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By David Fong
CASSTOWN — Shooting stars can be wonderful things, soaring across the night sky and igniting the darkness, if only for the briefest of moments.
Ultimately, however, as exhilarating as shooting stars can be, what people ultimately need is something more permanent — a star they can count on to rise in the east in the morning and set in the west in the evening.
Consistency counts.
After years of moments that ignited the darkness since it arose from the ashes in the late 1990s, the Miami East football team showed signs of true staying power last season as the Vikings reached the playoffs for the third year in a row, something no other team in school history had ever done.
The rebuilding project that began when Max Current took a downtrodden program in 1999 has reached an apex — the Vikings have staying power. Last season, the Vikings went 9-1 (7-1 in the Cross County Conference, good for second place) and earned a spot in the Division VI regional quarterfinals.
Here's a look back at Miami East's 2014 season:
It didn't take long for Miami East to prove there would be no dropoff from 2013's playoff team, as the Vikings came out of the gate scoring at least 35 points in their first six games — and 41 or more points in five of their first six games — while holding opponents to 14 points or less in six of their first seven games.
The Vikings kicked off the 2014 season with a 42-7 win over Miami County rival Milton-Union. Colton McKinney finished the game with 12 carries for 90 yards and a touchdown, while also catching a touchdown pass from quarterback Conner Hellyer, who completed 7 of 10 passes for 86 yards. East's defense held the Bulldogs to 137 yards in total offense, including no passing yards.
In the second week of the season, Miami East outlasted National Trail 48-32 on the strength of a 29-point second quarter.
After the Vikings scored to go up 29-12 late in the second quarter, Mark Beaty picked off a pass and ran it back to the Blazer 10-yard line, and Conner Hellyer hit McKinney on the final play of the half on a touchdown pass that made it 35-12 at the time.
"We had a real good second quarter," Current said. "Our offense did a nice job. We had them on their heels by mixing up the run and pass. And defensively, we eliminated their explosive plays, especially in the first half. On defense, we bent but did not break."
A balanced offensive attack paced Miami East in a 41-14 thrashing of Ansonia the third week of the season.
Braxton Donaldson got the scoring started on the night with a 51-yard fumble return, then McKinney scored on a 7-yard run and caught a 45-yard touchdown pass from Hellyer to make it 21-0 Miami East. After Ansonia got on the board, the Vikings went right back to work as Hellyer hit McKinney for a 37-yard score to make it 28-7.
Jacob McNulty scored a pair of touchdowns in the second half to give the Vikings a 41-7 lead before the Tigers scored a meaningless touchdown late.
McKinney had 169 yards rushing on 10 carries and added 82 receiving yards on three catches. Kurt Brower added 77 rushing yards on five carries and 28 receiving yards on two catches, and McNulty had 59 rushing yards on three carries. Hellyer was 5 for 9 for 115 yards.
In Week 4, Arcanum scored first, but it was all East from there as the Vikings rolled to a 35-3 victory.
The Vikings took the lead on a 12-yard touchdown pass from Hellyer to Donaldson, then Brower made it 14-3 at the half with a 2-yard run.
Cody Ingle scored a 2-yard touchdown and McNulty broke off a 44-yard run to make it 28-3 after three quarters, and Ingle scored again on a 1-yard run to ice the game in the fourth.
Against Mississinawa Valley in Week 5, Hellyer got the scoring started with and 86-yard touchdown pass to Logan May and East never looked back in a 42-14 victory. Hellyer would add another touchdown pass and Kurt Brower ran for a pair of touchdown to keep Miami East undefeated.
After missing two games with an ankle injury, McKinney returned in Week 6 to lead the Vikings to a 42-7 win over Bethel. In the first half alone, he had eight carries for 148 yards and three touchdowns. Ricky Werling returned an interception for a touchdown and Hellyer connected with Donaldson for a touchdown pass once again.
That set up a crucial Cross County Conference match-up with traditional CCC foe Covington in Week 7. After four straight losses to the Buccaneers — including three straight shutouts — East turned the tide on Covington, coming away with a 20-0 victory. The Vikings' defense did the job Friday night, holding Covington to 146 total yards — with 84 of those coming in the first half. They bent but didn't break, though, with the two first-half goal-line stands. Brower's 59-yard touchdown run sparked the Vikings on offense, while McKinney and Hellyer also added touchdown runs.
After the win over Covington, however, eventual CCC champion Tri-County North — which would go undefeated during the regular season — handed the Vikings their lone-regular season loss, 42-14, in Week 8. The loss would cost East a shot at the conference title.
East rebounded the next week, however, outracing Belmont in a 68-52 shootout.
Miami East (8-1) gave up 500 rushing yards, but the Vikings answered with 363 of their own — and added a massive amount of kickoff return yardage thanks to McKinney. McKinney finished with 256 return yards on five attempts, including touchdowns of 79 and 74 yards. He also added 156 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 18 attempts.
Brower piled up 150 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 19 attempts, and McNulty had 54 yards on four attempts.
Miami East closed out the regular season with a 14-7 win over Twin Valley South. Brower and McKinney both scored on touchdown runs for the Vikings. With the victory, Miami East improved to 9-1 and clinched a home playoff game.
The following week, East would take on Versailles in a Division VI regional quarterfinal contest. Versailles jumped out to a quick 12-0 and appeared to be off to the races, but Miami East battled back every time the Tigers looked to blow the game open, but eventually ran out of a time in a 34-27 loss.
Brower's touchdown run brought the Vikings to within one touchdown with a little more than a minute to play, but Versailles fell on the onside kick to ice the game and end East's season.
Still, though, the 2014 season further cemented East's return to prominence.
"I'm proud of our boys," Current said. "They never 'rang the bell' (gave up), which was kind of our mantra all season long. They gave it everything they had and they finished every game strong."
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If you like mother earth, now is the time to add some nature to your stye.
Earthy leaf motifs in particular, are hot, according to Hillary Duff, Angie Harmon and Nikki Hilton featured in the April 30 issue of Life & Style Weekly.
And complete your simple nature girl look by going for fuss-free makeup, hair and baggy jeans.
Don't know how?
Then take a cue from beautiful celebs like Penelope Cruz, Katie Holmes, Gwyneth Paltrow & Jessica Alba who are looking gorgeously fabulous with their wide leg jeans.
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Photo Gallery: Front Yards With Curb Appeal
Get landscaping and decorating ideas.
A Small Backyard Transformation
Tulips provide early spring colour.
To accentuate the cottagey look of the house, the homeowner replaced the old iron columns with wooden ones.
Black shutters and a dark front door define the architecture.
A stone walkway complements an elegant cream-coloured portico. Red foliage and a pair of lush planters soften the look.
White hydrangea shrubs look stunning en masse.
Homeowners Ingrid Oomen and Asad Wali transformed the original cinder-block exterior of their Caledon, Ont., home by covering it with board-and-batten siding and adding a standing-seam metal roof. "I like pure materials. I like how they age and get a patina," says Ingrid.
Get more curb appeal ideas in our photo gallery. Plus, see inside this home in our Online TV segment.
An ironwork fence and gate defines the property.
Simple window boxes and topiaries enhance designer Colette van den Thillart's traditional London home.
Box off plants in raised beds to complement rectangular motifs.
This new home by David Zacharko Architect features a cedar shake exterior that fits right into Vancouver.
Vary plant heights along an outdoor staircase.
The homes in this pocket of Larchmont, N.Y., combine Victorian design with summerhouse detailing. White railings and pillars define the timeless wraparound porch. The extra-wide steps and entryway create a welcoming hub for visitors.
Line river rock along the property.
A pair of teak benches highlights the classic bay windows. Black paint adds drama to the pretty soft blue siding.
Architectural details make for classic design.
In keeping with the wine country, Tuscan-style feel of the 2011 Princess Margaret Showhome, stucco covers the home's exterior. Classic European architectural and garden features — French doors with working shutters, cornice mouldings and a casual pea-gravel patio — are key to the home's quintessential country manor style.
See inside the showhome in our photo gallery and video tours.
See more of Ron Holbrook's landscaping projects in our photo gallery.
Plants and paint add curb appeal.
H&H style editor Michael Penney transformed the façade of his Oshawa home with affordable plants and flowers, new shutters, and a freshly painted door and garage. He transplanted the iris from a seller on Craigslist and picked up peachy poppies from Walmart: smart ways to spend less when you're starting a garden from scratch. He wanted to soften the stucco archway with a vine or climber, but didn't want a trellis sticking out like a sore thumb all winter, so he opted for annual morning glory vines. Cheap yet durable painted-vinyl shutters and a few coats of Martha Stewart's Spring Melt (MSL114) paint on the front door and garage add invaluable curb appeal. Read more about his front yard upgrade.
Read all about Michael's new house — including before shots and DIY projects — in his blog, tour through each floor on Online TV, see the full story in our June 2011 issue, and browse all before and after photos in the online gallery.
When replacing windows and doors, save money by keeping the openings at the existing standard size.
Designer Arren Williams gave his boxy 1960s-era home a new look with modern energy-efficient windows, plus a new door, house number, mailbox, light, interlocking and low-maintenance grasses. Painting out the front brick and fieldstone façade a dramatic dark grey simplifies the exterior.
See more of Arren's current and past home in our photo gallery, or get more home value booster tips.
Smaller plants complement a narrow walkway.
Scale is essential when working with small city spaces. This Montreal home features an intimate floral pathway filled with a myriad of flowering plants. A lively mix of textures — from feathery astilbes to leafy vines — adds interest and depth. A pair of vintage watering cans look sculptural when placed on the stairs.
For more curb appeal decorating inspiration, see our photo gallery.
A symmetrical house is elevated by an equally balanced garden.
This home's soft grey palette creates a calm, neutral canvas for a gutsy bright yellow door. To keep the focus on the eye-catching entrance, the surrounding garden was kept simple and green. Perennials like sandcherry and "Limelight" hydrangeas add depth and variation, and better integrate the house to the street. Beds of hostas and impatiens edge either side of the walkway and draw the eye toward a welcoming seagrass stair runner.
Watch a video tour of this home, plus for more design and decorating ideas, browse our Quick Home Makeover Tips photo gallery.
Use fewer plants for a pared-down Japanese aesthetic.
This entrance features a pagoda-inspired gate, built of reclaimed barnboard and corrugated steel for the roof. A rustic twig lattice fence continues the Asian theme. Pea gravel and bonsai-type trees are reminiscent of an authentic zen garden and require minimal upkeep.
For more curb appeal decorating inspiration, see our photo gallery.
Lush groupings of potted plants provide an organic touch that's often missing in the city.
While a few tiers of potted plants may not evoke picturesque pastures, grouping fragrant herbs with rambling ferns and flowers provides some natural relief from the city's man-made surfaces and instantly softens the look of this front porch. Enhance the effect with a pair of lanterns and a cheerful striped runner.
For more curb appeal decorating inspiration, see our photo gallery.
An array of horizontal lines brings definition and depth to a garden.
Two-tiered cedar planters house billowy grasses, globe cedars and pansies added for annual colour. Painting the door and window trim black makes them pop against the red brick façade.
The strength of this design is simplicity.
Award-winning landscape designer Kim Price turned a bare plot into a dramatic, well-shaded and private space with only three types of plantings. An artful Corten steel frame turns four Flame Amur maple trees into living sculpture and delivers a powerful geometric hit to the front yard. The trees work to create privacy buffer between the yard and a park across the street, as well as reflect some of the sun's heat away from the west-facing property. Towering maidenhair grasses planted along the property line form a far prettier divider than a fence.
For more curb appeal decorating inspiration, see our photo gallery.
Precast concrete slabs were used to form the framework for these garden beds, providing a smoother finish than concrete.
A staggered concrete path and benches create a strong architectural framework for plants and an inviting courtyard effect. The landscape architect — John Lloyd — also played with the grade of the landscape, using flowering shrubs as foundation planting and smaller plants closer to the street. The traditional redbrick house now blends beautifully with the contemporary landscaping.
For more curb appeal decorating inspiration, see our photo gallery.
Metallic accents add subtle sparkle to a contemporary garden.
In this front yard, a large concrete planter is wrapped in an 18″-high sleeve of burnished stainless steel and planted with a low hedge of emerald green boxwood, creating an interesting juxtaposition of sleek and rugged. To soften the look, Mexican river rock and lush coreopsis and hostas nestle at its foot.
For more curb appeal decorating inspiration, see our photo gallery.
Design a welcoming path to your front door with lush greenery.
An array of plants and trees resembles a hallway leading to the front entrance of this beautiful country home. Two small trees framing the end of the path mimic the idea of pillars, adding height to the natural display. A large stone walkway creates a polished, elegant look.
For more curb appeal decorating inspiration, see our photo gallery.
Use boxwood bushes to frame an area, creating a courtyard effect.
A delicate steel wire sculpture makes a strong and unexpected statement situated behind a slender picketed fence and boxwood hedge. Interlocking brick, laid in a herringbone pattern, is elegant and perfectly suited to the home's Victorian architecture. Hits of black act as a modern counterpoint when incorporated in the planters, stair runner and door to create a handsome, organized façade.
For more curb appeal decorating inspiration, see our photo gallery.
Plant a shade garden to add interest to all areas of your yard.
Take advantage of every square foot in a garden with a variety of plants for sun, shade and everything in between. Nestled alongside a 12-foot-high granite outcropping, this shade garden is a tranquil oasis that features a cloak of lush greenery, punctuated by fuchsia and white accents.
Get more landscaping and garden design ideas in our Gorgeous Gardens photo gallery.
Delicately scented flowers delight all the senses.
Perfumed by dianthus, lavender and roses, this pretty pea-gravel pathway winds among rockeries and an old stand of cedars before arriving at the door of this 170-year-old guest house.
Create a fun, eclectic look in your garden with large pots.
For maximum flexibility, combine container planters and flower beds when planning a garden. Container planters are easy to maintain, portable, and great for adding seasonal accents to your garden. Mix and match container sizes and shapes for a pleasing vignette.
Get more landscaping and garden design ideas in our Gorgeous Gardens photo gallery.
Jim Charron of Foliage Fetish Landscaping creates lush matching urns for a formal welcome at the front entrance.
Key Elements
Symmetrical Plantings With both urns brimming with purple blooms and abundant greenery, the landscaping team created a sense of balance at the asymmetrical front entrance.
Bright Palette Purple and red flowers in similarly strong hues ensure one shade doesn't overpower the other. Red tulips in the front flower bed hint at the spectacular red and white tulips planted en masse in the formal gardens behind the house.
Eco-Friendly Maintenance Green choices included organic bone meal for fertilizer and blood meal as a natural squirrel repellent.
See more photos of the 2009 Junior League of Toronto showhouse in our gallery.
An elegant parterre-style formal garden.
Boxwood squares and cast-iron urns dramatically divide the flower beds of this handsome garden. The classic farm house is painted Falun Red, which beautifully contrasts the luscious greenery.
Casual greenery complements this entrance.
A natural garden adorned with rocks and greenery mark the entrance of this gorgeous home. Using gravel instead of stone pavers lends an unfussy cottage vibe. Landscaping with local trees and shrubs keeps gardening tasks to a minimum.


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|At one point it seemed that the New York Department of Environmental Conservation
was protecting Bigfoot, now it is shattered
In October 2012 we posted an article titled, "NY Dept of Environmental Conservation: Do Not Harm Bigfoot", in that article we announced how the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (NY DEC) used loose language to "protect" Bigfoot. Essentially shielding any harm to Bigfoot in New York State. Apparently that loose language was too loose for Peter Wiemer of the Chautauqua Lake Bigfoot Expo.
This forced NY DEC's hand, they gave Mr. Wiemer explicit language, although not in the direction he requested. In the response dated November 6th, 2012 by Chief Wildlife Biologist, Gordon R. Batcheller, stated, "This mythical animal does not exist in nature or otherwise... However, the simple truth of the matter is that there is no such animal anywhere in the World. I am sorry to disappoint you. However, no program or action in relation to mythical animals is warranted".
So now we have gone from NY DEC using loose language to, perhaps, protect Bigfoot, to using explicit language to marginalize Bigfoot. See visual aide below.
|From this to that
If you want to read the reply letter from the NY DEC calling Bigfoot a myth, it is directly below.
Dear Mr. Weimer,
Commissioner Martens asked me to reply to your letter concerning the protection of an animal known to some as "Bigfoot" or "Sasquatch."This mythical animal does not exist in nature or otherwise. I understand, however, that some well organized hoaxes or pranks have occurred, leading some people to believe that such an animal does live.However, the simple truth of the matter is that there is no such animal anywhere in the World.I am sorry to disappoint you. However, no program or action in relation to mythical animals is warranted.On the other hand, New York State has a great richness of naturally occurring wildlife, and we work hard to ensure that these species are managed appropriately, including highly regulated hunting and trapping opportunities. We also work hard to restore and protect rare species. I wish you the best as you enjoy New York's abundant wildlife resources.Thank you for writing us.Sincerely,Gordon R. BatchellerChief Wildlife Biologist


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Karen Huff Klein, the bus monitor who was verbally abused by juvenile delinquents in June and received more than $700,000 in sympathetic donations, is paying the kindness forward -- the 69-year-old is using $100,000 of her haul to found the Karen Klein Anti-Bullying Foundation:
That experience was one of the worst acts of human behavior that I have ever had to endure. ...
You have all inspired me by your acts of love. But now it is time for me to give back and to turn your single act of kindness into my own personal movement to stop bullying in America.


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Servings: Makes 2 sandwiches
From Sallie's "Cooking the Gullah Way: Morning, Noon, & Night." (with my family seasonings added)
1 dozen large or jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon Thyme
1 teaspoon Black pepper
1 heaping teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
1 1/2 cups vegetable or canola oil
1 medium onion, sliced crosswise into 1/2 -inch rings
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1 cup flour
2 teaspoons mayonnaise
1 teaspoon mustard
4 slices good-quality French or country white bread
4 pieces lettuce
4 slices tomato
1. Rinse and drain the shrimp. Place them in a medium bowl with the salt, pepper, garlic powder and paprika. Toss to coat with the seasoning and then set aside, covered, in the refrigerator until ready to use.
2. In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the onion slices and fry gently until the onion is soft, about 20 minutes, then remove from the oil and discard the onions (they're for flavoring the oil). Leave the oil in the skillet over very low heat.
3. In a medium bowl, beat the egg and milk together.
4. Heat the oil so a thermometer inserted reads 350 degrees. Remove the shrimp from the refrigerator and place them, a few at a time, in the egg wash to coat. Remove theshrimp one at a time from the wash and place them in the flour, coating each well. Shake off the excess flour before carefully placing the shrimp in the hot oil. Fry the shrimpuntil golden on each side, about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Remove the fried shrimp and place them on a paper towel to drain the excess oil.
5. In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise and mustard. Spread the mayonnaise mixture evenly over one side of the bread slices, then divide the lettuce evenly between two of the four slices. Divide the tomato slices evenly over the lettuce, then top with the shrimp. Place the remaining slices over the shrimp and serve.


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Salaam and Greetings of Peace:
Ramadan Mubarak!
Ramadan 2010/1431 officially starts on Wednesday, the 11th of August and will continue for 30 days, until Thursday, the 9th of September.
However, in the Muslim calendar a holiday begins on the sunset of the previous day, so observing Muslims will celebrate Ramadan on the sunset of Tuesday, the 10th of August.
Based on the moonsighting in North America, Ramadan will start a day later – on Thursday, the 12th of August.
Rumi's Ramadan Poem
O moon-faced Beloved,
the month of Ramadan has arrived
Cover the table
and open the path of praise.
O fickle busybody,
it's time to change your ways.
Can you see the one who's selling the halvah
how long will it be the halvah you desire?
Just a glimpse of the halvah-maker
has made you so sweet even honey says,
"I'll put myself beneath your feet, like soil;
I'll worship at your shrine."
Your chick frets within the egg
with all your eating and choking.
Break out of your shell that your wings may grow.
Let yourself fly.
The lips of the Master are parched
from calling the Beloved.
The sound of your call resounds
through the horn of your empty belly.
Let nothing be inside of you.
Be empty: give your lips to the lips of the reed.
When like a reed you fill with His breath,
then you'll taste sweetness.
Sweetness is hidden in the Breath
that fills the reed.
Be like Mary – by that sweet breath
a child grew within her.
May Allah bless your fasting and accept your prayers. Ameen!
Ya Haqq!
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Facebook launched Trusted Contacts, a new password recovery feature where Facebook friends can be contacted if a user needs access to his or account.
It was originally launched back in 2011 as Trusted Friends, but now it's been rebranded and updated, according to the Next Web. Users can choose between three to five friends to contact in case of a forgotten password or a security measure to stop others from hacking into one's account. Users can choose those three to five friends at any time from Facebook's security settings.
Of course, Facebook also wants users to choose a trusted person, such as a sibling, parent or best friend that can be reached without using Facebook. You would need to be able to communicate to someone via email or phone rather than the social network -- because you don't have your password. The social network also wants users to choose three or more contacts just in case a couple of those contacts can't be reached.
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The idea of using friends to help you access Facebook is a lot more attractive than answering a few security questions that one immediately forgets.


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Today marks one year since the passing of the Iron Lady—Margaret Thatcher. Thatcher is best known for her strong conviction and influential international leadership.
Thatcher's legacy is one that should be passed down to every generation especially to young conservatives who wish to make a difference in America and see the advancement of a free society. She's a tremendous example because of her courage—she was never afraid to speak up for her principles or her beliefs, she never backed down. When she launched her revolution she constantly faced adversity from the media where she was mocked and ridiculed. Eventually her persistence paid off and it was clear to the British people that she had a deep understanding of the true heart of the British nation.
One of Thatcher's most admirable qualities was that she kept the interests of the British people at heart; she never acted out of personal interest. Today it is rare to find a leader who puts the interests of their constituents above their own interests.
Her most defining quality was decisiveness; she knew what she believed in and was never afraid to implement the right decisions for her country. Contrast this to President Obama who appears weak and feeble in his decision making, especially when it comes to foreign policy. It seems as though more and more of our policy makers need focus groups to tell them what to do rather than making their own decisions.
Most importantly, Thatcher was a deeply patriotic woman. One of her most famous quotes was, "Constitutions have to be written on hearts, not just paper." She truly embodied that quote and lived for her country as well as for the sake of the British people. Her deep love for her country can be seen in every decision that she made. She truly believed in American exceptionalism as well and saw her role as standing with the United States on the world stage. Thatcher's personal and professional partnership with President Reagan proved that she had endless faith in America's leadership. She made it known to the world that Britain would stand with the United States even if she was vilified for doing so—believing that loyalty stood above all else.
Lady Thatcher was truly an exceptional woman—one of unshakeable faith, courage, and conviction. She had the ability to lead and made some very historic decisions based upon her love for her country. The strong leadership qualities that she possessed need to be emulated and reflected on by our current officeholders and policy makers today.


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priest 0.0.7
Priest is a more advanced replacement for the monk command line tool. Monk is a glue framework for web development. It means that instead of installing all the tools you need for your projects, you can rely on a git repository and a list of dependencies, and Monk will care of the rest. By default, it ships with a Sinatra application that includes Contest, Stories, Webrat, Ohm and some other niceties, along with a structure and helpful documentation to get your hands wet in no time.
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Sometimes I forget about apples. Like during the summer when there's all sorts of peaches and plums around. And when fall arrives, I pretty much only have eyes for figs, then persimmons. But this fall, I've been admiring the apple tree in the neighbors yard, watching the fruit go from green to pink and thinking about how much I want to hop the fence and pick them. So… I actually sent Michael K over one afternoon to do the dirty work. Let me just say that the house has been vacant for a year now and though it might technically be trespassing, I know the old neighbors would have wanted it that way. Plus I hate the idea of good organic produce rotting away on the tree. I'm a forager at heart. Please don't judge me.
I've also been admiring all of the apples in the markets, like the green Gravensteins and the Rome Beauties (pictured above) and the Pink Ladies. All of the rows of apples were just calling out to me one afternoon, I couldn't really say no. But you can only eat so many apples.
Luckily, having all of those apples reminded me of a recipe that I had bookmarked in Gourmet forever ago – apple upside-down cornmeal cakes. I love the idea of single serving desserts – they're easy to serve and even easier to give away. This is one of those desserts that I can imagine casually whipping up even after a long day at work, it's that easy. I ended up making these twice because they weren't quite right the first time; a little heavy and not quite sweet enough for me. So I added a spoonful of sugar and a little buttermilk – I have this theory that buttermilk makes everything better, which was definitely the case for this recipe.
There is something very comforting about these little cakes; the flavors are really simple, though if you're big on spice, feel free to add some cinnamon, or a pinch of ginger, or maybe a little ground clove or cardamom. I actually really enjoyed the bright, unadulterated apple flavor, so I went spice-free. The cakes are like a lighter, cakey cornbread muffin smothered in apple goodness. I like to think of them as fall on a plate. They are the perfect ending to a hearty autumn/winter meal. I think they're kind of great for breakfast too, or as an afternoon snack with a hot cup of tea.
apple upside-down cornmeal cakes
adapted from Gourmet
serves 6
6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into tablespoon pieces, plus additional for greasing
3 Gala apples, peeled and cored
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
1/3 cup + 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 large egg
3/4 cup buttermilk
Put oven rack in the upper third of oven and preheat to 425°F. Butter a muffin pan with six extra-large muffin cups. Cut apples into a 1/3-inch dice.
Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat. When the foam subsides, cook apples, brown sugar, and lemon juice, stirring occasionally, until the liquid is reduced to a glaze and apples are tender, 5 to 6 minutes.
Stir in walnuts and divide apple mixture among muffin cups.
In a food processor, pulse together flour, cornmeal, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt until combined. Add remaining 4 tablespoons of butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal with some small (roughly pea-size) butter lumps ( I did this by hand with a pastry blender).
Whisk together the egg and buttermilk. Pour the liquid into the flour mixture and whisk until just combined.
Divide batter among muffin cups and bake until golden and a wooden pick inserted into center of a cake comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Be careful not to over bake; my first batch were a tad on the dry side.
Run a pairing knife around edge of each cake to loosen. Invert rack over muffin cups then invert cakes onto rack. Be sure to serve warm. And with a dollop of whipped cream.


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by Pete Mazzaccaro
Because I did most of my growing up in the 80s, from 6 to 16, I am intimately familiar with the Cold War.
Although the decade would see the gradual demise of the fear of mutually assured destruction, children of the 80s were very much conscious of the fact that we could conceivably die in one big nuclear blast. It would happen in a moment, and there was nothing we could do.
As a child, I'm pretty sure I was never instructed on the proper way to hide under my school desk. But each year, my class would line up and take a walk to my school's old bomb shelter in the basement. It wasn't that we expected a nuclear attack, but just in case we did …
In addition to school drills, the narrative of the Cold War was everywhere, particularly in the movies I watched as a kid, from "Red Dawn" to "War Games" and even to the silly "Spies Like Us." The most feared bad guy in the 80s was the evil Russian, a villain embodied by Ivan Drago in "Rocky 4."
Those were the days.
Last week, my kids were telling me about the drills they began to have at their elementary school. My 5-year-old proudly told me that his whole class knew that they could hide in their classroom's bathroom. The exercises are called "lock down drills" at the school. Fortunately, my kids are not yet aware of the gruesome story that has renewed their school's enthusiasm for security.
It struck me then that we have come to a point in our society where we are fighting a cold war against ourselves. No longer is our fear about a Soviet spy or a Russian boxer. Now, any young man in our neighborhood is subject to suspicion. Any one of our neighbors might arm himself for war against us in public places. Even against children in our schools.
If only the war were indeed "cold." In 2012, 80 people were killed in public during a mass shooting for simply going to school or to the movies – just being out in public. For comparison's sake, according to the Israel Ministry of Foreign affairs, there are only three years in the last decade in which more Israeli's were killed by suicide bombers, and those years were during the Intifada conflicts between 2001 and 2003.
This week, President Obama is scheduled to make public his plans for tightening federal gun control regulations. A fairly strict set of new laws was just this week ratified in New York state, championed by Governor Andrew Cuomo. A tipping point has certainly been reached in the discussion about gun control, no matter how hard the National Rifle Association tries to deny it.
As much as I am in favor of rational gun laws – better background checks, waiting periods and bans on high capacity magazines – I'm not entirely confident that we'll see a real change. Mass shootings are not more common now than they were 20 years ago, but the number of fatalities has gradually been rising. The Assault Weapons Ban of 1994 did not curb this trend. Any new law is going to have to not only fix those gaps but find a better way to enforce laws.
I hope I'm wrong, and we begin to enjoy a deescalation. It's one thing to live in fear of foreign invaders and another thing entirely to fear that a deadly attack might now be in the planning stage in the basement of a house two blocks away. No gun control rules will stop that, though they may help keep really deadly weapons out of the hands of such plotters.
All I can say is this: Given the choice, I'd gladly go back to the days in which I was more afraid of a nuclear attack. I'm pretty sure most of us would prefer the Cold War to what we have now.


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Eileen KINNICK
75 yrs ago
Week 45 - Nov 2-8
75 yrs ago
Week 45 - Nov 2-8
My mother, Eileen KINNICK (maiden name), kept a diary from 1932 until her death in 1999. In Feb 2005, I created a website of her 1936 diary, the year she graduated from high school, and started dating my dad later in the year. The transcription, week by week, with commentary, notable items, and my comments are sitting there to view, unchanged (a few bad links and all!). . You are welcome to click on the Weekly Index, and go back to read the first half of the year, at your leisure.
My comments - in red
Commentary at the time - in green
Notable items - in blue
Setting: The family lived in a farmhouse a couple of miles out of town (Coon Rapids, Iowa). Older brother, Leo, lived at home; his girl friend, later wife, Ida, visited regularly. Younger brother, Buzzy (she often wrote Bussy) was 8 years old; see photo.
Week 45. Even though Eileen (Mom) had a very bad cold, and sore throat, and it was very cold - she seemed to keep doing all her activities - work, dancing, work each day, Homecoming activities, movies, and noticed it was election day on Tuesday. Love the photo of Shirley Temple in movie, "Dimples!"
"Max got her engagement ring tonight." - on Sunday! - "Those blamed wedding bells again!!!!"
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The Kingdom of Heaven
Peggy Kannaday
Matthew 11:11 "Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he. 12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the Kingdom of Heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force."
I never really understood the above Scripture until now. I now realize why we, Christians need to be violent in our prayer life and our spiritual warfare.
Since moving to Regent Park/Glen Ridge (the Old Heritage USA Property) in 2005; I have been under a tremendous attack spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally and psychologically.
However, to the glory of God; there is life after gang stalking. I am much stronger, smarter and closer to The Lord Jesus Christ than ever before. Hallelujah!
I came here to try and work among people who I thought were my Christian friends, but very soon; I found out that they had slandered my name, and caused people to think that I was their enemy.
The main two that caused this onslaught were a couple who call themselves an Elder and a Prophetess. The Elder is the elder in a group in Regent Park, and the head of this cult calls his group an international movement. They have a small following made up mostly of young people who are being led to the slaughter, and others who think that they are in a "cutting edge" ministry. However, at the core of their followers (or those in the loop) are those who have the powers and spirits of Jezebel, Ahab, witchcraft, sorcery, wizardry, magical potions, spells, etc. to destroy the lives of as many people as possible.
The Lord Jesus Christ was constantly warning His beloved people about these wolves in sheeps' clothing, and He called them "vipers", whitewashed sepulchers, and false pastors who will go over the ocean to find one person that they can change into their own image. BEWARE OF THESE HYPOCRITES AS THEY WILL LIE TO YOU, DECEIVE YOU, TAKE ALL OF YOUR MONEY, ENERGY AND TIME, AND THEN THEY WILL TURN ON YOU AND REND YOU.
The elder is also part of the rogue/shadow illicit government which is defacto. It is not part of our elected officials or the legal government, but it takes over various areas through treachery, and he calls himself a community manager. These phony leaders just take over an area through threats, bullying, intimidation, bribes, falsified documents, and total lies.
I guess I was very naive and gullible, but I actually thought these were normal, decent people before the gang stalking started. The Prophetess tried to run me off of the road into the left side oncoming travel the very first time that I went to Pineville, NC, and it has been a constant attempt to destroy me in various and sundry methods since that time.
These are people who have infiltrated the church, and they are actually witches, warlocks, satanists, sorcerers, coven, cult and secret society members. Everything that they do is carefully whitewashed, covered up and concealed.
They get their money from illegal racketeering, trickery and defrauding innocent people so that they can pay the perpetrators who do their dirty work. They use their church connection to launder the money, and to have a "front" for all of their activities.
I was a missionary in Seoul, Korea for some 13 years, and if anyone would have warned me about gang stalking; I'm sure I would have had a hard time understanding it or believing that it could happen in my beloved country of America.
What is the point; you may ask? The point is that I have had to learn to be violent in my prayer life because I am standing alone here. However, a Christian is never alone, and with The Lord on my side; my victory is evident. The Lord always causes His people to triumph.
My main objective is to stay very focused on the Lord, and not to think about the sadistic activities of people who claim to be Christians, but are ravenous wolves. I know now why Jesus will spew these hypocrites out of His mouth in due time, but I am praying for them, and I would much prefer that they would repent and turn to Jesus so that they will not be able to destroy any more innocent lives, and they will be able to be saved from a sudden and eternal destruction by our almighty God.
Matthew 11:11-12, talks about the Kingdom of Heaven. What "is" The Kingdom of Heaven exactly?
The Kingdom of Heaven is also The Kingdom of God, and encompasses the blessings of God.
The word "Kingdom" is mentioned 126 times in the Gospels of Jesus Christ.
The Kingdom is where the King Jesus Christ reigns and rules.
A prerequisite for entering into The Kingdom of God or heaven is to be born again. Remember when Nicodemus asked Jesus how to enter The Kingdom of God?
John 3:3 "Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God."
Jesus very kindly told Nicodemus that being born again was of the spirit. It is a supernatural experience totally provided by The Holy Spirit as we seek Jesus' Kingdom first and His righteousness with all of our hearts.
John 3:7 "The Lord told Nicodemus that Ye must be born again. 8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit."
Receiving the Holy Spirit is a glorious experience, but then the cares of life and the thorns of other Christians and the lack of prayer, Bible study and godly fellowship can cause our fire to slowly dwindle.
However, if we want to be on fire for the Lord and if we want to take our family members, friends, neighbors and everyone that we know to heaven with us; it will be a real battle. Don't worry though; Jesus Christ has already won the war on cross.
If you want to be a lukewarm Christian with one foot in the things of God and one foot in the things of the world; you will probably never experience the need to do violence against the kingdom of darkness, Satan and his dupes.
However, those that try and gain the whole world will lose their souls, unless they repent and turn to the Lord Jesus Christ. You can't have both lives. You will either serve God or mammon.
If you love the world and its evil empire system; then you cannot be a viable member of The Kingdom of God. You cannot have two masters, as you will either hate the one and love the other or the other way around.
Those that are still trying to please man; cannot be the bond servants of The Lord Jesus Christ.
A double minded man is unstable in all of his ways.
Jesus gave His disciples the model prayer; He prayed that God's Kingdom come and His will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. This tells it all in a few words.
The Lord wants to bring the Kingdom of God and heaven to earth. He want the Christians to take the earth over for His Kingdom, honor and glory. How? Because Christ in us is the hope of glory.
God wants His glory to be manifested on this earth through Him. He is the King of all kings and He is the Lord of all lords. It is our job to put Him in His rightful place on this earth.
How do we do that? It is clearly a spiritual battle as opposed to Joshua and Caleb who took the territory physically.
Our work is set before us. We must take the Kingdom of Heaven by force. We have to use force and violence because Satan has been trying to steal The Kingdom of God from the Garden of Eden.
We, God's people, need to take back the territory that the enemy has stolen by lies, deceit, trickery, treachery, and every evil power imaginable. Ephesians 6 tells us the armor we must put on every single day in order to combat and wrestle with our adversary the devil and his cohorts.
Without, the full armor of God; we are without the necessary weaponry, shield, helmet, belt, breastplate, shoes, sword and without the Holy Spirit; we cannot pray in the Holy Spirit which releases the power of almighty God to work for the Kingdom of God and His glorious purposes.
Being gang stalked has taught me many things, but one thing is clear; God is far greater than all of the enemies devices put together. The enemy of our souls is just one big bully, and all of his bravado is fake and without substance.
I have also learned that Satan is not very smart because he doesn't know what he is doing.
When the authorities and the religious folk had Jesus tortured and killed because of envy; they had no idea what they were doing.
1 Cor. 2:6 "Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to naught: 7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: 8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory."
If they had any idea what they were doing; they would have never implemented the magnificent and glorious plan of our all-powerful God. What a shock it must have been when they eventually figured out that they had done the very thing that God would use to save His people from their sins and from an eternity lost in hell.
Do not be afraid to pray against the strongholds of Satan; he is already totally defeated. Any person who follows the god of this present world will be defeated as depicted in Rev. 19:19.
Turn to The Lord Jesus Christ as He has proven His love for you, and He will never let you down, leave you or forsake you. He desires for you to be with Him forever and ever.
I sometimes laugh at the sheer arrogance of the enemy, as that is what always gets him in trouble. He is always overconfident for no reason.
Satan tries to destroy the true Christian by taking away all that is dear to them as he did with Job, and as he tried to do with countless over saints. Satan hates those who love Jesus. However, God restored everything to Job doubly, and even greater than before. Praise The Name of The Lord!
All those who try to live a godly life "will" come under Satans' wrath, but don't be concerned; he is a sissy. He is afraid of his own shadow, and the only way that he can ever succeed is if we back down, become fearful, and acquiesce to his trumped up powers.
How does he get his powers? By killing innocent animals, babies, children, adults and wrecking havoc wherever he can get by with it. The Mayan civilization was deep into sacrificing, and their empire had to be destroyed by our God.
Every civilization that heeds the temptations and ways of Satan will fall. Let's not be one of them.
Let's take back our country for God's Kingdom, as this country was founded on Jesus Christ and The Gospel. All authority in heaven and earth was given to Jesus Christ, and it has in turn been given to God's people.
We can tread on the enemy, and he is under our feet. Hallelujah! Don't ever be deceived by the enemy's lies and tricks. He has been defeated, but we need to believe, understand it, and work in it.
Luke 10:29 "Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you."
The men, women and children of God need to wake up, rise up and take over our territory for the Kingdom of God. We have the power of The Holy Spirit, the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, and we have the mandate to occupy until The Lord Jesus Christ returns.
We, God's beloved people are more than victorious through Jesus Christ. In my darkness days during this gang stalking; The Lord was with me very closely.
Romans 8:37, "Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us. 38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
Dear Saints of God, always remember that in the darkness of these times; The Lord is there giving us His love, His joy, and His peace. Paul and Silas were given a great earthquake as they were praising the Lord in prison.
I have found during this most difficult time in my life; that in the most horrific times; He is with us the greatest, and He manifests His love, joy, peace, and power according to what we need at the time. He is our Magnificent, Omnipotent, All-Knowing, Omnipresent precious Savior and Lord. His Name is Jesus, and when you turn everything over to Him; He will always cause you to triumph over any and every circumstance that you will ever have to go through.
Peggy Kannaday has been the Managing Editor of "Church Growth International" since 1991.
"Church Growth International' is The English outreach of The Yoido Full Gospel Church, and Yonggi Cho is The Founder, President and The Chairman of The Board. C.G.I. is an interdenominational ministry with a membership of over 20,000 ministers from some 200 countries.
Peggy now resides in Regent Park/Glen Ridge, Fort Mill, SC, 803 547-2164, firstname.lastname@example.com


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Johnny Foursquare (No More Johnny F.) Has Checked In at a New Privacy Policy
Foursquare told users via email that as of Jan. 28 it will show their full names by default, instead of first name/last initial, and that business locations will be able to see more than the current three-hour history of their visitors' check-ins. Both privacy policy changes make the service more friendly to businesses, and the first clears up inconsistency in how names were displayed throughout the product. The company is trying to be uber-careful about rolling out privacy changes in light of other services' recent screwups.


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The Associated Press tracked down Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long today and he intimated the investigation into Bobby Petrino continues and will likely last through Easter Sunday. Long is said to be "examining a variety of issues surrounding Petrino's motorcycle accident last weekend." Obviously, this is code for an investigation into Petrino's involvement with Jessica Dorrell, the former Arkansas volleyball player turned employee/motorcycle buddy/(possible!) mistress. A related issue, of course, is Petrino having initially lied about the circumstances of the accident.
The AP was also able to track down a Dorrell friend and former teammate this afternoon who claimed Dorrell was "in safe mode." The friend also said Dorrell had not returned phone calls since the police report was released on Thursday.
"Everyone has made mistakes. Everyone has dirty laundry, but not everyone has their dirty laundry shown on national television."
It's a valid sentiment, but this is Bobby Petrino. He's burned too many bridges and made his bed. There are too many people waiting to see him taken down, Dorrell's just collateral damage.
Arkansas AD: Petrino review ongoing during weekend [AP]


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$1 Million Perfect Game Challenge - Major League Baseball 2K12
Ryan Spilborghs of the Cleveland Indians gives some tips to help you better understand the Perfect Game Challenge and the changes to this year's competition.
Ryan Spilborghs of the Cleveland Indians gives some tips to help you better understand the Perfect Game Challenge and the changes to this year's competition.
Marko Djordjevic tries to pitch a perfect game in this video review for Major League Baseball 2K12.
Lino drops a ball straight down the middle to drive in an easy run against the Pirates.
After a long game, Toronto brings in a new pitcher to try to end the game.
The Blue Jay's are up six in the ninth inning and end up dropping the Pirates.
Seattle goes nine innings without allowing a score and then loses it in one home run by Bruce of the Reds.
In an exhibition game, the Giants and the Cubs take to the field with Madison Bumgarner getting ready to pitch.
Tim Lincecum drops some heat on the Diamondbacks for a complete shutout.
Major League Baseball 2K12 is now available!
BioWare's sci-fi trilogy capper leads big week of new releases featuring Street Fighter X Tekken, Unit 13, MLB 12, and I Am Alive.
Justin Verlander attempts to sneak past hostess Kate Upton into the Perfect Club in this clip for Major League Baseball 2K12.
This week sees Mass Effect 3, Street Fighter X Tekken, Sony's MLB 12: The Show, Major League Baseball 2K12, Unit 13, Crush3D, and I Am Alive.
This week we see Piazza and Liberation maps drop for MW3 on the PlayStation 3, Killzone 3 break off its multiplayer, and an arena shooter by the name of Nexuiz.
C.J. Wilson takes the mound for the Angels against Justin Verlander and the Tigers in this gameplay trailer for Major League Baseball 2K12.
Supermodel Kate Upton gives Justin Verlander, David Price, C.J. Wilson, and Jay Bruce some pitching mechanics tips in MLB 2K12.
Check out the official trailer for Major League Baseball 2K12, spotlighting the latest features in the game.
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Thijs Goossink-Nucleus Modular Wine Rack
At Design Interviews
(Excerpt) Interview with Thijs Goossink : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Thijs Goossink : Interactivity by modularity. I needed a minimal design, expandable wine rack for my own wine collection, but I couldn't find a wine rack of my taste on the present market. So I designed one myself. Especially with the available colored elements you can make many combinations that actually look great without bottles too. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Thijs Goossink : I wanted to achieve a compact linkage mechanism between compact flat aluminum elements. The elements needed to be flat, not only as a nice feature, but also to be able to ship them easily all over the world. The elements' compactness makes this product highly flexible with regard to the assembly options and the variety of spaces it fits in. It also needed to be capable of holding champagne bottles, which are usually slightly bigger in diameter. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Thijs Goossink : To make it a well known and appreciated high-end product and to be able to invest in the realization of more creative ideas that our company has. .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Thijs Goossink : 2 hours from idea to design drawing. 2 years to make the product perfect. I must add that 50% of the year I work at sea as marine engineer offshore. This created some delay in a sense. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Thijs Goossink : I needed a wine rack for my wine bottle collection in the living room. I couldn't find a modular, minimal and contemporary design anywhere else so I designed it myself. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Thijs Goossink : The extrusion and anodizing of the aluminum parts (or elements) is outsourced. Cutting them to size by CNC milling, QC checks and packaging is done by us. We like to keep control over as much of the process as possible to assure the highest quality standard. If sales would increase beyond our capacity, we will probably acquire more machinery to handle it. We love our product and - being an engineer by profession - I like to work with machines. These machines can then also be used to develop other new prototypes and products, or even to perform small production jobs for other companies. .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. Thijs Goossink : The personal need for a high quality modular wine rack with sleek lines, a playful mechanism and nice materials. .Frank Scott: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?. Thijs Goossink : No. Through market research I discovered what not to design. I think most other wine racks have too many unnecessary fringes, shapes and limitations. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Thijs Goossink : Our main target customer is someone who likes interior design, modern art, minimalism and contemporary furniture. But also likes good wines. Those two often form a good couple. Depending on the customers' creativity, the wine rack can very well just be a decorative and interactive piece of art too. On the other hand it can also be a subtle, less conspicuous wine rack that leaves the focus on its content: wine bottles. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Thijs Goossink : This design is the most minimal modular wine rack in the market and consists of the most compact elements with an interesting linkage system. Next to that, an arty setup with a mix of colored elements can be achieved and enjoyed even while empty of wine bottles. However, the structural shape of cells still resembles a traditional wine rack. Thanks to its subtle lines it's all about the wine bottle, the cells' core, the Nucleus. .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Thijs Goossink : See answer to the previous question. .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. Thijs Goossink : Autocad, a CNC router and a brushing machine with a small conveyor belt. .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Thijs Goossink : Having an interactive piece of art by modularity of compact elements. You can choose to let it be the main piece of art in your living room, or a subtle wine rack purely for storage of bottles. .Frank Scott: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?. Thijs Goossink : For the production process I collaborated with extrusion and anodising specialists. All other processes were a matter of using common sense and my own technical insights and interests. .Frank Scott: What is the role of technology in this particular design?. Thijs Goossink : Quite big. For design and prototyping with small toler.[ End of Excerpt: Read complete interview with Thijs Goossink on Nucleus Modular Wine Rack at design-interviews.com ]
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Some dads just got it going on. Like Brett King. He knew his kids loved the new Tron: Legacy movie so he went and built them this one-of-a-kind board game.
Those lucky little bastards now get to play out blacklight-enhanced lightcycle battles on a multi-level grid while I sit here crapping out mundane copy describing said awesome custom board game.
The rules are pretty straightforward. Players take turns moving around the board while trying to cut off an eliminate their rivals.
This is not, nor will it be, for sale. [Ars Technica]


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Boston-Based VC Firm .406 Ventures Finally Rounds the Bases with New $175M Fund
With many venture capital firms struggling to raise new investment pools, Boston-based technology investor .406 Ventures finally has wrapped up its second fund at just over its $175 million target.
The fund, Point 406 Ventures II L.P., surpassed its debut fund, which closed at $167 million in 2007.
The fundraising comes at a time when limited partners are generally wary of taking chances in the venture industry and are sticking with a few tried-and-true names. Of the $4.73 billion raised by venture capital firms in the third quarter, $2.73 billion went to five firms raising funds of more than $300 million each, often after a brief fundraising effort, according to Dow Jones LP Source. Those firms included Silicon Valley heavyweights Sequoia Capital, New Enterprise Associates and Mayfield Fund.
At the same time, smaller firms focused on very early-stage seed investments have seen success raising funds of less than $100 million, as LPs are placing strategic bets in hopes of finding the next breakout technology hit.
Firms raising funds in the $200 million range have found rougher going, although two early Zynga ZNGA -1.23% investors, Foundry Group and Avalon Ventures, had significant closings in the third quarter. Foundry Group closed its third fund at $225 million and Avalon Ventures raised $201.6 million toward its tenth fund, which has a cap of $250 million.
Read the fully story on The WSJ's Venture Capital Dispatch blog.


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A sixth grader from Osaka is in protective juvenille custody after accessing an online game site with somebody else's password.
The 11 year-old Osaka girl is accused of violating Japan's Unauthorized Computer Access Law after figuring out the name, birthday, and password of a 12 year-old middle school girl in Yamanashi Prefecture.
The game in question is free-to-play game Ameba Pigg.
The sixth grader told authorities, "I was jealous of the in-game items the middle school girl had."
A life of crime at eleven, kicked off with something that could be handled with some responsible parenting and understanding police officers. But why allow that when there's tax money to spend and this kid broke the law?
Catch all those grade schoolers, because they're the real threat!
大阪の小6女児を補導 不正アクセスの疑い [西日本新聞]
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Wednesday, 23 November 2011
1809 Campaign: 19th April at 11pm
Here is the situation at the close of play on the 19th April. Following the major battle at Abensberg, Napoleon has fallen back to the west to await the arrival of 2nd and 4th Corps. To the north, 7th Corps and substnatial parts of 3rd Corps are isolated from the rest of the army.
The Austrian army is re-gathering its strength at Abensberg. I and II Korps have finally reached Regensberg but are still some way away. The units who gained the famous victory over the Emperor are fatigued, but so are their opponents.
On the map, orange outlines indicate formations subject to attrition tests, while red outlines are for units who have double-attrition.
Both sides now have some difficult decisions to make...
Battle of Abensberg 19th April, 16:00
The Austrians have taken a beating during their advance but have secured the battlefield and inflicted an embarassing reverse on the Emperor, all of Europe will take note.
The next post will summarise the current campaign situation...
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Battle of Abensberg 19th April, 14:00
Concluding that any withdrawal would be difficult in daylight and still hoping that Rosenberg's IV Korps may yet arrive, Charles opted for a final push. Siezing command of V Korps from his brother Louis (Ludwig) he drove forward into Abensberg itself, destroying the French defenders. The assault was supported to the left by VI Korps and the Heavy Cavalry of the reserve while the Grenadiers advanced through the wooded hills to the left. Casualties were high on both sides but as the dust began to settle it was clear that Davout's 3rd Corps had been firmly shoved backwards.
The central and eastern parts of the battlefield were less intense. The Austrian light cavalry is trying to make its presence felt on the left and III Korps is slowly advancing against the hard-pressed Bavarians.
The French would probably be wise to consider possible lines of retreat at the moment. Napoleon, Davout (3rd Corps) and Vandamme (8th Corps) can probably make an escape via Ingoldstadt but Lefebvre (7th Corps) along with the heavy cavalry and the 5th Division of 3rd Corps may find it easier to slip away over the Danube to Kelheim and then retreat westwards. Of course, the Emperor and the Iron Marshal may see things differently and they could try to hang on for Lannes, Oudinot and 2nd Corps...
Sunday, 13 November 2011
Two Decades On
Friday, 11 November 2011
Abensberg, 19th April 1809. Deployment
The second picture shows more clearly where each formation is deployed. The French (blue) are to the north and the Austrians (yellow) to the south.
Tuesday, 8 November 2011
Abensberg: Order of Battle
III Korps: Hohenzollern
Div Kayser: 2 x INF
Div Thierry: 2 x INF (roll for attrition)
Div St Julien: 3 x INF
Div Vuk'vich: 1 x INF, 1 x MIXED (roll for attrition)
Div Pfanzeleter: 1 x INF, 1 x LC
Artillery: 2 x Foot Artillery
IV Korps: Rosenberg
Div Hohenlohe: 2 x INF
Div Stutterheim: 1 x INF
Div Somariva: 1 x INF, 1 x MIXED
Div Radivojev: 1 x INF, 1 x LC
Div Vecsey: 1 x INF, 1 x LC
V Korps: Archduke Louis
Div Lindenau: 3 x INF
Div Reuss Plauen: 2 x INF
Div Sch'tkh: 1 x INF, 1 x MIXED
Div Radetxky: 1 x MIXED, 1 x LC
Artillery: 2 x Foot Artillery
VI Korps (minus detachments): Hiller
Div Kottulinsky: 2 x INF
Div Vincent: 3 x INF
Div Reinwald: detached
Div Nordmann: 1 x INF, 1 x MIXED
Artillery: 2 x Foot Artillery
Grenadier Reserve: Leichtenstein
4 x INF (Grenadiers)
Cavalry Reserve: Hessen-Homburg
Heavy Cavalry: 4 x HC
Light Cavalry: 3 x LC
Artillery: 1 x Cavalry Artillery
Totals (excluding IV Korps): 25 INF, 4 MIXED, 5 LC, 4HC, 6 Foot Art, 1 Cav Art
7th Corps: Lefebvre
Div Pr Royal: 2 x INF, 1 x LC, 1 x Foot Artillery
Div Wrede: 2 x INF, 1 x LC, 1 x Foot Artillery
Div Deroi: 2 x INF, 1 x LC, 1 x Foot Artillery (roll for attrition)
3rd Corps: Davout
Div Morand: 3 x INF
Div Friant: 3 x INF
Div Gudin: 4 x INF
Div Demont: 1 x INF
Light Cavalry: 3 x LC
Artillery: 1 x Foot Artillery, 1 x Horse Artillery
8th Corps: Vandamme
3 x INF, 2 x LC, 1 x Foot Artillery
Heavy Cavalry
Div Nansouty: 3 x HC
Div d'Espagne: 2 x HC
Totals: 20 x INF, 8 x LC, 5 x HC, 5 x Foot Artillery, 1 x Horse Artillery
The French are outnumbered on paper, particularly if the Austrian IV Korps should appear, but they will have a definite edge in their command quality. Both armies have a mix of average and veteran troops so the French will not have the advantage here that they may have experienced in 1805-1807.
1809 Campaign, Battle of Abensberg, 19th April
The Austrian IV Korps may arrive later inthe day, but the Austrians are notoriously slow marchers! There is an outside chance of French 2nd corps arriving from the west but this is unlikely to occur until early evening at best.
The dotted white rectangle shows the battlefield area to be recreated on the 8x4 foot tabletop.
The campaign will now take a short recess while I clear up the garage to set-up this battle.
1809 Campaign, overnight 18th-19th April
III and V Korps to engage enemy to front. Attack to commence from 3am
VI Korps to support left flank of V Korps.
Army reserve will be reorganised. All grenadiers to be placed under direct command of Gen Leichtenstein. Reserve cavalry to be commanded by Gen. Hessen-Homburg. Grenadiers to support III Korps. Light cavalry of the reserve to cover right flank of III Korps. Heavy Cavalry to remain in reserve.
IV Korps to march with all speed from Eggmuhl to Langquaid and then join in the assault on the enemy.
I and II Korps to seize Regensburg. After securing and garrisoning the fortress, then march to Kelheim via Abbach. Be aware of expected major engagement at Abensburg.
3rd and 7th Corps to expect enemy to front. Orders are to hold and seek opportunity for counterattack. Light cavalry of 3rd Corps to provide screen to the east. 8th Corps to secure right flank at Neustadt. 1st and 2nd HC Divisions along with Demont's Division (III/5) to provide reserve support and act under orders of Marshal Davout.
III/4 Division (St.Hilaire). Leave rearguard at Regensburg and withdraw to Abbach. If pursued by enemy in force then act to delay them. be aware that the Emperor expects to engage the enemy main body at Abensburg.
Marshal Lannes: Ride via Reichertshofen to join 2nd Corps and assume command. Lead the corps to join the Emperor at Neustadt/Abensberg
Marshal Bessieres: Accomapny Marshal Lannes and join the Emperor
2nd Corps. Due to arrive at Pfaffenhofen. Upon arrival, immediately march for Neustadt via major roads. Force-march if necessary. Marshal Lannes will join you and assume command from Gen Oudinot.
4th Corps. Advance element expected to arrive at Pfaffenhofen. Orders are to hold and await remainder of Corps and 3rd Heavy Cavalry Division
Monday, 7 November 2011
1809 Campaign, 18th April
After the early-morning activity the Austrian main body continues to press on the stoic line of Bavarians while IV Korps advances to the east. VI Korps threatens the Bavarian right flank but is itself somewhat diminished by the detachments left behind on its march.
The French 3rd corps under Davout has now deployed half of its strength in direct support of the Bavarians of 7th corps with its remaining infantry divisions and light cavalry just crossing the Danube.
2nd Heavy cavalry division is attached to the advance elements of 3rd corps.
Advancing from Ingolstat are 8th Corps (Wurttemburgers) with the 1st Heavy Cavalry Division in the lead. They are racing to join 3rd and 7th corps:
The main activity of the day was the fighting between the Austrian main body and the Bavarian Divisions of the 7th corps. The bulk of 7th corps was pushed back towards Abensburg, but 2nd Divison is still holding Rohr.
The French have now accumulated a sizeable force at Abensburg and if they wish, a significant battle could be fought tomorrow. Alternatively they could withdraw to the west to await the arrival of 2nd and 4th Corps.
Austrian options include a continued push north by the main body, or a westwards move by part of the army to threaten the French supply line. Reinforcements are due from the north, with two corps converging on Regensburg which is held my the few thousand men of St.Hilaire's Division.
Orders will be interesting and the role of the Austrian IV Korps could be key. Will they be ordered north to ensure Regensburg falls quickly or will they turn west to fall upon the left flank of the Abensburg position?
Sunday, 6 November 2011
1809 Campaign, 17th April
Austrian orders remain as before, with the main body heading for Abensburg if it can push aside the Bavarians. French orders will be dependent on their view of the situation which is shown in the map below:
1809 campaign: 16th April
The following text shows the orders issued and events of the day. Comments on rule mechanisms are given in italics. Initial orders are:
I and II Korps to converge on Regensburg and capture the fortress. (not expected to arrive until 19th)
IV Korps, cross the river at Dingolfing and march via Worth to join main road and head for Eggmuhl
V Korps to force river crossing at Landshut then march on Abensburg via Pfeffenhausen
III Korps to cross at Landshut then march on Abensburg via Rottenburg
VI Korps to cross at Freising and establish line along road to Abensburg to cover right flank of army.
IR and IIR Korps. Army reserve to follow main body of III and V Korps respectively (expected tomorrow).
Main body of army: III, IV and V Korps along with reserve are intended to form-up at Abensburg
Right wing of army: I and II Korps to capture Regensburg
Left wing of army: VI Korps to secure army flank and warn of enemy approach
VII Corps. 1st and 2nd Divisions to defend crossings at Freising and Landshut. If forced to retreat then the corps is to gather on the position of 3rd Division and defend the line Mainburg-Pfeffenhausen-Rottenburg. Establish strength and position of enemy and report back to HQ via Ingoldstat
III Corps. 4th Division to garrison regensburg and hold until further orders. Remainder of Corps is to gather at Kelheim on the Danube.
2nd HC Division. To consider itself attached to III Corps until further ordered.
Other units are en-route
Austrian I and II Korps on the march towards Regensburg from the north. Regensburg being held by St.Hilaire's Division (III Corps, 4th Division)
Austrian V Korps engaged Bavarian 2nd Division at Landshut and successfully captured the fortress in an action taking 8 hours. The Bavarians fell back on Rottenburg. V Corps then followed orders and advanced on Pfeffenhausen where it encountered Bavarian 3rd Division.
Austrian III Korps (Accompanied by Archduke Charles) reached Landshut but was unable to move further today (rolled 4+ when entering the location). Expect IR and IIR Korps to arrive at Landshut tomorrow.
Austrian VI Korps sucessfully pushed the Bavarian 1st Division from Freising, taking just a few hours. The Bavarians fell back and put up a rearguard action at Au but were further pushed back to Mainburg. Evening prevented any further pursuit. The corps left a regiment to guard Freising.
The positions at 11pm are shown below. The Austrians are pushing northwards on a broad front, while Lefebvre's VII Corps has estsablished a new defensive position but is somewhat overstretched.
To determine the delays caused by the Bavarians I assumed that the Autrians would win as they had overwhelming numbers and this was just a case of how long the skirmishes would take. I rolled a d6. This determined how many hour elapsed, with a re-roll for results of 5 or 6 which was added to the first roll. Freising fell quickly on a "2", but Landshut took longer on a "5" and a subsequent "3".
Overnight orders:
I and II Korps. Unchanged: aiming for Regensburg
III Korps. To attack Bavarinas at Rottenburg and march on Abensburg
IV Korps. Unchanged. aiming for Eggmuhl
V Korps. Attack Bavarians at Pfeffenhausen and march on Abensburg
VI Korps. Unchanged. Secure left flank
IR and IIR. Unchanged. to follow III and V Korps towards Abensburg.
III Corps: Unchanged. Collect at Kelheim
VII Corps: delay Austrian advance and if forced back then establish defence at Sigenburg-Abensburg. Attempt to hold Mainburg if possible. Expect reinforcement/support from III Corps
Other corps en-route
Everyone seems to be "in supply" at present apart from IV Korps whose countryside ramble means they will acquire an attrition marker which will need to ne rallied-off at some future point.
Stand by for the 17th!
Campaign rules, 1809 etc
1. Movement
Movement Allowance:
Independent officers are allowed 4MP each turn
Commands consisting of all cavalry are allowed 3MP each turn.
Other commands are allowed 2 MP each turn.
Each turn represents one day.
Movement Costs:
Major road = 1MP
Minor road = 2MP
(all movement must be along roads)
Upon entering a location, (unless all MPs are already exhausted anyway) roll 1d6 to determine if the command halts:
French Cavalry 6+
French 5+
Austrian Cavalry 5+
Austrians 4+
(add one to the roll if the weather is rain/mud/snow/etc)
Forced Marches:
A command may move 1MP further than it usually would by declaring a "forced march". A command that force marches acquires an attrition marker.
A unit that currently has 1 or more attrition markers may not use forced march.
Independent officers may not use forced march
2. Supply
Supply lines must be drawn from the command to a friendly supply source, using major roads only.
A command that can draw such a line is considered "in supply" and suffers no adverse effects
A command which cannot draw such a line is "out of supply" and acquires an attrition marker.
Independent officers are not affected by supply or attrition
3. Rally
Commands may attempt to rally instead of moving. If the command is in supply it may remove an attrition marker if it rolls 4+ on 1d6.
4. Attrition Markers
Attrition markers are acquired when a command is out of supply, force marches or when a command has engaged in combat.
The effect of attrition markers is determined at the start of a battle, before deployment. For each unit in the command roll 1d6 for each attrition marker currently affecting the command. Each roll of 4+ inflicts a hit marker on the unit before the battle begins.
5. Battle & Marching to the Sound of the Guns
Once two opposing forces attempt to enter the same location a battle may occur. Depending on the sizr of the forces this may be resolved by a dice roll, a tabletop wargame or some other mechanism. If a battle is fought, then forces currently occupying adjacent locations may attempt to reach the battlefield - this will depend upon the nature of the roads, how far units have already marched and whether units have attriton markers.
Campaign map, 1809
I have a few things behind me now and can concentrate on some more personal wargames activities. First up is a slow-burning campaign based on the fighting in Bavaria in April 1809. For this I need a decent map and a bit of playing around with Photoshop Elements and MS-Word gave me the following:
The basic map was produced in PE which I then pasted into a drawing fram in Word. I then added the point-to-point roadmap using Word drawing tools (circle shape and curved connectors). This does not attempt to represent every town, village and road but gives an approximation of where the main routes of march were.
My plan is to kick off from the situation of around April 16th but to allow the Austrians to vary their direction of attack (they can enter from any/all of the orange nodes) and allow the French to deploy as they see fit.
Most of the French & allied Army of Germany begins off map. Davout's corps is north of the Danube and can elect to concentrate at any of the towns between Ingoldstat and Regensburg (inclusive). Lefebvre's 7th Corps [Bavarian] begins on the map and can spread its three divisions as it wants. The remaining components of the AoG arrive from the west via Ingoldstat and Pfaffenhofen according to a schedule based upon their actual arrival times.
At the moment I am just planning this as a solo scenario to generate (a) some battles and (b) some enthusiasm. At the same time as working through it I might even finish painting my Bavarians as I currently only have one Division finished. I also need to get the Wurttemurgers done. The only disappointment is that the Saxon's aren't around at this stage - however if the Austrians do well then there is the possibility of extending the campaign and drawing-in the more widely scattered forces.
I thought the map might be of use to others so feel free to use it if you like. I'll post some guidelines for map movement later on.
Saturday, 24 September 2011
Dux Bellorum
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Monday, 19 September 2011
Unit stats
French infantry, typically these have:
1. reasonably good skirmishers (d10),
2. average to good fighting ability so an average quality small unit might get d6, an average quality, average sized unit would get d8 and an average quality large unit would get d10. If the unit was higher quality then I might up these by one dice type, but try to avoid d12 and instead split the unit into two smaller ones.
3. average to good morale: d8 or d10.
So, units of St Hilaire's experienced Division at Aspern-Essling tend to get d10, d10, d10 but much more "average" units in Tharreau's Division are more like d10, d8, d8
Conversely, Austrians are usually worse at skirmishing so an "average" unit of infantry would get d8, d8, d8. If a unit has Grenzers or Jagers attached then the skirmishing increases to d10.
I try to keep most units to d8s and d10s.
d6 skirmishing applies to infantry who did not routinely send out many skirmishers, even if they could do so in theory (Austrian grenadiers, 1806 prussians perhaps, 1809 saxons)
d12 skirmishing I'm not sure about but perhaps British brigades which include a substantial numer of riflemen
d6 combat for very raw or small units
d12 combat for very experienced AND large units
d6 morale for very poor units (Spanish, 1809 saxons, neapolitans?)
d12 morale for guard or very experienced units (Old guard, British guards, British penninsular veterans)
All this is of course very, very subjective. With four dice types and three categories there is plenty of wiggle room!
Cavalry are similar but have no skirmish die
Artillery only have a morale.
Sunday, 11 September 2011
Slight error
Not a big problem but I'm gald I spotted it before basing the units up!
Painting again
Next up, 71st Foot and more 95th rifles.
Progress will be limited as I still have a couple of writing projects to finish and lord knows what work might chuch at me. Still, I do have four years left to get Waterloo finished...
Wednesday, 7 September 2011
The Austrians had more-or-less I and IV Korps from Aspern-Essling plust two brigades of grenadiers in an ad-hoc reserve.
The French had various Divisions from II and IV Corps from Aspern Essling and a reserve of one Young Guard brigade and the Guard light cavalry.
There was some artillery too, a little more for the Austrians.
We played 7 turns with honours about even. Everyone seemed to pick-up the gist of the rules - just need to clarify how to attack over a bridge!
A good night at the club!
rules update
If anyone out there does try the rules then let me know how you get on.
Tonight at the club I'm going to try a little battle based on Marengo but with some of the Aspern Essling OOB. Should work OK :-)
...and crikey, I have just checked the Picasa album linked to the blog and there are nearly 900 pictures in it!
Tuesday, 6 September 2011
Here we see the French defenders of Essling:
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That is, if your calculator is a Texas Instruments 84 Plus Graphing Calculator, of course. Intrepid YouTube user no9sniper has found a way to satisfy that burning itch to keep killing dragons, giants and tons of wild wolves while you are in class (and away from your PC/360/PS3 which is still warm from yesterday's long Skyrim session) with a homebrew version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim that runs completely on the Ti-84 plus, complete with lo-fi graphics and a nonexistent storyline.
The game, from the video posted on YouTube, looks similar to the legacy Elder Scrolls games, with simple combat and some customization. You choose your name and your race (Imperial, Khajit or Orc) (Sadly no elves or argonians) and set out on a journey as a warrior into the snowy and whitey world with the greatest graphics card in the world at your disposal (read: your imagination). I initially thought it would be a rogue-like game but it turned out to be nicely designed with some retro graphics elements. Much fun!
I honestly have no idea how much time was invested by no9sniper to create this tiny distraction for class, but it sure as hell speaks volumes about this person's perseverance! Kudos!


text: One of the joys of going to the beach is being able to see dolphins surf in the waves, or spotting a group of seals resting off the coast. The National Aquarium's Animal Rescue team works hard throughout the year to monitor and respond to marine animals that inhabit Maryland's coast, while educating the public about keeping our waterways safe and healthy for the animals we love so much. This Friday, July 22nd, the public is invited to join Aquarium staff for the Annual Maryland Dolphin Count along the Atlantic coast of Maryland. Annual dolphin counts help marine mammal specialists capture a snapshot look about dolphin populations, reproduction rates and ocean health. We have learned that bottlenose dolphins use Maryland waters as a thoroughfare for migration, summertime breeding, and feeding along the way. With the help of volunteers we will continue to gather and analyze this information and learn more about the state of our waters and the dolphin populations that are found off our coast. The annual Dolphin Count involves spending a few hours on the beach watching the water for passing dolphins and filling out a data sheet. Aquarium staff will be stationed at the following locations: Assateague State Park (Day Use Area) 40th street in Ocean City at the beach 130th street in Ocean City at the beach Members of the public are welcome to join Aquarium staff at one of the above locations! Just look for Aquarium staff in blue shirts looking toward the water for dolphins! The count will begin at 9am and end at noon. The event is free and open to the public. As a reminder, it is always helpful to bring the following items for comfort: A beach chair or blanket Water to keep hydrated Sunscreen, a hat, and sunglasses Binoculars, optional On Thursday, July 21st, join us at Seacrets: Jamaica USA (49th street in Ocean City, MD) from 3:30pm – 9:00pm for a special fundraiser to benefit the Aquarium's Animal Rescue program. Aquarium staff will have games and activities for kids beginning at 3:30 and all cover fees will be donated to the Animal Rescue program from 5-9. Join staff and volunteers for fun games and activities, and learn more about their important work in Ocean City! So, how many dolphins do you think we'll count? Tags: atlantic-bottlenose-dolphins, Animal Rescue, ocean-city, volunteers Categories: Animal Rescue, Animals, Conservation, News Previous Post Next Post