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Most of the good stuff in a Philly cheese steak, from thin-sliced steak to onions, peppers and mushrooms, is still here but we opt for slightly-less-gooey but more flavorful provolone cheese in place of Cheese Whiz. We adore spicy banana peppers as a topping, but omit them if you can do without the heat.
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Prep Time 35 min
Total Time 35 min.
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Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook, stirring often, until soft and beginning to brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Add mushrooms, bell pepper, oregano and pepper and cook, stirring often, until the vegetables are wilted and soft, about 7 minutes. Add steak and salt and cook, stirring, until the meat is just cooked through, about 4 minutes.
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Reduce heat to low. Sprinkle the vegetables and meat with flour; stir to coat. Stir in banana peppers (if using) and broth; bring to a simmer. Remove from the heat; lay cheese slices on top of the vegetables and meat, cover and let stand until melted, 1 to 2 minutes.
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Thousands left homeless in Queensland and New South Wales as more high tides threaten.
Anne Bolland wept yesterday as swirling brown floodwaters advanced on her home in the low-lying Brisbane suburb of Milton.
After her house was inundated two years ago, she had to renovate it from top to bottom. Now she faced a repetition of that nightmare.
"When I first heard the news, I cried and then had a panic attack and got the suitcases out," she said.
While the Brisbane River peaked lower than expected, sparing Bolland and other Milton residents, they face more high tides later this week.
Meanwhile, a 3-year-old boy hit by a falling tree in Brisbane became the fourth victim of this year's Queensland floods, and in Bundaberg, the city worst hit, military aircraft evacuated 130 patients from the hospital and scanned the rooftops for stranded locals.
About 7500 people have been displaced and up to 2000 properties flooded in Bundaberg, a sugar-producing town north of Brisbane. With the Burnett River at record levels, and amid fears that houses could be swept off their piles by raging waters, authorities have forced 1000 residents to leave, on top of those who went voluntarily.
In Grafton, in northern New South Wales, 2500 people were ordered out of their homes yesterday as the Clarence River peaked at a record 8.08m.
In Rockhampton, Queensland, which was badly affected by the 2011 floods, locals were warned to prepare for the Fitzroy River to peak at 8.35m this weekend. Supermarkets reported panic buying.
Ten homes have already been inundated in nearby Bajool.
Margaret Strelow, the Rockhampton mayor, told the ABC: "People have lost everything - fridges, washing machines. There are families living in the railway station at the moment. They had broken in because it's high ground."
Daryl King, a Bajool resident, said neighbours were helping each other to salvage what they could.
Ipswich, west of Brisbane, has also been hard hit by the floods, caused by heavy rain following tropical Cyclone Oswald. But the town, which also suffered two years ago, escaped predicted widespread damage, with about 50 properties - not thousands - affected, according to Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan, who visited yesterday.
Weary locals had begun leaving on Monday.
Lynette Kunst told Fairfax Media her family spent most of last year living in a shed while they repaired their home, which was flooded in 2011.
"I just had my nice kitchen put in," she said, adding: "Oh well, at least we got everything out this time."
Two years ago, with less than an hour's warning, they left with only their pets and valuables.
Swan said it was heartening to see the "mud army" - the people who helped clean up across Queensland two years ago - out in force in Ipswich.
"I think that's what ... the world admires about Australia: our capacity to pull together in a time of threat."
Yesterday 100 defence personnel were sent to Bundaberg, where four Black Hawk helicopters and two Hercules C-17 planes have been carrying out rescues and evacuations. Hundreds of people were plucked from rooftops on Monday, and about 2000 spent the night in evacuation centres.
Queensland Premier Campbell Newman said the "roar of the water" was frightening. "You see a lot of locations where there are literally ... rapids. There's white water out there, so it's very dangerous."

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I'm thinking he does, partly because Dallas will drive his price up. But he'll get it, and it will be the Benson signing his paycheck.
Bill Belichick is the highest paid coach in the NFL at an estimated $7.5m (no one knows the details outside of the organization, some suspect he's over that). Six others (including Payton, previous to the voided deal) are at $7m. Jerry will open his wallet up, so the Saints need to take advantage of the early negotiations. Will Benson be willing to be the first to officially break the $10m mark? I'd say not only yes, but that it's a no brainer. In 2008, Benson gave the OK to give Will Smith a 6yr/$60m deal. Benson is worth more now than he was then. Is there any doubt that Payton is more valuable than Will Smith? Benson is old as frick, but he's not stupid. Sorry for the stupid post, I'm fringe drunk on cheap wine and NOLA Blonde.
Belichick is a 3 time SB winner, 5 time AFC winner, 10 + wins every year.
Sean Payton just got suspended for the entire year, and while an excellent coach is nowhere in the same stratosphere as BB
Dallas or not, FA or not, no chance Payton comes close to that kind of money.
Brees, while a great QB, is obviously not as great without SP on the sidelines.
don't pay that a-hole one dollar more than what he AGREED TO AND SIGNED before.
Belichick is a 3 time SB winner, 5 time AFC winner, 10 + wins every year.
But he's not getting more than BB...period
i also hear Garrett has a nice buyout. And he is also a jerry jones "guy"
Bull shite. Show me the link motherfricker because I don't contradict myself.
Daft? You're asking if SP gets 10 mil a year
Are you incapable of understanding the concept of inflation? Belichick was worth ~$7.5m five years ago.
So you think it's more likely that he gets a new contract that pays him exactly what he was getting before than it is for him to make $10m/yr
quote:I never said Brees was greedy because he didn't take a pay cut...never. You implied I said it but I never did. Fail on your part...count.
1) You say Brees was greedy because he didn't take a pay cut like other elite QBs have
quote:I never said other QB's took pay cuts; what I said was that other QB's have restructured their contracts to help out their team. You're putting words in my mouth that I never said...count.
2) I prove to you that no other elite QB has actually done this, only converted base salary to a signing bonus to save the team money in that year only
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Introducing Linzee from Cortland. Smoke city up there. Perfect way to end the smokeshow week and take you into freedom weekend. That picture on the boat might be the definition of what this weekend is supposed to look like.
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WHEN: Tuesday, May 24 at 10am
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WHY: On May 25, dozens of local, national, and international community leaders and advocates from and for communities harmed by Chevron's operations from Angola, Ecuador, Indonesia, Nigeria, Alaska, Texas, and more will attend the company's annual shareholder meeting in San Ramon, California while supporters rally outside to demand that Chevron agree to change its ways.
As oil and gasoline prices -- and public outrage at the generous government subsidies handed out daily to the oil industry – are on the rise, Fortune Magazine announced that for the fourth year in a row, Chevron -- California's largest company -- is the nation's third largest corporation and the world's sixth largest. Chevron brought in nearly $20 billion in profits last year. What did it do with its vast wealth? According to its Annual Report and the actors in its "We Agree" Ad campaign, Chevron supported human rights, alternative energy, the environment, and local economies.
The reality is much different and the people who know best will expose the true cost of Chevron in three ways:
- With the release of The True Cost of Chevron: An Alternative Annual Report.
Embargoed until May 24, the report includes accounts by more than 40 authors – led by those on the front lines of Chevron's operations -- recording egregious corporate behavior in locations as diverse as California, Burma, Colombia, Ecuador, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, the Philippines and the U.S. Gulf Coast, including new sections detailing Chevron's pursuit of ever-riskier and ever-deeper offshore projects in the South China Sea, the North Sea, and the Canadian Arctic and its role in the Deepwater Horizon disaster. The report also profiles the historic victory and ongoingbattle over Chevron's crimes in Ecuador.
- Many report authors have traveled to the Bay Area to be available to speak at the Press Conference, including:
Humberto Piaguaje, Amazon Defense Coalition, Ecuador
Emem Okon, Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre, Nigeria
Elias Isaac, Open Society Initiative, Angola
Jessica Tovar, Communities for a Better Environment, Oakland, CA
Mardan Pius Ginting, WALHI - Friends of the Earth Indonesia, Indonesia
Gitz Crazyboy (Ryan Deranger), First Nation Dene/Pikini (Blackfoot), Alberta, Canada
Antonia Juhasz, Global Exchange, San Francisco, CA, co-editor of the True Cost of Chevron report.
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Where there's smoke there is usually fire. And that's what scares me.
dont be scared.....
if you see smoke you put it out before it flares up. This will "extinguished" by Randle himself. Sunday he will step up and have a solid game.
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Hey fellow Giants fans,
Just wanted to see if anyone knows how to get the 2010 Reebok Sideline Fadeout Beanie....had this with me during my deployments to Iraq. Brought me luck and now its gone!!!!! So frustrated, dont know where it could be. BUT im trying my hardest to find one, but to no avail. I was tempted to buy it off of someone at the Steelers game. Its a great hat, would love to find it. If anyone knows where I can get it, please let me know!!!!!!! And yes, I checked Ebay/Amazon.etc. Nothing. I live in Rochester, NY and theres nothing but Bills gear up here. Maybe some where closer to Metlife. Heres a pic of the beanie if it helps.


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#1 Thu 05 Feb 09 7:02pm
Chrissa SKG
- Forum champ Occupation travel agent
- From Thessaloniki, GREECE
- Member since Tue 04 Nov 08
anniversary weekend
our 1st year anniversary is here! (08.02)
we're leaving the weekend to a mountain resort...
cannot cook for him(after all I cook gourmed every day for him)
cannot buy him something suitable...(have run out of gift ideas-don;t like heart baloons and stuff)
cannot come up with any surprise...(hard to hide a champagne bottle etc since we are packing together at home-we live together and travel together there.....
can you come up with something SMART?
(idea of dirty lingerie is off limits unfortunately- technical problems... )
or should I just enjoy the weekend and organise something for Valentine's?
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#2 Thu 05 Feb 09 7:28pm
- Member Occupation Student
- From Toronto, Cananda
- Member since Mon 21 Jul 08
Re: anniversary weekend
i think spening the time together at a resort relaxing is gift enough congrats on your one year
#3 Thu 05 Feb 09 7:41pm
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- From Table Top
- Member since Thu 23 Oct 08
Re: anniversary weekend
I think and if I may speak frankly that you should whatever you do not link your First Wedding Anniversary with Valentines Day. Afterall I'm sure you have had at least one or two Valentines Days together already as a couple. If not, well then you should still let it be a celebration in its own right. What you should do for sure is enjoy the weekend!
So first things first if you are uncomfortable with hiding champagne bottles in your boots, handbag, pants or under a hat, maybe you can phone the resort and ask them to have some chilled champagne ready in your room when you arrive. If that is impossible then how about hiding three small bottles of champs in your lagguage last minute before you leave? You can pretend to ask him to eventually get something from your lagguage. Why three bottles? Well, one for you and one for him and one for your love, no? And believe me after a couple of glasses of champangne matching underware is dirty enough if you know what I mean...lol
A weekend in a mountain resort is romantic in itself and perhaps a picnic could be arranged althought the weather might not play along but exploring the foothills together with some candle lit dinner in a restuarant somewhere gives you heaps to capture the romance and significance of this special celebration.
Good luck and Enjoy.
#4 Fri 06 Feb 09 12:06am
- Forum champ Occupation Volunteer
- From Oregon Coast USA
- Member since Sat 22 Nov 08
Re: anniversary weekend
I think you should write him a love letter.
#5 Fri 06 Feb 09 12:07am
- Forum champ Occupation Volunteer
- From Oregon Coast USA
- Member since Sat 22 Nov 08
Re: anniversary weekend
Maybe the resort has something special for anniversaries. You could call and ask.
#6 Fri 06 Feb 09 12:19am
- Forum champ Occupation Cleaner at The Salmon Arms
- From Sydney, Australia
- Member since Fri 22 Aug 08
Re: anniversary weekend
Congrats Chrissa. Traditional First Anniversary gift is paper so runwestie's suggestion of a love letter is spot on.
Enjoy your weekend (p.s. no undies is always a surprise!) can't believe I said that.
#7 Fri 06 Feb 09 4:53am
- Forum super champ Occupation Chief cook and bottle washer
- From Northern California
- Member since Sat 10 Feb 07
Re: anniversary weekend
Congrats. How sweet. Have a lovely time. And have many many more!
#8 Fri 06 Feb 09 5:44am
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- Member since Tue 22 Jun 04
Re: anniversary weekend
Traditional First Year Anniversary Gifts - Paper
When purchasing a book, think about your spouse's passions, interests, and hobbies. If you can't write a love poem yourself, get a book of poetry for your lover.
Write out a coupon for a massage or for a dinner out or for a walk in the rain. Think in terms of gifts of your talents, gifts of your time, and promises you have made
Photographs and Picture Frames
Buy a nice frame for a photograph of the two of you.
You could get an electronic one, or a pictorial calendar, or a diary, or a journal style, or an appointment book. Mark all the days that are important to the two of you, and add in a few new ones as a surprise
#9 Fri 06 Feb 09 9:36am
Chrissa SKG
- Forum champ Occupation travel agent
- From Thessaloniki, GREECE
- Member since Tue 04 Nov 08
Re: anniversary weekend
now, although I have expressed myself over the times, I think I might try this- after all I AM in the mood for it...
I would not give up fun by linking anniversary with Valentine's////
Anniversary is far more important to me....
Reciperaven, I 'll try to call them right away, maybe they can prepare the champagne...otherwise I will put the big bottle of champagne inside my apres ski boot...
and rest of you...thank you...you got me just about right....
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I don't think the fans are anymore irrational than any other team's fans. I do think that they are more passionate, especially when they don't feel that the team left everything on the field.
As said before I wish the Giants would just come out an dominate a team on a regular instead of one weak win by 1-3 points, lose by a few, win by alot, win again by 1-3, etc.


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Sure. Just toss a pattie on. Had my jacket on but my veil not up.
Right in my bottom lip. That's a new one.
Sure. Just toss a pattie on. Had my jacket on but my veil not up.
Right in my bottom lip. That's a new one.
I love the smell of nectar in the morning.
I hear ya. I went to add a little sugar just for good measure and BAM! Right on the finger. Try to do a favor for a bunch of women and see what happens?! lol
They obviously never heard of "don't bite the hand that feeds you".
I actually got my first for the year yesterday, right through my goatskin glove, thats a first for me.
I was trying to help a girl back in the hive other day, knocked her off the blade of grass into my hand, immediately stung me at the base of my middle finger.... gratitude for ya.
Three so far, two where random accidents not near the hive just walked into the path of returning foragers and got hit for my troubles: one right between the eyes, and the other mid cheek, I think my bead freaked her out ;-)
The third was my fault, I was cutting a zip tie during an inspection and they took offence to the "snip" as the side cutters did their job. That one hit a vein on my wrist, felt the venom hit my shoulder in no time!
I got my first six out of the way all in one day. I was doing a cut out.
Everything gets darker, as it goes to where there is less light. Darrel Tank (5PM drawing instructor)
Twice so far. Both times got me on the hand when I was adding sugar. I refer to it as building my immunity for the year...
USDA Zone 6b/7a
I notice your thread title, and the responses thereto, seem to assume there is a time of year without stings. Not around here. I work bees almost every day of the year (and enjoy every moment of it). Even with rain being a rare event, I sometimes find I must work them even then, that's when I find myself occasionally draping the veil over my head, though I still get stung regularly on the fingers and hands.
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Yeah, Like Mr. Beeman. I was adding some Sugar last Fri. and one got me on the middle finger on my right hand. O Well, it goes with the territory.
I may not always tie it but my veil is always over my head. When I was younger and skinnier my veil never fit me well and I would always get a bee up in my face and get stung. Now that I'm older and not skinny they don't make it in anymore.
Never got it in the lip , but inside the nose and the eyelids a couple times turned me into a sissy.
I was putting a pollen patty on and apparently one crawled up the inside of my jeans, got me just below the knee. It swelled up down to the shin and then that evening swelled my ankle and itched like crazy! First one for this year but I am sure not the last!
My first 3 stings this year were all kamakazi hits. Out of nowhere one nailed me in the crown as I was loading my van at least 25 ft. from the hives. Threw on my veil and went back out and within seconds 2 more zapped me on the side of the neck through my veil. It was a nice day and they were feeding on an open feeder about 15 ft. from where I was. One of 2 things--my shirt smelled like my new dog, or more likely, the new conditioner I used that day (Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine) has banana oil in it. There are some fruit and flower extracts listed, but not banana (apple, camelia, citrus, etc.) Won't use that conditioner again, and have rehomed the dog for his own safety--caught him poking his nose in a hive, thankfully it was a cold day and no guard bees. He looked just like a skunk--a Japanese chin. Too small a space for both.
Sounds like those Africa-
nized bees I hear they have in the south. Hope they don't come up here !
about ten stings yesterday looking at brood most from one hive.
Hit the 50s here in southern Michigan past Saturday opened up inner cover to lay strips of fondant on top of frames, bees were very gentle I did not pull any frames no stings I am happy to say I have 8 hives and they all seem to be surviving
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Seems like I saw somewhere a symbol for printing the symbol for temp deprees?
Anyone know this?
Seems like I saw somewhere a symbol for printing the symbol for temp deprees?
Anyone know this?
You can hold the ALT key and type "248" I think.
Trying to think inside the box...
On a Mac it's "option" and "0" (that's a zero).
Hey BeeCurious, thanks for the info. it works, and the old dog learned a new trick
Bee Curious - I knew about holding alt and 0176, but not alt and 248. Tried it and it works... on a PC anyway.
Here's a link to the FAQ Microsoft has for using their character map. It explains how to access the character map on your computer and how to use it.
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ALT 248 is the answer. I use character mapping all the time. We used to create hidden directories with ALT 255 which creates a "space" as a directory name..something you can't do if you use a GUI but a command line interface is wonderful at that kind of stuff.
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Klebsiella, Prototheca and Serratia infections are replacing those we've become accustomed to dealing with. There are no known cures for this group of three.
by Amanda Smith, Hoard's Dairyman Associate Editor
Focusing on "the other bacteria," or emerging mastitis pathogens, Pam Ruegg, University of Wisconsin-Madison, addressed those gathered at the Wisconsin Dairy Field Representative Conference. "Cows are different than they were 30 years ago. They are producing more milk with a shorter unit on time. Teat ends have gotten bigger and looser – we can't get more milk in less time from the same sized hole."
Opportunistic, or environmental, pathogens have become more prevalent. Over time we have learned how to control infections caused by Staph. aureus and Strep. ag. Simultaneously, mastitis infections caused by Klebsiella, Prototheca and Serratia have been on the rise.
In a Wisconsin study with 51 farms, Klebsiella, a gram-negative bacterium, was the third most isolated mastitis pathogen. Contrary to popular belief, in only 30 percent of clinical Klebsiella cases will the cow become very ill. The majority, 80 percent, of E. coli infections last fewer than 30 days in the udder. Compare this to Klebsiella, where only half of the infections last fewer than 30 days.
Thirty percent of infections will remain subclinical for more than 100 days. During this subclinical phase, the infection penetrates deep into secretory tissue, destroys cells and milk yield plummets. While the infection persists, it can be shed and spread in a contagious fashion at milking.
To control Klebsiella, it is imperative to reduce teat-end exposure to environmental sources and improve milking hygiene. There are currently no antibiotics labeled for the treatment of Klebsiella.
Unlike Klebsiella, Prototheca is not bacteria, but water-borne algae. Overall, recovery from milk samples is low but some herds have a high percentage of cows with apparent infection. If an outbreak occurs you should look at sources of moisture, organic matter, spoiled feed or feces.
The progression, duration and treatment of a Prototheca infection are unknown. A key suspect in its proliferation is the improper use of intramammary treatments. To combat this, no unapproved drugs should be infused into the udder, teat sealants should not be warmed in water and extreme hygiene should be observed.
Serratia is also a gram-negative pathogen found in organic bedding sources that often cause long duration subclinical infections. Several outbreaks have been associated with chlorhexidine teat dips. Based on DNA fingerprinting, this is not a manufacturing problem; contamination occurs on farm – each fingerprint was farm specific.
There is no effective treatment against Serratia. Half of cows will spontaneously cure, while the other half will remain subclinically infected. Bedding management is critical to reduce the environmental sources and you may need to switch to iodine teat dips.
"Culturing is essential to identify if one of these bugs is plaguing your herd," concluded Ruegg.
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ok now I'm done I meant on harm on anyone I want whats best for this country and I want these politians to do their jobs, earn their money and bennys for the good of all of us....Its not about one side or the other winning its about getting it right......now !
you have people who Obama's considering "rich" cheering Obama on for taxing the rich...because they simply do not understand his purposefully confusing definition.
hey everybody...I hope you all have a awesome Thanksgiving ! I get to see my grandson its been almost week since I seem him last... way to long !
go Giants
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I told you he was a mother****er!
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Bright and inviting, the room features a comfortable double bed and a small dining area. Guests can wake up to the sounds of the canal and enjoy a complimentary tea or coffee on the patio with views of a typical Dutch windmill.
The nearest tram stops are only 2 minutes on foot, and the famous Albert Cuyp Market is just a 15-minute tram ride away. The city's main Bloemenmarkt (flower market) is 25 minutes by tram.
Walk to the Artis Zoo within just 15 minutes. Oosterpark (East Park) is a beautiful English Garden style park from the 19th century and is 10 minutes' walk away.
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This B n B is pretty special
House boat on the canal with ducks and geese outside the window.
Ben is a terrific host and makes an excellent breakfast.
There are 2 pubs a hundred metres away and a nearby 22 bus takes you into town about 10 minutes away.
My wife and I give this 6 stars out of 5
Une fois de plus, ravie de voyager avec Wimdu !
Benny is a great host. His breakfast are delicious. The bed is reaaly confortable. The place is quiet, but yet close to the city by tram.
Thanks you fro everything and the good advice !
Everything was just perfect! Ben is a great host and the room was very clean, the bed very comfortable, the ambience very special (staying on a houseboat) and the breakfast was very delicious! It was a lovely stay! 100% recommendable!
Thank you Ben, for a fantastic stay in Amsterdam! Having such a great breakfast and the view on the canal in the morning made our day. Also, that you were always willing to support us, made it a very comfortable time! We will highly recommend you and hope that we will get the chance to come again soon :)
Ben was an excellent host! The location was very central, clean and comfortable, just warm and beautiful. Ben had a lot of tips and advice at any time and for every topic. My girlfriend and me had a very nice trip to Amsterdam and the landcape around the capital. We highly recommend Ben and his location!
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We had a lovely stay at Ben's Boat and Breakfast, I can only recommend it with all my heart, and I'm sure that if I come back to Amsterdam, I'll go there again. Everything was perfect, I cannot think of a single negative thing !
Hubert (29 ans) et Mélodie (23 ans), journaliste et juriste : « nous avons passé cinq jours inoubliables sur la péniche de Ben. Souriant et discret, notre hôte nous a accueillis dans les meilleures conditions. Fin cuistot et Amstellodamois dans l'âme, Ben sert des petits déjeuners à tomber et sait vous conseiller, si vous allez toquer à sa porte. Quel plaisir de se lever le matin au fil de l'eau...
Avant de réserver, nous n'avions qu'une hésitation : la proximité avec le centre-ville. Il ne faut pas se fier au plan. La péniche est bien dans le centre proche d'ailleurs de l'un des plus vieux moulins d'Amsterdam. À pied, vous êtes à 25 minutes de l'hyper-centre, en tram à dix minutes. Il suffit de vous rendre à l'arrêt « Pontanusstraat » tout proche de la péniche, et de prendre la ligne 14 jusqu'à l'arrêt « Dam ». Vous voilà dans le cercle du 'Singel', le canal le plus ancien de la cité.
Dernier point fort de la péniche, elle est située proche d'un « P and R », ces parkings indispensables pour les voyageurs qui stationnent plusieurs jours. Bref, une adresse hautement recommandée ! »
Hubert (29) and Melody (23), journalist and lawyer: "We spent five unforgettable days on the boat Ben. Smiling and discreet, our host welcomed us in the best conditions. Dutch soul, Ben serves amazing breakfasts and can advise you if you knock at his door. What a pleasure to get up in the morning over the water ...
Before booking we have only hesistate under the proximity to the city center. be quiet : the boat is in the center, near the oldest windmills in Amsterdam. By foot, you are 25 minutes from the very center, ten minutes by tram. Just get off at "Pontanusstraat" close to the boat, and take line 14 to the stop "Dam". You're in the circle of the 'Singel', the oldest canal in the city, ready to walk into the heart of Amsterdam...
Last advantage of the boat, it's located close to a "P & R", the parking required for travelers who park them car several days. Finally, an address highly recommended ! '
Attentive, welcoming and helpful host, lovely view over the water from the clean and comfortable room, facilities above and beyond, and an excellent breakfast - all within easy transport access of the town centre and tourist hotspots. Highly recommended and super value!
Wonderful houseboat ! Many thanks Ben for these 2 lovely days we spent in Amsterdam, the location was very quiet and perfect to discover the city: the center was easily reachable by foot but also bus, tram and train (Muiderpoort station). The breakfast was wonderful, we discovered dutch specilities (yummy) and Ben even prepared us a doggy-bag for the 2nd day as we had to leave in the early morning to catch our flight...We will recommend Ben's houseboat to our family and friends for their next visit in Amsterdam !
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Posted: March 25, 2010 in ACE Press Releases
SAN DIEGO (March 23, 2010) — The American Council on Exercise (ACE), America's leading authority on fitness and one of the largest fitness certification, education and training organizations in the world, today revealed key findings of an exclusive study on the emerging fitness trend of Kranking. Conducted with the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, through its exercise and health program, the ACE study concluded that the Krankcycle, a new hand-powered exercise cycle that is similar to the conventional Upper Body Ergometer (UBE), provides an intense and effective workout that may build upper-body muscular fitness, boost aerobic capacity and burn calories.
"With Krankcycle workouts gaining nationwide popularity within a year of its introduction, we determined it necessary to measure the potential impact of this form of exercise," says ACE's Chief Science Officer, Cedric X. Bryant, Ph.D. "We discovered that Kranking can provide an effective cardio and upper-body workout."
The Krankcycle was created by fitness guru and internationally recognized expert Jonathan Goldberg, also known as "Johnny G," the innovator of Spinning®. The machine's key modifications to the UBE provide a high-intensity workout by enabling exercisers to sit or stand while cranking their arms and engaging in a competitive, group class environment similar to that of Spinning.
For this study, the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse researchers, led by John Porcari, Ph.D., and Blake Boyer, M.S., selected 12 healthy men and women from 20 to 30 years old as test subjects. Participants completed three to five "habituation trials," lasting at least 15 minutes each, on the traditional UBE to familiarize the group with hand cycling motions while building upper-body endurance. These practices, along with maximal exercise tests to measure participant oxygen consumption (VO2 max), heart rate (HR) and ratings of perceived exertion (RPE), were designed to form a baseline fitness measurement.
Following thorough measurements and analysis of key physiological benchmarks, the study revealed that exercisers can burn an average of nine calories per minute, or 269 calories, within a 30-minute Krankcycle workout. Further, the research showed that subjects maintained a HR greater than 70 percent of HRmax for approximately 90 percent of time, which falls well within recommended guidelines for gaining cardiovascular benefits from a workout. Therefore, ACE's study validates that the Krankcycle clearly provides an effective exercise training stimulus.
"Those who regularly participate in Kranking are sure to receive an exhaustive cardiovascular workout and burn a fair number of calories," Bryant adds. "And in addition to serving as a cross-training option, this type of workout can benefit individuals with special needs, including those with disabilities, lower limb injuries or obesity issues."
A complete study summary can be read on ACE's "Get Fit" Web site, designed to inform, inspire, educate and motivate people to become fit and lead a healthier, more active lifestyle, located at www.acefitness.org/getfit/research.aspx.
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#1 Tue 13 Nov 12 2:34pm
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Easy fruit salad
My office is having a baby shower after work. I've been assigned to make a fruit salad of some sort. Yipes. I've made a fruit bowl before but never a salad. Any suggestions? The easiest but still yummy will be most appreciated. I'll have to make it night before. Also, fruit is pretty expensive this time of year, so affordable trumps all. Thanks.
#2 Tue 13 Nov 12 8:26pm
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Re: Easy fruit salad
By fruit salad do you mean a dessert-type of salad?? Or a savoury salad that has fruit in it? It's a bit confusing but I think you mean a salad for dessert.
Try making a fruit salad using mainly season fruits like apples, pears, grapes, pommegranates, and oranges which are fairly inexpensive. They'll make up the bulk and then you can scatter a few luxury fruits like berries and pineapple if they're around just for color. Add a handful of fresh mint. You can make the salad the night before and squeeze in the juice of one lemon and toss, this will keep the fruits from turning brown. Make a separate container with a dressing.... I like take a half cup of your favorite liquer and dissolve a bit of sugar into it and some cinnamon. This gives it a very appropriate autumnal taste.
And don't put bananas in your fruit salad, the smell permeates all the other fruits.
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#3 Tue 13 Nov 12 10:31pm
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Re: Easy fruit salad
I don't like bananas in fruit salad either .
My suggestio for bulking up the fruit salad would be to do so with some good flavoured melon of extra grapes.
Fruit salad is an easy thing to make , it just requires a load of chopping and preperation. I often add a fresh ( or occasionally tropicaa ) orange juice as the juice that is in the fruit salad.
a little soft brown sugar also adds to the flavour and syrupyness.
Does it have to be fruit salad that you make or will another fruit desert work instead ?
If it does not have to be fruit salad this is one of the easiest fruit deserts that you can make !
Get a nice glass bowl and tip into it a couple of those bags of frozen forest fruits or one forset fruits and one frozen raspberries. level the frozen fruits out. Sprinkle librally with caster sugar.
Get double/heavy cream and creame frasie , equal quantities of each . Whip them together untill soft peaks. then simply tip this otop of the frozen fruits.
make sure the top looks neat and then put a thin layer of demerara sugar over the cream.
Put it in the fridge and leave it over night.
This is when the magic happens... the frozen fruits melt and the sugar that had been sprinkled on the frozen fruits allows the juices to start to form and mingle.
The demerara sugar on the top liquifies and coats all the top of the cream in a syrup that then depending on time etc starts to crystalise a little.
Its such an easy desert to make and tastes really good.
It can be put tgether in moments but loks like it has taken a while to make.
All in all its a good very simple desert to make.
#4 Tue 13 Nov 12 11:58pm
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Re: Easy fruit salad
Fruit salads work best fresh as so many fruits spoil once they are cut. But you can work around it!
I wonder what season it is where you are?
I would do something like chop up melons and mangos and seedless grapes and cover them with a lovely lemony syrup. That could keep in the fridge. And then right before serving add a punnet of raspberries. Mix and serve. The raspberries would add colour and freshness and a contrasting flavour and texture.
You could also bring along some toasted walnuts or flaked almonds to sprinkle on just before serving.
If you are using Autumn fruits, remember that pears and apples discolour quickly, so get that lemon syrup all over them. If you add oranges cut out the sections so there is no membrane.
A fruit salad with just a couple of fruits can be wonderfully elegant: eg, poached pears and berries. Bring the poached pears, sprinkle over the berries. Voila!
Good luck!
#5 Wed 14 Nov 12 12:00am
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Re: Easy fruit salad
Mummza I love that dessert with the brown sugar on top! But I make it with thick yoghurt mixed with a little cream! It is so yum and special
#6 Sat 17 Nov 12 11:56am
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Re: Easy fruit salad
I also think fruit salad is best fresh. Topped with fresh mint or basil, a drizzle of honey and a splash of lime juice.
Since it's winter maybe this will work but it would help to know what else is being served before committing.
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#7 Mon 19 Nov 12 3:35pm
Re: Easy fruit salad
What about a compote? That can fancy up a lot of things which are cheap or won't otherwise keep (like cut apples), and is great for autumn/winter fruit.
Make a syrup with honey or sugar, spices and maybe some booze, then chop up fruit and poach it in batches in the pan of syrup, getting each batch out with a slotted spoon when done and putting it in a bowl. Don't cook each batch for long, just until it starts to soften. When it's all done, pour the syrup over, cool and chill. (You do it in batches so you don't end up with far more syrup than you need).
Great fruits for this are apples (dessert apples, not Bramleys, as Bramleys will break up too much - Cox or Braeburn have great flavour, Granny Smith is not unlike Bramley but will stay firmer; other apples will be less exciting but still good), pears (go for slightly unripe), plums, apricots - anything really. Throw in a few frozen raspberries, they keep their flavour when frozen and you don't need many to lift the whole thing and give it a lovely colour.
I actually do this as a way of extending the life of fruit I find on sale (it keeps up to a week in the fridge), but it would be a great winter substitute for fruit salad, and no need to pack a separate dressing. You can just whip it out of the fridge and serve chilled, with cream or yoghurt and honey, or warm it up and serve with cream or custard.
Hope this helps, I don't know if it's too late.
#8 Mon 19 Nov 12 3:36pm
Re: Easy fruit salad
Just to add that might sound boring, cooked fruit, like you might as well open a tin - but a home-made compote of fruit that's just lightly poached is amazing. A million times better than tinned. And it won't wilt like a fresh fruit salad will.
#9 Tue 20 Nov 12 1:56pm
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Re: Easy fruit salad
hippytea wrote:
Just to add that might sound boring, cooked fruit, like you might as well open a tin - but a home-made compote of fruit that's just lightly poached is amazing. A million times better than tinned. And it won't wilt like a fresh fruit salad will.
That's a great idea, I think I'll try that. Also a great topping for this would be a mascarpone whipped cream
#10 Wed 21 Nov 12 6:58pm
Re: Easy fruit salad
Ohh, helooooo Mascarpone. A great topping for anything. In fact, forget the anything, just give me a big bowl of Mascarpone and a spoon...
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Always have spare parts. In the event of an emergency there may not be time for the order to arrive.
When I traded for my Romanian WASR AK47, the other guy told me that the spring (called a "shepherd's crook by some people) that hols the trigger and hammer springs was broken. That would allow the retaining pins for those items to fall out.
So, I went to midway and found just what I needed-an AK retaining plate, made by Tapco, number AK0690. It took just a few minutes to install it. Now, I have a fully operational AK with no worry about losing the trigger or hammer pins.
The cost was $5, so, I ordered 2. The shipping was the same for either one or two, so I decided to have a spare. I think that everybody who has an AK should have an extra one of these as well as a few other parts such as springs. You just never know.
Always have spare parts. In the event of an emergency there may not be time for the order to arrive.
Or, if obummer has his way, there may be NO way to get any parts, ammo or whatever!
I have even made my own from metal putty knives I found thrown away at construction sites. The metal on some is right thickness, and flexable.
Clan MacPherson
I saw this coming. Been gradually purchasing spare parts. Insurance is cheap.
Those pictures of the Tapco look like there is a small protrusion so you can get your fingers on it. Thats a good idea.
The tapco retaining plate I bought wouldn't work the AK i built on a Tapco flat. The Power Custom retaining plate did.
I made my own out of a piece of scrap receiver metal-the instructions are in the good ideas library here somewhere. Some tracing, some cutting w/ the dremel, some cold blue, and BAM. Done and dusted.
"Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem" Ronald Reagan
DIY is the best in my opinion, but I'm a cheap b*stard. LOL. I also use hitch pins and e-clips. On a lot of my builds I used Tapco flats, and they tend to have a little too much side to side play in the axis pins, so I install thin washers between the side of the receiver and whatever type pin retainer I happen to be using. Keeps the pins snug enough so they don't rattle. Never had that problem on the AK Builder flats though.
Enforcement, NOT Amnesty!!!!!!
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So, I'm moving some things around and getting a bit more organized, or at least cohesive.
My personal site is currently residing at http://artkiver.com thanks to http://google.com/a/ hosting.
Also for rss feeds, I think I'll probably start using livejournal a bit more than this if you want to add it (if you're one of the few people who does aggregate this at least, I can think of maybe two, lucky you!) check:
It at least seems more appropriate for personal goings on and I can leave this to random ass technical musings. Also, people can comment with me accidentally posting to the front page of advogato. Though, I must say, that it was great to learn about digg by being dugg. ;)
On that note. Yay to having some of the fruits of what I was excited about a year ago or so about Intel Apples, bootcamp, VMware for OSX and whatnot as I write this from my macbook at the moment. (: Computing is getting exciting again. And, since I recently resigned from my job (but am still working here until I find new employment) here's to getting a better job. Ideally one I want as opposed to one I need.


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Carl Schuster was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on November 9th, 1904, to a prominent Jewish family, and he passed away at Woodstock, New York on July 3rd, 1969. In the sixty-five years between, he amassed a vast body of research and established himself as a foremost scholar in the fields of Folklore and Symbolism.
He received his BA (1927) and MA (1930) from Harvard University, and in 1929, he went to Beijing (Peking) as a Harvard-Yenching Institute fellow. There he studied Chinese language and art with Baron von Stael-Holstein, a Baltic refugee and a scholar of Sanskrit and Tibetan Buddhism for three years. When Schuster was in Beijing, he already began to collect a few folk textile pieces with blue and white cross-stitches from southwestern China. In 1932, from July to September, Schuster undertook his first collecting trips in the western and southwestern provinces. Then, in 1933, Schuster took his collections to Vienna to continue his study of art. He pursued his doctorate degree in Art History from the University of Vienna in 1934 with Dr. Josef Strzygowski and wrote a dissertation entitled Chinese Peasant Embroideries.
After graduating from the University of Vienna, he briefly served as Assistant Curator of Chinese Art in the Philadelphia Art Museum. However, he favored active research over curatorial work, so he returned to China in 1935 and stayed until 1938. Within three years, while based in Beijing, he made another three trips to the southwestern part of China (August 1935-January 1936, July 1936-September 1936, October 1937-March 1938). Due to the Japanese invasion of China, he returned to the US and served as a cryptanalyst for the Navy during the Second World War. During the following decades, and for the rest of his life, Schuster lived in Woodstock, New York. He dedicated himself to the study of symbolism in art and wrote many articles. He was aided during this period by grants from the Harvard-Yenching Institute, the Bollingen Foundation, the Wenner-Gren Foundation (which gave him several) and the Guggenheim Foundation (from which he received at least two).
Schuster's methodology of studying symbolism in folk art is derived from a theory that had been proposed by a group of anthropologists at the University of Vienna. They believed that if one could collect a large enough repertory of symbols that had been handed down from ancient times, one could then compare these with similarly ancient symbols in other places and thus uncover evidence of early migration of peoples and other cultural phenomena. During those days in Vienna, the beliefs of Austrian ethnologist Baron Heine-Geldern about Transpacific contacts in early times had a great influence on Schuster. In order to seek hints about cultural contacts in the past, he focused on folk art. He told his life-long friend, art historian Schuyler Cammann,
the palace art [of Beijing] was so sophisticated, so swayed by passing fashions, that it blurred or distorted the real meanings of the symbols as it altered them in effects to create change, or more decorative effects, too often tended to twist old meanings-or limit them- in order to convey their own propaganda.
Therefore, Schuster chose western and southwestern China as a suitably isolated and unspoiled study area and decided that embroidered textiles offered the best source of local folk motifs.
He was fortunate in his choice. He had happened upon one of the world's great unknown traditions of folk design and managed to recover many examples of it just as it was on the point of disappearing. Although when Schuster started to collect textiles in China, the study of symbolic folk art was becoming unfashionable, Schuster remained loyal to the subject long after almost everyone else had rejected it, and this meant that he was isolated from his anthropological colleagues during the later decades of his life. Since his anthropological training meant that he was already isolated from his other potential allies, the art historians of China, he became an academic lone wolf in later years. As a result, his work and the embroideries themselves were never as well known as they deserved to be. However, for people who are interested in Folklore and Symbolism, Schuster served as an important link in international scholarship, not only through personal contacts during his research trips, but also because, from his home base in Woodstock, N.Y., he conducted a kind of free information bureau for the exchange of questions and ideas. Based on the vast research of Schuster on a cross-cultural survey of tribal art, Edmund Carpenter published the book Social Symbolism in Ancient & Tribal Art (Rock Foundation, 1986-1988).
Schuster's theories had other effects as well. The need for a large repertory led him to collect a great many specimens, a much larger number than is usually included in museum collections from a single place. This makes his collection extremely valuable for many purposes, including some that Schuster himself did not foresee. On the other hand, the idea that the motifs were survivals of an ancient system of symbols led Schuster to pay less attention than we might wish to nuances of symbolic meaning as understood by the people who made and used those particular textiles.
Moreover, Schuster personally surveyed tens of thousands of Chinese artifacts in some 700 museums and private collections around the world. When Schuster died he had 46 articles to his credit, yet the largest share of his research and manuscripts remained works in progress. His archives (80,000 negatives, 250,000 prints, 18,000 pages of correspondence in some 30 languages, hundreds of files on specific motifs, etc.) have since found a permanent place at the Museum der Kulturen in Basel, Switzerland. This museum also purchased around five hundred specimens from Schuster's collection. In 1960, the Field Museum of Natural History bought the rest of the collection. Along with the objects, this included Schuster's dissertation and files of notes.
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This biography was compiled based on:
- Carl Schuster, "Preface" of Chinese Peasant Embroideries Ph.D. dissertation, Field Museum Library Collection.
- Schuyler Cammann. "In Memorium: Carl Schuster", Textile Museum Journal, December 1972, Pp.2-3;
- Edmund Carpenter, "Carl Schuster" http://www.tribalarts.com/people/schuster.html
- (accessed: 28 April 2005).
- Bennet Bronson, introduction, Muriel Baker, and Margaret Lunt. Blue and White, the Cotton Embroideries of Rural China. New York, NY: Scribner, 1977.
- Pendray, Shay and Rosendal, Pat. The embroidery studio series 500. Louisville, KY: WKPC-TV, 1996.


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. "I am Mork from Ork, na-nu na-nu." Robin Williams' breakout role was as happy alien Mork on the TV show "Mork and Mindy," a spin-off of "Happy Days." He played Mork, and is seen sitting on set here in April 1978.
. Williams' Mork and Pam Dawber's Mindy were one of the most unlikely super-couples of the 1970s. They even eventually had a child, Mearth -- hatched from an egg laid by Mork and played by veteran funnyman Jonathan Winters.
. In "Dead Poets Society," Williams played English teacher John Keating, who dared his class to take risks and break out of the molds their families may have put them in. He encouraged his students to call him "O Captain! My Captain!"
. Robin Williams played the title role in "Mrs. Doubtfire." In a TODAY interview at the time, Robin Williams told Gene Shalit that creating his character had a lot to do with the makeup he wore. In April 2014, there were reports that Williams would reprise his role in a sequel.
. Williams, right, next to Matt Damon, won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1998 for his role in "Good Will Hunting."
. In the 1995 fantasy-adventure film "Jumanji," Williams is chased by a lion, fights off giant spiders and is sucked into quicksand-like floorboards.
. Williams played President Teddy Roosevelt in the "Night at the Museum" trilogy. He finished shooting the third film, "Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb" earlier this year. It's set to be released Dec. 19.
. In 1997's "Flubber," a remake of the 1961 Disney comedy "The Absent-Minded Professor," Williams played a professor with an ingenious, if trouble-prone, invention.
. In the 1991 Steven Spielberg movie "Hook," Williams played a lawyer who must reclaim his past as Peter Pan, with Dustin Hoffman as the menacing Captain Hook.
. "One Hour Photo" may have been Williams' most surprising film. In the 2002 psychological thriller, the usually affable Williams portrays a disturbed photo clerk with a creepy secret.
. "Aladdin" was the title character, but it was Williams' comic Genie who stole the show in the 1992 Disney film.
. The DJ Williams played in 1987's "Good Morning Vietnam" was based on a real Vietnam War soldier, but much of Williams' radio banter in the film was improvised by the actor himself.
. Williams starred with Sarah Michelle Gellar on the sitcom "The Crazy Ones," which ran from 2013-2014 before being canceled. Williams played an eccentric ad executive and Gellar his daughter.
. Williams was strong to the finish, 'cause he eats his spinach, when he played the iconic comic-strip tough-guy in the 1980 big-screen version of "Popeye."


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Thus, there's the other spot which could have either gone to Ashley or Alissa or another skater entirely. Alissa MAY still have some after-effects of the injury (i.e. lack of training time or fear of recurrence), I think that USFS gave the spot to Ashley because she needs another international competition before worlds...she's been off the radar for a bit. If you think about it, if top 2 had been reversed, USFS would have probably made the second worlds team spot TBD and used 4CC as a tryout, but because AShley proved she was ready and Alissa has the mileage and ability to compete internationally, that method wouldn't have worked with the placements. Just my thoughts.
4CCs is only in a few days, it'll be interesting to see if any skaters pull out, but the fact that it's in CS means most of them will try to make it...
some other quick thoughts/questions
- I like that USFS showed they they understood the SP was a fluke for Dornbush and know that he can be competitive and is much better than his final placement...
- disappointed that Lynn and Logan didn't get 4cc spot - i really like them, I personally think they should have been in 3rd, there's an ease and understated quality about their skating...not as flashy as Canton dancers, but very good skaters who deserve a chance to compete one more time this season.
- barring any significant entire changes, dance (aside from P/B - the Russian teams don't impress me, and if the top north American teams are on, they're no longer in the picture) and ladies at 4CC will pretty much be a VERY good indication for worlds...(i'm not a fan of any of the European senior ladies who will be at worlds, I hate to be so critical, but HELLO?! when you look at the planned actual program content of those ladies...eh...)
- It'll be fun to see how close the men can get to Patrick/how he gets scored in a larger field
- SUPER excited for Rockne and Mary Beth...if Mary Beth holds it together and goes into these next two competition with blinders, it'll be fun to see where they're at. They don't have all the levels yet, but they have a better look on the ice than D/C, and I think have the most potential/room for growth and I truly think they will/can be competitive internationally (Donlan and Speroff too, but that's for another time).
- no pressure, but the ladies and men better get the 3rd spot back...yes there were some messy programs this week/silly mistakes (no one was actually perfect except the dancers), but I don't think this week was a splat-fest either (nothing's a splat-fest after that ladies LP at worlds that one year, was it 2010...don't remember exactly), but both fields showed depth, yes there's still no consistency, but having the 3rd spot gives more skaters a chance...THUS, even though all 4 singles skaters going to worlds do have individual goals, I think that if none of them have any major errors/issues hitting the magic number of 13 is do-able. With the watered down ladies field, clean skates from Ashley and Alissa will bring good results. I believe Jeremy's programs are the best of the season, how he skates them will determines his scores (i'm a HUGE fan of the fact that creatively he's very invested in the programs. If PCS is judged properly and fairly, Chan will beat him on SS, but Choreography, Transitions, Interpretation, Performance should be VERY close - in my mind Jeremy should beat Patrick in those 4 areas...not by much but he should have the edge) - thus I see him as a podium threat...aside from Chan no other skater has shown much consistency this season. Adam has always been well-received internationally when he skates well, which means if he stays in the moment and does what he trains, there's no reason he can't have a top 10 finish even without the quad.


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By the way, on the subject of treating the top flights at world championship events differently from less important situations, there is precedent for that in other sports. In sports like hockey and basketball there is an unwritten understanding that in the last two minutes the referees will put their whistles in their pockets and let the players play. The point being that the championship should be won or lost by the players, not by the referees.
I suppose the analogy for figure skating would be that the technical panel would be slower to blow the whistle on edge calls and under-rotations when the chips are down.


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A very old variety dating back to 1850 which has made an astonishing comeback in recent years. This late maincrop variety produces long, knobbly, pink skinned tubers with butter yellow, waxy flesh, and a distinctive nutty flavour. Potato 'Pink Fir Apple' is deservedly an RHS AGM variety. Perfect for boiling, chipping, or eating either hot or cold as a salad potato. Height and spread: 60cm (24").
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Last year I ordered 5 tubers to give them a try and this year even though we have had terrible wet weather all through the spring and summer they still managed to produce a fantastic harvest which tonight for our dinner we will be finishing the last off. So I have just ordered for next year another 10 tubers as the taste is just amazing.Yes I do agree they do produce a lot of greenery on top and to help avoid disese I planted mine into 75ltr cement mixing tubs which I got my husband to drill a load of holes into and this turned out to work really well for me.


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Nine-year-old dairy farm boy, "Little Fred," sings a "Call Me Maybe" parody while putting a cute face on dairy farming.
by Chelsey Johnson, Hoard's Dairyman Editorial Intern
Leave it to farm kids to come up with creative ideas. When gathered with family over the 4th of July, Clymer, N.Y. brothers, 18-year-old Justin and 9-year-old Fred White decided to respond to the recent YouTube video "I'm Farming and I Grow It" created by the Peterson Farm Brothers. However, this time the parody would be based on Carly Rae Jepsen's hit, "Call Me Maybe," and the star would be an animated, charismatic 9-year-old who sings about the life of growing up on a dairy farm.
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In fact, "Little Fred" - as Fred White is known on his YouTube channel - was asked to appear on "Fox and Friends" in New York City. So, the Whites left their 170-cow milking herd to make the eight-hour drive to the Big Apple. The dairy farming family received a tremendous amount of community support as they were sent off with fire trucks and a prayer service.
During their appearance on the show, Justin, Fred and their family represented our industry well. They put a face to the product we produce and showed their pride in dairy farming. As Little Fred sang a few bars of the song, his brother Justin was grinning from ear-to-ear with pride for his younger brother.
This isn't Justin and Fred's first YouTube video; in fact, the brothers have been filming humorous YouTube clips since 2008, but this video gained popularity the fastest. When asked what it was like to become such a star, Fred simply responded, "It is really awesome."
Just a little old-fashioned farm kid creativity made an impact on our industry's promotion efforts. You don't need fancy camera equipment to create a quality YouTube video like this and uploading YouTube videos takes only a few minutes. Videos like "Farm it Maybe" and "I'm Farming and I Grow it" show that a little bit of fun and creativity can go a long way.
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