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Oglethorpe's campus was transformed into a festive English town on Saturday, June 2, as people across Atlanta and beyond gathered to celebrate the Queen of England's Diamond Jubilee, marking the 60th anniversary of her reign. The event at Oglethorpe, hosted by the British Consulate General in Atlanta, was held on the same day as many other festivities across the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.
Festivities included children's games popular in the Commonwealth, a hat competition, and a performance by Scottish Pipe & Drum group, which marched the crowd onto Anderson Field to watch a game of cricket.
A "Got Talent" competition held on the quad provided some eclectic entertainment for festival-goers, with performers representing Ghana, Scotland and other member nations of the Commonwealth.
There was plenty of good food available as well, with the lines for the fish & chips and meat pies being the longest. And no British celebration would be complete without an opportunity for some afternoon tea.
Oglethorpe was chosen to host the event in part for its architecture. The campus building designs were originally inspired by Corpus Christi College in Oxford, England–the alma mater of our namesake, James Edward Oglethorpe. It created the perfect setting for the festivities and allowed guests to feel as if they had been transported to England, if only for a few hours.
Queen Elizabeth II acceded to the throne on February 6, 1952 after the death of her father, King George VI. In the 60 years that she has held the crown, there have been 12 different Prime Ministers, six Popes…and 30 royal corgi dogs. She is the second longest serving monarch in the world.


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Macy's has been the flagship department store of New York City since 1902 when it opened on Herald Square. It eventually expanded to cover almost an entire city block. In 1924, the store's employees were largely immigrants and wanted to celebrate their various heritages with a parade. They deemed it the "Macy's Christmas Parade" and on Thanksgiving Day, 250,000 New Yorkers lined the streets to watch costumed performers, floats, bands, and live animals borrowed from the Central Park Zoo march six miles through Manhattan.
Here are some other things you may not know about the parade.
Today, an average of 3.5 million people line the streets of New York to see the 2.5 mile parade and another 50 million watch it on network television. The parade features over a dozen balloons, 30 floats, 1500 dancers and cheerleaders, and marching bands from all over the country. It requires more than 8,000 participants to pull it off successfully. It truly is an American Thanksgiving tradition.
Want to see it? Tune in to NBC at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 28, and impress your friends and family with your newfound historic knowledge of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!
Check out more information about the parade and other Thanksgiving traditions at your favorite branch of The Library:
Inside Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade History Channel DVD
America's Parade: A Celebration of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade by The Editors of LIFE Magazine
Thanksgiving: How To Cook It Well by Sam Sifton
The New Thanksgiving Table: An American Celebration of Family, Friends, and Food by Diane Morgan
The Thanksgiving Ceremony: New Traditions for America's Family Feast by Edward Bleier
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Researchers in one study analyzed the diets of 492,810 men and women. Over seven years of follow-up, men who consumed the most calcium, about 1,530 mg per day, were 16 percent less likely to develop digestive system cancers compared to those who got the least calcium, about 526 mg per day.
For women, those who consumed an average of 1,881 mg of calcium per day were 23 percent less likely to develop these cancers compared to women who averaged 494 mg of calcium per day.


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Reviewing Your Trades Like Roger Ebert
Posted on Thursday, June 5, 2014 at 10:57 AM
In my opinion, one of the most helpful things to do to improve your option trading is reviewing your trades. You need to pretend that you are the late, great Roger Ebert of option trading and give your trades a thumbs up or down. This is a fantastic way to gauge how you are developing as a trader and incorporate it into your trading plan. A lot of option traders are disheartened when they examine their profit and loss statements, but this can be deceiving. Why? Many good trades lose money and a lot of bad trades make money. Your goal as an option trader is to follow your trading plan and take the best trades that make sense to you and put the odds are your side for a successful trade. Easier said then done you might say but reviewing your trades is a very important step to take in order to become consistently profitable and putting the odds on your side.
Capture Your Trades
The first thing an option trader should consider doing is to capture his trades with some type of screen capture software. Every trader should have this in his or her trading plan. There are a plethora of options out there and many are free. An option trader should have a record of the chart, option chain, implied volatility and any other tangible that may be pertinent to the trade. If the trade is in effect for several days, screens shots can be taken periodically to help a trader understand what is happening on the charts and to the options. Once the trade is exited, screen shots should be taken again to compare the start and end of the trade.
Now that the option trader has the concrete evidence in his hands or on his computer, it's time to look at the damage or lack there of. When reviewing your trades, it is advantageous to do this part after the close of the market so full attention can be on the reviewing process. Label the chart and option chain with what strategy was used. Where did the trading plan call for entry, stop and target? Then where was the trade actually entered and exited? Were there any discrepancies? If there were, a trader needs to find out why and correct them in the future.
Correct and Make Adjustments
If the trade suffered a loss in particular, and the trading plan was followed, was it just part of the odds or is there something that can be done to improve the odds for next time? It really doesn't matter what the violation or mistake was, it just needs to be recognized and taken into account for next time. Sometimes the loss is not the fault of the trader but many more times it probably was. Changes and adjustments both mentally and physically need to be made and corrected to improve trading performance. Once a trader has recognized and corrected his errors and adjusted the trading plan, trading can become a whole lot easier.
Last Thoughts
Reviewing your trades like Roger Ebert used to review movies for so many years can be an essential ingredient to becoming the option trader you want to be. The key to becoming successful and growing as an options trader is to learn to acknowledge your winners, but cherish and learn from your losses because that is what will make you profitable in the end. You will absolutely learn more from your losses than from your winnersģ thumbs up!
John Kmiecik
Senior Options Instructor
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This Traverse City, MI/Chicago trio follows up their initial EPs with an impressive debut full-length of dark, distorted electro-pop combining elements of ethereal shoegaze a la the Cocteau Twins (or even the Twin Peaks soundtrack), southern hip hop (particularly Houston's narcotized chopped 'n screwed scene) and icy-cold synth-pop, goth and industrial. King Night is a creepy, unsettling and ultimately entrancing listen, featuring a thick, menacing atmosphere of distortion-blasted synths and guitars smothering the often-indecipherable lead vocals while drum machines kick out rattling hip hop beats underneath. 10/1/2010 - Don Yates


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Project Dark Horse, Part 2 - Supercharger Install
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• Part 1 - Exhaust & Header Install
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The second installment of the Dark Horse buildup is going to cover Powerdyne's Supercharging system. Last month, we installed a set of JBA headers and a Bassani after-cat system. The combination of JBA's 1 1/2-inch primary tubes and Firecone merge collectors coupled with Bassani's twin-outlet stainless steel muffler gave us a 30hp kick in the gas. Now, it's time to up the ante even more by force, feeding the three-valve motor with 6 pounds of boost to add an additional 60 hp and 37 lb-ft of torque on top of that. Since the truck is going to have the Mustang essence, we thought it all too fitting to hook up with Powerdyne, one of the industry leaders when it comes to pony car huffers. The guys at the company are knee-deep in the Mustang community, so we are happily surprised they poked their heads out and designed a true bolt-on truck kit.
The supercharger we will cover has a centrifugal design, which makes it a whole lot different than the Roots-style blowers from the '70s. Instead of being mounted directly on top of the engine, these are stationed in front of the block, so there is a lot less teardown involved. Think of the centrifugal-style supercharger as a belt-driven turbo; there have been some design changes to make them work off of belt power, instead of exhaust pressure, but they are very similar.
What makes Powerdyne's unit different than the competitor's is the company's SilentDrive system. Instead of using a set of gears to turn the internals, Powerdyne went with a dry belt, much like a timing belt setup in an import car. With no drive gears to lubricate, this system eliminates the need to route oil from the engine or a separate tank to the supercharger, simplifying installation. The absence of hot engine oil also allows Powerdyne superchargers to run a little cooler, and as we all know, cooler air equals denser air, which equals more power potential. One more thing to point out about the SilentDrive belt system is the noise, or lack thereof. The belt-drive system is very quiet compared to gear-driven counterparts, so if you want to be Mr. Sneaky Man and not have that tell-tale whine become audible until it's too late, this might be the system for you. Enough with the blah-blah, let's move on to the install.
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The H Street corridor is an up and coming neighborhood in DC. New restaurants have been consistently popping up throughout the corridor. The Atlas Performing Arts Center is the center of culture and arts in the community. The Center hosts multi-cultural dance classes and programs that cater to all demographics as well as hosting performances alongside it's sister venue, The H Street Play House.
Over the next several weeks the Atlas performing arts center will be holding a festival, "Intersections: A New America Art's Festival". The festival will run from February 25th through March 13th. The performances will consist of an array of genre's of diverse cultural relevence. The Cafe Concerts are free and include Flamenco dancing, Nigerian percussion, swing dancing and more. There will also be workshops and art exhibitions. There is a shuttle that runs from the Gallery Place metro stop that will take you to the theater for your convenience.
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ModiinMonsters 5 years ago
Two of the teams in my league are 5-7 with two 6-6 teams holding the last two playoff spots, yet the site has marked both teams as having been elliminated from playoff contention. This is not true, they still have a far off chance to make the playoffs, so please correct.
FleaMod Admin 5 years ago
We were able to correct this for all leagues. Anyone in contention should not show eliminated; anyone who has clinched will have clinched.
If anyone sees anything different regarding their league, or has any questions for clarity regarding their scenarios, please e-mail us at fleaflicker.com -- we'll get back to you and do our best to help
fleafounder Admin 5 years ago
Our analysis doesn't take points tiebreakers into account, only head-to-head--it assumes the current tiebreak ordering will remain the same.
ModiinMonsters 5 years ago
That is wrong since teams can have three way ties. YOu need to correct for next year.
FleaMod Admin 5 years ago
The three-way ties will also "assume PF" remaining the same, so your end result there will as well - it's a limitation of the current way we determine how to get those numbers and the most accurate and beat way we can put it forth now.
You can let your league know there is still a far out chance those teams can make the playoffs, but there is nothing code based we'll be changing for now here, sorry.
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We were able to correct this, please check your standings again and let us know if you still see any mistakes.
Sorry for the confusion.
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NEW ORLEANS - Ten years after the Astrodome was opened and dubbed the Eighth Wonder of the World, New Orleans got its own domed multi-purpose stadium. Nearly 40 years later, the Crescent City is getting ready to host its 10th Super Bowl. It'll be the seventh one in the Superdome.
Construction on the Superdome began in 1971. It took four years and a lot of man power to complete.
In 1975, the Houston Oilers beat the Saints in the very first NFL preseason game in the stadium.
The Superdome became the site of Final Four basketball, concerts, boxing matches, even the Republican National Convention.
The last time the Superdome was the site of the Super Bowl was in 2002, just a few months after the Sept. 11 attacks. Football fans were greeted by armed guards.
"2002 was a much different situation. It was a national security special event, mainly managed by the Secret Service," said SMG Executive Doug Thornton.
It wasn't a sporting event that sent the Superdome into the headlines in 2005, it was a super storm. Thirty-thousand New Orleans residents moved into the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina, when it became a refuge of last resort. The dome was closed for 13 months after that for major repairs. More renovations were done in 2011.
"The folks that haven't been here since the last Super Bowl and the international visitors who don't come on a regular basis are going to see a completely different building from the inside," said Thornton.
From the outside, the Mercedes-Benz Superdome glows bright due to a LED lighting system that's just part of the $336 million in upgrades done since Katrina.
"It's a jewel. The engineering of the building initially was fantastic so that changes could be made to it," said Bill Curl, who is retired from the Superdome Public Relations Department.
This year, 5,000 workers will be on the clock at the Superdome Sunday to make sure game day goes smoothly.
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Weeks after 900-mile wide Hurricane Sandy slammed into much of the New England and southern coastal regions, executives at Watsonville-based businesses Granite Construction and West Marine are still assessing the impact on business operations in affected areas.
Executives from both companies said last week the immediate priority has been making sure employees and residents -- some who lost everything -- were getting the services they needed.
The storm delayed some construction projects under way and temporarily closed storefronts, but there could be a potential uptick in business as clean-up and repair work begins.
"It's a mixed bag," said Jim Abel, West Marine's regional vice president for the Northeast Region, which is home to a heavy concentration of stores in coastal areas. "We did a really good job helping boaters get prepared for the storm." He said, however, that he expected to see a low point in business as people tended to immediate needs in their home.
Prior to the October storm, customers were in West Marine buying gasoline tubs, lanterns and gear to bring boats ashore. They doubled up on dock lines and fenders. Technical and weather gear were in high demand, Abel said. "I don't think you could find a D cell battery on the day the storm hit in the area."
Despite preparations, the storm surge lifted boats from stands and stacked them in parks, parking lots and streets throughout the region. Boat Owners Association of the U.S., an Alexandria, Va.-based insurance and services company, estimates more than 65,000 recreational boats were damaged or lost due to the storm.
Industry hit hard
It is an estimated loss of $650 million, the single-largest industry loss since the association began keeping track in 1966, said Scott Croft, association spokesman.
The association is expecting claims from boat owners in Maine to Michigan. About 32,000 boats in New York were damaged or lost and about 25,000 in New Jersey. Only about half of those boat owners have insurance, Croft said. In the 2005 storm season, Hurricanes Wilma and Katrina damage was estimated at over $700 million combined.
"We are all reeling from the huge impact this storm has had on communities and people's lives," Croft said. "We've never seen anything like it." Some boaters may give up the recreational pastime, but Croft predicted a spike in demand for repair materials and services. Abel agreed.
With help of generators
"It will be a defining moment, Abel said. "Because the boating tradition is so strong, those customers will be encouraged to get back in the water."
After the storm, all West Marine stores managed with the help of generators to open in a couple days. Twenty-six stores had some level of interruption adding up to a total of 55 days closed for the company. In previous storms, West Marine had to close fewer stores much longer.
After people take care of their immediate needs, they'll head to West Marine and boating service providers, Croft says, predicting a springtime spike in boating-related goods and services.
"I'll guarantee people will be buying more stuff at West Marine next spring," Croft said.
The company's early concern has been aimed at supporting about 20 associates living in the affected area who lost homes, cars and boats. A company fund raised more than $10,000 from employees and matching funds for associates in the New Jersey and New York area who lost vehicles, boats and homes.
Closed after storm
A Granite office in Tarrytown, N.Y., was temporarily closed after the storm but was fully operational last week.
A few employees were without power for weeks but only two major projects were in the storm area, the Queens Bored Tunnel Project and the World Trade Center. Last week, Granite workers were still draining and assessing damage to the WTC structure known as the "bathtub," a 16-acre foundational structure for the city's third largest transit hub.
The new bomb-proof station links subways, trains and ferries. Clean up crews were removing debris and having to deal with downed power lines, said Jacque Fourchy, company spokeswoman.
Jim Roberts, Granite president and chief executive officer, told investors and analysts last week that other projects in the Northeast sustained minimal damage. "While there will be some opportunities for our business to help with the clean-up efforts, right now our focus is on our employees and our existing projects."


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Memorial Day has been linked to the tradition of burgers, hot dogs and beers (always a great way to kick-off bathing suit season). Below are some of my healthy alternatives to BBQ-binge-eating:
- Ditch the Bun: If you're going to indulge in a heavy, meat-grilled dinner it's best to eat the protein without all the carbs.
- Go Lean: If you're the one doing the shopping try to purchase lean meat like turkey or bison burgers.
- Choose Lite: The calorie difference between and lite and non-lite beer is pretty significant (which can add up after a few!).
- Drink Water: Drinking plenty of water will help flush out the toxins of salt and fat that is overly consumed when munching on potato chips, salsa and pretzels.
- DIY: I love potato salad and coleslaw but when you buy it from the store it's often saturated with mayonnaise and other fatty ingredients so making it fresh it home is the best way to go.
- Stay Away: From the snacks because you'll start losing count as you take handfuls of each salty treat and before you know it, you'll be bulging out of your bathing suit.


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I'm trying to simplify my existing bag, and all suggestions and critique on what I should change/drop/or even add are more than welcome.
Putting and approaching (175g):
Zero Pure and Opto Pure
(and in windy conditions I tend to use either Premium Joker or Rhyno. Additionally I have been thinking about KC Aviar)
I have found that Pure feels most comfortable in my hand while putting. Have tried at least DX Aviars, Wizards, P1 and P2s, Magnets and Challengers.
Midranges (175g-180g):
5x Buzzz (1x understable ESP, 2x FLX, 1x Elite Z, 1x Ti)
Should I also have a bit more over-stable mid-range or is Elite Z/Ti Buzzz and Joker/Rhyno/KC Pro Aviar combo enough? I have been thinking about adding Elite Z Hornet or Wasp if necessary.
Drivers 172-175g:
2x Teebird (1x Ch, 1x Star)
4x PD (2 S-line, 1 C-line, 1 P-line)
2x Firebird (1x Ch, 1x Star)
And these too but not entirely sure about them:
3x FD (2 S-line, 1 C-line) (overlapping with teebird right?)
2x TD (1 S-line, 1 C-line) OR Valkyrie
Distance 172-174g:
4x Destroyer (1 Ch, 3 Star)
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It's a Pizza Pie!
When I saw Bake at 350's announcement for the Flavor of the Month blogging event, I knew I wanted to participate. It has been a while since I participated in a blogging event.
I'm not much of a pie person myself, so I was trying to think of other non-pie foods that have the word pie in them. I decided on a whim that I'd make a pizza for the event. Now I've never called a pizza a pie myself, but I know it's been done. So I'm counting it (hope that's ok with Bridget of Baker at 350).
I even cheated on the dough. I have to admit, while I've been tackling my fear of yeast over the past year or so, homemade pizza dough just hasn't happened at our house yet. I used store bought dough *gasp* and decided to make my pizza into a breakfast pizza. Eggs seem to be the latest trend in condiments lately. I've seen them pop up as a topping on burgers, sandwiches and pretty much anything else. So I thought I'd give it a shot and make a breakfast pizza.
I just used what I had in the house to make my pizza. I went with goat cheese, fresh tomato, bacon, and egg. Then I sprinkled some freshly ground pepper, Kosher salt, and Parsley on top when it came out of the oven.
Can I just say I don't know why I didn't try this before. This is seriously AMAZING. I wanted to eat the whole pizza in one sitting. I baked mine a little long so the eggs would completely set up. I don't like runny eggs. I know when I make this again (most likely this weekend), Hubby will want it with runny eggs. So we'll see how that turns out. Whether you like runny eggs or not, you have to make this as soon as possible.
Breakfast pizza – from ME! – serves 4
pizza dough – I used an 8″ Mini Boboli Crust
1 fresh tomato, seeded and diced
3 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
2 Tbsp goat cheese
3 eggs
salt and pepper
Heat oven to 450 (this is what the pizza dough instructions said). Mix the diced tomato and goat cheese in a bowl to combine. Spread onto pizza dough, leaving holes for where your eggs will go. Sprinkle bacon over entire pizza. Bake in oven for about 5 minutes or until dough is mostly cooked.
Crack eggs over pizza. I used one of my new round cookie cutters (thanks Dad!) to crack the egg into. The egg white still spread all over, but I think it helped keep the yolk where I wanted it. Cook for another 5-10 minutes depending on how done you want your eggs (I cooked mine 9 minutes more).
Take the pizza out before the eggs are completely set. They will still be jiggly when you take the pizza out. Make a foil tent over the pizza and let set for about 5-10 more minutes. The egg will continue to cook.
Sprinkle with freshly ground pepper, Kosher salt, and fresh parsley. Enjoy!
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that looks soooo good – I will most definitely be making this soon
This is such a great idea. I will have to try it one weekend for breakfast.
Looks great. Very clever take on pie and I think I'll be giving it a try myself. Thanks for the idea!
Holy yum – I am making this for my breakfast tomorrow!
OMG, you need to make your own dough – google Artisan Bread in 5 minutes for the recipe.
It takes 5 minutes to make, 2 hours to rise and its enough dough for four 14 inch pizzas, four loaves of bread – and the best part is you can keep the dough in the fridge for up to 2 weeks – just pull out what you need and let it come to room temp.
I don't like runny eggs either – but my husband loves dipping bread into it – gross! 😀
I might just have to try homemade pizza dough. I think I could handle 5 minutes… Thanks for the info.
That is a gorgeous pizza! I love all the colors and it looks so rustic! 🙂
I don't know why I have never made one of those either!!
I don't like runny either, it grosses me out.
I can't wait to try this over the weekend!
Yay, for "pie" I participated too and didn't make a traditional pie! Oh, geesh, pizza dough is super easy. The ONLY thing with yeast I can do! 🙂 My 9 yr old actually makes it but we use the Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes recipe. Breakfast pizza is a brillant idea can't wait to give it a try. Psst, I have store bought dough in the fridge too. 🙂
I've seen bacon and pizzas pop up a few times, and yours looks so delicious! I really need to give this a try!
Wow that looks delicious!! Good idea with the cookie cutter!
I have made a breakfast pizza before with scrambled eggs, bacon and cheese….but I LOVE the runny egg on it. Good tip with the biscuit cutter making a place for the yolk to nestle. I am gonna try this one. Yummers!
well now i just feel dumb that i didn't think of this myself! it looks amazing. maybe i will make it and not tell neil that i stole the idea from you…..bwa ha ha ha ha…..
Awesome idea! Love the eggs cooked that way, I don't do runny either… I made a breakfast pizza for a baby shower brunch, but it wasn't nearly as healthy, I used gravy for sauce and scrambled the eggs with sausage. Hopefully, we'll be giving this a try Sunday morning!
What a smart idea to use the cookie cutters; definitely something to try. This looks delicious.
This is one thing I have wanted to try forever!! thanks for the reminder to do this!!! I love the cookie cutter idea to keep the whites in place!
Of course pizza is a pie:) It's a savory pie. When I first moved to NY from OH I called to order a pizza and said "one large pizza" and the pizza guy said "one large pie" and I got all confused and said "ummm no a pizza" and then I'm pretty sure I heard him a sigh and he said "yes a pie is a pizza"…what a nerd I was.
I was JUST talking to someone about veggie pizza the other day. I love this and your version sounds so good. Can't wait to try it!
Just to clarify, the whites still ran some, but the yolks definitely stayed in place by using the cookie cutter. Except for the yolk I broke when I was cracking the shell.
Love all the stories about the pizza vs pie thing.
And yes Bec, go ahead and tell Neil you made it up. He'll love you even more 🙂 I'm wishing I hadn't told Hubby about it and just surprised him with it this weekend. He's going to love it (I made it on a day I worked from home).
This looks so delicious…and your pictures are gorgeous! 🙂 I'm SO hungry right now!!!
Thanks so much for participating! I left you instructions for the linky in my blog comments.
holy cow that looks fantastic!!!
That looks awesome!
this looks good, and I know my husband would like it. I might try it tomorrow morning for him. thanks for the idea!!
Those look great! Another way to get my son to eat breakfast. Yay!
this looks omgggg yummmmmmyyyyy
Wow that looks so good and what a great idea to serve for a brunch or breakfast for dinner meal! I am going to try this soon.
OMG!! That looks so good, I might have to make that one morning.
Fabulous! I am a lover of breakfast food and I love this new twist. I even have most of those ingredients at home right now. I think this will be breakfast tomorrow!
What a fun treat before the kids go back to school a n elaborate breakfast. This week I did sangria for recipe sharing. I hope you'll stop by my site and share this tasty post:
What a great idea! It looks really good and perfect for a weekend breakfast!
What a great idea! I love this.
Wow, this sounds amazing!
After finding this recipe yesterday on your blog, I made it for breakfast today. Holy Moly it's fantastic! I added some sautee'd onions and it was so great. I added it to my blog at
Thanks for the recipe!
woww!! this looks delicious, its such a great idea.
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I am glad I found your blog. You have wonderful ideas and activities. I am thrilled you are doing the PINK theme.
I make little "wells" in the cheese to hold my eggs in place 🙂


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The national average diesel fuel price increased three cents to $3.93 per gallon, eight cents higher than last year at this time. Prices increased in all regions of the nation, and are higher than year-ago prices in all regions except the Rocky Mountains, where the price is eight cents lower than last year at this time. The largest increase came in the Rocky Mountains, where the price increased six cents to $3.74 per gallon. The West Coast price increased a nickel to $4.05 per gallon. The East Coast and Midwest prices are both up two cents, to $4.02 per gallon and $3.87 per gallon, respectively. The Gulf Coast price is now $3.85 per gallon, up one cent from last week.


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If Toronto had any spine, Boston would be sitting at home wondering why Tyler Seguin didn't step it up.
Toews has been brutal.
Dustin Brown has 4 points. Anze Kopitar is tied for goals with Burrows and Kesler. Big producers, that core.
Our biggest problem is we have nobody to spread the load off the Sedins, and our defence handles the puck like a grenade in our own zone.
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Henrico names McDowell as fire chief
Citizen Staff Reports 10/10/12
Anthony E. McDowell has been named the new chief of the Henrico County Division of Fire, effective Oct. 20. County Manager Virgil Hazelett made the announcement Oct. 10.
McDowell, who has been serving as battalion chief of administration in the Henrico Division of Fire, will succeed Edwin W. Smith, who retired in September after five years as fire chief.
As fire chief, McDowell will oversee a department with 539 employees, including more than 500 state-certified firefighters, and a budget of $49.6 million for fiscal 2012-13.
The Division of Fire provides fire protection and prevention services and is the primary provider of emergency medical services in Henrico. The department manages 20 fire stations and a training facility and covers an area encompassing 244 square miles. It also operates a regional hazardous materials team and provides technical rescue, ground search and water rescue. The Division of Fire responded to more than 39,000 calls in fiscal 2011-12.
McDowell joined the Division of Fire in 1997 as a firefighter. He later rose to fire lieutenant and fire captain before becoming battalion chief of administration in 2011. He holds a bachelor's degree in geography from Virginia Tech and a master's degree in public administration from the University of North Texas. He is a member of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, Virginia Fire Prevention Association, Virginia Chapter of the International Society of Fire Service Instructors and Central Virginia All Hazards Incident Management Team. He is certified as an executive fire officer by the U.S. Fire Administration and a chief fire officer by the International Association of Fire Chiefs.
State trooper shot in Henrico cul-de-sac
Citizen Staff Reports 09/20/2017 General NewsPublic SafetyCrime Report
SEPT. 20, 11:30 A.M. – A North Carolina woman who Virginia State Police say shot a state trooper in Henrico last night has been charged with attempted capital murder of a police officer and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
The woman, Karisa Shyanne Daniels, 23, of Durham, N.C., allegedly fired at Senior Trooper C. A. Putnam on Lakeway Court, a Henrico cul-de-sac near September Drive shortly before midnight, following a chase. > Read more.
C-SPAN bus to visit UR Sept. 27
Citizen Staff Reports 09/20/2017 EducationGeneral News
The University of Richmond will host a multi-media C-SPAN bus Sept. 27 from 1 to 3 p.m. The "50 Capitals Tour" – open to the public on – is designed to engage students and community members through interactive demonstrations of C-SPAN's multi-platform public service resources.
The 45-foot customized motor coach will be placed on the University Forum. > Read more.
Free flu shots available at MedExpress, opening Sept. 20
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MedExpress Urgent Care will open a new neighborhood medical center in Henrico Sept. 20 at 8040 W. Broad St. To help Richmond-area residents prepare for the upcoming flu season, the new center will offer free flu shots to patients ages four and up starting the day the center opens and while supplies last.
An open house celebration and ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held prior to opening day, Sept. 19 from noon to 2 p.m. > Read more.
Crime Stoppers' Crime of the Week: Sept. 18, 2017
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Crime Stoppers is seeking information about a shooting in Richmond that resulted in an injured child and the murder of an adult.
At approximately 10:21 p.m., Sept. 9, Richmond Police were called to the 3200 block of 5th Avenue for a report of a person shot. They quickly located two victims suffering from gunshot wounds, a 57-year-old male and a 9-year-old female. > Read more.
Business in brief
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Commonwealth Senior Living at the West End, located at 2400 Gaskins Rd., will hold their grand opening on Oct. 3 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The community recently underwent a multi-million-dollar renovation which included the addition of a new memory care neighborhood, new resident suites, an expanded dining room, and brand-new courtyards and additional outdoor spaces. Commonwealth Senior Living associates will be on site to provide tours of the newly renovated community. > Read more.
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Wegmans to sponsor Turkey Trot 10K
Publix to open at Virginia Center Marketplace Oct. 11
Statewide tax amnesty period underway
Henrico Master Gardener training program accepting applications through Oct. 27
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The sharemarket has finished lower, ending 10 straight days of gains, with investors taking profits ahead of the beginning of reporting season next week.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 fell 17.9 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 4878.8, while the broader All Ordinaries lost 18.1 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 4901.
Among the sectors, consumer staples, utilities and health all dropped 1.1 per cent, energy slipped 0.8 per cent, materials lost 0.3 per cent and financials fell 0.2 per cent. Consumer discretionary and telecommunications bucked the trend adding 0.3 per cent and 0.2 per cent respectively.
For the month, the ASX200 was up 4.94 per cent, the best monthly performance since January last year.
''The market had been getting a little bit ahead of itself and with the uncertain macro factors that we saw last night in the US[GDP], it's prompted a theme of consolidation,'' said BBY institutional trader Anson Rosewall.
Investors were erring on the side of caution, said Mr Rosewall, with reporting season due to kick off next week.
''[The day] has an overall theme of profit taking, with people not being sure of what exactly to do and that's kind of evident in the mixed rotation we're seeing across the different ASX200 sectors,'' he said.
Supermarket giant Woolworths fell 1.3 per cent to $31.24 after reporting disappointing quarterly sales results, while rival Wesfarmers also lost ground, down 1.4 per cent to $37.60.
Elsewhere in staples, food manufacturer Goodman Fielder dropped 2.9 per cent, but Coca-Cola Amatil bucked the trend, jumping 0.6 per cent to $13.84.
Despite the iron ore price rising to $US149.40 per tonne, the major miners lost ground. Rio Tinto fell 1.1 per cent to $66.36, BHP slide 0.4 per cent to $37.48 and Fortescue lost 1.1 per cent to $4.68.
After leading most of the 10-day rally forward, the big four banks failed to post any gains. NAB was down 1 per cent to $27.36, Westpac slipped 0.5 per cent to $28.04, CBA dropped 0.4 per cent to $64.45 and ANZ was flat at $26.58.
Retail shares also struggled, Myer fell 2.7 per cent to $2.49, while rival David Jones lost 1.6 per cent to $2.50 and Harvey Norman dropped 1.8 per cent to $1.96. JB Hi-Fi bucked the trend, gaining 0.2 per cent to $9.90.
Mr Rosewall said he expected trading volumes to be relatively weak next week, but activity should pick up once major companies begin reporting.
''It might give investors the conditions to resume buying, but it also might give them a reality check to see whether gains in share prices match up with earnings growth and expected guidance for the financial year,'' said Mr Rosewall.
Pharmaceutical company Pharmaxis plunged 46 per cent after it received a negative recommendation from a Committee advising the US Food and Drug Administration on the use of Bronchitol for cystic fibrosis patients in the United States.
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S&P, which examined a number of single sector reliant countries, said Australia was at an intermediate risk of a slowdown in the resources sector.
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I think it's safe to say that Bynum is probably going to be an injury prone player for most of his career.
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I think it's safe to say that Bynum is probably going to be an injury prone player for most of his career.
A center who can't stay on the court for a whole season due to knee injuries...
Why does that sound familiar?
Karma? He breaks my man Gerald Wallace's rib (in addition to a collapsed lung) with a cheap shot, and before he can serve his suspension, boom!
Lakers will regret giving him that huge deal.
he is not a bust, nobody spected Kobe to fall on Bynums knee, the same happened last year.
Exactly. I don't think enough people understand that a teammate fell onto his knee. There's nothing he could have done to prevent this. Any player in that situation is likely to get injured.
Considering that it wasn't a particularly cheap shot, and he wasn't going to be suspended, I'd have to say that Karma had nothing to do with this.
You could see that Kobe was definitely mad at himself on the bench right after he fell on Bynum. Disappointing for the Lakers and Bynum
oh well, there goes my fantasy team.. first Kaman, now Bynum..
Lets hope he gets better for the finals.. The Lakers will need him..
Bynum is not injury prone. Unlucky? Yes - but not injury prone.
Yeah NOT injury prone. His left knee was perfectly fine after the healing process and then Kobe fell into him. It's not like he was running and his knee fell apart. He just needs to stop being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Would Shaq, Yao, Oden, Howard, Garnett, Duncan, or Jefferson avoid a torn MCL if a player fell like Kobe did on his knee? Maybe. The knee was not strong enough to withstand that collesion because the knee was not bent. And Bynum's biggest flaw on the block is that he does not ready his body for a rebound like other rebounders. If Bynum did this.....the sky is the limit.
Yao and Oden always seem to be hurt so for them I would have to answer No.
Bynum continues to wreck his knees. Yes, it's not his fault with Kobe, but I can think of another 7 footer who had knee issues who many thought was the next KG and now he's living in New Orleans.
I hope Bynum proves me wrong, but I would be a little concerned if I were a Lakers fan about how much they invested in him and whether or not he'll become the dominant big man they expect.
Somewhere on a charter bus, Gerald Wallace is smiling
That's kind of disturbing then...


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Lets see your depth charts using only players that we have signed or who were on our summer league team.
Here is my entry:
1. Hill Augustin (Stephenson)
2. George Stephenson Johnson (Hill)/Kramer**
3. Granger Green (George)
4. West Plumlee* Pendergraph* Hansbrough*/Mavunga**
5. Hibbert Mahinmi (Plumlee) (Pendergraph)
( ) indicates that this player has a higher spot in the depth chart at another position
* This order may change depending on how prepared Plumlee is by the time the season starts and on whether Hansbrough has figured out how to make better contributions to the teamwork concept. I have been rooting for Hansbrough to get it together, but I have tentatively concluded that he might do better with a fresh start on another team if such a team can be found. In the meantime, he should be given opportunity to show improvement. Pendergraph also has to prove his value to the team.
**Kramer and Mavunga are here as placeholders for spots 14 and 15, not necessarily in a certain order. I would like to see them given a chance to make the team. Including them at this point makes us five deep at their positions at least for right now. I figure that will probably change.


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All Things D is reporting that Facebook (FB) is interested in buying Microsoft's (MSFT) Atlas ad platform. Sources say Facebook is looking to launch its own version of Google's (GOOG) DoubleClick as a third-party ad network.
Atlas came to Microsoft through the 2007 aQuantive purchase. It would require a lot of work to get it up to the standard Facebook wants but, according to the story's sources, it would be easier for Facebook than starting from nothing and trying to build one itself.
I am wondering if this news signals a new openness on the part of Microsoft and CEO Steve Ballmer to sell other parts of its Online Services Division (OSD). Several months ago, Nomura analyst Rick Sherlund suggested that Microsoft should sell its Bing search engine to Facebook.
According to Barron's, Sherlund said Microsoft is losing $2.5 billion a year with Bing, a huge 7-percentage-point hit to operating margin, and investors have not been enthusiastic about the business and don't see the rewards. Sherlund also questioned why Microsoft even needs to be in search when touch-screen technologies and tablet operating systems are more integral to its strengths and goals.
I would go further and say that Microsoft investors would like to see all of OSD jettisoned. It has been an albatross hanging around the neck of the stock for some time. For years, Microsoft has been pouring money into the division with no sign of a payback.
Beyond the ad tech and Bing, Microsoft also has some online Web properties but they're pretty much only on PCs. They have no mobile traffic.
What's the payoff to Microsoft investors for keeping these assets? If Ballmer were to offload OSD, and still share in the upside of Facebook growth managing the business, Microsoft's stock would rally strongly.
Of course, for this to happen, Yahoo! (YHOO) would have to be involved, as it is Bing's primary search partner. I'm sure there's a way everyone could benefit with a reshuffling of the assets.


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I asked this question in a previous thread, but I cannot locate it. Will an x predator result in more distance than an elite z yet still fight turn into a headwind?
Also, Blake do you like the x crush better than the x predator into the wind?
After discovering x avengers and how different they are from the elite z version, I'm rethinking some of the discs that I carry. I'm considering replacing my z predator with a max weight x predator or x crush. Any advice would be appreciated.


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This Singer Featherweight dated Oct. 28th, 1947, has the rarely seen "Bakelite" motor marked "Made in the U.S.A.". They were made to appease the Canadian market, unhappy with the steel motor previously and subsequently made & marketed by the Elizabethtown, N.J., USA Singer manufacturing plant. The Singer Model 221-1 owner's manual {Form 20332 (Rev. 248) pictures this scare motor on pages 24 & 27. (the only manual to do so).
We were very fortunate to happen upon this prized collectable!
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Lions, clowns and milk…oh my!
This year the Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP) is going big to help bring consumers back to fluid milk. They are pulling out all the stops for a 30-second commercial that will air during the second quarter of Super Bowl XLVII, which will be broadcast by CBS on Feb. 3.
With more than 1100 million eyes glued to the pinnacle of the NFL football season, MilkPEP is making sure to make every second – and every dollar – count.
According to The New York Times, the commercial features Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who will go to any means to make sure his children have milk for their breakfast cereal. Through stilt walkers, clowns and even a lion, Johnson has his eyes on the milk. The ad is being directed by Peter Berg, the force behind "Friday Night Lights."
"Where better to kick off a new strategy designed to educate American families about the importance of starting your day with milk at breakfast than with one of America's favorite family-friendly actors during one of America's largest family-friendly events," Vivien Godfrey, CEO of the Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP), said in a news release. "Dwayne Johnson is a terrific role model and a devoted father who believes in the importance of milk at breakfast for the whole family. He's been vocal about his love of milk and it being a good source of protein in the morning – so we felt he was a natural fit."
The advertisement marks a push by MilkPEP to increase its presence among Super Bowl commercials. Last year, MilkPEP's advertisement during the game was shown to only select markets. This year, it will be added in an advertising lineup that includes Anheuser-Busch InBey, Coca-Cola, GoDaddy and PepsiCo.


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Clearing the Integration Hurdles
Control System/ERP Integration Is More Profitable and Technically Easier Than Ever, but Non-Technical Challenges Remain
This article was printed in CONTROL's March 2009 edition.
By Dan Hebert, Senior Technical Editor
Implementing integration between plant control systems and higher level computing platforms such as ERP systems is more profitable now than ever thanks to the increased cost volatility of most plants' two main inputs―energy and raw materials―and more price volatility for plant product outputs.
At the same time, integration has never been technically easier because of the spread of standards that define terms for data exchange among disparate computing systems. Because these technical integration hurdles are coming down, implementation costs are dropping rapidly.
Increased profitability coupled with lower costs should result in a flurry of control/ERP system integration projects, but this is not happening for a number of reasons. Chief among them are non-technical barriers to integration that remain the same or higher than ever―security concerns, reduced plant technical staff and, especially, turf wars between process automation professionals and their IT counterparts.
Price Volatility Increases
Process plants turn raw material and energy inputs into finished product outputs. Some plants were designed to minimize raw material use; other plants are better when it comes to using energy efficiently. Some plants were designed to produce very few products with a high degree of efficiency. Other plants excel at producing a wide range of products, albeit at lower efficiency.
For a single plant, profits are maximized by producing highest margin products. To do this, one needs to know the cost of raw material inputs, the cost of energy inputs and the selling price for plant outputs. For firms that have multiple plants all capable of producing the same range of products, optimization for maximum profitability becomes more complex, but the problem is essentially the same. One must still produce the highest margin products using the least possible amount of raw materials and energy.
Basic plant input/output equations haven't changed much in decades, but volatility of input costs and output prices has increased dramatically in the past year. For example, the price of oil peaked last summer at about $145 per barrel. Per barrel prices then dropped rapidly to about $35 per barrel by December of last year. Other commodity prices also experienced unprecedented rapid changes over that same time period, and there is no reason to expect volatility to decrease.
The story is much the same for energy prices. Electricity and natural gas prices move up and down rapidly, and tariffs from utilities to process plants increasingly reflect market reality. Many utilities used to change tariffs annually, but industry leaders now use locational marginal prices (LMP).
"With LMP, the utility fixes the price every five minutes, depending upon grid congestion," says Paul Kurchina, the director of industry consultant KurMeta Inc. "LMP requires new billing objects in the ERP system, more intense monitoring in facility control systems and closer communications between control and ERP systems."
For many process plants, volatility is also increasing in terms of prices paid by their customers for their outputs. If your process facility is a power plant, it's easy to see how LMP constantly changes prices for plant outputs. A refinery doesn't see price changes for its outputs every five minutes, but prices can change substantially over the course of a few days.
Some process plants see much less volatility in prices for their finished products. Food, beverage, pharmaceutical and consumer packaged goods firms are good examples. But while these plants see slower changes in output prices, they still often experience rapid changes in costs for raw material and energy inputs.
How do these factors increase the profitability of control system/ERP integration?
In the old days of stable prices, it was a lot easier to optimize plant production. One just had to enter monthly or even annual cost data for inputs and make similar data entries for prices of outputs. Plant production schedules could then be optimized based on these data.
But in today's era of volatile prices, monthly data entry is not good enough. Instead, data must be changed dynamically and in real time, and this means that electronic links are needed between control and ERP systems.
The bad news is that your plant and your company cannot remain competitive without real-time data exchange between your control system and your ERP system. The good news is that this exchange is technically easier than ever to establish and maintain.
Standards Ease Integration
The bad old days of custom coding for communication between control systems and ERP systems are largely over. A number of industry-wide data exchange standards have arisen over the last few years, and just about every vendor of note is complying with one or more of them.
For end users, these standards save time and money. "We use OPC to communicate between our Oracle database ERP and our DeltaV control system," says Dan Cox, director of engineering for AOC Resins, Collierville, Tenn.
"We use an OPC tool developed by Matrikon called Generic Database Access (GDA). The GDA tool turns user-defined Oracle variables into OPC parameters. We wrote Oracle stored procedures that complete a function as needed. For example, via an OPC mirror, we insert the amount of a material used in a certain batch to an Oracle table that stores batch material usage for costing," explains Cox.
If OPC were not an established standard, the alternative for AOC Resins would have been to develop custom .Net programming. "This custom work would have been difficult to scope, and the development would have been much more costly," Cox believes.
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Picture: Jenna Louise Coleman as Clara, on location filming the Doctor Who Christmas special in Bristol Bristol, England - 21.08.12
Former Doctor Who star Colin Baker has disappointed fans by dismissing suggestions all of the surviving Time Lords will be appearing together in a new episode to mark the Tv show's 50th anniversary.
Fans of the British sci-fi series were recently sent into a frenzy when reports suggested Tv bosses were planning to bring together all of the remaining actors who previously played the doctor for an anniversary episode with current star Matt Smith.
However, when a follower on Twitter.com asked sixth Doctor Who Baker if the story is true, he replied, "(I) wish I could (say it was true) but alas... I am not aware of any 50th (anniversary) stories nor have I been approached."
Current plans to mark the show's 50th anniversary celebrations this year (13) include a series of tributes at the British Film Institute (Bfi) in London throughout 2013.
A number of the show's former stars will give talks at the institute's headquarters and chat with fans at monthly question-and-answer sessions.
Doctor Who has previously been played by actors including David Tennant, Sylvester MCCoy and Peter Davison.
The actor who played the first doctor, William Hartnell, died in 1975, and Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee have also passed away.


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Genus: Falco
Species: peregrinus
For much of the 20th century, peregrine falcons were at risk of being extirpated (locally extinct) in the U.S. and Canada. Falcons were dying off and breeding pairs were unsuccessful. What was happening to the peregrine falcons?
The cause of the peregrine falcon disappearance was pesticides, specifically DDT. In the middle of the century, DDT was sprayed on farmland and the chemical made its way into the food chain. Peregrine falcons are top predators and thus absorbed large amounts of DDT from their prey like fish and other birds.
DDT poisons adult falcons and also causes thinning of their egg shells, preventing the offspring from developing. Not only do the adults die, but their offspring cannot develop in the egg. Since the banning of DDT in the 1970's, peregrine falcons have steadily increased to the level that they are no longer on the Endangered Species List.
Description: Peregrine falcons are large, quick predatory raptors. They are about 1 ½ feet tall with a wingspan of 3 ½ feet. Their strong, sharp yellow talons allow peregrine falcons to capture other birds, even in flight.
Peregrine falcons can be hard to identify because of their quick flight and camouflage coloring. The wings and tail are bluish-gray, while the back is a darker brown.
The easiest way to identify a peregrine falcon is to look for these markings:
Habitat and Range: With their global range, peregrine falcons can be found in a variety of habitats, including mountains, forests, cities, valleys, deserts, and coastlines. North American peregrine falcons can be migratory or non-migratory. Some live year-round in Alaska, the Midwest, the Northeast, the Southwest and along the western coastline. Other peregrine falcons migrate from South America and the Gulf Coast to the Alaskan tundra each year.
The American peregrine falcon's numbers have increased dramatically in the past two decades; should the bird be removed from the Endangered Species List?
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Tour Overview
Roundtrip train travel from dockside in Port Chalmers, a Princess exclusive, makes this Taieri Gorge Railway trip as convenient as it is scenic. And, as one of the world's great train journeys, it's a must for any rail buff. Sit back and take it all in through panoramic windows as your imagination conjures the prospectors and pioneers who passed this way before you. Enjoy morning tea, a light picnic lunch served along the way with continuous refreshments and take in the open-air viewing platforms.
Travel in the comfort of vintage or contemporary carriages, as you experience an amazing variety of landscapes of the city, farmland, forests and the wild Taieri River Gorge. Taieri Gorge Railway carriages are fully enclosed and have heating. Trains include heritage carriages dating back to the 1920s and featuring opening sash windows, wooden trim; and/or panorama carriages featuring panoramic windows. The trains are pulled by classic 1960s DJ diesel electric locomotives.
Cross magnificent stone and wrought iron viaducts and bridges, and gasp at the sheer drops to the river below. Plunge into ten tunnels with the schist rock walls only inches from the side of the train. Disembark at points of interest to take photographs (weather, time and operational conditions permitting). The track glides across awesome Wingatui Viaduct, a marvel of 1880's construction that remains the largest wrought iron structure in New Zealand.
The views through the panoramic windows will keep you on the edge of your seat and the lively onboard commentary will enhance every passing sight. Learn the lore of the central Otago region, from its colorful gold rush days, through to the emergence of the train as a modern-day tourist excursion.
Continuing across curving bridges, you'll pass crossing stations and a popular picnickers stop before emerging from the gorge near Pukerangi, the turn-around point for your railway adventure.
As your train pulls into the historic Dunedin Railway Station, get ready to step into the grandest "gingerbread house" you'll ever see. Nicknamed "Gingerbread Gorge" after its architect George Troup, this elaborately decorated building boasts a mosaic floor of almost 750,000 porcelain tiles, among many ornate embellishments. After this short stop, re-board the train for the continuation of your rail trip to Port Chalmers and your waiting ship.
Special Notes
Passengers may be required to walk of approximately 150 feet to board the train. There are four steep steps up into carriages. The train is not air-conditioned.
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Let's try something. Grab a piece of paper and write your name on it in big letters. Around your name, list things that make you happy: an activity, a person, a place, whatever you'd like.
Next, ask someone – a co-worker, a family member, a stranger on the street, anyone – to suggest things that might upset you, for example, if someone criticized you or put you down or if your team lost because of something you did or did not do.
Some of the ideas mentioned may bother you and some may not. If one of them might have a negative impact and really upset you, tear off a sizable piece of the paper. If something might bother you a little, tear off a small piece. After five to 10 scenarios, ask the person to suggest things that might have a positive impact. If anything mentioned would make you feel better, tape a piece of torn paper back onto the sheet: a large piece for something important to you and a small piece if it matters, but not too much.
What you now have in your hand is a representation of yourself: once whole, then torn and then put back together. You may look a little different, maybe some of the pieces don't fit exactly and maybe some are still missing.
As we go through life, bits of who we are inevitably get torn off along the way. When big pieces are ripped off and we're left with a gaping hole in our souls, it can feel as though no tape in the world would be strong enough to put us back together. But we have to find a way. If we don't, we will continue to live with anger, frustration, sadness, embarrassment or whatever it was that caused us to come undone.
Finding peace within you usually takes a fair amount of understanding and forgiveness. You have to recognize what's important and choose your methods for mending accordingly. Although the scars may be hard to hide, they are the bonds that remind us of our achievements.
So how is it that some people seem to carry tape around and some never seem to have any? Well, the truth is that everyone has tape on them. You just have to know where to find it and how to use it properly.
I can't tell you exactly where yours is, but I do know that you have to focus to find it. However you choose to focus is up to you. It helps to get into a zone, tune the world out and concentrate on one thing, whether it's a physical exercise, something artistic or perhaps simple deep breathing. Whatever you do, you have to be mindful of that intention and allow whatever has wounded you and blurred the vision of what's important to you to be obliterated and dismissed. Only then will you have a clear view of the big picture, and only then will you find your tape.
We are all walking around in a taped-up state, some more than others. It's what gives us character and compassion. I'm glad for my tape, and I don't mind if the seams show, because I know they give me strength.
If you are looking at your piece of paper, you've completed an exercise in self-esteem that was administered in a seventh-grade class a few weeks ago. When my daughter explained this to me, I asked if there were a take-home message.
"Yes," she said. "It was to show that we might get our feelings hurt and torn, but we can be put back together, and even though we may not look the same, at least we're still in one piece."
It seems to me that all of us – seventh-graders and grownups alike – could benefit from this nifty little exercise.


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After living in Chicago for a few years, St. Louis natives Anne Pennick and John Smith returned home shortly before the birth of their son, Evan. Missing the urban, walkable lifestyle that Chicago offered, the couple moved to the Central West End in fall 2011. Anne, a faculty manager for Kaplan's online classes, and husband John, an attorney with Callis, Papa, Hale & Szewczyk, appreciate the closeness of everything the CWE has to offer, as well as the diversity of their neighbors. We asked Anne to share more about the appeal of the Central West End.
What are some of your favorite spots in the neighborhood?
We live closest to the intersection of Maryland and Euclid, which is one of the hubs of the Central West End. We'll stop by Coffee Cartel to get a cup of coffee and people-watch, or go across the street to Drunken Fish—Evan (now 3) actually likes sushi, and they're great with him there. At the other intersection of Euclid and McPherson, we'll go to Left Bank Books regularly; and that area has a couple of our favorite restaurants: Pi and Dressel's. And we're excited for the opening of the new taco place, Gringo, from the owners of Pi.
What's an ideal way to spend an afternoon in the CWE?
We might start the day with brunch, maybe at the West End Grill and Pub, where we've eaten a few times. Then we'd walk back toward Maryland and Euclid, so Evan can play at the fountain in Maryland Plaza, then head to the library (Schlafly branch) so he can pick out some books and a couple movies. We might stop by FroYo on the way home, or if John has his way, we'll go by Lester's to watch whatever sports game is on.
What's the family's favorite neighborhood tradition?
A lot of people know about the adult Halloween party here, but there's also a children's parade during the day, which is great. They close off the streets and have lots of family-oriented activities, and everyone goes trick-or-treating at the stores and restaurants. The neighborhood also has a Christmas event in December with a petting zoo, children's activities, pony rides (complete with reindeer antlers) and a visit from Santa. There's also a window decorating contest for the businesses and the restaurants set up food and drinks outside. We're looking forward to it again this year.
Neighborhood Notes
Vicki Armor, Dielmann Sotheby's International Realty
It's all about location. Everything you need is within walking distance in the Central West End. One of the best grocery stores in St. Louis, a wonderful movie theater, a library, great shopping and outstanding coffee shops and restaurants are all just steps away, and Forest Park is your backyard. Whether you are looking for a classic period home or a modern condo, the CWE has it all. It's urban living at its best and offers something for everyone!


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Twilight People: Subways Are for SleepingBy Joe Kloc
Every now and then I come across someone on the subway who defies easy categorization. I remember, for instance, a man who boarded the 3 train in Brooklyn a few years ago wearing military fatigues and a bandolier packed with little glass bottles of liquids. "Who is man enough to buy my fragrances?" he shouted. (When one rider replied that he wasn't sure, the man responded, "Are you man enough to kill a hooker in Moscow with a crowbar?") More recently, there was a man on the uptown 6 wearing a pair of oversized New Year's glasses—the ones where the 0's serve as eyeholes—who played atonal jazz on his saxophone and asked for no monetary compensation in return. I could keep going, but no doubt anyone who has lived in a city for any length of time has their own mental list of these self-styled subterranean eccentrics, grouped together not so much by any particular characteristic other than the fact that they seem only to exist underground.


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Much was made about Manti Te'o's 40-yard dash time at the NFL Combine in late February. His 4.82 made national headlines and added to the trendy public bashing of the former Notre Dame linebacker, even though his time wasn't all that surprising to evaluators who watched him on film.
His lack of range and burst was apparent on field.
ESPN reports Te'o ran an official time of 4.71 (he also ran a 4.75), which has people talking about the rejuvenation in his draft stock.
While his perceived "speed" has changed, his struggles this year against Stanford and Alabama remain red flags. Unfortunately for Te'o, his draft grade hasn't changed either.
At Optimum Scouting, we focus most of our attention on players' "round grade." This grading system, similar to what many NFL teams use, allows us to maintain a broad idea of where each player will fit in the NFL and what his value is compared to other players at the position and in the draft overall.
These "round grades" take multiple games of study along with discussion among the staff to finalize. They don't necessarily change overnight without added film study or reviewing notes to gain a better perspective.
They certainly don't get adjusted much after pro days, especially when considering just the 40-yard dash. And despite what many in the media perceive, NFL team's grades don't hinge on just one running of the 40, especially for an inside linebacker.
Te'o has great football IQ, in the class of Patrick Willis and Luke Kuechly, and he's able to adjust and redirect well enough to make plays in coverage and against the run because of it. But he lacks great range, struggles to adjust off of man-blocking guards and doesn't regain his balance well on the interior against downhill blockers. He'll likely need a 3-4 defense to have NFL success, and even then he's no lock to be a three-down player.
Add in character concerns, which have given NFL teams pause, and it adds up to being a near-lock that he won't go in the first round. NFL scouts, as well as our own evaluations, will give him a "round grade" based on his play at Notre Dame and the character check-up process.
His 40 time at the Combine didn't push him out of the first round, and his pro day times didn't vault him back into it. Based on my evaluations, his round grade is closer to the third round. It wouldn't a shock if NFL teams agree.


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WALNUT – The Mt. San Antonio College Theater Program will stage an evening of eight student-written and directed plays, "Nighty-Night," on Dec. 6-8, at 8 p.m., in Mt. SAC's Studio Theater.
A special Sunday matinee performance will be given on Dec. 9 at 2 p.m.
The one-act plays are a collection of new bedtime stories with quirky characters that range from talking teddy bears to space aliens. Theater professor Richard Strand coordinates this Mt. SAC production.
Tickets are $14 for general admission, $10 for seniors, students, and children 13 and under.
Tickets or information: 909-274-2050 or www.tickets.mtsac.edu.


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By Sen. Mitch McConnell
Last week, President Obama wrote a column for this paper in which he called for the same kind of swift action on his plan to tax American energy that he's called for on other items dear to the liberal agenda.
Kentuckians deserve to know what this latest plan really means for their families, jobs, and utility bills.
The president stated, for instance, that "there is no contradiction between a sound environment and a strong economy." That's true. But a closer look at his plan shows that he has chosen sides in this debate, and it isn't for America's robust energy economy and the bountiful jobs that come with it.
Kentucky, which boasts seven percent of all recoverable U.S. coal reserves, would be especially hard hit.
The abundance of coal in our state is the primary reason our utility rates are among the lowest in the nation. It's also a main reason we're a leader in energy-intensive industries like aluminum production. Yet under the president's plan, Kentucky wouldn't just lose the benefits of coal once these plants are forced to shut down, it wouldn't even be allowed to build natural gas plants to replace them.
That's why the president's plan amounts not only to an open declaration of war on the coal industry, but on residents, jobs and businesses across the commonwealth that indirectly benefit from this vital industry.
One of the president's climate advisers recently blew the administration's cover on this full-scale assault when he said that while the White House doesn't like to talk about its war on coal for political reasons, "a war on coal is exactly what's needed." This admission by a top presidential adviser was worth more than 100 poll-tested op-eds aimed at distracting Kentuckians from the real impact of the president's new plan. But make no mistake: this War on Coal is a war on Kentucky jobs, statewide.
In practice, a big part of the president's strategy has always been to raise costs on businesses and taxpayers that he can then use to subsidize politically connected energy companies like Solyndra. In a moment of candor during his first campaign, he admitted that electricity rates would "necessarily skyrocket" under his energy plan. This is a detail he conveniently left out of last week's column.
The president has also severely restricted the development of domestic oil and natural gas in lands under Washington's control, leaving Americans more reliant on energy imported from the Middle East.
In short, the president is presenting us with a false choice. The first principle of any sound energy policy is that it should be a true "all-of-the-above" approach that promotes natural gas, oil, and coal, as well as wind, solar, and biofuels. This is the kind of common-sense approach that the president has claimed to support when he's out campaigning but which bears little resemblance to his policies in practice.
That's because the president doesn't really support an "all-of-the-above" strategy. Instead, he and his advisers support a "none-of-the-above, except-a-few-things-my-liberal-supporters-want-most" approach. But this isn't a strategy to reduce carbon emissions. It's a strategy to ship jobs overseas.
Experts agree that a climate policy that excludes economies like China and India is essentially meaningless, but the damage to the U.S. economy, and ours in particular, would be anything but.
The only people who would benefit economically from the dismantling of traditional sources of domestic energy like coal are our competitors overseas, who would not only take our jobs, but who would continue to pump more and more carbon into the air. By one recent count, China and India are opening a new coal plant every week. So the president's plan amounts to unilateral economic surrender.
Sometimes, you have to wonder what's wrong with some of the folks in Washington. Do they just not care? Do they not realize that the decisions they make affect the lives of others? Well, rest assured that I will continue to defend Kentucky workers from such out-of-touch Washington attacks. Americans want common-sense policies to make energy cleaner and more affordable; but it defies logic to abandon traditional energy sources that power our economy while we work to develop new ones.
The president is right: We should all embrace more energy, and the American jobs that come with it. But his plan would do the opposite, and that's why it would be disastrous for Kentucky.
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The family of Gina DeJesus, one of Ariel Castro's victims, tells 19 Action News Reporter Lydia Esparra they are shocked and saddened to learn of his suicide.
Convicted kidnapper and rapist Ariel Castro used a bed sheet to hang himself in his cell on Tuesday night at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient, OH in Pickaway County.
Castro was sentenced to life in prison, plus 1,000 years, for kidnapping and sexually assaulting Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight and Gina DeJesus while holding them captive in his Seymour Avenue house for over a decade.
Felix DeJesus, Gina's father, tells Esparra that they were expecting Castro to spend the rest of his life behind bars. He said death is not what his family wanted, and adds that they had already forgiven Castro for his heinous crimes.
The DeJesus family is offering condolences to Castro's entire family, especially his mother.
"We don't know what to say," Felix added.
A cousin of Castro tells Reporter Jen Picciano that she is skeptical of the suicide.
"One of my initial thoughts was - did he really do this to himself? Or could possibly someone else have gotten to him?"
"I still really find it hard to believe...he somehow mustered up the strength or the so-called courage to take his own life," the cousin added.
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Tonight I will be going to the IFC Theater (323 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10014) to see a screening of Depeche Mode 101. Any reader of this blog will know I was one of the lucky contest winners to go along on tour with DM in 1988 and be in this film. Jay Serken & Chris Hardwick will be coming with me and there will be a Q&A after the movie. Come and enter a time machine for a few hours tonight!
"Three weeks into the filming, the band's producers suggested a dance contest where a busload of fans would win a trip across the country and meet up with Depeche Mode at the final Rose Bowl concert. New York radio station WDRE and DJ Malibu Sue hosted the event which drew thousands of fans. Somehow eight fantastic kids were chosen and we put two of our favorite filmmakers, Jeff Kreines and Joel DeMott, on the bus with them. Some people say that the bus kids were the first of the MTV Real Life series." – DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus
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A company that builds greenhouses on or close to urban grocery stores is partnering with Mariano's stores in Chicago.
New York-based BrightFarms Inc. plans to finance, build and run a hydroponic greenhouse in Chicago to supply Mariano's, a banner of Roundy's Supermarkets Inc., according to a BrightFarms news release.
"We have made a strong commitment to using locally grown produce from farmers across the three states in which Roundy's operates," Donald Fitzgerald, Roundy's group vice president and chief merchandising officer, said in the release. "We are pleased to enter into this partnership with BrightFarms as we continue to expand our offerings of 'locally grown.'"
BrightFarms, some of whose greenhouses are built on the roofs of grocery stores, is evaluating sites in Chicago.
"We look forward to our partnership with Mariano's," BrightFarms' chief executive officer, Paul Lightfoot, said in the release. "The Mariano's experience is unique, and we're honored that we will be able to contribute to their already extraordinary selection of produce offerings."