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Terrance Smith's two interceptions on former Sharks QB Aaron Garcia sealed the 62-55 win
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Kyle Rowley stepped in as an injury replacement and accounted for five total touchdowns, London Crawford exploded for the biggest game of his young career, and Terrance Smith notched his third two-interception game in the last five weeks as the Jacksonville Sharks (10-5) defeated the Orlando Predators (5-9) in front of 10,108 on Sea Best Field at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena on Saturday night.
The victory improved the Sharks' overall regular-season record against Orlando to 7-1, as Jacksonville has now won six consecutive regular-season games against the Predators. Including the postseason, the Sharks have won seven straight against Orlando, sweeping the Predators in three consecutive season series. The victory reduced the Sharks' "magic number" in the South Division to just one. Should the Tampa Bay Storm fall to the Spokane Shock next week, Jacksonville would lock up its fourth division crown in as many seasons. Tonight's result also eliminated Orlando from the division race.
With the game tied at 27 in the final minutes of the first half, the Sharks moved the ball into the red zone. Starting quarterback R.J. Archer completed a short pass but stayed down after the play, leaving the game with an apparent leg injury. Coming off the bench, Rowley finished the drive with a five-yard touchdown pass to Jeron Harvey as Jacksonville took a 34-27 lead into the locker room.
The Predators kept pace for much of the second half, as Mykel Benson opened the third quarter with a two-yard rushing touchdown to tie the score at 34. On the ensuing drive, Rowley plunged in on a quarterback sneak to allow the Sharks to regain the lead. Orlando answered yet again in the third, as Aaron Garcia found Prechae Rodriguez from 14 yards out to even the game, 41-41.
As the game moved into the fourth quarter, the Shark offense backed itself up with three consecutive penalties. When the dust settled, Jacksonville faced a second-and-goal from the 25-yard line. At that point, Rowley dropped back to pass, looked to his left and hit Crawford, who sprinted past an Orlando defender into the end zone for a go-ahead touchdown as the Sharks took a 48-41 advantage.
Playing in just third game since being activated from injured reserve, Crawford put together what was easily the biggest individual performance of his AFL career, leading the Sharks with 12 receptions for a total of 107 yards and three touchdowns.
On the first play of Orlando's next drive, Garcia looked for Jason Geathers on a quick pass to the left. As Geathers bobbled the ball, Smith snagged it away for his first interception of the game, setting his offense up with a first-and-goal situation. Two Rowley runs later, the Sharks had the team's first two-score lead since the second quarter, 55-41.
The Predators came right back with a touchdown, as Garcia hit T.T. Toliver on back-to-back passes to go nearly the length of the field for a score. But Jacksonville responded again, as Rowley hit Markee White up against the boards for an eight-yard score as the Sharks again took a two-score advantage. Orlando scored quickly yet again, as Geathers notched a 48-yard catch-and-run to pull his team within a single touchdown. After Marco Capozzoli's field goal attempt missed wide right, the Sharks needed one final defensive stand to seal the game.
Orlando moved down the field with a pair of first downs, but the Shark defense was able to corral receivers inbounds, forcing the Predators to use all of their remaining timeouts. With no time remaining, Garcia spiked the ball to stop the clock with 11 seconds left and the ball on the Sharks' 13-yard line. Hoping for the tying touchdown, Garcia tossed it toward the end zone but the pass sailed into the arms of Smith, who snagged his second interception of the fourth quarter and ran out the clock to end the game.
Smith has now recorded a total of 11 interceptions this year, tying Micheaux Robinson's single-season franchise record. Saturday was Smith's fourth two-pick game of the year, and third in the month of June.
The victory reduced the Sharks' "magic number" in the South Division to just one. Should the Tampa Bay Storm fall to the Spokane Shock next week, Jacksonville would lock up its fourth division crown in as many seasons. Tonight's result also eliminated Orlando from the division race.
Before leaving the game, Archer was in the midst of a phenomenal first half in his second start of the season, completing 16 of his 20 passes for 187 yards and three touchdowns. Coming on in relief, Rowley went 13-of-24 for 130 yards and three scores. Partly responsible for the two quarterbacks' big games was the work of the Shark offensive line, which did not allow a single sack on Saturday.
In addition to Crawford's big game, White caught 10 passes for a team-high 112 yards and a score, while Harvey totaled seven receptions for 98 yards and two touchdowns. With 127 receptions in 2013, Harvey is now just five catches shy of eclipsing Jomo Wilson's franchise record for most in a single season.
On defense, Tracy Belton led the Sharks with 5.5 total tackles, and made a great one-handed tip-catch for an interception in the first quarter. Smith totaled 3.5 tackles and two pass breakups to go along with his two picks, while Robinson added 4.5 total tackles and a breakup.
Playing in his first game in Jacksonville since leading the Sharks to the ArenaBowl XXIV title in 2011, Garcia completed 19 of his 33 passes for 234 yards, five touchdowns and three interceptions. Benson scored a pair of rushing touchdowns for Orlando, while Rodriguez led the Predators with three touchdown catches.
Orlando defensive back Dominic Jones led all players with 9.5 total tackles (nine solo) and four pass breakups, as he also returned a kickoff for a touchdown and totaled 154 kickoff return yards. Anthony Shutt added 6.5 total tackles for the Predators.
Following Saturday's victory, the Sharks will enter their bye week. The team returns to action on Saturday, July 13, as it will host the Spokane Shock on Sea Best Field
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Steel Stud Walls: Breaking the Thermal Bridge
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Steel stud walls are notoriously inefficient due to thermal bridging, but new construction and insulating methods are solving that problem.
Steel framing has many advantages over wood framing (see "Steel Framing:How Green?" p. 6). But it has one significant disavantage: Steel studs conduct heat extremely well. This effect is known as thermal bridging, and it can sharply reduce a wall's effective Rvalue. The simplest and most common way to overcome this problem is to block the path of heat flow with rigid foam insulation (see Table 1). Adding rigid foam insulation not only increases the whole wall Rvalue, but it also reduces the temperature difference between the center of the cavity and the stud area. This cuts down on the possibility that black stains will form on interior walls from dirt that is attracted to cold spots on the wall surfaces.However, rigid foam insulation is an expensive solution to the problem of thermal bridging in steel stud construction. In an effort to find more cost-effective solutions, researchers here at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have explored many options, using both hot-box testing and computer simulations. These options have included diminishing the contact area between the studs and ...
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text: James Overstreet, OutdoorChannel.com Deer Home, Alabama Classic qualifier Kilgore puts hopeful cast on state deer herd All of these deer were harvested by David Kilgore on the family farm. (James Overstreet photo) JASPER, Ala. -- David Kilgore is Alabama proud, from bass to bucks.Kilgore won the B.A.S.S. Southern Open on Lake Logan Martin to qualify for his first Bassmaster Classic. He will stay within the confines of his state when he competes on Lake Guntersville in February. He insists deer hunters also should stay in state."If you could take the deer herd here, and in the surrounding four, five, six counties … not let anybody shoot a buck for a couple years, all you could shoot was a doe … It would blow your mind what would grow in this part of Alabama," he said. "The people that usually leave Alabama to go hunt places like Illinois, they'd stay home to hunt because you wouldn't have to go to Illinois. There would be some deer so big here it would just blow your mind."Kilgore thinks that because of the current state of deer hunting in his home state, and particularly from the changes he's seen managing the family's 2,220-acre farm in Walker County, Ala. Click image to view the photo gallery "For years we wouldn't see many deer," Kilgore said. "In 1988-89 the deer population exploded. We went from seeing just a few deer to hundreds."Those kinds of deer numbers led to a very liberal deer limit in Alabama."It seemed like everybody around here had a gun and wanted to shoot a deer, any deer, and they could do it in their back yard. At the time you could shoot a buck a day in Alabama," he said.That changed in 2007 when Alabama reduced its 'buck a day limit' to three bucks for the season, one of which must have at least 4 points on one side. The Kilgores ramped up their management efforts and adopted a quality strategy based on keeping deer, particularly shooter bucks, on their property. Kilgore keeps up with the bucks he has on the farm during the summer months with trail cameras."Overall, the deer pictures I take, and I take a lots of them … It seems from year to year you can keep about half of the deer you think will be good shooters'one day," he said. "Half disappear, half are still here. That's about all you can expect, you can't keep them all. Some are going to wander off during the rut."Kilgore believes the management program they have in place keeps a healthy percentage of targeted bucks from leaving the property. The dozens of trophy deer mounted on the walls of David Kilgore's home, and on that of his father's, are proof of the plan's success. This is how Kilgore explains the implementation of their management program:Supplemental Feed – Deer are fed corn year around -- tons of it in multiple feeders. Kilgore says they place feeders in areas they don't hunt, focusing on the center of the property to try to keep deer on the farm.Agriculture Practices – The Kilgore's begin by planting approximately 200 acres of corn and soybeans in plots scattered about the farm. The plots range in size from ½ acre to 8 to 10 acres. Part of the crop is harvested; the rest is left for the deer. None of the fields are continuous. Wooded areas have been left between the plots to provide deer safe travel corridors as they move about the farm.Green Fields – After the crops are harvested, the plots are overseeded with a blend of broadleaf plants, including clover and a mix of forage plants. On the recommendation of the local farmer's co-op, they also seed the plant 'kale.' Kilgore said kale has proven to be a great plant to sustain deer during the winter months. "I've seen deer pull a foot of kale from the ground and eat it. After the first frost they really get on it," he said.Low Impact Hunting – During rifle season Kilgore prefers to practice what he calls 'low impact hunting,' describing the method as, "Place your shooting house, your stand … whatever, well away from your green field.You don't want that deer knowing you show up or when you leave, especially at night. If you can get down out of that stand with deer on the field, get out of there without them knowing you leave, that is the biggest deal. If you get down from your stand and walk across these fields -- blowing deer out of all of them -- it doesn't take long because they're not stupid. It won't be long before they'll quit showing up in daylight very much. If you'll hunt that way, get in and out of there without spooking deer, it would really wake people up to what they could kill."Let Them Grow – Kilgore and the small group of hunters allowed on the farm are all in agreement about letting deer age before they are targeted. "I know we're not in the Midwest, so our deer may not grow as fast. If you see a deer that's reached a score in the 120s in Alabama, and he's in the 4- to 4½-year-old range, that's the kind of deer we want to shoot. If you have a deer in the 110's, and he's a 2 ½-year-old deer, and somebody shoots him … that will kind of get under your skin. That's one of those deer that has the potential to be a really big one.Provide a Sanctuary – "The way the roads access this property, we have an area that's a little bit harder to access than the lower end of the farm. I could get in there, I just choose not to. When hunting season gets here, you put hunting pressure on these deer, you drive around after dark, your drive around before daylight, the deer get accustomed to not showing up at daylight when you put a little pressure on them unless they're rutting."I just like to leave a big area without any pressure; the deer can just sorta be in there not bothered by human beings. If you got a big one in there, he might stick his head out during the rut and you end up killing a big deer you didn't even know you had."Know your inventory – 8002-Kilgore believes the best place to place trail cameras in the summer is at salt licks. He creates his own salt licks by dumping two 50-pound bags of salt on the ground. "Those deer, they need that salt, that mineral back in their body, especially in the hot months, July and August. Over the summertime, if you want to find out the kind of bucks you have, your inventory will be pretty accurate if you have enough big salt licks scattered around your property. At some point all of them will show up at a salt lick and on your trail cameras."Go to 2013 Deer Camp GET THE NEWSLETTER Join the List and Never Miss a Thing. Sign Me Up


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$1.1 million was raised on September 28, 2009, at amfAR Milano, the Foundation's inaugural event held in conjunction with Milan Fashion Week. The gala, presented by DSquared², BMW Group Italia, and Lambertz, featured a live auction, a special burlesque performance by Dita Von Teese, and heartfelt remarks by event chairs Janet Jackson and Linda Evangelista. Kanye West, Rachel Bilson, Dean and Dan Caten, Cristina Lucchini, Chanel Iman, Noemie Lenoir, Anja Rubik, Donatella Versace, and Alek Wek were among the other supporters in attendance.
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Nuclear Stress Tests - guide11 May 2011
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The "stress tests" are a set of additional safety criteria drawn up in the light of the nuclear accident in Fukushima. These EU wide criteria will be in addition to safety standards already being in place at national level. Their aim is to assess whether the safety margins used in the licensing of nuclear power plants were sufficient to cover unexpected events.
The aim is to learn from what happened in Japan and prevent that a similar accident can happen in Europe. One of the most important lessons to be drawn is that the unthinkable can happen – that two natural disaster can hit at the same time and knock out the power supply system completely. The power plant withstood the earthquake but the tsunami interrupted the power supply which is necessary to cool down fuel elements. If they are not cooled down, there is a risk of a core meltdown with leakage of radioactivity and radiation getting into the soil and the water.
What will be tested? Are we checking for the first time, whether EU nuclear power plants can withstand natural catastrophes?
Each and every nuclear power plant in the EU has undergone an extensive authorisation process before starting to operate. If a nuclear power plant is operating in a region where there is a risk of earthquakes, operators needed to prove that the specific design of a power plant can withstand the magnitude of an earthquake that could be expected in the region. To assess the risk of an earthquake, past experiences are normally taken into account. If in a given region, earthquakes of a magnitude of Richter scale 6 took place, it was assumed that such an earthquake could happen again. Power plants constructed in this area therefore need to be built in a way that they can operate or shut down automatically if an earthquake of this scale occurs. The same is true for floods and other disasters.
As Fukushima has taught us that the magnitudes of earthquakes can be much higher than what we experienced in a region in the past, the stress tests include a higher safety margin. If a power plant was built to withstand a magnitude of Richter scale 6, it needs now to prove that it can withstand a higher magnitude. The same is with floods and other natural disasters.
In addition to this, irrespective of the cause, power plants have to prove that they have enough back-up power systems in place in case the power supply is interrupted. That includes batteries, diesel-generators. They have to describe what happens when the first back-up-system does not work, the second, thus describing a chain reaction.
Will man-made hazards also be included in the stress tests?
The European Council says that a "comprehensive" risk and safety assessment should be done. This could include also man made disasters.
Who sets the criteria?
The criteria are defined and approved by both the European Commission and the European Nuclear Safety Regulators' Group (ENSREG), which represents the 27 independent national authorities responsible for nuclear safety in their country. This was decided by the European Council on 23 and 24 March 2011. Commissioner Günther Oettinger, responsible for Energy, is making the decision on behalf of the European Commission. No formal decision of the European Commission nor on minister level is needed.
Is there a deadline for the decision to be taken?
There is no deadline for adopting the stress tests.
What is WENRA? Why did they come up with draft proposals for a stress test?
The Western European Nuclear Regulators Association (WENRA) is the organisation of those EU Member States which had or have nuclear power. The European Council says that ENSREG and the Commission shall take use of "available expertise, notably WENRA". The decision is taken by ENSREG and the Commission.
Will all the nuclear power plants be tested?
Yes. All plants in the EU will need to be reassessed using the agreed common criteria and methodology.
How will the test be carried out? Is the EU sending experts to all 143 nuclear power plants in the EU?
It was never the intention that the EU would send its own experts to the nuclear power plants. The European Council says that the assessment is done by "independent national authorities and through peer review". This means that the national authorities responsible for nuclear safety are involved, they will produce reports which will be examined by a group of peers for consistency.
Will there be also tests on the spot?
Whether this will be the case, and which nuclear power plants will be controlled on the spot, will be decided by the peer review team.
Is this credible, if the national regulators check what they already have checked?
They are not checking again what they have checked in the past. The stress tests will be a set of questions and criteria which are new. They include a higher safety margin for natural disasters and back-up systems for power supply. In addition, the international peer-reviews guarantee the credibility and accountability of the whole process. This is even more so the case, as out of the 27 national regulators only 14 have nuclear power and 13 have not.
What is the timetable for the stress tests?
The assessments will be launched as soon as possible. Based on the national reports and drawing from the available peer-reviews' outcomes, the Commission will present its views in an interim report to the European Council on 9 December 2011.
What will happen if a plant fails the tests?
On the basis of the national reports and the peer reviews' outcome, Member States will take decisions on how to follow up the outcome of the assessments. Decisions on individual installations remain a national responsibility. In case an upgrade is technically or economically not feasible, reactors shall be shut down and decommissioned.
What happens, if a country does not shut down a plant which fails the tests?
The Commission will publish the report of the national authority and also the peer review. This means that the results are known to the public and a government has explain to its public why it has taken a decision or failed to act.
Given that disasters know no borders will the EU neighbours also implement these tests?"
The Commission is working to extend the assessments to other countries, in particular those neighbours operating nuclear installations: Switzerland, the Russian Federation, Ukraine and Armenia. The initial reactions have been positive. Russia has already made concrete proposals for improving the international nuclear safety framework.
The Commission is also ready to provide expertise to the IAEA and to third countries, both for carrying out safety reviews and for further developing the international legal framework and regulatory capacities in specific countries. It can also consider providing additional financial assistance to third countries.
What happens after the report is made?
The Commission will make a proposal for revised legislation on nuclear safety in the light of the stress tests results in 2012. The existing nuclear safety directive (25/06/2009) gives legal force to some safety principles drawn up by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). It leaves the competence for enforcement of nuclear safety to Member States.
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Largest segment will be new reverse osmosis equipment
The sales of cross-flow membranes and systems will rise by more than $1.2 billion in the next three years, according to the McIlvaine Co.'s new report, "RO, UF, MF World Markets."
The largest segment will be new reverse osmosis equipment (RO). This includes the typical skid but not connecting piping or other items extraneous to the skid. RO is the technology of choice for desalination, computer chip wash water and water for injection in the pharmaceutical industry, the company said. Residential and commercial buildings are increasingly fitted with point-of-use RO systems for food, beverage and drinking water applications, according to McIlvaine Co.
The report also showed that desalination is the single biggest market with cross-flow system and membrane sales rising from $2 billion in 2009 to $2.5 billion in 2012.
Plus, McIlvaine Co. reported that microfiltration and ultrafiltration equipment is competing with the traditional sand filter in drinking water plants. Ultrafiltration is popular in food processing. Ceramic membranes have temperature advantages for higher temperature applications in a variety of industries.
Replacement membranes are a growing market with big companies such as Dow as leaders, McIlvaine Co. said. The equipment leaders include major corporations such as GE and Siemens. There are increasing numbers of Asian suppliers to meet the growing demand throughout the region.
China is the largest purchaser of the cross-flow membrane equipment, according to the report. One reason for this is the large number of coal-fired boilers being constructed--these need ultra-pure water for the boiler steam cycle, and RO typically is used to obtain the purity.


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London isn't famous for hot weather, but that may change soon, and not because of global warming: The design of a new skyscraper in the city is melting cars and setting buildings on fire.
"It's absolutely ruined," Martin Lindsay told the BBC, referring to his Jaguar XJ. Lindsay had the misfortune of parking his luxury car across the street from the office building for an hour; the Jaguar now has melted panels, mirrors and other parts. "You can't believe something like this would happen. They've got to do something about it."
Local shopkeepers have complained about carpets catching fire and smoldering front doors. A restaurant owner told London news site City A.M. that slate tiles on his doorstep had shattered in the heat. [Spooky! Top 10 Unexplained Phenomena]
The building — designed by internationally renowned architect Rafael Viñoly — is a dramatic edifice with curved exterior walls. Built at 20 Fenchurch Street in London's financial center, the 38-story skyscraper is known locally as "the Walkie-Talkie" for its unusual shape.
But that curvilinear shape is exactly what's causing the problem: The south-facing exterior wall is covered in reflective glass, and because it's concave, it focuses the sun's rays onto a small area, not unlike the way a magnifying glass directs sunbeams onto a superhot pinpoint of light.
James Keaveney of the University of Durham's Atomic and Molecular Physics department told City A.M. that the inward curve of the wall is an inherent flaw in the building's design. "It's a concave shape, so it's going to have a focusing effect on the light that is reflected from it."
That same concave shape has been used in the design of solar power plants. A solar dish in New Mexico contains 82 mirrors that focus sunlight onto an engine that contains hydrogen. As the gas expands and contracts from heating and cooling, that motion drives pistons that power a generator that creates electricity.
"There's [also] a power station in Spain that works on this principle," Keaveney said. "They have an array of mirrors that focuses light into a central pillar — if it's 60 degrees Celsius [140 degrees Fahrenheit], you could get solar panels and get some energy out of it."
This isn't the first time Viñoly's architecture has raised eyebrows as well as temperatures: His Vdara Hotel in Las Vegas has been criticized for directing sunbeams onto the swimming pool deck that are hot enough to melt plastic and singe people's hair. The hotspot became known as the "Vdara death ray."
The Vdara mitigated the "death ray" with larger sun umbrellas, but fixing the problem in London might take a lot more work. "There are examples in the past where an architect has had to rebuild the façade," Philip Oldfield, an expert in tall buildings at the University of Nottingham's Department of Architecture, told City A.M. "If this is serious, then I dread to think how expensive it will be."
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text: Jim Jackson was a singing guitarist with a folk and blues repertoire as vast as Huddie Ledbetter's and a pre- to early-20th century minstrel-like manner similar to that of Henry Thomas. Enormously popular for a short while thanks to the competitive efforts of agents working for the Victor and Vocalion record companies, Jackson became regionally famous in Memphis and Chicago during the '20s, then went back home during the Great Depression and died in 1937. Home was the town of Hernando in northwestern Mississippi (twenty miles to the south of Memphis) where Jackson was born on a farm in 1884. Hernando's other famous son was bluesman Robert Wilkins, best known for having one of his songs covered decades later by the Rolling Stones. Guitarist Elijah Avery of Cannon's Jug Stompers lived in Hernando too, as did Frank Stokes, a rough-voiced blacksmith and minstrel who later achieved modest fame after teaming up with Dan Sane to form the Beale Street Sheiks. It was Stokes who had the greatest influence upon the young Jim Jackson, who was initially taught to handle a guitar by his father and was singing, dancing, and strumming the strings to attract crowds for peddlers of patent medicine as early as 1905. Soon young Jackson was entertaining at social gatherings throughout the area, sometimes gigging with Wilkins and a banjoist from Red Banks, MS named Gus Cannon. By 1915, Jackson was spending more and more time on the road with minstrel shows. Grown tall and weighing in at 235 lbs, he commanded attention with his booming voice, a knack for telling jokes, and his friendly, dignified way of putting a song across. He toured with the Red Rose, Silas Green, and Rabbit's Foot Minstrel companies, sometimes in the company of Cannon, guitarists Furry Lewis, and Will Shade, and pianist Speckled Red. Lewis recalled meeting him in a jug band while on tour with the Dr. Willie Lewis Show, a movable enterprise centered upon the sale and distribution of Jack Rabbit Salve. Jim Jackson was very much a creation of the minstrel and medicine show environment in which he thrived for some 15 years. During that time he performed extensively in Memphis, and traveled to Chicago in October 1927 to make his first phonograph record. "Jim Jackson's Kansas City Blues," issued in two parts on flipsides of a 78 rpm platter, sold uncommonly well, so well, in fact, that Vocalion had him back a few months later to record parts 3 and 4! Jackson would revisit, retool, and retitle his most popular song on several occasions, most importantly as "I'm Gonna Move to Louisiana Pts. 1 & 2," recorded for Victor during the summer of 1928. By then he had gotten himself a nice abode on Grant Street on the north side of Memphis and was enjoying a brief but rewarding period of popularity and more than modest material reward. Jackson's discography is nicely packed with titles like his own "My Dog Blue," "He's in the Jailhouse Now," "This Ain't No Place for Me," "I'm Gonna Start Me a Graveyard of My Own," and "I Heard the Voice of a Pork Chop." In 1929 he recorded with Speckled Red (these were the very first recordings the aspiring pianist ever made), Tampa Red, Georgia Tom Dorsey, and a pair of rowdy female comediennes billed as Liza Brown and Ann Johnson; one of these is believed to have actually been Leola "Coot" Grant. The recordings featuring these guest artists were made in New York City and at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis during the autumn of 1929; they were party records with lots of cutting up and showing off, particularly the two-sided promotional platter labeled "Jim Jackson's Jamboree." Jackson's final recordings were a pair of W.C. Handy tunes committed to wax in Memphis in February 1930. He then retired from the entertainment business, returned to Hernando, and passed away there during the year 1937. All of his known recordings were compiled and reissued by Document on two compact discs during the early '90s. ~ arwulf arwulf


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Oklahoma Land Records
This entry was originally written by Wendy Bebout Elliott Ph.D., FUGA for Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
Oklahoma is a Public-Domain State.
Before 1889, the first year Oklahoma was officially opened for nonnative settlement, many nonnatives contracted for labor with the Five Civilized Tribes in exchange for land tenancy. Land records for the nations were filed under their respective Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) agency.
After some areas were opened for nonnative settlement, the common holdings of the tribes were divided into individual allotments to tribal members, with the federal government remaining guardian over the allotments. This freed up other land that was then made available to nonnative settlers. No centralized repository exists for the land allotments given the natives, but original allotments for all but the Five Civilized Tribes are on microfilm at the Indian Archives at the Oklahoma Historical Society. Outright payments made for land in the Cherokee Outlet are included in this microfilm. Arrell Morgan Gibson, Oklahoma: A History of Five Centuries (1965; reprint, Norman, Okla.: University of Oklahoma Press, 1981), describes allotment history and details for several tribes.
Land allotments given to Native Americans between 1889 and 1906 freed more land for nonnatives. The Indian Archives at the Oklahoma Historical Society holds land descriptions and plat maps for some of these allotments, although originals are either at the BIA in Muskogee, Oklahoma, or the National Archives'Southwest Region (see page 12). Related publications include:
Chapman, B. B. 'Cherokee Allotments in the Outlet,' The Chronicles of Oklahoma 59 (Winter 1981'82): 401-21.
Cook, Fredrea, and Marlyn Hermann. Forgotten Oklahoma Records: Cherokee Land Allotment Book. Vol. 1. Cullman, Ala.: Gregath Co., 1981.
A majority of the nonnative settlers in the territory of Oklahoma obtained their lands through homestead claims. Case entry files, original tract books, and plat maps for homestead claims are maintained by the BLM. Patents and copies of both tract books and plat maps are at the Bureau of Land Management, Box 27115, Santa Fe, NM 87502-0115. The Oklahoma Historical Society has seventy-two volumes of Oklahoma Federal Tract Books on microfilm that can be used in determining land descriptions to obtain homestead files. These are records of the homesteaders in Oklahoma Territory and a relatively few homesteaders (volume 63) for Ottawa and Delaware counties. Although not indexed by name, but by land description, a surname index has been compiled for each reel. A statewide index is currently being developed.
Helpful for those researching land records in the state is Oklahoma Historical Society's information about land records at www.ok-history.mus.ok.us/lib/OKLND.htm. A brief overview of both Native American land records and Oklahoma's township and range coordinates based on present-day county boundaries is presented in E. Wade Hone, Land & Property Research in the United States.
Homestead papers associated with the claim usually contain some genealogical information, including details such as age, birthplace, marital status, and number of family members, along with data concerning land use and improvements. If the homestead applicant was a naturalized citizen, or in the process of becoming one, the homestead files include a copy of the naturalization papers. If the homesteader was a Union veteran, the file may contain a copy of the discharge paper.
To locate homestead claims in the BLM records, which were finalized prior to 1908, either the land description from the tract books (including county, township, range, etc.) or the date of entry and name of land office is required. For claims finalized after 1908, the number assigned to the case at the time that the land was patented is required. It is best to include a legal description of the property. In all cases, the full name of the homesteader must accompany the request for file copies.
A legal description of the land or the number assigned to the case may also be on file with the respective county clerk's office in which the land was originally located. These records are filed separately in the county but are usually fully indexed by landowner's name.
Land was, and continues to be, identified according to the rectangular survey method of measurement. Records from Oklahoma's several local land offices (open from 1889'1927) are housed at the Division of Archives and Records, Oklahoma Department of Libraries (see Oklahoma Archives, Libraries, and Societies).
Since statehood in 1907, the respective clerk of the court or registrar maintains land and property transactions between individuals. Oklahoma land records usually include an abstract of title (property ownership) from the date of patent or first sale. Many Oklahoma land records are microfilmed and available at the FHL, for example:
Philamathic Museum (Anadarko, Oklahoma). Original Deeds and Government Sale Land Purchasers, 1901. Microfilm. Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1996. Subjects include Indians of North America, land tenure in Oklahoma, land and property records, and Caddo and Anadarko land and property records.
Published land records include works such as:
- Chapman, Berlin Basil. Oklahoma Territory and the National Archives: A Study in Federal Lands. N.p.: 1982. Includes bibliographical references.
- Garrison, Linda Norman, comp. and ed. Successful Bidders of the Big Pasture Land Opening, 1906. Lawton, Okla.: Southwest Oklahoma Genealogical Society, 1992.
Examples of online sites for Oklahoma lands include:
- Landowners in Kingfisher County in 1906 at www.rootsweb.com/~okkingfi/landowners.html; or
- Original owners in Lincoln County arranged by township at www.rootsweb.com/~oklincol/first_names.html.


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After California Chrome�s trouble-free trips in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, the chestnut colt with four white feet will be running in the Belmont Stakes with a bull�s-eye on his back.
Trainer Art Sherman believes California Chrome can become horse racing�s first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978 when he races at Belmont Stakes. Win and the horse becomes racing�s next superstar.
�I feel more confident coming into this race than I did any race,� said Sherman, who at 77 is training the best horse of his long career. �I�m getting pumped up.�
So are those aiming to knock off the champ and prevent history from being made on June 7.
At least nine horses are expected for the 1�-mile Belmont; the field will be set Wednesday when entries are due and post positions drawn. The race appears to be a mix of returning rivals and newcomers to the Triple Crown trail.
Ride On Curlin will test California Chrome again. The colt finished second, beaten by 1� lengths in the Preakness, and was seventh in the Derby. He and California Chrome will be the only horses to run in all three legs of the Triple Crown this year.
�I�ve gotten closer to California Chrome more than anybody else has this year,� Ride On Curlin�s trainer Billy Gowan said, �and with a little added distance maybe we can take him.�
The Belmont is the longest of the three races. The distance can tire out a horse that has run on the compressed five-week schedule of the Triple Crown. No 3-year-old has run that far in its life, and few will be asked to ever do it again.
�Some horses absolutely do not want to go a mile and a half,� Gowan said, �and some horses thrive on it.�
Commanding Curve, second in the Derby to California Chrome, is rested and ready to face his rival again after skipping the Preakness. His trainer, Dallas Stewart, wouldn�t mind playing spoiler.
�There are a handful of horses that are capable of beating him even on his best day at this distance,� he said. �The horse has really had two perfect trips. It may or may not happen on Belmont day. If he gets in a little bit of trouble, how is he going to handle it?�
Sherman draws his confidence from seeing California Chrome�s progression during his current six-race winning streak. The trainer has been back at his Southern California base since the Preakness, watching videos of his colt�s daily gallops and talking with his son and assistant trainer Alan, who is at Belmont with the horse.
�I can�t believe a horse bounces back like he does,� the elder Sherman said. �He looks alert. He�s doing great at training.�
California Chrome has bulked up by 40 to 50 pounds in the last two weeks.
�He�s a different horse now, he�s maturing, he�s very confident in himself,� Sherman said. �He�s like, �Hey, I�m here, let�s see you outrun me.� He doesn�t want any horse passing him.�
Two other Derby horses are expected to run in the Belmont after bypassing the Preakness: Wicked Strong, fourth at Churchill Downs, and Samraat, who was fifth.
�One of our horses will have to run the race of their life and California Chrome will have to throw in a clunker,� said Jimmy Jerkens, who trains Wicked Strong.
The expected newcomers to the Triple Crown trail are Commissioner, Matterhorn, Matuszak and Tonalist, who won the Peter Pan at Belmont on a sloppy track. Commissioner was second in that race.
Only 11 horses have swept the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont. There have been 11 Triple tries since Affirmed won the Triple Crown in 1978, the most recent being Big Brown in 2008. He won the first two legs, then was eased by jockey Kent Desormeaux and didn�t finish.
I�ll Have Another won the first two legs in 2012, but was scratched on Belmont eve with a tendon injury. Doug O�Neill, a California-based trainer, is rooting for California Chrome and Sherman to achieve what his camp did not.
�What a wonderful horse he is,� O�Neill said. �He hasn�t missed a beat.�
After winning the first two legs to set up a Triple try, California Chrome cleared another hurdle when New York racing officials ruled he could wear his favored nasal strips in the Belmont, as can any other horse in the race.
�It opens up his air passage and gives him that little extra oomph that he needs, especially going a mile and a half,� Sherman said. �Any time you can have a good air passage that means a lot for these thoroughbreds.�
Another factor helping California Chrome is having veteran Victor Espinoza as his pilot. He was aboard during War Emblem�s failed Triple Crown bid in 2002, when the horse stumbled out of the gate and failed to fire in the Belmont.
�He�s a pretty intelligent rider,� Sherman said. �I never give him instructions.�
Before Affirmed swept the Triple Crown, 25 years had passed between Citation in 1948 and Secretariat in 1973. So tough is the task that the current 36-year gap is the longest ever.
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Peter Rudyk had just started working nights as a busboy at The Emerald Isle restaurant in Aurora.
The 16-year-old Smoky Hill High School student wanted to help his mother make payments on her car.
Rudyk also wanted to buy a car of his own.
He usually would catch a ride home with friends but the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 14, 1983 was pleasant, according to news accounts at the time.
He and 16-year-old co-worker John Baker were walking home near Quincy Avenue's intersection with Chambers Road when they were struck by a car.
They were thrown 30 feet in the air.
The accident happened at an unlighted section of a street where homes were under construction.
The driver didn't hang around. He drove off. It was 12:30 a.m.
Baker survived with head and internal injuries. His leg was broken. He was in a coma.
Rudyk suffered massive head injuries. He was taken to Humana Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
During a funeral at Fairmont Mortuary, Peter's father spoke.
"I don't have a sense of vengeance (toward the driver)," Brian Rudyk said. "Maybe later on I'll have some animosity. Not now. I want to make sure that no other kids are run down. It's such a waste of life. I just can't imagine anyone doing this. I hope the guilt and shame would bring the person to admit it."
When Baker returned home in a leg cast he told Denver Post correspondent Sally Hekkers that his friend's death "hurts a lot."
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In the latest from PBS' Masterpiece Mystery!, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic detective Sherlock Holmes enters the 21st century in a new contemporary version that blows away the fog of the Victorian era. Created by the Doctor Who storytelling team of Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, Sherlock airs on October 24th, 31st and November 7th, and stars Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role and Martin Freeman as Dr. John Watson, a retired army doctor that was wounded during service in Afghanistan.
Each adventure holds the flair and wit of the original while giving it its own 21st century twist. In an age of forensic detection, computers and online blogs, it is still Sherlock's brilliant brain and powers of deduction that crack the baffling cases.
During a recent interview with actor Benedict Cumberbatch, he talked about his approach for the updated and modernized Holmes, working alongside Martin Freeman as Watson and how he's been a fan of the Sherlock Holmes stories since the age of 12. He also revealed some details about his role in the upcoming feature War Horse, directed by Steven Spielberg and due out in August 2011. Check out what he had to say after the jump:
Question: Once you got this role, how did you decide the way you wanted to approach the character?
Benedict: I think I would have been much more concerned about doing a late Victorian Holmes. They have been superlatively portrayed by Jeremy Brett and Basil Rathbone, and those are very big shoes to fill. But, when you know that you will be stepping into some very svelte Hussaint shoes and a nice Spencer Ho suit, topped with a Nigel H scarf and a Belstaff jacket, you don't have to worry about the traditional set-up with the deerstalker and the pipe. There is enough blank canvas and freshness to the idea to go for it.
To be honest, modernization has gone off on the shoe-horning excuse for reinvigorating a franchise just to make money or have an excuse to churn up work, and it could be pretty dire, but I knew from their pedigree and their honesty, and I also knew that they were very huge Holmes fans, that it would be very true to the original. The minute I started reading the script, I thought, "Yeah, this is going to be a lot of fun." And then, I met with them and it was only after we talked about what it would be developed into, and the relationship of Watson and Holmes and where'd they go, that I thought, "Yeah, this could be terrific fun. I'm going to go for it."
What did you do to prepare for this role?
Benedict: I ate a very good diet, did a lot of swimming, a bit of running, some Bikram yoga and I learned a bit of the violin. I did read the books a little bit and spent a hell of a lot of time learning the lines because he writes as fast as he speaks, so there was a huge volume of material to get under my belt. There was just no room for thought. It vomits out of him. That was the preparation I did for it.
Did you do much research, as far as contemporizing him?
Benedict: It is the most-played literary, fictional character. It's in the Guinness Book of World Records for it. I follow in the footsteps of about 230-odd people, in many different languages, at different ages and different times. For any actor to play an iconic character, there's a huge pressure that's associated with delivering something that everyone knows culturally, especially in our country. So, it was quite nerve-wracking, but there is an element of a blank canvas because of this brilliant re-invention and re-invigoration of him being a 21st century hero. While it maintains the integrity of Conan Doyle's original, much to the enjoyment of die-hard fans of the books, hopefully it will turn new people onto the books, which will be a good thing.
Did the fact that so many actors have played the character before make it any less intimidating to take on?
Benedict: Yeah, in a way, it's exactly that. It's a huge, iconic role, but it's also something that many actors have attempted. Some have failed, some have done reasonably well and some have done superfluously well. There's just got to be enough of a hook and a reason for me to do what that many other brilliant actors have done before. It's not the classical Greek plays, or Hamlet and all of Shakespeare's characters. There's a huge raft of roles that actors in our culture perform, and you can see any one of about three Hamlets in a year. It's not something to be completely daunted by. The real hook was the level of re-invention and that I would have the possibility of putting my own stamp on it.
How was it to work with Martin Freeman as Watson?
Benedict: I had a superb audition with Martin, and I immediately knew that he was my primary choice. He was definitely the person that I immediately sparked off and raised my game for. He's an adorable man and blissfully, ridiculously funny and entertaining. He's a great support and companion in real life as well. We have tremendous fun doing the show.
Do you think that Holmes has an inborn genius rather than something acquired over the years?
Benedict: I think it's a combination. He comes from a very bright family, but his ability is something that is earned by incredibly hard work and the burning of the midnight oil. It's not something that he was just ordained with at birth. He's worked very hard at it.
This Sherlock seems to have social skills, but just chooses not to use them most of the time. Would you say that's an accurate description of him?
Benedict: Yes. He uses them when it's appropriate to the game. It's part of his armor. What he does do is mercurially slip out of temperament and character to assuage or persuade somebody that they are able to have compassion for one standing in front of him. It may be a widower that he wants to befriend, as a long-lost friend of the man that she's just lost in her life, to gain information about him because he's never heard of him before. It could be about trying to get a little bit of outside work done by flirting with a girl that he knows is attracted to him. There's a cruelty and intention to it all. It is part of what makes him pretty special.
When did you first read a Sherlock Holmes story?
Benedict: I would have been about 12 years old, when I first read it, and I was hungry for more. It's just very addictive reading, and it's an utterly absorbing world. It's thrilling, as a child, to read those books. You get drawn into a London which suddenly becomes alive like a pop-up book, but brilliant in this other era. It's just a really rich tapestry of characters and extraordinary adventures.
Do you have any stories that you might want to see, if you do more of this?
Benedict: Oh, I'd love Irene Adler to crop up. I'd love the Hound of the Baskervilles to crop up. There's all sorts of things that I'd love to do, or characters that I'd love to be involved, but it's a mixture of the new and the old. Some of the plot borrowings and deductions, the characters, their relationships and the detail of their lives is very much drawn from the original because there would be no point with messing with what ain't broke, but as far as adventures go, I think they can definitely take it into new a realm. So, I'm excited about doing things that fans expect as well as letting their imagination have free reign and going new places with it.
With both of your parents being distinguished actors, did you always want to be an actor and follow in your parents' footsteps, or did you ever want to do something else instead?
Benedict: They worked incredibly hard to give me a very privileged education, so I could do anything but be as stupid as them and become an actor. Unfortunately, I didn't pay any notice, like a lot of children, to my parents' wise words. For awhile, I did toy with being a criminal barrister. I thought that would be quite fun. Then an awful lot of people dissuaded me from that path, basically saying, "It's unpredictable. You don't know where your next job is coming from. You have to travel up and down the country to God-forsaken holes of depravity, and it's very lowly, incredibly hard work." I thought, "This sounds a bit like acting, so I'll stick with that."
You also have a role in the feature film War Horse, directed by Steven Spielberg. What is that?
Benedict: It's going to be extraordinary. It's based on the book by Michael Morpurgo, and the incredibly successful stage play, which I think is coming to the States, at some point. It's been a huge smash hit in London.
Is it a World War I story?
Benedict: It is a WWI story, and it's through the eyes of horses. Nine million horses died in WWI, and it's the journey of one horse from birth in North Devon to being trained by a farm boy and being taken away by the Calvary at the beginning of the first World War, and then being captured by the Germans. The horse is charging into machine guns and tanks. It's not a first World War version of Saving Private Ryan. It will be a children's film.
Who do you play in it?
Benedict: My character is Major James Stewart. He's a Major in the North Somerset yeomanry and he rides atop this huge, dark, hot-blooded horse. The stage play is remarkable because it's puppets and this is all live-action. Like the stage play, you get into the horses' minds through the journey of the horse and their relationships with the human beings that relay them throughout this incredibly complex, unbelievable, voluminous story of the first World War. It's a brilliant view for children, and for any audience.
Did you have riding experience?
Benedict: No, not much. I think I rode once, when I was about 12, but I've been spending the last six weeks riding non-stop, and then doing the play in the evening.
Do you have any other films coming out?
Benedict: Yeah, I have The Whistleblowers and a film called Third Star coming out.


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Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Tacos + The Truth (aka, El Loco Surry Hills)...
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It's always good to read a review from a person who has had experienced the food where it comes from. I also feel uncomfortable among the crowds that fill hip places, this one seems worth the hassle.
- August 2, 2011 at 9:30 PM
- dannygoldstein said...
that hot dog is delicious
- August 2, 2011 at 9:52 PM
- dannygoldstein said...
and the photos are beautiful - love the colours
- August 2, 2011 at 9:55 PM
- Sticky Penguin said...
I loved this post - the food looks super-enticing, but you really hit the nail on the head with how food round here's become a keep-up-with-it, cool/passé thing, rather than just all about what tastes amazing and is interesting. The potential food trucks might take that to a whole other level, but, till then, I think I need some new-wave Mexican (funny how recently it was Sydney's culinary ugly duckling)...
- August 3, 2011 at 2:08 AM
- amanda said...
wow, so much feedback. this is nice. thanks guys xx food trucks very exciting, i heard a little about this penguin, it sounds exciting but only if the food tastes good, right. this over-it-ness could also be a sign i need to go to the gym more and eat less.
- August 3, 2011 at 3:04 PM
- tinytearoom said...
I flippin' love mexican food. Sydney has been lacking decent mexican. I shall have to giv ethis place a try. awesome pics!
- August 4, 2011 at 9:29 PM
- amanda said...
thanks tiny, let me know how it goes when you do try it. i wont say its really authentic, but if you havent had a burrito from mad mex yet give one a go, theyre so good when youre hungry x
- August 4, 2011 at 10:49 PM
- mouldfield said...
Is your blog even better than when I last came here? Love, words, pics, passion and knowledge and El Loco is looking like the next night out. Thanks Amanda,
Rik aka "The (former) Pasta Emilia Dude"
- February 20, 2012 at 3:16 AM
- TravelJunkie said...
love your photos, it really shows the beauty and authenticity of the place as well as the deliciousness of the food! Great post!
- May 23, 2012 at 7:55 PM
On my 25th anniversry of my marriage we cut the cake in my home with my patner. And we have small drinks party with my patner of plastic bottles of wines on equal sharing and exchanging.
Love to be great for long year.
- January 2, 2013 at 9:16 PM
- All Seasons Catering said...
Very enjoyable content for anyone who is interested in corporate catering
- June 10, 2013 at 7:36 AM
- Golden Sun Restaurant said...
Food looks crazy good! Reminds me of a fabulous resto I used to frequent before I got too busy managing a Chinese Restaurant in Capalaba area. You just inspired me to go out more!
- September 29, 2013 at 6:52 PM
- Golden Sun Restaurant said...
Now I'm craving for tacos too! Food looks crazy good! Reminds me of a fabulous resto I used to frequent before I got too busy managing a Chinese Restaurant in Capalaba area. You just inspired me to go out more!
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The Crystal Clear singing crystal bowls are very light and are usually played in the hand or on the body. They are easy to use, to hold and to travel with! They have lovely long resonance and overtones. Very affordable, their bell-like tones and overtones are beautiful. Their size allows you to easily take crystal sound energy with you wherever you go.
These bowls, like all the singing crystal bowls we carry, are the highest, purest quality that manifest and create the best sound available. Each bowl is hand-tuned to a note of the diatonic musical scale. When played, the bowl resonates ("sings") its particular note, opening and balancing the corresponding energy vortex (Chakra) of the body. The note the bowl is tuned to play determines which Chakra is balanced.
The Crystal Clear singing crystal bowls work especially well for body workers, energy practitioners, for deep meditation and personal healing.
Selection varies so please call to confirm that the note you want to buy is in stock. Carrying cases for the hand-held singing bowls are sold separately.
- A suede-covered mallet and O ring is included with purchase
- Instructions on how to play and care for the bowl are also included.
Be sure to see the Crystal Bowl Carrying Cases to keep your bowl safe when you travel.
- *A $25 shipping charge is included in the cost of the hand held bowls.
We are listing all the notes that this 7" bowl comes in, however inventory varies and we can not guarantee that the note you want is available in the size you want. Please call with any questions or to check availability.


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Valentine Candy Hearts
THESE SPECIAL SWEETS for February 14 are so simple to fix, you'll want to skip the store-bought kind for good...and make more batches on other occasions besides! To prepare their cute confections, the CT kitchen staff shaped melted candies with cookie cutters. Then they piped on royal icing in all sorts of fun designs. Are you planning a Valentine's Day party, wedding shower or other event? Add a guest's name to each heart and use them as place cards...or dangle the treats from a festive tree centerpiece.
Total TimePrep: 25 min. + standing
Makes6 candy hearts
- 1 package (7 ounces) watermelon-flavored hard candies
- 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 4 teaspoons water
- 1-3/4 teaspoons meringue powder
- 1 yard of 1/8-inch-wide satin ribbon in white or the color of your choice
- 3 to 3-1/2-inch heart-shaped metal cookie cutter
- Candy hearts: Place heart-shaped cookie cutters on a piece of foil, leaving space above the top of each cookie cutter for placing the ribbon hanger later. Coat the foil and cutters with cooking spray.
- Cut the satin ribbon into six 6-in. lengths. Place the ends of one ribbon piece together to form a loop. Position the ribbon loop at the top of one cookie cutter so the ends are touching the foil and the loop drapes over the top of the cookie cutter. In the same way, position a ribbon loop on each remaining cookie cutter. Set aside.
- Unwrap the hard candies and place in the large resealable heavy-duty plastic bag. Crush the candies using a mallet or rolling pin. Transfer the candies to the large heavy skillet. Cook over medium heat until melted, stirring occasionally.
- Fill each prepared cookie cutter with the melted candy to a 1/4-in. thickness, covering the ends of each ribbon loop at the same time. Let stand for 1-2 minutes. Carefully remove the cutters. Let stand until set, about 1 hour.
- Royal icing: In a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, water and meringue powder. Beat on high speed for 6-8 minutes or until thickened.
- Insert the pastry tip in one corner of pastry or plastic bag and cut a hole in the bag. Place the icing in the bag. Pipe the desired designs or Valentine phrases on each heart.


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Gayndah lays claim to being one of the oldest towns in Australia, founded in 1849 maintaining its old fashioned charm today. Several buildings have been heritage listed including Mellors Drapery (one of the few buildings in Australia which still uses a flying fox to deal with transactions), old section of the State School, Gayndah Soldier's Memorial Hall (Town Hall and Council Chambers), Racecourse and several rail bridges.
Sheep and mining brought settlers into the area, but it was the drier, less humid climate, rich volcanic and alluvial soils and plenty of sunshine that set the area up as a prime citrus growing centre and is popular during the cooler months of May to August with local and visiting fruit pickers.
Gayndah is famous for it's biennial Orange Festival which is a celebration of the abundant citrus produce which comes from the region. Among the many historical points of interest, the Gayndah Art Gallery, Gayndah Museum with it's extensive display dedicated to the Queensland Lungfish (or Ceratodus)Archers Lookout and the town clock are all worth a mention.
Gayndah is part of the Burnett Circle Touring Route and can be visited as part of a six day drive tour to take in all of the rural and authentic Australian experiences as part of the North Burnett.
Note: Information on listed products and services are provided by the operator and were correct at the time of publishing. Rates are indicative based on the minimum and maximum available prices of products and services. Please visit the operator's website for further information. All prices quoted are in Australian dollars (AUD).


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MISSION, B.C. - RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding two people who have been charged with kidnapping and torturing a man in Mission, B.C.
Sgt. Peter Thiessen says Gurdev Hair, also known as Dave, and Steve Douglas Godard are suspects in the incident on Nov. 25.
Thiessen says they are alleged to have kidnapped a 44-year-old man who was viciously assaulted.
Thiessen says Hair and Godard, both 41, should not be approached.
They were allegedly involved in the crime with two others, who remain in custody and are scheduled to make court appearances later this month.
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LAWS Hangover Cure
1.2 How is the value of rare bourbon, scotch, and other liquor determined?
1.3 Does it matter if the seal or tax stamp is broken or missing?
1.4 Does it matter if the bottle is open?
1.5 Does a low fill level affect value?
1.6 My bottle is super-old, shouldn't it be worth a fortune?
1.7 A store online says my whiskey is worth $$$$$!
1.8 Why is bourbon not as collectible as single malt scotch?
1.9 Bonhams New York, what's the deal with their whiskey auction and appraisals?
1.10 What is the value of a whiskey collection?
1.11 What is the value of medicinal whiskey?
1.12 What is the value of miniature, "airplane" bottles of whiskey?
1.13 Can you give advice on investing in whiskey? Is whiskey a good investment?
1.14 Why must old bottles be removed from the box?
2.1 Where do I sell vintage liquor? How do I sell a whiskey collection?
2.2 Do you guys buy rare whiskey? Are you a rare liquor buyer?
2.3 Do you guys sell whiskey?
2.4 What do you mean "be educated" about whiskey auctions?
2.5 What are the online businesses and websites that buy rare whiskey?
2.6 Hey a**holes, I sold my bottle for $1200 but you said...
2.7 About estate sales and the sale of liquor/whiskey bottles.
3.1 Is the whiskey inside an old bottle still safe to drink?
3.2 Does whiskey age or change in the bottle?
3.3 My bottle is sealed but it's missing whiskey. Why?
3.4 What's the best way to store whiskey?
3.5 My cork broke/disintegrated when I opened my bottle.
3.6 Are empty bottles worth anything?
3.7 How can I tell if a whiskey is fake?
4.3 How do you know all this?
1.1 How much is my old bottle of whiskey worth?
Firstly, nearly every vintage bottle of whiskey is worth something to someone. The issue is finding the right person at the right price! There are gems that sell for thousands to wealthy collectors at auction, and there are low-quality bottles snapped up for mere dollars by "garbagemen." Nearly all vintage liquor has a buyer these days, including rum, Cognac, Armagnac, and especially bourbon, rye, and single malt scotch.
If you have a bottle (or more) you're curious about selling, you can get in touch with whiskey collectors to see what they might offer. Or, see How to Sell Rare Whiskey below.
The actual value depends on many variables. Some bottles from just a few years ago are now worth thousands, while some from 50 years ago can be only worth a few dollars. And vice-versa. And a lot of what you can get for a bottle depends not just on the bottle, but the timing and specific situation in which you're selling it. As a broad example, selling a bottle of rare single malt scotch is generally much easier and much more profitable in the UK as opposed to the US.If this all sounds like it might be a little confusing and frustrating, now you know how many collectors feel! While there are commonly-traded bottles with "established" values (like Pappy Van Winkle bourbon), there are countless other whiskies whose values can never be truly known until they receive bids at a large, well-publicized auction.
We offer appraisals for "museum quality" bottles only -- if you have a bourbon, rye, or other American whiskey bottled before 1920, please click here. (Single malt scotch, bottled before 1970). If your bottle isn't something like that, it could still be very valuable. We answer questions about evaluations and selling here.
Rare single malt scotches can be worth thousands or even tens of thousands (and hundreds of thousands, but extraordinarily rarely). American whiskeys (like bourbon and rye) tend to be less collectible; the higher end ones sell for around $2k - $5k, with exceptions reaching $10k+. Canadian whiskies are of minimal value unless extremely old (there aren't many collectors for it). Blended scotch from about the 1960's on is very common and is often difficult to find a motivated buyer for.
1.2 How is the value of rare whiskey determined?
We look for "comps" of recent sales of the same bottle, or comparable ones, and balance that against what a seller actually profits in those scenarios. This involves auction results, retail sales, private sales, the current state of the market, private collectors' opinions, each bottle's individual condition, and other factors.
Sellers should understand that with any collectible, value can be different than price. At auction, the price might end up at $1,000. But the seller might only go home with $500 after deducting fees and expenses. So value can sometimes mean what an owner can actually sell a collectible for -- and price is what an auction result might be, or what a dealer/retailer might ask.
Recognize that in the US, it's often hard for sellers to net the "full price." Auction sellers have large commissions to pay. And private collectors negotiate with this knowledge.
Also keep in mind that the US secondary whiskey market is small and constantly fluctuating, so values are hard to say with certainty. Any estimate is just an educated guess.
1.3 Does it matter if the seal or tax stamp is broken or missing?
The less it appears that the whiskey inside could've been tampered with, the higher the value. A broken tax stamp usually is not as bad as broken/torn foil. A missing seal will arouse suspicion and significantly reduce interest. For extremely old bottles that originally had no seal or stamp, expert authentication is key.
1.4 Does it matter if the bottle is open?
Open bottles of whiskey lose their collectible value. That's not to say that you might find someone who's willing to pay you for whatever remains in the bottle, because we've heard all kinds of stories about all kind of person-to-person sales. But at any whiskey auction or collectible whiskey retailer, it would be considered laughable to try and sell an open bottle, except in extremely rare instances.
1.5 Does a low fill level affect value?
Full bottles in great condition are obviously the most desirable. But it's not unusual for some of the contents to have evaporated, particularly on very old bottles, even if the seal is still intact. If that's the case, and the liquid inside is cloudy at room temperature, the bottle is contaminated. If not, the whiskey is still probably fine to drink, although the extra headspace might have affected the flavor (from oxidation and other factors). Whether that flavor is better or worse than when it was bottled can be a matter of personal taste. Lower-fill bottles are sometimes collected as an historical example or decoration, rather than for the contents.
1.6 My bottle is super-old, shouldn't it be worth a fortune?
Old and rare doesn't mean something is very valuable. The value is determined by what others are willing to pay for it and what you can collect for it.
Whiskey doesn't age or improve in the bottle like wine does. Whiskey that was bottled decades ago will still taste similar to the day it was bottled. So a bottle being from the 1950's (or whenever) isn't valuable just because it's old.
Additionally, the secondary (resale) market for whiskey is small and shifting. Since there are very few ways to publicly sell collectible whiskey in the US (just some very small auctions each year), there are few records of what things are actually selling for. Consider that versus collectible vintage wines, which are auctioned every day. That means that the "market value" of a bottle is often hard to know.
1.7 A store online is selling my same bottle for a huge amount!
The pricing of collectible whiskies on retail websites is different from their market value. Consider this: if they were priced to sell, they wouldn't still be sitting on the shelf!Wine-Searcher.com does not list values or appraisal estimates of collectible whiskeys. It lists asking prices of online retailers, and anyone can ask any price for anything.
Whiskey retailers' profits mostly come from modern and new whiskies. Other "Trophy Bottles" are there to look great in their shops, add prestige to their name, and attract web traffic. They don't need to sell those collectibles to support their business. In fact, they don't even want to sell them. So, they put an exorbitant price on them. Occasionally someone with more money than experience will come along and actually pay that, and the dealer is thrilled. But in reality, the retailer doesn't expect to sell those at that price.To put it another way: no collector in the world will pay that retail price. Collectors who want that whiskey will have already seen that listing at that price, same as you did.
1.8 Why is bourbon not as collectible as single malt scotch?
Single Malt Scotch has a huge following and collectors all over the world, and is viewed by many as an investment. There are many UK and EU auctioneers. But bourbon doesn't have much of a secondary market, particularly because US laws make it difficult on a practical scale. However, in about 2012, bourbon hit a huge surge in the US. There are now many bourbons that were worth no more than retail value in 2008, but they are now selling for as much as 10x or more original cost. However, bourbon still currently has a much smaller market.
1.9 Bonhams New York, what's the deal with their whiskey auction and appraisals?
Bonhams has been a premiere venue for selling rare whiskey in the US. Their auctions are twice per year when active. You can contact them for information on how to consign.
From July 2014 through most of 2015, Bonhams NY suspended their whiskey auctions. (As of 2017, they seem to be suspended again). They claimed this was due to reasons of profitability and practicality. However, many in the whiskey community have been highly critical of Bonhams' expertise, including us. We've written about the ignorance of Bonhams whisky department and their shockingly bad estimates and botched identifications in past auctions.
Bonhams' fees, premiums, and taxes are explained in 2.4 below.
Keep in mind that "expert appraisers" are salesmen who represent the auctioneer. Their job is to get you to sell your property in their auction, so that they can make money off your stuff. Considering that higher appraisals/estimates entice people to sell in their auctions -- but that the auction house can't be bound by those estimates -- we feel that's a conflict of interest. Remember, even if your bottles don't sell in their auction (or if they don't meet the mimimum price you've set), they still make money off you in fees like storage, insurance, and "unsold item" penalties.
1.10 What is the value of a whiskey collection? How do I sell a whiskey collection? Are there whiskey collection buyers?
If the collection is of average personal size and quality (under 200 bottles or $200k value), contact us using this form and we'll be in touch. For a collection of serious size and uniqueness (estates, prestige collectors, industry ties, etc.) we can provide a complete whiskey collection appraisal. Please note the requirements on that page.
1.11 What is the value of medicinal whiskey?
During Prohibition (1920-1933), whiskey was still available with a doctor's prescription. Many popular Pre-Prohibition brands were still available as medicinal whiskey, as well as some new brands specifically for medicinal purposes. Somewhat amazingly, many of these unopened pints of medicinal whiskey have survived into present day. Their value depends on condition, who distilled and bottled the whiskey inside, the brand name itself, and other factors. As of 2017, medicinal whiskey pints can individually sell for hundreds depending on condition, and around $1000 for rare and very sought after editions.
1.12 What is the value of mini bottles of whiskey?
If you've got old single malt whisky minis, or old bourbon or rye minis, those could be worth something. But they're rare to find. Otherwise, miniature whiskey bottles (typically 50ml or 1/10 pint) are collected for their novelty and unique appearance by a different subset of collectors. That creates a special danger for spirits enthusiasts, because many mini collectors will refill empty, old minis to make them look great and "new" in their collection displays. In the world of whiskey enthusiasts, we call that counterfeiting, because we're interested in the bottles' contents. But to many minis collectors, the contents are irrelevant. So it's easy for those collectors to lose track of what are refills and what are originals, which creates a minis market that's polluted with an unknown number of fakes.
Because miniature liquor bottles aren't collected for their content, we don't value them.
1.13 Can you give me some whiskey investment advice?
We don't recommend investing in whiskey if you live in the U.S. A large reason is because most would-be "Whiskey Investors" haven't really thought out how they're going to sell their collections. Stocks and bonds are easily liquidated, and other collectibles like jewelry and art can be sold without much effort. Whiskey is not anything like that. There are very few venues to resell whiskey, it's extremely difficult to sell in quantity, expensive and risky to transport, subject to huge commissions from middlemen/auctioneers, and then Uncle Sam's collectibles tax takes a 28% bite out of whatever's left.
You'll hear stories of friends who made a few hundred dollars (or even a few thousand) selling some old whiskeys they had. But it's unlikely they originally obtained those for investment purposes. They had good taste, and then got lucky.
1.14 Why must old bottles be removed from the box and packaging? Aren't they worth more if nobody's opened the box before?
People often get confused about whiskeys that are still in their original box/packaging. With other types of collectibles -- like vintage toys, for instance -- having an item still in its original container can make it worth a whole lot more. That's helped a lot by the fact the item can't really degrade in the box. A Chewbacca action figure from 1980 doesn't have his arms and legs disappear after 4 decades in plastic.
But with whiskey, that actually happens in a way. Over very long periods of time, most bottles will suffer some amount of evaporation. The seals on these bottles were not meant to last more than a few years -- and certainly not decades. There are microscopic imperfections in the corks and caps, and microscopic amounts of evaporation each week can add up to ounces over time. See the answer above regarding evaporation and fill level to understand why that's important.
Since no smart collector will buy something sight unseen (or at least, they won't pay much for it), you'll probably need to open up that box/wrapping if you're looking to part with your whiskey.
Keep in mind that laws concerning liquor sales vary from country to country and state to state. L.A.W.S. is not a law firm; we are not offering any legal advice or advocating any particular course of action.
2.1 How do I sell whiskey? Can I sell whiskey online?
Most sales take place privately between collectors who find each other online. You can go to this page for help with selling vintage liquor. (For estates and prestige collections, see this page). We may be able to put you in touch with a collector or auctioneer, depending on your location and circumstances. Note that we can't take any responsibility for any transactions that might occur afterwards. We don't make a buck off this, we're just here to be helpful.
You will sometimes find U.S. websites advertising that they buy rare bourbon, liquor, etc. Some of these are unlicensed schemes, which have even been caught dealing in stolen property. Others offer mere pennies on the dollar. In the US, there are not "rare whiskey dealers" that operate like antiques stores or pawn shops. It's not legal throughout nearly the entire US. (A Kentucky law started in 2018 allows vintage liquor dealers in that state under strict rules, thus far there are extremely few).
By and large, retail liquor stores must sell bottles obtained through wholesale liquor distributors. Any liquor sold in a bar must also have been obtained through a wholesale liquor distributor. (Technically there are some minor exceptions to these rules in a very small amount of locations under very specific conditions and licenses).
The top-dollar amounts for bottles in the US are usually achieved at auction in New York, Chicago, or Boston.
Ebay does not permit the sale of collectible liquor (they used to, until September 2012).
The LA Whiskey Society does not sell whiskey. Our activities are entirely non-commercial.
2.2 Do you guys buy rare, collectible whiskey? Other liquors?
Yes! Please contact us if you have an opportunity. We love Bourbon, Rye, Single Malt Scotch, Armagnac, Rum, and Chartreuse, and most other brown spirits.
Please note that we are not a business. We're a group of friends brought together by our love of whiskey -- it's literally the same thing that would happen if you and your friends started meeting regularly and all chipped in to buy and taste your favorite beverages. We just have a whole lot of experience and expertise in doing so.
2.3 Does the LA Whiskey Society sell whiskey?
2.4 What do you mean "be educated" about whiskey auctions?
Many sellers at auction end up disappointed. Revew sites like Yelp reveal Bonhams sellers who profited as little as 12% of the final price (yes, twelve percent). If going the auction route, be sure you are aware of all your expenses, fees, premiums, and taxes beforehand.
Fees deducted from the final price can include:
19.5% - 23% Buyers Premium
15% - 25% Sellers Premium (sellers negotiate their own premium)
1% - 1.5% Loss & Damage Warranty
Photography fees
Appraisal fees
Storage fees
Shipping at seller's expense and risk
Fees are also assessed on unsold items (or items that don't meet the seller's minimum designated price), like "unsold lot" penalties, and storage fees that are reassessed until the item is retrieved by the seller. Those expenses plus the logistical problems of reclaiming the item can result in the seller "rolling" their bottles to the next auction, where the same fees are assessed again, etc. etc.
See 1.9 above for more information on Bonhams NY Whisky Auctions.
2.5 I've seen websites that buy rare whiskey, are they legitimate? Are there businesses that help you sell your old liquor?
Places in the UK and EU like The Whisky Exchange are legitimate. But, the bare-bones websites you will sometimes see in the USA offering to buy old whiskey often are not. Be careful and do your research. Some of these are unlicensed schemes that have been repeatedly caught dealing in stolen property. Others pay literal pennies on the dollar. If you're dealing with a claimed "reputable businesses" who will get you "instant cash for your bottles," verify their business license and liquor license. If they make excuses, we strongly recommend you walk away.
The money the UK/EU companies will offer for a bottle is typically around 30% - 40% of the retail price for that same bottle. They're not out to rip anyone off, they're just running a business. You will need to get your bottle(s) to them at your own risk and expense, and pay customs/import fees.
2.6 Hey a**holes, I sold my bottle for $1200 and you said it was worth $500. (Actual email).
It's very important to understand that collectible whiskey is a market. Like houses, stocks, or gold. Bottle values go up and down, sometimes abruptly and unexpectedly.And, like any collectible field, there are always newbies without much experience or knowledge yet. Plus, there are also buyers out there who are simply price insensitive. When they throw money, we applaud you if you're there to catch it.
2.7 I work with Estate Sales in California (or elsewhere) and we have some old liquor bottles. How do you sell estate liquor? Can estate whiskey collections be sold?
Yes. We can probably help you, and the specific answer depends where you're located. You do not have to destroy the bottles. If you're in California, the resale of estate liquor is 100% legal under certain conditions, despite what you may have been told. Shoot us an email with your credentials if you'd like some info.
If you are working with an estate containing a serious, elite collection, you may contact us for a complete whiskey collection appraisal. Please note the requirements on that page.
Vintage whiskey can often have great value. Destroying it is no different than destroying jewelry or art! Please think twice before throwing important historic relics in the trash. We're here to help you find viable alternatives.
3.1 Is the whiskey inside an old bottle still safe to drink?
If the bottle is still safely and verifiably sealed with the original closure, from a known brand, and the liquid inside is clear at room temperature, then probably yes. However, if you have an old crystal or old porcelain decanter, this is thought to be risky because the lead can leach into the spirit. Also, many whiskeys prior to and during US Prohibition were adulterated, so caution is required with those. If for any reason you feel your whiskey is not safe to drink, don't drink it! If it tastes odd, stop drinking it! We cannot tell you if any bottle is definitely safe to drink, the end decision is up to you!
3.2 Does whiskey change or age in the bottle?
Basically, no. (But technically yes, in small ways over long periods of time). Even after decades, it will taste similar to the day it was bottled. The age statement on a whiskey bottle (like "18 Years Old") refers to the time that whiskey spent aging in an oak barrel before it was bottled. An 8-year-old bourbon bottled in 1958 is still referred to as an 8-year-old bourbon.
3.3 My bottle is sealed but it's missing whiskey. Why?
Evaporation and/or leakage. It can happen even though the bottle is unopened.
3.4 What is the best way to store whiskey?
Upright, away from sunlight, in a cool (or room-temperature), stable environment.
3.5 My cork broke/disintegrated when I opened my bottle.
That's typical for old bottles. There is no great solution to prevent this.
3.6 Are empty bottles worth anything?
Some, but that's outside our focus. Try Pre-pro.com for empties that seem to date from before Prohibition.
3.7 How do I know if a bottle of bourbon, rye, or single malt is fake?
Counterfeit whiskey is a reality of the collectibles market, but with proper vigilance you can stay safe. For more information, see Rare Whiskey Authentication. Please note that we do not assist with the verification of modern bourbons like Pappy Van Winkle.
4.1 Why do you do appraisals, and how do I get one?
We know it's rare these days to provide free information and services, but it's fun for us, and sometimes we get to feel like the Indiana Jones of Whiskey. Prohibition-era and Pre-Prohibition bottles can be especially fascinating. Appraisals are on this page, please note that few bottles qualify for a full evaluation.
4.2 Who is the LA Whiskey Society?
We're a small group of whiskey aficionados in Los Angeles, but with extensive experience and deep connections throughout the worldwide whisky community. The Society makes no money and we are not a business.
Since 2006, we've become what's perhaps the best-known and most-respected whiskey club in the US. We're also known in the worldwide whiskey community for our expertise in dating old and collectible bottles, particularly anything once sold in the US. We've been asked by major auction houses to consult for them, as well as having had to correct their published "expert" analyses many times. More about the LA Whiskey Society.
4.3 How did you gain all this knowledge?
Years of experience, enthusiasm, networking, and endless research. See about the Los Angeles Whiskey Society.