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Occasionally administrators run into an issue with WSUS where their WSUSContent folder gets too large and they are at risk of running out of disk space. The only supported way to resolve these disk space issues is to use the wsusutil.exe RESET command. (see below)
I want to provide some background of how this problem may occur so the root cause can be identified. Just running the RESET process without determining how you got there may put you back where you started.
1) Do you have any WSUS downstream servers configured to download from your WSUS server? You can find out by opening up the WSUS Administrative console, and in the left pane select Downstream Servers. If there are downstream servers listed, the problem could possibly be caused by a setting in their configuration as well.
2) Update Files and Languages – Update Languages tab: You should only download updates in languages which you support. If your WSUS server has been in place for a while and all along you had All Languages defined under the Update Languages tab, and you recently changed it back to English for example, the updates which have been downloaded in other languages do not automatically get deleted or cleaned up.
Important note: If you have a downstream server configured, and All Languages is configured on the downstream server, then it will force your upstream WSUS server to download those languages regardless of the settings defined in the console.
3) Update Files and Languages – Update Files tab: If you have "Store update files locally on this server" set, there are a couple options to be aware of.
· Download update files to this server only when updates are approved: If this is not checked then ALL updates which are synchronized are downloaded to the WSUS server. To minimize disk space requirements, this option should be checked. Note: Only use this option when you intend to approve all products and classifications that you have configured under Options – Products and Classifications.
· Download express installation files: If this is checked, then the disk space requirements for updates increase 3 to 4x the normal amount. Only use this setting if your clients are poorly connected to the WSUS server such as over a slow LAN connection or the Internet. Using express installation files requires a higher disk space investment on the server, but significantly reduces the traffic between the WSUS server and the clients.
To better explain what the difference is between Express and non-express installation files, check out this article:
http://technet.microsoft.com/cs-cz/library/cc708603.aspx in the section "Using express installation files".
To configure WSUS to store updates locally and if you want to minimize disk space, use the below configuration.
If you are certain that the above settings have been configured as such on your WSUS server (including any downstream servers) since the product was installed, then it is likely that the storage requirements on your WSUS server is accurate. The only thing you may want to try is running the Server Cleanup Wizard (WSUS console – Options – Server Cleanup Wizard) because there is an option to delete any EXPIRED updates.
If you believe the settings were changed midstream causing All Languages to be downloaded at one time
If you have recently changed the above settings
If you find a downstream server with the incorrect settings
If you decide to set old updates or non-required updates to Not Approved
… the updates in the WSUSContent folder will not automatically be cleaned up for you.
The only way to clean up your WSUSContent folder in the fewest amount of steps is to RESET the WSUS server and re-download the content for all approved updates.
How to Do a Reset:
Note: You may want to execute the procedure below during off hours as your WSUS server will be downloading quite a bit of data.
1) Correct any settings above or disapprove any unneeded updates.
2) Close any open WSUS consoles.
3) Go to Administrative Tools – Services and STOP the Update Services service.
4) In Windows Explorer browse to the WSUSContent folder (typically D:\WSUS\WSUSContent or C:\WSUS\WSUSContent)
5) Delete ALL the files and folders in the WSUSContent folder.
6) Go to Administrative Tools – Services and START the Update Services service.
7) Open a command prompt and navigate to the folder: C:\Program Files\Update Services\Tools.
8) Run the command WSUSUtil.exe RESET
-This command tells WSUS to check each update in the database, and verify that the content is present in the WSUSContent folder. As it finds that the content is not present in the folder, it executes a BITS job to download the content from Microsoft. This process takes quite a bit of time and runs in the background.
How do you tell when the process is complete?
Other than noticing that the WSUSContent folder is no longer growing you can also check the SoftwareDistribution.log:
C:\Program Files\Update Services\LogFiles\SoftwareDistribution.log
When you start the reset process, you should see a line towards the bottom of the log which looks like this:
WsusService.13 ExecutionContext.runTryCode State Machine Reset Agent Starting
After waiting for some time, check the log again and search for the text "State Machine Reset Agent Finished"
WsusService.13 ExecutionContext.runTryCode State Machine Reset Agent Finished
Thanks for this wonderful post!
I am currently facing the same problem. Are you sure the updates that are set back to "Not Approved" from "Approved" will not download again if I delete them (from WSUSContent) and run the reset?
I would appreciate your comments on this. Thank you again!
Yes, but only if you have configured WSUS to only download updates which have been approved. You can verify this in the WSUS console by selecting the Options node and clicking "Update Files and Languages". Make sure that the option: "Download update files to this server only when updates are approved" is checked.
Here is a description of the WSUSUtil RESET command:
"Checks that every update metadata row in the database has corresponding update files stored in the file system. If update files are missing or have been corrupted, (it) downloads the update files again." http://technet.microsoft.com/zh-cn/library/cc708604.aspx
Thank you sincerely
This has helped me so much.
I see this deletes the actual data files, great. Should it update the database so that WSUS no longer thinks it needs 5,000 updates, and instead the computers check in with their current status, and WSUS displays to the Admin how many actual updates are needed? If so, does this just take some time?
Thank you very much for the advice it reduced my WSUS from 80GB to 12.5GB.
But I couldn't find these lines in the log file.
WsusService.13 ExecutionContext.runTryCode State Machine Reset Agent Starting
WsusService.13 ExecutionContext.runTryCode State Machine Reset Agent Finished
A procedure that I've used with fair success is as follows:
1. Decline all previously approved updates. (Yes, all of them. Even the ones you want.)
2. Run the cleanup wizard -- this will remove files in the WsusContent folder.
3. Change the approval of all DECLINED updates from declined to "Not Approved" (and apply inheritance).
4. Run the cleanup wizard again -- this will decline all expired updates.
5. Re-approve needed updates. Content will be redownloaded.
Note that in very large installations, this may result in a LOT of work.
Even after a RESET my WsusContent has hardly changed from 46GB. We are a small organisation and we can not afford have this folder keep growing in size.
I want to follow Jonathan's procedure above and since I am novice in this area, please could you advice me how best to Decline all updates. From the Options > Automatic Approvals, do I set a new Rule up to do that and if so how and what setting etc? Or Do I need to go into each update and decline it for All Computers?
I am wooried about a bit of extra work but how best to go about it.
I'm with Fiaz. Our folder is at 39gb of 60gb total drive space. I've got 1838 declined out of 5484 total. I don't have any SCE experience over what my coworker who works on WSUS does, but I need the space to do AV installations. (They share the server.)
It just seems that sorting through thousands of updates to find what's needed would take an inordinate amount of time.
Reading your article, which actually helped me to save a great deal of disc space - thanks a lot, another possible way came to my mind which I tested on Windows 2008 R2 and WSUS3 with success:
1) Disapprove any unneeded updates
2) Go to "Update Files and Languages" - "Update Files" tab
3) Select "Do not store update files locally; computer install from Microsoft Update". Be aware that WSUS actually takes a bit of time to process this change of configuration once you have clicked OK. If you reopen the "Update Files and Languages" settings it will disable the buttons "OK" and "Apply" until it is finished processing.
4) Once it is ready, run the cleanup wizard. It will empty the WSUSContent folder.
5) Go to "Update Files and Languages" - "Update Files" tab and select "Store update files locally on this server" again. Make sure you enable "Download update files to this server only when updates are approved".
6) Switch to the "update Language" tab and set your preferred options.
The problem is that it will redownload all approved updates, including approved updates that are no longer needed (that is, have been applied) by any computer on the network -- and there will be thousands of them.
Before doing this, you need to change all previously approved updates to "not approved." Afterwards, go back and reapprove those that are still needed.
Thanks Clemens E - it was the approval of a large number of non-applicable updates that was taking up so much room on the server.


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Johnny Aaron Foster, 58, has been charged with first-degree murder, according to the police affidavit filed on Monday. Foster has been held in Dauphin County Prison, Harrisburg, since Oct. 1 on charges of indecent assault.
Brumfield, 18, was found shot to death along Funk Road in Greene Township on Jan. 13, 1995, after an incident in a mobile home at 1986 Philadelphia Ave., Lot 26, police said. He had moved from New Orleans to the Chambersburg area about three years earlier, and was believed to be involved with drug trafficking in the area, according to previous reports.
Law enforcement were lead to file charges against Foster after the Dec. 20 apprehension of Jessica Perez, also known locally as Tonya Nickole "Snowy" Dice. She is facing charges of criminal homicide as well as hindering apprehension or prosecution for her role in the killing, according to Franklin County District Attorney Matthew Fogal.
Dice is a co-defendant in the case. However, the two cases will not be joined, Fogal said. With both Dice and Foster charged, there are no other leads or suspects that law enforcement investigators are pursuing, Fogal said.
The 39-year-old former Franklin County woman was found in Georgia, where she had been living with a husband and three children under the name Jessica Keil. She was arrested by U.
Dice's case is still pending. She was most recently in Franklin County Court last week, when the case was continued to the September trial term. Bail was originally denied for Dice, but was modified on Jan. 9 to $500,000 unsecured, which was posted on Feb. 12. She is on house arrest awaiting trial, according to court documents.
Shortly after Dice was arrested, she was interviewed by Pennsylvania State Police, Chambersburg, Troopers Cpl. Mark Grove and Paul Decker on Jan. 7. Dice allegedly said she was at the mobile home with Foster on the day of Brumfield's death, police said.
Dice told police that Foster instructed her to call Brumfield and tell him to come to the mobile home, police said. Dice said she paged Brumfield, he called her back and she told him to come over.
A short time later, Brumfield allegedly arrived at the mobile home with another black male she did not know, Dice told police. Foster allegedly told Dice to go to the bedroom. She said she heard Foster arguing with Brumfield over money.
Dice told police that as she opened the door from the bedroom, she heard a shot and allegedly saw Brumfield falling backward in the living room of the mobile home, police said. Dice said she saw Foster in the living room holding the gun.
On Jan. 10, Trooper Jason Cachara interviewed Steven Drake, no age or address given, a known close associate of Brumfield, who had been previously interviewed in 1995 and 2000.
Drake told Cachara that on the day of the homicide, he was paged by Dice from a pay phone, police said. Drake returned the call and Dice advised him that Foster wanted him to go to the mobile home.
When Drake arrived that day, Foster wasn't there, so he waited outside until he arrived, he told police. A few minutes later, Drake said Brumfield arrived as well.
Drake said Dice went back to the bedroom while Foster began arguing with Brumfield, police said. The argument escalated and Drake alleges that Foster grabbed a gun off the gun rack above the couch in the living room.
He told police that Brumfield jumped up when Foster grabbed the gun but then Foster shot him and Brumfield fell onto a coffee table, police said. Brumfield was pronounced dead at 8:46 p.m. with the cause of death determined to be a single gunshot wound, police said.
On March 29, 1995, members of the Franklin County Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at the Fort Loudon home of Dice and Foster. At the time, they seized three quarters of an ounce of crack cocaine, $1,000 in cash and drug-related items.
Dice, a known associate of a possible suspect in the shooting, was interviewed by police on June 23, 1995, police said. At the time, Dice allegedly told police that she witnessed Foster shoot Brumfield.
Weeks later, Dice failed to appear at a July 5, 1995, arraignment on felony drug possession charges in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas. A bench warrant was issued and she was wanted by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.
Then on July 14, 1999, Dice was charged in the shooting, although it was not believed she pulled the trigger. Based on her 1995 interview, Dice is accused of cleaning up the blood and disposing of evidence after witnessing the shooting.
Drake was also previously interviewed in 1995 and 2000, stating both times that he was present at the time of the homicide and saw Foster shoot Brumfield with a firearm, police said.
According to court records, Foster was charged on Sept. 27 in Dauphin County with two counts of indecent assault and three counts of harassment. Bail was originally set on Oct. 1 for $20,000 but was increased 10 days later to $150,000 and has not been posted.
Foster was also charged in Lehigh County in 2007 for several drug-related charges, court records state. Additionally, he was charged in Cambria County in 2004 with aggravated assault, simple assault, terroristic threats and escape.
In Franklin County, Foster was charged with 17 counts of manufacture, delivery or possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance in 1994 and 1995 as well as receiving stolen property in 1995.
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The saying is everything is bigger in Texas, except for a herd of mini horses in town.
They may be small in stature, but they aren't in short supply of talent
Dozens of mini horses will be at the Brazos County Expo Friday, April 26 through Sunday, April 28.
People of all ages are participating in the mini horse show in hopes of making it to the national competition in Fort Worth later this year.
"They're not intimidating to kids," said Sheri Stutts, secretary for the Central Miniature Horse Club. "Kids can show these [animals] where they aren't intimidated by them or scared by them, like a big horse. These little guys just always want to be with you. They are so attentive and so social. "
The mini horses are a little more than two and a half feet tall. They will be judged on the way they look and move. Tomorrow's show will feature the jumping part of the competition where they will face a three and a half foot hurdle.
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Sean Lissemore becomes first draft pick to agree to terms
The Cowboys have come to terms with their first draft pick, agreeing to a four-year deal with defensive tackle Sean Lissemore on Wednesday.
A seventh-round pick out of William & Mary, Lissemore, 6-4, 298 pounds, spent the off-season playing nose tackle and defensive end. He will compete for a backup spot behind Pro Bowl nose tackle Jay Ratliff. The Cowboys like Lissemore's versatility and work ethic.
As a senior, he had 66 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, two interceptions and four pass deflections.
The Cowboys report to San Antonio for training camp on July 23 and will have their first practice inside the Alamodome on July 24. They still have to sign their remaining picks: Dez Bryant (first), Sean Lee (second), Akwasi Owusu-Ansah (fourth), Sam Young (sixth) and Jamar Wall (sixth).
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Ukrainian Journalists Take Regime's Corruption Public With YanukovychLeaks
Written by Tetyana Lokot On 2 March 2014 @ 0:29 am | 9 Comments
In Citizen Media, Digital Activism, English, Feature, Freedom of Speech, Good News, Media & Journalism, Ukraine, Ukrainian
This post is part of our Special Coverage Ukraine's #Euromaidan Protests [1].
After former Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovych fled Kiev [2] in the wake of escalating protests, regime violence and major reshuffles in Parliament, one of the things he left behind was his massive, opulent residence on the outskirts of the capital, Mezhyhirya. The palatial estate soon opened its doors to protesters, journalists and ordinary citizens, who wanted to see for themselves how their President had lived.
But among the many grandiose buildings and signs of an excessive lifestyle (a zoo! a galleon ship! a golf course! [3]), journalists and activists found a more important treasure – reams of paperwork on the estate, blacklists of journalists and activists, and financial records. Some of them were half-burned, others dumped in the water of the Dnieper river and the Kyiv Sea on the edge of the land.
Journalist Oleksandr Aronets [4], now famous for his endless live streams from Euromaidan, was one of the first to spot the papers in the water:
Документи просто плавають у Дніпрі! pic.twitter.com/ANhKGVXFcy [5]
— Олександр Аронець (@aronets) February 22, 2014 [6]
The documents are just floating in the Dniepro!
Katya Gorchinskaya [7], a journalist for local English news outlet Kyiv Post [8], tweeted [9] about how the documents were rescued:
diver about to dive into freezing Kyiv Sea to keep looking for Yanukovych files in #Mezhyhirya [10] pic.twitter.com/PajSkwj2rx [11]
— Katya Gorchinskaya (@kgorchinskaya) February 24, 2014 [9]
As the documents were rescued and set to dry, a group of journalists came together swiftly to start photographing and cataloging the newly discovered information, to preserve it for future investigations. Katya Gorchinskaya [7] posted this photo of some of the work:
sorting thru Mezhyhirya files. day 2. @natasedletska [12] @annababinets @MichaelShchur [13] @akymenko_y #Ukraine [14] pic.twitter.com/3fuCmYbbLK [15]
— Katya Gorchinskaya (@kgorchinskaya) February 24, 2014 [16]
Later, Sergii Leshchenko [17], a journalist from Ukrainska Pravda [18], known for his investigations of Yanukovych's property, including Mezhyhirya, posted a photo of more documents drying in the sauna on the premises:
Те, що відбувається зараз в Межигір'ї – це унікальний навіть за світовими мірками проект. Кілька десятків журналістів копіюють тисячі сторінок знайдених тут доказів корумпованого нутра Януковича. На фото – включена сауна будинку для гостей Януковича, де сушаться виловлені в Київському морі документи.
What is happening now in Mezhyhirya is a project unique even by world standards. Several dozen journalists are copying thousands of pages of evidence of the corrupt nature of Yanukovych found here. This is a photo of a working sauna in Yanukovych's guest house, where the documents fished out of the Kyiv Sea are drying out.
As the journalists worked, they posted select findings on social networks – like these outrageous finds from Katya Gorchinskaya [7] and Christopher Miller [19] of Kyiv Post [20]:
Jun 24,2009 Yanukovych's game-keeper spent Hr7,660 on medical aid for fish in #Mezhyhirya [10]. hope they r well pic.twitter.com/AxujtuUqy3 [21]
— Katya Gorchinskaya (@kgorchinskaya) February 22, 2014 [22]
"Mezhyhirya problems: out of control deer devour lawn." Pic via Denys Bigus https://t.co/DQk2vBWX7j [23] #YanukovychLeaks [24] pic.twitter.com/R0bbh8kiKU [25]
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) February 26, 2014 [26]
A group of journalists from English-language Ukrainian newspaper Kyiv Post [20], Ukrainska Pravda [18] and several other media realized that the treasure trove they were looking at needed to be preserved at all costs – so they decided to cooperate in the documentation, preservation and cataloging of everything – and to report later.
They also cooperated with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) [27], a consortium of investigative centers from Europe to Central Asia. The result of their quick thinking is a website called YanukovychLeaks [28], which currently houses the growing collection of photos and scans of the documents found at Yanukovych's estate. Katya Gorchinskaya [7] tweeted happily about the new arrangement:
documents fished out in river by #Mezhyhirya [10] are going up here. http://t.co/0nwitdoRWo [29] proud to have been part of the initial recovery team
— Katya Gorchinskaya (@kgorchinskaya) February 25, 2014 [30]
Local and international journalists also expressed their excitement at the new website. Maxim Eristavi [31], journalist and editor of a local radio station, thought the site would be popular:
In revolutionary Ukraine that's the hottest place on the Web right now
http://t.co/0IqVobW1q6 [32]
#yanukovychleaks [33]
— Maxim Eristavi (@MaximEristavi) February 25, 2014 [34]
Global Investigative Journalism Network [35] also tweeted [36] about YanukovychLeaks [28] and reported in-depth [37] on how the Ukrainian initiative came together:
How journalists in #Ukraine [14] fished out documents from a lake #Yanukovychleaks [38] http://t.co/u0hDN72srJ [37] pic.twitter.com/I7O2dEKNDh [39]
— GIJN (@gijn) February 25, 2014 [36]
The reporters soon learned that if the waterlogged piles were not separated and dried, they would turn into a pasty clump that could never be rescued. The team took over a boat shed the first night and then the next day moved to an opulent guest house on the grounds to lay out more documents. It became their headquarters. A sign outside reads "Journalism Investigation in Process – Do Not Disturb."
— from GIJN piece "YanukovychLeaks: How Ukraine Journalists Are Making History"
New York Times The Lede [40] blog also ran a story [41] about the project:
Ukrainian Journalists Launch YanukovychLeaks http://t.co/rBKU16hy6g [41]
— NYTimes Lede Blog (@thelede) February 25, 2014 [42]
On February 25, a member of the YanukovychLeaks [28] team, Natalie Sedletska [43] of RadioLiberty, reported [44] on the massive traffic to the new website:
1.5 million hits reached #yanukovychleaks [33]
— Natalie Sedletska (@natasedletska) February 25, 2014 [44]
Besides the main website, YanukovychLeaks.org [28], the team also created a Facebook page [45], inviting other journalists and citizens to collaborate and follow their work.
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URL to article: https://globalvoices.org/2014/03/02/ukrainian-journalists-take-regimes-corruption-public-with-yanukovychleaks/
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[1] Ukraine's #Euromaidan Protests: https://globalvoicesonline.org/specialcoverage/ukraines-euromaiden-protests/
[2] fled Kiev: https://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/02/22/ukraines-president-yanukovych-ousted-by-parliament/
[3] a zoo! a galleon ship! a golf course!: https://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/02/26/yanukovych-mezhyhirya/
[4] Oleksandr Aronets: https://twitter.com/aronets/
[5] pic.twitter.com/ANhKGVXFcy: http://t.co/ANhKGVXFcy
[6] February 22, 2014: https://twitter.com/aronets/statuses/437173715621920768
[7] Katya Gorchinskaya: https://twitter.com/kgorchinskaya/
[8] Kyiv Post: http://www.kyivpost.com
[9] tweeted: https://twitter.com/kgorchinskaya/statuses/437995218244472832
[10] #Mezhyhirya: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Mezhyhirya&src=hash
[11] pic.twitter.com/PajSkwj2rx: http://t.co/PajSkwj2rx
[12] @natasedletska: https://twitter.com/natasedletska
[13] @MichaelShchur: https://twitter.com/MichaelShchur
[14] #Ukraine: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Ukraine&src=hash
[15] pic.twitter.com/3fuCmYbbLK: http://t.co/3fuCmYbbLK
[16] February 24, 2014: https://twitter.com/kgorchinskaya/statuses/437791107335061505
[17] Sergii Leshchenko: https://twitter.com/leshchenkos
[18] Ukrainska Pravda: http://pravda.com.ua
[19] Christopher Miller: https://twitter.com/ChristopherJM/
[20] Kyiv Post: https://globalvoices.org
[21] pic.twitter.com/AxujtuUqy3: http://t.co/AxujtuUqy3
[22] February 22, 2014: https://twitter.com/kgorchinskaya/statuses/437374756141404160
[23] https://t.co/DQk2vBWX7j: https://t.co/DQk2vBWX7j
[24] #YanukovychLeaks: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23YanukovychLeaks&src=hash
[25] pic.twitter.com/R0bbh8kiKU: http://t.co/R0bbh8kiKU
[26] February 26, 2014: https://twitter.com/ChristopherJM/statuses/438759530822791168
[27] Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP): https://www.reportingproject.net
[28] YanukovychLeaks: http://yanukovychleaks.org/
[29] http://t.co/0nwitdoRWo: http://t.co/0nwitdoRWo
[30] February 25, 2014: https://twitter.com/kgorchinskaya/statuses/438262955931881472
[31] Maxim Eristavi: https://twitter.com/MaximEristavi/
[32] http://t.co/0IqVobW1q6: http://t.co/0IqVobW1q6
[33] #yanukovychleaks: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23yanukovychleaks&src=hash
[34] February 25, 2014: https://twitter.com/MaximEristavi/statuses/438370550390718464
[35] Global Investigative Journalism Network: https://twitter.com/gijn/
[36] tweeted: https://twitter.com/gijn/statuses/438349896920616960
[37] reported in-depth: http://t.co/u0hDN72srJ
[38] #Yanukovychleaks: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Yanukovychleaks&src=hash
[39] pic.twitter.com/I7O2dEKNDh: http://t.co/I7O2dEKNDh
[40] The Lede: https://twitter.com/thelede/
[41] ran a story: http://t.co/rBKU16hy6g
[42] February 25, 2014: https://twitter.com/thelede/statuses/438458462042095616
[43] Natalie Sedletska: https://twitter.com/natasedletska/
[44] reported: https://twitter.com/natasedletska/statuses/438377348355088384
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On BI, Transformed Sand Lot Pleases the Eye and the Appetite
There are no neat rows in Chuck Estin's vegetable garden, but that doesn't mean there's not a complex system at work.
"It's a big gimish, I know," Estin said, pointing to the sprawling mass of green near his front door.
Resembling a forest floor more than a vegetable garden, the dozen plants in the 30-square-foot plot were chosen for their ability to thrive through cooperation while producing food.
The Japanese fuki plant produces edible stems and broad leaves that fall, decay and enrich the soil for quince and papaw, a Kentucky transplant with a custard-like fruit. The strong-smelling mint repels unwanted insects, and the ground cover of alpine strawberries holds weeds at bay. The yellow calendula flowers dotting the plot attract pollinating bees that help the mini-ecosystem thrive.
The rest of Estin's Lynwood Center yard, which amounts to about a fifth of an acre, is layered with 108 different kinds of food and flower-producers.
"We get pretty much all the vegetables and fruit we eat from right here," he said.
Estin and his wife, Judy Katilus, will open their yard to the public on Saturday for Bainbridge Island's third-annual Edible Garden Tour. Sponsored by the Natural Landscapes Project, the Bainbridge Watershed Council and Sustainable Bainbridge, the three-garden tour is aimed at inspiring people to turn idle lawns into food producers.
Estin's garden was designed using the principals of permaculture, a food-growing system that mimics the interrelationships found in nature.
Developed in Australia almost 30 years ago, many permaculture techniques have been practiced by farmers in Southeast Asia for over a thousand years.
"It seems like we're doing something new, but we're just plagiarizing something that's very old," Katilus said.
When Estin and Katilus moved to their Lytle Road home 24 years ago, it wasn't exactly the picture of fertility.
"It was a sand lot with nothing but buried garbage in it," Katilus said.
The property now features a variety of fruit trees, native plants and berries. Tucked in almost every corner are edible oddities from around the world, including Chilean guava, Ukrainian honeyberry and Chinese yams. A community garden plot down the street grows the family's tomatoes and other sun-loving foods.
Estin, a former high school science teacher, recently made his passion for backyard transformations his career. His Bios Design company helps create "edible food forests" for homeowners.
Once in place, permaculture gardens require less maintenance and money than the typical row-cropped variety. Estin does not till his gardens, preferring to let be the soil's complex mix of chemicals and bacteria.
He enriches his soil with a mulch developed by his nine feathered garden partners.
"We have no compost pile," he said. "We just let our chickens cluck through all our scraps, and they make a rich composted mulch."
The chickens not only lay the morning's breakfast, they gently aerate garden soil and eat garden pests.
Would-be gardeners can achieve some of permacultures benefits without transforming their entire yard or garden goals.
"This isn't a religion," Katilus said. "You can incorporate what you want."
That's also the point of the tours of other gardens, which also incorporate composting and organic growing techniques.
While the goal of the tour is to promote edible landscapes, Katilus said gardeners don't have to trade the ornamental for the practical.
"Just look at this plum," she said, pointing at a deep purple-leafed tree.
"It's a flowering plum but it's also a very productive as a plum producer, so you can have food and beauty, too."
The Bainbridge Edible Garden Tour is Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. Because space is limited on the tour's buses, organizers are asking that participants reserve a spot by calling (206) 842-4439. Tickets are $5.
Chuck Estin will give free tours of his permaculture garden on Sunday at 1 p.m. in case the tour on Saturday sells out. Call (206) 842-4280 for more information.
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Start Learning Ruby with IronRuby – Setting up the Environment
Recently I have decided to learn Ruby and for last few days I am playing with IronRuby. Learning a new thing is always been a fun and when it comes to adorable language like Ruby it becomes more entertaining.
Like any other language, first we have to create the development environment. In order to run IronRuby we have to download the binaries form the IronRuby CodePlex project. IronRuby supports both .NET 2.0 and .NET 4, but .NET 4 is the recommended version, you can download either the installation or the zip file. If you download the zip file make sure you added the bin directory in the environment path variable. Once you are done, open up the command prompt and type :
ir –v
It should print message like:
IronRuby 188.8.131.52 on .NET 4.0.30319.1
ir is 32bit version of IronRuby, if you want to use 64bit you can try
Next, we have to find a editor where we can write our Ruby code as there is currently no integration story of IronRuby with Visual Studio like its twin Iron Python. Among the free IDEs only SharpDevelop has the IronRuby support but it does not have auto complete or debugging built into it, only thing that it supports is the syntax highlighting, so using a text editor which has the same features is nothing different comparing to it. To play with the IronRuby we will be using Notepad++, which can be downloaded from its sourceforge download page. The Notepad++ does have a nice syntax highlighting support :
I am using the Vibrant Ink with some little modification.
The next thing we have to do is configure the Notepad++ that we can run the Ruby script in IronRuby inside the Notepad++. Lets create a batch(.bat) file in the IronRuby bin directory, which will have the following content:
@echo off
call ir %1
This will make sure that the console will be paused once we run the script.
Now click Run->Run in the Notepad++, it will bring up the run dialog and put the following command in the textbox (The riir.bat is the batch file which we have saved in the above):
riir.bat "$(FULL_CURRENT_PATH)"
Click the save which will bring another dialog.
Type Iron Ruby and assign the shortcut to
ctrl + f5 (Same as Visual Studio Start without Debugging) and click ok.
Once you are done you will find the IronRuby in the Run menu. Now press
ctrl + f5, we will find the ruby script running in the IronRuby.
Now there are one last thing that we would like to add which is poor man's context sensitive help. First, download the ruby language help file from the Ruby Installer site and extract into a directory. Next we will have to install the Language Help Plug-in of Notepad++, click Plugins->Plugin Manger –>Show Plugin Manager and scroll down until you find the plug-in the list, now check the plug-in and click install. Once it is installed it will prompt you to restart the Notepad++, click yes.
When the Notepad++ restarts, click the Plugins –> Language Help –> Options –> add and enter the following details and click ok:
The chm file location can be different depending upon where you extracted it.
Now when you put your in any of ruby keyword and press ctrl + f1 it will take you to the help topic of that keyword.
For example, when my caret is in the
each of the following code and I press
ctrl + f1, it will take me to the
each api doc of
def loop_demo (1..10).each{ |n| puts n} end loop_demo
That's it for today.
Happy Ruby coding.


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Award winners!
- The Yahoo Canada Awards winners have been announced!
- "If I were PM" winner Yahoo Canada Awards - Thu, 1 Nov, 2012
- Canada's Media Mogul winner: Don CherryYahoo Canada Awards - Sun, 11 Nov, 2012
- Canada's next Prime Minister winner: Justin TrudeauYahoo Canada Awards - Sun, 11 Nov, 2012
- Buzziest story winner: Canada's women's soccer teamYahoo Canada Awards - Tue, 13 Nov, 2012
- Canada's best ambassador winner: Clara HughesYahoo Canada Awards - Sun, 11 Nov, 2012
- Best comeback winner: Sidney CrosbyYahoo Canada Awards - Mon, 12 Nov, 2012
- Buzziest Canadian winner: Christine SinclairYahoo Canada Awards - Tue, 13 Nov, 2012
- Tip of the Year winner: always warm upYahoo Canada Awards - Thu, 8 Nov, 2012
- Greatest Achievement winner: Melissa MorrisYahoo Canada Awards - Thu, 8 Nov, 2012
- Beaver Tail winner: Michael J. FoxYahoo Canada Awards - Thu, 8 Nov, 2012
- Canadian Impact winner: Simple PlanYahoo Canada Awards - Sun, 11 Nov, 2012
- Ultimate Scandal winner: Kristen StewartYahoo Canada Awards - Thu, 8 Nov, 2012
- Shining Moment winner: Rosie MacLennan's gold medalYahoo Canada Awards - Thu, 8 Nov, 2012
- Memorable Moment winner: Dark Knight shootingYahoo Canada Awards - Thu, 8 Nov, 2012
- Top Story winner: 2012 London OlympicsYahoo Canada Awards - Thu, 8 Nov, 2012
- Grand slam winner:Higgs bosonYahoo Canada Awards - Thu, 8 Nov, 2012
- Letdown of the Year winner: Facebook's IPOYahoo Canada Awards - Thu, 8 Nov, 2012
- Biggest Blunder winner: Costa ConcordiaYahoo Canada Awards - Thu, 8 Nov, 2012
And The Nominees Are...
Jenna Talackova, Miss Universe Canada contestant
Jenna Talackova didn't win the Miss Universe Canada title, but she made history as the first transgender female to compete for the crown. Initially disqualified from the competition because she wasn't born female, pageant owner Donald Trump stepped in to overrule the decision and allow her to compete. Talackova was one of four contestants named Miss Congeniality.
Christine Sinclair, women's soccer team captain
In perhaps the finest hour (or 90 minutes) by a Canadian athlete in 2012, Sinclair added to her status as one of the greats in women's soccer with three goals in her team's eventual gut-wrenching loss to the Americans in the Olympic semi-finals. The Canadian captain led all scorers in the tournament but her spectacular showing against the U.S. of A. made her a popular choice to be her country's flag bearer in the closing ceremony at the London Summer Games.
Mad Men's Jessica Paré
When "Mad Men" returned in March 2012 after more than 17 months off the air, it was already a fairly buzz-worthy event. But then Jessica Paré happened. The Montreal actress had appeared in "Mad Men's" fourth season as Don Draper's secretary-then-wife Megan, but Paré wowed the audience in the fifth season premiere with a sexy rendition of "Zou Bisou." People had been curious about Paré before the season started, since Megan had initially seemed like a throwaway character who suddenly became engaged to Don in the season finale. But when Paré put on her sexy '60s mini-dress and go-go boots and put on her sultry performance of "Zou Bisou," suddenly the Internet couldn't get enough of her. Soon, the 31-year-old was regularly featured in the tabloids, she was appearing at A-list events, and magazines were clamouring to get an interview with her. Paré was easily one of the most buzz-worthy Canadians of the year, and we have a feeling we're going to hear a lot more about her in the future.
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty sent housing hawks and would-be home buyers into a tizzy earlier this year when he announced the government's fourth aggressive move since 2008 to curb our hot housing market. Under the new rules, which took effect on July 9th, the ammoritization period for high-ratio mortgages was cut from a 30-year maximum to 25 years. Flaherty also announced the amount of equity homeowners can take out of their homes in a refinancing will be reduced to 80 per cent from 85 per cent. Ottawa estimates less than 5 per cent of home purchases will be affected by the new restrictions, meaning some home buyers will choose to sit on the sidelines rather than jump into the market. Love them or hate them, these new mortgage rules are here to stay and could be the insurance policy the government needs to avoid a mortgage market meltdown when interest rates rise. It remains to be seen whether Canadians will get the message that an ultra-low interest rate environment doesn't mean you can borrow till you're maxed.
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North Bay has four distinct seasons, meaning that every year you can definitely count on having a snow day when school buses do not operate.
Below is a list of average temperatures during each of the four seasons:
(Dec. 21-Mar. 19)
(Mar. 20- June 20)
(June 21-Sept. 21)
(Sept. 22-Dec. 20)
Temperature Celsius
-25 degrees
12 degrees
25 degrees
10 degrees
Temperature Fahrenheit
-13 degrees
53.6 degrees
77 degrees
50 degrees
Most newcomers to the area find winters quite a shock. Yes, the temperatures are cold but there are many activities that you would probably never experience without those lovely, frozen flakes of snow.
If you plan on arriving during winter months (December-March) be sure to pack some warm clothing like a jacket, mittens, a warm hat that covers the ears (commonly known in Canada as a touque) and insulated boots. If you're having trouble finding warm clothes where you live, set some money aside to buy some as soon as you arrive.


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November 25, 2015
Seven years after Kurten was incorporated, the small town is making sure people know where it is.
The town unveiled a new sign Wednesday morning so people will hopefully stop and maybe stay a while.
"We were kind of like out of sight, out of mind when they put the bypass in here," Kurten Mayor Ronnie Vitulli said. "We wanted to expose what's going on in Kurten."
"It used to be the only way you knew where Kurten was, was to look for the church steeple," Kurten resident Diana Kurten said. "You can still look for the church steeple, but now with the signs, people know where to turn and know exactly where we are."
Kurten was established in the 1800's and was incorporated in 2000.
"We knew that growth was coming and we wanted to make sure that the growth was the kind the people wanted it to be," Vitulli said. "Bryan is expanding and we wanted to have our own identity."
Kurten has a population of 260 and the town is about 1,200 acres.
There is a fire station, a century old post office, a community center, a new bank and a diner.
"It is a friendly, loving, sharing place," Kurten resident Amy Kurten said.
Kurten has lived in the town bearing her name for decades.
"My fondest memories are raising my family here, and being able to teach in the Kurten community," Kurten said.
The mother of five married into the Kurten family and was there to see the sign's unveiling.
She hopes that more people will now know where the small town is.
The signs are sure to help. Travelers now have a little help finding the quaint town known for its country kindness and history.
You can visit Kurten this weekend.
The town is having its annual Fall Festival on Saturday.
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Police who traced a video camera discovered in a men's bathroom to its owner discovered he was one of their own… and he was inviting "straight" men to his home to receive oral sex from the other side of the barrier. The "straight" men apparently had "no idea" that there was a man on the other side of the glory hole. Really?
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. (KSDK) – Chesterfield police have arrested one of their own for recording video in a men's restroom.
Chesterfield Police Officer David Cerna, 33, faces a felony charge of invasion of privacy, according to Chesterfield Police Chief Ray Johnson. Cerna set up a camera in a vent in a Mobil on the Run location, where it recorded men using the facilities, Johnson said during a press conference.
A media investigation tipped off the department that someone had been recording a men's restroom, Johnson said. The investigation found a website where the person had posted video of the restroom, and that lead investigators to a St. Charles County home owned by Cerna.
Three police agencies are involved in the investigation.
Wentzville police became involved when they say Cerna posted an ad on Craigslist inviting straight men to his house for unusual oral sex acts. Up to 60 men came to have sex through a barrier. They never knew a man was on the other side of the barrier.
The St. Charles County Cyber Task force got involved when Cerna posted all his videos on pornographic websites. Computers were recently seized from his home.
via Police: Chesterfield officer recorded men's restroom.


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By Evan Brunell
Bryce Harper is recovering well from a sprained ankle suffered Monday during a minor-league intrasquad game, but it is unclear whether he will be ready for opening day as MLB.com reports.
Harper is hoping to get back on the field by Friday, but is still showing effects of the sprain as a slight limp Wednesday indicated. X-rays were negative, so it shouldn't be long until the Nationals phenom is ready for game action.
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Otter Creek Correctional Center in Wheelwright will be shutting its doors at the end of June.
Officials say with capacity being added at other facilities in Kentucky, the state did not feel the need to continue using Otter Creek and did not renew its contract with the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA).
"The department did not have a need for the continuation of that contract beyond its current term," said CCA spokesperson Steve Owen.
More than 170 people from the Wheelwright area work there, but after June 30 they will no longer have jobs.
"A lot of them live within the city and a lot of them live in the community, you know. We're a tight knit community around here," said Wheelwright Mayor Andy Akers.
"We are preparing our employees for the fact that at the end of June we will not have a population in that facility, and so we want to work very closely to take care of them," said Owen.
He said if those employees are willing CCA will try to help them relocate to other facilities in the state and across the country.
Mayor Akers says the prison's closing could be devastating to the local businesses, and Wheelwright's economy could suffer.
"If you don't have jobs you can't spend money at them. Money keeps rolling over and over when you spend it," said Akers.
Otter Creek houses more than 650 inmates. All those inmates will be sent to other correctional facilities in Kentucky.
"I hate to see it closing, but if there's any way we can help we're trying," said Akers.
The mayor says the city is trying to come up with a plan of action, but right now all they can do is wait.
CCA says they are trying to market the facility to other potential government users.


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Farmington Hills man meets 49-year-old son for the first time
ROMULUS, Mich (WXYZ) - It took 31 years, 12 hours and six minutes, but the moment finally came. Michael Hubbard got to meet his father for the first time.
"I've just been crying all day and figured I was cried out, but obviously not," said Hubbard through the tears.
Hubbard, 49, travelled from College Station, Texas to meet his father, Warren Powell of Farmington Hills. Powell had a relationship with Hubbard's mother in the 1960s. He left Texas soon after to serve overseas in the Airforce, and Hubbard's mother never said he she was pregnant.
At the age of 18, Hubbard began searching for his father. Along the way, he came across many dead ends, but Hubbard said he couldn't give up. He got some extra help through his experience as a Texas state trooper and from friends who were investigators.
Three weeks ago, DNA testing confirmed Powell was the father. On Wednesday Hubbard got aboard flight #616 from Dallas to Detroit, and met the man he had been searching for.
"I've always wanted a son," Warren said, holding his Michael. "So through the grace of god, I have one now. I can't tell you what I'm thinking, it's unbelievable.
The family will now try to catch up on 49-years of life, and it starts with dinner Wednesday night.


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I should have known something was up. It seems the last few times we have been to Mimi's Cafe we were the only ones in the restaurant. This was a Sunday morning, a time when we used to avoid going here because there used to always be an hour long wait. This time we walked right in and were seated right away. Uh-oh…..
Mimi's Cafe is a French inspired restaurant that has locations in 24 states (mostly the lower half of the country.) I have only had breakfast there but since when are omelets and eggs benedict considered to be exclusively French? I guess every breakfast joint in America is French then because they ALL serve eggs and bacon. Well, Mimi's does have FRENCH toast…..
On the Gourmet Francais menu they offer crepes, Quiches and a few varieties of Eggs Benedict. Nowhere was I able to find any reference to Eggs Benedict being a French dish. Actually, all the evidence I found stated that Eggs Benedict were actually thought of here in the United States. That makes the dish American, certainly probably not deserving of a place on a French gourmet specific menu. I could be wrong. None the less, the menu is confusing. Is it French? Home cooking? American French home cooking?
Anyway, I ordered the Crab Cake Florentine Benedict. There is no question that the crab cake had been frozen because I think it still partially was. And there was a very distinctive freezer burn taste. It tasted old. I think it is a great concept to swap out the English muffins for low card crab cakes but the Mimi's version was terrible. If the crab cakes were even remotely delicious this could have been an incredible dish. But they were awful. Really awful.
My dining companion ordered the Belgian waffle which he liked but it wasn't anything special. Served with cold scrambled eggs and semi warm breakfast potatoes it was nothing to write home about.
My favorite part of the meal was the pink grapefruit juice. I mean you can't mess the juice up, right?
Perhaps the most puzzling part for us was the service. One server greeted us and took our order, another brought the food (which isn't unusual as most places do have food runners) but yet another server checked on us. Then perhaps the most confusing part was an entirely different server brought the check. I would understand that sometimes a manager may step in to help an otherwise busy server, but I didn't even see a manager our entire meal and with only two other tables in the restaurant I doubt any of the servers were super busy. It is like they just did a bunch of switcheroo's on us without anyone introducing themselves. Perhaps they were pulling their tips together but having four different servers was just downright confusing and impersonal.
We've been there a few times before and ordered items like the the egg-white omelet and the French toast and it seems the food just gets worse with each visit. Plates must sit in the kitchen for awhile before they are served because lately the food has been cold and rubbery. Yuck. Why we've gone back is beyond me. It didn't use to be this bad. Throw in a confusing menu and bad impersonal service and you have a recipe for disaster.
But hey- the lighting was cool. That deserves some credit right?
I will say this- it seems that the Mimi's Cafe brand was sold in January 2013 from the Bob Evans group to the same people who own Bruegger's Bagels so hopefully some changes are in the works. We hadn't been back here in over 2 years and now I remember why. Unfortunately, unless there is a major rebranding, we won't be making any plans to go back anytime soon. 2 sprouts out of 5.


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So in the light of all the evidence that has come to light about government intrusions into personal privacy and the deliberate targeting by the IRS of certain groups opposing the present administration - all of which is happening under Obama's watch - you cannot manage a simple "I don't agree with this" in any of the other threads?
You simply come in here to take shots at people who disagree with you about evolution? It's not like you were shy before about political discussions.
How do you think that looks when you stand up and advocate "following the evidence" and disparaging others for "believing fairy tales" in this thread?
Do you not see the credibility problem with this?


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All these young high school players need to be watching 6'9" Sam Dekker's work ethic in all these drills! Excellent footwork! He grinds!!— Joey_Velasquez (@HoopsWhisperer) July 9, 2014
Sam Dekker is pretty good. Knows a lot. Does a lot. #LeBronJamesSkillsAcademy— Coach John Lucas (@CoachJohnLucas1) July 10, 2014
I know you're here for LeBron news and LeBron news only, but the most impressive guys in the college camp are Sam Dekker and Kelly Oubre.— Zac Jackson (@FSOhioZJackson) July 10, 2014
Love watching @JayBilas work with kids on court here. Shoots them straight. Just got into @samdek1 for not getting better post position.— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanESPN) July 9, 2014
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the track is kinda cool
sounds like a track to dance to
neptunes type of feel
keep up the hard work
please peep.
"Pour a Lil' Liquor"
This is a track from some of my guys,...
feeling the grimmy beat
flow is nice, sounds kinda like Big L
Quality could be a little better
real lyrics
overal I like the track and your style...
I need some feedback
The beat is tight
lovin the real lyrics
quality is real good
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overal a dope drop
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beats cool
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lyrics are cool
overal good track
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overal good track
dude killed the beat
nice lyrics and flow
overal good track reminds me of joe buddens
p. troy beat are always on point
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A date for the diaries – Friday 14th November, Talla Nan Ros;
7.00pm – Kingussie Camanachd Club AGM
9.00pm – John Robertson's new book to celebrate 125 years of Kingussie Camanachd Club entitled 'The Boys of the Dell' will be launched.
The author and the 2014 Camanachd Cup winning squad will be on hand to sign copies of the book and DVD's of the final.
License and music until 1.00am.


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- Large, queen olive hand stuffed with lemon peel
- Perfect for cocktails and appetizers
- Marinated in salt, water and vinegar
- Exclusive to La Tienda
- Size - 198 gr/6.98 oz
Inhale the refreshing, citrus aroma when you open the lid of these delicious delicacies. Bite into the firm, crunchy Gordal olive and taste the tart, refreshing flavor of lemon bursting through the brine.
Skewer with tangy cheese and mild peppers for a flavorful tapa or simply place in a bowl at the bar and side tables for cocktail parties. Also an apropos garnish for a Bloody Mary or a classic martini — among other gin and vodka-based cocktails — this gourmet olive is flavorful and versatile.
The rind of the lemon is cut by hand and individually stuffed into these massive olives by artisans at Losada, a family-owned company in Carmona who handcraft these exclusively for La Tienda. Losada enjoys an inspiring setting in this charming town which overlooks the plains of Andalusia and is filled with historic architecture and even a refurbished castle.
We recommend serving these lemon-stuffed olives chilled for optimal flavor.
Pitted Gordal green olives, lemon peel, water, salt, lactic acid (as acidulant), citric acid and ascorbic acid (as antioxidant).
Nutritional Information
Serving size 1 olive (10gr), servings per container about 19. Calories 15, Calories from fat 10. Total fat 1.5g (2%), Saturated Fat 0g (0%), Trans Fat 0g (0%), Sodium 170mg (7%), Total Carbohydrate 0g (0%), Protein 0g. Not a significant source of Cholesterol, Dietary Fiber, Sugars, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Calcium or Iron. * Percent Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Spending time with Gustav Holst
Posted: November 15, 2012|
I HAVE been spending a pleasant 10 weeks in Thaxted with a group of Workers' Educational Association students, and although the theme is Film Music, we keep coming back to a name associated with the place.
Gustav Holst lived both near and in Thaxted, and it was here that he sketched The Planets, one of the most famous British orchestral works.
It is less well-known orchestral compositions by him that feature in a compilation recorded by the Ulster Orchestra conducted by American JoAnn Falletta.
Recorded last year, the choice reveals a youthful Holst writing under the influence both of Brahms and Wagner. The major work is a Symphony entitled The Cotswold which hints at folk song but also has a movement inspired by William Morris. The works may be a world away from The Planets, but provide a fascinating overview of a composer in development and the playing is excellent (Naxos 8.572914).
About the time Holst was writing his Overture Walt Whitman, Russian Jews were once again feeling the tightening grip of anti-semitism.
These episodes provided the basis for many of the stories about Jewish Communities in Russian and, in turn, enabled Jerry Bock to write his bitter-sweet musical, Fiddler on the Roof.
The musical is enjoying a run this week at the Cliffs Pavilion in Southend. The production opened on Wednesday and runs until Saturday with Thursday and Saturday matinees (Box office 01702 351135).
On Sunday, November 18, the London Mozart Players with Howard Shelley, both conducting and playing the piano, perform at the Civic Theatre at 7.30pm. The programme opens with a Mozart overture and ends with Beethoven's Symphony No 7. In between comes Grieg's Piano concerto, and there is a pre-concert talk at 6.30pm. To book, call 01245 606505.
Holst is buried in West Sussex, and a near contemporary John Ireland also loved the county. His orchestral music is brilliantly scored as it is descriptive of places or events.
Sir Adrian Boult's celebrated recordings of Ireland's music with the London Philharmonic are now available again and for my money, the best is here including the wonderfully energetic London Overture and the music from the 1947 from The Overlanders (Lyrita SRCD 240) – so back to Thaxted.
Chris Green


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