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What material is the watch band made of, please? Also, will I be able to change the battery or do I have to take the watch to a watchmaker to do it?
Hello, the band is made of weaved nylon. Here is their service policy. Factory Full Service? 1.Ensures your watch is professionally serviced 2.Guarantees ongoing water-resistant performance. 3.Ensures that the correct specification, original parts are used for any repairs. 4.Even though some parts are not included in the Full Service (e.g. replacement bands, replacement crystals), nobody has a better selection of original St. Moritz and Momentum® parts and replacement bands, or can offer Service Upgrade Options like the virtually scratchproof sapphire crystals. 5.Nobody knows your watch better than we do. Local Service? 1.May have lower initial cost (no shipping & insurance costs, no service record tracking, etc.) 2.May be quicker. (no delay while the watch is in transit to our Service Centre)
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This is the cover of Vanity Fair's Green Issue (May 2006), which is considered by some to mark a major turning point in perceptions of global warming. According to Amy Gajda of the University of Illinois Department of Journalism, the Green Issue is emblematic of the growth of environmental awareness into a mainstream topic that is "sexy" and "cool", and is now profitable when marketed to the populace at large.[1]
Vanity Fair, with its focus on celebrities and paid circulation of ~1.2 million[2], is not a traditional environmental publication. However the green issue draws attention to climate change and other environmental issues while also profiling celebrities such as Julia Roberts, Al Gore, George Clooney, Robert Kennedy Jr., and others who have worked to further environmental causes. The public response to the Green Issue was so strong that Vanity Fair has committed to running another Green Issue in May 2007 (to roughly coincide with Earth Day). According to Dr. Gajda, the decision to create the Green Issue was taken in large part as a response to the increased environmental awareness that followed Hurricane Katrina and the destruction of New Orleans.[1]
The Green Issue, while an obvious commercial and public relations success and one of Vanity Fair's highest selling issues ever[1], has been criticized by some for failing to go through with earlier promises to appear on recycled paper[3]. As a consequence, it is likely that the production of this issue involved the destruction of thousands of trees and the emission of more than 4 million pounds of greenhouse gases.[3] Vanity Fair stated that a tight production schedule did not provide them enough time to secure the quantities of high quality recycled paper they would have needed.
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Don't take this the wrong way. You waited a year for this hunt, and you wait until now to ask questions? If I had been you, I would have joined this forum a year ago.
Hey all I have recently moved to wy and waited my year and I am now considerd a resident so I am going to try my first wy elk hunt I'm looking at area 37 does anyone have any experience with this area or info you would be willing to share I have Sep15-23 that I am free to do as I please it will be just my wife and myself we are both in excelent condition and not scared to put in the work needed we will be archery hunting I have only been in the area one time and that was just out on a Sunday drive any info you would be willing to share would be greatly appreciated feel free to pm me thanx
Don't take this the wrong way. You waited a year for this hunt, and you wait until now to ask questions? If I had been you, I would have joined this forum a year ago.
Yes I agree 100% I did not think I was gonna beable to go this year due to lack of time and money so I know I'm way behind the eight ball here not the best way to do it but i don't get much time off work so ill take what I can get and make it work
Old Hunter is right but I feel for you, been hunting 37 for four years due to inability to draw a tag in my prefered area. That being said, look at the wilderness if it is still in the high temps... (cofeen park trailhead) hit the lower elevations on the face when it begins to snow. That is all I can tell you because that is how I've found elk. They can be difficult to find so be willing to spend lots of time covering ground that can be hard to access while listening for elk. Due to the heavy timber they will be difficult to spot from distance so your feet and ears are very important. A good Forest Service Map will be invaluable as well. Best of Luck.
Ok, makes sense. I'm sure you'll get the help you need. I can help more if you come to Colorado to hunt.
Remember to hunt in wilderness areas you have to complete a Wyoming Hunter Safety course.
Thanx for all the info I thought u just had to have completed a hunter safety course was not aware it had to be a Wyoming course mine is from south Dakota thanx for bringing that to my attention
Another option is for you to find Wyo resident that has Wyoming Hunter Safety that can register himself as a non paid guide to hunt with you in wilderness areas.
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We recently upgraded to Zimbra 7.1.4 NE from v6, and now the executive assistants are complaining about a problem using the "index bar" with shared address books.
With the Contacts or local address books, clicking on the "H" in the index bar shows all the entries beginning with the letter 'H.' However, doing the same thing with a shared address book returns nothing, even though the "Include Shared Items" is enabled, and you can search for entries, which will show up with no problems. Here's what I mean, using attached files:
The first jpg shows the default from contacts, where the "All" button in the index bar is highlighted, and the entire list of contacts is listed on the left side column.
The second jpg shows my contact list, limited to entries starting with the letter "B." Only those entries beginning with the letter "B" are listed in the left side column.
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The problem is displayed in the last jpg, where when the shared address book is highlighted, and the letter "C" is selected in the "index bar," we get "No Results Found."
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In order to identify key roles moving forward, you should start by establishing an open dialogue with the leadership team in your company. Speaking with these individuals about your company's strengths and challenges provides a better understanding of which areas need to be addressed. You could also ask top performers how they think improvements could be made in the organization's functions. Establishing open conversations from the beginning, and checking in with leadership and top performers, keeps you "in the know" about necessary talents and skills. Additionally, the conversations will give you a better understanding of leaderships' thought processes regarding the organization, allowing you to more accurately anticipate future needs.
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Once you identify the needs, consider how to find the best fit for the job. Think about the time and resources it takes to recruit a new candidate and whether you can find a good fit among your current employees. Talk to your top performers and ask them to suggest other ways they could contribute to the organization. Sometimes talent needs can be filled by current employees that take on more specialized roles. You should create a detailed outline of the role, including necessary skills and the position's impact on organizational outcomes. This lets those employees understand how they directly contribute to the overall goals and strategy of the company. Furthermore, develop an advancement and succession plan as part of the redefined role. Employees will appreciate being able to see how performing in a particular job helps advance their careers—and it ensures your organization is prepared to fill the role when it becomes vacant.
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Various level units with maximum privacy, some can accommodate up to four guests with two on built-in. Airy open plan. The ultimate honeymoon retreat! Approximately 65-75 sqm.
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Due to limited taxis on the island, it can be difficult finding one at the airport or ferry pier upon arrival.
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County spelling bee a 'scintillating' competition
Published: Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 9:37 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 9:37 p.m.
Andrew Jackson III and Tyler Lehman both skipped their basketball games to compete in Thursday night's Marion County Spelling Bee.
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The middle school students were rewarded with first- and second-place finishes, respectively, and earned a trip to Orlando, where they will participate in the regional spelling bee next month.
For Andrew, 13, the win was a bit of redemption after he tried to get to the spelling bee in sixth grade, only to be disqualified after he misspelled marshmallow during the school-level competition at Howard Middle School.
"That was embarrassing," Andrew said.
After taking off a year, the eighth-grader gave it his last shot and was not going make the same mistake twice.
During the bee, which included 26 students from the 11 Marion County public middle schools and one private school, Andrew often asked the moderator to repeat the word and to use it in a sentence. He would then start spelling slowly, one letter at a time, seemingly unsure of the spelling.
"I knew all the words, I just wanted to make sure I didn't misspell them," Andrew said. "It was a little nerve-racking at the beginning."
The Marion County bee, sponsored by the GFWC Woman's Club of Ocala, is part of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, held in Washington, D.C., from May 25-31. The winner of the bee held in Orlando gets to go Washington.
"I really want to get to nationals if I can. That's my next goal," Andrew said.
For Tyler, 14, it was "scintillating" that ended his night.
"I thought I had seen it before, but I had no idea how to spell it," said the Osceola Middle School eighth-grader.
Andrew won by spelling "wildebeest" correctly.
"They did a wonderful job," said Sandy Wilson, who helped organize the bee. "This is very hard. Not only do you have to know the word, you have to recite the world immediately with everyone watching. It's so easy to freeze."
The bee was held at the Browne Greaton Cole Auditorium at Marion Technical Institute.
While Andrew enjoys spelling, he said he hopes to be a radiologist or orthopedic surgeon one day.
Andrew's father, Andrew Jackson Jr., said, "He's an athlete, he's intelligent and is a wonderful boy. I can't be more blessed to have a son like this."
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The Carola Warburg Rothschild Award
Established in 1997, this award pays tribute to one of the great leaders of Childbirth Connection, Carola Warburg Rothschild. Carola Rothschild began her association with Childbirth Connection during World War II as a lab technician at the Berwind Clinic, a home-birth clinic run by Childbirth Connection in New York City. She went on to be a volunteer leader at Childbirth Connection for more than forty years, and to serve as Childbirth Connection's President from 1951 to 1964.
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IBM recently announced that all of its cloud services and software will be based on an open cloud architecture. This move will ensure that innovation in cloud computing is not hampered by locking businesses into proprietary islands of insecure and difficult-to-manage offerings. Without industry-wide open standards for cloud computing, businesses will not be able to fully take advantage of the opportunities associated with interconnected data, such as mobile computing and business analytics.
As the first step, the company today unveiled a new private cloud offering based on the open sourced OpenStack software that significantly speeds and simplifies managing an enterprise-grade cloud. Now, for the first time, businesses have a core set of open source-based technologies to build enterprise-class cloud services that can be ported across hybrid cloud environments.
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December 17, 2008-Comcast Corporation will distribute five STAR India channels on its Digital Cable platform in California.
The channels include STAR Plus, STAR One, STAR Gold, STAR News and STAR Vijay.
STAR Plus will be available on Thursday December 18, 2008 through subscription on Channel 250 for $11.99 per month and also included in a package with the other channels for a discounted rate.
Apart from North Santa Barbara and Lompoc, STAR Plus will be available across all Comcast California service areas including Sacramento, Fresno, Stockton, San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose.
STAR senior VP says - Distribution and sales and head - North America and Europe David Wisnia, "We are excited to embark on this partnership with Comcast by making STAR Plus available to Comcast's California subscribers. We look forward to strengthening our partnership with Comcast in the near future and sharing more of our Indian content with South Asian viewers throughout the country."
Adds Comcast director - national ethnic marketing Natalie Rouse: "We are pleased to launch STAR Plus in California. One of Comcast's goals is to bring our multicultural customers closer to their culture and STAR Plus exactly does that."
I live in a Comcast service area where there are a lot of South Asian, Indian Americans. Comcast here only offers Bollywood on Demand. However, there are a number of Comcast systems [including the Comcast in Baltimore] that carries both Zee TV and TV Asia. In Baltimore, there is a smaller South Asian population. It never made sense to me. Verizon Fios carries TV Asia pretty much universally where they service, but TV Asia isn't a great channel.
I currently subscribe to Dish Network and take just two channels, Zee and Sahara One, though Zee is watched 90% of the time. Sahara One's audio is awful. SONY Ent. also - bad video/audio. I really just want Zee, but Dish requires two, although recently they now permit Zee and Star Plus, for $24.99. And, I'm considering dropping Sahara for Star Plus, but I'm waiting...as the $5 downgrade fee on Dish gets to be a PITA, so I'm going to wait and may drop multiple things at once.
Regarding DirecTV,
I noticed they have now included Aastha Television in the Hindi Direct package:
Now: [8 channels]
Before: [7 channels]
It used to be alacarte only:
I wonder for customers that paid for both before, if DirecTV is still charging alacarte for Aastha?!
I'm guessing DirecTV was seeing customers opt for Dish now that Dish has picked up the Star channels, and they are trying to please customers, as it was always an unpopular...putting Aastha not in the package. But why not strike a deal for the popular Zee channels?? I'm wondering if Dish has signed a sat exclusive.
I actually had DirecTV for a short while, but didn't like the bundling, where Aastha would be another expense.
Now, I'm considering dropping Dish and going back to DirecTV, since DirecTV has a 8 channel package for $29.99 which includes Aastha.
However, Zee is a fav channel in my house and Dish is providing Cinemax practically free for this year, with my autopay, but its seems both DirecTV and Dish are responding to competition from each other.


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Senate Budget Not Worth 4-Year Wait
March 26, 2013
Well, it wasn't worth the wait. The budget approved Saturday by the U.S. Senate, that is. Under Democrat control, the Senate has not approved a budget in four years....
i always said that the rich will take care of the rich.
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Joseph, right on the mark.
But the NR can't be honest enough with it's readers, to admit that the roMONEY/lying Ryan budget, which America voted against in 2012, is still the same budget plan, recently proposed by lyinRyan.
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The Senate budget is an honest budget compared with the budget proposed by the Republicans majority in the House. The Senate budget preserves Medicare and Social Security, while the Republicans want to gradually destroy both. The Republicans want to turn Medicare into a "voucher" program, putting insurance companies between us and the government, and Insurance companies don't make money by approving claims, they make money by denying clames, so bye-bye Medicare. The republicans also want to turn Social Security over to giant Wall Street bankers, which means during the next recession like George W. Bush's 2008 recession, bye-bye Social Security. The Republicans also want to decrease even more the amount their pals the billionaires pay in taxes. Most don't pay anything close in percentage to what the average working guy pays. Beware of the smoke and mirrors between us and the Republican budget. It will make us all poor and make the 1% or 2% who are billionaires richer.
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Communicative disorders encompass speech, language, and hearing disorders. The undergraduate program in communicative disorders is preprofessional and prepares students to apply for graduate programs in audiology or speech-language pathology. The University of Alabama offers graduate education only in speech-language pathology.
Requirements for the major. The required courses are CD 225, CD 226, CD 244, CD 275, CD 301, CD 302, CD 303, CD 304, CD 305 (or CD 277), CD 306, CD 377, CD 411, CD 442, CD 443, and CD 444. All 200-level CD courses must be completed prior to enrollment in 400-level CD courses. A minimum of 12 hours at the 300 or 400 level must be earned on this campus.
Enrollment in 200-level courses is restricted to students with sophomore or above standing with an overall grade point average of 2.5 or higher. A student must earn a grade of "C" or better in CD 275 before being accepted as a major in communicative disorders. A minimum grade of "C" in all practicum courses is required for a student to be retained in the major.
Decisions concerning clinical placement, completion of the program, or termination of the student from the program will be predicated on factors including course grades, demonstrated clinical competence, and personality characteristics.
Requirements for the minor. The minor in communicative disorders requires 18 hours: CD 225, CD 226, CD 302, CD 303, CD 443, and 6 hours chosen from CD 244, CD 275, and CD 301, CD 304, CD 305, CD 306. A minimum of 6 hours at the 300 or 400 level must be earned on this campus.
Students are advised that the communicative disorders major is considered to be preprofessional. A master's degree or the equivalent is necessary for membership in and certification by the national professional organizations and for licensure by the state of Alabama and most other states. Employment opportunities for students with a master's degree in speech-language pathology include schools, hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, private practice, and other settings.
For information about the Speech and Hearing Center, see p. 64.
|A Suggested Sequence of Courses for the Communicative Disorders Major
|*CD 225, CD 226, CD 244, and CD 275 may be taken fall or spring semester.
2A maximum of 6 hours in any one department may be applied to the humanities, literature, and fine arts (HU, L, FA) and history and social and behavioral sciences (HI, SB) requirements.
3A physical science (AY, CH, GEO, GY, or PH)
4Six hours in courses designated W must be included in the junior or senior year. A minimum of 36 hours in 300- and 400-level courses, including 12 hours in the major and 6 hours in the minor, must be completed on this campus.
Admission to clinical practicums. Only communicative disorders majors are admitted to clinical practicums and only by application. Prior to admission to CD 377, the first clinical practicum, or CD 445, the audiology practicum, the student must meet the following criteria:
- The student must have completed the following 16 hours in the department: CD 225, CD 226, CD 244, CD 275, CD 277, CD 301, and CD 302.
- The student must have a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for CD courses listed above.
- The student must have a grade point average of at least 2.8 for all courses taken at The University of Alabama.
- The student must have been evaluated favorably by two graduate faculty members in the department who have knowledge of the student's abilities.
- The student must give an acceptable performance on a speech and language proficiency test and on a hearing screening given in conjunction with CD 225. If students fail the speech and language test, they will be required to enroll in speech-language therapy in order to correct or control the disorder to the extent that it would not interfere with their functioning as a clinician. At the termination of therapy, students must pass the required speech and language proficiency test to the satisfaction of the Evaluation Committee. If a student fails the hearing screening, appropriate follow-up steps must be taken upon the recommendation of the Evaluation Committee.
During the practicum, a student judged to be experiencing difficulty will be evaluated by his or her clinical supervisor and one additional clinical staff member in order to determine if performance is satisfactory. The effectiveness of each practicum student will be evaluated by faculty and supervisors.
Graduate programs. The Department of Communicative Disorders offers a program leading to the master of science degree in speech-language pathology. The requirements for the degree are stated in the University of Alabama graduate catalog.


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Spring Gardening: 10 DIY Plant Markers
Planning to plant a full garden or even just a couple of pots for your window sill this spring? Here are 10 clever marker DIYs so you can label them in style.
1. Gilded Garden Markers, DIY from Style Me Pretty
2. Soda Can Plant Markers, DIY from Grey Luster Girl
3. Painted Rock Garden Markers, DIY from Style Me Pretty
4. Ceramic Tag Plant Markers, DIY from Design Sponge
5. Painted Popsicle Stick Garden Markers, DIY from Aimee Bee
6. Clothespin Plant Marker, DIY from quinnanya via Glue & Glitter
7. Spray Painted Magnetic Letter Garden Markers, DIY from Coordinately Yours
8. Twig Seed Markers, DIY from Martha Stewart via Apartment Therapy
9. Chalkboard Garden Markers, DIY from Twigg Studios
10. Paint Chip Garden Markers, DIY from Cheryl Style
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Royals Hall of Fame Dugout Theater Film wins a 2010 CINE Award
The Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame Dugout Theater Film has won a 2010 CINE Golden Eagle Award. The award, presented bi-annually by CINE, recognizes high-quality film production that is clear, concise and innovative in its structure and writing, with strong visuals, sound elements, and editing. CINE presents the award to films in 32 categories among nearly 1,000 nominated entries and the winners are chosen by over 400 jurors nationwide.
The Royals award-winning 15-minute film documents the history of baseball in Kansas City on a 36-foot long movie screen.
If you haven't been out to the Royals Hall of Fame recently, be sure to stop by. Several new exhibits are now on display!


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VATICAN CITY (AP) - The pope is taking his opposition to gay marriage to new heights. He says people today are manipulating their sex and gender to alter their God-given nature.
Benedict made the comments today in his annual Christmas speech to the Vatican bureaucracy - one of his most important speeches of the year and one he dedicated this year to promoting family values.
In it, Benedict quoted the chief rabbi of France in saying the campaign for granting gays the right to marry is an "attack" on the traditional family made up of a father, mother and children.
Benedict also issued a denunciation of gay marriage in his recently released annual peace message, saying gay marriage, like abortion and euthanasia, is a threat to world peace.
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We've been on Zimbra for more than two years, but just in the past month or two we've been having many users express interest in having their handhelds sync up with the Zimbra server. For the iPhone it was very simple: set up an account using the Microsoft Exchange setup and enter the Zimbra server information. That worked like a charm and now the iPhone users are getting all of their data over the air directly from the Zimbra server with no extra setup on the back end.
My question is about Blackberries. I've combed over the forums, and in everything that I've found, there is no way to sync a Blackberry directly with a Zimbra server, you have to have a BES. We are at a pretty critical decision point right now as there are about 25 users whose Blackberry contracts with their phone providers are coming up for renewal and the way we see it, we have two options if we want to get over-the-air syncing for them on handhelds:
1) Shell out the money for the BES and stick with the Blackberries. From the pricing on Blackberry's site, that looks like it will be somewhere in the neighborhood of $4500 for us just for the BES license plus the time spent configuring and managing the BES, easily bringing the TCO of keeping the Blackberries up over $5000.
2) Switch over to iPhones for roughly the same cost, but save the hassle of configuring another server and have something that just works with our existing setup.
Does that sound reasonable, or is there something I'm missing about being able to connect a Blackberry directly to the Zimbra server as I have been able to do with the iPhone? Any suggestions would be much appreciated.


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When spring arrives, so does asparagus. This week's cook column is dedicated to asparagus, that wonderful vegetable that helps announce the arrival of spring. The name asparagus comes from the Greek word asparagos. Asparagus is currently cultivated around the world, but its origin is the East Mediterranean area. The cultivation of asparagus began 2,000 years ago. It was eaten fresh and dried for use in the winter by the Greeks and Romans.
The vegetable appeared in England about the year 1000 and was known as sperage and sperach. Due to its delicate flavor and diuretic properties, it has been used not only as a vegetable but also as medicine.
"Velocius quam asparagi conquantur" is a phrase coined by Emperor Augustus. Translated, it means to do something faster than you can cook asparagus. Julius Caesar and King Louis XIV were both fans of asparagus. Caesar wanted it served with melted butter and in the time of Louis XIV it became known as the 'King of Vegetables.' King Louis XVI loved asparagus so much that his gardeners grew it in hothouses so he could enjoy it year round.
By the time the colonists came to America, asparagus was so popular that it made the trip with them and was often referred to as the "Food of Kings." Asparagus is low in calories and is "a good source of potassium, fiber, folacin (necessary for blood cell formation, growth, and prevention of liver disease), thiamin, vitamin B6, is one of the riches sources of rutin, a compound which strengthens capillary walls, and contains glutathione (GSH, and antioxidant). www.word-foodhistory.com, www.asparagus.org.
"Store asparagus, with the spears pointing up, in a glass filled with about 1-inch of water. Cover the glass with a piece of plastic wrap, which you can secure with a rubber band, and keep it refrigerated. Before using asparagus, you'll need to get rid of the tough, fibrous ends. The easiest way to do this is to bend the stem until it snaps (where the most tender part begins)." myrecipes.com, Marge Perry, April 2011.
Raspberry-Asparagus Medley
myrecipes.com, Cooking Light 2012
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons raspberry
1-1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind
2-1/2 (1-inch) sliced asparagus
(about 1 pound)
1-1/2 cups fresh raspberries
2 tablespoons finely chopped
pecans, toasted
Combine first 4 ingredients in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove from heat; stir in rind.
Cook asparagus in boiling water 2 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain and plunge into ice water; drain. Combine preserves mixture, asparagus, and raspberries in a bowl; toss gently to coat. Sprinkle with pecans.
Asparagus Roll-Up
myrecipes.com, smbassref
8 slices bacon
16 thick fresh asparagus spears
1/2 lemon, juiced
16 slices multi-grain bread,
crusts removed
8 ounce package cream cheese,
2 tablespoons minced fresh
1/4 cup butter, melted
3 tablespoons grated Parmesan
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet. Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on paper towels. Crumble bacon when cooled.
Cook asparagus in a skillet with a small amount of water over medium heat until crisp and tender, about 6 to 8 minutes; drain and sprinkle with lemon juice.
Flatten bread slices with a rolling pin.
Stir cream cheese, crumbled bacon, and chives together in a small bowl until evenly mixed. Spread 1 tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture onto each slice of bread and top with an asparagus spear. Roll the bread tightly around the asparagus; arrange onto prepared baking sheet with seam side down. Brush the tops of the rolls with melted butter and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
Bake in preheated oven until lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes.
Asparagus and Crab Risotto
1 pound fat asparagus, washed,
tough ends removed and
discarded, stems peeled,
1-1/2" of tips cut off and
reserved and the rest cut in
1/2" piece
Kosher salt
Chicken or vegetable broth,
enough to make 6 cups when
added to asparagus cooking
3 tablespoons unsalted butter,
2 tablespoons canola oil
2 tablespoons minced shallot
2 cups Arborio rice
8 ounces lump crab meat,
carefully picked over to
remove cartilage
Freshly ground pepper
1/3 cup freshly grated
Parmigiano Regiano cheese
1 tablespoon minced Italian
Bring a quart of water to boil, add 1 teaspoon salt and stir in the asparagus tips. Cook until just tender and still bright green, scoop out, refresh in cold water and drain. Set aside to use at the end. Add sliced asparagus to the pot and cook until just tender. Remove and reserve.
Pour the cooking liquid into a large measuring cup and add enough broth to make 6 cups. Bring to slow simmer.
Meanwhile, place one tablespoon of the butter and the canola oil in a broad heavy pot and add the shallot. Cook over medium-high heat until translucent. Add the rice and stir to coat the grains.
Add 1/2 cup of the simmering broth/liquid and stir constantly with a wooden spoon until the liquid is gone. Add another half-cup of liquid and a generous pinch of salt. Continue cooking and stirring until the liquid is absorbed. Continue for 2 more times, then cover in between and allow to cook, adding more broth and stirring, then covering, for a total of 20 minutes. Stir in the reserved sliced asparagus stems. Begin testing the rice; when done it should be tender but firm to the bite.
About 2 minutes before being done, add half of the crab meat, parmesan cheese and remaining butter. Stir constantly so the cheese is completely melted into the risotto. Remove from heat, correct seasoning to taste/ preference.
There should be enough liquid so the risotto is a tiny bit loose. Turn out onto a warm platter, top with remaining crabmeat, garnish with parsley and serve immediately.
Shaved Asparagus and Bacon Pizza
kitchenkonfidence.com, Brandon Matzek
*Please note that I did not include specific measurements for the basic pizza ingredients. I find my pizzas turn out better when I am not worrying about measurements. Simply add ingredients to taste (a sprinkling of this or a drizzle of that).
1/2 pound asparagus (do not
snap the woody ends)
Olive oil
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 ball pizza dough*
Fresh mozzarella cheese, grated
(I used about 9 ounces)
Parmesan cheese (avoid the
pre-grated cheese)
4 slices bacon, cooked and
1 scallion, trimmed and sliced
on a bias
Preheat oven to 500°F.
Using a vegetable peeler, shave asparagus into long, thin ribbons. The best way to do this is to lay the asparagus flat on a cutting board. Hold the woody end of the asparagus to stabilize. Start peeling the asparagus just above the woody end (about 1 inch up). Run the peeler from the bottom to the tip several times (until you can't do it any longer) with each stalk. Some ribbons will be very thin and others a bit thick. This is fine.
Place ribbons in a medium bowl and drizzle with a little olive oil (1 – 2 teaspoons), tossing to coat. They should be glistening and coated, not swimming in oil. Season with a pinch of kosher salt and several turns of black pepper, tossing once again.
Spray a pizza pan or baking sheet with unflavored, nonstick spray. Stretch pizza dough into a round (large enough to fit your pizza pan). Very lightly drizzle the dough with olive oil, using your hands to evenly spread the oil around. Sprinkle dough with a small pinch of kosher salt.
Top pizza with grated mozzarella cheese then an even dusting of Parmesan cheese. Pile on shaved asparagus. Transfer pizza to preheated oven and cook until the crust is golden brown (bottom and edge) and the cheese is nice and bubbly (10 – 13 minutes).
Sprinkle with crumbled bacon and scallions then slice and serve.
Balsamic Asparagus and Carrots
summertomato.com, Darya Rose
Asparagus (1/4 – 1/2 bunch for
single serving)
Carrots, 3-5 medium-small
1 clove garlic, minced
2-4 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
Sea salt
Crush and mince your garlic clove and set aside. After washing, grip each asparagus spear near the middle with one hand and use the other hand to snap off the bottom, then cut them into 1-2 inch bite-sized pieces. Peel your carrots with a vegetable peeler and slice at an angle into half inch pieces. (Angled cuts increase the surface area of the carrot and are better for cooking.)
Heat 1-2 tablespoons olive oil in a frying pan on medium heat. Add carrots to the pan and stir to coat with oil. Add asparagus to the pan and stir again. Sprinkle sea salt onto the vegetables and allow them to cook until asparagus is bright green and starting to sweat, about 2-3 minutes. Stir occasionally.
Clear a space in the center of the pan and add garlic in a single layer. Allow to cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir to mix garlic with the vegetables. Drizzle on balsamic vinegar and stir. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally until the carrots are tender and a thin balsamic glaze begins to form on the vegetables. Remove from the pan and served immediately.
Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Asparagus and Parmesan Rice
allrecipes.com, maggiecp
4 skinless, boneless chicken
breast halves
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive
oil, or more as needed
1 cup chopped fresh asparagus
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, or
to taste
Salt and ground black pepper to
4 slices deli ham
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons butter, divided
2 cups chicken broth
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup uncooked white rice (long
cooking rice)
14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes
with onion and celery, drained
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese,
or to taste
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Place the chicken breasts between two sheets of heavy plastic (re-sealable freezer bags work well) on a solid, level surface. Firmly pound the chicken with the smooth side of a meat mallet to a thickness of 1/4 inch.
Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the asparagus, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper just until the asparagus is bright green and beginning to become tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
Lay each chicken breast out onto a work surface, and place a slice of ham on the flattened breast. Place 1/4 of the asparagus mixture over the ham, and top with 1/4 of the cheddar cheese. Roll the chicken breast around the filling and secure with toothpicks or tie with cotton kitchen string; place the stuffed breasts into a 9x13-inch baking dish, seam sides down. Top each breast with about 1/2 tablespoon of butter.
Bake in the preheated oven until the chicken is no longer pink and the juices run clear, 30 to 40 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of a stuffed breast should read 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Baste the stuffed chicken breasts occasionally with pan juices while baking.
While chicken is baking, bring chicken broth and 1 tablespoon of butter to a boil in a saucepan. Stir in rice and tomatoes, reduce heat to a simmer, cover, and cook the rice until tender and the broth has been absorbed, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat, and let rice stand covered for about 5 minutes; stir in Parmesan cheese. Serve stuffed chicken breasts on the cooked rice.
Grilled Asparagus with Lemon Cheese Sauce
4 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
1/4 cup whole milk
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 clove garlic, minced
1 pound asparagus, trimmed
1 tablespoon olive oil
Preheat grill to medium-high. Melt butter in a small pot over medium heat; add cheese, milk, lemon juice, and garlic; cook until smooth, whisking to blend, about 3 minutes. Keep warm on low heat.
Meanwhile, brush asparagus with oil to coat. Place on grill and cook until lightly charred, turning to cook all sides, about 4 minutes total.
To serve, place asparagus on serving plates; pour sauce over.
Grilled Mexican Asparagus and Cheese Tacos
4 yellow corn tortillas
16 pieces asparagus, grilled
1/4 cup of Monterey Jack
cheese, shredded
1/4 cup of white cheddar cheese,
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 tablespoon olive oil, for
Preheat grill. For each taco, spread one quarter of the cheeses and 4 pieces of the asparagus on each tortilla, then season with salt and pepper. Fold in half and lightly brush the outside with olive oil.
Grill for 3 minutes on each side, or until the tortilla is crispy and cheese has melted.
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Green Tea Slush
From Miserly Meals
Steep 4 green tea bags in 9 cups boiling water for 5 minutes.
Add 2 cups sugar and stir to dissolve
Add: 12 oz. frozen concentrated orange juice
12 oz. frozen concentrated pineapple juice
Stir until mixed and freeze for 24 hours, stirring every eight hours.
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06/30/2009, Cuthbert Snagg's Beach Bar
We wanted to get something to nibble on or a late lunch after checking in so late! We were directed to Cuthberts Snaggs by the locals. No food but icy cold beer and a sparkling G&T. We plopped down next to these guys whoppin' it up! Who knew dominos could be so loud and energetic? Maybe they bet and there's more at stake to fire them up! What a hoot.
06/30/2009, Anchored inside
Doesn't this look like a relaxed and easygoing harbor? A pleasant town perched on a perfect beach. As you walk down the main street you catch glimpses of the sea thru the buildings. We caught Altair while seeking the sunset on a mellow stroll thru this picturesque little seascape village.
Dudley and Bec
06/30/2009, Town of Hillsborough
Hillsboro is the only place to check in here at Carriacou and we know how to make the best of a quick stop. If there's a Yacht Club, we'll find it! How green!
06/30/2009, Carriacou, Grenada's Child!
Here we are checking into Carriacou, one of the two tiny islands that comprise the country of Grenada. A baby step toward our hurricane goal of the mother island, Grenada. We couldn't wait to embark on the latest exploration of this quaint little seaside wharf. The little ship Altair was welcomed by the cutest and sweetest kid , Alexis, at the customs office. He was so effervescent describing Grenada's upcoming regattas and carnival! He didn't stop there. When we assumed "girls were hanging all over him", he gladly described his colorful grandfather with his 30-40 kids. He's afraid to date because he may be related to the girl.
We got the calendars for the next two months and it seems we are going to be VERY busy! Grenada is going to be a joyful island if we are to listen to all the cruisers who've spent time here and shared their tales of these gentle, smiling people, gorgeous harbors and the flora. We we're just stopping long enough to clear in with Customs and Immigration, however, that G&T was huge (a side car the likes of Fox's in Miami) and a sail to Tyrrel Bay wasn't going to happen tonight!
05/27/2009, The Grenedines: Bequia, Canouan, Tabago Cays, Union, Mayreau and back to
Wow, we are getting some tropical waves barreling thru the Windwards and the satellite pictures are indicating a steady stream of them that are expecting to continue well into July. Nothing anything stronger right now or we'd be boogy woogiin' it to Grenada in a flash. We will check with the weather gurus one last time after we pick up the laundry to see today's weather forecast playing with our destiny. The satellite pics are pretty impressive for a week more of this, but we just got back here to Union Island and signed up for more of the Grenedines. Before we knew about these back to back t waves we were heading back to the Tabago Cays for the third time. Now we don't know what we will do, Cariacou or Tabago Cays? That is the question.
Ok, I'm taking responsibility for my expatiating again. Help, I need helpI!! I started this "Grenedine" blog entry yesterday, one month to the day after we arrived in the Grenedines, and it was five pages without even trying. I'm not kidding about being in love with this place. We've said it before and we're starting to sound redundant but seriously, we are IN LOVE and truly blessed to be on this journey. I know this hard to believe, but we're only scratching the surface in describing all the positive benefits of a trip like this. Emotionally, psychologically, artistically, communicatively, facing fears, etc...are a small peek.
Yes, in LOVE with the Grenedines and with each other. Dudley hasn't thrown me overboard YET...not to say that he hasn't thought of it from time to time, so I guess that's proof positive, right?
So I promise to give you all the abridged version and save the five pages for my journal, so here's another attempt.
We entered Bequia with a blast, love those island hops, and got shot. Photographically speaking of course. [email protected], phtographer extrordinaire sold us some great action (or moving, under sail) shots of Altair with Bequia behind us. This was our first peak at the Grenedines. We were wondering what that crazy person in a rubber dingy, with his bow in the air, in these big seas, off the northwest coast of Bequia, waving something big, was doing out of the protection of the Admiralty Bay. Can't wait to share. We only stayed a few days, but really wanted more. I think we might just find that humble, natural, white crescent beach , lush mountain backdrop, place to choose a wedding spot. We met up with Sea Wings, Interlude and Dream Chaser and then we met two Frenchies, Josee and Michael on S/V Epsilon. We all met daily to check out the great snorkeling, had a wicked beach party and squeezed in a bus ride to the Old Hegg Turtle Sanctuary on the windward coast. The turtle savior, Orton, "Brother" King, was right at the top of the list for Bequia, for this tree and sea hugger at least, and then we left. Wheennnnn.
Our rapid pace thru Canouan, the next St. Vincentian island south, but not before we enjoyed day two of the three day Whit/Sun/Tide Regatta. Pics should tell the story of a high energy day. Music was filling the air, food was being cooked along the beach, and along the village behind that beach, and racers were immersed in one stage or another in the rigging of these cool sailboats up on the shore. These traditional sloops are fishing and whaling boats of old and fancy new replicas alike getting syked for the day's racing. We got a sweet glimpse of the locals embracing their heritage. Our time there was short, but memorable with pizza on Interlude, by the gourmet 'girls', Cheryl and Karen, to a happy hour dressed like 'proper yachtsmen' at the Tamirand Resort with Lynn and Lew on Sea Wings and then being in the thick of things early in the day of the racers. The resort was showing signs of hurricane season approaching and ghost villages are evident everywhere lately...not to mention the state of cruisers evacuating lastly. We like that anchorage with just a few boats not eager to drop an anchor on top of yours. Hip Hip Horray!
Here we go again, 'cause our goal is to reach the Tabago Cays with plenty of time to enjoy them. We truly feel like we are on vacation here. Nobody lives here. It just yachties, which are fewer now too, immersing ourselves into this plentiful aquatic sea life. That we did, it's so spectacular. We anchored just behind the huge, 2 mile long, Horseshoe Reef where you get all the wind a hot flashing, redheaded, artsy, loud, A-type, Aries woman could want, but no seas. Our batteries were topped off, with the wind generator paying for itself now that we are in the "Windwards", which is a really good feeling anytime. We were mesmerized and I know we've said this before but I'm going to learn Spanish and French better so I can share some different adjectives. The turtle sanctuary is roped off and further protected, so you swim with them off the grassy area at the south side of "Baradel". Thanks for the brilliant folks who work so hard to save our oceans and all they encompass for our children.
Most everybody we've been traveling with since Antiqua are doing the insurance racing! Depending on your latitude and the price you paid to insure your 'home' is why every is rushing to Grenada, Trinidad or Venezuela. Then you pay less the earlier you get out of the hurricane 'box'. We stopped trying to keep up with the 'Jones' and we're not doing the insurance two step, so we're going back to Tabago Cays if we can.
It was everything we could do to tear ourselves from this water wonderworld. But we did, twice. We saw Union, loved the island, loved, Janti's Happy Island, built and operated by him when he wanted to clean up the village of Clifton and help bring back the tourists. He removed all the conch shells littering the town and started the foundation for "Happy Island"...It's now a bar and restaurant just inside Newlands Reef with the rest of us. We met the wife of Enrique, Elaina, the husband and wife kitesurfers team. They liked kitesurfing here behind Newlands Reef for the same reason they loved it in the TC's. They have a lots of wind, no waves.These fun folks also have a 'guest house' biz called LaCigala in Las Roques, Venezuela. We went to thier site and it's gorgeous so maybe we can go there on our way to Central America next year. They like to entertain us 'flying' about the anchorages because they can. They are in great shape and we hate them...hehe.
We also made a tiny visit to Mayreau. It's the only island in the marine park where people live. Not that many mind ya, but we managed to meet Robert, at Righteous & de Youths. Robert is a well known Rastafarian who can up the groove with some Bob Marley and other Raggae. The restaurant is an ongoing artform of add ons and design who has earned him "the character and spot of the island". We sat for a couple of hours, after our one and only hike to the top of the windward side at the really old church. The really old graveyard sweeping into the lee bay was truly beautiful too. There was a young french couple that joined us at Robert's place and we were privy to the constant stream of his daugters and granddaughters. The granddaughter, Vera, at the congo drums with her little shy friend was demonstrative and humorously entertaining for such a youngan. We did get violated there when someone, cruiser or local, don't know, stole the fuel out of our dink tank. Shit happens, and it was only 4-5 US gallons, a violation none the less.
Our second week is up, fini, kaput at the Tabago Cays...we have in fact purchased another month of which we were realistically going to use 2 weeks at most. We still want to go back, but this weather is going to keep us here in Union for possibly a week! You'll know when we know!
Do we go back north (only 2.5 nm in reef painted trails) or south to Cariacou? Stay tuned...
Hugs, Dudley and Bec, S/V Altair
Hey, Hey Hey...Just thought I'd start adding these wishes each month so everybody knows that we're thinking about ya! It's been hard getting wifi on the boat since Antiqua, so when we do we'll send our wishes. Happy Birthday John Clark. Happy Birthday Caroleena, Grace and your daughater Miranda a Happy Happy Birthday. Happy Anniversary Elaine and Jim. Love you lots!
05/09/2009, St. Lucia in the Windward Islands
Not only is the wind and sailing great in the Windwards, the activities have been a whirlwind. We spent a month in Martinique and it flew by. Now here we are, St Lucia, Rodney Bay, with our dear old Miami friends Olga and Don on Richard Cory, Lynn and Lew on Sea Wings, Karen and Sheryl on Interlude and our new Friend Neal and his Dad on Dream Chaser for the St. Lucia Jazz Festival. We're all going to Grenada or Trinidad for Hurricane season and it's been a blast traveling together. Everyone that we speak of here are seasoned cruisers, with many years just here in the Windwards. Interlude, Dreamchaser and most lovingly, Richard Cory have been so willing to take us by the hand and share their island knowledge and lore. Thanks everybody! We love you!
Everybody we mentioned signed up for the four day pass at the Pidgeon Island Event except us. We boohooed when they shared some pics, some Amy Winehouse stories, and all the accolades of the great musicans they heard before we arrived. The whole island was covered with various venues participating in this18th annual Jazz event which started May 2.. At the next festival, if there is one in our future, I want to check out those local artists at the clubs 'round town to contrast the mega event on Pidgeon Island. Mo' personal, ya think?
How's this for a tease, and I'm only naming a few acts and star performers from the 4 day event on the main stage at Pidgeon Island...Kassav, Angelique Kidjo, Junior Marvin, Amy Winehouse, KC and the Sunshine Band, Jeffrey Osborne, Bebe Winans and Michael McDonald to name a few!
Don and Olga continued to share their inside skinny on getting around and suggested we take a water taxi to keep our dingies at our boats for safety and conjestion reasons. Good idea so they called "Orgasm", a memorable water taxi name, right? James was the character of that boat and was howling entertainment to the park! We had a full day from l pm til midnight of dance groups, custumed parades, food and drinks everywhere and MUSIC, wonderful, glorious music all day long .
We picked a good day to come. The rainstorms reeked havoc on the entire festival since the beginning, but we got lucky! The monsoons stopped for 'mother's day', the l0th, and we got a day full of sunshine and entertainment. Yippee. George Duke presented Patty Labelle, Chaka Kahn and a hot new St. Lucian artist, Nicole David who was thunderously entertaining. We just could not stop dancing. What a blast. This, our one and only day, we were treated to the Jazz ensemble of Eclectic Pan Jazz with Allison Marquis, CHICAGO had us up on our feet early in the evening and just when we thought we couldn't go on we were reinvigorated with the finale of Beres Hammond and his original reggae. What an electrifying day! It was literally sizzling when the fireworks lit up the sky for the close of a great festival . We were tired can't imagine doing 4 or 5 days of this in a row. Old foggies, or 9pm is now 'cruiser's midnight!!!
We managed to hang around in Rodney Bay after the festival for about 10 days, with bus trips, shopping, duty free shops, yatta yatta, and to visit with our friends from home, but they got sick! Rumor had it that a flu had circulated the Jazz Festival and Don on RC, Sheryl on IL, and Dudley with his sinus infection were all suffering with a crud! Since VHF eavesdropping is a pastime, we found out lots of other folks picked up the bug at the festival too. Olga had a few symptons but was one of the luckier ones as was I. Neal and his Dad were spared too, because Adrian, Neal's Dad wouldn't socialize with anyone for fear of having to fly back to England with the FLU. We got to be in close proximity with RC, check on them daily and help where we could, but that's it. We didn't get to socialize very much, with the exception of hanging off their boat and they had to leave quickly it turned out. Don's mom's health meant that they were cutting this year's crusing season short, we're SAD. They will shoot for Grenada when Don recovers...Very sad.
Our next stop in St. Lucia was Marigot, not just because it was where the original "Dr. Doolittle" was filmed, way back when Rex Harrison played the lead, or "Water" starring Michael Caine or how about Fire Power with Sophia Loren. This place is unbelievably picturesque, or to quote James Michener, "the most beautiful bay in the Caribbean". We had three peaceful days while at a dock, yes, we bellied up to a hose and fuel dock where we got a half price deal. Seriously folks, watching kids swinging from rope swings or speaking to local vendors as they weave 'lava beads" on sparkling necklaces is why we're here. Thanks Universe.
"Moses" took us on a half day trip in the Soufriere area of the lee coast to see La Sikwi Sugar Mill, the River Rock Waterfall; a sweet sleepy fishing village called Anse La Raye where we had lunch at Moses' friend's restaurant and a another distillery.
Are you beginning to see a pattern? All these verdant islands seem to have'sugar' in their agricultural history. We've seen more distilleries than we can even remember! You can only visit one per island tour 'cause you'd be pissed before lunch...not to mention an alcholic. The grounds, the architecture and the personal estates of these rum families are quite majestic, so I guess we'll keep visiting them and tastin'...hehe.
One last delectible meal at Chateau Mygo, here in Marigot, where some of the best restaurants are anchored, reeping success, was pure torture. We were actually trying to find the "reasonably priced local haunt" but stumbled on this gem. We were serendipidously joined by the Marigot Marina manager, Bob and his wife Melinda! Both were Brits who sailed here and bought land. The home they described with solar, wind power, cisterns and indigenous flora on top of a nearby mountain seemed just too good to be true! We didn't stay long enough to wiggle an invitation out of them before we admitted we've dreamed of a similar surrounding...only closer to home where family and friends are. I think the islands are full of characters and the characters in the cruising community are becoming more prevelant too. What an anthropological ride we're on.
Last but not least are the Pitons! Oh my God!
If you look up St. Lucia, you will probably see these two magestic peaks that rise from ocean floor for the most magnificent wonder! Whether you are anchored at the base of either Gros Piton or Petite Piton you can only imagine from our photos a tiny glimpse of the beauty! I'm just going to share the pictures of the walks we attempted up the Pitons but even my excessive expatiating can't describe their beauty. We got a taxi to rescuse us on day two, when we left too late and it was too hot. That was Peter D and we secured him for another tour, the Diamond Waterfall which is joined by an incredibly maintained botanical garden that tickled my love of nature, the drive thru volcano, steadily hissing steam and ash, the beautiful village of Soufriere to clear customs and the lunch were the highlights of our Peter D tour until...Dasheens. We were advised to lunch at Dasheens, because we probably couldn't afford dinner. The panaramic view is what they were encouraging even more than the award winning menu. This should be the # ???? world wonder of the world, whatever number it's up to now.
Check out the shot of Altair, that itty bitty speck, framed by the historical Pitons, Gros Piton @ 2619' and Petite Piton @ 2460'. Breathtaking and Altair even looks good at this distance.
The two things we planned to check out in St. Lucia were the Jazz Festival and the Pitons. Thanks to the folks who protect and earn a living from the assets of this beautiful island we were treated to many more surprises. My favorite to photograph and hike are the rain forests. What a magnifique ecosystem, RAINFORESTS. Then you meet the locals and they beam with pride that they were raised on the vegitarian bounty. I would love to photograph the marine park which is remarkable from what we hear. Someday maybe a waterproof, underwater camera or housing is in my future.
We are on cloud nine, what a whirlwind! Hope you enjoy, hope you join us!
Moving on to the next group of islands which are the Grenedines. We can't wait.
Hugs, Dudley and Bec, S/V Altair


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Ueli Steck's Solo, Slawinsky and Welsted's K6 Ascent Win Piolets d'Or
The winners for the 2014 Piolets d'Or were announced Saturday, March 29, in Chamonix, France, and Ueli Steck as well as Raphael Slawinsky and Ian Welsted, received the prestigious climbing award.
"Two ascents won the Piolets d'Or after hours and hours of discussions between the jury members," said the Piolets d'Or public relations consultant and longtime French climber Liv Sansov.
Ueli Steck's historic 28 hour solo of Annapurna's South Face was an obvious choice for a Piolets d'Or award. The "Swiss Machine" - as Steck has been called - climbed a new route, by himself, on arguably the most difficult 8,000-meter peak in the world. The ascent has been described as a "new dimension" of alpinism, and was remarkable for its boldness, since Steck climbed the difficult upper headwall solo, at night.
The team of Canadian alpinists Raphael Slawinsky and Ian Welsted were also honored with a Piolet d'Or for their difficult summit of the previously unclimbed Pakistani mountain K6 (7,040 meters). Slawinsky and Welsted needed five days to summit this difficult peak, climbing delicate ice and mixed terrain on the Northwest face before summiting via the upper west ridge. The summit of K6 was the target of several previous attempts, however, Slawinsky and Welsted finally unlocked the secret behind this majestic peak.
An honorable mention was awarded to French alpinists Yannick Graziani and Stéphane Benoist for their epic ascent of Annapurna (8,091 meters). Also, American alpinist John Roskelley received the Walter Bonatti Lifetime Achievement award.
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Annapurna South Face, 8,091m (Nepal)
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I cannot retrieve the right GAL to create users on BES.
I have a Zimbra envrionment with several domains. The Blackberry Global Admin user exists in zimbra.mycompany.com, while my actual mailboxes exist in mycompany.com.
mycompany.com gets its GAL from an Exchange server.
When I configured BES, zimbra.mycompany.com had an Internal GAL.
When I finished BES, I found the only users available to create BES accounts for were the two in the zimbra.mycompany.com GAL. I then configured zimbra.mycompany.com to refer to the same Exchange server for its GAL that mycompany.com refers to.
This was less than 24 hours ago.
Logging on to the web client as the BES mail user on Zimbra, I see the proper Exchange based GAL.
When I logon with local Outlook, I see them same GAL that BES sees (zimbra.mycompany.com.)
Does the BES user list / company directory refer to the address book of the local Outlook installation? I tried to force the client to download a new address book but that option is missing from Outlook.
Should my BES mail user on Zimba belong to the domain it is supporting, either for outright functionality or best practice?
Will I need a BES for each domain?
I'm willing to start from scratch with BES if needed. This is, hopefully, an eval to prod environment so I want to apply best practice whenver possible.
Thanks in advance for suggestions.


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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
|Release Date: June 08, 2012
|Running Time: 85 mins.
|MPAA Rating: PG
|Box Office: $216,366,733.00
|Genre: Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Family, Sequel
Ben Stiller
Chris Rock
Jada Pinkett Smith
David Schwimmer
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Summary:Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Gloria the Hippo, and Melman the Giraffe are still fighting to get home to their beloved Big Apple and of course, King Julien, Maurice and the Penguins are all along for the comedic adventure. Their journey takes them through Europe where they find the perfect cover: a traveling circus, which they reinvent - Madagascar style.


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Im having trouble sending PDF attachments using Outlook and the ZOC. It seems to be linked to the content of the PDF and maybe the way Outlook (or the ZOC) is encoding the email attachment? This only started happening when we migrated to Zimbra and the ZOC, previously using the same Outlook installation via POP3 we could send PDFs without problem.
Using our stock control system (Insphire) we output a quotation as a single page PDF (15KB) (I believe it uses Crystal Reports). This is then sent using Outlook, when the file is received Acrobat prompts There was an error opening the document. The file is damaged and cannot be repaired
Using the same system as above but with a 2 page quotation (25KB) the email is sent and received without any problems!
Ive also tried using Acrobat Distiller and printing to a PDF file from MS Word. The test file had one line of text. This was then sent/received using the same procedure above. The received file appears as a blank page but no error dialog! Although if I embed a WordArt box in the doc and resend its fine!
I dont seem to have any trouble sending more complex PDF documents created in Illustrator/Photoshop!
I also dont have any problems if I send using the Zimbra web interface. Unfortunately this isnt an efficient workaround for the majority of the staff.
Outlook: 2003 (11.8169.8172) SP3
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SI's Jon Wertheim and TENNIS mag's Steve Tignor can't seem to understand why we should care about tennis in the Olympics.
When a reader asked Wertheim recently if he'll be including an Olympic-size version of his weekly "Tennis Mailbag" he says he's "passing" on the Games. Why? I'll let him explain:
Beijing messes everything up. Injuries are rampant, as players don't have time to recover after the Slams. The Masters Series events are moved two weeks ahead in the calendar. Players are wary of taxing themselves too much before Beijing so we have unfortunate situations such the now-infamous Montreal doubles session. The U.S. Open Series is more or less a fragmented mess, characterized by weak draws. (If this is the "Greatest Road Trip" in sports, maybe we should go on a cruise.)He ends his response by saying, "I suppose we should simply resign ourselves to the unfortunate fact that once every four years, the summer calendar will be a mess." Right, as if the tennis schedule is such a gem normally.
In his ESPN.com blog Tignor whines (and I mean that in the worst sense) that tennis is "diminished by the Olympic surroundings" and the only way its fans (and apparently its mainstream media) can truly appreciate the sport is on its "home turfs" such as Arthur Ashe or Rod Laver Stadium or even Wimbledon's Centre Court (which Tignor believes won't help Olympic tennis when it's played there in 2012 because it won't be called "Wimbledon".)
He ends by saying,
No matter how long tennis remains in the Olympics or how many of the top players compete, "gold medal" will never be synonymous with the sport the way "Grand Slam" is. For that reason alone, we won't need to watch it.P-P-P-lease. Are we so close-minded and self-involved that we can't appreciate the sport in any and all contexts, from the Olympics to a city park? Or is it that the mainstream tennis media feels encroached upon, that "others" are co-opting coverage of the sport they should own??
Maybe that's why they feel the need to render Olympic tennis meaningless and unimportant.
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I hope it's a WIP, cause of the background. Very good work, anyway.
A commission I made for the avalanche project http://www.cycles-rpg.com. The City of Bedorah. The interior is more or less unknown.
Hand drawn, scanned and processed in PS.
I hope it's a WIP, cause of the background. Very good work, anyway.
No, it's finished. Is there a problem with the background?
Looks fine to me.
Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work I go..
I like it...nice style. The only thing I can see with the background is that the parchment texture in places looks like it was brushed on over the white...as opposed to looking like somebody brushed white paint over a piece of parchment. Not sure what your intent was, however, so I can't judge. I'm guessing the trees were added in PS Hate to do all of *that* by hand. Anyway, cool map. Nice to see "player-safe" maps.
I erased the white, actually. Seems to be 'artifacts'.
Actually, I don't undestand why you let the white if you apply a parchment texture on the map... It was the weirdest thing for me.
Yep, I see what happened. You erased the white - which is the same process as 'painting on' the parchment. You can see it in the brush strokes around the edges - those brush strokes could only have happened if the parchment was painted.
I really like the hand drawn city and the houses. I think you need some more variation on the trees if you're going to sell those as being hand drawn. At the moment they're identical in size and shape. Perhaps a little bit of size and roundness jitter would break that up.
Nice map - thanks for putting it up!
Ok, I got it!
In that case I understand. But it's very difficult to render with PS, don't you think? You should have drawn the map on an actual old paper sheet to really paint the snow effect and shadows on it. It would have a kind of japanese print aspect, I suppose.
(I say it 'cause I've already made a map like that once...)
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If you can you ride for an hour a day every day for 8 days you'll get it done. ( 300 divided by 37 equals 8.108 hours)
YOU have time on your hands! And look who the math whiz is?!
Yup my cakulator skilz is matched only by my speeling abilitees
It is ok to actually open the book....it won't bite!
I did that once but,,, the pictures kept popping up at me !
You got that far? I never got past eating the pages!
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CP3 is a bunch of actions and textures used to build space scenes: Starfields, nebulae, planets, moons, rings, gas giants, suns and galaxies (the last are only meant to be viewed as small additions to the picture rather than the main subject). very comprehensive set of tutorials and, if you like drawing planets the price is good. Basically the workflow to make a planet is in two parts: The first to make the surface texture and the second to wrap it into a planet and give it atmosphere lighting etc.
Absolutely superb bit of kit as you can adapt it to your workflow since it is a bunch of little actions rather than one big action (eg make your own planet textures etc) and you can take some actions and leave others it organises everything in layers so you can tweak afterwards and you can work other photoshop plug-ins like Glitterato into your workflow as well.
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anyone else in love with this site?
Hi Kate... yes I am the lady with the scrapbook... were you with Rusty? Hard to tell since in your picture you have a winter coat and hat on! I have still been visiting with other roaches... the last one is about to leave in a few moments! Jacoby liked the scrap book and said he would probably put it in their recording studio! Cool!
Hey! How are you?
Just wanted to drop by and let you know that the fans are putting together a birthday video for Jacoby! Here's the link so you can check it out and be a part of it!
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Macomb, IL (Sports Network) - Adam Link led all scorers with 14 points as the
Western Illinois Leathernecks took down the SIU Edwardsville Cougars, 55-38,
in non-conference action at Western Hall.
Terell Parks added 11 points and nine rebounds for Western Illinois (7-3),
which has won four in a row. Don McAvoy also scored 11 points on 3-of-5 from
three-point range.
Michael Messer was the leading scorer for SIUE (2-5) with just nine points.
The Cougars shot just 14-of-43 in the game (.326).
The Leathernecks shot 5-of-10 from beyond the arc in the first half to get out
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SIUE never got closer than nine points of the lead after halftime.
The Cougars committed 19 turnovers, which turned into 23 points for the
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(WUSA) -- If you own a smart phone you already realize, it's the wave of the future. Whether you want news, weather, directions, google or games, there's an app for that.
Well, students at Springbrook High School aren't just good at using those apps. They are building them.
Whether it's Gravity Ninja or Mackerel teens at Springbrook High School in Silver Spring already know how to build apps and it's not just an exercise in class to learn the C# programming language.
Some of the students in Mr. Yongpradit's class are already making money from their creative programming. The work we saw is already on the Microsoft app store. But the students say their work isn't done yet. They want to making waiting for the school bus in bad weather a thing of the past.
"It's an app product that uses GPS to track the bus to tell you exactly when it's going to be at your stop. It's also going to help you find your bus stop because you know sometimes you get lost, and hopefully it's going to solve the problem of having to wait too long or coming too late," explained 10th grader Issac Gracealny.
The students have also come up with a one minute sales pitch to convince potential investors.
So the next time you see your teen engrossed in a smartphone app, remember: if they channel that passion it could lead to their future.
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4:30am Weights, treadmill walk/run on inclines 5 days a week mon.-fri.
6:00pm Road bike or Mountain Bike 20 miles at least 3 days a week Mon., Wed., Fri.
I also pay attention to food intake!!
4:30am Weights, treadmill walk/run on inclines 5 days a week mon.-fri.
6:00pm Road bike or Mountain Bike 20 miles at least 3 days a week Mon., Wed., Fri.
I also pay attention to food intake!!
Great job everyone!
My routine really isn't that complicated, and I don't worry about over-training. I don't count sets or pay attention to gains in the weight room because for me that's not what's important. I don't plan out my week, saying I'll do this exercise this day or I'll work this muscle group that day. It's pretty random which I think is beneficial, considering how P90X is about confusing the body and a lot of people have great success on that program. I only ride my bike 1-2 times per week, but I hit the spin room in the school gym fairly often. Using my heart rate monitor and the spin bike I can get a lot more done strength and cardio wise than being out on the road. On the spin bike I will keep my HR over 180 for 45 minutes while doing intervals up to 220 BPM a number of times in that time frame. This is where most of my fat burning occurs. I applied to be a spin instructor next semester at the school, which I'm pretty sure I'll get. That will be sweet! Not to mention... lots of hot chicks at my school...
In the weight room I refuse to be like all the static, huge upper-bodied, chicken legged guys that hang around in there. Most of my weight exercises involve the entire body which gets the HR up. If you Youtube Lance Armstrong's weight training program, you will see where I got a lot of my lifts from. They aren't made for packing on large amounts muscle, but they add small amounts of muscle at a time while really helping out balance and core strength. And they make me sweat! I like to throw in heavy squats 2-3 times per week when I'm feeling extra strong.
The other day I let one of my professors talk me into taking her PiYo (Pilates-Yoga) class. I went because she's hot... but didn't expect much. I was wrong! It was awesome, as I got a great core workout mixed with some serious stretching and balance work. What this did was teach me the importance of stretching which I never did properly before. I really think flexibility is hugely underestimated. I will now be incorporating a number of the stretching and balance positions I learned in that class to my weekly routine.
As far as supplements go, I take a lot of protein (3 27 gram shakes/day), a big spoonful of Creatine/day, and Muscle Pharm Assault before each workout. Since taking the MP, I have been able to repeat the same workouts 3 days in a row sometimes without feeling over-exerted.
Like a lot of you guys (and Jen) have said, nutrition has probably been the biggest factor in getting in really good shape. I don't know how many calories I eat each day, but it can't be many... even though I feel like I'm always eating. My favorite post-workout dinner right now is steamed veggies with pasta and a little Yoshidas marinade with a chicken breast or steak from something I killed. I'm trying to limit most of my carbs to post-workout when they will be used for recovery. During the day just a ton of water and healthy snacks almost hourly.
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Get up early, hike hard with a 40 lb pack, workout at night consisting of lifting with an emphasis on core and legs. Lots and lots of water.
Going to start, don't lift but do a lot of cardio and a bunch of pushups. I lift at school but not at home. Gonna hike with all my gear for a couple times to get used to it and run a little with my pack. Then I will shoot from weird angles and sit in weird angles so I don't get busted.
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I train CrossFit 4-5 times per week. Not sure if this is an option for a lot of you but these are awesome total body workouts. We incorporate endurance and strength workouts. Anything from burpees, front squats, deadlifts, rope climbs, sled pulls, lots of pull ups and push ups. Every workout is timed and your pushed by the clock as well as other class members. I hurt all the time but am in the best shape of my life. Never really been over weight but have definitely bulked up and feel like I can tackle any hunt even though I didn't get drawn this year. Was really physically and mentally prepared to get after it this year. Oh well maybe next year...if I don't come out and just hunt an over the counter elk unit. Look up the CrossFit workout "Murph". Time yourself and see how you do. Don't try typing in response when your done or even the next day...you may still be shaking and sore. Good luck to all with tags. Guess I will be in shape to climb in a deer stand and hunt eastern whitetails. We all know how good a shape you need to be in to do that. Lol. Go ahead and begin making fun of us flatlanders. But if anyone wants to "run my but in the ground" on one of their high country hunts let me know I would love to see if I can hang.
the insanity video is just that!! and will have you in mountain shape for sure! one hour a day and you can do it in your living room. and its the hardest workout i have ever done.
Lift,run,hike with pack,scout,run with weighted vest,repeat.
Can you handle the challenge.... hunt hard but safe!!
I'm just about to wrap up the 1st month of the Insanity workout. Its been one hell of a workout. I'm looking forward to starting the 2nd month. Once I finish that then I'll either try the next Insanity program (Asylum) and add weight lifting once again. If I was working at my old job I wouldn't have to worry since it mostly consisted of daily hikes at about 8500 feet.
I lift weights and do cardio (treadmill set on incline) three times a week, Hike on the weekends and as has been stated clean eating. My workouts focus on a lot of heavy leg exercises like squats, deadlifts, and cleans. I run on the treadmill the same day as a lowerbody weights day but, never the day after. I am also a roofer at the moment , so I get lots of exercise at work, some days it's hard to go to the gym and give it everything after I've been on a hot, steep roof all day, but what better training for the mountains is there? Good luck everyone, keep at it.
I do the 12oz curl and every now and then the 24ozDon't lift weights because thoughs things are heavy
Now, I work in the construction feild so I get a work out everyday at work, I would hit the gym but after a long day on the job site there's no time or energy left, when season rolls around, I havn't had any trouble hikeing up mountains and dragging deer out. I probley could eat a little more heathy, but untill I really start packing on the pounds, I'll worry about it then.
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