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After trying several home made mating nucs last year, This is the design I am using as a new and improved model.
It has the best features of all and eliminated the unnecessary things or design flaws.
-My climate is cool-so a screened bottom is not necessary here. I made one just to show those that want it, how to do it.
-Fence hanging nucs were my favorite. I had single mini mating fence nucs last year. This is just a double version, using a standard box anyone can get.
-Each side holds 5, half size deep frames.
This shows how it hangs on a fence or other support.
back side showing hindges and brackets
Front and back side. You can see also how I stain and urethane my box's 4 at a time. They are on a turntable and spin around for easy application
Here are all the parts, except the bottom, which can be screen or solid plywood. I run the top 3/4x12 cedar plank on the router to shape the side and front edges.
More photos of assembly, so here is a slide show.
I'll have alternating dark brown and blond nucs hanging on the fence for easier orientation. I may do some black and silver ones too.
I had a great mated return in these box's. If you can see, the disk excluders are different colors and the 1" hole I drilled was inserted with a 3/4" slice of PVC pipe. It really made the entrances stand out. I'll be painting the entrances in these new nucs white. Might not be necessary, but who knows, it may help.
The top inner cover with the screened feeding holes also allows some top ventilation.
Heres how to feed:
Be sure to poke your holes in the lid, then invert and screw on the band. The bees can't reach the syrup through the screen if the lid is slightly concave.
Make the feeding hole slightly smaller then the lid for a water resistant seal. You have a better seal if it is not screened, but the bees are corraled better with the screen.
Hope it gives you some ideas for your own nucs.
Let me know if you see room for improvement or have any other ideas.
P.S. These would make great swarm traps too with five standard drawn frames and a spritz of lemon grass oil. I'd make the entrance significantly larger though.
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Book Talk: Palestinian and Israeli Nonviolent Resistance to the Occupation
An Evening with Maxine Kaufman-Lacusta Activist & Author of:
Refusing to Be Enemies: Palestinian and Israeli Nonviolent Resistance to the Israeli Occupation
Refusing to Be Enemies gathers a comprehensive collection of voices from Palestinian and Israeli - Christian, Muslim, and Jewish - nonviolence activists. Through interviews, essays, and contributions from activists, journalists, and academics, Maxine Kaufman-Lacusta explores the strategies, challenges and future of the nonviolence movement and the activists at the heart of this noble cause. Remarkably intimate, insightful and highly readable, the book reveals the widespread nature of this movement and how it is uniting people with diverse beliefs, faiths, and cultures toward ending the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian people.
Maxine Kaufman-Lacusta is a Quaker-Jewish activist who lived in Jerusalem for seven years (1988-95), during which time she participated in a variety of anti-occupation and solidarity groups, and took a particular interest in the practice and promotion of active nonviolence and joint Israeli-Palestinian endeavors. One of the founding members of the Action Committee for the Jahalin Tribe (ACJT) and a participant in the Hebron Solidarity Committee, Maxine was also part of a small collective that offered nonviolence training workshops during the early and mid-nineties attended by both Jewish and Druze activists in Israel, as well as one for the ACJT and other interested Jahalin. She is currently a member of Vancouver Women in Black, as well as the Vancouver branch of Independent Jewish Voices-Canada.
AFSC work in the Middle East began in 1948. From its initial engagement with refugees in Gaza, AFSC has been committed to peace-building as well as relief efforts.

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Dusene Teleci na Kmine (Veal Ragout With Caraway Seeds)
This recipe comes from a Czech babicka (grandmother) via Alexander Lobrano, Gourmet magazine's European correspondent and author of Hungry for Paris. The addition of the caraway seeds marks the recipe as characteristically Czech.
2 pounds boneless veal shoulder, cubed
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons of flour
3 tablespoons of butter
1 cup of finely chopped onions
1 1/2 tablespoons of caraway seeds
1 1/2 cups of rich chicken stock
1 1/2 cups of sliced button mushrooms
Lightly salt and pepper the veal. Melt butter in a 12-inch pan. When the butter stops foaming, add the onions and cook until wilted. Add the veal and sprinkle with flour and caraway seeds. Stir to coat the meat evenly with flour. Cover and cook over gentle heat for ten minutes. Add stock, bring to a boil, and reduce heat to low. Add the mushrooms, cover, and simmer for an hour, until the veal is tender. If the veal is too dry, add more stock. Correct seasoning and serve with buttered noodles or bread dumplings.
Servings: Serves four
Cesky Gulas (Simple Czech Goulash)
Though goulash originally hails from Hungary, it's also quintessentially Czech and every pub cook and homemaker has his or her own variation. Czech goulash tends to be milder and meatier than its Hungarian cousin—though both rely heavily on sweet paprika. You'll rarely see goulash served with potatoes—only bread or bread dumplings.
2 tablespoons cooking oil
3-4 medium sized onions, chopped
1 1/4 pounds of good quality beef, cut into one-inch cubes
2 tablespoons of sweet paprika (more if desired)
2 teaspoons of ground caraway seed
1/2 teaspoon of marjoram
4 cups of cold water
Salt and pepper to taste
Warm the oil in a large pot on medium heat. Add the onion and cook until wilted. Add the beef cubes and allow them to brown. Then add the paprika, but don't let it cook too long or it will turn bitter—ten seconds is fine. Add the water and caraway, and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer for a couple of hours. The sauce will gradually thicken. Just before finishing, add the marjoram. When serving, add some chopped raw onion on top.
Servings: Serves two to four
Ovocne Knedliky (Fruit Dumplings)
This traditional dessert favorite seems harder and harder to find on Prague menus, pushed aside by more modern concoctions like cheesecake and tiramisu. This recipe was adapted from the food blog bFeedMe (www.bfeedme.com).
1 cup whole milk
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 egg
11 peaches (or 15 plums), chopped
Powdered sugar
Cottage cheese
Boil milk, butter, and salt in a saucepan while stirring continuously. Remove from heat. Whisk egg into the milk mixture, gradually adding half of the flour (one cup). Mix well. On a flat surface sprinkled with the remaining flour, knead the dough into a large ball. Wrap pieces of the dough around the chopped fruit, pinching the dumplings at the edges. Place dumplings in boiling water. When they begin to rise to the surface, boil for 20 minutes (10 minutes for plum dumplings).
Serve with powdered sugar and cottage cheese.
Servings: Serves four to six
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It's time for all to negotiate
The shutdown is a civics lesson in government in how government was intended but with a snafu — one party apparently thinks it is beyond negotiations.
The president: "I will not negotiate until the end of the government shutdown." We hear the same from Sen. Reid. The Republicans, meanwhile, have sent dozens of continuing resolutions to keep other priorities open — war memorials, military pay, treatment of children with cancer among others and the Democrat response is, "No!"
More than 75 percent of federal government is still up and running, the administration has instructed the shutdowns to create the most pain possible, and the administration has rejected every proposal with a veto threat. James Madison wrote in Federalist No. 58 that "the power over the purse" which resides in the House is a negotiation tool for redressing grievances.
Yes, Mr. President, it was designed to bring ALL parties to the table.
In EVERY shutdown prior to this one the parties came together and negotiated at the table. President Clinton did, Ronald Reagan did, Jimmy Carter did as did every other president whether it was a Congress controlled by the same party or not. They all rolled up their sleeves, sat down and figured out a way to end the shut down and compromise.
The current president and majority leader in the Senate are too arrogant to do so. They will protect Obamacare at all costs. The president has delayed implementation for businesses, hundreds if not thousands of exemptions granted, but you and I can't have individual mandate delayed.
Everyone but you and I get a delay or exemption — nice fairness, Mr. President!
The president and Sen. Reid have made this about politics not priorities. They say, "Pass a clean, continuing resolution." We, the American people, say, "Delay this train wreck called Obamacare!"
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Discussion in 'Chevy Blazer Forum (GMC Jimmy)' started by 92'Jimmy, Jun 17, 2009.
Heres some pics of the new Jimmy/typhoon diecast with my truck.:glasses:
Are you going to paint the diecast like the real one or the real one like the diecast?
Haha Springthing beat me to it, I was going to ask the exact same thing! My friend has a die cast of his Colorado, but he was lucky enough to find one at Sams club that was the same color. I actually bought a silver die cast Silverado a while back, that I was going to tape off and do the bottom black to match the two tone but now that's not an issue because it would have to be painted all green. I think mine was a 1:18 scale, it was a pretty big scale model that I got from Summit Racing it was from the Dubz brand/line.
Well the real ones gonna be sattin black all the way around no chrome. so for now keeping the diecast as it is but maby later
My uncle has an all white '93 Typhoon. Looks like I just found a Christmas present!
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Hey Tea Party! U.S. tax burden at lowest point in years
Original post made by reter, another community, on May 11, 2010
WASHINGTON, May 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. tax burden has shrunk to its lowest level in 60 years, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said.
Including state, federal and local taxes -- with sales tax and property tax thrown in -- the average tax bill came out to 9.2 percent of personal income in 2009, USA Today reported Tuesday.
That's down from an average of 12 percent over the past 50 years. The tax burden has not been this low since 1950, the newspaper said.
"The idea that taxes are high right now is pretty much nuts," said Michael Ettlinger, head of economic policy at the Center for American Progress.
The tax rate has fallen 26 percent since 2007, a sharp drop that reflects progressive tax rates passed during the Clinton and Bush administrations and the 2009 federal stimulus bill that cut taxes by $800 for married couples earning up to $150,000.
Despite the low numbers, the three things you can count on, death, taxes and complaints about taxes, remain a constant. Adam Brandon, press secretary of FreedomWorks, which is associated with the Tea Party movement, warned, "The money we borrow is going to be paid back through taxation in the future."
a resident of Danville
on May 11, 2010 at 5:57 pm
This is one of the most deceptive statistics I've ever seen and I've seen a few. Here's a quick analysis (a deeper analysis would just make my argument stronger.) 47 percent of the people pay NO Federal Income Tax. Their tax burden is therefore ZERO! (Yeh, I know they pay a bit of tax here and there, but not much.)
The rest of the folks pay federal taxes and their tax burden is around 20 percent. Add the two together and divide to get the average tax burden and darned if it isn't about 9.2 percent.
Liars always find a way to figger and fiddle with numbers...
a resident of Danville
on May 18, 2010 at 9:51 am
To Rick Pshaw: your numbers are from the back of a Tea Party pamphlet and they are untrue. Check that stats from the Heritage Foundation, The Aspen Institute or the Dept of the Treasure and you will find that Americans are, indeed, paying FAR less in taxes now than they have in decades.


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How dare you try to put anything in perspective on this board?!
These message boards were created soley for flying off the handle, jumping to conclusions, and various announcements of falling skies. any other posts/threads will be severely flamed.
as crappy of a performance as that was (coaching included) .....we still could have / should have won.
we will get better and healthier and more consistent.
due to the fact that I am from the Woodstock generation ...
my opinions may be chemically enhanced and influenced by severe episodes of memory loss
Unfortunately there have been to many would have could have games against the Eagles. The Eagles have won something like 17 of the last 25 meetings including eliminating the Giants from the playoffs the last two times they met in the post season. They just own the Giants.
We could've won easily if we didn't have some ridiculous and uncharacteristic mistakes like Eli's interception in the end-zone. Maybe not so uncharacteristic but I'd like to think it is, these days.
Anyway I think we will come back roaring and ready to explode especially on the DLine.


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A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a bid by Jonathan Pollard, the former U.S. Navy intelligence officer who served 30 years in prison after being convicted of spying for Israel, to relax his parole conditions. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said the U.S. Parole Commission acted within its discretion in requiring Pollard to wear an electronic tracking device, obey a curfew, and allow his computers to be monitored. Pollard pleaded guilty in 1986 to conspiracy to commit espionage in connection with providing Israeli contacts with hundreds of classified documents.
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I'm having 4 couples over for a Sweetheart Dinner. HELP me with a menu!!! Nothing elaborate! but something delish!.(p.s.) I need dessert too!!
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I'm having 4 couples over for a Sweetheart Dinner. HELP me with a menu!!! Nothing elaborate! but something delish!.(p.s.) I need dessert too!!
This is an old fashioned roast that you never see fixed anymore, but it looks great and is so simple because it is just a roast. A crown rib roast. You have too order it ahead of time from the butcher at your meat market and be sure they trim the ends of the ribs at least one inch. They will tie the ribs in a circle for you and you simply roast them. The rib section is cut with a lot of meat on it, the rib being the outside part, the roast being the inside part. You put paper covers which are easy peasy to make over the ends of the ribs and serve it at the table. Your husband would cut it there and each guest would receive a rib as a serving. I'm sure you can find all the details on google. It is a beautiful serving of meat and so easy to do.If you don't want to do the crown, then just order a standing rib roast. The cut of meat is wonderfully delicious!
Isn;t anything that someone else makes THE best food?
So don't fret about it!!!
Likewise dessert ... something as simple as ice cream topped with fresh fruit or a fruit compote would make me happy. And if you want something a little more ... add some chocolate brownies with just a little dollop of whip cream on each, topped with a fresh berry or maraschino cherries.
I believe in keeping it simple ... the Less is More approach is often the winner!! :)
Be sure there is something chocolate!!:thumbup:
You're in Texas you have access to everything! Are there any foods your guests don't eat? I would stay away from spicy or too many onions & garlic. Check out taste of home (www.toh.com) Recipes are rated by readers(cooks) who have actually prepared the meals. What's available fresh in your area? How much time are you planning on for prep and cook time? What time are you serving the meal? Is it casual or a sitdown affair? Do you have plans for after dinner? Are you serving alcohol? Are you serving appetizers? What's your plan? :)
And to add to CraftyGal's questions ....
Ellageo ... I have been what your definition of a "Sweetheart Dinner" might be?
Well, I invited 4 couples to join my husband & I , just for a fun evening together. These couples are our good friends. And they are all "Sweethearts" to me!! Ant excuse to get together, is a good one! My husband was thinking of making 'beer can chickens' this is a whole chicken with a 1/2 full beer can up his butt! & roasting on the grill for about an hour..very tasty, juicy.. Not much fresh here in Penna. Grocery store fresh is about it! My husband & I are both retired, so we have lots of time to prepare & cook. Serving alcohol?? YES! Appetizers? YES! Dessert? YES
angel food cake with cool whip and strawberries OR Milano cookies that you dip in a combination of cool whip and Kaluah, be careful you can get tipsy on that one but it goes over really well
Since you know them well you have knowledge about allergies, likes and dislikes. Since its your home and your dinner, serve something easy on you.
Perhaps big pans of lasagna - some spinach, some spicy sausage, etc. then salads, again variety or fun make your own with bowls of lettuce, arugula, romaine, carrots, celery, on and on and on then dressings choice.
Plenty of crunchy breads and spreads.
For dessert the choices might include chocolate, or cheesecake, or strawberry shots, or heart cakes, cherry pie, anything in the theme.
If you want decorations go to Pinterest for great ideas of plantable hearts, fun questions to answer when popping red balloons, etc.
Please let us know who the event turned out!
Being a quilter, why don't you make each a Valentine's Mug Rug?
... roll it up and tie it with a ribbon, then put a name tag on.
Would double as place cards!
You could make them all different ... or a matched set for each couple.
Looks like you have your menu on the way!
... why not make it a full BBQ menu?
and do baked potatoes and roasted veggies on the grill.
Great plan ... let your DH do the cooking and you create a dessert ... chocolate cheesecake with some red fruit (strawberries, or raspberries, or cherries) along with a dollop of whipped cream!


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Justin Newcombe turns an unused patch of grass into a garden hold-all.
You can never have enough outdoor storage but access can be problematic, especially with the shrinking size of land packages due to the intensification of housing in cities. I've found trying to get large objects out from under the deck or around corners can be a struggle. For lots of us that large object is a kayak, surfboard, or kid's sailboat, in my case it's a waka ama or outrigger canoe. Bikes are another thing which are used regularly and are difficult to store as they take up a lot of space. Building materials from a half a bag of cement or a length of left over timber can need a home and before you know it the garage has turned into an obstacle course - wipe-ouuuut. Most of the time I'm trying to get those large objects to and from the same place: the car.
The thing I've noticed when I'm designing a garden is that there is usually a small green strip between the driveway and boundary which is hard to maintain or do anything productive with. In fact it can be a nuisance when you're trying to load and unload the car.
So I've decided to kill two birds with one stone. I'm building a basic storage unit in this unused strip which will house all the things I regularly put in and out of the car or that go up and down the driveway, like bikes.
I'm using an existing fence as my starting point. If you share a boundary fence you need to check with your neighbour before you start.
My fence is just on my side of the boundary which means I don't "share" it.
The first step is to install a floor, roof structure and some channels to control the water run-off. I've recycled old concrete for the floor, so the amount of fresh concrete under each piece varies with the thickness of the recycled concrete pieces and pavers. The object is to make the floor flat on top.
Next week I'll show you how to finish with doors and customise storage for the bike, kayaks and more.
Step 1
Dig out the existing plants and soil to a depth of between 75mm and 100mm. If you are installing pavers or another specialist surface this may need to be a bit deeper. I'm using leftover pavers and recycled concrete plus any old builder's mix I've got lying around. Depending on what floor you intend to install your preparation may vary. For example if you are using pavers you will need to install a base course, then sand and then the pavers which will need to be compacted.
Step 2
Dig out post holes (300mm wide and 600mm deep) for the front of the storage area and install the posts. My posts are 2 metres apart.
Step 3
Install the floor, making sure it slopes toward the driveway slightly. I've gone with a hard surface because I don't want the mess of loose aggregate. I've placed my leftover concrete pavers and recycled concrete pieces on fresh concrete made from BM20 and cement mixed with water. I have grouted the storage area floor using a four parts sand and one part cement mix with 200g of black oxide per wheelbarrow of grout. Make sure the floor is slightly higher on the fence side and slopes toward the driveway so the water can get away and won't puddle in front of your storage area.
Step 4
Once the posts are dry attach a bearer across the top of the posts, using coach screws. This is what the roof will sit on. My bearers are 200x50mm, dressed timber. Cut the driveway posts higher than the fence (without breaking any council regulations, mine are 300mm higher) so water runs away from the driveway and towards the fence. On the fence side, the bearer needs a fall to allow the water in the guttering to run off. The guttering is attached to the fence bearer.
Step 5
Measure and cut joists to run between the bearers. I'm installing an internal channel to collect the water from the roof and have cut a cavity for it to slot into at the lowest point of each joist.
Step 6
Nail joists (one per metre) between the driveway bearer and fence bearer. On the fence side I've cut a notch in each joist to allow for a piece of internal channel on the fence side of the roof which is the lowest side. The joists are installed to follow the profile of the bearers which means any water that hits the roof will run off the roof and then follow the fall of the bearer on the fence side to a downpipe where it can be collected in a drum or run off to an adjoining garden or driveway.
Step 7
Nail three sets of runners, 90 degrees to the joists. These are to attach the roofing material to.
Step 8
If you want to paint the internal timbers of the storage unit, now is a good time to start.
Step 9
Install the channel guttering into the slot cut in the joists, then screw to the bearer on the fence side. If necessary join the guttering using the appropriate joiners available at Bunnings.
Step 10
Mark the corrugated roofing plastic into sections and cut with tin snips. Screw into place using the screws recommended by the manufacturer.


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Back in November I posted a short article about the Brooklyn architect Axel Hedman. While researching that article I came across evidence that Hedman had designed a bath house on Hicks Street, but was unable to find any picture of it in our files and eventually gave up the search. (See http://tinyurl.com/bes7zm) I assumed that the bath house had been razed to make way for the BQE. Well, one thing has a way of leading to another. Following our interest in Brooklyn-related ephemera, we have just acquired an interesting group of old menus. Among them is one for a dinner given on Thursday December 10th 1903 by the Citizens of Brooklyn to Hon. Edward J. Swanstrom, President of the Borough.
After the menu itself comes a list of toasts, starting with an invocation from Rev. Theodore L. Cuyler and ending with Auld Lang Syne from Abraham Abraham. Then comes a picture of the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch. And then, this:
In case you cannot read the reduced-size print, it reads, "A Swanstrom Monument. Public Baths on Hicks Street, one of Five."
Apparently there is a reason for collecting menus we had never even thought of--they preserve images of lost architecture! I think this must be Hedman's Bath House. I'm quite ready to be corrected on this, but I don't know of another bath house on Hicks Street.
In case you are wondering what the Beep was offered to eat that night, it was:
Caviar Muscovite; Buzzard Bay Oysters on the half shell; Cream of Celery soup; Striped Bass, Vin Blanc with Pommes Hollandaise; Filet Mignon, a la Cheron with Pommes Parisienne follwed by Sorbet au rhum; Squab magnifique with Pommes Duchesse and Haricots verts; Biscuit Tortoni, Glaces Varies and Petits Fours; Fruits Assortis; Cafe noir. The wines were: White Rock with the Oysters; Pontet Canet with the Fish; Moet & Chandon White Seal with the roti.
I made some thrilling new discoveries in our ephemera files: Menus! We are lucky enough to have several of them and I am now on a crusade to expand the collection. These menus give us a fascinating glimpse of culinary history and menu design in New York City's most populous borough.
Social clubs had great menus, not just for the food that was offered, but also for their artwork and general frivolity. Some menus were just that - a menu in its most common form, describing what the food for the evening would be. But this beautiful menu from the Montauk Club highlights the dishes that would be enjoyed for the Subscription Dinner to Ladies on Tuesday, March 27, 1894 with fine artwork.
This vibrant illustration--the teaset, the delicate flowers and folds of the lady's dress--is accompanied by a second menu issued the same evening, illustrated with a gentleman in matching outfit of top coat, wasitcoat, breeches, and stockings. I wish I could dress like the Montauk Club lady.
It is after my usual lunchtime, and my stomach is growling over this menu. Each course is written in French, and we start with Shinnecock Oysters from Long Island. We continue with cold and hot hors d'oeuvres, potages, (one being Clear Green Turtle soup), Kingfish, spring lamb, fancy ices, biscuits glacés, coffee and bonbons. Truly a feast!
The second menu comes from the Union League Club, which attracted wealthy Brooklyn Republican party members. This menu was created to celebrate the 99th birthday of President Abraham Lincoln, the hero of the Union and the Republican party.
The menu was included in the program for the evening of February 12, 1908. After the list of dishes are pages that include portraits of the guest speakers for the evening and lines from Lincoln's speeches and letters. On the last printed page is a poem dedicated to Lincoln, and opposite, an image of Lincoln's statue in Prospect Park. The final pages of the program are reserved for autographs (although ours has none.) I have only included half of the menu here, but I think it gives a good representation of the whole. I wish menus today tempted me with lines from Shakespeare's plays and quotes from Voltaire! None is paired more perfectly than that of the Currant Jelly - Feel, masters, how I shake. - Henry IV. I see myself chomping on a cigar (which is listed on the second half of the menu) and am suddenly distracted by a crystal bowl full of quivering currant jelly.
Like the menu for the Montauk Club, this menu offers Green Turtle Soup. I am an adventurous omnivore, but I've never had the opportunity to eat turtle soup. In case anyone would like to make this recipe for their own celebration of Lincoln's birthday, I found a version of the recipe in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online. It is a little graphic in its description, giving explicit instructions on shell removal. Brooklynites seemed to like it but I will, however, skip it.
The spectacular New York Public Library Menu Collection, much of it donated by Miss Frank E. Buttolph, is housed at the New York Public Library. Here you will find not only some beautiful examples of menus, but also links to other historic menu collections around the country.
I keep menus from restaurants that I have fond memories of -- the tasting menus from Rosewater Restaurant in Park Slope; the spring menu from LouLou in Fort Greene - one from a particularly happy birthday dinner. The going away party at Clemente's Maryland Crab House in Sheepshead Bay - this celebration was twofold - my best friend was moving away to Cleveland AND it was the weekend that the final Harry Potter book came out. I brought the book with me to sneak a few pages while riding on the subway and the menu acted as my bookmark. It still smells like Old Bay seasoning.
If you have menus from Brooklyn restaurants that you would like to donate to our collection, please send them to The Brooklyn Collection, Attn: Archivist, Brooklyn Public Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn NY 11238.
In my last entry, I alluded to my love for our print collection. With all of the snow and ice we have seen this winter, I thought I would share another favorite:
Harper's Weekly published this print in March of 1871. Here we see a few ambitious souls walking across a frozen East River while others enjoy the unusual scene from the safety of the piers. Although it was not a regular occurrence, the East River did freeze from time to time, stopping all boat traffic and giving Brooklynites and New Yorkers (the two were still independent cities) the opportunity to cross the river on foot. When the Brooklyn Bridge was proposed, the weather's ability to stop inter-city travel was cited as a reason for the bridge; walking across the frozen river was more of a spontaneous adventure than a practical commuting alternative. According to the accompanying article, the changing tides forced the ice to break apart after only a few hours, leaving groups of people scrambling for safety. Those not quick enough to reach land in time were stranded on ice floats in the frigid water--a frightening end to a playful excursion.
The thought of people awaiting rescue on temporary floats is reminiscent of the recent "miracle on the Hudson." Similarly, Harper's reports that during this particular day all of the stranded individuals were saved by local ferry and tugboat companies. No one, to their knowledge, was left behind on the ice. Yet another example of the efficiency of New York Harbor's long-running ferry system.
I have been told there has been too much death and gloom in my blog posts, and not enough color. Enough of cemeteries and disasters, they say. Despite any number of reasons I can see for continuing in that vein, I am determined to turn my face towards more cheerful subjects. Like for example...good grief, I am entirely at a loss.
Here's something. Our volumes of the Williamsburgh Gazette were just returned to us after a sojourn elsewhere. That's good news. But somehow even the events of 170 years ago fail to ignite that fire of interest so necessary to a good blog post. A load of 8000 cabbages came into the dock! The Grange is to let! Mr Hoggart Grocer thanks his patrons and earnestly sollicits their continuing custom!
Never mind. The personal advertisements are a source of never-ending interest in any newspaper. Here is one from January 1839 for a lost sleigh robe. How wonderfully cheering to think of riding through the snowy streets of Williamsburgh in a sleigh with a little fur blanket edged in Black jennet and lined with printed crum cloth. I have no idea what jennett or crum cloth are but a sleigh robe sounds like my kind of garment.
And since the temperature seems not to have risen above freezing for several weeks now, and to add insult to injury, the snowfall has been barely enough to launch a sled in Prospect Park without churning up the grass below--here is another reminder of days when they knew how to enjoy a cold snap, from Harper's Weekly, February 10, 1877.
Who would need Prozac when you could swish along Coney Island beach in a horse-drawn sleigh covered in a cozy blanket with a scalloped fringe of red cloth? The sound of the surf and of hooves cantering through soft snow, the long vista out to the Rockaways, the chill air upon your face, blankets wrapped around your body, bells jingling and gay voices--what could be more invigorating? No wonder people stopped paying attention and dropped their expensive lap skins.
In fact, if you look to the far left, you can just see the fellow with the waxed moustaches who probably found the lost Williamsburgh sleigh robe. There it is, a faded red cloth draped around the back of his sleigh--and you can't see very well because his back is turned and I had to resize the image, but I assure you he looks like just the sort of chap who would find a lap skin and keep it for 37 years never once thinking to return it to its owner.
As reported in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle 75 years ago this week: In 1934 another Illinois legislator decided to challenge the status quo - after his secretary was refused service in the House cafeteria.


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UPDATE: Police make arrest in Wednesday shooting
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Johnson City police say they arrested a man they believe is responsible for a deadly shooting.
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DRW earns 'Firewise Communities' recognition
Residents cleaning up to cut risk of dangerous wildfires
BEND, Ore. - Because of its efforts to reduce the vulnerability of homes and landscapes to wildfire, Deschutes River Woods, with assistance from volunteers of the rural subdivision's neighborhood association, has earned Firewise Communities/USA® recognition from the National Firewise Communities Program.
"This award is the culmination of 10-plus years of effort on the part of DRW residents to improve the health of the forest we live in, and at the same time reduce the probability of catastrophic loss from the next wildfire event in our area," said Misha Williams, DRWNA president.
"Many long-time residents still remember the (1990) Awbrey Hall fire's devastating effects in DRW and don't want to see that repeated, so they are taking measures to create defensible space around their homes and by volunteering for Firewise events in their neighborhood." Williams said.
Deschutes River Woods worked with Stuart 'Stu' Otto, stewardship forester with the Oregon Dept. of Forestry, to conduct a wildfire hazard assessment and develop a plan to address safety concerns. Residents then worked together to implement the plan.
"It is vitally important that communities take an active role in addressing Wildfire concerns in their neighborhoods," Otto said.
"Wildfire protection agencies, rural fire protection districts and city fire departments do not have enough resources to be at every house during a wildfire emergency. Homeowners, by reducing the flammable vegetation around their homes can make a significant difference in protecting their homes and community infrastructure," he added.
"We have learned from the past that quick-moving wildfires can threaten a large number of residences in a short amount of time, said Deschutes County Forester Ed Keith. "It is possible that there will not be enough first responders to protect every home."
"Creating defensible space and preparing your property for fire season helps protect homes and provides a level of safety for firefighters, should they need to respond to a wildfire. That is why it is so important that communities such as Deschutes River Woods participate in the Firewise Communities program. I applaud the residents of Deschutes River Woods for being recognized as a Firewise Community," Keith added.
Deschutes River Woods is one of 39 communities in Oregon to be recognized as Firewise Communities/USA, joining many other communities nationwide that have been recognized since the program's inception in 2002.
To receive Firewise Communities/USA recognition, DRW met a rigorous set of requirements. The community completed the following activities:
--Worked with local fire and/or forestry agencies to remove flammable vegetation from around their homes and other neighborhood structures.
--Held a fair or informational event during which Firewise information was distributed.
--Conducted numerous community meetings and open houses to explain and educate the community about the Firewise Communities plan.
--Completed several 'sweat-equity' defensible space grant projects that helped residents dispose of tons of woody debris at no charge.
--Created a 'Firewise Demonstration Lot' at the corner of Baker and Cinder Butte roads with before/during/after pictures and video of the project posted on the neighborhood association's website.
"Achieving Firewise recognition is not a quick or easy process. Deschutes River Woods has done an outstanding job of creating a local Firewise Task Force and
implementing Firewise principles," said Michele Steinberg, support manager of the Firewise Communities program.
"By preparing homes, structures, and landscapes before a wildfire occurs, Deschutes River Woods has dramatically increased the chance that homes and structures will be protected when a wildfire occurs," she said.
Working through the National Association of State Foresters (NASF), state forestry agencies support the Firewise Communities/USA recognition effort. The program is a nationwide initiative that recognizes communities for taking action to protect people and properties from the risk of fire in the wildland/urban interface.
This program is of special interest to small communities and neighborhood associations that are willing to mitigate against wildfire by adopting and implementing programs tailored to their needs. The communities create the programs themselves with cooperative assistance from state forestry agencies and local fire staff.
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After Michaels baptism we went for a walk in the Spessart Forest. Our destination was a typical German Bierstube where we had a great meal and even more great beer.
I saw the clearing up ahead, and let the group walk in to the light. Umbrellas is one reason I love rain.
The Twin Spirits of the Forest are playing in the trees.
This is my favorite of in this series.
Two ghosts are dancing in there. Can you see them?
Small clearings like this often give great lighting conditions in the forest, especially for portraits.
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Carey Mulligan's Oscar-nominated performance in An Education must have prompted the belated release of this mawkish, clumsy family drama that screened at Sundance 2009. All dimply and Katie Holmes cute, Mulligan's Rose is a pregnant collegian who moves in with boyfriend Bennett's grieved parents after he's killed in a freak auto accident.
Allen Brewer (Pierce Brosnan) welcomes her, but he's too shattered to talk about his son's death. Grace Brewer (Susan Sarandon) obsesses over her boy and can't accept Rose's pregnancy — a grandchild on the way — as any kind of compensation. Overwritten and indifferently directed by first-timer Shana Feste, this bloated TV-movie-of-the-week is more grate than great.
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Mug shot of William Sloane Coffin taken after his arrest on May 25, 1961. On May 24, a group of seven Freedom Riders traveled from Atlanta to Montgomery. The next day, before boarding the bus to Jackson, Mississippi, the seven riders and three local leaders were arrested when they requested service at the bus station lunch counter that had been desegregated the day before. Coffin's arrest number is 11935.
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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by armygirl, Dec 15, 2010.
I don't like this kind of jokes!!!
I just hope Troy doesn't put G-Mon on the back of the bench. I have him in a fantasy league and lately, he has been performing!
this trade proves how untradeable is (was?) Rip - nobody wants him, Detroit is actually 3rd party and for getting rid rip still Dumars has to take back one bad contract, most probably. yeah, orlando has 6 mil trade exception available but they in Orlando want to spend it at the trade deadline, IMO: for 6 mil there will be plenty of proposals.
Yep. At least Rip isn't injured or playing significantly worse than when we signed him. But it was just too big of a contract to give a veteran when we should have been rebuilding. Joe was a tool for thinking he could re-tool. One of the big drags against building a dynasty is that you have to overpay for players who have already proven themselves. That's why you need a farm system and coaches who will sacrifice a win here and there to develop the young players on the fly.
Theory 1) You lose games by playing rookies. Theory 2) You win games by playing rookies. Theory 1 is incorrect. Playing rookies just gets more rest for the vets, who in turn do better on their shorter minutes. Generally, vets are overplayed, and you find them performing at a low level much of the season. Theory 2 is not only correct, but when it comes to the playoffs, playing rookies a lot during the season means fresher legs, and more wins, where it counts most, in the playoffs. Case in point) While no rookie, Darvin Ham hardly able to help us win games in our championship year. But playing Ham was Brown's way of keeping Tay off his feet. And of course this worked great. No Ham in sight in the playoffs, but we did have a fresh, ready to roll Tay. Right now, whether you like Austin Daye or not - the more he plays, the better Tay will do during the season, and in the playoffs even more so. So far, coach has did a great job of keeping Ben's minutes down. If Monroe was not playing, we could be swimming right around zero wins - with an exhausted Ben Wallace. Still no real news. Just speculation that a trade is in the works. Which often means nothing. Seems to me, all teams involved like to keep this kind of stuff under wraps. Anyway, sure hope it does not happen. It will be another example going cheap, reducing payroll as much as possible - rather than optimizing what we get for Rip. If we pay his salary a while longer, he then has an expiring contract that can actually give us a decent player. If the trade does take place, the real motivation will be for Dumars to do something nice for Rip and Billups - pair them up again. Certainly nothing to help the Pistons get any better. Such a thing as making the team better is pretty darn foreign to Dumars since the Sheed trade. Note, that is now about 7 years ago.
From what I've seen the Nets get a playoff team we get the Nets 2sd/3rd teer players. Nuggs get nice draft picks and Nets front line players but not Lopez.
Seems fair to me. So long, Rip.
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> Mark said
> -whitetst- (or, pardon the self-plug, -ivhettest-)
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Dinner at 5:30 PM in the City Council Conference Room, Followed by the Special Meeting of the City Council in the Council Chambers at 6:00 PM
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Galen Richmond had a problem. He'd found a set of vintage kitchen chairs he really liked, but quite a few of the feet were busted. And that would scratch up the kitchen floor.
Richmond, a Portlander who builds playable electrical circuits as the "band" Computer at Sea and is what you'd call a "maker," also had a solution.
"I had one of the remaining feet and I measured that with some calipers," he says. "It was just a slanted circle with one side bigger than the other. A truncated column on an angle. I took the measurements and I guessed at the angle and built it in SketchUp, then I printed out a version that wasn't quite right. So I reduced some values and then, on the second go, it really worked well. I mean, it was a pretty simple shape. Like a little hoof."
Wait. What? He printed it out?
That's right. Richmond owns and operates a MakerBot Cupcake, a 3D printer he bought in 2010 and put together himself from a kit. It can print things out about the size of a loaf of bread if you design it first in a 3D design software program like Google SketchUp (there's a free version), Blender (also free), or TinkerCAD (totally free). Or you can simply download a design from a free site like Thingiverse. Even Pirate Bay has a section for "physibles" now — that's the word for 3D designs that can be printed out.
If you've already heard of 3D printing, it's probably because of University of Texas student Cody Wilson and his 3D printed gun. Our sensationalist mainstream media has had a field day with this idea of a gun for which you can download a digital file, print out the plastic parts, and then waltz right through your standard metal detector. When Wilson and his Defense Distributed group demonstrated a working 3D printed 30-round clip last month, it got all sorts of attention.
3D printing is scary! We need 3D printing regulations!
Of course, no one has yet been able fire a real bullet out of a gun where every single part is 3D printed. The barrel is a pretty sticky wicket.
But projects like the WikiWeapon (as Defense Distributed calls it) will likely continue to get more sophisticated as 3D printers continue to get more sophisticated. An open-source project on Thingiverse has even created the designs for printing out every single piece of a grandfather clock. In the past five years, great leaps have been made in the number of materials you can print in (ceramics and metals, in addition to the traditional variety of plastics), the speed at which you can print, and the size of the printers.
Something like the front bumper of a car is now not a problem for the highest-end commercial printers.
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Cook, boil, or deep fry foods with ease using the Chef Basket! It?s the new way to make kitchen work quick and easy. The handles are specially designed to stay cool to the touch even when the rest is in boiling water! This amazing kitchen tool has a variety of uses and folds flat for easy storage - guaranteed to make cooking easy, safe, and fun!From sink to pot, and then from pot to plate!Cook pasta, shellfish, veggies, fried chicken and more.Invert it and use it as a steamer.Flip down the handles for a free-standing colander.
Because I feel like I'm always juggling colanders, pans and potholders all while trying to turn the water on and this looked like a solution to all of that. It works great for bigger chunks of food like pasta, Veggies, meat etc.. I did have a few problems with ground beef falling through and some small veggies from the salad it was much at all though. It is pretty easy to use and maneuver it did take a few minutes of getting used to as many new products do, and my favorite part is that it folds completely flat when not in use It is so much easier to store than a big bulky colander. It didn't completely replace my colander but it did make it so much easier to boil. steam and fry food. I would recommend it to anyone I think it is very handy to have around the kitchen.
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Central Double room /Pl' Catalunya
Maximální počet hostů2
Počet místností1
Velikost4 m²
Floor No.2(with elevator)
- Internet/WiFi
- Ručníky
- Výtah v budově
- Vhodné pro rodiny s dětmi
- Zvířata povolena
- Kouření povoleno
- Uzamykatelný pokoj
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|Gran Via, 08015 Barcelona, Španělsko
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You can't be more central in Barcelona than at this location - just next to "Plaça España", 'Plaça Catalunya', "Plaça Universidad", Góthic area, Cathedral, Picasso Museun, and much more! In a walking distance to the world famous 'Ramblas'. From here many top sights are in walking distance and next to the subway station at "Urgell", 'Plaça de Catalunya' (the city centre) or 'Plaça Universitat' if you need to travel more far.
It's the perfect spot if you want to enjoy Barcelona's night life, without need to taking a taxi home. Just next you'll find restaurants, bars, clubs, grocery (food) and much more just around the corner - that's very comfortable. From here in about 10 minutes you enter 'The Rambla', strolling by Sundays hippie markets, buy fresh fruits, having a coffee or leading down to the harbor and beach area walking. Once there you can take a ferry boat to Ibiza, Mallorca, Marocco or elsewhere and continue your travel... Barcelona has season all year round as there is so many things to discover and enjoy!
Our room is fully equipped with a comfortable double bed with shared bathroom just next, (but everything really clean, easy and convenient)! As the room is large it can accommodate up to three persons total - if you need a long stay, it's the perfect room. Staff is around all day to keep the house (and bathroom) clean and you have 24-hours access to the building with your own key.
Facilities:Fast way to prepare some meal; Shared Fridge ; Top location - at Plaça España", 'Plaça Catalunya', Plaça Univesidad, and 'The Ramblas' Pick-up service - We also pick you up at the airport for a small charge (easier to get here) Flexible check-in/check-out (please ask in advance) All rooms with table/chairs as well (dine-in)
Nicely and cozy decorated house (to make you feel comfortable); Spacious bathrooms (shared/housekeeper on site) ; Later luggage pick-up/use of bathroom (if your flight/travel leaves later on day of check-out without charges) ; Free high-speed Wi-Fi in all rooms (no TVs in the rooms/bring your PC/tablet/Smartphone) ; Travel assistance (car rental, tour bookings, tickets, information - just ask!)
We're next to Bus and metro station to make easy your access to different places in Barcelona!
Domovní řád*At check-in you'll receive the password to the WIFI and your keys
*It's not allowed to bring guests without communicate before
*We're in a family building... You can enjoy your stay allot! Just be careful to don't incommode the neighbors - After 22:00 hrs the quite is required
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Carlos is a very sympathic host. We had a nice stay. Just in front of the house there is a stop of the Aerobus to the airport, very convenient! The house is clean. The room and the breakfast table are a bit small. But at this price I would still recommend it. Thank you Carlos!
We were very happy with the room and Carlos is a very helpful person. The accommodation was very easy to be found and the metro station is just a few steps away.. Everything was just great! Thanks a lot Carlos!
Lovely host, short walk to L'Rambla. Clean room, kitchen en bathroom.
apartment actually was in a good location and host was quite helpful. unfortunately flat was in poor condition - mold in the bathrooms and rooms,general mess and bad smell. the room was very small, the bed springs sticking out and one case for real view from the window was on the sewer pipes.... cheap but not very nice. rather, I would not recommend, unless very economical
Carlos is a very nice person.House is very clean.Nice atmosphere.Everything's ok.Thank you!
Everything was very good. Carlos showed up in time, the apartment was very clean and the room was nice. It was a little bit noisy from the street outside, but you are really in the city center. It is just 3 minutes to la Rambla and to Pl. Catalunya. I really enjoyed my stay and would go there again.
The room is spacious, has a window facing patio. The apartment with two bathrooms, kitchen, everything's clean. Breakfast included in the price and it was even waiting for us before 6 am! Early check out wasn't a problem and wasn't charged extra!
The only disadvantage for us was a small lift as our pushchair didn't enter, though it's old fashioned, worth a picture, this kind I only saw in movies.
Carlos is a very nice person with good heart, he is ever ready to help in not situations, he is there when you need him., the house is very clean , the toiletts and all the toiletts usages are very clean and in good oder. the only problem is that the house that we stayed is close to the street where vehicles pass 24 hours non stop and this make it for us uncomfortable to sleep.
coming to fruhstuck as he said, everything is really there and fresh.
thank so much Carlos for ur hospitality, your are so nett
from Alice and Thomas
The room was very nice, clean and central. The subway station is right in front of the building. Carlos let us stay in the room until the afternoon because the next guests would come in the evening. Thank you!
Carlos is a very nice host, very helpful and kind. The room is cheap, the location is great and the flat is clean. However, it is very old and the room has no window. I can perfectly recomment it for a short stay only but I am sure that the bigger rooms with windows would be perfect even for a longer stay.
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Dance Dance Revolution®: Mario Mix
Nintendo GameCube™
Launch Date:
Oct 2005
RP (Rating Pending)
Game Type:
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Developed by KONAMI/Nintendo
Boogie down with Mario™ in his own dance party!
Game Storyline: Someone has stolen the Music Keys and released the music they held. Without the Music Keys, the unstable power of the music is wreaking havoc on the land. Mario must recover them before the chaos destroys the entire Mushroom Kingdom ! The path to the keys is simple: Left, Right, Up, Down, Right, Down...
Characters: Mario, Luigi, Toad, Waluigi, Wario™, Bowser
How to progress through the game: In Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix , players clear levels by performing the correct steps. Once they clear all the levels in a particular world, they'll collect a Music Key. Collect all the Music Keys to win.
Special powers/weapons/moves/features: Players control Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix by stepping on different arrows on the Action Pad. Players can finally experience the thrill of stomping Goombas and other enemies firsthand. As players clear songs, they will unlock more songs, minigames and difficulty levels.


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Cass County Fair talent show winners go to state, elminated Aug. 31
Brothers Maxx, 12, and Sam, 9, Stanton won the Cass County Fair talent show earlier this summer and found themselves taking their karate routine to the Minnesota State Fair.
Maxx and Sam took first place at the Aug. 28 semi-finals at the State Fair, and moved on to the Aug. 31 finals where they were eliminated. Maxx and Sam, who have been learning karate for six and five years, respectively, competed against singers, dancers and a pianist at the finals.
"I thought it was great. I thought it was a lot of fun. The boys loved it. They were excited even though they didn't win," said their mother, Julie Stanton.
The boys won $50 for their success. They are from Waconia where they study karate, but they spend their summers at Chickamaw Beach.


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James (Jim) Curry
James (Jim) Curry
James (Jim) Curry, 85, of Edina, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 20, unexpectedly and peacefully with his beloved wife of 62 years, Barbara, at his side.
Jim will be deeply missed by his wife; his sons, Steve (Julie Zimmerman) and Paul (Shelley); grandchildren, Dan (Sarah), Matt, Sydney and Sean, and great-grandchild, Dylan McCarty; brother, Jack (Lillian); sisters-in-law, Jean Peetz and Eleanor Suttle; along with many nieces and nephews.
Jim was predeceased by his daughter, Jane; parents, Anthony Curry and Florence Johnson Curry; sister, Lois Kottke; brother, Dick; Uncle Mike and Aunt Helen Curry. His loss will also be felt by the innumerable friends he made everywhere he went. He had a huge presence.
Jim was born in Rogers, Minn., and grew up on a farm until he lived with his Uncle Mike and Aunt Helen Curry in Minneapolis to attend Edison High School in ninth grade. Living on his own his senior year in high school after his aunt became ill, he graduated valedictorian of his class of 300 in 1946 despite having to overcome a stutter.
Jim joined the Army after high school and was stationed in Tokyo after World War II. He became editor of the Pacific Stars and Stripes newspaper at age 19.
He then attended the University of Minnesota, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism in 2 1/2 years. There, he met Barbara, the love of his life, at the Episcopal Canterbury Club and got married in 1950 in Hibbing, Minn.
He served in leadership roles in many organizations throughout his life, including Project Concern, Edina Rotary Club, Northwestern Bank Bloomington's Community Board, the Edina High School Band Parents Group and the Friends of Lower Hay Lake Association.
His roles at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church included teaching Sunday school and singing in the choir. He had leadership roles in Stewardship, Outreach, Vestry (he was Senior Warden twice), and he originated their Bridge Builders program as well.
Jim started his career by selling insurance for MONY in 1951. Later, he and Ed Dunn became partners in Dunn and Curry. They merged 27 independent insurance agencies into their own and eventually developed the first office park in Minnesota — Pentagon Park in Edina. After selling Pentagon Office Park in 1969, they went on to develop land in Chanhassen and Eagan.
Jim had a huge love of life and family, friends, dinners out and cards.
He was always able to find the most positive spin in every encounter.
His memory and intelligence were incredible. He loved telling life stories to family and friends and was deeply interested in every person he came across, eager to learn the details of their lives and family. They became his new friends.
Jim and Barbara created a life for their family at their cabin on Lower Hay Lake in the Brainerd area of Minnesota in the 1960s. It grew to be a seasonal getaway and continues to be a place for family and friends to be together.
In lieu of flowers, Jim and Barbara requested that memorials be made to St. Stephen's Church noting that it go toward the "The Jim and Barbara Curry Fund" (address below).
Visitation was Friday, Aug. 23, from 5-8 p.m. at Washburn-McReavy's Edina Chapel, 5000 W. 50th St. and Highway 100, Edina, MN 55436. The funeral was Saturday, Aug. 24, at 10 a.m. at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 4439 W. 50th St. (at Wooddale Avenue), Edina, MN 55424.


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Blog | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pakistan
Honoring local journalists on World Press Freedom Day
Today, May 3, is World Press Freedom Day. But on this day, this year, I am not thinking about the dangers for the many journalists whose bylines I've come to associate with places like Mogadishu or Manila, Kabul or Islamabad. It's not because I don't have immense respect for them and for the risks they take to bring their readers essential reports from some of the most dangerous corners of the world. I do.


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See One Direction As Your Fave Christmas Movie Characters!
Ariana posed with Santa up at the top of the Empire State Building in NYC! Wonder if she serenaded him with one of her amazing Christmas carol covers?
Rita and Santa got together to celebrate the Material Girl holiday collection at Macy's! On Instagram, she she shared this adorbs pic and declared, "he's the real one I swear!!"
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Chicago alderman: The Chick-fil-A owners can build — if they promise not to support groups with a political agenda
posted at 9:54 pm on July 26, 2012 by Allahpundit
I can't find a transcript but it sure sounds from the article like he's trying to get them to forfeit their right to support anti-SSM groups in return for a permit. In other words, they can keep their freedom of speech, sort of, as long as they cede their freedom of association. That's "Chicago values," I guess.
Chicago Alderman Joe Moreno says the door isn't entirely closed on a new Chick-fil-A restaurant opening in his 1st ward.
Moreno told WBEZ that the owners seeking to build the restaurant have said they won't support any groups with a political agenda, including those with an anti-gay marriage stance.
Moreno says if he gets an explicit guarantee from the franchise owner he will consider granting zoning rights to a new Chick-fil-A in Logan Square.
"If they're serious about that, and they're willing to put that in writing and they're willing to adopt that. I think those are the grounds where we can move forward," Moreno said.
I love the idea of this cretinous princeling dangling building privileges in return for promises not to do anything politically that might upset him. It's vintage Chicago sleaze, except that instead of handing him a fat envelope with money in it, you promise instead not to hand that envelope to a group he doesn't like. By all means, the owners should agree to his terms — and then drop a nice big check on the NOM on the day the new site opens for business. I want to see him try to enforce their written guarantee not to offend him via donations to disfavored orgs in court.
Here's his op-ed in yesterday's Tribune. The best part? His imperiousness paired with his self-congratulation at being such a freedom-minded, forward-thinkin' guy:
There are consequences for one's actions, statements and beliefs. Because of this man's ignorance, I will deny Chick-fil-A a permit to open a restaurant in my ward…
Obviously, Cathy has the right to believe, say and give money to whatever cause he wants. But my belief in equality is resolute, and if I were to take the easy way out and turn a blind eye to his remarks, I would be turning my back on the principles I stand for…
I represent a diverse, forward-thinking community, and I'm sure the majority of 1st Warders find Cathy's comments and attitude repugnant. Even if I did give Chick-fil-A the go-ahead, I suspect many in my community wouldn't spend their dollars there.
Give the guy credit, he's fully in touch with his "progressive" id. As Eugene Volokh says: Appalling.
Exit question: Did you know that "Chicago values" have already managed to tolerate a Chick-fil-A in the 42nd Ward? Who wants to be the one to tell Rahm?
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Council approves funds for children's memorial tree
June 18, 2013
The Great Ideas for Tahoe, Inc. Board of Directors authorized the replacement of the Children's Memorial Tree as an approved GIFT project at Tuesday's City Council meeting.
The memorial, originally dedicated in 1994 to honor young people from the community who had died, is rotting and a committee has started raising money to save it.
Sue Hrbacek founded the memorial three years after her son, Rory, and two of his friends, Sandy Haynes and Casey Wells, were involved in a fatal car accident on Pioneer Trail. The log started with 36 bronze nameplates. Now there are more than 220.
The proposed design to update the memorial would be a constructed steel armature frame covered by a polymer modified cement mixture and sculpted to model the existing tree, according to a press release.
The GIFT fund currently has a balance of more than $2,600, which the board approved for disbursement. The tree will cost $13,550 to replace, according an estimate from artist Dan Jones. GIFT will continue to receive donations on behalf of the memorial tree, according to a release.
The South Lake Tahoe City Council also serves at the GIFT Board of Directors.
"Through the years, and especially recently, people have donated to the GIFT fund specifically for the category earmarked for the Children's Memorial Tree. To date, it has been used to purchase new plaques for the tree (sadly), and do minor maintenance. Now, it has deteriorated to the point it needs to be replaced. Because members of the public are donating, the funds need to be tracked through the non-profit GIFT program," City Council Member JoAnn Conner wrote in an email.
The City Council discussed a request to match funds for the project if the cost can't be covered through donations, according to Conner.
Donations made payable to GIFT. Inc can be sent to GIFT Inc. at 1901 Airport Rd., South Lake Tahoe.
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Council discusses whether or not to vacate portion of road
The Crosslake City Council held a public hearing Monday, Oct. 28, to discuss whether to vacate a portion of road as requested by citizens.
The piece of road in question was a 33-foot by 179-foot stretch of Silver Peak Road that serves as a driveway to the two properties requesting the city vacate the land.
The matter raised the larger issue of whether the council's policy is to vacate roads.
Council member John Moengen, liaison to the public works committee, said the committee wasn't in favor of vacating the road because it was worried about the precedent the city might set by doing so.
Stonemark Land Surveyor Patrick Trottier, representing June Wallace, one of the landowners in question, said if the city vacated the road it would allow Wallace to meet setback requirements and build a garage on her property.
Were the road vacated, Trottier said, it would be divided between Wallace and the other property owners petitioning to have the road vacated, Richard and Rebecca Sandrok.
The council expressed concern over vacating the road, including access issues to one of Wallace's two adjoining properties. The council also wondered whether the road could ever be extended to connect with Milinda Shores Road. Currently both Milinda Shores and Silver Peak roads dead end.
Trottier said if the two regions were to ever be connected, it would be via Jason Lane, another road near Silver Peak Road. Currently a gated private road is already present that connects Milinda Shores with Jason Lane.
Public Works Director Ted Strand agreed the connectivity would be via Jason Lane, not Silver Peak Road, if it ever occurred.
Council member Mark Wessels suggested that if the point of vacating the road was for Wallace to build a garage, perhaps the city could look into granting Wallace a variance to build the garage.
Wessels said that many years ago, the council decided not to vacate roads because of the resulting loss of green space.
The council decided unanimously to table the matter until the next meeting in order to talk to landowners and gather more information.
In other business Monday, Oct. 28, the council:
• Reminded the public of a presentation by author Jack Schulz titled "Boomtown" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, at city hall. The presentation will discuss the keys to small town success.
• Approved purchase of a new Ford Police Interceptor police car.
• Heard an update from contracting city administrator Dan Vogt on negotiations with former city planning and zoning staff members Ken Anderson and Bryan Hargrave. Vogt said he had met with Anderson along with the city's labor attorney but did not yet have a proposal to bring forward. He planned to bring something to the council in the near future. Vogt said he had not yet met with Hargrave or discussed anything with Hargrave's union.
• Approved minutes from an Oct. 24 meeting in which the only matter of business was to appoint Joel Knippel to the planning and zoning commission.


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Sep 1, 2012
The high-growth Andean economies of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru must ramp up infrastructure investment if they are to harness the full extent of their natural resource wealth
The Andean Community, a four-nation bloc formed by Bolivia,
Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, will lead economic growth in South
America this year.
Rich in natural resources, the four countries will grow at
rates well above the international level thanks primarily to
raw material exports.
GDP in Peru expanded by an annualized 6% in the first
quarter of the year, while Bolivia expanded by 5.2%, Ecuador by
4.8% and Colombia by 4.7%. Inflation in the four countries
began falling in June, and governments are predicting that 2012
will see the lowest inflation rates in years.
Annual growth forecasts initially were higher, but finance
ministries have been lowering their forecasts due to the
continuing slump in European economies, the tepid recovery in
the US and concerns about an economic slowdown in China. Export
revenues are falling. The Peruvian government had forecast $50
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At a presentation hosted by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Lone Star
Chapter are (from left) Clarissa Montemayor, 1999 UTSA finance graduate and
MS patient; MS patient Nadine Medeiros and researcher Thomas Forsthuber.
UTSA immunologist awarded $500K for MS research
By Kris Rodriguez
Public Affairs Specialist
(April 10, 2006)--UTSA immunologist Thomas Forsthuber, M.D., has been awarded a $510,000 grant by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to help develop a novel type of treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.
Over his 15-year career studying MS, Forsthuber has received three National MS Society grants, including his most recent, a first for the San Antonio community. Forsthuber is one of UTSA's most recent hires, part of its commitment to reach premier research university status.
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"The National MS Society and their local chapters have been fantastic and a perfect example of how you forward research in autoimmune diseases and other types of diseases," said Forsthuber. "They have a very strict peer-review system in how their money is distributed and the kind of research they support."
Forsthuber's research will focus on eliminating certain types of immune cells that are believed to promote MS in patients. MS is a chronic, sometimes disabling disease that attacks the central nervous system.
Symptoms vary but can include numbness in the limbs, paralysis and loss of vision in patients with prevalence for females. Scientists believe the disease is caused by an erroneous attack of the immune system on the central nervous system.
Forsthuber is one of 15 faculty members comprising UTSA's new South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases. The center's researchers are focusing on critical areas of human health including anthrax, tularemia, cholera, Lyme disease, desert valley fever and other parasitic and fungal diseases.
"The research Dr. Forsthuber is doing is very exciting and gives hope to persons living daily with the devastating effects of this disease," said Patricia Bodet, executive director, South Texas Region of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. "It's wonderful to see money for multiple sclerosis research directed into the San Antonio area."
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, unpredictable neurological disease affecting the central nervous system. It is not contagious or directly inherited and most MS patients have a normal or near-normal life expectancy. There is no cure, but drugs can help slow the course and symptoms in some patients.