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Dr. Irvin PeDro CohenIrvin PeDro Cohen is the Executive Director of the New Town Success Zone (www.newtownsuccesszone.com) a community collaborative initiative largely based upon the work of Geoffery Canada and the Harlem Children Zone. The goal of the New Town Success is to build a continuum of care for young people and their families living in the New Town/College Garden area of Jacksonville and lead children on a path to either college, the military or some other form of post secondary training.
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Three People Arrested In Connection With Morgantown Robbery
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Last updated on September 28, 2012 @ 9:43PM
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5 News has learned three men have been arrested for holding a house full of people at gunpoint on Wednesday night.
Police have charged 21-year-old Ty Stemple, Christopher Runner and Dallas Shekel, both of whom are 18-years-old, with First Degree Robbery.
Residents of the Mountaineer Court apartments told police two people broke in Wednesday night, grabbed several things, and then took off.
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It should come as no surprise that Activision is going to be releasing some special collector's editions of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 when the game is released, but perhaps their contents may come as a little bit of a surprise.
The special editions come in two flavors, one is the Hardened edition which comes with some nice bonuses for $79.99 while the Care Package version comes with everything in the Hardened Edition plus some excellent looking physical bonuses like a remote-controlled quadro-copter, but will cost $179.99. See everything included in the packages below.
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Due to positive response to the question should-we-allow-photos-to-be-posted-for-help-with-determining-the-date, @ColeValleyGirl suggested that we have a separate discussion on what supporting information should be recommended.
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New York Giants had a season in 2013 that they probably would like to forget and erase from the record books. The offense was pretty inept at times running or passing the ball. Quarterback Eli Manning threw 27 interceptions with only 18 touchdowns on 57 percent pass completions. Manning can't take all of the blame. The offensive line didn't do a solid job in pass protection or run blocking. Head coach Tom Coughlin and staff need to correct the offensive struggles in 2014 for the Giants to be a playoff contender. New York has some solid skill position players such as Victor Cruz, Rueben Randle, and Rashad Jennings to build around.
Defensive end Justin Tuck signed with the Oakland Raiders via free agency and will be missed especially his leadership and championship caliber attitude. The defense was hit by the injury bug last season and needs some good fortunes in the defensive front in 2014 to be a solid unit. Jason Pierre-Paul and Mathias Kiwanuka can be disruptive edge rushers when they are on top of their game. The linebackers as a unit will be instrumental in regards to the defense being top notch or mediocre. Prince Amukamara and Antrel Rolle lead the secondary. Below you will see who can help the Giants put their ship back on the right path.
Odell Beckham Jr. - wide receiver
Odell Beckham Jr. will add another talented pass catcher to the Giants receiving corps. Hakeem Nicks is no longer on the team so Beckham will get plenty of opportunities to fill the void left by Nicks. Beckham was the Giants first round selection in this year's NFL Draft and has a nice speed/burst combination. He needs to be more consistent with his hands and focus on making the catch first before making a move. He excels in the kick return game with his vision and ability to burst through a hole quickly.
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie - cornerback
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie will bring much needed man coverage skills to the Giants secondary. He played very well for the Denver Broncos in 2013. He has the speed, length, and foot quickness to cover the bigger receivers as well as the shorter quicker guys. Cromartie paired with Prince Amukamara will give New York two corners who can cover man to man on the boundaries. This will give the Giants more scheme versatility defensively.
Ben McAdoo - offensive coordinator
Ben McAdoo will be the new offensive coordinator for the 2014 season. He was formerly the quarterback coach for the Green Bay Packers. McAdoo will bring some elements of the west coast offense to New York. Eli Manning and the offense had problems last year protecting the ball which contributed heavily to the offense going into a slump. McAdoo should help Manning get back to the fundamentals and making better decisions with the ball. The hiring of McAdoo could be the single biggest reason the offense turns things around in 2014.
Andre Williams - runningback
Andre Williams was drafted to add much needed depth to the running back position. he is a hard-nosed physical grind it out type runner. He has enough speed to bounce it outside and turn the corner, but lacks explosive speed to be a consistent home run threat. Unfortunately his teammate David Wilson retired recently because of an career ending type of injury. Williams now finds himself smack dab in the middle of a battle for the starting tailback role. He has the build to be an every down runningback. He needs work on his pass protection and also become a better pass catcher out of the back field. Williams could very well be the best 2014 draft pick the Giants made.


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According to Fox Sports on Feb. 14, Meredith Vieira will be hosting the NBC primetime coverage of the Olympics Friday night, making her the first woman to ever solo at that spot for a US television network. Bob Costas is experiencing continued problems with an eye infection. Costas has anchored the NBC coverage of the Winter and Summer games since 1988.
Vieira provided commentary for the opening ceremonies at Sochi, and she has done live segments in the local area throughout the week. This assignment is a ground-breaking one for the 60-year-old former co-host of The Today Show. She follows her previous partner on the show, Matt Lauer, who NBC utilized to fill the slot for the Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday broadcasts.
The LA Times quotes Meredith Vieira as describing it an honor to fill in for Bob Costas. She will be returning to regular network television with a talk show on NBC this fall. For now, she is quite busy doing her part to break that glass ceiling!
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A cool bit of The Evening Sun's past turned up here this morning, sandwiched between the closet wall and the shelf on which it once rested. Community Sun Editor Kim Sterner found it as she was digging for Christmas decorations.
This is not a printed page, but an embossed page. Some of the larger type looks dark only because of the years of dust and grime that have collected in the crevices of the letters.
Dating from 1965, it marks The Evening Sun's 50th anniversary. Side by side, two historic front pages are reproduced on the page. One of them includes a major local story at the top, but only the headline can be read. It says "School board proceeds with Bixler deal." Actually, it says "SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDS WITH BIXLER DEAL. Back then, apparently, headlines were allowed to scream. The other historic front page features the sinking of the Lusitania on May 7, 1915, just a week and a day after The Evening Sun was launched.
This embossed page also includes various stories about how the newspaper works, about its people and about its beginnings. That last one is topped by what might have been the most awkward headline of 1965: "Evening Sun Born With Unexpectedness."
Or maybe "unexpectedness" was more widely used back then. Maybe.
Interesting bits of this newspaper's past do surface around here once in a while. But this one is a mystery to those of us here today. We're guessing it could be a press plate from before our time — and some of us have been here many winters.
The plate — if that's what it is — is not metal like the ones used when we first started in the business. It's heavy paper. Very heavy, sort of like posterboard. Definitely heavier paper stock than, say, a cereal box.
Maybe it isn't a press plate at all. Maybe it was issued as some sort of commemorative item for the 50th anniversary. It would have been pretty tough to read, though — but not impossible, as we're learning right now.
As I write, Editor Marc Charisse is reading bits of the page aloud in the newsroom. He's particularly impressed by the fact that the paper was begun by a group of "poultry fanciers."
"I always said I didn't want to be some chickenshit editor," he says. I apologize to the others for having handed him the artifact.
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My laptop BIOS is broken, when I hitting F2 key it enter GRUB... Maybe it replaced by Grub2. So I can't set boot order from USB boot.
Now I can't get into Fedora 17 ( cos I converting sda disk filesystem to msdos using Gparted).
How can I recover or install BIOS ?
I just want to set boot order from USB to boot and install Ubuntu, but now I can't.
27.Aug, I tried the Plop(v5) in grub, but failed... show error:"zImage is not supported".
Laptop Specs: Samsung 530U3C-A01 ultrabook, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD and 24GB SSD in motherboard, currently running Fedora17 in 24GB SSD.


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College Hockey:Division III All-Americans Announced By AHCA
SUPERIOR, Wis. — Sixteen different schools can boast RBK Hockey Division III Men's All-American selections in the starry squads announced Friday at the NCAA Division III Men's Championships hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
Wisconsin-River Falls led the way with four selections. Five of the recognized players will be in action this weekend as semifinalist Oswego State boasts two All-Americans and fellow competitors Manhattanville, Middlebury, and St. Norbert claim one each.
The only repeat honorees are Augsburg College senior forward Aaron Johnson, a first-team choice last year and this year, and Norwich junior forward Rick Cleaver, a second-teamer in 2006 and a first-team selection this year.
The RBK Hockey All-American Teams are sponsored by RBK Hockey, an international leader in hockey equipment, and chosen by members of the American Hockey Coaches Association.
Player of the Year: G Andrew Gallant, Sr., Manhattanville
East Region, First Team
G Andrew Gallant, Sr., Manhattanville
D Arthur Fritsch, Jr., Colby
D Tom Maldonado, Jr., Middlebury
F Rick Cleaver, Jr., Norwich
F Mitch Stephens, Sr., Geneseo
F Neil Trimm, Jr., Neumann
West Region, First Team
G A.J. Bucchino, So., UW-River Falls
D Jim Henkemeyer, Fr., UW-River Falls
D Derek Paige, Sr., UW-Superior
F Marc Belanger, Jr., St. Norbert
F Aaron Johnson, Sr., Augsburg
F T.J. Dahl, Jr., UW-River Falls
East Region, Second Team
G Ryan Scott, Jr., Oswego
D Mike Gooch, Jr., Neumann
D John Halverson, Sr., Trinity
F Mike Hedden, So., Neumann
F Brendan McLaughlin, So., Oswego
F Greg Osborne, Sr., Colby
West Region, Second Team
G Mike Stone, Jr., UW-Stout
D John Paulson, Jr., St. Olaf
D Ryan Van Bockel, Sr., St. Thomas
F Derek Hansberry, So., UW-River Falls
F Nick Pernula, Jr., St. Thomas
F Brian Soik, Sr., MSOE
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2007 (JUNIOR): Played in all 13 games, starting in 11 ... had 11 tackles-for-loss and three sacks on the season, second on the team in both categories ... recorded 64 tackles and a pair of interceptions to go with three pass breakups, five quarterback pressures, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery ... made nine tackles against Florida State, a team high, with a sack and two tackles-for-loss in the game ... also had nine stops, including 1.5 for loss, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup in the win over Arkansas ... made six tackles, including 0.5 for loss, at Auburn ... recorded four tackles, including one for loss, and had his first interception of the season to set up a score in the win at Ole Miss ... the interception came in the fourth quarter with the game tied at 24 and the 28-yard return set up the game-winning field goal against the Rebels ... made five tackles and recorded a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry at Vanderbilt ... had five tackles, including one for loss, to go with a breakup and a quarterback pressure against Georgia ... set a career mark with three tackles-for-loss for eight yards and finished with six tackles and a quarterback hurry against Louisiana Monroe ... had five tackles and one for loss to go with a quarterback pressure at Mississippi State ... recorded a sack for 16 yards, had four tackles and forced a fumble in the season opener against Western Carolina ... made five tackles against Houston ... recorded four tackles and a quarterback hurry in the PetroSun Independence Bowl win over Colorado ... had two tackles and an interception against No. 3 LSU ... played sparingly in the win over Tennessee after injuring his ankle against Ole Miss ... earned UA Defensive Co-Player of the Week honors after the Western Carolina, Florida State and Mississippi State games.
2006 (REDSHIRT): Played in only four games and earned a medical redshirt after an illness ended his season ... had four tackles, one for loss, and one forced fumbles in four games ... had three tackles, one for loss and forced a fumble against Hawai'i ... had one tackle at Arkansas.
2005 (SOPHOMORE): Converted from wide receiver to tight end and played in 12 games ... had 10 catches for 98 yards on the season ... played his best game against Utah State, with three catches for 59 yards and a touchdown, his first career touchdown catch ... also had multi-catch games against Middle State and Southern Miss.
2004 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in all 12 games ... played in 316 snaps with five catches for 64 yards ... had two catches for 46 yards against Western Carolina ... hauled in two passes for eight yards at Tennessee and added one catch for 10 yards in the Music City Bowl against Minnesota.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played wide receiver and linebacker at Randolph County High ... had 147 tackles and two sacks and had 28 receptions for 522 yards and seven touchdowns and 12 punt returns for 504 yards and six touchdowns as a senior ... caught 31 passes for 788 yards and nine touchdowns en route to All-Metro and All-State honors as a junior ... helped lead his team to the Class 2A state title with a 31-yard touchdown run and a 77-yard punt return for a score in the championship game en route to MVP honors ... earned All-State honors that season and was named Class 2A Back of the Year ... full name is Ezekial Zukenie Knight ... born Jan. 2, 1985.
Ezekial Knight: Career Statistics
Tackles Fumbles
Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU Int
2004 12-0 10 5 5 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0
2005 12-3 0 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0
2006 4-0 4 3 1 1.0-3 0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0-0
2007 13-11 64 33 31 11.0-52 5 3.0-31 1 1-0 3 2-28
Year G-S No. Yards Avg. TD LP
2004 12-0 10 98 9.8 0 39
2005 12-3 11 126 11.5 1 27
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What if you had access to financing that was private and required no approval by a loan officer, all you needed to do was request it? What if this financial product had a pool of ready to use cash that accumulated tax deferred? And, finally, what if the assets in this product were protected from your creditors? Could you use it to manage and grow your real estate portfolio? Of course you could. What is this financial product? Believe it or not, I am talking about a type of cash value life insurance, known as Whole Life. This e-report will explain, in general terms, how a savvy real estate investor can use this conservative financial product to improve and grow their real estate investment portfolio.
The key to making this strategy work is a properly designed Whole Life policy using, "The Permission-Slip Concept." Having a properly designed Whole Life policy, (using special policy riders), gives you the "permission" to use and expand your real estate portfolio in new and creative ways. A summary of the benefits of a Whole Life policy to the real estate investor are listed below:
1. Cash Values can be borrowed at below market rates regardless of credit standing.
2. Death Benefit can be used to secure outside financing.
3. Cash Value accumulates tax-deferred.
4. Death Benefits are tax free to named beneficiary.
5. Cash Values are protected from creditor claims, (check state law).
6. Can be used to fund buy/sell agreements with investment partners.
7. Can be used to increase tax-free income from properties.
8. FIFO taxation treatment on withdrawals from policy.
Using any of the strategies I discuss below depends on your personal situation and the laws of your state. The report does not provide any tax or legal advice. Always seek tax, legal, and life insurance advice from licensed professionals to assess how appropriate any of the strategies are for your personal use. In addition, please note that not all life insurance agents are trained or educated on how to design and use a Whole Life policy as I will describe. Contact me at my email address for an analysis of your personal or client's situation: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Understanding the "Velocity of Money Multiplier Effect"
I give thanks to my economics professor Robert Ebert PhD at Baldwin Wallace College for introducing me to the Multiplier Effect. The economic health of our country depends to a great degree on the availability of money in the banking system and its movement through the economy. The Money Multiplier Effect is a well known economic principle. Let's look at an illustration of this important economic principle as defined in Investopedia.com:
"The multiplier effect depends on the set reserve requirement. So, to calculate the impact of the multiplier effect on the money supply, we start with the amount banks initially take in through deposits and divide this by the reserve ratio. If, for example, the reserve requirement is 20%, for every $100 a customer deposits into a bank, $20 must be kept in reserve. However, the remaining $80 can be loaned out to other bank customers. This $80 is then deposited by these customers into another bank, which in turn must also keep 20%, or $16, in reserve but can lend out the remaining $64. This cycle continues - as more people deposit money and more banks continue lending it - until finally the $100 initially deposited creates a total of $500 ($100 / 0.2) in deposits. This creation of deposits is the multiplier effect."
In other words, in the illustration above, the banking system is able to use your $100 as if was actually $500. Quick question, who keeps the profits on the $500, you or the bank shareholders? Give yourself a cookie if you said the bank. The banking system cannot lend out 100% of the money it has in deposits, there must be a reserve kept to meet potential current obligations. In the example above the reserve requirement is 20%. The current reserve requirement for banks in January 2014 ranges from 3% to 10% depending on the size of the bank.
Use Whole Life Insurance to create your "Personal Money Multiplier Effect".
You can create your own "Personal Money Multiplier Effect" borrowing from a specially designed Whole Life policy. The key to building wealth in this way depends on the loan provisions of your policy. The loan provisions of a Whole Life policy are unique among life insurance policy types. When you borrow cash from your Whole Life policy, the loan proceeds you receive does not actually come from your policy. The money comes from the general fund of the insurance company. Your cash value is pledged as collateral for the loan. With all other types of cash value policies, including universal life, and variable life, your loan proceeds are deducted from the cash value and no interest is paid on the loaned amount.
While you are using the money to put a down payment on a property, the "pledged" cash value from your policy is still earning a dividend. Taking out a loan on your Whole Life policy can actually contribute to its overall dividend performance. The interest you pay on the loan is income to the insurance company. The dividends you receive are calculated using a formula that includes the interest income paid from policy loan recipients combined with insurance company investment income. Depending on the company, the dividend rate credited on your policy stays the same or is slightly less to the extent of the "pledged" cash value. This is known as Non-direct Recognition or Direct Recognition Dividend crediting.
Whole Life is an asset with cash value. While this cash value is growing tax-deferred you may be able borrow up to 90% of the cash value, (depending on the loan provisions of your policy), at any time and for any reason. The borrowed funds can be used for:
- Down payments on property.
- Improvements on your real estate.
- Financing a construction project.
- Any other use you can dream up.
This borrowing transaction can be done over and over again as you need the money for investment purposes thus creating your Personal Money Multiplier Effect. The dollar you spend on a premium does the job of two and three dollars, or even more. Your Whole Life premium:
- Buys a Death Benefit.
- Builds tax deferred cash value.
- Can be pledged for a loan from the insurance company over and over again.
- Still earns dividends in the policy, even when loaned.
- Reduces dependency on outside financing.
- Reduces interest cost. The interest on the loan is offset to an extent by the continued dividend paid.
Let's take a look at the "Personal Money Multiplier Effect" in action with this hypothetical example:
Robby Realtor is a successful real estate investor. He currently has his eye on a property that has excellent potential for flipping. However, due to his other current projects, his cash position is low and he needs an additional $30,000 to close the deal and make the improvements needed to flip the property. He has recently sold a couple of properties, but will not receive the sale proceeds in time to make the deal happen. He contacts his insurance company, fills out a one page form simply stating that he wants a $30,000 loan on the cash value of his Whole Life policy, and signs the form.
Robby purchases the property. With the improvements he makes, financed by his policy loan, he sells the property in 3 months making $50,000 in profit. He repays the loan from the proceeds of the previously sold properties and now has an additional $50,000 in profit. He repeats this process 7 times in the next 5 years following the procedure of borrowing and repaying the same $30,000 from his policy. He generates an average of $50,000 in profit from each transaction. So, in essence, the same $30,000 has been used over and over again to generate $350,000 in wealth.
All this wealth has been created privately without once having to qualify for a bank loan, talking with a loan officer, enduring mountains of paperwork, credit checks, compiling financial statements, and providing tax returns.
In our hypothetical example above, Robby benefited by having the foresight to save money in a Whole Life policy and then use it to build his real estate portfolio.
Prudent Loan Management.
A policy loan does not have to be repaid and this could lead to loan abuse. Any outstanding loan will be deducted from the death benefit and unpaid loan interest is added to the loan. The key point to remember about loan repayment is this: The repayment terms are on your schedule and you need to be a prudent money manager:
- I recommend paying back the loan as soon as possible and borrowing the same cash value over and over again when you need it to maximize your "Personal Money Multiplier Effect."
- At the very least pay the annual interest on the loan so the amount borrowed doesn't grow.
- Do not let the policy lapse, cancel it, or exchange it with outstanding loans. The result could be unwanted taxes due on your loans.
- Work with a Life Insurance Professional well educated about Whole Life products and loan provisions.
Final Note.
This strategy is a long-term one. The key to success is building up your cash value as quickly as possible and using prudent loan management. The brevity of this article does not permit me to discuss all the important information you need. Click on the following link to request a free copy of my special e-report via email: Grow and Protect Your Real Estate using Whole Life Insurance.


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Members of "Dufashanye Umurimo" a women cooperative for basket making in Rega cell, Bigogwe sector of Nyabihu district commend a local cooperative for improving their livelihoods.
Women formed a cooperative and started making tie and dye and shopping baskets to earn a living and support their husbands to provide for homes rather than entirely depend on them.
This was revealed when Angela Mukaminani; vice mayor for economic affairs in Nyabihu district visited the women cooperative and recommended them for promoting job creation.
"We have a big market for the products. Whatever we make is sold quickly, earning money for the members," asserted Esperance Mukobwajana; president of the cooperative.
"I make between 5-7 bags a day and sell between Rwf10, 000-15, 000 each. This gives me Rwf5, 000 profits daily," narrated Mukarene Nyirabunuma, a member
"I no longer lack anything at home. Making money everyday enables me take care of my needs and my family's," added Sarah Mukandutiye; a member.
Dufashanye umurimo cooperative sells its products mainly in Kibuye, Musanze and Ruhengeri districts but aspires to reach international markets.
"Dufashanye umurimo" cooperative was started by 18 women who worked from home aiming at fighting poverty.
However, other women joined after realizing the positive impact of making money and help husbands to provide for the home.
The cooperative has over 50 members and its 4 months old.
Forming the cooperative for bag makers comes after the government of Rwanda is sensitizing residents to create off farm jobs as a way to self-reliance.


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Well, I wound up just welding in a block of keystock. I was being lazy that night, and figured even though I feel my adjustable bolt/jamb nut idea is a good one, it would have taken longer to do. I had to hurry and get it ready to test on Sunday, so I welded in the key stock.
Didn't get to test it due to the weather, but I found a problem when hand cycling. I trimmed the ejector too short/narrow. It was only hitting the shell base, if you pulled the bolt towards the left as you pulled backwards. If you pulled straight back, it would just barely hit the casing, enough to strip it off the bolt, but not enough to actually kick it out of the receiver. Then of course the casing would hang up the action. I need to add weld material to the ejector this evening. Glad I found it now, rather than at the range. I hate the weather wasn't co-operating, not to mention that I've got the start of a sinus/upper respiratory infection going on. Felt like crap all day yesterday. Maybe next weekend.
While trying to keep busy in the shop this week, I decided to make my own muzzle brake for this build. Started with a scrapped aircraft jet engine part that was going to be thrown away. I liked the look and shape of it, and saved it. It's been languishing in my tool box for years. Not even totally sure what it is/was. Some kind of a fuel nozzle adaptor I think.
Any rate, it had a standard 1-1/4" "nut" cast into the original part. I cut that off and ground it down, then chucked it up in the redneck lathe, my drill press. Kept grinding until it was smooth and somewhat even. Center drilled the hole up to .4xx. Don't remember the exact dimension, but it's what the tap and die chart calls for for a 1/2-20. The barrel on my build is threaded 1/2-28 like an AR, so obviously thats what I tapped the muzzle brake to. Then I drilled a hole pattern that is part AK74, and part Magna-Port style. Not sure if it will do anything but it looks interesting. It even clocked correctly when I installed it. Well, here she is:
Awesome job on the brake, the amount, type and location of the ports looks professional.
That looks so good! You did very well. Can't wait to hear the range test
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A Daily Word from the Word for Monday, January 27, 2014
"Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, 'Pass through the camp and command the people, saying, 'Prepare provisions for yourselves, for within three days you will crossover this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess.'" - Joshua 1:10-11
I am very pleased and honored to announce that today's article was written by my Honey Bee, my kingdom partner, Zalihta Pegeese. It is truly a privilege to host Zalihta's article here in the Daily Word. Join me today and tomorrow for her revelation-rich message about marching in God's army, which will help you get in place and position for this lock-step strategy. Now on to the Word, as brought forth by Zalihta!
God is no respecter of persons. He will use those who are willing to be used by Him, but being willing and being ready are too different things. As you have read in the scripture above, God said first to prepare. Our hearts need to be prepared for a battle. If your heart is not in it, then you will be taken out before you even get started. Whether it is a real war, or your personal battles, your heart has to be ready for what you will face.
I was meditating on this one morning, and God led me to the time I was in boot camp for the Navy. All the preparation and training we went through was to get us ready for battle. Now I thank God I did not have to actually go to war, but we never know when we are going to have to face a battle, so that is why boot camp is necessary. I call it "gut check" time. Where is your heart when you face challenges? Will you give up, or will you press through it and see it for what it is: training for a higher purpose.
In this case, the higher purpose is to protect your country, family, friends, and your freedom. The training was not to harm us nor destroy us in any way, although it may seem that way sometimes; but its purpose is actually the opposite. Just like the Israelites did not realize that their time in the wilderness was actually preparation for war.
"Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it." - Hebrews 12:11
When someone is chastened, they are often being corrected. When one goes to boot camp, they are in some way being chastened because they are being corrected from acting and living one way, to acting and living an obedient way. That is what happens when we are living for God. We cannot live for God unchanged as sinners. God has to chasten us, correct us, so that we live righteously and victoriously. It is by those means that obedient children, and great men and women are made.
"You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier." (2 Timothy 2: 3-4 NKJ)
A fruitful spiritual life is inevitably accompanied by intense spiritual "warfare" and opposition. Most Christians only want the love and blessings from God, but don't expect or want to see the God preparing and leading His people to war for lost souls. Are you ready for that? If not, then your heart is not prepared. You have not gone through the chastening and training by God that will produce much good fruit, righteousness, and perseverance.
Once your heart is prepared for battle, then there is a crossing over, as stated in Joshua 1:11. "Crossover" is defined as "a point or place of crossing from one side to the other" (Oxford Dictionary). "This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!" (2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT).
Also, "then He said, 'Behold, I have come to do Your will, O God.' He takes away the first that He may establish the second" (Hebrews 10:9 NKJ).
Are we now ready for the battle you ask? Find out tomorrow in the conclusion of this message. In the meantime, allow the Lord your God, your Jehova Sabaoth (The Lord of hosts), to prepare your heart as only He can. Because when the Lord is for us, no one can stand against us! (Romans 8:31).
Join me tomorrow at our usual, but most unusual and highly-anointed place, where humanity meets Divinity, as we revel in the conclusion of this God-inspired Word brought forth through Zalihta.
Father, thank you for leading us into battle, and preparing us for victory, which is found only in and through your Son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Right now, in the Mighty Name of Jesus, we rebuke, bind, and cast out any fear that would hinder our allowing you to do the necessary work in our hearts to prepare us for this privilege and honor to serve in your army. We call forth Your Holy Spirit to breathe on us, and to perform the necessary spiritual surgery to make us wholly prepared. In Jesus Name, we thank You that we are prepared and positioned in You. Amen and Amen.
Take action! Challenge your thinking! Settle the matter today, once and for all, to allow God to prepare and position you in Jesus Christ for the battle against the enemy. Choose to see your God as your Jehova Sabaoth, your Lord of hosts—the Lord over the battle. And continue to fight the good fight of staying prepared so that you can stay in position; for God, your Perfect Formation, has already given you the victory!
If you have never received Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, I encourage you to do it today, right now, by saying this prayer out loud: "Jesus, forgive me for my sins. I am sorry. I truly desire to be saved and reconciled back to God, my Father, through You. I receive Your sinless Blood as payment in full for my sins—past, present, and future. I now call You my Lord and Savior, and invite You to live within my heart, and to permanently live within me. I make You Lord over me and over my life from this moment on. Amen." Congratulations! You are now a child of God, made whole and made new, by the Blood of Jesus Christ!
God tells us that we are blessed to be a blessing (Genesis 12:2). Be a blessing to someone by sending them this word of encouragement. If God did not already put someone in your spirit and on your heart that needs to read this uplifting message from above, simply ask your Heavenly Father who to bless on today. Forward this message right now by email, facebook, or twitter.
Jesus is coming soon!
May God Bless you and keep you always.
With warmest regards,
And, in service of The Most High King,
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Here in America, the circus keeps audiences at bay under big tents and atop tall grandstands. But in Tunisia, festivals encourage visitors to submerge themselves in the experience by staying close to the action.
Every December, two dusty towns in the inhospitable southern region of Tunisia, far from the Mediterranean Sea or the rainy hills of the northwest, share festivals dedicated to oasis life. Tozeur and Douz, about 65 miles apart, schedule festivals back-to-back to honor their ancient history of nomadic life, camel caravans and traditional music.Read more
Tunisia's El Ghriba Festival: A Journey of Understanding
The island of Djerba, floating off the southeast coast of Tunisia, is a popular destination for relaxing in a traditional hammam, grilling your body on a sandy beach or haggling over handmade Andalusian pottery.
Few realize that only a few miles away is one of the oldest Jewish communities in the world; some say it dates back 2,500 years to time of King Nebuchadnezzar.Read more
Hollywood's North African Mirage: Seeing Beyond "Casablanca"
Ksar Soltane.
Whether creating the fictional planet of Tatooine for "Star Wars," the legendary dunes of "Lawrence of Arabia," a romantic adventure for "The English Patient," or a Roman coliseum for the recent blockbuster, "The Gladiator," the desert sands and colorful cities of North Africa have long been favorite locations for Hollywood's dreamweavers.
Perhaps it's the light--dry, clear and bright--that attracts filmmakers. Or maybe it's the varied landscape--moonlike wastelands, towering sand dunes, lush, palm-filled oases and snow-capped mountains--that creates any cinematic geography, real or imagined.Read more
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Parts of Tunisia out-Greeks Greece and out-Romes Italy, white-washed houses trimmed in blue, cascading down to the translucent Mediterranean at Sidi Bou, practically a suburb of Tunis. Meanwhile the world's best-preserved Roman ruins and mosaics pepper the country like polka-dots.
Plus the locals are friendly, secular Muslims better acquainted with form-fitting denim than the scarves called "odious rags" by the Tunisian President. Read more
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Welcome to the Quality Inn and Suites, a Lacey hotel near Saint Martin's University and Cabela's. We have new digital cable TV in all rooms. The Quality Inn and Suites is conveniently located within walking distance from Saint Martin's University. Cabela's is 1.5 miles north of the hotel. This Lacey, WA hotel is close to The Evergreen State College, South Puget Sound Community College, the Lucky Eagle, Red Wind and Little Creek Casinos, the Puget Sound, and the Washington State Capital Campus. 100% Non-Smoking hotel. Pet accommodation: One pet, one night stays FREE. 15.00 USD per additional pet, per night. Maximum 2 pets per room, rates negotiable after 3 nights.
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Frank Sinatra: I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan
I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan
Frank Sinatra (vocals)
A Swingin' Affair! (Capitol)
Frank Sinatra (vocals),
with orchestra arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle.
Composed by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz.
Recorded: November 20, 1956
Rating: 98/100 (learn more)
A Swingin' Affair! was Sinatra third 12-inch LP for Capitol and possibly his finest for the label. Nelson Riddle's tricked-out arrangement of this Schwartz-Dietz standard set the writing standard for the entire decade, and Sinatra's voice is comfortable and in control. During these years, Sinatra's approach on standards had a big influence on Miles Davis, who also liked taking mainstream tunes and transforming them. If you think Riddle's chart sounds simple, try counting off the intro's beats. Tough, huh? Now you know why only the best session musicians were brought in to read the charts on these Capitol dates.
Reviewer: Marc Myers
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Using the new ECM Document ID service in SharePoint 2010, poses a challenge when it comes to moving documents in code. For example in a custom workflow that routes documents from one location to another. Moving documents with custom code will by default trigger the document id provider to assign new IDs to the documents in the new location. It goes like this no matter if you are using the default provider or a custom document id provider.
Fortunately, there is a way to programmatically add a document with a preset document id. All you need to do is to add the document with the two properties _dlc_DocId and _dlc_DocIdPersistId as shown in the code example below.
private SPFile AddFile(SPFolder folder, string filename, Stream content, string docId)
var properties = new Hashtable();
properties["_dlc_DocId"] = docId;
properties["_dlc_DocIdPersistId"] = "True";
return folder.Files.Add(filename, content, properties);
The document id provider will when _dlc_DocIdPersistId="True", assign the document id provided in the _dlc_DocId property rather than generating a new id.
The Document ID service in SharePoint is pretty nice and useful. But it does have some caveats that you should be aware of before you decide to employ it in your organization. But I am preparing another post on this topic – stay tuned!
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Independent journalist Dahr Jamail reports from Doha, Qatar about John McCain's lies, the surge's success at moving some insurgents from town to town, the fact that the U.S. is not leaving Iraq any time soon, Speaker Pelosi in Syria, that country's friendly cooperation with the U.S. in torturing and murdering those renditioned there, the Saudi king and Iraqi president's denunciation of the occupation of Iraq, the need to talk with Hezbollah, for Israel to make peace with it's neighbors, the possibility of war with Iran.
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In late 2003, Weary of the overall failure of the US media to accurately report on the realities of the war in Iraq for the Iraqi people and US soldiers, Dahr Jamail went to Iraq to report on the war himself.
His dispatches were quickly recognized as an important media resource. He is now writing for the Inter Press Service, The Asia Times and many other outlets. His reports have also been published with The Nation, The Sunday Herald, Islam Online, the Guardian, Foreign Policy in Focus, and the Independent to name just a few. Dahr's dispatches and hard news stories have been translated into French, Polish, German, Dutch, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic and Turkish. On radio as well as television, Dahr reports for Democracy Now!, the BBC, and numerous other stations around the globe. Dahr is also special correspondent for Flashpoints.
Dahr has spent a total of 8 months in occupied Iraq as one of only a few independent US journalists in the country. In the MidEast, Dahr has also has reported from Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. Dahr uses the DahrJamailIraq.com website and his popular mailing list to disseminate his dispatches.[audio:http://dissentradio.com/charles/aw0402dahrjamail.mp3]


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Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty is back in the news for a sermon he delivered in the Whites Ferry Road Church in West Monroe, LA on Easter Sunday. This became web news on May 22, 2014. Robertson was non-apologetic for his last encounter with the social media over his condemnation of homosexuality and his literal interpretations of the Bible.
Robertson spoke to a congregation of believers that support strict adherence to the teachings of the Bible. Robertson's list of those that were sinners and going to hell was quoted directly from the Bible. Those that listened to his sermon appeared to be in agreement with him.
Some of the basic beliefs expressed by Robertson, and supported by a stream of amen shouts from the congregation, included the idea that Adam created sin and death, Jesus created a separation from these original sins through the sacrifice of his life for all other sinners that believed that Jesus died for their sins, and that Jesus is the only way to heaven.
When Robertson was interviewed by GQ magazine, he stated that homosexuals were going to hell, and he was quoting from the Bible. He also included a wide ranging list of other actions that would send a person to hell, but the press focused on homosexuals.
The basis of Robertson's comments is found in a letter by Paul to the Corinthians, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10. The English Standard Version of this passage does not mention homosexuality as the first issue.
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
Spiritualists generally don't believe in the biblical heaven or hell. Robertson's inclusion of homosexuals in his list of people going to hell is therefore not a major spiritualist concern. Fundamentalist homosexuals will have to work out their own salvation solution.
It is time to let Phil Robertson express his beliefs to those in his local church and stop making him a national evangelist for fundamentalism. Under the first amendment, he has the right to express his views on any topic. It is also time to stop creating false news by inciting those that do not share his beliefs about sins, and especially homosexuality.
Spiritualists quote another statement from the Bible regarding Christianity and other religions. Jesus said in John 14:2-3 that "in my house, there are many mansions". Spiritualists interpret this as saying that there are many ways to be a spiritual person. If you follow the key teachings of Jesus, you will be a good human being. If you follow the key teachings of nearly any religion, you will be a good human being.
Jesus said that there were only two conditions that were required to be a follower of Jesus. Jesus said that you must love God and love your neighbor as yourself. These two simple requirements replace the law and the prophets. This statement played a major role in getting Jesus executed. These statements appear in Matthew 22:37-40.
Christian Spiritualists believe in God, and that God loves everyone. Everyone includes every person of every religious faith and belief. Nobody is ever beyond redemption. Everybody suffers or enjoys the consequences of how they treat other people. Traditional Spiritualists believe in Infinite Intelligence, and personal responsibility.
Let Robertson believe what he chooses to believe. Work out your own salvation in the best way you can. You can view Robertson's Easter Sermon in the attached video. He gets to the comments on which sinners are going to hell about minute 9 of a 45 minute sermon. If the press and news channels leave him to his own beliefs, Robertson will slowly fade away.
God blesses the fundamentalists and everyone else.


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SAN FRANCISCO -- The San Francisco Giants blanked the Texas Rangers 9-0 in game 2 of the World Series.
The Rangers' Darren O'Day struck out two and gave up a hit in the eighth inning. He was relieved by Derek Holland who gave up three walks in a row. Then Mark Lowe gave up a walk. Then a hit. And there were runs scored…and hits…and more hits…and….
It was an incredibly unfortunate eighth inning for the Rangers. The Giants and they're fans looked like they were having the times of their lives.
Guillermo Mota issued one walk for the Giants in the ninth inning, but other the Giants ended the game with solid defense in the final frame. Jeff Francoeur flew out to right fielder Nate Schierholtz to end the game.
Matt Cain zeroed in for six innings, Edgar Renteria reprised his role as a postseason star and the San Francisco Giants led the Texas Rangers 1-0 in Game 2 of the World Series on a windy Thursday night. A day after the Giants battered Texas 11-7 in the opener, Cain and Texas starter C.J. Wilson ruled.
Renteria provided the only run with a drive into the left-field seats with one out in the fifth inning. The eighth-place hitter had gone 53 straight at-bats overall without a home run and had not connected at AT&T Park since July 27.
Renteria is no stranger to October heroics. In 1997, his two-out single in the bottom of the 11th inning in Game 7 of the World Series lifted Florida over Cleveland. In 2004, he made the final out for St. Louis as Boston finished off a World Series sweep.
Cain came into the game with a 0.00 ERA in two playoff starts, and extended his postseason streak to 19 2-3 innings without allowing an earned run. He faced a Texas lineup minus Vladimir Guerrero, pulled after making two errors in Game 1.
Cain allowed four hits, including a double by Ian Kinsler that landed on the very top of the padded wall in center field and popped back into play. Kinsler was stranded at second in the fifth inning.
The Rangers threatened again in the sixth when Michael Young and Josh Hamilton each singled with one out - the first hits of the Series for both stars - and moved up on a wild pitch. But Cain retired slugger Nelson Cruz on a foul pop and got Kinsler on a routine fly, prompting him to toss his batting helmet.
Wilson was mostly equal to the challenge. The Texas lefty worked around a one-out double by Cody Ross in the second - the latest hit by the surprise MVP of the NL championship series - and a ground single by Cain in the third.
Cain's single came shortly after Wilson put down a sacrifice bunt. A Series surprise, for sure, that the pitchers were handling the bat better than the regular hitters. Some of the hitters had a few quizzical looks, too, for Sam Holbrook after close pitches - the umpire was working home plate for the first time in a World Series.
Dealing with fly balls and popups was problematic. A steady breeze caused the screen attached to the left-field foul pole to sway, and the flags around AT&T Park flapped. A possibility of showers was in the forecast.
Texas regularly has trouble in this park anyhow. The Rangers are 0-10 overall at the waterfront stadium.
Game 3 is Saturday night, when the World Series visits the Dallas-Fort Worth area and the Ballpark at Arlington for the first time. Colby Lewis, who closed out the Yankees in the AL championship series, starts for Texas against Jonathan Sanchez.


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CSA - The Driver Fitness BASIC is all about 'qualifications'
This BASIC (Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Category) in the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program has led to a considerable amount of confusion. It has nothing to do with "new" medical requirements, a driver's body mass indicator (BMI, a measure of how physically fit a person is), and it definitely has nothing to do with drivers exercising more. What is being tracked, measured, and evaluated is carrier and driver compliance with the "driver qualifications" regulations (driver training, licensing, and the "driver qualifications" discussed in Part 391).
What goes into the Driver Fitness BASIC?
The Driver Fitness BASIC uses violations related to driver training, licensing, and qualifications noted on roadside inspection reports to calculate driver and carrier performance. This has nothing to do with the driver receiving a "citation" or "ticket." Citations are a totally different matter and involve someone paying a fine for the violation. To sum this up, if a violation of a driver qualifications regulation is noted on a roadside inspection report, the violation will be entered into the driver's and carrier's Driver Fitness BASIC in the CSA 2010 data system.
Examples of violations that will be placed in the Driver Fitness BASIC include: Operating a commercial vehicle without the proper training (both general and hazardous material training), operating a commercial motor vehicle without the correct license and endorsements, operating a commercial vehicle while holding multiple licenses, operating a commercial vehicle when disqualified, suspended, or revoked, and operating a commercial vehicle when not medically qualified.
Tracking and measuring Fitness violations
Whenever a violation related to driver training, licensing, or qualifications is placed into the system, the violation is "valued" in the driver and carrier Safety Measurement Systems (SMS) using severity and time weighting. The severity weighting is based on the violation's relationship to crash causation (operating a commercial vehicle requiring a CDL while possessing more than one license is a 10, which is the maximum, while the driver not having a medical card with him/her has a severity of 1, the minimum). If the violation led to the driver being placed out of service, the severity weight is increased by two.
The high severity violations in this BASIC include operating after ordered out of service for a driver licensing or qualifications related violation, operating a commercial vehicle with multiple drivers' licenses, operating a vehicle without the correct license, failure to report convictions to the state and/or employer, and driving while disqualified, suspended, or revoked.
Time weighting involves placing more value on violations that have happened recently. All violations remain in the carrier's data for 24 months (36 months for drivers), but a violation's "value" reduces over time due to the time weighting system. Events that occurred in the last six months are given a time weight of 3, events that took place between 6 and 12 months ago are given a time weight of 2, and anything that happened over a year ago is given a time weight of 1.
To determine the "value" of a violation, the total severity weighting for the violation (the predetermined severity weight of the violation plus two if the driver was placed out of service) is multiplied by the time weighting to determine the "value" of the violation in the SMS.
Scoring carriers
For carriers with more than five driver level inspections and one that notes a violation of the driver training, licensing, or qualifications regulations, the value for all time and severity weighted violations is totaled, and then the total is divided by the "time weighted relevant inspections." The "time weighted relevant inspections" are the driver inspections the carrier has undergone (good and bad) that have been "time weighted" using the same time weighting discussed above.
This "normalizing" process generates a BASIC Measure (violation value per inspection) that allows all carriers to be compared to each other.
Once a carrier's BASIC Measure has been determined, the carrier is then compared to other carriers in its "Safety Event Group" (i.e., peer group). The Safety Event Groups are based on the total number of driver inspections. Carriers with 5 to 10 inspections are compared to all other carriers with 5 to 10 inspections, and then "Percentile Ranked" inside their Peer Group based on their BASIC Measure. The carrier with the lowest BASIC Measure in the Safety Event Group is ranked at 0, while the carrier with the highest BASIC Measure is ranked at 100. All other carriers in the Safety Event Group fit in between based on their BASIC Measure. This percentile ranking is the carrier's actual "BASIC Score."
If a carrier's BASIC Score is above a predetermined threshold, an intervention will be triggered. Interventions range from a warning letter to a full Compliance Review. The basic principle is the worse the carrier's score, the more severe the intervention.
Scoring drivers
Drivers' Driver Fitness BASIC Measures are determined by the same process. First, all violation values in the Driver Fitness BASIC are totaled and then divided by the "time weighted relevant inspections."
The BASIC Measures are then percentile ranked in Safety Event Groups based on the number of driver inspections the driver has undergone. Within each Safety Event Group, drivers are assigned percentile rankings from 0 (representing the lowest BASIC Measure) to 100 (representing the highest BASIC Measure). This Percentile Ranking is the driver's BASIC Score.
Two points about the driver's BASIC Measures and Scores: First, these are going to be confidential; no one will be able to view them but FMCSA officials and investigators, and second, the driver interventions are not directly based on the driver's score. Drivers found with high scores during other enforcement activity (such as during an audit) will be subject to interventions.
How do I keep this BASIC Score low?
The simple answer is to make sure your drivers are fully qualified when operating company vehicles.
This will require several actions, starting with initially "qualifying" the driver as part of the hiring process. The initial driver qualifications should include verifying that the driver:
- Is properly trained and/or experienced (including comparing the driver to your company standards and doing a road test).
- Has a valid license of the correct class with the necessary endorsements.
- Only has one license issued by the driver's home state.
- Can pass a physical (either has a valid medical card you can copy or passes a physical before driving).
- Understands the driver qualifications requirements and processes.
As part of this process you will want to complete a driver qualifications file on the driver when he/she is hired. A best practice in this area is to not dispatch the driver until all driver qualifications requirements in Section 391.23 and Section 391.51 are met (even the ones that the regulations say you have 30 days to complete).
Next, you must make sure that you have a "tickler" system that notifies you when a driver's qualification is about to expire. Once the company is notified, the driver should then be given a "deadline" to complete the necessary paperwork or activity (such as annual review paperwork, license renewal, undergoing a physical, etc.), or faced being taken off of dispatch.
Finally, have a mechanism in place that tracks driver performance and reviews the driver when the driver's performance may have an effect on the driver's qualifications. Many carriers have found that the regulatory mechanism (the annual review process) is not adequate and therefore check their drivers' performance every six months or even quarterly. Also, many carriers now recheck their drivers' qualifications following any significant event involving the driver ─ if a driver receives a ticket or is involved in an accident, injury, or has taken significant time off, the driver's MVR and physical qualifications are rechecked.


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I've been aware of the Opies brand for several years, having bought and really enjoyed a number of their preserved fruit products during that period. What I didn't know was that this family-run business has been going since 1880, making it one of the oldest private family-owned food companies in the UK.
In 1880, young Cornishman Bennett Opie set off to make his fortune in London with just a few pounds in his pocket. He started out by selling eggs and bacon, and gradually expanded his business, with the help of his two brothers. In 1912 he was joined by his son William, at which time he founded Bennett Opie Limited. When supplies of fresh eggs were limited during the first world war, William recognised the opportunity to manufacture and supply liquid eggs to the bakery trade. Later, he decided to diversify into preserving cherries, keen to provide a less expensive alternative to popular but pricy French brands. At that point, in 1929, the company relocated to Sittingbourne, Kent – the heart of Kent's cherry-growing region. The site is close to natural springs; the water from which is still used by Opies today. This move marked the start of Opie's growing range in preserves and pickles. William's sons Tony and Derek continued to build the business through the second world war and their efforts were rewarded with a Royal Warrant in 1962 (though Opies doesn't hold one currently).
Today, Opies is run by Bennett's great grandsons, Philip and William, who divide the company's focus between their traditional products, such as pickled walnuts and cocktail cherries, and creating new products in line with modern trends. I've been assured that the next eager generation of Opies is waiting in the wings!
Learning more about Opies, I'm particularly happy to learn about their commitment to reducing their carbon footprint. As well as recycling all water used in their production cooling processes, 90% of their packaging is recyclable and they recycle cardboard and other materials used in the manufacturing process. Their delivery vehicles are selected with a view to minimising emissions and they always maximise loads to reduce unnecessary journeys. They also focus strongly on sourcing ingredients locally.
Indeed, when I asked whether traditional recipes for their longer-standing products had changed over the years, they explained that they strive to keep flavours and textures traditional, but have tweaked recipes over the years as more natural (and local) alternatives to original ingredients become available. Of course, they run regular quality and tasting checks on all the lines they produce.
Inspiration for new product lines comes from global travel, food exhibitions and suggestions by their trusted suppliers. It can be a challenge launching new products – obtaining listings and shelf space is tough and it's always hard to predict exactly what consumers will love; a new recipe for spiced pears in vinegar didn't catch on and supermarkets just didn't get the idea of a ginger spread with 60% ginger.
However, there's plenty of love for both their traditional and new product ranges and I have been enjoying working my way through a selection of alcohol-preserved fruit, pickled quail eggs, fruit compotes, cocktail cherries and gherkins, a variety of pickled vegetables and relishes and their recently launched hickory barbeque sauce, which is naturally smoked in a traditional smokehouse. That gives a far lovelier flavour than the artificial smoke flavourings used by some brands.
Loosely inspired by Ben Spalding's 30 Ingredient Salad, I decided to create my own "cacophony of colours, textures and tastes" (as I described it) using some of my Opies samples and some additional salad ingredients from the supermarket.
I used Opies Rhubarb & Redcurrant Compote, Opies Pickled Baby Beetroot, Comte cheese, Opies Pickled Quails Eggs, Salami, English Honey, Opies English Cucumber Relish, Toasted Pumpkin Seeds, an Cox' Orange Pippin apple and Greek basil leaves.
The ingredients were the kind of selection we might enjoy for a cold lunch, the sort of buffet you might set up as a coffee table picnic on a sunny afternoon. The only difference here was in presenting all the elements together as a single pretty plate. I was delighted with the result, even though it wasn't a patch on Spalding's incredible feast for the senses!
Opies is generously offering the same selection they sent me (above) to one Kavey Eats reader. The prize includes free delivery within the UK.
You can enter the competition in 3 ways:
Entry 1 – Blog Comment
Leave a comment below, sharing your suggestions for an incredible salad featuring one or more Opies products.
Entry 2 – Facebook
Like the Kavey Eats Facebook pagefollow and leave a (separate) comment on this blog post with your Facebook user name.
Entry 3 – Twitter
Follow @Kaveyfollow on Twitter. Existing followers are, of course, welcome to enter! Then tweet the (exact) sentence below.
I'd love to win delicious @BennettOpie treats from Kavey Eats! http://goo.gl/ou85CQ #KaveyEatsOpies
(Please do not add my twitter handle into the tweet; I track entries using the competition hash tag. And you don't need to leave a blog comment about your tweet either, thanks!)
- The deadline for entries is midnight GMT Friday 15th November 2013.
- Kavey Eats reserves the right to alter the closing date of the competition. Changes to the closing date, if they occur, will be shown on this page.
- The winners will be selected from all valid entries using a random number generator.
- Entry instructions form part of the terms and conditions.
- Where prizes are to be provided by a third party, Kavey Eats accepts no responsibility for the acts or defaults of that third party.
- The prize is a set of Opies products, as shown above, with free delivery within the UK.
- The prize cannot be redeemed for a cash value.
- The prize is offered and provided by Bennett Opie Limited.
- If one or more of the items is out of stock, Bennett Opie Limited reserve the right to substitute a similar item from their range, of same or higher value.
- One blog entry per person only. One Twitter entry per person only. One Facebook entry per person only. You do not have to enter all three ways for your entries to be valid.
- For Twitter entries, winners must be following @Kavey at the time of notification. For Facebook entries, winners must Like the Kavey Eats Facebook page at time of notification.
- Blog comment entries must provide a valid email address for contacting the winner.
- The winners will be notified by email, Twitter or Facebook. If no response is received within 7 days of notification, the prize will be forfeit and a new winner will be picked and contacted.
Kavey Eats received a sample set of products from Bennett Opie Limited.
20 Responses to "Opies: A Family Business, A Colourful Salad & A Competition"
I would use the beetroot for a goats cheese and beetroot salad – yum!
Smoked duck, radicchio, black cherries with kirsch and toasted almonds
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What a lovely plate, Kavey!
My entry for the competition: Gooseberry compote, smoked mackerel, pickled quails eggs, cucumber, watercress.
Ham Salad: 1lb baked ham (cut into chunks), 8 Opies gherkins, diced; 1/2 cup mayonnaise; 2 tbsps Dijon mustard; 2 tbsps chopped parsley; 2 celery sticks thinly sliced crosswise; 1/2 red onion; salt & pepper
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Stem Ginger salad!
I would use the cocktail onions to add to a salad to pack some punch and some beetroot :)
I use Opies Stem Ginger in Syrup to make Green Tomato Chutney and add a large blob of this to a plateful of salad.
Ploughman's salad. A mix of diced apple, diced cheese, toasted crutons, halved cherry tomatoes, and baby picked onions or gherkins, dressed with a mixture of mayo and sweet chutney
I like to use the Opies BBQ sause as a dressing to a salad…
I would use the stem ginger with Apple and Cinnamon to make a lovely sweet soup!
Thinly sliced black pudding, thinly sliced Iberian ham (any will do!), Opies pickled walnuts, Opies baby pears with vanilla, some dill and fennel seeds, cucumber, lollo rosso, walnut oil, a dash of balsamic vinegar, Norwegian spelt bread, and a couple of Opies cocktail cherries on the side.
Sliced pears and avocados drizzled with raspberry vinaigrette with chopped, toasted pecans or walnuts
I'd make a Black Cherry and white chocolate rice pudding, freeze it and pour over a jus made from the kirsch mixture.
I'd create a rhubarb salad – comprised of lettuce, layered with rhubarb and redcurrant, beetroot and topped with quails eggs, pickled onions and cocktail cherries
I would use the cocktail onions to add to a salad
Blue cheese, black cherries, pickled walnuts, baby leaf and rocket salad in a balsamic dressing!
[…] We used these Amarena ones. They cost us £2.99 at Lidl but the fancy jar is similar to the Amarena Fabbri cherries that cost £14 in Harvey Nichols. They're not in syrup but we also reckon that at a push you could use Opies Cherries in Kirsch – they certainly get the Kavey seal of approval. […]


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The art of pavement preservation
When properly used to improve surface friction and prevent water penetration, agencies report chip sealing allows them to maintain the most square yards of pavement per dollar spent. Photos: International Slurry Surfacing Association
By consistently devoting budgetary dollars to pavement preservation treatments, such as micro surfacing, agencies can maintain four to five times more lane-miles than if they only focus on rehabilitation.
The International Slurry Surfacing Association (ISSA) has applied a hypothetical cost scenario to the Pavement Condition Index chart developed by the Army Corps of Engineers. In this example, a road that receives three preservation treatments over a 25-year period at $2/square yard will remain in good condition for a total cost of $6/square yard.If the road is left untreated for 11 years and pavement preservation is used as reactive maintenance to preserve the pavement, the cost will be approximately $4/square yard. Waiting this long to apply a treatment generally leads to a deteriorated road-base structure, so the reactive maintenance treatment will only last about four years, when it will require yet another treatment or rehabilitation. In comparison, if nothing is done for 12 or more years, a mill-and-fill (mill and overlay) or full rehabilitation will be required at a cost upwards of $12 to $16/square yard.
Formula for success
"The key to implementing preventive maintenance techniques and maintaining a pavement management program is developing and maintaining an inventory of pavement condition and quantity," says Laipple. In Overland Park, streets are broken into sections and student interns survey the same locations on a biennial basis, counting cracks and deficiencies as identified in the Federal Highway Administration's Pavement Distress Identification Manual. "We compare scores of the current assessment to those of prior assessments and monitor the rate of deterioration," he explains.
The Pavement Condition Index, developed by the Army Corps of Engineers, is generally accepted as the industry standard for scoring pavement condition (see chart below). It provides a rational basis, calculating deterioration rate and deterioration modeling. The data can be used in conjunction with a pavement management program to develop a plan for pavement preservation, proactive maintenance, and rehabilitation.
Most of Overland Park's pavements receive some form of preventive maintenance every seven years, but in the future, Laipple may prioritize maintenance based on pavement condition and construction type rather than elapsed time between treatments.
Overland Park generally uses the following schedule for residential streets. Major maintenance at year 28 and reconstruction at year 50 may be shifted as budget allows, however preventive maintenance occurs consistently:
Read more about how communities are stretching their dollars — and the lifespan of their streets and highways — in "Pavement preservation stretches ailing road budgets," Public Works Manual 2012. Additonally: ISSA names 2012 President's Award Winner.
Most agencies know pavement preservation techniques such as slurry and micro surfacing, chip sealing, and crack treatment can extend their budgets. Now residents are beginning to understand the benefits of pavement preservation. "A mill and overlay is similar to the idea of removing the siding from your home every 25 years and replacing it with new siding. It's cheaper and more efficient to paint the siding and preserve it over time," says Laipple.
However, pavement preservation measures don't work as reactive maintenance. If roads that are in fair-to-good condition are ignored and budget dollars are devoted only to rehabilitation of the worst roads, then overall road conditions will get poorer and agencies will always be playing catchup, even when budgets grow as the recession declines.
— Contributed by the International Slurry Surfacing Association.
Micro surfacing — A mixture of aggregate, asphalt emulsion, water, and additives applied in a smooth layer over existing pavement. When applied early in the pavement's life cycle, it can cost-effectively extend surface life by seven or more years.
Slurry seal — Applied to existing pavement by a spreader box linked to the surface slurry-mixing unit. Used over newly laid pavements, slurry seal will prevent surface distresses such as the effects of weathering. Existing distresses in older pavements — surface cracking, raveling, loss of matrix, increased water and air permeability, and slipperiness due to flushing and aggregate polishing — can be corrected with a slurry application.
Chip sealing — A bituminous binder covered with clean graded aggregate, applied to an existing asphalt surface.
Crack treatments — Specialized materials are placed into prepared cracks to prevent water and incompressible intrusion into the cracks and underlying pavement layers and to reinforce the adjacent pavement. Used for pavements that primarily have working cracks (greater than 1/8-inch annual movement).
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To be eligible to serve on the committee, a person must participate in a program administered by FSA, be eligible to vote in a county committee election and reside in the local administrative area in which the person is a candidate. Individuals may nominate themselves or others as a candidate. Organizations representing minority and women farmers or ranchers may nominate candidates. To obtain a nomination form or for further information, please call 870-523-8986, Ext. 2, come by the office at 2113 Malcolm Ave. in Newport, or visit the FSA's website at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/elections.
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Teen Volunteer Corps
Teen volunteers complete a variety of projects, as determined by the Teen Services Librarian, including but not limited to shelving and straightening. Teen volunteers are supervised by Rachel Gagnon, Teen Librarian.
Volunteers must attend a 1 hour orientation and training. Typically, teen volunteers work 4 hours per month, plus initial 1 hour training. Must be willing to commit to a set schedule. Must be 14 -18 years of age. Must be a resident of Haverhill. The ideal candidate is reliable and self-motivated.
Once your Teen Volunteer Corps Application is received by the Teen Services Librarian (firstname.lastname@example.com), you will be contacted for an interview. Upon the completion of your interview, you will be required to provide a government issued photo ID (birth certificate or social security card AND school ID with photo, OR passport, driver's license or learner's permit) before officially joining the program.
Teen volunteers will gain:
- An opportunity to learn and practice job related skills
- Satisfaction of knowing that you are helping your community
- Something different and interesting to do
- An opportunity to meet new people, and
- Volunteer experience, which looks great on college, scholarship, and job applications


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Tonight, October 19th, at (Le) Poisson Rouge, Zowie, Kids of 88, Street Chant, Lawerence Arabia, Ruby Frost, and Electric Wire Hustle take the stage at the annual New Zealand at CMJ showcase brought to you by 42BELOW, NZ Music Commission, and NZ On Air. Complimentary 42BELOW Vodka drinks will be served so make sure you come early to get your CMJ Tuesday started right! Entrance is free but strictly RSVP only, or with a CMJ badge, so make sure you RSVP before we close the list in a bit.
New Zealand at CMJ 2010 – October 19
42BELOW, NZ On Air, and the NZ Music Commission bring you one of the hottest tickets at the CMJ this year. On Tuesday, October 19th, get ready to experience New Zealand's finest musical talents brought to you from across the oceans, and placed in the lap of New York City at (Le) Poisson Rouge. Showcasing Zowie, Street Chant, Kids Of 88, Electric Wire Hustle, Ruby Frost and Lawrence Arabia, New Zealand comes prepared and to ready to school you on all they have to offer (besides a killer Rugby team).
Just in case all that wasn't enough, complimentary 42BELOW cocktails will be served all night (or until we run out). Entrance is free, but strictly RSVP only (also free w/ a CMJ badge), and granted on a 'first come, first served basis' so make sure you get there early as last year's installment drew out over 1,000 fans. Doors open at 5:45pm and show starts at 6:00pm sharp.
Now enjoy the video "Perception" from one of our favorite NZ bands to grace the CMJ showcase, Electric Wire Hustle.
42BELOW Presents NZ@CMJ Photos
Just under one thousand revelers celebrated CMJ Music Marathon's opening night with the NZ@CMJ Showcase presented by 42BELOW Vodka. A long line formed outside of SoHo's Red Bull Space to catch up-and-coming New Zealand rock bands Die! Die! Die!, Surf City, Motocade, Kingston and Bang Bang Eche, along with hip hop acts David Dallas, Kidz In Space and Smashproof. The NZ@CMJ Showcase was organized through the collaborative efforts of New Zealand music promotion agencies NZ On Air and the NZ Music Commission and New York's Giant Step.
Can I Get You High?
On Wednesday October 21st Plug Research will invade BLVD NYC on Bowery with some of the best soul, hip hop and experimental music of today by some of the most dynamic and interesting artists of today.
Bilal will headline the show with a six piece band, and the host of the evening is Pharoahe Monch. Shafiq Husayn of the SA-RA collective will perform material off the new album Shafiq En' A-Free-Ka, with musical collaborators from the album Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson. Exile will be showcasing his famous wizadry on the MPC with a guest spot by Blu, one of the best new MC's around. DJ sets will be provided by Blu Jemz, the legendary Large Professor and mind-blowing combination of Spinna and J Rocc.
This has the makings of a classic show, take advantage of presale tickets, do not miss out!
live sets:
BILAL with 6 piece band
EXILE featuring BLU
SHAFIQ HUSAYN featuring Miguel Atwood Ferguson and Thundercat
hosted by PHAROAHE MONCH
dj sets:
JROCC & SPINNA Record for Record
+many special guests TBA!
venue info:
limited presale $10 (www.wantickets.com)
door: $20
more info: Plug Research | V Tech phones
Exile "Summer Song" Remix (right-click to download)
Little Jackie – "Remember (Walking In The Sand)" – Live at The Roxy
Little Jackie kills it at The Roxy.
Check her out at the Bowery Ballroom this Saturday, October 25th as part of CMJ. Performance at 7pm. Tickets here.
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