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Hi! to all the dear family of Iron-Men Album Magazine. I think all over the nation right now it is miserable winter weather, reports of flooding, snows, yukky weather, ugh! But this is definitely springtime and into summer issue of IMA so by the time you get this, maybe the welcome spring flowers will be pushing their beautiful heads above ground. Hope so, and I know you are pampering the engines and getting the trailers ready to get 'on the road' for another glorious year of shows. I'll be looking for your comments and stories to help stimulate the column writings.
I had quite a few inquiries as to where you can get the book Well-springs of Wisdom, as you folks really seem to enjoy the stories from it. As I told you, I don't believe it is in print any more if you find out differently, please let me know.
And here comes another bit for you from that good little book. It is entitled 'Know Thyself': A prosperous young Wall Street broker met, fell in love with and was frequently seen escorting about town a rising actress of gentility and dignity. He wanted to marry her, but being a cautious man he decided that before proposing matrimony he should have a private investigating agency check her background and present activities. After all, he reminded himself, 'I have both a growing fortune and my reputation to protect against a marital misadventure.'
The Wall Streeter requested that the agency was not to reveal to the investigator the identity of the client requesting a report on the actress.
In due time the investigator's report was sent to the broker. It said the actress had an unblemished past, a spotless reputation, and her friends and associates were of the best repute. 'The only shadow,' added the report, 'is that currently she is often seen around town in the company of a young broker of dubious business practices and principles.' (Nuff saidyou better think on that one awhile, might benefit us all).
It's good to hear from ANDY MICHELS, 302 Highland Avenue, Plentywood, Montana 59254 as he tells us: 'When I visited Dalton, Minnesota last fall, I saw an old Stillwater giant steam engine, 8 or 9 HP, perhaps as old as Grampa's. My grandfather, John Fugle at Devils Lake, ND, had an 8-9 HP and a 36' Rumely thresher, hand-fed and no stacker of any kind, before 1900.
'My grandfather was a hard worker and a good family man he had eight kids; and made a go of his farms.'
'First, he put a feeder on his threshing machine the little Giant handled the feeder all right, but when he added a wind stacker, a 2-fan job, it couldn't cut the mustard, so after an unsuccessful year, he gave up as the outfit was old.'
'I was 11 years old in 1922 and wanted the steam pump which had a flywheel on itto make an engine. I never got it, and didn't mind till I saw this one at Dalton. Now, I have big steam engines as well as little ones, but very few steam pumps like it axe around here any more.'
'Another thing he built was a big windmill. It had a large building at the base, was 60' high with a shaft and gears and a line shaft. It pumped water, ground feed, cleaned grain and churned butter. In a high wind it shut off by itself.'
'There were seed and feed bins and a whole bunch of cats in the thing. I will never forget Aunt Laura, who almost had, or pretended to have, a heart attack when she caught my cousins and I climbing to the top. (Andy, I don't think she was pretending.)'
'A strange thing, Grampa never drove the engine or a car in his whole 78 years. He sat in the front seat and drove from the passing side.'
'I should have had this in an earlier paragraph, but to reverse the engine you got up on it and turned the eccentric a half a turn on the crankshaft. For some reason when you were almost into the belt it would reverse itself, so Uncle Fred said they always pulled it into the belt with horses.' (Hey Buddies, how about sending in a letter and reminisce like Andy did brings back a lot of memories, doesn't it?)'
We hear from GLENN G. RUHLMAN, R.D. #2, Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania 16350 as he writes: 'Enclosed is a picture of my 1913, 8x10 Eclipse Frick steam traction engine, s.n.16358. I bought it in the fall of 1974 from Don Hager, Meadville, PA. From what information I have it came from Kentucky. If any reader has more information on this engine number, I would like to hear from them. It has been completely restored and is in excellent condition.
'The other picture I've enclosed of of a threshing crew was given to me by my Aunt Kathryn Coleman Bliss. This picture was taken between 1905 and 1912. The man on the right standing on the wagon was her uncle Andrew Button. The boy on the ground by the wagon was his son, Fred Button. Picture was taken in the area of Union City, PA. If anyone should recognize any person in the picture, I would like to hear from them.'
Sit up and take note, Fellows, here is a worthwhile letter and I'm hoping you'll oblige this young mansend the article to us and drop him a few letters also. This plea comes from BERNARD RYBICKI, Browning Pond, Spencer, Massachusetts 01562.
He writes: 'Even though I never lived at the time when Steam was King, I often feel as though I did when I read your magazine. I never thought I'd grow up to be a 'steam buff', especially when most 22 year olds turn to drugs for enjoyment. I'd like to honestly thank you for keeping this interest alive for other people to enjoy, and I hope that it will continue to be alive for years to come.'
'As you can guess, I am rather new to the game, and therefore would like to see you publish something for the newcomer, like an article on how to get started or who to get in touch with to begin this hobby.' (Isn't that an encouraging letter, Friends. I pray Bernard could get more people high on STEAM than on DRUGS. Help him out, you fine engine men out therelet's hear from you.)'
H. J. BERNY, 209 W. Sprague, Edinburg, Texas 78539 has some comments as he writes: 'In the Jan-Feb Iron-Men Album Magazine, page 22, you have a write-up by Carl-ton Gee, a retired engineer, who talks about steam vs diesel, which I admire very much. When I receive this magazine, I sit at night and read until I get sleepy. Your magazine and old ways magazines are the best. I say that some day the old steamers will return as they are the best. All I see about the diesels, they need only a push button operator, and as for the new cars' guarantee now I say they are awful expensive to operate not like the old ones. But I do enjoy all of your write-ups.
'I also would like to say I never have seen any write-up on the car that did not have a transmission but was guaranteed to climb any large hill without getting hot. They offered to any other car company a thousand dollars if their car would perform at any steep hill without getting hot and stopping, but no other could follow them.' (I never heard of that car have any of you? Mr. Berny didn 't give a name of the car. Thanks for writing, H.J., and sharing your thoughts with us.)'
In sending us a show report used in the March-April issue, MELVIN H. HELLWINCKEL, 1022 North Elm, Luverne, Minnesota 56156, told us about a very interesting book by 'Slim' Rennewanz, entitled Steam, Grain and Sawdust. Written in 1968, the 45,000 word, 175 photo book covers Mr. Rennewanz's experiences in Minnesota, so is all true. Melvin writes: 'The story about the young man who thought he learned how to operate a steam engine by reading a book his Father bought him and then promptly drove the engine into the lake where he obtained the water for the boiler hollering 'Whoa, whoa' all the way down for the steering mechanism confused him, was worth the $5.00 price of the book alone.' The book is available directly from L. H. Rennewanz, P.O. Box 145, Ennie, Montana 59729.
Our dear faithful friend, FRANK J. BURRIS, 1102 Box Canyon Road, Fallbrook, California 92028 sends this: 'Now here is a bit of something different, but undoubtedly a story which, in its very humorous vein, is bound to raise many chuckles from our older Album readers who have lived through those halcyon days on the farm in the first two decades after the turn of this most wonderfully advanced century. My first 'job' was that of a haying hand at the age of 12 (in 1915) for 50 per day plus board and lodging, the latter item of which consisted in trying to sleep on the kitchen floor of a neighbor's shack (two-room dwelling) on a bed which consisted of a bunch of damp soiled baby's diapers! But those were tremendous wages when Father was sweating it out in the harvest fields for $1.00 per day. Of course butter was but 10 per pound, and eggs 10 per dozen. But my hopes were to have been able to spend my hard earnings for a toy Weeden steam stationary engine which was priced at $3.48 in the Sears Catalog of that time. Yes, I can still recall every illustrated detail of that little engine! But I was constrained to allocate my addition to the family's capital for the purpose of obtaining a pair of high leather boots for coping with the oncoming winter. And my 'board' consisted in liberal helpings of slightly souring good real cow's milk; for there was no such thing as refrigeration and milk over a day old had to be skimmed, churned, cottage-cheesed, and the remainder consumed as 'whey'Oh, but it was good!
'But to get on with this yarn. As I have mentioned before, I was one of those very ambitious few who did rise to graduate into professional engineering and ultimately resigned from one phase of the 'Space' program. So in the past ten years I have indulged the 'computer' disciplines; certainly the most fantastic field of study and endeavor ever imaginable. Soon I will be composing all this nostalgic material on my new job; soon as I master all the commands of Wordstar. But in this study, I have subscribed to several pertinent periodicals, among which is PC Magazine the Independent Guide to IBM-Standard Personal Computing. No, I do not possess an IBM brand of machine; but there is great compatibility between their machine and mine. Anyway, in the 1986 January edition of that excellent publication, page 89, is a most interesting humorous COPYRIGHTED article entitled 'Flossie or the Tractor'. It really brings the good old farm days and modern computers together; and its author, Mr. Stephen Manes (like Man-us of Jigg's fame) revealed that he also knew something of farm life. I know all you readers would appreciate his story. (Thanks for your letter, Frank, and thanks to Mr. Manes for allowing us to reprint his article. You will find it following this 'Soot in the Flues' column.)'
Did you ever do something, or not do something that was really important? Then you are really disgusted with yourself? Well, I have and I have sins like everyone else, but sometimes I believe my omission ones are ahead of my commission ones I'm so glad God forgives and I hope you will, too. I'm sure you all remember Roy Glessner he did quite a few of his cartoons for the Iron-Men Album and the Gas Engine Magazine. Stemgas sells his book of cartoons from the office I'm sure many of you have bought it. Well, Roy died back on July 5, 1984, and somehow I never reported it in the magazines. I don't know, I remember thinking of it at the time and never did it guess I really didn't want to at the time and then forgot it. Well, I'll tell you, Roy was a great personality. Some of you may have met him at some of the shows, as that was one of his hobbies, buying up some of the old but goodies items, and books and making some of the shows. Roy was a man of many talents. Aside from being an artist, he was interested in 'diggings' and went on several 'digs'. Also, he had a room at his house in the basement that was done in the old-style with a velvet couch with the built-up pillows on one end, tin type pictures, oil lights, the works HIS ROOM and everyone enjoyed visiting it. He had a horse, enjoyed that, and kept his grounds around the country home in beautiful and enjoyable living shape.
Roy had another talent, of planning trips. He set up many trips for the senior citizens of Mechanicsburg and he also set up trips for years before for a bus load of friends to tour different areas of our great country. Ed and I never got on the beginning trips of years ago, but we were fortunate enough to go on the last two. One was up Canada way and the last one was in 1983 when we went up to the New England States. He had an art for making up these most enjoyable, interesting excursions. He was our Trail Boss and Naomi, his wife, who assisted him in many ways, was our Trail Boss's Boss (ha, ha!). Well, they had set up a great trip for 1984part of it was to be on a boat on the Mississippi and everything was going well with reservations, etc. all set up and Roy took sick mostly like a cold in the winter and just didn't get better it went on and he ended up in the hospital and we never made the trip.
We knew him very well, and my heart hurts to talk about it, but this is long over due we all loved him and miss his many gifts and virtues but like I care to believe he planned a lot of trips but I think now he's on the greatest one of all. We are all better to have known him he'll always be part of us.
Time to close and of course, I can't leave you without some thought provokers. Character is what you are in the dark. It is right to be content with what you have, but not with what you are. God's answers are wiser than our prayers. If you think you have no faults, that makes one more. Bye, bye. Have a Happy Mother's Day and Father's Day. Love ya!
STEAMcerety Anna Mae
Brian Krog of RR 1, Box 124, Lake Benton, Minnesota 56149. The picture was one of a group given to him by Mrs. Charles Smith of Cambridge, Minnesota, and on the back was written: 25 HP Minneapolis engine, maybe an Aultman and Taylor separator near Osseo, Minnesota in 1951. Maybe someone has more information on the picture and who might be participating in this scene? If so, end a note to Anna Mae in care of IMA.


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Welcome to Whitehedge Farm
Welcome to Whitehedge Farm, located in the heart of beautiful horse country in Aubrey, Texas. We have been in business breeding top quality Hanoverian and Oldenburg horses specifically for the hunter ring since 1999.
We produce, develop, and sell national quality hunters, jumpers and a small number of select ponies. Our focus is clearly set on turning out TOP quality, beautiful, super moving hunters with outstanding character and rideability! They are winning in the hunter rings all over the country. We also specialize in the training and starting of young horses under saddle and offer a comprehensive sales and consignment program.
The farm is located in "Horse Country USA" Aubrey, TX. Amenities of the 30 acre facility include a spacious 250' x 150' Indoor area with new footing and screens. A 200 x 250 outdoor area, 2 full jump courses, 2 warm-up arenas, 2 barns with 30 total stalls for boarders and training horses with 12x12 stalls with fly spray systems, tack rooms and indoor/outdoor wash racks. Multiple paddocks and pastures with a beautiful grove of Pecan trees border the east side of the property. 72 additional stalls available for horse show and clinic use.
Valhalla Equestrian offers lessons, boarding, training and hosts several shows and clinics throughout the year. Visit Valhalla Equestrian >>>
Please take a look around our website, and contact us at any time for questions and inquiries. We would love to have you visit anytime!

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First visitors to the Underworld get taken to the back of the Time Tunnel. The recent Azure Window killing storm had done some damage to rocks inside the tunnel, but nothing horrible. A rope had been stripped off a route, and some clips turned to garbage.
a crab sheltering in the shoe
We did Stix and Stoners, which is the excellent so called escape route, and Everlasting, which is a 45 meter route, it was enough with some yoga on the Ledge of the Gods in the sun. It was a bit sad without the arch of the Azure Window, not there in the back ground, but things change, sadly some times!
Any one for camomile tea, top of the Underworld cliff.
I don't want to live for ever, but I do want to climb forever!


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Cool Science Club
Water Rocket
4" hole saw
drill bit (a little smaller than a needle valve)
Razor knife
Butter knife
Hot glue gun (reccomended)
2 liter bottle
Stopper (or cork) to fit the bottle
Tire pump (just about any variety)
Needle valve (as used to inflate basketballs, soccer balls, etc)
1" extruded polystyrene insulation (pink or blue), available at most home centers as 2' x8' sheet ($10) - you can also use 1.5" or 2" white foam board insulation.
4 popsicle sticks
4 playing cards (or 2 cut in half diagonally)
Masking tape
Drill a hole through the stopper and insert a needle valve.
Attach the needle valve to the tire pump.
Using a drill and 4" hole saw, from the polystyrene sheet, cut out a 4" circular disc for the base
for the rocket.
Ream out the center of the base with the butterknife so it fits on the bottle.
Using a razor knife, cut four slits in the base and insert the popsicle sticks, angled slightly outwards.
Tape playing cards to the popsicle sticks and trim them to any shape you like. An adult can reinforce the connection
with a few drops of hot glue.
Insert the bottle into the base. Some hot glue and or tape can be used if it is loose.
Launch Instructions
Pour a cup or so of water into the bottle.
Insert the launch stopper into the bottle.
Place the rocket upright on the ground.
Ensure noone stands over the rocket.
Pump air into the rocket with the pump - BLAST OFF!
Launch Instructions
The Science:
Air can be pressurized (squished) in the bottle to create potential energy. When enough
pressure is achieved to overcome the friction of the stopper, the water is forced out the nozzle
of the rocket in an explosive manner. As Newton said, every action has an equal and opposite reaction, in
this case causing the rocket to shoot skyward.
Bend the fins for an awesome spinning rocket.
for a slightly simpler design, substitute toungue depressers or Jumbo Craft Sticks for the popsicle sticks and skip the playing cards.
Cut a few extra bases, they can split or get reamed out too far.
Don't cut too deeply into the base for the popsicle sticks. If the base splits you can wrap
tape around the perimeter or try hot glue.
For a group launch, have four or five pump launchers and a couple five gallon buckets of water
with cups in them.
Bring extra tape to the launch and when a rocket breaks on landing, shout "FIELD REPAIR".
You can use foot pumps, bike pumps without hoses, or t-handle pumps.
T-handle pumps with short hoses have greatest potential of the person pumping getting
his/her face in the path of a rocket.
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Members of a local Orange Lodge are set to mark the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of the Somme with a series of events.
Cairncastle LOL 692 will create a memorial flower bed using poppies and lilies at the orange hall. The flower bed will be in memory of the Lodge members who served for their country.
On Friday, July 1 a number of members will take part in the 100th Anniversary Somme commemoration in France. Members who are not travelling to France will take part in a parade through Cairncastle village and wreath laying ceremony at Cairncastle Orange Hall.


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Message from the Leadership
Our company was born in 1974 as a frozen food business company (Kinrei Corporation) under the Osaka Gas Group. Based on the company culture of "simple honesty and diligence"we have strove for the purpose of social contribution through food. In April 2014 we changed our company name to KR Food Service Corporation and began progressing toward realizing our dream "to become a blue chip food service company."
We uphold our vision to "deliver the best gochisō-sama (appreciation of the meal)" and wish to be a company which cherishes the time-honored heart of "chisō (treating)" of Japan. "Chisō" means run about for preparation while carefully thinking about the customers. "Gochisō-sama" is a word which expresses the heart of appreciation not only for the food and hospitality that was provided right in front of you but also for the time and effort which was expended for the various prepration works with you in mind.
We aim for our business to continue everlastingly by firmly taking root in the locale with a motto of "sticking with the locale," valuing each and every store at the same time as increasing our store presence.
We will continue challening by always thinking about and imagining our customers and treasures the heart of "chisō " which drives us to run about for the underlying and essential preparation works.
Business Overview
We operate over 100 outlets in total, the core business being our mainstay format of Japanese chain restaurant "Kagonoya," coupled with specialty restaurant business, restaurants located inside highway service areas, as well as overseas outlets.
The first "Kagonoya" outlet opened in Takarazuka (Hyōgo prefecture) in 1993. The outlets are primarily located at suburban roadside in the Kansai region of Kyōto, Osaka, Kobe and have steadily expanded into the Tokyo Metroplitan area as welll as Tokai region. Kagonoya is a restaurant where one can enjoy "seasonally authentic Japanese food and shabu shabu" in a "relaxing Japanese ambience" modeled after a modern day inn ("hatago."). The nature of it being a chain restaurant notwithstanding, we aim for each store to realize "omotenashi" in line with the usage of the customers of the locality.
Shabu shabu and sukiyaki specialty restaurant "Kagonoya Honten," Kyomachi-ya udon "Fūfuya," authentic Chinese restaurant "Shato Hanten" and other specialty restaurants aiming for fine quality are the starting point of our company's "quality" and "omotenashi (hospitality)." Furthermore, the merging of the brand development capability of specialty restaurants and store operating capabiity at Kagonoya has led to the opening of outlets inside highway service areas.
It is not simply about pursuing greatness in scale of the individual businesses. It is about ensuring each stores is able to deliver the "best gochiso-sama" to the customers. We think that it is ultimately about the collection of stores characterized by such a quality.
Company Overview
|Company Name
|Akinari Nakagawa
|Head Office
|19F Pacific Marks Esaka, 9-1 Toyotsu-cho, Suita-shi, Osaka-fu
|Year of Establishment
|Capital Stock
|100 million yen
|Board Members
|Chief Executive Officer:Akinari Nakagawa
Managing Director:Masataka Hirose
Director:Jun Kawai
Director:Shigeki Kawasumi
Auditor: Hirofumi Morimoto
|creat restaurants holdings inc.(99.78%)・others
|Fiscal Year
|Number of Outlets
|114 outlets (February 2018)
|April 1991:Established Kinrei Corporation (antecedent company)
July 1993:Opened first outlet of Kagonoya in Takarazuka
September 2000:Became listed on the JASDAQ Stock Exchange (Delisted in December 2005 due to a take-over bid)
December 2005:Opens Kagonoya in Kyodo, first outlet in Kanto region
August 2011:Opens first franchised store of Kagonoya in Bangkok, Thailand
June 2015:Enters into capital partnership with create restaurants holdings inc.
Modeled after a lodging referred to as "hatago" (inn) alongside the highway in the old days. Our customers utilize us for various purposes such as for daily use, celebration, and memorial services.
It is a coffee shop of "Peace of Mind" where the concept of Kamikochi in Nagano is relaxing at ease. You can enjoy freshly brewed coffee and delicious dishes in the relaxing space.
Aside from sukiyaki and shabu shabu, you can also enjoy a traditional Japanese course dish. Please experience a superb time in a profound and folkish ambience.
Once you pick your choice of fresh fish from the tank installed in the restaurant, consult us for the cooking method! Uoza is a lively Japanese seafood restaurant that conjures up an image of the fish market.
"The no.1 treat enjoyed within an ambience reminiscent of a traditional Kyōto style wooden abode is the ""broth."" Our popular dish is a vibrant-colored Kyōto style udon made with abundant seasonal ingredients."
With a menu that maximizes the natural taste of the ingredients. Introducing a new style of Kagonoya where you can enjoy "delicious snacks and alcoholic beverages."
Shato Hanten is a restaurant started by Maachii Hakushō, a cooking specialist of Chinese food, in Mita, Tokyo in 1965. We will deliver the "heart and taste" of this to our customers.
A "Japanese restaurant where you can feel at ease." We welcome our guests with food such as healthy black rice and firm & silky Kyōto-style udon made with our full heart.
A relaxing space where you can leisurely enjoy freshly ground coffee and a meal. Whether with friends or with families, you can freely utilize it for a variety of purposes.
- Q.Hobby
- Have an enjoyable meal, I also play a little bit of golf and tennis
- Q.Future Goal
- Want to own a professional sport team
- Q.Favorite Food
- Delicious "tsukudani" (preserved food boiled in soy sauce) and "ochazuke" (rice served in savory tea broth).
- Q.Favorite Quote
- "Look carefully where your own footsteps fall"
It is an admonition to carefully look at yourself before finding another argument. I try to be careful since I am a blood type B who tend to have a strong subjectivity.


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A real fund 'drive'
Bijou students Natalie Vargas and Jordan Baruth wipe down a car they'd just washed in the Pikes Peak United Methodist Church parking lot Sept. 24. The school's students offer an annual car wash to raise money for school activities. The church (which is just a block from the alternative high school at 2904 W. Kiowa St.) has assisted Bijou students since the school moved to the old Whittier site in fall 2009. Kenda Burns, a Bijou educational assistant, said that over a four-hour span student volunteers washed about 20 cars. Others were Kaylee Styron, Brittany Hastings, Kelsey Jarvis, Anthony Brister, Savannah Middlemiss and Angie Foletto.
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Project Home Again
New Orleans
Project Overview
Green Coast Enterprises is the owner's representative and construction manager on Project Home Again (PHA). PHA began as a $20 million philanthropic endeavor to build 100 new homes for displaced New Orleanians. The first phase of PHA constructed 20 Builder's Challenge certified homes on St. Bernard Avenue in the Fillmore section of New Orleans. Green Coast has completed 171 houses for PHA, and are about to begin Phase IX of another 45 homes.
PHA homes are 40% more energy-efficient than required by current building codes, saving their occupants an average of $750-$1,000 per year in energy costs. PHA is the largest ever Building America project in southeast Louisiana and Green Coast is the largest developer of Builder's Challenge certified homes in Louisiana.
Green Coast's Role
- Owner's representative
- Project management
- Quality control
- Performance monitoring management
Vital Statistics
- 171 homes complete
- Another 45 homes began in August 2013
- 40% better energy performance than conventional code-built houses
- Homes consistently completed ahead of schedule and under budget
- The Project Home Again Foundation
- The Leonard and Louise Riggio Foundation
- TKTMJ, Inc. Construction
- Building Science Corporation
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Recently my ukulele friends and I ate at Technique, the resturant of Le Cordon Bleu Institute of Culinary Arts in Downtown Pittsburgh. The experience was truly memorable—the food was delicious and service was excellent. The ambiance was dream-like: soft colors, white tablecloths, white napkins, and white china. Gentle music served as the accompaniment to soft melodic conversations. Each course was beautifully presented. The wait staff was very professional, courteous, and attentive. Sorbet was served to cleanse our palate between courses. A three course lunch of appetizer, main course, and dessert was ten dollars with no tipping! My friends and I left Technique with the impression that this was the new standard for fine dining.
A few of us in the group ordered avocado soup as our appetizer. As soon as a spoonful of this soup touched our lips, we knew we wanted the recipe. It was refreshing and light, yet full-bodied. It's savoriness was actually sweet from all the inherent flavor of each vegetable. It was crunchy, yet smooth at the same time. We asked for the recipe but was only given a list of ingredients—no proportions. Each of us looked at the list and remarked, "The secret ingredient is missing. There's more to this soup."
After making this soup about four times, I was able to figure out the secret ingredient!


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Umm… so I am leaving for Alaska in less than two weeks. And, apparently, Alaska is the highest hit on my blog. Odd. Although, maybe not considering our recent elections. Guess a lot of people like AK. Personally, I just want to see some whalies. And I am kind of hoping for a Moby Dick type of photo op. =)
Pequod, here I come!
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One area of this sport that has become an addiction is, lure fishing. although I will always love my sea angling, I'll equally will always love throwing inanimate pieces of plastic, wood and Rubber at any willing fish. I have learnt a lot from doing so, such as: water craft, when I've sat in one spot for too long or when I've missed my chance. I've started to spend more time on my local canal after work. and I've started to see changes in the way I fish.
the Local canal is really neglected with limited areas to fish. so armed with just my light rod, a couple of Lures and a good set of walking boots. I headed down for a wee leap frogging session. I've noticed the perch in the canal are getting bigger. maybe this is because of the dense weed trapping bait fish making for easy pickings for any passing predator.
I also managed this scruffy pike out on a small lure. I try not to bother any of the post spawn pike but I can always avoid hooking.
Until next time tight lines
Post your canal reports here
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Re: perchfest
Lovely fish Andy. My lad lives just across the road from the canal at Stockton Heath.Maybe I should put a lure rod in the boot next time I visit.
Thats bang out of order !
Species--- Bass,ray,smoothhound,starry smoothhound,plaice,flounder,dab,LSD,huss,whiting,coddling,mackeral,pout,pollock.
Thats bang out of order !
Species--- Bass,ray,smoothhound,starry smoothhound,plaice,flounder,dab,LSD,huss,whiting,coddling,mackeral,pout,pollock.
Re: perchfest
nice pics mate , the lures account for about 90% of my fishing these days, I just get too bored waiting around for a bite
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The Mind, Body, Communication Connection
It is a common chant heard throughout childhood: "stick and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." As they mature, many an adult learns that this playground adage is anything but true. Words have a unique power to wound us; some sneered proclamation can pierce the heart with as much precision as a laser-guided missile. Yet beyond the emotional pain, an emerging field of research is demonstrating the physical effects that a kind (or not-so-kind) word can have on a subject. The intersection between health and interpersonal communication is at the core of Assistant Professor John Crowley's work at the UW Department of Communication.
While a graduate student at San Diego State University, Dr. Crowley became interested in the research of Kory Floyd, a University of Washington alumnus who currently teaches at the University of Arizona. Floyd's work focuses on the methodology of using biological markers, like changes in subjects' hormone levels, to measure their physical responses to social interactions. Through the analysis of this empirical data, Dr. Floyd's research provides more objective results than researchers can obtain by relying solely on narrative self-reporting.
Inspired by Dr. Floyd and others in this emerging field, Dr. Crowley and his team study the physiological responses individuals demonstrate when coping with difficult life experiences, like discrimination or deep emotional betrayal. If negative communication has an adverse effect, Dr. Crowley posits, then positive communication, such as expressing forgiveness, can be a method for reducing stress. For example, Dr. Crowley conducted a study with members of the LGBQ community who had suffered one or more instances of hate speech. After a ten-minute discussion recounting these experiences, researchers encouraged the subjects to write a letter to their offenders as a way to "disclose forgiveness." According to Dr. Crowley, the exercise explored how a narrative framework and disclosure could help individuals "escape living in an unforgiving place." At the study's conclusion, those subjects that expressed forgiveness towards their offenders displayed a significant reduction in cortisol levels, which is a primary biomarker used to measure stress.
Prior to returning to Washington to take up his new position within the department, Dr. Crowley conducted another study while in Colorado that examined how writing can influence testosterone, which in turn can influence the type of forgiveness communication that occurs in relationships. The research took place longitudinally over the course of one month. The data revealed that high levels of testosterone, as found within a sample of the subject's blood, could help reduce the fear of confrontation, ultimately making those who had suffered a betrayal within the relationship more likely to disclose to their betrayer. This increased testosterone also correlated with a stronger motivation within subjects to forgive those who had hurt them, rather than expressing a more indirect form of "forgiveness with conditions." Dr. Crowley hopes that sustained research in this area will encourage more people to view communications from a systems perspective. "I want this research, and its documentation and subsequent publication, to create a greater awareness of mentally taxing relationships, how they affect the body, and what actions people can take to ensure that they do not damage their health."
Dr. Crowley is happy that his professorship at the Department has presented him with more chances to expand his research. "Coming back to the University of Washington was a unicorn opportunity for me," he says. Due to the emerging nature of his work, there are many questions still unanswered. "I'm a social scientist, but my understanding of biology is not inexhaustible, so where do I go when I don't know something? The people at UW have the answers; it is incredible to work alongside these brilliant researchers, like Eleanor Brindle of the Center of Studies in Demography and Ecology. You get to ask those questions and be on a campus that really encourages collaboration."
Dr. Crowley also says he admires the Communication Department's commitment to doing things that matter. He embraces the faculty's dedication to promoting cultural diversity and working with people in underserved communities. "At the University of Washington, we address social issues in a truly comprehensive and tangible way," he explains. "The Department faculty are all asking similar questions, but differently. What is great is that the Department is finding a way to connect everything by breaking out of these traditional silos and making our shared efforts more visible through storytelling. We are taking these separate threads and weaving them into one beautiful tapestry of research."
At present, Dr. Crowley has three studies in development. The first focuses on micro-aggressions in the United States, post the 2016 election and the appointment of President Donald Trump. "There is a lot that we do not yet understand about the relationship between immune response and racism," Dr. Crowley states, "particularly racism that is expressed more subtly through acts of micro-aggression." Dr. Crowley plans to investigate if there any variables that moderate the experience of populations affected by this type of negative communication. The chief purpose of this study would be to collect and document foundational research on the topic.
The second, smaller study that Dr. Crowley is interested in conducting would focus on trying to understand how people use social media to cope with the uncertainties of the Trump administration. In particular, those people and communities directly affected by new policies. For example, do individuals choose to follow social media influencers who bolster them emotionally, like a favorite comedian, during times of political turmoil? The project is slated for late spring, after Dr. Crowley finishes building his research team.
The third study currently in development is a research collaboration between Dr. Crowley and his colleague, Assistant Professor Carmen Gonzalez, which focuses on the health and wellness workshops facilitated by the Latino Educational Training Institute (LETI). The professors will conduct a study to determine what effect the health and wellness workshops offered by the institute are having upon its community members. For instance, are these shared experiences affecting the participants' cortisol and cholesterol levels, heart rate, etc.? The study will likely take place in the second half of 2017.
However, in order to carry out research that will yield high-quality datasets, Dr. Crowley believes that the Department needs a dedicated research lab within the Communication building. "We just cannot keep piecing it together anymore," he explains. He also actively seeks out new community partners with whom he can collaborate to explore new research questions. "Recruiting participants from outside the student population is crucial," he insists, "and I have found that you need to know more than two people to get a sample of two hundred." He also hopes that these partnerships will result in new promotional avenues that will move research "out of the ivory tower of academia" and into the hands of those who would benefit the most from the findings. "The things that excite me are the things that people are not yet doing," he muses. "I like to tackle challenges that most think impossible and work with my colleagues to move the needle more towards the possible. To 'make it so' and keep exploring the physical substrates of forgiveness and positive communication. After all, according to many religions and philosophers, forgiveness is what holds the universe together. I definitely think that's worth exploring."


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Planning permission has been granted to convert the derelict Drumsill House Hotel site into a distribution warehouse and offices.
The project, which was approved at the full meeting of Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Council last week, is expected to create at least 50 new jobs.
The new building will be occupied by Armagh-based Bunzl McLaughlin, a multinational distribution and outsourcing company, and will be its headquarters.
Its business is currently based at Cathedral Road in the city but the applicant, Silverwood Property Development, argued that the site was too restricted and there was no opportunity to enlarge it.
This was the fourth application lodged to redevelop the site into a distribution warehouse, with previous applications approved in 2005, 2011 and 2015.
In the previous applications, the applicant demonstrated that, in order to expand the business, the current site at Cathedral Road was too restricted and there was no opportunity to enlarge it.
It was pointed out that most traffic to and from the existing site has to negotiate a difficult junction at English Street as well as narrow, busy town centre streets.
It was also demonstrated that a suitable site was not available within the development limit.
The site comprises the former hotel, Met Nightclub (Arena) and car parking.
The proposal is to erect a large, portal frame building, with 1,435 sq m of office space and 6,503 sq m of storage space.
The new administration block will provide staff facilities such as a canteen and toilets, meeting/board rooms and general office accommodation.
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Introduction | Table of Contents | Chapter 2
The Witness of the Stars
First Book
The First Book is occupied with the PERSON of the Coming One. It covers the whole ground, and includes the conflict and the victory of the Promised Seed, but with special emphasis on His Coming. The book opens with the promise of His coming, and it closes with the Dragon cast down from heaven.
Chapter I
The Sign Virgo
The Promised Seed of the woman
1. Virgo (the Virgin)
Here is the commencement of all prophecy in Genesis 3:15, spoken to the serpent: "I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise His heel." This is the prophetic announcement which the Revelation in the heavens and in the Book is designed to unfold and develop. It lies at the root of all the ancient traditions and mythologies, which are simply the perversion and corruption of primitive truth.
VIRGO is represented as a woman with a branch in her right hand, and some ears of corn in her left hand. Thus giving a two-fold testimony of the Coming One.
The name of this sign in the Hebrew is Bethulah, which means a virgin, and in the Arabic a branch. The two words are connected, as in Latin--Virgo, which means a virgin; and virga, which means a branch (Vulg. Isa 11:1). Another name is Sunbul, Arabic, an ear of corn.
In Genesis 3:15 she is presented only as a woman; but in later prophecies her nationality is defined as being of the stock of Israel, the seed of Abraham, the line of David; and, further, she is to be a virgin. There are two prominent prophecies of her and her seed: one is connected with the first coming in incarnation, Isaiah 7:14 (quoted in Matthew 1:23).
"Behold, a virgin shall conceive
and bear a son,
The other is connected with His second coming, leaping over the sufferings and this present interval of His rejection, and looking forward to His coming in glory and judgment, Isaiah 9:6, 7 (quoted in Luke 2:11 and 1 :32, 33).
"For unto us a child is born,
It is difficult to separate the Virgin and her Seed in the prophecy; and so, here, we have first the sign VIRGO, where the name points to her as the prominent subject; while in the first of the three constellations of this sign, where the woman appears again, the name COMA points to the child as the great subject.
Virgo contains 110 stars, viz., one of the 1st magnitude, six of the 3rd, ten of the 4th, etc.
ARATUS thus sings of them:
"Beneath Bootes feet the Virgin
Thus the brightest star in VIRGO (a) * has an ancient name, handed down to us in all the star-maps, in which the Hebrew word Tsemech is preserved. It is called in Arabic Al Zimach, which means the branch. This star is in the ear of corn which she holds in her left hand. Hence the star has a modern Latin name, which has almost superseded the ancient one, Spica, which means, an ear of corn. But this hides the great truth revealed by its name Al Zimach. It foretold the coming of Him who should bear this name. The same Divine inspiration has, in the written Word, four times connected it with Him. There are twenty Hebrew words translated "Branch," but only one of them (Tsemech) is used exclusively of the Messiah, and this word only four times (Jer 33:15 being only a repetition of Jer 23:5). Each of these further connects Him with one special account of Him, given in the Gospels.
(1) Jeremiah 23:5 --"Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, That I will raise unto David a righteous BRANCH (i.e., a Son), And a KING shall reign and prosper." The account of His coming as King is written in the Gospel according to Matthew, where Jehovah says to Israel, "Behold thy KING." (Zech 9:9; Matt 21:9)
(2) Zechariah 3:8--"Behold I will bring forth my SERVANT the BRANCH." In the Gospel according to Mark we find the record of Jehovah's servant and His service, and we hear Jehovah's voice saying, "Behold my SERVANT." (Isa 42:1)
(3) Zechariah 6:12--"Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the MAN whose name is the BRANCH." In the Gospel according to Luke we behold Him, presented in "the MAN Christ Jesus."
(4) Isaiah 4:2--"In that day shall the BRANCH of JEHOVAH be beautiful and glorious." So that this Branch, this Son, is Jehovah Himself; and as we read the record of John we hear the voice from heaven saying, "Behold your GOD." (Isa 40:9)
This is the Branch foretold by the star Al Zimach in the ear of corn.
The star b is called Zavijaveh, which means the gloriously beautiful, as in Isaiah 4:2. The star e, in the arm bearing the branch, is called Al Mureddin, which means who shall come down (as in Psa 72:8), or who shall have dominion. It is also known as Vindemiatrix, a Chaldee word which means the son, or branch, who cometh.
Other names of stars in the sign, are--
Subilah, who carries. (Isa 46:4)
The Greeks, ignorant of the Divine origin and teaching of the sign, represented Virgo as Ceres, with ears of corn in her hand.
In the Zodiac in the Temple of Denderah, in Egypt, about 2000 BC (now in Paris), she is likewise represented with a branch in her hand, but ignorantly explained by a false religion to represent Isis! Her name is called Aspolia, which means ears of corn, or the seed, which shows that though the woman is seen, it is her Seed who is the great subject of the prophecy.
Passing to the three constellations anciently assigned to the sign VIRGO, we come to what may be compared to three sections of the chapter, each giving some further detail as to the interpretation of its teaching.
2. Coma (the Desired)
The first constellation in VIRGO explains that this coming "Branch" will be a child, and that He should be the "Desire of all nations."
The ancient name of this constellation is Comah, the desired, or the longed for. We have the word used by the Holy Spirit in this very connection, in Haggai 2:7--"The DESIRE of all nations shall come."
The ancient Zodiacs pictured this constellation as a woman with a child in her arms. ALBUMAZAR * (or ABU MASHER), an Arabian astronomer of the eighth century, says, "There arises in the first Decan **, as the Persians, Chaldeans, and Egyptians, and the two HERMES and ASCALIUS teach, a young woman whose Persian name denotes a pure virgin, sitting on a throne, nourishing an infant boy (the boy, I say), having a Hebrew name, by some nations called IHESU, with the signification IEZA, which in Greek is called CHRISTOS."
But this picture is not found in any of the modern maps of the stars. There we find today a woman's wig! It appears that BERENICE, the wife of EUERGETES (PTOLEMY III), king of Egypt in the third century BC, when her husband once went on a dangerous expedition, vowed to consecrate her fine head of hair to Venus if he returned in safety. Her hair, which was hung up in the Temple of Venus, was subsequently stolen, and to comfort BERENICE, CONON, an astronomer of Alexandria (BC 283-222), gave it out that Jupiter had taken it and made it a constellation!
This is a good example of how the meaning of other constellations have been perverted (ignorantly or intentionally). In this case, as in others, the transition from ancient to more modern languages helped to hide the meaning. The Hebrew name was COMA (desired). But the Greeks had a word for hair, Co-me. this again is transferred to the Latin coma, and thus "Coma Berenice" (The hair of Berenice) comes down to us today as the name of this constellation, and gives us a woman's wig instead of that Blessed One, "the Desire of all Nations."
In this case, however we are able to give absolute proof that this is a perversion.
The ancient Egyptian name for this constellation was Shes-nu, the desired son!
The Zodiac in the Temple of Denderah, in Egypt, going back at least 2000 years BC, has no trace of any hair, but it has the figure of a woman and child.
Even Shakespeare understood the truth about this constellation picture, which has been so long covered by modern inventions. In his Titus Andronicus he speaks of an arrow being shot up to heaven to the "Good boy in Virgo's lap."
The constellation itself is very remarkable. Others contain one or two stars of the first or second magnitude, and then a greater or less variety of lesser stars; but this is peculiar from having no one very bright star, but contains so many stars of the 4th and 5th magnitudes. It contains 43 stars altogether, ten being of the 4th magnitude, and the remainder of the 5th, 6th, etc.
It was in all probability the constellation of Coma in which "the Star of Bethlehem" appeared. There was a traditional prophecy, well-known in the East, carefully preserved and handed down, that a new star would appear in this sign when He whom it foretold should be born.
This was, doubtless, referred to in the prophecy of Balaam, which would thus receive a double fulfilment, first of the literal "Star," and also of the person to whom it referred. The Lord said by Balaam (Num 24:17),
"There shall come * a star out of
Thomas Hyde, an eminent Orientalist (1636-1703), writing on the ancient religion of the Persians, quotes from ABULFARAGIUS (an Arab Christian Historian, 1126-1286), who says that ZOROASTER, or ZERDUSHT, the Persian, was a pupil of Daniel the Prophet, and that he predicted to the Magians (who were the astronomers of Persia), that when they should see a new star appear it would notify the birth of a mysterious child, whom they were to adore. It is further stated in the Zend Avesta that this new star was to appear in the sign of the Virgin. Some have supposed that this passage is not genuine. But whether it was interpolated before or after the event, it is equally good evidence for our purpose here. For if it was written before the event, it is evidence of the prophetic announcement; and if it was interpolated after the event it is evidence of the historic fact
The Book of Job shows us how Astronomy flourished in Idumea; and the Gospel according to Matthew shows that the Persian Magi, as well as others, were looking for "the Desire of all nations."
New stars have appeared again and again. It was in 125 BC that a star, so bright as to be seen in the day-time, suddenly appeared. It was this that caused HIPPARCHUS to draw up his catalogue of stars, which has been handed down to us by PTOLEMY (150 AD).
This new star would show the latitude, passing at that time immediately overhead at midnight, every twenty-four hours; while the prophecy would give the longitude as the land of Jacob. Having these two factors, it would be only a matter of observation, and easy for the Magi to find the place where it would be vertical, and thus to locate the very spot of the birth of Him of whom it was the sign, for they emphatically called it "His Star." There is a beautiful tradition which relates how, in their difficulty, on their way from Jerusalem to find the actual spot under the Zenith of this star, these Magi sat down beside David's "Well of Bethlehem" to refresh themselves. There they saw the star reflected in the clear water of the well. Hence it is written that "when they saw the star they rejoiced with exceeding joy," for they knew they were at the very spot and place of His appearing whence He was to "come forth."
There can be little doubt that it was a new star. In the first place a new star is no unusual phenomenon. In the second place the tradition is well supported by ancient Christian writers. One speaks of its "surpassing brightness." Another (IGNATIUS, Bishop of Antioch, AD 69) says, "At the appearance of the Lord a star shone forth brighter than all the other stars." IGNATIUS, doubtless, had this from those who had actually seen it! PRUDENTIUS (4th century AD) says that not even the morning star was so fair. Archbishop TRENCH, who quotes these authorities, says "This star, I conceive, as so many ancients and moderns have done, to have been a new star in the heavens."
One step more places this new star in the constellation of COMA, and with new force makes it indeed "His star"--the "Sign" of His "coming forth from Bethlehem." will it be "the sign of the Son of Man in heaven" (Matt 24:30) when He shall "come unto" this world again to complete the wondrous prophecies written of Him in the heavenly and earthly Revelations? *
Thus does the constellation of COMA reveal that the coming "Seed of the woman" was to be a child born, a son given.
But He was to be more: He was to be God and man--two natures in one person! This is the lesson of the next picture.
3. Centaurus (the Centaur)
It is the figure of a being with two natures. Jamieson, in his Celestial Atlas, 1822, says, "On the authority of the most accomplished Orientalist of our own times, the Arabic and Chaldaic name of this constellation is Bezeh." Now this Hebrew word Bezeh (and the Arabic Al Beze) means the despised. It is the very word used of this Divine sufferer in Isaiah 53:3, "He is DESPISED and rejected of men."
The constellation contains thirty-five stars. Two of the 1st magnitude, one of the 2nd, six of the 3rd, nine of the 4th, etc., which, together with the four bright stars in the CROSS make a brilliant show in southern latitudes.
The brightest star, a (in the horse's fore-foot), has come down to us with the ancient name of Toliman, which means the heretofore and hereafter, marking Him as the one "which is, and which was, and which is to come--the Almighty" (Rev 1:8). Sir John Herschell observed this star to be growing rapidly brighter. It may be, therefore, one of the changeable stars, and its name may be taken as an indication of the fact that it was known to the ancients.
Another name for the constellation was in Hebrew, Asmeath, which means a sin-offering (as in Isaiah 53:10).
The Greek name was Cheiron, which means the pierced, or who pierces. In the Greek fables Cheiron was renowned for his skill in hunting, medicine, music, athletics, and prophecy. All the most distinguished heroes of Greece are described as his pupils. He was supposed to be immortal, but he voluntarily agreed to die; and, wounded by a poisoned arrow (not intended for him) while in conflict with a wild boar, he transferred his immortality to Prometheus; whereupon he was placed amongst the stars.
We can easily see how this fable is the ignorant perversion of the primitive Revelation. The true tradition can be seen dimly through it, and we can discern Him of whom it spoke,--the all-wise, all-powerful Teacher and Prophet, who "went about doing good," yet "despised and rejected of men," laying down His life that others might live.
It is one of the lowest of the constellations, i.e. the farthest south from the northern centre. It is situated immediately over the CROSS, which bespeaks His own death; He is seen in the act of destroying the enemy.
Thus these star-pictures tell us that it would be as a child that the Promised Seed should come forth and grow and wax strong in spirit and be filled with wisdom (Luke 2:40); and that as a man having two natures He should suffer and die. Then the third and last section in this first chapter of this First Book goes on to tell of His second coming in glory.
4. Bootes (the Coming One)
This constellation still further develops this wondrous personage.
He is pictured as a man walking rapidly, with a spear in his right hand and a sickle in his left hand.
The Greeks called him Bo-o-tes, which is from the Hebrew root Bo (to come), meaning the coming. It is referred to in Psalm 96:13:
"For He cometh,
It is probable that his ancient name was Arcturus * (as referred to in Job 9:9), for this is the name of the brightest star, a (in the left knee). Arcturus means He cometh. **
The ancient Egyptians called him Smat, which means one who rules, subdues, and governs. They also called him Bau (a reminiscence of the more ancient Bo), which means also the coming one.
The star m (in the spear-head) is named Al Katurops, which means the branch, treading under foot.
The star e (just below the waist on his right side) is called Mirac, or Mizar, or Izar. Mirac means the coming forth as an arrow; Mizar, or Izar, means the preserver, guarding.
The star h is called Muphride, i.e. who separates.
The star b (in the head) is named Nekkar, i.e. the pierced (Zech 12:10), which tells us that this coming judge is the One who was pierced. Another Hebrew name is Merga, who bruises. *
This brings us back again to Genesis 3:15, and closes up this first chapter of the First Book (VIRGO). It shows us the Person of the Promised Seed from the beginning to the end, from the first promise of the birth of the Child in Bethlehem, to the final coming of the great Judge and Harvester to reap the harvest of the earth. This was the vision which was afterwards shown to John (Rev 14:15,16), when he says, "I looked; and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle. And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle and reap; for the time is come for Thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. And He that sat on the cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped."
This is the conclusion of the first chapter of this First Book. Here we see the woman whose Seed is to bruise the serpent's head, the Virgin-Born, the Branch of Jehovah, perfect man and perfect God, Immanuel, "God with us," yet despised and rejected of men, and yielding up His life that others may have life for evermore. But we see Him coming afterwards in triumphant power to judge the earth.
This is only one chapter of this First Book, but it contains the outline of the whole volume, complete in itself, so far as it regards the Person of the Coming One. Like the Book of Genesis, it is the seed-plot which contains the whole, all the rest being merely the development of the many grand details which are included and shut up within it. It is only one chapter out of twelve, but it distinctly foreshadows the end--even "the sufferings of Christ and the glory which should follow."
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It'll be a busy fall semester for Texas A&M Architecture for Health students, who will hear a series of public lectures about China's rapidly changing healthcare needs and design an eye hospital in Puyang, China with counterparts in China and Oklahoma.
Chinese and U.S. healthcare design experts will deliver a series of lectures during the semester, most beginning at 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays at the Wright Gallery in building A of the Langford Architecture Center.
"China has a growing, aging population, a large rural to urban migration, and a growing economy, conditions which will need to be addressed by its health care system," said George J. Mann, Texas A&M professor of architecture, who organized the lecturers' appearances and will lead the studio with Xuemei Zhu and Zhipeng Lu, assistant professors of architecture.
The changing conditions have created a rising need and expectation for quality, affordable, appropriate and accessible health and hospital facilities, said Mann, the who holds the Skaggs and Sprague Endowed Chair in Health Facilities Design.
One of the highlights of the speaker series will be a 10:00 a.m. Friday, Nov. 4 roundtable at the Wright Gallery, building A of the Langford Architecture Center, discussing the future of China's healthcare facilities with Xiqiu Huang, chief architect of Beijing's Institute of Project Planning and Research, one of China's largest healthcare facility design and construction firms.
He'll be joined by Ying Zhou, associate professor of architecture at Nanjing's Southeast University, and representatives from 10 top U.S. healthcare design firms including Perkins + Will, The Innova Group, RTKL and Shepley Bulfinch.
Other experts from China and the U.S. will explore topics including "A Comparison of the Health Issues and the Healthcare Systems in China and the U.S." Sept. 14, "Case Studies: Health and Hospital Facility Projects in China" Oct. 12 and "Designing Hospitals in China: an American Architect's Experience" Oct. 19. Lectures are scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. in the Wright Gallery.
In the Architecture-for-Health design studio, students from Texas A&M, Southeast University and the University of Oklahoma will initially communicate by teleconference, telephone and emails, said Mann, as they research Puyang's health issues, climate, culture and materials and methods of construction.
In early November, they will converge at HKS Inc. In Dallas to present their designs to representatives from Beijing's Institute of Project Planning and Research, one of the largest health facilities design and construction firms in China.
Later that month, students will meet medical facility design professionals, listen to presentations and view healthcare facility exhibits at the Healthcare Design conference in Nashville, Tenn, the world's premier gathering devoted to evidence-based design for healthcare buildings.
In October, Mann will head to Southeast University in Nanjing to present the studios' projects to faculty and students.
Developed in collaboration with design professionals engaged in the day-to-day championing of higher quality healthcare environments, the annual learning event examines the ways evidence-based design strategies can positively impact the safety, operation, clinical outcomes and financial success of healthcare facilities now and in the future.
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Turning Point Youth Services provides ongoing opportunities for youth and caregivers to participate in the organization through meaningful engagement and advocacy activities. The agency strives to empower youth and their caregivers to identify and participate in issues that they deem important. Youth and their caregivers/support people are active participants in all planning meetings related to their care or treatment.
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Fall colors at the University of Oregon will include green when the Office of Sustainability holds its annual November orientation for offices that want to become environmentally friendly.
The fall Green Office Certification orientation, running from noon to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 7, will cover how workplaces across campus can improve operations to reduce waste, save energy and more. The Office of Sustainability will offer the 90-minute program — the cost is $15 per participant, lunch included — to teach dozens of ways to reduce the environmental footprint of university offices.
To register, email Briana Meier at firstname.lastname@example.com. The orientation is aimed at UO employees in administrative units responsible for office management.
"The orientation will show how to complete the green office scorecard, start the green office certification process, spark conversations about greening and resiliency in the workplace and improve best practices," said sustainability director Steve Mital.
More than 45 offices have been certified — 20 percent of all campus units — and the list is growing, the sustainability office said.


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Clio Entertainment Awards are in full swing, and now's the time to get all your entries ready to starting hitting deadlines. With a new name adorning the competition, there are a few other changes to Clio Entertainment this year.
There are lots of opportunities to excel in this year's Clio Entertainment Awards, with a number of categories dedicated not just to quality entries, but the craftwork that went into making them awesome. The organizers behind the Clio Awards told Brave Dog that the craft categories not only offer new opportunities, but that they might be overlooked by competitors as they're putting together their entries for this year's competition.
That means that craft categories for Clio Entertainment are potentially an area where competition could be thinner than in other areas. It also means that the craft categories shouldn't be overlooked when you're planning your entries. They might require a shift in thinking, but they also might offer a better than average chance at taking home a Clio.
What are craft categories?
If you're familiar at all with Clio Entertainment, you know that it's full of categories recognizing the best in advertising for films, television, gaming and home entertainment. Those categories include recognition for great spots and trailers, campaigns, out-of-home advertising, and more. They also include categories focused on great use of elements like music, copywriting, and beyond.
Craft categories focus on the technique of creating some of those elements. Because they call out particular portions of a work instead of the whole trailer, spot, or campaign, they some additional freedom to entries. And that often means you can double-count an entry, using it for a category for the entire work, and one just for music, visuals, or what have you.
Think outside the box
Clio Entertainment categories are purposefully vague in their descriptions. Especially in the craft and technical categories, Clio's only prompt is that entries should focus on craft and technical aspects — but they don't otherwise give much in the way of parameters for what constitutes award-worthy craft entries. Like other categories, Clio awards creativity and original thinking, and the vagueness of the category descriptions keeps them broad.
That all means that when you think about what entries you might want to submit to craft categories, you can and should be creative. If your entry's sound design is unusual or its copywriting is memorable, that may well endear it to the judges for being something that's not what they're used to. Make your case for why your entry is a technical or craft achievement! Judges are always looking for entries that go above and beyond what they're used to, and craft categories are a perfect opportunity to highlight work you might not otherwise have a home for in the competition.
The Clio Entertainment deadlines are fast approaching. The next deadline is July 14, and the drop-dead final deadline for the competition is Aug. 4. So get those entries in! More information is available on the Clio Entertainment website.
And as always, the Brave Dog team of award experts is standing by to help. Feel free to give us a call. And keep being creative!


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23956 Fonda, Jane;
Jane Fonda. My Life so Far.
Random House, Sydney, 2005.
8vo.pp.xiii + 600. Filmography, index, credits and permissions, illustrations.
Very good hardcover in very good dust jacket. Signed by author on title page with characteristic heart.
In this beautifully written memoir Jane Fonda holds a mirror up to her own life, and lets us see ourselves reflected there. With unflinchingly honesty she addresses her tragic relationship with her mother and her tortured one with her father; her lovers and husbands, from Roger Vadim to Ted Turner; her search for identity and her controversial political beliefs. The result is rare in its readability and sheer page turning force.'


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Nursing Image Profession Essay Sample
Nursing is best described as both a science and an art. Through nursing, individuals are serviced with health care and, in many ways, their societal needs are met. In the health care industry, nurses are at the forefront of patient care, interacting with individuals, families, and communities to promote good health, provide medical education, encourage disease prevention, care for the ill, and rehabilitate those in need (Potter, Patricia, et al, 2000, pp. 24-25). Nurses are required to multitask, acting in collaboration with other health care disciplines to promote a healthy environment.
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… care disciplines to promote a healthy environment.
Perhaps the greatest understanding of nursing is that health is the right of every individual and that health care is the responsibility of society. Thus, the ideal nurse must assume three roles: provider of care; manager of care; and member of the profession.
Roles and Ideals of a Nurse
Nursing is one of the greatest services to humanity (Blais, et al, 2001). Ideally, nurses commit their professional lives to providing health care to others. The ideal nurse should concentrate on promoting and restoring health; preventing illness of individuals, families, groups, and communities; and …


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Intuitive TarotAugust 21, 2009
Designer, Artist: Cilla Conway
Country of Publication: U.S.A.
Number of Cards: 78
Publication Year: 2004
Publication Status: In Print
Description: The Intuitive Tarot is… "a sophisticated tool for self-development. The accompanying book demonstrates various techniques to working with the cards on whatever level you choose. You can use them simply to gain insight into day-to-day issues and what may lie ahead in your career, relationships, health and home life. Or you may wish to see them as a mirror, to see underlying motives, patterns, and possibilities in your life. Going deeper still, you can use them as spiritual feedback, discovering the invisible archetypal energies that surround you, assisting or challenging you to gain your highest potential in life.
The Intuitive Tarot is a tarot deck forged from passion. These are not just illustrations; they have a power and sense of connection all their own."
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NEWS: 3D Content May Go Mainstream Soon
Satellite giant Sky is hoping that 3D technology would soon find its way to the mass market, boosted by an increase in the number of subscribers to its 3D TV channel.
Currently 70,000 viewers subscribe to the channel which offers sports, movies and entertainment in 3D.
Sky's 3D offering has played a significant role in popularising the technology among people in the UK.
Having handed over his role as director of Sky 3D, Barry Lenz told TechRadar that he is pleased with the firm's progress in the market so far.
He said: "It's one thing to sit with something like 3D where we are going out and saying that we're happy with 70,000 subscribers in the first quarter, but that's because we believe that it will grow to a much bigger number for us.
"We tend to be a more mass market company which means we have to hit very high volumes with our products.
"Features for the sake of features are dangerous for us, if we're not clear on where the value will come through."
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The 2008 NATA Air Charter Summit will provide exclusive insight into emerging threats to charter operators from the illegal drug trade.
At a special luncheon on June 10, William C. Brown, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency's (DEA) Aviation Division, will discuss the DEA's increased focus on air charter and how operators can best ensure they are not targets of the drug runners.
General aviation aircraft are increasingly targeted for theft by drug traffickers, and recently an aircraft was stolen at gunpoint while the owner and his passengers were attempting to depart an airport in Mexico.
What implications does the war on drugs have for U.S. operators? What role does the DEA play in investigating suspected use of air charter aircraft by drug traffickers? Mr. Brown will address these and other issues related to DEA efforts to stop the flow of illegal drugs and the role played by the air charter industry.
Mr. Brown is an experienced airplane and helicopter pilot and has served as a pilot and special agent with the DEA, among other roles, before being selected for his current position in 2002.
The 2008 NATA Air Charter Summit will be held on June 9-11 at the Westfields Marriott Washington Dulles Hotel in Chantilly, VA. Registration and program details are available at www.nata.aero/acs.


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A project has been under way since 2005 to restore the maritime character of Mont St Michel. A completely new discovery route will link the different landscapes that are crossed one after the other. The route begins from a new car park 2.5 kms from the Mont on the continent. With 45,000 trees and shrubs planted, it provides over 4,000 parking spaces that melt into the surrounding landscape.
The original plan was for visitors to leave their vehicles before being guided to the tourist information centre then to the pedestrian pathways dotted with information panels on the architectural and historic richness of the site. Each pathway would join the new dam and shuttle departure site located some 750 metres from the car park. Visitors could then choose to travel on foot, by shuttle or horseback along the causeway to access the Mont. The new car park opened on the 28th April 2012.
Well the plan just didn't work. Visitors were often soaking wet or blown to pieces before they even reached the shuttle departure area. There were so many complaints that the designers were obliged to take the shuttle departure area back nearer to the car parks! This means you don't have to walk passed the cafes and restaurants any more to catch your bus- so the visitors are now happy and the restaurant owners are just a little upset! As a concession, the owners of the site now allow visitors to drive into the restaurant areas for free after 7 o'clock each night.
Individual vehicles were originally charged 8.5 euros to park, which included 'free' travel on the shuttle bus. It was also possible to pay extra and travel by the Maringote, a double decker vehicle pulled by horses; a specific shuttle, La Montoise, was available for disabled people and to carry those that live and work on the Mont. The final 350 metres of the journey for everyone is across a specially constructed pedestrian bridge to preserve a clear view of the Mont from the bay.
With the necessary changes to the shuttle departure area completed, the owners decided to make the public pay for their troubles! They upped the car park charge to 12.5 euros per vehicle. To complete the early disasters, the double-decker vehicles to be pulled by horses proved unstable in the high winds and were withdrawn on the very first day of their use! A smaller horse drawn vehicle now operates if you really feel it's worth the bother!
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Hey guys, here is a good story that tells of good progress in Human Trafficking assistance. (Even though it was a long time coming.)
This next link is a editorial by Bob Sanborn that describes the depths of Human Trafficking in Houston. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/6132874.html
Mr Sanborn also mentions a bill (SB 89) going to the State Senate. This bill will provide for a state task force that will help in combating human trafficking through Texas as well as providing for public awareness, education and victims assistance.
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Thursday, December 04, 2008
the other day i got to visit st. paul cathedral's first advent service of 2008.
there were oh, about a thousand people there...
full choir-adults and kids,
and of course the place is HUGE and breathtakingly beautiful.
we got to sing one christmas carol, 'come o come emmanuel' and the whole time i kept thinking about how badly i want to be back in houston so i can sing christmas carols with my friends at wellspring...and maybe even do a powerpoint with lots of holidays photos.
can't wait to see you guys...two more weeks! hope you're all doing well :)
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