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Posted by skywriter12 on 01 Nov 2006 | Tagged as: Free Lance-Star, photo illustration
A photo-illustration for a story on a bumper crop of acorns, and the growth expected form them next year. Worked with a designer on this one to give space for the story text to go.
I filled a small fishtank about halfway with topsoil and dropped in the acorn and a oak tree leaf. Lit with a snooted top light, and a green gelled sidelight. I like using the fishtank to show cross-sections of things. I've heard of people using tanks for shooting in swimming pools, but I'm not ready to risk my camera for that shot yet!
Posted by skywriter12 on 03 Oct 2006 | Tagged as: portrait, Free Lance-Star, photo illustration
Claire Winkler, 13, was a local girl who made it on Kid Jeopardy. Did these portraits of her for a big layout about her experience on the show. Great page design went with it…


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And tarnished not by memories
So I'm sitting in my study room, surrounded by piles of STUFF - notebooks, bags, old books, stickers, stationery, boxes... I guess that's what happens when you're in the middle of a huge clean up.Yesterday, I came across a framed photo of my parents at their wedding, stashed away at the back of a closet. It's now hanging in our rumpus room, much to the embarrassment of my mother. She thinks she looks old-fashioned, but I think she looks very much like (an Asian) Princess Diana in that photo.I also went through my dad's old photos, I think before he met my mum. It was both amusing and touching to see that he was still the same - reclining in trees, standing around with hands on hips, looking into the distance, thinking he was so cool in his 70s-style outfits. There were a lot from his time in the army, which troubled me a bit, as they seem to glorify that military lifestyle, him posing with guns in full uniform. It was strange to see him look so young. He was almost unfamiliar and there were some group photos where I couldn't tell which one was him.I sometimes wish I took more photos when I was in high school. Unfortunately, my friends and I were camera shy (more like camera phobic actually) so there are very few pictures of us floating around from that time. I know I would have been incredibly embarrassed to see them now, me in all my dorky glory, but they would be something to look back on. Instead, I have to piece together bits and pieces from journals, letters, yearbooks...I wonder if these written records will be enough in the future for me to remember. I look back fondly now on what were some of my most formative years. All the funny moments, the in-jokes, the dramas, but most of all, the cherished friendships. Yet will they stay with me in the years to come? I hope so. I really do.

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FORT HOOD - Potential jurors will be questioned individually Wednesday as jury selection continues in the murder trial of the Army psychiatrist charged in the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood.
Maj. Nidal Hasan declined to question the first group of 20 officers from Army posts nationwide when jury selection began Tuesday. He's serving as his own attorney.
Six potential jurors were dismissed at prosecutors' request. Among them was an officer who knew one of the 13 killed on Nov. 5, 2009.
Hasan faces execution or life without parole if convicted in the rampage that left 13 dead and nearly three dozen wounded on the Texas Army post.
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Second Half Struggles Lead to Loss at NCU
MINNEAPOLIS - The MLC men's basketball team started strong, but was unable to keep up in the second half in a 96-78 loss at North Central Tuesday night.
MLC led for parts of the first half, but a late run at the end of the half by the Rams tied the game at 38-38 heading into the break.
NCU took the game over in the second half, shooting 54.1 percent from the field while holding MLC to 38.7 percent, and was able to build the lead as the Knights wore down late in the half.
Nathan Roeder was the big scorer for the Rams, scoring 34 in the game on 10-20 shooting from the field and 11-11 from the line.
MLC put five players in double figures, with Justin Danell leading the way with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Ben Edmundson, Josh Danell and Galen Holzhueter all finished with 12 points, while Craig Wilke scored a career-high 11 points, all coming in the first half.
The Knights dropped to 0-15 in the loss, while NCU improved to 9-9 on the season.
MLC will return to action on Friday, January 27, when it hosts Northwestern for a game scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.


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He spills on Arthur on Smith.
After the Almond team of Jason Weiner and Eric Lemonides walked, Rick Moonen is next on the aspiring restaurateur's wish list.
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We're moving shortly to a new apartment and as part of the move we've officially eschewed cable tv. I'm having a cable line run, but only for Internet. We'll also run our phone off of it.
One of the few things I will miss on cable in the Food Network. But I'm happy to report that the prospect of losing Emeril and Alton (ouch!) and Rachael (meh) has forced me to rediscover Ming and Jacques and those folks at Cook's Illustrated and a new guy, Andreas.
Andreas Viestad is the host for the first two seasons of New Scandinavian Cooking. Each week, Andreas takes us to a new location significant to Scandinavian (and especially Norwegian) culture and puts together some dishes that are unlike those being shown anywhere else.
I'm a bit biased towards the subject matter because I'm a quarter Norwegian, and have been fascinated by the idea of Scandinavian food ever since I sampled the Christmas boxes of traditional sweet baked goods my Norwegian grandmother sent to us in Chicago each year from her home in Santa Rosa, California.
But trying to find Scandinavian and specifically Norwegian recipes can be a challenge. Or it was a challenge until this show arrived.
Andreas is a strange but wonderful presenter. He's ostensibly very straightforward, but his rhythms and pacing are strange. I'm not going to say he presents like a Viking William Shatner, but its clear that his native Norwegian has a music to it completely different to that of English. The effect gives the impression Andreas has something he desperately wants to share and he's bursting to get it out, but he wants to be very precise in his language.
Andreas's enthusiasm is readily apparent. He's proud not just of the recipes he's sharing but of his culture. I've only had the good fortune to see two episodes of the show, "The Sun is Back" and "Town of Two Spirits". In each he was very happy to be there and pleased with the cleverness of the show he was presenting.
In "The Sun is Back", Andreas takes us to the ski resort town of Geilo (pronounced something like "Hee-lo") and discusses how oranges fit into Norwegian cuisine. In this episode alone, Andreas cooks with a blow torch, injects a chicken with a syringe, takes fish straight from the hole in the ice to the cast iron pan, and sets up a portable kitchen on a mountainside overlooking a beautiful snow topped range of peaks.
In "Town of Two Spirits" Andreas takes us to Trondheim, the former capital of Norway where stong drink is the order of the day. After setting up his portable kitchen to block the middle of a road (much to the annoyance and amusement of the people passing around him trying to do their everyday chores), Andreas makes Scandinavian mulled wine which is basically heated wine with orange, cardamom, almonds, spices, and a big splash of vodka. Later, he takes us to a top restaurant in Trondheim, Credo, where he makes Aquavit sorbet. Aquavit is very alcoholic and difficult to freeze, so he borrows some liquid nitrogen from the local techies and bare-handed pours it into a pitcher he then uses to pour the LN onto the aquavit.
370+ degrees below zero and he's bare-handing. Someday, Andreas will clearly be known as "lefty".
The show is very entertaining, and any recipes he makes on the show are available either in the companion book to the series Kitchen of Light, or on the website www.scandcook.com.
Check out the series - it's quirky, original and fun. Next season Swedish chef (bork bork bork) Tina Nordström will take over and guide us through Sweden and its cuisine, so get your Norwegian fix now.
In Chicago, New Scandinavian Cooking airs on PBS channel 20 (that's the one you don't have worry about seeing Tucker Carlson on) on Sundays at 3:30pm.
Sounds interesting, but why do I have the feeling that it's more a regional program for PBS. I'll check my local listings, though.
Frolic, a complete list of stations where the show is currently airing is here: http://www.scandcook.com/default.asp?page=15
No Louisiana PBS stations, I'm afraid.
Barrett, are you interested in episodes of Floyd's Fjord Fiesta? I'm not sure how authentically Nordic the recipes are but they use local produce. The last episode I saw had a somewhat schizophrenic dish of local crawfish with a Thai curry sauce on couscous...definitely original!
Having just moved to a new house, I send my sympathy for the moving/packing/unpacking thing. It utterly sucks.
As for eschewing cable--I have cable--but I don't watch it. I seldom watch television at all.I tend to use the tv mostly for DVD's and videos.
However, I might have to watch that Andreas guy--he sounds mighty interesting! Thanks for the tip!
Meg- I'd love to see Floyd's Fjord Fiesta. He's not easy to find in the U.S. I was totally unaware he'd done a Nordic show.
Barbara - Packing is the bane of my existence. I hate moving more than any other chore.
Barrett, your wish is my command, will try to record some episodes.
I think I must be the only person in the world who actually in a sick way kind of enjoys packing. It fills some deep organizational need, must be due to my inherent messiness!
TIVO will be sad. Very sad. Be careful that the TIVO Protection Agency (A subdivision of Homeland Security) does not come and visit.
Oh poo. When Andreas is due to come up on Cable, just unplug your modem and jack it in to the back of your teevee. Watch Andreas, then put it back.
You CANNOT go without Andreas, you cannot. He's one of the best things happening on my weekends.
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Doc, that's the beautiful thing - he's on PBS. We won't lose PBS, just the cable channels. Andreas is here to stay (well until Tina replaces him next year).
Hey Barrett,
Okay, I was worried there for a moment. You're not missing anything with the cable channels then. I know, I have over 240 on my dish and I usually end up watching MASH.
Carry on.
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With his 1992 double-platinum debut, Life's a Dance, neo-honky-tonker John Michael Montgomery may have simply copied his idols -- Hank Williams Sr., Merle Haggard, Garth Brooks -- but he did it with wit and style. By the time he released the triple-platinum Kickin' It Up in 1994, however, he was a ballad-loving cog in the music-biz machine, churning out what consultants correctly promised would be radio hits.
Now comes his weakest offering, JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY (Atlantic). Ballads like ''Long As I Live'' have none of the epic sweep of ''I Swear,'' which won a Grammy. And the rhythm numbers -- including the bluegrassy ''Sold,'' in which he goes to an auction and ends up ''bidding'' on a lady -- are so blatantly sexist and contrived as to seem from another era. ''I'm the real thing, and I sing songs about real life,'' Montgomery boasts on ''It's What I Am.'' Chalk up another fantasy to country's mishandled poster boy of the moment. C


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Cleveland Orchestra Performs Mendelssohn, Shostakovich and Saariaho
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The Cleveland orchestra is amazing and it was well orchestrated by Maestro Franz Welser-Most. This is the first time that I can remember that there wasn't a soloist, the evening consisted of three symphonies, two of which were by composers that were familiar.
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Only attended the last part on Shashtakovitch piece which was played beautifully. Very enthusiastic audience that gave standing ovation in hopes of encore that did not happen.
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Even from Promenade Circle it was fabulous and the Cleveland Orchestra was outstanding.
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The Cleveland Smyphony lived up to its reputation.The Finnih composer's piece was quite strange to my ears, but hearing it ONCE was a broadening esperience. Either of the other symphonies were alonean evening well spent!
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There will be a pre-concert lecture by Dr. Burton Karson at 7:00p.
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56, Scottish
Saariaho: Orion
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54
Concurrently with his post in Cleveland, Franz Welser-Möst became General Music Director of the Vienna State Opera in September 2010. In July 2011, the Bruckner Society of America awarded him the Julio Kilenyi Medal of Honor, due to his long-standing advocacy of the music of Bruckner.
The 2011-12 season marks the tenth year of the Orchestra's partnership with Franz Welser-Möst. Together they have earned the orchestra unprecedented residencies in the United States and in Europe, including a biennial residency at the prestigious Musikverein concert hall in Vienna—the first of its kind by an American orchestra.


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Restaurant review
Co-chefs concoct adventurous mix of flavors and textures at Spur
Spur co-chefs Brian McCracken and Dana Tough dabble in the shape-shifting world of molecular gastronomy with integrity and verve at their Belltown gastropub.
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113 Blanchard St., Seattle
Reservations: Accepted only for parties of eight or more (21 and over only).
Hours: 5 p.m.-2 a.m. daily.
Prices: $$ (plates $9-$24).
Drinks: New and classic cocktails; beer and wine.
Parking: On street or in nearby lots.
Sound: Lip-reading might be required.
Who should go: The hip and the hungry; the cocktail crowd.
Credit cards: All major.
Access: No obstacles.
It's not easy being married to a restaurant critic.
My husband went along on my first visit to Spur, Belltown's trendy, new gastropub. I thought we were having a lovely meal. It began with a trio of smoked-salmon crostini. Each fragile toast bore a nugget of soft, gently smoked sockeye on a pouf of mascarpone, boffo little bites enlivened with pickled shallots, spicy micro radish greens and crunchy fried capers.
But then came potato-leek soup. There wasn't more than a puddle of rich, creamy potage in the bowl. The rest was foam, and from that ebb tide emerged three whole prawns, looking like they were making a run for it.
Mussels followed, gripped by some fearsome-looking crustacean. It was a giant chicharon, a canopy of fried pork rind sheltering the shellfish. It took some might to break it into pieces small enough to dunk, and it crackled like a windshield shattering when it hit hot liquid, merging its delicious bacon-flavor with the scallion- and chili-stoked broth.
It was after that, as he nibbled politely on crispy little drumettes of chili-glazed chicken confit, with whipped buttermilk where he thought mashed potatoes belonged, that he calmly announced, "I don't think I need to come back here with you."
"You're not enjoying this food?" I asked, nonplused.
"There are certain things you don't fool around with," he said. "I shudder to think what tagliatelle with parmesan foam is like, or carpaccio with fried béarnaise."
I enjoyed both on my second visit (sans husband) to Spur, where fooling around with food is part of the fun. Co-chefs Brian McCracken and Dana Tough dabble in the shape-shifting world of molecular gastronomy, finding new ways to manipulate flavor and texture, but they do so judiciously, not just for effect.
Fried béarnaise sounds like a gimmick, but that rich sauce, transformed into springy, grape-size globules, released a flood of tarragon in the mouth, mightily enhancing tissue-thin raw beef.
Foam did indeed froth from the pasta. It faintly echoed the smoky oyster mushrooms and melting ribbons of nutty parmesan that clung to the fresh noodles. A duck egg, cooked sous vide to a quivering, semisolid state, nested among the tiny bubbles. A vigorous toss with fork and spoon distributed pale foam and orange yolk, and the result was akin to a divine carbonara sauce.
Sous vide is the process of vacuum sealing and slow-cooking food in a warm-water bath. It results in a moist, velvety texture, and it's used here on both steak and fish to great effect. Lush butterfish (another name, in some parts, for sablefish or black cod), sauced with foaming fish fumé, is paired with earthy companions: chanterelles, chopped black kale, white beans and marble-size potatoes. Sweet shallot marmalade and sharp, spicy Tasmanian peppercorn vinaigrette temper the gaminess of flat-iron steak arrayed against a crisp-creamy slab of fried mashed potato.
As much as these 27-year-old chefs like to play with their thermal immersion circulator, and with ingredients like agar-agar, they don't get carried away by chemistry. Their cooking has integrity as well as verve.
They tweak their short menu monthly, and nothing on it resembles a science experiment, except maybe the chocolate "soil" and almond "caviar," two of the "playful accompaniments" to gelato. Granted, the powdery chocolate tastes way better than dirt, but the liquid pearls released little almond flavor, nor did either much enliven bland, thin Bing cherry gelato. Foie gras ice cream was more voluptuous; its savory swagger perfect with a pistachio financier teacake drizzled with sweet elderflower syrup.
Fruit tartlets were exceptional. In early October these tiny shortbread canoes held wild huckleberries dressed up with candied orange peel, sprigs of lavender mint and dots of Bavarian cream. The waiter made a point of explaining that the kitchen had "suspended physics" by devising warm Bavarian cream. When I pointed out that the plate had been chilled and sauce congealed, he was back in a flash with warm, fluid spoonfuls of vanilla cream.
Food hadn't come that swiftly all night. The lag time between ordering and eating was sometimes long, and no two plates ordered together managed to arrive simultaneously.
It was a different story on another night sitting at the small bar, where cubbies are stocked with high-end spirits and small TVs soundlessly run spaghetti Westerns. Service never missed a beat and I had the added pleasure of observing head barman David Nelson practice his own kind of alchemy.
Dozens of small, chubby corked bottles line the far edge of the bar. They hold his house-made tinctures and bitters. His expertly crafted drinks include the elegant Kentucky Tuxedo and the raffish Red Hook. The former blends bourbon and sherry with a hint of lavender and orange. The latter, named not for the beer but for the Brooklyn neighborhood, winks at a Manhattan with a mix of rye, maraschino liqueur and Punt y Mes. It's not shaken but stirred, slowly. "For at least a minute," says the meticulous Nelson, "unless we're really busy."
Spur was packed on both visits. The youngish crowd gravitated toward the high, communal bar tables that seat eight, though eventually the dining area and even the wing chairs by the front door filled with patrons dressed to match the artsy, urban-industrial surroundings.
It's not everybody's kind of place. Just ask my husband. But I could see becoming a regular.
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- Satellite TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- Climate control
- Free Wi-Fi
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Downhill skiing nearby
- Cross-country skiing nearby
- Snowboarding nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Rafting nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Skydiving nearby
- Ecotours nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible parking
The fine print for Mantra Marina
When you arrive
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time ends at 5 PM
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Special check-in instructions:
The front desk will be closed daily from 7 PM - 8 AM.
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact this property in advance for check-in instructions, and an access code for key retrieval. Please contact the office using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
When you leave
Check-out time is 10 AM
How you can pay
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No elevators
Awards & Affiliations
National Rating
Official New Zealand Rating provided by Qualmark®
Qualmark® assigns an official star rating for accommodations in New Zealand. This Apartment property is rated 5 stars.


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It was the end of an afternoon of street photography, on a cold dull day when the dampness went straight to the bones. The shoot had not gone well, with few people about, no characters, nor interesting activity. I was even yelled at by one person – which rarely happens to me – and avoided a confrontation by simply walking away.
Just after parting with my friend, I lingered for a few more moments to capture this image. I like the atmosphere, and it occurs to me now that dusk in winter is a great time to get atmospheric images, and a great way to take advantage of a cold, gray day when few people are about. The image was made with a hand-held Fujifilm X-Pro1 and Fujinon 35mm f/1.4R lens, at f/1.6, ISO 1600. Two images, actually, combined in Nik Software's HDR Efex Pro, then a layer added with Silver Efex Pro, in Photoshop, for selective colour.
The lights closest to the camera weren't really lit – so I brushed them in using colour from the more distant lights, and brushed a little on the snow as well to simulate reflection.


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- Posted October 7, 2013 by
- ChaserDustin Follow
Estes Park, Colorado
This iReport is part of an assignment:
Colorado flooding
College Students at Fall Conference Help With Clean Up
The schools in attendance at the college included the following:
- Air Force Academy
- University of Colorado, Boulder
- Colorado State University
- Colorado State University-Pueblo
- Denver Metro
- University of Northern Colorado
- University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
- Colorado College
- Western State
According to the RMGA website the, "Rocky Mountain Getaway is an awesome weekend for students from all over Colorado sponsored by Cru. Join us for a beautiful weekend in Estes Park, worshipping God and growing with students from all over the state!" These students really enjoyed their time serving the community of Estes Park and didn't mind giving up their free time to do an outreach like this. I myself did attend this conference as a student from Colorado State University-Pueblo and even got the opportunity to share my faith with another volunteer who was working at the same location. The time we spent moving dirt and trees at the Aspen Lodge Retreat and Spa was well spent and rewarding. Although in the short time we had, we were not able to finish the full clean up at this location we still completed 3/4 of the mud removal.
Students who worked on this project used all manual labor to complete the task. On the project, students were being the literal hands and feet of Jesus while serving. By the time the service project came to and end, most of the students were very tired but it was a good tired and even spent the rest of the evening attending the remaining sessions of the day.
I personally would do this all over again tomorrow, next week, next month, or even next year because the residence of Colorado really need all the help they can get. Some of the Cru staff had spoke with a couple of residence who were living in temporary housing right now because they cannot get to their homes that survived the flood because of missing roads and large boulders blocking the way.
It's not often that we hear stories of college students giving up their free time to help others but students that are a part of Cru are working to create movements of students worldwide who are willing to serve Jesus in their communities and share the gospel at the same time. The directors of the Aspen Lodge and two other facilities who asked for help were very grateful to have so many college students willing to come to their aid.
- weather,
- colorado,
- students,
- flooding,
- conference,
- rmga,
- cru,
- college,
- university
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