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Ringwood is an old market town situated on the River Avon in the county of Hampshire, the Wednesday Market has been in Ringwood for over 780 years. Ringwood is an unspoilt little town with both traditional and modern shops, street entertainment, restaurants, pubs and cafes. The town is an ideal starting point for anyone planning to visit the New Forest. Must see sights/attractions include: the church of St Peter and St Paul, the Old Bridge, the Meeting House, the Town Hall and the Ringwood Brewery to name but a few.
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New Forest
The New Forest is an area of southern England that covers south-west Hampshire and also extends into south-east Wiltshire and towards east Dorset. The forest is the largest remaining area of unenclosed pasture land, heathland and forest in the south of England. The New Forest was designated a national park in 2005 to give the area the highest level of protection and to preserve it for the nation for generations to come. Must see places include: Beaulieu, Brockenhurst and Lyndhurst.
May 2011
See My Travel Page for more information.Related to:- National/State Park
- Eco-Tourism
Winchester is a cathedral city in central southern England and was historically referred to as Winton or Wintonceastre. Winchester was also the ancient capital of Wessex and England. The city is the county town of Hampshire and is located at the western end of the South Downs, along the course of the River Itchen.
Winchester is the burial place of many of England's Kings, Queens, Saints, and famous people such as Jane Austen, Izaac Walton and Keats. Here the rule of Common Law was established, the Domesday Book compiled, and the Winchester Bible written.
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Lyndhurst is often referred to as the Capital of the New Forest; the village is in a broadly central location surrounded by the land, and stands at a junction of historic routes. Lyndhurst is also the largest village within the New Forest and is a popular tourist location with many independent shops, art galleries, cafés, restaurants, pubs and hotels.
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Mottisfont Abbey & Garden
Mottisfont abbey was a former medieval priory and converted into a mansion later on. You can visit a limited part of the house where there are some nice rooms, especially the Whistler Room, an unusual drawing room with trompe-l'oeil murals decorated by Rex Whistler. Unfortunately you are not allowed to take photos inside.
There is a walled garden that contains the national collection of old fashioned roses. There are over 300 varieties. The best time to visit the garden is in the last 2 weeks of June when the roses are in bloom. It's great to wander around the garden with its pergolas, arches and the scents from the roses. There are also other beautiful flowers that give the garden a pallet of intense colours. Have a look at my travelogue for more pictures of the walled garden.
Near the walled garden there is a gift shop and a cafe.
Admission fee: 7 GBP (8 GBP in June).Related to:- Castles and Palaces
Aldermaston Wharf - Canal lock & pub
I may live in Hampshire, but I'm minutes away from Aldermaston Wharf in Berkshire.
On a sunny afternoon, pay a visit to Aldermaston Wharf and the Butt Inn country pub. It has a car park and serves good food either indoors our outdoors. Afterwards take a short stroll towards the Canal (you can't miss it - 200yds away) and walk off lunch along the Kennet & Avon Canal. This is a key spot for canal barges and you'll come across working locks in either direction.
If you're not into pubs, there's a small visitor center nearby where you can puchase ice-creams / tea & coffee instead.....
The nearby pretty village of Aldermaston also has a lovely pub/restaurant with enclosed play area out the back called the Hinds HeadRelated to:- Cycling
- Hiking and Walking
Paultons Play Park
Near The New Forest is an area which has been named the South's Family Leisure Park. It is near the M27 on your way towards Totton near Southampton. There's ample parking & is a great place to visit given that that the weather stays fine.
There's a mini log flume for children. The cars are shaped like seals; there's a long queue during the summer. The park itself is in 140 acres of parkland with a large notice at the entrance. There's a lake in the shape of a horseshoe & lots of quiet walks which are secluded, part of which passes through Dinosaur Wood. There's a countryside museum with displays of Romany Life as the Gypsies experienced it , caravans can be seen, and you can look through the doors at how we lived.
Trundle carts or 'stroll-a-saureses' can be hired, which you pay for, but I think it is refundable. The pirate ship is not a ride for the faint hearted & go kart racing will amuse the boys in the family, althrough there's an extra charge of £2 for this. There is a maze to get lost in, its has tall green bushes, so you can't look over the top. There's cheats holes and a clock in the centre, a platform overlookes the maze.
A little train takes you all round the grounds, it stopes by a cafe. Many animals can be viewed including Meercats, Owls and wildfowl. There's many pretty gradens including a stream & a waterfall by a pond with huge fish in.
A list of rides include The Flying Frog which is a mini rollar coaster for children, Pirate Ride, The Wave Runner where you go down a chute of water in a dinghy and many more.Related to:- Theme Park Trips
- Family Travel
New Forest Museum
The New Forest Visitor Centre is a must to see. It shows you in moving pictures, of how the forest is season by season.
There is a large interactive map intended to allow the tourist to discover some of the major basics of the Forest's account from beginning to end of its natural features. Two touch-screen PC interactives allow people to discover the past of the New Forest at their freedom & in an exhilarating means.
The rest of the ground floor is dedicated to the accepted life of the New Forest by revealing the various environments within the Forest and showing what kinds of plant life & animals occupy each. Here another well-designed touch-screen computer lets explorations into the Forest's wildlife & habitats through numerous choices. This is instructive but at the same time inspiring & pleasurable. Admission to the first floor displays are by an eye-catching staircase. Here the famous New Forest Embroidery is on show plus quite a few paintings & little displays of artefacts. This area also contains varying small exhibitions keeping the whole museum alive with activity.Related to:- Family Travel
Portsmouth may be today a significant port, but by modern standards the city is relatively new. Whilst there were a scattering of homes from Roman times (the main settlement was Portchester - Portus Adorni - across the bay), it wasn't until the end of the 12th century that Portsmouth began to develop as a town/city in its own right. Its location for a naval yard was the prime reason - the invasion of France the goal. Henry VIII bestowed Portsmouth as the home of the Royal Navy he himself established - but this wasn't before the French fleet had consistently attacked the town, leading to a number of fortifications being built around the city and immediate environs.
The First Fleet, bound for Australia with a 'cargo' of prisoners, departed from Portsmouth in 1787.
Heavily bombed during WWII, Portsmouth is a city of approximately 200,000 people. It's not a glamourous destination, but has a number of attractions - most notably the Historic Dockyard, which holds the remains of Henry VIII's 'Mary Rose', Nelson's 'HMS Victory' as well as the 'HMS Warrior' - Britain's first iron-clad warship. A number of the coastal fortifications are aimed at tourists and the development of Gunwharf Quays linking the dockyards with Old Portsmouth has breathed new life into the area - Spinaker Tower at 552 feet is the 5th tallest building in the UK and offers 3 different viewing levels. -
Winchester is the former capital of the Kingdom of Wessex and, for approximately 200 years in the 10/11th centuries, capital of England. And this small city oozes history.
The cathedral is an obvious draw: it has the longest Nave in a Gothic cathedral in Europe, although something of a stump for a tower. The extensive ruins of the former Bishop's Palace, Wolvesey, are a few minutes from the cathedral, as is The Great Hall and King Arthur's 'roundtable'.
It's an attractive city - its location and transport links with the rest of the country has made Winchester one of the most expensive places to live in England.Related to:- Historical Travel
Netley Abbey
Just as with the nearby Titchfield Abbey (see previous tip), Netley Abbey was founded by the Bishop of Winchester, Peter des Roches in the 13th century, sold off to a private estate following Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries, converted to a private residence and then abandoned and partially demolished to create a 'romantic ruin' in the 18th century.
And, like Titchfield, the ruins are now managed by English Heritage who provide free, year-round access.
Founded in 1239 for the Cistercian order, des Roches died before completion - the loss of the main benefactor of the Abbey meaning that it financially struggled until taken under the patronage of King Henry III in the mid 1240s. It never excelled as a centre of excellence and was sold off in 1536 to Sir William Paulet, Henry VIII's Lord Treasurer and later Marquise of Winchester.
He immediately set about creating a palace fit for one of the most powerful politicians in the kingdom - an 'example' likely followed by the Earl of Southampton only a few miles away at Titchfield (Paulet had a two year advantage).
As early as 1700, demolition was planned of the by-now unfashionable house, but that was abandoned. But it was allowed to decay and by the mid 1800s had become a popular tourist attraction - among others Jane Austen. Artists of the romantic movement flocked - it even has its own opera. 'Netley Abbey, an Operatic Farce' by William Pearce premiered in 1794 at Covent Garden.
It passed into the hands of the state in 1922 and is now managed by English Heritage.
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Titchfield Abbey
A beautiful ruin near the town of Fareham on the Hampshire coast, Titchfield Abbey is now managed by English Heritage.
Built in 1222 by the then Bishop of Winchester, Peter des Roches (who also founded the nearby Netley Abbey - see separate tip - and Halesowen Abbey in Worcestershire), Titchfield was home to canons (as opposed to monks) of the Premonstratensian order (also known as 'white canons' due the colour of their robes).. Austere, the canons not only included a life of study and prayer but also a pastoral mission, serving as parish priests.
Whilst not overly important from a political perspective, the Abbey, with extensive lands endowed by des Roches, was relatively wealthy. It wasn't a particularly large Abbey, but money was spent on the buildings, evidenced by the polychrome floor tiles from the 14th century that still dot the site today.
Its proximity to the ports of Southampton and Portsmouth also saw a number of important visitors, including King Richard II (1393), Henry V (1415) and Henry VI married Margaret of Anjou in 1445 at the Abbey.
Henry VIII and the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1537 saw the end of Titchfield Abbey, with the Earl of Southampton, Thomas Wriothesley, purchasing the property. It his renovations and changes that we see today, providing something of a false impression of the size of Titchfield Abbey.
The stunning castellated gatehouse that is the centre-piece of the ruin was built by Southampton and was actually forced through the middle of the Nave of the Abbey church! Many of the remainder of the Abbey buildings were either demolished or converted into luxury living quarters for the Earl and his family. The new Abbey became known as simply Place House and was regarded as extremely luxurious. It continued to attract royal visitors until 1781 when it was abandoned as a home and much of it deliberately demolished to create a 'romantic ruin', vogue at the time.
And so we see today the 'romantic ruin' - and as a result of the demolition we also see a great deal of the original Abbey and outbuildings (at least their foundation stones).
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Milestones of history
Milestones is an undercover museum of history about the rae ranging from the factories to the people who made and let it breath. Bassically it's an open-air museum inside a massive modern building (bit like a hanger)… with streets with shops, a village green and even a pub... dating from Victorian times and the 1930s serving up real alcohol. There's plenty of parking at the site and I think there's a bus that comes to the museum from the city center.
Prices are: Adult £7.25, Concession £6.50, Child £4.25
Family (2 adults & 2 children): £21, under 5s free.
You can hire wheelchairs and there's a lift down to all levels. The resturant is at the top and can take bookings in advance. The gift shop is equally interesting with many things from the 1930's upwards, bound to stir a memory or two.
The first building you come to is a saw mill, you can hire speaking phones which will explain the history. The Co-Op is very interesting and shows what shopping was like before the arrival of the supermarket in the sixties. There's also a hardware store, greengrocers, Romany caravans, firestation, trams, railway station, old garage with old cars, bike shop, buses & many other items of interest. The old oven's are fascinating, my grandmother had one and burnt the back out! The cobbled streets are uneven, and there's a tripping hazrd with the pavements. There are events going on out the day like Eating Creepy Crawlies. An exhibition which delves into the consumption of bugs and mini-beasts, some of which make your skin crawl!
Some of collections to be seen are:
Tens of thousands of people were employed at the huge Thornycroft factory in Basingstoke. Some of the vehicles they made can be seen in a building that has machinery from the original works. http://www3.hants.gov.uk/thornycroft for more information.
Home Technology
Everything from tin openers to cookers and fridges can be found in Collections Corner. Fasinating for anyone looking for a historic view of the things used in the past. It is also regularly featured on national TV.
Home Entertainment
Listen to music from the past from real 78s played on real gramophones from the 1930s. Do you have a favourite tune? The knowledgeable shopkeeper will do her best to find it for you in her wide-ranging collection, she found one for my mother which even I'd never heard of!Children can also dress up in period clothes and buy real sweets in the sweet shop. There's also an anderson shelter by the old tractors.
Note: There are tempory pictures, until i put my own on.Related to:- School Holidays
- Theme Park Trips
- Family Travel
Beaulieu Motor museum
We came to Beaulieu for the motor museum. I was glad to find out that the entrance to the motor museum also included the Beaulieu castle and abbey. Only the entrance fee (16 GBP) was rather high in my opinion.
Opening hours: 10 am to 5 pm (winter) / 6 pm (summer).
This national motor museum contains about 250 cars and motorbikes and is a real must for motor freaks. You can easily spend an hour looking at all those beauties.Related to:- Museum Visits
Winchester cathedral
One of the most important buildings in Winchester is the cathedral. This 178 m-long cathedral is the largest of England. The oldest part is from the 11th century.
It is an impressive and interesting church to visit. There are many commemorative plates and graves of important people.
Entrance fee: 4 GBP
More pics can be found in my travelogue.Related to:- Religious Travel
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Overview - Psalms 84 | |
1 | The prophet, longing for the communion of the sanctuary, |
4 | shews how blessed they are that dwell therein. |
8 | He prays to be restored unto it. |
Psalms 84:11 (King James Version)
For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

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EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the final installment in a seven part series on new University of Oklahoma basketball coach Lon Kruger.
Lon Kruger begins his Extreme Makeover at OU
When he retires as a college basketball coach, Lon Kruger might have a second career as host of Extreme Makeover reality shows.
Kruger certainly has the resume.
Similar to resuscitation projects at Kansas State, Florida, Illinois and UNLV, Kruger is being asked to restore an Oklahoma program that's coming off back-to-back losing seasons for the first time since 1967.
"Lon is at his best at what he does, revitalizing programs that need to win the right way," said UNLV senior associate athletic director D.J. Allen. "We don't live in a world that always celebrates that type of leadership and success. His story is quite amazing when you look deep into his career.
"He's been successful four out of five times. Now it's time for him to take on program No. 6. It's not sexy, but wherever Lon Kruger goes, his program wins. And he does it without any question marks how it's done. That's quite a legacy."
Kruger inherits a program that went 27-36 in the two years since Blake Griffin left for the NBA. Convinced a change was needed, OU athletic director Joe Castiglione fired Jeff Capel four days after the 2010-11 season.
Three weeks later, Kruger was introduced as OU's coach at McCasland Field House, the arena he played in for Kansas State when he was a two-time Big Eight Player of the Year.
"Knowing what Lon is about, and the people he surrounds himself with, there's no question he'll get them back where they could win (big)," said Bill Koss, who has been involved with Florida basketball for 40 years. "It won't be a quick fix. But he'll do it the right way. And he'll turn it around. He always has."
The Sooners also are dealing with NCAA issues. But Kruger has faced similar circumstances at his last three college jobs.
Last year, the NCAA began investigating whether one of Capel's assistants was involved with an alleged illegal loan to former OU center Tiny Gallon. The case has stalled. Gallon has refused to speak with NCAA officials. But it's hampered recruiting.
"This is a critical time for OU because of what they've gone through," said Kansas City Chiefs play-by-play voice Mitch Holthus, who also works Big 12 basketball games. "That (investigation) put the Sooners in a tough spot.
"Lon and his staff will bring in high-caliber players. You'll see year-to-year improvement. It might take a little while, as good as Big 12 basketball is. But OU will be back on the (national) landscape soon."
This might be Kruger's most daunting challenge, playing in a revamped 10-team league of perennial NCAA Tournament-caliber programs that will play a round-robin, 18-game league schedule.
Kansas has won seven consecutive Big 12 titles, including a national title. Texas is a perennial power. Missouri and Kansas State have undergone successful revivals.
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Electrolux Design Lab Finalists – Top 8
Intelligent Mobility is the theme for 2011 Electrolux Design Lab and here are the Top 8 designs that made the cut. What's really awesome about the whole process is that the designers get to present their case in front of an audience and do a little Q&A session with the grand jury. Keeping up with last year's tradition of giving you live updates, tweets and pictures; this year too YD will be bring you the action LIVE from London! So bookmark September 7th, 2011; one innovative designer will be taking home 5000 Euros and paid internship at an Electrolux Global Design Center.
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Arun Shenoy Pledges Album Proceeds to Social Enterprise Milaap
Grammy nominated Singapore-based artist Arun Shenoy has announced that 100% of the proceeds from the sales of his album Rumbadoodle will go to Milaap.org, a Social enterprise which gives loans to the working poor in India. Rumbadoodle has been nominated for a Grammy award in the Best Pop Instrumental category. The Grammys will be announced at the event on 10 February 2013.
Arun Shenoy has been one of the earliest supporters of Milaap.org. The funds raised from album sales will help fund Education and vocational training for the under-privileged in India. Speaking about the gesture, Shenoy says, "Folks say the truth will set you free. We like to believe that Education will." A large percentage of youngsters in India are unemployed despite having a basic education. Milaap is seeking to help youngsters undergo vocational training and help them acquire skills that will make them ready for the job market.
Milaap.org differs from traditional charity in that it enables people around the world to make small loans, as little as $25 contributions to India's working poor. The funds enable access to basic needs like clean drinking water, sanitation, Education and vocational training. Since the funds raised are disbursed as loans, lenders get 100% of their money back.
Founded in June 2010, Milaap.org has raised around US$700,000 in loans and made a difference to over 14,000 lives across India. Over 800 households that were defecating in the open now have toilets at home. Nearly 400 households have access to clean drinking water. Milaap has helped around 225 students undergo skill training and secure jobs. Over 400 families have access to lighting at home and cleaner cooking alternatives. 1000 small business owners and artisans have able to set up and expand their businesses.
More details on Milaap and Rumbadoodle can be found here: http://www.milaap.org/rumbadoodle
To buy the album, visit http://www.arunshenoy.com
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Join the Beacon Bolt as we take a look into the lives of some of NCU's finest!
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12th August 2013
German Foreign Minister: Treatment of gay people in Russia unacceptable 13
4:26 PM — German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has criticised Russia's treatment of gay people, branding it unacceptable.
1st August 2013
Germany: Drag queen campaigner sews mouth shut over Russian anti-gay laws 9
3:28 PM — An online video has made the rounds recently, depicting a German drag queen sewing up her mouth in protest of the controversial anti-gay laws and violence in Russia.
18th July 2013
Germany: Pamphlet advises gay football players to come out 'quietly' 11
6:13 PM — A new leaflet due to be issued by the German Football Association (DFB) is advising gay football players to come out at the end of the season in order to avoid media and public attention.
16th July 2013
Germany: Berlin Mayor files legal complaint against rapper for anti-gay lyrics 19
6:24 PM — A German rapper is the subject of a legal complaint filed by Berlin's mayor, who has accused him of releasing a video containing anti-gay lyrics, and which incites violence.
12th July 2013
Germany: Football club to permanently fly rainbow flag against homophobia 4
12:44 AM — German second division football club St Pauli is to permanently fly a rainbow flag as a symbol against homophobia and discrimination, it announced on Thursday.
8th July 2013
Annual LGBT pride festival takes place in Cologne 2
1:43 PM — Tens of thousands took to the streets of Cologne at the weekend as part of Germany's annual LGBT Pride celebrations.
2nd July 2013
Germany's Lower House of Parliament approves equal tax breaks for civil partnerships 6
12:14 PM — The Lower House of Germany's Parliament has approved a measure to equalise tax breaks for couples in civil partnerships.
22nd June 2013
German foreign minister slams Russia over possible anti-gay adoption ban 4
6:48 PM — Germany's foreign minister has heavily criticised Russian's recently advanced legislation which would ban the adoption of Russian children by foreign same-sex couples.
15th June 2013
German Cabinet adopts bill to give gay couples equal tax benefits 17
2:30 PM — The German cabinet has adopted a bill granting same-sex couples in civil partnerships the same income tax benefit as married opposite-sex couples.
6th June 2013
Angela Merkel told to equalise tax benefits for gay couples by Constitutional Court 21
1:50 PM — Germany's highest court says gay couples are entitled to the same tax benefits as married heterosexuals in a ruling which threatens to deepen rifts within Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives.
24th April 2013
Germany: Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats banned from using Berlin Pride float due to equal marriage stance 41
5:58 PM — Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats won't be allowed their normal float at this year's gay pride festival in Berlin.
22nd April 2013
Video: German Football fans unite in demonstration against homophobia 5
5:39 PM — Fans of a German football team coordinated efforts at a recent match, and demonstrated against homophobia in professional sport.
9th April 2013
Russia's Vladimir Putin greeted by pro-LGBT topless protesters in Germany 7
1:19 AM — Upon arriving in Germany for a trade visit, Russian President Vladimir Putin was greeted by angry LGBT protesters, including a topless rally from the feminist group Femen.
4th March 2013
Germany: Angela Merkel's conservative party to hold off on gay tax rights amidst election fears 15
6:07 PM — German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party will not currently initiate further legislation to allow equal rights for gay couples, following a supreme court ruling which has caused controversy within her party.
25th February 2013
Germany: Angela Merkel's party considers u-turn on same-sex tax perks 7
6:00 PM — Leading members of Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) are now considering a U-turn on policy on same-sex couples.
19th February 2013
Germany: Gay adoption laws strengthened for civil partners 8
11:37 AM — Germany's highest court ruled today that one member of a civil partnership should be able to adopt their partner's stepchild or adopted child.
13th February 2013
Germany: Poll finds that 26% of voters would not back a gay Chancellor 22
1:22 PM — A poll of German voters found that more than a quarter of those surveyed opposed both the idea of a gay Chancellor and the idea of an ethnic non-German Chancellor.
7th February 2013
Germany: Football Association sets up support group for gay players 1
2:37 AM — A working group has been set up by the German Football Association in order to provide support for and prepare clubs to deal with the potential for gay footballers coming out.
12th December 2012
Study: Male gay fish behaviour found to turn on female fish 20
6:37 PM — German scientists say they have found a tropical male fish that becomes more attractive to females when it displays same-sex behaviour.
4th December 2012
Germany: Angela Merkel faces party divide over tax breaks for gay couples 11
8:12 AM — Chancellor Angela Merkel faces a divide within her ruling Christian Democratic Union party, over tax reliefs for gay couples, which have so far been reserved for married, straight, couples.


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by Jay Girvin, Esq., Girvin & Ferlazzo. P.C.,Albany, New York
Q. What are the basic steps involved in the litigation of a civil case?
The New York State court system provides an orderly process for the adjudication of civil disputes between parties. All sorts of civil claims may be the subject of litigation — personal injury lawsuits, breach of contract actions and other commercial claims, real property disputes, civil rights actions, and a host of other claims arising under statute or common law. While the nature of the claims may be different from case to case, most civil cases filed in the New York Supreme Court follow the same basic path from beginning to conclusion. Continue reading
Champions selected at 2013 Eastern Regional Junior Angus Show
Junior Angus exhibitors led 243 entries at the 2013 Eastern Regional Junior Angus Show, June 21-23 in Harrisonburg, VA. Alan Miller, Gridley, IL, evaluated the 146 owned females, 53 bred-and-owned females, 12 bred-and-owned bulls, 19 steers, and 13 cow-calf pairs before choosing winners.
Wright SCC Bootlegger 0522 claimed grand champion bred-and-owned bull honors. Logan Wright, Philippi, WV, owns the February 2012 son of S A V Brilliance 8077.
Tanner Ayres, Hillsboro, Ohio, led the reserve grand champion bred-and-owned bull. L L F Brave 2572 is a March 2012 son of S A V Brave 8320.
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Tell your story. Build a community. Send traffic to your website. Social media of all types helps businesses spread the word about the products and services offered. Using social media sites to promote farm products, farmers markets and onsite events can be a cost effective way to increase sales.
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(CAT) have signed
an agreement to
save money and reduce
emissions by testing
a new bi-fuel
engine for use in mining the
oil sands of northern Alberta.
The new engine will run
primarily on LNG instead
of diesel. CAT will test the
design at Shell's oil sands
operations near Fort McMurray.
Shell will retrofit its existing
truck fleet with the
new engine for the trial, as
well as providing re-fuelling
infrastructure at
its Shell Albian Sands operation.
Shell's VP of Oil Sands John Rhind
had this
to say:
With heavy hauling being such a core part of our operation, success with this could make a real difference in our operations costs and emissions. I expect all the oil sands miners will follow Shell's lead in adopting natural gas for these huge diesel guzzling Caterpillar trucks. C.I.A.C. Heavy Lift Transport LNG-Diesel Powder River Basin LNG Tanks-Railroad-Trucks.html Natural_Gas_Vehicles_Land_and_Marine-Links-Here We manufacture cryogenic plants, specializing in design, engineering, and production of skid mounted Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) plants; onshore and floating -- any size. |
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The Holy Father's universal prayer intention for this
month is:
"That those from diverse
religious traditions and all people of good will may work
together for peace".His intention for evangelization
"That in this year dedicated to consecrated
life, religious men and women may rediscover the joy of following Christ and strive to serve the poor with zeal". Memorial of Saints Timothy and Titus, Bishops Please pray for those who
have no one to pray for them.
Monday, January 26, 2015
2 Tm 1:1-8; Or Ti 1:1-5; Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10; Mk 3:22-30;
St. Timothy
Born at Lystra, Lycaenia son of a Greek father and Eunice a converted
96 St. Titus disciple companion of St. Paul "my true child in our common faith" 69-155 St. Polycarp of Smyrna Bishop of Smyrna Feast day February 25th Sts. Timothy and Titus 1109 St. Alberic Hermit co-founder of the great Cistercian Order more familiarly known as the Trappists |
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on LNG fuel plans May 8, 2013—The Interlake Steamship Company
conversion of
its vessels to LNG.
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Caterpillar Marine Power Systems
is pleased to announce the development
of the MaK™ M 34 DF, a new marine dual fuel
engine platform
for the commercial
marine industry.
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Included in the certification are the M 32 C, M 43 C, M 46 DF as well as the recently announced M 34 DF engine platform. The certification of the broad range of MaK power solutions provides customers operating in the American market, specifically in the commercial and offshore marine markets, a wide spectrum of power nodes to meet emissions regulations on US flagged vessels. "At Caterpillar, we recognize the needs of our customers to have flexible power solutions for any market, regardless of emissions regulations. We understand the market they are operating in is evolving in terms of environmental and performance requirements and strive to offer timely, innovative products that continue the Caterpillar legacy of proven performance," Carsten Seeburg, Caterpillar Marine product definition manager said. "Building on that legacy is the recently introduced M 34 DF engine, which was designed and engineered based on high demand from our offshore customers." The M 34 DF dual fuel engine boasts a power rating of 500 kW per cylinder at 720 and 750 rpm in diesel and gas modes, and will share the same footprint as the highly successful M 32 C engine series. The M 34 DF will be capable of running on natural gas as an alternative to marine diesel oil or large and complex scrubber installations for Emission Control Areas (ECA) operation as of 2015. Driven by upcoming fuel sulfur and NOx regulations in ECA, the M 34 DF will provide full flexibility for vessels operating in regulated and/or lesser regulated areas without major changes to the engine room or exhaust gas system, supporting the ease and simplicity of engine installation and certification. Although designed for unlimited operation on LNG, marine diesel oil and heavy fuel oil, the M 34 DF will reach industry-leading efficiency in gas mode, while operating as EPA Tier 3 certified. "The M 34 DF engine will provide customers familiar with the legendary M 32 C platform a sense of ease in operation as the two platforms feature not only the same footprint but a large amount of shared components," Seeburg continued. "The proven performance record of the M 32 C is well regarded throughout the industry with nearly 1,500 engines in the field populations. Vessel operators in the offshore segment, including platform supply vessels, anchor handling tug supply vessels and platform supply vessels, can confidently invest in the new M 34 dual fuel solution based on the success of the M 32 C." Driven by upcoming fuel sulfur and NOx regulations in ECA, the M 34 DF will provide full flexibility for vessels operating in regulated and/or lesser regulated areas without major changes to the engine room or exhaust gas system, supporting the ease and simplicity of engine installation and certification. Although designed for unlimited operation on LNG, marine diesel oil and heavy fuel oil, the M 34 DF will reach industry- leading efficiency in gas mode. "It was important for us that M 34 DF and M 32 C share the same footprint features, and the same system interfaces. The M 34 DF was designed to provide operators with industry-leading thermal efficiency for lowest total cost of operation," said Detlef Kirste, MaK product definition manager. "The engine offers optimized load response and load stability in addition to numerous support features, such as remote monitoring and engine system diagnostics, helping engine operators with their daily service and maintenance work. Our target was to keep the typical MaK marine engine attributes like reliability, safety and efficiency while striving for an engine design that is easy to service and maintain." With a bore of 340 millimeters and stroke of 460, the engine was designed to the preferred choice for gas electrical and mechanical propulsion applications notably in the offshore and cargo segments. The engine design features new real-time combustion monitoring, Flexible Camshaft Technology functionality as well as a lower valve train and several innovative monitoring and component solutions to ensure maximum safety during operation. Caterpillar will offer its renowned service and support for the new MaK dual fuel engine, including installation and application, system integration support, as well as customer and crew training. The M 34 DF will be pass customer acceptance tests and classification approvals in Rostock, Germany and will be sold through Caterpillar's MaK dealer network. For more information about Caterpillar and MaK marine engines, please visit MARINE.CAT.COM/pr |
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Monday, October 31, 2011
52 lists in 52 weeks//week 22 and A Pumpkin Finish
Aha! Just in the nick of time, I have my pumpkin table runner done!
Inspired by the Pumpkin Patch Table Runner by the plaid scottie {here}, I decided to shorten mine up some.
For the pumpkin fabric, I dug around in my scrap basket. I thought the background called for something a little rustic, and I decided to use some osnaburg. An artist quilty friend had told me about this coarse, loosely-woven fabric, which happens to have an interesting history {thanks, wikipedia}. It, along with some random straight-line quilting, and an occasional rusty-orange thread gave it the look I was doing for.
Thanks for the encouragement to get this done, when I claimed to have lost interest. It was a fun distraction from quilting Swoon. And next year, I'll be able to enjoy it for the whole month of October!
Linking up with {Sew} Modern Monday and Fabric Tuesday!
15 comments:
- Leanne said...
It is very cute!
- October 31, 2011 at 7:08 AM
- Heather D. said...
Ooooh, I LOVE this! Wish I had more orange scraps! :)
- October 31, 2011 at 7:48 AM
- elizabeth said...
Oh, what a cute pumpkin log cabin table runner : ) I love using osnaburg...it has a great look, doesn't it!
- October 31, 2011 at 8:40 AM
- Susan said...
Mini candy bars - yum. I still need to run to Target to get Halloween Candy to pass out tonight. Love the table runner! I've never heard of osnaburg but I love the look.
- October 31, 2011 at 9:25 AM
- Katie B. said...
Love your runner!
- October 31, 2011 at 10:21 AM
- Marci Girl said...
Love it, it is beautiful! You are going to keep it out until Thanksgiving right? I love the background fabric, you are right, it is perfect!
- October 31, 2011 at 12:41 PM
- Megan said...
So perfect! Love the orange quilting! :) Thanks for linking up to {Sew} Modern Monday and have a great week!
- October 31, 2011 at 12:59 PM
- Melanie said...
Love it! I agree with Marci Girl, I think you should leave it out through Thanksgiving!
- October 31, 2011 at 1:25 PM
- Toni said...
I'm so glad you finished this! It's great! Using the osnaburg was a fabulous idea, too. It's very harvesty-autumny so you can still use it in November!
- October 31, 2011 at 1:46 PM
- amy dame said...
it looks fabulous! i like the contrast of the osnaburg and the prints, it looks a bit rustic without going over into country. the lines of orange quilting pull it all together so nicely.
you should definitely enjoy it through november! - October 31, 2011 at 5:22 PM
- Tina ~ Seaside Stitches said...
Great collection of orange fabrics! I agree- you can use it through Thanksgiving.
- October 31, 2011 at 5:33 PM
- CityHouseStudio said...
Love the pumpkins!
Darn it, I didn't get around to making one of these this year -- but it's on my list for next year! - October 31, 2011 at 7:10 PM
- Rachel said...
Very fun! Love the creative log cabin and scrappiness. It goes wonderfully with your Halloween decorations!
- October 31, 2011 at 11:10 PM
- Diane said...
Love the course background fabric! That seems to set off the pumpkins and make this special!
- November 1, 2011 at 5:22 AM
- Lucy @ Charm About You said...
Oh Debbie the runner looks so fantastic!!! I love that you used different coloured threads, the orange looks great!
- November 1, 2011 at 5:49 AM


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Dominic Monaghan (Lord of the Rings) is Geoffrey Shawcross, the teenage shoplifter Hetty collars and recruits as her trusty sidekick. "They all have one," she says. Also back are Derek Benfield as Hetty's doting husband, Robert; and Suzanne Maddock as Janet Fraser, the comely car mechanic and heavy-equipment operator who falls truly, madly, deeply for Geoffrey -- and vice versa.
Geoffrey and Janet's relationship has all the freshness of young love, while Hetty and Robert's partnership has the subtlety of well-aged wedlock. The contrast gives the series intriguing depth, says Monaghan.
"If people just assume that Hetty is a program about an older woman who is a detective, then they're missing out on a lot more," he observes. "It's about the interaction between old and young peopleŃthat's the common vein throughout the show."
Mind Over Muscle finds Hetty's hairdresser appealing for help after an apparently unprovoked attack on her husband. Hetty learns that the beefy assailant runs a gym, and she enrolls Geoffrey who poses as her nephew. Wiry and a bit of a weakling, Geoffrey is offered under-the-counter steroids -- and that's not the muscleman's only shady dealing.
Janet lands a job as a forklift operator at the warehouse where the muscleman, the victim, and a jealous third party all have connections. Her astute driving saves the day. Meanwhile Robert has taken over the "senior speaks out" column in the local paper and immediately has run-ins with his editor.
In Blood Relations, Hetty tracks down her only living blood relative, Kate (Jean Rimmer), who runs a pet shop in a picturesque seaside village. While Hetty and Geoffrey are visiting, they learn that Kate's elderly neighbor is being tormented by a "padfoot" -- a dog sent at night by the devil. Seeking another explanation, Hetty and Geoffrey stumble on a network of hidden passages that date to the era of rampant smuggling in the area.
While Hetty practices with the local choir, giving a soulful rendition of "The Old Rugged Cross," Geoffrey stakes out the harbor. He observes Kate receiving mysterious cargo, leading the sleuths to a cellar full of endangered species. Meanwhile, back in Lancashire, Janet is being pestered by a narcissistic body builder. Can Geoffrey handle this lout?
For Love Nor Money, opens with the return of Robert's freeloading brother Frank (Frank Mills). Frank reveals that Marianne (Aline Mowat), the daughter of his old flame, has disappeared from a Victorian living-history museum where she was portraying a schoolmarm. Robert suspects that Marianne is really Frank's love child.
Hetty and Geoffrey go undercover at the museum and deduce that Marianne's hiding place involves cheese -- very good cheese. The reason for her disappearance, however, is less savory. Justice is finally served at a costume festival where all the participants wear Victorian garb. This becomes the occasion for boot-boy Geoffrey to propose to scullery maid Janet. She accepts. But does he really mean it?
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Walking four-track recorder Bradford Cox announced a new Atlas Sound LP, Parallax yesterday, and supplied the record's first single "Terra Incognita." That's the album art up there, based on a photo by legendary rock photog Mick Rock.
Parallax is out 11/8 on 4AD.
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Celebrities at Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic LA 2012 (Pictures)
It Was an All-Out Fashion Parade at the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic
Sometimes all it takes is the perfect weekend equation to bring about a veritable parade of covet-worthy dresses. Case in point: the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic in LA inspired more than a few starlets to come to the polo field wearing their Saturday best. Mandy Moore's purple Lela Rose number catered to Fall's textural intrigue, Ashley Greene showed off a sexier bondage-infused side in an Antonio Berardi LWD, Alessandra Ambrosio's colorfully pleated BCBG maxi dress reminded us there's always a way to keep Summer's softer side intact, and Lauren Conrad, in her own Paper Crown design, proved that polka dots can be totally chic, too. Beyond that we've got an enviable lineup not to be missed courtesy of Ashley Madekwe, Rachel Zoe, Selma Blair, Ali Larter, and more. Click on for the complete star-studded fashion rundown from the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic.
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The highlight of the Bayerische Staatsoper's 2014-2015 season is a new production of Manon Lescaut featuring Anna Netrebko and Jonas Kaufmann, directed by Hans Neuenfels. (And perhaps the most delightful part of this announcement is that Richard Eyre is not involved in any way at all.)
In an email obtained by parterre.com, AGMA's Alan Gordon warns his membership of a possible lockout by the Met if contract negotiations break down this summer, blaming "failure at the box office, over-reliance on High Definition theatercasts instead of audience growth and a gross waste of millions of dollars on unnecessary and avoidable expenses" for the company's current financial woes.
Goddess Anna Caterina Antonacci takes the "Sophia Loren" starring role in La Ciociara, a new work premiering at San Francisco Opera in June, 2015.
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La Cieca hears that soprano Pretty Yende, a standout Met debutante last season in Le Comte Ory, has signed with the company for for four roles over the next three years: Pamina and Lucia in 2014-2015, Adina in 2015-2016 and Rosina in 2016-2017.
La Cieca has been wining, dining and otherwise wooing her Met connection (pictured above) and he (or is it she?) has come across with some tidbits about upcoming seasons at Casa Gelb.
Stefan Herheim's production of Die Meistersinger is set on the surface of Hans Sachs' writing table!


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An open gate casting shadows in the afternoon Sun
Brand: | Canon |
Camera: | Canon EOS 7D |
Lens: | 10-20mm |
Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
Date Taken: | 22 Jan 2013 - 1:39 PM |
Focal Length: | 20mm |
Lens Max Aperture: | f/5.7 |
Aperture: | f/20.0 |
Shutter Speed: | 1/100sec |
Exposure Comp: | 0.0 |
Exposure Mode: | Shutter speed priority AE |
Metering Mode: | Partial |
Flash: | Off, Did not fire |
White Balance: | As Shot |
Title: | Open Gate |
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Excellent shadows, Danny, and lovely gold and silver tones.
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Well composed making great use of the light and shadows
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And nobody has walked through there yet to spoil the pristine snow...
I quite fancy b&w here. But it would be a very different image, and much less inviting.
Thirteen unstaffed tills in Tesco this morning, so you can imagine the queues...
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'tis not too far off being mono already. The limited palette enhances the lines.
A thoughtful photograph, eminently viewable despite - or because of - its apparent simplicity.
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At first I thought this was a 'normal' road, until I put my specs on the right way up and turned the brain to 'ON'
Incredible that the snow is so undisturbed...were you tempted to spoil it for other togs after you?
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Very well composed Danny like them shadows. good tones well presented.
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I like open gates they are so inviting and this one has a lot to offer by way of shadows, well seen photo opportunity
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The first of El Salvadoran Horacio Castellano Moya's books to be translated into English, Senselessness is frankly, one of the best books to be published this year. It's one of those rare books written in a very specific, very stylized fashion that's simultaneously accessible and captivating.
I am not complete in the mind, said the sentence I highlighted with the yellow marker and ever copied into my personal notebook, because this wasn't just any old sentence, much less some wisecrack, not by any means, but rather the sentence that astonished me more than any other sentence I read that first day on the job, the sentence that most dumbfounded me during my first incursion into those one thousand one hundred almost single-spaced printed pages placed on what would be my desk by my friend Erick so I could get some idea of the task that awaited me.
His "task" is to edit a 1,100-page report of atrocities committed by the military against the indigenous population in an unnamed Central American country. And he has three months in which to finish.
This isn't a novel about those atrocities though—at least not directly. Against this backdrop of what's clearly one of the most disturbing, soul wrenching jobs in the history of editing, the narrator tries to live as normal a life as possible, getting drunk in bars, trying to pick up women, surviving amid the accounts of wretched acts in which he spends his daily life. There are several humorous sections to this book, like the bit about the woman's stinky feet, which is absolutely hilarious in a viscerally disgusting way.
One of the many reasons this book works is the strange demented beauty of the Indians' accounts, and the demented obsession the narrator has with the manuscript. He keeps choice quotes in a notebook, and has a tendency to read them aloud at bars to stunned, unappreciative audiences:
You're a poet, just listen to this beaut, I said before reading the first sentence, taking advantage of the marimba having just ended, and in my best declamatory voice, I read: Their clothes stayed sad . . . and then I observed my buddy, but he in turn looked back at me as if he were waiting, so I immediately read the second sentence in a more commanding tone of voice, if that were possible: The houses they were sad because no people were inside them . . . And then, without waiting, I read the third one: Our houses they burned, our animals they ate, our children they killed, the women, the men, ay! ay! . . . Who will put back all the houses? And I observed him again because by now he must have fathomed those verses that expressed to me all the despair of the massacres, but not to my buddy Toto, more of a landowner than a poet, as I sadly discovered, when I heard him mumble something like "Cool . . . ," [. . .]
Moya's cadences and run-on sentences that turn on themselves, that contain digressions upon digressions, that shift suddenly in unexpected directions, are masterfully rendered by Katherine Silver. Anything less than a perfect translation would utterly destroy this book. Each sentence, each paragraph, flows with a beauty that is very cinematic and adds a degree of immediacy to the prose.
And, beyond the art, aside from the Bernhardian rhythms, this style, so eloquently rendered, accurately captures and represents the narrator:
[. . .] this guy with a shaved head who very cunningly segued from this remarks about Vallejo's poetry and its relationship to indigenous languages to a subtle interrogation about my work at the archdiocese and my friendship with Erick, all packaged neatly into his conversation with me at the kitchen table, not paying any attention to calls to join the group in the living room, where things were picking up, as if the guy had known ahead of time about the psychological problems that afflicated me and that consisted of wanting to tell everything once I'd been encouraged to start talking, down to the hairs and the smells, spill it all out to a point of satiety, compulsively, in a kind of verbal spasm, as if it were an orgiastic race that would culminate in my total abandon, until I was left without secrets, until my interlocutor knew all he wanted to know, in an exhaustive confession after which I would suffer the worst possible backlash.
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My first September column always gives me the opportunity to make everyone aware of the fact that summer is officially over for the year. According to the calendar, autumn hasn't officially arrived, but the opportunity to take that family vacation has come and gone. The children are back in school, so Mom's personal time has begun. Oh yes, gentlemen, you ... Read More »
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You've posted and removed this a few times. It's great to finally see it – no more teasing. Very intense, and not all that happy… he was in profile before. Who is he, the one with the frosty breath?
Time to find a new boyfriend!LOL
Yah it is finally here. Love it
the beauty and the beast and his cry ?
more to the point – what's not fit for man nor beast?? – x
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Beastly mimi! I love the effect you get with your pastel on corrugated cardboard work. xx
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Like it. Good work.