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The Spouse and I had dinner at Nick Ryan's this past Saturday evening, then we were off to the Guignol Theatre on UK's campus to see Sarah Ruhl's play, Eurydice.
Before dinner, we had had a wonderful day out and about. Because the winter had been so harsh, and our moods had taken a dark turn correspondingly, we wanted to squeeze all the life we could out of what has been the gift of a beautiful day. The temperature reached up into the 60's, the sun shining gloriously, and we found ourselves driving south along US 68 with the windows down and the radio up!
We took the new Nikon out for a whirl and ended up in Harrodsburg at the old Fort Harrod State Park, which is a scrubby little place in the late winter, sun shining or not, which is disappointing given that it is an important spot in Kentucky history.
The Spouse and I took some photographs, some of which I hope are interesting. Mostly, Spouse shot with the Nikon and I with my iPhone. There is no complaint here. I was in a free and easy kind of mood and not inclined to fiddle with knobs and turn-y things.
I always feel like a cowgirl, shooting from the hip with my iPhone.
After a quick drive home to shower and primp minimally, we were off to Nick Ryan's. This was the Spouse's first visit to Nick Ryan's Saloon. I had been there once for lunch with some work friends. I greatly enjoyed my lunch at that time and was excited to finally have convinced Steven that we needed to have dinner there sometime. Who is to say why he was so reluctant? I know it isn't the price, as it is within our dining out budget. I think he may have thought it is too hoity-toity.
We started with the crab cake appetizer, and a couple beers. The Spouse had the Shotgun Wedding from Country Boy Brewing, I had – forgive me – a very pale ale of provenance I cannot recall. I tasted his and he mine and we agreed that they were both right nice beers.
The crab cake was delicious. It was nicely browned on the outside and the interior was beautifully moist and flavorful. It was a nice thick crab cake. There was nothing lacking. The crab cake sat on a layer of a mustard sauce. I loved the grainy tanginess of the sauce; the crab cake was topped with a handful of fresh greens.
For the main course, The Spouse had the braised beef short ribs and I had the lamb special.
The short ribs were delicious (yep, I had a taste of that as well). Braised in veal stock, as per the menu, they were fork tender and very flavorful. I almost regretted that I did not order these as I had short listed them when considering my entree!
The Spouse's only complaint was that his meal did not come with asparagus as advertised, and the substitution was not discussed with him prior to being served.
Perhaps other diners would not give the substitution much notice, however, The Spouse does not particularly care for green beans and had been looking forward to the asparagus, his most favorite of all the vegetables in the world, I exaggerate not.
In addition to the green beans being, well, not asparagus, he was put off by the mushiness of the green beans. If he had to eat green beans, he tells me he would have preferred they had not been mushy. As for this point, I would like to say that I love green beans and as a girl with strong Appalachian roots, I prefer my green beans well cooked until all the fight is gone, cooked to the bitter end with pork. These beans had little bits of pork and to my palate were wonderful.
The point of that is to let you know we hold no grudge against Nick Ryan's for serving green beans. Just, you know, let a fellow know!
I chose the lamb special, which was clearly a deconstructed gyro and I enjoyed it immensely. The lamb was shaved thinly and plated in a nice heap. There was plenty of meat, almost too much, but I was a trooper and ate every last bit.
The meat was dressed with a yogurt sauce and cucumber shavings (there is a professional word for this but I don't know it!) topped the lamb. The lamb was accompanied by two sides – a pepper stuffed with jasmine rice and feta cheese, as well as a hearty slice of spanakopita (Greek spinach pie).
The sides were both delicious, but the one complaint I have is that, served together with the lamb, there were too many flavors! Not that I didn't eat the whole thing (ha!) and not that they were not absolutely delicious. I just think there was too much going on the plate. The two dishes together created a heaviness that competed with the beauty of the lamb/cucumber/yogurt sauce combination.
We should all have such problems to complain about, but there it is.
Enroute to the Guignol, I found myself considering what I thought would please me more – keeping the spanakopita or the stuffed pepper? What substitution would better replace the one that would be let go? I came to the conclusion that I would have loved to have kept the spanakopita and replaced the pepper with a roasted tomato, topped with feta and little shavings of red onion.
Good thing I don't have to please fussy diners! And heaven knows, at my home, you'll be happy that the food is ready on time or that I haven't forgotten the salt. Or bread. Really, I am no chef.
So let this be known, green beans and stuffed pepper (both delicious, I reiterate) be damned – we left the restaurant with no regrets. Our food was splendid.
We also left with no dessert. The meal was just that satisfying!
We left Nick Ryan's and struggled through traffic to make it on time to the Guignol Theatre for Eurydice, written by Susan Ruhl.
This was a retelling of the original story of Eurydice, Orpheus's wife who dies and descends to the Underworld. In the original telling of the tale, as I recall, Orpheus, a great musician, making music so fine so as to even tame wild animals, uses his grief-driven music to convince Hades to allow Eurydice to return to the land of the living. There is one caveat – Orpheus must not look back at Eurydice until they have returned from the Underworld. Orpheus ascends, but turns to embrace Eurydice before she had fully exited the Underworld, and Eurydice has to return.
In this production, Orpheus is a great musician. He and Eurydice marry but at the wedding party, she is approached by a man (the Nasty Interesting Man) who says he has a letter for her from her father, who has died prior to the setting of the play.
We meet the father and learn that he was not fully washed of memory when he drank from the river Lethe, and so has been mourning his daughter and trying to get notes to her in the land of the living.
I won't give away the story but will say that, in addition to the father, there are stones (big, little and loud) who play the role of a Greek Chorus, and they are wonderful!
This play was performed "in the round". The audience was small and intimate. We sat in the front row so we were literally right at the edge of the performance.
The set involved an elevator but otherwise, was really very bare. The costuming looked circa 1940s perhaps, except for the stones who were full on Scottish punk-types with kilts and hair that would have made any Sex Pistol fan of my generation proud! I can't express how wonderful those actors were. We enjoyed them immensely and they brought unexpected humor to this tragic tale that was not at all out of place!
I thought the actors were all very talented. Eurydice was a little giggly and pouty but I still liked her. I'd like to read the play to see how she was written; one would think it would be a more difficult decision to leave your wedding party to go to the apartment of Creepy Guy just because he said he had a letter from your father than it played out on this stage!
The actor who played Orpheus was wonderful. I felt his grief and confusion.
The young man who played the father stole the show for me. Somehow, he managed to convey grief, but also persistent hope that a parent who has lost a child (or who is lost to a child) might feel, that hope that somehow they can meet again; that there was some way, if one only thought hard enough, to work around the situation and make the loss just not so.
I thought the scenes with the room made of string that the father constructs for Eurydice were heart-rending. What parent doesn't want to fulfill a child's wish? It is significant that her father creates this room from twelve strands of string, which ties into to an earlier scene in the play. This room made of string recalls Orpheus' love and music as well as remembrance. When the father dismantles the room broke my heart. It made me weep, it was played so well.
All in all, a wonderful meal and a wonderful play brought to close a beautiful day!


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Housing Starts Plunge Most In 3 Years; Permits Tumble - Miss By Most In 7 Months
It seems once again that 'economists' and 'analysts' misunderstood the weather in winter is cold. Housing Starts dropped a stunning 16% MoM (from an upwardly revised December data) for the biggest miss since June 2013 (and 8 of last 10 months missed expectations). This is the biggest MoM drop in 3 years. Building Permits - more problematic for the weather blamers - also plunged (by 5.4%) missing expectations by the most since June. However, what is the biggest slap in the face for the 'weather-blamers' is the collapse in Permits for the West (-26%) while most other regions improved.
Permits missed by most since June back to mid-2013 levels...
Permits on a non-seasonally adjusted basis are cratering, and barely above January 2013 levels.
Starts plunged - missing 8 of the last 10 months..
Starts for single family houses: SA vs NSA - disaster.
Housing Starts dropped 16% MoM - the 3rd most in 20 years
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Can anyone tell me if the money in our FX accounts will be immune from the bank tax when it happens? Or will the Government take surplus funds from any source?
Of course its immune! Keep shoveling in MOAR and MOAR - the government will never touch it!
A new car costs more than a house in many parts of the US. Why anyone is building homes right now, unless they're extras for the uberwealthy, who really don't need any more, is beyond me.
Foreclosures still very high in Miami, Tampa, Sacramento, and, well, here's the list:
Vegas is sure taking a beating.
....polar vortex,....er....global warming....
I've BenYellen this for some time now.
Can anyone tell me if the money in our FX accounts will be immune from the bank tax when it happens? Or will the Government take surplus funds from any source?
Your funds can become fully safe, secure, sound and give you a nice dividend if you transfer quickly to a MyRA account. GOOD AS GOLD!! Backed by the full faith and credit of the USA!!!
too dry to get a permit? there, its the weather's fault.
...And the market's started going up...
The question is, can it make it back up to the recent highs, and if so, can it break out with any carrythrough? A peek at a six month SPY chart shows how awful volume has been on this latest run-up, and with the Fed tapering and an avalanche of bad fundamentals, I doubt it's going much further.
Tapering...Tapering .......Yellen, growth is going downside
We need MOAR good news before the market opens.
you ain't seen nothin' yet
Housing drop?
"Its contained", not to worry.
I wondered why the futures bumped up.......Fuck the Ponzi....or ride it into the ground because it is the only game in town.
Quick...Untaper..... UNTAPER DAMN IT!
QE works great, Look at all the growth..?
QE does work, look at the sales of Ferraris and Rolls Royce. Proof that QE has worked exactly as planned
No permits is no housing starts is housing prices going down.
is it still cold outside???
it appears the takedown in the only 2 forms of real money have shifted to the late Globex session where only the MoneyChangers r selling fake Gold and Silver...how can markets chart the same way, at the same time, on consecutive days - yeah, fraud....
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the lack of new supply is also aiding the existing real estate bubble. i guess we can only hope that by further restricting new supply will take the edge of the next real estate collapse (no zombie developments etc). but then again, we'll probably get hyperinflation before that collapse...so the investors keep dumping money into hard assets.
Don't worry the PPI numbers came in a little better. Must be all that demand for cold weather supplies and heaters.
I'm absolutely certain it's got nothing to do with exploding energy costs. /s
SPY plummeting ... down .22 at this writing ...
What, I thought the chineese were buying everything.
Can we all agree: (1) It was really, really cold; and (2) We're all fucked and it has nothing to do with the cold weather?
As ZH resident Economic Climate Change Scientist i look at how economic activity increases or decreases CO2 emissions that cause climate.
I must admit i am stumped because this is totally unexpected. Usually i can look at foreclosures and predict how cold it will get using this data. More foreclosure usually means colder weather as empty houses do not generate any CO2 that increases temperatures.
Less building starts should indicate colder weather. hmm
I need to get back to you all on this one when i look more closely at the nubers.
It is possible that the economic climate change data is being manipulated and corrupted.
Got to have water to mix cement...
Do these numbers count the "shipping container" housing starts?
I thought a news article a while ago led me to believe "this" was going to be the future of housing.
Bad news always ='s good news for the S&P in the asylum.
Don't know why people get bent out of shape over this. Everyone knows the brutal winter weather has hammered construction and affected other sectors of the economy. No new news here...just BTFD
You can't start a house without a nail gun.
Suicidal bankers are buying all the nail guns.
They are suicidal because of the weather.
Therfore, housing starts are down because of the weather.
As the economy tanks, people are moving in with others. See this 2013 census data (Table F1-All Races):
SIZE OF FAMILY (thousands)
Two members 37,104
Three members 18,010
Four members 15,196
Five members 6,802
Six members 2,431
Seven or more members 1,358
There is going to be a shift of this table to larger, more diverse families and renters, as families consolidate around remaining earners and combine lower (real) incomes to make ends meet. I am watching this trend, that started with older children staying with their families longer. If there is a 2020 census, I expect that the persons per household will rocket from 2.61 to more than 3.
It also may be that we have reached "peak housing" sqft per person. In 1950, it was less than 300. In 2006, it was more than 900. In 2020, it will be much less.


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text: Home Culture Usain Bolt Covers 100 Meters Much More Quickly than Everyone Else 9.58 seconds? Homie definitely took the track game into "ludicrous speed"... By: Authors Posted: Aug. 17 2009 10:17 AM 0 From ESPN: Usain Bolt crossed the finish line, saw his record-setting time on the clock and spread his arms as if he were soaring like a bird. About all this guy can't do is fly. And by saving his celebration until after the finish line this time, he showed how fast a man really can go on two feet. The Jamaican shattered the world record again Sunday, running 100 meters in 9.58 seconds at the world championships to turn his much-anticipated race against Tyson Gay into a one-man show. That was 0.11 seconds faster than the mark he set last year at the Beijing Olympics -- the biggest improvement in the 100-meter record since electronic timing began in 1968. Gay, his closest rival, broke the American mark with his 9.71 performance and still looked like he was jogging -- finishing a few big strides behind Bolt in second place. Bolt's only competition these days is the clock. And when he's really trying, not hot-dogging it over the line the way he did in China, even time itself doesn't stand a chance. "I don't run for world records," said Bolt, who crossed the line with a slight breeze at his back. Yet those records always seem to find him. He thinks he can go even lower. "I know I said 9.4," Bolt said, grinning. "You never know. I'll just keep on working." Read the rest of the article here. Get what we're watching delivered to your inbox everyday! Sign up for our daily video newsletter below. Page 1 of 2 NEXT PAGE > Powered by Livefyre 0


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Williamstown educators map route to revolution
WILLIAMSTOWN The principal, three teachers and the learning coordinator at Williamstown Middle/High School will all be absent today, but they have a pretty good excuse. The delegation will be at an education conference in Massachusetts outlining how theyve started to do things differently and why it seems to be working.
Principal Scott Lang said Williamstown was one of three Vermont school districts invited to speak at the conference called High School Redesign in Action sponsored by the New England Secondary School Consortium. Burlington and Essex were also invited.
Lang was accompanied to the conference by teachers Dennis Delena, Sandy FitzMorris and Lisa Paige, and by Alicia Rominger, the schools learning coordinator.
According to Lang, it was Rominger who suggested the school pursue the $45,000 grant that allowed it to take part in the consortiums League of Innovative Schools.
Through its participation, the district has advanced ideas that are changing everything from the way education is provided at the school to graduation requirements.
Rather than awarding credit based solely on seat time in core classes, Lang said, the school has adopted a more student-centered approach to learning one that has made the most of partnerships with the Community College of Vermont, the Randolph Technical and Career Center and other community partners.
Its really about preparing kids for their future and not teaching them about our past, he said, suggesting the school and its faculty have embraced a radically different way of thinking about how you prepare students for graduation.
Competence is still the goal were just giving students a broader way to demonstrate that, he said.
Some do it by taking courses at CCV or enrolling in courses online; others do it in a traditional classroom setting, and still others through independent projects and even work experience.
By creating flexible pathways to meet graduation requirements, Lang said the school is producing students who are college- and career-ready even if their transcripts dont necessarily look like everyone elses.
It is working, according to Lang, who said the school has managed to engage marginal students including some who would have likely dropped out by adopting a more personalized approach to their education.
The school has also started focusing on the educational needs of freshmen in a coordinated way, arranging interventions and supports where appropriate early on, and engaging them in the development of personalized learning plans.
Today the local educators will be telling their peers from all over New England what theyve been up to, while sharing their success stories and the mistakes they made along the way.
According to Lang, without some out-of-the-box thinking, the overarching goal of heightened student performance would have been difficult for a school that had chronically struggled to make adequate yearly progress on standardized tests.
We couldnt keep doing things the same way and expecting those things to change, he said.
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Not only do the game's characters spout hilarious lines as they mercilessly mock the player, enemies, and even gaming in general, but the game is loaded with winks and nods to an untold number of other pop-culture icons.
Exactly how many hidden bits are scattered throughout Borderlands 2 is still something of a mystery. Gearbox Software's not saying, though fans haveuncovered a fair share of the coolest secrets.
Here are a few of the more notable ones. (Warning: Major spoiler alert!)
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…you know who. Even Nintendo's most famous ape makes an appearance in Borderlands 2. Well, sorta.
In the hill area of the Eridium Blight region, you'll battle plenty of Bullymongs and Rakts. If you're lucky, "Donkey Mong" will spawn there as well, throwing the barrels on his back at you. Take him down and you'll even get an achievement.
Minecraft mania
Gearbox Software, just like the rest of us, seems obsessed with Minecraft. You'll find Minecraft dirt inside the Caustic Caverns. Use melee weapons on it until it breaks and you'll find Minecraft stone and coal. Keep digging and you'll have to deal with some rough Creepers, but you'll also pick up all sorts of loot -- including a Minecraft-inspired head skin for your character.
I'm Batman
Actually, the 'Dark Knight' goes by Rakkman in the game. Scooter, in the Arctic Fridge area, will assign you a side quest which leads you to an area called the "Rakk Cave." Enter it and you'll go toe to toe with an enemy who relies heavily on smoke bombs and boomerangs.
Double Rainbow? All the way.
The YouTube sensation makes its way into the game when you spot a small tend at the bottom of a cliff in The Highlands. Jump to the tent and Handsome Jack will recite the famous lines as the elusive double rainbow appears.
Teenage Mutant Ninja secret
Cowabunga! There's a level 14 quest called Splinter Group that asks you to kill four mutated escapees from the Wildife Exploitation Preserve. To get there, you'll need to pretend to be a pizza delivery man and access their sewer hideout. Their names? Lee, Ralph, Dan and Mick.
Highway to the Danger Zone
Top Gun maestro Kenny Loggins gets a shout-out in a mission that also pays homage to Se7en. You'll meet up with a character named "Loggins" who talks about the "danger zone" and sends you to Goose's Roost. Once there, you'll have to open a box, which will have Handsome Jack screaming the familiar Se7en line "What's in the box?"
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text: Amazon acquires movie and games rental company LoveFilm Business 20 January 11 Lovefilm Mark Brown News contributor, Wired.co.uk Amazon has announced that it will acquire the remaining shares of movie and games rental service LoveFilm, to take full control of the European company.The retailer already held a 42 percent stake in the rental firm, but today announced it has paid an undisclosed sum to scoop up the remaining 58 percent of the business. Previous reports, when Amazon allegedly made a takeover offer in September 2010, valued the business at around £200 million.The official release doesn't let on how the deal will affect either company, current LoveFilm customers or even the rental film's name and branding. But Simon Calver, Chief Executive of LoveFilm International, said "with Amazon's unequivocal support we can significantly enhance our members' experience across Europe."Existing customers shouldn't notice any change either. LoveFilm's been telling its members: "What does that mean for you? Don't worry, nothing will change to your service, the price you pay or your billing date."LoveFilm is a hugely popular service, courting over 1.4 million paying members in UK, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Germany. And the firm has been expanding its reach recently, as it launched its "Watch Online" streaming service on PC, PlayStation 3 and a handful of Sony and Samsung entertainment devices late last year.But some criticism has been levelled against the company, for blocking rentals on a handful of news releases. Popular new DVDs and Blu-Rays like Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and Get Him to the Greek are unavailable to rent, and lumbered with an unhelpful "This title is unavailable for rental" notice on its page. Amazon's acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2011. Edited by Duncan Geere Latest on wired.co.uk


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A Weekend in Kaslo
There is a popular question asked frequently when arriving in Kaslo for the first time: What is there to do? This usually comes after you step out of the car and soak in the incredible mountain and lake views! Then reality sinks in, there is no Cineplex Odeon, we don't have a professional sports team, and we definitely don't have a mall... in fact, you could walk the entire town in about an hour.
So what do you do?
My wife and I recently had friends from Kelowna visit us and they asked this very question. After we had them settled and the first bottle of wine had been opened, we sat out on the patio overlooking Kootenay Lake and the Purcell Mountains. There were some oohs and ahs before the inevitable conversation:
"What are we going to do this weekend?"
"Well, what do you want to do?"
"Is there anything to do?"
My wife and I laughed as we began to plan our weekend.
We began the day by venturing into town for breakfast. The debate between the Treehouse Restaurant, the Kaslo Hotel, the Blue Belle Bistro, and a number of other
choices was finally won by the Kaslo Golf Club's Clubhouse Restaurant. Truthfully the food at all of them is incredible, but the view off the deck at the Clubhouse won out. After breakfast, unfortunately the two guys couldn't convince the girls to swing the clubs with us, so they scampered into town while we played the 9-hole course, which happens to be the oldest golf course in the Kootenays (est. 1923). We met up with the girls in town and they had found a number of goodies at the Live Art Shop, Kootenay Mountain Sports, Willow Home Gallery, Figments, and The Clothes Hanger, to name a few. It was decided that we should get some exercise, so we headed out of town on foot to the Kaslo River Trail. The trail has been constructed and groomed by the Trailblazer Society. It takes about an hour to do the short loop of the trail, unless you stop every 5 minutes to take pictures.
The hike brought on hunger and was followed by a quick pit stop at Mountain King for burgers and ice cream! Only about 100m away from Mountain King's outdoor dining area is National Historic Site, the S.S. Moyie.
The Moyie is a dry docked sternwheeler, the world's oldest intact sternwheeler, located on the shores of Kootenay Lake and has long been a symbol that has become synonymous with Kaslo. We stepped into the Visitor Centre and chatted for awhile before touring the beautifully restored boat, rich with history as it was the last operational sternwheeler to travel the lake. Decomissioned in 1957 after a 59 year career, the Moyie stands proudly as a symbol of years of hard work by the Kootenay Lake Historical Society. Not to mention, the bridge of the vessel has an operational steam whistle that echoes through the entire village!
After we toured the ship, we hustled to Eric's Meat Market to pick up some steaks and head back to Wing Creek for an evening BBQ. A relaxing evening with great food and a few more glasses of wine were a perfect end to a busy day in Kaslo. The funny part of the night was our guests thinking that we would be out of activities for the following day.
Breakfast at home to begin the day as we prepared to head back into town for the morning surprise. We had booked an early paddle with Kaslo Kayaking! Paddling our way across Kootenay Lake, we worked our way to the East side where we grabbed photos of the Native hieroglyphs on the cliff faces that frame to far shore. The folks that run Kaslo Kayaking make it very hard to have a bad time and being out on the water is pretty spectacular! We were joined by some other friends and the morning slipped by quickly as we had far too much fun learning the intricacies of kayaking. For half of our group it was the first time ever in kayaks.
Lunch needed to happen quickly after kayaking, so we headed over to Buddy's Front Street Pizzeria for a woodfire baked pizza and a cold beverage. Afterwards we grabbed supplies for a evening hot dog and marshmallow roast on the beach at Wing Creek.
Before heading back to Wing Creek, we ventured south about 10 minutes to Fletcher Falls. Fletcher Falls is a well-kept secret only a 5-10 minute hike off the highway to a spectacular 150 foot waterfall with walking trails that almost put you underneath it. Those brave/crazy adventurers can wade out into the pool at the base of the falls and get up close and personal.
Tuckered out from our day, we headed back to Wing Creek and down to the beach where we started a beautiful fire to sit beside, even pushed the canoe out on the water for awhile, apparently some of us didn't get enough paddling in earlier. The stars came out and we each had way too many hot dogs and definitely way too many marshmallows.
What's left? Breakfast on the patio and a packed lunch for the day's adventure. We decided to venutre North to the top end of Kootenay Lake. Our first stop was Duncan Dam. Completed in 1967, the area around the dam offers a spectacular network of trails and channels that includes our second stop of the day, the Meadow Creek Spawning Channels. After soaking in the beauty of Duncan Lake and the intricate working of the dam site, we hiked around the spawning channels. At this time of year it is a lovely place to walk and picnic, but September Long Weekend is when the real action goes down. The Kokanee Salmon, the only landlocked salmon species in the world, run in the early weeks of September and a sign of their fertility is the bright red colouring that they take on during this time. We stopped for lunch before heading back to the vehicle. There was one other stop before heading back to Wing Creek: the Marble Quarry.
The Marble Quarry is hidden in the woods off the highway North of Meadow Creek and it is most definitely not a tourist attraction. Hidden extremely well from the highway traffic, only locals know about this little hideout. Once a bustling enterprise, what's left is a cavernous hole in the side of the mountain and a unique collection of graffiti from artists with a wide range of skills. We snapped some photos and honked the horn inside the cavern for fun, then we jumped back in the vehicle.
The sad part of the day was that it was now about 3pm and our guests had to pack up and head back to Kelowna. We laughed as we said goodbye and told them to come back soon because we still had so much to do! We didn't have time to take them to the Hot Springs, or the old growth Cedar forest, or to Buchanan Lookout, or to Fry Creek, Monica Meadows, Idaho Peak, or Kootenay Glacier, to name a few.
There is no question that the activities are plentiful, the shopping is unique and cultured, the restaurants are extraordinary, and the history is enlightening. Just ask anyone from Kaslo "The Question" -- we have the answer!
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What if you came to work and found a noose placed next to your belongings? That is what Vanessa Savage, a black woman from Washington County, Oregon, found in her cubicle one morning at Washington County's housing authority. What made the noose even more alarming was that it was from her supervisor. Savage looked at the noose, complete with a note attached that said "termination notice", as a possible prank or threat.
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Yassir Said Zabidat, a Sakhnin resident in his 20s, was arrested Wednesday on the suspicion of raising a photograph of assassinated Hezbollah terrorist mastermind Imad Mughniyeh during the annual Land Day procession in Sakhnin last week.
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I'm pregnant and am constantly spitting. What's going on?
I'm three months pregnant and I'm constantly spitting. It's driving me crazy. My mouth is always filling up with saliva. Is this normal? What can I do?
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This is my third pregnancy and with this one Ive just had enough . I have no real idea what will work anymore .. I think through it all the only real thing Ive learned is that everyone that seems to have this problem have a history of having it only with boys .. My other two children are boys .. so I will assume that this one is going to be a boy as well .. Id give anything for a solution .. not hungry and constant spitting ... i just want to enjoy one pregnancy .. :(posted 10/21/2010 by laniesway
sugar free gum!!! One piece will last me for hours and hours. Absolutly no spitting:)posted 10/05/2010 by Kugler1
OMG i cant believe there are many women who spit during pregnancy! I am 7 weeks pregnant with my second baby and again i can't stop spitting, and producing an excessive amount of mucus in the back of my mouth. I can't get rid of it. I am misrable pretty much all day. I am going to try the dry coffee and snacking on salty food. Thank you for the various advice and i hope it works. Good luck every one.posted 09/30/2010 by a BabyCenter Member
for me the spitting thing started in full swing in week 14 after the heavy duty throwing up (wk 7 to 13) eased up slightly i also gag on mucus and feel scared to swallow the saliva esp in the late afternoon/evening this is working for me for the past couple of days am nibbling on hard cheese which is a bit salty, i keep a tiny bit in my mouth and try to maintain the overall cheesy/salty taste as am supposed to eat milk-protein this cheese helpsposted 09/29/2010 by mirdsouza
I am currently 12 weeks along with my thrid child and this spiiting thing is extremely annoying. I have always enjoyed eating sunflower seeds, but during pregnancy i though it would be too salty so i didnt eat them, but now i know they are good for the spitty mouth i will definitely try them. I dont recall having this spitting issues with my daughters, so hopefully this one is the boy!!! Good luck to all!!posted 07/06/2010 by NaturePrincess
Several ladies mentioned being dehydrated.....with my last pregnancy I was very sick and salivated from day 1. I had to be admitted to hospital for a few days and it was the best I felt during the whole pregnancy. I didn't have to spit once! The IV fluids took it away because I was so dehydrated. So I figure if I can stay hydrated....I mean really really hydrated then the spitting situation will improve. I haven't managed to drink enough fluids yet but I am working on it. I will post again if there is an improvement.posted 09/18/2010 by a BabyCenter Member
Well, turns out I am gestational diabetic, soooo no more Frosted Mini Wheats. I am now addicted to baby carrots and grape tomatoes. They seem to help control the spitting just as well and they are health "free food" for gestational diabetics. Also, they still help with keeping me "regular"...the only draw back?....I hopw the baby doesn't come out lookin glike "Snookie" LOL! ( The nurses said not to worry)posted 09/17/2010 by dchavez128991
I am now 6 weeks pregnant with my 4th child. YIKES! I just started throwing up yesterday but I have been salivating for about a week....it was not excessive where I'd need to spit constantly until yesterday. I found (with my last pregnancy) that chewing Trident Cinnamon Tingle helped with the salivating/spitting. Also pita crackers helps with the nausea. Hope this helps.posted 09/16/2010 by a BabyCenter Member
Oh yea grapefruit helpsposted 09/09/2010 by corengo333
Hi all, I thought I was the only weird person that spit during my pregnancy with my son. I am 6weeks now with my second baby and the spitting is back. For my first pregnancy nothing helped gum, candy, salt crackers, everything seem to make me salivate more. I think I will try the coffee deal. I asked my doctor about my first pregnancy and no help there. I was spitting until one day after I had my son. Spit cups and bottles were my best friends. For this pregnancy I try not to think about my mouth watering, end result is no spit cup for now thank God. In addtion, drinking water and getting good sleep seems to help me. The more u think about the awful taste the more your mouth waters and you reject swallowing the spit. Oh yeah clean mouth brushing my teeth and washing my mouth with mouth wash helps. Eating a lot of greasy foods seems to make the spitting worse b/c the food floats in our stomachs allowing acid & unwanting taste to seek back up to our throat that triggers nausea&spitposted 09/09/2010 by corengo333
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While parades, picnics and concerts are traditions, for many people, it's not the Fourth of July without a grand fireworks display. The Big Bay Boom Fireworks Show will illuminate San Diego Bay and the Imperial Beach pier beginning at 9 p.m. For a list of celebrations and events throughout the county, go to B3.
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Noise from fireworks can make your pets flee for quieter quarters, so keep them inside and turn on the TV or radio to mask the blasts.
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"The Amazing Spider-Man" spins into theaters today. This version takes Spidey (Andrew Garfield) back to high school. Emma Stone plays girlfriend Gwen Stacy.
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• Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular" (9 p.m., KNSD Channel 7/39). Regis Philbin hosts.
• "Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular" (10 p.m., KFMB/Channel 8). Jennifer Hudson performs.
More than 3 million Southern California residents are expected to take a Fourth of July trip, a 5.2 percent increase from 2011, according to a survey by the Automobile Club of Southern California. San Diego is the top destination for Southern Californians for July 4; worldwide, it's the number three choice for travelers, based on hotel bookings on Priceline.
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Several witnesses called 911 about 5:30 p.m. regarding shots fired at Sweetwater Road and Second Avenue, said National City police Lt. Robert Rounds.
He said the gunman squeezed off 10 to 15 rounds, likely from a semi-automatic rifle.
Officers found the victim with multiple wounds lying in the parking lot between Carl's Jr. and Hanaoka Japanese Restaurant.
The victim, who has not been identified, was taken to a hospital in critical condition and died about 6:20 p.m., Rounds said.
"It was pretty hectic at first," Rounds said. "Bystanders were trying to render aid to the victim when we got here."
Witnesses said the victim appeared to have been talking to the pickup driver before the shooting. The driver, described as a Latino man wearing a black, hooded jacket, sped away in a 1970s or '80s orange and white pickup, possibly a Ford. It has a horizontal front grill and may have a black tailgate or black top.
He drove away east on Sweetwater, apparently alone in the truck.
The victim was shot at close range, from 10 to 15 feet. Investigators taped off much of the parking lot and were working late into the night sorting through evidence, including numerous bullet casings left behind, Rounds said.
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P.E. Central Lesson Plan: Exploring Pathways
Purpose of Activity:To help children learn about straight, curved, and zigzag pathways.
Suggested Grade Level:PRE-K
Materials Needed:Ribbon sticks can be purchased through most physical activity equipment catalogs or can be constructed using the following directions; To make ribbon sticks you will need 18-inch-long; 1/4–inch-diameter wooden dowel sticks; a double sided fish swivel; some fishing line; and 10 feet of cloth ribbon 1-1/2 inches wide; Drill a small hole in one end of the stick and attach the fish swivel to the stick using approximately 4 inches of fishing line; Fold over one end of the ribbon about ¼-inch and sew it to keep it from unraveling; Fold over the other end of the ribbon and sew onto it a 1-inch square of cardboard; similar to a note pad backing; This keeps the ribbon from tangling; When you sew the cardboard onto the ribbon; include a piece of fishing line; which you attach to the swivel; The ribbon stick is now completed;
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Make sure children understand they must not get into another child's space. Use carpet squares for children to stand on so they are evenly spaced throughout the room. Ask children to hold their sticks tight as they move their ribbons throughout the space in front of them to practice the following:
Wipers – In this movement, patterned after the motion of windshield wipers, children move their hands and arms from right to left as the ribbon flows back and forth high in the air in a curved pathway.
Circles – "Hold the end of the stick and move your hand and arm in a large circle in front of your body. Can you make circles at your side? Can you make a circle over your head?â€
Floor Sweeps – "Move your ribbon from side to side on the floor in front of you. Can you pretend that you are sweeping the floor?â€
Fishing – Children use the ribbon stick as a fishing pole. They move the stick into the air and slightly behind the head, then bring the hand and arm forward as if throwing a fishing line into the lake. Next they bring the line back over their heads and begin again making giant curved pathways above their heads.
Squiggle Down – This movement is similar to fishing except when children bring the ribbon forward they should shake it in a zigzag path from above their heads down to the floor.
Snakes – Children love to watch the ribbon move like a snake on the floor. Ask that children put the ribbon on the floor in front of them and then walk backward as the move the ribbon back and forth in a zigzag pathway.
Adaptations for Students with Disabilities:
Any child who can hold the ribbon stick can participate in this activity.
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The first ever wagon train taking people from the Missouri to California left Sapling Grove on 9th May, 1841. John Bidwell, the leader of the expedition, later admitted that: "Our ignorance of the route was complete. We knew that California lay west, and that was the extent of our knowledge." In fact, before Bidwell's trip, no one had travelled overland from the east to the Pacific coast.
Of the 69 people in Bidwell's party who set out from Sapling Grove, only 33 people reached Marsh's Fort on 4th November. They were clearly playing for high stakes. Four of the party, John Bidwell, Josiah Belden, Charles Weber and Robert Thomas, all became multi-millionaires. It was indeed the land of opportunity.
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I often wonder how many times I can talk/write about my work in progress before I bore my readers. I don't want to mention it in every post (unless its something spectacular). But I finish small project within a few days and I often forget to mention them when I tell you what I'm working on. So I will start WIP Wednesdays. I'll update all of you on my work in progress on Wednesdays and you can also update me on your current projects. I've been hesitant about having a 'themed' day (not quite sure why) so hopefully I'll have enough turnaround items to not let this 'themed' day get stale.
So let's start…….
I always have a dishcloth on one pair of my needles. It's always an easy pattern, a two row repeats, that I can knit mindlessly at anytime. It's especially useful when my brain needs a break from testing out patterns or following a complicated pattern. This shade is called indigo and its a lovely navy blue colour (even though it looks dark purple in the picture). The yarn is Bernat Ultra-soft Cotton, and sometimes it's not so soft but this blue is ridiculously soft and it's been a dream to work with.
I started working on this market a few days ago. I started using a cotton yarn but the straps looked uneven/messy. So I started it over with an acrylic yarn. The pattern is originally knit with a fingering weight yarn, but I selected a worsted weight. It won't appear exactly the same but it will give me the basic look and feel of the bag to see if I like the pattern.
I've had this purple yarn burning a hole in my stash for the last few months. I've thought up so many patterns to knit with this soft lilac shade but couldn't narrow down my options until now. I've chosen a simple daisy stitch which will be wrapped in a simple garter border. Nothing too complicated. With my last blanket, I took about a month to finish it maybe even more. I'm not that slow of a knitter, I just kept thinking of other items to knit and would then work on those projects. This time I'm trying to schedule my days to finish this blanket by June 15th. Why the 15th? I'm not really sure, I sort of want to see if I can finish this blanket in just over two weeks.
What projects are on your needles?
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Well, here is my second cake from my trip to Chicago where I attended Bronwen Weber's class at the French Pastry School. Bronwen first made this cake for a chef's conference -it was a chef's head on a plate! This cake was quite tricky since almost all of the face design is done by using your hands to sculpt the fondant covered cake into a realistic face before the fondant dries on you. I hope you enjoy seeing the photos from the class and realize just how much of a cake genius Bronwen really is!
The cake is started by stacking layer upon layer of cake and buttercream and then attempting to carve out the basic features of the face.
These are the two carved heads…the first one is Bronwen's and the second is mine.
Next you cover the head in buttercream.
After covering it in buttercream, you cover the whole cake in fondant and quickly, but carefully, shape the face with your hands. Detail is added with gum paste tools.
Here is my head after I finished the face sculpting part…then it was onto the details, like hair, eyebrows, sideburns, etc. The hair accents were made out of modeling chocolate and the tie and jacket were made out of fondant. Sadly, we ran out of time and didn't get to make the chef's hat, but it was an interesting technique. Since the hat was made out of rice paper, it was completely edible (not that I would want to eat it!)
And here is me with my chef's head!
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This is a quick and easy side dish that will become a favorite of your family.—Anne Creech, Kinston, North Carolina
- 1/2 pound sliced bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1/2 cup chopped green or sweet red pepper
- 2 celery ribs, chopped
- 6 green onions, sliced
- 1 cup uncooked long-grain rice
- 2 cups water
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 can (15 ounces) black-eyed peas, drained
- In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels; drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings. Saute the pepper, celery and onions in drippings until almost tender. Add the rice, water and seasonings. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add peas and bacon; cook for 10 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Yield: 4-6 servings.
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Hey, I was curious how many people here do direct arm work? I havent done any direct arm work in a few weeks and i swear my arms feel bigger than before......wierd.
Hey, I was curious how many people here do direct arm work? I havent done any direct arm work in a few weeks and i swear my arms feel bigger than before......wierd.
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5-6 sets of direct bicep work, 5-6 sets of direct tricep work a week (two exercises for each, 6-12 reps)
i do, twice a week
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I do, once a week
after i work my back i do 3 sets of dumbell curls and 2 sets of barbell
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After working back (which works the biceps anyway) I do one set of hammer curls.
After working chest (which works the triceps anyway) I do one set of either dips or cable extensions.
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This is pretty much what I do. On back days I finish with one set of BB or DB curls. On chest days I finish with one set of dips or cable extensions. I've had more noticeable growth on my triceps, than on any other body part (this was one of my weakest areas when I started working out).
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I don't, i have in the past and have actually noticed more progress without the extra work.
Do what needs to be done.
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once a week, maybe 8-10 sets total.
I work them once a week 2-3 sets for bis and 2-3 sets for tris.
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Bench Press-315x1
Deadlift~415x1 (injured)
once a week, about 10-12 sets
If I'm in the mood, I'll do 2-3 sets.
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I do Dips which targets the tris but no Isolations on Bicep or Triceps. I bulked 12lbs and gained 1/2" on my arms without no direct arm work.
No direct work for Tris or Bis. I only do DB Bench, Dips, Chins and Seated Pulley Rows and my arms are quite large doing 350lb(BW+125) Dips.
generally no. Maybe every other week I will do a couple sets of biceps.
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I'll do 2-4 sets of various curls at the end of my back day, once a week. Other than that, it's all compound work for my arms.
once a week, 6 sets of triceps & 5sets of biceps, heavy to failure.
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Very rarely. Maybe a couple sets for tri's and bi's once a month.
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2 sets of BB curls and 2 sets of DB curls, done after my back workout.
I do close grip bench and dips for tris, but those really arent isolating the tris as much as the curls isolate the bis.
I havnt done bicep work but maybe 3 times in the last few years lol
One a week... day 3 of WBB1
The dips and bench on day 1 hit the triceps a little I guess and the rows hit the biceps a little but it's not "direct arm work".
I do 5 sets for bi's and 6 sets for tri's once a week..


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Cylburn, Clarice Smith Center to commemorate Schumann bicentennial
This being the Mahler season -- his dual anniversary (150th of birth in 2010, 100th of death in 2011) has understandably become a major focus of programming around the music world -- it's nice to see that there's still room to acknowledge other milestones. The bicentennial of Schumann's birth in 2010, for example.
I mentioned in an earlier post the rare performance of the composer's Mass, courtesy of the Concert Artists of Baltimore on Oct. 16. That month will also see two other notable commemorations of Schumann's genius.
On Oct. 3, the Cylburn Chamber Music Series opens its sixth season at the historic Cylburn Arboretum with a lieder recital by baritone Ryan de Ryke and pianist Eva Mengelkoch. The featured work will be Schumann's absorbing song cycle "Dichterliebe." That would be reason enough to catch the program -- the work is one of Schumann's finest, and the duo of de Ryke and Mengelkoch has a track record of refined music-making -- but there's more. Selections from the "Hollywood Songbook" by fascinating 20th century composer Hanns Eisler will also be performed. (Space is limited at Cylburn. To reserve a seat -- admission is free -- email email@example.com or call 410-367-2217.)
Later in the month, the University of Maryland School of Music presents the Schumann Bicentennial Festival and Conference at the Clarice Smith Center. Highlights: a concert of chamber works performed by faculty on Oct. 19; eminent musicologist and pianist Charles Rosen will accompany tenor Christoph Genz in what is billed as a "seldom-heard version" of "Dichterliebe" on Oct. 20 and give a lecture on the morning of Oct. 21; also on the 21st, UM faculty artists, including mezzo-soprano Delores Ziegler, will explore the storied romance of Robert and Clara Schumann and their pal Brahms.
The festival closes Oct. 22 with quite an attraction:
Schumann's "Paradise and the Peri," a work for vocal soloists, chorus and orchestra that once enjoyed favor with the public, but has long since been relegated to the shelf for obscurities. Paul Goodwin will conduct the UM Symphony and Concert Choir. Soloists include soprano Linda Mabbs and tenor Gran Wilson.
Much later in the season, the Baltimore Symphony will offer its Schumann celebration, taking a close look at the man and the mania (the composer was ever so bipolar).
Meanwhile, October turns out to be Schumann Month around here, and that's worth noting. To get you in the mood, here's the sublime voice of Fritz Wunderlich to give you just a sampling from "Dichterliebe":


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Turbine Announces 5 New Instances For LOTR By Year End
Fans of Lord of the Rings Online can expect much to do before 2012. While the upcoming Rise of Isengard has only one new Instance (in LOTRO, an "Instance" is essentially a side quest or side area, that allows players to have private adventures), more are on the way. A Turbine employee who posts on the forums as "Sapience" confirmed on the LOTRO forums 5 more of them, in fact.That announcement, in full:
We are currently preparing five new instances for release post Isengard.
Rise of Isengard will be released on September 27 along with a 24 Player raid. There will be 3 Three player, 1 Six player and 1 Twelve player instance released in Update 5, the first update after the release of Rise of Isengard. These instances will be free to any player who has pre-purchased the Rise of Isengard expansion or who purchases after launch via the Turbine Web Store.
It looks like the enemies of Sauron have a very nice Christmas season to look forward to. Hooray!
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ATLANTA-The Georgia Department of Labor announced last Thursday that the unemployment rate in Effingham County for September was 4.9 percent, down from 5.1 percent in August and from 6 percent in September 2014.
The once grandiose plans for a massive movie studio complex in Effingham County appear to be getting a drastic cut.
The Effingham Industrial Development Authority has agreed to a land sale with a cold storage operation that hopes to start quickly.
The Effingham Chamber of Commerce announced its next Chamber Lunch 'n Learn business meeting which will be held Oct. 28 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Mars Theatre in downtown Springfield.
Now that we're well into autumn, the days are getting noticeably shorter. The change in seasons reminds us that time is passing - and it's important to use that time wisely. When used well, in fact, time can be your greatest gift in many walks of life - and that's certainly true when you invest.
FONU2, Inc. announced Tuesday it will be producing a documentary on James Brown, "the Godfather of Soul," in association with RKA Entertainment LLC and Loochie Records and Publishing LLC.
The Effingham County Industrial Development Authority and DRT have announced the company will be building a plant in the Effingham Industrial Park.
Once you've started contributing to your 401(k) plan and funded it with investments that are appropriate for your needs, you might think you're in good shape and that your 401(k) is now on "autopilot."
Optim Orthopedics has added orthopedist Gregory Kolovich, MD, who will be seeing patients in Rincon. Having recently completed his fellowship, Dr. Kolovich joins Optim from Harvard University in Boston, where he focused on hand and microsurgery.
It probably doesn't happen as much as you'd like, but from time to time, you have some extra disposable income. When this happens, how should you use the funds? Assuming you have adequate emergency savings - typically, three to six months' worth of living expenses - should you pay off debts, or fund your IRA or another investment account?
ATLANTA-The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that unemployment in Effingham County was down to 5.1 percent for August, a drop from the July rate of 5.6 percent.
In his annual state of the port address, Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Curtis Foltz reported on a year of extraordinary growth, and provided a review of the $142 million fiscal year 2016 capital expenditure plan.
The company proposing to build a billion-dollar pipeline through much of southeast Georgia, including Effingham County, expects to submit its environmental permit applications later this year, according to a senior official.
Called a re-grand opening, Saturday's event at Georgia Transformer served as a commitment from the plant's new management to the Rincon facility.
At the Georgia Ports Authority board meeting Monday, Executive Director Curtis Foltz reported a 16.6 percent calendar year to date increase in container volumes, as well as capital projects necessary for future growth.
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The Effingham Industrial Development Authority's deal with a company to market and develop its Research Forest Tract could have a ripple effect on its ...
Effingham Chamber of Commerce representatives help St. Joseph's/Candler Immediate Care cut its ribbon. The office, at 5621 Highway 21 South, will treat children ...
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POTTSTOWN Ś Whether its improving STEM education, establishing an alumni gallery at Pottstown High School, or giving students a head start on college degrees, the Foundation for Pottstown Education has some big accomplishments to tout this year Ś and some big plans to promote.
Myra Forrest, the foundationÆs executive director, offered an update to the Pottstown School Board Thursday night and brought along a few beneficiaries to emphasize the foundationÆs work.
Those beneficiaries are nine Pottstown High School juniors who are also taking classes at Montgomery County Community College thanks to a new program undertaken by the foundation.
ōThis is a real game-changer for Pottstown,ö said Forrest. ōOur goal is to have one year of college classes at Montgomery County Community College and hopefully an associateÆs degree by the time they graduate from high school.ö
ōThis is like dual enrollment,ö she said of an existing program that allows Pottstown High School students to take college classes at the college, ōbut its like dual enrollment on steroids. We are paying for the entire amount of the tuition for these students.ö
The district identified 13 students based on their test scores, their class rank, teacher recommendations and their familyÆs financial status, Forrest explained, adding that they all have to have grades of 90 or better in all their classes.
Two students declined to participate and the nine that remain are currently taking classes, including taking one psychology class together, said Danielle McCoy, the districtÆs director of career and technical education.
ōThese students are really ready for it,ö McCoy said. ōI canÆt speak highly enough of this program.ö
Nor could student Austin Mora who spoke for the group.
ōTo say that we appreciate this would be an understatement,ö Mora said. ōTo be able to get a college degree while in high school is amazing.ö
Forrest said the program has already attracted a donation of nearly $8,500 from a trust set up by Leon Wainman, a Pottstown alumni.
Of course the foundation has received numerous donations for numerous programs Ś including $3,465 from district retirees and another $3,425 from current employees.
Larger donations include a $25,000 donation for the dual enrollment program; $13,000 from United Way for the ōGirls Today, Leaders Tomorrowö program; and $10,000 from ARKEMA Inc. for chemistry equipment.
In fact, a focus on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Match) is part of the foundationÆs mission.
A three-year $250,000 grant will ultimately train 50 teachers in advanced STEM initiatives, as well as programs for the students, such as a science summer camp held last year.
That teacher training also helps out with programs like the high schoolÆs new robotics team which, in just two competitions in its first year, has improved its standings from dead last to seventh out of 32.
That kind of achievement could ultimately end up in the high schoolÆs alumni gallery, another foundation project Forrest highlighted.
ōItÆs there to honor the school districtÆs 175th anniversary; and really that is the kind of history that no other school district in the area can match,ö said Forrest. ōYouÆre going to be very proud of having this in the school when its finished.ö
That project was recently aided by the donation of a picture window, worth $7,000, from B & G Glass in Reading.
Another $22,000 in contributions is still being sought to complete the project Ś a task which may be helped by a strategic planning retreat planned for the spring, paid for by the Pottstown Area Health and Wellness Foundation, and featuring Elaine Rhodes, the former director of development of fundraising for Penn State University.
But the foundation is as focused on early education as it is on achievement in the higher grades and is a strong supporter PottstownÆs signature early education initiative Ś PEAK, which stands for Pottstown Early Action for Kindergarten readiness.
In addition to a $105,000 contribution from the United Way of Greater Philadelphia, the foundation has also secured another $25, 650 in donations from such varied sources as National Penn and Susquehanna Bank, TargetÆs and Wal-MartÆs foundations and Giant.
School board member Andrew Kefer praised the foundationÆs efforts, and the college program in particular.
ōIt takes two years to get adjusted to college life, and these students will start that much ahead of everyone else,ö Kefer said.


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Multiplayer DLC for God of War III? Early April Fools?
Posted by Marc Macayan in God of War 3 on March 30th, 2010
A scan of a French Official Playstation Magazine has popped up over at the GameTrailer forums. The scan supposedly shows a multiplayer DLC for God of War III.
God of War 3 1.01 Patch Released
Posted by T0SH in God of War 3, QuickNews on March 29th, 2010
There was a small update for God of War 3, it's only 5377KB. It fixes wireless controller issues some people where having. Thanks for the heads up Sinlock.
Interview with T.C. Carson, the voice of Kratos
Posted by Marc Macayan in God of War 3, Interviews on March 20th, 2010
One of the factors that defines Kratos' anger and rage is his voice. Once Kratos opens his mouth you know that someone is about get their body ripped in half. His voice adds to the adrenaline pump that the amazing action scenes already give you in God of War, and Terrence C. Carson has done an awesome job of giving that voice to Kratos.
Check out this interview with T.C. Carson as he talks about what its like in voicing an angry character who is determined to bring Olympus down.
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Audition 3 is on the cover of the April issue of Keyboard Magazine with the tagline "The Different DAW." It's a nice tagline that fits well with Craig Anderton's review inside in which Audition 3 received Keyboard Magazine's KeyBuy Award. My favorite quote from the review is below:
"You probably have scissors, a knife, nail file, and corkscrew sitting around…yet you still have a Swiss Army knife because it puts all those things in one convenient place. Audition is like that. It's a surprisingly versatile piece of software with a toolkit that's unlike anything else."
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