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Think of being outdoors in San Diego. You're thinking of the beach, aren't you? It is true, San Diego will never escape it's pop culture image of miles of sun-drenched coastline. This is a bit of a shame actually, because San Diego offers another geographical future unique among big cities – huge amounts of pristine, undeveloped open space. San Diego is comprised of bustling urban sprawl on mesa tops, with surprisingly undeveloped canyons cutting through it all. What this means is that San Diego is home to over 24,000 acres of protected open space in the city limits alone. The area is inundated with more places to hike than you could shake a stick at. Kendall and I have hiked many of these trails, and we decided to add the Way Up trail at Elfin Forest Preserve to the list last weekend.
The Elfin Forest preserve is slightly north of San Diego proper, about 20 minutes east of the beach town Encinitas. It's a nice drive on a twisty road through some of North County's remaining farming communities to the trail head, but once you arrive, prepare to return to feeling like a cow in a cattle car like you did on the 5 driving here. We battled significant crowds on a dreary Saturday in February. If you're planning on making a loop out of the Way Up and Botanical trails as most do, you'll be hiking a little over 3 miles, and it'll likely be in a crowd. You can add more peaceful miles to your hike when you arrive at the top of Way Up using the 10+ miles of additional trails in the reserve.
The hike begins with a shaded creek crossing and immediately begins a moderately steep and unrelenting climb that endures for a little over a mile. The trail is well maintained but somewhat rocky and uneven, and therefore not the best choice if you're looking for a stroll in the park. There isn't all that much to see during this segment, save the valley you are leaving behind. As you get further along, you'll have nice views of the Escondido Valley to the west, and perhaps the Pacific to the west if you choose a clearer day than we did.
When you reach the viewpoint, you'll have an expansive view of the Olivenhain Reservoir basin. If you hike a little to the east on a double-track trail, you will see the majority of the eastern half of San Diego county on a clear day. Palomar Mountain, Mt. Woodson, Iron Mountain and Cuyamaca Peak are all visible. Stay tuned to see if we can spot the Elfin Forest lookout from these peaks!


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This is my second First World War novel this year, and having read some of Helen Dunmore's previous novels I was certain that I'd love The Lie. I did indeed love a great deal of it, but I wasn't totally consumed by it.
The beginning is beautiful and disturbing. Daniel tells of the ghost that comes to him, and the description of the mud forever clagging Frederick's body is evocative and moving. Daniel has not left the trenches behind; he sees the mud always wet and shining 'like the eyes of a rat in the back of a dugout.' The first page gave me shivers. The story moves between Daniel's life post-war as he tries to establish a normal life again, and his past, which is forever intertwined with Frederick's. The two boys grew up together, despite the gap in their social status they forged a friendship only broken by the war's unquenchable demand for the lives of young men.
The parts set in the past felt much more immediate and real to me than those about Daniel's present. In particular I loved the descriptions of his war experience, as haunting and awful as they were. Daniel is changed by what he's been through, and I think some of the distance I felt from the narrative after his return is actually Daniel's own difficulty in connecting with reality. He's preoccupied to the point of obsession with Frederick's death. During one of his visits to Frederick's sister Felicia they open a jar of chutney made in 1916. Daniel is struck by the sadness and meaninglessness of this jar outliving Frederick. And of course, it is meaningless in the sense that anything exists after something else is gone.
I was drawn in by the theme of stories and storytelling. Daniel loves reading; he gets lost in novels and poems and can effortlessly recall every poem he's ever read. Frederick has no love of reading but craves the words from Daniel's lips, urging him to retell the stories for him and recite the poems. It's the storyteller that captivates Frederick. Their relationship is full of unconsummated and perhaps unacknowledged passion. This is one of the reasons Daniel can't let him go, but not the only one.
There is more than one lie in the book, but I think the main ones concern death. The big lie Daniel tells in the present echoes that of the past and the first is partly responsible for the second. I didn't enjoy the parts of the story where Daniel avoids confronting where his lies will lead him but I'm sympathetic to his misplaced attempts to honour a dying wish. I also found the beginning of the end a bit abrupt; it felt a little like a villagers-with-pitchforks horror scene. But the very end was sublime; Daniel grasps at the only version of the world that has any meaning for him. Tragic doesn't even come close.
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So after all of that boozing - you can imagine how famished I must have been! If it wasn't socially frowned upon, I would have eaten my own arm off. Thankfully, at the conclusion of our first night, Tish brought the whole gang out to Vito's Pizzeria.
Italian really isn't my go to meal. In fact, I rarely ever crave a bowl of pasta - but after the morning we had - I welcomed a heavy hardy meal. And man, did Tish deliver!
I had an ex boyfriend once from Windsor and he use to always rave about how "Windsor has some of the best pizza ever" After this meal - I might have to agree with him - might.
For starters we ordered the Bruschetta - grilled homemade bread with vine ripened tomatoes , garlic and fresh basil ($7.99) - this usually wouldn't be my first choice - but I'm glad we ordered it. It was light, refreshing and proved to be a great example of some of the exceptional dishes to come.
The meat & cheese platter, Piatto Freddo - meats, cheese, olives, seasonal vegetables, and crackers ($15.99) that we ordered to share was incredibly underwhelming and over priced. It reminded me of the lunchables you use to get as a kid. But not in a warm, nostalgic, I could-eat-this-everyday kind of way, more of is-this-it-i'm-still-hungry kind of vibe.
Now these puppies were phenomenal. I am not a huge fan of arancini at all, but these, Arancini di Riso - Sicilu's Golden Orb's - rice croguettes filled with ground meat, peas, parmigiano cheese served with a bolognese safe ($11.99) were on point! Flavourful, moist, cheesy and plenty of meat to go around. I could have had one of theses on my own but to be polite I shared it. Still regretting that decision to this day.
Did you think we forgot about why we were all there?! Whisky cocktails for everyone!
This beauty was mine, fresh array of mussels, scallops, shrimp, calamari in white wine pomodoro sauce ($17.99) - the pasta was a smidgen over cooked, but I prefer it that way to be honest. I know that is comonly taboo and I'm sure all of my Italian readers are shaming me right now but I'm sorry!
I can tell the pasta either came in fresh or was made in house because once fresh pasta is overcooked it becomes really sticky and almost gelatenious. I kinda like it that way. Please do not throw things at me when you see me on the streets. I'm not a pasta connaisseur.
Enough with the pasta, the dish itself was overflowing with seafood. Lots of plump chunks of squid, shrimp and mussels. This is my favourite combo - seafood, tomato sauce and a nice piece of crusty bread to sop up all the juices with!
If that wasn't enough, Christine and I shared a Prosciutto Fungi - eggs, prosciutto and mushrooms pizza ($13.99) That's right, we had appetizers, our own mains and then we shared a pizza. #GetOnMyLevel. We might have shared a few slices of pizza with Margaret too.
Oh, c'mon ya'll know I can't say no to a pizza with egg on it! And of course it was fantastic. Crispy and flakey crust, warm and gooey egg and salty shavings of prosciutto. Pshhh, you would not have turned this down either!
Above is the Norwegian smoked salmon, asparagus, pesto sauce and parmesan cheese ($15.99)
Christine and I ready to chow down! Stella, Andrew and Ken all smiles for the camera. I may have sent my camera down the line and it may have come back to me with a few selfies or two!
Margaret, Steph and Tish! See you guys next Monday for the conclusion of my CanadianClubTour series!
#CanadianClubTour: Part 1: The Tour | Part 2: The Tasting| Part 3: The Mixology Lesson
Vito's Pizzeria
1731 Wyandotte St. East
1731 Wyandot
*this exclusive two day tour of the Canadian Club Brand Centre was sponsored by PraxisPr - opinions expressed are my own


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After the rigorous 16-week UL testing procedure in which the FE Petro STP was subjected to demanding exposure testing with aggressive fuel blends, the industry's leading STP line emerged with positive results to achieve the industry's first UL approval for STPs to be used in E85 applications.
"There is a certain peace of mind that comes with a third-party approval like the UL listing. Our customers know that our equipment has been put through some very demanding testing in order to achieve that listing. They can be confident when they put our STP in the ground to pump ethanol blends that it will perform to the highest degree," said Jay Walsh, Vice President of Business Development for Franklin Fueling Systems.
To achieve the UL listing, Franklin Fueling Systems replaced several of the materials that make up the components used in the STP with those that are resistant to corrosion in applications containing ethanol content up to 85 percent. These enhancements include replacing soft or yellow metals with stainless steel as well as replacing the materials used to fabricate gaskets with other fuel resistant materials.
"This UL listing marks a significant achievement for the FE Petro brand as well as the industry itself," said Walsh. "We feel that this type of future fuel compatibility will only increase across the petroleum equipment industry moving forward. With the EPA showing its support of higher ethanol blends and the current administration's commitment to strengthening the ethanol fuel infrastructure and vehicle fleet, we feel it is only a matter of time before the demand for products that are UL listed for high concentrations of ethanol blend will begin to significantly increase."
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I promised on the last post to show something a little different this time. Do you remember the old white chair? I have not shown it for a long time. I use to do posts occasionally with the chair in the garden, set up with special accessories. Today might be the first of a second series of "The Old White Chair".
Today we have a tea time set-up.
I placed the old white chair among some plants and next to this garden cup. And, added a very special tea spoon - my spoon from 10 Downing Street, London. Just as I got it in place I had a visitor, just above my head.
I was reminded of a little writing from Emily Dickinson: The bee is not afraid of me, I know the butterfly; The pretty people in the woods, receive me cordially.
Continuing on, I placed a large bouquet of flowers that I had just gathered from the garden.
"Flowers are nature's jewels with whose wealth she decks her summer beauty."
Next came a favorite tea pot and a small selection of tea.
So, The Old Chair sits here in the path of fluttering butterflies......
......who also pause to receive their own nectar......
......drinking from blossom cups.
I promise you, this is not a Twinings commercial! I chose the tea bags by the colors.
"Nothing is more completely the child of art than a garden".
I hope you have enjoyed this edition of "The Old Chair" and now, I need to pick up my trowel and get to work!


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For extreme scrap quilters. See Etsy.com/Shop/KarenGriskaQuilts for fun quilt patterns.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Jen Duncan's Selvage Stash
Take a look at Jen's blog at: http://jenduncan.typepad.com/whats_new/2009/03/its-a-great-day.html#comments
6 comments:
- stufenzumgericht said...
That's the stuff, dreams are made from ;-)
- April 3, 2009 at 7:34 AM
- jan said...
wow some good ones in there, must get mine out of cupboard to see what I have. I do have my daughters trained to cut them off----- and give to me of course hahahaha
- April 3, 2009 at 7:21 PM
- jen duncan said...
Hi Karen! I'm just sitting down to catch up on my blog reads and I kept thinking, "there must be another jen duncan!" lol. I was wondering "have I shared a pic of my overflowing selvage bucket?" and finally realized what the pic was. Yeah--kinda slow on the uptake sometimes. :-) thanks for sending me some new readers today, and of course; the continuing inspiration.
- April 3, 2009 at 8:01 PM
- Jean said...
Ooh how pretty....I need to go back into my stash and find more.
- April 3, 2009 at 8:49 PM
- Polly said...
Yes, it is so hard sometimes to use those scissors!! Polly
- April 3, 2009 at 8:52 PM
- Artfulife said...
love Jen's blog & glad to have found yours. I can't wait to try one of these quilts.
- April 3, 2009 at 10:47 PM


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One of my regular readers, Vickie, wants to be named after one of the characters in my next book (which I'm busily writing after the kids are in bed). More specifically, she wants to be named after one of the bad guys.
And she's not the first one to make such a request.
Being one of the bad guys I can understand. Generally, evil characters are more fascinating than the good ones. But does someone want their real name attached to an evil character in a book? What if the book became extremely popular and you name was associated with someone as infamous as Hannibal Lecter? Imagine trying to order a pizza or applying for a credit card. No one would take you seriously ever again.
However, Vickie's request got me thinking. Sports teams sell the naming rights to stadiums and arenas all the time to make some extra cash. For example: the Denver Broncos lose regularly at Inevsco Field at Mile High, the Utah Jazz call Energy Solutions Arena home, and the Detroit Tigers play at Comerica Park. So why can't authors sell the naming rights to their characters?
Just think of the possibilities this could open for authors, like me, who would like to write novels full time but financially can't make that move. All I'd have to do is come up with a great plot (got it!), descriptions and attitudes of several complex but real characters (got 'em!), and write a 5-10 page outline of the book (a draft is complete!). Those who want to be part of the novel could then read the outline and bid on the naming rights to characters. The money earned would make it feasible for me to complete the book and market it to a publisher.
Main and central characters would go for a premium, of course. Secondary and other miscellaneous characters would go for less. But wherever your name ended up, you could show the book to your friends and family and tell them that you were the inspiration behind that fictional character.
And why stop at character names? If one of your characters likes to shop, sell the naming rights to the stores he or she shops at. Sell the naming rights to the food they eat, the hotels they stay at, the cars they drive, and the guns they use! Hollywood is notorious for product placement. It's about time authors cashed in!
Why hasn't anyone thought of this before?
As lucrative as it sounds, I can see potential downsides.
When writing, characters sometimes take on a life of their own. Someone may pay thinking that their character is going to turn out a certain way only to have him or her become someone else. Those who bought the naming rights wouldn't like that. The lawsuits would fly.
And then there are creative issues. If authors sell the names of their characters, I doubt names great names like Holden Caulfield, Holly Golightly, or Atticus Finch would have a place in literary history. Names like John Smith, Rebecca Johnson, and Ethan Richards don't have the same ring to them.
So, I'm not going to sell the naming rights to my characters—at least not right now. :-) Besides, I like the idea of making money because people like my books and want to buy them, not because I had to sell naming rights. But in the next couple months I will be running a contest that will allow your name to appear as a minor character in my next book.
Vickie, I hope you enter.
Everyone else, stay tuned.


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Sprout - seed kits by designslaveWatch
©2006-2019 designslave
I handed this assignment in yesterday... it's a set of seed packs which come with a guide book on how to care for your sprout You can also make plant tags (or whatever those things you label pots with are called) out of the back of the paper bags. As you can see, it was intended to be green and not blue
I really really enjoyed this project.
I really really enjoyed this project.
Daily DeviationGiven 2010-04-28
" Who won't feel like buying and spreading the seeds in their gardens with such a beautiful packing like this one! " -kdso
Sprout - seed kits by ~designslave ( Suggested by kdso and Featured by PurpelBlur )
Sprout - seed kits by ~designslave ( Suggested by kdso and Featured by PurpelBlur )
great job! i really like your design for the packaging, the little cartoon character are is so cute and the colours really work well together
nice work, i like this
so cute, so beautiful, good work
This is the cutest. I love your design style! Great color palette!
aaa cuuuteeee
is this avaible for purchase?
This is so amazingly adorable!
Simple, yet fun and practical *~*
Simple, yet fun and practical *~*
very cool .. did you use 3D program to build this? like AutoCAD or Esko ArtiosCAD?
luks lyk a chocolate packing ^_^
luks lyk a chocolate packing ^_^
It looks great! I have a question....I am trying to get some actual products like this for my design portfolio. How did you get this printed into actual finished products??
My teacher had included this in a set of packaging design examples today, and I thought it was a real product and wanted to buy it! You've done a brilliant job with this, it looks so cute and exciting and it's really made me want to grow little pot plants, especially the cactus haha :3 Definite favourite
i'm so flattered that universities and colleges are using my work as an example!! *_* thanks for your kind encouragement and all the best with your own work!
Yours was one of the "good" examples of packaging and re-usability
You're very welcome and thank you!
You're very welcome and thank you!
It's really a beautiful design *o*! I'd like to do me too these cute things ** (and sorry for my bad english ^^''')
Holy Crap, this is awesome, it makes me want to grow a smiley plant
Amazing concept!
nice idea!!
SO adorable!
That is so cute to bad seed kits aren't that cute. If they were I might even try to start a garden.
I want to go plant some veg now.
Needs moar helvetica
omgggg! i just died
brilliant! nice design
this is great! i would like to know more about the proyect, were can i find the web page of this excellent product?? great disign designlover
brilliant .
;_; blue fits well anyway, is SO LOVELY i want it, good job
I really like it.
I like guide book oh I like all.
I like guide book oh I like all.
omg this is soooo cute
These are so adorable!!
Adorable, and very well executed. Congrats on the DD!
awhh planting never looked so adorable till now! XD
I'd give you an A+ for overall effort. I think you did a great job. Nice, smooth style and decent impact with eye catching qualities.
ooh, you should market this.


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Why is an alien in a TV show about stone-age humans?
The Great Gazoo was a little, green man exiled to Earth after running amok on his home planet. First appearing in 1965, the final season of the Flintstones, Gazoo is a classic example of a TV show "jumping the shark," or writers running out of good ideas and reaching for the ridiculous.


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Sunday, September 08, 2013
The Assembly of Bishops has designated Sunday, September 15, 2013 as "Assembly Sunday". On this day, the Assembly requests the prayers of all clergy and faithful as it prepares to convene September 17-19 in Chicago for its annual meeting. The Assembly Sunday encyclical, which includes a special prayer to be offered by parishes on the 15th, can be read here.
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|18th January 2006, 11:32 PM
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Amp tweaks
Ive reached the limit of my knowledge, and could use some help tweaking an amp.
Im building a headphone amp that can mix line-level signals with the signal from the headphone output of a stereo. I need a way to practice guitar and bass along with a CD without waking up everyone in my house.
My plan was to take the LM386 headphone amp designed by Alan Gary Campbell (http://headwize.com/projects/showfil...guitar_prj.htm) and add a mixing stage at the front end. I have a design that works, but there are problems that need to be fixed before the amp is useable.
The first thing I did was build Campbells amp configured for a line-level signal (since I run my guitars through a compressor/limiter before going into the amp). The amp worked just fine. (I later read where someone said that you should not bypass the inverting input (#2) with a capacitor, so I removed the 0.0047uF capacitor (C3 in the schematic) and sent the inverting input straight to ground. Nothing changed as far as I could tell.)
The next thing I did was to try to figure out how to reduce the signal from my CD player's headphone jack to around the same level as the line-level signal from the guitar. I used 100k resistors to sum the left and right channels into a single signal, and then attenuated the mono signal with a 100k/4.7k voltage divider. According to the ear test, the resulting signal through the amp seemed to be at around the same level as the line-level signal. So far, so good.
The problem began when I tried to put it all together and mix the guitar and music signals. I tried summing the guitar signal with the music signal (already summed and attenuated as described) using 100k resistors. The resulting signal through the amp was not what I expected. The music level was a little loud and the quality seems to have been affected. The level of the guitar was lower than the music level, and began to distort as the volume was increased. I used my bass guitar and there was more distortion with the low E string than with the other three strings. (I only used the 100k ohm volume control for the guitar because I only had one audio pot; in the final, tweaked version of the amp, I would like to have a volume control for the music, too).
My schematic is attached.
I dont understand impedance as much as Id like to, and I suspect this is part of the problem. The LM386 datasheet (http://www.national.com/ds/LM/LM386.pdf) says that the input resistance of the opamp is 50k ohm. Ive seen posts that say that the pickup impedance for electric guitars is over 20K and really wants over 100k loading 100k 470k are typical values. I dont know what this means, or if it also applies to bass guitars. Or if it even makes a difference in what Im doing. I suspect that it does.
This is where I could really use some advice. Thanks.
|19th January 2006, 09:41 AM
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if you use shunt feedback (as opposed to series feedback)
then the virtual earth at the input becomes a mixer stage.
Consequently you can change the gain for each input by
setting its input resistor value, (determines current through
to the virtual earth point), using potentiometers you can
make each input variable.
Note the input resistor value for shunt feedback is input resistance.
This should not be an issue if you use the compressor/limiter for
both guitar and bass.
|19th January 2006, 03:06 PM
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Thanks, sreten.
Confession: I don't know what "shunt feedback" is. Your suggestion sounds much cleaner, though (i.e., fewer parts in the signal path), so I would like to understand.
Last night I tried using 10k resistors to sum the stereo music signals to mono, then attenuated the music signal with a 10k/480 ohm voltage divider. The resulting music signal was then summed with the guitar signal using 10k resistors (after the guitar signal ran through the 100k audio pot). This seemed to work, although I have no idea whether something else, such as your idea, might work better.
Even if I use shunt feedback, will I still need to sum the stereo music signals to mono and then sum the mono music signal and guitar signal? My question stems from an article I read recently entitled, Why Not Wye (http://headwize.com/tech/wye_tech.htm), in which the authors state:
A wye-connector used to split a signal into two lines is being used properly; a wye-connector used to mix two signals into one is being abused and may even damage the equipment involved . Outputs are low impedance and must only be connected to high impedance outputs -- never, never tie two outputs directly together -- never. If you do, then each output tries to drive the very low impedance of the other, forcing both outputs into current limit and possible damage. At a minimum, severe signal loss results.
The authors then go on to describe how to use resistors to sum two signals.
I would like to hear your thoughts on all of this. And get tutored on shunt feedback. Thanks again.
|15th August 2006, 02:46 AM
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I've just started experimenting with electronics. I'm a bass player and built the CMOY headphone amp over the weekend. It works well enough. I think I might increase the caps to boost the bass a bit. But my question: If I elimenate the music-in (from your stereo) functionality would I have a wicked little headphone amp for my bass?
Hope your project is going well. My amp works, by the way, but I didn't build it effeciently enough to stuff it into an Altoid tin. But this success has me all fired up.
|15th August 2006, 03:02 AM
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The CMOY's OPAx134s are far superior to the LM386 in every way except current drive, if a CMOY can drive your headphones it's a better choice.
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1/8 x 1-1/2" Solid Carbide Ball End Mill with a .007" cutting tip (.18mm). The ball end will leave a nice finish on your parts. This end mill is used for cutting very fine detail.
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Caution On Roads Following Big Rains
More still to come
The southern coastline has once again copped a fair drenching, and it's making the roads a little dangerous.
A caution from Main Roads for the Coolgardie-Esperance Highway this afternoon, 16km north of Noreseman with water over the road due to the big falls.
Both directions are affected, and so travellers should try to find an alternative route if possible.
There has also been storm damage to the Brookton Highway.
Speed restrictions are in place on the highway in both directions, 20km south of Lake King.
Meanwhile, Emergency WA are asking residents through the South East Coast to prepare for minor flooding across today and tomorrow, including people around Iseralite Bay and Esperance.
Some roads may be closed due to rising flood waters, while 4WD vehicles and trucks may proceed with caution.
For anyone requiring SES assistance, they should call 132 500. And for those in life threatening situation, only those people should call 000.
Rainfall figures for the 24 hours to 11:30am today
- Norseman 26mm
- Cascade 26mm
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Edison became interested in techniques for extracting metals or metal ores (metal oxides) in 1879 when he was looking for a cheap sources of platinum to be used in his incandescent lamps. In 1880 he patented a method of using electromagnets to separate iron ore from crushed rock -- a method especially applicable to low-grade sources. (This was a specific method; the general technique had been known and used for years.) He began serious work in this area at plants in Humboldt, Michigan, and Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania, in 1886. Neither was successful. He established this very large plant, with giant rock crushers, in Ogdensberg, New Jersey, in 1889.
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Bottles water... everybody loves it, nobody can afford to water a family of 7 using it. We paid about 6 dollars for a 24 pack of bottled water, sometimes 2-3 times per week in the summer months. With those prices my Berkey will pay for itself in 16 weeks, leaving with a free 5,991 gallons of ultra filtered water.
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Fabulous Family home in Riverchase. Custom Brick home with 4 Bedrooms and 4.5 Baths. Gourmet Kitchen with island. Large Family Room opens to HUGE COVERED PORCH!. Completely updated Master Suite and bath on main level. Media Room with Surround Sound w/extra playrm/rec room, wet bar, and bath in finished daylight basement. This home was built for entertainment. Approx. 4000 sq. ft. finished area and ready to move in. This is a great Private Country Club Community offering golf, swim, and tennis membership at your backdoor. Roof was new in 2009.
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G/F Main Mall, SM Mall of Asia, JW Diokno Blvd., Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay, Metro Manila
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finally taste it when there's a banchetto in Mall of Asia, we bought a 3 pieces bronuts for Php 150.00 and had some lasagna & Pesto. I like the black and white packaging of bronuts. ▪▫
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Cronuts are sooo 2013. But saw this on a pop up store at TRINOMA (not MOA but I could not find a Trinoma location here in Looloo). So decided to try these three flavors. Not totally impressed thus the 3 stars.
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After multiple times of trying to purchase one of these, i finally got to try one! thank you, weekend something at MoA!
I got the Bronut filled with cream cheese and melted Toblerone on top. It's color red but i'm not sure if it's red velvet haha :)) taste-wise, it's not too sweet. It's good that it's only slightly greasy. Quite heavy on the tummy though.
I ate this the day after i bought it and developed a trick to reheating it (if you don't like dealing with messy melted chocolate). I separated the part with chocolate to the rest of the cronut and put only the part without chocolate in the oven toaster. That way, you wont have burnt or overly melted chocolate!
4 stars sana if not for the people behind the stall. They were too busy chatting with each other and looked like they could care less if they had a customer or not
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Bought this on sale for 50% off! I thought cronuts are awfully expensive for its prices and never would buy one for myself but luckily, I chanced upon this opportunity. So without hesitations, I bought some and saw why Bronuts is such a big hit. Bronuts' cronuts are huge and this flavor has jam filling in between. Big enough to fill a lady's stomach. Yum! If it wasn't for the sale, I think I won't be buying this for its price. Lol. But I'd say Bronuts is probably the best cronut I've ever tasted.
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It was a Saturday morning and I just finished work. My friend surprised me and we ate breakfast in MOA. When the mall opened we got inside and on our way to the food court, I saw this line of stalls and found Bronuts!!!
I've been wanting to go to Aura to taste their product but for some reason I still have not gotten there. Good thing they have a stall in MOA and I got to try some of their free taste croughnuts hehe. I tried the strawberry, blueberry, the de leche one and the creamy one (forgot the name). Haha. And then I ordered their best seller which is the salted caramel.
Indeed it was yummy but messy to eat. I looked like a kindergarten while eating it. It's big and good for sharing, and I thought it would be better if it's served warm and with coffee! Hehe. It wasn't too sweet, I like I better than the ones I've tried before.
Sadly I wasn't able to avail the P99 offer since it's only for SM Aura location. But yeah, I still like it and I would still visit their place in Aura!
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A Canadian family band of step-dancing and fiddle champions will bring their UK tour to Bleasdale Parish Hall on Wednesday, May 31 at 7.30pm.
The Fitzgeralds, comprising siblings Tom, Kerry and Julie hail from the Ottawa Valley, have come a long way from their small town roots. Featuring three–time Canadian grandmaster fiddle champions and Ontario open step dance champions, this unique act features high–energy fiddling and mind–blowing step dancing, from the rich tradition of Canadian old time fiddling and step dancing to various styles of fiddle music including Celtic, jazz, bluegrass, French–Canadian, and pop. Fusing traditional and modern styles of fiddle and dance, they create their own unique sound and style.
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PARIS, May 17 (Reuters) - Vivendi will review a potential change in the shareholding structure of its music unit, the media giant said in a statement on Thursday.
The group also said it may request a new shareholders meeting at Telecom Italia, of which it owns 24 percent, in order to propose changes to the board and address what it sees as a "risk of dismantling".
Vivendi said first-quarter sales rose 3.3 percent at constant currency and perimeter to 3.11 billion euros ($3.67 billion).
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My book for the week is David Levithan's Lover's Dictionary. Just like what the title suggests, it is a dictionary – of words alphabetized and well, the meaning of the words indicated. This is what's unusual with this book. It gives a different "meaning" to a word. I love how Levithan played with the words and how he intertwine these with the progress of a love story or a relationship ( I think, as I'm still on letter D ).
My favorite word, after page 75 of 211 on my ebook is Contiguous. I love it. I love how California and Nevada are explained to be in love when the meaning as per Merriam- Webster is touching along a boundary or at a point ( see that's unusual and makes it interesting!).
Surely this will keep me awake tonight!
Well, below is the whole meaning of the word. "
"contiguous, adj.
I felt silly for even mentioning it, but once I did, I knew I had to explain. "When I was a kid," I said, "I had this puzzle with all fifty states on it — you know, the kind where you have to fit them all together. And one day I got it in my head that California and Nevada were in love. I told my mom, and she had no idea what I was talking about. I ran and got those two pieces and showed it to her — California and Nevada, completely in love. So a lot of the time when we're like this" — my ankles against the backs of your ankles, my knees fitting into the backs of your knees, my thighs on the backs of your legs, my stomach against your back, my chin folding into your neck — "I can't help but think about California and Nevada, and how we're a lot like them. If someone were drawing us from above as a map, that's what we'd look like; that's how we are."
For a moment, you were quiet. And then you nestled in and whispered, "Contiguous." And I knew you understood."
Aaawwww! 😁
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Monday, 12 November 2012
Creativity Pod
I finished the small woolly object started last week - it is hereby named a Creativity Pod!
I made it for Himself, for his birthday.
It opens up to reveal the pebbly treasure within:
the idea being that you then arrange the pebbles in whatever way you wish.
It's a right-brain activity (as in right-brain thinking in pictures, left-brain thinking in words) and it's designed to (a) soothe a frazzled head that's been doing too much left-brain thinking, and (b) help with creative right-brain non-linear thinking...
I had the idea back in August when we were in Brittany, playing with pebbles on the beach...and reading this book when back at the tent. She suggests doing something similar with coins, but I thought pebbles would be more tactile and meaningful!
This is the first of two explanations from my last few posts; the second explanation for the machine embroidery survey will be along in a day or so once I've analysed my results. The survey is still open (I can't work out how to close it....) so if you haven't taken part yet, please do!
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What a lovely idea!ReplyDelete
unique and lovely!ReplyDelete
What a cute idea! I agree that pebbles are more fun than coins. Tiny little tiles might be fun, too.ReplyDelete
What a lovely present and a great idea, so tactile :-)ReplyDelete
Lovely idea and present.ReplyDelete
Wonderful, perfect guy coloring, too - are you ok after working in (a lovely shade of) grey. Oh, no rudeness intended! He'll love it.ReplyDelete
Strangely appealing and beautiful! What a lovely idea.ReplyDelete
oh that made me smile, the pebble thing is lovely but what made me laugh out loud was the survey! saying you don't know how to close it! oh good, its not just me that has odd ideas but then doesn't know what to do next. Just love it.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous21 November 2012 at 10:51
That is such an amazing idea! The pebbles are so tactile against the felt. Fabulous!ReplyDelete
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Pinguino IDE core libraries (Serial, SPI, i2c, USB CDC, Oscillator, …) support now Pinguino 47J53 boards.
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Pinguino Control available on Google Play Store !
Pinguino Control is an Android Application that controls a Pinguino PIC32 OTG board in real time, offering the possibility to act on every input and output available of this platform. The user can set Ports/Pins to input or outputs, plus setting their logic state. This App also offers control over the Analog Outputs (PWM) and monitoring of all Analog Inputs implemented on the board. Feedback is also provided, so the user can see what is happening in the board, regardless if it was caused by interaction with the App or directly on the hardware. More about Roberto's App here.
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Susanne from Germany has started a nice project she calls AquaPinguino.
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She made a double side board controlled by a Pinguino32 Micro with relays on one side to control lights and mosfets on the other side for pump flow regulation.
At the moment the LED-light can only be turned on and off for day/night simulation but Susanne has also planned to simulate sunrise/sunset and maybe lunar-phase.
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A brief study of Hanukkah, its traditions, and its significance to Messianic believers
This study is the result of the past several years of research I have done into the subject and study of Hanukkah, compiled into one document. It is, by no means, intended to be a exhaustive "how-to" guide, but rather a good starting point for those who are interested.
What is Hanukkah?
Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday to commemorate the rededication of the Temple in the second century BCE after it was pillaged and desecrated by the King Antiochus IV of Greece. It is celebrated from the twenty-fifth of Kislev to the second or third of Tevet. 1 On the Gregorian calendar this can fall anywhere from late November to late December.
Hanukkah in the Scriptures is referred to as "the dedication of the altar" (1 Maccabees 4:56, 59) and the "Feast of Dedication" (John 10:22). The first century CE historian Flavius Josephus refers to it as the "Festival of Lights". 2 Along with Purim, Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday that was established substantially after the giving of the Torah. While it is not ranked among the appointed times of Leviticus 23, it is none the less an authentically Jewish traditional holiday that has much potential to enrich our lives and communities.
Gift-giving at Hanukkah
In recent times, gift-giving has become somewhat of a "hot topic" for Messianic families celebrating Hanukkah. Gift-giving in and of itself is not a pagan practice, and was practiced frequently by many of the righteous in Torah. 3 It must be noted, however, that while there is nothing wrong with gift-giving, by the same token the giving of gifts had nothing to do with the original Hanukkah celebration. For families which choose to engage in gift giving while celebrating Hanukkah, it is good; and for families who choose to celebrate Hanukkah without the giving of gifts, it is also good.
Hanukkah and the Birth of Yeshua, and Yeshua as the Light of the World
Several thorough studies have been done to show how Yeshua was born not during the winter months, but rather at the beginning of the Feast of Tabernacles, known in Hebrew as Sukkot. Brief explanation: this conclusion is reached by calculating the priestly cycles of the twenty-four Aaronic families laid out in 1 Chronicles 24, and pinpointing the cycle in which the service of Zechariah (the father of John the Baptist) would have fallen. 4 Assuming this line of reasoning is correct- and in my estimation it is- an interesting correlation is formed, linking Yeshua and Hanukkah. If Yeshua was born at Sukkot, then His conception in Mary's womb would have occurred right around the time of Hanukkah.
Remember that Hanukkah is called the Festival of Lights. It should come as no surprise that Yeshua was conceived during the Festival of Lights, given the fact that He openly claimed on multiple occasions to be "the Light of the World". 5
John 8:12
12 "I am the Light of the World. He who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life."
So the Festival of Lights is when the Light of the World prepared to come to us!
Did Yeshua celebrate Hanukkah?
It is recorded in John 10:22-23, "It was the Feast of Hanukkah at Jerusalem. It was winter, and Yeshua was walking in the temple, in Solomon's porch."
The common argument against Yeshua having celebrated the Feast of Hanukkah is that the text does not explicitly state He was celebrating the feast- rather, that He was simply passing through while the holiday was transpiring. So the question becomes- was He celebrating the feast, or was He "just there"?
The answer is found in John 7:15, in which it is recorded, "…When it was now the midst of the feast (of Sukkot), Yeshua went up into the temple and taught." Just a few verses prior in John 7:2, it is shown that Yeshua "would not walk in Judea" prior to the start of the Feast of Sukkot, "because the Judeans sought to kill Him." He then went to the feast in secrecy (John 7:10).
The point here is that Yeshua made a specific point not to go to Judea in this time-frame of His ministry. So getting back to John 10:23, if "Yeshua was walking in the temple, in Solomon's porch" at the time of Hanukkah, then He must have had a very good reason for doing so. Judging from the context of the previous feast, it is safe to assume that Yeshua did, in fact, intend to celebrate Hanukkah, as evidenced by His presence in the temple. 6
The Purpose of the Menorah
The menorah, a lampstand constructed of pure gold, was one of the original objects in the tabernacle with the Ark of the Covenant. It is discussed in detail in Exodus 25:31-40. It is this same menorah that the Prophet Zechariah recorded in his vision in Zechariah 4:2 and the Apostle John saw in the throne room of God in Revelation 4:5.
The purpose of publicly displaying the menorah during Hanukkah is twofold. The first purpose is introspective, that is, for us to remember the miracle that God wrought for His people. The second purpose is extrospective, that is, for others to see the light of God, and be drawn to it.
The Placement of the Menorah
In recent times, the Menorah is placed anywhere within the home in which it can be viewed by the entire family. In ancient times it was traditionally placed within a window facing the public, or outside the front door opposite the mezuzah of one's home. The direction for the placement of the Menorah is recorded in the Talmud:
Gemara (Shabbat 21b)
Our Rabbis taught: "It is incumbent to place the Hanukkah lamp by the door of one's house on the outside; if one dwells in an upper chamber, he places it at the window nearest the street. But in times of danger 7 it is sufficient to place it on the table."
Gemara (Shabbat 22a)
Rabbah said: "The Hanukkah lamp should be placed within the hand breadth nearest the door." And where is it placed? …On the left, so that the Hanukkah lamp shall be on the left and the mezuzah on the right.
The Miracle of the Oil
While the original menorah described in the Torah was designed with only seven candle holders (three on each side, one raised in the center), the one used at Hanukkah features nine candle holders (four on each side, one raised in the center). The reason for this is the traditional legend associated with the lighting of the menorah when the temple was being rededicated. There was only one vial of undefiled oil, enough to burn for one day's worth of light, and yet this small amount of oil miraculously lasted for eight days. So it is traditional to use a nine-candled menorah during Hanukkah- eight candles, one for each day, and one raised candle in the middle which is used to light the other eight.
Although this account is not found in either 1 or 2 Maccabees, it has none the less survived in a number of textual sources, one of which is as follows:
Gemara (Shabbat 21b)
What is the reason of Hanukkah? For our Rabbis taught: "On the twenty-fifth of Kislev commence the days of Hanukkah, which are eight on which a lamentation for the dead and fasting are forbidden. For when the Greeks entered the Temple, they defiled all the oils therein, and when the Hasmonean dynasty prevailed against and defeated them, they made search and found only one cruse of oil which lay with the seal of the High Priest, but which contained sufficient for one day's lighting only; yet a miracle was wrought therein and they lit the lamp therewith for eight days. The following year these days were appointed a Festival with the recital of Hallel and thanksgiving." 8
Lighting the Menorah
During Hanukkah, the candles are placed in the menorah from right to left, and are lit from left to right, so that the last candle to be put in the menorah is to be the first one lit, and the first one to be put in is the last one to be lit. On the first night by placing one candle into the menorah in the spot furthest to the right. On the second night two candles are placed into the menorah in the spots furthest to the right. This continues so that on the third night there would be three candles, four on the fourth night, five on the fifth night, etc. Every night there is also one candle in the middle spot, usually a elevated higher than the rest, that is used to light the candles in order.
The candles are lit and burned every night, and replaced the following night. They are lit starting with the one that is placed furthest to the left in the candle lineup. The first candle that is lit will always be the last candle that was placed in the menorah.
Here is an interesting parallel: the last will be first, and the first will be last. This echoes Yeshua's teaching in Matthew 20:16, that "the last will be first, and the first last." 9 Although it might be purely coincidental, it is none the less a special thing to remember Yeshua and His teachings as we light the menorah candles during Hanukkah.
Traditional Foods
Here is a brief point of interest: it is traditional to have fried foods during Hanukkah to commemorate the miracle of one day's worth of oil lasting for all eight days. Doughnuts, fritters, and latkes (potato pancakes) are all commonly enjoyed.
Spinning the Dreidel
Dreidel is a game that is commonly played during Hanukkah. It is played by taking turns spinning a four-sided wooden top, each side of which is inscribed with a Hebrew letter which corresponds to an action taken in the game. The four letters also form an acronym for "a great miracle happened there". The dreidels produced within the land of Israel have a slightly different acronym, reading, "a great miracle happened here".
Hanukkah represents liberty!
One of the central themes to the book of 1 Maccabees is the ability of God's people to unite against an oppressive force, and to fight to secure their God-given liberties- including the liberty to obey Him! Josephus says it well in the following statement.
Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews XII 7:7
Now Judas celebrated the festival of the restoration of the sacrifices of the temple for eight days, and omitted no sort of pleasures thereon; but he feasted them upon very rich and splendid sacrifices; and he honored God, and delighted them by hymns and psalms. Nay, they were so very glad at the revival of their customs, when, after a long time of intermission, they unexpectedly had regained the freedom of their worship, that they made it a law for their posterity, that they should keep a festival, on account of the restoration of their temple worship, for eight days. And from that time to this we celebrate this festival, and call it Lights. I suppose the reason was, because this liberty beyond our hopes appeared to us; and that thence was the name given to that festival.
This study is not intended by any means to be an exhaustive account of all Hanukkah practices and traditions. In many ways, this very brief study barely scratches the surface of the many deep and valuable resources there are to research. In every way, I wish you and your family a very wholesome Hanukkah celebration, both for this year, and for many years to come.
End Notes
1. Kislev and Tevet are the ninth and tenth month of the Hebrew calendar.
2. Antiquities of the Jews XII 7:7.
3. See Genesis 24:53, Genesis 32:13-21, and Genesis 43:15-26.
5. See also John 1:1-18, John 9:5, and John 12:35-50.
6. A big thanks to Doctor / Rabbi Scott James Trimm at the Worldwide Nazarene Assembly of Elohim (http://www.wnae.org/) for his published studies on this topic.
7. "in times of danger…" that is, in times of persecution or oppression.
8. The Hallel is Psalms 113-118, which in this case are broken up into eight daily portions.
9. See also Matthew 19:30, Mark 10:31, and Luke 13:30.
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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller gives us the story of the Trojan War from a different perspective. We are used to thinking about Achilles the warrior, Achilles the brave, Achilles-the-man-with-no-weakness. Well, how about tempering that with Achilles the thoughtful, Achilles the true, Achilles the lover?
Not that Madeline Miller doesn't still give us plenty of wartime and fighting: because she does. The second half of the book is set during the Trojan War. But the first half – oh the first half. It is something completely different.
I picked up The Song of Achilles after reading a rave review at The Book Smugglers. No way could I pass it up after seeing that. I was immediately intrigued at the thought of a love story between Achilles and Patroclus. (If you've read The Iliad, you know how much sense it would make if they really had been together.) And then, once I started reading, I was thrilled to see that it was even better than I expected.
After an accident, Patroclus is exiled from his home (where he was constantly bullied by his father for being perceived as weak) and goes to stay at the court of Achilles' father. Achilles unexpectedly sort of adopts him as a best friend, and from then on they do everything together. Since we're talking about two growing, hormonal boys – everything eventually grows to include romantic and sexual explorations.
The character development in The Song of Achilles is out of this world. I bow down to Madeline Miller. She did a phenomenal job at getting us from Patroclus and Achilles' initial meeting, to how they became friends and then how they grew into so much more. Patroclus makes an excellent narrator.
Seeing Achilles through his eyes is seeing him in a way you never have before. He isn't just the warrior-God we've all heard stories about. He can be sensitive, kind, thoughtful and extremely loving. Seeing him this way makes him a so much more well-rounded person than I've considered him in the past. I couldn't have enjoyed reading The Song of Achilles more if I tried.
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Scott Stossel, deputy editor of The Atlantic, moderates panel on Why Fiction Matters
Stossel asked the panelists what they thought of the state of contemporary fiction. Curtis, who probably reads thousands of submissions each year -- there was an interesting tidbit that the summer fiction issue itself recevies like 4,000 entries for about 8 spots -- said that there's never been more good fiction being written, but that it has something to do with the explosion of M.F.A. programs in the U.S. Scott Stosel is the authorized biographer of Founding Peace Corps Director Sargent Shriver.
Scott Stossel, deputy editor of The Atlantic, moderates panel on Why Fiction Matters
Luminato: Why Fiction Matters
Posted: June 15, 2009, 4:55 PM by Mark Medley
If you weren't one of the 150 or so people sitting in the humid Isabel Bader Theatre on Saturday afternoon for Why Fiction Matters, the inaugural presentation stemming from the new partnership between Luminato, Toronto's Festival and Arts and Creativity, and The Atlantic Monthly, don't worry: none of the distinguished panelists came up with an answer.
There were arguments, anecdotes, and explanations, but no concrete answers. It's through no fault of their own, mind you. An hour isn't nearly enough time to tackle such a broad topic. The panelists could have been given a year and still not come to consensus.
Moderator Scott Stossel, deputy editor of The Atlantic, kicked off the discussion by surmising that fiction, perhaps, doesn't matter. "We have dishes to do and laundry to clean" he said, so where does fiction fit in? The task of defending fiction first fell to C. Michael Curtis, the magazine's senior editor, who has been in charge of their fiction program for more than 45 years: "If stories didn't matter, we wouldn't be telling stories all the time," he said.
Tim O'Brien, the author of The Things They Carried and many other works of fiction, argued that "literature has a way of reminding us of things we know in our bones, but in the hurly-burly of life forget."
Anne Michaels, the sole female writer on the panel, said "We both read and write to hold another [person] close." Fiction, she later added, helps us reach places which are otherwise unassaible.
Fellow Canadian Alexi Zentner, who has a story in The Atlantic's summer fiction issue -- a wonderful domestic drama titled Furlough -- but has yet to publish a book, said that yes, there is always going to be a group of people who don't care about fiction, but then again, there's always going to be a group of people who don't care about NASCAR. Zentner also voiced what may be the line of the afternoon: people read non-fiction to be taught, they read fiction to learn. This bit of philosophy was greeted by murmurs of assent all around.
There was discussion of what constitutes good literature. John Grisham, for instance, is one of the world's best selling authors. Doesn't that automatically make him a good writer?
"I wish there was a universal acceptance t what is good literature," said Zentner, "'cause then I'd do it."
Stossel asked the panelists what they thought of the state of contemporary fiction. Curtis, who probably reads thousands of submissions each year -- there was an interesting tidbit that the summer fiction issue itself recevies like 4,000 entries for about 8 spots -- said that there's never been more good fiction being written, but that it has something to do with the explosion of M.F.A. programs in the U.S.
O'Brien said that as long as he reads a good story on a regular basis, fiction is good. He also took a shot at Tom Wolfe, who has been a critic of modern fiction: "He's too busy writing his big, fat, boring books."
It was also stated that there are already more than enough books to last a lifetime; he could demand a moratorium on the publication of new books and still not get through a fraction of the good books already out there.
"As I don't have a book out now," said Zentner, "I'd like to believe we need more books."
Curtis told an interesting story about his former roommate, who was writing a book. One part of the novel was set in 19th century Cairo. The roommate went out and got a history book and fact-checked all the street names, to ensure they would have existed in the year the book was set. The roommate? Thomas Pynchon. The book? V.
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"We will double the size of the Peace Corps by its 50th anniversary in 2011. And we'll reach out to other nations to engage their young people in similar programs, so that we work side by side to take on the common challenges that confront all humanity," said Barack Obama during his campaign.
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May 30, 2009: Peace Corps' Roadmap
Peace Corps' Roadmap for the Future 26 May
Who are the Candidates for Peace Corps Director? 24 May
Have French Atomic Tests put PCVs at Risk? 1 May
Obama asks Congress for 10% increase in PC Budget 7 May
Guy Consolmagno debunks "Angels & Demons" 22 May
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John Garamendi front runner in California primary 22 May
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Jesse Fleisher Lives well on less 14 May
Al Kamen writes: PCVs peak at 11,000 under Obama Budget 11 May
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Karen and Warren Master host Kyrgyzstan teen 9 May
Alberto Ibargüen writes: The Future of Newspapers 9 May
PC Monitor 2009 H1N1 Flu Virus in Mexico 1 May
Paul Theroux writes: Obama and the Peace Corps 1 May
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Amy Potthast writes: The Peace Corps Lottery 23 Apr
Read more stories from April and May 2009.
PCOL's Candidate for Peace Corps Director
Honduras RPCV Jon Carson, 33, presided over thousands of workers as national field director for the Obama campaign and said the biggest challenge -- and surprise -- was the volume of volunteer help, including more than 15,000 "super volunteers," who were a big part of what made Obama's campaign so successful. PCOL endorses Jon Carson as the man who can revitalize the Peace Corps, bring it into the internet age, and meet Obama's goal of doubling the size of the Peace Corps by 2011.
Director Ron Tschetter: The PCOL Interview
Peace Corps Director Ron Tschetter sat down for an in-depth interview to discuss the evacuation from Bolivia, political appointees at Peace Corps headquarters, the five year rule, the Peace Corps Foundation, the internet and the Peace Corps, how the transition is going, and what the prospects are for doubling the size of the Peace Corps by 2011. Read the interview and you are sure to learn something new about the Peace Corps. PCOL previously did an interview with Director Gaddi Vasquez.
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Two Camping Cabins onsite
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For reservations, call 865-453-1041
$5 per person for a day pass.
$50 per person for season pass.