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PIERRE — South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard has awarded $1.3 million to recreational trails in several cities, state parks and the Black Hills National Forest.
Daugaard this week announced the awards given through the Recreational Trails Program.
The cities that were awarded grants for trail construction and upgrades are Aberdeen, Crooks, Deadwood, Fort Pierre, Huron and Rapid City.
Custer State Park, George S. Mickelson Trail and the Black Hills Snowmobile Trail System are among the locations that were given grants for trail improvements.
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Established in 1952, Admiral Craft Equipment Corp., or Adcraft, started as a smallwares company dedicated to providing superior customer service, prompt shipment and competitive pricing. The success of their first countertop electric item, a simple food warmer, jettisoned them to becoming a recognizable manufacturer of high quality food service equipment across the world. While their commitment to quality and service has not changed, they have expanded over the years to where they stand now, with over 2,000 products that range from smallwares items to over sixty countertop items that serve all segments of the food service industry. More recently Adcraft has begun manufacturing refrigeration and freezer products. Their continued growth and development of additional products shows Adcraft's continued dedication to being a worldwide leader in the manufacturing of restaurant equipment, utensils and supplies.
Picked this up from FSW around 4 months ago, needless to say, still running strong. All day everyday, never had a single problem. Its design is basic, which I love, but means EASY cleaning more than anything. The vents actually point down and out, so you can actually use water when cleaning the outside. Its light, even when full, and can easily be moved, maneuvered, or quickly evacuated due to some mishap or spill. And I love that it is capable of actually boiling water on setting 6. Its the best deal going for warmers IMO, and I plan to pick up two more. One for shows and another because, at this price, why not. Its a great way to bump your order up to free shipping as well. And on top of all that, you get to order from Food Service Warehouse, which is entirely more pleasant than you might expect. Upon my first order I was given a rep, who would become my permanent rep, who now knows me, my name, my restaurant, and what I've gotten and what I need, His keen questions have lead to more that one "purchase" yes, but not something he tricked me into at all, but a solid, "wow I hadn't thought of that yet" time-saver and in one situation frankly a butt-saver. Thanks again for that Matt! All-in-all its a simple warmer that works every time, Zero complaints, and dozens of subsequent approvals and appreciations, both for the company and the products sold..
have used this product at several different resturants good product
Love itt very nice and work good i recoment to the people
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heats up quicker than others I have used, very well built. easy to clean also. fits together very well, not like those cheap imitations. worth the extra $$
Adcraft manufactures a robust line of countertop equipment that is perfect for restaurants, bars and concession stands that want to add heavy duty equipment without having to dedicate a large amount space to it. From fryers to pizza ovens, Adcraft creates countertop solutions for all types of food service establishments, allowing them to get a high level of production in compact and easy to operate equipment.
Keeping food hot and ready for service can help kitchens run more efficiently. Adcraft offers food warming equipment that can be placed in the front of the house or in the kitchen. Several models of soup kettles that are perfect for buffets lines, caterers and grocery stores. Adcraft uses heavy duty stainless steel and simple controls to provide durable equipment that is easy to operate and maintain.
Much of Adcraft's countertop equipment is highly portable, making it perfect for buffets and caterers. High quality stainless steel and heavy duty construction allows much of this equipment to be taken on the road, without having to worry about its longevity. This equipment can be plugged into standard 120 volt outlets and set up quickly, which makes it perfect for caterers that need equipment they can set up and break down quickly.


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The Bobby's Legacy Course at Legacy Courses At Craguns is an 18-hole regulation length golf course in Brainerd, Minnesota. This medium-length layout plays quite long from the back tees. Also, the overall difficulty level of this course is very high and will challenge even the best golfers. There are 2 other courses at this same golf club, the Dutch Legacy Course, and the Par-3 Course. Online tee times may be available at Legacy Courses At Craguns or at nearby golf courses, often at a substantial discount from the going green fees rate.
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ATLANTA, July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The Third Party Administrators Alliance (TPAA) announced today the appointment of Mark Oelschlager as its president. The TPAA is the nation's first alliance of third party administrators and provides lead generation programs, marketing tools and technical expertise to its members.
Oelschlager brings hands-on experience in the insurance and benefits industries to his new role, assets he believes will further the organization's reach and effectiveness. "The benefits the TPAA brings to third party administrators are long overdue," Oelschlager says, "and I am excited and pleased to have been selected to continue to expand this much-needed service. I look forward to helping level the playing field between our members and carriers by providing increased business opportunities, better prices and vetted suppliers to help them be more successful."
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Northcentral Technical College has selcted Heidi Mrozek its district ambassador for the 2013-14 school year. A student pursuing NTC's medical office specialist technical diploma, Mrozek was one of four people nominated for the honor.
After earning a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and entering the workforce for a period of time, Mrozek decided to return to school at NTC. She also plans to enter NTC's radiography program after completing her technical diploma.
"Heidi is a great example of the impact of technical education," said Shawn Sullivan, NTC director of student development and ambassador coordinator. "She has an engaging personality, speaks very highly of NTC and her instructors and loves the college's hands-on learning opportunities."
As part of her responsibilities, Mrozek will represent NTC at a statewide conference on April 17-18 in Madison.
The State Ambassador Program recognizes and rewards excellence among technical college students and seeks to develop greater public awareness of technical education in Wisconsin.
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Power restored to 12,500 in eastern Utah
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More than 12,500 eastern Utah electrical customers were left in the dark Tuesday morning.
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Amazingly Epic! Keep up the good work guys! Hope this comes out relatively soon!
In modern film, almost every sound is recorded in post production. This includes even the most subtle sounds, such as clothing shifting as a character checks his wristwatch, or leather creaking as he tightens his bootstraps. These sounds are recorded behind the scenes by a "Foley" artist, who uses all sorts of materials to reproduce the on-screen movement as closely as possible.
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In modern film, almost every sound is recorded in post production. This includes even the most subtle sounds, such as clothing shifting as a character checks his wristwatch, or leather creaking as he tightens his bootstraps. These sounds are recorded behind the scenes by a "Foley" artist, who uses all sorts of materials to reproduce the on-screen movement as closely as possible.
Foley is even more important in animated movies and video games because it helps ground the impossible visuals, and brings more realism to the materials and interactions. The subtle sounds are often harder to get right than the more attention-grabbing ones because they are so unique and specific. While a stock sound library might have fist impacts and gunshots, it probably won't have sounds for "picking up a heavy object while wearing leather armor" or "stumbling on gravel but not quite falling".
For Overgrowth, I recently started working with a sound artist to start creating unique sound effects for all the in-game movements and interactions. Here is the first test of Foley sounds for movement on crete surfaces (what some of the monoliths are made of):
Be sure to check it out in HD!
There is still a lot of work to be done, but I think even these initial sounds add a lot! Do you have any ideas for how to improve them, or questions about how they work so far?
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Amazingly Epic! Keep up the good work guys! Hope this comes out relatively soon!
Absolutely spectacular, those sounds do add a lot.
Great sound effects overall, but I think you overdid it with the wind while jumping. I realize that it is a rabbit with long sensitive ears, but still ...
I agree! Whilst everything else is brilliant, wind feels a bit 'single tone' (ie no bluster or bursts, as you'd expect of actual wind), and fades in and out too abruptly.
For the long jump i think its perfect but the short walljumps are too much wind sounding
you guys do realize this is simply to showcase some of it? its obviously still WiP
Giving advise to a WiP is what makes that WiP become a great finished product.
Constructive criticism is what helps make a game great.
By far the best dev video from you guys, I can't wait to get my hands on this! Running animation could use some work.
Yea, the quick tapping of the feet would get annoying.
I also agree with the air thing. It needs a slower buildup to maximum.
Beyond that, this is very good!
Fapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfap! That's all. Nice job.
missing an aerial kick guys once U can do off walls
the sounds and anims is perfect, i think.
why is the game taking so long?
Cause its a game. Its not like you can clap your hands and its all done for you.
Air impact sound is beautiful, nice loop.
Foleys are really tough to do right, we are currently trying stuff ourselves and I can't say it is easy.
You guys have managed to get great results, subtle sounds but with great feedback. Keep up the great work!
Awesome sounds, pat that sound artist on the back for me.
Animations starting to shape up nicely too I see :)
This is amazing! Great work guys. Looking forward to play this one day.
You know, i really hate this "smartass" comments on every mod from people who knows nothing about modding and how hard and tough work it is, but keep up the good work guys and you will reach the goal.
Except its a GAME. Not a MOD.
Because mods can't possibly be games, right? RIGHT?
Actually on the topic, great work!
Well GAME can be MOD and vice versa, that's the probably most exciting thing about this part of games world.
the sound is great
but i dont like the wind sound so much ;)
Sounds great. My only crit is that the wind sound effect from motion ramps up and becomes quiet too quickly. It's a great dramatic touch when making long leaps and such, but when running a few steps, it sounds out of place. Especially considering how quiet the background ambient wind noise is, and how high up the character is in this particular scene.
Looks awesome, Reminds me of Lugaru soo much xD
Agreed, the wind is just too harsh on the ears when your doing "normal" movement, but it seems perfect for the long jump down as the sound makes things a bit uncomfortable like you should making such a jump.
My guess about the wind is that it plays on movement and that the volume is controlled by the movement speed. It probably needs some more tweaking.
Well, they have this "wind" effect for a really long time now, I remember them showing off the editor and when the camera moved it was like a jet flying in the air (the sound). Too bad this hasn't been adjusted yet.
Not much to say about this video besides the wind sound.
Finally! I found the blog that I mentioned: Blog.wolfire.com
As you can hear the sound gets really loud, 'sounds' like it gets louder the longer you move.
Did he make that run sound by fapping? :O
Looking, and sounding, good!
Very nice! like the WIP wind tone concept. ^_^
Just a quick question here; while some stock sounds are handy, do you plan on creating customs yourselves as the " majority " of the sounds for the game to further enhance the uniqueness of this fine project ? That's something I would rather enjoy doing myself. Fine work on this vid. !


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Banding together for Relay for Life
The Jupiter and Tequesta communities are banding together for the first time to help eradicate cancer.
The Relay For Life Jupiter/Tequesta will start at noon on Saturday, April 20 and continue until 6 p.m. April 21.
Relay For Life is the main fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.
Now celebrating its 100th anniversary, Relay For Life was founded to raise money for cancer research and cancer patients, educate the public, celebrate the survivors and remember those who have lost their lives to the disease.
Jupiter and Tequesta volunteers organized their own relays in the past and decided to join forces this year to create a bigger event that will hopefully raise more money. As of press time, the Jupiter/Tequesta Relay For Life had amassed 26 teams and raised more than $13,000.
In another first, instead a local high school the traditional venue the event will be held at Roger Dean Stadium and relayers will take turns walking loops around the baseball field.
The Relay will begin with a lunch honoring cancer survivors sponsored by Giuseppe's Italian Restaurant.
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One attendee will be Sundie Church Love.
Several years ago, Love took part in a clinical trial administered by the American Cancer Society. That experience inspired her to get involved in the Relay as its Survivor Chair.
"Relay For Life brings us together as a community to fight cancer as a whole," she said.
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Rebecca Suskauer, 14, of West Palm Beach, will kick-off the event's walking portion by singing the national anthem. Survivors and caregivers will walk the first honorary lap.
That evening, Relay attendees get free admission to the Jupiter Hammerheads baseball game. The organization will also donate a portion of ticket revenue, and players will take an honorary lap after the game to show solidarity with the cause.
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The Luminaria Ceremony to honor those who have lost their battle with cancer will take place after the game, and will conclude with a fireworks display.
Other highlights include: live music by Lou Villano, a student showcase by Pamela Davis Music Studios, bingo games, Kwik Golf, a scavenger hunt, volleyball, a campsite decorating competition, a Miss Relay contest, a visit from Jupiter Medical Center's Wellness in Motion bus, and more.
Operations Chair Kathleen Ryan said she expects 500 or so people to stop by at some point over the weekend.
"It will be a fun way to celebrate 100 years of fighting cancer," she said.
What: Relay For Life Jupiter/Tequesta
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With only days to go, do you feel ready for Christmas?
Perhaps you were hoping to arrange a Santa letter for someone special but have just realised Christmas is almost here and you've not done it? It's easy to let it slip with all the things that need doing at this time of year, but it is disappointing for any child to miss out.
Maybe you weren't sure of the details to let us personalise a letter for the special child(ren) in your life, so kept putting it off until now it feels too late.
Well, you're in luck! It IS too late to send anything via Australia Post before Christmas and a bit too close for use to write personalised letters at this stage.
However, we have prepared a non-personalised Love Santa letter for Aussie and Kiwi children that you can print off for them – pop it in an envelope in the letter box, hang it from the Christmas tree or have it sticking out of a stocking hung by the chimney, or any other creative presentation you think of!
Professionally written like all our letters, the non-personalised letter also refers to a warm Christmas and the boomers, and of course includes a craft idea and recipe for a Santa snack. We write a new letter every year (but you can still grab the non-personalised letters from 2012 and 2013 as well if you want three different letters – contact us for more than three!)
The more magic we can give children for Christmas, the better! (Did you know that Michael Grose believes Christmas magic is even more important for children than ever in this information age?)
Simply click on the button below to arrange for your downloadable Santa letter, and have a Merry Christmas!
Following on from jcc481's suggestion, I am going to compile jokes from this year's bonbons
I don't promise all will be funny – but it's a sure bet some will make you groan! However, it will be fun and all will be clean and child-friendly. So here goes…
Which composer do dogs prefer?
What do call two thieves?
A pair of knickers
What do clouds wear?
What do you call a man with a spade in his head?
What do you call a man without a spade in his head?
What do you call a penguin in the Sahara Desert?
What do hedgehogs have for lunch?
Prickled onions
How does Jack Frost get to work?
By icicle
Why did the tomato blush?
It saw the salad dressing
Why do cows lie down in the rain?
To keep each udder dry
What do you call a fish with no eyes?
A fsh
How did my friend drown in a bowl of muesli?
He was pulled in by a strong currant.
How many animals of each species did Moses take into the ark?
None, but Noah took two of each!
How is a banana peel on the footpath like music?
If you don't C Sharp you will B flat
* I will add more after more bonbons on Thursday!
There's only so many bonbons I come across so to make a large collection of jokes, I need help! I'd love you to add any other bonbon jokes you've come across this year to the list by putting them in the comments below.
PLEASE make sure only family friendly jokes are included…
In business and in marketing discussions, 'managing expectations' is important and quite common.
The point is to let people know what to expect so they are content with things. For example, if people know it will take two weeks to have something delivered, they'll be happy with to arriving in 12 days but 12 days would be irritating if you expected it in 3 days.
Managing expectations is not a term I've really though about in relation to Christmas (or other gift times of year), but it makes sense to think about it.
Have you ever had expectations about Christmas that were not met or exceeded?
I remember once that I was given some hints that I would get an iPad for Christmas, and I was quite pleased about the idea. And quite disappointed when I didn't get one on Christmas Day. Had I not heard those hints, the lack of iPad wouldn't have bothered me at all so it was false expectations that caused the disappointment.
It's a bit like the child getting a huge gift, only to discover that there is a box inside a box inside a box… The child would be a mix of emotions – excitement over a large gift, disappointment over it not being so big, excitement over lots of layers to unwrap and the surprise of finding whatever was in the middle. My Dad did that to me once – the final gift was very small, but as it was a key to a car it was also a very big gift!
Via jcc81's comment in a recent post, I heard of a great way to set low expectations and thus provide excitement on Christmas Day. Imagine children watching you wrap some junk for them and seeing those gifts under the tree for days and weeks… Only to discover some other gifts were placed under the tree on Christmas morning!
So letting children know in advance that they may not get everything they want, not even everything they wrote to ask Santa for, is a good way to keep them happy with what they get on Christmas morning.
I think that is a good lesson for them anyway – there should be more to Christmas than the gifts and they need to learn that they can't always get what they want.
Have you ever really thought about managing gift expectations?
I've been busy so left it a little late to plan the gifts for prep/kinder teachers the children wanted to make. So I looked back through the Love Santa recipes and found Anna's tiny Christmas puddings
These will be easy enough to make quickly, I figured, and the kids could be involved in every step – and enjoy the final decorating phase. So this is what our final gifts to the kinder teachers looked like:
And this is what we did to make them…
I bought a fruit cake from the supermarket that we have enjoyed many times – it's just a homebrand cake but it is moist and not too heavy. I'm not a huge fan of the dark traditional Christmas cakes as I find them too heavy and dry, but you could certainly use one if you, like my husband, do like them.
Prepared fruit cake – bought or home made!
icing sugar
red & green jelly babies
red & green smarties
Quantities will depend on how many puddings you want to make I used about half a cup of icing sugar and 1.5 tablespoons of yoghurt and most of a purchased 1 kg fruit cake.
Small packets of jelly babies and/or smarties should be enough as long as there is enough red and green ones in there!
Cut the cake – slice off about 3cm piece
Cut the slice into smaller pieces. Roll each piece into a ball – actually, you'll need to form the shape as it will fall apart if you try rolling it.
Put the cake balls into the fridge for a while – I left them there overnight. This helps them firm up a little so they are easier to work with.
As the balls were fiddlier and less stable than I expected, I also tried do big pieces to effectively make small cakes for my son's teachers. These were also easier for little fingers to decorate (and quicker to prepare!).
Slice up the jelly babies – making small red circles and long, thin green strips. Cut the green smarties in half.
Mix the yoghurt and icing sugar to a reasonably thick mixture.
Spoon some icing over the cake balls.
Decorate the tiny puddings with the red and green lollies. I created a holly effect but my son just had fun making the cakes colourful!
To solve the issue of what my son could give to his classmates for Christmas, we decided on a card and small gift for everyone rather than trying to choose who to give a personal present to.
I found some magnets and Christmas stickers so our gift idea was found!
If you manage to get stickers and magnets exactly the same size, then all you have to do is stick on the stickers! However, the odds are you won't be quite so lucky.
If the sticker is bigger tan the magnet, you can just take off the backing paper and attach the magnet. It will look great from the front and back but (and this is a big but!) the exposed glue surface will attract dirt and dust and soon will become messy.
The sticky surface will also make it difficult to put the Christmas magnet into an envelope or gift wrapping.
I traced around the magnet on the back of the sticker and then scored the outline. I actually prepared a pile of them before my son got involved, but older children could possibly score the paper themselves.
It was then easy for my son to peel off just that bit of backing paper and attach the magnet, leaving the rest of the backing paper in place.
That's it – no drying time or finishing touches needed! And because they are small and light, it's easy to just pop them into an envelope with a Christmas card and you're done. In half a day, my son had a gift and card done for all his classmates (and writing the cards was definitely the most time consuming task!)
Whether it is from advertising or simple interest, kids will ask for all sorts of things for Christmas (and birthday) gifts.
There may be many reasons to decide against a particular item for you child (price, values, practicality, appropriateness, and so on) but one I have been reminded of this week is safety.
This week, a mother contacted us about not wanting mention of a mermaid tail in her daughters' Love Santa letter as she had decided it was not appropriate for her daughters.
I know very little about mermaid tails so I am not saying they are or are not dangerous.
But the point is valid.
If you don't think your child's gift request is safe or appropriate, then that is your decision and the child should not get that gift.
At one level, safety depends on the specific child. That is, the child's age, personality and physical abilities will impact on what is suitable for that child, and that takes someone who knows the child to make that decision.
Certain things are clearly not safe and thus easy to decide against – like small Lego pieces for a baby or guns for any child, for example.
Whereas other things may be less clear. So to decide if something is safe enough to give to your child (or the child in your life), here are some suggestions:
If you decide a gift is not safe, what do you tell the child?
I think it helps if you don't promise anything so you don't have to back track
Beyond that, I tell my children that I don't like a potential gift and give them a reason. I may simplify it to suit their knowledge, but I let them know to maintain their trust and get them thinking . It also means that I have already set the expectation that I won't get it later nor allow them to buy it themselves a few months later.
How do you tell your children you have decided against them having something they would like?
Just to compete the above story about mermaid tails…
Santa understands safety and works hard to never give children toys or gifts that are not safe. And when Santa writes to children he never promises any particular gift will be given because he knows things may change between writing the letter and Christmas Eve.
As each Love Santa letter is individually adjusted, it was not difficult to remove any mention of the mermaid tails for the girls mentioned above, keeping everyone happy and safe.
by Josie Wowolla Boyle
illustrated by Fern Martins
Magabala books, Broome, 2012
Coming across a lovely picture book that is very Australian (without any clichéd cute animals dressed as Santa) is a nice treat
Bubbay is a lonely boy fending for himself in the Aussie Outback. On Christmas Eve, he feels sad to have no family, no house and no Christmas tree. At this point, the story gets magical with Bubbay's Grandmother's spirit leading him on an adventure to collect special things so Bubbay can earn a special Christmas.
The story is a little detailed for pre-schoolers but is enjoyable for lower primary children. It is beautifully illustrated with simple, detailed paintings. Australian animals are included in a way that hints at the Dreamtime and characteristics of those animals (eg mentioning a Bower Bird's home), thus inviting further discussions and learning.
My only disappointment was that Bubbay sat back on Christmas Eve to watch reindeer flying by instead of boomers, but reindeer may well work better for a wider audience.
I was able to predict the ending early in the book, but it is still heart-warming – and children wouldn't see the obvious coming as easily as I, so this doesn't detract from the story at all.
Definitely a beautiful book to add to any child's (or adult's!) Christmas or Australian book collection.
While these biscuits don't look or sound very Christmassy (other than by adding colouring to them or icing with Christmas colours like I have), they feel like a Christmas treat to me!
I think it is because the passionfruit flavour is a hint of summer and the texture is like shortbread (which I associate with Christmas).
These are fairly easy to make so are suitable for young children to help with – and I bet Santa would enjoy a few of these on Christmas Eve!
{Makes about 40 biscuits}
Mix the butter (softened butter makes this easier!) with the sugars and vanilla essence.
Mix in the passionfruit pulp then add in the flours.
It forms a stiff mix, not quite like a pastry dough – and it looks a bit sticky.
Put a little plain flour on your hands then roll small bits of the mixture into balls (the flour is enough to stop them sticking to you).
Put the balls on a greased tray or tray lined with baking paper (I've tried both and neither seems superior to the other).
Push down on each ball lightly with the back of a spoon to make them flatter. Note these biscuits don't spread very much so you don't need a lot of space between biscuits.
Bake at 160°C for 13 – 15 minutes.
Cool on the tray before serving, icing or storing.
Why use the different flours? Well, corn flour and coconut flour are gluten free so these biscuits are lower gluten than most biscuits. The coconut flour also adds protein and fibre so these biscuits are lower carbohydrate than you'd expect. It also gives a slight hint of coconut to add to the summery effect.
Why brown sugar? It is less processed so healthier than white sugar of any type.
I melted some white chocolate and added colouring to cover some of my biscuits. I love the crunch of the set chocolate but I found it did overwhelm the passionfruit flavour a bit – they still were yummy and melted on the tongue though!
I am thinking of making batches of these with my kids this year for them to give to kinder/school teachers as Christmas gifts.
What will you do with the biscuits you make?
And I'm curious, if you are from the northern hemisphere, would these feel Christmassy or would you prefer them in summer?
When I was a child we use to make egg shell Christmas ornaments for the tree. Does anyone remember these?
They were super easy to make, the worst part was blowing the inside of the egg out YUCK!!!!!
An adult usually mama would give us all an egg raw of course, we would have to be outside for the first part of this project.
We would take a small nail, and very carefully punch a hole in the top and bottom of the egg.
Then we would gently press our pucker lips against the top of egg with the hole in it. We would then blow really hard into the hole.
Usually it would take us at least three good blows to push the yolk and white out of the other hole at the bottom of egg.
Once we had that done we could go back inside, and decorate the outside of egg with paint or glitter.
Just whatever we wanted to do with it was fine. We would use thread inserted in the hole to hang our ornaments.
* Image courtesy of 123rf
From Santa and the Love Santa Elves, please have a safe and very
Have a wonderful day today and remember to share a little Christmas magic with as many people as you can.
And Happy New Year!
Sorry, I don't know the original source of this but as someone works with planes, this made me laugh!
I hope others enjoy it too – Merry Christmas!
'Twas the night before Christmas, and out on the ramp,
Not an airplane was stirring, not even a Champ.
The aircraft were fastened to tie downs with care,
In hopes that come morning, they all would be there.
The fuel trucks were nestled, all snug in their spots,
While peak gusts from three two zero reached 39 knots.
I sank behind the fuel desk, now finally caught up,
And settled down comfortably, resting my butt.
When over the radio there arose such a clatter,
I turned up the scanner to see what was the matter.
A voice clearly heard over static and snow,
Asked for clearance to land at the airport below.
He barked out his transmission so lively and quick,
I could have sworn that the call sign he used was "St. Nick".
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Sure that it was only Horizon's late Dash.
Then he called his position, and there could be no denial,
"This is St. Nicholas One and I'm turning on final."
When what to my wondering eyes should appear,
A Rutan sleigh, with eight Rotax Reindeer.
Cleared for the ILS, down the glideslope he came,
As he passed all fixes, he called them by name:
"Now Ringo! Now Tolga! Now Trini and Bacun!
On Comet! On Cupid!" What pills was he takin'?
Those last couple of fixes left the controllers confused,
They called down to the office to give me the news.
The message they left was both urgent and dour:
"When Santa lands, have him please call the tower?"
He landed like silk, with the sled runners sparking,
Then I heard "Exit at Charlie," and "Taxi to parking."
He slowed to a taxi and exited Three-Two,
As he came down the taxiway the sleighbells' jingle grew.
He stepped out of the sleigh, but before he could talk,
I had run out to him with my best set of chocks.
He was dressed all in fur, which was covered with frost
And his beard was all blackened from Rotax Reindeer exhaust.
His breath smelled like peppermint, gone slightly stale,
And he puffed on a pipe, but he didn't inhale.
His cheeks were all rosy and jiggled like jelly,
His boots were as black as a cropduster's belly.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old fool,
And he kindly informed me that he needed some fuel.
A wink of his eye and a twist of his toes,
Let me know he was desperate to powder his nose.
I spoke not a word, but went straight to my work,
And I filled up the sleigh, but I spilled like a jerk.
He came out of the restroom with a sigh of relief,
And then picked up a phone for a Flight Service brief.
And I thought as he silently scribed in his log,
That with Rudolph, he could land in an eighth-mile fog.
Next, he completed his pre-flight, from the front to the rear,
Then he put on his headset, and I heard him yell, "Clear!"
And laying a finger on his push-to-talk,
He called up the tower for his clearance and squawk.
"After departure fly heading three two zero," the tower called forth,
"And watch for a Luscombe inbound from the North."
Then I heard him proclaim, as he climbed thru the night,
"Merry Christmas to all! I have traffic in sight."
* Images courtesy of Love Santa and 123rf
I came across a recipe for dough balls which looked yummy and adjusted it for taste and to make it more Christmassy.
It is easy to make, doesn't need to be cooked and could be a nice snack to leave out for Santa, on a plate to take to a function. I'm finding these quite handy to send along to the kids' Christmas parties at school and scouts because they are quick and easy and kids love them!
I don't think they quite fit the nice gift category but that could just be me Try the recipe and let me know if you'd give them as a gift…
100g unsalted butter (room temperature or almost melt it in the microwave to make it really soft if kids are helping you cook!)
3/4 cup raw sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1/2 teaspoons red food colouring
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons of mini chocolate chips
3/4 cup fruit mince (or dried mixed fruit plus 1-2 tablespoon of liquid*)
1 cup plain flour
125g white chocolate
1/2 teaspoon green food colouring
Cream the butter and sugar.
Mix in the essence, red food colouring, cinnamon and flour.
Stir in choc chips and fruit mince.
Form balls of dough. I found it needed some moisture to really hold together and be able to roll it – dry fruit alone will be fairly crumbly and impossible to roll (forming shapes is ok) thus fruit mince or some liquid is required.
Put them in the fridge to harden – I left them for a few hours but half an hour or so is probably enough. Note they taste much better at this stage now when just mixed
Melt the while chocolate until liquid. Then add green food colour.
Dip each ball into the green chocolate and place on a tray.
Put back in the fridge for the chocolate to set, and for storage. Enjoy!
* You could use a liqueur or some orange or cranberry juice


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Antique picker Jane Wheel has always loved old stuff, from vintage salt and pepper shakers to other families' old photos and orphaned Bakelite buttons, and she can't really explain why. But she makes a living out of it, searching high and low at estate sales and antique shops and reselling her finds to other collectors. At least, it's half a living---she makes the other half as an associate to a private detective, because she's just as talented at digging… (more)
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compulsively feel compelled tend to edit yourself as you write, you may benefit from ilys. Just enter a target wordcount and tap away. Until you meet your goal, ilys conceals what you've written and prevents you from backspacing. [more inside]
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How To Write Badly Well
You have a great idea for a novel and it's almost November, so you think now is the time to get cracking. You've decided that hiring a ghostwriter is too easy, but you don't have 100 days to write your novel and the snowflake method seems too frilly. Snowflakes, those delicate little monsters that papered your car when you were stranded on the road in Minnesota. A single snowflake is beautiful, but millions make an avalanche. You were cold, so cold, yet you survived. You're not sure if you have time to read a book on what not to do (UK edition), and the search results are daunting. Forget all that, because you already know how to write, right? Embrace your awesome, magnificent, spellbinding abilities, go forward but never back, ever spinning, shake the rain off your bedspread, and now that you have brewed a delicious pot of steamy, hot, life-giving coffee, you can learn how to write badly well. [via mefi projects] [more inside]
Write or Die from Dr. Wicked's Writing Lab
When you write, will you pick Gentle, Normal, or Kamakaze mode? - "Write or Die is a web application that encourages writing by punishing the tendency to avoid writing. Start typing in the box. As long as you keep typing, you're fine, but once you stop typing, you have a grace period of a certain number of seconds and then there are consequences."
50,000 words of cr - pure awesome
It's that time of the year again! NaNoWriMo, previously seen on MeFi here, has kicked off again. If you're stuck, try these tips to lift yourself out of the rut, or feel free to run over to the MeTa thread to grumble about it to fellow NaNo-ers. For the more OCD among us, popular applets to organize your thoughts include bubble.us, seen here previously, to create mindmaps and plot diagrams, or yWriter to organize your prose into chapters and scenes. Other online communities are joining in the fun. Livejournal is donating $1 to the Young Writer's Program for every completed novel. So ignore the deterrents, whip out your thinking hat, and let the logorrhoea start!
It's nearly time for National Novel Writing Month 2002
It's nearly time for National Novel Writing Month 2002 This was discussed in detail on mefi last year, and plenty of interest was shown. Now you should take it to the natural conclusion: a collaborative novel attempt. It might be bending the rules a little, but surely Metafilter users could come up with 50,000 words between them in a month. Maybe this is short notice, but I'd like to see an attempt...
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Crane Gets Ambitious About Astros Goals
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The newest owner of the Astros discusses his goals for the future and how he plans to build a contender.
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Third man is sought in burning
Port Hueneme police are still searching for a third suspect wanted in the brutal beating and burning of a 27-year-old Oxnard man.
Police learned of the brutal attack on Miguel Limon on Saturday after he was taken to St. John's Regional Medical Center in Oxnard.
Police Cmdr. Jerry Beck said Wednesday that detectives only have the moniker of the suspect, which is "Fluffy," and are still trying to find out the identity of this person.
Two other men were arrested and charged with tying up Limon, beating him and then setting him on fire at a house in the 1100 block of North Sixth Street in Port Hueneme.
Tuesday, the two, Felipe Juarez, 26, and Anthony Soto, 21, entered pleas of not guilty in Ventura County Superior Court.
Judge Kevin McGee set a hearing for June 4 and a preliminary hearing for June 11.
Juarez was charged with attempted murder, aggravated mayhem, arson that caused great bodily harm, kidnapping and false imprisonment by violence, according to court documents.
Soto was charged with aggravated mayhem, arson that caused great bodily injury and false imprisonment by violence.
Limon's condition has been upgraded from critical to serious, Beck said. Detectives plan to interview the victim again to get more details as soon as the victim's condition improves, Beck said.
"Both of his eyes were swollen shut," Beck said. "He was beaten pretty badly and burned."
At the hearing Tuesday, Juarez held on to the metal bars of a detention cage and kept bouncing up and down. He mumbled something that soon led to him being surrounded by deputies. He replied "I'm not" in a raised voice when told to do something by deputies.
Soto, who used a court interpreter, apparently didn't appear to understand the seriousness of the charges he faces. Soto told the interpreter to tell the court: "Tell them to release me so I can take care of my things."
The judge and others in the court ignored his comment.
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Published February 6, 2013 1:01 am
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I was interested to read that between meetings at his local donut shop, Utah Attorney General John Swallow has decided to join the fray to defend "traditional" marriage in an amicus brief supporting the Defense of Marriage Act.
In the news story headlined "Utah joins effort to defend traditional marriage in U.S. Supreme Court" (Tribune, Feb. 2), Swallow says he is doing this as "part of my promise to protect Utah families." I suppose he meant supporting "traditional" Utah families; nonetheless, I am astounded at the priorities of our state's chief legal officer: gay marriage? definitely illegal; influence peddling, misuse of public office, fraud? not so much.
It is all a bit much to, well ⦠swallow.
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"It is definitely a lot lower than what policymakers envisioned when the law was passed." Pearson is tracking the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act at the state level.
There are no real surprises on the list of states pursuing a federal partnership model. Delaware was an early adopter to the idea, and the others all indicated earlier they would follow suit.
The bigger surprise comes from Virginia and Ohio. Both states are defaulting to a federally run exchange while at the same time indicating they will continue to oversee plan management activities, which is a key characteristic of a partnership arrangement. Confused? So is Pearson.
"The whole thing is a bit befuddling," she says. "Much of the responsibilities that they are citing they want to maintain control over are things that are components of that partnership option."
Virginia's legislature is on track to pass a bill giving its insurance department the authority to collect information on plan rates and benefits, ensure compliance, resolve customer complaints, provide technical assistance and decertify providers who participate in the federally run exchange.
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By David Thomas on January 3, 2011
Scaling back from eight brands to four seems to be working for the reconstituted General Motors.
The company sold 2.2 million new cars, trucks and SUVs in 2010, keeping its title as the best-selling automaker in the U.S. Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC are the four remaining GM brands.
GM was followed by Ford, which saw tremendous gains in market share despite shedding a few brands of its own this past year, most recently Mercury.
Toyota was one of the few automakers that actually saw sales decline in 2010, which was in part due to the gigantic recall woes it faced. See how far it fell in the chart below.
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The band kicked off 2011 with a bang as they hosted the after-party following Yonder Mountain String Band's New Year's performance at The Pageant in St. Louis. Soon after this, they brought on Alyssa Avery, whose high level of command on the fiddle and scorching solos, combined with hard work from the existing members, propelled the band's sound to levels that demanded your attention.
2011 continued and Elemental Shakedown found themselves collaborating with Bluegrass and Jamgrass giants like Greensky Bluegrass, The Henhouse Prowlers, Mountain Sprout and Mountain Standard Time to name a few. This growth and momentum attracted two talented and established musicians to fill vacancies at mandolin and banjo.
For the role of banjo/dobro Elemental Shakedown hired Bob Stuckey, formerly of The Smokehouse Allstars (1995-2004). Bob contributes hot banjo rolls, screaming dobro licks and adds a high tenor vocal compliment helping ELSD add full vocal harmonies to their repertoire.
On mandolin, the most recent addition to the ELSD family is a phenomenal St. Louis singer/songwriter named Bryan Ranney. Bryan has established himself as a top artist in the St. Louis area as the founding member and manager of 'Following the Water'.


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My drawings are abysmal, I know. (did you see them on the second page?) Let me try to clarify: the lens and frame is one piece attached to the tripod block. The back moves back and forth on the rail on the and is not stressed.Originally Posted by Ole
Here's a larger sketch. The bottom shows a shadow where the tripod screw goes into the block. http://elearning.winona.edu/jjs/proto/NW13.jpg
The tripod block is at the balance point and can be moved a bit left anyway.
A bag bellows is a good idea. Thanks!
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As you must know by now, the world will gather in Copenhagen, Denmark in December to try to hash out a successor to the Kyoto Protocol. Given recent reports that climate change is accelerating at an even faster rate than anticipated, it is essential that world leaders come together to find real solutions to a genuine crisis.
Which, of course, means that somebody thought it would make an awesome music video (h/t).
This dreadful mess is the product of "Time for Climate Justice" and its "Tck Tck Tck" campaign, which seeks to "help bring about a global revolution, make governments take climate change seriously and actually tackle it."
TCJ seeks to bring the voice of those most affected by climate change — the voiceless millions who "die every year because of climate change, for those whose communities and economies are ruined by cyclones, floods, droughts and crop failures. It is justice for the young and future generations who will face greater catastrophes if something isn't done today. Ultimately, everyone deserves Climate Justice, because everyone will be affected, some day sooner rather than later."
It's an important and worthy goal. But TCJ's approach doesn't really have any chance of influencing world leaders (or giving voice to those for whom they claim to speak). "Beds are Burning" is little more than a slick Madison Avenue-style publicity campaign that will make a few musicians (and impossibly hot actresses) feel better about themselves.
But wait! You can feel good about yourself too! Simply upload a clip of you saying "tck" to their website!
I swear I'm not making this up.
TCJ's campaign is but the latest example of what I like to call activist narcissism, the impossibly naive belief that getting a bunch of beautiful people together to preen and act outraged is an adequate substitute for real change. If these musicians (and impossibly hot actresses) really want to effect change, perhaps they can stop flying around the world on private jets and living in 10,000 sq. ft mansions.
I blame Will.I.Am, the patron saint of the inspiring-multiple-trendy-musicians-and-impossibly-hot-actresses-who-think-they can-sing-mash-up. And as inspiring as "Yes We Can" may have been, can we agree to an immediate United Nations-brokered moratorium on such nonsense?
It's telling that Peter Garrett, the lead singer of Midnight Oil — and current Australian Minister for Environment — declined to participate. The irony, of course, is that Garrett is now doing more to address climate change than Mila Jovovich and her beautiful friends could ever hope to do.
Oh, one other little thing.
This song isn't about global warming. It's about returning land to native Australians. In 2000, Midnight Oil performed it at the closing ceremony of the Sydney Olympics while wearing all-black tracksuits that said "sorry" on them — a reference to then-Prime Minister John Howard's refusal to apologize to Aborigines for the theft of their land and destruction of their culture.
Given that inconvenient truth, you'd think that those who decided to adopt it as an anthem for climate change just might have wanted to, oh I don't know, kinda sorta of maybe included someone from that community in the remake?
Here's a suggestion. Let's treat the danger of climate change with the respect and the seriousness it deserves. Demand that our leaders (including President Obama) do what is necessary to make the Copenhagen summit a success.
But whatever you do, please don't show them this godawful puddle of well-meaning poo — unless you're looking to give Hu Jintao a good laugh.
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What a great way to sidetrack Mr. Brown! Instead of discussing any benefits of the grassroots campaigns, you are now a music video critic. I guess you need to change your organization's name to the Institute for International Law and Human Rights and Music Video Criticism. The intent is good and a friend sent me the video and it was just like an alarm clock! Yes, I had read about the Summit but it had to wake me out of my doldrums and remind me that I need to act and so do you all. Twitter, or e-mail our President and any members of Congress so true public opinion is known and not just what is offered up to use by our "News" channels. Encourage others to take a minute and let their voice be heard. Yes you can: @BarackObama or
e-mail: http://www.whitehouse.gov/CONTACT/
Maybe you all will send so many that it will get attention just by the sheer volume?
Send out info-e-mails to engage and educate everyone you know and barely know.
Yes, there are people who still believe that there is no climate change but remember there were people and institutions who believed that the world was flat and tried to quash anyone whole presented facts otherwise.
Music is the universal language and can bring about awareness in countries where people cannot read, like America. Lots of chatter yet denying Global Warming, and Climate Change. But this is happening too fast. Most recommendation would benefit the planet, the air and quality of life so what is the difference if it is not caused by humans. So much controversy. It is true that even the Himalayan Mountains glaciers are melting and the people in the cities below are facing devastation with no water source. Yet they say areas in South America are getting colder and the snow pack is getting larger. Guess everyone will need to relocate and all will be well for another 100 years til we ruin it again?
And yadda,yadda, yadda.....(yawn:o) didn't we see these statements made in the "We Are the World" video?...yeah(scratching the back of my neck)...I don't think that put that in the ProgressO....lol. Who wan'ts to be a millionaire..shoot, not me! hee hee
Hello Brave new world... it gets more bizarre by the minute like the video shows. Something wrong? lets make it entertainment! Make the world feel better while the majority gets flushed down the tubes. Does it work? I sure hope so. But how do you measure it. Better somebody does something and the rest of us will just sit, watch and pay.
I have mixed feelings about this video. On one the hand, it seems a vanity project; on the other anything that gets the message out to young people is all right. Have to say I don't know who all the singing "celebs" are though.
Sad that Peter Garrett has sold-out.
Hope that mine isn't on Aboriginal land -- well, it probably is, since once all the land was Aboriginal land.
"Does that include approving a multi-billion dollar Chinese iron ore mine in WA and downplaying an oil spill in the Montaro Basin, that has been flowing for more than three weeks and spilled at least 1,200 tonnes of oil into the sea, killing birds and harming marine life? Mr Garrett has claimed that there has been no damage to marine life as a result of this spill."
global warming is a myth... i mean... the people drowning in floods and the latest extremes in weather are just in our mind... damned polar bears just stop thinking your dying and you will just stop doing so... and you famous people stop doing stupid pro-something videos and better go back to wasting the money in huge houses and implants, how dare you care!!
After all I said earlier though, I should mention that there is one thing that I quite agree with you Charlie - this video is awful! Or rather the music, I liked the video itself, but the music is uninspiring and badly done. I was disappointed, this song (despite the unrelated origins) could be a strong cry against climate change. Instead it sounds more like a gentle whimper.
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We stayed here to watch a rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center. This is a prime location for it, I can confidently say after witnessing my first one here. I felt that most of the sites were pretty close to each other. It's a bit too tightly-packed than I'd like from a county park. At the bath house, there are only 3 showers, and the handicap one has the shower head only 4 feet from the ground, it's unusable for anyone. There aren't any fire pits, most campers brought their own raised ones. There is a very nice fenced-in dog park. I use Verizon MiFi and was able to receive LTE service here. When we walked out to the river, we could see dolphins on a daily basis. We, among others, tried to fish but all anyone could ever catch was blowfish. - Sara C.
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Love this park. It is wooded with large sites. Great WiFi and TV reception. We walked to the pier with beautiful views. Used Passport America with this rate. Friendly staff. Close to Kennedy Space Center. One of the laundry rooms was closed due to renovations. The second laundry was only 2 washers and 2 dryers but a laundry is close by in town. Even without the discount this is a good value and great place to stay. Started to fill up as the weekend approached but believe there are many that stay for the winter. - sherp108
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Heavily shaded park on the Indian River with great views of the Cape Kennedy launch complex. Park was sparsely populated this time of year as the snowbirds have not yet arrived. Rate reflects Passport America price, which is very limited at this park. We were offered a site with a view of the river and watched a launch of a satellite that night. Full hookup at this site with free Wi-Fi. This park also has a pool which is rare for a county park. We would return in the future. - Bob & Stephanie


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In the plugin, you have a choice of either performing an incremental backup to the online vault or perform a full backup and email it somewhere.
I would think I need to create at least one full backup for the online vault - then do incrementals after that. Is this not so?
A follow on. At some point, the vault will be full. I would then like to remove the information from the vault and start all over again with a new backup dataset.
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Attingham goes Through the Roof
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Our Through the Roof project to rescue and restore the stunning Nash Roof over the picture gallery is reaching new heights in 2014. Visitors are invited to come behind the scenes as the final stages of work on this ambitious project unfold.
Saving an iconic structure: the Nash roof
The Nash roof is a curved cast iron frame and glass roof, commissioned by the 2nd Lord Berwick in 1805 from the famous Regency architect John Nash, who also designed the Brighton Pavilion. Lord Berwick was creating a picture gallery inside the existing walls of the mansion, so Nash had to design a solution to the problem of having no windows in a room where all the objects were meant to be seen in good lighting and admired.
His solution was to provide natural light for the 2nd Lord's Grand Tour art collection from above, with curved cast iron ribs supporting a series of glass panes allowing light to shine in. The roof is an example of the picturesque architectural style, providing a sense of beauty through decorations and light, and a sense of the sublime through the sheer size and height of the space it spans.
"Flashy but flawed": why are we are going Through the Roof?
The arching effect that the small glass window tiles lend the roof means that it is 'fundamentally flawed', with the roof vulnerable to leaks. This was one of the first uses of cast iron in a domestic setting, and the expansion and contraction of the iron in changing weather contributed to the leaks that began a few years after the roof's installation.
With water leaking in over the course of 200 years there is now some highly visible damage to both the roof and the picture gallery below, including water staining and, more worryingly, cracks in the wall. In response to this the National Trust installed a partially covering secondary roof above Nash's original in the 1970s, but this secondary roof has now reached the end of its life. Our Through the Roof project will see us investing over a million pounds installing a new protective hanging glass roof that will protect this iconic design for years to come.
Rescuing and restoring
The new secondary roof will be a state-of-the-art "floating" glass roof. Made of Pilkington glass mounted on a steel framework, this new roof will protect Nash's from the elements and also control its environment.
This project has also given us the opportunity to get up closer to the damage than ever before, and we will be carrying out some much needed conservation work on the roof and upper levels of the Picture Gallery. We have already completed much of this work in the Nash Staircase, cleaning the delicate stained glass panels in the dome above the staircase and cleaning and repainting over 10,000 "fishscale" tiles.
In the Picture Gallery itself we'll be re-gilding, cleaning, painting and working on the Nash roof to ensure its durability - and we'll be keeping you up to date every step of the way on this mammoth project in our mansion blog.
Our Through the Roof highlights so far
This project has allowed us, and our visitors, to witness a major conservation and building project up close, and there have already been some amazing moments. You can see many of them for yourself on our youtube channel.
1. All change!
We took down our paintings to protect them from the work, bubble-wrapped the heaviest furniture and boxed it all away safely. Our 8ft chandelier was cased in a perspex box, allowing visitors to marvel at it up close at eye level for the first time.
2. Discovering the damage
In early 2013 our scaffolding went up and we were able to see the scale of the damage for the first time, with cracked panes, broken gilding and cracks in the Gallery walls.
3. Uncovering history
The scaffold also lead us to an amazing discovery: a signature carved into the top of a pillar which could well belong to John Nash himself.
4. Letting in new light
Our first major conservation work took place over the winter, with our team caring for the staircase in the Gallery and the beautiful stained glass dome above it. The transformation was breathtaking as years of grime were cleared off, and visitors can now admire it in all its original glory.
5. Reaching new heights
In March 2014 the crane arrived to begin the process of lifting the steel "skeleton" of the new roof into position: all in all there is around 20 tonnes of glass and steel to lift piece by piece and assemble over the coming months.
6. A glass jigsaw
In August 2014 work began to lift 52 panes of glass into place on the secondary roof – none of these are square, and each panel ranges in size from 0.7m wide to 2m wide. Each slot has been laser-measured and individually numbered to help the team fit it together like a giant jigsaw. The new glass will not only protect the John Nash roof from the rain, but also protect the paintings below from the damaging effects of the sunshine with a filter that reduces the amount of UV light coming into the Picture Gallery.