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[Spelling Progress Bulletin, Winter 1982 pp7-10]
SSS Conference 3: Development of improvement in English Orthography, continued.
"An account of the 'English Maximally Simplified Writing' (EMSR)"
by Prof. V. A. Vassilyev, Leningradskage Shosse 112/1, Moscow, U.S.S.R. and Prof. A. C. Gimson, Univ. College, the Open Univ., Milton Keynes, England.
Abstract.The rationale of EMSR is to remove all discrepancies between pronunciation and spelling. Spelling reforms, no matter how badly needed, are impossible to put into use to supplant traditional spelling. MSR is planned to co-exist with traditional spelling. Variant spellings are considered. Kinds of writing. Advantages of MSR. The use of schwa helps to indicate stress. Ways of introducing MSR. Better knowledge of speech sounds and its use in phonics. Chart of consonant, vowel symbols and key words. The system is based on Received Standard Speech (Southern British).
Corpus.The rationale of EMSR is to remove all discrepancies between pronunciation and spelling. It is not intended to be an official orthography obligatory on all literate people, but to be an unofficial and optional re-spelling system to be used alternatively with the traditional spelling (TS). It is to emphasise this unofficial character of MSR that the word 'rieting' rather than 'spelling' is used in it.
Spelling reforms as such, no matter how badly needed, are impossible to enact, as proved by the failure of more than a hundred projects to reform English, French, Russian and German. It is a mistake to believe that because reforms are 'evidently rational', they can easily be introduced by means of official governmental spelling reform. Reform depends upon highly literate people who are dogmatic, conservative, and have forgotten how hard the learning was for them. They firmly believe that if they themselves overcame all such difficulties, so can all others. Many proposed reforms have been so revolutionary in design that orthographic unity would be broken internationally, since it is unlikely that countries could agree on a common change.
MSR, however, is planned to co-exist with the official TS. It could be learnt easily because it denotes each of the language's sounds with a separate (only one) letter or constant letter combination almost exclusively belonging to the language's traditional alphabet ('one sound-one grapheme' principle).
As phoneticians, the devisers of MSR are at pains to distinguish the 'sound types' which are the bases of MSR from the more technical and even controversial elements of the spoken language, phonemes and phonetic elements, although the sound types function as phonemes in that they distinguish language units from each other.
The number of rules for pronunciation and respelling in MSR are approximately the number of sound types and phonemic sub-types in the language, viz, about 47, and there are no exceptions to the rules. This means that for the learner to write in the MSR system, he must be able to break up his own (dialectal) speech and the (standard) speech which he hears from others (including speech on radio and television) into the language's sound types and phonemic sub-types (to do which he must know their inventory) and write each of them by the appropriate grapheme.
The second part of the above general rules means that for the learner to read in MSR, he must be able to pronounce correctly (i.e. in accordance with standard pronunciation) all the sound types and phonemic sub-types which he sees presented by the appropriate graphemes. The knowledge of both parts of these general rules frees the learner from the necessity of memorising any particular pronunciation and spelling rules. Thus the number of learning-to-read-and-write difficulties is reduced to an absolute minimum. All the learner would have to do would be:
1. To learn the handwritten and printed shapes of the capital and small letters of the alphabet and their names.In order to co-exist with TS, MSR uses the absolute minimum of letters and consonant letter combinations not used in TS. A symbol is needed for the neutral vowel, the schwa (a) because its absence from an alphabet violates the one-grapheme-one-sound principle. The symbol used is an upside down 'e' (ə) which can easily be put on any typewriter.
2. Memorise the inventory of the language's sounds (about 47).
3. Acquire the ability to break up words into these sounds.
4. Acquire the ability to denote each of these sounds by the appropriate graphemes.
Eight English sounds which are not denoted by any special graphemes in TS are represented in MSR by <dh, zh, uu, ə, iə, eə, oə, ooə> as in dhae, vizhn, duu (do), kə (cur), hiə (here), cheə (chair), goəj (gorge), pooə (poor). Full details are presented in the monograph by Prof. Vassilyev and Prof. Gimson, "The Quickest and Easiest Way to Learn to Read and Write in English," which attempts to provide a solution to the problem they see that "it is impossible to devise a re-spelling system for English which would still be simple and still close graphemically to ETS without violating the crucial principle for MSR of one-grapheme-one-sound, and without oversimplification.
As well as 'sound-typing', 'monographemnis' and 'graphemic closeness' to TS, a fourth pre-requisite for coexistence of EMSR and TS is maximally possible letter economy by eliminating silent and doubled letters, including nonspoken vowel letters, resulting in a 5% economy overall. Even schwa is omitted when not actually necessary.
Writers in ESMR can choose the variant to the pronunciations to which they are most accustomed. The great extent of free variation therefore may be criticised by the argument that the reader who comes across several different spellings of one and the same word will have his recognition of words hampered. The counter arguments are proposed that:
1. A reader in MSR will become accustomed to several slightly different spellings of some words through practice.Reading both in TS and MSR without special learning to do the latter may be called 'automatic lectal biliteracy.' The first stage in the introduction of MSR systems is practising TS and MSR lectal biliteracy. The second stage will be practising reading in TS by those who have learnt to read first in MSR. To what degree this second stage of lectal biliteracy will also be automatic can only be discovered through experience and special experiments (both of which are now lacking, of course). But it is assumed that little additional teaching and learning will be required for originally MSR readers to start reading in TS as well because except for 9 graphemes, all graphemes are already used in TS, and only a small number of words would differ from their TS counterparts in more than two graphemes, and many of the TS rules of pronunciation can be guessed or deduced from knowledge of English. The authors assume that readers in their native tongue will have this knowledge of the English language, although foreigners would have to pass from reading in MSR to reading in TS after acquiring a good knowledge of the language or to frequently consult the dictionary if they start reading in TS immediately or very soon after learning to read in MSR. All sorts of context - linguistic (grammatical, lexical, fonetic, orthographic), and semantic will also greatly help initially only MSR readers to read correctly sentences written in TS.
2. Readers will learn that there are several equally correct pronunciations of the same word.
3. The benefit for writers is important.
If however, some or even all of these factors prove, contrary to expectations, invalid, there is also the wellknown fact that it is comparatively easy to learn only reading (without writing) in any TS system, especially in one's mother tongue, and even in a foreign language no matter how complex and difficult its TS is. There are a great many people who read (without being able to write) in a foreign language or even more than one who read (usually silently 'to themselves' without even mentally pronouncing words). Practice will also contribute to ensuring that MSR and TS lectal biliteracy could be achieved readily.
This lectal biliteracy will exclude the necessity to republish in MSR what has been, is being, and will be published in the TS system.
Writing is quite different from reading - physiologically, psychologically, in their varieties and uses. There are people who read well but write badly. These discrepancies between lectal biliteracy and scriptal literacy exist in TS but the authors assume that those who read in an MSR system would, ipso facto, be able to write in it as well. In other words, learning to read in an MSR system would be at the same time learning to write in it. (Comment by summariser: from my own experience, I think this would need to be tested experimentally rather than assumed. VY)
Only about 1% of the population need to write for publication in the TS, because that is the official system - while MSR is to be used to write what is not meant for publication - the other 99% - who will not need to consult dictionaries.
Thus a tremendous amount of classroom and homework time, mental energy, material means and even manual labour in spelling exercises will be unnecessary, since school children will not have to learn to write TS, just as higher mathematics is only learnt by a few in a higher educational institution.
The advantages of a writing system such as MSR
1. It applies across languages, such as English, French, Russian and German.
2. The saving of time for schools in teaching and learning; the saving for adults not having to consult dictionaries.
3. Readers will improve both their native and foreign language pronunciation since texts will reflect the standard speech.
4. The use of schwa will help to indicate stress.
5. Economies of 5% in English, 7% in French, and 0.5% in Russian.
6. Linguistic works would not need special phonetic type.
7. Makes possible the development of portable cybernetic typewriters and similar developments in electronic sound-symbol transliteration without requiring expensive and complicated dictionary memories. Cybernetic readers will be possible. True, the pronunciation of such a cybernetic 'reader' will be unnatural, especially in the matter of prosody (length, stress and pitch) but it will be comprehensible. Since they could be made cheap and portable, they could supersede Braille for blind people.
8. Better methods can be designed for teaching reading and writing with a simple MSR system - as well as for switching to bilectalism.
9. Typing speeds could improve, since the system involves no superfluity of graphemes to denote one and the same sound to increase nervous system decisions and processes.
10. It is possible that reading would also become faster.
11. MSR in the original European languages now could blaze the way for MSR in other languages with complicated or no spelling.
12. Publishing opportunities will increase, in a wider literate public, as well as expanding into MSR publishing itself.
13. The lectal and scriptal rules for MSR can be given in a nutshell on a postcard, with MSR/TS keywords adduced to illustrate each rule.
Ways of introducing MSR.
1. Publicity to inform the public, using all media.
2. Literacy teaching in educational institutions using MSR, with special streaming to allow teaching in both MSR and TS for those who wish it or whose parents desire it. Those who already can read in TS may only require one teaching period in MSR.
The authors estimate that a fortnight with the help of special audio visual aids and specially designed textbooks would be sufficient to help beginners and second-language learners to master the techniques of reading and writing in any MSR. (Summariser's comment: We are so used to learners taking 18 months for 'the penny to drop' and three years for independent reading that we have not really considered how to organize teaching very carefully for 'speed learning'.)
The necessary skills to learn would be the ability to break up words and wordforms into constituent sounds, to know the meaning of the term '(speech) sound', and the inventory of the language's sounds, and to be able to identify as sounds and letters the vowels and consonants, voiced and voiceless consonants, stressed and unstressed vowels. The authors think even pre-school children can 'easily acquire' this 'phonetic minimum' if the methods are appropriate.
As an initial learning medium MSR would have the advantages of Pitman's i.t.a. without its drawbacks - the advantages of earlier and easier learning to read and write, without the disadvantage of transition, abandoning so much old learning to learn so much new.
3. Publishing in MSR, including the 'nutshell postcard' reference table of lectal and scriptal rules for handy reference in early use of it, news about the use and introduction of MSR systems at home and abroad, a summary of the main domestic and foreign news printed in TS elsewhere in newspapers, the 'nutshell rules' printed on the covers of exercise books.
4. Support by voluntary organizations and movements, in addition to an official MSR movement, such as the Simplified Spelling Society could be.
5. The 'orthoconservatists' and 'orthodogmatists' will not be inconvenienced themselves by the introduction of MSR because they can still read and write in TS - and will find MSR easy to read if they desire to do so. The orthoconservatists' insistence that everybody should learn to read and write only in TS and spend on it an immense amount of time, mental and physical energy and material means, including money, is manifestly undemocratic - an orthographic dictatorship, so to speak. MSR is completely democratic; only those will use it who wish themselves to do so. There is no need to doom humanity to eternal orthographic torments, paying through the nose for them at that.
The public have the right to be informed of MSR, so they can have the experience of using it for their mother tongue and for foreign and second languages, and by their own experience become convinced of the advantages and benefits.
In the long run, even those who insist on publication only in TS will get so used to the look of national MSR systems and enjoy the benefits that they too will start using it. That will mean a natural spelling reform - and MSR will pave the way for it.
6. National and international organizations that can help promote MSR: a) ministries of education, b) societies such as the Simplified Spelling Society, whose stated object is "to recommend and propagate simpler spellings of English words than those now in use' does not go far enough - it should be seeking the maximally simplified spelling. (Some of its attempts at rule-making, e.g. The Pioneer, September, 1979, p. 3, 4 have been incredibly complicated, and impossible for learners to apply even if they memorise the rule.) Such societies should have their own publishing house and be internationally organized, with numerous national branches. c) The British Council and the English Speaking Union - the latter also has the Duke of Edinburgh as a patron. d) The International Phonetic Association and the International Society of Phonetic Sciences. The IPA's aim of scientific and practical representation of different languages remains so far largely unachieved, but MSR could be the way to achieve its orthographic aims. The ISPhS has within it an Orthographic Reform Committee, and one member of this committee has written, "The new and the old spelling must be close enough to co-exist indefinitely. . . nobody would have to change his spelling habits. Let everybody continue spelling as he was taught in school; thus the irregularities would become obsolete with the passing of current users and the rational form would gradually become standard thru common usage. . .' e) UNESCO. The overwhelming majority of the earth's population is illiterate. MSR may be crucial in achieving UNESCO's stated aim of doing away with both lectal and scriptal illiteracy.
V. Vassilyev. 23.7.1980. (Summarised by V. Yule)
A commentary on Vassilyev and Gimson's proposals will appear in a future issue of Spelling Progress Bulletin.
|Letəz ənd konstənt letə
widh dheə naemz and sound valuez in IMSR
(Ingglish Maksiməli Simplified Rieting)
|Vouəlz and
|Kee-wəədz in
|dheə naemz
|and dheə naemz
|ee /dubl ee/
aa /dubl ae/(r)
au /ae, ue/(r)
uu /ue, ue/
ue /ue, ee/
|p /pee/
b /bee/
t /tee/
d /dee/
|peep, pee
baa, baa(r)1
taut, tau(r)
due, duep
|peeɒ, pea
baa, bar
taut, taught; tore
due, dupe
|əə /dubl shwaa/(r)
i /ie/
e /ee/
a /ae/
o /oe/
oo /dubl oe/
u /ue/
Ǝə shwaa/ (r)2
|k /kae/
g /jee/
m /em/
n /en/
ng /en, jee/
f /ef/
v /vee/
th /tee, aech/
|kəək, kəə(r)
|kirk, cur
|ae /ae, ee/
ie /ie, ee/
oi /oe, ie/
ou /oe, ue/
oe /oe, ee/
iə 2/ie, shwaa/
eə /ee, shwaa/
oə /oe, shwaa/
(=au /ae, ue/)
|dh /dee, aech/
s /es/
z /zed/ (US: /zee/)
sh /es, aech/
zh /zed(zee), aech/
h /aech/
ch /see, aech/
j /jae/
|dhae, baedh
boiz, zuu
noe, vizhn
|they, bathe
boys, zoo
no, vision
here, hear
|ooə /dubl oe, shwaa/
|w /dubl ue/
(=wh /dubl ue, aech/)
y /wie/
|wooə(r), pooə(r)
when (=wen)
yes, unyan
|wooer, poor
yes, onion,
|l /el/
r /aa(r)/
|lip, bel
|lip, bell
rite, right, write
hire, higher
flour, flower
1. Dhə letar r in brakits signifiez dhat it iz not soundid in an r-əmiting vərieəti əv IMSR (e.g. in British IMSR) ət dhi end əv ə wəəd prənounst in iesəlaeshn aur ət dhi end əv a sentəns bət iz soundid imeedyətli bifaur ə voual prənounst widhout dhə slietist pauz bifaur it, cf. 'faa', 'It's faa,' widh 'faarəwae', 'It's not faar ət aul.', 'dhə Faar Eest'.
2. Wot iz sed hiər əbout dhv letər r in brakits aulsoe əpliez tə dh shwaa imeedyətli preeseedid bie i, e, o and oo, viz. iə(r), eə(r), oə(r) and ooə(r).
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This stellar collection contains banjo tab arrangements of 12 bluegrass/folk songs from the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, the album that won a Grammy for Album of the Year. Includes: Angel Band, The Big Rock Candy Mountain, Didn't Leave Nobody but the Baby, Down to the River to Pray, I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow, I Am Weary (Let Me Rest), I'll Fly Away, In the Highways (I'll Be Somewhere Working for My Lord), In the Jailhouse Now, Keep on the Sunny Side, and You Are My Sunshine, plus lyrics and a banjo notation legend.
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Slippery and slick -- that's the condition of many Minnesota roads, and that's caused more than 600 crashes and nearly 1,300 spinouts since 9:30 p.m. Saturday.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, there were 654 crashes statewide and 1,299 spinouts or requests for help from 9:30 p.m. Saturday to 10 a.m. Monday. Of those incidents, 67 involved injuries and one death was reported.
Troopers were busy with weekend DWI patrols as well, and Lt. Eric Roeske told FOX 9 News they made 27 arrests overnight Saturday into Sunday.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation pulled its plows off the roads in the Granite Falls, Madison, Marshall and Montevideo areas of southwestern Minnesota until conditions improved.
More than 150 flights at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport were canceled due to the storm.
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Well, we're almost through the two weeks of LeFlore County Tournaments on the diamond. Thursday night, the slow-pitch softball queens will be crowned.
Saturday afternoon, we had new county baseball champions crowned as Spiro beat defending champion Poteau in back-to-back title games to claim county supremacy for 2014.
As I write this Friday night, we're on the eve of the men's and women's Final Four. The men's national semifinals will be Saturday night, followed by the women's national semifinals on Sunday. The men's national title game will be Monday night, while the women's championship game will be Tuesday night.
I am going to start sharing some of my thoughts with you on Thursday now and just so you all know I have never blogged before so bare with me....
I am amazed at how fast time flies now compared to when I was young and it seemed like, for instance, it took forever for me to reach 13 then 16 then 18 then 21 and now a days I can just turn around and 5 years have passed.
My daughter will have one more year before she starts high school and only yesterday in my mind she was starting her first day of kindergarten....!
If you're a fan of LeFlore County Tournaments of any kind, this week and the next were made for you.
This week, we're in the middle of the LeFlore County Baseball Tournament, and the LeFlore County Slow-Pitch Softball Tournament will begin Monday at the Poteau Area Recreational Complex.
So, catch LeFlore County Tournament Fever!
Oh what a day — can we get some sunshine please! We were teased ever so slightly with the promise of a warm sunny spring day but no — we get rain and storms instead. Uggghhh.
Anyway, Pocola and Talihina voters remember to get out and vote as today marks the election of school bonds for both districts.
I must warn area drivers that travel on old Oklahoma Highway 112, there are idiots out there. This morning seems to be a Mario Andretti day for the majority of people driving. Guess their alarm clocks failed to sound at the right time and the whole world is late.
I am sorry I have been lax in my blog the past week, but I was submerged in the biggest annual special section published by Poteau Daily News. It is complete, I have rested and I have returned with my mind intact — maybe.
Where is Malaysian flight 370? Is it possible the Bermuda Triangle struck again? Are the many passengers and flight crew flying in another time dimension? Landed only to find everything they knew is no longer?
The question remains, how do you loose such a large plane with so many people aboard?
Congress delivered America's farmers, ranchers and consumers what they deserve by passing the Agricultural Act of 2014 – commonly referred to as the farm bill. This five-year comprehensive bill ensures producers have the tools they need to provide an affordable and stable food and fiber supply.
What a high school basketball season it was for the 2013-14 campaign. LeFlore County had four teams make state — Arkoma's girls, Howe's boys and both Spiro teams.
Unfortunately, all four teams lost in the state quarterfinals. However, they were among the Elite 8 of their respective state tournament, and only eight total teams can say that.
So, congratulations to the Lady Mustangs, Lions, Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs. LeFlore County is proud of you.
"Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy," its National Donald Duck Day!
The prank-playing quackster made his screen debut in 1934 in "The Wise Little Hen."
His voice was the creation of Clarence Nash who brought vocal animation to the daring duck for 50 years.
Little did I know until I did some research that Donald is listed as the No.1 animated cartoon character to appear in films — 178 total. He also bests many comic book heros as he ranks No.5 for most published comic book character. Didn't know that either.


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CATEGORIES MoviesClint Eastwood gave himself quite a big-screen send-off with 'Gran Torino,' but it appears the Hollywood titan of industry isn't through with acting just yet. Deadline reports that he may take the lead role in 'Trouble With the Curve,' the directorial debut of his Malpaso Productions partner Robert Lorenz. The film follows an aging baseball scout losing his eyesight (Eastwood) who goes on a road trip to Atlanta with his daughter to check out a big prospect. Eastwood had planned to direct his remake of 'A Star is Born' with Beyonce next, but because of her pregnancy there's an open spot in his work calendar. No word yet on casting for the daughter, but it will surely be a coveted role should Eastwood decide to star. [Deadline]
Javier Bardem is in talks to join 'Despicable Me 2' as El Macho, the bad bad guy. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but with most of the original voice cast returning (including star Steve Carell), expect more of the same. Bardem played one of the scariest villains ever in 'No Country for Old Men,' a role that won him an Oscar. Let's assume he doesn't use a cattle gun in this one. [THR/Heat Vision]
Diablo Cody's directorial debut just got a lot sassier. 'The Help' star Octavia Spencer is in early negotiations to join Julianne Hough and Russell Brand in the Cody-penned film, formerly titled 'Lamb of God.' The film focuses on a young plane crash survivor (Hough) who loses her faith and goes to Las Vegas. If added, Spencer would play a card dealer at the casino where Brand's character works. [Variety]
Pray for Aubrey Plaza. The wonderful 'Parks and Recreation' deadpanner has joined 'A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charlie Swan III' opposite Charlie Sheen. Directed by Roman Coppola, 'Swan' is about a graphic designer-cum-ladies man (Sheen) who has his heartbroken and begins to reevaluate his life. Jason Schwartzman, Roman's cousin, co-stars. [Variety]
"Paul Walker has been tapped to star in the post-Hurricane Katrina thriller 'Hours.'" Now you know. [Deadline]
A "legendary director" will unveil a working-cut of his or her next film at the New York Film Festival on Monday. Guesses start with 'Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close,' move over to 'Hugo' and end with 'Young Adult.' Your call? [Deadline]
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CATEGORIES Horror, Thrillers, Paramount, CinematicalRemember how scary it was to play 7 Minutes in Heaven? You and a random peer of the opposite sex sent to a closet or room for seven minutes, expected by others at the party to kiss ... or whatever else can be done in such little time? You were nervous, sweating, maybe you didn't actually do anything with the person but made a pact to say you did when you go back out to ... find all your friends dead? Wait, what? Yes, the making out game just got scarier thanks to Lost producer/director Jack Bender, who came up with this premise for a thriller, which will be titled, appropriately, 7 Minutes in Heaven, according to Heat Vision.
Actually, I think it would be more fitting for the movie to be called "7 Minutes in Hell," but who am I to argue with J.J. Abrams, who will produce this under his Bad Robot (aka Bad Wobot) shingle? Besides, for all I know they're looking to license the Fall Out Boy song. Bender, who has also been reportedly circling the next Jack Ryan flick, Moscow, is set to direct. His pitch is now going out to possible writers, so it should be a while before Heaven gets under way.
Bender has some experience with childhood things turned frightening, having helmed Child's Play 3 (that's the military academy one), which I do believe was his first and only major feature directing gig. As for what kills all the kids in this movie, feel free to take a guess. I'll make the obligatory Smoke Monster reference just to get things started.


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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A court is trying to settle a dispute that's divided the family who owns Holiday World.The widow and brother of the park's president, who died in 2010, are fighting over control.
Attorneys for Lori Koch and Dan Koch argued before the Indiana Court of Appeals on Tuesday.
A local judge ruled in January that Lori Koch was majority shareholder of the holding company that operates the park -- but Dan Koch appealed, saying an agreement signed by Will Koch required her to sell her shares to him.
The park has been operated by the Koch family since 1946.
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.25 oz gum syrup
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Shake all ingredients over ice. Strain into glass filled with ice. Top with Dry Juniper Berry soda. Wipe rim of glass with lemon slice.
One of my favorite recipe reference guides is The Flavor Bibleby by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg. The book encourages creativity as flavors are broken down and reassembled in intersting pairing reccomendations from tried and true combinations to unexpected new favorites. Juniper was listed as pairing well with apples and Laird's Straight Apple Brandy seemed like a great mate. Gin could have been used, but for a lighter style cocktail I selected the delicate Dry Juniper Berry Soda. The Angostura bitters add a cinnamon spiciness to the apple brandy, and a dash of lemon juice helps all of the flavors to shine. A splash of gum syrup can be added if desired, but the Dry Soda is lightly sweetened so it's not neccesary. Do you have any other recipes with Dry Soda or Apple Brandy you would like to share? If you like this, you might like our other recipe with Dry Vanilla Bean Soda- Salvatore's Gift


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19 Action News has a warning about heating your home.
This warning comes just as we are settling in for more cold weather.
For many of us we light up our fireplace looking for warmth never knowing there are hidden dangers in your chimney.
For instance, a home in North Ridgeville caught fire early Sunday morning and investigators say while they don't know exactly how it started, it did come from the chimney. Cleveland Fire says it can be caused by several things but most likely....
"You can have a build up of creosote. It's the particle of the wood that burns and it creates the ash the builds up in the wall of the chimney," explain Larry Gray. "Creosote is like rocket fuel once it ignites you can't even put it out with water."
"I would imagine with the wind it could easily blow some ashes in the wall cause it got the wall pretty good," said neighbor Bob Orr.
We found chimney sweep expert Jason Bosze at the Home & Garden Show at the IX Center.
"It's very important you have your chimney cleaned be a professional there are a lot of people that work out of the back of their truck. They're not licensed, they don't know what they are doing," said Jason Bosze.
Make no mistake, if you ignore the maintenance or inspections you can end up like Bob's neighbor.
"It's a shame because it's the middle of winter you know," said Orr.
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Station parking restricted to clear streets (From Bicester Advertiser)
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Station parking restricted to clear streets
9:30am Friday 4th January 2013 in News
MEASURES to improve parking in streets around Didcot Parkway and Bicester North stations have been approved.
In Didcot, extra parking prohibitions will be introduced in White Leys Close, and in Haydon Road permanent parking prohibition will affect the east side between Lydalls Road and Station Road.
The proposals are aimed at preventing commuters from clogging up the streets.
County council cabinet member for transport Rodney Rose yesterday approved the plans, and also agreed in principle with a scheme for streets near Bicester North.
The authority will now ban parking on one side of certain roads from 11am to noon and on the other from noon to 1pm.
The restrictions are due to affect most of Woodfield Road, the southern section of Blake Road, Balliol Drive, Cedar Drive, Magdalen Close and part of Bassett Avenue.
But at the meeting yesterday, Mr Rose and officers agreed that further consultation with residents of certain streets in Bicester were needed after objections were received.
He said: "It looks like we do need a solution in some of the roads and I hope we will find one, but in the interim I will agree the recommendations."
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EU candidate apologises over 'Bawdrip' train station blunder (From Bridgwater Mercury)
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EU candidate apologises over 'Bawdrip' train station blunder
2:13pm Monday 27th January 2014 in News By Newsdesk
A EUROPEAN election candidate has apologised after identifying the wrong village in his idea for a park and ride train station on the outskirts of Bridgwater.
The Mercury reported how Richard Cottrell, Independent candidate for the West in the May 2014 European elections, was calling for a modern inter-city station in Bawdrip.
But Mr Cottrell has since written to the paper to say that he actually meant to refer to Dunball, and has apologised for any confusion he may have caused residents.
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Circular Quay at Sydney, Australia
The Rocks
The Rocks is the oldest part of Sydney, and several of the structures here are nearly as was, like the Merchants House, Campbells Storehouse, Susannah Place and Cadman's Cottage. Integrated into this historical area, the tourist will see restaurants, cafes, galleries, shops and bars. The Rocks area is next to Circular Quay.
Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House, positioned on Bennelong Point on Syney Harbour, is thought by many to be an architectural marvel. Designed by Jørn Utzon and built under much controversy, it was opened in late 1973. If your itinerary allows, watch an opera, a concert or a ballet.. The Opera house is a quick walk along the waterfront from Circular Quay.
Royal Botanic Gardens
The beautiful Royal Botanic Gardens is an oasis of greenery set between the ocean and the urban center of the city. A trail leads around the harbour front, offering fine views across Sydney Harbour and Farm Cove.
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Pedestrian access to Sydney Harbour Bridge is easy thanks to a walkway which runs alongside the road. Call at the Pylon Lookout on the southern end of the bridge to enjoy a fascinating display on how the bridge was built. If you're not frightened of heights book the Sydney Harbour Bridge climb, a 3 ½ hour expedition to the very summit of the bridge. The outing leads you up girders, ladders and catwalks at day or night.
Bondi Beach
Bondi Beach is famous the world over as as Australia's most popular beach. During summer Bondi is a center for sun, fun and surf. The sandy beach has a magnificent outlook onto a wide crescent shaped bay of deep blue ocean. Bus no 380 from Circular Quay takes forty-five minutes to Bondi.


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Tim Carney is the senior political columnist for the Washington Examiner. His column appears Monday and Thursday, and his stories and blog posts appear on washingtonexaminer.com. He also recently joined the American Enterprise Institute to direct their Culture of Competition Project, which examines barriers to competition in all areas of American life, from the economy to the world of ideas.
Ray Comfort is the best-selling author of more than 70 books, including his latest - The Beatles, God, and the Bible (Out Now). He is also the co-host of an award-winning television program (with actor Kirk Cameron), "The Way of the Master" which is seen in 120 countries. He has spoken on the subject of atheism at Yale and other prestigious universities, debated on ABC's Nightline, written, God Doesn't Believe in Atheists, The Atheist Test (booklet--over one million copies sold), You can Lead an Atheist to Evidence But You can't Make Him Think, and, Evolution: A Fair Tale For Grownups (Bridge Logos). He was a platform speaker for American Atheists, Inc., at their 2001 National Convention. Ray and his wife Sue live in Southern California.
Since being sworn-in for his freshman term on January 5, 2011, Congressman Tim Scott has been a tireless advocate for smaller government, lower taxes, and restoring fiscal responsibility in Washington. He serves on the Committee on Rules and the Elected Leadership Committee, and on Monday was appointed by South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley to succeed Jim DeMint as Senator.


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Scharff Weisberg has announced that David Lynd has joined the company as director of audio services. Lynd comes on board with over 25 years experience in large-scale audio production.
"David has worked all over the world for dozens of corporate, political and entertainment clients," notes Scharff Weisberg vice president of staging, Michael Halper. "He's been involved with several Cirque du Soleil projects, and he's been the House A1 on 'Inside the Actors Studio' with James Lipton. We've had a successful freelance relationship with David for a while and we're thrilled to have him come on staff. "
Lynd's TV credits as a house sound mixer and system designer for live audiences include MSNBC's "Hardball" with Chris Matthews, town hall meetings for CNN's "Paula Zahn Now," various summit-style shows with NBC's Brian Williams, and NBC's "Today Show" (as house mixer for musical guests). Among his many international theatrecredits are "An Evening With Anna Devire Smith" at New York City's MOMA; the musical "Chang Pogo" in Seoul, Amsterdam, Rome and Sofia, Bulgaria; the musical "Jane Eyre" in Toronto; the famed "Radio City Christmas Spectacular;" and, as house mixer on the US and Japanese tours, the Cirque du Soleil's "Saltimbanco."
Lynd's numerous corporate and special events include the Clinton Global Initiative, GSK/Roche's launch of Boniva, an International Olympic Committee New York City press event, the Seeds of Peace annual benefit, and New York City's Tribeca Film Festival.
"David will be dividing his time between the field, the office and the shop as he helps us survey, quote and execute shows," Halper explains. "He will be working very closely with our audio department on equipment evaluation and purchase as well as packaging and quality control."
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Day two of the practice rounds at the Greenbrier Classic is dubbed Youth day. While the Pro's work on their game or get familiar with the course...a youth clinic and even a friendly competition was taking place....and some talent from our area was right in the thick of things.
First Tee of the Roanoke Valley and West Virginia were both part of the festivities on the Old White TPC. Some lucky youngsters got to play a three-hole scramble exhibition along with two pros---Jonathan Byrd and Billy Horschel. Cave Spring's rising junior Meagan Board was the First Tee of Roanoke's entrant---and along with Horschel, Board's group won the scramble with a 2 under total. It was a day that nearly didn't happen for the Cave Spring player. A player from Salem was originally scheduled to play but he awoke the morning of the match with a high fever. Board was scheduled to caddy but was pressed into action instead.
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Produce precision circles in sheet metal, brass, copper, soft steel, aluminum, plastic, wood and composite materials.
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It's fast and easy to work...Posted January 18, 2011
It's fast and easy to work with, I've only made a few cuts so far, but It's a breeze! Totally worth the 16 bucks. However, when making holes in wood too thick for it, made a hole through the center, to line the cutter up on the other side.
I bought this in order to...Posted December 27, 2008
I bought this in order to cut round bases for scroll saw projects. About 2 days after I received it my wife said she needed several round bases for a craft project we were working on. I went to the garage and came back in less than 5 minutes with EXACTLY what she wanted. She was thrilled and so was I. This works great for what I need/want it to do. I can only crank my drill press down to 650 rpm but, going slow, it works just fine!
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I didn't realize circle cutters existed until I stumbled upon it on another web site. I needed to cut a 2 3/4" hole and couldn't find a Forstner bit that size at the local home store. This circle cutter is like having a bunch of bunch of new bits. Cuts a nice clean hole and works great. My observations were I wish it were a little deeper. I am cutting 1" thick holes (not 3/4") and it will not break through the other side. So I have to flip the board over and drill from the other side as well. The size adjustment can be tricky as well. I wish it had some sizing marks on the slide to give you an idea. I made due with a tape and some math. Lastly, I was concerned about the speed rating on the cutter. It says right on it to use only with a drill press and do not exceed 500 RPM. I have a craftsman bench top press and the slowest speed I have is 650 RPM. I went slow enough that it didn't seem to matter but I on occasion the blade did catch and stop the motor.
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Having a "big heart" is usually a compliment, but for 34-year-old Mark Bedel dilated cardiomyopathy has led to years of surgeries and trials.
Mark has had six pace makers and three defibrillators since he was 19-years-old. Heart disease is genetic in Mark's family, he said, so there is no known cause for his heart problems.
In 1996, Mark discovered that his heart rate was 30 beats per minute; The normal heart rate for an adult is approximately 65 to 75 beats per minute. Following this discovery, Mark had to have his first pacemaker.
Over the next 10 years, he would endure two surgeries to replace the battery of the pacemaker. Each surgery required two weeks of recovery.
In 2009 Mark started showing signs of an enlarged heart and had to upgrade his pacemaker to a pacemaker/defibrillator. A year later, Mark developed an infection and had to have the pacemaker/defibrillator removed, subsequently spending 12 days in the hospital.
December 2011 is when the "real issues" began, said Mark.
The pacemaker/defibrillator began shocking Mark in a "v-tach storm." The pacemaker was doing its job, but Mark's heart was falling back into too-fast rhythms, prompting the pacemaker to shock him 30 consecutive times. A drug was needed to steady Mark's heart.
"I was pretty close to the hospital at the time so they could get that drug in me to get me out of that rhythm," Mark recalled.
The episode would take a year and half off his pacemaker/defibrillator's battery life. Mark's doctors would suggest that Mark upgrade his pacemaker, so Bedel did so in February 2012.
Two months later, April 8, and Mark's birthday, he received an unwanted present: more shocks.
"It was so bad I could barely move without going into rhythms," said Mark.
Mark had an oblation performed — a surgery which allowed doctors to see where the rhythms were coming from. If doctors could locate the source, they would burn the area to keep the rhythms from occurring.
"It held for seven months," said Mark, who added that he had been grateful for that length of time as he had been told the results of the surgery could last any length of time - long or short.
In November 2012, the rhythms returned full-force, and Mark could only lay in bed and be shocked by the mechanism keeping him alive.
Mark needed a new heart. He was not able to see his daughters or leave the hospital until after his surgery, and he communicated with his girls through Skype.
In January 2013, Mark received the heart he needed, and said his recovery is going well.
Bedel said his body could still reject the new heart, and has to be constantly monitored over the first six months. There is also a high risk of infection because of the medication needed to suppress Mark's immune system in order to assist Mark's body from rejecting the oxygen and the heart. There is no solid estimate on the likelihood of his body rejecting the heart because everyone is different, he said.
The last three years have been financially difficult, said Mark, partially because he's needed time off every three to six months over the last three years to deal with his health issues.
"We do the best we can," he said, "It's been a struggle."
He had been working full-time at a heating and cooling company, but was forced to try a different route financially. Currently he works part time in maintenance, but is on leave as he recovers from his heart transplant. The several months away from work to recover has furthered the financial hardship on the Bedel family.
"My family and I are so appreciative of the benefit going on," said Mark. "And we are thankful there are people out there willing to give. It's really a blessing."
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The day starts out as usual. I manage to get three cranky children out the door and drive them to school. I arrive home to a blinking answering machine, a ringing business phone and our adorable new puppy marking his territory – for the second time this morning.
After I answer the phone and return some calls, I gulp down cold coffee and eat the remnants of what I hope was my daughter's leftover bagel. A shower is next on my agenda, usually my 10 minutes of peace, but our puppy yelps at the shower door as soon as I close it.
The telephone rings again. It is my son, pleading for me to deliver his assignment he left "somewhere" in his room. With wet hair and little make-up, I deliver the paper and drive home to find the answering machine blinking again. My daughter isn't feeling well and would like to come home. After retrieving her and settling her with pillows, blankets and a juice box, I return to my duties: preparing for one of two parent meetings at school this week.
Things are looking good until I get a phone call from my husband requesting I type and fax a mega amount of important documents to his associate. No problem. Make more coffee, check on sick daughter, clean up another puppy mess.
It's time to pick up my middle son and then drive to another school to pick up my oldest son for a doctor's appointment. However, my oldest isn't waiting in the car pool line to be picked up. I search the school and make some phone calls, only to learn he rode the bus home. I re-schedule the appointment and drive the 15 miles to pick up him up.
We leave the doctor's office much later than expected, pick up a prescription and groceries. I manage to fix dinner and leave for the parent meeting. Unfortunately, I forget to check my appearance and show up with a stain on my shirt and later realize I applied mascara to only one eye. By 10 p.m., I meet my husband on the couch. He gives me a "the wink." I say, "You must be kidding," – and collapse.
Give Yourself a Break
Most women already know what the statistics bear: We are still carrying most of the load. We juggle kids, work, home, volunteering and everything else in between. Are we really enriching our lives by doing everything?
"When we are stressed, overwhelmed and tired, we have a shorter fuse. We become irritable, and it's more difficult to handle the challenges of being with children," says Rachelle Disbennett-Lee, a personal life coach in Aurora, Colo.
Logically, we know that running ourselves on empty isn't good for our health or our families. But the instinct to be a devoted mother means operating in overdrive. We want our children to be happy, and we desire to give them every possible life experience, even at the expense of our own needs. We feel guilty if our children don't have everything we think they should have.
However, Victoria Moran, author of Creating a Charmed Life (Harper San Francisco, 1999) says we need to let go of the distorted images we have of the "sainted mother." "We've got to give ourselves a break, or we're passing the old guilt patterns along to our daughters," Moran says.
Heather Brockhaus, a busy mom in Bartlett, Tenn., used to struggle with the guilt factor. "If I didn't clean the house while my daughter napped, I felt like a slacker," she says. But being mother to a strong-willed toddler expends a lot of energy. Brockhaus realizes if she doesn't take advantage of her daughter's naptime to re-group, she's too stressed to be a good mother.
"When we emerge from our solitude, we are stronger, more relaxed and calmer," says Disbennett-Lee. She adds that as much as we need a break, our children need one, too. When we establish "mommy time," we are in fact helping our children learn independence, socialization and hopefully, an appreciation of what we do for them. Even more important, we are demonstrating that taking care of ourselves is important.
"Frazzled is not pretty," Moran says. "If you don't put gas in your car, it won't run; if you don't give some nurturing to yourself, you'll be a pretty poor nurturer."
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Now that you know it is healthy and even productive to take a "time out," how can you actually take one when you can't possibly drop one thing on your schedule?
First, take stock of what you are doing now. Do you really need to bake three dozen cookies for every parent meeting? Or chaperone the next field trip? Will your children really be scarred for life if they don't have a dinner made from scratch?
Debra Condren, a New York City-based business psychologist and president of SuperiorCareer.com, says a lot of her clients admit that they have fallen into Super Mom roles not because they planned it that way, but because they just "let it happen."
"Often, women put their own needs on the backburner, behind everyone else's needs. The result is feeling drained and selling yourself short," says Condren.
Seriously think about what your own goals are. Focus on your interests and the opportunities at hand. Once you have your focus on target, the wasted time that goes along with being pulled in too many directions will be a thing of the past."Declare a 'mom's time out' and let your children know that barring any emergency situation, you are not to be disturbed," says Disbennett-Lee.
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To successfully plan a time out for yourself, get everyone in the family involved. Even the smallest hands can reduce the workload for Mom. Trade babysitting with another mom and use that time to rejuvenate. Give yourself a spa treatment with a hot bubble bath and pamper yourself with quality moisturizers. Indulge with "grown up" things like fine chocolates or a glass of wine with a good book. Connecting with other moms is also fulfilling and relaxing.
Sarah Bell of Marietta, Ga., is fortunate to have a husband who encourages her to take time for herself. She enjoys getting together with her girlfriends to craft at least one night each week. Bell feels adamant that taking time for herself is part of being a good mom. "If you don't respect yourself, who else is going to?" she says.
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HEMPHILL, Texas -- Ten years ago when the Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart, most of the pieces fell in East Texas.
The debris field was the size of Rhode Island. It took thousands of volunteers to collect the pieces and recover the remains of the astronauts.
Sgt. Greg Sowell of the Nacogdoches Police Department lead teams of volunteers through the East Texas woods looking for what was left of the Columbia.
"The pieces ranged in size from a quarter, to the size that would need a tractor trailer to pick it up," Sowell said.
The task was daunting.
"What we had was an accident scene that covered miles, and miles, and miles, and we treated as such," Sowell said.
Volunteers went into treacherous conditions to recover what they could, braving severe weather, rough terrain, wild animals and snakes.
"I saw volunteers in front of my house months and months later," Sowell said. "Firefighters from out of town and out of state lined up shoulder to shoulder to walk the entire patch of woods that I had been told my entire life to stay out of."
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1:17 am: Key West is experiencing 10 mph sustained wind and gusts up to 17 mph. The eye is currently moving over western Cuba. Cuba is not slowing Hurricane Charley down. It is expected to strengthen after crossing into the Florida Straits.1:25 am: Local WeatherLink sites show the average sustained wind speed around southwest Florida is 2-3 mph with gusts up to 8 mph.1:26 am: The outer bands of Hurricane Charley have reached Collier County. They are directly over Marco Island and Everglades City and just reached Naples.Click here to watch the video...
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The Food Corporation of India, the nodal agency for procurement and distribution of foodgrains, has increased the prices of wheat being sold to bulk consumers by 10 per cent to Rs 1,285 a quintal, a top official said.
Last month, the Empowered Group of Ministers had approved the sale of 3 million tonnes of wheat to bulk users (such as flour millers and biscuit makers) under the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS).
Subsequently, FCI issued tenders for 13 lakh tonne wheat to be sold during July-September at a base price of Rs 1,170 a quintal.
"As prices in the open market are ruling higher than Rs 1,170 per quintal, we decided to hike the grain price under the scheme to Rs 1,285 per quintal," the FCI Chairman and Managing Director, Mr Amar Singh, told PTI.
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"In last meeting, the EGoM had directed that wheat should be sold at Rs 1,170 per quintal during July-September period and at Rs 1,285 per quintal from October onwards. But the Food Ministry took a decision to implement the price of Rs 1,285 per quintal from now itself," he added.
Asked about reports that tenders for wheat sale under OMSS has been discontinued, Mr Singh said: "The sale of wheat under the OMSS has not been suspended. Of 13 lakh tonnes, nearly 7 lakh tonnes wheat has been sold through two tenders so far and the rest will continue."
He explained that fresh tenders have not been floated as FCI has sought clarity from the Food Ministry on allocation of quantity to those States, which have already exhausted their quota in the first two tenders.
The entire allocated quantity has already been exhausted in Punjab (0.1 million tonne), Andhra Pradesh (18,978 tonne), West Bengal (11,563 tonne), Chhattisgarh (10,823 tonne), Assam (10,186 tonne), Rajasthan (5,234 tonne) and Jharkhand (400 tonne), the FCI data showed.
The sale of wheat under OMSS has been slow in Karnataka, Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), which have been allocated with maximum quantity of wheat.
Wheat sale to bulk users under the OMSS has been allowed to clear surplus foodgrains stocks in the government godowns, which is overflowing with record 82 million tonne foodgrains against the storage capacity of 64 million tonne.
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Pera is the young internet millionaire, who is in the process of buying the hometown team from longtime owner Michael Heisley.
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Dr. Brittany Nicole Rhonehouse and Spencer Anthony Riley will be joined together in marriage on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 at 3:30 p.m. in their current resident city of Chicago.
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The ceremony is set to be held at Loyola University's Piper Hall, and the reception will be held at the Embassy Suites - Chicago.
The elated couple has been together for over four years, and met while both attended The Ohio State University in Columbus.
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Benni Jorgensen began making pipes for W.O. Larsen in 1980, and made many of the beautiful straight grain pieces for the company before starting his own brand. Working at the factory allowed him to become close friends with Teddy Knudsen, and much of his style was developed alongside Teddy , Ole, and Inge Larsen. His son Lasse shares a workshop and they often work together developing new finishes and colors for their sandblasted or smooth pipes.
The vast majority of Benni pipes are made with vulcanite stems, though acrylic is occasionally used, and most pipes are fitted with a custom-designed tenon for ease of use. Much like his son, the few accents employed are bamboo, oak, and other hard woods. His highest grade is the Swan, which is very fitting for the very elegant and beautiful pieces lucky enough to wear the stamp.
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