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When Jen Eskridge asked us here at Fat Quarterly to be a part of her book tour for her new book Deploy That Fabric, published by Stashbooks, I was intrigued. I am not an army wife but I did grow up with a brother who very nearly did choose the army as a career. He was always dressed in his army corps uniform and I am sure we must have them hidden away in a corner of my parent's house. At the time I was too obsessed with cutting up old 70s curtains to make into psychedelic trousers to even think of the possibilities of using my brother's discarded uniforms. But now having had a copy of Jen's book in my hands – my mind is whirring with possibilties. Next time I head home I will be sure to dig out those old uniforms and get sewing!
Jen's book is packed with 23 projects! There are not many sewing books around that offer such a variety and quantity of great patterns. Jen has patterns for everything ranging from bags and pouches to pillows and quilts. My personal favourite is the Christmas stocking.
All of the patterns are clearly written and are accompanied by many illustrations which leave you in no doubt as to what you are supposed to be doing.
Jen goes into great detail about how to transform your uniform into fabric that you can use for the projects. I am sure a lot of the advice given could be used for recycling all manner of clothing into fabric for your stash. So even if you do not have access to military uniforms the ideas and tips shared in this book would be very useful.
And of course if you really can't get hold of any old uniforms you could always use some of the line Urban Camo by Urban Chiks for Moda. There is even a pink Camo print! I found some by searching on Etsy and it might have slipped into my shopping cart
So would you like to win a copy of Deploy That Fabric? Of course you would! Stashbooks have provided us not only with a copy* of Jen's book to giveaway but also an awesome Camo Quilt—Eco Messenger Bag! Just leave a comment below and on 10 October we will choose a winner. Oh and be sure to tell us if a loved one of yours is currently serving or has served in the armed forces.
*(Hard copy for a US winner and ebook for an international winner)
You can also see the rest of Jen's blog tour by checking out the Stash Books blog.
Thanks to everyone who entered our Zen Chic giveaway. We're glad that we were able to introduce so many of you to Brigitte and her work. We've randomly selected two winners who will each receive a Zen Chic fabric pack:
Our first winner is Tiffany, who blogs at This Crafty Fox and wrote:
My husband is German (100% born and raised) and I have a MA in German Literature so its neat to hear about someone from one of my favorite countries and their introduction to quilting.
Even if Brigitte wasn't German, I'd still love her & her work! The colors, the style, the patterns, everything is fantastic! I've only been sewing for a year and I love hearing the thought processes of more seasoned quilters… seeing how they create and develop their own individual style.
My favorite pattern shown on this post is the orange tiles… that caught my eye the second I opened the blog post – its lovely and so interesting without being super complicated. Something I'd like to take a stab at one day myself …. less of the fun "moda bakeshop" type of quilts and more of the modern – individualized – minimalistic type of quilting.
Our second winner is Amy Dame from glitter, vinyl and thread, who wrote:
i wasn't familiar with zen chic, but now i think i'm in love! orange has never been high on my favourites list, but i'm looking at it in a whole new light now. i love the cross quilt and the orange brick quilt, but the circles are definitely my favourite. everything is so gorgeous!
Congrats to you both! Tiffany and Amy, please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com with your mailing information and we'll send out your fabric packets ASAP.
It's always great to see what the large fabric companies are doing during Quilt Market, but sometimes the true treasures of market can be found walking up and down the seemingly endless rows of the show floor. Here, shop owners, independent businesspeople, aspiring designers, and inventors set up booths in order to share their new products, their ideas, their vision and their inspiration with all of the show's attendees. Here is where you can meet some of the most interesting people that Quilt Market has to offer.
Image courtesy of Alissa Haight Carlton of Handmade by Alissa
And here on the show floor is where Katy and I first met Brigitte Heitland, the owner and creative visionary behind Zen Chic. Zen Chic is new pattern company that truly embraces the "modern" part of modern quilting. Through her design, Brigitte aspires to achieve a very contemporary, pure style that fits well in a modern interior with colors and design that complement wood, furniture, walls and floors. In addition to her sewing and quilting patterns, Brigitte has expanded the Zen Chic brand into textile design with her own line of digitally printed fabric.
I happen to know that Brigitte, with her fresh and contemporary take on quilts — not to mention her gorgeous, award-winning booth — won over many fans in Salt Lake City.
Image courtesy of Amy Smart of Diary of a Quilter
In addition to running Zen Chic, Brigitte is a prolific blogger that can be found at Farbstoff. Brigitte's blog is an absolute delight, chock full of gorgeous eye candy, great free project tutorials, and activities like modern quilt-alongs.
We wanted our readers to get to know Brigitte and learn about Zen Chic as well, so we invited her to be our guest here on the Fat Quarterly blog. Not only did she agree, but she brought along some goodies to share with some lucky readers. Learn more about our Zen Chic giveaway at the end of this post.
In the meantime, sit back and enjoy hearing from Brigitte herself!
Image courtesy of Jessica Levitt of Juicy Bits
"I was born in Germany's Black forest region and grew up with three siblings. We were a funny gang and loved spending time with our grandma who sewed a lot of clothes for us children. I always sat down next to her old PFAFF and felt so comfortable. She once told me: "When you are tall enough to get your feet down to the pedal, I'll teach how to sew too." Maybe this was the best thing anyone could ever give to me. I started sewing at the age of six and I hope I can keep sewing until I die . Of course as a German girl I had never heard about quilting. I just sewed my own clothes and loved to have unique things to wear.
"When it was time to decide which profession or area of study to choose, it had to be something creative and I decided on Interior Design. But more and more I was drawn to all the students in the classroom next to mine who were working with needles and thread, and so I ended up as a student of Textile Design. Yet – I was a rebel, had a fight with my professor and left high school without a diploma. I became mother of three wonderful children who fill my life with their laughter, adventures and individuality and life lead me another path. I took care for the income and worked for years as an accountant. Many of my friends wondered how I, as an artist, could do such a "boring job"
Image courtesy of Jessica Levitt of Juicy Bits
"Then one day, about seven years ago, while browsing in a bookstore, I happened to stumble on a book with photos of wonderful quilts. I was hooked at once. I had to try it myself and got hopelessly addicted to patchwork. Of course there are always a lot of projects I work on simultaneously (as every quilter does). So I needed fabrics, lots and lots of different fabrics to dive in. And so it came that I could no longer keep myself from starting my own little online quilting shop (and this means I can take pieces of fabrics at any time right here in my house – what a feeling!) Besides I'm also running my own longarm quilting business, blogging about modern quilting, and sewing quilt samples for European magazines.
"It's inevitable: as a trained Textile Designer I had to create my own line of fabrics sooner or later. And so I did, which led me full circle back to my roots of Interior Design. When developing a fabric or even the design for a quilt, the entire impression of a room comes to my mind. I see the light, the furniture, the color concept, and the style.
"The resulting quilt is a natural element of this scene, fitting in harmoniously. I like clarity in a room, an environment of simplicity where you are surrounded by only the things you really need and love, where you can relax, find your inner peace and balance. So my quilts have a kind of minimal, pure and clear style. They show just enough color and pattern to catch your eye and let it rest there for a while.
Photos courtesy of Monica Solorio-Snow of Happy Zombie
"I started my own product line, ZEN CHIC, and had my debut as pattern and fabric designer at Quilt Market Salt Lake City – and what a warm welcome I got."
Zen Chic sure did receive a warm welcome at Quilt Market, judging from the buzz on the show floor — especially among the modern quilting contingent! — and the booth award that Zen Chic won at the show. We here at FQHQ foresee big things for Zen Chic. It's one to watch, for sure.
So how about that giveaway we promised? Brigitte has generously offered to award two lucky Fat Quarterly readers each with a Double Mini Fabric Pack of the Zen Chic fabric line! Each pack contains a selection of large scraps (close to fat eighth size) of Brigitte's designs, perfect for use in your own projects or to make a quilt from a Zen Chic pattern: the pieces included are large enough to sew all patterns except for the Juggling Summer and Orange Brick patterns (which require larger cuts).
How to win? Simply leave a comment on this post (one comment per reader, please) and let us know what you think of Zen Chic. Had you heard of the brand before? Does it provide a good match for your personal style? Which of Brigitte's quilt patterns is your favorite? And how about that booth — stunning, huh? We're not looking for anything too specific here — we just want to hear what you think!
We'll randomly select 2 winners next Friday, August 19th. Good luck!
** NOTE: Giveaway is now closed. Thanks for your entries! **
Whilst John and I were in Salt Lake City for Quilt Market we met Lisa Lam, author of The Bag Making Bible and owner of U-Handbag. Meeting Lisa fueled my determination to try and make a framed purse, which she assured me was just as it said on the box – Easy Peasy.
The kit I ordered contained everything needed to make the purse. I just needed to order glue (which Lisa sells in her shop). The pattern instructions are well laid out and simple with full colour photographs and written with a complete beginner in mind.
Lisa assured me it would take me one hour to put this little purse together, which I have to admit I wasn't convinced was possible. I'd never made anything remotely similar before, the only bags I've made previously are simple totes without interfacing or anything complicated, or simple pouches – either drawstring or zipper closure.
One hour later (plus an extra 15 minutes to allow the glue to dry) and I was done.
It was such an enjoyable experience I ordered a couple more frames and set about making another 2 purses. For these I didn't use interfacing as I used an echino canvas for one and a sis boom laminate for the other, cutting out the need for a stiffener.
Now I'm all set for Christmas and birthday gifts. I can see these little purses stuffed full with treats for teachers, friends and family members and at just an hour a go it's a great last minute gift idea (if, like me, you tend to leave things to the last minute).
Lisa has generously given us one Easy Peasy Purse kit containing full size patterns pieces, full colour instructions with photos, fabrics for purse and lining, interfacing, fleece, the purse frame and purse cord to give away to one of you guys, so you can have a try as well.
Head on over to the U-Handbag shop and have a little look round at the different kits and patterns. Check out Lisa's tutorials and why not add her blog to your reader? Come back here and let us know what you like in the store or on her blog.
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LouLouThi is the newest fabric line from a perennial favorite among fabric aficionados, Anna Maria Horner. The Greek work for flower, LouLouThi is a gorgeous collection of 30 quilting cottons, 6 voiles, and 4 laminates featuring Anna Maria's signature beautiful designs, her deep hues, and celebrating her love for cross-stitch and needlework. In fact, to correspond with the release of LouLouThi, Anna Maria is also launching Anna Maria Needleworks, a line of products designed to create beautiful things that complement the LouLouThi fabrics. The launch of Anna Maria Needleworks consists of boxed collections of pearl cotton in two color palettes (Geranium Wall & Reflecting Pool), as well as two 12-count envelope collections of 6-strand embroidery floss (in the Seafaring and Radiant color palettes). Be sure to check out Anna Maria's blog for her project ideas and inspiration photography showing off these new products.
LouLouThi is just hitting stores now, but thanks to the generosity of Kimberly and her amazing team at the Fat Quarter Shop, we have two fat quarter bundles of the line to give away to our lucky readers. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post telling us what pattern — quilt, garment, or otherwise — you think would perfectly show off this beautiful line. Even better, pick a pattern from the Fat Quarter Shop and include the link in your comment — if you win, we might even be able to persuade Kimberly to include it with the bundle!
But hurry, because this will be a quick giveaway. LouLouThi is sure to sell out, so we want to ensure that our winners get their spoils! We'll pick our winners on Sunday, June 12th.
Good luck! We're insanely jealous … … …
ETA: This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to everyone for entering!
Thanks to everyone who entered our most recent giveaways, and big thanks to Julie Herman of Jaybird Quilts and Melissa Stramel of Lilac Lane for their generous prizes. Congratulations to all of our winners.
The winner of two Lilac Lane bag patterns is:
#110? Really … the last comment? Wow, I've never seen that happen! Comment #110 is from Amy of Pick 'n' Stitch, who wrote "Would love to win. Enjoyed learning about you, Melissa!"
The winner of jaybirdquilts' prize pack #1 is:
Comment #150 came from Alicia, who blogs at CrashWorthy. Alicia wrote, "I love the H& K pattern. It is a fantastic example of modern designs!"
The winner of jaybirdquilts' prize pack #2 is:
Lucky #139 is Eva from Finland, who blogs at Eisblumen and wrote "My favourite is Unwind! I love the negative space and the strippyness! I love the fabric used in the picture, but I could also imagine it in Central Park or in vintage sheet style fabrics."
The winner of jaybirdquilts' prize pack #3 is:
Our last winner is the author of comment #300, Ursula, who wrote "I love Hugs and Kisses, I can see why it's a favorite. And I would love to try it in red and aquas (I am loving those colors lately)!!!" (Ursula, we don't have a blog or email address for you, so please be sure to contact us to claim your prize.)
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Hello everyone! I'm thrilled to be here today on the Fat Quarterly blog! I'm Melissa from Lilac Lane. Here's what you should know about me: I'm a do-it-yourselfer, whether that means painting the walls, designing some artwork, arranging flowers, even woodworking. I've been sewing since I was at least 7, some hand sewing even before that. As a child, I didn't care much for sewing AT ALL, especially not garment sewing, but now that I have kids, it's pretty natural for me to become so involved in it. I love that I can make outfits truly one of a kind for them.
I also love quilting, and made my first quilt at age 10. I made at least one quilt a year throughout high school and college, but never had a formal lesson. I somehow had the notion that a class would stifle my creativity. As a newlywed, I finally decided I would take a class, and it opened a whole new world of possibilities to me!
When I decided I wanted to be a fabric designer, more than two years ago, I thought I had better ease into the business a little bit. So I started with pattern designing, since that was more familiar territory for me. I feel like I got my "big break" with Moda Bake Shop and have several tutorials there. I now have my own pattern line published by QuiltWoman.com. I have just signed with Andover Fabrics and am hoping that my first fabric line will be out in time for fall market, but it's always hard to say in the fabric industry.
Spread your joy with the Joy bag. This is the perfect bag for every day or for a night on the town. Have fun learning to make pleats! Choose from two sizes and with or without a stripe. You can even mix it up and choose three or four colors. Then you're ready to get started. It also makes a quick gift for a favorite friend.
Skill level: Advanced Beginner
Don't you love all the efforts to go green these days? And yet, most reusable grocery bags look nothing like the original. I'm talking the traditional, tried and true, foldable paper bag. Recycle some fabrics from your stash to make a stylish statement while shopping with Bountiful. It also includes Lunch Bag and Gift Bag instructions.
Skill level: Beginner
I'm giving away a copy of each pattern. Just leave a comment below. Or visit QuiltWoman.com to buy the pattern as either a traditional paper copy or an instant downloadable copy.
Thanks so much for featuring me today. Come over and visit Lilac Lane where I have lots of tutorials and even more giveaways.
Thanks, Melissa! We'll draw a winner for the two patterns next Wednesday, May 11th.
- The FQ Team
Congratulations to the latest winners of our Fat Quarterly giveaways!
First up, the winner of the Countryside Softies book is #80, Ramona, who wrote "I just love this book. All the softies I've seen so far are so adorable! Thanks for the chance to win!"
Next, we're thrilled to send a copy of Sarah Fielke's book Quilting From Little Things to #3, Jenny, who wrote "I think applique scares me the most…then circles…i think it all comes down to patience and having more time….i love sarah's work and would love to own this book!"
Ramona and Jenny, please leave us a comment on this post with a way to get a hold of you. Congratulations to both winners, and stay tuned for more fabulous giveaways here at Fat Quarterly!
I'm delighted that my friend, Amy from LucyKate Crafts… has her very first book out! I've known Amy for some years now. We first 'met' online in the crafty section of a parenting forum and have stayed friends ever since, occasionally meeting up for coffee, chats and Ikea trips.
Countryside Softies is published by Stash Books/C&T Publishing and available now at all good bookstores, as well as the usual online ones such as Amazon.
The book is a very sweet collection of softies that can be hand or machine sewn, using repurposed wool sweaters or blankets, or wool felt and fabric. There are 28 patterns in total, including my favourite – Mr Fox (who also graces the front cover).
Amy has included very easy to understand step by step instructions for each softie which make the book perfect for any beginner sewist, or for sharing a project with a child. The purposeful naïve stitching adds a lovely charm to the little creatures, they would make great gifts for animal loving friends and relatives (or yourself? Or perhaps, me?!)
Who doesn't love hedgehogs?
Or robin red breasts, for that matter?
C&T publishing and Amy have generously given a copy of the book for a giveaway on every stop of the blog tour. Simply leave a comment on this post for your chance to enter.
And be sure to visit every other stop on the tour for more chances to win and more peeks of Amy's gorgeous little creations.
monday 18th april – whip up (free pond pattern!)
tuesday 19th april – bari j
wednesday 20th april – blue nickel studios
thursday 21st april – fat quarterly
friday 22nd april – ric-rac
saturday 23rd april – syko
sunday 24th april – lucykate crafts
monday 25th april – treefall design
tuesday 26th april – i heart linen
wednesday 27th april – sometimes crafter
thursday 28th april – plush you
friday 29th april – allsorts


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Darren Helm scored with 1:27 remaining in regulation Friday night, giving the Detroit Red Wings a 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks and forcing a Game Five in their Western Conference Semifinal series.
The Sharks lead the series, 3-1, and could have finished the Red Wings off in Game Four.
After a faceoff in the San Jose end, Brian Rafalski held the puck in and fired a shot on goal from the right point. Sharks goalie Antti Niemi made the stop but the rebound came out to Patrick Eaves in the right faceoff circle, who pushed it across to Helm in the left circle for a wrister past Niemi.
The tally made up for a first-period turnover by Helm, leading to San Jose's first goal and the start of a comeback after Detroit took a 3-0 lead in the first period.
With 1:44 left in the first, just 15 seconds after the Red Wings extended their early lead to 3-0, Helm turned the puck over to Ryane Clowe at the Detroit blue line. Clowe carried the puck down low along the left wing boards and threw it on net. Logan Couture got a piece of it on the way through and it trickled through Jimmy Howard's pads to make it 3-1.
Dan Boyle pulled the Sharks to within a single goal with 6:16 remaining in the second, slipping past Jiri Hudler into the right circle all alone, then taking a pass from Kyle Wellwood and snapping a shot past Howard.
Just 1:14 into the third, Dany Heatley beat Howard from the top of the crease off a pass from Clowe to complete the comeback, but the Sharks would be unable to pull ahead.
Todd Bertuzzi had opened the game's scoring at 6:22 of the first. Bertuzzi carried the puck into the San Jose zone and spun around Heatley at the top of the left circle before backhanding a shot that deflected and fluttered past Niemi.
Nicklas Lidstrom made it 2-0 with 8:51 left in the period, blasting the rebound of a Danny Cleary shot by Niemi.
Lidstrom's second of the night made it 3-0 with 1:59 left in the opening frame. In the closing seconds of a Detroit power play, Henrik Zetterberg pulled the puck out of a scramble around the front of the net and brought it to the left circle. He sent a high pass out to Lidstrom in the right circle, who knocked it down off his knee and then whacked a shot out of mid-air on Niemi. The puck bounced off the ice and skipped past the San Jose goalie.
Lidstrom's second was the lone power play goal of the night. Detroit had four tries with the extra attacker while San Jose had two.
Niemi made 36 saves on 40 shots on the night. Howard stopped 25 of 28 shots.
The two teams will meet in San Jose for Game Five on Sunday.
Notes: Mike Modano, Drew Miller and Jakub Kindl were the healthy scratches for the Red Wings.
Along with most of my (small) family, I'm going to the game. I expect to see both teams play their best, so it should be a good one.
Hate that last SJ goal but otherwise a fantastic period by the Wings. They need 11 more of those, unfortunately, but that was what I was talking about when I said I thought they could come back.
Wings are starting to wake up I'm back to where I was at the start of this game. If they can't put in a 60-minute effort, they're not going to win this series. Why drag it out at this point?
The game did not disappoint....It always seems to me that the Wings try to "sit" on a lead, and I wonder where that comes from? Is that just hockey instinct or is that coaching or what? And San Jose continues to be allowed to score with the same plays...the defenseman coming in the back door and those in close wrap around scrums...fool me once, etc...and it would be nice to convert on power plays. The crowd was loud and raucous and "in it" for the most part, and for once you didn't see the herd leaving early. The Wings seem to have improved with each game, and since this was not a "perfect" game for them, maybe that means they haven't reached their peak yet...hope so.
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It's only a 35 minute drive north of Orlando, but Mission Inn Resort & Club is a world away from the hustle, roller coasters and faux super heroes. The 1,100-acre resort in the rolling hills (yes, hills) of Central Florida this year is celebrating its 50th anniversary of ownership by the Beucher family.
Family-owned resorts, particularly in Central Florida, are rare, which makes Mission Inn (www.missioninnresort.com) even more of a treat, from its 200-room hotel, two golf courses (El Campeon and Las Colinas) Spanish Colonial style plaza, 6,200 square-foot spa and 50 slip marina. General Manager Bud Beucher (whose father Nick bought the property in 1964) oversees staff that is attentive, aware and seems to know each guest by name.
Located in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla., Mission Inn traces its roots back much farther than the Beucher family. In 1916, William J. Howey purchased 60,000 acres of real estate in Central Florida intending to create the largest horticultural empire in the world. He also opened what was known as the Florida Inn.
The following year, Howey hired George O'Neil to complement the Inn, boost sales and create incentive for additional growth. O'Neil was a Chicago based architect and golf professional whose best known work prior was Beverly Country Club in Chicago.
Howey gave O'Neil a canvas that included 85-foot elevation changes that he used to near perfection. If you think Central Florida is flat as stale root beer, one round at El Campeon (7,100 yards, par 72) will change your mind. Now 97 years old, El Campeon, which features water on 13 holes and two peninsula greens, is one of Florida's oldest golf courses – and one certainly not to be missed especially by aficionados of early 20th century golf course design.
The Gary Koch-designed Las Colinas course opened in 1992 and is a good complement to El Campeon's. Although longer than El Campeon, Las Colinas (7,230 yards, par 72) is flatter and more forgiving. Full disclosure: I didn't like Las Colinas the first time I played it more than 20 years ago, but the second time around was a great experience.
The combination of El Campeon and Las Colinas gives Mission Inn a solid one-two punch in its battle for the golf bragging rights in the Orlando marketplace. In fact, it's not unusual for golfers visiting Orlando to make the drive up to Mission Inn for swings at El Campeon and Las Colinas.
"One third of our business is tied to golf,'' said Drew Toth, Mission Inn's director of sales and marketing.
In addition to golf, Mission Inn also has a skeet and trap shooting range and an eight-court tennis complex.
Although it's always been popular with Lake County residents (the Saturday night Prime Rib and Seafood Buffet is a must), as well as with brides (the resort does around 100 weddings annually), Mission Inn once again wants to be a significant player in the Orlando and environs marketplace.
The guestrooms, for example, are being updated and now feature lighter tones; new air conditioning is being installed; and the outdated slider doors in each of the guestrooms are being replaced by new sliders.
"Two-and-a-half generations of family ownership," Toth said. "The family is making money and putting money back into the resort. It's a pretty nice place to be.
"This is a very real experience here at Mission Inn. We all get tired of big brass and glass - but that's not mass America. People who know about Mission Inn love it here.''
Next time you're in Orlando, make the drive to Mission Inn. Chances are you will love it, too.


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College Hockey:Engineers Upset No. 5 Huskies
Pereira Nets Winner In Closing Minutes, Rensselaer Withstands Late SCSU Push
TROY, N.Y. — It wasn't beautiful, nor the stuff of highlight reels, but Vic Pereira and the Rensselaer Engineers will take it.
With 3:28 remaining in regulation, Pereira got the puck from Mikael Hammarstrom, came out from the behind the net and banked his shot off St. Cloud State defenseman Justin Fletcher.
The puck bounced between the legs of Husky goaltender Jason Montgomery and as he closed the legs, it had enough momentum to cross the goal line to give Rensselaer a 3-2 win Friday.
The fifth-ranked Huskies (8-2-1) tried to get the tying goal, but to no avail as Nathan Marsters stopped the Huskies to preserve the Engineer (5-3-2) victory.
"We just stuffed it in there and [Hammarstrom] just popped the puck loose and chipped it to me," said Pereira. "I got a real lucky bounce and it trickled in. I was real happy because I missed a gimme earlier on in the third period."
"It went off of one of our guys and between my legs. It was an unfortunate bounce," said Montgomery.
"That last goal was kind of a cheesy goal but hey, we've also gotten cheesy goals before," said St. Cloud head coach Craig Dahl. "All those breaks have a way of evening out and I just think we didn't play like we're capable of."
"When you work hard and when you compete hard you're going to get some bounces. I thought that we did that tonight," said Engineer head coach Dan Fridgen.
The Engineers came back twice from one-goal deficits. The Huskies took the lead in the first period on a four-on-four with pure speed from captain Matt Hendricks. Hendricks went from one corner to the other with Engineer defenseman Scott Basiuk all over him. But as he skated out of the last corner, his speed took over and he raced to the net alone and stuffed one past Marsters to give the Huskies the 1-0 lead.
In the second period the game got fiercer as the teams began to hit more often and chances came at a cost.
The Engineers tied the game at 1-1 with 14:16 left on the clock. Freshman Kevin Broad came out of the defensive zone and collided with Fletcher, but managed to poke the puck up to Mark Yurkewecz. Yurkewecz carried the puck into the zone, created a two-on-one and avoided a check. As he did, Ben Barr broke free and posted himself to Montgomery's right.
Yurkewecz fed the pass and Barr had an easy tap-in with Montgomery out of position on the odd-man rush.
"We started off slow, but as the game progressed we competed harder and harder and turned up our level and did a good job of chipping away," said Fridgen. "They're a good hockey team, they're fast and we were a little off-guard with their speed in the first period, but we responded real well in the second and third."
The Huskies regained the lead on the power play. Matt Gens' hard shot from the blue line hit Yurkewecz as he came out to block. Yurkewecz did not get enough of it; the puck changed direction and went over the shoulder of Marsters.
But the Engineers tied it up again with their own power-play goal. The Engineers fed it around the point and Alexander Valentin's slapshot was kicked out by Montgomery. Unfortunately for St. Cloud, it went straight to Kirk MacDonald, who had the open net and fired it home.
"In the first I didn't think we were taking the hit to make the play and a lot of it we were just standing around watching them come through the neutral zone," said Fridgen. "The defense started closing the gap in the neutral zone and slowing them down."
The game went into the third and each team had chances, but the only goal came from Pereira and the Engineers upset the Huskies.
"It's a little disappointing because we played so hard 10 games in a row and to watch this, I was pretty disappointed," said Dahl.
"You're taking little steps along the way and we did a good job of coming back from being down a goal twice, and then when we got the one to go ahead. There was no sense of panic when they had us hemmed in with their goalie pulled," said Fridgen. "It was an excellent team win by everybody in that locker room."
"We were apprehensive in the first period and as the game went along we got stronger," said Pereira. "We realized that we're a good team as well, and we rely on hard work — and if we show up like we did tonight we're going to be in a lot of games."
The two teams will meet up again on Saturday evening; fans attending are asked to bring a canned item for donation to the St. Ambrose Food Pantry.
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Coming into Lindau harbour by boat, via a narrow passageway between the lighthouse and the stone lion of Bavaria, the visitor is immediately struck by the unique charm of this island-city. A former imperial town, Lindau's island setting adds to the attraction of its old streets. The city boasts many onion-domed churches and row upon row of fine gabled houses that still bear witness to the prosperity brought about by trade with Italy. To appreciate the old-world charm of this Swabian city, take an evening stroll between the port and the Maximilianstrasse.
Tourist attractions Lindau : Things to see and do
Maximilianstr. D - as Lindau
Numerous picturesque houses and inns line this main street of the old town. Note the old town hall and its façade, typical of the Alpine Rhine Valley and the Vorarlberg.
Port of Lindau im Bodensee
Seepromenade D - 88131 Lindau
In the centre of the harbour stands the Mangturm, a fortified 12C tower. A lighthouse and a monument to the Lion of Bavaria (1856) command the port entrance. The Römerschanze is a viewpoint from which to admire the Rhine and the Alpine setting of the..
Lindau im Bodensee Municipal Museum
Fischmarkt D - 65549 Lindau
Housed in the Cavazzen House (1729), a characteristic example of bourgeois Baroque architecture, this museum's collection includes old documents concerning Lindau, its housing and its arts and crafts. There is also a gallery of painting and sculpture..
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Hotel Café Ebner
Friedrichshafener Straße 19 D - 88131 Lindau
This family-run hotel in Lindau is a 10-minute walk from Lake Constance. It features a charming Art Nouveau design, free Wi-Fi internet and a café serving homemade cakes. Parking is free. Every room at the 3-star Hotel Café Ebner has satellite TV, a..
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In der Grub 1 D - 88131 Lindau
Hotel Spiegel Garni is situated in Lindau, 100 metres from Stadtmuseum Lindau and 200 metres from Town Hall. Each room is fitted with a TV. Some rooms feature a seating area where you can relax. The rooms are equipped with a private bathroom. You w..
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Bregenzerstr. 16 / 18 D - 88131 Lindau
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Dine behind age-old walls - built in the 14th-c. Both the presentation of the accommodation and the chefs' repertoire are plain and wholesome.
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This friendly restaurant run by the Kraus family serves carefully prepared regional and international dishes. These can be enjoyed on the terrace under the old sweet chestnut trees when the weather allows. Don't miss the Lake Constance whitefish with..
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Spoiler: There isn't much.
I'm not sure if I'm ready to stick Joss Whedon's Marvel's The Avengers at the top of my favorite based-on-a-comic-book movies or even at the #1 superhero movie spot (although it's damn near). It would have to share space with the first Superman movie (largely on Reeves' perfect nailing of Supes, and nostalgia), the second Spider-Man movie (great themes, the first perfect superhero movie fight scene, my love for Spidey), the second X-Men movie (better script, better acting, Nightcrawler), the first Iron Man movie (almost flawless) and Batman Begins (first version of Batman that villains might actually fear).
But it was far and away the most fun I've had in a movie theater in a very, very long time.
So why pick on it? Well, my love for Whedon is well-known. Many excellent reviews and essays have already been written — check FilmCriticHulk, and theonetrueb!X's look at sentiment as a theme — and I'm sure PopMatters is already gearing up for a collection. But I'm known for my amateur script-doctoring, so my self-appointed, unrequested task is to analyze this movie and see how it could have been improved, in my own unfair and uninformed way.
MAJOR SPOILERS ahead, probably, for those ten or twenty unfortunate people who were in a coma over the weekend and therefore did not see the movie. Doctors are, even now, feverishly working on ways to pipe The Avengers directly into their brains.
1. Um.
2. I'm thinking…
3. Oh! Here's one! How come it took days and days for Tony Stark to plummet from his tower, leaving his VII armor plenty of time to zoom after him and encant him, but the letters that got knocked off the same tower during the Loki-Thor fight hit the ground almost immediately. There's this experiment with differently-weighted falling things, see…
UPDATE: Answered in the comments. The letters didn't fall to the ground, but to a nearby rooftop. Fair enough.
4. Yeah, that was movie-time and not really a deal-breaker. Give me a few minutes.
5. The Galaga scene on the helicarrier. Yes, it was funny, but it was a bit too obvious. It's across his whole frickin' screen! How could anyone NOT have noticed that? I'd have preferred a more subtle version, with his Galaga-playing almost hidden among a sea of different windows and apps, with only the quiet music to tip off the observant viewer. (Also, the sound effect was wrong for the action, so, you know, that.)
6. Banner in India. The movie has already gotten some flack for the repetition of the If-you-want-slums-you-want-India trope, and frankly it deserved it. How about Sub-Saharan Africa, or Somalia? Even the second Hulk movie ended with Banner in British Columbia.
7. Hawkeye's bow. I'm sorry, there's no way a bow with any power at all can be "snapped" from folded to full-length. I kept thinking he was fighting with a Nerf Bow. Which, granted, would have been awesome.
8. Captain America's helmet. The WWII one was better. He's a soldier, dress him like one.
9. The attacking army. Which was not so much. I mean, yes, there were hundreds dropping through the big floaty hole, but I expected thousands just pouring out of there. Maybe the LotR movies have spoiled me, but when I hear "army" I think masses, waves of warriors. And they weren't so much an army as a marauding force. They didn't seem to have any tactics other than "shoot stuff."
Which was understandable, since no one was leading them. I thought that was Loki's role, but even after he got away from Thor he didn't do anything leadery. Might have been nice to see him try to direct the battle, only to find out there wasn't actually anything under his control, foreshadowing the stinger scene later on.
10. The resistance. There wasn't one. I'll grudgingly accept the lack of military presence — there were tanks, eventually, and one nuke-carrying jet, so maybe the shadowy council nixed the idea? — but no New Yorkers took any swings at invading aliens? Really? Have you been to New York? I'd rather have seen some indication of a civilian resistance that Cap could have guided before going back to the super stuff.
11. The big floaty snake things. I guess these were troop carriers? And we saw, as they went down, they were capable of a great deal of destruction, but before that they were mostly galumphing past for the heros to beat on. They should have had a clear agenda for the heroes to thwart.
12. The waiting army. When Stark flew the nuke through the portal, there should have been thousands, hundreds of thousands, of warriors waiting. The Earth should have been in dire danger of being swarmed. It should have made the audience gasp. Instead there were a dozen or fewer ships, with a big mothership thing in the distance. Ehh.
13. The 3D. I'm not a fan of 3D but I heard good things about this one, so, after seeing it in 2D first, I went back and ponied up the dough for my cheap glasses. It was… OK. I was impressed when it worked, which was a lot of the time. But the final battle looked worse, I thought. The flying warriors looked even more CGIish, and it was more difficult to make out what was happening. I think it's because in an active scene like that, the movie's choices as to what's in focus and what is not is just different enough from what I would naturally be focusing on made it jarring.
14. The death. You know the one I mean. I don't actually have a problem with this one on its own merits. Coulson's death makes sense in the situation (a guy against a god), it makes sense thematically, and it serves a purpose to the plot while giving him some good lines to go out on. But as part of Whedon's oeuvre it's getting too predictable, and he needs to start paying attention to that before it becomes too much of a joke, like M. Night Shyamalan's plot twists.
And that's pretty much it, really. The first hour dragged a bit with the necessary exposition, but I don't think there was a solid five minutes anywhere in the movie that didn't have something cool in it. Everyone got not one but several hero moments, with the Hulk getting even more (which makes sense, he's bigger). I can't count the number of ways Hulk was handled correctly, from the humor to the motion-capture to the easily-discernable Mark Ruffalo features to the pudginess. He was pudgy! And had chest hair! And a personality! And yet somehow looked more menacing than the weight-lifter cut of the first two movie Hulks. Oh, the humor and the action and the teamwork at the end and Black Widow and Steve Rogers vs Tony Stark and and and…
If it's not clear, I love this movie to an absurd degree and plan to see it again in the theater a few more times. Doesn't mean I can't poke at it…


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Verbier Festival Orchestra
Martha Argerich and Charles Dutoit open the Verbier Festival 2014, with a concert webcast live on medici.tv. For the first time in ten years, Martha Argerich will perform Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1.
Martha Argerich has been dominating the piano scene since the 1960s thanks to a wide and varied repertoire, never conformist. Her phenomenal technique and great sensitivity have allowed her to stamp her mark on the most demanding works of the repertoire. She is very familiar with the Verbier Festival, and she will open the 2014 edition with the famous Concerto for piano No. 1 by Tchaikovsky, with conductor Charles Dutoit, musical director of the Verbier Festival Orchestra.
This long-awaited opening concert of the Verbier Festival 2014 presents Maurice Ravel's Spanish Rhapsody, composed in 1907 (on year before Debussy's Iberia), Tchaikovsky's first Concerto for piano, and Brahms's first symphony (Beethoven's "Tenth," according to Hans von Bülow).
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Oh to be young, rich and full of free time.
Well, sort of young. Floyd Mayweather is going to be 35 in February.
And rich, we think he's rich, he says he's rich, but when the IRS has hounded you for back taxes for a few years, that might cause some to wonder.
As for free time, fighting once a year, or less, leaves Floyd Mayweather with time to do as he pleases.
And recently, the man formerly known as "Pretty Boy Floyd," who lately has been going by "Money," seemed quite pleased with himself in an unnamed Atlanta nightclub as he lit a $100 bill, held aloft by a man, afire. He then repeats the trick, with another bill, or bills, in video running on the TMZ.com website. (http://bit.ly/oXqoIF)
In certain circles, throwing money up in the air, and watching the poor slobs scramble to get a bill, is an amusing pastime.
Burning money is sometimes used for symbolic effect, to convey a distaste for the currency, and by extension the creators and backers of the paper. For Mayweather, we'd guess he just did it to show off, to send a message that he has so much of it, it is disposable to him. In this economic climate, a few days after we got news that the country added a beyond-aanemic 18,000 jobs in June, as the regular Joes wrestle with the knowledge that this economic downturn is entrenched, and the promised "green shoots" have withered on the vine, which hasn't gotten any nourishment from the trickle-down-trough, Floyd's move resonates in a bad way. And gets him onto TMZ, which he likes.
It's Floyd being Floyd, and it's me keeping him relevant.
Oh, by the way, looks to me like what he did is illegal, per Title 18 of the federal penal code:
"Whoever mutilates, cuts, defaces, disfigures, or perforates, or unites or cements together, or does any other thing to any bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt issued by any national banking association, or Federal Reserve bank, or the Federal Reserve System, with intent to render such bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt unfit to be reissued, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both."
Seems like a minor charge; considering the more serious ones he is facing, we're guessing he won't lose a minutes sleep.
Well Money May is definitely rich, even if it is but a poor man's one. The IRS doesn't bother jokers who are on sitting on empty. They mess with the fat cats who can still somehow, someway put in that CASH. But Money May is close to a BIG CRASH. This is why he'd burn money, as if it were TRASH. By Vicious Victor O, he may get his arse thrashed and develop a burn-a$$ rash. Hehehehe! Holla!
just another slap in the face to every american working their ass off to barely make ends meet or to those out there who have lost their jobs due to this crap economy and lack of jobs...
well done floyd,
continue to be boxings douche bag and give it a bad rap...
as usual
Who will win the Sergey Kovalev vs Andre Ward fight?


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How to get my daughter friends at school!
My 8 year old was in tears before school and did not want to go to school, as she has no friends. She tells me she tried to go up to a group of girls to join in and the responded "no we right here!" She tried joining into another group and they just told secrets whispering to each other and then running off trying to cut loose my daughter.
My daughter is pretty much the same as the other girls so I do not understand why she is ostracized.
The school she attends is meant to be Catholic Christian attitudes. But it seems they are not teaching and getting through or creating an environment where all people are equal and all should be accepted no matter what they look like or their cultural background. I am going to talk to the school physcologist to see what she has to say. But at the moment I am angry and saddened by the cruel mean girls in my daughter's class.
Plus I feel its my fault as I too can't seem to make a connection with the mums in the school, as they have their cliques and I work.
My 12 year-old is in middle school with kids she didn't start out with since kindergarten. They all seem to have their clicks. She has desperately tried to become friends with different girls and they pretend as if she isn't there when she talks to them. She is a sweet and quiet girl and only wishes to have someone to text and hang out with at the mall like everyone else. It breaks my heart. As she has no siblings or cousins that are nearby she spends every afternoon home alone and the weekends. She has been involved in the drama club as she does not like sports (she is a big girl) and she has been unable to make any relationships through this avenue. Any suggestions???


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Here is my problem:
Let $G=\langle a,b|a^l=b^3=1,(ab)^3=(a^{-1}b)^3 \rangle$. Find the order of $\frac{G}{G'}$ and then verify that if $G$ is metabelian.
What I have done: I added the relation $[a,b]=1$ to $G$'s relations and found that:
$\frac{G}{G'}=\langle a,b|a=b^3=1,[a,b]=1 \rangle\cong\mathbb Z_3$
$\frac{G}{G'}=\langle a,b|a^2=b^3=1,[a,b]=1 \rangle\cong\mathbb Z_6$
$\frac{G}{G'}=\langle a,b|a^3=b^3=1,[a,b]=1 \rangle\cong\mathbb Z_3\times\mathbb Z_3$
$\frac{G}{G'}=\langle a,b|a^6=b^3=1,[a,b]=1 \rangle\cong\mathbb Z_3\times\mathbb Z_6$
for the last part of the question, I have to probe if $G'$ is abelian or not. This is my idea:
For 1. ; Since $a=1$ is a relation of the quotient group so, $a\in G'$ and also $b^3\in G'$. This means that any conjugations of $a$ or $b^3$ would be in the derived subgroup as well. For example $b^{-1}ab$ or $a^{-1}b^3a$. Now I think to use such these conjugations and the relations of $G$ simultaneously, to find a presentation of $G'$ and see that if this subgroup is abelian.
This would be really a long harsh road :) solving the problem just in the case 1. Honestly, I don't know any way but Todd-Coxeter Algorithm for such these problems. May I ask to note me some useful hint? Thanks


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Your editorial "Re-education at Newton North," in which you criticize school officials in Newton for forgetting "which country tolerates free speech and protest" for punishing a student on a school exchange for his prodemocracy messages, missed an important point.
As a retired Newton High School teacher who took part in the first Newton-Beijing exchange in the mid-1980s, I am mindful of the many years it took to bring this program to fruition because of the work of Dick and Claire Kanter and former superintendents Aaron Fink and John Strand. Many students, both Chinese and American, have benefited from this exchange over nearly three decades.
This student's careless self-indulgence is not a question of free speech. His actions — in expressing his thoughts and in his inadequate apology — have jeopardized a program that has educated students from both cultures in the strengths and weaknesses of both countries by living, observing, and participating in a host country. Sometimes words are not needed.
Actions create consequences. The punishment was justified.


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Oct. 29, 2012
By Mark Soltau
STANFORD, Calif. - Ryan Hewitt came to Stanford as a tight end, pretty certain that's where he would leave his mark on the football program. Turns out he was a fullback waiting to happen.
Hewitt played tight end on the scout team as a freshman in 2009, but was switched to fullback in spring practice by former head coach Jim Harbaugh.
"We had a couple walk-on fullbacks and they both quit," said Hewitt, a chiseled 6-foot-4, 248-pound senior from Denver, Colorado. "Harbaugh just asked me to take some reps and I ended up holding my own. It just kind of stuck."
Harbaugh never made a big deal about it, and neither did Hewitt.
"There was never even a full conversation," Hewitt said. "From that day on, I just kind of did it. I never questioned it and enjoyed it from Day One."
The switch has proved advantageous for both sides. Hewitt played in all 13 games as a backup to Owen Marecic in 2010, and started 11 games last year, showing off his skills as a blocker and receiver. He caught 34 passes - third-most on the team - for 282 yards and five touchdowns.
How important has Hewitt been to the Cardinal offense? Of his 44 combined touches last year - 34 receiving, 10 rushes - 30 resulted in either a first down (25) or a touchdown (5).
"I think Ryan is one of the most versatile players in college football," said David Shaw, the Bradford M. Freeman Director of Football at Stanford. "He can run block, pass block, catch-and-run, and as a runner he can play H-back or fullback. He can just do so much for us in critical situations in all of those positions."
Like Marecic, Hewitt's long blond hair hangs below his helmet. And like Marecic, who now plays for the Cleveland Browns, Hewitt is a tough, quiet, no-nonsense guy who battles every play.
"He taught me how to come out and play my butt off every day," Hewitt said of Marecic. "He brought the same work ethic every single day -- that real, blue-collar mentality. Didn't say much, didn't need to. He just came out and hit people in the mouth play after play."
The humble Marecic, who played fullback and linebacker as a senior, wasn't much for doling out advice. Not that he wasn't helpful to Hewitt.
"He never coached me," he said. "I had to ask him. When I did, he always answered the questions very thoroughly. It was a good relationship. I learned how to compete and be a good fullback."
As for his hair, he just likes it long.
"My dad had long hair back in the day," said Hewitt. "I remember when I took one of my visits, Bo McNally (strong safety) still had his long hair. Once I got here, I just let it grow."
Hewitt missed the first two games this year due to an ankle injury, but has come back strong. He enjoys all aspects of his position because neither he nor the opposition knows what's coming next.
"Being able to do multiple things helps the team in a lot of ways," said Hewitt. "You can keep the same person on the field in pass blocking or pound the rock using the same player. I think it's a huge advantage for the offense because the defense won't be able to get any keys for substitutions."
What does Hewitt enjoy most about playing fullback?
"I love doing it all, to be honest," he said. "I love kicking out the guy, and then the next play slipping out and catching the ball out in the flat. I love it because it frustrates the defense. I just like the whole package."
Hewitt credits Dave Logan, his coach at J.K. Mullen High School in Denver, for instilling many of the skills he brought to Stanford. Logan was a standout wide receiver in the NFL for nine seasons and has been coaching high school football in the Denver area for 19 years.
"He was a great coach," said Hewitt, who caught 34 passes for 476 yards and four touchdowns as a senior. "He taught me technique and mentality. He taught me how to forget bad plays and not get too excited with good plays. Try to keep an even keel at all times.
"It helps, too, when you've got a guy like him that is so renowned. You automatically give him a little extra respect and really listen to what he says and try to make it a part of your everyday life."
Logan said the credit goes to Hewitt.
"I'm extremely proud of what he's accomplished," Logan said. "It's not surprising. He's a terrific student and a natural ball catcher, and he runs very well for his size. He's a really smart football player, but his biggest trait is his competitiveness.
"I still think there's a big upside for Ryan, both at Stanford and beyond."
Hewitt grew up a Denver Broncos fans and liked watching former Stanford stars John Elway and John Lynch compete, along with Shannon Sharpe and Terrell Davis.
"My dad always thought I would be a tight end and showed me those guys," Hewitt said.
Attending Stanford turned out to be an easy choice for Hewitt.
"I looked around," he said. "Stanford was my first offer. I remember the day I got the offer. I called my mom and told her about it and she was really excited. She said it was the best offer I was going to get. I didn't know what she meant until I kind of looked into it. Nothing really compared as far as every facet of life. I committed early."
Winning is contagious. After totaling at least 11 wins each of the last two seasons, Hewitt said there is a new culture around the Stanford football program
"Guys around here expect to win," said Hewitt. "Another thing that you notice is a bunch of guys were on successful teams in high school. A bunch of guys have like eight titles or competed in a championship game. It's something that you desire greatly."
A science, technology, and society major, Hewitt likes working on his prized Camaro and reading books, especially thrillers by Dan Brown. He also likes interacting with fellow students.
"There are amazing people at this school," he said. "The amazing thing is you don't even know about half of it because people don't go around flaunting it. They may be a great pianist or musician, and you have no idea. They just go about their everyday life. That's always impressed me."


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A study of monkey diets carried out at the University of California, Berkeley, by anthropologist Katharine Milton found, for instance, that the average 15-pound wild monkey takes in 600 milligrams per day of vitamin C, 10 times more than that 60-million recommended daily allowance (RDA) for the average 150-pound human. Differences on that order also were found for intakes of other micronutrients, such as fiber, magnesium, potassium, and beta-carotene. The monkey's diet is amazingly rich in nutrients. The foods that primates in the wild eat include green leaves of many kinds of fruits such as figs, plums, berries, and grapes. The study also reported that the dark green vegetables the monkeys eat contain the complete array of essential amino acids, similar to meat.
The RDAs set by the government were determined by investigating the foods modern humans eat, and they should not be considered representative of the amount of nutrients that would be found in an ideal diet. Unfortunately, most people don't even take in the very low levels recommended in the RDAs. The researchers in the monkey study concluded that "throughout history, humans have suffered all sorts of diet-related diseases. If we paid more attention to what our wild, primate relatives are eating today, perhaps we could learn new things about our own dietary needs that would help reduce health problems throughout the world."
The modern diet, especially the one most Americans eat, is too low in minerals and not even close to what we should be consuming for optimal health. Despite consuming almost twice as many calories (macronutrients) as we need, fewer than 18% of adults and 2% of children consume the minimum daily requirements of micronutrients recommended.


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yaml and aeson Was: Growing Haskell Platform
Michael Snoyman <michael <at> snoyman.com>
On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 10:54 AM, Roman Cheplyaka <roma <at> ro-che.info> wrote:
* Michael Snoyman <michael <at> snoyman.com> [2012-12-07 09:52:07+0200]> Let me bring up one other package: yaml (written by me). I think it's aWhen I was looking at existing YAML libraries, I rejected yours when I
> pretty good fit for the standard YAML packaging library, since it simply
> reuses the existing infrastructure from the aeson package (i.e. the ToJSON
> and FromJSON typeclasses, and the Value datatype). But I'm actually a bit
> concerned about proposing it, based on some history.
saw JSON types. (I did see the "do not let that confuse you, it's
intentional" warning, and no, it didn't help.)
Besides giving the feeling that the API is a hack, this will inevitably
confuse readers of my code who are not familiar with the library and,
just based on the names, will assume that the code is working with JSON,
not YAML.
If you mean the naming is a hack, I agree. But if we pretend for a moment that the word JSON was actually replaced with YAML everywhere, I think the abstraction is correct. The Value datatype represents a very sane subset of YAML that people usually want to deal with. And if they want to deal with all the glories of aliases and tags, we still have the Text.Libyaml interface which preserves all information.
In other words, the hack is in the name, not the abstraction.
IIUC, "all of the existing tools for JSON processing" are mainly just
existing FromJSON instances. I am not sure how common this situation is,
but for that you could define a newtype whose FromYAML instance would
internally use the FromJSON instance of the underlying type.
It's the two typeclasses and the Value datatype. Don't underestimate the importance of reusing infrastructure here. If we had our own types and classes in YAML, then everyone who wants to include serialization classes in their packages would have to write redundant instances for both packages. Most likely, that would just mean incomplete instances for both packages. It would also mean that we'd have to duplicate libraries like aeson-lens, and duplicate all bugfixes in built-in instances, Generics code, TH code, etc.
As a side benefit, the current setup allows code to remain serialization-format-agnostic. For example, Persistent can read configuration from either JSON to YAML files. Since YAML is a superset of JSON, that's not such an amazing statement, but it does mean that users can avoid an extra yaml package dependency if they really are just sticking with JSON data.
Or perhaps the JSON-agnostic subset of aeson could be extracted into a
separate library, which both aeson and yaml would depend on.
I'd be very much in favor of that. I'm not so irked by the "name hack" to have bothered bringing this up with Bryan, but if he's willing to make that change, I'd certainly be grateful. I actually think it would be more logical for the typeclasses to be called ToValue and FromValue anyway, since that more directly states what they do.
As for toYAML/toJSON, I guess most of the time they are different anyway —
otherwise it's defeating the purpose of YAML to be more human-readable
than JSON.
I don't think that's true in practice. Most of the readability of YAML comes from the syntax, not the choice of actual serialization structure. But I could be mistaken.
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More than the 260 required players signed and returned their union cards to the American Arbitration Association on Thursday, meaning the NBA Players Association is on track to re-form on Friday.
That will pave the way for the new collective bargaining agreement to be ratified in time to ensure the NBA season will start on Christmas Day as planned.
Fittingly, just after that news broke, the Raptors announced that their pre-season schedule had been set. The team will take on the four-time defending Atlantic Division champion Boston Celtics at the ACC on Dec. 18 in a matinee and three days later in Boston.
Training camp is expected to start on Dec. 9, when free agency also officially begins.
Andrea Bargnani, the only Raptor currently in town, met with the club's strength coach on Thursday and is expected to be joined by his teammates in the coming days. Ed Davis and Amir Johnson indicated on Twitter that they would be returning soon.
The Raptors have five open roster spots and a draft pick who won't be arriving until next season, so will have to use free agency to fill some gaps.
To that end, ESPN has reported that the team has "informed the players involved that it intends to lodge serious bids for Nene, (Tyson) Chandler and restricted free agent Marc Gasol."
However, such a move would be contrary to the patient, organic growth-focused developmental path president/general manager Bryan Colangelo has said the Raptors currently are pursuing.
This could be just a case of agents trying to drum up interest – and the price – in their clients.
Due to salary cap constraints, the Raptors would have to use the amnesty provision on one of Jose Calderon, Leandro Barbosa or Linas Kleiza in order to make a big enough offer for either of the three coveted big men.
A more plausible scenario broke late Thursday night when Calvin Andrews, the agent for unrestricted free agent Chuck Hayes, told myfoxhouston.com that the Raptors were one of five teams in the running for Hayes.
Hayes, the league's shortest centre at 6-foot-6, but also one of its premier post defenders, rebounders and a gifted passer, would likely cost half as much as the leading centres on the market.
Like new Raptors head coach Dwane Casey, Hayes is a Kentucky product.
Andrews said Houston, Toronto, Sacramento and Minnesota are in the running for Hayes. Sacramento already has DeMarcus Cousins but is likely losing Samuel Dalembert, Portland has LaMarcus Aldridge, Marcus Camby and oft-injured Greg Oden (if he re-signs). The Rockets love Hayes, who has started 145 games for the club over the past two seasons, but also has strong interest in Nene.
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It is said that there are two sides to everything. Light and dark, harmony and chaos, and woman and man. To exist all sides must be balanced. That is the way of things. Balanced can lead to greatness and too much of one can be damning. When you have eternity to dwell over things, you can discover how well or how little you know the world.
Los Angeles, city of Angels, and to some the cesspool of hell. People from all walks of life come and try to live, others to survive. It is a jungle and they are the beasts. It is also a jungle for other kinds of beasts.
In a world of cell phones, laptops and technology the world underneath is largely ignored except by those who have had a taste of it. There are creatures that go bump in the night though humans prefer to largely ignore it. They ignore it and live because they have a protector.
Angela looked out at the city before her. It was peaceful just sitting there on the balcony of the observatory and looking out. She wasn't worried about security for they didn't know she was there and they wouldn't find her anyway. She just looked out taking in the night air.
Angela had come to Los Angeles some five years ago looking for a chance at a fresh start and a lead told her that her enemy may be here. She stifled the anger that threatened to seep out as she felt her cell phone ring. She took it out and answered, "Hello."
The voice on the other end was a frightened woman's voice. Angela recognized it and tried to make sense of it. It was incoherent at times as she kept saying that somethign was after her. It was chasing her. Angela spoke, "Amy? AMY?"
There was just frightened whimpering and a scream. Angela stood up from her perch. She had to get back to the city. She had an idea of where to go but she would have to listen on the radio for any police incidents. She snapped her phone shut and put it back in her pocket and prepared to jump.
It was a long way down but that wasn't a problem as she landed sure footed as a cat. Standing up she walked to where her motorcycle was waiting and got on. She placed the microphone speaker on as she revved up and took off. Amy was in trouble and she was going to help.
The jungles of Colombia were beautiful at night and nighttime was a perfect time to practice her craft. Patience Manning, after a long day at work and packing to return back to the States, made time to practice the gift that her father and grandparents encouraged her to practice.
She sighed a bit remembering her mother and how angry she was after finding out that her daughter was practicing witchcraft. Her mother was a devout Christian and anything that wasn't preached in the Bible was considered the devil's work. Her father never criticised her mother for that and in fact liked it that she could stand by her choices. He often said said that she, Patience, was like her mother in that regard.
Patience looked around the living room, making sure that it was clear. She pulled out a rug that had the image of a pentacle star on it and laid it down. Since her home was in Los Angeles, she couldn't well paint the pentacle on the floor here. Too many questions would be asked. The rug was fine her father told her. As long as she could focus and was calm and collected, she would be able to practice her craft anywhere she was.
Arranged to her satisfaction she went to a trunk and pulled out a bowl and filled it with water. In the water she placed the crystals she used for scrying. It was one of the first things she did. She sat cross legged on the rug and muttered her spell to be allowed to scry.
"It's late professor."
Ray turned towards the student and gave a smile and replied, "Knowledge has no hours."
The student replied, "Just make sure you get the daily dose of eight," and walked away.
It was a personal joke between him and his student assistants since he was somewhat of a night owl when he was on the trail of something. He was conducting research on lore that involved magic and such. He was stuck on a point and looked for a book.
The library was a haven for Ray as well as a well used tool. He used it to his advantage every chance he could and it was a wonder if he ever slept at all. He found the stack of books that had yet to be put away and was sifting through them. One fell off and landed with a loud thump.
Ray stopped what he was doing to pick it up. The title was rather faded so he opened it to a random page. The heading on the page said, 'Law of the Ancients.' He had never heard of it before and turned the page to look.
The page had the picture of a demon, rather human like in appearance except for his face. Ray studied the picture hard and began to read.
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Senate Bill 196, dubbed the "Kansas public charter school act", was first introduced in the 2013 legislative session. The bill would expand the number of charter school authorizers in the state, and facilitate the proliferation of publically-funded but privately-managed charter schools. The bill died in committee last year, but has now resurfaced.
The bill itself contains a declaration of its purpose; to allow "…public charter schools which may operate independently of state laws or rules and regulations…..deemed by the public charter school authorizer to hinder its goals…".
Freedom from regulations might sound "innovative"; but what constraints, exactly, does the bill do away with? Teacher licensure, prevailing wage laws, teacher due process law, and the professional negotiations act (collective bargaining) could all be ignored at the whim of the charter authorizer. If by "innovative" you mean "stack 'em deep, and teach 'em cheap"; Senate Bill 196 is just what you need.
The Kansas Constitution places authority over public schools squarely with the State Board of Education, not the legislature. Article 6(2)(a) states the State Board of Education "…shall have general supervision of public schools, educational institutions and all the educational interests of the state,". It's questionable whether the legislature actually has the authority to excuse public schools from requirements set by the state board.
Current law allows only locally elected boards of education to authorize charter schools. This arrangement keeps control of public dollars in the hands of public (elected) leaders. SB 196 expands the list of possible charter school authorizers to include at least six new entities; including the NOT publically elected leadership of private institutions.
The Kansas Constitution requires public schools be operated by democratically-elected school boards. Article 6(5) reads "….public schools…shall be maintained, developed and operated by locally elected boards." Allowing any other entities to control public schools – and public school funds – is incongruent with our state constitution, and for good reason.
SB 196 is plump with references to "educational management organizations." An educational management organization, or EMO, is defined therein as "a partnership, nonprofit or business corporation, or any other association, corporation, trust, or other legal entity that enters into a management agreement with a public charter school." A "management agreement", also defined in the bill, is "an agreement to provide comprehensive educational, administrative, management, or instructional services or staff to a public charter school."
This arrangement is tailor-made to facilitate the siphoning of public education funds into private profits. EMO's, by and large, are in the business of pocketing public school funds; inevitably short-changing our students and the public at large. Extreme marketing budgets, poor student performance, cherry-picking students, increased segregation, inadequate food-service, disregard for safety, high attrition, real estate profiteering, open-meetings violations, junk bonds, and excessive executive compensation are no surprise when it comes to EMO's.
One corporation imported teachers from the Philippines, providing them with travel loans, paycheck advances, housing, and work visas. The subsequent deluge of hidden fees, rent, commissions, extortion, and other abuses of those teachers bordered on servitude.
Charter school authorizers and management organizations may also have inappropriate ties to religious groups. The largest charter school chain in the nation, and in fact the largest in the world, is operated by the Gulen Movement, a secretive and cult-like religious group originating in Turkey.
The short list of speakers in favor of SB 196 last week included Wade Moore, Pastor of Christian Faith Centre in Wichita, and Darlene Cornfield of the Northfield School of the Liberal Arts. Pastor Moore's church bought the former Mueller Elementary School building last summer, and plans to turn it into the Urban Preparatory Academy of Wichita – a charter school. Northfield School is a religious institution, and advertises that their students pray together. Northfield describes its science department as a place where students "…renew their wonder at God's wisdom."
Governor Sam Brownback might approve such a curriculum, but no legitimate scientist or science educator would. Neither would our state constitution.
Article 6(6)(c) of the Kansas Constitution reads "No religious sect or sects shall control any part of the public educational funds." SB 196, if its supporters are any indication, seems to encourage the exact opposite.
The only notable non-religious testimony in support of the bill came from the Kansas Policy Institute, a group that predictably supports anything which undermines worker's rights and defunds public services.
Testifying against the bill were the Kansas National Education Association (a.k.a., public school teachers), Kansas Association of School Boards, Game on for Kansas Schools and the Kansas PTA (a.k.a., parents of public school students), the MainStream Coalition, the Kansas Association of Special Education Administrators, Unified School Administrators, and the school districts of Trego County USD 208, Blue Valley USD 229, KCK USD 500, Topeka USD 501, Goddard USD 265, Wichita USD 259, Bucklin USD 459, and USD 327.
Our legislature needs to listen our professional educators, elected school boards, and the parents of public school students. Our legislature needs to follow our state constitution, and keep our public schools public. Our legislature needs to put Senate Bill 196 back where it belongs – in an early grave.


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Dolly Parton Movies and Career Information
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Dolly Rebecca Parton, DHL is an American singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, actress, author, and philanthropist, known for her work in country music. Her career began as a child performer on the radio, then recording a few singles from the age of 13. She rose to prominence in 1967 as a featured performer on singer Porter Wagoner's weekly syndicated TV program; their first duet single, a cover of Tom Paxton's "The Last Thing on My Mind", was a top-ten hit on the country singles chart and led to several successful albums before they ended their partnership in 1974. Moving towards mainstream pop music, her 1977 single "Here You Come Again" was a success on both the country and pop charts. A string of pop-country hits followed into the mid-1980s, the most successful being her 1981 hit "9 to 5" and her 1983 duet with Kenny Rogers "Islands in the Stream", both of which topped the U.S. pop and country singles charts. A pair of albums recorded with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris were among her later successes. In the late 1990s, she returned to classic country/bluegrass with a series of acclaimed recordings.
- Dolly Parton Movies before 2015
- Joyful Noise 2012
- Hannah Montana: The Movie 2009
- Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous 2005
- Frank McKlusky, C.I. 2002
- Steel Magnolias 1989
- Rhinestone 1984
- Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 1982
- Nine to Five 1980
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"The whole reason I made these diapers is because SO many people I knew were either having miscarriages or other pregnancy issues and I had this strong desire to do anything that would help them feel like they were loved and that their angels were special and did matter. I first was going to make some hats and other baby items for the local nicu's but when I came across the picture of a diaper next to a quarter and realized that was how tiny my nephew had been when he was born I had to learn more. I went to the Teeny Tears blog and after reading about the struggle some parents had with not being able to bury their child without a diaper I felt I had to try and help babies have some dignity even in death. So I pulled out my sewing machine (which I didn't know how to use, my grandma had given it to me and I couldn't figure the stinking thing out!). I taught myself first how to use the machine and with some help from the lovely ladies on the Teeny Tears facebook page I was able to sew some diapers!
The boy diapers I made in honor of my sweet angel nephew Chance Timothy O'Camb. Born Dec. 8th 2004. This is the news article about the delivery and the ordeal surrounding my nephews' births:
Chance's twin is a pretty healthy 8 yr old named Luke who is into anything John Deere and frogs. He has the sweetest personality and even when he has set backs due to the complications from being born so early he finds away to make everyone smile. He has overcome many struggles just to walk and talk, he is a very strong little boy. I am amazed how happy he is even when he is suffering from seizures and broken shunts and dealing with intense physical therapy just to do the simple things we take for granted. He is a very good brother to his 5 siblings and always has a hug waiting for whoever needs or wants one." ~Amy, auntie to an angel
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- Gwen said...
Beautiful diapers! What an inspiring story. I too am not an angel's mommy, but feel the drive that you do. Thank you for your service. Beautiful diapers! I'm sure Chance is so proud of you!
- January 6, 2013 at 9:00 AM
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I love hamburgers and pineapple, so it just seemed natural for me to combine them. My family frequently requests these unique burgers. It's a nice change of pace from the same old boring hamburger.—Joi McKim-Jones, Waikoloa, Hawaii
- 1 can (8 ounces) sliced pineapple
- 3/4 cup reduced-sodium teriyaki sauce
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 large sweet onion, sliced
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 4 lettuce leaves
- 4 sesame seed or onion buns, split and toasted
- 4 slices Swiss cheese
- 4 bacon strips, cooked
- Drain pineapple juice into a small bowl; add teriyaki sauce. Place 3 tablespoons in a resealable plastic bag. Add pineapple; toss to coat and set aside.
- Shape beef into four patties; place in an 8-in. square baking dish. Pour the remaining teriyaki sauce mixture over patties; marinate for 5-10 minutes, turning once.
- Drain and discard teriyaki marinade. Grill, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 6-9 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 160° and juices run clear. Meanwhile, in a small skillet, saute onion in butter until tender, about 5 minutes; set aside.
- Drain and discard pineapple marinade. Place pineapple on grill or under broiler to heat through. Layer with lettuce and onion on bottom of buns. Top with burgers, cheese, pineapple and bacon. Replace tops. Yield: 4 servings.
Originally published as Aloha Burgers in Taste of Home February/March 1996, p8
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"These are a wonderful taste treat. I sautéed my onions in olive oil instead of the butter. I had fresh arugula on hand so used this in lieu of the lettuce. The second time I made them I used the lettuce the recipe calls for. Both are delicious."
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"Hubby called this a "taste treat". To make them healthier I eliminated the cheese and bacon, cooked the onion in olive oil and used that same pan to warm the pineapple.Excellent recipe."


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Gear Up and Go!
- Gear Up and Go!" is also available as a printable tri-fold brochure. (PDF, 352KB, 2pg.)
Wear Your Helmet and Gear
Today's scooters are much different from the scooters of the past. They still work the same way - by standing on the scooter with one foot and pushing off with the other – but their design and function have been changed to appeal to today's youngsters. Newer scooters are made of lightweight materials, such as aluminum, and have folding steering columns for easy carrying. The wheels may vary in size, but have very low friction and different types of brakes. And, they are a lot faster than before!
This means that children are at greater risk for injury. In fact, the risk increased rapidly. In 1999, there were few scooters sold in the United States and very few scooter-related injuries. By the next year, between two and five million non-motorized scooters were sold and more than 40,000 people were taken to hospitals for injuries that occurred while riding scooters.
Each year, about 1,700 New York State residents are treated at a hospital for injuries from using scooters. Most of these injuries are to children under the age of 15 and almost 60 percent occur among males. Falls from scooters are a common cause of injuries and many injuries occur to the arms and hands, including fractures or dislocations.
Safety is Smart!
CPSC estimates that proper use of safety gear (helmet, elbow and kneepads) could prevent or reduce the seriousness of 60 percent of scooterrelated injuries. A full set of protective gear costs less than $35.
It's the Law!
New York State Law requires all children under the age of 14 to wear approved helmets while riding scooters. Parents can expect to pay a $50 fine if their child is caught riding without a helmet.
Buy Safely!
When buying a scooter:
- Follow the manufacturer's guidelines for height, weight and age.
- Make sure the rider can easily reach the handlebars, use the brakes and balance on the scooter.
- Read instructions and safety information that comes with the scooter.
- Make sure the manufacturer has not recalled the scooter. To see if a specific model has been recalled, contact the CPSC at http:/www.cpsc.gov/ or call 1-800-638-2772, toll-free.
Ride Safely! Always wear safety gear!
- Wear a helmet that meets the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) bicycle helmet standard. Look for the CPSC sticker to ensure that it is approved.
- Make sure the helmet fits properly and is securely fastened, so it will stay on in a crash.
- Always wear kneepads and elbow pads. Wrist guards are not needed and may make it difficult to grip the handles and steer the scooter.
- Wear sneakers or closed-toe shoes. No sandals!
Children less than eight years old should only ride scooters when supervised by an adult. Young children accounted for nearly one quarter of emergency department visits for scooterrelated injuries in 2000.
Traffic and scooters are a dangerous combination, particularly for young riders.They should:
- Stay away from cars or other vehicles.
- Walk the scooter across crosswalks and/or intersections.
- Come to a full stop before entering a roadway, driveway or alleyway, and look left, right and left again before crossing the street.
- Ride on smooth, dry, paved surfaces. Avoid uneven, wet, sandy or rocky ground.
- Ride in safe places like parks, paved trails or schoolyards.
- Watch out for people walking on the sidewalk. They have the right of way.
Keep it Safe!
Make sure the scooter is working properly. Both handle bars and the steering column should be securely in place before riding. Check nuts and bolts to be sure that they are secure. Riders must know the basics of safe scooter riding, and:
- Be able to balance the scooter to prevent falls.
- Be able to steer and control the scooter.
- Be able to safely brake/stop the scooter.
It's safer to ride a scooter only during the daytime. At dawn, dusk or at night, the rider can't see potential dangers and other traffic can't see the rider. If a scooter is used at dawn, dusk or at night, make sure the rider wears light-colored or reflective clothing, so he or she can be seen.
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Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below are some highlights:
–After an embarrassing Monday night firing on live TV with no advance notice, it took me a day or two to rebound but I'm good to go as I write this blog. As the King says, "One can't grieve forever" and I won't I assure you.
–WWE upper management made the call to remove me from weekly TV and that is their choice. It's the WWE's team and I simply am playing on it. Being a team guy, I run the plays that are sent in whether they make sense or not. Like my Dad taught me, if you accept a man's money then do the work that the man wants. When one can't handle the work or the silliness any longer, stop taking the cash and stay home and do something else. I'm not ready to leave the team that I helped build especially considering the vulnerable state the company was in when I took over Talent Relations.
–Plus, the three man announce booth is not overly efficient, in my personal opinion, and I, apparently, did not fit into the mix based on decisions that were made Monday.
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The University of Massachusetts field hockey program had a pair of current Minutewomen compete at the 2014 U.S. Junior National Camp this week as Izzie Delario and Brooke Sabia participated in organized activities from July 6-9.
The duo continued a trend of current and former UMass field hockey players and coaches training or working with the U.S. National Program this summer. Eight Minutewomen competed at the 2014 Women's National Championship (June 16-21) before two more participated in the U21 Championship (June 22-25). In addition, head coach Carla Tagliente coached at the Women's National Championship while former all-American goalkeeper Alesha Widdall was with Team USA for the 2014 World Cup (May 31-June 15).
More on the Junior National Camp is available through TeamUSA.org. Keep up-to-date with everything UMass field hockey via UMassAthletics.com.


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The Newark Firemen FCU is proud to be a "Top-Shelf Sponsor" of this year's Blaze on the Beach to be held on Friday at Bar Anticipation (Bar A) in Belmar.
Blaze on the Beach is one of the most-anticipated Newark Fire Department events of the year with all proceeds going to help a fire department member whose child is in need.
The event starts at noon with open bar and barbecue till 5.00 p.m.
T-shirts and 50/50s are available.
Blaze on the Beach is a United Civil Servants event open to all members of the NFFCU.