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Ok guys and gals, I'm starting to get a bit of a hotrod bug, specificly something ratty, Ive always been one frugal bastard but Im more of a motorcycle guy. So here are some questions for you pros here:
anyone recommend some good reading and literature, and not the digital kind, good books good magazines to subscribe to?
any resorces for beginers especialy? Im not new to cars, just old ones, that is, Ive worked on my DD a subaru Impreza, Ive owned 5 bikes and done all the fabrication incluiding custom frames for two of thoes, been a TIG welder for about 7 years now and can fabricate damn near anything.
I'm poor as ****, I'm paying for college and food and hate long projects (hence the rat rod) the bikes I've built usually take about 4-6 weeks from start to finish. When I start something new I don't finish till its done, by done i mean on the road and moving at least forward.
a little specific now but anyone have any issues with DMV title registrations in New York? anything to watch out for right from the start?
once I get some research done Im sure ill come back with some more specific questions for yall, but thanks for the help, and Im always willing to lend a hand with fab work for anyone in the upstate NY area.
and some pictures of my stuff...
Welcome. It takes just as much time to build a safe and properly constructed rat rod as it does a hot rod...only differance is perhaps less money. A good magazine to subscribe to would be Streetrodder.
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Welcome to the HBB....If you're looking for research material, Go to E-bay, type in Street Rodder magazine and go down to toward the bottom of the first page, around the 3 day adds. There is one lot of 29 mags and a couple of adds down from there is another one with 65 mags. That's probably the better one 'cause they are from 2001 to 2006. There's enough reading there to keep feeding this new hunger of yours.
Welcome to the site. You will find lots of info and opinions here. Street Rodder and Rod & Custom magazines are good magazines that cover the "traditional" hot rod as well as street rods. They also have web sites that for a "poor" student are great ways to see a lot of FREE tech articles, car features and pics from rod runs and car shows from past issues.
There are also magazines that cover the rat rod "kulture with their super low cars (many built to shock the public), tattoos, 50's style hair do's and clothes but are usually short on tech articles. Some of those are Car Kulture DeLuxe, Ol' Skool Rodz, Rod and Kulture magazines.
This site is full of info. Check out the Knowledge Base, Forums, and Photo Gallery. You can also use the search function to answer you questions quickly. Also check out the Project Journals where members are documenting their builds.
Good luck and we hope you will be sharing your experiences with us.
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Flowering plants for a wabi-kusa?
I made my mom a nice wabi-kusa awhile ago, and apparently it's been noticed by a coworker that's really fascinated with it. She's asked if I could make her one, with flowering plant/s.
I know that ludwigia blooms really easy, but it's blooms are really nothing special. Are there other easy blooming plants that would work in a wabi? I was thinking a peace lilly, but I've never grown them, especially wet.
I don't know how well a lily will work but they have beautiful blooms. So do may other pond plants. However, not sure how they would work for this specifically, I think many are fully aquatic and may not work out in an emmersed state.
A peace lily is normally a terrestrial plant, also called calla lilies. I've seen purple using them as emersed plants, but I have no experience with them.
A few people have pretty through emersed journals. This probably would be a good place to start:
Part of the problem is finding things that are small and bloom.
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Mazus reptans, tolerates wet conditions but not submerged.
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Lobelia cardinalis might be a good choice but they bloom only once a year.
The flowers are an intense cardinal red. I've got one that is budding up, when it blooms I'll post a pic.
Another good candidate would be Forget-me-Not, they like wet conditions and bloom on maturing plants but not sure how long they would bloom for. They also could get pretty big over time.
Search for groundcovers that tolerate wet conditions.
peace lilys and calla lilys are 2 diff plants
i dont know about peace lilies, but calla lilies would get way too large for a wabi kusa!
as states above, lobelia cardinalis would be good! this spring i got some lobelias ( likely a hybrid, not cardinalis,) and grew them in my flower garden but they were nice and compact
basically any small flowering plant that tolerates being wet..
as far as aquatic plants that bloom that how flowers that are aquatic plants that are pretty (most arent that exciting) UG has really pretty white flowers http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3640/...e8d30acd_o.jpg bacopa lanigera has small purple flowers that are pretty, and the plant itself is very nice.
I agree with Myosotis scorpioides, True Forget-me-nots, as a good candidate. Also some of the Alternatheras would be a good candidate, not because of actual flowers, but because they are so vibrant when grown emergent.
Not a traditional plant but its a great oppurtunity to bring it up.
The classic garden flower impatiens.
I havent looked into this too much but I stuck some broken stems in a big glass of water.
It's been about a year now..
They have not only grown a giant rootball but have been growing and blooming beautifully...
Might be worth a shot?
Hmm...good ideas. I think I'll probably use a mix of aquatics and terrestrials...might end up making this more like an overfilled pot inside a container, rather than a single solid WK. We'll have to see how it goes.
Basil, lobelia ernius, paperwhites, catnip.
What about african violets? I grow mine outside along my moss in a shaded area by my porch. They love moisture and I've taken cuttings and rooted them in water. They thrive in humid conditions and are often placed in those types of planters that are a bowl within a bowl so that their soil moisture content can stay high. They mature in a nice low bunch and the blooms are delicate and can range from a light pink to a deep purple that almost looks indigo blue, white is available too.
peace lilys and african violets can grow in water. peace lilys are used in betta vases all the time. and a great way to start new african violets is break a leaf off and stick it into water. an airplain plant might do well too. only one way to find out and that is to try. also bog plants would work well so finding one that flowers would probably work great
Funny, I've never done African violets in water, always moist soil with a plastic bag around them to keep up humidity. After they form plants, they're perfectly happy puttering away in a regular pot, with regular soil in a regular kitchen window.
Airplants likely wouldn't work, they like humid conditions, but being very humid, or in direct contact with water or wetness will make them rot.
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It felt good to pick my own pastor.
He was young—so much so that nearly everyone called him "Pastor Doogie"—gracious, eloquent and kind, with a biting sense of humor that showed he didn't take anything too seriously (besides the love of God). After meeting and working with him on a Teens Encounter Christ retreat, I loved Pastor Matthew so much that my friend and I decided to become members at his church.
For our first act as official church members, we participated in a "30 Hour Famine," raising money to give food to those in need and fasting for 30 hours so that we might intimately know the experience of hunger. The event also served as a church retreat where they screened The Passion of the Christ; to the shock of my tear-streaked friends, I fell asleep in the middle of it. That my response to a visual depiction of the crucifixion was to take a nap may have been a sign of things to come: just a couple of years later, I stopped believing in God.
Raised in a secular Minnesota household, I converted to a fundamentalist, nondenominational form of Christianity at 11 years old following a traumatic change in my family dynamic and after reading books like Hiroshima, The Diary of Anne Frank and Roots, which exposed me to some of the world's most devastating injustices. The born-again Christian congregation I joined provided both a supportive community and an ethical framework that promised justice. But after years of a desperate, dehumanizing struggle to reconcile my sexual orientation and my conservative religious beliefs, I eventually made my way into more progressive Christian communities, where I met Matthew.
Matthew became a pastor, a mentor and a friend; he prayed with me, helped me with my college applications, and consoled me when my first boyfriend and I broke up after his conservative religious parents discovered our relationship. Most importantly, Matthew came to symbolize a dedication to serving God by serving others that I hoped to embody someday; when I was accepted to a Lutheran college, I told him I wanted to major in religion and eventually become a pastor like him.
I thought that my negative experiences—all those years of believing that God was ignoring my pleas to be rid of the burden of being gay, the years I spent hating myself for who I was—were God's way of helping me understand the experience of suffering. Just as the 30 Hour Famine was intended to help participants empathize with the hungry, I understood these struggles as preparation for pastoral work in solidarity with the marginalized and disenfranchised. I wanted to help others, and the people I knew who helped others the most (like Matthew) were pastors.
What I didn't fully understand then was that my desire to help others and be in community existed apart from the theological claims of Christianity, which never sat as easily with me. After I was encouraged by my college professors to critically examine the underpinning desires that initially propelled me into Christianity, I left the church. At first being an atheist meant rejecting religion and all interpersonal discussions of it; but, years later, I realized I was missing opportunities to learn from and with those who saw the world differently than I did. Deciding to give religion another look, I moved to Chicago to get a master's degree and began to work for the Interfaith Youth Core as an atheist and interfaith activist, hoping to build bridges of understanding and cooperation between the religious and nonreligious. I then moved to Massachusetts to expand on this work at the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard as their inaugural Interfaith and Community Service Fellow, where I now coordinate the first ever atheist-led interfaith community service program, Values in Action. It was through this work that I had a surprising opportunity to build—no, rebuild—one such bridge.
"It's been a long time, Tiffer," he said through one of his characteristically gigantic grins. It had been nearly as long since anyone outside my family called me that name.
"It sure has, Doogie," I said, returning his grin, imagining he hadn't heard that nickname in a while, either. As an espresso machine rattled and steamed from across the room, Matthew informed me that he had recently left a call in parish ministry and was now in Massachusetts working for an organization called Outreach Inc. – Kids Care, which organizes meal-packaging events for churches and conferences that wanted to give back. In addition to coordinating these events, he donated his Sunday mornings to traveling around New England and preaching at churches, hoping to inspire them to get involved in the fight against hunger. I asked if he'd be interested in expanding his partnerships beyond churches and Christian conferences and working with an atheist organization on an interfaith program. He didn't even hesitate.
It's funny because, when he first asked me to get coffee, I hesitated. "What will he think of the work I do now?" I asked myself. "Will he feel like he failed me as a pastor? Will he want to debate theology? Will he try to bring me back into the church?"
Such hesitance was unmerited; he sat and listened as I updated him on my life, smiling and nodding as I described how I've come into my own as an atheist, an interfaith activist and a young man. Now, Matthew and I have a better and more honest relationship than we ever did in my youth.
It's been a more productive one, too: in less than six months, we've mobilized hundreds of people to come together in interfaith coalition and donate their time and money to package more than 30,000 meals for food-insecure children in Boston. Most recently we held an event (planned with Boston University's Interfaith Council) called HUNGERally, where more than a hundred student representatives from eight Boston-area colleges and universities spent a Saturday night learning about the problem of hunger and pledging to work together across lines of religious difference to address it.
All of this is the direct result of a partnership between an atheist and his former pastor. In light of this, I cannot help but wonder what the world would look like if we were more willing to forge unconventional alliances. What would happen if we were more radical about whom we saw as our collaborators? What would happen if we took the risk of reaching out to the unfamiliar? If atheists and Christians started seeing one another as necessary partners in making the world a better place, what might we come to understand about each other? What might we come to better understand about ourselves? What might we accomplish together?
Many of the most significant issues that afflict our world—disease, economic disparity, access to clean water, systemic hunger—don't discern our religious differences. They don't parse people into camps before they ravage; they don't care about our designations of "us" and "them," "religious" and "secular," "the right ones" and "the wrong ones." In fighting these issues, neither should we. Our work opposing these common enemies can also transform us into allies in the fights against bigotry and fundamentalism; they can show us that the divisions between "those who are like me" and "those who aren't" are less significant than our shared humanity.
More than a billion people on the planet don't have enough food, including one in six Americans. It will take more than just Christians or just atheists to solve this problem. My work with Matthew and other interfaith and hunger activists in Boston is putting a very small dent in hunger, but it is a start. I am so glad I took Matthew up on his invitation to catch up.
"Remember how you told me you had a call to ministry?" he asked as I took a sip of black coffee.
I laughed, nearly spitting it out. "I work for an atheist organization now, so I think it's safe to say that I was wrong about that one."
"Oh, see," he said with a smirk, his eyes darting mischievously between the Bible he had placed on the table and his former parishioner, "I was going to say that it's really nice to see you've realized your call."
I never did become a pastor, but by working with one, I've been able to do the work of helping others all the same. I call it service, he calls it ministry; though our words are different, our values and our work are the same. Because we don't let different words get in the way, we've been able to make that little dent just a little bit bigger.
It felt good to pick my own pastor; it feels even better to pick the fight against hunger over the religious-secular culture war.
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I could see working side by side in humanitarian aid projects with secular organizations. I would not be excited about joining an interfaith group, however. My entire family is atheist; I came to faith in Christ about five years ago. I love them all very much and value my relationships with them more than my relationships with anyone else except Jesus. I don't hand out tracts to them or prosylitize. I do pray for them every day, but they don't know that. So I think I can safely say that I am not afraid of atheists, and I am capable of loving them well. But an interfaith organization seems unbiblical and unwise to me, like a marriage between a Christian and an atheist. What's the point? My purpose in humanitarian work has nothing to do with solving the world's problems via warm bodies and full bellies. It's all just a vehicle for the love of Christ. Without that, we are just fattening people up for hell. The pastor mentioned in this article seems like he is doing the best he can in an awkward situation with a person he's has prayed for over many years, and iscontinuing the relationship out of faith that the author will see God's grace through his own gracious attitude. Which is understandable. I'm a little miffed at a magazine that purports to be Christian publishing such nonsense, though. Without God, the author's arguments are skewed by the enemy. I'd be much more interested in what the youth pastor had to say about the situation.
I was hungry and you gave me something to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger and you took me in. I was naked and you clothed me. I was sick and you visited me. I was in prison and you came to me... Insamuch as you did it to the least one of these my brethren, you did it to me.
The Biblical call to meet the needs of people who need help here, on this Earth, is one of the most consistent and clear messages we have in the scriptures. This is not a compromising of the Bible's message. This is an attempt to rise to its challenge.
I'm all for teaming up and building trust/ relationships. We are called to love our neighbors (atheists are there) as ourselves. Just don't expect us to be quiet about salvation! They need Christ's blood to cover their sins, too.
I just want to say that I commend you and your former pastor for focusing on what brought you together instead of your differences. There are people within the same faith who don't show half as much community with one another. But you and your pastor have clearly been able to do great work together and that's awesome. You're both amazing, big-hearted, people!
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Hillsborough schools transportation manager resigns
TAMPA, Fla. (970 WFLA) – After seven years serving as the General Manager of Transportation for Hillsborough County Public Schools, John Franklin has resigned, school officials said Wednesday.
The district will immediately conduct a nationwide search for his replacement. In the meantime, Chief Facilities Officer Chris Farkas will directly oversee the Transportation Department, according to a news release from HCPS.
Administrators said Franklin steered the Transportation Department through a very eventful time of change and challenges. The district currently is preparing a multifaceted plan to continue to make improvements in the Transportation Department based on input from a transportation consultant and our employees, according to the release.
"We thank John Franklin for his tireless service, and wish him well in his new endeavors,'' said Hillsborough School Superintendent MaryEllen Elia. "I have reiterated to our Transportation team that our goal remains unchanged – we work together to safely transport children every day."


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Clear Owner says sell!
This is a very well cared for vessel. It has been kept on a lift and out of the salt water, when not in use. This boat has lots of seating at the upper helm and cockpit so bring all your friends. The beautiful interior has all the comforts of home. As you would expect, the boat has an extremely comfortable and dry ride. Call me today to schedule your private showing of this beautiful vessel.
• Twin Caterpillar engines
• 9 KW Kohler Generator with Sound Shield
• No Cored Hull
• 2 Marine Air Systems with Heat
• Central Vacuum System
• 2 Staterooms and 2 Heads with Showers
• Large Cockpit and Large Swim Platform
• Beautifully Well Maintained Interior
• Lots and Lots of Storage on this Boat
We are always looking for new inventory, If you have a boat to sell and want to expose it to the most people possible, please give me a call at the number below.
Stepping onto the large swim platform you can enter the 6' x 12' cockpit from either side of the boat through a small gate. The cockpit has a large bench seat and room for a table and a large bimini for shade. Moving to the port side there is molded steps leading up to the fly bridge with full instrumentation and another large bench seat, Capt's chair, radar arch, bimini. Moving forward of the upper helm there is access to the bow via a walkway, on the bow there is another molded seating area with cushions. Back on the cockpit through a sliding door, you enter the beautiful main salon. Immediately to the port side is a door leading you to the aft cabin with a private head and shower. Back in the main salon, to starboard is the electric panel, entertainment center and 2 built in seats. Moving forward on the starboard side is the well equipped galley. To the port side is a large dinette table that will convert to sleeping quarters. Forward of the table is the lower helm station with full instrumentation. Moving forward to the port side is the full head and shower stall. Forward is the large stateroom with a center line queen bed with a seating area, hanging locker, drawers below and a flush mounted TV.
This is a great motor yacht in need of a new home. It has been well cared for and lift kept. It has fantastic 360* views from the fly bridge, with lots of seating and storage. This is a lightly used boat that wants to get back out on the water. This is a very versatile vessel that can do it all, Island hop, waterfront restaurants, corporate outings, offshore fishing or tucked in your slip for a romantic evening. It is like a real nice condo with engines and no flood insurance.
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1989 Chevrolet Caprice - Unexpected
This Truck Is Not What It Appears
Have you been wracking your brain to make your S-10 or Ranger look different from the thousands of others? Are you wondering what you can do to your Isuzu or Toyota to make a passionate automotive statement, and maybe wind up on the pages of your favorite magazine? Since personalizing your ride is every customizer's mission, and uniqueness is the goal, we have a suggestion. Start with a clean sheet of white paper, sketch a fresh concept, give it the looks of something you've never seen before (such as a Corvette pickup), then find an easy way to build it. And oh yeah, make it affordable.
Combining goals of cutting-edge style, simplified construction, and a budget-sensitive approach is no easy task, but it can be done. The Super Stepside is a good example, thanks to some real automotive artistry and careful engineering. This truck's success begins with the unlikely fact that it's not a truck at all. Just as the El Camino was based on Chevy's Brookwood Wagon, and as the Ranchero used the Ford Ranch Wagon platform, the Super Stepside upgrade transforms '80-'90 General Motors four-door sedans or wagons into Corvette-style pickups. Donor cars are easy to find, loaded with options, and bargain-priced. Since the four-piece fiberglass body only re-skins the outside, the original GM engineering remains in place, and you can be off to a great start with your new ride in a single weekend. Add paint and wheels to your (now) two-seater, then watch the spectators scratch their heads, trying to guess its origins.
The truck in the photographs began as a single owner's '89 Caprice four-door sedan. With the help of kit designer Don Fuselier, disassembly began on a Saturday morning by removing the hood and front fenders, cutting the roof and floor behind the driver seat, and preparing the chassis for its new body. On Sunday morning, the one-piece fiberglass rear clip was joined to the metal cab, and the tilt forward front clip was mounted onto the front end, using the original Caprice bumper bolts. A pair of rocker panels joined the front and rear clips and by 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon, we were driving the truck around the industrial area. For a detailed look, see superstepside.com. Of course, it took a while to add all the finishing touches to this particular truck (and it's not done yet), but many builders use the stock GM interior, add a quick paintjob, custom wheels, and enjoy taking their (almost) one-of-a-kind pickup to the streets within a week.
Out of the mold, the Super Stepside body is already fairly radical, but this one goes a step further. Built in 2003, these are the first photos of the truck after its latest customizing phase. During the makeover, the bedrails were raised 3 inches at the rear to emphasize the truck's wide hips and 24-inch rear wheels. Wings were created on either side of the cab, which flow from the rear window downward into the bedrails, then end with the aerodynamic Turbo Tail wing that's attached to the retractable tonneau cover from Pace-Edwards. At the touch of a button, the BedLocker tonneau rolls into its canister, taking the wing with it. Malibu headlights up front and the original Caprice taillight buckets, which were fitted behind the Corvette-style holes designed into the kit, illuminate both ends.
While hauling was a primary consideration, modern pickups are now as much of a fashion statement and entertainment center as they are transportation. Inside the Super Stepside, the new two-seat interior boasts a long list of entertainment options, beginning with the combination Blaupunkt/Metra audio-visual system, thanks to the talents of electronics Guru, Mike Ohren in Jacksonville, Florida. Mike began the system with the new center console that holds the Blaupunkt Chicago flip face CD/DVD player, Travel Pilot Navigation, multiple lighting switches, and relocated heating and air-conditioning controls. A little further down, you'll see the button for the air horn, StreetGlow neon controls, and Metra 2-Farad capacitor. The screen for the Sirius satellite radio is in the center armrest, along with the controls for the power windows, ZEX lighted purge valves, and flame throwers. Lots of music options are available, thanks to the 10-CD player in the glovebox. The system is powered by the twin Blaupunkt amplifiers, located behind the black leather and tweed Honda bucket seats. The amps energize 14 speakers, positioned throughout the cab with 10-inch subs in the doors and behind the seats; separated component sets in the doors and door pillars, and separate tweets in fiberglass enclosures on the dash. Overhead, 7-1/2-inch Blaupunkt monitors in the sun visors play DVDs or connect to the Accele rearview camera that also automatically activates when the transmission is in Reverse. StreetGlow lighting, in shades of orange and blue, outlines the components and shines brightly at night. Also in blue, the Dakota Digital dash keeps track of under-hood activity, while the Dakota Digital automatic ride control, above the rear view mirror, monitors the air suspension.
The truck gets its adjustable altitude from a combination of 2600-pound Firestone 'bags in front and 2500s in the rear, two Viair 450C air compressors, and 3/8-inch SMC valves connected to a pair of 3-1/2-gallon reserve tanks. Frank Carralero and the experts at Reds Hydraulics in Miami installed the system. They also performed wiring in the Dakota Digital automatic ride control, which monitors the system and brings the truck to proper ride height whenever the ignition key is turned on.
Moving from the interior to the bed, all highway essentials are in place. Since the truck is driven about 4,000 miles a year, the bed holds a 20-inch KMC/Toyo spare that has been inset 8 inches into the oak floor. The floor jack and jackstands occupy the forward storage compartment, sharing space with the pair of Optima YellowTop batteries and the second Metra 2-Farad capacitor for the stereo. Twin ZEX nitrous bottles, color-coordinated with the 'SS' logo, flank the spare.
Under the hood, the 5.0L V-8 may not strike fear into the local Corvette community, but it is quick enough to outrun the cares of the day. Equipped with a K&N filter, Hooker headers, and Flowmaster mufflers, the engine has a throaty rumble- strong enough to tempt you to run with windows down and stereo off. Arm the ZEX 50-shot nitrous system and touch the dash-mounted control to open the Quick Time Performance electric cutouts, and you'll get a little sense of NASCAR flavor, as you blast into the local 7-11.
Wrapping up the changes, the exterior is covered in DuPont's Hot Hues Copper Pearl Metallic and Black, sprayed by Art by Solo in Clermont, Florida. Prior to paint, Solo and his crew added the multiple body modifications, making this Super Stepside distinctive from the other S/S kits in the world. The wide hips on the truck were accented with subtle graphics that call attention to the flowing curves. Realistic flames (one of Solo's trademarks), highlight the area between the taillights, the sport side mirrors, hoodscoop, and nitrous bottles. The truck runs KMC SS wheels, 20s up front and the spare, with 24s in the rear. Meanwhile, Toyo Proxes rubber, 255/40R20 and 295/30R24, add style and traction.
While the truck looks good in daylight, during nighttime shows it takes on a new personality. StreetGlow lighting is everywhere, with a multiple-colored underbody neon kit, wheel lights, side lights, and rear brake light. The interior and bed use a combination of EL Wires and LED lighting strips in blue and orange. A six-light strobe kit is the final eye-catcher. One word of warning: the completed truck has been great fun, but should not be considered by anyone in the witness protection program. It always draws a crowd!


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Dutch Oven French Onion Soup
Gail Springsteen
Funny thing is, I still had this set of crock bowls with covers and straw "plates" from probably the 70s or 80s. Truly never used them. Don't know why I didn't give them to Goodwill. But now I actually use them!
You can play with the cheeses and bread as you like them. I'm not sure what I would use in place of sherry if you don't want to use that. Any suggestions?
- 6 Tbsp
- butter
- 8 medium
- onions, sliced thinly
- 4 sprig(s)
- fresh thyme, leaves stripped
- 1/2 c
- sherry
- 6 c
- brown chicken stock or beef stock (i used beef for a heartier flavor)
- salt and pepper to taste
- french bread croutons or slices of french bread
- 2 c
- gruyere or mozzarella cheese, grated or sliced.


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There were several advances yesterday on the same sex marriage front. Most reported of course was the change in the Obama administration's posture towards the Defense of Marriage Act. See Andrew Sullivan's analysis.
Hawaii's governor signed into a law a measure that extends the same rights and benefits to partners in a civil union that spouses in a marriage enjoy.
In a preliminary vote, the Maryland state senate passed a same-sex marriage bill. The final vote in the senate is scheduled for today. The bill then moves to the house. Added. The senate passed the bill.
Opponents of same-sex marriage are not happy.
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An expected move downtown will solidify the standing of the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law as one of the top law schools in the region.
Law in order
Blair Dedrick
The University of Memphis is purchasing the downtown U.S. Postal Service Customs House located on Front Street for its Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law.
"Architecture makes a huge difference in image," Robilio says, "and that building is an architectural treasure. The standing of the U of M law school will only be enhanced."
With a flooding basement, a flawed heating and cooling system and major crowding problems, the law school has desperately needed a new home for the past decade. When the U of M went looking for one, the perfect place was found in the perfect location: at the Customs House in downtown Memphis. The U of M will begin holding classes as early as 2009 in the stately 120-year-old building, where some say the ghosts of history walk the halls.
No split decision
"This is a great day for Memphis and the students who will benefit from this exciting new project now and in the future," says U.S. Sen. Bill Frist, who helped coordinate the deal. "The U of M School of Law is one of the finest law schools in the Mid-South, and its graduates have achieved outstanding bar exam success rates."
University President Shirley Raines says the move downtown expands the school's horizons.
"We see our campus as the whole city of Memphis and the region because we're in Collierville, we're in Millington, we're on the main campus and now we will be downtown on the Mississippi River," she says.
With a long history in law and a close proximity to courthouses and law offices, the Customs House does make for an ideal location for the law school, says Richard Glassman (BS '69, JD '72), senior partner at Glassman, Edwards, Wade and Wyatt PC and past president of the University's alumni association.
"The move will be a great thing for the entire University. It will give the University a showplace and a downtown presence that rivals any university in the United States," Glassman says.
The building, which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, boasts four courtrooms, the original brass window cages and hardwood paneling, and magnificent architecture in its 140,000 square feet — a vast improvement over the 59,000-square-foot building in which the law school now resides.
"Anyone who visits will have to be impressed," Glassman says.
From 1885, when the building opened, until 1963, the facility served as the federal courthouse and was the site of every major federal case in Memphis.
Now, says School of Law Dean James R. Smoot, the courtrooms will be put to use by the nationally recognized Moot Court team and for Mock Trial so that students get "not just theory but get to try their skills out in the proper setting."
Smoot hopes to get real courts to sit there as well so that students can easily observe the action. The Federal Tennessee Appeals Court already sits at the current law building, and Smoot says it would be good to be able to provide a better location for them.
"The building has a history that reverberates well with the use it will now be put to," he says.
Top of the class
Tentative plans call for classes to begin at the downtown location in 2009 after renovations are made to the ornate 120-year-old facility.
With its 98.5 percent job placement rate nine months after graduation and top bar exam scores, the U of M School of Law is already top of the line educationally, says Smoot.
"We know we have the best law school in the state, but we need to put the program in a building that is appropriate," he says. "The location gives us intellectual resources such as access to speakers."
The law faculty includes some 25 adjunct professors, many of whom work downtown as judges and lawyers. The move will make it easier to attract and retain professionals who have specialized knowledge both to teach courses and as guest speakers.
The building's location will give students easy access to job and intern possibilities as well. Third-year law students are encouraged to intern or clerk to develop their skills and observe the skills of others. Though it can be hard for students to do that now with the law school located on the main campus, the downtown location will increase these opportunities.
"In law, being isolated is not a good thing," says Smoot. "It's better to be where the action is."
Hear ye, hear ye
The city of Memphis and downtown businesses are also excited about the law school's move — it means more than 500 new people downtown eating, working and, perhaps, living.
Benny Lendermon (BSCE '75, MS '79), president of the Riverfront Development Corporation, says the move fits in perfectly with his group's plan to connect the busy downtown area with the riverfront. He says the corporation "has been trying for years to get that building reutilized for something more beneficial to the community."
"We think it's important because it returns the building to a grander use for the public," Lendermon says. "It will be the centerpiece of the area that we are working hard to improve."
Lendermon adds that the magnificence of the building will help the University recruit more people from out of town. "That's how you bring talent in," he notes.
Making the case
Funding for the expected $42 million cost of renovating the building is anticipated to come from the state while the University will raise the $5.3 million acquisition cost.
"Our next step is to raise the private dollars from the community for the building," Dr. Raines says.
In addition, the law school wants to take the opportunity to add to its endowment fund, the smallest in Tennessee, Smoot says.
"Tennessee doesn't have enough money to do what it needs to do, so we have to start acting like a private school and raise our own money through private donations," he says. The goal is to raise $12 million to cover the acquisition costs and to add to the endowment fund.
With an already solid academic base, the law school's move downtown is one that should not be measured in miles, but rather light years.
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Yarra City Council has undertaken a major review of Planning Scheme provisions in the Yarra River corridor. At the Council meeting 2 June 2015 a report considered the draft Yarra River Corridor Strategy (which provides the strategic justification for proposed stronger mandatory height and set-back provisions along the Yarra River corridor in the City of Yarra).
At the meeting 2nd June 2015 Council decided to:
(a) seek authorisation to prepare a Planning Scheme amendment to implement the draft Strategy and the associated revised DDO1, ESO1 and related provisions; and
(b) request that the Minister for Planning introduce identical interim Planning Scheme provisions by way of a Ministerial amendment under Section 20 (4) of the Planning and Environment Act 1987, to ensure adequate protection while the full Planning Scheme amendment (in (a) above) is considered through the normal process.
The proposals would replace the current Design and Development Overlay – Schedule 1 (DDO1) and Environmental Significance Overlay – Schedule 1 (ESO1) with new stronger provisions. These would apply to the whole of the City of Yarra section of the Yarra River.
The Draft Strategy is in two volumes:
City of Yarra – Yarra River Corridor Strategy – Volume 1 : Main Report
City of Yarra – Yarra River Corridor Strategy – Volume 2 : Character Types
The proposed new DDO1 and ESO1:
There is a long history of plans and Planning Scheme provisions along the Yarra River corridor, in the City of Yarra sections and other urban sections of the River. In 2005 the Review of Policies & Controls for the Yarra River Corridor: Punt Road to Burke Road (2005) (DSE State Government – Planisphere) considered a wide range of issues including proposals for more consistent Planning Scheme provisions.
The Yarra Planning Scheme provisions include Environment Significance Overlay 1 (ESO1) and Design and Development Overlay 1 (DDO1). DDO1 was introduced in 2006 as a result of the Yarra Built Form Review 2003.
In response to a development which threatened the river corridor in the City of Boroondara, Amendment VC96 (October 2012) introduced new policy and controls along the Yarra River in Boroondara, opposite the City of Yarra. This introduced the first mandatory height provisions along the river.
Yarra City Council commenced work on the current Strategy in September 2013. The draft Strategy responds to a number of related initiatives since then. This includes the Middle Yarra River Corridor Strategy which progressed to a Draft Recommendations Report (July 2014). Those proposals deal with the Yarra River corridor between Darebin Creek confluence and Warrandyte and involve the municipalities of Banyule, Nillumbik and Manningham.
Plan Melbourne (2014) supported mandatory height and setback provisions to protect the Yarra River and other watercourses across Melbourne.
The State Government has committed to a Yarra River Protection Act and associated Trust. The scope of these initiatives has not been developed to date. Comments in the press recently, attributed to the Minister for Planning, include development of more consistent Planning Scheme provisions to better protect the River corridor.
The City of Boroondara provisions were made permanent in January 2015.
The recent State budget committed $1 million to:
"(a) "shield" Melbourne's iconic Yarra River against inappropriate development;
(b) a dedicated trust will be established to set out tough planning controls to preserve the future of the 240 kilometre long river and help it recover from 180 years of misuse;
(c) the Yarra River Protection Bill will also be introduced to establish clear rules around what can and cannot be built near the river, drawing on expert advice and input from the public; and
(d) the first steps will include a discussion paper based on conversations with the community and an action plan to determine the river's long term needs." (media release by the Minister for Planning, 5 May 2015).
Interim new DDO1 and ESO1 provisions were introduced in the Yarra Planning Scheme 14 January 2016. This was approved by the Minister for Planning at the request of Yarra City Council. These provisions apply until 31 December 2017. They provide temporary controls while new provisions are prepared by the State Government for the area from Punt Road, Cremorne to Warrandyte.
The State Government has indicated it will prepare a Group Amendment for all the Planning Schemes adjoining the Yarra River from Punt Road to Warrandyte. This will go through the normal exhibition and review processes. It is anticipated this Amendment will be exhibited in autumn 2016. Community and interest groups will be consulted as part of the exhibition process.
Any action to implement the proposals in the Yarra Planning Scheme will include consultation and opportunities to make submissions about the proposals as part of a Planning Scheme Amendment process.
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President's Council
William Gilligan
William Gilligan, Vice President for Information Technology
The Vice President for Information Technology is responsible for the areas of (1) Information Technology (including Information Systems, Help Desk, Lab Operations), (2) the department of Television, Radio and Film (including TRF Operations & Engineering, Emerson Channel, Emerson Productions), (3) WERS-FM, (4) Instructional Technology, and (5) Networking & Telecommunications. This vice president position was created in 1999, and reflects the College's commitment to developing technological facilities necessary for the evolving requirements of academic programs and campus systems.
In over 25 years at Emerson, Dr. Gilligan has served in a number of capacities, starting as a faculty member in the Division of Computer Applications and Mathematics in 1984. In 1999 he was appointed Vice President for Information Technology. As VP, he oversees Information Systems; Networking and Telecommunications; Instructional Technology; Television, Radio and Film Production; and WERS-88.9 FM, the #1 college radio station in the U.S. (Princeton Review). Gilligan earned a BA from Boston College, an MST from the University of New Hampshire, and an Ed.D from Boston University.


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Te Awamutu volunteer firefighters hosted a steady stream of people at Saturday's open day, held to kickstart the celebration of 100 years of the Te Awamutu Brigade.
Visitors were able to check out decade displays, a large range of past and present firefighting appliances and equipment, watch a Speed of Fire short film, learn valuable fire prevention tips, have a go at the Combat Challenge and watch live demonstrations of the cause of kitchen fires, and the right and wrong way of how to put them out, and a road crash rescue.
The successful public event involved a large number of Te Awamutu firefighters, plus visiting firefighters and past brigade members.
Brigade members took the opportunity to hand out a number of fire safety pamphlets and hope the dramatic kitchen fire demonstration reinforces those safety messages and reminds people of the correct way to deal with a stove top fire should that occur.
The open day preceded the formal event, held Saturday night to honour firefighters and people in the community who had ensured Te Awamutu's Brigade had remained strong over the past century.
The brigade wishes to thank a number of local businesses which helped or supported the weekend celebrations.
They also thank other firefighters, especially the Otorohanga Volunteer Fire Brigade, which provided a crew to ensure Te Awamutu was covered in case of an emergency.
Te Awamutu Courier will publish more stories about the 100-year celebration of Te Awamutu Volunteer Fire Brigade in future issues.


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Thursday, September 13 Tried to make the most of my last day at home in Wales by spending it all outdoors. Unbelievably good year for the fruit trees because of all the rain. Spent hours blackberry- and damson-picking. One apple tree is so laden with fruit that its branch looks about to snap off - and that's despite us having already collected the bowls and bowls stacked up around the kitchen.
Listened to the Radio 4 coverage of the Quality Of Life report. It's encouraging to see how quickly the climate movement has moved things on to the extent that Tories, of all people, are coming up with proposals to end airport expansion. I hate the fact that so much of the discussion revolved around how much Zac Goldsmith is worth, though. I'm surprised anyone can even try to present climate change as some kind of exclusive concern of the privileged. At the time of the BAA injunction bid [when BAA won an injunction against Plane Stupid, which Garman co-founded, taking part in Climate Camp], I was being smeared by a journalist claiming my worries about global warming must have something to do with a private-school education. The fact that I went to a comprehensive and it's the world's poor who will be worst hit by climate destabilisation didn't stop her.
Friday Caught the train to Edinburgh to speak at the uni freshers event tomorrow. Plane Stupid seems to have a tonne of support in Scotland. There's potential for direct action because there are loads of experienced activists who have been campaigning against road building and nukes in Scotland. Together they should be able to kick up some awareness about the plans for new runways at Glasgow and Edinburgh, and the damage done by the stupidest flights of all - domestic routes to and from London.
Saturday Good turnout for my talk. It's overwhelming the degree to which the Climate Camp at Heathrow changed the level of debate and enthusiasm. As well as my thing, there was a workshop about Faslane 365. I remember a meeting about two years ago with the founders of the project discussing if a continuous rolling blockade of the nuke base was feasible. Fair play to them for pulling it together. It's shameful the degree to which the London-centric media have ignored it, despite hundreds of people getting arrested, even jailed.
Monday Got up early to catch the train to London. Heart sank when I saw the front of the Guardian: The Return Of GM. Seriously depressing to think that fight might have to be fought all over again. Reading the paper, it's annoying that the BBC's recent statements over its coverage of climate change are again being presented as a reassertion of impartiality. I don't agree with some environmentalists who accused the BBC of cowardice for not campaigning on climate change, but it is a joke that the Beeb can claim impartiality while airing Clarkson and his shorter mates doing handbrake turns on the melting Arctic ice. I am glad they axed Planet Relief, though. Ricky Gervais preaching low-carbon lifestyles would have just been total celebrity bollocks, reasserting the cynical idea that it's the public, rather than the government, who are predominantly responsible for cutting the carbon.
Tuesday Got back on a bike for the first time since my accident two years ago - when I fell off and burst my pancreas, ending up in hospital for a month. I almost died from internal bleeding. Although this time I was only cycling along quiet residential back roads, I still thought I'd crash every time a car went past.
Wednesday Went to the monthly AirportWatch meeting where all the NGOs opposing expansion discuss strategy and developments. Everyone still buzzing from the Climate Camp. It seems most people's highlight was the Mail piece, Why The Heathrow Protesters Are Right. Plane Stupid meeting in the evening went on for ages, but only because there were so many brilliant new ideas and events to discuss. Totally "meeting-d out" by the end, though.
Thursday First day back at work at Greenpeace, having had a few weeks off following High Court madness. More than 1,000 emails to trawl through. It feels like there's been loads of progress with the energy campaign while I've been away. The report on alternative energy production for the Thames Gateway - just an idea before I left - is almost completed. Brought home what an incredible team I work with.
Friday Last night's Newsnight had Frank Luntz - notorious for helping the Republicans defeat Kyoto on Capitol Hill - focus-grouping public attitudes to climate change. One of the things he asked the group to respond to was an interview I'd done on the programme. The group responded pretty badly, turning their little bleepy handset knobs to indicate they reacted negatively to me. They thought I was sensationalising the threat posed to Africa by global warming. Consequently, I was teased relentlessly at work with everyone "bleeping" at me when I suggested anything, even going for a pint.
Saturday Massively hungover after a reunion with lots of uni folk, so spent the day in bed reading a brilliant book called Wild by Jay Griffiths. Eventually headed out to meet my best friends at a bar in Stoke Newington. The hangover just seemed to get worse and worse, but I'd said I would go to another two parties, so had a bloody Mary to sort me out and then went. I've hardly been back a week and the horrible ride back on the night bus already made me long to be in the countryside.
Alan Clark
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Mary Robinson
Human rights campaigner
Wednesday, September 19 Flew back to New York from San Francisco on the red-eye for a meeting with Juan Somavia of the International Labour Organisation on how to ensure that international development creates more employment, in sustainable ways.
After catching up with the team at Realizing Rights (realizingrights.org), I set off to the Permanent Mission of Sudan. We've been working to get positive votes in the UN on resolutions on Darfur and Chad. The ambassador was cordial but not keen we emphasise incidents of violence against women in Darfur.
Thursday After several meetings I went to a reception hosted by the Irish ambassador to share information about my trip to Chad - was glad to see Portugal, Germany, Sudan and many others represented.
Saturday Glad to see my husband, Nick, who spends more time at our home in Ireland than in our home in New York. Relaxed by watching part of the fascinating film series about the second world war.
A lovely moment over the weekend was talking to my grandson, Rory. I reminded him it was soon his mother's birthday and suggested he make her a card. He trumped me, saying, "I'll make mommy a cake."
Monday Met with Professor Ali Miller of Columbia University, with whom I am to co-teach a human rights course. While finding time to teach is challenging, the interaction with very bright and motivated students is a wonderful antidote to routine meetings.
Later at the UN I joined Archbishop Tutu and a small group who met with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to discuss the upcoming trip of The Elders to Darfur.
Then I was at a dinner event to present a medal of honour to Chile's President Michelle Bachelet.
Tuesday A morning of Gavi Alliance work was followed by an afternoon that included preparation for the Clinton Global Initiative, which I'll be joining for much of the rest of the week. The discussion focused on the session I would moderate, including Rupert Murdoch and the leaders of Turkey, Croatia and Timor Leste. The idea was to open up issues related to multiculturalism.
In the evening we celebrated the fifth anniversary of Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative - the project I founded in late 2002 - with a public event in New York. It was an enjoyable and inspiring evening, as leading activists took stock of human rights in the world today and committed to using 2008 to reclaim the human rights message that has been so tarnished in the wake of September 11 2001 and the so-called "war on terror".
Mary Robinson is a former president of Ireland and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Mel Smith
Tuesday, September 11 Arrive for first rehearsal of Hairspray. The traditional circle of chairs. Cast, senior crew, director, choreographer et al take it in turns to tell everyone their name, and what they are playing and doing. All very usual, except this is a circle of about 65 people!
When I directed Waiting For Godot, the circle was about six strong and I was still a bit hazy about people's names. Today I went into a trance-like state about halfway round, forgot when it was my turn and by the time the introductions were over I knew who Michael Ball was (did anyway), and was pretty sure the director's name is Jack... or Jerry... or Danny... (But my money's on Danny being a production executive... or the sound designer.) Ah well, I'll fall back on "love", "mate", "Morning, gorgeous" and "'Ello, sweetheart" for the next three weeks.
Wednesday Have attached myself, limpet-like, to Michael Ball [who plays Edna, wife of Smith's Wilbur Turnblad]. If getting through this smash hit American musical is my Everest, then he's my guide and sherpa. No way I can plummet to theatrical death if he's on the other end of the nylon rope, even allowing for the fact that he is rehearsing in high heels. I'm relieved to see him calling everyone "gorgeous", "lovey" and "honeybun" - two West End wendies together.
Rehearsals all over the building, with the opening routine chorus in room seven (huge space with mirrored walls), singing rehearsals in rooms four, three and nine (yes, there are at least four rehearsal pianists, a choreographer, his assistant and two dance captains). Dialect sessions in room eight and, reigning over all, our director - Jack O'Brien (I knew his name was Jack!), who is very bright, oozes authority and experience, and is also extremely funny.
He points out that the joyful, life-affirming opening number, Good Morning, Baltimore, would equate to Good Morning, Swansea in a British version.
"Strong work ethic" would be the polite way of describing the Yank rehearsal style, ah well, "Whatever doesn't kill you makes you strong" as they say (or makes you knackered).
Michael and I rehearse our duet. He has the most incredible voice, such ease and facility. When everyone tells me I sound great, too, I know they're not telling me the truth, what a relief (I do so hate being told the truth in public). I relax a little.
Thursday Every day begins with a half-hour warm-up for the company (minus one half-asleep, slightly embarrassed ex-TV comedian).
I am finding it hard to come up with a suitable expression or attitude to strike while a room full of dancers stretch, bend, jog and gyrate. I've tried "wistful fascination of a doting parent", tried ignoring it (not tenable).
Today, I've settled on the mildly interested expression I use on planes when the nice hostess is demonstrating how to buckle a seat belt. I do, however, start joining in the vocal warm-up (yup, he is a team player). I discover that vocal warm-ups work! They help you sing better. (Duh - who'd a thunk it?)
Friday Just watched the opening number - fully choreographed. Jaw-droppingly excellent; it really is fun, this "musical" thing. The young chorus are a fantastic bunch, disciplined but exuberant, very open and friendly.
The black guys seem to find me hilarious. I keep messing up on the handshake, though, I clutch while they slap and slap while they clutch.
Saturday I have about six costume changes, I try them all on for the perusal of a specially-flown-in American costume person. He wants the buttons changed on my second jacket: brighter, funnier. (Funnier buttons?!)
Sunday Brush my teeth while listening to the US cast album of Hairspray. Joined in with You Can't Stop The Beat, I think I have become a fully paid-up "lovey".
Passed the Shaftesbury theatre on the way to work. Pictures up on display. Yes, I'm definitely co-starring with Michael Ball in Hairspray - bizarre, or what?
Monday Whole morning (four hours) working on the Ball-Smith dance routine. Everyone very encouraging, particularly Ball. (Lovely man or master of deceit? Dunno.)
My main problem is looking straight ahead at the mirror wall while dancing; spend my time looking at my feet - not good.
Tuesday Now, this is unbelievable. Last night Michael said that I wasn't using the mirror correctly! (I nearly laid him out - I THINK I know how to look in a bloody mirror.) Thing is, it's true, I look at my own reflection while rehearsing, when I should be focusing on all the other people alongside me.
Wednesday First full run-through of the show. Marc Shaiman (composer) flies in to watch it. All the great and the good from here and the US in attendance. Got my bits pretty much right. I think what most surprised me was how incredibly nervous I was beforehand, for a run-through. It's a different world, but I am really glad I came here for a while, much, much better than real life.
· Hairspray opens at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, on October 30.
· Read part one here
· Read part two here
· This article was amended on Wednesday October 24 2007. In the article above, Joss Garman's diary mentioned US pollster Frank Lunst; that should have been Frank Luntz. This has been corrected.


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The Crusaders have made a big step towards making up for the loss of Dan Carter next season with the expected signing of All Blacks wing Julian Savea from the Hurricanes.
The presence of the blockbusting 23-year-old outside back would be a big boost for the Crusaders, who have been ever-present in the Super rugby playoffs for the past five seasons but have lacked finishing power.
Not only will Carter's sabbatical leave the franchise without one of the best first-fives in the world, centre Robbie Fruean's withdrawal due to heart surgery means they also lack size in their backline.
Tom Marshall was a good performer on the right wing this season but feels his best position is at fullback - the major reason why he is moving to the defending champion Chiefs.
Savea will link with fellow wing Zac Guildford and fullback Israel Dagg for Todd Blackadder's outfit, and is likely to be joining Hurricanes teammate and midfielder Rey Lee-Lo, whom the Crusaders are also chasing.
It is understood that the Crusaders were also chasing Hurricanes wing Alapati Leiua but were turned down.
While no one from the franchise would confirm Savea's signing, it is understood that they are close to confirming it. The impending announcement will be a huge blow to the Hurricanes, who have supported Savea since an alleged domestic violence incident in April.
Savea burst on to the test scene last year, scoring three tries on debut against Ireland at Eden Park. He has carried on his incredible rate since, with 13 tries in 13 tests.
The Crusaders this season got by without making any big signings - the addition of the 1.9m, 104kg Savea suggesting they have realised they need some heavy artillery in order to go all the way following their exit to the Chiefs in Hamilton.
Colin Slade will rejoin them from the Highlanders as a replacement for Carter, with Tom Taylor having put in an assured performance on debut for the All Blacks last weekend.
In what is yet another blow for the Hurricanes, Taranaki will place their allegiance with the Chiefs from next season.


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Francis Duggan
Old Stan In His Late Sixties - Poem by Francis Duggan
He often sleeps in late sometimes until noon
And he often sings his way home from the pub by the light of the moon
Old Stan in his late sixties a hardy old bloke
He likes women and grog and he can laugh at a joke
He's never fathered children or never had a wife
But he will not die of a miserable life
He visits his lover for sex and for tea
On friday, saturday and sunday she is sixty three
He goes to the pub for a few drinks at night
Old Stan the one who would rather make love than fight
Well liked and respected by all locally
He will not die of worry since he is carefree
A character of sorts a likeable man
You won't hear one say a bad word about Stan.
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Date of Stay: August, 2014
I found this campground to be small but very family friendly. The staff and management we very nice and helpful. If you have a long trailer, definitely check to make sure they can accommodate it. I was placed in the largest site and although it was easy to get into we could not open our awning all the way due to large trees. We really enjoyed our stay.
Date of Stay: August, 2012
This park has lots to do for the kids. There is a nice lake and a couple streams to fish in. There are 2 pools. (Not heated or at least they weren't when we were here; brr!) Staff was really friendly and so were the people camping around us. Maintenance seems to doing a great job with the grounds and facilities. Cons: If you have a long trailer don't expect to use your fire ring. Opt for the deluxe pull-through, they are bigger but no shade. Also, the roads are gravel so there will be some dust. We will be back next year.
Date of Stay: June, 2012
We found the campground to be a great place to come for a weekend get away. They had lots of things for kids to do and it was very well run. Although it is big rig friendly the site we had was tight to allow our slide out to be out as well as the awning but it did fit. Owners are very helpful and keep things under control to maintain a nice family atmosphere. Only bad thing was that the sites do have a lot of trees so site space can be be a bit small depending on the site. We will back to stay again.
Date of Stay: August, 2009
The park was very well kept. My site was a little tight to get into (38 foot 5th wheel with crewcab long bed truck). Great place for kids, lots of activities. Pool was a little small for the amount of people, but the kids water play area was very nice. My nieces (7 and 9) were very happy all weekend. We are planning to go back next year for a longer stay.
Date of Stay: July, 2009
This camp ground had lots to do for my nieces. Very quiet and friendly camp ground. Would definitely go back.
Date of Stay: July, 2009
The lake was Green, the Paddle Boats were in bad shape and the Swimming Pond was green and the size of a large puddle.


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Thursday, October 24, 2013
Have a Healthy Halloween
UAB's Weight Management Clinical Dietician Megan Davis shares her tips for providing healthier Halloween options for parties and trick-or-treaters this year.
1. Hand out non-food items as treats.
Instead of offering mounds of candy, try handing out festively fun prizes such as crayons, stickers, pencils, whistles, or temporary tattoos. These items are also great as game prizes or party favors: bouncy balls, spider rings, mini-sized Play-Doh, and plastic vampire teeth.
Note: Always be sure that toys are age-appropriate for the group you are treating.
2. Offer low-sugar options.
Davis says that children will get suspicious if there are no sweets at Halloween parties or while trick-or-treating. Fun-size candies such as Twizzlers, Dum Dums pops, and M&Ms are all 4g of sugar per serving, which is less than a full-size bag of candy. She also suggests offering low-sugar sweets like sugar-free gum, string cheese, bags of peanuts, or almonds. Other options include boxed raisins, peanut butter crackers, or fruit cups with 100%juice.
Note: Make other parents or chaperones aware if you are serving items that may be a potential food allergen, such as peanuts.
3. Choose wisely.
Instead of choosing traditional candy mixes, choose brands that have individually wrapped portions. As much as possible, avoid treats with:
• Trans fats and hydrogenated oils
• Sugars (such as corn syrup)
• Artificial flavors and dyes
Some examples of not-so-scary snacks include Orville Redenbacher's SmartPop!, CLIF Kid Zbars, and Let's Do Organic Fruiti Bears Gummies.
4. Provide water or juice boxes as beverages.
Davis suggests filling an empty planter or container with ice and offering mini water bottles and 100%juice boxes for trick-or-treaters. This can also be an option at Halloween parties to limit soda intake.
Submitted by Felita Hawkins
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As I settled in for the tedium of a transcontinental flight recently, I knew the onboard movie wasn't going to offer any relief: I had seen it on an earlier trip, and it was lousy. But I was prepared. I had a new Archos AV340 Video Recorder, a unit a bit smaller than a typical paperback book. While the AV340 is not the video player of my dreams, having Orson Welles's Touch of Evil and George Cukor's Born Yesterday to while away the time certainly beat the alternatives.
The AV340 is the first of what promises to be an interesting generation of portable entertainment devices. Made by Archos, a French producer of portable media players, the device can play music or display photos that have been loaded onto its hard drive. Sure, there are other products that handle those tasks better, notably Apple Computer (AAPL )'s iPod for music. But it's the ability to record and play video from just about any source that distinguishes this product.
Priced at $629, the AV340 features a bright, crisp, 3.8-in. diagonal screen. Use a book to prop it at a comfortable angle on a tray table, and it actually makes for better viewing than most airplane video systems. The 40-gigabyte hard drive (the 20-GB AV320 costs $60 less) can hold about 40 hours of video or thousands of songs and pictures in whatever combination you choose. In video mode, the battery lasts about 3.5 hours, enough for two feature films if they're on the short side. (A replaceable battery would be a welcome addition on long plane rides.)
Beyond battery life, the player has some major flaws. Poor design choices make it a lot harder to use than it should be. A bigger problem is that the lack of prerecorded digital content that can be downloaded directly to the player makes loading the video you want to see a considerable chore.
First, the design: The user interface has been a weak point of Archos' music players, and the AV340 improves the situation only a bit. The player is controlled by a mini-joystick, plus five buttons -- which are distinguished only by their shape -- down the right side of the unit. The top button turns the power on and selects menu choices. The second button turns it off or goes back to the previous screen. The function of the three remaining buttons depends on where you are in the menus, but it is hard to associate the vertical row of buttons with the horizontal row of labels across the bottom of the screen that list their functions. A bit of reengineering could vastly improve usability.
The content problem is much harder to fix. To get my movies into the player, I first recorded them off cable with a Replay TV digital video recorder. Then I transferred the recording by clipping an adapter to the AV340, hooking up the cables, and setting the Replay to play the movie while the Archos recorded it. A similar arrangement would work with a DVD player, a VCR, or some digital cable set-top boxes. In addition to being a great deal of bother, this method records only in real time: Transferring a two-hour movie takes two hours.
If you have videos on a PC or a Macintosh in the compressed DivX format, or digital video that you can convert to DivX, you can load them directly into the player using a USB cable. Archos supplies the software, but the conversion process is a bit cumbersome. The bigger problem, however, is that only a few obscure films are legitimately available in DivX. (There are plenty of pirated films on the Internet, but downloading them is simple thievery.) I believe you should be able to convert a film from a prerecorded DVD you own to a format you can watch on a portable player. But doing that by any means other than simply recording by plugging into a standard DVD player and showing the movie is both difficult and illegal.
Hollywood shouldn't have too much to fear from the AV340. Although you can use it as a player for a TV, the compressed movies look good on the small display but lose a lot of quality when shown on a bigger screen. And Archos says it is prepared to support digital-rights management systems, such as Windows Media, for the protection of legal downloads.
I hope that in the not-too-distant future you'll be able to take something like the AV340 to a kiosk in a mall or airport and quickly load it up with content you buy or rent. This will be a win both for content owners and for consumers. Until the content problem is solved, though, this promising class of products probably won't be much more than techie playthings.


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Flower Shop
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|Flower Shop
|Bikini Bottom, Pacific Ocean
|First appearance:
|"Love That Squid"
|Latest appearance:
|SpongeBob Moves In!
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The Flower Shop is a shop that sells flowers. It is first seen in the episode "Love That Squid." Squidward buys flowers for his upcoming date with Squilvia. It is possible SpongeBob visited this shop in the episode "Krusty Love," when he said he purchased flowers for Mr. Krabs. It is in running distance of SpongeBob's House and possibly Mrs. Puff's House. It also appears in the app game SpongeBob Moves In!
The outside of the Flower Shop has many designs on it. The outside walls are light pink in color and has bamboo-like roofing. It has glass windows and doors.It has many flowers in the front and also has a sign at the top that says "Flower Shop," with a small flower at the top.
There are two large windows at the front and left side, with three potted plants in front of the front window and one next to the door.
The inside of the Flower Shop can be briefly seen but it is known to have many flowers inside.
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- The doors to the Flower Shop are similar to the Krusty Krab doors as well.


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Chris Gilbert on why only seniors vote
Sep 11, 2000 —
Topics: Politics
Lorna Benson
Voter turnout is typically very low in primary elections and there are no indications that tomorrow will be any different. Chris Gilbert is the chairman of the political science department at Gustavus Adolfous college in St. Peter, Minnesota. He says that races around the state haven't created much excitement.