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One can't quite help but play the old, inevitable "name that musical influence" game when listening to Seattle duo Lemolo's self-released debut Kaleidoscope. Lemolo's slow, mournful, driving sound brings to mind names like Codeine, Low, and Red House Painters. These are pretty standard reference points in this day and age and rightfully so; I myself am very fond of these sometimes-called "slowcore" bands of the early 1990s. But Lemolo do not stop with these fairly mopy citations; the heavily distorted, burning, crunching guitar line that makes itself known on opening track "Knives" brings to mind names like Earth, The Dirty Three, and even Neil Young's Dead Man soundtrack. Now, if you were reading this description without having heard Lemolo's music, you might get the impression that these two young women are making some very morose, grim, and punishing music, but such an assumption would miss the gorgeous melodies, vocal harmonies, and general prettiness that make up the backbone of Lemolo's sound. These quieter, softer moments evoke names like Regina Spektor and Tori Amos; however, the more stripped down, melodic, tracks often give the impression that Kaleidoscope is the first step towards something greater that will manifest further down the road. You occasionally get the sense that you are listening to a burgeoning songwriter ensconced in her bedroom pounding away on her keyboard, still figuring out her strengths and weaknesses.
Lemolo really start raising the old goose-bumps when they sound less like a singer/songwriter project, and more like a band. The above-mentioned "Knives" is an excellent example of this; a simple keyboard line and Meagan Grandhall's emotional, compelling vocals soon give way to a towering, reverb-laden guitar part and Kendra Cox's pounding, echoing percussion. The track rolls and booms, intensifying as the duo harmonize and add textures to their sound. Somewhere around the three-minute mark, "Knives" lurches into full gear, increasing its tempo and turning both the guitar line and the percussion loose. Here Lemolo really allow themselves to rock, and rock they do. "Knives" sets an early precedent for what Lemolo do best, which includes guitar, percussion, and keyboard lines. Some of the more scaled-back tracks that follow feel a bit hollow in comparison: always pretty, but often missing the emotion punch of the fully fleshed-out "Knives".
Although Kaleidoscope's opening track starts the album very effectively, seventh track "On Again, Off Again" is clearly the highpoint of the record. As on "Knives", Lemolo build their momentum slowly, but relentlessly. Percussion reverberates around a hazy, shoegaze-y guitar part, while Grandhall and Cox moan the refrain, "It's so on again…and…off again…", as the track continues to gain strength. Lemolo's lyrics for "On Again, Off Again" find that difficult balance between empowerment, and despair; self-affirmation and misery. The track roils to a dramatic mid-song climax before slowly cycling back down again and fading out. Again, one is reminded of some of Codeine's finest moments, songs that are at once heartbreaking and triumphant. "On Again, Off Again" illustrates that Lemolo have not just crafted a dynamic sound from desperate influences; they are in the process of becoming gifted songwriters.
Lemolo are not quite there yet with Kaleidoscope. The contrast between the fully-realized songs and the pleasant, but somewhat forgettable interludes is often great. I can attest, however, that Lemolo can be devastating live. In spite of their restrictions as a duo, Lemolo are able to pull off their more powerful songs amazingly well in a live setting. Nonetheless, I am unable to suppress a nagging desire for Lemolo to add a lead guitar player or full-time keyboardist to their lineup; such an addition would play to their strengths and help augment their sound. Kaleidoscope is an indication of big things to come. Once Lemolo have been signed to a good label and written some more songs on the scale of "Knives" and "On Again, Off Again", we will all be in store for something very special.
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How to configure Rational License Key Server (RLKS) to log information in append mode.
Technote (troubleshooting)
The RLKS log file gets overwritten when the Rational License Key Server is restarted from the License Key Administrator (LKAD), Rational License Key Server Administration and Reporting tool, or lmtools.exe.
RLKS is not configured to append the log file.
Diagnosing the problem
The license server log file gets overwritten after every RLKS restart. This causes a loss of log data.
Resolving the problem
Steps to configure RLKS to log in append mode:
1. Create a new 'options' file (ibmratl.opt), or open an existing one.
2. Add the following line in ibmratl.opt file.
DEBUGLOG +logFile_location.
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Are you looking for a trophy guide or list for Awesomenauts? Are you a gaming veteran who could lend their expertise to show others how to unlock certain trophies?
Well, look no further than PSU's trophy portal where you'll find complete trophy lists for all of the major games. You can rate the trophies in terms of difficulty and submit guides to give tips on how to complete the more tricky ones.
Today, our database has been updated with the Awesomenauts trophy guide.
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5 New Red Velvet Treatsby Sara Levine in Holidays, Recipes, February 11th, 2014
When it comes to red velvet, think beyond cakes and cupcakes. After all, you can now find red velvet ice cream and even red velvet tea in the grocery store. Inspired by this beloved flavor, the chefs in our Food Network Kitchen came up with five all-new red velvet recipes that are perfect for Valentine's Day — or any day, really.
5. Red Velvet Pancakes
These fluffy red pancakes are great on their own and even better decked out with sweetened cream cheese, a drizzle of maple syrup and toasted pecans. For a sweet wake-up on Valentine's Day, make them heart shaped.
4. Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies
Get all the flavors of fluffy red velvet cake in a snappy sugar cookie, and then make cookie sandwiches with cream cheese filling.
3. Red Velvet Ice Cream Sandwiches
Or, fill these bright and festive red velvet cookies with ice cream.
2. Red Velvet Bread Pudding
Classic red velvet cupcakes get extra moist and flavorful when baked into a creamy bread pudding. You can start with cupcakes and frosting made from scratch as instructed below, or use frosted cupcakes from the bakery.
1. Red Velvet Icebox Cake
This easy-yet-impressive cake layers red velvet cookies, sweetened cream cheese and shaved milk chocolate. The cookies soften up nicely as the cake sits overnight.
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February 08, 2016
MUSIC WORLD NEWS - IMAGINE in FARSI and ENGLISH Wolfgang Hildebrandt (Performing Artist, singer songwriter and human rights activist) aims to bring peace, freedom, hope and more human rights for refugees in a non-violent way. The best way...
With music you can transform your thoughts, your hopes, sadness, happiness, success and love into the world. There is so much you can project with music.Whether you are performing in an arena in front of hundreds or thousands or for only a few people, you have to always sing from your heart and give it your best. People will feel what you sing from your heart; they feel your words and they feel your passion. Especially children, because they have not built the wallsand the barriers that adults have. They instinctively listen with their heart.Music connects the artist with the audience, in turn connecting different cultures, religions, old and young, sick and healthy. Every style of music is like a beautiful pallet of colors an artist uses to paint his masterpiece. Whereas no color or brush stroke on a canvas can be missed, no note of music or word can be missed when an artist sings. Quite often songs are a mirror of what defines us as artists. Praise and worship songs bring to a religious service another level of feeling. It can heighten our emotions making us feel even closer to our God. I know that when you are in a venue that brings together people from different places and different cultures, music has the ability to transcend the boundaries of our differences. When I sing in an arena in front of many, I sometimes think about all who are out there in the audience and how I want to reach and touch every one of them. I know that sometimes, and actually very often, we do not know who is standing next to us, and we think it does not matter because we have come to enjoy the music.But think about how after one song, we all become united as one. This effect and this miracle is what enriches my desire to always want to be able to bring people from all walks of life together. Music is such an important art fortouching and uniting us.I know that a song can follow us the whole day; even our whole life. Who has not gotten a song stuck in their head? I know that when we fall in love, we will remember a song that was part of the start of that relationship. Music touches our soul and for many of us is part of the fabric of our lives.But music is also only as good as the lyrics for the message we artists want to convey. They can be constructive or they can be damaging. We have to take responsibility for the messages we bring to people. We have to always consider the impact we are creating.It is my desire and advice to be responsible for what we are bringing to this world. I would like our media community; radio, TV stations, owners of venues, etc., to take responsibility for what they bring to their listeners and our communities. We are responsible for what we create and the impact it has on others. We are also responsible for what we listen to and what we are allowing in our souls. We just can't continue to create songs that breed racism, violence and religious bias then giving it a venue for breeding hatred like it is something that is acceptable. Some may think this is a form of censorship but I would disagree. Everyone has a right to bring whatever message they like. Yes, we do have a right to be heard but not when it reduces the value of another human being. No one has this right. We have no right to dis-empower another. Remember, whatwe bring to our children we also bring to our society. We should aspire to create things of beauty that carry a lasting positive value for our world. For myself, I prefer to be remembered for the good and beneficial contributions I en-devour to bring into this world, and that I have effectually ministered life, love and encouragement to others. Music is a universal language - let's turn guns into guitars. Let's stand united for positive changes like we do for those moments we stand together for music. Let's make this world a better place to live for everyone.
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These plastic rocks are great for covering unsightly dirt around your indoor planters and plant contianers. I used moss until it became a fire hazzard from smokers ashing in my plants. The fake rocks look like real river stone, they're made out of recycled plastic and these plastic rocks are fire resistant. Fake rocks also look great for atriums, pet habitats and tons of other uses.
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text: In the June quarter, we experience an improvement of our equipment business, which was driven by higher ball bonder demand, 88.4% of wire bonders sold were to OSAT customers, an increase from the prior quarter. Demand for copper-capable wire bonders continued to remain strong, since the introduction of our pro copper machine almost three years ago, we've seen a steady increase in demand for this market leading solution.Our considerable investments in R&D and process expertise, continues to strengthen our competitive advantage through this transition. This remains one of the most competitive cost saving options for our customers to-date. Approximately 79.7% of our wire bonders were sold as copper-capable. From our perspective, the transition from gold to copper will continue for the foreseeable future based on our current capacity levels and our understanding of our customers demand. We also believe the significant secular driver is very unique in the industry and it will continue to give us business advantage as we look ahead. Slightly less than 5% of our ball bonders sold were configured for the LED market. We continue to work with LED customers, particularly in the high end of the market where our products are technically best suited and where we have a competitive advantage. Turning to wedge bonders, our sales improved in the June quarter compared to the March quarter due primarily to modest improvements in the power semiconductor segment. Our sales in the auto and industrial segments were fairly flat. We anticipate our wedge bonder volumes to gradually increase over the coming quarters as existing capacity is been digested. In summary, we're pleased with our business performance in the June quarter. We continue to drive revenue margin and operational improvements and remain focused on expanding our technology and market leadership position. Read the rest of this transcript for free on seekingalpha.com


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I play a few instruments and love to rock out with or without others. If you can play, let's talk band names!
Food is awesome. Here are a few of my favorite things:
- Eddie Muenster @ Tonys
- Turkey Sandwich @ Arguello Market
- Vegan Tantanmen @ Mensho
- Secret Breakfast @ Humphry Slocombe
These are a *few* of my favorite things. If I gave you the whole list now there would only be 99 reasons to go out with me. 😨
endless milkshakes
music that moves
sunday afternoons
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Granted permission to visit his wife, Charlie Sheen is determined to continue to be by his wife's side, missing the January 23 glittery bash of Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Charlie Sheen skipped the glitzy Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG) on Saturday night, January 23, to tend to his sick wife. The "Two and a Half Men" star rushed to visit his partner Brooke Mueller when she was admitted to hospital in Los Angeles on Wednesday, January 20, suffering from pneumonia linked to a recent operation to remove her wisdom teeth.
The actor was turned away because of a court order designed to keep the pair apart following their Christmas Day, December 25, 2009, fight, which landed him in jail in Aspen, Colorado. A judge subsequently relaxed the protection order to allow Sheen to visit his wife in hospital, and he has been spending all of his time tending to her needs, according to Mueller's mother Moira Fiore.
She tells People, "Charlie has been great, very attentive and nice to Brooke. He is not even going to the SAG Awards... He wants to be with her. Brooke's liver and kidneys are better, but doctors are concerned that she still has pneumonia. She is weak and trying to blow into a plastic tube. She is having trouble doing that." A hearing to review the protection order was postponed until 8 February after Mueller fell ill.


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Our 'Mad Max' Future
Doug Casey on 2013
Interviewed by Louis James
L: So Doug, the world didn't end in 2012, so it's onward into another new year. It's time to tune in to your guru-vision and tell us what trends you see shaping up and what actions they imply taking.
Doug: Yes, it looks like the Mayans missed this one; perhaps they'll get another kick at the cat a few millennia from now when it's once more time to turn the page on their calendar. Better luck next time, Mayan astrologers! But although nothing seems to be happening on that front, it's appropriate that I'm speaking to you from Punta del Este in Uruguay, which is one of the most happening places in the world at this time of year – North American and European winter, South American summer. I went to a New Year's Eve party last night with some rather interesting temporary denizens of the place, and of course this was the subject of much conversation. None of them happened to be American, incidentally, and all but one – who is very involved in local politics – is extremely bearish on 2013.
L: Do you mean bearish on the global economy? Bearish on geopolitics? Or bearish on civilization itself?
Doug: All of the above. A "Mad Max" type outcome is definitely a possibility, as much as I hate to anticipate something really serious – as opposed to just a financial/economic meltdown. But the West has a huge amount of accumulated capital that it can still dissipate – a task the politicians are working on diligently. I expect the US will get a VAT, and/or an asset tax. Perhaps they'll take a page from Cristina Kirchner's book and nationalize everyone's pension – for the good of the government, as well as the safety of the pensioners, of course. In the near term, we're looking at increased tensions of every kind around the globe, and greater market volatility.
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A YORK MP has again urged council leaders to scrap plans for new travellers' sites on the outskirts of York.
City of York Council proposes new pitches as part of its Local Plan, which sets out long-term development plans for the city, but York Outer MP Julian Sturdy says the council is wasting money and risking its reputation.
He has written to council planning officials, accusing the council of "irresponsible and complacent conduct" and a "blatant disregard for the green belt".
He said legal precedent from a case in Wakefield suggested the council may lose any planning battle for pitches.
Coun Dave Merrett, the council's cabinet member for planning, said the plans were consistent with Government policy on increasing the number of pitches. He said: "We are reviewing the evidence in the light of comments received and the latest Government guidance."
He said York Conservative leader Chris Steward had said his party was not against Green Belt development, and Coun Merrett added: "So it appears that they are just against traveller pitches."


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17-year-old dies from stab wound from knife assault
A 17-year-old female has died as a result of her injuries from a stab wound to the chest she received July 18.
At 10:50 p.m. that night, Redmond police responded to reports of a fight near a business at 15700 Redmond Way. Officers and fire personnel arrived, provided first aid to the victim, Cara Neil and arrested a 25-year-old Daniel J. Haggart. The suspect and victim were acquaintances and residents of Redmond. Haggart remains held at King County Jail on charges of attempted murder.
The Neil died Wednesday and an autopsy is pending. Redmond police detectives, working with the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, anticipate amending charges.
Neil's family has requested privacy.
"Our thoughts are with all those impacted by this tragic event," states a press release issued by the Redmond Police Department.
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Welcome to Mariposa School and an exciting year in Kindergarten!
I have been working on our classroom and I'm very excited to meet you
on Orientation Day - August 9th.
Early birds should arrive for orientation at 8:00 a.m
Later gators should arrive for orientation at 9:00 a.m.
The first day of school is August 10th. We will have a regular day.
Early birds: 8:00 a.m. til 12:05 - pick up at the picnic tables behind the office. You will need to sign a check out list to pick up your child.
Later gators: 10:00 a.m. til 2:05 p.m. You can arrive a little before 10:00 a.m. and wait at the door.
I will open the door when it is time. Pick up is at the classroom.
See you soon,
Mrs. Vento
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Friday, June 10, 2016
Our sweet Reagan!
I wanted to share pictures this year with Reagan. The yearbook did not show her picture and I wanted her to have a blogpost just about her. Here you go Reagan! Enjoy! You can always go to my blog and find these beautiful pictures.
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Sunday, March 27, 2016
Happy Spring and Birthday Celebration!!!!
|We had some busy centers. This center is bunny math. Counting , graphing and adding rabbits
|This center is Spring bingo - guessing the rhymes to find the answer.
|We made bunny hats.
|Playdough is always fun.
|Egg hunt on our playground.
|Dot to dot bunnies after decorating cupcakes.
|Happy Easter from the Vento's and our grandchildren !
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
What is happening in K-1
|Our Martin Luther King Jr. projects we made with Kaye Espinosa
|Class picture day (sorry so many kids were out sick)
|Crazy hat day
|Here are the wonderful 100 day projects
|Counting to 100 on the 100th day
|Ground hog day hats
|My daughter, Heather and Harper meeting Daniel Tiger
Saturday, December 12, 2015
Holiday Cheer!
We have done several crafts and have a very decorated classroom! Hope you enjoy the pictures.
|Thank you Cheryl Larick for helping us make gingerbread cookies!
We finally found them, after they ran away.
|We did an elf project, telling how we are nice. We have a magic elf in our classroom that leaves us a message each day about the holidays and thinking of others.
|Our reindeer and stockings are hung in the window.
|We made a nutcracker with the wonderful Mrs.Espinosa!
|Holiday trees and our cute little faces made into a reindeer.
|I wanted to share my granddaughter in her first program. Littlest angel!
Friday, September 25, 2015
Apple Day!
We had a special day to celebrate our study of apples. Here are the fun centers and activities we did for apple day.
|Apple Counting book
|We had a tasting center and graphed our favorite way to eat an apple!
|Roll the dice and count the dots. Beginning of joining two sets for addition.
|Bingo with beginning sounds and the Lakeshore mystery box.
|Tossing apple bean bags into baskets and counting our points.
Then we played the apple letter sound game.
|Writing center. We used our apple word books to complete sentences.
|Tasting center
|Thank you to all the parents who made donations and helped with our learning centers!
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Reed Alexander Talks to Celebuzz About 'iCarly' Backlash
Your character Nevel has an embarrassing moment become public on this week's iCarly, have you ever had something like that happen?
Luckily no! Nevel's behavior really leads to some deep consequences!
The moment ruins his image; definitely a bad day for Nevel. We all have those kind of days, how do you get over yours?
I really don't dwell too much on the negative, so I spend time with great friends and family! We usually cook up a tasty meal that we really enjoy, watch a good comedy and do a lot of laughing!
What's it like on the iCarly set?
The iCarly set is always a blast! The cast and crew are so funny and fun to be with. They're amazing and incredibly talented! Dan Schneider, the ingenious creator and executive producer of iCarly, has a hilarious way of sneaking up on us and scaring us, making us all burst out laughing!
Your website (KewlBites.com) is really, well, "kewl"..!! When did you get started in the kitchen and who taught you how to cook?
I'm a major foodie, and cooking and eating (and the love thereof) have always been a part of my life! I'm a huge fan of cooking shows on the Food Network and Cooking Channel. I'm pretty much self taught when it comes to cooking. I've basically turned my kitchen into a mini science lab complete with a multi-test-tube spice-rack, and I'm always experimenting! I've had a lot of mishaps along the way, and things have definetely gone up in smoke!
I've just released my first product called the KEWL DECK! It's a deck of 25 recipe cards (go on… Pick a card, any card!) with lots of exclusive treats, plus tips and ideas with cooking and living healthfully!
Nice! What's your favorite dish to eat?
One of my favorite dishes is my Kewl Veggie Pizza. It's decked out with a crispy wholegrain crust plus tons of delicious toppings. A meal that's fast and easy to put together, and always is satisfying!
Watch Reed ruin his image as Nevel on iCarly this Saturday on Nickelodeon.


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Diablo Cody Says Feminists "Should Be Up My Butt"
"Any feminist out there who doesn't support me gets a big boo because you've got one person out there who is advocating for women in Hollywood and you're going to slag that person? If you're a feminist, you should be up my butt. I have no idea if I've helped feminism or set it back, because people see me as such a polarizing figure. I hope it's the former. But if I can't even get feminists on my side, maybe I'm not helping."
– Diablo Cody, who wrote "Young Adult," is certainly sick of being criticized by feminists (and their at-times strange bedfellows, conservatives) for various crimes, like the fact that "Juno" didn't involve an abortion, Diablo's past career as a stripper, and plenty of other violations dictated by The Not Feminist Enough Police.
FWIW, I'm a feminist and I'm on your side, Diablo. [Guardian UK]


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California Red-legged Frogs
The federally threatened California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii) once inhabited ponds and wetlands from Mendocino County to Baja California. Now eliminated from 70 percent of its former range, it primarily lives in coastal drainages from Marin County south to San Simeon.
A number of things led to the California red-legged frog's decline. In the mid-1800s, they were intensely harvested to satisfy a booming culinary demand for frog's legs. Widespread draining of ponds and wetlands for development and agriculture over the past 150 years has also destroyed much of their habitat. Numerous non-native plants and animals have been introduced into what remains—in particular, introduced bullfrogs and fish that prey on the frogs have significantly contributed to the frogs' decline.
Mori Point and Muir Beach in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area are prime examples of areas where red-legged frogs have been affected by human disturbance. At Mori Point, intensive recreation and a large network of informal trails had eroded the landscape and altered its hydrology. At Muir Beach and the nearby Banducci flower farm, frog habitat had been lost to centuries of agriculture and development.
The National Park Service and their partners have been working together on extensive restoration projects at both sites to improve trail systems, construct ponds and wetlands for breeding frogs, and restore native vegetation. They have been monitoring the frogs to see how the they respond to these changes, and have also done some radio tracking at Mori Point to learn more about how red-legged frogs move across the park's landscape.
Learn more about red-legged frogs and these restoration and monitoring projects from the resource briefs, multimedia, and links in the menus in the upper right of this page.


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William Shatner's 'Searching for Major Tom' Covers Album
Have you ever heard William Shatner's albums? He has several he recorded back when! Now Entertainment Weekly reports that Brad Paisley will record with William Shatner on his upcoming cosmic album of "space-themed cover songs," titled 'Searching for Major Tom.' Brad is a HUGE Star Trek fan and loves William Shatner to death! Remember that he was in a couple of Brad's music video's too!
Paisley will be featured on a cover of Steve Miller's 'Space Cowboy' on Shatner's second talk-sing album, the first having been released back in 1968.
William Shatner has a bunch of his friends in the music biz to "go where no man has gone before." On 'Searching for Major Tom,' he'll add guest-heavy tracks, including Paisley's playing the guitar with Peter Frampton on Norman Greenbaum's 'Spirit in the Sky.'
Other songs found on the will be
Elton John's 'Rocket Man,' the Queen classic 'Bohemian Rhapsody and Black Sabbath's 'Iron Man.'


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When I was a kid, we used to trap those things by the truck load. Sold them for their hides.
I did sample raccoon at a charity "game feed" or dinner. Wouldn't be my first meat choice, but not bad. Of course anything can taste good with enough BBQ sauce on it.
- stbaguley said...
Alton Brown is hearing footsteps! (and at PETA, heads are exploding) What a great way to close out Friday! Thanks Xavier!
- Crucis said...
My grandparents had severl 'coons for pets. Mean, nasty-tempered beasts. They had three they found as kits and raised them. They initially had the run of the house until they matured. Then they nearly destroyed the place until penned up.
On the eatin' side, Grandma served BBQ 'coon several times. I was younger and no longer remember how it tasted.
- Mattexian said...
Got plenty of folks around me that eat like that! Coon, possum, gar, stuff that ain't so glamorous, but's still good eatin'. I probably wouldn't have any problems with it, 'cept for they looks like cats when skinned!
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Your blog is the one of the first stops I make in the morning with my cup of coffee. (saw the Glock prank a mile away. Who are you trying to kid?!!!). But I'll admit that I didn't make it through this post. I'm confused as to the point you're trying to make.
I don't want you to think that I'm squirmish about hunting, because I respect the act of hunting as well as hunters. But there is no reason why anyone in this day and age should think it's acceptable to hunt and consume potentally rabid vermin to get by. And no reason to glorify it. I'm seeing alot of 'depression porn' in the mainstream media. Alot of talking heads getting their kicks by using phases like "Shantytown" and "Tent Cities". More fear for the sake of ratings.
Don't fall into that trap.
Thanks for your hard work.
- stbaguley said...
I don't know if Xavier wants to host chatter on his blog, but hey Brendan, I don't think the "Coon Man" is cooking up a mess of critter for any reason but that it tastes good and he likes it and it represents a niche business for him among like minded folks. Your pity and horror at the plight of the "poor man" is displaced and it shows you up for an elitist snob. I ride around on the same high horse most of the time and I confess I've never had 'coon for dinner, but I watch a piece like that and laugh at the silly me on the horse. Coon man is doing all right (and plays guitar better than me too.) I think he would not appreciate your feeling sorry for him. S
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I have no pity for the Coon Man. That wasn't my point. I'm angry about the smart-ass soul patch wearing punk next to him rolling his eyes and making a mockery of what the Man stands for.
Like wearing a coonskin cap throughout the piece. (It's funny because he's eating raccoon!). There is elitism going on in this piece, and it's from the guy going the interview.
If the Man enjoys cooking and eating Raccoon, more power to him. I suspect he got that good at preparing out of necessity. That's unfortunate. He is a reminder of what Depression era Americans experienced.
We're closer to a Depression than we have ever been in this Country, I guess this piece struck a nerve with me.
Thanks for letting me reply Xavier. (the last you'll hear of it from me.)
- boomvark said...
I like Coon Man. The interviewer, on the other hand, comes across as an idiot.
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Xavier, I love to read you post. I have learned a lot from them, and other times have just put a smile of my face. Wes and the guys at Flat Creek Debating Society took a group of kids coon hunting last night. I ask Bob about you from time to time. We would enjoy you joining us again one Sunday. Chief Scott always has a good meal waiting. Ronnie


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- 1 cup plus 5 tbsp. all-purpose flour
- 4 tsp. espresso powder
- 2 tbsp. granulated sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 10 tbsp. cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 4-5 tbsp. very cold water
For the filling:
- 1½ cups (12 oz.) plus 1 tbsp. coconut milk, divided
- 1 tbsp. espresso powder
- 2 tbsp. granulated sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tbsp. cornstarch
- 3.5 oz. bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
For topping:
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- 2 tbsp. confectioners' sugar
- ½ tsp. coconut extract
- Chocolate syrup, for drizzling
- Toasted coconut flakes
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City Of Columbus And Casino Invest In West Side Community Fund
Columbus City Council made its first investment into the West Side Community Fund that supports West Columbus neighborhoods around the Hollywood Casino.
$125,000 will be used to support the Hilltop YMCA. Penn National Gaming, which runs the casino, said it matched the investment.
"We're proud to partner with Hollywood Casino to invest in the great neighborhood that surrounds it," Columbus mayor Michael Coleman said. "The Hilltop YMCA has been a valuable community resource on the West Side for more than half a century, and it is highly deserving of this first major investment."
The money helped the Hilltop YMCA expand its facilities including: new gym space, childcare area and rooms for health education and programs.
"A lot of people have talked about the west side as being a community in need," said Andrew Roberts, CEO of Central Ohio YMCA. "We're not the only solution, but we're happy to be here and offer our humble contribution to the quality of life."
Eventually, the city and casino hope to invest millions of dollars back into the community. They city wants the West Side Community Fund to hit $5 million within the next two years. The city and Penn National Gaming will split the cost to reach the goal.
Local business owner Benny Phillips said he's hoping for a spark that helps revitalize the West side.
"I know what businesses used to do here," he said. "I'd like to see it get back to that point again. And I think it can."


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While Victoria Beckham just gave birth to a beautiful baby girl (her fourth child) and Geri Halliwell is moonlighting as a fashion designer, Melanie "Sporty Spice" Chisholm is transforming before our very eyes!
The former Spice Girl debuted a chic, new look while out and about in Manchester, England on Wednesday. The 37-year-old donned ombre strands done up in face-framing waves and channeled her inner Kate Middleton with kohl-rimmed eyes and cleaned-up brows. Clad in dark skinny jeans, a billowy navy top, and towering Louboutin heels, the tattooed star appeared like a more feminine version of her athletic self.
Just last month, Chisholm flexed her muscles and participated as part of the celebrity team for the London Triathalon on July 30. She also has a new album, The Sea, that's slated to drop in September.


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Family of 4 loved Princess Christmas Cruise: Emerald Princess Cruise Review by jlgreuel
Overall Member Rating
Family of 4 loved Princess Christmas Cruise
Destination: Southern Caribbean
Embarkation: Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
My husband and I stayed in a verandah room while our children stayed in an inside cabin directly across the hall. I especially enjoyed the verandah when we were pulling into port to stand outside and take in the sites while still in my robe!
My children could not really be coerced into using the kid zone areas - they were happy to do their own thing.
We had two enjoyable days at sea, before our first port, Aruba. My daughter and I went horseback riding and my son and husband took an island tour on an open air bus. No complaints - but not outstanding.
In Bonaire we booked a private snorkeling excursion with Woodwind Tours. Thanks to More fellow cruise critic friends, we found Woodwind Tours a short walk away from the cruise dock. The day was warm and calm. Owner Dee briefed us as we boarded the catamaran and prepared for our snorkel excursion.
We were grouped according to abilities and assigned one of three group leaders. Our family first did a drift snorkel where we floated along with the wind and current while the boat followed us and picked us up after an hour or so. Our children are both very comfortable snorkeling and we had brought our own masks and snorkels. Our guide, Isabel would free dive down deep to point out something of interest - sponges, sea cucumbers, parrot fish, blue tangs - then surface and explain what it was to us. We were encouraged to snorkel on the surface, but our daughter couldn't resist free diving about 20 feet on our second snorkel, to get a better view of a Hawksbill Turtle. Excellent guides and very knowledgeable about Klein Bonaire (an island where there is no development and never will be, with ecologically protected areas for marine life). I would strongly recommend Woodwind tours in Bonaire!
Grenada proved to be disappointing because my son felt sick on the Isle of Spice tour (booked through Princess), due to the curvy roads and lurching buses. What was to be a 3 hour tour, turned into a 5 hour ordeal.
In Dominica, I shopped at some of the vendors and bought a few items made here in Dominica. I went to the second floor of the Fort Young hotel to enjoy a cold drink and some free Wi-Fi. My husband and daughter enjoyed a private tour with Pepper. Great decision to book a private tour.
I did use the self service laundry on our deck on the ship to wash a load of coloured clothes. Two dollars each for a load - wash or dry. That 's a much better price than sending it off to the ship's laundry service! I had to do the final drying in our room - but that is why I brought my handy little travel clothesline that has Velcro straps on the end!
One night as we entered the Princess theatre at the front of the ship, it was apparent there were larger swells in the ocean. I am sure glad my travel agent sister booked our rooms in the middle of the ship where it feels like there is less movement! I enjoyed the Princess singers and dancers who performed "Boogie Shoes". Lots of flashy costumes and talented dancing.
On Christmas Eve, I sat out in the Piazza and enjoy a pot of tea surrounded by beautiful Christmas decorations including lit Christmas trees, a gingerbread village and wonderful ambiance! It was formal night so everywhere you turned one can see ladies in long dresses and men in tuxedos! I myself wore a burgundy satin blouse and long black skirt.
One of the most festive parts of Christmas Eve was when many gathered in the ship's piazza for Christmas carols just before our dinner. It was led by the Emerald Princess singers who really know how to sing and a grand piano. Wonderful!
Dinner was lobster and giant shrimp. It was a wonderful substitute for our traditional Ukrainian Christmas Eve meal. The best soup of the cruise was a blackberry merlot cream chilled soup. Think of raspberry ice cream melted and you get the rich, tasty idea!
After supper and before my pot of tea I hauled my family out of their beds (it was only 8 pm after all) to play a game of Christmas trivia. And with a score of 17 out of 20 we won! Hooray! Our 16 year old was a lock for naming the titles of all the Christmas carol lyrics!
Before all these Christmas festivities began, we spent a day in port at St. Thomas sailing with some Canadian cruise critic friends.
On Christmas Day we did enjoy an interdenominational church service. We also participated in a competitive gingerbread house building competition. A lot of those families augment their houses with extra candy bought elsewhere! It was a fun family activity. For dinner, I ordered the turkey dinner with chestnut dressing. My husband had the halibut, my daughter had the beef with a slice of turkey and my son had the ham. All lovely dinners! After dinner we watched another movie under the stars and it was raining so we sat under cover. They offer pizza in addition to the popcorn, cookies and milk during MUTS! Like I had any space left in my stomach after Christmas dinner!
And because it was Christmas, we had to play some games! We played Qwirkle cubes, Farkle and Bananagrams on the floor of our stateroom. What a wonderful, memorable, warm Christmas!
It felt like we were further north when we were in the Bahamas at Princess Cays. Of course it was still warm enough for shorts and T-shirts, so not winter conditions by any stretch! After breakfast in the dining room we packed up our bags for a day at the beach. We went to the Michelangelo Dining Room to catch a tender to the Princess Cays Island. Because the ship cannot dock at the island, we take a small lifeboat shuttle to the island. We only had to wait about 20 minutes before we caught a tender. The tender ride over to the island was 10 or 15 minutes long.
Once on the island, my husband decided to snorkel and kids decided to play in the sand while I found a lounge chair in some shade. By 1:30, we were ready to head back to the ship.
On the last night of the first cruise, my husband and I had a reservation at the Crown Grill, the Specialty Beef restaurant on board. My husband didn't like that they asked for a second entree choice in case his first choice, lamb chops, did not meet his expectations. So they brought out both entrees, which was simply too much food, and in his eyes, very wasteful. I had a trio of dessert at the Crown Grill and thought it was the best dessert of the whole cruise.
This cruise truly felt like a vacation. As the stay at home parent, I didn't have to cook, clean or prepare meals! Heaven! Our entire family loved this trip! Less
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It felt like we were further north when we were in the Bahamas at Princess Cays. Of course it was still warm enough for shorts and T-shirts, so not winter conditions by any stretch! After breakfast in the dining room we packed up our bags for a day at the beach. We went to the Michelangelo Dining Room to catch a tender to the Princess Cays Island. Because the ship cannot dock at the island, we took a small lifeboat shuttle to the island. We only had to wait about 20 minutes before we caught a tender. The tender ride over to the island was 10 or 15 minutes long.
Once on the island, my husband decided to snorkel and kids decided to play in the sand while I found a lounge chair in some shade. By 1:30, we were ready to head back to the ship.
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30-Day Breakup Guide: Day 15
To celebrate the publication of our first-ever book, The Frisky 30-Day Breakup Guide, we're re-running the original series that inspired it, and having writer Maude Standish bravely road test the book's expanded tasks and tips. So follow along, chart your own progress, and find out everything else you need to know to forget he-who-shall-not-be-named!
Plan A Lady Party
Check your calendar and pick a date three weeks to a month from now, because you're in no shape to do large-scale entertaining. Yet. What you can do, though, is plan a small party on that day for a few female friends. Sit down and plan what drinks you'll serve (red wine or cocktails?), what food will go best (cheese plate or focaccia?), and what music you'll play. Go ahead and make the mix CD, but there's a catch: You can only use women artists. Select songs from your Bjork collection, dust off the Tori Amos tracks your insensitive ex made fun of, and, sure, throw in some Alanis, because we all know Jagged Little Pill stands the test of time. You now have a bachelorette pad where you canentertain and blast girly tunes as you see fit: Is that cool or what?


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A mouth full of river water
San Gil and Villa de Leyva
28.03.2011 - 01.04.2011
View Destination - south on ew5827's travel map.
We finally said goodbye to the Carribean coast for the last time and headed 15/16 hours south to the town of San Gil in the region of Santander. We took the night bus from Santa Marta to Bucaramanga then changed buses for the final 4/5 hours to San Gil. The final leg was slow as we came to a standstill twice, firstly due to an accident and then because they were resurfacing the road. The scenery more than made up for it though as the road meandered along the Chicamocha canyon. Lining the road were cacti and cliff faces of jagged rocks and down below the great valley offered some spectacular views. Someone had managed to scale one of the cliffs and carve a family into the rock about 20 feet up. I have no idea how they got up there.
San Gil is a pretty town in the hills by the Rio Fonce with lots of activities on offer. Chris and I decided to go white water rafting in a dingy-kayak. Our instructor, Nestor, and others from his company form the Colombian rafting team so we knew we were in safe hands. We nearly turned over on the first set of rapids but managed to stay upright, just. Although some later ones got the better of us and we were all thrown out. Nestor got back to the boat first, got in and helped me back in but Chris was way ahead of us riding the rapids solo. We were paddling hard to catch him up when I heard Nestor shouting, glimpsed round and saw I was the only one in the raft! By the time Nestor had got back in and we finally caught Chris up, all we could do was watch from a distance as the last huge wave swallowed him up and spat him out the other side, then the water calmed down!
Chris and I had swapped places during the fall out so for the rest of the rapids I was at the front. I realised why Nestor had put us the other way around to begin with as with every wave the weight of the other two at the back sent me flying up in the air, so much so that sometimes I couldn't even reach the water with my paddle! You also get smacked in the face by the waves a lot more at the front.
Nestor pointed out a few trees and the odd iguana here and there on the calmer sections. I was thinking yeah yeah, iguana, we've seen so many of those by now. Then one came speedily swimming in front of the kayak! I've never seen them swim before, at least not up close, so that was new. I didn't realise how fast they were.
We finished up on the river by the town, happy that we'd only fallen out the once. Chris and I packed up and had a drink in town then got a bus to Tunja that afternoon. Not before realising we'd left our wet clothes on the hostel roof terrace though and had to go back in a mad rush before the bus left without us! If we'd missed that bus we wouldn't have made it on to Villa de Leyva otherwise.
Arriving in Villa de Leyva in the dark added to the atmosphere I think. It's a colonial town that's been really well-preserved, protected since the 1950s. We've been to a lot of colonial towns up to this point and to be honest I wasn't expecting to be that wowed but I was actually shocked at how well-preserved and how pretty it was. Every house is painted white with a tiled roof, and dark wood and green accents. The streets are cobbled and lit up with lamps at night - the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe style. OK so there are a handful of tourist shops and bars with modern music blaring at night but they try to keep cars out of the main plaza (the largest in Colombia) and the surrounding blocks, and everyone has to drive at 10mph max. in that area. It's quaint.
We stayed with a lovely lady who owns a house a couple of blocks from the main plaza. It was interesting to see inside one of the buildings. The house was centred around a courtyard with a garden at the back. Our room was an outhouse off the garden. The kitchen was interesting with tiles everywhere and an old fashioned range (along with a new(er) cooker). Her garden was full of fruit trees and vegetable plants and we had home-made smoothies for breakfast from some freshly picked small green fruits.
The following day we walked up a hill from the town to get a birds eye view. The elevation wasn't great but it gave an idea of the surrounding area. We were surprised that is wasn't just the centre but the whole town is in keeping with the colonial era. When we came to leave, even the bus station which is obviously a new build (relatively) has been done in good taste.


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Machete (Magic)
Machete (Magic)
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No David Wright tonight against the D-Backs. He woke up with back spasms. Not tonight, but probably tomorrow.
"This morning, when I got up, it was pretty instant pain," he said. "Now, more than anything, it's uncomfortable and just spasms. I'd love to be out there and play, but they kind of talked some sense into me, the trainers. I'd rather be safe than sorry."


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About the book.
When reading a book about animals there is always that slight apprehension that 'This is not going to end well!' As a dog and cat lover I have read books in the past and have had to buy in boxes of tissues and chocolate to get to the end.. I am delighted to say that those extreme measures are not required for this book.. All the chocolate that you need is Joey himself who is of the Labrador variety….
"You don't have to be a dog lover to fall in love with Joey. Just spend a day by his side—running through snowy woods; plotting escape from a fenced-in yard; searching for new friends, new adventures, new possibilities for mischief . . . . In Dogs Don't Look Both Ways, Jane Hanser gives us a fascinating glimpse into the world that she and her husband share with their chocolate Labrador—and it's a world so filled with love and hope and high spirits that you may never want to leave."
Pesi Dinnerstein, Author of A Cluttered Life: Searching for God, Serenity, and My Missing Keys
The Reviews (they were both great so wanted to share SC)
By Tamara @ The Avid Book Collector(Texas)
Joey Hanser is a very handsome Labrador Retriever who has endless amounts of energy and curiosity. His need to explore outside his boundaries offered him opportunities to meet new friends (and get treats!), but it also led to a horrible accident…an accident that could have had a sad ending. But with Joey's determination and the love and support of his parents, Joey learns that maybe, just maybe, some of those rules are important and if the rules are broken, then there are consequences.
All dogs need rules and boundaries set early in their life, but sometimes whether it is because of the breed or just plain stubbornness, those rules get ignored by our pets. This book really is a primer on a dog's life and what happens when they don't listen to their parent's rules. If dogs could read, then this book should be mandatory for them. For the parents of dogs, this is also a must read! It is very inspiring and also very insightful!
This was such an awesome book! It was a pure joy to get a glimpse of Joey's world and his endless curiosity of the world around him. Written from Joey's point of view provided a very unique reading experience that was both fun and insightful. Joey's words and thoughts are exactly what I think my pets would say if they could talk to me. I want to give Joey's parents kudos for being so patient with him and understanding of his need to explore the world around him and I also want to give kudos for them being there for Joey when his explorations went horribly bad.
Joey is an awesome dog and everyone should read his story. I don't normally give spoilers, but this one does have a happy ending, so no tissues are necessary! So go ahead and grab this beautifully written book, get comfortable and enjoy a few hours in Joey's world. You will not be disappointed!
This one gets a 5 paw rating!
The Kindle Book Review
I have met a lot of dogs during my journey here on earth. Short, fat dogs. Tall, fat dogs. Snappy dogs, yippy dogs, and the kind with the deep-throated "WOOF." I like dogs. I don't mind dogs. I've only ever loved one or two, but the rest are okay and I guess they feel the same way about me. I believe dogs and I have an understanding which says, "You will not lick my face and call it a kiss," to which the dog replies, "As if!"
I have never, however, come to know one as deeply and intimately as I know Joey. I will not lie: Hanser was waging an uphill battle, trying to tell the story from the dog's point of view. The book could have gone kitschy real fast, but Hanser pulled it out of "golly gee whillakers" cuteness-overload. Correction: Hanser let Joey pull it out.
Joey does not speak from the voice of the author. Joey speaks Dog, as in "People were looking at me, calling, "Joey." They were looking at me and saying, "Joey, come" and "Joey, sit" and "Good boy, Joey!" So Joey I suddenly was." Is this the best example of Joey's voice? No. The book is full of good examples and better examples and you will just have to read it. I can't sit here and quote all the good parts, otherwise I would be quoting 80% of Joey's story.
Dogs Don't Look Both Ways is a quick read. Is it a MUST Read? I'll let you be the judge. Joey would like that.
About the Author
Jane Hanser's poetry and essays have been published in numerous print and online journals such as Poetica Magazine, The Persimmon Tree, Every Writer's Resource, and others. She has developed software to teach writing, self-published a grammar book and taught English as a Second Language at several campuses of the City University of New York. She has an M.Ed. in English Education and ESL from the Graduate School of Temple University. In her other life, Jane is dedicated to many and varied community activities, in particular feeding the hungry, literacy, and bicycle and pedestrian safety. She spends way too much time on the computer and would like to rejuvenate her painting watercolors. She is married and lives, works and plays in Newton, MA. Joey's descriptions of her in Dogs Don't Look Both Ways are, except for a few insignificant details of time and place, true and accurate.
Buy the book
Authors Page on Amazon – http://www.amazon.com/Dogs-Dont-Look-Both-Ways/dp/0991514904
Goodreads – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21818455-dogs-don-t-look-both-ways
The bookshelf is filling up very nicely with some wonderful books, past and present that have received glowing reviews.. Please do consider giving one of your books the Five Star Treatment especially if it has not been showcased for a while. All you have to do is get in touch..


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Transit hub: Ticket to wealth, or pipe dream?
Newport could open the door to lucrative mass transit oriented development if it moves ahead with planning for a park and ride and future commuter rail stop on a vacant commercial lot, Washington County Commissioner Myra Peterson told city officials in a meeting last week.
But current cash needs might supersede a long-term plan for the old Knox Lumber site, some Newport officials suggested. Waiting for the fruits of transit development that could be more than a decade off is a hard task in tough economic times, mayor Tim Geraghty said, especially on a site officials believe is primed for redevelopment.
"I can't wait 20 years for something to happen," he said.
Peterson, county transportation planners and a bevy of Newport commissioners and council members discussed the location of a potential multi-modal transportation hub in Newport and funds available to help the city in planning for the site.
And while some gushed about the potential benefits a park and ride and Red Rock commuter rail station could have for the city, others stayed firmly rooted to present-day economic anxieties.
The message from Geraghty and councilmember Tom Ingemann was simple: show us the money.
The key, Geraghty told Washington County officials, is for Newport to purchase the site and take control of its redevelopment. Financially, though, that's impossible for the city to do by itself, he said.
'A catalyst for development'
Newport officials have identified three possible sites for a hub in the 2030 draft comprehensive plan -- two sites along Seventh Avenue near the Glen Road overpass and Peterson's preferred locale, the 11-acre former Knox Lumber site in northwest Newport near the junction of Highway 61 and Interstate 494.
But with a company interested in a warehouse and office facility for the site and the city's budget crunched by reduced state aid dollars, the possibility of development in the near-term -- even if it would make a relatively small impact on Newport's tax base, as Peterson warned -- makes planning for and waiting on commercial development around a Knox site transit facility a tough sell to some officials.
"When the city's this strapped for cash, that looks pretty good," said city council member Ingemann of the warehouse and office proposal.
Geraghty says he doesn't want the city to be "penny-wise, pound-foolish" in planning the future of the Knox land, which has been considered Newport's best opportunity for large-scale commercial redevelopment by city officials. But the city needs to develop the site soon, he said.
"There's companies willing to put millions into developing the site in the next five years," Geraghty told Peterson.
That, Peterson says, would be shortsighted. With federal stimulus money flowing, Minnesota Department of Transportation dollars available from a Wakota Bridge settlement and local lawmakers in St. Paul and Washington supportive of rail projects, Newport should be looking ahead beyond the current economic downturn and budget crunch, she said.
"Plans are made for the future," Peterson said. "We can't just live for today."
Historic Preservation Commission member Steven Lanz came out in support of transit-oriented development on the Knox site, saying that park and ride and transit facilities in the southwest metro showed "they're not just blacktop parking lots."
A burgeoning mixed commercial and residential district has sprung up around the Bloomington Central Station on the Hiawatha light rail line, with more than 1,000 housing units, 2 million square-feet of office space and 75,000 square-feet of retail. It's an example of what Peterson and other rail advocates are trying to sell the city on.
Instead of just a paved lot like park and rides along Highway 61 in St. Paul and Cottage Grove, the goal is to develop the area around a facility that creates what Washington County transportation planner Andy Gitzlaff called location efficiency, with places to shop, eat and work in close proximity to a transportation hub.
"The station is not just a standalone item," Gitzlaff told Newport officials. "It's a catalyst for development around it, for capturing that potential."
Geraghty estimated the city would need $2 million to $3 million to purchase the Knox site. The investment would be worth it, Peterson said, though she said development would likely be five to 10 years off.
Ingemann was skeptical, saying the Knox site's proximity to a resource recovery plant that processes municipal garbage from two counties, and host of other industrial properties will worry developers.
"Everyone can have these crystal palace dreams," he said, "but you've got to realize what you have."


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"The purpose of the Fund is to provide education assistance for postsecondary study to financially needy dependents of those people killed or permanently disabled as a result of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and during the rescue activities relating to those attacks."
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Established within one week of the attacks on September 11, 2001, the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund® is unprecedented in its scope. It will ultimately provide more than $100 million in postsecondary education assistance to an entire generation of financially needy dependents of those killed or permanently disabled in the 9/11 attacks and their aftermath. The Fund has already provided millions of dollars in scholarship support, and will continue to provide education assistance through the year 2030. (1)
The Lumina Foundation, a private foundation that strives to help people achieve their potential by expanding access to an education beyond high school, established the Fund with the foresight that the loss of a family provider to death or injury on 9/11 would put the educational futures of thousands of present and future students in jeopardy. The Lumina Foundation pledged the initial $3 million to create the Fund: $1 million went directly to the Fund and $2 million to a dollar-for-dollar matching grant to encourage contributions from individuals. The $2 million matching grant was met on December 18, 2001.
The Fund sparked incredible generosity nationwide. With President Bill Clinton and U.S. Senator Bob Dole serving as campaign co-chairs, donations arrived from more than 20,000 corporations, foundations, educational institutions, grassroots organizations, and individuals, raising more than $108 million. More than 16,000 of those contributors were individuals.
The first Families of Freedom scholarships were awarded in January 2002. As of September 2015, the Fund and its subfunds had provided needed scholarships to 2,825 individuals, totaling $115.9 million; there are currently more than 3,800 individuals registered for Families of Freedom scholarships through 2030.
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Influenza Vaccination in Bone Marrow Transplantation
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Barriers to Peritoneal Dialysis Selection
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified January 2012 by Suma Prakash, MD, MetroHealth Medical Center.
Recruitment status was: Not yet recruiting
Recruitment status was: Not yet recruiting
Suma Prakash, MD
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First received: January 20, 2012
Last updated: January 24, 2012
Last verified: January 2012
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|January 20, 2012
|Last Updated Date
|January 24, 2012
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|January 2012
|Estimated Primary Completion Date
|January 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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|Barriers to making a dialysis modality decision [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
Determine the proportion of patients that made a dialysis modality decision and determine the barriers to being able to make a decision. Determine the proportion of patients choosing home dialysis and barriers associated with choice of home dialysis therapy.
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|Barriers to Peritoneal Dialysis Selection
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|Barriers to Selection and Initiation of Peritoneal Dialysis in the United States
|Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to understand what prevents chronic kidney disease patients from making a timely decision about dialysis modality options. This understanding will allow us to develop and implement interventions to assist patients in this turning point so that they can make the right decision for them in a timely enough manner so that each patient can start dialysis in the safest and best way for them. 200 later stage chronic kidney disease patients (20% or less of kidney function remaining) will be asked to participate in the study with the goal of having 150 patients participate in the study.
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Time Perspective: Prospective
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Patients with chronic kidney disease (20% or less kidney function remaining. Patients with end stage renal disease who are currently receiving dialysis.
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|Estimated Completion Date
|April 2013
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|January 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Four writers: Italo Calvino, William Gibson, Henry Miller, Haruki Murakami.
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Movies & Series: Blade Runner, Chinatown, 1900, Freeway no exit, Drive, The Blues Brothers, The Driver, japanese pink movies, westerns, Carpenter, all sort of animation; Utopia, The Wire, The Game of Thrones, Sons of Anarchy, Lost, Battlestar Galactica. But first of all Twin Peaks.
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The Sports Xchange
04/05/2012 NFL Note - Washington Redskins Hankerson, Leonard
WR Leonard Hankerson, who had offseason surgery on the torn hip labrum he suffered in Week 10 at Miami, should be good to go by June 1.
The Sports Xchange
04/05/2012 NFL Note - Washington Redskins Hankerson, Leonard
WR Leonard Hankerson, who had offseason surgery on the torn hip labrum he suffered in Week 10 at Miami, should be good to go by June 1.
NFL Note - New York Giants Beckum, Travis
TE Travis Beckum (knee) recently expressed optimism about his chances of being ready for the start of the regular season on Sept. 5. Beckum, who is recovering from surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament suffered in Super Bowl XLVI, tweeted, "Just seen the Doc...best news I heard in awhile!!! Very good chance I will be back by the start of the season." Regardless of his status or optimism, it's unlikely that Beckum will be able to participate in the spring football drills.
NFL Note - Washington Redskins Cooley, Chris
TE Chris Coooley, whose 2011 season ended with a broken finger in Week 6 that added to a long-troublesome knee injury, has been having a good offseason and will be ready for organized team activities in May.
NFL Note - Washington Redskins Brown, Jammal
OT Jammal Brown, who missed the 2009 season in New Orleans following right hip surgery and has struggled with its after-effects during his two subsequent seasons in Washington, has been working out regularly at Redskins Park. Coach Mike Shanahan said that yoga classes have helped heal scar tissue in the 31-year-old Brown's hip.
NFL Note - Minnesota Vikings Peterson, Adrian
RB Adrian Peterson ran this week for the first time since tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in the Christmas Eve win at Washington. "Did a great job," coach Leslie Frazier said. "Everybody was impressed. Our trainer, Eric Sugarman, was really impressed with his movement and the things he was able to do. He's on schedule. He's doing well."
NFL Note - Minnesota Vikings Harvin, Percy
WR Percy Harvin delivered the news via Twitter that he needed surgery on his shoulder. It caused quite the stir among Vikings fans until Harvin followed up with news that he won't miss any OTAs because of an arthroscopic surgery that will be performed on Tuesday, April 10.
NFL Note - Carolina Panthers Senn, Jordan
LB Jordan Senn, after failing to find a better deal in free agency, re-signed as an unrestricted free agent.
The small wonder (generously listed at 5-11, 224) is an excellent special teams player who had to fill in on defense last year because of injuries.
NFL Note - Chicago Bears Thomas, Devin
WR Devin Thomas has never lived up to the hype since being drafted early in the second round (34th overall) by the Redskins in 2008, but he's still just 25, and he's getting a fresh start with the Bears.
In four NFL seasons with the Redskins (2008-10), Panthers (2010) and Giants (2010-11), he's caught just 43 passes for 482 yards and three touchdowns.
The 6-1, 221-pounder won a Super Bowl ring with the Giants last season, and he has been a major contributor on special teams as a kickoff returner and covering kicks. He recovered two fumbles in the NFC Championship Game, including one that set up the game-winning field goal in overtime.
"I really feel good about him, adding to our wideout depth and being a special teams player," Bears general manager Phil Emery said. "We think that maybe he's at a spot in his career where he's ready to move forward. I think he sees this as a great opportunity to move forward in his career; get more involved, get more catches."
NFL Note - Carolina Panthers Newton, Cam
QB Cam Newton advanced to the final eight in fan voting for the cover of next year's Madden video game cover. He'll face Arizona wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald in the next round.
NFL Note - Chicago Bears Knox, Johnny
WR Johnny Knox continues on the long road back from the gruesome back injury he suffered late last season that necessitated spinal fusion surgery. As yet, there is no timetable for his return.
"He has made progress and will continue to make progress," Bears general manager Phil Emery said. "As I've told him, ultimately it'll be him that will decide when he comes back. It'll be him telling us where he's at in the rehab process. We're a long ways from having to make that decision, and we're going to lean heavily on Johnny helping us make that decision."
Knox was bent backward at a grotesque angle while trying to make a tackle after he caught a pass but then fumbled.
NFL Note - Buffalo Bills Barnett, Nick


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An efficient proposal distribution for Metropolis–Hastings using a B-splines technique
In this paper, we proposed an efficient proposal distribution in the Metropolis–Hastings algorithm using the B-spline proposal Metropolis–Hastings algorithm. This new method can be extended to high-dimensional cases, such as the B-spline proposal in Gibbs sampling and in the Hit-and-Run (BSPHR) algorithm. It improves the proposal distribution in the Metropolis–Hastings algorithm by carrying more information from the target function. The performance of BSPHR was compared with that of other Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) samplers in simulation and real data examples. Simulation results show that the new method performs significantly better than other MCMC methods.
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GATESVILLE — Coryell County commissioners on Monday approved money to buy 20 electronic voting machines and agreed to pay Limestone County to house inmates crowded out of the county jail.
Commissioners also imposed a 90-day ban on outdoor burning and heard budget requests as they prepare to vote on a draft budget for fiscal year 2014 by the end of July.
Tax Assessor/Collector Justin Carothers got approval from the commissioners' court to buy 20 used eSlate voting machines at $2,000 each.
The purchase will bring to 90 the number of voting machines in the county, Carothers said, enough to conduct the 2016 presidential election.
Under the countywide voting system the county will start using in November, all votes must be cast on the eSlate machines, with no paper-ballot option.
"This is a good deal," Carothers said of buying the slightly used machines, which cost $3,500 each new.
Commissioners voted to renew an agreement to pay Limestone County $44 per inmate per day to board Coryell inmates.
Because of overcrowding in the jail in Gatesville, Coryell County spends about $500,000 a year to house inmates in other counties.
District Attorney Dusty Boyd submitted a budget request that included $63,800 for a new assistant district attorney, increased case preparation and travel expenses.
There are 762 open felony cases in his office, Boyd said, including indicted, unindicted and backlogged cases from last year.
"We are extremely busy," Boyd said. "We need to get more hands on deck."
County Clerk Barbara Simpson requested an $18,000 increase in her budget — $1,000 in labor for computer hardware maintenance and $17,000 for software maintenance.
In other action before Monday's court session, County Judge John Firth joined members of the Gatesville Exchange Club for a rededication of the club's Freedom Shrine, 19 replicas of historic American documents displayed on the wall of the commissioners' courtroom.


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Foreordination and predestination are terms that are sometimes used interchangeably. Foreordination denotes God's sovereign plan whereby in eternity He has already decreed all that is to happen in the entire universe, which He created. Predestination is modern terminology depicting the functions of foreordination; it defines the specifics of God's eternal plan, i.e., God's foreknowledge in election, the manifestation of His call (summons) and justification in time and the glorification of His elect in eternity (Romans 8:30). In Ephesians 1:5, the Greek verb"pro· o•ree· sas", rendered "foreordained", is formed from a combination of the Greek preposition "pro" meaning "before" prefixed to the word "o· ree· zo", meaning boundary or limits or restrictions. Hence, its etymological meaning conveys the idea of to limit, restrict and mark out beforehand to "in prior time design and determine" or to "ordain before hand", thus to specifically predestinate or predetermine.
As we follow the Greek word order in the usage of this word"pro•o•ree•sas", it is always in the aorist tense. In interpreting this grammatical principle, its application always points to a given point or period, prior to the creating of the world when God both elected or chose and foreordained designated individuals to be holy (set apart) and blameless (justified) before Him and as such, to occupy position as sons. This cuts against the grain of most modern day doctrinal ministering that do not follow the literal intended thought conveyance of the scriptures nor obey the Holy Spirit in guiding their thinking. In light of all of the facts of eternity, we should keep in mind that God is omniscient (all knowing), thus nothing in this world happens by chance. God is ultimately in control of everything. He decides and causes all things to happen. He is not sitting on the sideline wondering and perhaps contemplating in trepidation, "what is going to happen"? He has foreordained everything "After the counsel of His will" (Ephesians 1:11), everything is preplanned and pre-purposed, even the negative and sinful acts against Him.
In all things, God who is all wisdom always works out what He has deemed best and good, which is what pleases Him. His counsel is always the highest possible intelligent decision. Thus the information contained in these eternal facts, entails God's perfect judgments, which enabled Him according to His sovereignty and purpose for the ages to foreordain us, His elect, to the praise of His grace and glory (Ephesians 1:6,12). In the proceedings before us, it is our intentions to go into greater detail of foreordination (predestination} in our expository presentation of this subject matter. May God give illumination to those whom He has chosen to receive this blessed enlightenment as it will certainly serve as the spiritual basis for viewing time and the events thereof from the eternal vantage point. The validity of this doctrinal truth lies in the fact that God is the First Cause (uncaused), the Sovereign Creator, the Source and Sustainer of ALL things, thus He can in no way be dependent on anything distinct from Himself.
We are convinced that all the scriptures throughout the bible (crossing all dispensational lines) support the factuality of all of the above. The questions that are most confrontational are: has God from all eternity foreordained all things which come to pass? If so, what evidence do we have to that effect? Also how are these facts consistent with the concept of the free agency of rational creatures? And lastly, when we view the chaos and endless disorder existing in creation, how can this be reconciled with the perfection in God? There is evidence both visible and invisible in creation itself but mankind can not comprehend the working of God unless He (God) chooses to reveal them unto him (1Corinthians chapters one and two). Incredible as it may sound to some, the simple creature internalizes the complexity of his maker only if and in proportion to the Creator's design.
Here it must be emphatically stated that the evidence of the foreordination of all acts and events in eternity is incorporated in one word, "faith". It should become apparent to the informed that the ability to grasp or understand and relate to that which was accomplished in eternity, must of necessity be deposited in the spirits of those who are merely components of creation. Controversy arises out of flawed doctrinal thinking that "all men are born with faith" and that "it is up to each individual to activate it". Unfortunately this leads to varying degrees of the assignment of depravity instead of the totality of it thereof. Dissention to this doctrine occurs because of the fact that foreordination destroys all semblances of the "free agency" of so-called rational creatures. An understanding of the Total Depravity of both man and his concomitant environment immediately explains the sin problem as well as all other aversive conditions of creation. The fact that every thing flows to the dictates of God's design does not contradict the essence of His perfection.
What many fail to comprehend is that time itself and everything associated with it are also components of creation. Thus God design of time engenders every occurrence of all the forces and events associated with it including the scheduling of the enactments that transpire. Hence all limits, bounds and means of every part of creation are pre-structured accordingly, to accommodate His will and purpose, which resides exclusively in the essence of His being. This of necessity is factual; otherwise anything to the contrary would infer that the Creator does not control creation. Foreordination denotes that all things are planned and worked out in eternity with nothing left to decide, thus nothing left to chance encounters or co-incidents as men view the affairs of time. This brings in to focus some of the attributes that are inherent in God, namely his omniscience, foreknowledge and immutability. Foreordination is the most plausible means for God to insure that He is always in conformity to His nature.