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Awhile back I made some homemade rejuvelac. This isn't an entirely new concept for me; we make it all the time at the raw restaurant where I (sometimes) work. What is rejuvelac? you might be asking. It is a health tonic and fabulous fermented vegan dairy addition made from soaking sprouted grains in water. Traditionally, it's made from wheat berries, but you can use any sproutable grain, so to keep it gluten-free, I use quinoa. Another advantage to using quinoa is that it sprouts really fast! It depends a bit on the temperature of your home, but mine always sprouts within about 24 hours.
As a beverage, I don't much care for rejuvelac; many people describe it as "lemony" which I can kind of see, but mostly it tastes a bit sour in a way that's not terribly pleasant to my palate. Being a probiotic, it is meant to help aid digestion though, so it might be worth a try if you need some help in that department and are sick of kombucha or kefir.
The real reason I love rejuvelac is raw vegan cheese and dairy products! It adds a special depth and tang to your cheeses and sour creams and yogurts and cheesecakes that you can't get from lemon or apple cider vinegar alone. It also helps the fermentation process along if you're letting some nut or seed cheese sit out for a day to get nice and complex.
Most recipes for rejuvelac are the same, but also make a rather large amount. Since I don't drink it and I'm not making large-scale quantities of cheeses or sauces, I'm giving you a "half-sized" recipe. It still yields about a quart if you do two soakings, so feel free to scale it down even more if you like, or just skip the second soak.
makes about 1 quart1/2 cup quinoa (or other sproutable grain)
filtered or spring water
Rinse quinoa well under water, and place in a quart-sized jar. Cover with water and stir to make sure all the quinoa is getting wet. Cover with a mesh screen or clean cloth and soak for 2-4 hours.
Drain the water off, rinse the sprouts with fresh water, and drain again. Prop the jar on its side with a rolled up towel (or something similar) on top of a surface you don't mind getting wet (I used a cutting board), to let excess water continue to drain. Place your jar in a cool place out of direct sunlight. Rinse and drain the quinoa every 8-12 hours until the little "tails" begin to sprout off the quinoa. This will usually occur after 2-3 rinse cycles.
Add 2 cups of water to the sprouted quinoa and let them soak for 24 hours. You may see little effervescent bubbles coming up the sides of the glass – this is good! Drain the water off into another jar or container and store in the fridge. You can stop here or do a second soak to make the most of your grains, repeating the 24 hour soak in 2 cups of fresh water. Drain this water and add it to the first batch, discarding or composting the quinoa. This is your rejuvelac! Store it in the fridge for up to two weeks.
So now you've got some rejuvelac…what to do with it? I made some tangy lime cashew sour cream because I was heading to a vegan taco party later that week. You can also make this with lemon and skip the zest for a slightly more traditional sour cream.
Lime Sour Cream
makes about 1 cup2/3 cup cashews, soaked for 4-6 hours
1/2 cup rejuvelac
juice and zest of 1 lime
1/4 tsp salt
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon nutritional yeast (optional)Drain the soak water from the cashews. Place all ingredients in a high speed blender or food processor and blend until smooth, then store in the fridge to chill and set up. If you like a thinner or more pourable sour cream, add more water or rejuvelac to thin; this mixture will thicken in the fridge.
With my next batch of rejuvelac, I'll post some more recipes for cheeses and cheesecake and the like. Stay tuned!
]]>Oh, and soup! A spicy beet soup I made in the pressure cooker, then pureed and served with local pea shoots and some simple roasted tofu. It was a lovely, light spring dinner.
Also, because I become a little bit crazy before going on a big trip (we're soon headed to Arizona for a week of camping and birdwatching), I decided I simply had to make some marmalade with the delightful tangerines we've had at work, and also some raw carrot cake I saw posted online. Instead of cleaning and packing and preparing, of course.
The marmalade is pretty straightforward; I use the recipe included in the box of Pomona's Pectin and do the liquid sweetener route instead of sugar. I also added two scraped vanilla beans and a couple tablespoons of fresh minced ginger and ended up with 12 (!!) half pint jars in the end. (Don't worry, the jar you see pictured was not canned, since it's not suitable for that kind of thing… I'm a responsible canner!) I've given one away already, but will need to get some more out into the world. Have you ever made marmalade? Do you like it bitter or sweet? I didn't peel my pixie tangerines because their peels were so thin, and it's definitely on the bitter end of the spectrum. But I like it! Nice alongside some sweet nut butter on toast, and I bet pretty great on some scones!
Then, while wandering about online thinking about how to use up some goji berries, I stumbled across this recipe for raw carrot cake with a spicy pecan frosting. I tweaked it a little and threw on some blackberries that I picked up from the store today. It's really dense but not too heavy since the cake portion doesn't have any nuts in it. Next time I'd add some dried pineapple and currants (I forgot the latter in general) for texture and flavor.
It's lilac season in Minnesota! I snagged this darling little bunch on my way home from volunteering this morning, and it's sitting pretty in a spare medicine bottle. It really adds some life to pictures, too. Up next: a recipe for rejuvelac and some lime sour cream (tangy!). Happy spring!
]]>Growing up in a half-truly Swedish family, I have a LOT of food memories involving fruit soups. In Sweden, you can buy cartons of berry and fruit soups, which I always ate with a good pour-over of cream or milk that hugged the thick edges of the thickened, slightly sweet mixture. But my favorite, and the hardest to find here (the powdered versions you can sometimes find at IKEA or other Scandinavian stores just isn't the same), is nyponsoppa, or rosehip soup.
Rosehips are a magical food in the North: rich in vitamin C, which is important in a climate that can't support the cultivation of citrus, they are also a source of vitamins A, D, B, E and K, iron, calcium and other nutrients (source). They have a tangy, fruity flavor, and the traditional nyponsoppa usually consists of rosehips, sugar, lemon or citrus, and a thickener like corn- or potatostarch. You can drink it, or eat it with a spoon, and it is often served with milk/cream or yogurt.
I wouldn't know where to get fresh rosehips around here, but luckily dried rosehips abound at my local natural food stores. I think that one could easily blend the steeped rosehips along with the tea they produce, but for this go I opted to strain them out. I also wanted to play around with the flavor, and do an uncooked version. Strawberries have been on sale at the coop and I thought they would go together really well (they did!). I also used dates to sweeten the soup, and ground chia to both thicken and add a bit of protein.
The result is a slightly sweet, strawberry-kissed and citrusy soup that is thinner than a smoothie but thicker than juice. I think some cashew sour cream would have been amazing with this, but you and I will have to wait on my upcoming rejuvelac post to make that happen. I had a bit of coconut milk that I added, and that was pretty nice. Hope you're inspired to try this little spin on a Swedish classic.
]]>Strawberry-Rosehip Soup
makes about 2 1/2 cups1/2 cup dried rosehips
2 cups boiling water
3 dates, pitted
juice of 1/2 lemon
3-4 tablespoons ground chia seeds
1/2 cup fresh strawberries, hulled.Cover the rosehips with boiling water and steep for 15 minutes. Strain, pressing as much liquid out of the rosehips as possible, and cool slightly. Alternatively you can use the liquid and rosehips together for a stronger flavor. Combine all the ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth. Let sit a while for the chia to absorb some of the liquid (it won't change dramatically, but it should thicken slightly). Serve warm or chilled with a dollop of cashew sour cream or a swirl of non-dairy milk.
For some reason, we haven't been making quinoa as much as we used to. Until this week, that is. Armed with my trusty (and rather large) pressure cooker, no bean nor grain can escape me! I've gotten into the habit of cooking large quantities of a certain bean or brown rice or whatnot, and using it throughout the week. Nothing revolutionary, just common sense really…it saves so much time and money (especially not buying canned beans, which are almost all laced with BPA anyhow, and who wants that?). My next goal is to start freezing cooked beans, which my former coworker and pressure-cooker-giver says works quite well. I'm excited to try it, now that I've got the means to freeze them.
Also! I have been working on zine recipes, slowly but surely. One recipe is for Whole Grain Manoomin Pancakes, which is my Minnesota local-style recipe. For me that means (in-state) local grain flours, local maple syrup, and locally harvested wild rice, which goes by Manoomin in Ojibwe. I'm still tweaking it and debating between ground raw wild rice or cooked wild rice, but in the end these will be hearty belly-fillers (and it's maple syrup season so it's an appropriate time to think about these things. And eat them.). In other breakfast news I riffed on a Sarma Melngailis for a Key Lime Pie Smoothie I'd glanced at in a book at work, using a whole green apple, some avocado, lime juice, banana, vanilla bean, sunflower milk and water. Tart and delightful! I'll be making it again real soon.
But back to the dish at hand. I was almost certain I'd posted a similar recipe using farro, but it turns out that was just a big grain salad that was featured in our first secret restaurant. Diggin' on my rediscovered love for the nutty, soft little quinoa pearls, I thought I'd post this version. It's a light dish, perfect as a side for a cold weather meal, or as a main during warmer months. I served it cold because I used previously cooked quinoa, but you could definitely add the dressing to warm quinoa if you're not feeling the chilled thing. Flecked with fresh basil, toasted almond slivers, and a cinnamon-kissed orange vinaigrette, this will have your love affair with quinoa reunited too, if you happen to have lost your spark recently.
(As an aside, I ate this with a glass of homemade coconut water kefir mixed with orange juice, which made for a most delightful mocktail! AND on a related but unrelated note, I got this Facebook page thing going for smaller ramblings.)
]]>Basil-Almond Quinoa
makes about 4 1/2 cups4 cups cooked quinoa
1/2 cup slivered almonds
1 1/2 tablespoons champagne vinegar
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
1/2 teaspoon fresh orange zest
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon minced or pressed garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt
several grinds freshly cracked black pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon2 teaspoons finely minced onion
1/4 cup chopped fresh basilPlace quinoa into a mixing bowl. Toast the almonds in a dry skillet until fragrant and beginning to color. Cool slightly, then add to the quinoa and stir to distribute. Whisk together the vinegar, orange juice, olive oil, orange zest, garlic, salt, pepper and cinnamon and pour over the quinoa and almonds. Mix well to coat. Stir in the minced onion and basil and serve.
I really dig fruits and veggies, as my love for raw foods attests to. But although I do have many examples of raw foods in this post, I don't think eating them that way is the best idea for a typical Minnesota or northern climate winter. (Our winter has been almost anything but, though, so it feels better eating more than I might.) I have also of late partaken in mashed cauliflower, sauteed or steamed greens (like the quinoa and broccolini pictured), and veggie-ful soups.
When it's cold and I need some comfort food, it's easy for me to reach for toast with nut butter or other breadlike things. This year I'm making a concerted effort to remember that even though the selection is more limited during colder months, I still have to eat my more colorful choices from the food world. I've been trying to stick with smoothies more often than not, including Ani Phyo's Goji Berry-Lime Smoothie from her Raw Food Essentials book. In the winter I tend to add more fats to my smoothies, like avocado, coconut oil or chia seeds. This helps make them more filling and keep me hydrated from the inside out, which is important for me when the air is very dry.
While I still eat a lot of regular green salads, I've also been trying to keep things interesting by making different kinds of veggie salads, like Spicy Radish Slaw, which will be in the next zine. It's a simple slaw of shredded radishes with cilantro, serrano chilies, lime juice and a couple spices, and it's tasty on its own or alongside Mexican-style food (personally, I ate it with quinoa, black beans, and Pineapple-Ginger Salsa [pictured in this post]!).
Another way to get more fruit in is to eat some with breakfast, which I treat as a lighter meal anyhow, generally speaking (my body is just not that hungry for much in the morning). Also from Ani Phyo was this morning's breakfast: Apple-Nut Porridge, which is grain free because it's made from - you guessed it – apples and nuts processed together into a thick, porridge-like texture. It's super tasty! Light and flavorful, with some body from almonds (my choice) and flaxseed. Perfect for a lady who knows she should eat something with a touch of protein, but doesn't want to bother cooking stuff on the stove.
What do you do to keep up your fruit and veggie intake during the colder seasons?
]]>Thanks so much for all your kind words on my last post – it really made my day(s) to feel an outpouring of love for this little project. And speaking of project, how could I even think of giving this blog up, when I just went through my photo files and rediscovered all these "lost" recipes I had been planning for my next zine? I included a random smattering above, lots of it summer-influenced, which is making me excited for the warmer seasons ahead. And hungry. Pretty hungry.
I say zine, but it would of course be super awesome to one day get to publish a cookbook with pictures and all that. I do, however, appreciate the handmade aspect of a zine, which is the major reason I don't see myself ever making any e-books. Maybe I'll include a little photo insert page with the zine. I like having a tangible, personal creation…my dilemma when it comes to "making it" in an internet-driven world big on social media and digital files. I'm also somewhat reluctantly working on making a Facebook page for the blog for the times when I want to blabber on a bit without actually posting an entry. I think it will help keep me motivated to blog, and reduce the amount of food-related obsession I subject my friends to with my personal account (it appears I make people hungry). I'll let you know here when you can get to "liking" it (ugh, I hate saying that).
I will also, of course, keep you updated on when I'm ready for testers. I need to flesh some things out and get organized, as I'd like to have most or all of the recipes I'm thinking about before I start asking for help. It's been awhile since the first zine, and this time I'm really feeling good about owning this project and seeing it through. Making things and sharing them is my biggest motivator in life. So I'm going to start making, and then I'm going to start sharing. Hooray!
]]>After a good, long break and a few discussions, I decided I wasn't ready to abandon this blog after all. I want to work on some changes, that's for sure, but mostly this is a good outlet for me in a way that not having a blog isn't.
For one, it's a great way to document little-big events I've been part of. Like this (vegan) brunch fundraiser I did yesterday. We made so much food! Savory Tomato-Rosemary Scones (from Vegan Brunch), blueberry muffins, carrot-pecan-coconut-pear muffins, curried and Italian-spiced tofu scrambles, roasted root veggies, coconut milk teff pancakes (based on a this recipe, only subbing coconut milk for the juice and adding a bit of agave), straight-up vegan pancakes, Costa Rican-style beans and rice with Red Chili Sauce and Roasted Tomatillo Salsa (all from Viva Vegan!). And coffee, tea and mimosas of course!
I like to make food that I like to eat, but I realize I have some pretty different taste buds from years of not eating a lot of animal products and getting into more wholesome foods, so it's pretty awesome to get compliments from a big group of people who aren't vegan. So much so that I'm plotting a little recurring food event project that I'll be sure to document as it happens.
And when I'm not cooking for a bunch of people? Mostly I'm making smoothies, revisiting my cookbook and e-book collection for new ideas and flavors, and replacing coffee with Dandy Blend. It's so great, because you can make instant hot or cold "coffee" and use it to make delightful shakes. I don't think you're going to fool anyone into thinking it's "real" coffee, but it has a satisfying boldness that is stronger than tea and it doesn't give me stomachaches and headaches like coffee has been doing lately. I have the most gigantic bag of it; it should last me a good while.
While I've got some revamping ideas and some other things in mind, I definitely would love some input from any readers about what kind of content you'd like to see here. As much as this is for my whims and interests, I know I wouldn't write it without an audience in mind. So requests, recommendations, and ideas are welcome. Leave a comment. Send an email. I'm totally into it.
]]>I haven't done a lot of cookbook reviews (particularly solicited ones), but I'm pretty excited about Christy Morgan's cookbook Blissful Bites. It seems like it's everywhere lately, so it's probably not even that new to you, but if by chance you haven't heard about it, then you're in luck! (You can order the book here, as well as other places on the web and in-person at your local bookstore.)
I was given a free copy of Blissful Bites by the publisher to review and first of all, I think it's important to note how colorful and gorgeous this book is at first glance. The sections are color-coded by season, there are photos on most pages, and the design and layout is fresh and light and vibrant. Which, it turns out, is a lot like the foods inside.
There is a concise, but informative introductory section going over veganism/macrobiotics/organics, and basic kitchen tools and techniques. Most of the recipes are macrobiotic-influenced, as well as low-fat and low-salt. Additionally, none of the recipes contain onions or garlic, which I've come across in some other cookbooks; as an avid garlic- and onion-lover, this is a bit of new territory for me, but most of the time I didn't miss it.
While I certainly haven't made all the recipes I want to from Blissful Bites, I think I have a pretty good base to draw from. The first recipe I made was the Coconut Bliss Granola and Key Lime Soy Yogurt Parfait (p 35). Despite realizing upon further inspection that I'd actually forgotten to add oats to the granola (a user error, entirely), there was enough other fun stuff like puffed rice, coconut flakes, and nuts and seeds to make me entirely forget that. The granola was dominated by the flavors of the dry ingredients, rather than by sweetness or oiliness or spices, which I rather liked. It went really well with the flavor of the lime soy yogurt, although I always find a trace of grittiness after blending silken tofu with strong citrus juice, so I'd probably stick to a non-soy-based yogurt in the future.
Ahh when the days were warmer…we enjoyed an outdoor breakfast a couple of months ago featuring Christy's Tempeh Bacon, alongside some sauteed kale and wild rice-spelt pancakes topped with Peanut Butter-Like Mousse (except that I made mine with almond butter instead of soynut butter). The tempeh was pretty salty, despite cutting back on the amount of tamari, but since it was mostly a side I didn't mind so much, though if I were to make it again I would probably cut it with more vinegar or water. The mousse, however, was divine! I braved my fear/dislike of silken tofu yet again to make this, and the other flavors and the texture of the almond butter I used made me forget there was silken tofu in there. We ate these with pancakes, as dessert at a summer picnic, and by the sneaky spoonful from the fridge. Rich and filling, it lasted us a really long time.
I made the Nectarine Cobbler Smoothie by subbing some of the aforementioned key lime soygurt for the storebought kind. It was simple and tasty, and a good way to use up the soygurt; but since I don't buy vegan yogurt very often I would probably wing a simple "creamy" smoothie in the future. Also in the breakfast department but not pictured, are the Maple Almond-Pecan Scones. These were dense and crumbly (in a good way), and the flavor was out of this world – cinnamon-y and maple-y complex! I have tweaked these since to include some more fat, which is how I roll, but they really are delicious.
The first savory item (beyond the bacon) I tried was the Macro "Mac and Cheeze." This is the only recipe where I felt the oil-free, macrobiotic direction of the book and my own culinary experiences and preferences really diverged; I ate a few small servings but had to toss the rest. Granted, I'm rather picky when it comes to vegan mac n cheese and have never successfully made a from-scratch version yet, but I would have liked more fat (both for flavor and to keep it from drying out so quickly) and maybe an additional spice or flavor element like garlic/onions or cayenne.
The Mac N' Kale Salad, on the other hand, was delicious! I've made this salad several times. The fan of kale that I am, it would be pretty hard to mess up, but I really enjoyed the combination of avocado, sun-dried tomatoes, and nutritional yeast with my favorite leafy green. Serious yumtown!
Last, but not least, I got to try a new vegetable (burdock) by making the Burdock, Squash, and Brussels Stir-fry. I discovered I really like burdock root; it reminds me a bit of a cross between jicama and rutabaga, and I like that you can eat it raw or cooked. Despite the incredibly short list of ingredients (besides the vegetables, only sesame oil and salt are included), this was a really delicious and lovely dish. I think my appetite is bigger than the recipe would indicate (I could eat almost the whole recipe in one sitting), but more veggies is never a bad thing in my opinion.
Some other things I'd really like to try are: Daikon Canape with Sweet Miso Sauce, Pineapple-Cucumber Gazpacho, Fried Lotus Chips, Kale Salad with Curry-Coconut Sauce, Not-So-Forbidden Rice Salad, and Blueberry-Hemp Drops. In summary, I like to start with the cons and move to the pros with books that I like as a whole:
Cons: Though soy-free recipes are indicated by an icon, it seemed like a majority of the recipes I was drawn to include soy (that might otherwise seem soy-free); I don't eat a lot of it generally, so if you don't or can't either, you might need to make substitutions (sometimes I use coconut aminos or blended cashews in place of silken tofu). I also have to take a bit of a leap of faith with the low- or no-fat recipes; sometimes they surprise and delight me, and other times I really miss the fat, especially living in a northern, mostly cold climate where dietary fat is a large part of my staying hydrated from the inside out. I think I'm a decent gauge of when I will want more than a recipe calls for, but it's still something to consider when considering making a new dish for both myself and my partner, who is drawn to more "traditional" comfort foods. This same consideration goes into effect with the lack of onion and garlic in recipes; I'm more willing to try recipes without these ingredients, but my partner would surely miss these ingredients in certain dishes.
Pros: Blissful Bites is beautiful and inspiring, and based primarily on whole, unprocessed foods, most of which are easy to find at a natural foods store and somewhat easy to find at a regular grocery store. I enjoy the simplicity of the recipes which lets the natural foods' flavors come through (and makes for a simple grocery list, too). There are plenty of raw recipes, which I really like as well. The tone of the book is encouraging and persuasive without being judgmental, and despite being geared a bit towards the "beginner" chef, I learned a few new things about technique, equipment, and food. (I ended up buying a pressure cooker, largely after reading Christy's promise of amazingly prepared brown rice – it is no lie!) I still want to try many more recipes from the book, which I think says a lot about Blissful Bites and its ability to be a lasting fixture in my cookbook collection.
This is the kind of cookbook I'm drawn to: healthy, unprocessed, whole foods cooking, and would make a great addition to anyone's collection who enjoys the same.
]]>In other news, I think that I will no longer be updating swell after that. I feel like there have been many shifts and changes in my life, and I no longer have the passion for blogging that I once did. Part of that is feeling a little burnt out on cooking and baking (because it's what I do for work), part of it is feeling like I don't have the time and energy to dedicate to make this blog what I wanted it to be, and part of it is feeling like I've slowly pigeon-holed myself into a recipe blog that feels pretty constraining and creatively oppressive. I don't think, either, that I have the energy to try and reformat and reorganize this blog to change that. It seems like every post lately has begun with an apology about not blogging for so long (which is both embarrassing and annoying for me), and it finally seems like time to bite the bullet and let go.
"Goodbye posts" are kind of bittersweet, but I'd rather have someone come out and say they're leaving, rather than just disappearing and wondering if they're okay. I am okay, really. And I still read other people's blogs daily, even if I don't comment!
So look for a cookbook review coming up (it's a good one), and know that I'm still around in other ways if you need to contact me or hear about my little bursts of gastronomic delight (still pretty Twitter-y on occasion; you can follow @swellveganblog).
]]>This weekend we went on a little birdwatching trip. Knowing we'd be in an unfamiliar town with less-than-ideal food options, we packed a bunch of food to eat over a couple days (luckily our motel room had a fridge). One of them was this salad, which continues my kale obsession with the addition of roasted, spiced sweet potatoes, black beans, and toasted pumpkin seeds. Great for our weekend, but would also be lovely for a colorful dinner or a potluck contribution.
]]>Roasted Sweet Potato, Black Bean and Kale Salad
3 cups sliced or cubed sweet potatoes (about 2 medium)
1/2 onion, sliced
2 cloves garlic, chopped2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp agave nectar
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground paprika
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp thyme
1/4 tsp, or to taste, cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp salt1/4 cup pepitas
1/2 bunch dinosaur kale, stemmed and thinly sliced
1 lime, juiced1 3/4 cups prepared black beans (1 15-oz. can)
Preheat the oven to 400F. Toss the sweet potatoes with the onions, garlic, olive oil, agave nectar, and spices and place on a rimmed baking sheet or wide, shallow baking dish. Roast for about 30 minutes, or until sweet potatoes are soft and beginning to brown, stirring halfway through. Let cool.
Meanwhile, toast the pepitas in a dry skillet over a medium flame until fragrant. Set aside to cool.
Massage the kale with the lime juice until softened. Toss the sweet potato mixture and pepitas with the kale and black beans and serve or refrigerate until later. Eat within 3-4 days.


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gator_rider2 & Others, Will you help me with this task? How are long url or http addresses as below converted to short addresses or titles (as I notice yours are)? In some cases I have seen the addresses changed without my knowing or effort. Such as, can you convert the long address below to a shorter address or title and how is it done?? Thanks! http://www.drpower.com/twoStepInquiry.aspx?X=1&Name=Logsplitter_A&Redirect=true&src=AW72931XE3163309&crcat=brand-woodsplitter%7edr+wood+splitter&crsource=msn&crkw=dr+wood+spliter&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=Bing-PPC&utm_campaign=brand-woodsplitter&utm_content=dr+wood+splitter&utm_term=dr+wood+spliter |
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- Posted by bill_kapaun Z8 Orygun (My Page) on Thu, Feb 7, 13 at 14:20
IF you are only posting ONE URL, paste it into the "Optional Link URL:" and give it a name in the "Name of the Link:" box. Like the link below should bring you right back here? |
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This post was edited by bill_kapaun on Thu, Feb 7, 13 at 14:22
Thanks bill_kapaun! My example is with my long URL address below I would like shortened. I will note the two steps for future use (copy and paste link, add new title). http://www.drpower.com/twoStepInquiry.aspx?X=1&Name=Logsplitter_A&Redirect=true&src=AW72931XE3163309&crcat=brand-woodsplitter%7edr+wood+splitter&crsource=msn&crkw=dr+wood+spliter&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=Bing-PPC&utm_campaign=brand-woodsplitter&utm_content=dr+wood+splitter&utm_term=dr+wood+spliter |
Here is a link that might be useful: Rapid Log Splitting
- Posted by gator_rider2 z8 Ga. (My Page) on Thu, Feb 7, 13 at 23:54
Most sites have short URL, but if go around looking on that site they can get page in this take to splitter your was compare 2 Log splitter. http://www.drpower.com/Content.aspx/Log-Splitters-RapidFire?N=v8 I use yahoo search engine because newer than google I keep internet explore just make yahoo main one this way it load internet explore in different window. And load with Google Chrome all this because I don't know what I'm doing lol. |
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Thanks gator_rider2! This One Eyed Monster can be a challenge, to keep up with if you have limited time and skills. It's always my challenge to find answers or look for tips before asking personally. BUT! At a point it does not hurt to ask for help. I probably need to go back and look at more of the site's info. Versus the googling and challenging local friends I saw use titles (Check Here!). Last (Gator, Bill and All), will some sites automatically generate short URL addresses or titles when a long address is added? |
- Posted by gator_rider2 z8 Ga. (My Page) on Fri, Feb 8, 13 at 12:34
Yes Loger they will post a short version of link I'm on the coltcaseingersoll garden tractor site see that happen a lot. I can allow a web site in my security system and thing work much better only a lot few sites come thou I think have only 3 its to allow popup and cookies from those sites. Someone could expland this better than I can. |
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Daniel High School Mascot
DW Daniel HS opened in 1955 with the consolidation of 3 high schools. It is conveniently located about 4.6 miles north of downtown Clemson/Clemson University on a 50+ acre site. DHS offers a broad curriculum with over a dozen Advance Placement Courses. A strong professional staff (80% hold advanced degree) helped to place student SAT and ACT above state & national averages.
The 2012 school year began on August 21st. The classes opened in the newly constructed Daniel High School located on the same site as the old High School. The old High School was removed in 2012.
The new Daniel High School includes that latest in classroom technology providing an excellent school environment for the students educational, technical and cultural development. The grounds also include new facilities for all of the schools athletic programs.
In 2012, Daniel High School also received the distinction of being ranked as the top traditional public high school in SC by U.S. News and World Report.
D.W. Daniel entrance signage on SC Hwy 133.
Construction phase 2011 aerial-new school on left
D.W. Daniel High School, Pickens County School District, 1819 Six Mile Rd, Central, SC from right front corner
Main entrance, D.W. Daniel High School
D.W. Daniel HS - Administration office
Main hallway/Atrium above/Cafeteria to right
D.W. Daniel HS - view upwards to atrium skylight
Cafeteria in D.W. Daniel High School, Central SC
Main gym, D.W. Daniel HS, Central, SC
Media Center, D.W. Daniel HS, Central, SC
Computer/study area Media Center Daniel HS
Auditorium in D.W. Daniels HS, Central, SC
View in one of the Computer Labs, D.W. Daniels HS
View of D.W. Daniel HS,1819 Six Mile Rd (AKA SC Hwy 133), Central, SC from right rear
Stadium press box, concession area, rest rooms
View of new Stadium, DW Daniel HS, Central SC
View of D.W. Daniel HS,1819 Six Mile Rd (AKA SC Hwy 133), Central, SC from left rear
DW Daniel tennis courts with night lights
New Soccer field, DW Daniel, Central, SC
* NCES Statistics - 2011-12
** SC Dept. of Ed. - School Yr. 2013
*** HSAP % from 2012 Report Card
From intersection of SC Hwy 133 and US Hwy 76/123: turn NORTH on Hwy 133 and continue for about 4.5 miles to DW Daniels HS on LEFT.
The Aerial Photo is from the Pickens County GIS Website. It is a 2011 aerial view of school while construction was still going on. It shows the new Daniel High School on the left. The old Daniel High School on the right was removed so that the site could be ready for the opening of the new new High School which opened in September of 2012.


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Every successful audit is based on sound planning and an atmosphere of constructive involvement and communication between the client and the Internal Auditor. Our objective is to involve client management throughout each stage of the audit. Management's participation results in both a better understanding of unit operations and a more effective implementation of recommendations. The majority of internal audits performed at West Virginia University go through four major phases: Planning, Field Work, Report Writing, and Follow-up. These phases are discussed in the following paragraphs:
In the planning phase the Internal Auditor establishes clear-cut audit objectives to avoid aimless investigations into insignificant areas. In addition, the Internal Auditor prepares estimates of the resources necessary to achieve the objectives and determines the audit techniques to be used. West Virginia University Internal Audit utilizes three steps to complete this phase of the audit project: Entrance Conference, Preliminary Survey, and an Audit Planning Memorandum.
Entrance Conference – Representatives of the WVU Internal Audit Office meet with client management before the audit field work begins to discuss the audit objectives, approximate duration of the audit, work space requirements for the audit team, and the audit report process. Client management is asked to designate a primary contact person from their staff to assist the audit team and to answer questions that might arise. Client management is also encouraged to use this opportunity to identify special concerns that should be included in the audit planning and to inform the auditors about any special time constraints that must be observed during the audit. It is the goal of the WVU Internal Audit Office to minimize the amount of disruption to ongoing departmental activities as a result of the audit process. However, some disruption will occur and it is best to plan for it during this phase of the audit. Representatives from client management attending this meeting usually include the Dean or Director, Chairperson or Department Heads, and Business Managers.
Preliminary Survey – This is a general information- gathering process used by the Internal Auditor to obtain an overview of the client's operations, practices, and policies. The information gathered in this step is generally from discussions with departmental personnel, and reviews of reports and files maintained in the department. The survey process can take from several days to several weeks depending on the audit objectives, availability of records, and the Internal Auditor's prior understanding of the department's operations. The Internal Auditor uses this information to refine the audit objectives and the audit procedures required to accomplish them. This step is very important because it determines the direction that the audit field work will take.
Planning Memorandum – The planning memorandum presents the Internal Auditor's understanding of the function(s) to be audited, the objectives of the project, the audit procedures to be used to accomplish the objectives, a budget of resources needed, any special aspects to be considered, the period to be audited, and departmental audit contacts. This document is shared with the client and serves as a formal understanding between the client and the WVU Internal Audit Office as to the scope and objectives of the examination. In some special purpose audits this phase of the audit process is excluded.
Field Work
Audit field work can be classified into four categories: system analysis and evaluation, transaction testing, informal progress reporting, and discussion of audit conclusions and recommendations at the exit conference.
System Analysis and Evaluation – Much of the audit work performed is based on management's system of internal control. The audit team begins their evaluation of internal control by reviewing system documentation and capabilities. Particular emphasis is placed on the assignment of duties, the approval process, and the reporting structure. This information is obtained primarily through interviews and flow charts. The audit team's opinion regarding the adequacy of internal control has a direct relationship to the amount and depth of the second category of audit field work, transaction testing.
Transaction Testing – To determine if the reported controls are functioning as intended, the audit team selects samples of documents and inspects them for compliance with stated procedures and practices. The results of these tests provide the audit team with a degree of assurance regarding the reliability and adequacy of the controls, and a means of measuring operational effectiveness and accountability. Through these analyses, the audit team is able to determine if client management is achieving the stated mission for their unit. The audit team documents the test samples and results, both positive and negative, in audit work papers. Historically, audit work papers consisted of large quantities of paper files stored in notebooks. The WVU Internal Audit Office has committed itself to the use of personal computers for work paper analysis and the storage of files to the greatest extent possible. The use of computers "in the field" has given the Internal Auditor the ability to perform complex analysis quickly and with far less effort. Thus, the modern-day Internal Auditor is much more efficient than ever before.
Progress Reporting – The audit team leader meets with the designated management representative during the course of the audit field work to discuss audit progress, audit test results, and conclusions and recommendation. The purpose of these meetings is threefold: to clarify any misunderstandings, enlist management's opinion and support in solving any problems discovered, and to ensure timely implementation of recommendations. Our goal is to discuss with management all significant weaknesses discovered during the course of the audit field work, and to achieve an agreement regarding corrective action to be taken by management prior to the release of the final audit report. In short: a cooperative effort with no surprises.
Exit Conference
The exit conference is a meeting between the audit team and client management with the purpose of discussing audit tests, results, conclusions and the resulting recommendations. This meeting often occurs after a discussion draft of the audit report has been prepared. The advantage of holding the exit conference after the draft has been prepared is that management has an opportunity to comment on the specific language that will appear in the final audit report. Thus, issues and descriptions of operating practices and policies that may appear to be clear to the writer can be discussed and further clarified prior to the audit report distribution. Audit Report The WVU Internal Audit Office utilizes a three-phase approach to audit report preparation: informal rough draft, discussion draft, and formal report.
Informal Rough Draft – After the audit field work is completed, the Internal Auditor prepares a rough draft of the audit report. The report states the audit objective(s), the audit tests performed, the results of the audit tests, and a recommendation for improvement.
The rough draft of the audit report is circulated and discussed internally within the WVU Internal Audit Office prior to its release to the client.
Discussion Draft – After undergoing internal review, the report is forwarded to the client with the notation that it is a tentative report for discussion purpose only. Generally, client management is requested to review the draft and contact the WVU Internal Audit Office to discuss the contents within a fifteen-day period. We strongly urge the client not to distribute the report to anyone other than operating management because the report is still in the draft stage and is subject to change. The discussion draft of the report is reviewed in detail during the exit conference (see prior discussion of audit field work categories) between client management and the WVU Internal Audit Office representatives. At this meeting, we strive to reach an agreement on our conclusions and the approach to be taken by management to implement recommendations.
Final Report – The final report is prepared based on the results of the exit conference. The client's response to each recommendation is also incorporated into the final report if it is available within a reasonable time period following the discussion draft meeting. Confidential copies of the final report are distributed to the Dean/Director of the area audited, the appropriate Vice-President(s), and the President's Office. A cover letter attached to the report requests a formal written response, usually within thirty days, from the audit client if it was not already incorporated into the final report.
Audit Follow-Up
After a reasonable period of time, we contact the audit client to request a status report on the corrective action taken to date. We evaluate the effectiveness of the corrective action taken and advise the client on alternatives that they can employ to achieve the desired improvements. In larger, more complex audit situations this step may be repeated several times as additional changes are initiated. Additional on-site visits and reviews may be performed to ensure adequate implementation of recommendations.


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By James Slater: While James Toney fans are still trying to come to terms with the sad spectacle of their hero being badly beaten up and out-muscled by Denis Lebedev, the new interim WBA cruiserweight ruler is pondering his next move. You will be hard pressed to find any fans who care too much about what Toney plans to do next (unless it is to do the only sane thing and announce his retirement from the ring), but Lebedevs immediate future interests many. The once-beaten Russian has now got three big names on his record - Enzo Maccarinneli, Roy Jones Junior and Toney - and he has some people convinced he is amongst the very best 200-pounders in the world today. What is without question is the fact that Lebedev, 23-1(17) has many options ahead of him. At yesterdays post-fight press conference there was talk of Lebedev facing another big name U.S veteran in his next fight, in Antonio Tarver. Toney, however, suggested Lebedev should try and get a rematch with the only man to have beaten him, in WBO boss Marco Huck. Toney also added that he is sure that Lebedev would knock [Tarver] out. Maybe, maybe not, but if this fight is the route Lebedev goes - in a battle of southpaws - the fight would no doubt get its fair share of attention. Can Lebedev become the first man to KO Tarver? Would Lebedev give The Magic Man as bad a beating as the one he gave Lights Out? Personally, Id like to see how good Lebedev actually is, and that means him taking on good young fighters. A Huck rematch would be great, and Id also like to see Lebedev take on the likes of B.J Flores, Ola Afolabi, Lateef Kayode and the winner of the Yoan Pablo Hernandez-Steve Cunningham rematch. Thats quite a list of potential fights, and it goes to show how interesting the cruiserweight division can be. Have old guys Jones and Toney made Lebedev look better than he is? Fights between Lebedev and a couple or three of the above names would go a long way towards telling us. As for the vanquished Toney, now 73-7-3(44), he said Lebedev never hurt me. Injury is what hurt me more than anything. James Toney aint finished yet. Ill be back when Im healed. I have lots of things to do and [I have] a lot of people on my wish-list. Toney did hurt his knee in the 2nd-round, but even of this hadnt occurred, yesterdays result would almost certainly have been the same. In reality, it will be tragic if Toney fights at anything approaching top-class level again.
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Columbia Evangelical Church (CE Church) started in the fall of 1950. Originally, the church was called Gospel Fellowship Church. In 1961, the congregation changed the name to Columbia Evangelical Church and purchased and moved to its current location. When first formed, CE was situated near the University of South Carolina's campus on Pendleton Street, in downtown Columbia. In 1966, CE built the sanctuary that is facing Barnwell Street. We are a small congregation that is warm and inviting.
Though CE is a small congregation, we have a heart for world evangelism. We currently support missionaries in several countries, including but not limited to Japan, Niger, Cambodia, Germany, and England, as well as missionaries stationed in the United States.
Our desire is to see God's children grow in the truth as revealed in His Word, the Bible. We do this through the Sunday morning worship service, Sunday school, women's bible studies, men's bible studies, a co-ed bible study, prayer time, and one on one fellowship times. We also minister to our college students from the schools in the area.
CE is a non-denominational congregation that believes in the doctrines of grace; basically the reformed view of salvation. For more on what we believe, please see our doctrinal statement located on this site as well.


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Natrix tessellata
Natrix tessellata LAURENTI 1768
Common Names
Diced Water Snake (English), ثعبان الماء (Arabic)
A medium to large, slender snake. Largest Egyptian specimen has a total length of 900 mm. Tail relatively short, tail / total length = 0.17-0.18; nostril large, round, in a divided nasal; 1 loreal, 8 supralabials, fourth enters the eye, 160-197 ventrals, 48-86 paired subcaudals, dorsals strongly keeled, 19 scale rows around mid-body, anal divided. Dorsum dark green-olive, with a pattern of regularly spaced black spots; a black chevron on the nape. Venter yellow, variably chequered with black squares, or is sometimes almost completely black.
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Status in Egypt
Common and widespread. Large numbers are collected by animal traders.
In Egypt appears to be largely crepuscular or nocturnal, but also seen active during the day. Almost entirely aquatic.
Ecology and Distribution
Global Distribution
Central Europe east to western China, south to Egypt and possibly Yemen.
Distribution in Egypt
Throughout the Nile Delta and lower Nile Valley, also Fayoum and the Suez Canal zone. Anderson (1898), Flower (1933), and Marx (1968) all recorded the species solely from the northern parts of the Delta. However, it appears that since the construction of the High Dam (late 1960s) and as a result of subsequent ecological changes (establishment of extensive swamp vegetation fringing the Nile River), the species seems to have spread southward, along with other wetland wildlife previously also confined to the northern Delta wetlands, most notably the Purple Gallinule {Porphiryo porphiryo: Aves). A specimen reported by Barbour (1914) from "Fuweila in Sinai," is actually a locality in Jordan (Hoofien 1965).
Freshwater wetlands of all kinds, rivers, canals, swamps, and lake shores. Particularly common in waterways fringed with dense reeds and other swamp vegetation.


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Makes about 4 cups
The addition of fresh orange pieces is a lovely variation on the holiday condiment. Begin two hours or up to three days ahead.
- 1 12-ounce bag cranberries
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup fresh orange juice
- 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
- 1 medium seedless orange, all peel and pith cut away, fruit diced
- 3/4 cup walnuts, toasted, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
Combine first 4 ingredients in medium saucepan; bring to boil over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Cook until cranberries are tender and mixture thickens, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes. Remove from heat. Mix in orange pieces and walnuts. Transfer to bowl. Cover and chill until cold, at least 2 hours and up to 3 days.
my notes
- Calories45
- Carbohydrates11 g (4%)
- Fat0 g (1%)
- Protein0 g (1%)
- Saturated Fat0 g (0%)
- Sodium3 mg (0%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat0 g
- Fiber1 g (3%)
- Monounsaturated Fat0 g
- Cholesterol0
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recipe at a glance
type: Entertaining, Sauce, Condiment/Spread
main ingredients: Orange, Berry, Nut, Walnut, Cranberry, Fruit
dietary considerations: Vegetarian, Vegan
holiday/celebration: Christmas, Thanksgiving, Fall, Winter


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Mon, Nov 12, 07 at 6:52
Annies Attic Pattern of the Day has an adorable hat, scarf and mittens with a teddy bear theme - great for Xmas giving |
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- Posted by calicokitty (My Page) on Tue, Nov 13, 07 at 10:27
I love that pattern too! I was quick to save it to my files. I can't get Wool Ease yarn around here so will probably have to substitute. I really like the variegated colors they used to make theirs though :( |
Calicokitty, where do you live? I live in central Florida, and we have plenty of Wool Ease yarn here, which seems kind of weird...who wears wool in Florida? I had never even seen any wool until they started selling Wool Ease yarn! Donna |
- Posted by calicokitty (My Page) on Tue, Nov 13, 07 at 21:46
Hi Ms Meow I like your name. I live in Ontario, Canada. We have only Walmart or Zellers from which to buy yarn. We have no yarn shops and our one Lewiscraft has closed. This is not a small town, but it is sadly limited. Especially with our cold winters! We need more yarn I think I'll just have to order directly from the Lion Brand site. |
there are a number of sites that sell this yarn - I would try Smileys and some of the others since their prices are usually better than Lion Brand directly |
- Posted by grandmaknits47 (My Page) on Fri, Nov 16, 07 at 12:58
Thank you for posting this information! I didn't know about the daily patterns. I was too late for the Teddy Set, but they have a beautiful afgan on there today. Also found a really cute hat for my gd. Thanks again...:) |
give me your e-mail and I can send you the Teddy Bear Set |
- Posted by calicokitty (My Page) on Fri, Feb 1, 08 at 18:43
Profsusan- Do you still have that pattern? I've lost mine!!! Please help |
- Posted by calicokitty (My Page) on Sat, Feb 2, 08 at 15:03
Thanks , Susan! :) |
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Sun, Jul 15, 12 at 16:04
I purchased 2 hardy hibiscus 2 weeks ago and just planted
them in the ground due to the extreme heat the past week. They had blooms and many buds on them when purchased. While in pots on my porch (watered daily)then the buds turned brown and did not bloom. I planted them in the yard , but no blooms and no buds. What do I need to do? |
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Same thing happening here to my Luna Pink Swirl in NW Washington. Still in the pot and all the flower buds are turning brown and dying from tip backward. The leaves are fine, bright green and sturdy. Just the flowers are affected. I manually pruned them all off in the hopes of stopping whatever is happening but would love to know what else to do. HELP!! |
- Posted by gregplantaine7 7a (My Page) on Tue, Jul 31, 12 at 20:54
I am not an expert but it sounds like you are over-watering the plants. Also, be careful on where you put the pots. Putting them on a really hot surface can fry the flowers so you should try to find a spot that is shielded from midday sun or plant them in the ground immediately like I did. "lommel". Just give the plants time and the buds will return. If they don't they definitely will rebloom next year. |
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January: Anguilla
February: Bali
March: Hawaii
April: Ibiza
May: Maldives
Jun: Long Island
July: Anguilla
August: New Zealand
September: Phuket, Thailand
October: Santorini, Greece
November: St. Lucia
December: Suggest an island where you had fun and I; make top destinations of your suggestions! Hope you like my choice of islands and I tell you the fun is what you will not miss if you chose to visit any of these places, surely the beauty of the places will leave you breathless.
Hvar, Croatia :-)


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Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
- By Rick Cole
- 22 December, 2012
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Date #137: Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
I loved to play fun gags or tricks on my dates. In years past when I would go out with a girl from another town I would play this little game where I'd tell the girl that I forgot my wallet and had to run back to my house real quick and pick it up. In the middle of my hometown there is a huge house called the Endicott Estate. The Endicott Estate is a grand 19th century mansion situated on a 15-acre panorama of lush green lawn that is punctuated by stately elm, spruce and weeping willow trees. I stole the last line and picture from their website. This house is ridiculously nice.
I would pull into the estate and tell the girl I'd be right back. The girls always had the same expression; it was a mixture of shock, disbelief, and excitement. I ran out without explaining and ran around the side. I'd wait a minute and the run back with my wallet out like I just grabbed it and somehow the wallet in my hand gave my story legitimacy.
They'd always ask if this was my house and I liked to say, "Most of the year, but we summer on the Vineyard." Now this would always shock and amaze them, mostly because it didn't fit with the car I was driving and my overall aesthetics. I said it with such confidence they always believed me. It was always a good laugh when I told them the truth. It set a fun tone for the evening.
It always worked so well that I decided to try it in my new home in California. I live in a really wealthy community despite my own person financial mediocrity. I rent an apartment near the beach and within a one minute walk are 10-50 million dollar homes. It's pretty incredible so naturally I thought I'd give my old ruse another try.
I play the same wallet trick and this time it's a house at the end of my street. Secluded and amazing with a great view of Torrey Pine State Beach. I play the lost wallet trick and I get the same reaction as the other girls. Everything was going as planned and then right before I was about to tell her about the joke, she goes into a long winded story that lasts just long enough for me to forget that I played a trick. We pull up to the bar and I just lose track and forget to tell her the joke. The timing was off and I completely lost the moment. We had a fair date, nothing of any consequences. A seemingly nice and normal girl, but not someone I wanted to date again.
I get a call the next day and I let it go to voicemail. She thanked me for a nice time. I sent her a text saying it was fun and thanks for getting together. The following day I get another call and this time I pick up (sometime I'm so stupid) she thanks me for the other night and asks me what I'm up to. I tell her I'm just at home working a bit. Then she tells me she outside my place and wanted to just stop by. What the Fuck, races through my mind. Who just stops by? Isn't that against all etiquette? I wouldn't want anyone just stopping by, never mind someone that I just met. They have phones now a days. I'm pissed and then I remember that I didn't tell her the house bit was just a joke. She's outside my house right now. I'm stumped? I grumble not expecting this and instead of thinking of a way out of this mess I start berating myself for being so stupid for picking up the phone. Finally, I tell her I'm heading to LA for the rest of the week on business and we can talk when I get back, but she wasn't having it. Her persistence was scary. She said she just wanted a quick look at the view from my backyard. She can see from the bluff above that it must be amazing. I tell her she can hang out there all day when I get back but right now I have some important business to take care of and then I tell her that I'm sure she understands in order to hopefully to get her out of my fictitious driveway. She was relentless with phonecalls the next week. The house trick backfired horribly.


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Did you survive Christmas without buying a next gen console? This may be your cue. Zavvi.com has slashed the Xbox One's price to £409.99 - a whopping (not really) £20 off the RRP. Hopefully, it's the snowball that starts the avalanche.
The offer doesn't include a game, so you may wish to pick up a bundle instead. We posted a round-up of the best Xbox One bundles in December, which is probably rather out of date by now, but could be worth a glance. I'll treat it to a rewrite soon.
Update - It Begins. The Hut is also offering an Xbox One with no bundled game for £409.99. Any more for any more, internet?
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The Sedins have really let themselves go. Look, we're all for equal rights, and we have no problem with women playing NHL hockey. But leave the pink sticks at home.
And we have a Chris Tanev sighting
Keith Ballard's poor positioning and giveaways in Game 4 will likely earn him a seat in the press box tonight, and we'll see Chris Tanev for the first time in the Stanley Cup Final. The rookie defenceman will be playing in just his third playoff game.
Sorry Shawn Thornton, you can't be part of Red Sox Nation
It seems that in some crazy scheme to make money, the NHL wants its players to wear only league merchandise during interviews.
Shawn Thornton learned this the hard way when he wore a Red Sox cap earlier this week during one of Boston's media availability sessions. Puck Daddy dialed up the NHL's offices to get the reasoning behind asking Thornton to remove his lid:
From John Dellapina, senior director of media relations:
"As per our marketing guys: We'd prefer that our players wear only NHL and licensed merchandise at our events. The revenue from sale of both is split between the clubs and players."
Perception and reality
Stephen Harris of the Boston Herald tells us how some assumptions made about the Canucks prior to this series have turned into an entirely different and successful reality for Boston. This has in part led to Mike Milbury calling the Sedins "Thelma and Louise."
Meanwhile, Vancouver wonders what the Sedins have to do to earn respect
The stereotype of the flopping European will never die (thanks Don Cherry!). But let's just say for a moment that the Sedins are indeed chronic floppers. So what? The entire league has been flopping throughout the playoffs, with heads instinctively snapping back in a direction contrary to the physics of the blow a player is trying to sell. Both Daniel and Henrik are in the top 10 in playoff scoring, and they were in the top five during the regular season.
Now that I've finished that mini-rant, I'll hand the baton off to Tony Gallagher of the Vancouver Province.


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Last year, I become a G Adventures Wanderer in Residence. Essentially, along with a few other bloggers, I became an official blogging partner of the company. I was very excited because back in 2003, I took a trip to Costa Rica and it forever changed my life. It gave me the travel bug and set me on the path that put me here. And the trip was with G Adventures so they hold a special place in my heart.
As part of the wanderers program, I get a bunch of free trips but, since I love to give away stuff (see July's 350,000 airline mile giveaway), I think if I get free trips, you should get free trips too. That's only fair right? So G Adventures and I are teaming up to give away a free trip to Alaska. I went to Alaska many years ago and I found its scenery breathtakingly beautiful. I saw whales, dolphins, whales killing dolphins, bald eagles, glaciers, icebergs falling into the sea, and so much more. Alaska is a beautiful place. Since G Adventures is just starting tours there, I figured that it would make the perfect place to send someone.
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The winner (and sorry, there can be only one) wins G Adventure's Highlights of Alaska tour. This is a 15 day tour that starts and stops in Anchorage. Here's the route map:
Your itinerary:
Day 1 Anchorage
Arrive at any time.
Day 2 Homer (L,D)
Travel along the coast of the Kenai Peninsula to Homer.
Day 3 Homer (B,L,D)
Explore the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge and enjoy the wildlife. Option for horseback riding or a flight over glaciers.
Day 4 Seward (B,L,D)
Hike to the Exit Glacier and Harding Icefield, then travel to Seward.
Day 5 Seward (B,L)
Explore Kenai Peninsula and the Kenai Fjords. Option to take a boat cruise or kayak.
Day 6 Valdez (B,D)
Take the ferry through the Inside Passage, across the Gulf of Alaska and into Prince William Sound.
Day 7 Wrangell St Elias NP (B,L,D)
Visit the Columbia Glacier and the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline terminus at Valdez. Stop at Worthington Glacier.
Day 8 Wrangell St Elias NP (B,L,D)
Spend a full day exploring Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.
Day 9 Wrangell St Elias NP (B,L,D)
Discover the ghost town of Kennicott, then visit historic McCarthy.
Day 10 Tangle Lake (B.L,D)
Drive through Copper River Valley river en route to Tangle Lake.
Day 11 Denali NP (B,L,D)
See Mt McKinley, the highest mountain in North America, en route to Denali NP.
Day 12 Denali NP (B,L,D)
Enjoy a full day tour exploring Denali National Park.
Day 13 Denali NP (B,L,D)
Another full day to explore.
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Transfer to Anchorage. Enjoy a guided city tour.
Day 15 Anchorage
Depart at any time.
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Ohh, and did I mention that this prize comes with a free flight? Yup, that's right you will be flown to Alaska for free.
So to recap your prize: G Adventures 15 day Alaska tour plus a free flight!
Who is eligible?
Anyone over 18 years of age with a valid passport who is also eligible to enter the United States.
How Do You Win?
Entering to win is pretty easy:
First, become a fan of my website and of G Adventures on Facebook.
Next, use this form to enter the contest. THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED. THANKS FOR ENTERING.
Sit back and hope you win.
That's it!
This contest runs from December 1st, 2011 until December 10th, 2011 at 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time. The winner will be announced on December 14th, 2011 on my Facebook page.
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1. Neither G Adventures nor I cover your day to day, incidental expenses.
2. Your flight is purchased by me not G Adventures and will be a round trip economy class ticket.
3. Travel insurance is not included.
4. Participants who submit multiple entries to win will be disqualified.
5. G Adventures nor I are responsible for any visas the winner might need to get to enter the United States.
6. You must be a Facebook fan of both Nomadic Matt and G Adventures to win.
And crazy legal stuff all companies include from G Adventures:
Contest is open from 1 December 2011 to 10 December 2011, with a winner announced on 14 December 2011. The prize is a place on the "Highlights of Alaska (NUGG)" tour for 1 person and includes the land tour, accommodations and other services as specified but does not include insurance, airfare, incidentals or other third party services as determined. The prize is non-transferable, has no cash value and substitutions will not be permitted. As a prize winner, if the tour requires it, you must be able to travel internationally and posses or be able to procure a valid passport for the duration of the trip, according to current international travel law. Passport and visa procurement will be the sole responsibility of the winner. The prize must be booked by 31 March 2012 and with travel completed by 31 August 2012. It is the responsibility of the winner to contact the G Adventures sales department (as provided) by 31 March 2012 in order to claim the prize. You must be 18 or older to claim the prize and no G Adventures employees or immediate family are eligible. Please note, prize winners are required to book onto guaranteed departures that have already met their minimum participant requirements. G Adventures reserves the right to cancel any departure that has not reached its minimum participant requirements. In the event all departures of the NUGG are cancelled for 2012, the prize winner will be able to book onto another tour of the same or lesser value, with travel to be completed by 31 August 2012. G Adventures reserves the right to substitute tours for operational resources and blackout dates may apply. Participants acknowledge these contest rules are to be interpreted in accordance with the laws of Canada and laws of Ontario. By entering the contest and agreeing to our terms and conditions, the winners confirm their eligibility and compliance with the contest rules and release G Adventures from all liability caused by, or resulting from, the acceptance or use of the contest prize.


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, April 5, 2013
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Columbus – Secretary of State Jon Husted announced that the deadline to register to vote for the May 7th Primary Election will be Monday April 8, 2013.
Register to Vote/Update Your Address The deadline to register to vote in the May 7, 2013 Primary/Special Election is Monday, April 8, 2013 (30 days prior to the election). Voter registration forms are available at MyOhioVote.com or from local boards of elections and other designated agencies, such as libraries and BMVs.
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- May 5:
- How it is: In college and torn by two distinct choices
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- Mar 31:
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- Feb 17:
- How it is: Homeless or not, we all need to be acknowledged
- Feb 10:
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- How it is: Life's progression captured via eyes of longtime resident
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- How it is: Memories unearthed in daughter's overstuffed closet
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- How It Is: Mother, daughters and dreams realized
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- How it is: Feelings about homelessness linger with every move
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- How it is: Farewell to evocative poet Seamus Heaney
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- How it is: A young baseball fan and his vivid imagination
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- How it is: Finding the joy in each day as we grow older
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- How it is: When the 'Big D' shifts from Dallas to divorce
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- How it is: Compassion often can flow from life's tragedies
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- How it is: Looking forward to bright future with Betty
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- How it is: Finding the joy in each day as we grow older
- How it is: Never on Sunday had dancing been lively
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- How it is: Awash in joyful tears on daughter's wedding day
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MY NEW HUSBAND is 68 years old, and I am 63. Yes, we got married eight months ago. It has truly been an adventurous ride, and at our age we are so blessed. But, there are some observations that I would like to share.
Dating and courtship in your 60s is much different that it was when we were in our 20s. Here are a few examples:
In your 20s, there is always the obligatory "meeting of the parents." It is usually a ritual that requires perhaps a meal and time with his or her side of the family. It can be nerve-racking if you are trying to make a good impression and even more so if you know that these people could possibly become your in-laws.
Well, in your 60s there is a bit of a turn around. Now, we are meeting the children and there is a bit of "I want to make a good impression" pressure. But, at our age we are a little more secure of who we are. Actually, we just hope our children like each other. Having family expand is a great boon for both of us.
On the subject of children, we have decided to not have any more and I don't think we even discussed it. Of course, in your 20s that's a discussion point; in your 60s, it isn't even on our list.
Sex. It's wonderful, still passionate, urgent and tender. Enough said — we don't want to embarrass the children.
One of the things we now pay careful attention to is our health. In my youth this wasn't something I even thought about, but things do change. Our waists are thicker, we have had various surgeries, and we pay attention to our diet while exercising and employing techniques to improve the memory. Our biggest fear, of course, is the loss of good health. Now, there are medications to take, glasses to wear, and hearing loss issues. No, we are not angry, we just have to speak loud enough to be heard by the other.
Our wedding was beautiful with children and grandchildren attending and a host of friends that we have lovingly gathered throughout the years. Right now staying in the moment is my goal and I plan to practice it every day.
Anne Comfort is a Novato resident. The IJ has been asking readers to share their stories of love, dating, parenting, marriage, friendship and other experiences for our How It Is column. All stories must not have been published in part or in its entirety previously. Send your stories of no more than 500 words to email@example.com. Please write How It Is in the subject line. The IJ reserves the right to edit them for publication. Please include your full name, address and a daytime phone number.


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In 1968, an ambitious young upstart from the Bronx named Calvin Klein got his start in the fashion world by opening a tiny boutique in a New York City hotel. Within a year Klein and his understated, elegant clothes were making regular appearances in the pages of Vogue and other fashion magazines, and soon Calvin Klein evolved into a multimillion-dollar company. Today Klein's empire includes around a dozen labels, including Calvin Klein and the Calvin Klein Collection. The chic minimalism that has made Calvin Klein's fashion so iconic also defines the brand's luggage — part of its wide-ranging accessories collection. From the printed jacquard Nolita and Hudson series to the hard-side Bromley wheeled suitcase and sleek nylon Gramercy rolling carry-on, each design melds Klein's timeless aesthetic with tough-as-nails durability.