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Standalone QTT
Deansgate Train Station
Deansgate station
Whitworth Street West
Ticket office opening hours:
Saturday - 06:20 to 23:40
Sunday - 08:10 to 23:30
- NO Waiting room
- YES Ticket machine
- NO Toilet
- YES Impaired Access Staff
Station facilities
- Accessible Public Telephones YES Yes
- Accessible Taxis No
- First Class Lounge No
- Help Points No
- Impaired Accessible Booking Office Counter No
- Impared Access Staff YES Yes
- Impared Access Ticket Gate No
- Impaired Accessible Ticket Machines YES Yes
- Induction Loop No
- Impaired Mobility Set Down No
- National Key Toilets YES Yes
- Ramp for Train Access YES Yes
- Wheel chairs Available No
- Impaired Access Helpline Hours Monday - Sunday - open 24h
- Impaired Access Staff Help Hours Monday - Friday - 06:30 to 13:00
Accessible Taxis
You can pre arrange an accessible taxi by calling customer experience Tel: 08002006060
Booking Office Counter
Ticket office staff make every effort to provide the assistance that disabled passengers require.
- Helpline YES Yes
Helpline Contact Details
0800 138 5560 text relay 18001 0800 138 5560
- Helpline Contact URL https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
Impared Mobility Set Down
No designated area is provided. Street set down only available.
Step Free Access
- Category A Station
- Please note there are no tactile pavings at this station
From Whitworth Street, up a ramp (43 paces, 1:25 slope) and level access through the entrance into the foyer. Or from the junction of Chester Road, Whitworth Street and Deansgate, level access through the entrance, along the corridor and up 21 steps into the foyer. Then, to Manchester: Past the ticket office, via the lift in the foyer. Or up a ramp (34 paces), up 17 steps onto the platform. To Bolton, Warrington and Wigan : Via the lift in the foyer or along the subway (26 paces), up a ramp (32 paces) and up 18 steps onto the platform. Level access to Manchester platform also via overbridge from Metrolink G-Mex Metrolink stop.
Lift available first to last train, currently 06:20 - 23:40 Monday to Saturday. 08:10 - 23:30 Sunday.
To find our more about travelling around this station, please see the 360 map click here
Coverage: whole Station - Step Free Access Coverage Whole Station
- Toilets No
- Baby Change No
Toilets Note
A key is available from the Booking Office upon request.
Ticketing Services & Information
- Oyster Pre-Pay No
- Pre-Purchase Collection YES Yes
- Ticket Machine YES Yes
- Customer Service Note Next to ticket office Accepts cards only
- Penalty Fares NT
Smartcard Notes
Smartcard Issued: Yes
Smartcard Validator: NoMore information at www.northernrailway.co.uk/smart
Ticketing Hours
Ticket Office Hours
Saturday - 06:20 to 23:40
Sunday - 08:10 to 23:30
Ticket Office Hours
Saturday - 06:20 to 23:40
- Metro: Availability YES Yes
- Metro: Note Metrolink G-Mex tram stop linked by footbridge from Manchester platform. 0161 228 7811
Station Information
- ATM No
- Baby Change No
- Bureau De Change No
- Lost Property YES Yes
- Post Box No
- Shops No
- Seated Area YES Yes
- Station Buffet No
- Showers No
- Trolley No
- Wifi No
- Waiting Room No
Lost Property
Phone number: 08002006060
- Lost Property: URL https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
- Lost Property Number 08002006060
- Staffing Level YES Yes
Station Location & Directions
- Latitude 53.47409585
- Longitude -2.251066103
Phones, Internet & Wi-fi
- Station Amenities: Telephone YES Yes
- Web Kiosk: Available No
- Station Amenities: Wi-Fi Find WiFi Hotspots around Deansgate station (http://btopenzone.hotspot-directory.com)
- Telephone: Usage Type Cards And Coins
Dining and Shopping
- Dining & Shopping: Shops No
- Dining & Shopping: Station Buffet No
Cycle Storage
- Availability YES Yes
- Closed Circuit TV YES Yes
Outside the station
- Sheltered no
- Spaces 6
- Type Stands
Bus information
- Bus Service: Availability YES Yes
- Bus Service: Note Free Metro shuttle bus link from station front serving Manchester City centre including Victoria Station On both sides of Whitworth Street, Deansgate and Chester Road for buses to Piccadilly Gardens, Altrincham or Sale. Contact Busline 0871 200 2233
Baggage Services
- Left Luggage: Available No
- Left Luggage: URL https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
Other transportation
Rail Replacement Services
Pick Up / Drop Off at bus stops on Whitworth St.
Rail Replacement Services
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A runtime error thrown by Windows is as below when I was starting an application program:
The Program can't start because MSVCR110.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem.
First of all, we have to know what MSVCR110.dll file is about. The MSVCR stands for MicroSoft Visual C++ Redistributable which is a free runtime environment for running C++ applications on Windows. I guess you are probably in any one of the following situations:
Since MSVCR110.dll can be found in Visual C++ redistributable 2012 (Determining Which DLLs to Redistribute), we should download the software and install it to solve the problem. The download page is as below:
Download Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 Update 4 from Official Microsoft Download Center

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I wanted this toy;
a toy I could never have.
This toy was the woods
and the log cabin in the woods
and the view of the mountains
and the view of the lake
and the presence of the people
and the charisma of the leader
and the warmth of his wife
I wanted this toy forever and ever
Yet all I could do
was buy a ticket
wait my turn un the line to
express my fervent need for this toy
and be on my way.
I had the money to buy this toy!
But the magic leader said:
"magic moments are not for sale."
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Short Shadows take indie rock, hip-hop, jazz and ska-punk and blends it all with wry observations, punchy horns and suburban soundscapes. Hailing from Melbourne's North, Short Shadows aims to give their home a cool sound. Short Shadows describes their music as "a bit of an odd mix" taking influence from indie-rock artists and mixing it with suburban garage beats, samples and original horn lines. The end result? Party rock stories that you can get down and dance to.
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Mary Sanderson
Life and Work
When I started in Alix remember seeing this nice little lady walking briskly down the halls. She was very smart looking and she had this look of authority about her. You would her the kids say "that's Miss Sanderson, watch out for her". so it was with a little bit of fear and respect that I went into grade seven and had her for my teacher. My fear soon went away but my respect never went away. she was a wonderful, very dedicated, hard working teacher. She was strict but not unfair. She was the type of a teacher who was able to fit in some life lessons along with our regular subjects which we all needed. With what she had to work with it was a miracle she got us through those dreaded grad nine diploma exams. she worked so hared getting ready for those exams.


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Rumors (and early store listings) have finally been confirmed. A new SKU of Street Fighter V is coming, and bringing with it some savings for people who have yet to make the plunge.
On January 16, 2018, a massive update is coming to Street Fighter V . Dubbed Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition , it's bringing a facelift, new modes and, for new players, deep discounts. Arcade Edition will be available as a standalone purchase for $39.99. It includes the base game, all the new content, plus the entire roster of new DLC characters from Season 1 and 2. Players who already own Street Fighter V will get everything but the characters as a free update.
The new content comes in the form of new modes. Along with a UI redesign, Arcade Edition will introduce Arcade Mode, Extra Battle Mode, and a new Gallery. Arcade Mode will have different tiers based on Street Fighter history, while Extra Battle Mode at first glance appears to resemble something like Tekken 's Treasure Battle. (This is conjecture on my part, as there are no official details yet). Each character will also have a second V Trigger, or super move
There's no word yet on how this new pricing structure will interact with the current DLC pricing structure. Currently, the cost of the game's two season passes together is slightly higher than Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition .
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Thank you to the Marketing team (with special kudos to Brieanna's design vision and Melita's hospitality with feeding the crew) and Matt VanNorman for a stellar job done constructing our Blue Christmas float! This team made it easy for MGroup to bring the spirit of Christmas and a smile to our community members sitting in the backs of truck beds and on folding lawn chairs sipping hot chocolate and lining the streets three deep! Also, thank you to every team member who braved the weather to ride on or walk behind the float, and lastly, to every family member participating. I may be partial, but don't WE have some of the most beautiful children! You are all WONDERFUL! Job well done, and Merry Christmas!
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Brisket is a cut from the bottom breast area of the cow. The brisket is usually cooked over low heat until tender. Brisket is often served sliced thin and eaten cold, or it can be braised, smoked, or barbecued.
Brisket is considered a fatty cut of beef because of its high percentage of intramuscular fat. This type of fat is found deep within muscle fibers and helps give meat flavor and juiciness.
There are two main ways to smoke a brisket: either flat (fat side up) or rolled (fat side down). Some people say that cooking brisket fat side up makes it taste better, while others claim that it tastes better when cooked fat side down.
So, what is the correct answer? Let's find out together.
Is It Fat Side Up Or Down?
The short answer is both!
It depends on how you like your food. Whether you cook your brisket fat side up or down is completely up to your personal preference. Either side you fall on, you're going to have others telling you that you're wrong.
The general rule is that the fat should be closer to the heat source than the meat so that it acts as a shield to prevent the meat from drying out. However, you're free to cook your brisket however you feel is best for your taste buds.
Does Brisket Contain A Lot Of Fat?
Yes, but not too much. Brisket has about 30% fat by weight. That may sound like a lot, but remember that most of this fat is located in the muscles of the brisket. The fat within the muscles is called marbling. The more marbling, the better!
Marbled fat helps keep the meat juicy during the cooking process thanks to the fat breaking down throughout it and allowing moisture to remain surrounding the brisket.
The flat of the brisket, or the first cut, also includes a long strip of fat along its outside. This is otherwise known as the fat cap. This is the fat that has sparked the up or down debate for so long among brisket lovers.
What Do You Do With The Fat Cap?
You can trim off the fat cap if you want, but there really isn't any need to do so. If you remove all the fat cap, then you'll lose some of the flavor and texture that comes with having such a thick fat cap.
Removing too much might also allow your meat to dry out too much.
Some pitmasters leave all of the fat cap on the meat white cooking to benefit from all of the juices within it. However, most people trim the fat cap to be around a quarter inch.
This will render while cooking so that it comes out of the oven or smoker without a thick layer of fat still on it. Any fat that is still attached will be easy to remove before serving.
Trimming A Brisket's Fat Cap
Before you trim the fat cap, make sure that you remove all of the brisket packaging and rinse the meat properly. Leave it to dry on a clean work surface and get your knife.
We have found that a boning knife is best for trimming the fat cap. A boning knife is the perfect length to slice the fat in one swoop rather than having to use multiple strokes.
Now practice how you're going to hold your knife. The blade is going to have to be parallel to the brisket flat so that you can slice the whole length of the brisket in one go.
To trim the fat cap, start at one end of the brisket. Cut straight across the top of the brisket, stopping just above where the fat begins to turn into lean meat (remember you want it to be about a quarter inch thick).
Continue slicing until you reach the middle of the brisket, where the flat ends.
Now flip the brisket around so that the point end was where the flat just was. Now it's time to trim the fat cap off the point end. There is a much thinner amount of fat here, so you will need to be a little more careful when trimming.
Before we trim the point end, though, we have to remove the deckle. This is a thick layer of fat between the point and the flat end of the brisket. Take your knife and carefully work your way around this, separating it from the point BUT NOT the flat.
The majority of the point end's fat cap is marbled and therefore shouldn't be too trimmed. However, you can trim any rough edges from the point to stop them from burning.
Don't worry if you don't get everything perfectly clean cut. Just make sure you've removed enough fat from all over the brisket so that the final fat layer is even.
You don't want the point to have less fat on it than the flat, otherwise the former will dry out quicker than the latter.
Ensuring that the fat cap is even over the entire brisket will help it to cook evenly without any of the meat becoming dry or tough.
You can save this fat for another purpose, or you can throw it away. If you want to keep it, make sure that you store it in a zip-lock bag or airtight container.
You can freeze the trimmings until you're ready to use them to prevent them from going bad in the meantime.
Does The Brisket Go Fat Side Up Or Down?
This has been a long debate among pitmasters. It seems like everyone has their own opinion on what they prefer. Here are some of our thoughts on the subject.
Let's delve deeper into the benefits and drawbacks of both options so that you can make an informed decision on what you're going to do.
We know that you don't want to spend hours cooking a brisket that you're not going to enjoy the most out of, which is why preparation is key.
Once you figure out the best way to put your brisket in the cooker for you, you can get to cooking it and enjoying it quicker!
Cooking A Brisket Fat Side Up
One thing that many people love about cooking a brisket fat side up is that it renders the fat better. As the meat heats up, the fat begins to render and coat the meat with a natural amount of basting. This means that you don't need to baste it as much.
However, it's worth noting that the meat won't absorb any of the fat like it would water or juice. This means that the majority of the rendered fat will end up in the drip pan.
Cooking a brisket with the fat upwards also might make the bark look less impressive due to the leaner meat being pressed up towards the grate on the bottom.
Another potential issue is that the fat could melt and wash the spice rub away with it. This will leave your brisket with less flavor than it should have. If you're using just a simple blend of spices, then this might not make too much of a difference.
However, if you're using an expensive rub that you're excited for, the fat washing it away might be incredibly annoying.
Cooking A Brisket Fat Side Down
Now that people are beginning to realize that the fat side up method might have its drawbacks, they are beginning to experiment with the fat being on the bottom of the brisket while cooking.
If your fat cap is on the bottom of the cooker, then this method will be best for you to avoid your brisket from drying out. The fat acts as a shield so that the most intense heat has to pass through the fat to get to the meat.
Another benefit to cooking a brisket fat side down is that it can actually enhance the flavor. Not only will it prevent the spice rub from being washed off of the meat, but the rendered fat will drip into the drip grate.
Here it will be heated by the heat source more to create more smoke than before. This should leave you with an amazing smoky flavor that you might not get from a brisket that is cooked fat side up.
However, there is a downside to both of these methods and this is the one for fat side down – modern smokers might not allow for its benefits.
This is due to the fact that manufacturers don't want their smokers drying out your meat. So, they put two sources of heat in them instead of one. The first will be at the bottom, created by burning wood chips like we expect.
The second is a forced air heater which allows for even cooking. This will be nearer the top of the smoker.
So, while the fat on the bottom of the brisket is protecting it from one heat source, the top is completely unprotected from its layer of fat, increasing the chances of it drying out.
So, which is best? Well, that depends on the type of smoker you have. If your smoker only has one heat source at the bottom of it, you might find that cooking fat side down would be better.
However, if your smoker has two heat sources, the fat side up method could be the one for you.
Of course, you could always flip your meat halfway through cooking to ensure that you get the best of both worlds. Whichever side you choose, we hope that you've learned something useful from our article!
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The Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel is traditionally the location for wedding ceremony's at the Air Force Academy. The Chapel was completed in 1962 and is one of the finest architectural examples of modernism in the United States. The cadet chapel was designed by architect Walter Netsch and was inspired by chapels at Sainte-Chapelle in France and the Basilica of San Frencesco d'Assisi in Italy.
The cadet chapel was named a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 2004. The chapel is central to life for students attending the Air Force Academy and was designed to house three distinct worship areas, Protestant, Jewish and Catholic, under a single roof. The cadet chapel is a popular location for wedding ceremonies for graduates of the Air Force Academy, officers and Air Force military personnel.


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Lance Smith started riding dirt bikes at age 10 on the classic Honda XL70. In his mid-20s, he began racing in the Mid-South area and won his first two races. After that, he was hooked, and has been racing ever since. He's been involved in motorcycles for over 40 years, with a semi-pro career spanning three decades.
Like a lot of dirt bike racers, Lance had his share of injuries. The majority fo the injuries related to his hands, wrists and knees. He began a quest to reduce vibration and impacts to those areas. In 2012, Lance began work on a footpeg idea that, through a lot of trial and error, became the Spurz Foot Pegs we offer today.
In 2014, Lance Smith developed an idea for a completely free-floating handlebar mount with no metal-to-metal contact. He wanted a handlebar mount that would absorb impact and vibrations in 360 degrees of movement. That idea evolved into our MAKO360 mount, and our design continues to evolve and improve.
With thousands of rider hours in testing and refinement, Lance released our flagship product, the MAKO 360, in 2016. Since then, it's gotten worldwide attention for its innovative design. The MAKO 360 and SPURZ are now used and loved by racing professionals and amateur riders alike around the world.
What's next for Lance? Lance continues to improve the structure and durability current XCGEAR products while developing new solutions. He spends a lot of his time working with riders and manufacturing but product testing is his favorite pastime.
"There's nothing special about me, but I have been blessed with some special people in my life."


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- April 1, 2021
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25+ Keto & Low Carb Easter Recipes
Check out this list of perfect keto and low carb recipes that are great for everyone (even the carb eaters) this holiday!
Holidays and get togethers can be difficult if you are on a keto and lower carb diet. But don't worry, I got you covered!
I've rounded up all my springtime holiday favorite recipes that are perfect for breakfast/ brunches, appetizers, and classic holiday dinner favorites, as well as some really easy and tasty keto desserts too! Scroll through the list and bookmark your favorites!
Keto Low Carb Easter Brunch Recipes
Spend the holiday focused on your family and friends and leave the low carb and keto friendly menu to me! Go through the list below and pick out these chef tested favorites!
Keto Low Carb Croque Madame
Elevate your favorite hot ham and egg chaffle sandwich into this classic, French style dish that everyone will love! Try this delicious cheesy chaffle base, homemade keto friendly white sauce, topped with a thick slice of ham, Gruyere, and finished with a fried egg!
Keto Pepperoni Pizza Quiche
This keto and gluten free pepperoni pizza quiche recipe is a family staple for breakfast, meal prep, and even for dinner!
The Best Keto Cinnamon Rolls
An ooey-gooey cinnamon roll that's keto, gluten free, and nut free too (not a fathead dough either)! These are the perfect addition to your breakfast table to share with family and friends!
Easy Almond Flour Keto Blueberry Muffins
Try these easy low carb breakfast muffins made with delicious fresh blueberries, almond flour, and a handful of baking pantry staple ingredients for the perfect ketogenic diet friendly treat.
Low Carb Smoked Salmon Board
A low carb and gluten free smoked salmon board with all the fixings that makes you feel like you can get your lox on guilt free!
Keto Chorizo Biscuits & Gravy
Almond flour, low carb biscuits paired with a spicy chorizo sausage style breakfast gravy for a totally new, fun, keto friendly take to classic biscuits and gravy!
Keto Ricotta Lemon Poppy Seed Scones
The perfect gluten free and keto friendly scone that's rich, tender, and bright an refreshing with just the right amount of tangy lemon.
Blackberry Earl Grey Almond Flour Scones (Keto)
If you're looking for the perfect pastry that's gluten free and keto friendly, search no further. With the delicious aromatics of loose early grey tea and the bright and sweet flavors of a juicy blackberry, combined into the perfect keto scone recipe
Oven Roasted Keto Radishes- "Smashed" Radish Recipe
Miss potatoes on a low carb keto diet? This is the perfect keto fauxtato recipe modeled after smashed roast potatoes. It makes this low carb side dish perfect for dinner or any healthy meal plan!
Grilled Lemon Pepper Parmesan Brussels Sprouts
Try these delicious char grilled brussel sprouts skewers, seasoned with the perfect combination of caramelized and grilled lemon, cracked black pepper, and freshly grated parmesan.
Roasted Crudite Platter
A classically beautiful vegetable platter made with roasted vegetables for your holiday table.
Grilled Bacon Wrapped Hatch Chili Poppers
These low carb hatch chili poppers are rich and delicious and so easy to make on the grill! Take hatch chili season to the next level with this scrumptious appetizer or serve as a side.
Rustic Egg Salad Cups
A rustic way of changing up your classic egg salad sandwich to not only be low carb and keto friendly, but delicious and flavorful too!
Cauliflower Antipasto Salad
A delicious low carb antipasto salad made with your favorite ingredients and deliciously marinated cauliflower.
Grilled Garden Veggie Salad
Grill up all your favorite veggies to impart flavor add is some blue cheese, bacon and balsamic and you have the perfect summer salad!
Grilled Curry Chicken Salad (Keto Whole 30)
This easy to make curry seasoned grilled fall chicken salad is warm, lightly spiced, and a healthy way to enjoy dinner or lunch throughout the week.
Easy Cedar Plank Salmon Salad
An easy to make, fresh salmon salad recipe that works perfect on the grill but converts to the oven as well. It's gluten free, whole 30, keto friendly, and makes a perfect meal prep for lunch and dinner!
Keto and Gluten Free Panzanella Salad
An almond flour based, keto friendly bread that's toasted to make the perfect gluten free panzanella style salad that's topped with heirloom cherry tomatoes, basil and burrata cheese.
How To Smoke A Ham On The Big Green Egg
Love a good "kiss of smoke" and want to try your hand at grilling a ham and freeing up your oven? Learn everything you need to know to recreate this double smoked ham recipe made on my Big Green Egg grill.
How To Make A Low Carb Holiday Ham Recipe
Everyone wants a show stopping ham for their holiday table. Learn how to make a low carb and keto bourbon glazed ham with a few helpful tips and techniques from a culinary arts teacher!
Grilled Coffee Rubbed Rack of Lamb (With Video)
Learn how to reverse sear lamb with ease on a gas grill! With this delicious spicy ground coffee rub, you can make a standout, flavor packed, main dish to serve to the whole family.
How To Smoke A Pork Loin Roast
Learn everything you need to know about how to smoke a whole pork loin style roast on your grill or smoker! The perfect family friendly BBQ pork recipe.
Easy 30 Minute Smoked Crab Legs
The easiest smoked crab legs with clarified butter that you can make in under 30 minutes on your grill (or in the oven).
Easy Salmon Cakes
Main dish or appetizer, these easy salmon cakes are made with a handful of simple ingredients and fresh salmon for the perfect bite!
Butter Basted Slow Roasted Salmon
Make the perfect slow roasted filet of salmon recipe, basted in clarified butter, chives and salt at home in the oven or even on the grill with this guide!
Easy Grilled Pistachio Sesame Salmon
Fire up the gas grill with this beautiful side of salmon with ease! This recipe features the nutty flavor of pistachios and toasted sesames, mixed with a bright pop of fresh lemon for a perfect refreshing salmon filet dinner.
Easy Keto Strawberry Cheesecake Bars
These easy keto strawberry cheesecake bars are the perfect gluten free, refined sugar free, low carb friendly dessert recipe that's perfect for any occasion anytime!
Easy Keto French Silk Pie
This gluten free and refined sugar free chocolate French silk pie recipe is a rich and decadent dessert recipe that's perfect for sharing (even with the non-keto eaters in your life). With a few staple ingredients, a keto graham cracker style crust, and fluffy whipped cream you simply can't go wrong!
Gluten Free and Keto Key Lime Tart
A low carb, sugar free, and keto friendly tart recipe that's easy to make at home. This key lime recipe celebrates the delicious tangy freshness of the traditional pie while keeping the carb count low!
Gluten Free Keto Lemon Bars
A delicious buttery gluten free and keto shortbread base topped with a delicious, lemon filling! These lemon bars taste like the real deal and you won't even miss the carbs!
Keto Frosted Animal Cookies
Whether you have a child on a specialty, keto friendly diet or you just want to recreate this classic childhood dessert, these almond flour animal cookies are a delicious treat for the whole family!
Keto Shortbread Sugar Cookies
These almond flour based, sugar free sugar cookies (I know, it sounds crazy) are the perfect base for all your keto baking cookie desires! Whether you bake up a batch as is, plan to make cut out cookies, or add other flavors, this recipe lends to so much creativity and deliciousness!
Keto Skillet Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Who doesn't love a good skillet keto cookie pie? Learn how to make my favorite keto cookie recipe that's loaded with natural peanut butter and dark chocolate chips. It's low carb, sugar free, and gluten free too!
Keto Samoa Bundt Cake
Everything you love about classic keto girl scout cookies in cake form! This low carb yellow cake is topped with unsweetened shredded coconut, delicious keto caramel sauce, and drizzled sugar free chocolate too.
Keto Marble Pound Cake
This Keto friendly marble pound cake is the perfect moist cake recipe! It's gluten free, sugar free, and would trick any non-keto eater into thinking its a regular cake!
Keto Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizza
Sugar cookie lovers unite! Check out this super easy, keto and low carb friendly fruit pizza recipe that's a total crowd pleaser.


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Resource Labs
ETRA prides itself on keeping current with technology and educational trends. Our labs are regularly updated to keep up with the latest technology trends. Currently, we have a Windows lab (Gabel 212), a Mac lab (Gabel 222), and a combined lab with both Windows and Mac computers (Gabel 106). In addition to computers, the labs are equipped with comfortable meeting areas for small and large groups.
The goal of our labs is to prepare our students and give them experiences with any equipment that they may encounter in their work. As such, help and training using the available hardware, software, and tools may be available. In addition, as a community of learners, the ETRA Graduate Student Association (GSA) provides trainings and special topics by those both in and outside our community.
To learn more about our lab space and available resources, please view our resources or contact the ETRA department at 815-753-9339.
3D Printing
In the lab, we have two MakerBot Replicator+ printers. When not being used in classes, these printers are available to ETRA students to gain invaluable hands-on experience. Training sessions are available.
LEGO Robots
One commonly used tool in STEM programs are LEGO robots. In the lab, we have six sets of both kinds. Specifically, there are two kinds depending on complexity: WeDo and EV3. The WeDo robots are similar to normal LEGOs and can be used to create flowers, shake tables, and simple robots. The EV3 are more tailored to robots and have many different motors and sensors. Both kinds of sets are available for use, with LEGO providing excellent training software available on either one of our computers or from the web. We also have training sessions at LearnIT!
Other Technologies
From time to time, we have students or professors who are interested in a specific technology. Every effort is made to get these technology for use in the lab. Past examples have included BBC Micro:Bits, Sphero robots, Arduino boards, and augmented reality tools. If you have a technology you are interested in and it is not available, let us know.
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Data Analysis
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- Anaconda (Python)
- RapidMiner Studio
- Social Network Visualizer
3D Design
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- Sculptris
- AutoDesk Fusion 360
Audio/Video Editing
- Audacity
- Adobe Audition CS6
- Lightworks
- VideoPad
- Open Broadcast Studio (OBS)
- Handbrake
Photo Editing
- Adobe Photoshop CS6
Design Prototyping
- Pencil
- Adobe Captivate
- MIT App Inventor ready
Contact Us
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This project aims to provide Geelong stakeholders with a strong evidence base over 3 years to co-design innovative interventions to foster the education and employment aspirations of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in Geelong in the wake of a COVID-19 youth labour market crisis. Read more
I – Aspiration and Young People's Sense of their Futures in the Time of COVID
I am not saying that the poor cannot wish, want, need, plan, or aspire. But part of poverty is a diminishing of the circumstances in which these practices occur. If the map of aspirations (continuing the navigational metaphor) is seen to consist of a dense combination of nodes and pathways, relative poverty means a smaller number of aspirational nodes and a thinner, weaker sense of the pathways from concrete wants to intermediate contexts to general norms and back again.
(Appadurai 2004, p.69)
Arjun Appadurai is a prominent Indian-American anthropologist and sociologist. One of his most significant essays is titled The Capacity to Aspire: Culture and the Terms of Recognition.
In the essay Appadurai develops an argument that in order to understand the continuation of extreme poverty, disadvantage and marginalisation, and why people who live in these conditions appear – to some commentators, politicians and communities – not to 'aspire' for a 'better life', then we need to shift focus from the individual and their 'failings'.
In this theme we examine in greater detail how Appadurai's ideas about the capacity to aspire suggest to us that we need to shift our focus from the 'aspirations' of individual young people who might be marginalised, disengaged or from an area of historical disadvantage – and how we might 'fix' their misaligned sense of the future.
In addition, we want to suggest that to be 'aspirational' can be understood as a 'moral disposition' that young people should develop to relationships between their pasts, presents and futures.
A moral disposition that is accompanied by an obligation to imagine these futures in large part through the framework and ideas of significant 'others' – families, adults, teachers, schools, governments, businesses, communities.
In this sense, young people's aspirations, their ability to be 'aspirational', is largely understood in terms of education, training and employment pathways – which are imagined as being more or less 'linear', and with some 'end point' in mind, where they have become 'aligned' with the ' dream jobs of the future' (OECD 2020).
Given some of the aspirations that young people have expressed here, what might be some things that are 'absent' in this imagining of 'aspiration', and how might they be useful in different programs, projects, and contexts in Greater Geelong?
II – Young People's Mental Health and Well-being
COVID-19 (45.7%), the environment (38.0%) and equity and discrimination (35.4%) topped the key issues in 2021 that young people feel Australia must address.
"These responses are given in the context of a crescendo of public dialogue accompanying national and international events such as COVID-19 lockdowns and outbreak responses, climate change campaigns, extreme weather events such as bushfires, drought and floods, and the Black Lives Matter movement," Mr Toomey said.
For the first time, COVID-19 is most important national issue according to young people, rising from second place in 2020 (38.8%) to the top spot in 2021 (45.7%) – an increase of 18%. Survey responses reveal the pandemic and associated public health responses had a negative effect on young people's health, wellbeing and education in 2021.
Young people said COVID-19 and the related lockdowns had adversely impacted their ability to participate in activities (68.3%), their education(62.3%) and mental health (50.3%). Female and gender diverse respondents reported feeling much more impacted by COVID-19 across almost all areas when compared with male respondents. (Mission Australia REVEALED: Young people's top issues and concerns in 2021)
Throughout the different waves and stages and responses to the pandemic there has been much commentary about the impacts of the crisis on the health and well-being of young people, including from agencies such as the National Youth Commission, YACVic and Mission Australia.
Much of that commentary has focussed on the mental health and well-being of young people as public health responses such as lockdowns, the shutting of schools, the move to online learning, and the cancellation of 'social' activities have meant that many young people have experienced isolation, increased anxieties and uncertainties, and more severe mental health challenges.
In this theme we are interested in thinking about how and why the term 'mental health' doesn't seem to capture much of what young people are talking about – sometimes explicitly, sometimes in a 'round-about' sort of way – when they use terms such as: uncertainty, anxiety, angst, stress, disappointment, FOMO, 'belonging' (I don't 'fit' at schools that are too inflexible to deal with me…), the judgement of others, being in a crisis, your troubles 'go around the school like fire', the difficulty of being able to 'switch off', wanting (hoping) to be listened to, looking for people who genuinely care inside and outside of school, being able to 'just breathe',…
All of these things shape the way that young people imagine themselves, their pasts, their presents, their futures. How they belong…or not. What they 'aspire' to do, to be, to become.
COVID-19 is the example par excellence of the need to view health and well-being in alternative modes/models.
In this context we want to introduce the idea of socio-ecological understandings of young people's lives, their health and well-being, their 'aspirations'.
III – Young People's Voices and Participation and the Beginnings of 'Co-Design'
In a recent book – Youth rising?: The politics of youth in the global economy – Mayssoun Sukarieh and Stuart Tannock (2014, p. 143) reflect on the problematic character of young people's voices and participation in movements against such things as the climate crisis, war and racism, and their encounters with the institutionalised promise of 'youth participation':
In many of these movements…young participants are quite likely to find themselves not embraced by the youth voice, youth participation and youth empowerment forums and frameworks that are now being promoted by global elites and their representative organizations, but rather to be standing on the outside, having to fight hard and shout loud for a hearing for the alternative futures that they are struggling collectively to win.
(2014, p. 143)
Almost universally – in 'youth' education, training and employment, health, housing, gender and sexuality, CALD, rural and regional policy and service delivery – the very idea of youth voice, participation and 'agency' is an uncontested 'good' (thing). At the same time, what this 'good idea' looks like in everyday practice – as Sukarieh and Tannock are suggesting, and as many of the young people in this project (and other projects we have undertaken) are suggesting – seems to be a more contested thing.
In this theme we are interested in taking up the challenge that comes from listening to and trying to understand the concerns that many young people have about 'having a voice', and having that voice 'listened to' and 'acted upon' in spaces and by people who can have impacts on the circumstances that shape their lives.
At the same time we are interested in taking up another challenge, one that relates to which young people have a voice.
Why do some young people appear not to have the capability or the opportunity on an ongoing basis to have a say on the circumstances that shape their lives?
Why do many young people appear not to be 'active stakeholders' in their own futures?
What practices and interventions might be possible to change these dynamics? What might the idea, principles and practice of 'co-design' offer to these practices and interventions?
Your Contribution..
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Please address the following during your video responses:
- Who are you? Tell us about your organisation / role / background in youth services, schools, or policy in the Geelong region.
- Given the sorts of challenges that we have seen over the past few years – What do you see as some of the biggest issues that young people in Geelong currently face?
- Given the themes introduced in this project – What sort of things to do you want to say to the young people involved in this project? These may be used in the 2nd round of interviews with these young people.
- Is there anything else that you would like to say – or that has been missed or overlooked in this project? You may have some ideas about future directions for this project.


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Energising Drama Games
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I wanted to find a bunch of drama games that were physical, fun and energising for my class of 10-12 year olds who needed a big surge of energy through them and these drama games and performance piece proved very much the energising boost that they needed and it got my students using the space in a much more dynamic way than usual and the drama performance pieces and the improvisation work that came from these drama games and exercises was a real joy to see and really managed to inject energy, zing and pizzazz into the group… I hope that the lessons learnt here will serve them well and effect positively the work to come. NB -I also added a game of SPLAT after Action Names which worked well.
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China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) has highlighted ongoing stability in China's cross-border capital flows following the release of a raft of official data for May.
"China's cross-border capital flows remain stable overall, and the bank forex settlements and balance of payments have both maintained a surplus," said SAFE official Wang Chunying (王春英).
In May China posted a bank forex settlement surplus of USD$1.5 billion, while the non-bank balance of payments surplus was $7.7 billion.
China's foreign reserves stood at $3.1278 trillion at the end of May, for an increase of $8.1 billion compared to the end of April.
The goods trade surplus in May was $38.3 billion, for a year-on-year rise of 97%, while the direct investment surplus was $5.5 billion, on par with the same period last year.
"At present, there are still unstable and uncertain factors in the external environment," said Wang. "However, China's coordination of pandemic control has proven effective, as have policies and measures to stabilise economic growth.
"The momentum of economic recovery is accelerating, which has helped to maintain the stable operation of China's forex market and balance of payments."


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L to r: V Narasimhan (Brakes India), Palani Perisamy (SICCI), Bharat Joshi (British High Commission), Einsenhower (Saint Gobain), Bhoo Thirumalai (Aspiration Energy)
Quick Facts
- Event Organized by the Southern India Chamber of Commerce & Industry
- 23rd June, Chennai
- Organizers
- Dr Palani Periasamy, Vice President, SICCI
- Bhoovarahan Thirumalai, Chairman, SICCI Energy Committee
- Guest of Honor
- Bharat Joshi, British Deputy High Commissioner, Chennai
- Main Presenters
- V Narasimhan, Executive Director, Foundry, Brakes India
- Eisenhower, India Director – Operations, Saint Gobain Glass
Attended a brief but interesting discussion on green industrialization, organised by SICCI, at Chennai last week.
My main interest was to listen to what two large firms – Brakes India and Saint Gobain – had accomplished in this domain. For someone like me in the consulting field, hearing to what could be done was getting really boring – let's say we were all getting impatient to see people talking the walk.
So when I came to know both these companies would be talking about all the green stuff they had done, I thought I should check it out.
Just so I do justice to the rest of the folks who also contributed, the discussion had brief inputs from Dr Palani Periasamy, Vice President, SICCI, Bhoovarahan Thirumalai, Chairman, SICCI Energy Committee (and who was the one kind enough to invite me) and Bharat Joshi, British Deputy High Commissioner, Chennai.
But of course, as I said, most folks there had attended the event to know what Brakes India and Saint Gobain had to say.
Overall, I must say I was impressed by what both companies had done, so much that I blurted out to them "It appears that you have done all that could be done in green," – of course, more in the hope that such a platitude would extract from them what else they planned to do in future. Where of course, I failed.
Anyway, here we go on the specifics of what Brakes India and Saint Gobain had done.
Notes from the presentation of V Narasimhan, Brakes India
Water Conservation
- They are 13% water positive
- They have a huge rain water collection tank…
Waste Management
- They use waste for construction
- They do a lot of RDF
- Only 3% of their stuff goes down the drain as waste, even this they wish to make these to go to their bottom line…
Energy Efficiency
- Their energy requirements decreased from 0.086 mtoe/ton to 0.082 between 2011 to 2015. Not considerable I guess, but as he himself admitted, there is scope for much more improvement. ((mtoe = million tons of oil equivalent)
Renewable Energy
- They get 64 million kwh from wind annually, that must be almost 30 MW (my guess)
- 8 MW solar plant (this was set up by SunEdison recently)
- GHG emissions come down by 40% in the past few years, mainly through wind power purchase..
Environment Care
- It was a semi arid drought prone area when they went there 34 years back, but now there is a lot of greenery and green belt development (this is something that many companies setting up shop in such regions can attempt)
- They use reusable pallets 88% – closed loop pallet handling, collapsible…that's impressive I must say
- Rail is their first choice of transport as it is the least energy consuming avenue, barge and ships next preferred and trucks the most energy consuming, so preferred least
- They try to do everything closed loop…
- Perhaps the second foundry in the world to get the Deming prize…
That was from Brakes India.
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Eisenhower, Director – Operations, Saint Gobain
- They have a massive rain water harvesting tank…
- Largest roof for water harvesting in Tamil Nadu…
- Roof water is stored in a huge reservoir…
- 90 days of their water requirements is met from their water harvesting
Renewable Energy
- 350 kW solar at their Chennai plant
- 450 kW on roof of Bhiwadi plant
Resource Conservation
- They are transporting glass without packing materials – this was pretty interesting and impressive, how this global leader has innovated to somehow transport a sensitive material such as glass with little or no packing materials.
Energy Efficiency
- 30% energy saved on furnace mainly through computerization…that's once again a useful take away for many other companies that might have similar operations.
- Waste heat recovery – generates 0.8 MW of steam
From Bharat Joshi, Dy British High Commissioner
- They do some work with CIIE – incubation arm of IIMA
- India – has 17% of world population on 3% of world land and 4% of worlds water…
- Tackling the global problem is impossible without India's participation
- The UK is the worlds largest investor in India
- UK have half of Europes offshore wind farms…
- UK also has the worlds largest working offshore wind farm…
- 150 million pounds of research invested by UK in India
- Working with MNRE to out up a offshore wind farm in India, most likely will come up in Gujarat…
Other interesting stuff I learnt, not necessarily to do with sustainability
- Saint Gobain is not in glass alone, they are also in building materials…
- They was started to make glass for the Palace of Versailles
- They make fire protection glass – you could stand on the other side of glass with fire on the other side and stand for 2 hours…outside of France, this fire protection glass is made only in Chennai…
- They are in the 5th generation of glasses, which could extend to sophisticated glasses that you could control sunlight with a switch, and photo chromatic glass


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BECKET, MA: Free Inside/Out Performance: The Chase Brock Experience
The Chase Brock Experience
Brooklyn-based "candy-bright company" (The New Yorker) The Chase Brock Experience is led by Broadway choreographer Chase Brock. Equal parts Brooklyn and blue grass, the company will present The Song That I Sing; Or, Meow So Pretty set to the songs of folk revival group The New Christy Minstrels.
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Aucklanders viewing properties elsewhere
27th Jun
Falling oil prices have been widely expected to hit Houston's economy, and ultimately house prices, however January was another record month for the city's housing.
Sales were up 6.1 percent in January as buyers closed on 4,032 single-family homes for a median price of $190,000, according to a monthly report from the Houston Association of Realtors.
Sales activity was strongest in the $250,000 to $500,000 price range, while homes less than $150,000 showed declines. The pace of sales has started to slow among homes priced higher than $500,000.
"January was a strong month overall for the Houston housing market, but we still expect to see sales cool as a result of lower oil prices and the limited supply of homes," Nancy Furst, the association's chairwoman, said in a statement.
Experts say housing will be affected by the coming economic slowdown, as energy companies announce tens of thousands of job cuts in Texas and elsewhere.
Though many of the jobs being eliminated today are in the oil field, higher-skilled employees will be affected, too, Boyd Nash-Stacey, an economist at BBVA Compass in Houston told the Houston Chronicle.
"With lower investment we'd expect to see a lower demand for higher-skilled professionals," Nash-Stacey said.
With a constrained supply and strong demand, Houston's home prices have risen sharply in recent years.
Based on the current energy market, housing prices aren't expected to tank. Rather, they should appreciate at a slower rate, said Nash-Stacey.
"If (oil) prices continue to fall, it could have a greater impact in coming years," he said.