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If only one family can be prevented from going through the same heartache Debbie Sausville and her family have endured in the past year, her work will have been worth it.
Sausville recently spoke at the Fairfax County Police Department's kickoff for the "Safe December" program, a month-long concentration on preventing drunk driving crashes from occurring and focusing on getting impaired drivers off the road. It's a role she never thought she'd have, until the death of her stepdaughter, Lauren, last year.
"When we lost Lauren, I wanted to do something to prevent this from happening to anyone else," said Sausville, who is married to Lauren's father, Pete.
She contacted Mothers Against Drunk Driving's Northern Virginia chapter to see if she might be able to give speeches to groups about how that night changed her family's life. Her story is a little different, however: Lauren, who was 16 when she died last December, had been drinking, courtesy of a man who purchased alcohol for her and some friends.
"I've spoken to church groups and at health fairs as well as with a victim's impact panel through Fairfax County," Sausville said. Giving the message to people who have been arrested for drunk driving or who have stories similar to hers has been emotionally draining, sometimes taking "two or three days" for her to recover.
"Every time I tell the story I'm reliving it," she said, but she would "rather do that a multitude of times than read about more kids killed like this or some other family being destroyed."
AFTER A PRESENTATION, it's not uncommon for someone to offer a hug of sympathy, which Sausville said she takes, but it doesn't do anything to help the pain.
"This is a heck of a story to read about, but to hear it from someone who has lived through it is something else," she said, hopeful that people learn this lesson the easy way.
When Lauren died, she was the 17th Fairfax County student to die in an alcohol-related crash between September and December 2004, Sausville said.
"I wish more than anything that there had been a cop in Lauren's path that night. I would much rather have gotten a call that she was in jail than the one we got," she said.
By the end of December, more than 100 people will be arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol, said Office Richard Henry, a public information officer with the Fairfax County Police Department and organizer of the Safe December program.
"The purpose of the program is to educate the public about the dangers of irresponsible alcohol use and purchases," he said.
The program has three components, Henry said, including weekly sobriety checkpoints, underage alcohol sale stings and an increase in officers looking for drunk drivers.
Sadly, although fewer arrests are made every year, "it's not uncommon for officers to have two arrests in a night," Henry said. Arresting someone for a drunk-driving offense takes several hours to process, he said, adding that sometimes the officer's job is made easier when their vehicle is hit at a red light by someone who's not paying attention.
In 2004, more than 18,670 car crashes occurred in Fairfax County, and 855 of those were alcohol-related, Henry said. There have been 13 fatal crashes involving alcohol and two involving drugs this year and four of those crashes involved a juvenile in some way, he said.
The month or so between Thanksgiving and New Year's tends to coincide when people choose to celebrate with alcohol, said Capt. Jesse Bowman, commanding officer of the Fairfax County Police Department's traffic division.
"From 6 p.m. until 4 a.m., we have officers from all over the county that are out looking for drunk drivers," Bowman said. These officers, typically one from each district in the county, are specially trained and have demonstrated their ability to distinguish drunk drivers and are selected for this project and "know what to look for," he said.
During last year's Safe December program, 147 drunk drivers were arrested in 27 days, Bowman said. "That's good news because they did well, but it's bad news because there were that many people on the road not getting the message," he said.
The officers benefit from hearing stories like Sausville's, he said, because sometimes they "get jaded" from only dealing with people they arrest.
"It reinforces the message we give to the officers," Bowman said. "They need to remember this is important and that their work is appreciated by residents."
A DUI arrest can take up to three hours to process, he said, because of the amount of detail needed to file the paperwork.
"There are so many things the officer must capture and collect and if any of that information is missing, the case is gone," Bowman said. "There's a lot of hoops for the officers to jump through."
For those who plan to drink while attending a holiday party, Bowman stresses the importance of planning ahead and having a way home without having to drive.
"Getting arrested for this is a nightmare," he said. "God forbid you have an accident and kill anyone. This is a very expensive arrest, even the first time. It can effect your career, your insurance company gets involved, there's fines and possible jail time. The time to think about the consequences is not when there's an officer on the side of the road."
Sausville and her husband drive past where their daughter was killed last year every day on their way to work, just another reminder of how different their lives have become.
"My husband will never be the same," she said. "He lost a part of his heart that night. As her stepmother, I'm one step removed, so my heart goes out to her mother, Linda. I've suffered watching my husband go through this, I can't imagine what it must be like for her mother."
Sausville said she is waiting for the day Landon C. Cousins, the Clifton man who purchased the beer for Lauren and her friends, "slips up" and finds himself face to face with police.
"I am doing everything in my power to find this guy," she said, including holding a press conference the day a wanted poster with his picture was released.
"Eventually, he'll make a mistake and they'll catch him," Sausville said, which will "only spur me on to continue this work."

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Air superiority fighter proposal 6 overview
Posted by picard578 on August 3, 2014
Due to the excessive length of the original article, I have decided to post the overview. For those interested in entire design process and thinking behind the FLX, full article can be found here.
Crew: 1
Length: 13,1 m
Wingspan: 8,5 m
Height: 3,44 m
Wing area: 32,4 m2
Canard area: 1,01 m2
Empty weight: 5.418 kg
Loaded weight: 10.481,3 kg
Combat weight: 8.404,65 kg
Maximum takeoff weight: 15.468 kg
Fuel fraction: 0,43
Powerplant: 1xE230 afterburning turbofan
- dry thrust: 72 kN (16.200 lbf / 7.348 kgf)
- wet thrust: 103 kN (23.100 lbf / 10.478 kgf)
Maximum speed: Mach 1,8
Cruise speed: Mach 1,55 with 8 missiles, Mach 1,65 with 4 missiles
Combat radius:
- 352 km supersonic mission profile
- 748 km subsonic mission profile
- 983 km maximum
Service ceilling: 18.462 m (60.570 ft)
Wing loading:
323,5 kg/m2 combat takeoff
259,4 kg/m2 combat
Thrust-to-weight ratio:
0,9997 combat takeoff
1,2467 combat
G load:
Standard: +9/-3
Limit: +11/-3,2
Override: +13/-3,2
Ultimate: 16,5
AoA limit:
32* operational
110* aerodynamic
Guns: 1xGIAT-30 with 120 rounds
8 hardpoints
*MBDA Meteor
2 * Skyward IRST (150 km range)
1 * Type 158 laser transciever
6 * RWS-300 RWR (100-300 km engagement range)
internal DRFM jammer
disposable jammers / decoys
Unit flyaway cost: 38.246.000 USD
Operating cost per FH: 4.450 USD
21 Responses to "Air superiority fighter proposal 6 overview"
August 13, 2014 at 6:50 am
Can it carry ASAT Weapons?
September 10, 2014 at 4:14 pm
Hi great blog I'm impressed.
But Picard have you know that ultraviolet based MAW has one big drawback opposed to IR one? I'm talking about that UV can't track target which engine propellant burned out so in the worst part of evading missile. I would rather took IR based french DDM system for FLX.
I have nice passive system comparison document done by SAAB(unfortunately link don't exist anymore but i can send it by e-mail if you are interested.
March 26, 2016 at 1:45 pm
So here's a question that would go against your doctrine of single role only, "not a pound for air to ground".
If you were running a multirole fighter program, how would you go about it?
– Would you do it like the French, start with a naval fighter for air superiority and E-War, then sell a stripped down one to the Air Force?
– Would you do it like the English/Germans/Italians; start with an air superiority/interceptor fighter, then try to cobble on A2G?
– Would you do it like the Americans with the F-35? Or the Americans with their F-5?
– Would you do it like the Swedes, emphasising iteration, low logistical impact, but nevertheless provisioning for A2G weight growth?
– With new technology like the pulse detonation engine that offers high efficiency in all speeds from takeoff to mach 5, what does the prospect of multirole look like then? Planforms like the Oblique wing? Tiltjet/Tiltwings?
Why is that in the the procurement for an air force, that multirole aircraft have such an appeal that every country in the world has adopted this doctrine? Is it cultural, monetary, logistical?


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SF Coffee's "Battle of the Bands"
Posted by TheShot on 29 Mar 2011 | Tagged as: Café Society, Consumer Trends, Local Brew
Growing up as a teenager, I always hated those "Battle of the Bands" contests. Because — despite my odd musical tastes, from the Dream Syndicate to Mötorhead, at a time when most teens wanted the inoffensive sounds of Huey Lewis & the News — I quickly learned that these contests were never about talent. They always ended up awarding whomever could best rally their peeps in what was really a rather cliquish popularity contest.
As I got older, I noticed that the same popularity contest problem was at work behind every "America's favorite" marketing campaign. Seriously — like how could McDonald's honestly be the best meal money can buy in this country? Quality and volume rarely go hand-in-hand.
Which brings us to this bit of an SF popularity contest for coffeehouses: SF's best coffeehouse winner(s)! : On The Block: SFGate. TheFrontSteps.com, essentially a real estate sales blog, received some critical mass attention for their contest. For a more complete list of the top 65, minus a couple dozen places with single votes: Winner: The Best Coffee (House) In San Francisco, And The Rest | theFrontSteps.
Just as entertaining, perhaps, is seeing how many commenters on either post fit into our "The 10 Types of Commenters on Coffee Articles."
The Philniks pay their tithes
The contest winner? Philz Coffee — a local chain of pour-over bars long fronted by Phil Jaber, whose shtick of fashioning himself as the Willie Wonka of coffee has long earned him something of a cult following. But despite making some of the most notoriously wretched and vile espresso in the city, we've always thought they made a good cup of coffee.
Is Philz the best coffeehouse in the city? The answer sort of depends on whether you think Scientology is the best religion. But at 27.87% of the votes, with the distant #2 at 8.04%, Philz clearly mopped up the place.
Even so, part of us secretly roots for Philz — despite a cult-like atmosphere that creeps us out and keeps us from setting foot in them anymore. They've been a kind of MySpace to the Facebook of the self-annointed Third Wave coffee set — i.e., an out-of-favor rebel that serves as a foil to the many copy-cats who fashion themselves as the true coffee rebels and revolutionaries.
Philz has been doing the hand-made, individual pour-over coffee thing for years before many of the independent coffeeshops even acknowledged the existence of filter drip coffee. And to this date, Philz oddly sticks to their black magic blends — a stark contrast from the many aspiring coffeeshops that (mistakenly) believe coffee quality is directly proportional to the number of ethics descriptors and isolated geographic designations associated with their green beans.
"The more you can isolate a genetic strain to a handful of coffee plants, the better the cup." Or so goes the prevailing logic at many of Philz' competitors — and it's a complete crock that even the ever-popular wine analogy doesn't live up to.
Weekend at Bernie's
Heading further down the list we encounter Bernie's at #2. We like Bernie's, even if we only rate their espresso as tied for 89th out of 683 rated SF coffeehouses. But going back to the Battle of the Bands analogy to start this post, anyone who knows anything about Bernie's knows their #2 ranking has more to do about Bernie herself and the neighborhood than it does about their coffee.
We're perhaps more perplexed by the extinguished campfires often served as espresso by Martha & Bros, listed at #6…
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"extinguished campfires" LOL!
You know what, in my country there's a coffee like that too… It's called "Kopi JOSS!", "joss" is like "WHAM!" in English.
How to make it? Very simple. Make coffee. Put RED HOT COAL inside the coffee. Serve. As simple as hell.
And my friend says "You ain't REAL coffee drinker until you taste this!".
Wow. Plain WOW.
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Kopi Joss proponents say this method "… can reduce dregs and acidity of coffee."
Hmm…first comment – yeah…I guess no comment on that…
As for the post, I guess it is more about a popularity contest that truly determining who has the best coffee…


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Monday, November 21, 2011
7 comments:
- Romaine said...
I had just made this one a few days ago and posted it; hope it can still count. ;0)
- November 21, 2011 at 10:19 PM
- khushifairy said...
well, this post can be improved if you focus a little. like if the arrangment of these images with their creators is alphabetic, or in a lighter to darker scheme of colors.
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- November 22, 2011 at 4:40 AM
- Sheila H said...
I tried non-traditional Christmas colors...
- November 22, 2011 at 11:04 AM
- Wendy Coffman said...
I know mine is based on the Believe WOTG, but I embossed the background (on the Christmas time page), used the StickEase instead of the stamp set, and added a bunch of extra mini-medley and glitter bling. Plus I did two extra pages for a total of six. Hope that's ok!
- November 23, 2011 at 4:50 AM
- Allisa said...
I took "time" to smell the flowers.....
- November 26, 2011 at 1:11 AM
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Just made mine :) So excited to see everyones :)
- November 26, 2011 at 1:28 PM
- comopark1886 said...
I hope I got my post up on TIME!
- November 28, 2011 at 7:18 AM
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According to a report in the Washington Post, efforts by the Marines to reclaim narrow band spectrum for national security reasons has meant that garage owners around Quantico, Virginia have had to install new remote control systems. Now the jarheads have added their might to the USAF's 2004 swoop on garage door spectrum.
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A national program to use reserve spectrum was enacted after September 11. Clickers near other installations died too and resulted in a 21st century epidemic of slight inconvenience for suburbanites.
Garage door firms are laughing all the way to the bank of course, with owners around Quantico reporting a big increase in inquiries as soon as the Marines turned on their radio kit in back in December. Since the Marines own the spectrum, electronic garage door devotees have no option but to fork out for a new control. ®


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Earlier during the season, I could count on receiving an email each Sunday from a reader in desperate need of a good day.
He mocked the newspaper.
He ridiculed me as not being qualified for the job.
He threatened to stop reading the newspaper Sunday after Sunday after Sunday.
Finally, in late spring, I stopped hearing from him.
Did he take his mad and motor back to the Northeast?
Or did he finally make good on his threat?
I could search through thousands of emails, find his address, and track him down. But it's safe to speculate my gesture wouldn't change his thinking.
Besides, he knows how to reach me.
When 2013 bids adieu, I'll have received more than 50,000 interactions from emails and social media. Not every email requires a response as many are press releases or sales pitches.
But add in thousands of phone calls, text messages, letters and one-on-one contacts, and the banter stream never goes on vacation.
My iPhone and iPad are constant companions at a time when readers, sources and colleagues expect instant access. (The only time I'm not near a mobile device is in church, on bike rides or during our daily walks.)
Not every message glows with Florida sunshine.
One writer is convinced I throw his letters "in the closest waste basket before you read it."
One reader Tweeted that my column last week "Came across as a wishy-washy cave in which you sounded afraid to lose any readers by stating a view."
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I make an effort to be receptive and reasonable, but not every interaction warrants a response or goes smoothly. (On three occasions this year I've been tempted to give the critic my mom's phone number so they could enjoy the complete tattletale experience.)
Letters create the biggest time challenge because responses require more than a quick sentence or two. I'm behind on correspondence, so my apologies if your letter is part of the newest high-rise condo project on the editor's desk. Sometimes the paper stack gets so high, I need an elevator.
In the meantime . . .
To Joseph Fanelli of Bradenton, thanks for writing. Yes, we're interested in doing more stories on the local impact of the Affordable Care Act.
To Chuck Klinger of Venice, interesting thoughts on the comics. Of course, there are readers who won't agree with your favorites.
To Irv Newman of Sarasota, we all could learn from the lasting relationships that started in your New Jersey kindergarten class 87 years ago.
To Carol Lewczak of Sarasota, I laughed at the ending to your letter: "When it's good — it doesn't need to get any better. Don't press your luck!" That's how I feel about a lot of topics (including napping).
To Blanche Vanderzee of Bradenton, thanks for the kind note and the clever clippings. And I do think gloves go with plaid shorts.
And to all, thanks for your readership. It's been an interesting year.
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Trust is the foundation of most client and advisor relationships, but if you asked most advisors how to earn it, they might stumble over their answers.
On Monday at the IMCA annual conference in Boston, David Richman of the Eaton Vance Advisor Institute provided tips on how advisors can get high-net-worth individuals to want to work with them by building trust.
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Advisors do need to demonstrate their competence to build trust, so providing real-time advice on the state of the markets can give clients and prospects confidence that they are in good hands.
Richman asked the attendees if they would hire themselves. Assuming most of them would do so, he followed with a one-word question: "Why?"
He then recommended a best practice. "Be disciplined," which encompasses everything from the fees you charge to the client experience you provide. For example, "It's hard to deliver [excellent service] if you have a team that is dysfunctional," said Richman.
He also encouraged the attendees to avoid small accounts, as they can drain resources. He compared them to mosquitos, making the analogy that a couple of the pests can be dealt with, but 15 or 20 is a more significant problem.
Richman also discouraged advisors about asking for referrals. If a doctor or dentist appeared too needy in their patients' eyes, he said, they would begin to doubt that the medical professional was highly competent; the same applies for advisors.
3) The Experiential Level
Richman proceeded to ask the attendees, "What does it feel like to be a client of yours?" His point was that not enough advisors are focusing on the emotional aspects that go into the relationship that eventually build a strong level of trust.
The best advisors do a deep diagnostic with clients, he argued. As for the next generation of clients, the best advisors don't see Next Gen as some hot new trend, but rather something they already do. Richman ended his presentation by saying, "People need your advice. They are willing to pay for your wisdom." In all, if trust can be increased, it can have numerous benefits in attracting and retaining clients, and thus in growing your business.


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A Bit About Colors and Patterns in German Shepherd Dogs
Well, don't be scared... this is one of the toughest chapter. I have been consulting a varried sources since years. Today I just felt like I should write on the colors and patterns in GSDs. Many a times I've been hit by querries, as to whether there is only these colors in GSDs that we usually find in localities and dog shows. Nah.... a lot more are there that are not seen in general dog shows, nor in our localities. Some of the pigments have been declared to be conformation fault; some are really rare genes. But, hey... I'm not a scientist, nor do I understand the magic of gene to the fullest extent. Nor again have I come across all these colors. But I can show you some pics of really awesome pigments and patterns that I've collected while exploring the web randomly. I started gathering info about the colours and patterns in GSDs and related pictures in the year 2003 or so, when my CIZAR (pronounced as 'Scissor') was just a li'l boy.
When we think of GSDs, the image that reflects in our mind is a robust dog with errect ears, bushy tail, brown almond eyes and royal gesture and kingly gait, with saddle-black or black-tan markings. However, German Shepherd Dogs come in a wide range of colors... saddle-black or black-tan are the ones that are most commonly found. GSDs can be one solid colour – either solid white or solid black. Besides, there are colors like sable with black mask. The patterns include a varried combinations like black & tan, black & red, black & cream, solid black, solid white (conformation disqualification, although a pure gene - not albino), sable (various colorations). GSDs als come in black & silver, liver (rare - conformation fault) and even blue (rare - conformation fault). This topic of colors and patterns in German Shepherd Dogs should should not be taken for granted. It is one of the most serious point to be kept in the forefront of mind, especially if you are an aspiring breeder or have already started breeding German Shepherd Dogs. Dr Malcolm B Willis wrote two books "The German Shepherd Dog: A Genetic History" and "Practical Genetics for Dog Breeders", which are still a couple of unparallel books about German Shepherd Dog breed and the genetic configuration thereby. Based on the information in these books here is a brief summary of the patterns and color inheritance in GSDs. Colors in German Shepherd Dogs, as in many other breed as well, are actually controlled by some series of genes.
- Golden sable
- Grey sable
- Saddle marked black and tan
- Bicolor - black and tan (bicolor is where the dog has tan only on the legs and face, not on the body)
- Black
BLACK SERIES (gene controls the black pigment formation)
- Black pigment includes nose, eyerims and pads
- Liver color
- Liver color - brown black colors, brown nose, eye rims and pads.
WHITE SERIES (The gene that controls 'White' is recessive to all other colors. In order get a white coat color, both parents must carry the white gene - either be white themselves or be carriers of white gene)
- Melanin is produced (Standard GSD's colors have this)
- Partial albinism - chinchilla (not seen)
- White coat with dark eyes and nose (not albino)
- Yellowish coat collar (proposed)
COLOR SERIES (This gene controls the intensity of non-black pigments)
- Cream - Lightest tan
- Tan - Intermediate tan
- Red - Darkest tan
DILUTION SERIES (The gene controls how intense the black pigment will be)
- Dense pigment
- Blue dilution
- Black pigment-blue dilution together begets a blue coat which looks as though it has a dusty or flour sheen.
- A prominent black mask on the face
- Entirely dark coat without the mask on the face
- Brindle (Brindle striping on the legs - The rarest of the rare gene – Almost extinct)
- Clear tan
Just the last time, I came up with a beautiful litter of REVA and REX. That was a small litter of three, one of which, I remember, had a small white patch on the chest. I sat back with the pedigree chart again and spent a lot of time over the web and with some of my books and study materials. There wasn't a trace of white gene in the parental lineage of both the Dam and Sire. I was amazed with the magic game of gene! It may be a recessive trait that expresses itself in the absence of a dominant one or may be something really still obscure to the mankind! Stay tuned... I will be talking more about colors and patterns of GSDs and the Brindle one - the one that we do not find these days.


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It's Father's Day once again. You're probably wondering what to get that special man in your life. Maybe he would like some equipment to do some lawn work, or maybe some fine cigars and wine. Perhaps your father is similar to the men on my mother's side of the family. If that's the case then I have some good ideas and tips for those looking to spend some quality time with their dad while fishing.
When I was a child, one of my favorite activities included fishing with my father. It didn't matter what we were fishing for; it was just the ocean air, relaxing atmosphere and spending some quality time with my father that did it for me. My grandparents on my mother's side lived right on the water—Jackson's Marina to be exact.
They had a private dock on their property and I made sure to take full advantage of that, whether it was digging for "piss clams" (their actual name is steamers), trying to catch the shrimp under the dock with my little green net (the type of shrimp you use for bait, not eat) or, like mentioned above, fishing. I always had a great time.
Now back to dad—it is Father's Day. First you have to think what you're going to be buying him. Think hard… got it? Okay, good. I'm sure your ideas are great but I'll give you a few of my own, since my dad was indeed the fishing type.
Reels, rods, lures and nets are some different things your old man might enjoy. These are the essentials when it comes to fishing. Chances are if you live on the East End you can purchase said items in your own town.
Personally, I would go to a department store, such as Kmart, or a sporting goods store. You'll save a few bucks but still be able to get decent quality. I was able to pick up a pole for around twenty bucks at Kmart this past summer. I bought my lures from the local bait and tackle shop, which is located in my hometown of Hampton Bays.
As I've mentioned in past articles, my ability or lack of ability to fish doesn't take away from having a fun time. I might not catch anything, but I make sure to have one heck of a time.
Each day is a learning experience.
Now you've bought your dad all the equipment needed to catch that big one. Now it's time for you to find out what's going to be jumpin'. That's where your local fishing store comes in handy.
I'll let you in on a few types of fish you can catch on the East End throughout this summer. First is fluke; they live and get their food on the bottom of the ocean. Fluke, which is a type of flounder, makes for a delicious and healthy meal. You can throw it in a pan with some lemon and you're good to go. It can also be breaded and fried with breadcrumbs (my mother's famous recipe uses pancake batter as a substitute).
Next is sea bass. You can catch these guys either out in the water on a boat or as well as at the canal. Bass tend to be a bigger fish and cost more if you were to buy it going out to dinner. But just like the fluke mentioned above the bass is a favorite among Long Islanders too.
Lastly is shellfish; you don't even have to leave the shore to get them. All that's needed is some mud right on the shoreline and your feet. You use your feet to dig in the mud and will find chowders, little necks, cherries and more. Digging takes some effort, but shellfish is really delicious.
With these tips on what may be some great ideas for your father this Father's Day and with a little info on what's out there, hopefully you're well on your way of catching some monsters out there. Just make sure you have a great time, and as I always say, "whatever happens, happens." Maybe you'll be lucky, maybe you won't, but you're guaranteed to have an outing you'll likely never forget.


text: This news item expired on 8/13/2013, so the information below could be outdated or incorrect. Free Gas Can Switch Out WNC Regional Air Quality Agency (WNCRAQA), Biltmore Iron and Metal Company, and Buncombe County Solid Waste Department will host a FREE gas can exchange program at Biltmore Iron and Metal Company at 1 Meadow Road in Asheville from 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 13, while supplies last. Bring your old, EMPTY gas cans (that are not equipped with new spill and vent-proof features) to the event and exchange each one for a new, environmentally friendly, Briggs and Stratton gas can. The new cans are available in 2-gallon and 5-gallon sizes, and there's a limit of 5 new cans per person. We cannot accept gas cans that contain gasoline or other fuels. If there is ANY fuel in the can, it will NOT be eligible for the exchange. This purpose of this project is to reduce air pollution emissions. The WNC Regional Air Quality Agency has entered into an agreement with a corporate donor to receive and exchange the lower emitting gas cans for the benefit of the citizens in our area. Product instructional video: www.youtube.com/user/wncraqa Any product defects or issues should be addressed with the product manufacturer. Why a Gas Can Exchange? Gas cans and the way we use them can harm Western North Carolina's air quality and our health. Gas contains many harmful pollutants called volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Spilled gas and gas vapors do not disappear; they end up in the water, in the soil, and in the air. VOC emissions from gas cans occur from evaporation and spillage from overfilling fuel tanks. Emissions are also released through secondary vent holes and permeation through the container walls when transporting and storing the cans. Storing conventional gas cans may pose a threat to the health of those in the home. When older, conventional gas cans are stored in the basement or the garage, the toxic vapors emitted can harm those with respiratory ailments. In addition, VOCs can react with nitrogen oxides (NOx) from vehicles, industrial facilities, and other combustion sources to form ground-level ozone. Too much ground-level ozone can be harmful to our health and the environment. Trading in an older, leaky gas can for a new, environmentally friendly can might not sound like a big deal on its own, but when you add up the impact of all of these trade-ins, the emissions reduction does make a difference. According to the US EPA, older, traditional gas cans release about 8 pounds of VOCs through spills and evaporation each year. By using newer gas cans, which are made of materials that minimize permeation losses and include features such as spill-proof shut off valves and no secondary vent holes, harmful gasoline vapors can be reduced by at least 50 percent, or 4 pounds per can per year. With this gas can exchange program, we can reduce VOCs in Buncombe County by 3,384 pounds every year. For more information, visit www.wncairquality.org or call WNCRAQA at 250-6777. Table: News Item Documents File NameSizeTypeDate & Time Added Gas Can Switch Out Brochure 113 KB 07/26/2012 12:24 PM


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only moments after i completed this iphone purse for myself earlier this year, wesley was asking when i was going to make one for him. a phone purse? for you, sweetheart? but, of course - i'd love to! so now, a mere five months later, here is his iphone purse in the same ultra-feltable malabrigo in variegated shades of brown. the same size, with just a bit more length added to the strap. i think he wears it well, don't you?
and as promised months ago, i'm finally finishing up the last few details on the PDF pattern for this little iphone purse and should have it on ravelry by next week! i'll announce it here when i do. :-)


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Vail baking column: Pear-cranberry crisp
VAIL CO, Colorado
Editor's note: Living in the Colorado high country is pure joy. Baking in it isn't. This twice-monthly column presents recipes and tips to make baking in the mountains successful.
Cool weather, shorter days, and snow on high peaks … time for dinners in front of the fire and desserts that leave us feeling snug and satisfied. This pear-cranberry crisp fits that description to a tee. Sweetened pears and dried cranberries are baked under a walnut streusel, and served warm with a dollop of vanilla ice cream … simple, wholesome and delicious.
There are lots of recipes for pear crisps, so why do I like this particular one? First, it provides a solution to the under-ripe (a euphemism for rock-hard) pears we often encounter in our grocery stores. By cutting them into small cubes and bathing them in a simmering mixture of sugar and butter before they're baked, their chances of softening to the texture we want is greatly increased.
Second, the bath ingredients do more than help to tenderize the fruit; they also enhance its taste. Pears have a flavor that can get lost when baked; the rum, vanilla and orange peel that are included in the sugar-butter mixture do a lot to enhance it. Yes, it remains subtle, but, thanks to these additions, it's very pleasing.
Third, the streusel is a perfect complement to the baked fruit. The topping makes a crunchy contrast to the filling and the nutmeg provides another element of flavor that works well with the pears and cranberries.
Pear-Cranberry Crisp
(Adjusted for altitude. Make in four 4-inch diameter ramekins with 2-inch sides or an 8-by-8-inch glass baking pan.)
1⁄2 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour
1⁄4 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
3⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1⁄8 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature
3⁄4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
1⁄4 cup sugar, preferably Baker's superfine
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 tablespoons dark rum, brandy, or orange juice
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
3⁄4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1⁄8 teaspoon salt
3⁄4 cup dried cranberries
31⁄2 cups Bosc pears, cut into 3⁄4-inch cubes
Vanilla ice cream
Up to a day ahead, prepare the streusel: Place the flour, sugar, nutmeg and salt in a mixing bowl and whisk until well combined. Cut the room-temperature butter into at least 12 pieces, add them to the bowl, and rub/toss with your fingertips until moist clumps are formed. Stir/toss in the chopped walnuts until they are evenly distributed. If making ahead, cover and refrigerate.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees with a rack in the center position. Generously butter the ramekins or baking dish. Make the filling: In a large skillet or saucepan, place the sugar, butter, dark rum (or brandy or orange juice), orange peel, vanilla extract, and salt. Heat at a medium setting, stirring constantly, until the sugar dissolves (the mixture should feel smooth when rubbed between your fingers … no grains of sugar evident) and comes to a boil. Reduce the heat, add the dried cranberries and cubed pears, toss gently until all are thoroughly coated with the sugar mixture, and simmer, while continuing to stir, until the pears begin to soften slightly and the cranberries absorb some of the liquid. If your pears are soft to start with, add only the cranberries to the pan. Remove the pan from the heat and, if you didn't include them earlier, add the cubes of pear to the mixture and stir/toss to coat them with it. Let the mixture cool slightly.
Divide the pear-cranberry mixture evenly between the ramekins or spoon it into the baking pan and spread and level it. Sprinkle the streusel over the top. If using ramekins, place them on a rimmed baking sheet for ease in handling. Bake until the streusel is golden and the pears are soft. (Test by inserting a small knife through the streusel, stabbing a pear cube, and gently pulling it out. Take a bite and see if it's done to your liking). The amount of time this takes varies greatly, depending on the ripeness of your pears and the size of your pan. I've had ramekins take anywhere from 30 to 48 minutes and a large pan take over an hour to complete baking. If the streusel is nicely browned before the pears are done, tent a sheet of aluminum foil over the pan top(s).
Remove the crisp(s) from the oven, let cool slightly, and serve warm, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. You can make them several hours ahead, cool completely, and re-heat in a 325 degree oven until warm to the touch. Store leftovers in the refrigerator, covered.
This recipe was inspired by one in Bon Appetit.
Vera Dawson, a chef instructor with CMC's Culinary Institute, lives in Summit County, where she bakes almost every day. Her recipes have been tested in her home kitchen and, whenever necessary, altered until they work at our altitude. Contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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text: The United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted well over 8 million patents, so it would stand to reason that at least of few of them were authored by people with a certain degree of fame. Like Lawrence Welk, for instance. Yes, the '70s-era polka king was somewhat of a tinkerer. So was Kurt Vonnegut. And Harry Houdini. But Gallagher the prop comedian? Or Paula Abdul? Where's the barrier to entry, USPTO? Read further for an inside look at the inscrutable world of celebrity patents. If we knew it was this easy to win a patent, Gadget Lab would have thrown down too. Lawrence Welk's Ornamental Lunchbox Bandleader. TV personality. The creator of "champagne music" and its associated bubbles. Lawrence Welk was indeed a man of many talents. But Welk didn't just love music, he loved those darn accordions, and all this affection is on display in his patent for an Ornamental Lunchbox that resembles a squeezebox. If your kids dig both "Fiddlestring Fries" (check the illustration) and accordions, this is the meal-toting apparatus for them. Photo: KTLAFrancis Ford Coppola's Garment for Identifying Location on Body of the Garment Wearer Auteur Francis Ford Coppola directed some of history's most important movies. So where does he put his artistic sensibilities when he's not wowing us cinematically? He designs and patents shirts to help people direct friends to where an itch should be scratched. His Garment For Identifying Location on Body of the Garment Wearer patent describes a shirt with a number grid that indicated the precise location of an itchy trouble spot. The illustration seems a bit confusing with the same number being used multiple times, so our advice for Coppola is to create a Battleship-style coordinates system. "C8, you sunk my back itch!" Photo: American ZoetropeJulie Newmar's Cheeky Derriere Relief Newmar was the original Catwoman on the '60s-era Batman TV show. While playing the feline nemesis-slash-love interest, the actress took it upon herself to design her own Catwoman suit for the show, and made sure the costume highlighted her hourglass figure. But Newmar's clothing design didn't end at mere camp -- the actress also patented a pantyhose system that helped flatten a woman's abdomen while also rounding out her butt. The Cheeky Derriere Relief is probably one of the more hilariously named patents in the system. Photo: Greenway ProductionsJack Johnson's Adjustable Wrench Jack Johnson was the first African American heavyweight boxing champion of the world. Known as Gentleman Jack, he was famous for not only breaking color lines, but also for his love of auto racing and insatiable appetite for women. And it was his love of women, specifically an alleged prostitute, that landed him in jail. While incarcerated, Jack modified a wrench so that it could be easily adjusted to tighten multiple-size fasteners. He patented the design, and today it's something that remains familiar to many a mechanic and handyman. Photo: Library of CongressSteve McQueen's Bucket Seats Steve McQueen was more than just the perfect anti-hero of the '60s and '70s. He was also an accomplished car and motorcycle racer. And, no, he wasn't a celebrity racing poser. He actually competed against real drivers like Mario Andretti. So it's no surprise that the star of Bullitt would design and patent a Bucket Seat for race cars. Judging from the patent illustrations, the seats are designed to work with a four-point harness. Exactly what you would expect from the King of Cool. Photo: Warner Bros.Houdini's Quick Change Diving Suit Photo: Library of Congress Harry Houdini never met a liquidy enclosure he couldn't escape from -- and this patent perhaps explains why. Simply called Diver's Suit, the patent describes a system that allows the wearer to quickly escape the suit in case something goes horribly wrong during a dive. The patent also includes technology that lets the diver put on the suit without the need for enlisting assistants. Photo: Library of CongressHedy Lamarr's Secret Communications System A starlet of the golden age of cinema, Hedy Lamarr was more than just a pretty face. In conjunction with composer George Antheil, Lamarr patented a Secret Communications System. The original idea was for a system to remotely control musical instruments. But the final patent detailed a frequency-hopping system that was used to stymie enemy efforts to jam radio-controlled torpedoes. This more complex iteration was used by the United States military during the Cuba blockade, and the basic frequency-hopping concept has since been adopted by mobile carriers. So the next time you're able to make a mobile phone call, you can thank the star of Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah. Photo: Walter Wagner ProductionsKurt Vonnegut's Easily Cleaned Tobacco Pipe One of America's greatest novelists, Kurt Vonnegut was a satirist of the highest order. Vonnegut was also a lifetime smoker who referred to smoking as "a classy way to commit suicide." It may have been Vonnegut's commitment to class that inspired him to patent an easy-to-clean Tobacco Pipe. The patent describes a tubular stem that slides out of the pipe for easy cleaning without disturbing the tobacco currently residing in the bowl. Photo: Orion PicturesZeppo Marx's Cardiac Pulse-Rate Monitor The youngest of the five Marx brothers and one of the least well known, Zeppo Marx played the straight man during his brothers' wacky shenanigans in their first five films. Zeppo eventually left the glamorous world of acting to concentrate on becoming a theatrical agent -- and, yes, an engineer. He made millions and patented a Cardiac Pulse-Rate Monitor that emits visual and audio cues of changes in a patient's heart rate. Little did Zeppo know that years later, the heart rate monitor would become a familiar prop in medical dramas, and its audio cues would signal the difference between life and death. Photo: Library of CongressJamie Lee Curtis' Diaper Pocket While the international superstar made her debut as the horror movie "scream queen" in films like Halloween and Prom Night, from the looks of her patent, it might be dirty diapers that really frighten the starlet. The patent for her Infant Garment describes a diaper with a built-in pocket for moist wipes. The pocket would end the "mad dash for the baby wipes container" whenever baby makes a boo-boo. Photo: Compass International PicturesYakov Smirnoff's Waterproof Writing Pad Yakov Smirnoff's jokes may have centered around a central theme -- "in Soviet Russia..." -- but that doesn't mean he wasn't constantly coming up with new ways to describe the differences between his homeland and the United States. Smirnoff's patent describes a waterproof Device for Writing to be used in the shower. The pad of paper would have multiple sheets that could be torn off like a regular pad of paper, but would be entirely waterproof. For anyone who's ever had an epiphany in the shower, this is a spectacular device. What a country! Photo: Yakov SmirnoffChristie Brinkley's Educational Toy First discovered by modeling agents at a post office in France, Christie Brinkley is known for her marriage to piano rocker Billy Joel and appearing on three consecutive Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues. In addition to her love of piano-driven songs and beach wear, Brinkley is also the inventor of an Educational Toy that encourages children to build letters from a series of shapes -- pretty standard stuff from an internationally famous swimsuit-wearing supermodel. Photo: Sports IllustratedMarlon Brando's Drumhead Tensioning Device and Method Known for his roles in A Streetcar Named Desire, The Godfather, and Apocalypse Now, Marlon Brando had an on-screen presence that was difficult to ignore. But off screen, Brando wanted his presence felt elsewhere -- in the world of musical instrument design. As an amatuer drummer and inventor, the actor secured four design patents for a new method of tuning conga drums. The Drumhead Tensioning Device and Method patent replaces the five to six bolts that surround a drumhead with a tensioner that uniformly tightens by way of a single element. It's actually quite ingenious, and drummers should take note. Photo: Paramount PicturesMichael Jackson's Anti Gravity Illusion He was the King of Pop, and his trademark dance moves have been emulated at every bad wedding reception dance-a-thon since Jackson first became a pop icon in the 1980s. But one MJ move has proven to be an elusive nut to crack -- the 45-degree lean from the "Smooth Criminal" video. While the video version of the move relies on special effects, Jackson and his dance crew actually pulled off the 45-degree lean while performing live. The tech behind this trick is detailed in a patent attributed to Jackson titled, Method and Means for Creating Anti-Gravity Illusion. Turns out, the stage had anchors that the dancers would attach themselves to with a special pair of shoes. Amazing. Photo: MJJ ProductionsPenn Jillette's Hydro-Therapeutic Simulator As the chattier half of the Penn & Teller magician-comedy duo, Penn Jillette has no problem sharing his feelings about atheism, libertarianism and love of the Beatles. The brash magician is also the proud owner of a patent that he says was inspired by a conversation with Debbie Harry of Blondie while the two shared a hot tub. The Jill-Jet hot tub is described as a Hydro-Therapeutic Simulator with jets that direct water at a woman's undercarriage. Well, you probably get the general gist of what it does. Photo: ShowtimeNeil Young's Controller For a Model Train Toy Set The influential singer-songwriter has been rocking the free world since the early 1960s. But before Young picked up his first guitar, he was playing with model trains. His love of model trains blossomed as Young grew older, and his passion became something that Young could share with his son, who sufferers from cerebral palsy. While building their gigantic train set, Neil created a wireless controller for his son, and patented the system. Titled Controller for a Model Toy Train Set , the patent describes a controller that supports multiple power sources and wireless action. It's not pretty to look at, but not all patents are. Photo: Warner Bros.Gallagher's Electronic Slot Machine The master of fruit-smashing is more than just a frizzy-haired comedian with an insatiable desire to spray his audience with watermelon nectar. Gallagher studied particle physics before he picked up the Sledge-O-Matic. Yeah, he's smart -- science smart. And the comedian also used his smarts to patent the next-generation Electronic Slot Machine. According to Gallagher, today's modern kids are so entrenched in videogames, they'll reject the current selection of slot machines once they're old enough for casinos. Hence the need for a whole new approach. Photo: ShowtimeBill Nye's Ballet Pointe Shoe Bill Nye the Science Guy has made a career of educating young people. But Nye doesn't stop there when it comes to helping the public. While filming a show on bones and muscles at the Pacific Northwest Ballet, he noticed the dancers had bloody shoes. When he questioned the dancers about the blood, they explained that bloody shoes, and the pain associated with ballet shoes, was normal. So Nye decided to create a better Toe Shoe that allowed dancers to dance en pointe (on their tippy toes) while reducing the pain of the experience. Educator, inventor and dance maverick -- that's Bill Nye, the Inventor Guy. Photo: DiscoveryAlbert Einstein's Blouse Possibly the greatest mind in recorded human history, Albert Einstein was no slouch when it came to patent wins. And having worked as a patent clerk at the Swiss patent office probably gave the scientist a leg up on the process. In addition to scientific patents that would probably give most of us a brain ache, the famed physicist also dabbled in clothing design. Einstein's Blouse design forgoes the usual sleeves found on blouses at the time, and adds buttons near the waist. Clearly the Manhattan Project scientist was ready to take on the designers of Manhattan. Photo: Ferdinand SchmutzerPaula Abdul's Dynamic Mic Stand After she gave up being a Laker Girl, but before she started judging Americans on prime time, Paula Abdul had a singing career. She danced while she sang, and found that her audio quality degraded as she bopped around with the microphone. Mic stands are cumbersome to move, but removing a mic from its stand creates a safety issue -- especially if you're a dancer-singer who has to stay out of the way of a flailing mic cable. So Abdul patented her own Dynamic Microphone Support Apparatus. Abdul's mic stand has a concave base that tilts with the singer. But it's sort of puzzling, isn't it? The singer is expected to stand on the base. This is safer than dodging a flailing cable? Photo: Virgin Records


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Being a photographer is about visual experimentation and imagination. Imagination should separate your photography from the rest of the crowd. If your images are very similar to those from thousands of shooters, their market value will be lower than images in a microstock subscription model… Photography only has three tools to make your images of landscapes, cathedrals, people, animals or objects look different from the rest. They are: your lens and equipment, your style and your imagination. Wildlife photographer, Anup Shah, used imagination to make these standout animal shots.
The images are a breath of fresh air or maybe better put, a breath of fresh hyena. The wide angle view, the ground level perspective and the extreme proximity of the camera to the subject show us African wildlife as it is hard to see from a safari van (if you don´t want to risk your life). Ok, he may have used a beetle-cam of some sort to take them, but using imagination to have an unusual perspective is what differentiates one photographer from another or better still, differentiates an image from another. The compositions of the images we show here, a small selection of the great work he sent, using a stretching elephant trunk or high-stepping wildebeast legs to frame the rest of the shot, are daring and accomplished. A final mark of Shah´s professionality can be read in the image description which includes the common and latin name for the animal, as well as the specific location of the shot.
So the question remains, when you take your camera out on the street or into the wilderness to take photos, how much imagination do you put in your photography? How much effort do you put in your shots to make your images personal and different? You might not be a wildlife photographer, but you should also experiment with different lens, styles, angles, perspectives and compositions. Will your image surprise or bore a client or photo editor? The market is full of dull, repetitive images, it craves new and surprising shots.
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compile "org.grails.plugins:jmx:0.9"
Adds JMX support and provides the ability to expose services and other Spring beans as MBeans
JMX PluginThis plugin adds JMX MBeanServer support through Spring.Plugin features:
- Configures MBeanServer in Grails Application
- Registers services with JMX which are singletons that include the "expose" property, e.g. "static expose = ['jmx']"
- Provides default object naming {appname}:service=${serviceName},type=service
- Allows for object name override: static expose = ['jmx:service=Country,type=special']
- Allows for exclusion map: static jmxexpose = ['excludeMethods':'isTransactional,setTransactional,getTransactional,getJmxexpose,setJmxexpose,getExpose,setExpose']
- Checks to see if Hibernate is a plugin and if so it exposes the Hibernate Statistics MBean
- Exposes the Log4j MBean for runtime logging level configuration
- Exposes the Grails DataSource as an MBean
- Allows for any spring bean to be exposed through Config.groovy or with Spring @ManagedResource annotation
SetupThere is nothing to do after the install if you have no services to expose. Just run the application and use a JMX tool such as jconsole to administer.To be able to connect to the exposed services (which also includes the ones made available by the plugin by default) you have to set the system property com.sun.management.jmxremote before running your app.
Exposing ServicesBy default, the plugin only supports exposing Services. This is accomplished by add 'jmx' to the static expose property as outlined below:
This will expose the service using a convention for the service name. Alternatively you can be explicit as in the following example:
class StateService { static expose = ['jmx']
class CountryService { static expose = ['jmx:service=Country,type=special']
Exposing Spring BeansThe plugin also supports exposing other Spring Beans - e.g. registered via
resources.groovy . This is accomplished by adding 'jmx' to the static expose property as outlined above and using the following code in @[email protected]
You can also annotate the class with @ManagedResource, for example
grails { jmx { exportBeans = ['myBean'] } }
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July 8, 2013: The VY Scl variable OR And continues in its low state, so it has been scheduled for HST/COS observations. Based on your observations, the HST/COS team will be making the final decision tomorrow morning (2013 July 9) whether to observe OR And on:
OR And 2013 July 10 11:47:01 through 15:56:12 UT
OR And is ~18V in its low state and ~14.5V in its high state.
HST/COS is scheduled to observe the SU UMa variable AX For on the next day:
June 24, 2013: HST/COS is scheduled to observe the SU UMa-type dwarf nova CC Scl:
June 12, 2013: Among the research options in the HST/COS CV campaign underway are observing two VY Scl stars in the low state, the only time the white dwarf is observable. OR And is now in its low state, at 18th V magnitude as of 2013 June 11 UT.


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Serving Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, the Eastside, Snohomish and Washington State
Your Quest: to Find a Contemporary Wedding Officiant.
You're getting married! And, whether you have a vision in your head filled with many wonderful details of a formal and traditional ceremony or an exciting contemporary concept, you deserve a personalized wedding ceremony that is uniquely yours. Your quest is to find a Seattle area Wedding Officiant with experience and heart to bring your vision to life.
My Privilege: To Welcome you "Home."
If you are seeking an unstuffy, creative, inclusive, respectful and engaging Officiant & Non-denominational Minister for your personalized wedding ceremony, I appreciate your consideration.
Together, let's put an end to your quest, whether you are being married tomorrow, next week, in a few months or next year. Simply put, it will be my privilege and honor to welcome you "home." And by "home," I mean working together in a way that is easy, comfortable and with no crazy!
Please have a look around, and if you feel we may be a "fit," let's meet in the next week or two for coffee/tea and conversation.
Weddings are Never One Size Fits All.
I thoughtfully create and conscientiously deliver wedding ceremonies for couples of all faiths and traditions throughout the Seattle and Puget Sound area – non-denominational, spiritual, religious, inter-faith or civil/secular. As a Seattle Wedding Officiant, Celebrant and ordained Non-Denominational Minister, my priority in designing your ceremony is to reflect your uniqueness as a couple, respecting your beliefs, traditions and values.
Working together, you can trust me to take full responsibility for crafting, writing and delivering your ceremony in an authentic and loving presentation at your chosen venue. It's important that the words and "feel" of your ceremony reflect your loving partnership. I look forward to sharing with you how I will gather key elements of your personal story and weave them into an inspiring and romantic wedding ceremony.
Your Wedding Ceremony is About You and Your Tribe.
I offer you a highly personalized approach to your wedding ceremony. You "own your ceremony" and have the last word on what we do and how we do it, no matter what your faith, belief or tradition. I am the encourager every step of the way to your Big Day as the Wedding Officiant for your ceremony, whether formal or casual, traditional or contemporary.
I enjoy a fun and inspiring couple who trust me with their personal story. I seek lovebirds who desire to co-create a truly unforgettable lifetime moment for their family and friends – a loving couple of any background, path and tradition to marry well – a couple to know better as friends for a moment in time or possibly for life.
For more detail on how I will create your personalized ceremony, go to ceremonies.
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Each couple is unique and needs vary accordingly. My fee is structured to support the time I dedicate to your ceremony, while working within your budget.
This includes crafting and delivering your custom ceremony, leading your rehearsal, and wearing my "ceremony planner hat" to ensure an elegant and easy start to your ceremony. After ceremony, I make certain your signed legal documents are properly filed and certified with your County. Throughout our work together, you have full access to me via phone and email.
I offer sweet and simple ceremonies and elopements, too!
For more than 10 years, I've been committed to offering couples in the Seattle and Puget Sound area the highest quality of service and value as a Wedding Officiant. It is an honor to incorporate my experience and personal joy into the creation of a ceremony that feels comfortable and relaxed, yet worthy of a lifetime of special memories.
A Personal Note as Your Wedding Officiant.
I come to this work with a grateful heart and my life philosophy is spiritual in nature with love and kindness at its center.
I am incredibly proud of my wonderful husband, Greg, and the partnership and family we have created in our years together. Perhaps being in such a loving and happy marriage is why I have great devotion, passion and curiosity about the "art of partnership."
Greg and I live on a mini-farm in Olympia, Washington and our heart work as a couple (beyond each other, of course!) is the rescue and rehabilitation of special needs and older dogs with local non-profit rescue groups.
You may want to know that Earl Grey tea and chocolate are magic for me on a very good or challenging day. I am passionate about making a wedding ceremony "real." I am usually early or on-time for anything and everything. I belong to a group of women who have met regularly for 28 years. I obsess about details. I am in awe of people who live their lives in service of others. I've lived in Michigan, Indiana, New York, Alaska and Seattle. I successfully and happily did the corporate thing for 20+ years in special events production and broadcast journalism. I coach other Officiants and Celebrants around the country. I am out-going and quiet in personality. I bake great cakes. I have an unhealthy attachment to cocker spaniels!
Let's Connect.
For more information and/or to inquire about my availability for your date, I welcome your call or text at 425.922.1325. You may email me or fill out this short and easy form for a same-day reply.
If you like, let's set up a time for coffee/tea and conversation and explore whether we're a delightful "match" to share in your wedding day. For more on what couples have to say about my work, please go to Testimonials.
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When it comes to women's health, the staff at Arrowhead Women's Center pays special attention to what patients have to say. Whether it is preparing for a birth, managing menopause symptoms, or diagnosing and treating many disorders, our job is to listen and work together with you.
Our dedicated physicians, Drs. Damian Bass, Daniel Hu, Marv Erickson and Desiree Brotsky, and physician assistant Crissi Willardson, offer women of all ages up-to-date assessments and treatments. All of our physicians are certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and strive to provide high quality, compassionate care to each and every patient.
We have recently moved into a new state- of- the- art office located on the corner of 64th Avenue and Union Hills. Our practice has been in the Arrowhead area of Glendale since 1998, and our doctors are affiliated with Arrowhead and Banner Thunderbird Hospitals.
The staff of Arrowhead Women's Center would like to invite you to come visit our office. We strive to offer each and every patient quality care, personalized service in a warm and welcoming environment.
I always tell my friends looking for a new OBGYN to go here. Dr. Bass is phenomenal! He is caring and attentive, as well as very contientious! They make an extra effort to get to know their patients and find out what they need. They always remember me and make me feel very important. Their staff is very friendly and professional.
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Spoilers for last night's The Good Wife below:
I've never lost faith in The Good Wife, but I'll admit that in the first half of season four, I thought the show was flagging–largely, but not simply, because of the misbegotten Kalinda's-ex-husband storyline. The show was still able to produce excellent episodes, but it really feels like it's rallied since the beginning of the year.
Last night's outing, "Red Team / Blue Team," was the peak of the season to date, a likely candidate for my Best Episodes of 2013 list and an (almost) top-to-bottom an example of why no other broadcast drama is pulling off this level of entertainment and subtlety at the same time. A few reasons why, in hail-of-bullets form:
* The Good Wife does great courtroom procedural drama and great serial drama, and one reason I suspect it's been able to thrive with a (fairly) big audience on CBS is that they're often independent of one another. That is, if you don't care about the running story, you can still enjoy the trials and vice versa. But when the court case and the running stories sync up, as they did in "Red Team / Blue Team," the show can really clobber you. Getting to see Alicia and Cary pit themselves, in surrogate mock-trial battle, against the self-interested creature that is Lockhart-Gardner was a real treat.
* The show allows its characters to be messy. No one is entirely unimpeachable here. We root for the firm when it's under outside threat, but when it comes to dealing with its business and sharing its spoils, it's as cuddly as Roman senators daggering each other in the Forum. We sympathize with Will and Diane, but they can turn ice-cold–including to their own employees–when need dictates. And yes, even Alicia can act self-interestedly. She's skated ethical lines on cases before, and she can't not have known that she was getting the partnership offer to divide-and-conquer the fourth-years' rebellion (as well as to leverage Peter's potential election win). She took it anyway, entirely believably: practically, she may be right that she'll have more power to change the firm as a partner, but the scene showed nicely that even she has a hard time arguing that case convincingly.
* Speaking of character messiness, we should talk about The Kiss, which bothered some folks on my Twitter feed, but did not bug me at all. It made sense in many ways: Will and Alicia still have an attraction to each other, it's prone to express itself at a time of mutual stress–and both of them realized within seconds that it was a bad idea. What's more, where the audience was once cheering for a Will-Alicia hookup, the show masterfully brought us (or me anyway) around to seeing the kiss as a terrible mistake too.
* I don't say it often enough, but The Good Wife is funny! The agonized overacting of the Red Team's hired actress on the witness stand had me pounding my thigh in hysterics, and Carrie Preston's performance as Elspeth Tascioni is a national treasure.
* My one quibble with the show: the quick "We're all rich now!" reset at the beginning of the episode–not the development itself, but the fact that it seemed to compress two or three episodes' of story movement into two minutes of exposition. But the development itself I like, because Lockhart-Gardner fighting internal divisions is potentially more compelling than the firm fighting external creditior/takeover threats.
* And there's so much more I'm not even going to get to, which is another beauty of the show. There's a tremendous amount of story built into The Good Wife–the firm, the election, the kids, the relationships–and rather than try to service everything every episode, or even every other, the show assumes we'll be attentive enough to recognize a story when it comes back to the front burner. Keep making episodes like this, and that's a perfectly safe assumption.


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Including a buttery chocolate crust topped with a luscious, creamy, rich cheesecake layer, topped again with a silky, dreamy dark chocolate ganache and topped finally with whimsical chocolate curls.
- 9-ounce package of chocolate cookies (such as chocolate wafers, graham crackers or teddy grahams)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted
- 10 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped (use the best quality you can afford – I love the Ghirardelli Bittersweet Chips and I'm not ashamed to admit I buy them in bulk, often, at Sam's Club)
- 4 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 4 large eggs
- 3/4 cup whipping cream
- 6 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- Chocolate curls for garnish (I use this method)
- For crust: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter a 9-inch springform pan with 3-inch-high sides (or use a 10-inch springform pan with 2-inch sides). Process the chocolate cookies in a food processor (or the old-fashioned way with a bag and a rolling pin) until they are finely ground. Transfer them to a small bowl and mix in the sugar. Add the melted butter and mix until well combined. Press the crumbs evenly onto the bottom only of the prepared pan. Bake just until set, about 5 minutes. Cool while preparing filling. Keep the oven heated at 350 degrees.
- For filling: Melt the 10 ounces of chocolate in the microwave or in a double boiler until melted and smooth. Cool the chocolate until lukewarm but ensure that it is still warm enough to be pourable. In a large bowl (or with a stand mixer), blend cream cheese, sugar, and cocoa powder until smooth. Blend in eggs one at a time. Mix in lukewarm chocolate. Pour the cheesecake filling over the crust; smooth the top. Bake until the center is just set and just appears dry, about 1 hour. Remove the cheesecake from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Run knife around sides of cake to loosen. Let the cheesecake cool to room temperature. Cover lightly with plastic wrap and chill overnight.
- For topping: One hour before serving (or up to 3 days ahead of time), stir cream, 6 ounces chocolate, and sugar in heavy medium saucepan over low heat until smooth. Cool slightly. Pour over the center of the cheesecake, spreading to within 1/2 inch of edge and filling any cracks. Chill until the topping is set, about 1 hour.


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Meet Linda, a Winnipeg, MB, bride who designed her wedding around the 1980s video game The Legend of Zelda. When their first daughter was born, Linda gave her fiance, Jeremy, a choice: they could name the girl Zelda, or else have a Legend of Zelda-themed wedding. Well, folks, he chose the wedding! And the result is a quirky, handmade celebration, complete with subtle nods to the bride's beloved Nintendo game: Triforce cookie favors, pink bridesmaids dresses that reflect the pink in Princess Zelda's gown and, our favorite touch, a DIY cake-topper featuring Zelda and Link. Scroll down to see the images captured by This Sweet Love Photography and to read more from this Zelda-loving bride.
From the Bride... "I had two years to plan and the plan was to make whatever I possibly could. I started gathering mason jars, old books and teapots and you can't have teapots without doilies. The more I gathered the more inspired I got. I wanted to make my wedding as personal as possible using scrabble tiles (our favourite game), embroidery hoops (my favourite pass time), burlap and fun nicknacks from around the house. I got to know all of Winnipeg's second hand shops really well. I wanted to buy new decor but my rule was nothing can be 'new.' I also wanted to do something really creative for seating charts so I found old frames and wallpaper and vintage craft paper I had bought at garage sales to make pictures for hanging in the entrance. I was looking to add in a lot of personal touches. We glued together our cake toppers which were action figures (Link and Zelda of course) we found at comic book shops, framing pictures of my parents and our grandparents in second hand frames that I sanded and spray painted. And as a party favour we gave an imperial cookie that had a pink Triforce on it, another Zelda touch. Iv'e read a lot of people say that your so busy on the wedding day that you don't get to enjoy all the details you put into decor, but I don't agree. I noticed them all and enjoyed them all. It was worth all the time and effort I put in to look around the room and know that the day was exactly as I pictured it to be."
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