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I don't eat many sausages, although when I do it just has to be Richmond as they have a deliciously light texture and full rounded flavour that lends itself well to most sausage occasions.
Tonight I found myself with a packet of the thin skinless Richmond sausages that needed cooking as they were becoming alarmingly close to their use by date, there were twelve in this pack which cost £1.65 and now I've cooked them all I'm having to force myself to stop going to the fridge every few minutes for another one!
They cook very quickly, in fact the batch I cooked in the oven today were done to perfection within around 35 minutes at gas mark 3. You do need to add a little fat to the pan when cooking these particular sausages as they don't 'leak' a lot of fat whilst cooking and so do tend to dry out a little.
I adore the flavour of these Richmond sausages. This is one sausage in which you can actually taste that the meat in the sausage is pork, admittedly this makes up only 43% of the sausage and an extra 8% is pork fat but I do believe it has been well blended with the other ingredients to give me an extremely flavoursome sausage indeed.
There's a slight spiciness to these thin skinless Richmond sausages and a herby flavour which isn't particularly apparent in other brands of sausage in the same price bracket. They have a smooth texture and I have never come across a piece of gristle in a skinless Richmond sausage, although the thick ones do tend to be a little more inconsistent in quality.
Who would have thought a sausage would be so hard to describe? I'm struggling here to tell you exactly what they taste like so I shall simply say that if you like a sausage now and again (keep it clean please!) then you could do far worse than choose Richmond. My personal favourite is this thin variety quite simply because I prefer a skinless sausage anyway, but the flavour and consistency of them is of far higher quality than other sausages I've eaten.
I had four tonight on a dinner with mashed potatoes and peas and thoroughly enjoyed it. I find the spiciness of the Richmond sausages goes beautifully with a rich onion gravy, but in contrast these sausages also go wonderfully on a sandwich with a drizzling of tomato ketchup or sweet chilli sauce if you're feeling particularly indulgent.
I cannot fault them one little bit. The flavour of these sausages is delicious however you choose to eat them, although the thinner ones are not particularly suitable in a sausage casserole because they cook too quickly and become a little rubbery during the long cooking time required for a casserole. Apart from that though I completely recommend you try them, after all if you don't like them then you don't have to buy them again - but I bet you love them!
These are my fave sausages and I'm just eating a sandwich made of them now and typing this with greasy fingers! The picture that Dooyoo have got is wrong because that is for Walls sausages and the Richmond ones come in a green and white packet and the sausages are loads better than greasy Walls ones.
My favourites are the thin skinless Richmond sausages because they go nice and soft inside when they are cooked but you can buy Richmond in thick ones and thin sausages that have still got the skins on.
The thin skinless ones are best cooked on the griddle and taste really meaty, they have got a lovely herby flavour and you can taste the pork in them proper strong which is unusual for sausage because they usually taste nothing like proper meat and they are just brill on a butty with bbq sauce.
They aren't that salty to eat and are the best sausages you can buy and they're not that dear either with 8 thin skinless Richmond sausages costing about £1.60.
They don't taste greasy either. I don't cook my sausages in fat because a bit comes out of them while they're cooking and you can cook them in that little bit in a griddle because they won't stick anyway. I reckon they are drier than the ones with skin on but thats because the sausage hasn't got as much fat in them and I think they taste wicked in loads of different ways.
We have them on a dinner with mash and gravy sometimes and that's lovely because my mum makes a hedgehog for my little sister using a pile of mash and cut up sausages and that looks cute. I had some cut up in a pasta salad and mixed it all with mustard and mayo and that was yummy too and I'll have it again for sure.
It tells you on the pack not to prick them but I always do by accident when I'm turning them with a fork and nothing bad ever happens and they don't explode or squish up like a lot of sausages do.
I think these are the best sausages going and unless they do something stupid like change the recipe I don't think I'll ever stop buying them.
My husband has just brought home a pack of Richmond Skinless Sausages.
What strikes me is they have "Skinless" written on the green and white pack (unlike this photo- Richmond Sausages are in a green and white pack)- 213g for 70p = 8 standard size sausages. I can't get my head around how a sausage can be skinless- surely it needs a sheath/ skin to hold in the sausage meat? When you open the pack, the sausages are not linked together as normal "skin" sausages are- so you do not need to cut them apart. They are smooth pink sausages- oddly smooth and pink like bubblegum.
The pack states Family Favourite since 1926, Irish Sausages. The pack does not state "Walls" anywhere on it, so i'm not sure if Walls sold the Richmond arm of the business.
Ingredients: pork 43%, water, pork fat 8%, rusk (wheat), potato starch, soya protein concentrate. Less than 2% salt, stabilisers, preservatives etc.,
Sausages are quite high in fat: 21.6g per 100g, 273 calories. All sausages are quite fatty, so if you are health conscious, this may not be the best food to get.
These take 8-10 mins to grill , about the same to fry and around 20-25 mins to cook in a pre heated oven. It says on them not to prick them- but I find if you don't, they split anyway so I never know what to do with sausages! Plus as these supposedly don't have a skin, how can pricking it with a fork do anything?
The taste- they taste smooth and pork-y. I am used to processed sausages and these taste like a processed sausage. They don't have herbs in them and the meat is all smooth pink. Once cooked so the outside goes brown, when you cut them the inside is still quite pink. These are the sort of sausages you would use to make a sausage casserole as the flavour will not clash with a casserole mix. They are also the sort of sausages you would buy in a chip shop if you had sausage and chips.
If you just want a basic sausage and chips sausage these are for you. If you want something herby to go with mash or something that will be the main attraction to a meal, I'd look for something like a butchers own herb or lincolnshire type/ cumberland sausage.
What are they? Richmond Irish Sausages have been around since 1926. They are a well recognised brand name of sausages available in supermarkets and corner shops alike.
Packaging: 8 thick pork sausages are contained within a transparent plastic wrapping. The main display panel contains the distinctive Richmond logo with the recognisable green colour. The weight of the packet is 454g or 1lb.
Appearance: The raw sausages are a light pink colour, approximately the length of your middle finger that are tied together by the end of each sausage. The sausages are tightly packed but are soon restored to a more conventional sausage appearance during cooking. Once you have pre-heated the oven and the sausages are cooking away, they have a nice glistening appearance. Once the sausages are cooked they become a very visually appetising golden brown colour.
Smell: When you open up the raw sausages they give off a light meaty smell. In the oven during cooking the smell permeates excellently and really whets the appetite.
Taste: The cooked sausages are brown and crispy on the outside and light, meaty and pink on the inside. The taste is superb and very moreish. The meat does also not taste to heavy either.
Healthy?: The sausages do give out some fat during cooking, and contain 8.1g saturated fats per 100 g grilled sausages. So like most sausages the Richmond Sausages are not particularly healthy, but are oh so tasty...
Overall: I found these sausages excellent with baked beans, potatoes and HP sauce. If you feel like a fairly simple uncomplicated meal, these bangers are superb. These sausages are some of the best around.
We have roast potatoes and sausages for tea tonight as I was in need of some real comfort food to cheer me up!
I purchased 16 sausages for £1.00 from my local Co-Op store (special offer) but these are available from Tesco for £1.50 so it is definitely worth shopping around to get yourself the best deal (as I did today!).
The sausages come in a thick plastic wrapping which is green & white and has the Richmond logo on it and inside the packet the sausages are all strung together so just cut off what you require and pop the rest back in the fridge or freezer depending on when you're going to want to eat them next.
These sausages can be cooked on the BBQ, on the grill, in the oven or by shallow frying them. I made mine in the oven today as I wanted to just put everything in and leave it with the minimum amount of work on my part. I cooked mine for around 30 minutes just to make sure that they were well cooked throughout and a lovely dark brown colour on the outside (note - not burnt!). The only downside to cooking them in the oven (rather than on a grill as I usually would) was the sheer amount of fat that came off them and I was making stuffing too and the fat totally drowned the stuffing balls so I ended up having to change trays halfway through.
The sausages are very nice and enjoyable, they are not the best brand I have ever purchased but at such a reasonable price they are definitely a cut above similarly priced sausages.
I would definitely recommend these sausages, they go great with any kind of potatoes and vegetables and are also delicious with breakfast or in a sandwich at lunchtimes. I am rating the sausages 5/5 as I think the price was fantastic the taste was lovely & meaty without any noticeable fatty bits and they cooked well (apart from all the fat of course).
I've never really been a great fan of English sausages preferring the American hot dog type of the German frankfurter ones but my 18 year old daughter's going through a phase of wanting these on her return from a trip to Pontin's.
I'm a little suspicious of what goes into some sausages so I tend to stick to reliable brands such as Wall's/ Richmond.
I paid £1.79 for a pack of 8 Irish Recipe thin sausages the other day which is more than you'd pay for some but I think they are worth the price as they don't seem to shrink much when grilled & they have a nice 'sausagey' flavour.
My daughter likes two well-cooked ones cut in half & served with 2 rounds of toast & Heinz ketchup - I tried some with brown sauce & it took me straight back to childhood.
They're also nice served with onions & mustard in a hot-dog roll, chopped up in a casserole or risotto or as part of a big English (Irish?) breakfast. Some people like these cold or BBQd but I prefer to see them cooked & eat them straightaway.
These are packed in a cellophane wrapper so you can view what you're buying & they come in twos so you don't end up with a whole string of them.
They're definitely thin but I wouldn't call them skinny (like some you can buy) & the colour is the kind you'd expect from a raw sausage.
As stated I always grill them as I like to see how much fat leaks out &, in my opinion, there's nothing worse that a greasy sausage. They smell delicious whilst cooking & the size of them means they cook right through but don't burn (or is that my expert cooking I wonder?!) & barely seem to shrink.
They have a really nice taste - not overly 'meaty' but a very pleasant sausage flavour.
The nutritional values etc are all listed on the wrapping but as you can guess they're not too healthy. Unfortunately it only gives the calorific value of 1 (uncooked) sausage which is 180 & fat content of 12.9g but I'm sure this is a lot less when well grilled.
The ingredients include only 41% pork (but this is higher than many other brands), water, cereal, additives etc so I'm going to gradually try & wean my daughter off these & replace with some healthier form of protein.
- not the cheapest sausages around but they have a great taste & aren't as unhealthy as some.
- they cook evenly & don't burn or split.
- good texture - haven't found any gristle (yet).
- not a healthy food but lovely for a treat.
I love a suasage butty. Weather it be square sausage or link sausage. The best is 2 link sausages cut down the middle so they fill a roll, a little butter on the roll and a nice splat of Tomato sauce (or occassionally brown). Lovely.
My husbands favourite brand of sausage is Richmonds. I think they are nice as well and although they are promoted as Irish sausages (does that make them fancier than english and so on?) I think they are tasty. They also have a bit spice to them, but not overly.
These are sold fresh in the chiller section and tend to have a use by date of perhaps 6 days on them from when I buy them, which is average. They come in packs of 8 sausages and the weight is 454g. The price of these can vary, but supermarkets are cheaper than your local convenience store. I got mine out of my local today, but that's because they are less than half price at £1.09. The normal price here is £2.29, which I wouldn't be happy paying. I'd say in Asda they normally cost £1.79.
Packaging is the normal for a pack of raw sausages. Just a cellophane wrapper around them. the sausages are connected in 2's and easy to cut apart. The wrapper has a green band down the bottom and white up the top with Richmond in black lettering against the white part. There is a small section in the middle which is see through and you see the sausages.
So why pay a bit more for a sausage? After all you can get budget sausages for about 50p for 8. Why not buy them? Well I find that budget sausages can often have a kind of gritty taste and there can be stringy bits of nasty bits from the animal chucked in to bulk them out. I'm sure Richmond sausages aren't perfect, but they do seem like smooth, good sausages.
Nutritional information per sausage
180 calories
12.9g fat
4.9g saturates
1.1g salt
However this is the information per uncooked sausage, so wonder what they would be like when they shrink a bit and are shiny with grease? I cook mine in the George Foreman grill and although it can take a while for them to cook, as least you see the grease dripping out onto the tray.
These tend to keep a bit moisture when cooked and don't go all dried out or curly, which is good. Hard to sum up the taste of these. They just taste really meaty, nice sausage taste with a dash of spice.
A great sausage on the market.
Sausages are something that for me, when they are good they are truly divine, but when they are less than perfect, I find them quite repulsive.
One of the most off-putting things for me when eating sausages is that many of them, even the luxury brands, contain an overload of chewy lumps of gristle. If I encounter one of these disgusting pieces of matter inside any brand of sausage, I make a resolution never to buy them again. Consequently, there are very few brands of sausages I will actually buy and eat; in general I find butchers' own makes of sausages are less likely to fall foul of the culinary crime of gristle insertion.
After having tried out all the mass-manufactured brands I've seen for sale, I think I've settled on Wall's Richmond Irish Recipe as being my overall favourite.
Price @ 7.8.08: approx. £1.74 (depending on where bought) for a 454g pack of 8 sausages
Nutritional information (per sausage):
Calories: 180
Fat: 12.9g
Saturates: 4.9g
Salt: 1.1g
Those figures apparently are for the sausages in their uncooked state. I have been unable to find any nutritional information pertaining to their cooked state.
The pork content of these sausages is 41% with water as the second main ingredient. They also contain guar gum and various additives, such as the "Es" and colourings.
Wall's Richmond Irish Recipe sausages are fairly soft in consistency both raw and when cooked. They grill very easily and are less likely (for some unknown reason) to burn than most other brands. They have a lovely sausage flavour, and are excellent grilled or fried with mash and fried onions, are superb as part of the great British breakfast, plus they make a great toad-in-the-hole.
These sausages are also delicious cold, eaten on their own or in a sandwich, plus they make excellent sea-front-style hot dogs when cooked, placed in a halved white finger roll and smothered with fried onions.
The consistency of the sausages (raw) is soft enough to easily blend with stuffing to grace your Christmas turkey, or to make sausage rolls with.
Ever since I discovered these sausages more years ago than I wish to remember, I have not found one single piece of offensively sickening gristle inside. I believe they do have a fairly high cereal content, and no doubt the less meat a sausage contains, the less chance there is of encountering the dreaded gristle.
Overall, I'd say Wall's Richmond Irish Recipe Sausages are tasty and reasonably priced, even if their quality regarding nutrition and relatively low meat content are low.
The only small complaints I have are that they are rather salty, and can appear a little on the greasy side unless they are almost incinerated during cooking.
So long as you aren't too paranoid about what goes into sausages in food factories up and down the country, I'd recommend Wall's Richmond Irish Recipe Sausages as an economical way of putting on weight and raising your cholesterol - plus of course, satisfying your taste buds and appetite.


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Palestinian sandwich shop Duzan makes some of the city's best shawarma, but these days I'm all about their Foul Madammas ($5.95), so much so that I'll sometimes order it, some pita, and pickles and call it a day. So what's going on here?
Foul (pronounced "fool") is the fava bean's funkier, more richly flavored answer to hummus, which starts by stewing favas until they're fall-apart tender but not fully puréed, with broken beans forming a thick sauce. After that it's up to the cook. In Yemen, foul comes soupy, made with onions, olive oil, and a touch of tomato (there was a great version at the now-closed Bab al Yemen). On the streets of Cairo, foul venders cook dried beans overnight, then enrich them with tahini, garlic, cumin, and lemon.
The first thing you notice about Duzan's foul is an abundance of olive oil that kicks up the beans' innate grassiness. Really, it amplifies everything, from the tahini to the garlic to the lemon and the considerable jolt of chili. It's a bean dip in surround sound, big and bold though balanced in its bombast. You'll need some fresh pita to tone it down.
So why does Duzan's foul work so well? Because you think every part of it is going to be too much—until you realize they're exactly where they should be.
About the author: Max Falkowitz is the New York editor and ice cream maker in residence at Serious Eats. You can follow him on Twitter at @maxfalkowitz.


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Considering the tough job he had in front of him. I think "up to this point" Griggs has done a great job. Better than I expected. He took over a team depleted of talent expect for the kicker and punter and has made some good moves after hiring coach Pagano.
First he helped solidify the O-Line before the draft. Second, resigned Reggie. Third, got his franchise QB (duh!), fourth, assembled some weapons with the next few picks.
At least now the Offense will be greatly improved from last year as should be the KR game. Both will be significantly better than last year.
My guess is Griggs will work some on the defense with the rest of the draft and with cheap FA's and guys who get cut. Next season the Colts will have money under the cap to help the defense (just like 1999).
For those who think he should have picked some defensive players they need to understand that 2/3 of the team is close to being fixed (Offense and Special Teams), if he split them up then they all could probably suck. We are 2 steps closer to the playoffs! I am really excited!!!!
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MORAGA, Calif. -- It may not have been the Rumble In Moraga, but the Saint Mary's men's basketball team showed Saturday against Pacific that, when called into question, it certainly knows how to respond.
A disjointed affair turned in Saint Mary's favor in the second half as some rough and tumble play woke the McKeon Pavilion faithful and sparked the Gaels to a 79-73 victory in front of an impassioned crowd in Moraga.
Stephen Holt led the way for Saint Mary's (14-5, 4-2 West Coast Conference), going 16 for 19 from the free throw line en route to a career high 26 points. Kerry Carter set a career high of his own with 21 and Brad Waldow added 22. Tony Gill led Pacific (10-7, 1-5) with 16.
"We survived. I thought Pacific played well and did a good job. They played hard," Saint Mary's coach Randy Bennett said. "We had to match that in the second half. Our first half, I thought they played a little harder, a little more aggressive. Credit them. Hopefully we won't have to have that halftime talk too often."
What started as a humdrum contest with little rhythm or flow flipped in the second half. With 10:49 left in the contest, any lethargy caused by a bevy of fouls by both teams went out the window when a flagrant foul by Pacific's Trevin Harris awoke the giant that is the Saint Mary's crowd.
Waldow split a pair of free throws after the foul, but by time he finished, the crowd had worked into a full boil. The Gaels carried that energy forward, as the made foul shot started a 15-3 run that put Saint Mary's squarely in control. Five points came from the free throw line, and back to back 3-pointers by Carter and Jordan Giusti capped the stretch, brought the decibel level to perhaps its loudest all year and left Saint Mary's ahead 67-54 with 6:59 remaining.
The Tigers would reduce the lead to as little as four but the Saint Mary's crowd kept supplying the energy and the Gaels responded in kind to hold on for victory, finishing things from the free throw line. The final stat sheet told the real tale from a team perspective, as the Gaels and Tigers combined for 60 fouls, 29 turnovers and 71 free throws attempted.
"That's why we struggled in the first half. We weren't being the aggressor," Holt said. "We love to get up and down and have a lot of possessions and in the second half, we finally did that. We got some great shots and eventually got some stops, which led to transition buckets, kick-out 3s and doing what we do. It comes down to taking care of the ball and being the aggressor and we made that adjustment in the second half."
Saint Mary's carried a 38-31 deficit into the locker room thanks to a sloppy first half that featured more fouls and turnovers than highlight plays.
Early foul trouble limited the Gaels' rotation, with Beau Levesque and and James Walker III each retiring to the bench early in the half with three fouls apiece.
The Gaels did rally to get the crowd on its feet, and Carter capped a 7-2 run with a 3-pointer from the wing to cut the deficit to 25-24. That momentum fizzled in a haze of fouls though, as Pacific went on a 9-0 run to push the lead back to 34-24 with 1:57 left.
Carter gave the home fans reason to cheer at the end of the half, beating the buzzer with a deep 3 to cut the Tigers' lead to seven. The stat sheet at intermission told the story though, with the teams combining for 27 fouls and 17 turnovers in only 20 minutes of play.
Saint Mary's wraps up its six-game homestand next week when it hosts Pepperdine at 7 p.m. on Thursday and welcomes Loyola Marymount for a 3 p.m. matinee on Saturday. Thursday's game against the Waves will be broadcast live on TheW.TV while Saturday's matchup with the Lions will be televised live by Comcast SportsNet California. Live audio and statistics for both games will be available through SMCGaels.com, and tickets can be purchased by clicking the Tickets link or calling the SMC Athletic Ticket Office at (925) 631-GoTx.


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A University of Florida researcher who helped develop a mathematical model to show how citrus greening spreads within infected trees has received a grant to expand that model.
Ariena van Bruggen, a plant pathology professor with the Gainesville-based university's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, received $300,000 from the Esther B. O'Keeffe Foundation.
Bruggen plans to use the money to study best strategies to combat greening from tree to tree and wants to discover the more important part of potential solutions, she said in a news release.
While there is no known cure for huanglongbing, also known as HLB and citrus greening, the disease is being slowed with solutions that include removing symptomatic trees, controlling insects and boosting the tree's immune system, van Bruggen said in the release.
Removing diseased new growth doesn't solve much, the current model shows, and even without showing symptoms, the flush or shoots may already be infected which means other tree parts can become infected, according to the release.
The model shows that once a tree is infected, early applications of insecticides may only slow rather than halt the disease's progression, according to the release.
In 2012, the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published the model van Bruggen and her colleagues developed.


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Bills would help timber counties that go broke
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) The Legislature is working on bills designed to help rural timber counties that go broke if taxpayers refuse to fill the gap left by declining federal logging revenues.
The bills would make it possible for counties like Curry and Josephine to declare bankruptcy, merge with other counties, tap revenues from other counties and taxing districts, and for the state to step in to run essential services.
"The situation facing our rural counties is dire, and it's important for the legislature to have a conversation about all possible options to help these communities address their fiscal problems," Rep. Bruce Hanna, R-Roseburg, said in a statement. "A number of ideas have been floated. Some may be good and some may need some work, but the important thing is that we have the discussion."
Rural counties in timber country were able to keep their taxes among the lowest in the state for decades because of generous revenues from logging on federal lands. But logging cutbacks forced by protections for fish, wildlife and clean water cut into those revenues, and a fiscal safety net has expired, with little hope of being renewed.
Meanwhile, statewide property tax limitations have made it harder to increase tax rates. Even if a proposal to increase logging on the so-called O&C lands in Western Oregon is approved, it would be years before the counties see any money from it.
Curry County is likely to be the first to go broke if voters turn down a measure on the May 21 ballot to triple the property tax rate, which is second lowest in the state. Sheriff John Bishop has said the sheriff's office will effectively have to shut down without extra revenues. County commissioners are not counting on Congress to ride to the rescue with a renewal of the fiscal safety net that has kept them afloat.
Neighboring Josephine County and Lane County are also asking for tax increases to restore deep cuts to the law enforcement system.
Legislators have been working with the governor's office on a proposal, not yet filed as a bill, which would allow the governor to declare a public safety fiscal emergency if a county goes broke, and create a body to run the county. That body would have the power to impose an income tax assessment within the county to pay for operations and obligations.
One bill (HB 2206) would allow revenues from other counties and taxing districts to be skimmed to pay for services in counties declared by the governor to be in a fiscal emergency. It would also allow the secretary of state to take over elections from the county clerk.
Another (HB 3404) would let counties that got federal timber county safety net payments amounting to 10 percent of property tax revenues to draw on a special fund the next two years. A joint resolution (HJR 2) proposes amending the state constitution to let the Legislature refer to voters a measure to merge two or more counties into one. Another (SJR 10) would let counties propose a levy that goes beyond the statewide property tax limitation known as Measure 5.
"Curry County is off the fiscal cliff," County Commission Chairman David Brock Smith said. "With bills like this the state is scrambling to see if we land in the ocean, whether they have a life raft out there for us."
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VETERAN netminder Stevie Lyle is planning a swansong year at Swindon Wildcats as he plans to bring his illustrious playing career to end in 2015.
The former Great Britain star told the Advertiser he feels he will play for one more season before retiring and he wants that year to be at the Link Centre.
The Welshman is already looking to the next stage of his career as he will spend time this summer coaching some of the country's up-and-coming youngsters in Slough at the Elite Junior Hockey Camp.
And while the ex-Cardiff Devil is looking to the future he has also been focusing on the present.
"I've been thinking since about Christmas that next season would be my last," the 34-year-old told the Adver. "The toll it has been taking on the body is getting harder.
"I have already been in talks with Ryan (Aldridge, head coach) and I want to be here for my final year."
The news that Lyle is ready to hang up his gloves and stick will be a huge blow for the Cats faithful, but the star netminder has one final ambition.
"I want to win something with Swindon," he said. "I think that we are going to have pretty much the same squad as we did this year.
"Realistically we finished as high as we possibly could this year.
"We had a good start and then a bit of a dodgy November so fifth was the best we probably could have got.
"So next season it will be nice if we could have a really big year in what will probably be my last."
Lyle has already told the GB bosses that he no longer wants to be considered for selection after he was called up for this month's World Championships in Lithuania.
"There is a great young lad in Ben Bowns who has had a really good year with Hull (Stingrays)," Lyle said. "It is time to let these younger lads come through. These Elite League players have only got one job, where I have a job outside of hockey.
"I had a great time playing for Great Britain, but it is time for fresh blood."
While Lyle is planning to coach the rising stars of the game, he says he is unlikely to move into senior coaching.
"I really get a kick out of coaching the younger lads," he said. "This camp in Slough will have some of the country's best players.
"I don't think that I'm cut out for proper coaching, I get a kick out seeing the younger players develop.
"We will have some of EPL youngsters and Great Britain Under 18s, like Ollie Betteridge, training with us in Slough and that is something I'm really looking for too."


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We recently had a customer come into Varney Chevrolet the other day who mentioned they paid over $80 for their last oil change – we naturally assumed it was a more expensive synthetic oil change, but it wasn't! They also mentioned the labor to install the air filter & to check all the fluids were extra cost items! Yikes!
We'll focus on the ones that you should check most frequently; the engine oil, antifreeze, and windshield washer fluid. Another great first step is to also consult your owners manual. It contains lots of useful information about vehicle maintenance as well as pictures to help you check & top off these fluids. Please make sure the engine is cool when you do these steps.
Since motor oil is the life blood of your engine, let's start here. When you pop the hood of your car & after consulting your owners manual, you should be able to locate the oil dipstick. This part is just that – a metal stick that slides into a metal tube in the engine with a handle on it. Many dipstick handles are yellow and black in color and say "oil" right on them. When you pull the dipstick out of it's holding tube, you should see oil on the bottom portion. There will also be the words "full" and "add" on the stick with about an inch of space between them. As long as your oil is above the "add" line – you're good! If it's at the "add" line, you need to add a quart of oil. Again, your owners manual will have the info you need as far as the proper type of oil your car needs and how to add it to the engine.
Next – antifreeze. This fluid comes in a variety of colors, however, Varney Value as well as every auto parts store now sells what's called "Global coolant". This means you can use that coolant in any year, make or model of vehicle. For ease of simplicity, just use the "pre-mixed" (50% coolant, 50% water) – that way it's ready to be added to your vehicle. Takes all the guess work right out of it! While you've still got the hood up, you'll find a plastic tank called a surge (or coolant overflow) tank. It will be up towards the front of the engine, but can be on either the drivers or passenger side. On the side of the tank, there will be the words "cold" and "hot". The fluid level should line up with one of those words depending if your cars engine is cold or hot. Remember – you're performing these checks while the engine is cold! If the fluid level is below that line, add your coolant slowly and carefully until your at the proper level.
The windshield washer fluid is perhaps the easiest to check. Like coolant, this fluid comes in a variety of colors, but it's essentially all the same. This fluid is also in a plastic tank and the cap will most likely have a symbol of a windshield that has fluid being squirted on it. This one you can eyeball – if it's low, just add some until it's topped off.


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Are OJ and Courtney still options? After signing Green, I'm not confident in our bench. It seems Lance has been promoted.
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Are OJ and Courtney still options? After signing Green, I'm not confident in our bench. It seems Lance has been promoted.
No i dont think so i think they might go after Delfino now
You have to sign at least another rotation guard, preferrably a Point Guard, if DJ Augustin does come here. Right now you have Lance as the back up 1/2, Orlando Johnson back up 2, Gerald Green back up 2/3. That's not enough proven experience to get it done for sure. Good thing is there are more guards available than viable spots for them.
I don't know about Mayo or Lee, but I think we need another wing. If we don't add one then our rotation would be something like Granger (32-34), George (32-34), Green (28-32). I'm not sure Green does enough things to get so many minutes. Is he a good defender? Is he a good rebounder?
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Perhaps for the MLE if no team decides to pick them up.
I sure hope so, but I doubt it. My guess is we'll get somebody completely random if we do.
Probably not. We have Lance Stephenson as backup SG
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Mayo wants to play PG. Thus he could be an option as a guy who could fit in our rotation. As for the chances of us getting him, that is another story. Once NO matches EJ, Pheonix is suppose to make a big run at OJ. If we could get him I could see him fitting, but we will probably have to pay 8+ mil per year to get him. That probably won't happen.
After hearing about his man-crush with Doc Rivers, I didn't think that the Pacers would pursue Courtney Lee. Like a lot of people, I REALLY wanted Mayo, mainly due to his ability to create his own shot, his defense, and the fact that he's still young enough to have some potential. But if his asking price is so high, I can understand why the team decided to move in a different direction. If we can somehow get another knock down shooter from the perimeter, I wouldn't be opposed to allowing Lance start the season as the backup PG--AS LONG AS we brought in a veteran 3rd stringer just in case.
On another note, if we're able to land Augustin, or another high quality backup PG, then we can put Lance at the backup 2. Either way, I'm pretty sure that Mayo and Lee are both out of the question at this point.
Have about 10mil left. So, yea, It's possible. If Hans is traded for a 5 mil contract. Pacers will have about 8 mil left before signing Hibbert and Hill. If Pacers land Brand, then I'd say a SG at the mle is all that's left.
Garbage players get 1st round picks, (WTF)! All of the NBA must hate the Pacers! LOL
I might be in the minority here but I rather bring Barbosa back than overpaying for either one of this guys.
Isn't Korver a free agent?
If we get OJ it seems like there would be a log jam at the PG position, especially if were getting Augustin. Augustin, Hill, Mayo, Lance. If DJ comes here, then I think Lee is a better fit. But I think OJ is the better player.
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And as I go,I go with just a few words left to say,a few words I want to address to Colts fans everywhere, thank you so much from the bottom of my heart. I truly have enjoyed being your quarterback. Thank you.
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OJ is NOT a PG in any way.
I wouldnt mind adding a shooter like Jodie Meeks or Delfino or Barbosa if they are dirt cheap but adding Mayo and Lee isnt worth it they really aren't that good.
Acquiring Green yesterday was pretty much the signal from the front office that they're not going after Mayo, Lee or anyone else who will make more than $5M per year.
Green has played that many minutes before. He will be fine. And plays two positions. I see a smaller rotation if the team adds no one else. Although they are going to have to add a PG from somewhere. Looks like the Augustin thing is on the rocks.
BTW Green is not signed yet. Anything could happen.
What about Ronnie Brewer?
I believe we are waiting for a winning bid on Brand or possibly Scola to pull the trigger on the DJ Augustin deal...
Hill/ Augustin/Lance
PG/ Lance/ Orlando
DG/ Green
Dwest/ Brand/Plum
Roy/ Mahinmi/ Mavunga?
Like I said on the other thread I still think we need somebody to defend against Lebron and Bosh, at this moment we don't have backup players that can help with this.
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And as I go,I go with just a few words left to say,a few words I want to address to Colts fans everywhere, thank you so much from the bottom of my heart. I truly have enjoyed being your quarterback. Thank you.
- Peyton Manning
I think we need another scorer but according to the one thread, we're officially out of cap space.
Too bad because there are a number of scorers left on the market...
Leandro Barbosa, OJ Mayo, Courtney Lee, Delonte West, Jodie Meeks, Rudy Fernandez, Randy Foye, Shannon Brown, Marco Belinelli, Michael Redd
I guess we can rule out Mayo, Lee and West. I don't know how much others will ask but I assume Meeks and Redd would be the cheapest. I would be okay with either. I think we need another scorer off the bench. If Baborsa, Fernandez or Foye are possible, I'd go for them.
Gerald Green is the only guy we have on the bench that can shoot at the moment. Sadly, Hansbrough is probably the second best shooter off the bench. Erm... lol


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Many applications process sensitive data and have requirements to securely store and retrieve that data. The AWS SDK for Java provides an easy-to-use Amazon S3 client that allows you to securely store your sensitive data in Amazon S3. The SDK automatically encrypts data on the client side when uploading to Amazon S3, and automatically decrypts it for the client when data is retrieved. Your data is stored encrypted in Amazon S3 - no one can decrypt it without your private encryption key.
You control the private encryption keys used for the encryption/decryption, and those keys never leave your application. It is your responsibility to protect your encryption keys just like you protect your AWS security credentials. If you lose your encryption keys, you will not be able to unencrypt your encrypted data. Since all the encryption/decryption happens inside your application, AWS has no knowledge of your encryption keys and cannot help you recover your private encryption keys if you lose them.
The AmazonS3EncryptionClient implements the same interface as the standard AmazonS3Client, allowing you to easily switch to the encryption client, without your application code having to be aware of the encryption and decryption happening automatically in the client.
Getting Started
If you haven't already done so, you can download the AWS SDK for Java from http://aws.amazon.com/sdkforjava. If you're an Eclipse user, you can also get the SDK by installing the AWS Toolkit for Eclipse from http://aws.amazon.com/eclipse. (With Eclipse, you can get updates to the AWS SDK for Java automatically through the AWS Eclipse update site.) To create an instance of AmazonS3EncryptionClient, you need to supply:
- Your AWS security credentials - BasicAWSCredentials
- Your keys for performing the encryption/decryption - EncryptionMaterials
// Generates a sample asymmetric key pair. // // IMPORTANT: In a real application, you need to save your encryption // key pair somewhere so you don't lose it when the JVM exits. // Your encryption keys NEVER leave your application, // so it's important that you safely manage them. // AWS doesn't know anything about your encryption keys, so // if you lose them, AWS can't help you recover them, or help // you decrypt any stored data. // // Several good online sources explain how to easily create an RSA key pair // from the command line using OpenSSL, for example: // http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Transwiki:Generate_a_keypair_using_OpenSSL KeyPairGenerator keyGenerator = KeyPairGenerator.getInstance("RSA"); keyGenerator.initialize(1024, new SecureRandom()); KeyPair myKeyPair = keyGenerator.generateKeyPair(); // Construct an instance of AmazonS3EncryptionClient AWSCredentials credentials = new BasicAWSCredentials(myAccessKeyId, mySecretKey); EncryptionMaterials encryptionMaterials = new EncryptionMaterials(myKeyPair); AmazonS3EncryptionClient s3 = new AmazonS3EncryptionClient(credentials, encryptionMaterials); // Then just use the encryption client as normal... // // When we use the putObject method, the data in the file or InputStream // we specify is encrypted on the fly as it's uploaded to Amazon S3. s3.putObject(bucketName, key, myFile); // When you use the getObject method, the data retrieved from Amazon S3 // is automatically decrypted on the fly. S3Object downloadedObject = s3.getObject(bucketName, key);
How the Encryption Works
All encryption/decryption happens exclusively in your application using a process called "envelope encryption." Your private encryption keys and your unencrypted data are never sent to AWS, so it's very important that you safely manage your encryption keys. If you lose your encryption keys, you won't be able to unencrypt your data, and you can't recover your encryption keys from AWS, since AWS doesn't know anything about them.
The goal of envelope encryption is to combine the performance of fast symmetric encryption while maintaining the secure key management that asymmetric keys provide. A one-time-use symmetric key (the envelope symmetric key) is generated by the Amazon S3 encryption client to encrypt your data, then that key is encrypted by your master key and stored alongside your data in Amazon S3. When accessing your data with the Amazon S3 encryption client, the encrypted symmetric key is retrieved and decrypted with your real key, then the data is decrypted. Another benefit of envelope encryption is that if your master key is compromised, you have the option of just re-encrypting the stored envelope symmetric keys, instead of re-encrypting all the data in your account.
- Generate a one time use envelope symmetric key.
- Encrypt the file data using this envelope key.
- Encrypt that envelope key using a master public key or symmetric key.
- Store this encrypted envelope key with the encrypted file.
- Store a description of the master key alongside the envelope key to uniquely identify the key used to encrypt the envelope key.
- Retrieve the encrypted envelope key you stored with the encrypted file.
- Retrieve the description of the original master key.
- If the description of the master key on hand does not match the description of the original master key, use the unique description to fetch the original master symmetric key or private key.
- Decrypt the envelope key using the master key.
- Decrypt the file data using the envelope key.
Custom Accessors for EncryptionMaterials
For more advanced scenarios, such as when you want to support rotating the keys you use to encrypt/decrypt data, the AWS SDK provides the EncryptionMaterialsAccessor interface.
When decrypting data from Amazon S3, the AWS SDK will first check whether the description of the original encryption key (stored either as object metadata or as a separate object), matches the description for the current EncryptionMaterials. If the description does not match, then the SDK will ask the EncryptionMaterialsAccessor for the EncryptionMaterials with the matching description. Because of this verification, it's important that the descriptions you provide from your custom EncryptionMaterials subclass uniquely identify the EncryptionMaterials so that they can be correctly retrieved later.
By implementing the EncryptionMaterialsAccessor interface and a subclass of EncryptionMaterials, it's easy to integrate the Amazon S3 encryption support in the AWS SDK with your own key management system. For example, the following code implements EncryptionMaterialsAccessor to integrate with an existing private key management system.
public class MyEncryptionMaterialsAccessor implements EncryptionMaterialsAccessor { EncryptionMaterials getEncryptionMaterials(Map<String, String> materialsDescription) { // Use the information in the materialsDescription to lookup the corresponding key // in your existing private key management system, then return an EncryptionMaterials object. String uniqueKeyPairId = materialsDescription.get(MyEncryptionMaterials.INTERNAL_KEY_PAIR_ID); keyPair = callOutToExistingKeyManagementSystem(uniqueKeyPairId); return new MyEncryptionMaterials(keyPair, uniqueKeyPairId); } } public class MyEncryptionMaterials extends EncryptionMaterials { private static final String INTERNAL_KEY_PAIR_ID = "uniqueKeyPairId"; private final String uniqueKeyPairId; public MyEncryptionMaterials(KeyPair keyPair, String uniqueKeyPairId) { super(keyPair); this.uniqueKeyPairId = uniqueKeyPairId; } EncryptionMaterialsAccessor getAccessor() { return new MyEncryptionMaterialsAccessor(); } @Override Map<String, String> getMaterialsDescription() { Map<String, String> map = new HashMap<String, String>(); map.put(INTERNAL_KEY_PAIR_ID, uniqueKeyPairId); return map; } }
Configuration Options
Supported Encryption MaterialsYou can choose between using asymmetric or symmetric encryption materials. We recommend using asymmetric encryption materials because of the increased security.
AsymmetricThe more secure of the two encryption mechanisms. It uses your asymmetric keys to encrypt and decrypt the envelope key, which is used to encrypt and decrypt object data. With an asymmetric key pair, you can give a party one of the keys, and that party will only have access to one of the encrypt or decrypt operations. For example, a data generator could be given a public key to encrypt data and store it in Amazon S3. If this data generator were ever compromised, the data stored would remain safe since the private key is still needed to decrypt the data. To use asymmetric encryption to store your data, simply pass an RSA asymmetric key pair to the constructor of the EncryptionMaterials object. Then use this EncryptionMaterials object to construct the AmazonS3EncryptionClient:
EncryptionMaterials materials = new EncryptionMaterials(myKeyPair); AmazonS3 encryptionClient = new AmazonS3EncryptionClient(credentials, materials);
SymmetricThe faster of the two encryption mechanisms. It uses your symmetric key to encrypt and decrypt the envelope key, which is used to encrypt and decrypt the actual object data stored in S3. To use symmetric encryption to store your data, simply pass an AES symmetric key to the constructor of the EncryptionMaterials object. Then use this EncryptionMaterials object to construct the AmazonS3EncryptionClient:
EncryptionMaterials materials = new EncryptionMaterials(mySymmetricKey); AmazonS3 encryptionClient = new AmazonS3EncryptionClient(credentials, materials);
Encryption Metadata Storage LocationThe encrypted envelope symmetric key must be stored somewhere with the encrypted file so that the envelope key can be used to decrypt the file later on. We can store the envelope symmetric key in two places:
- Object Metadata - The envelope symmetric key is stored directly in the encrypted file's metadata.
- Instruction File - The envelope symmetric key is stored in a separate instruction file which is then placed in the same location as the encrypted file.
Storing encryption metadata in an instruction file will result in extra PUT and GET operations, which can be expensive for some use cases. However, if an instruction file is used, then the object metadata is completely open for use and will not contain any encryption information.
In "Object Metadata" storage mode, encryption metadata is stored in the object metadata during the encryption process. Depending on the strength of the keys you provide, between 200 bytes and 1 KB of encryption information will be stored in the metadata. Be careful that you do not store more than 2 KB of information in the metadata. You will get MetdataTooLarge error if the size of the metadata is greater than 2 KB.
The Object Metadata storage mode is used by default, but if you would like to explicitly select the storage mode, use the CryptoConfiguration object.
CryptoConfiguration cryptoConfig = new CryptoConfiguration().withStorageMode(CryptoStorageMode.InstructionFile); AmazonS3 encryptionClient = new AmazonS3EncryptionClient(credentials, materials, cryptoConfig);
Crypto ProvidersIf you want to use a crypto provider other than the default JCE crypto provider, you can specify your own provider with the CryptoConfiguration object:
// Bouncy Castle is a third party crypto provider, used as an example. Provider bcProvider = new BouncyCastleProvider(); CryptoConfiguration cryptoConfig = new CryptoConfiguration().withCryptoProvider(bcProvider); AmazonS3 encryptionClient = new AmazonS3EncryptionClient(credentials, materials, cryptoConfig);


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Big news from the building industry: Blog Cabin 2013 has received the FORTIFIED Home™ Hurricane Bronze Certification from the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS).
IBHS's Hurricane Standard helps homeowners in coastal areas strengthen their houses against these powerful storms. Incorporating the FORTIFIED Standard when repairing, rebuilding or renovating a single-family home ensures the structure's resilience and durability.
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Translating as 'Grandma's Garden', this eco-conscious eatery and delicatessen shop that serves a mouth-watering range of Brestoise specialities created with locally sourced organic products. A savant mix of cosy and trendy – think checkerboard walls, modern art, warm colours and mood-lighting - Le Potager de Meme is a real local's address. Order flavoursome végétarien clafouti, a colourful tart stuffed with caramelised vegetables and topped with tangy sheep's cheese, then try the brine-fresh harengs (herrings) served on a bed of samphire. Top off your vitamin-packed meal with a fresh fruit salad marinated in an organic tea and pear coulis – and don't forget to wash it down with one of his locally sourced beers or wines.


text: Another one bites the dust at Fox News….. So-called political commentator and pollster (laughable) Dick Morris was kicked to the curb by Fox News, Politico reports. Separately, he will be on a guest on the Piers Morgan Show on CNN at 9 p.m. EST Wednesday night. This is the first time since 2002 that he will appear on CNN. Um, are they that desperate over at CNN that they would book former toe-sucker Dick Morris on the network? Wow. I am slowly but surely drifting away from CNN.


text: This news item expired on Monday, September 30, 2013 so the information below could be outdated or incorrect. With all the moisture we've had it's likely that many gardeners will encounter the harmless slime mold, Fuligo septic, common in Western North Carolina, and affectionately referred to as "dog vomit". This flashy yellow, orange, or cream frothy blob typically occurs in the summer after periods of dry weather followed by rain. From a scientific perspective, slim molds are like nothing else on earth. They are myxomycetes (myxos), of the kingdom protoctista, the least understood of the five kingdoms of life, the others being animals, plants, fungi and bacteria. There are over 700 different types of slime molds which vary in shape, structure, and color and found on wood chip mulches, lawns, garden beds, plants and even creeping up foundation walls. Slime molds' life cycle generally has two phases. They begin as microscopic spore that can remain dormant in the soil for years waiting for the right conditions to germinate and release small mobile cells. Once free the cells search for a similar cell to join and begin the creation of the second phase, the shapeless blob called a plasmodium. The plasmodium which can be clear, khaki, pink, yellow, orange or red moves across the ground about a half inch per hour consuming bacteria, fungi and organic matter generally found in decaying wood mulch. After a couple of days the organism generally dries out turning tan and crusty and disintegrates. Slime molds that live on turf in WNC are often visible as a white powder. Although they look very different from their mulch-loving cousin, they share a similar lifestyle. As for eliminating slime molds they are usually considered beneficial organisms, decomposing and recycling dead organic matter. The visual phase typically disappears after 2 to 3 days but if it's offensive the growth can be removed with a rake. By Master Gardener Terry Scholl


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GAINESVILLE — Sailors with a knack for building their own seaworthy vessels will join in the fun March 18 in Cedar Key for the first "Workout on the Waterfront Repurpose-It-Regatta."
The AARP Driver Safety Course for Seniors will be held at Haven Hospice Community Center, 311 NE 9th St., Chiefland. The one-day class will start at 9 a.m.: Feb. 7, Mar. 14, Apr 18, final class May 9, 2017 Call (352) 727 9542.
There are no tests. Class Fee: AARP Members $15, nonmember $20. The certificate of completion is valid for a discount on automobile insurance policies for three years. We plan to have lots of fun and show strategies to stop the CRASH which can cause injuries or death, so come join us.
Suwannee Valley Players is pleased to announce auditions for that classic murder mystery, "And Then There Were None."
In this suspenseful drama, based on Agatha Christie's mystery tale, 10 strangers are summoned to a remote island. While they are waiting for the mysterious host, Mr. U.N. Owen to appear, a recording levels serious accusations at each of the guests, and soon they start being murdered, one by one. As the survivors try to keep their wits, they reach a disturbing conclusion: one of them must be the killer.
Today, Jan. 5
High tea in
Enjoy High Tea served with Old Florida charm! Don't miss this weekly event on Thursdays at 3 p.m. on the Withlacoochee River in quaint Yankeetown.
Register your table of friends or simply come to meet new people. Nice sandwiches and treats accompany your choice of tea.
Cost is $10 per person at The Riverside Inn, 6301 Riverside Drive, in Yankeetown.
For more information, call 352-447-2595.
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"Trains at the Holidays" is at the College of Central Florida through Dec. 30 at the Webber Center, 3001 S.W. College Road, Ocala. Admission is free.
Built and operated by members of Ocala Model Railroaders, the exhibit features modular train layouts inspired by histirucal local landmarks such as Six Gun Territory.
The exhibit is open daily during special gallery hours from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will be closed Dec. 24-25.
For more information call 352-873-5809.
Abigail Story is the winner of the poster contest to get word out about the Chiefland Elementarey School Safety Patrol cake auction this week.
The CMHS band is having a cake auction on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the school auditorium before a concert.
It's that time year when the weather is great and we all need get outside, get some
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Reistration is now open for the Rudolph 5K Fun Run that takes place at the Chiefland Christmas Festival on Saturday, Dec. 10.
The first 50 people to register will get a T-Shirt, goodie bag and completion medal just for participating!. There will also be prizes for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in both the adult and child categories.
This year the festival moves across U.S. Highway 19 from the Train Depot Park. The entire Festival will take place on the west side of US 19, including parking.
The entrance to the parking field is from Park Avenue West. If you are headed south from the commercial area of Chiefland, please turn right at Park Avenue and then left into the parking field, which will be marked.
Haven Hospice of the Tri Counties is inviting community veterans to a Veterans Appreciation Luncheon on Friday, Nov. 4, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Haven Hospice Community Building at 311 N.E. 9th St., Chiefland.
Veterans interested in attending are asked to RSVP to Vondla Sullivan by calling 352-493-2333 or emailing email@example.com by Tuesday, Nov. 1 to confirm your attendance.
The Florida Forest Festival, a celebration of the forestry industry in Taylor County, with the "World's Largest FREE Fish Fry," lumberjack shows and competitions, arts and crafts, antique car show, Heritage Village, children's games & story telling, opens today (Thursday, Oct. 20) and runs through Saturday, Oct. 22. There wil also be many musical groups performing live.
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QA Tester Internship / Co-Op (Fall 2013)
About Tesla
Tesla's goal is to accelerate the world's transition to electric mobility with a full range of increasingly affordable electric cars. California-based Tesla designs and manufactures EVs, as well as EV powertrain components for partners such as Toyota and Daimler. In Q1 of 2013 Tesla has delivered more than 10,000 electric vehicles to customers in 31 countries. Tesla's Model S is the world's first premium sedan designed and engineered from the ground up as an electric vehicle and was named Automobile Magazine's 2013 Automobile of the Year® and Motor Trend's prestigious 2013 Car of the Year®.
The Role
Tesla Motors offers compelling opportunities for students seeking internships and co-ops. You'll learn Tesla's progressive engineering philosophy, and have the opportunity work alongside the world's top engineers on the most exciting automotive programs in existence today. You will help to debug, troubleshoot, and validate the software platform that runs the interactive displays in Tesla vehicles â€" especially the 17†touchscreen system featured in the Model S. You will contribute test strategies and designs to emulate the vehicle subsystem behavior and validate in-car applications.
Required Skills
Specific project assignments and required technical aptitude will vary based on the needs of the individual hiring team.
- Experience with developing products on Embedded Linux; familiarity and proficiency with Linux and standard Linux tools such as bash, ssh, gdb, top, etc.
- Good to have experience with Bash scripting; ability to develop and debug C++ code.
- Experience testing system software and interfaces to peripherals; experience testing user-facing applications.
- Excellent judgment about the boundaries and symptoms of software vs. hardware problems.
- Familiarity and experience with flash memory file systems.
- Networking expertise and familiarity with: 3G connectivity, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS.
- Experience with high performance graphics/OpenGL software.
- Crafting test designs and executing test plans for complex, non-deterministic system software.
- Develop test scripts to simulate vehicle behavior to provide functional coverage of in-car applications.
- Perform manual testing and craft automated script-based tests.
- Work closely with software and hardware engineers to identify and fix problems.
- Read through code, configuration files, and scripts as needed to help debug and reproduce bugs.
- Analyze and benchmark system and application performance.
- Use performance and debugging tools such as: gdb, top, perfHUD.
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2006 Nissan Altima Problems
RepairPal has identified the most common problems with the 2006 Nissan Altima based on complaints from actual vehicle owners. We'll tell you what the problem is and what it'll take to fix it.
Nissan Altima's with the 3.5L V6 engine can experience oil leaks from the engine due to a leaking oil cooler o-ring. This leak often occurs after an oil change because the oil filter is attached to the cooler and removing and installing the oil filter can alter the oil cooler o-ring sealing capabilities.
Repairing the leak requires removing the oil filter and the oil cooler and replacing the 0-ring. In some cases, it's recommended you replace the oil cooler but if this is suggested, be sure to get validation from the mechanic as to why they aren't replacing just the o-ring.
In severe cases where the oil has been leaking for a considerable amount of time and the oil level drops very low, owners have reported noise from the engine due to low oil pressure and/or a check engine light on with an OBD-II Code P0011 DTC set.
Nissan issued a recall on the fuel pump for premature failure. There was an owner notification program and labels were placed on the fuel pump access panel and next to the AC charge label in the engine compartment.
The camshaft driven distributor can leak oil and cause a malfunction of the crankshaft position sensor. The engine may crank but not start or run very poorly.
The catalytic converter closest to the cylinder head can fail causing illumination of the Check Engine Light. Prompt repair of this problem is recommended because the catalyst material can be sucked into the engine and cause internal damage.
The engine may stall when the engine is warmed up. This can be caused by a failed crankshaft position sensor and/or camshaft position sensor. These sensors can fail intermittently so the problem may come and go. Sensors on certain models have been recalled by Nissan and will be replaced as necessary. Please visit our recall section to see if your Nissan is covered by this recall.
Failure of the ignition power transistor can cause a "crank-no start" condition.
The AC system may blow warm air due to refrigerant loss caused by a leaking low pressure AC hose. These hoses commonly develop a leak at the hose crimp connection.
The electronic throttle actuator (throttle body) can fail causing a loss of power and illumination of the Check Engine Light.
Rattling and tapping in the front of the engine on the 2002-2016 Nissan Altima V6 is very evident, especially on cold starts. This rattling noise should not be taken lightly as it warns of upcoming timing chain failure.
The cause of the noise is faulty timing chain guide rails and timing chain tensioners that wear out well ahead of schedule. These components are there to keep the timing chain tight and properly positioned. When these parts fail, the timing chain becomes loose, and pieces of the timing chain guides break off, falling into the oil pan.
To remedy the situation, Nissan/Infiniti has made revised guides and tensioners, but replacement can be very costly.
Proper oil change intervals and oil type may help slow or prevent the situation.
Welds on the catalytic converter heat shield can corrode causing a rattle during acceleration and possibly causing Check Engine Light illumination. The common repair for this issue is replacement of the damaged catalytic converter.
The throttle body for the Nissan Altima is known for carbon buildup, and requires regular, light cleaning to maintain peak performance. After cleaning the throttle body, many owners notice a very high idle, erratic (bouncing) idle, and unpredictable power surging.
The cause is normal ECU adaptation: When the throttle body builds up carbon, the rate of airflow is slightly decreased. The vehicles computer reads this decrease in air volume, and adjusts the throttle body settings to maintain the proper engine idle speed. When the carbon is cleaned out, the ECU now registers too much air, and cannot adjust back to the original settings. While it is trying to change settings, the idle will bounce from low to high, and the car will surge forward at times.
It has been recommended to simply wipe inside the throttle body every 12,000 miles, and never to touch the flap inside. Also, the cleaning procedure may be best left to a qualified technician.
The solution can be as simple as disconnecting the battery for at least an hour, having the dealer reset the computer, or, in extreme cases, replace the throttle bodies.
The right-side motor mount can wear prematurely and cause excessive engine movement. Symptoms you may experience from a failed motor mount are vibrations at idle, noises while going over a bump and vibrations when the transmission is shifting. Replacement of the motor mount is needed to fix the issue.
The front struts can wear prematurely and create a knocking noise when driving over bumps.
An engine vacuum leak from the intake manifold gasket can cause the engine to misfire or have a rough idle. This will turn on the Check Engine Light and diagnostic trouble codes will be stored. It is advisable to drive your car as little as possible when the engine is misfiring to avoid damaging the catalytic converter, which can cost many hundreds - thousands of dollars. See how much it cost you here.
Crankshaft and camshaft position sensors can leak oil into the connector causing Check Engine Light illumination. The engine may also stall as a result. Leaking sensors should be replaced. Certain 2002 models were recalled for a separate camshaft and crankshaft sensor issue. For more information on the recall please click here»


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General News of Tuesday, 27 November 2012
Source: Young Patriots
The New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Young Patriots have revealed that Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama and running mate, Kwesi Amissah Arthur both have serious question marks on their curriculum vitae (CV).
Addressing a press conference on Monday, the group disclosed that after some digging, they found major loopholes in the educational achievements of both the President and his vice.
The announcement follows question marks raised by an NDC group, Research and Advocacy Platform, questioning the reasons why NPP Presidential candidate, Nana Akufo-Addo persistently omitted his Oxford University credentials from his CV.
Below is the full statement
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen of the media. Thank you very much for accepting this invitation at such short notice. This press conference has been called to bring to fore the fact that both President Mahama and Vice- President Amissah-Arthur have both got huge question marks on their CV's
Starting with Vice-President Amissah-Arthur, the Young Patriots state here and now that Mr. Amissah-Arthur never attained an M Sc. in economics in 1980 from the University of Ghana, Legon. The Daily Graphic of Monday, August 6, 2012 on page 16 paragraph 17 states "At University of Ghana, Legon, he obtained B.Sc (Economics) in 1974 and M. Sc (Economics) in 1980. His thesis was on "Public Policy and Economics growth: A model of economic growth Ghana, 1956 - 1974."
Ladies and gentlemen of the media, our checks at the University of Ghana indicate that Vice President Amissah- Arthur never graduated with an M.Sc in Economics from the University in 1980. His name is neither in the year group nor is the University aware of his self-claimed graduation in the said subject and in that year.
This brings a lot in terms of fraud to the table. The question is, did the Vice President defraud the University of Ghana with a fake M.Sc degree to be given lectureship in the 1980's?
The Vice President became Deputy Minister of Finance and subsequently governor of Bank of Ghana based on the CV; it is our contention that he deceived the public and indeed defrauded the Ghanaian people into entrusting him with such a high office.
The Young Patriots are demanding an official statement from the Vice President himself to clear the air on his fake M.Sc degree.
Should he fail to clear the air, we will deem it necessary in the public interest to pursue the matter further by any means necessary to safeguard the interest of the people of Ghana.
On the matter of the President of the Republic of Ghana, it is a matter of fact that the system of education in Ghana in the 1970's required one to proceed from primary school to middle school and then to secondary school.
The Young Patriots are reliably informed by the classmates of the President that they sat in the same class with him in Tamale Bishops Middle School. He was in Form One A in 1970 - 1971. We will be very glad if the President can account for his time at Bishop middle school in the stated period.
Ladies and gentlemen, classmates of the President at Bishop's middle school have intimated that the period is conspicuously missing from his CV because he and two others were allegedly dismissed for a sexual offense. The nature and details of the said offense is too gory and sordid to be repeated at this press conference.
In the interest of probity, accountability and transparency, it is just fair for us to question the President as to whether he is the John Dramani that was dismissed for sexual offenses at Bishops Middle School?
If not, why is it that Bishop Middle school, which is higher than Achimota Primary in terms of certification is not mentioned in his CV, whilst Achimota Primary, which is an educational institution that does not give any certificates found space in his CV?
Lastly, we advise the President and the NDC to concentrate on the major policy issues that have engulfed the electoral campaign and stop the personality attacks. Ghana is better with the battle of ideas rather than the battle of personalities.
God bless our homeland Ghana.
Thank you.
Richard Nyamah
John Kumah
Fred Amankwah Sarfo
Hopeson Adorye
Adomako Aafi


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Students interested in Pre-Law studies do not have any required courses in their first semester, but may be placed in POLS 101 American Politics.
For program information and course descriptions, please visit the on-line Undergraduate Catalogue. You will follow the 2015-16 Undergraduate Catalogue. This catalogue is currently under construction but should be posted sometime this summer. In the meantime, please refer to the 2014-15 Undergraduate Catalogue, as much of the information is the same.
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Gators' Mike Rosario leaves with no regrets
It's not the way he had hoped to end his Gator career, but former Rutgers star Mike Rosario said after the Gators' loss to Michigan he was leaving with no regrets.
After the game, Rosario said he was extremely disappointed the Gators would not get to play in the Final Four, but thankful for the opportunity to even play in the tournament. Rosario transferred from Rutgers, and sat out a season before playing two seasons with the Gators.
He later Tweeted: "I just wonna thank the University of Florida for having me I wonna thank my teammates and the Fans for the love they gave me Thank You !!!
During postgame interviews, Rosario talked about what went wrong for the Gators against the Wolverines.Full Story