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The fact that the '75 GT550 is innocuous and often overlooked played perfectly into Pat Jones' hands when he began his search for a street-capable 2-stroke to modify. Jones operates MotoHangar, a custom shop based in Virginia, and his initial thought was to find a Kawasaki H1 or H2 for the project. A GT550 came up at the right price during the search, however, and Jones bit the bullet, even though the machine was in pretty bad shape and would require a significant engine rebuild.
"It was a terrible mess," explains Jones. "The engine was seized on it and I actually ended up buying another engine on Ebay and picking it up in Pennsylvania. Then I think I bought another donor bike and another engine just for parts over the whole course of time. They were cheap, I guess they were a little less desirable than some of the bigger name stuff. I ended up having almost an entire second bike and two extra engines when it was all done."
Up to this point Jones had only finished two personal projects, piecing together work when he could afford the parts. With the GT550 though, he worked with two friends, Matt Osburn and Jon Brindley, from concept to completion. MotoHangar as a fully-fledged business didn't yet exist and the guys were building the bike in order to enter it in a custom streetfighter contest. Jones and Osburn had worked as mechanics and in the construction field together before, and Brindley picked things up as they went, but for all three the process was a fruitful learning experience.
At the outset the goal was to create a street-worthy 2-stroke with contemporary sportbike parts, there was no finished concept to achieve or detailed schematic to follow. This organic process led Jones and crew down the rabbit-hole, fitting found and received pieces where they could until the bike began to take shape. One piece in particular, the tail section from an old Kawasaki GPZ that had been dropped off at the shop, led to the decision to keep the original tank. The look felt right to Jones, who wanted the machine's stance to be "mean and aggressive."
They then modified the stock frame out back, opening it up to allow a mid-2000's SV650 swingarm and wheel to fit, keeping the SV braking system out back as well. As for rear suspension, Jones found that a Kawasaki 636 shock was a drop-in piece on the SV and a common upgrade amongst SV owners at the time. The front end proved less demanding labor-wise and is a stock GSX-R600 fork and brake set-up.
They cut the stock Suzuki headers and fitted new pipes from a Kawasaki H1 with Tony Nicosia-designed expansion chambers. The oil reservoir is crafted from a German Pilot's Beer can, a piece Jones also found on Ebay. The seat and seat-pan were fabricated in-house and the seat is covered in elk skin. The headlight is a dressed-up unit sourced from a Honda, as are the rear sets which come from a CBR600.
Early on, as pieces from various bikes made it onto the build, Jones, Osburn and Brindley nicknamed the bike "Honduki," since in the initial stages it was made primarily from Honda and Suzuki parts. As the build progressed a number of Honda parts were swapped out for others, but the name had stuck. They entered "Honduki" in Fighter Fest 2011 where they won "Best in Show" as well as "Trick Bits" awards, met with others that shared the same passion for custom motorcycles and walked away with the confidence to open up a full-time shop. It wasn't long before the shop's work allowed Jones to make custom building a full-time gig.
"I had a job at the same time we first started," says Jones. "Then the job just started getting in the way of the work here and I decided to move into this a little bit more and it got a little bit busier. Actually this spring has been the busiest since we've had it."
Customers can choose from different levels of customization at MotoHangar, from basic aesthetic and ergonomic upgrades in the Moto1 package down to a full frame-up custom job in the Moto3 option. The Honduki falls into the latter category, and would run a customer somewhere between $11,000 and $14,000.
In the almost four years since starting MotoHangar, Jones and company have sent bikes all over the country and have even had inquiries come in from across the pond. The shop's website currently profiles 15 previous builds, which have generated quite a bit of customer interest.
"We've got maybe eight to 10 customer bikes we're working on right now," says Jones. "We haven't really had a lot of time to work on our own projects, there's lots of demand for the work they've already done."
To keep up with the growing business, the three have branched out to focus on separate parts of a build rather than work on every project as they did on "Honduki."
"With that bike (Honduki) at that point everybody just did everything. It was a collaborative effort. Matt's good at doing our seats and exhausts now and John is helping with fabrication and design ideas at the current moment. It goes from project to project, but on that particular bike it was all hands on deck."
It's unique and lovingly crafted, but "Honduki" is also a great example of what can come of time spent with friends, wrenching in the garage. Check out more of MotoHangar's builds at their website.
If you have a cool custom, know a builder or are a builder yourself with great work to share, let us know. Send us a line at email@example.com.


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Hello everyone! My name is Amanda I'm new to the group and thought I'd post about my recent(and hopefully final) attempt at losing weight.
Here it is: I recently had a baby in December and I haven't officially started to excercise because my doctor hasn't released me to do so yet (I have a problem with making too much estrogen so he wants my levels to even out before stressing them out with the weight loss) so I've just been eating lots of healthier alternatives and with the help of morning sickness at the END of my pregnancy I was able to cut out soda and sweets pretty easily. I am 5' 1" and currently weigh in at 169lbs; pre-pregnancy weight was 171lbs and I weighed 192lbs when I had my daughter so already I'm doing pretty good. My goal weight is 145-150lbs.
So question #1: What are some quick and easy healthy meal options for a SAHM of a 2 year old and a newborn?
Question # 2: Since having my baby and losing the weight from that I've developed some knee pain and was wondering if anyone else has had this happen and if so does it go away after I'm able to strengthen it with excercise? (Never had knee pain before)
Thank you ladies ahead of time and I look forward to sharing my weight loss journey with you all and hopefully being helpful to you all as well!

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By Neil PowellHenry Holt; 508 pp. $37
Pity the poor biographer of Benjamin Britten. In the past twenty years we've had the publication of Britten's copious collected letters, edited and annotated by a team of scholars. We've had a huge trove of material distributed online by the Britten–Pears Foundation. The exemplary analysis of the music by Peter Evans has been revised. And we've had Humphrey Carpenter's 1992 biography, a thorough, enjoyable overview of the life.
Will any author be able to add to this base of knowledge? Probably not, and Neil Powell's biography offers little more than subtle shifts of emphasis. He sees Billy Budd as a cornerstone work, "arguably the supreme achievement among Britten's operas." (Given this view, he might have spent more than a single sentence on Britten's extensive revisions.) And he puts more weight on young Britten's friendship with Peter Burra than others do. Conversely, bucking current trends, Powell doesn't care much for Owen Wingrave, and he minimizes the sometimes vicious way in which Britten could terminate longstanding personal relationships. Powell doesn't ignore Carpenter; rather, he sets out his flag in opposition. Early in the book, discussing an older schoolboy's crush on Britten, Powell tells us that "Carpenter's implication is, as so often, crude and simplistic." Powell has a literary bent, rather than a musical one; he tends to digress on literary topics, and some of the digressions have digressions.
Although this is a long book, it shortchanges the reader at crucial points. The bits about Britten's pacifism feel unfulfilled. We are told about "the complicated emotional baggage which accompanied writing for Peter Pears," and that Britten's apparent callousness was really "the paralyzing consequences of his own deep sense of inadequacy." These things are likely true, but we don't comprehend them from the text. The writing briefly becomes vivid when Britten's Aldeburgh Festival suffers a disastrous fire. (The Queen makes a personal phone call of condolence; Britten's favorite concert grand piano is destroyed.) But the passage with the best sense of a time and place in history is a superbly flirty letter to Britten from his boyhood friend Wulff Scherchen. Carpenter's book, with its first-hand reminiscences, feels more like an oral history than a biography, yet it has far more color and specificity.
Yet, can any book really capture the dichotomy of a man who, on the one hand, could cut people dead out of his life, and on the other hand moved from finishing off his letters to Pears with "Love" to "I love you" to — in a heartbreaking late letter quoted by Powell — "I love you, I love you, I love you"? Possibly not.
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Michaela Martens
One of the most wrenching moments in "The Death of Klinghoffer," the 1991 opera by the composer John Adams and the librettist Alice Goodman, occurs during the final monologue by Marilyn Klinghoffer, which brings this raw, penetrating, strangely mystical work to its conclusion. The earthy mezzo-soprano Michaela Martens was overwhelming in this scene when the Metropolitan Opera's production of "Klinghoffer," a company premiere, opened on Monday night... it's Michaela Martens who slings the whole evening over her shoulder and walks away with it at the end. Adams gives her the last word, the searing lament of a new widow for whom pain is already an old acquaintance. With a voice that is powerful, tempered, and focused, Martens concentrates all the evening's tensions into those final minutes, a statement of quiet, helpless rage: "I wanted to die." But she can't, not yet.
The New York Times - Anthony Tommasini
In the opera's distinct two-part form, mezzo-soprano Michaela Martens commanded the stage as the Trojan prophetess Cassandra in the two acts depicting The Fall of Troy. Martens' performance carried a magnetism which enthralled as she projected with voluminous ease her character's convictions with deep dark colours and a harrowing vibrato. After sacrificing herself in death in order to protect herself from being raped by the invading Greeks, Martens' performance continued to resonate...
Bachtrack - Paul Selar
The singer who most tore at the heart was Michaela Martens, as Marilyn Klinghoffer. Her low voice gave foghorn strength to the opera's desolate last lines, after the widow has refused the Captain's empty condolences: "If a hundred / People were murdered / And their blood / Flowed in the wake / Of this ship like / Oil, only then / Would the world intervene. / They should have killed me. / I wanted to die."
The New Yorker - Alex Ross
The Boston Globe hails Michaela Martens for her "dense, color-saturated voice" and declares: "She is a passionate and sympathetic vocal actress." Ms. Martens is fast becoming known for her portrayals of some of the most difficult dramatic mezzo-soprano roles in the repertoire, beginning with a triumphant last minute debut at the Lyric Opera of Chicago as die Amme in Die Frau ohne Schatten, a role she repeated for the Oper Graz in a new production by the critically acclaimed director Marco Marelli.
The current season begins with . . . a return to San Francisco Opera as Klytemnestra in Elektra, followed by performances of the same role with Houston Grand Opera. She returns to North Carolina Opera as Dalila in a concert performance of Samson et Dalila, and sings Susan B. Anthony in Virgil Thomson's The Mother of Us All at the Hudson Opera House in Hudson, NY.
Last season, Michaela Martens sang the role of Martha in John Adams' The Gospel According to the Other Mary with the St. Louis Symphony at Carnegie Hall, was heard as Freia in a concert performance of Das Rheingold with North Carolina Opera, sang Herodias in Salome with Pittsburgh Opera, and debuted with Washington Concert Opera in the title role of Hérodiade. In the 2015-2016 season, Ms. Martens performed the role of Judith in Bluebeard's Castle in concert with the New Japan Philharmonic in Tokyo, Cassandre in Les Troyens with Geneva Opera in Switzerland, and Kostelnicka in Jenufa with English National Opera.
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Italian energy giant Eni SpA (E - Free Report) disclosed its strategic plan for 2013-2016. Per the plan, production growth is pegged at more than 4% per year for 2013-2016 and 3% per year through 2022.
The growth in the first phase is likely to be backed by organic development as well as exploration successes in major development hubs, including Russia (Yamal), the Barents Sea, Kazakhstan, Venezuela, the Far Eastand the sub-Saharan region.
Broad based and synergic pipeline development along with a low decline rate of about 4% is expected to support the second phase of growth.
Eni remains cautious about its gas segment, particularly in Italy, due to the prevailing macroeconomic weakness. Attempts are on to sustain profitability, with 80% of supply volumes awaiting renegotiations with buyers. In 2016, the Gas & Power segment is expected to have pro forma adjusted EBITDA of around 1.5 billion euro.
In Refining & Marketing, Eni has commenced an aggressive cost reduction program and is optimizing its refining operations to improve profitability. Some of the key projects include conversion of the Venice refinery into a bio-refinery. EBIT growth is estimated to exceed 500 million euro by 2016.
Eni has assured a turnaround for Versalis in Europe. Currently, it is characterized by increasing pressure on prices. However, Eni is committed to the expansion of its emerging market activities through strategic partnerships and will continue to support proposals for efficient plants and processes. These new initiatives are projected to increase EBIT to over 400 million euro by 2015 and to over 500 million euro by 2016.
Eni's leverage also halved year over year in 2012 and is targeted at 10–30% for 2013–2016. Eni intends to invest around 56.8 billion euro over the same time frame. Further, the new shareholders' distribution policy proposes a dividend of 1.10 euro per share, up approximately 2% from 2012. A new buyback program is also slated.
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NASA's robotic explorer Curiosity has touched down on Mars and Concordia College physics professor Heidi Manning is cheering the development. She's assigned to analyze data coming back from the lander, and stayed up Sunday night to watch the spacecraft's descent to the Martian surface.
"I was watching NASA TV, and just watching to see what happened, and it was pretty fun to see all the stages of the entry, decent and landing, all come through, just as they predicted," she said.
Manning is on sabbatical from Concordia to work full time with the U.S. space agency over the next year. She says she expects the work to unfold slowly, as engineers gradually turn on and test the rover's equipment and instruments.
"Because its so sophisticated, NASA's kind of taking their time to open up and turn on the spacecraft fully. They'll do a very slow check out of all the instruments. You know, I think its a day or two before they even raise the mast that has the camera that's going to get us even better pictures," she said.
Manning's speciality is using mass spectrometers to analyze the atmospheric composition on earth and around other objects in our solar system. She's also worked on a probe sent to Saturn.
In a show of technological wizardry, the robotic explorer blazed through the pink skies of Mars, before steering itself to a gentle landing inside a giant crater for the most ambitious dig yet into the red planet's past.
Minutes after the landing signal reached Earth at 10:32 p.m. PDT, Curiosity beamed back the first black-and-white pictures from inside a crater showing its wheel and its shadow, cast by the afternoon sun.
"We landed in a nice flat spot. Beautiful, really beautiful," said engineer Adam Steltzner, who led the team that devised the tricky landing routine.
It was NASA's seventh landing on Earth's neighbor; many other attempts by the U.S. and other countries to zip past, circle or set down on Mars have gone awry.
The arrival was an engineering tour de force, debuting never-before-tried acrobatics packed into "seven minutes of terror" as Curiosity sliced through the Martian atmosphere at 13,000 mph.
In a Hollywood-style finish, cables delicately lowered the rover to the ground at a snail-paced 2 mph. A video camera was set to capture the most dramatic moments -- which would give Earthlings their first glimpse of a touchdown on another world.
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Glory day for Ti-I gymnasts
Students from Jockey Club Ti-I College shone on the final day of the All Hong Kong Inter-Secondary Schools Gymnastics Competition.
Junior gymnasts from 91 schools were keen to impress the judges at the Ma On Shan Sports Centre.
But it turned out to be a showcase for Ti-I College. In 10 hours of competition, some categories saw very close results.
The Boys' Senior category saw two Hong Kong gymnastics team members, Titus Seto Tin-tak and Sampson Poon Chun-kit, fighting it out. Sampson, from Lam Tai Fai College, was the defending champion of the All-Round category, while Titus was first runner-up last year.
This year the tables were turned, with Titus, from Ti-I College, winning gold in vaulting, the floor exercise and parallel bars, and silver in the horizontal bar. Sampson won the horizontal bar and came second in the other three events. Just 0.5 points separated them.
'We are teammates on the Hong Kong team and today we competed for our schools,' Sampson said.
'We did our best and it was expected that one of us would win. Titus took the lead at the beginning when I had a few missteps in the floor exercise and it was hard to catch up.'
Titus was modest in victory. 'I didn't think about the title before. It was totally unexpected. It was a glorious moment for my school.'
In the Girls' Senior category, Ti-I's Carmen Leung Ka-man took the spotlight after winning three gold medals in vaulting, balance beam and floor exercise and one silver in uneven bars. The results earned her gold in the All-round category. The Hong Kong team member told Young Post: 'People saw me walking around chatting to other gymnasts before the floor exercise and thought I was relaxed. Actually, I was very nervous and kept walking to try to keep myself calm.'
In the senior girls' team competition, Ti-I pushed aside Diocesan Girls' School to claim its first title by less than a point.
All senior Ti-I gymnasts are in Form Four, except for Luk Sze-lok, who is in Form Two and already a member of the Hong Kong team. 'I didn't feel nervous as my more senior teammates helped me,' Sze-lok said.
Team member Baty Yuen said they had to work harder on uneven bars. 'We can do better to enhance our overall performance,' she said, her eyes already on next year's title.
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Q. We've concluded that a small group of our employees don't appreciate their jobs. We'd like to post their jobs and replace employees who won't take a pay cut with unemployed people who will work for a lower wage. Is this a problem? — A.D., New Jersey
A. Assuming that your workers are employed on an at-will basis, you are at liberty to change the terms of their employment prospectively, as long as it's not for an unlawful reason (e.g., because of these employees' gender, race, age, etc.).
But be aware: Depending on the amount of a pay reduction you are contemplating, it's possible this action could qualify the affected employees for unemployment compensation. Also, realize that labor unions have increased their presence and these are the types of actions that could spawn organizing activities.


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Interview: Mike Mushok of Staind Talks "Battlefield of the Mind"
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Wednesday, April 24 at the Whisky in Hollywood at 7pm, filmmaker Fran Strine's riveting documentary Battlefield of the Mind will finally see its formal Los Angeles premiere. Produced by Staind singer Aaron Lewis and Strine, it's an honest look at the horrors our soldiers face upon coming home and suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. The film shines light on a crucial issue in the hopes of effecting true change. In addition to the screening, for one night only, David Ellefson [Megadeth], Sal G [Staind], Troy McLawhorn [Evanescence], Neil Godfry [Lo-Pro] and Pete Murray [Lo-Pro] with headliner, Eye Empire performing original songs from the official Battlefield of the Mind soundtrack.
The movie also features original score and soundtrack songs composed by none other than Staind guitarist Mike Mushok. Mushok stands out as one of the most proficient and powerful guitar-slingers of the 21st century. He can elevate a massive arena-size melody, but he can also shred and burn with the best of him. He's the rare six-string talent who can churn out a big hook and also set the fretboard on fire. It was only a matter of time before he tried his hand at film scoring and he knocks it out of the park.
Mushok also recently joined legendary Metallica bassist Jason Newsted's new band, and it's a match made in metal heaven.
ARTISTdirect.com editor in chief Rick Florino spoke to Mike Mushok about Battlefield of the Mind, working with Jason Newsted, and so much more.
Get tickets for the show here!
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Watch the video for "No Words" below!
Since it was a new endeavor, did it turn out the way you'd envisioned it or was it different from your initial thoughts?
The one different thing about composing for Battlefield of the Mind was Fran was under such a time crunch so he didn't have anything edited. He was just like, "Write sad music! Think one-to-three minute pieces". I basically did that. I think there was one thing I wrote to video. Other than that, I wrote pieces and sent them to him. He liked them, and he used them. Whereas the other short film I did was already put together, they weren't on such a time crunch. I was actually able to write to video, which is the way it's usually done.
Was it easier having the video?
I didn't think either were that difficult. When you have the image, you know where you want to start and end and bring out the kind of emotion for what you're seeing. With Battlefield of the Mind, I had pieces and things I'd come up with while actually doing it, and I recorded them. Pete Murray [Lo-Pro] and I worked a lot together on Battlefield of the Mind, between doing a couple of songs for the soundtrack and him helping me with some of the other layers that went on to the instrumental music I was doing. He's a really talented guy, and he helped make what I was doing better. We forged a great working relationship through doing Battlefield of the Mind.
The score and soundtrack show a different side of you. This isn't simply Staind transmuted to film. It's another facet of your playing.
Right, I don't think it was at all. It was fun to do. It always seems like there are time constraints with everything. Even playing with Jason, the first time I played with him was seven weeks ago. Now, we have an album done and sixty dates booked [Laughs]. It seems like a lifetime ago!
How did "Tear it Down" come together?
It's funny. The song "Paper Wings" from the last Staind album had a different verse to it. Aaron didn't like that verse. He ended up taking the bridge and making it the verse. He changed the order of the song. I had this really cool thing I loved, but we didn't use. When we were on the Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival, I'd gotten to where I've learned Pro Tools and I'm coming up with music all the time and recording. One of my goals was to come up with some kind of riff to go around that verse from the original "Paper Wings" that I really liked. "Tear it Down" came out of that. Fran asked me to do a couple of songs with Pete. We toured with Lo-Pro. I've loved them and Pete's voice ever since I heard them. I was excited to do that at the time. I sent Pete a few ideas. "Tear it Down" was one of them, and he gravitated towards it. I was in Los Angeles, and we got together for an or hour or two, went over arrangements, and put it together.
What's the story behind "No Words"?
That was a riff I had kicking around from years ago that I completely forgot about. I have all of these tapes laying around. Every now and then, I'll put one in, listen, and see if there's anything good on there that I never used. That was a song I'd written a long time ago for Staind that I'd never used. I'd forgotten about it. It came up, and I recorded it and sent it to Pete. He did a good job with both of these songs.
What about "Wake of War"?
That was a song that Troy McLawhorn basically wrote. He said I want you to play whatever you want over this. I did some overdubs and the solo. I played throughout the entire song and said, "Whatever you guys want to use is cool". They manipulated what I did a little bit, and that's what you end up hearing.
Did you and Pete click instantly?
It was easy to do. Besides being a super talented kid, Pete's a super hard worker. There were two things I recorded one day and I asked him, "Could you throw an electronic beat on this?" I had it back like an hour later. I loved working with him. It worked out very well.
How do you typically come up with solos?
It depends. A lot of it is on the fly. Then, I'll go back and pick out parts. I'll improvise over a song four, five, or maybe six times. Then, I'll go back, listen to it, pick out pieces I like, and build it from there. Certain solos are improvised, but it might not be executed perfectly. I'll learn what I did and play it as well as I can.
Again, it's another side of your playing…
Even playing with Jason now, I'm doing things I've never shown or done in Staind. It's cool. When Staind started, I really didn't want to. I'd done that for so long. The music at the time didn't have solos in it. I didn't care. I didn't need to solo. I didn't feel like I wanted to show that part of what I did at all. The funny thing is Aaron always pushed me. He was like, "Dude, you should shred on something!" It didn't seem to really fit on the Staind music. Playing with Jason, it fits and feels good. On the last Staind record, it fit and felt good—same thing with what I did here. It's fun to be doing that again. It's another way to express yourself.
What was your first meeting with Jason like?
It was kind of surreal. I had to go to Los Angeles for some meetings. I did a video lesson for a company called JamPlay out of Colorado. I had a day in between the lesson and going to Colorado. I called Pete Murray to get together. A day later, I got a call from management about doing this with Jason. I called Pete back like, "Uh…" I didn't really tell anybody I was doing it because I didn't know what was going to happen. I told Pete because I was excited. Instead, I came up North for the day. When you pull into Jason's drive, you think, "This guy's from Metallica!" How many years did I watch him on television and listen to their songs? He's an iconic figure from the biggest metal band ever. Jamming was funny. It went really well. Besides that, I get along great with everybody. It's great. Once you hear everything together on the album, you're going to love it.
What's your favorite song from the Metal EP?
I've always been interested in hearing other music. Before I even got the call, I saw his name and that he had a new song. I had to hear it. I heard "Soldierhead", and I was like, "This is awesome!" I was excited when I got the call. That's definitely fun to play.
—Rick Florino
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Editor's note: The terrific, intricate needlepoint design on the gingerbread stocking on this page was created by Julia Usher, a cookbook author and founder of the Web site Cookie Connection . The stocking consists of four stacked gingerbread stockings, cut out with a large cookie cutter. A channel is cut in the middle two layers, and that provides a space for inserting the cookie "lollipops" that fill the stocking.
We were so taken with it that we asked her to share tips on ways to achieve it, which you'll find in the accompanying sidebar. As you can tell, it's a project for a steady, experienced hand. So we asked Post staff writer Roxanne Roberts to give it a go; after all, she has competed in the annual national gingerbread house competition at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, N.C.
Roberts did a beautiful job. She found the design so challenging that she created two alternates that, while also fantastic, are easier to accomplish: an argyle pattern and a winter snowman scene. Even if you simply flood and fill, the "edible stocking" construction is simple to assemble with royal icing.
Tips from Roberts:
■ It's important for this design that all of the stocking pieces line up, so I rolled out the dough on Silpat liners (parchment works just fine) on top on the baking sheet. That way, the cutouts don't have to be removed, which will prevent distortion. Cut the pieces far enough apart to allow them to bake without spreading into each other, then carefully peel away the excess dough, which can be rerolled.
■ The design calls for two hollowed-out cookie layers that will hold lollipops and small bits of candy, but one layer yields a sleeker look. I scored the interior cutout and baked the cookie whole, then retraced the lines and removed the insert piece just after taking the cookies from the oven. To ensure the layers are the same size, I placed the cutter over the cookie and, if necessary, gently pushed the warm cookie sides to line up with the cutter outline.
■ Because you're going to be using small decorating tips that can clog, sift the confectioners' sugar for the royal icing; there are always a few tiny, rock-hard pieces that prevent the frosting from flowing evenly. I keep a needle close by while I pipe the icing, just in case. It usually does the trick.
■ Piping straight lines is hard, even for experienced decorators. Practice a few lines on wax paper before you tackle the cookies. I used a zero (0) tip, which leaves a very delicate line, but a No. 1 is easier to find (most craft stores carry them) and will look fine.
■ For the top, heel and toe of the stockings, pipe an outline and then, using slightly thinned icing, flood the areas and let them dry completely, about eight hours or overnight. (I used the same technique for the blue background on the snowman stocking.)
■ For the argyle design shown on Page E1, I scored the top of the baked cookie with a paring knife to mark the design, then piped the lines and pink background colors and let them dry.
■ After the base colors are dry, add details as desired. For the argyle, I piped green lines and immediately sprinkled them with green sanding sugar, which added sparkle and texture. (For sugaring larger areas, such as toes, lightly brush with thinned icing and sprinkle with the sugar.) Let dry for a couple hours.
■Glue stocking pieces together with thick icing and let them dry completely.
And her thoughts on Usher's needlepoint design:
■ It is a real challenge, but enlarging the design can make it easier. The trick is to pipe the lines as fine and straight as possible. I scored two perpendicular lines on the cookie top to serve as a guide, then piped vertical and horizontal white lines. (Don't worry if they're not perfect; it's just a cookie, and this is supposed to be fun.) After the lines dry, go back and fill in the little squares with colored icing according to the diagram.
■ For the cookie lollipops, cut out two cookies for each pop. Gently push a stick on top of one unbaked piece and bake in place, Decorate the cookie tops, and glue the two halves together.


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One of the victims in Tuesday's shooting at the FedEx plant in Kennesaw is out of the hospital and in good spirits, according to his mother.
Brandyn Stonebraker was in one of the loading dock areas when 19-year-old Geddy Kramer started firing shots. Stonebraker's mother, Theresia Sutton, said her son didn't immediately realize he'd been shot until he looked down and saw blood.
"He was in shock of what had happened, and they kept him overnight at the hospital," said Sutton. "It's going to take some time to digest, but I think he'll be OK."
She said her son has a fragment from a shotgun blast lodged near his stomach, but he is expected to make a full recovery and wants to go back to work at FedEx when possible.
"I hope he's able to get past this, and he's able to get back to work and have some normalcy after this," said Sutton. "My main thing is I'm really worried about his mental state. That is a huge thing to go through."
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Opening Time: After the fire, the Marlins go running
The dismantling of the Marlins is well underway, as we all can see. Anibal Sanchez and Omar Infante hit Detroit a couple of days ago. Hanley Ramirez jetted west on Wednesday (with a brief layover in the midwest). More moves are certainly in the works.
What's a Marlin to do in the meantime? Rabbit, run.
While Atlanta rolled past Miami on Wednesday afternoon, 7-1, Ozzie Guillen's men made an interesting statement on the basepaths. The Marlins collected seven stolen bases in seven attempts; Jose Reyes and Donovan Solano bagged two each, and Justin Ruggiano, Emilio Bonifacio and Bryan Petersen nabbed one apiece. Braves righty Tommy Hanson isn't the king of holding on runners, mind you, but base stealers were only 13-for-19 entering the day. Not everyone gets it for free.
Solano's off to a nifty start in the majors, posting a .322/.406/.441 slash through 59 at-bats, with eight walks and four steals. He qualifies at shortstop and outfield in Yahoo's game, and he'll soon be adding third base. But the story runs out of steam when you consider his minor-league profile; his career slash in the bush leagues is .260/.314/.319, and he only stole 26 bases over 738 games. He posted a .653 OPS in 36 games with Triple-A New Orleans this year, swiping four bags.
Maybe aggressive baseball will be good to Reyes and Bonifacio over the final two months. We welcome Bonifacio shifting to second base this week, because he was on track to be OF-only for the 2013 fantasy season. He'd like to make a run at the steals title, and despite missing six weeks of action, he's still in the race. Dee Gordon paces the NL with 30 steals (that's not moving for a while), while Michael Bourn has 28. Mike Trout's 31 lead the major leagues.
More running from Reyes would be appreciated, too. He only attempted three steals in June, but he's been more aggressive in July 5-for-7 through 21 games. He's also hit four homers this month, and if you crunch all the stats together, Reyes is the No. 2 fantasy shortstop for July. For whatever reason, his game is coming around.
And I'm going to keep defending Ruggiano, as I have for a solid month or so. His .367 average is filled with flukes, but we shouldn't ignore the category juice at play (seven homers and seven steals over 120 at-bats). His outfield slot is solidified now that Bonifacio is tied to second base. I realize we're trained to be skeptical of career minor-leaguers who all of a sudden make a splash at age 30 — that's Ruggiano's story — but he had a handful of production seasons in Triple-A, and seemed to get labeled before anyone really gave him a fair shake. There's talent here, and you can still grab the Rug Rat in 76 percent of Yahoo! leagues.
• The Astros are another club that's obviously ready to sell anything not tied down, but that doesn't mean we should completely ignore their bullpen. Houston will find a way to win some games, like any other club, and their handshakes are as good as anyone else's.
In other words, I don't understand why Wilton Lopez is only owned in five percent of Yahoo! Leagues. He figures to own the ninth inning here soon enough.
Francisco Cordero's right arm looks absolutely cooked. He's already collected two messy blown saves in two days for the Astros, and he couldn't get anyone out in the AL, either. For the season he carries a 6.87 ERA and 1.91 WHIP. He's not fooling anyone. Houston was probably dreaming of a flip special, but why would any contender want Cordero on its roster?
Everything is in place with Lopez: 2.61 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 30 strikeouts, five walks. And don't hassle me over his career save ledger (one handshake, 10 blown saves); that stat is completely irrelevant for any pitcher that's asked to work in a set-up role. The burden of the non-closing reliever is this: you'll routinely get asked to protect a lead (often with no wiggle room at all), but you'll rarely be asked to complete the game to the finish. In other words, you get chances to blow saves, but you don't get chances to convert saves. This stat means nothing to the men who toil in the seventh and eighth inning.
• We've spent a lot of time on the Brewers bullpen, so the obligatory John Axford/Franciscio Rodriguez bullet won't be long. The Axman hasn't allowed a run over his last five appearances (2 H, 1 BB, 5 K), while K-Rod has been a disaster over the last week (3.1 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 7 BB, 4 K). Rodriguez blew two saves in the Philadelphia series, and Wednesday's giveaway came on the heels of two dominant Axford innings (six men retired, three by strikeout).
The Brewers made it clear all along that Axford's demotion was just a temporary thing; I'd be very surprised if the next Milwaukee save chance didn't go to The Axman. And I consider Rodriguez to be unownable in any format, no matter how deep. Call him a cab. Better yet, make him walk.
• Ricky Romero is still owned in 69 percent of Yahoo! leagues, for reasons I can't completely fathom. We're on the cusp of August, gamer. It's not a bad start at this point, it's a bad season.
The surging A's hit Romero for eight runs Wednesday, and it's the third time in six starts Romero has dialed eight. His last nine starts stack up this way: one win, 8.74 ERA, 29 walks, 25 strikeouts. How much evidence are you looking for? How much proof do you need? Even if Romero magically fixes whatever's ailing him, he still has to work in the hardest pitching division in the majors. Anyone in a mixer needs to run away from this problem.
• Rumors are circulating that Troy Tulowitzki (groin) could be done for the year. It certainly makes sense to me; it's a significant injury and the team is buried in the standings. Why take any chances? This is more proof to the concept that you don't want to expect best-case scenarios when your star gets hurt. I tend to be more pessimistic than most in these instances, and I'm not afraid to liquidate someone rather than ride the rehab out.
Josh Rutledge is an interesting roto fill-in for the interim: he's on a .356/.375/.622 run through 12 games (one homer, three steals) and he was raking at Double-A. If only Jim Tracy would get the memo, raise the kid in the lineup. Colorado starts a nine-game homestand Friday, so stock up on some Rockies (and Reds, Cardinals and Giants).


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New government regulations for smokeless tobacco sponsorships couldn't have come at a worse time for two teams. Ron Hornaday Jr. must remove Longhorn snuff from his Camping World Truck Series Chevrolet and Greg Biffle must drop RedMan from his Nationwide Series Ford by the end of June.
The Food and Drug Administration will have new rules that will further restrict the way tobacco companies can market their products. As of June 22, cigarette and smokeless tobacco sponsorships can't be included in any athletic, musical, social, cultural or team-related event.
Kevin Harvick owns Hornaday's truck. The team learned of the new regulations 18 months ago, but even with a head start it hasn't been able to find a replacement.
KENTUCKY RACE ON HOLD: The Kentucky Speedway cleared its biggest hurdle in getting a Sprint Cup Series race last month when the track's original owners dropped their anti-trust lawsuit against NASCAR. But that doesn't mean the track located between Cincinnati and Louisville, Ky., will get a race next year.
Speedway Motorsports Inc., which bought the track in 2007, will have to make improvements to the 1.5-mile speedway, including adding seats, before it can play host to a Sprint Cup race, the company reported to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Once the work is completed, SMI still has to figure out a way to get a race. NASCAR has insisted it won't expand the schedule, so SMI's best option may be to move a race from one of its seven existing facilities.
New Hampshire Motor Speedway might be a prime target since local leaders there are demanding $150,000 from the track for police and emergency services for next month's race.
BEST, WORST OF BROTHERS: Steve Addington worked with Kyle Busch last year; now he's Kurt Busch 's crew chief. Between the two, he's happier with the older, more mature Kurt.
"Well, you know, Kyle has his own personality, that's just Kyle," Addington said after Kurt Busch's victory Saturday in the Sprint All-Star race. "... He's trying. I know he's trying and trying hard to get to where he stays a lot calmer."
Kurt used to have a reputation for being a hothead, too. Now he's under control, gaining the respect and admiration of the rest of his Penske Racing team.
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For example, if you've made off-color comments to a coworker about their culture, ethnicity, or lifestyle, don't just apologize, actively seek to take a class on diversity. Follow through on whatever you said you would do or changes you said you would make so that your actions will show that your apology was sincere. Try talking to your human resources department or consult with a career counselor to get an objective opinion about your progress.
Simply because you apologize and begin to demonstrate more positive changes won't mean that other employees will forget and forgive. "People are like big cruise ships. You can't turn a cruise ship in a couple of seconds. It takes a little while," Morgan says. "The employee has to allow the affected employees their own time to assess the new situation."
Forgive yourself. Finally, don't continue to beat yourself up. People make mistakes. "Give yourself permission to fail just as you give yourself permission to be successful," says Morgan. "Learn from what you've done wrong, but realize how you react to it is what will make the difference."
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Well, then.
Seems we have work to do.
With the writ dropped, and public interest in this new campaign running at historic highs, in the news-interest stratosphere of moon landings and cancer cures -- do I have any choice but to revive this long dormant blog?
OK. 17 month dormant blog.
I'll be will updating the links, sources, rumours, attacks, etc over the coming days.
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There's more to being a major-league pitcher than throwing hard. Plenty of pitchers have had successful careers without making the mitt pop. On the whole, though, throwing hard helps. All else being equal, the harder a pitcher can throw, the more effective his offerings are and the easier it is for him to get away with mistakes. It's no coincidence that the team with the hardest-throwing staff this season, the Washington Nationals, also boasts the big leagues' best ERA.
In a 2010 study, PITCHf/x analyst Mike Fast found that starting pitchers from 2002-2009 allowed, on average, 0.28 fewer runs per game for every mile per hour of velocity gained. Relievers, who tend to rely more heavily on their heaters, allowed 0.45 fewer runs per game for every extra tick.
So far this season, pitchers who've seen significant declines in velocity have suffered even more dramatic declines in performance. The average four-seam fastball velocities of 27 starters have fallen by at least one mile per hour from 2011 to 2012. Despite a league-wide decrease in scoring, those starters have seen their combined ERAs rise from 3.59 to 4.31, an increase of 0.72 runs.
The five starters whose four-seamers have slowed by at least two miles per hour -- Alex Cobb, Graham Godfrey, Tim Lincecum, Justin Masterson and Carl Pavano -- have had even more disastrous results: Their ERAs as a group have inflated from 3.44 to 5.55. These figures aren't park-corrected. We're comparing full-season velocities from 2011 to partial-season velocities from 2012, and fastball speed tends to increase as the season goes on, but those declines are still scary.
However, a handful of pitchers whose fastball velocities have declined by a mile per hour or more since we last saw them have held their own or made real improvements in performance in 2012. Here's how they've done the job despite diminished stuff.
Johan Santana, New York Mets
Four-seam velocity: 89.1 (2012), 90.2 (2010)
Difference: minus-1.1 mph
Santana's season qualified as a success the moment he stepped onto a major-league mound, something he didn't do as he spent last year recovering from September 2010 shoulder surgery. However, not only has he been healthy, he's been a better pitcher than the one the Mets saw before the injury, recording the fifth-lowest ERA among NL starters and pitching the first no-hitter in franchise history.


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As it cooled it maintained the toffee flavours, and developed some smokyness, I really wish there was more of that.
I find the black base on this quite light.
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Slide 12. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Foundation for Establishing a Pediatric Quality Measures Program with AHRQ
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I previously worked as a news and sports photographer. Recently I have been enjoying wildlife photography. My approach toward bird photos is similar to sports photography. I attempt to capture mostly action and hopefully a unique perspective.
I spent a bit of time at the salt marsh this afternoon watching an active tricolored heron with a voracious appetite.
He was snatching up tiny fish and glass shrimp faster than you could count.
You know how it goes with snacking, you start off with the intention of having 'just a few' and the next thing you know you've eaten a whole marsh full. 🙂
It's been fairly quiet over at the marsh recently, but here are a few visitors that we have seen coming and going.
We had a great blue heron patiently waiting for a nice fish to swim into his hunting area.
There was also an egret snacking on some glass shrimp right at the edge of the salt marsh, and an adult brown pelican bathing.
We are still waiting for our local bald eagle couple to begin feeding their baby(s) and that could provide some excitement.
This afternoon we were pleasantly surprised when a cute little mink popped his head up along side the salt marsh.
He was very active scurrying around the rocks and oyster beds and at one point snatched a fish from one of his hiding spots and took off to stash it in a new secret location where the fish will be available for later dining.
Always a fun treat when the mink puts in a personal appearance!
Our local bald eagle pair is once again in nesting condition and we expect eggs followed by baby eaglets later in the winter.
But for now, the nest has to be made ready for the new arrivals and that means more nest building materials needs to be gathered and added.
This morning one of the eagles was sitting in his usual pine tree along side the salt marsh. He had been there for a while when he suddenly began to take interest in one small dead portion of tree branch.
He first started trying to snap the branch with his feet, but when that didn't work he did something none of us had ever seen before. With the dead branch firmly grasped in one talon, he threw himself off the tree to the left presumably expecting the small piece of dead pine to come with him.
But when that didn't happen, the eagle quickly found himself dangling from the tree by one foot, still holding tightly to the dead branch that he obviously wanted badly.
Finally, the branch snapped and gave way and the eagle was able to fly out across the marsh with a new section of nest material. I'm not sure if the new parent will feel it was worth all that effort, but I'm sure they will find a nice spot for it somewhere in the nest.


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First Revised Volume No. 1
Contents / Previous / Next / Main Tariff Index
Effective Date: 07/01/2009, Docket: RP09-926-000, Status: Effective
First Revised Sheet No. 168A First Revised Sheet No. 168A
Superseding: Original Sheet No. 168A
27. PREGRANTED ABANDONMENT & THE RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL (Continued)
27.5 Right of First Refusal. (Continued)
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Present Value per = V x R x _____________
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R = Maximum historical rate that applies to an original
capacity holder.
i = FERC's annual interest rate divided by 12.
n = Average term (MTQ-weighted) of the expansion project,
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respective service agreement termination dates.
If the expansion project is cancelled, the ordinary ROFR process shall
be reinstated and contract extensions that were created as a result of
the proposed expansion shall be rescinded.
28. Title Transfer Tracking
28.1 Definitions.
(a) [NAESB WGQ Standard 1.2.14] Title Transfer is the change of title to
gas between parties at a location.
(b) [NAESB WGQ Standard 1.2.15] Title Transfer Tracking is the process of
accounting for the progression of title changes from party to party
that does not effect a physical transfer of gas.
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As part of the CFA Institute Investment Series, the Second Edition of Quantitative Investment Analysis has been designed for a wide range of individuals, from graduate-level students focused on finance to practicing investment professionals. This globally relevant guide will help you understand quantitative methods and apply them to today's investment process.
In this latest edition, the distinguished team of Richard DeFusco, Dennis McLeavey, Jerald Pinto, and David Runkle update information associated with this discipline; improve the presentation and coverage of several major areas, including regression, time series, and multifactor models; and introduce an even greater variety of investment-oriented exampleswhich reflect the changes currently taking place in the investment community. Throughout the text, special attention is paid to ensuring the even treatment of subject matter, consistency of mathematical notation, and continuity of topic coverage that is so critical to the learning process.
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Modern dairy farming requires knowledge and a commitment to lifelong learning of new developments in agriculture, often gained through growing up on a farm and a postsecondary education. Opportunities for entering the occupation come from knowledge of these new developing trends, such as local farming and organic dairying, which are best offered via further education combined with "on dairy" experience.
Farmers, ranchers and agricultural managers held more than 1.2 million jobs in 2008. Nearly 80 percent were self-employed farmers and ranchers, and the remainder were wage and salary agricultural managers. Most farmers, ranchers and agricultural managers oversee crop production activities, while others manage livestock and dairy production.


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Two of the top six players in the state of Minnesota hail from Mounds View High School in Shoreview. Rivals.com AMP caught up with the terrific duo of quarterback Adam Weber and defensive lineman Brandon Hoey at a passing league in Minneapolis.
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Britain's Lady of Letters Dr. Edith Sitwell, 65, returned to London from a three-month stint of scriptwriting in Hollywood. Her reaction: "Hollywood is quite delightful. So quaint. So quiet and unspoiled. The people are so modest and friendly. The people I had to deal with were so very cultured."
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Local Nursery helps beautify Trinity High School Campus (August 2012)
Trinity High School has improved some problem garden spots and beautified the campus with donated plants and expertise from The Plant Shed. Josh Skaggs (manager) and Derrick Fennell (Trinity Alum and landscape designer) worked with science teacher Janet Williamson to identify plants that would thrive with little water and a lot of heat.
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Space Station Crew Berths Japanese Cargo Capsule
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station welcomed the arrival of a Japanese re-supply capsule on Friday.
NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg, positioned at the controls of the station's Canadian robot arm, captured the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's 33 foot long HTV-4 freighter with its 3.6 tons of food, water, clothing, spare parts and science equipment, at 7:22 a.m., EDT.
NASA'sMissionControlCentertook over from there, with ground controllers commanding the robot arm to berth the big freighter to the station's Harmony module.
The freighter, launched Aug 3, will remain docked to the space station until Sept. 4.
Off loading of the internal cargos, including a new Japanese talking robot, Kirobo, will begin Saturday.
Kirobo will join previous ISS robots including NASA's Robonaut 2 and Canada's external two-armed Dextre.
Kirobo, equipped with voice and facial recognition software, will be waiting asJapan's next space station astronaut, Koichi Wakata, arrives in late November. The two will speak as part of a social communications experiment
On Sunday, ground controllers from NASA and JAXA will begin off loading external cargos from the HTV-4, including space parts for the station's solar power system and external experiments. The research gear will be used to develop a robotic satellite cooling system servicing capability and to characterize the space environment around the station to improve satellite communications faced with disturbances from solar activity.


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New composite coating protects from corrosion at high mechanical stress
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Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for New Materials have developed a composite coating material which prevents metal corrosion in an environmentally friendly way, even under extreme conditions. It can be used wherever metals are exposed to severe weather conditions, aggressive gases, media containing salt, heavy wear or high pressures.
This patented composite exhibits its action by spray application. The key is the structuring of this layer—the protective particles arrange themselves like roof tiles. As in a wall, several layers of particles are placed on top of each other in an offset arrangement; the result is a self-organized, highly structured barrier.—Carsten Becker-Willinger, Head of the Nanomers Program Division
The protective layer is just a few micrometers thick and prevents penetration by gases and electrolytes. It provides protection against corrosion caused by aggressive aqueous solutions, including for example salt solutions such as salt spray on roads and seawater, or aqueous acids such as acid rain. The protective layer is an effective barrier, even against corrosive gases or under pressure.
After thermal curing, the composite adheres to the metal substrate, is abrasion-stable and impact-resistant. As a result, it can withstand high mechanical stress.
The coating passes the falling ball test with a steel hemispherical ball weighing 1.5 kg from a height of one meter without chipping or breaking and exhibits only slight deformation, which means that the new material can be used even in the presence of sand or mineral dust without wear and tear.
The composite can be applied by spraying or other commonly used wet chemistry processes and cures at 150-200 °C. It is suitable for steels, metal alloys and metals such as aluminum, magnesium and copper, and can be used to coat any shape of plates, pipes, gear wheels, tools or machine parts. The specially formulated mixture contains a solvent, a binder and nanoscale and platelet-like particles; it does not contain chromium VI or other heavy metals.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION 55 CASE NO.: CA08-1050 TAYLOR, BEAN & WHITAKER MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff, vs. MICHAEL S. HEL- QUIST; SANDRA B. HELQUIST; JOHN DOE; JANE DOE AS UNKNOWN TEN- ANT(S) IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, Defendants. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated the 18th day of March, 2009, and entered in Case No. CA08-1050, of the Circuit Court of the 7TH Judicial Circuit in and for St. Johns County, Florida, wherein TAYLOR, BEAN & WHITAKER MORTGAGE CORPORATION is the Plaintiff and MICHAEL S. HELQUIST; SANDRA B. HELQUIST; JOHN DOE; JANE DOE AS UNKNOWN TEN- ANT(S) IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY are defendants. I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at the FRONT DOOR OF THE ST. JOHNS COUNTY JUDICIAL CENTER at the St. Johns County Courthouse in St. Augustine, Florida, at 12:00 Noon on the 5 th day of May, 2009, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: EXHIBIT A'' THAT PORTION OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 28 EAST, ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCE AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 13 OF SAID TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 28 EAST: THENCE RUN SOUTH 0 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 57 SECONDS EAST, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION 13, 1377.29 FEET; THENCE RUN DUE WEST, 7687.08 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED PARCEL OF LAND; THENCE RUN DUE WEST 165.00 FEET; THENCE RUN DUE SOUTH 330.00 FEET; THENCE RUN DUE EAST, 165.00 FEET; THENCE RUN DUE NORTH 330.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. LESS THE NORTH 30 FEET FOR ROAD, UTILITY AND DRAINAGE PURPOSES. ALSO DESCRIBED AS TRACT 476 OF UNIT 3 OF THE UNRECORDED PLAT OF FLAGLER ESTATES. ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER, AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE. Dated this 31st day of March, 2009. Cheryl Strickland Clerk Of The Circuit Court By Melissa Dukes Deputy Clerk In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), if you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Court Administration Office at (904) 827-5617, 4010 Lewis Speedway, St. Augustine, Florida 32084. If you are voice impaired, call 1-800-955-8770. L1097-9 April 7, 14, 2009
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Pittsburgh Theological Seminary William F. Orr Professor of New Testament Edith M. Humphrey has released a new book, Scripture and Tradition: What the Bible Really Says (Baker Academic , 2013). This title is part of the Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology series and is available for purchase April 15.
In some of the church's history, Scripture has been pitted against tradition and vice versa. Prominent New Testament scholar Edith Humphrey, who understands the issue from both Protestant and Catholic/Orthodox perspectives, revisits this perennial point of tension. She demonstrates that the Bible itself reveals the importance of tradition, exploring how the Gospels, Acts, and the Epistles show Jesus and the apostles claiming the authority of tradition as God's Word, both written and spoken. Arguing that Scripture and tradition are not in opposition but are necessarily and inextricably intertwined, Humphrey defends tradition as God's gift to the church. She also works to dismantle rigid views of sola scriptura while holding a high view of Scripture's authority.
Prior to her service at PTS, Humphrey taught at several colleges and universities in Canada, and was professor of Scripture at Augustine College, Ottawa, Canada, from 1997-2002, where in her final year she served as dean. She earned her bachelor's from Victoria University (University of Toronto) and received her doctorate from McGill University, Montreal, where she was awarded the Governor General's Gold Medal. The author of numerous articles on the literary and rhetorical study of the Bible, she has also written five other books, Grand Entrance: Worship on Earth as in Heaven (Brazos, 2010), And I Turned to See the Voice: The Rhetoric of Vision in the New Testament (Baker Academic, 2007), Ecstasy and Intimacy: When the Holy Spirit Meets the Human Spirit, the Sheffield guide to Joseph and Aseneth, and The Ladies and the Cities: Transformation and Apocalyptic Identity in Joseph and Aseneth, 4 Ezra, the Apocalypse and The Shepherd of Hermas. In her popular writing she has addressed such subjects as the Jesus Seminar, the Trinity, sexuality and the human person, the authority of Scripture within the Great Tradition, and Christian spirituality. Humphrey is a also co-author, along with other members of the Primate's Theological Commission (Anglican Church of Canada) of a series of theological workbooks for congregational use, titled Wrestling with God. An active member of the Orthodox Church (attending St. George's Antiochian Church, Oakland), she retains strong ties with friends in various denominations, and is well known as a popular speaker at church retreats, ecumenical conferences, and seminary events. An accomplished musician who was the musical director and organist at St. George's Anglican Church in Ottawa, she now participates in various musical groups at the Seminary, and plays oboe in the North Suburban Symphonic band.
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary is a graduate professional institution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Founded in 1794, the Seminary is located in Pittsburgh, Pa,. and more than 300 students are enrolled yearly in the degree programs. The Seminary prepares leaders who proclaim with great joy God's message of good news in both word and deed. PTS is rooted in the Reformed history of faithfulness to Scripture and commitment to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.


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A few weeks back, we wrote about Apeiron, Poem Studios' unofficial remake of BioWare's classic action-RPG Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. A YouTuber got a chance to mess around with the game in its pre-alpha state, and you can see how it's shaping up in his four-minute video.
MrMattyPlays wanders around several of the game's environments, including Tatooine, showing off the sights. As he points out, the footage shows the game from a first-person perspective instead of the original game's third-person view. The default setting will be in the game, but players who are more used to seeing in-game worlds through their own virtual eyes will have that option.
For more info on the game, take a look at the project's site.
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Our TakeIf past experience has taught me anything, it's that you shouldn't get too excited for fan-made projects – particularly when they involve this kind of scale. It's great to see that work is progressing along, but there are so many moving parts to manage – not to mention the nature of Disney's legal counsel – that seeing this as a finished project would be a pleasant surprise.
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A menu with real Titanic servings
For first class diners on board the Titanic, it was a last supper to remember.
From foie gras paté to champagne-infused salad and spiced peaches in vanilla, passengers enjoyed a banquet of luxury foods.
Last served on the doomed Belfast-built ship on April 14, 1912, the meal would have lasted four or five hours, serving up 13 courses of gourmet ingredients to tables of wealthy diners.
Now, nearly 100 years after the Titanic's tragic maiden voyage, one local chef is taking customers back in time by recreating the ship's first class feast.
Conor McClelland (right), chef at Rayanne House in Holywood, Co Down, came up with the Titanic menu when he found a book of old recipes on a shelf in his guesthouse.
"It had the original dinner menus from the liner — everything the first class passengers would have eaten before the ship went down," he said.
"They had 13 courses, but a few of them wouldn't have suited diners today, so I've gone with nine.
"For example, they had a lamb dish immediately followed by a fillet steak, which I thought was a bit too much.
"They would also have had patés and terrines just before dessert, which I didn't think people would like today."
Only two first class menus were recovered from the wreck of the Titanic, which sank after hitting an iceberg in the early morning of April 15, 1912.
Conor has used local delicacies to recreate the meal served in the exclusive dining saloon the night before 1,517 people lost their lives at sea. His wife Bernie also sourced the ship's original wine list, which matches glasses of red and white wine to each course.
Poached salmon, rosewater sorbet and a Bushmills whiskey soup are just some of the dishes inspired by the historic recipes from the Belfast-built liner.
"Food on board the Titanic was something unique," said Conor. "It wasn't your average sit-down dinner.
"The ship was known as the 'floating rich', and for something that's nearly 100 years old, the food is still fabulous.
"My favourite part of the meal is the roast squab, and the main course is pure luxury — steak with fresh truffles and a rich sauce."
With menus designed to look like boarding cards and table decorations straight from the 1910s, the Titanic experience has proved a hit with customers.
Pink roses and white daisies have been used to decorate the Co Down restaurant, mocked up to look like the fine dining saloon aboard the ship.
Conor, who launched the menu last April, said it has drawn curious diners from across the world.
"One couple from Australia flew here during a trip to London just to try the Titanic experience — the interest in it has been amazing," he said.
"I have bookings right up until September 2013, mostly from foreign guests who want to learn about the ill-fated ship.
"With the centenary of its sinking coming up, I'm expecting the restaurant to get even more popular."
For more information on the Titanic dining menu at Rayanne House, ring Conor or Bernie McClelland on 02890 425859
Before meals, ship's bugler Peter Fletcher would sound the White Star Line dinner call, The Roast Beef Of Old England. For first class diners, food was served in a private room or restaurant; second class passengers ate a three-course meal in a special dining hall. Third class meals were served in steerage, with simple dishes including stew, cold meats and plum pudding.
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Buffalo Bills starting cornerback Terrence McGee has been ruled out of Sunday's game versus the Jets due to a knee injury.
McGee will join defensive end Marcus Stroud (left ankle) and linebacker Andra Davis (shoulder) on the sideline for the 0-3 Bills.
Leodis McKelvin is expected to start in McGee's place.
Buffalo will get a little boost, though, as starting inside linebacker Paul Posluszny is probable after missing two games because of a right knee injury.