hehe.
If you are looking for a good company that sells cookies and other desserts, be sure to check out David's Cookies!


text:
Magic Kaito Episode 4 English Subbed
You are watching Magic Kaito Episode 4 English Subbed from the Magic Kaito Anime Show. Watch or Download Magic Kaito Episode 4 MP4 English Sub and other episodes of Magic Kaito Streamed for Free.
"Kaito Kid Special: The Witch That Sheds no Tears"
Stream Magic Kaito Episode 4
Episode Summary: The witch Akako Koizumi, using her magic mirror, learns that the Kaito Kid is the only male in the world immune to her charms. She transfers to Kaito's school and deduces his identity when she fails to charm him on Valentine's Day. Akako decides to confront Kid on his next heist and uses her magic to predict the time and location. Kaito escapes Akako's attempts at his life but is trapped by a magic circle atop Tokyo Tower. She demands Kaito into eating her chocolate which will enslave his will to her but is freed when the snow disrupts the magic circle. Nakamori, under the influence of Akako's magic, attempts to shoot Kid but hits a gas tank causing an explosion and knocking Akako off the tower. Kaito saves her, convincing her enslaving him through magic is wrong, and departs.


text:
Pricing Credit Derivatives with Rating Transitions
We develop a model for pricing risky debt and valuing credit derivatives that is easily calibrated to existing variables. Our approach is based on expanding the Heath-Jarrow-Morton (1990) term-structure model and its extension, the Das-Sundaram (2000) model to allow for defaultable debt with rating transitions. The framework has two salient features, comprising extensions over the earlier work: (i) it employs a rating transition matrix as the driver for the default process, and (ii) the entire set of rating categories is calibrated jointly, allowing, with minimal assumptions, arbitrage-free restrictions across rating classes, as a bond migrates amongst them. We provide an illustration of the approach by applying it to price credit sensitive notes that have coupon payments that are linked to the rating of the underlying credit.
If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the proper application to view it first. In case of further problems read the IDEAS help page. Note that these files are not on the IDEAS site. Please be patient as the files may be large.
As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to look for a different version under "Related research" (further below) or search for a different version of it.
|Date of creation:
|Apr 2002
|Contact details of provider:
| Postal: Centre for Economic Policy Research, 77 Bastwick Street, London EC1V 3PZ.
Phone: 44 - 20 - 7183 8801
Fax: 44 - 20 - 7183 8820
|Order Information:
| Email:
References listed on IDEAS
Please report citation or reference errors to , or , if you are the registered author of the cited work, log in to your RePEc Author Service profile, click on "citations" and make appropriate adjustments.:
- Duffee, Gregory R, 1999.
"Estimating the Price of Default Risk,"
Review of Financial Studies,
Society for Financial Studies, vol. 12(1), pages 197-226.
- Gregory R. Duffee, 1996. "Estimating the price of default risk," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 96-29, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Black, Fischer & Cox, John C, 1976. "Valuing Corporate Securities: Some Effects of Bond Indenture Provisions," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 31(2), pages 351-367, May.
- Heath, David & Jarrow, Robert & Morton, Andrew, 1990. "Bond Pricing and the Term Structure of Interest Rates: A Discrete Time Approximation," Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Cambridge University Press, vol. 25(04), pages 419-440, December.
- Duffie, Darrell & Singleton, Kenneth J, 1999. "Modeling Term Structures of Defaultable Bonds," Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 12(4), pages 687-720.
- Robert A. Jarrow & David Lando & Stuart M. Turnbull, 2008. "A Markov Model for the Term Structure of Credit Risk Spreads," World Scientific Book Chapters,in: Financial Derivatives Pricing Selected Works of Robert Jarrow, chapter 18, pages 411-453 World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Jarrow, Robert A & Lando, David & Turnbull, Stuart M, 1997. "A Markov Model for the Term Structure of Credit Risk Spreads," Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 10(2), pages 481-523.
- Leland, Hayne E, 1994. " Corporate Debt Value, Bond Covenants, and Optimal Capital Structure," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 49(4), pages 1213-1252, September.
- Hayne E. Leland., 1994. "Corporate Debt Value, Bond Covenants, and Optimal Capital Structure," Research Program in Finance Working Papers RPF-233, University of California at Berkeley.
- Merton, Robert C, 1974. "On the Pricing of Corporate Debt: The Risk Structure of Interest Rates," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 29(2), pages 449-470, May.
- Merton, Robert C., 1973. "On the pricing of corporate debt: the risk structure of interest rates," Working papers 684-73., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management.
- Mason, Scott P. & Bhattacharya, Sudipto, 1981. "Risky debt, jump processes, and safety covenants," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 9(3), pages 281-307, September.
- Masaaki Kijima, 1998. "Monotonicities in a Markov Chain Model for Valuing Corporate Bonds Subject to Credit Risk," Mathematical Finance, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 8(3), pages 229-247.
- Philipp J. Schonbucher, 1997. "Team Structure Modelling of Defaultable Bonds," FMG Discussion Papers dp272, Financial Markets Group.
- Geske, Robert, 1977. "The Valuation of Corporate Liabilities as Compound Options," Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Cambridge University Press, vol. 12(04), pages 541-552, November.
- In Joon Kim & Krishna Ramaswamy & Suresh Sundaresan, "undated". "The Valuation of Corporate Fixed Income Securities," Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research Working Papers 32-89, Wharton School Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research.
- Black, Fischer & Scholes, Myron S, 1973. "The Pricing of Options and Corporate Liabilities," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 81(3), pages 637-654, May-June.
- Gregory R. Duffee, 1998. "The Relation Between Treasury Yields and Corporate Bond Yield Spreads," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 53(6), pages 2225-2241, December.
- Tomasz R. Bielecki & Marek Rutkowski, 2000. "Multiple Ratings Model of Defaultable Term Structure," Mathematical Finance, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 10(2), pages 125-139.
- Delianedis, Gordon & Geske, Robert, 1998. "Credit Risk and Risk Neutral Default Probabilities: Information About Migrations and Defaults," University of California at Los Angeles, Anderson Graduate School of Management qt7dm2d31p, Anderson Graduate School of Management, UCLA.
- In Joon Kim & Krishna Ramaswamy & Suresh Sundaresan, 1993. "Does Default Risk in Coupons Affect the Valuation of Corporate Bonds?: A Contingent Claims Model," Financial Management, Financial Management Association, vol. 22(3), Fall.
- Duffie, Darrell & Huang, Ming, 1996. " Swap Rates and Credit Quality," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 51(3), pages 921-949, July. Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)This information is provided to you by IDEAS at the Research Division of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis using RePEc data.


text:
Dunn 5-Piece Sparkplug Socket Set
Never put off a DIY job again thanks to Dunn! Easily loosen nuts and bolts with this 5-Piece Sparkplug Socket Set. Lightweight and compact, this handy tool fits snugly in your car, ready to spring into action when required. Never again will you need to strain yourself, risking permanent injury trying to tighten or loosen nuts and bolts that simply won't budge.
- Dunn products
- 5-Piece Combination Wrench Set
- Package contents:
- 1 x 3/8 Dr. Ratchet handle
- 2 x 3/8 Dr. Plug Spark socket
- 2 x 3/8 Dr. Extension bar - 42mm, 70mm
- Compact handy tool for your car
- Change tires with ease
- Fits all 3/8" drives
- Easily tighten/loosen nuts and bolts
- Easy interchangeable
- Firm locking mechanism
- Weight: 530g
- Materials: Carbon steel
Customer Reviews
5 Star
4 Star
3 Star
2 Star
1 Star


text:
- Please select a date to see the proper prices!
- Meal can be requested on the spot
Best offer
49 € / person / night, no meal
Description of the accommodation:
Rooms, services Kovalam Beach Hotel Kovalam is offering 22 tastefully furnished rooms to those seeking accommodation in Kovalam. In case you ever feel like eating in, you may taste delicious local dishes in the restaurant of the hotel. Should you be arriving by car, parking will be available nearby. Available wellness services will provide you the opportunity to refresh yourself. Nearby boat rental opportunities may provide an excellent option for those who love to spend their leisure time actively. The café has excellent atmosphere for a relaxed evening talk or a personal meeting. If you wish to learn more about the exact scope of services provided by Kovalam Beach Hotel Kovalam (including those available for an extra fee) or about the equipment of the rooms, you can find the complete list on the information sheet below.
Payment For the reservation you may need to provide advance payment by credit card or credit card guarantee, depending on the exact date, room and price.
Arrival, opening hours The earliest time to check in to your room is 13:00, the latest time to check out of your room is 11:00. The personnel of the hotel can speak with you in English.
Kovalam Beach Hotel Kovalam rooms Rooms
- Please select a date to see the proper prices!
Accommodation services
Boat rental nearby
- Wellness section, relaxation
Own restaurant


text:
It has been over a month since I was diagnosed with Metastatic Breast Cancer. It essentially means that despite having had 16 rounds of chemotherapy, a mastectomy and 33 radiations and follow up treatment with Tamoxifen and Zoladex, some of the cancer cells were able to survive in my body and took root this time in my liver.
It is still considered breast cancer and not "liver cancer". It can also be called Stage 4 cancer of the breast or secondary breast cancer.
Stage 4 Breast cancer isn't automatically considered a death sentence. However, it is considered incurable. Incurable sounds pretty much like " we give up", " we don't know how to make this completely go away" in lay terms. However, in reality it is not giving up.
Based on the receptor profile of the secondary cancer, it is possible to use treatments to stop or delay "progression". There are significant number of alternatives out there that are able to accomplish this task.
The regimen I have been prescribed is a combination of Zoladex, letrezole and Ibrance. Zoladex is once a month shot given in my belly, the function of Zoladex is to stop my ovaries from making any hormones. Since Estrogen fuels the growth of my kind of breast cancer, it is detrimental that I have any estrogen in my body. Estrogen is also made in the body fat so it is best to not be over weight.
Letrezole is a drug taken by mouth and helps further cutting back on the hormone by halting the function of an enzyme.
Ibrance is considered oral chemotherapy but differs from traditional chemotherapy agents.It is a very new drug that was approved by the FDA about 1 year ago.It has shown to extend survival of pateints like me by at least a year.
Ibrance carries a risk of lowering my white cell count which means that I can get really ill should I have a low count and get some kind of infection. There fore my blood counts are monitored for such change. Ibrance is taken in "cycles". What it essentially means is that I take it for 21 days and not take it for 7 days and then start again.
It is an amazingly costly drug and the out of pocket cost for this is about a hundred thousand dollars a year.
The toughest part of living with Stage 4 cancer is living with this shadow of death behind you every day. It is known that cancer treatments do stop working after a while and the cancer outwits the pharmacology of drugs.
It could happen. Knowing this is the toughest part.
If that happens, we move on to another drug regimen.
Once diagnosed with metastatic illness, you are tied to the hospital and appointments. All life plans and thoughts include cancer in it. Cancer may disappear from the body at least temporarily but sits in your mind. It is like that itch that you want to ignore because you cant scratch your self "there" in front of people. The more you try to ignore, the more annoying it gets.
I am choosing to itch my self. I am choosing to see it as being there. I want to live despite.
Life is happening, here.
Yep and that annoying itch is still here.


text:
The Battle of Trafalgar Trailer (1999)
01 January 1999
Robert Powell narrates this engrossing exploration of one of France and Britain's most thrilling and decisive conflicts: the Battle of Trafalgar. The event unraveled on Oct. 21, 1805, when British admiral Lord Nelson and his 27 ships defeated an assault by French emperor Napoleon's 33 ships, cementing Nelson's legacy in naval victories. Dramatized accounts and 3D graphics, along with expert commentary, help recount the unlikely triumph.
Watch the official The Battle of Trafalgar 1999 trailer in HD below or find more The Battle of Trafalgar videos on Vidimovie.


text:
Hello Folks – well it's been a while since there has been a post to this blog. The past few months have been pretty busy for the team as we've been heads down with shipping the product.
As you may have heard, we officially announced the release of Forefront Client Security (FCS) on May 2nd at the Forefront + System Center launch in Beverly Hills. This was a great event and an exciting day for the team. After a lot of hard work and effort, we're very happy to be releasing the product to the world.
I was fortunate to be able to attend the launch event– hopefully there are some readers who were also able to be there. It was great to be able to meet with so many folks, talk about the product, answer questions and hear feedback. For those who are interested, you can view the keynote as well as the drill-down presentations (including the one on Forefront Client Security I did with Brendan and Josue) at http://www.microsoft.com/infrastructure/virtualevent.mspx.
I'd encourage anyone who is interested in learning more about the product to visit http://www.microsoft.com/forefront/clientsecurity/default.mspx. From this site you can find a lot more information as well as download the evaluation edition, which will let you try out the product for 120 days.
I do want to take a moment to publicly thank all of the folks who participated in the beta and early adopter programs for FCS. You provided a lot of valuable feedback and we could not have shipped the product without your input. Moving forward I'd like to encourage everyone to continue to provide that feedback to us – tell us what you like, what you don't like, and suggestions for how we can make the product even better moving forward. You can post comments directly to the blog or check out the FCS web forums at http://forums.microsoft.com/ForeFront/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=309&SiteID=41 – this is also a great place to ask questions and find answers.
Anthony Chavez
Product Unit Manager
Forefront Client Security


text:
PZ Cussons PLC is a FTSE 250 listed Consumer Products Group, with its headquarters in the UK (Manchester), and operations in Africa, Asia and Europe
Who we are, in East Africa
PZ Cussons East Africa is a leading manufacturer of personal care and household products, with brands such as Imperial Leather, Ushindi, Venus, Morning Fresh, and wide geographical coverage within the COMESA region
As part of our growth plan in the region, we would like to invite applications for the following:
Management Trainees
Position Requirements
Remuneration for the positions will be competitive and commensurate with the challenges of the job.
You can visit our website (www.pzcussons.com) for more details
Human Resource & Administration Manager,
PZ Cussons East Africa Limited,
P.O Box 48597 – 00100,
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
List includes: NGO Jobs, international jobs, development jobs, relief jobs, international humanitarian jobs, international vacancies, international development, ngo jobs africa, ngo list, jobs vacancies, jobs opportunities, opportunity jobs, international non profit jobs.
Sign up for your training online with Google. Free course scholarships from Google. Google Official Courses 2018/19
5000 Google Scholarships Available Today!
Register now & complete at least 1 hour of online coursework today & get a free scholarship.
Sign up for your training online with Google. Free course scholarships from Google.
Google Official Courses 2018/19
Scholarship 2018/19 Undergraduate Scholarships,
Masters Scholarships,
PhD Scholarships,
International Scholarships.


text:
Your browser does not support iframes.
Reece Murphy
Charles Levi Small was convicted of reckless homicide Wednesday in a 2013 road-rage accident on Camp Creek Road that killed 26-year-old Jeffrey Whitener.
Small, 28, will spend eight months behind bars and three years on probation. He entered an Alford plea, not admitting guilt but acknowledging that there was enough evidence to convict him. An Alford plea is a type of conviction.
A dozen people were arrested in the Kershaw area last week on drug and other charges, most arising from an earlier undercover investigation, according to the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office.
Between noon Thursday and late Saturday, drug task force agents, criminal investigators and patrol deputies rounded up 10 of 11 suspects wanted on drug-distribution charges, sheriff's spokesman Doug Barfield said in a release issued Tuesday.
Editor's note: This occasional column takes you behind the scenes with Hannah Strong, who has been reporting for a little more than a year.
I run backward down a hallway at Buford Elementary School.
My eyes are full of tears.
I can barely see what I'm filming and taking photos of, and I just can't seem to hold my emotions back.
I'm almost jogging ahead of teacher Laura Grimm as she takes a well-deserved victory lap around the school because of the good news she received just days ago.
An armed man barricaded himself in his Ruth Street home late Thursday and was in a standoff with county authorities who were trying to talk him into surrendering.
"Obviously, it's a very dangerous situation when you have someone armed," said Lancaster County Sheriff's Office spokesman Doug Barfield. "He has expressed intent to harm himself or others."
Ruth Street runs between Great Falls Highway and Springdale Road and is a block away from the junction of Airport and Memorial Park roads.
An elderly man lost his Grace Avenue home in a fire early Friday, but he and his dog got out safely.
Lancaster County firefighters responded to 1632 Grace Ave. just after 9 a.m.
"The house is probably a total-loss," said Darren Player, director of Lancaster County Fire Rescue.
McDonald Green, Elgin and Gooches volunteer fire departments and Lancaster County Fire Rescue responded.
A York County man is jailed at the Lancaster County Detention Center after being charged Saturday with head-butting one police officer and biting another during a drug-related clash in a restaurant parking lot.
Neither officer was seriously hurt, said Lancaster Police Chief Scott Grant.
Tristan Baker Merck, 21, of Rock Hill, is charged with two counts of assaulting a police officer, trafficking cocaine (74.5 grams), simple possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, open-container violation and disorderly conduct.
The S.C. Department of Transportation intends to close the aging two-lane Camp Creek Road bridge over Gills Creek in 2020 and replace it with a new one.
SCDOT officials have scheduled a drop-in style informational public meeting from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at South Middle School to unveil their $2.8 million plan.
While construction is two years away, those impacted motorists will have to find alternative routes once it starts.
Jim Wilson had a knack for numbers and was downright persnickety about them, Mayor John Howard recalled Tuesday.
"He'd be checking and double-checking everything to the nth to make sure it was right," Howard said. "Numbers were his forte. Jim could sit down with a spreadsheet or a project and would be right at home."
Wilson, who served as finance director for both the city of Lancaster and Lancaster County, died Friday at his home in Lancaster after a three-year battle with cancer. He was 67.
HEATH SPRINGS – Eddie Moore became the first black mayor elected in Lancaster County history on Tuesday, winning a three-candidate nonpartisan race in Heath Springs.
Moore avoided a runoff by getting 53 percent of the 189 votes cast.
"I'm blessed. To whom much is given, much is required," said Moore, pastor of St. John Missionary Baptist Church. "I'm a servant to my savior and to all our citizens alike. Heath Springs has great potential, and we must all work together and play our parts. We must come together to succeed."
Chris Smith's bout with homelessness began when he was evicted from a mobile home he was renting.
He lived in a tent for a while, moving it around among various state parks. He finally made his way to the Carriage Inn in Lancaster.
When he couldn't pay to stay there any longer, he saw a newspaper article about this past June's dedication of The Citadel House on Trestle Lane. He walked across town to the new men's emergency home and asked for help.
Copyright © 2017
The Lancaster News is your source for local news, sports, events, and information in Lancaster County and Lancaster, South Carolina, and the surrounding area..


text:
No products
Spinfire Pro 2 tennis ball machine.
The Spinfire Pro 2 machine offers internal oscillation, 200 ball capacity, includes both horizontal & vertical oscillation, 2 line drill, extreme spin, LCD display, membrane touch panel and more. Premium Charger included starting 1st January 2016SPECIAL PROMOTION OFFER: 60% OFF on Tecnifibre X-One Tennis Balls
Factory Direct Order Window for Spinfire Pro 2 tennis ball machine allows you to save costs and get machine with full options! Price including Delivery, Customs clearing Import Tax 5% in Dubai, All processing and documents fees, labour charges, insurance. Order now and Save with Factory direct order now! Full option package includes: 1. Heavy Duty Battery 2. New Remote...
Spinfire Pro 2 New Remote Control for ball machine manufactured after 1st of July 2015. You can upgrade your machine software and remote control with us.
Spinfire Remote Control for ball machine manufactured before 1st of July 2015.
Spinfire Pro 2 New Remote Control with receiver for ball machine manufactured after 1st of July 2015. You can upgrade your machine software and remote control with us.
The Spinfire Pro series heavy duty carry case will allow you to use the handles to transport the machine to and from your destination. It also includes pockets for storing the remote control and other accessories. The machine can still be wheeled while using this case.
Full-size ball mower ... small-size price! Available in stock! Our MultiMower is the best-value ball mower in the industry! It doubles as a teaching cart, stretching your budget like never before! It is easy to transport and is equipped with a unique "ridged" roller for a smooth and effortless ball pick-up. Plus, 2 extra back wheels make it easy to tilt and roll over small...


text:
© 2017 CFL. All rights reserved.
Now Reading
CFL.ca Staff
Calgary Stampeders Off-Season Ranking: 1No surprise here. The Stampeders were firing on all cylinders on Saturday afternoon, shutting down Montreal's offence to perfection, while also overwhelming their defence with relentless pressure from all angles. Bo Levi Mitchell was solid in his debut as the team's starter. We'll see if their early Week 2 bye ceases any momentum they might have gained.
Saskatchewan Roughriders Off-Season Ranking: 2Thanks to their big win over the Ticats, any questions surrounding the Riders heading into the 2014 season were silenced…at least for now. Tailback Anthony Allen was exceptional in his first career CFL game, trucking for 158 rushing yards and a touchdown, while also adding another score through the air. Oh, and don't think we forgot about the defence. 10 sacks, plus just 201 yards of allowed offence? Can't get much better than that.
Hamilton Tiger-CatsOff-Season Ranking: 3Don't read too much into Hamilton's Week 1 loss. You can be sure that Kent Austin's team will be a much more disciplined and prepared team for their Week 2 contest against the Eskimos.
BC LionsOff-Season Ranking: 5How uncharacteristic was Saturday's four-interception-outing for Kevin Glenn? It took him eight appearances before he threw four picks all of last season. The Lions were solid on both sides of the ball in the first half against Edmonton, but seemed almost surprised to see the Esks battle back in such impressive fashion in the final 30 minutes. A trip East to Montreal awaits.
Toronto ArgonautsOff-Season Rankings: 4Ricky Ray had a typical night under centre for the Argos (27-38, 283 yards, 2 TDs), as he connected with nine different receivers for at least one reception. The defence remains a work in progress, but defensive coordinator Tim Burke did warn that there would be some growing pains. It won't get any easier for the Boatmen secondary, who were victimized for over 300 passing yards and four touchdowns, as they get set to welcome the defending champs to the Rogers Centre.
Edmonton EskimosOff-Season Ranking: 7The Esks looked good…real good against a BC team that threw whatever they had and more in their direction. Mike Reilly was sacked three times, which is just below the 3.15 QB takedowns they allowed per game in 2013. Nonetheless, Edmonton looked like a different team in Chris Jones' first game, and could prove to be a surprise team in the West.
Winnipeg Blue BombersOff-Season Ranking: 8Can you ask for a better season opener than the one the Bombers put forward on Thursday night? Drew Willy was almost perfect, and the defence held their own against a Toronto team that victimized them for 97 points in three games in 2013.
Montreal AlouettesOff-Season Ranking: 6The post-Anthony Calvillo era got off to a rough start for the Als, with replacement Troy Smith completing just 43 per cent of his passes for 154 yards. Brandon Whitaker, meanwhile, was solid in his first game since Week 10 of last season; a good sign for an Als offence that will look to rebound against the Lions.
Ottawa REDBLACKSOff-Season Ranking: 9Ladies and gentlemen: Your first place Ottawa REDBLACKS! Rick Campbell's group was on bye in Week 1, and will be well rested for their franchise-opening matchup with Winnipeg on Thursday.


text:
Annual Church Birthday dinner will be at 4pm on March 25. This is a covered dish meal. Our theme is "Follow His Path".
Something Special for Kids
Many years ago, Sunnyside had a storybook phone line where kids could call in and listen to a Bible story usually narrated by Sister Ruth. Over the past several years, many have requested that this type of service be re-generated but times have changed and today's generation is video-linked more than ever. After much research, a better solution is now available. Many younger folks now have cell phones and the technology continues to get smarter every day. The Bible App for Kids is the newest member of the YouVersion family of apps and is completely free. It is an animated storybook app for smartphones and tablets with colorful illustrations and touch-activated animations. Check out this Bible App to give your kids some divine encouragement throughout their day. You will need to link this from the phone or tablet that you want to install the app on.
Boundless for Young Adults
Answers in Genesis
Think about what is most important for your children (and all children) to learn. We hope that you will agree that recognizing the Bible as God's written authority is one of those topics. You probably also recognize that our youth will learn conflicting information in the public school system. As Christian parents, we must equip our youth to defend their faith. Learn more about the challenges facing today's youth and what each of us can do to help by clicking on the link below.
Welcome to Our Website!
We want to meet you where you are and hopefully help you grow in a meaningful relationship with God, through Jesus. We are people who struggle and hurt as we face the daily pressures of life. We are also people who are experiencing the life and joy of Jesus Christ in our daily lives. We would like nothing more than to have you join us as we seek, learn, and grow together in our spiritual walks with God.
Whether you're seeking God, curious about our fellowship, or attend our worship service regularly, there's something for you here. Our church exists to minister to the real needs of people with the authentic love of Jesus Christ! We invite you to experience the genuine worship, encouraging messages, friendly people and enjoyable atmosphere that are a part of our community. We hope you will come to worship, study and celebrate with us often. And, if you do not have a church home, we would be honored to have you consider becoming a part of our fellowship.
If you're already a member of our church, we hope you'll take advantage of some of the resources and tools available to you. In addition, information about ministries, worship service times and community events can also be found here. Our hope is that our website will be one of many ways you stay connected to our church community.
Phone Tree Service Update
We hope you are finding our phone tree service to be a benefit. Since October 2011, our phone service has made 50,335 calls resulting in 40,592 successful message deliveries. It is estimated that this has saved us over 836 hours. If you have not signed up yet, it's not too late. Go to our CONTACT US link and send us an email with your name and phone number. Existing users can use the link provided below to make changes to their contact information.
Thank You for Visiting Us Online
We're so glad that you've taken time to visit our website and hope you'll take the next step and become personally acquainted with our church family. We invite you to visit us at 9182 Northwestern Turnpike, New Creek, WV and consider attending a worship service. If you have any questions or need help in any way, please feel free to contact us through E-mail or our contact form. You can also call us at: 304-788-1013. We look forward to seeing you soon.
Looking Forward
Sunnyside now has nursery services available for our Sunday morning service time. A nursery volunteer will be in the narthex prior to the 11am service to introduce themselves and offer their services. Parents are welcome to use this service at any time. The volunteer will remain in the back area during the service for those little ones that want a change of scenery. Parents can also pick up a nursery pager for notification should the little one want to come back and listen to the rest of Randy's sermon. The nursery is located upstairs and offers a balcony view with sound for those wanting to see and listen to the service. The Nursery is available for toddlers up to age 4. Ages 5 through the 5th grade are welcome to attend Children's Church and those entering 6th grade are invited to join the regular church service.