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Stereotypes are a major part of how people look at the world. Some can be ridiculous and hurtful like the one about how all white people smell like artichokes, others can be closer to truth, but no one race, sex, society, nation or any other category you can think of fits into a tidy little box.
It was once believed that physically active women were hurting their chances at motherhood. The world is full of outlandish and stupid misconceptions that come from stupidity and fear of the unknown. Yes, most African Americans like fried chicken and watermelon but, honestly, who the fuck doesn't? The truth is African Americans were held back financially and educationally for a long time and chicken is cheap and watermelon is easy to grow. That's on par with saying homeless people like holding signs or gay men like hair in their mouth. The cold hard truth is that stereotypes come from a time when people were more afraid of other races and cultures than they are today. That's not to say that we are past racism and hate but for the most part I think that most of the educated world knows that stereotypes are generalizations that cannot be labeled as truth.
We all know someone who smells like an artichoke but we all know more that don't. Honestly, not all stereotypes are bad either; I guarantee you'll never hear an African American man say that they don't have the largest penis' and I bet they get laid more often because women of other races wonder and dream of finding out. It's plain and simple, not all Catholic priests are pedophiles, not all rednecks enjoy incest, and not all Muslims are extremists that want Americans to die. All men who write interesting blogs are smart and deserve unprovoked oral sex but other than that stereotypes tend to lean towards racist or sexist misnomers. Let's just use stereotypes for what they are, a way to pick on ourselves and others and quit taking them so serious. I myself try to use them to make people laugh and take people for who they really are when I meet them. If you spend all your time worried about hate and discrimination you never get the time to stop and smell the artichokes.


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Video:Share Peripherals Between Two Computers With a KVM Switchwith Ken Gumbs
IF you often work on two computers at the same desk, having an easy way to switch between the primary input/output devices on them is a necessity. By using a KVM switch, it's trivial to share your keyboard, monitor and mouse between two computers.See Transcript
Transcript:Share Peripherals Between Two Computers With a KVM SwitchHi! This is Ken for About.com, and today we're going to lean out to install a KVM switch to use two computers on one desk.
What Is a KVM Switch?KVM stands for keyboard, video, mouse, and essentially allows you to connect multiple computers to the same keyboard monitor and mouse. The first thing you need to do is figure out what kind of KVM port you need. For example my keyboard and mouse uses a PS2 port but others may use a USB. And my video monitor happens to use a VGA, others may use a DVI.
Connect the KVM SwitchOnce you've purchased the right kind of KVM switch, it doesn't matter the different between the PS2 port or the USB port, because the setup is exactly the same. My older PS2 port, you may recognize has the purple and green, all you have to do is plug the purple port into the corresponding purple port, and the green one the same. If you have USB you just plug the two USB ports into there.
Now here's my VGA monitor output, I'm going to plug that into the KVM port. So now we've plugged our different cables into the KVM port. Next we have to send out our two different signals here into the two different computers. Essentially all we're doing is plugging in one USB which will send the signals for both the keyboard and mouse, and our video port. And you'll do that for two different computers.
Set Up the PeripheralsSo once you have your KVM switch hooked up to two different computers, you'll probably want to check the manual to figure out exactly how to switch between active computers. It's usually a combination of keystrokes, but you'll check your manual to make sure exactly how to do that with your KVM switch.
So now I've successfully hooked up both a Mac and a PC to the same monitor, keyboard, and mouse. And I checked the manual. And to change the active computer on this KVM switch is hitting scroll-lock button twice and the arrow button. And you'll see here that I'm able to scroll between two different active monitors.
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Donald Cerrone plans to turnover a new Featherweight leaf in the New Year.
"Cowboy" -- who stands nearly 6' -- announced earlier this evening during a "UFC 20 Years" online chat with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fans that he intends to test his mixed martial arts (MMA) skills against much smaller men.
Cerrone is a 10-fight Lightweight veteran inside the Octagon, collecting six "Fight Night" bonuses during that span. He has been victorious on seven of those occasions and often flirted with top 155-pound contender status."I just think I can really dominate down there," said Cerrone. "Most people lose a lot of fights and they run down. I'm going to go to 145 after a win and see. I'll still be at 55, though, I'll play back-and-forth. Why not? Go get the belt."
However, huge losses to Nate Diaz -- who next went on to compete for a division title -- and then Anthony Pettis -- who next went on to win the belt -- have dashed his championship opportunities. But, perhaps, his most recent unanimous decision loss to Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night 27 made him think that a change of scenery will do the trick.
And he knows making the 145-pound division limit is no walk in the park.
Cerrone is already lined up to fight Evan Dunham in a Lightweight match set for UFC 167, which takes place at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Nov. 16, 2013. Cerrone and Dunham will headline the pay-per-view (PPV) "Prelims" portion of the under card, a demotion of sorts for an exciting fighter who is accustomed to primetime placement."[145 pounds] is going to be a lifestyle change," Cerrone admitted. "No more Bud Light and Budweiser's. No more eating random food. No more late nights with Dave Sholler eating at Wendy's. Those are all things that are going to have to change."
Once the match concludes, Cerrone plans to make the drop win, lose or draw. And he already has the blessing of key company executives.
"I've talked to the PR team and [matchmaker] Sean Shelby," Cerrone said. "And he's like,'As long as you can make the weight healthy, we don't want to see you in there dying.' Kenny Florian made it, I'll probably look worse than him. Tell Mike Dolce, and I want it for free, this will be the ultimate test."


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Five of Liverpool's festive fixtures have been altered due to TV scheduling.
Our game at West Ham on Saturday, December 8 will now be played the following day at 4pm and shown live on Sky Sports.
The home match against Fulham on Saturday, December 22 will now kick off at 5.30pm rather than 3pm, as it has been selected for broadcast on ESPN.
On Boxing Day Liverpool will now face Stoke away at 7.45pm instead of 3pm - this is another Sky Sports fixture.
Elsewhere, our trip to QPR has been put back a day to Sunday, December 30 (4pm, Sky Sports).
This means our New Year's Day clash at home to Sunderland (not on TV) will also take place a day later on Wednesday, January 2 at 7.45pm.
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"With Every Christmas Card I Write…."
Christmas is just around the corner. Have you started your Christmas cards yet?
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, well maybe not too much, but with November almost over, Christmas is around the corner which means, shopping, Christmas trees, decorations, and Christmas cards.
Although these days it doesn't seem that as many people send Christmas cards as they did in the past (to be sure, it's been a few years since I last sent out Christmas cards) I have always been one of those firm believers that what you write inside the card is just as important as the specific card you choose for a family member, friend, or colleague. Indeed, the message itself became my own special present to that person and hopefully it would be something that he or she would remember long after Christmas had come and gone.
It's probably true that most people who are caught up in the hustle and bustle of the season may not take the time to sit down and carefully compose a "Christmas message." Instead, they rely on the card's message, sign one's name and leave it that.
On the contrary, writing a message does not take that much time and depending on who you are going to send that card to, the message is important and thoughtful. In fact, one of the things that I have always enjoyed about sending Christmas cards was spending an afternoon or two writing those special and thoughtful Christmas messages. For some of the recipients of those cards it might be one of the few times that we have corresponded over the year and as such, that Christmas message becomes all the more important.
Of course what you write also depends on the person and how well you know that person. Aside from the usual "spirit of the season" fanfare, in the messages that I have written, I have tried to capture not only the holy nature of the season with the birth of Christ but also extending best wishes for spirit of the season in giving and spreading good cheer. After all, that is what the holiday season is all about.
(For non-Christian holiday revelers–Jews, Buddhists, Muslims, and Hindi-it goes without saying to choose those generic holiday cards but that doesn't mean your message has to be a generic one. It is a good time to reflect on why this person you are sending the card to is important or special to you.)
If you have been out of touch with the person for a while now would be a good time to catch up on things but not too much. The most important thing to remember is that this is a "Christmas card" and you don't want to stray too far from the spirit of the season. Talk about their family and wishing everyone happy holidays but don't talk too much about the problems you have been having this year.
I know that when I receive a Christmas card from someone I really appreciate the effort that went into the message they wrote inside the card. If someone just signed their name I would think that he or she doesn't think that much of me to write just a sentences. I might even think that by not writing anything or just a word or two that the person is just going through the motions of sending cards.
Finally, I believe that what we write in the card is just as important as the special card we pick out for that person. It's part of the spirit of the season and makes that Christmas card all the more special for the person who reads it.
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On November 21, 2009 at 2:16 pm
very well written,Thanks for sharing
On November 21, 2009 at 2:31 pm
I have done all mine
On November 21, 2009 at 2:32 pm
Great write and you are so right, I think the words you put inside are more important that the card. I to be honest stopped writing them a few years ago, it was on amongst many jobs that I hated doing with a passion. Why do we have to remember people we have't spoken to for years. I would rather email… kill joy that I am, I do give to charity the money I would have spent on cards.
On November 21, 2009 at 2:34 pm
I haven't even made up my Christmas card list yet. That's something I really need to get done.
On November 21, 2009 at 2:41 pm
Good philosophy. Some cards really don't need to be sent or received. May your days be merry and bright…
On November 21, 2009 at 3:00 pm
Nice write!
On November 21, 2009 at 4:02 pm
lol. Mr. Bultman.
Great write. I have always enjoyed writing Christmas cards to family and friends. There is nothing like writing that special message and receiving correspondence in the mail during the holiday season.
On November 21, 2009 at 6:11 pm
Things have really changed with Christmas cards since I was kid when my folks would send out hundreds and hundreds of cards every year.
On November 21, 2009 at 6:44 pm
Very nice post! I'm now starting to make personilized xmas cards to give to family and friends
On November 21, 2009 at 7:13 pm
Thank you for this article, I always write special Christmas messages and my family tease me for it. Reading this has given me confidence to ignore their comments.
On November 21, 2009 at 8:12 pm
I agree. I just finished mine, and I always write something. Today I decorated for christmas inside the house. I was just in the festive mood, too.
On November 21, 2009 at 10:13 pm
I still send out Xmas cards every year, although not as many as I used to, nor do I get as many as I used to.
On November 21, 2009 at 10:16 pm
This is a wonderful write, Papa. I always write a special Christmas message in my cards every year.
On November 21, 2009 at 10:36 pm
nice article. I don't send cards for Christmas but I'd love to.
On November 21, 2009 at 11:33 pm
Happy Holidays!
On November 22, 2009 at 3:02 am
I still send out cards but have reduced them considerabley and send quite a few Christmas messages by email using Christmas stationary. My friends seem to appreciate them. A very good piece.
On November 22, 2009 at 5:42 am
Excellent!..very well-written piece and so interesting..I agree with you that this is a "Christmas card" and you don't want to stray too far from the spirit of the season…lol..thanks for sharing this great work..cheers
On November 22, 2009 at 6:43 am
Nice article..I love sending Christmas cards
On November 24, 2009 at 2:28 am
I am about to start mine
On November 24, 2009 at 9:52 am
nice one….


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I LOVE this balaclava! It's thin, but it's warm and more wind resistant than I thought it would be. I have been wearing this on the bike trail on below zero windchill days and it keeps my face warm. I wear a MH windstopper hat on top and my ears stay nice and toasty. Like other reviewers have mentioned, I love that I can pull it down and uncover my entire face or use it as a neck gaitor. I like to periodically uncover my face and some of the other brands are thicker and too tight to be comfortable when I pull it down under my chin. I do get some fogging on my sunglasses, but not as much as with the synthetic balaclavas. I would buy more of these if they were in stock. Highly recommend.
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Lumi is an intelligent umbrella that utilizes high-power LEDs to create hours of rainy day fun.
New York, NY (September 24, 2013) – Pilobolus and Dragon Innovation have launched a campaign to raise $60,000 for product development and business establishment of an exciting new creation: the Lumi. The Lumi is a one of a kind umbrella. Each Lumi is equipped with user-controllable red, green, and blue LEDs that can be independently switched on and off with the push of a button. The LEDs are located on the handle of the Lumi and project color upward to illuminate the umbrella's translucent dome and brighten up your rainy day. The $60K will enable the production of 300 Lumi umbrellas to be used in the next version of UP: The Umbrella Project. The collaborators will not receive any funds unless all $60K is raised. Donors to the campaign will receive rewards depending on the level at which they give, such as a Lumi umbrella, tickets to a Pilobolus show, and more. http://www.dragoninnovation.com/projects/26-lumi
The Lumi is an intelligent umbrella capable of producing 100 lumens of multicolored light. At the heart of each Lumi, there is a reprogrammable Atmel microcontroller that controls the brightness of the LEDs. Using a set of tactile buttons, the user can switch any combination of lights on and off, or program more interesting organic patterns that are only limited by your imagination. A clear, injection molded polycarbonate shell surrounds and protects the circuit board, switches, and the two AA batteries which power the Lumi for hours stylish entertainment.
Lumi is designed to be used by groups of people together, as well as individuals. By crowd-funding the production of Lumi, you are not only supporting the creation of this creative and practical hardware, but also encouraging groups of people to buy them together and use them. Please send your pictures/videos to: firstname.lastname@example.com. We want to see your Lumi in action!
The Lumi is now live at www.dragoninnovation.com, with only 44 days remaining.
UP: The Umbrella Project – Is a participatory performance developed by Pilobolus Dance Company and MIT's Distributed Robotics Lab. UP premiered at the PopTech Conference in Camden, Maine in October 2012 and was performed again at MIT in May 2013. Each time over three hundred participants lit up the sky on a rainy night. UP is a large-scale, live performance piece that arms untrained participants from all walks of life with umbrellas fabricated with multi-colored LED lights. Each participant spontaneously interacts with the group and, by manipulating the color of his or her own umbrella, creates an ever-changing landscape of hues as they move through the space to create the piece. Click Here for UP Video.
PILOBOLUS - Founded in 1971, Pilobolus has built its fervent and expanding international following by proving the human body to be the most expressive, universal, and magical of media. Pilobolus maintains its own singular style while actively collaborating with the best and brightest minds from all conceivable professions the world over. Based in Washington Depot, Connecticut and New York City, in recent years Pilobolus has transformed from avant-garde dance troupe into an international entertainment company featured on the likes of Oprah, Late Night with Conan O'Brien and the Academy Awards. In addition to performing live in 65 countries for 5 million people over 42 years, the company has engaged in activities as varied as making circuses, creating television advertising, publishing books, breaking world records, teaching in schools, and producing music videos. Pilobolus has been awarded prestigious honors over the years, including the Berlin Critic's Prize, the Scotsman Award, the Brandeis Award, a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cultural Programming, the Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement in Choreography, a TED Fellowship for presenting at the TED conference in 2005, and 2012 Grammy® Award nomination for its interactive music video collaboration with OK Go and Google Chrome Japan, "All Is Not Lost" (allisnotlo.st). Pilobolus achieves all of this without ever losing sight of its core mission: to make art that builds community.
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'Star Wars" was among the first things to pop into Vancouver fashion designer and "Project Runway" winner SethAaron Henderson's mind when he toured the SolarWorld plant in Hillsboro, Ore., this summer. He was seeking ideas for a solar energy-inspired collection to debut at Portland Fashion Week.
If you go
• What: Portland Fashion Week.
• When: Oct. 6-10. For the Oct. 6 opening-night exhibition, check-in begins at 6 p.m., VIP access starts at 7, and general access is at 8. The doors open Oct. 7-10 at 6 p.m., and shows begin at 8. After-parties on Oct. 7-10 begin at 10 p.m. The designer marketplace goes from 2-5 p.m. on Oct. 10.
• Where: Shows take place on Swan Island at Vigor Industrial Shipyards, 5555 N. Channel Ave., Portland. The designer marketplace is at 1039 N.W. Couch St., Portland. Check the Portland Fashion Week website for after-party locations.
• Cost: General admission is $20-$35 in advance, $25-$40 at the door, and $100 for a five-day pass. Preferred seating is $30-$65 in advance, $50-$75 at the door, or $180 for a five-day pass. VIP access is $60-$100 in advance, $80-$115 at the door, or $350 for a five-day pass. Patron-level tickets are $150-$160 in advance, $175 at the door, or $640 for a five-day pass. After-party access is included with preferred and VIP tickets. After-party tickets purchased separately are $10. The designer marketplace is free.
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"When I was there, it felt like I was on the Death Star. I felt like I was in outer space," said Henderson, 39. "It just felt very futuristic. It's all machines and metal. It was a very cold, industrial vibe."
The collection he unveils on the runway will have a similar aesthetic. Henderson used lots of black and silver, as well as splashes of blue, purple, red and yellow, to mimic the color palette of the solar panel manufacturing factory. He employed a mix of materials, including vinyl, faux leather, cottons and wools.
Schedule of events
Oct. 6: Artisan designers exhibition. Designers and lines include Adam Andreas, Idom, R.A.W. by Rio Wrenn, Dawn Sharp, Liza Rietz, Laura Allcorn and Sword+Fern.
Oct. 7: The first segment features designers Lizzie Parker and Jessica Milton, as well as the Art Institute of Portland Fashion Show. The second segment — Catapult, The Emerging Designer Competition Runway Show — spotlights Devonation, Anar-Couture, Ms. Wood and Nelli Millard.
Oct. 8: Designers and lines include Amai Unmei, La Vie by Michelle DeCourcy and Stephanie D. Couture.
Oct. 9: "Project Runway" alumni show featuring Jay Nicolas Sario, Jonathan Peters and SethAaron Henderson.
Oct. 10: Designers and lines include Amelia Toro, Ethos Paris, Souchi and Lenzanita. There's a designer marketplace earlier in the day.
"It's innovative, leaning more toward 2020 than 2010," Henderson said of the 10-plus looks he'll premiere.
Henderson is headlining Portland Fashion Week's Saturday show, which also features "Project Runway" season seven alumni Jay Nicolas Sario and Jonathan Peters.
It won't be the first reunion for the three "Project Runway" veterans. Henderson saw Sario and Peters at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York last month.
"It was a fun time. They're really excited to come here and show together," he said.
The "Project Runway" reunion is just one of several shows taking place over five days beginning Wednesday as part of the seventh annual Portland Fashion Week, which last year drew about 5,000 people.
About 30 local, regional, national and international designers are showing their spring and summer collections this year. In addition to the runway shows, there's an opening-night exhibition spotlighting artisan designers, who do smaller runs of handcrafted apparel. There's also a market on the last day where people can buy designers' fall and winter clothing.
"The goal is really getting designers exposure and business, as well as our broader strategic goal of becoming part of the fabric of the city and how it's perceived outside," said Chris Cone, co-founder and co-executive producer, along with Prasenjit Tito Chowdhury, of Portland Fashion Week.
"We certainly have the talent here. We're sort of over the whole Portland-as-best-kept-secret thing. We don't think it should be a secret anymore. There's a reason two out of the last three 'Project Runway' winners have been from the Portland area," Cone said. In addition to Henderson winning the seventh season, then-Portland resident Leanne Marshall won season five. "We attract creative talent in various fields, and fashion is one of them."
The new black
Putting that creativity to the test, 2010 event organizers charged Henderson with creating a concept centered on solar energy. SolarWorld is among Portland Fashion Week's major sponsors, so this year's theme is "Solar Is the New Black."
The runway will be made from SolarWorld's black laminate solar panels, and that's just one way the event promotes sustainability. Portland Fashion Week uses LED lighting and features several eco-friendly designers who work with green fabrics such as organic cotton, hemp and bamboo.
Henderson sees Portland Fashion Week as a way to encourage collaboration between the energy and fashion industries.
"There's the solar, techie world, then there's the fashion world," he said. "How can we join forces to better the environment?"
Henderson and his wife, Tina, have always recycled, but now that son Aaron, 14, and daughter Megann, 12, are more aware of environmental concerns, the family is ratcheting up its efforts. They recently purchased a home in the Uptown Village area, and it will be solar powered.
Besides the upcoming move, Henderson has a lot of work and travel keeping him busy. He sewed all his designs for Portland Fashion Week himself, and is working on his fall 2011 ready-to-wear collection. He's also making public appearances at department stores throughout the region and is in talks to sign on as creative director of an international upscale handbag and accessories manufacturer. In March, he'll travel to China to show at Beijing Fashion Week.
"I want a lot of stuff in the works," he said. "I'm taking all the opportunities that are right."
But no matter how busy he gets, he makes time to watch every episode of "Project Runway," currently in its eighth season.
This go-round, Portland designer Gretchen Jones has rubbed fellow contestants the wrong way with her penchant for giving unsolicited advice, and designers Ivy Higa and Michael Costello have made enemies, as well.
"A lot of drama this season," Henderson noted.
He said fans of the show keep coming up to him and saying how much they dislike Jones, though he thought she seemed nice the few times he's encountered her.
Henderson helped with casting for season eight and has met all the contestants. He doesn't want to make predictions or choose favorites, but two competitors do stand out to him.
"I like Mondo (Guerra)," Henderson said. "He's just a good guy. Andy (South) is great, too. Also, I think they think outside the box."
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The first Scottish Rite organization among African-Americans was the African Grand Council of 1820 in Philadelphia, which was referred to as a Council of Princes of Jerusalem. This Council arose through West Indian migration, for Stephen Morin had propagated the Rite there. The Organization of the King David Supreme Council grew out of the conferring in Philadelphia (1850) of the 33rd Degree by Count DeSaint Laurent (also, Larine) of the Supreme Council of France and the Grand Commander of the Council of Spain on David Leary, the first Black Inspector-General of the Prince Hall Scottish Rite.
In New York City, a Supreme Council of the United States was established in 1864. Also in 1864, a separate Supreme Council was formed in New York, which was made up of members from the National Compact Grand Lodge, from which a Southern Jurisdiction split off with the Headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland. From the Philadelphia Council, a Southern and Western Jurisdiction defected with Headquarters at Washington, D.C. In 1871 a fifth was established in Philadelphia, and was named King Fredrick Supreme Council. In 1881-1887, these five merged into 2 United Supreme Councils of the 33rd Degree: one for Northern Jurisdiction and one for Southern Jurisdiction.
Ill. Edward M. Thomas petitioned the King David Council, since he was residing in the District of Columbia, for the 33rd degree to be conferred on representative Masons in D.C., and on May 5, 1856, the conferment was made and a council was established. A fourth council was set up in Baltimore, Maryland and a fifth Council in Philadelphia. These 5 Councils petitioned for unity in a conference in New York City on January 13, 1881, and was responsible for the Articles of Union and two Supreme Councils of the Northern Jurisdiction (PHA) and the United Supreme Council of the Southern Jurisdiction (PHA).
The constitutions for the Southern Jurisdiction were established in 1887 and revised in 1917 and 1989. The Southern Jurisdiction for the United Supreme Council, PHA, consists of the states: AL, AR, FL, GA, KT, LA, MD, MS, Missouri, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV, the territories of Arizona, New Mexico, the District of Columbia, and Alaska. The Northern Jurisdiction consists of the following states: CO, Connecticut, DE, ID, Illinois, IN, IO, KA, Maine, Mass, MI, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, NH, NJ, NY, ND, OH, OR,Pennsylvania, RI, SD, UT, VT, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and that of the states outside Continental United States. Alaska shall belong to the Northern also.
As a result of the conference of the Sovereign Grand Commanders of the two Supreme Councils, Northern and Southern Jurisdictions A.A.S.R., PHA, on August 2, 1966, were established at the Cathedral, Fitzwater & Mole St. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The above divisions were made based on a boundary developed by a joint committee in Wilmington, Delaware on April 19, 1907 using the Mason-Dixon Line as an official boundary.
The Commanders of the Rite is composed of learned grand inspectors general of all grades. They exist to provide guidance and wise counsel to consistories and the council of deliberation in the state. The Commanders of the Rite must function to assist the consistories in the application and implementation of the true meaning of the ancient and accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.
Other functions are to maintain a broad avenue of charitable programs and to produce workshops for sublime princes in order that they may better understand Scottish Rite Masonry. Another very important function is to offer their assistance to the consistory in fund raising projects and programs for the purpose of charity. The commanders of the rite must be active in their communities by volunteering to perform various civic services thereby demonstrating to the citizenry that Scottish Rite Masons are civic minded men of honor and good moral character.Source: GIG Ill. Leonard W. Larue, Dean of Instruction Pentecost Consistory No. 98 A.A.S.R., S.J.
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In 1907, some members of the Jonathan Davis Consistory in Washington, DC, conceived the idea of forming a ladies auxiliary to their Consistory. They believed that the helpful and beneficial influence of women was felt in all branches of Freemasonry and there was no reason why the Scottish Rite should be an exception. The task of organizing the auxiliary was given to Grand Inspector General Andrew Laster of the Jonathan Davis Consistory.
Initially the growth of the auxiliary was disgustingly slow, especially when only two ladies and sometimes only one lady attended the meetings. In October 1907, the auxiliary received a new impetus: new members were added, the old members took on new zeal and optimism that started the auxiliary on its present course of success. Also, about that time, the new Sovereign Grand Commander, Robert L. Pendleton, 33rd Degree, who was then the Deputy for the District of Columbia, conceived the idea of conferring degrees upon the ladies of the auxiliaries. The objective was to bring the ladies into a closer relationship with the brethren of the Scottish Rite. The title, "Order of the Golden Circle, Auxiliary to Scottish Rite Freemasonry," was selected.
A ritual was prepared and written by Illustrious Pendleton. The proposition was, of course, favorably accepted by the ladies and subsequently adopted by the Supreme Council for the Southern Jurisdiction with the understanding that all the ladies who, at that time were members of the auxiliary were to be eligible, but thereafter the membership would be limited to only those possessing a Scottish Rite relationship (the wife, widow, mother or sister of a Scottish Rite Mason who is now in good standing or was at his death is eligible for membership in the order).
On May 6, 1908, Illustrious Pendleton conferred the degrees, gave and explained the obligations, signs and motto's to the first officers of the Order of the Golden Circle, Auxiliary to the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. The Ladies of Washington, DC, named their assembly, "The Richard Howard Gleaves Assembly No. 2, Order of the Golden Circle." The number 1 was assigned to the "Queen Esther Assembly of Baltimore, MD, because the Scottish Rite Auxiliary of that city was the first to be organized in the jurisdiction. NOTE: The officers of every auxiliary Assembly of the Order of the Golden Circle are styled as follows: Loyal Lady Ruler, Loyal Lady Associate Ruler, Loyal Lady Priestess, Loyal Lady Guide, Loyal Lady Treasurer, Loyal Lady Secretary, Loyal Lady Herald, Loyal Lady Standard Bearer, Loyal Lady Inner Guard, and Loyal Lady Outer Guard. The first six officers shall be elected and the remainder appointed by the elected Loyal Lady Ruler.
After the officers had received their degrees, notices were sent to the remaining members of the former auxiliary and on Tuesday, May 12, 1908, the other ladies received the beautiful and impressive degrees in brief ceremonies that proved to be of benefit only to those who will heed their admonitions. These initial assemblies were plants of slow but steady growth. They were comprised of a number of ladies who seemed to be of one family circle. A code of By-Laws was adopted in June 1908, making the assemblies beneficial after a year's membership and limiting the benefits to seek dues. They agreed to do charity work in hospitals and to relieve suffering humanity as best they could in a simple way, such as carrying fruits, flowers, magazines, etc., to the sick, who had no friends to provide for them, and to care for the elderly and those who were otherwise uncared for.
THE DOVE: The Dove, as defined by Collier's Encyclopedia, "…is a name loosely applied to any of a large number of birds of the pigeon family. Although there is no technical distinction between pigeons and doves, the species known as doves are mostly small to medium-sized and characterized by soft, dull hues, such as browns, grays and the neutral one known as dove color. Doves usually have low cooing voices, and their apparently amiable dispositions have made them symbols of peace and affection."
In the Order of the Golden Circle, the Dove within the golden circle signifies "the hope that peace shall reign always within our precincts." The Dove has many references in the Bible that we can remember: Doves were sent out during the flood, from Noah's Ark, based on the fact that the first Dove never returned and the second dove came back with its feet still wet and bedraggled, Noah was reluctant yet to leave the Ark. But the third Dove returned with an olive branch in its beak, signifying the peace and tranquility that prevailed over the earth. This third Dove was the divine messenger of peace and hovered over the retreating waters like a celestial harbinger of safety. Thus, an arch or distant horizon floating on the surface of the ocean attended by a Dove with an olive branch in its beak and encircled by a rainbow, form a striking and expressive symbol which needs no explanation. If freemasonry has allowed the Dove to occupy a high position among its hallowed symbols, the reasons for such an approbation (benediction) are fully competent to justify the proceedings.
The Dove was an agent at the creation, at the deluge, or flood, and at the baptism of our Lord Jesus the Christ. When the heavens opened and a brightness shone about, as our Lord Jesus came out of the water after being baptized by John the Baptist, the Dove alights on His shoulders and a voice from the Heavens declared, "This is my Beloved Son in Whom I am Well Pleased."
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Framingham State University recently redesigned its General Education model. Students who matriculated before the Fall 2013 semester fall under the "goal model." The Mathematics Department offers six courses that can be used to complete the Goal 2 (Quantitative) General Education Requirement.
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In celebration of our 16th Annual Festival, we are launching the Producer's Circle, a special designation for donors who make annual contributions of $300 or more. Producer's Circle donors are recognized on our website, within our printed Festival program and are invited to attend our exclusive Festival Sneak Peek event in July. You can join the Producer's Circle by making a contribution of $300 or more now, or you can use our new "subscription donation" service and simply make a $25 or more contribution per month."
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The Spadefoot comes out of its underground burrow after a heavy rain to mate. Male toads gather in ditches, puddles and other small (and usually temporary) bodies of water to sing in an attempt to attract females. Eventually the male will clasp the female from the back, which stimulates egg laying. The female Spadefoot will lay up to 2,000 eggs. The egg sac attaches to partially submerged vegetation or other objects in the water. After she has laid her eggs, the male deposits its sperm on them. Within 15 hours, tiny tadpoles will emerge. After hatching, the tadpole's only chance for survival is to develop into a frog before the water dries up. The tadpoles can transform into a frog in 12 to 13 days. This is the fastest metamorphosis known for any frog or toad. The young frog that develops from the tadpole will have to quickly find a meal, before digging into the earth to await the next heavy rain.


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February 20, 2010 07:03 AM - 3838 ViewsFor the last several months (since April 09) there has been no magazines from Buckaroo Communications. Does anyone have any information on what has happened to them? I called the newspaper in Dayton,Tn. and they knew of nothing that had happened to Buckaroo. I've searched the web and have only come up with a couple of forum questions/answers. In the last few Street Rodder magazines Gerry Burger (Street Rod Builder and Rodders Digest) has had articles published. Brian Brennan, editor of Street Rodder, mentioned in an e-mail that all the writers had been laid off. I find it interesting that a company with really good magazines has just fallen off the face of the earth without any notification. Any input as to what has REALLY happened?
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February 20, 2010 08:23 AM
I don't know but I wish they would come back, it was a fine magazine. The last time I called I talked to a ad man. He said they were haveing trouble collecting money for advertising. He told me about 3 major street rod supplyers that went out of buisnes oweing them money. I know its been hard out there and I hope it turns around. I don't know if any of there mags are still being published.
February 20, 2010 11:07 AM
I was a subscriber to Rodder's Digest for a long time. They still owe me about 2 1/2 years of issues.
What pisses me off is that they were sponsoring picks at NSRA events when they were having finicial troubles.
They have had some great magizines and have screwed up some that they took over, such as the old American Rodder.
I think Buckaroo is gone.
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I worked on the machines that made magazines up untill 8 months ago.(perfect binders and saddle stitchers) The reason i am NOT anymore is because I was let go because they are not breaking any more. They are not breaking because they are not running them. I tried going independant and doing only local service. Still no machines running. Maybe these guys are selling them on the rack, or just not printing them all together. I may do some calling and find out from the operators if they have run those mags lately... I'll know more this week.
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They are advertising for new subscribers in some mags, don't feel alone they owe me more issues on two mags also! If anybody should have been able to figure out how to get past this it should have been John Diana. How about explaning whats going on John?
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2005 Two U.S. soldiers died Feb. 3 in separate incidents in Iraq, Multinational Force Iraq officials announced.
A Task Force Freedom soldier was killed and another was wounded when their convoy was hit with a roadside bomb while on patrol south of Mosul, and a soldier assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force was killed during security and stability operations in northern Babil province.
In other news, Iraqi police detained a terrorist in a mosque early today after he fired on Task Force Danger soldiers and fled into the mosque. The soldiers were working on concrete barriers at an election site when they received rocket-propelled grenade and small-arms fire. When the assailants fled into the mosque, the soldiers coordinated with Iraqi police to search the mosque. The police detained one suspect with a light machine gun and ammunition. No multinational forces were injured in the attack, officials said.
Soldiers from 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), detained six people in northern Iraq Feb. 3, and soldiers of the 2nd Brigade, 8th Field Artillery Regiment, detained three suspected terrorists in Huriyah.
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Do you want to apply to shows electronically? Create an Etsy shop? Provide photos for your NVHG gallery page?
If you want to do any of these things, you're going to need to provide digital photographs. And as often as not, you're going to be given specific instructions as to the acceptable size and format of your photograph, and the instructions are going to use some fairly technical language.
Okay, you've got the digital photos... but what size are they now, and how do you resize them to meet the requirements?
It's not really that hard -- most people can do this themselves with a little guidance. And here's that guidance.
First, you need a computer. (For the purposes of this article, we're going to assume you generally know how to use a computer... e.g., you can open programs, you know where your photos are stored, you know how to save files, etc.)
You'll also need software that enables you to resize photos. There are a number of programs that can do this, and you may already have one on your computer. There are also some free, downloadable programs on the internet that will enable you to do it.
Most of the common graphics programs used by that artists will resize photos and other graphics... we use Photoshop Elements, but there are plenty more out there.
If you don't have a graphics program, there are a number of companies that offer free software for resizing photos -- you just have to download them to your computer. Go to www.cnet.com, and search for "photo resizers" and you'll get a bunch of them. We downloaded Fastone Photo Resizer for the purposes of this article.
Okay, so you have photo resizing software on your computer. Now what?
There are a few terms it will be helpful to understand as you get started:
Pixels -- it's a way to measure graphics, photos and other digital elements. You can't convert pixels to inches... don't even try. It will make your head spin. Just know that most of the resizing programs will tell you the dimensions of your photo in pixels, and most of the people who want photos from you will give you the requirements in pixels. Pixels to pixels makes everything MUCH easier.
Constrain Proportions -- Photo resizing software is meant to be flexible, not smart. If the software asks you if you want to "constrain proportions," you virtually always want to say yes. If you don't, your image may become seriously distorted -- i.e., short and fat, or tall and thin.
File format: There are a lot of file formats -- it's the 3 or 4 letter code after the period in file names (e.g., nvhglogo.jpg is a picture of the NVHG logo in the jpeg file format). Conveniently, most cameras store photographs in the .jpg file format, although you may have to choose this option in the camera's menu system). Even more conveniently, most of the people/websites who want photos from you for show applications and the like ALSO want the .jpg file format.
If your photos are in some other format (e.g., RAW, gif, png, etc.) then you'll have to convert them to the .jpg format. It's not particularly difficult, and many graphics programs enable you to do that. (We're not going to cover that here, though.)
The main steps to resizing an image are pretty much the same no matter what program you use for resizing. Right after this list, you'll find specific instructions for Photoshop Elements, then for Fastone Photo Resizer.
Apart from resizing your photos, there are a lot of things you can to improve them.
At the February 2013 NVHG meeting, there will be a presentation that includes:
After the meeting, the presentation will be posted in the Members Only section of the website, under Archived Presentations.
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The Westin Puntacana Resort & Club is set to open just in time for the holidays on December 19, making it a great getaway from the cold winter.
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts has recently revealed the top 10 favorite beach and hotel resorts among its Preferred Guest loyalty members. The poll, which was distributed to 500,000 SPG members, found the Westin to be the favorite Starwood brand, according to USA Today. The top 10 luxury hotels represent a wide range of interests, including the best family hotels, golf hotels, and properties known for exceptional golf, food or city nightlife.... Read More
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New Lab Hours: Refer to the schedule below or the online appointment scheduler for more information. Employees, retirees and dependents covered by Pasco County School District's group health plan (Florida Blue formerly Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida) can receive medical services that will include treatment for primary care, lab work, medication, x-ray and more, all at no out-of-pocket cost at your onsite CareHere Health Center located near Gulf High School, Land O Lakes High School, and Centennial Middle School.
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LATE ARRIVALS: Please arrive at least 5 minutes before your scheduled appointment. In consideration of others, if you arrive after your scheduled appointment time, you may be rescheduled for another time and/or day if the Health and Wellness Center is unable to work you in among the other scheduled appointments. NO SHOW POLICY: Effective April 1, 2013 for those employees and their dependents who fail to cancel a scheduled appointment at least one-hour before the scheduled time, the employee will be charged a no-show fee. Click here to download No-Show Policy
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Employee Benefits and Risk Management wants all employees to be healthy, in mind and body, so they can be ready every day to do their best for our students, employees and community.
As you access healthcare services, please remember that the District is self-insured for all medical, pharmacy and behavioral health services. Therefore, spend wisely, whenever you can use generics, see a primary care doctor instead of a specialist. Consider utilizing the services of the onsite Employee and Family Health and Wellness Centers, which includes primary care, lab, x-rays, and generic medications. Co-payments are waived for services provided by the Health and Wellness Centers and generic medications provided at no cost.
Also, visit our wellness page to learn more about the District's Health and Wellness Initiatives (HWI). HWI include programs to help you lose weight, stop smoking, start exercising, maintain proper nutrition and understand your health and medications. This is all good for the mind, body and wallet.
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Pasco County Schools Named 2014 Healthiest 100 Workplaces Award Winner
Land O' Lakes (Jan. 24, 2014)—Healthiest Employers, the leader in employee health analytics, best practices and benchmark data, has announced the induction of the District School Board of Pasco County into the 2014 Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America. Every one of these employers has achieved remarkable and sustainable success through a broad range of corporate wellness programs and employee wellness initiatives.
The District School Board of Pasco County attained this recognition as the culmination of a year-long, highly selective two-stage assessment process spanning the United States to include companies of all sizes from all regions and industries.
"One of our priorities is to create a culture of wellness throughout our district that both decreases the risk of disease and enhances the quality of life of our employees. Our wellness program builds upon our continuing efforts to help students reach their highest potential by enhancing the health, happiness, and motivation of our employees and community," said Kurt Browning, Superintendent of Schools, Pasco County, Florida.
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Rod Reasen II, President of Healthiest Employers, notes that "This highly selective award recognizes employers who demonstrate exceptional leadership in using wellness as a strategy to drive workplace productivity, employee health, and community wellbeing. As these employers demonstrate, every organization has a path to the Healthiest 100, regardless of size, industry or geography."


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The Torch/Platform Irene Oil Spill Trustee Council continues to implement a number of restoration projects addressing injuries to seabirds arising from a 1997 oil spill from a pipeline into the Santa Barbara Channel. These restoration projects focus on Brown Pelicans, Brandt's Cormorants, Pigeon Guillemots, Black Oystercatchers, and Western Gulls, the species most heavily impacted by the oil spill. In addition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Land Management, the Trustees include two California state agencies, NOAA, and the U.S. Air Force.
In 2010, the Trustees directed $1.2 million of settlement funds to the Bureau of Land Management to establish the Seabird Colony Enhancement Project over a 300-mile long project area. The goal of the project is to restore populations of nesting and roosting seabirds by reducing multiple kinds of human disturbances to colonies and to monitor progress toward recovery of seabird populations since the spill. The design of this effort is modeled after the successful work of the Command Oil Spill Trustee Council to establish a similar Seabird Protection Network further north on the California coast near San Francisco from Monterey County to Sonoma County.
The trustees are especially concerned about the seabird colonies closest to population centers because of the potential detrimental impact of human activity on seabird populations. Specifically, Trustees are focusing on colonies near the Vandenberg Air Force Base, the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, and Morro Rock near San Luis Obispo. These activities are providing essential information about eventual needs for access control and habitat improvements for seabird colonies in the project area. Observations will extend to remote colonies in southern Monterey County in future seasons.


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CHARLESTON -- From T-shirts to roses, to furniture and duct tape, West Virginia University's logo is big business.
The university saw a record-setting $3.5 million in royalties from the use of its trademarks during the 2011-2012 financial year.
WVU's director of trademark licensing, Marsha Malone, tells The Charleston Daily Mail the royalties help fund university marketing initiatives and athletic scholarships.
Malone says there are about 480 companies licensed to use the WVU trademarks.
Snowshoe Mountain celebrates large opening weekend turnout
SNOWSHOE, W.Va. -- Snowshoe Mountain is celebrating its largest turnout for an opening weekend in more than a decade.
Officials at the Pocahontas County resort say that over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend it saw more than 73 percent more skier visits than their opening last year.
Snowshoe decided to open early after Superstorm Sandy dropped nearly 28 inches of snow at the resort. It was able to open more than 40 acres of skiable terrain. It now has seven lifts and 21 trails open.
West Virginia resorts draw more than 800,000 skier visits a year.
Escapes, Fusions recalled for risk of engine fire
DETROIT -- Ford is recalling more than 89,000 new Escape SUVs and Fusion sedans because the engines can overheat and catch fire.
The company says the 2013 vehicles have 1.6-liter engines and were sold in the U.S. and Canada.
Ford says it's working on a fix and is asking owners to call their dealers, who will loan them another car at no charge until the problem is solved.
The company says it has reports of 12 fires in Escapes and one in a Fusion. No injuries have been reported.
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HUNTINGTON -- The speaker at one local church will focus on human trafficking during a presentation this weekend.
Jo Anne Lyon will be speaking at 10:45 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, at the First Wesleyan Church, located at 3135 Washington Boulevard in Huntington.
Lyon is the general superintendent of The Wesleyan Church and is also the Founder of World Hope International, a faith-based relief and development organization. In addition, she also is the co-founder with Senior Policy Advisor of US Department of State, of Faith Alliance Against Slavery and Trafficking, or FAAST.
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Duluth, Minn - The dream hasn't changed for professional boxer R.J. Laase from Duluth. He expects that someday, he will be a World Champion.
"I don't care it I have to go through a 12-round battle with both eyes cut, nose broke and spitting blood out of my mouth. I want a belt around my waste and I will do whatever I can to do it," says Laase.
Laase is now 10-1 after a majority decision win on Friday Night at Grand Casino in Hinckley over the previously unbeaten Justin Jones (5-1) in an eight round epic.
"We both came to win and it is one where it puts you in position where people that are skeptical....you made a believer. I dug deep and gutted it out in an eight round war with somebody who didn't want his oh to go," says Laase.
Before T-Rex hugged his mom, he went toe-to-toe in a back and forth battle with Jones where each tested the others speed, strength and stamina. No knockdowns, but some close calls. One of the three judges scored the bout even (76-76) while the other two judges ruled in favor of Laase. (78-74)
"I had him hurt a handful of times throughout the bout. Those were big shots and he was taking them and you could tell his determination not to lose. He had so much heart and so much determination to keep his undefeated record and I think that was the string that was holding him up," says Laase.
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Womancraft Handcrafted Gifts on the move: Chapel Hill's artist cooperative Womancraft Handcrafted Gifts will be moving from The Shops at Eastgate in Chapel Hill to the new 300 East Main mixed-use development in Carrboro.
The store is targeted to open Jan. 2 on the first floor of the Hampton Inn & Suites, next to where the East Main Meatball Shoppe and Esquina Empanada and Tequila are opening next year.
"We're going to really work at it the week after Christmas to get it up and going," said Dottie Fiddleman, one of the artists in the cooperative.
Womancraft Handcrafted Gifts first opened in 1973. It showcases and sells the work of more than 70 local artists and crafters, including jewelry makers and potters.
The shop is moving after they lost their lease at The Shops at Eastgate, Fiddleman said. The owner of the shopping center plans to combine the store's space with a neighboring space to pave the way for one larger retail store.
"We're getting excited about it now, but after the flood that we had, and all the work that we put into getting the store back up and running, we were not happy when we found that they were not going to renew our lease," she said.
The cooperative was first located on West Franklin Street, she said. It moved to Eastgate in 1993, and then to Meadowmont after the artists lost their lease. The shop then moved back to Eastgate, and now they're moving to 300 East Main.
The first phase of the new 300 East Main development in Carrboro includes a parking deck and a new Hampton Inn & Suites hotel with restaurants and shops on the first floor.
In addition to Womancraft Handcrafted Gifts, the gift shop Cameron's, the East Main Meatball Shoppe and the Esquina Empanadas and Tequila eatery, the sports café Hickory Tavern is also opening on the first floor of the new building.
Patti Benedict, a partner at Main Street Properties, which is the developer of the 300 East Main, said Hickory Tavern is going to open at the beginning of 2014.
"We're really excited to get them open," she said. "(It will be) a great place for the whole family to have a new eating opportunity in the community, but also a great place to watch your favorite sporting event as well."
Hillsborough restaurant to get makeover: Downtown Hillsborough's Cajun, Creole and Caribbean restaurant the Gulf Rim Café will close in January. It's slated to reopen in the third week of January under the new name of La Place Louisiana Cookery.
To make the transformation, the founder and owner of the Hillsborough pub Wooden Nickel, Matt Fox, is teaming up with Gulf Rim Café owner Joe Tullos.
The restaurant is narrowing the focus of its food offerings. It will continue to serve Louisiana and regional cuisine, and Tullos, who comes from La Place, La., also plans to add charcuterie and house-made sausages to the menu.
Fox is bringing his experience in the culinary industry to the partnership. He is a co-founder of Hillsborough BBQ Co., and was part of the team behind the Wooden Nickel.
They're overhauling the kitchen and décor to give the restaurant a warmer and cozier atmosphere.
They're also adding more comfortable bar seating as well as draft beer, a retail counter for house-made sausages, and are going to make improvements to the dining area.
"We are blessed to have Craig Claycomb (formerly of Kipos in Chapel Hill) come on board to run our service staff, and Derrick Smith (Wooden Nickel) aboard to assist on the culinary side," Fox said in a prepared statement. "It's a great team. I hope that everyone comes out over the holidays and experiences the best of what the Gulf Rim has to offer."
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Baggage Storage In Barcelona- Where You Can Find Left Luggage And Secure Locker Facilities
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This page will give you information regarding baggage storage in Barcelona; where to find them, how much they cost, what they can store and an over-view of rules.
Baggage Storage at Barcelona Airport
Barcelona airport has secured lockers in Terminal 1 where you can leave your luggage. A large Locker will cost about €5.40 , €4.82 for the medium locker, and €4.22 for the small locker per 24 hours.
Luggage Storage in Barcelona Centre
Apart from the airport there are several other baggage storage venues dotted around Barcelona these include:
1. Sants train station
2. Barcelona Nord bus station
3. Locker Barcelona at Carrer Estruc, 36 (a few minutes walk from Plaça Catalunya).
Reserve your luggage / baggage storage online
Sants Station and Barcelona Nord Locker Facilities:
Please note that the Spanish word for baggage storage is 'Consignas' and the symbol will either be a suitcase sign or a key and bag sign.
The payment required allows you to store your luggage for up to 24 hours but see below if you want more time.
With Barcelona Nord and Sants station storage facilities once opened and you wish to continue with the service you will be asked to make a new payment.
Do be careful with your key. If you lose it you will unfortunately have to pay a €9.00 replacement fee, something that either you or your wallet won't like one bit.
If you wish to leave your luggage for over this period of time, you will be asked to pay an extra fee but be aware that this is only for a maximum of 15 days. If this is the service you desire, then you may either pay this to one of the security guards or automatically, by adding more money to the locker
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Locker Barcelona
Locker Barcelona: You can visit and open your locker as many times as you wish within the time you have paid for. Locker Barcelona uses a password to access your locker instead of a key.
Sants Train Station
The left luggage storage area is located towards the rear of the station and is next to McDonald's and the Telefonica phone shop. The service is 24 hour and due to security awareness you will be asked to put your baggage through a device similar to an airport x-ray machine. This area is a secure area manned by guards 24 hours a day. There are roughly 100 lockers with a choice of large or small.
The small lockers can hold items such as hand luggage or a small over-night. These cost €3.00 .
Small: 80cm deep/ 60cm tall/ 40 cm wide
Large: 90cm deep/ 60cm tall/ 50 cm wide
The large lockers can hold a normal suitcase size and are €4.50 .
Barcelona Nord Bus Station
These lockers can be found opposite the station within the outside bus area. There are roughly 50 white lockers in total and three different sizes to choose from; small, large or lockers for tall equipment such as skis (please note that there are only four of these).
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€3.50 /day
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€5.40 /day
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The tall lockers are roughly 2 metres by 25 centimetres and are €5.50 .
Locker Barcelona
|Medium lockers
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€6.50 / day (until 12:00 noon the next day)
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€9.50 / day (until 12:00 noon noon the next day)
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Baggage storage and Barcelona International Airport.
There is a large locker storage facility at Terminal B of Barcelona International Airport where you can securely store your bags. There are three sizes for the lockers which are given below.
Machines accepts euro notes only (not coins or credit cards) with the following denominations only €5.00, €10.00 and €20.00 notes. Maximum storage is for 1 month after this they will remove your luggage if it is not removed before then. The payment is made in advance. If you are late returning after 24 hours you would have to pay for an additional 24 hour unit before you can remove your luggage.
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€4.22 /24 hours
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€4.82 / 24 hours
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€5.40 / 24 hours
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I hope this page will have been some use to you regarding baggage storage in Barcelona. May your luggage be safe and your key even safer!


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KAAZING Leads Education in Modern Web and Mobile A...KAAZING was the first organization delivering formal, instructor-led HTML5 and WebSocket training globally back in 2008. Since then, we have trained thousands of web developers and engineers on the la...