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We booked the embassy band for our wedding and they were absolutely fantastic. They are not only exceptional artists with a great range of songs, but performed with...
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Charismatic, cool and packed full of full of Talent, Embassy band are no strangers in performing at lavish events across the globe.
With a hugely diverse repertoire, Embassy are equipped to cater for any event that comes their way.
Covering multiple genres from Pop, Rock, Funk, Soul, Disco, House and Garage, Embassy are can guarantee to delight all guests and keep the dance floor jumping at the events they perform at!
No matter what different age groups or musical tastes you might have at your event you can count on Embassy to deliver and exceptional performance which includes something for everyone.
Whether you love The 1975, Prince or Basement Jaxx or you're more of a Beatles and Stones lover, Embassy can tailor their sets and line up to suite any client's specifications.
Available from a 5 to 9 piece outfit as the main party band, Embassy also offer more chilled out live lounge style sets for cocktail receptions or over dinner.
The band can also transform into a roaming band including double bass player if requested.
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US, Cuban top diplomats in historic meeting
The US and Cuban foreign ministers have held talks on the eve of the Summit of the Americas in Panama. The countries' presidents are set to have their own historic encounter at the conference.
US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez held a closed-door meeting in Panama City late Thursday in the highest-level talks between the former adversaries in over five decades.
Kerry and Rodriguez smiled for the cameras and shook hands. The last time the chief diplomats from Cuba and the United States met was 1958, one year before Fidel Castro's revolutionaries came to power. The two met on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas, which Cuba is participating in for the first time.
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Understanding solid wood furniture construction and how it compares with veneered furniture construction is challenging even for furniture specialists. Many manufacturers tout solid wood furniture as better than veneered furniture. Is there any truth in this?
Veneers vs. Solids
The answer is that both veneered and solid wood construction are good ways in which to make exceptional furniture. Fine Furniture Design® furniture uses both construction techniques, and you'll find that most fine-quality furniture requires some solid wood and some veneered parts.
Best Uses for Solid Wood or Veneers
Solid wood is required for carving; framing a dresser, chest or entertainment center; and for posts or legs that support furniture. Veneers are a better choice when using rare or expensive woods, especially to achieve matching grain patterns throughout the entire piece. Veneer is also an excellent choice for shapes like curved drawer fronts or where you need to use thin pieces of wood that have great strength. We'll explore solid wood construction in this section of the web site and invite you to click on Veneer Construction for an in-depth look at veneers.
Soft Woods and Hardwoods
Solid wood furniture may be made from many types of wood from pine to oak. Softer woods like pine come from evergreen trees. The grain in the wood is more porous than in hardwoods, and it may dent more easily. Wood from evergreen trees grows faster, making it less expensive.
Hardwoods like cherry, oak, and maple come from deciduous trees. They have a tighter, less porous grain. These trees take longer to grow and are usually more expensive than soft woods as a raw material. Their tighter grain makes them harder, so they resist denting more than soft woods do.
Humidity and Heat
All wood used for furniture construction needs to be properly dried to a certain humidity level to help prevent the wood from splitting. Drying is done by a combination of air drying and kiln drying. Wood that has been cut into boards is stacked so that air can circulate through it. Forklifts move the stacks into room-sized ovens. The wood is then gently heated to remove excess moisture and stabilize the wood.
Even finished furniture can develop open cracks where heat and humidity fluctuations cause the wood grain to open in what is known as a "season crack". It is important to keep furniture in places where it isn't exposed to excessive heat, cold, dryness or humidity. Fine Furniture Design® uses plastic to keep its unfinished parts at the proper humidity level, and clean as they move through manufacturing. Once finish is applied, furniture is less susceptible to cracks from changes in temperature and humidity, but it should be protected from extreme elements.
Crafting Furniture with Solid Pieces of Wood
Pieces of wood that are adhered with quality glue are actually stronger where they're glued, than if they were to remain unglued. Quality furniture manufacturers use this to their advantage by gluing pieces of wood together to shape parts for furniture. For example a 5"-wide bedpost may be shaped from four strips of wood, each 3" square that have been glued together lengthwise. The resulting block of wood will be stronger than a 6Æ block of wood that has been cut from one tree. Gluing pieces of wood together is not only stronger; it maximizes the yield from a tree, resulting in less waste.
Gluing pieces of wood together also helps prevent warping (from moisture) and season cracks. If you ever have the opportunity to see a solid-wood poster bed where the posts are each made from one tree, check their straightness. You're likely to discover that they're bowed and not straight. Wood that's been glued in strips, then shaped and finished will stand straighter over time.
Solid Wood Doesn't Necessarily Mean Better Construction
You may be bombarded with advertising suggesting that solid wood furniture is made from "pure" wood and is therefore better quality. Quality furniture is made with solid woods, veneered woods, and a variety of other materials. Some solid-wood furniture is well constructed from kiln-dried woods and is an excellent choice for your home. Other solid-wood furniture is better suited for the backyard or for a picnic in a nearby park shelter.


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Summary and Main Purpose: The role of the Development Coach/ Assessor is to teach, guide and support the development and progression of our learners on apprenticeship programmes. To support the delivery of the required framework within work based settings delivering effective and engaging training via a blended learning approach. This, along with regular visits to ensure continuous development, growth and achievement of learners allocated on the caseload.
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- Complete the required number of visits and reviews required for each apprentice
- Engage and coach the learner's line manager to provide adequate support and guidance needed by the learner during the working day
- Monitor and review learner issues on a regular basis, taking any necessary action to limit the number of early leavers from the programme
- Manage and complete both business and personal administration within given timescales
- Ensure knowledge of all subject areas including technical training and competitors are kept constantly updated by way of self-development (CPD)
- Work as part of the assessing team and give feedback and offer ideas and suggestions for improving team performance
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- Educated to GCSE level grade C or above including Maths & English (or equivalent)
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- Ability to travel to locations throughout the UK as required
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- Prepared to stay overnight at locations as required
- Knowledge of Government Funded training
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- Experience of writing reports and training material
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Watford Paper Shredding Services
Every day many people fall victim to identity theft – the stealing of a person or a business' identity and personal information.
Whether you live in Watford or Wellingborough, Scarborough or Southend, shredding your data or employing a company to shred your business' confidential documents is a wise move to keep the identity criminals at bay.
Imagine for a moment, you are running a business in Watford and currently you don't operate any kind of shredding system for you and your colleagues. When you've finished with a document and it no longer needs filing you simply put it out with the rubbish or tear it by hand.
You're awaiting some really important documents on the eve of securing a major deal for the company. The sender swears that the documentation has been sent but it's not arrived.
At this point there's a very good chance you have become the latest victim of identity theft.
Shredding all your documentation at your Watford business would have reduced the risk of identity theft considerably.
These days there are so many options to help you tackle the shredding issue. You could contract in an outside company to come to your Watford offices and securely shred all your paperwork, for instance.
Alternatively, you could pop into your office products dealership and take advice on the many shredders out there to find the right one for your shredding needs.
Whatever course of action you decide to take always make sure you implement a robust shredding policy at your Watford business and ensure that all your staff understand the importance of disposing of sensitive information safely and securely. It is well worth the time and effort if you want to stop your business from becoming a victim of identity theft.


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Enhance your living space and increase your property value with a bespoke balustrade. Contact Esk Glazing Ltd for a quote!
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A professionally-installed balustrade makes a valuable addition to any type of architecture. At Esk Glazing Ltd we have decades of experience designing and fitting top quality, practical and aesthetically superior balustrades for commercial and domestic properties alike. Our specialist team will supply and fit the glass and fixtures, offering four toughened glass thicknesses to choose from, various handrail sizes, connection components and more. The result? A truly professional fit and finish, ensuring an eye-catching feature tailored to your unique requirements.
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Our balustrade designs predominantly comprise stainless steel and glass elements for a sleek, modern design. In terms of maintenance, the stainless steel components should be lightly washed on a regular basis to remove salt deposits. For best results, wash with warm soapy water, rinse well and then wipe dry. It is essential to avoid using abrasive cleaners, chlorides or bleach, as these chemicals risk damaging the surface. For more information on maintaining your balustrade, or to request a consultation, just contact our team.


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In/Fused Olive Oil
Produced by either crushing the fruits and herbs with olives or by infusing the Olive Oils with the natural essence extracts, our In/Fused Olive Oils are simply beautiful and delicious time savers in the kitchen! The possibilities with our In/Fused Olive Oils are endless - whether you use it for salads, bread dipping, or even roasting vegetables, you will be amazed at how versatile these products truly are!
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I guess I have first heard of Grace Loves Lace about two years ago. Working as a wedding photographer makes you check out brands more often than normally and these dresses instantly caught my eyes. The easiness, modern but oh so special and delicate styles made me instantly wanna marry again (to the same husband, of course). Until now their brand was only available in Australia (where their origin is) and in California. Brides could order their dresses online which are shipped around the world. Which is indeed a very lovely way, but nothing beats a personal visit and trying on your dress live. When I heard about Grace Loves Lace coming to Europe and opening their first flagship store in London, I knew this would change the bridal game forever. Now the dresses and the store was only a short flight away from Switzerland and even more accessible for every bride to be. Last week I flew over to London to visit their store and shoot the interior and their dreamy dresses.
Let's enjoy your tour through the London Grace Loves Lace store!
As Grace Love Laces says it best on her own, I'll quote the theme of all bridal dresses:
Long live the woman who throws it all to the wind, chooses and follows through with conviction and zeal, who is reckless in her passion, nomadic in her joy, progressive in her beliefs, knows exactly what she wants, and always, always bets everything on love. The modern, free-spirited woman unbound by monotony and tradition. For the woman with style, substance and passion. She is the unique bride.When you step inside the store you instantly feel calm, inspired and relaxed. The feminine blush tones all over the store makes you got aaaaw and oooooh every second. There are five sections for every single bridal party with couches and different corners individually designed for taking time and actually enjoying trying on the dresses. The store includes breathtaking glass ceilings, exposed brick walls and chic copper hardware. When getting served macarons and rose colored champagne (look at the golden sparkle in the glass!!) you must feel like getting married is the best thing to do. The Grace Loves Lace has french lace exclusively from Calais, France and are customizing their wedding dresses in Australia. You will not find Grace Loves Lace products overpriced and swimming with the tide in any other bridal stores. This is the non plus ultra for me and the niche Grace Loves Lace is filling.
I can clearly recommend the dresses and the store experience of Grace Loves Lace in London. I would have love to shop my wedding dress here, when I got married three years ago. It is just a short trip away for your perfect dress and a dreamy day in modern London. Please make sure to book your appointment directly, before visiting the store as you are only able to have your private tour with a booking at a Grace Loves Lace stylist.
Grace Loves Lace
58/59 Charlotte Rd.
Shoreditch London
Liebe Jennifer
Bin ein richtig grosser Fan deiner Bildern und dir.:-)
Unglaublich wie deine Bilder leben. Finde dies immer sehr schwierig beim Fotografieren. Und bei dir sehe ich bei jedem Foto eine
wunderschöne Leichtigkeit. Hut ab..
Vielen Dank nochmals hast du unsere Hochzeit fotografiert.
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Like most people I love pickles! I have canned them many times before. However, last year my pickles were an epic failure! I overcooked them or something because they came out way too soggy…..beyond edible. Anyone that cans knows how bad that sucks. Lots of work was put into growing those babies from seed, tending the endless amounts of weeds and insects trying to steal your precious goods, picking, cleaning, canning. Damn! Well this year my cucumbers did not do well and regardless I was stuck in Florida in the prime of Maine's canning season. Thankfully I was home in time to put up my favorite crop, tomatoes. I was fortunate enough to make up lots of spaghetti sauce, canning some and freezing the last of it as that is the
I like canning but honestly I'm all about making life easier! Making this type of pickles is a tangible goal for anyone especially if someone gifts you the cucumbers. 10 minutes top to delicious pickles the whole family will enjoy…I promise!
This will make a half gallon
- 4 1/2 cups of water
- 3/4 cup of vinegar
- 1/8 cup & 1 tablespoon of sea salt or kosher salt
- 1/4 cup of sugar
- 3-4 dill sprigs (or whatever you want I tend to use more)
- couple cloves of garlic
- several pickling cucumbers washed and sliced lengthwise
The first 2 batches I made NEVER made it to the fridge, we devoured them starting the day after I made them. Batch 3 that Maine Man made has been in the fridge a couple weeks and are still very tasty. Not sure what the shelf life is on these but I will definitely figure that out next garden season!
My kids are fortunate to have a good Papa that takes time out to teach them real life skills.
Practicing up so she can beat the boys!
On a final note I want to share with you a tried and true margarita recipe
This only makes a small amount but if you need, there are lots of conversion charts.
- salt for rimming the glass
- 1 1/2ounces tequila (blanco, 100% agave)
- 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
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Last year, NVIDIA teamed up with EVGA to launch the Tegra Note 7, a 7-inch Android tablet with a quad-core Tegra 4 chip and stylus. The only connectivity option that the Tegra Note 7 offers is Wi-Fi, meaning that anyone interested in taking their Tegra tablet online while on the go is out of luck. NVIDIA today announced that that'll soon change, though, as the company is prepping a 4G LTE version of its 7-inch slate.
The Tegra Note 7 with cellular connectivity will begin rolling out around the globe, including regions like North America and Japan, starting in the second quarter. The slate will be priced at $299.99, a $100 premium over the Wi-Fi-only model. The list of specs that buyers will be getting in exchange for their three Benjamins is as follows:
NVIDIA also announced today that its original, Wi-Fi-only Tegra Note 7 is now receiving an update to Android 4.4.2. Along with the usual goodies that come along with a bump to KitKat, NVIDIA has thrown in Gamepad Mapper support, which enables touch-only Android games to work with a physical Bluetooth controller.
While it's always technically been possible to get the Wi-Fi-only Tegra Note 7 online while out and about using a mobile hotspot, some folks prefer the convenience of having a tablet with built-in cellular connectivity, so it's nice to see NVIDIA offering that option with its Tegra Note 7. It's also great that the company is loading the latest version of Android onto both the Wi-Fi and LTE models of the Tegra Note 7 tablet. After all, who wants stale KitKats?
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Steve & Coba, KRXP-FM 103.9
219-7625, 1039rxp.com
It happens by accident sometimes: You're working a satellite radio managing gig in Breckenridge when the powers that be decide that live radio is the new direction to take. So, for the sake of live content, you're thrust into hosting your own weekend hip-hop show, then find yourself running a live morning show and then ... well, you look up a few years later and find yourself a household voice in a fairly major market. This is the story of Steve Burrell who, along with his co-host Coba Hoban, has been gracing the Colorado Springs morning airwaves for the past 2½ years with the aptly named Steve and Coba. With their witty banter and off-the-wall conversation topics mixed with hit alternative music, they put on the Springs' top local radio show this year. One thing to know, according to Burrell: "We're a music-intensive morning show." — MB
634-4896, 1039rxp.com
To hear program director Aaron Zytle tell it, it's no coincidence that KRXP won this category and that Steve and Coba won for Local Radio Show. "Anybody in radio will tell you it all starts with morning drive, man," Zytle says. "If you can get a good morning show together, the rest of the station will see the benefit of that, and we certainly have." But Zytle's quick to point out that everyone at the station is "a professional, through and through," and that they share credit for RXP's success five years in. Also worth mentioning is the station's owner, Bahakel Communications, which actually lets the radio folks do the radio things — such as (gasp!) choose the music they want to play. "We're in charge of everything we do, from the songs we put on the air to the imaging pieces that go in between the music, to the promotions that we run," Zytle says, adding, "It's very much me and my staff that get to take ownership of KRXP. And that gives us something to work for, and makes us very proud when things work." — KW
Vicky Gregor at KRCC-FM 91.5
473-4801, krcc.org
In a medium where superficiality is king, Vicky Gregor's homespun hipness is truly comforting. "Your friend and neighbor," as KRCC's music director likes to call herself, is also your favorite DJ, an eight-time winner who can often be found introducing acts at KRCC concerts and festivals. "One of the coolest things that happened to me this year was spending time with Kristin Hersh," she says of the MeadowGrass performer, who has been one of Gregor's heroes since the singer-songwriter's days in the band Throwing Muses. "It was a weekend filled with conversation about kids, long-term relationships, cool bands and a trip to Super Target." Given Gregor's impeccable taste in indie rock, blues and folk music — heard from 9 to noon weekdays on the Morning Music Mix, it's a conversation that no doubt could have gone on much longer. — BF
473-4801, krcc.org
The winner in this category for three consecutive years, KRCC provides a genuine alternative to the cookie-cutter approach of corporate radio. Thought-provoking syndicated programs like Fresh Air, Democracy Now! and This American Life are complemented by a history of community involvement. "We recognize the need for localization in our industry," says program director Jeff Bieri of the station's new remote broadcasting capabilities, locally originated programming like Off Topic, and upcoming projects that will include live broadcasts of The Story Project. "For those who are interested in their immediate community," promises Bieri, "KRCC will be a vital link." — BF
Goose and Woody at 92.9 PEAK FM
272-7325, 929peakfm.com
OK, this may come as a shock to those of you who've misperceived the category, but Goose and Woody are actually two people. Together they host 92.9 FM's Peak Mornings with Goose & Woody, from 5 to 9 a.m. weekdays. And together they won last year's Best Local Radio Show award, though Woody alone took Best Radio DJ. If you've never heard them before, either tune into 92.9 or check out their "Sky Sox News Report" skit (available on YouTube), which hilariously displays both their on-air cohesion and considerable talents in mock news reporting. — MB
Heather Skold and James Jarman at KRDO NewsChannel 13
575-6285, krdo.com
According to assistant news director Jene Nelson, the newsroom at KRDO is "hectic and chaotic and fun," and filled with inside jokes. Sounds like high school, but with pantsuits, right? However, this team knows how to administer a certain amount of seriousness when appropriate, like when giving its viewers the most up-to-date info on the recent flooding in our area through first-rate visual storytelling. The anchors that voters called out by name, Heather Skold and James Jarman, have been on the air together for two years and claim to actually like and respect each other outside of their professional partnership. OK, so maybe it isn't that much like high school after all. — GR
Matt Meister at KRDO NewsChannel 13
When your job is ostensibly to tell people about coming calamity from on high, you'd imagine winning a popularity contest would be hard to do. Not for ridiculously charming local weatherman Matt Meister. For the second year in a row, a knack for taking local atmospheric info and making it matter to us has earned "the weathermeister" another title — our favorite local TV personality. And with the weather wreaking so much havoc lately, he's in the spotlight now more than ever. "I have less hair than the beginning of the year, and what is left is more gray, too," says Meister of 2013. Well, at least we have another dry, mild winter ahead of us, right, Matt? Right?!? — JK
His fear of mind-erasing marijuana
"The young people who use this new grade of marijuana ... are at risk of losing their memory for life." Mayor Bach's statement about cannabis was so ridiculous that we felt compelled to embed the audio in our May story, at the very least so that nobody thought we were making it up. And despite the fact that Colorado Springs neurologist Randall Bjork reassured potentially brainless teens there would be no permanent damage — "That's not possible," he said — the city's communications department still wrote a comment on our website defending Bach's boner with the fact that "leading experts ... have also voiced concerns ..." It shouldn't take a Ph.D. to see such quotes for what they are, though; I mean, even an 18-year-old me could tell you that the mayor is mistaken. If only that kid could remember what we were talking about ... — BC
Former state Sen. John Morse
Well, you voted for him here. Unfortunately for former Senate President John Morse, not enough of his supporters cast ballots in the Sept. 10 recall election. Along with Angela Giron, he became one of the first two Colorado senators to ever be recalled, losing by 319 votes in an extremely low-turnout election. Morse's name will forever be connected to the gun-control legislation he helped pass, but he did a heck of a lot more. Under his leadership in last session, 17 out of 20 signature bills from 20 Democratic lawmakers passed out of the Senate. He sponsored a bill that required DNA samples upon felony arrest, which has helped solve cold cases. In the wake of the dragging death of tow-truck driver Allen Rose, Morse sponsored a law that set more safety rules for towing. Another of his bills allowed the state budget to grow at a faster rate in order to recover from the recession. While Morse is now gone from the Senate, he says he hasn't entirely ruled out a future run for elected office: "It depends how the cookie crumbles." — JAS
Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado
2605 Preamble Point, 528-1247, careandshare.org
There probably are few people in town who haven't heard of Care and Share. As the hub for food distribution in southern Colorado, the facility is huge, with more than 40,000 square feet of warehouse space. But the need is huge, too, and growing. "We see more and more people we haven't seen before," says CEO Lynne Telford. "People who have lost their jobs, seniors, and there's more childhood hunger, too." Stacy Poore, chief development officer, explains that last year, the nonprofit distributed more than 18 million pounds of food, supplying 15 million-plus meals, thanks in part to 340 partner agencies and 8,000 volunteers. — KK
Carrie Isaac as Springs Bargains
Carrie Isaac spends time corralling her five children, homeschooling two of them, renovating her home and working as a marketer for her husband's business, Circa Real Estate. Oh, and she's an author, and she does speaking events. And she also does an audio series on smart shopping called Grocery University. And yet somehow she manages to run the Springs' most popular blog, which she started in 2008. "At the time, our family budget was super-tight, and I read many money-saving and frugal lifestyle blogs to find tips and gain inspiration for keeping our family's budget down," Isaac says. But she grew frustrated during her search, as much of the information was geared for a national, not local, audience. "So, on a whim while I was 8½ months pregnant with our third child, I bought springsbargains.com and began posting tips on sales I knew about or good deals I found in Colorado Springs." Now she works in 10-minute bursts in between her other commitments, and looks to a few assistants to keep the site constantly updated. — JH
Susan Edmondson at the Downtown Partnership
111 S. Tejon St., #404, 886-0088, downtown80903.com
Edmondson has won this category before, while executive director of the Bee Vradenburg Foundation. Now, she's president and CEO of the Downtown Partnership. It's been a smooth transition, she says. Her Vradenburg work — and her master's in public administration— taught her how to unite people to work together for the common good. Acknowledging there's work to do to enhance downtown, Edmondson says, "There is no one silver bullet." But her pride is obvious as she lists its cultural offerings: the Pikes Peak Center, Pioneers Museum, Art on the Streets, and locally owned galleries and restaurants. What would she say to residents on the city's outskirts who see no reason to visit? "Give it a chance, because any day or night of the week, something fun is going on." — RVP
Wendy Carson as Springs Alliance
Bret Wright @brrite
So what does a top tweeter do? This is your third year in the besties. How do you get there?
Wendy Carson @springsAlliance
In this case I follow only C.S. people. I wouldn't be a world-renowned tweeter.
Bret Wright @brrite
What does that look like? What do u tweet?
Wendy Carson @springsAlliance
I retweet others' tweet[s]. Tweet events, store openers, disasters — esp. with the fires. I share info. and how to help.
Wendy Carson @springsAlliance
Tweet about myself, what I'm doing. A fair mix of things
I'm not an autobot.
Bret Wright @brrite
Has it always been that way?
Wendy Carson @SpringsAlliance
Changed over time. Used to about recipes and life things now it's community. Started my non-profit on Twitter.
Would like to grow that.
Wendy Carson @SpringsAlliance
Teaching about and writing grants to support local biz. Slowed a little right now, just had a baby #firebaby
Bret Wright @brrite
Congrats! What's most important about your tweeting?
Wendy Carson @SpringsAlliance
This is largely about everybody else. It's their content that keeps it going.
Bret Wright @brrite
Tnx for taking the time out of your day.
Wendy Carson @SpringsAlliance
You're welcome. Following you now, too! — BW
The Story Project
Manitou Bindu, 513 Manitou Ave., every second Friday (watch for other dates and venues)
Sometimes the only consolation to a terrible experience is knowing that if you survive, your ordeal will make for a really good story. Living through the Depression, surviving a life-threatening illness, and experiencing war, discrimination and abuse have all been topics chosen by storytellers at The Story Project. That said, there have also been stories about love and success and memories from childhood. Producer Sharon Friedman says "stories are very healing" and "people tell them with great heart." The Project's only guidelines are that the offerings be true and personal and told without a script. Friedman says hearing about the happiness and difficulty other people experience helps us to connect with each other: "I've always thought we build community one story at a time." — DM
Give! Campaign
You do realize that by voting the Independent's Give! campaign as the area's best fundraising event, you're basically recognizing yourselves, right? Because Give! wouldn't be what it is without all of the individuals, businesses and nonprofits that get involved each year. So pat yourself on the back — this Best Of award goes out primarily to the 7,986 of you who contributed the whopping $982,222 that was distributed to 58 local nonprofits in 2012. You can also take credit for 2013's goal of surpassing last year's elusive million-dollar mark. (Insert commercial break here: Give! 2013 kicks off Nov. 1!) — KA
Colorado Springs' recreational marijuana ban
It was a stunned July crowd full of sign-wielding supporters that first had to come to grips with the fact that Colorado Springs City Council had just voted, 5 to 4, to opt out of licensing the recreational-marijuana dispensaries allowed for in Amendment 64. "I have a hard time grappling with this being illegal on the federal level, so that certainly swayed my vote," said City Councilor Val Snider at the time. Snider surprised onlookers with his decision to oppose, as the at-large councilor had previously made comments indicating support of RMJ. Either way, the body came off looking out of touch with the majority of Colorado Springs voters — not to mention looking like they were in the pocket of local business and military interests — and their actions spurred creation of the local, pro-marijuana group Every Vote Counts. — BC
Fire relief
You know it's been a tough year when instead of marking the introduction of something good, the best we can celebrate is the end of something bad, like a raging wildfire that claims 486 homes. But the containment of June's Black Forest Fire needs to be marked and appreciated somehow, especially since first responders again worked tirelessly in wilting conditions to prevent worse damage. And because the region's leaders did show they had learned some lessons from the Waldo Canyon Fire of a year before. If only the people mentioned above, or any of us, could have done something to prevent the flooding that poured off both burn scars in the months that followed. Yeah, it's been that kind of year. — KW
Wildfire first responders
"What is a hero?" is the kind of open-ended essay question that kids will face on college entry exams and English finals until the end of time. Thanks to our wildfire first responders, kids growing up in the 20-teens in Colorado Springs should ace that test every time. Once again this summer, first responders in the Springs and surrounding communities fought another record-breaking wildfire that threatened thousands of homes and livelihoods, risking their own lives in the process. Parades and awards aren't much compared to that kind of risk, but it's how us desk jockeys say "Thank you." So thanks for being there. This town would be much the worse for wear without you. — JK


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Frank Monroe saw the ants below. He thought of his dad. A mostly empty bottle of fine Irish whiskey sat on the glass endtable inside his penthouse. He gripped the rail. The big plasma TV played Sparticus to the leather couches. Great, big. Vanessa didn't want him anymore.
Jack sat on the couch watching Law and Order on the little telly that came with the studio while Jill played cards idly on the bed, smoking. The ashtray was glass. Their friends had teased them about their names. She looked at him between puffs and wished he'd look back, wished he'd come to bed, wished. Jack got up to get a beer, stumbling over the unopened mail left on the floor.
Eva lay on the bed grading papers. Five classes, forty students each. The state had the girls wearing babies that cried at random intervals, and the teachers had to excuse the girls so they could leave class and calm the infant robots. Someone in the capital must've thought this a good way to teach them the difficulties of motherhood, but to Eva it felt like giving up. The girls showed their little baby robots off with pride but not their schoolwork, and Eva could see in them that they longed themselves for babies, their only dream and the only thing a man might do for them.
Vanessa got out of the cab. High heels. She walked to the security desk and demanded to see the man in the penthouse, floor 42. Her make-up smeared. "I need…" Michael, her husband, had hit her and she wanted no one to know. No one did. "Look, I'm his wife." Great commotion among the security guards who gathered to witness the wreck. Her make-up smeared in thick lines from the corners of her eyes.
The slave left his Roman master off-screen while Frank looked at the skyscraper clusters. One housed his firm, but that didn't matter. When he'd moved in, the sunrise reflecting off the skyscrapers had awoken him each morning, streaming right to his bed. Some had lights, hallways through the middle of each floor of condos, halls terminating in glass. Vanessa had liked the morning light. Frank didn't care.
"Don't." A fight, rapid, like in a war zone. Bomb. "I'm just relaxing." Jack was not a good drunk. Jack and Jill were always five sentences away from a "fuck you." Jack opened his beer and sat back down. The commercials were almost over, and the legal proceedings of the second half were always better than the police procedural first. "Gawd, you're always so angry when you drink." Bitterly said. "Can you not fucking see the show is on?" He sipped. She steamed and shoved the cards off the bed.
Grading always took longer than expected. Everything did. The divorce took a decade, but realizing it was a mistake had taken no time at all. Sam had wanted to stay and so, after Geof threatened a custody battle she couldn't afford, she'd relented. She noted the time: 9:33. She had to get up at six to sit in traffic for an hour. Another parent had called to complain: "What are you doing to." "My son is an 'A' student. Why is he failing your." The administration acts like the teachers make the students never hand work in.
Al the smiling guard who said hello to everyone sat at his desk going over the registry. Vanessa hovered over. She pointed. "Him, him." The three other guards had gathered, silent, watching. "Your name's not on the list, ma'am." Al, always polite. "He's my husband, I have to see him, I have…" Al. "See, we can't take your up but." "My husband." "We can call." Al picked up the phone.
Frank lifted his leg over. Then the other. Sat there. The firm had handled a wrongful death suit. Boy, dead in hospital. Wheezing through a tube. There is no god. Skyscrapers, monuments of man, impossible. A war someplace, kids starving on the news. Another genocide. Pretending any god would let this happen. And his father, the cancer, wheezing after all the chemo: "It's not going to work this time." And having to accept that. And Vanessa. And none of it mattering. Frank sat.
"I'm going out." Eyes snapped away from show. "No" and "What the." Jill getting on her jacket. Jack grabbing her arm. The warehouse by the docks where he'd work eight hours tomorrow. "This is fucking ridiculous." Spilled beer. "We can't charge him with first-degree murder, but we'll throw the book at him for second." "I'm going out." The anger. "Look, Jack, this can't keep going on like this. We both know that." A moment of quiet, shared honesty. The "Fine" and him back on the couch, watching. She took a moment before opening the door.
Eva was laughing. "Romeo & Juliet drank the poison because as if love can not be." The ridiculousness of the job. A bird on the ledge, fat white pigeon. The window slightly open for air, no screen. She got rid of her television because she hated the news. She thought about moving, getting a job closer to home, dropping it all and going to France, to India, to Russia, to Tunisia, away. Greek herself. The islands. There is one with monasteries at the top and the monks have to haul you up in a bucket, but women can't go. And a lecture must be prepared for tomorrow on Things Fall Apart.
"There's no answer." Her chin. Shaking. "I have to – look, he's my – my – I have to see him." A gawker too close, over her shoulder almost. "This isn't a show! This… I have to see him." Her shouting, a scene, the gawkers repulsed, a breakdown. Al, never phased. "I could take you up there, knock on the door if you like." He recognized Monroe and always said hi.
A car alarm blared. Briefly, a siren. Somebody arrested or an ambulance running after a heart attack. Get to the hospital. Inside, the tumult of a sea of runaway slaves. Below, the ants congregated and played. Somewhere a baby homo sapien emerged from his mother's split twat, screaming. Never stops. The siren again. The cars like arteries. The wind rushing along the balcony. Looking over.
The apartment door closed with a thunk, then the outer apartment for the two studios. Jill hit a man as she turned the corner. Walking too fast. And it was he who asked "Are you okay." Her, crying. Face distorted. Not wanting to. "Yes, yes." The lie of her life. "Yes, yes." He wore jeans and a T-shirt and he wanted to help her. Her collar, half upright, frazzled. Her head down, no eye contact. "I'm fine, fine." Continuing down the hall. She didn't know him. He could've lived next door.
Eva had not had sex in five years. She wanted another son. She wanted a man. Almost forty now. A pile of a hundred papers to be graded. The end of the quarter nearing. Few verbs on this page, no better than the last. Romeo compared to Gilgamesh. She saw the bird on the sill when it chirped. B-. Must keep them encouraged. The principal would complain if too many failed. Her fault. She'd played the guitar when she was little.
Al held the button with the two triangles pointing apart, and the woman with the scream and the make-up stepped after him. The other guards, trying not to look. To gawk. Vanessa standing away from him as the doors closed. Al inserted his keycard and hit "P3." The world moved.
Screaming. Frank thought of the boy in the hospital. The wind wheezed. Cold through the full tux, dressed for the event. This was not a suicide committed out of anger, out of insanity, temporary or not. This was not a statement. Not a cry for help. Frank unlocked his feet from the concrete edge into which some work crew had fifteen years before plunged rails. He thought about the liberation of freefall. About watching the avenue grow. About what it might. About the biology of it. About being a child. His cellphone rang.
She couldn't allow herself to entertain the fantasy. No Jack, following. Not with the show. A thunk, a door in the direction of their apartment. Not Jack. The man she'd bumped into. She pressed both buttons. Damned elevators. Could be tricked. She wanted out. One might come up to go up before to go down. Rude, she didn't care. The farce of the relationship. Ignoring. Emphatic self-deceit required. Too much. Stop crying. Stupid. Stupid. Damn elevators.
Al trying to find something to say. Vanessa seeing her face in the stainless steel walls, turning away. Wetting her fingers with spit, wiping away the lines. Al felt pity. Al felt uncomfortable. Al wondered if he was doing the right thing. Al told himself he'd seen them together and it warranted a knock on the door. Al told himself Mr. Monroe probably wasn't in anyway, and it would calm her down. "…" Opposite sides, her hiding her face. Eva decided to put on some music.
"Man, she was out of it." John laughed in recounting. Nancy said to stop, always shy. "Oh, I feel sorry for her." "Did you see that make-up. My God." Francisco: "She was sexy, yes?" Discussion of her dress hugging her ass. Nancy shy. "Al was all 'I'll help you up.'" "Don't feel bad to her. She was a bitch to you." "Yeah, she was kind of a bitch." With the screaming.
It wasn't Vanessa. "Hello?" Frank sat. Cellphone from jacket pocket. Force of habit. Getting dressed. "No, I'm not interested. Thank you and good luck." Hang-up beep. Perfect symbol. Meaningless. Can't even escape the telemarketers to kill yourself. Frank felt the sleek phone in his hand. "Ready." And the time: 9:36. In green. A glow. Frank sat on the rail and wiggled his feet. And then he began bashing the phone against the rail. Again, again.
To where? A bar, yes. Out. A bar. Not the one on the second floor. Out. Stupid. Ding. The door opened a few seconds after its warning. Jill stepped on, noted the strange woman in one corner and the security guard Al by the control. Al inserted his card. The doors closed. "What floor?" Pleasant. "Lobby. Thank you." Afterthought. Jill in center. Crazy woman half still hiding her face, thinking Jill happy, normal. "We're going up." Caught having pressed both buttons. No, only wrong one. Why was Al going so high? "P3" lit. "It'll go back down." Always polite.
Eva searched her pile of CDs. Something soothing. Foreign. Babba Maal. Open case. Open player. Insert and close. The pigeon chirped. Near the open corner, never open enough for them to come in. She feared a bird flying around, pooping on everything. The drums started. Odd to see a pigeon at night. They never seemed interested in coming in. Nor pecked. Taking a break. Crazy night pigeon. Back to work. To tragic love filtered through teenage eyes. Hope for energy from Africa. From Senegal. Hope.
Francisco laughing: "She was sexy, no?" "What, you got problems at home?" Nancy laughing. "My marriage is not the concern." "Man, you can't get off this. You're like 'she's sexy, sexy.' You a little obsessed." John lightening the night shift. Nancy enjoying the jibes, watching, shy. Francisco thinking of Mary and the kids and of minimum wage.
The phone still worked. He checked. 9:37 in radiant green. Damn indestructible but still can't get signals everywhere. The doors opened. Al held his hand in the gap as Vanessa stepped off, then followed. Jill had never seen the penthouse double doors. Al waved goodbye to Jill, "Have a good night," that smile. She put her card in the readers. "Thanks." Doors closed. Vanessa already at the double door, knocking. "I can't let you in if he says no." He'd been preparing that. Vanessa, eyes on door, unwavering: "The TV's on. I hear the TV. He can't hear it." "It's loud." Al stepped to the door and knocked. Frank held the phone against the rail, then began to lean forward.
The beer, almost done. Another commercial. She wasn't the one – it was her sister. Expect another twist by end. Jill read the number made of little green glowing lines, saw her descent. 30. Jack cared. He did. He thought of her outside, meeting some guy. Angry, maybe goes home. 29. He didn't mean to fight. What had it been about? 28. He loved her. She watched as 27 passed with no stop. Her floor. He thought of his mom with the wandering eye, nagging. And the warehouse. He didn't mean to get angry. She'd better be home by the time he went to bed. 26.
Half of grading was understanding what was being said. The most illiterate could still surprise, like children, with a phrase of brilliance. The bird chirped. This paper was from Sam Lyne, forth period. "Romeo and Juliet dream of what they can't have." So smart but a real stinker. Only her second year of teaching. She had to call parents to report missing assignments, and she could hear Sam's parents yelling at him in the background. Awful. Necessary but awful. Like the job. She tried to rush in time with the African drums but never.
"Al's probably up there like, 'aw, baby, he's not in. Let's get it on.' She's prob'ly going down on him. Outside that penthouse, yeah." Nancy winced. John laughed. Francisco more.
If he let go at this moment, he would plunge. Exhilaration. Vanessa turned away from the door. "He can't hear anything. You hear?" Fate sending her back to Michael. She stepped toward the elevators, pushed the down button. Stupid. A wind across the balcony, sudden fear. The cellphone, pressed against the cylindrical bar, fell. Shit. Leg back over. Then the other. The phone, tumbling into dark. The doors opened. Quick. Waiting at top on cycle. "Sorry." Al in, sliding his card into the console. "L." The doors closed. Saved by a telemarketer. Frank looked down, safe now, no phone in the dark. Back into the house, Sparticus and Irish whiskey waiting. Call the phone company? Find the wreck outside, curiosity? Vanessa and Al, going down.
There was beer on the carpet, and he'd have to clean it. She still wasn't back. The reality of her out there. On the streets. Peter naked in the shower. Scalding hot. Thinking of biology class tomorrow. The prospect of years, med school, apprenticeship. Of that woman in the hall. Wondering why. Of the work and the time. Wet carpet. They caught the sister in a tenement, pretending to be someone else. Indictment. Her lawyer claiming the two sisters' identities had been switched, the one they released at fault. A thunk outside the window. Jack got up to check, to inspect. Nothing. All the skyscrapers. Lights. Too large to take in. Jill, somewhere.
20. Eva finished her notes on Sam's paper. Babba Maal finished a song, an orgy of unknown singers, abrupt. 19. Jill avoiding her face in the wall. Michael at home, till death. 18. The phone rang. Welcome distraction. Geof, a thought involuntary. She picked it up. 17. The elevator slowed. Jill braced. Doors open. A bald man, sweating. 16. Some telemarketer. Goodbye. The pigeon's wings between songs. Flap. As if alarmed. Curious. 15. She wondered at his health, he at her hiding in the corner. A story here. 14. Romeo and Juliet denounced.
John waved at Adrian and Gabriela, arriving. Francisco suddenly formal, Nancy back behind the desk. 9:39 exploded against the sidewalk, unseen but heard.


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Friday, January 21, 2011
Or maybe it's the piece-and-a-half of chocolate cream pie that I swoon-gested right at the start that's giving me the jitters.
They're happy jitters, though, so I'm not complaining. (Clarification: saying "the piece-and-a-half" of pie is just a more reserved way of saying "two pieces of pie—one small, one large.")
Yeah, so I made a chocolate cream pie yesterday morning. It was the reason I got out of bed that day. The reason I got out of bed this morning was because I had to—Mr. Handsome was leaving for work. I was dreaming about baby mice being interchangeable with toothbrushes, and something about blue jeans and uniforms. It was time I got up.
The chocolate cream pie would have been made the day before yesterday if it weren't for Mr. Handsome. He forgot to turn over the piece of paper upon which he had scrawled my dictated-via-the-phone grocery list and so he didn't buy the Oreos that were needed for the crust, thus letting the whole family down with a thud. We were crushed.
He made things right the next day—the day we would've been making the pie if it weren't for his poor list-reading skills—so finally, yesterday, I got to make that pie. You know, the one I got out of bed for. I wasn't too thrilled with it, the first couple eats around, but by last night's taste test (and-a-half, again), I was sold. Today I got even more sold. This pie does some serious rockage.
Chocolate Cream Pie
Adapted (not hardly at all) from the America's Test Kitchen DVDs
Chris and Julia made a big deal about removing the chalaza—the stringy, white membrane—from the egg yolks. They say if you do that ahead of time, then there is no need to strain the custard for lumps afterwards, since it's that membrane that causes lumpies. It sounded persnickety, but I did it anyway and it was a lot easier than I thought it'd be. The resulting custard is so blissfully creamy that I have nothing to say, except—get rid of that chalaza!
And one word about the crust: disregard any do-it-from-scratch notions and go for the Oreos. They make a lovely crust, one that softens just a little—by Day Two, it's almost creamy.
For the crust:
16 Oreo cookies
2 tablespoons butter, melted
Put the Oreos in a food processor and pulse until finely ground. Dump the chocolate crumbs into a bowl and add the butter. Stir with a fork. Pour the crumbs into a 9-inch pie plate. Using the back of a spoon or the bottom of a measuring cup, press the crumbs evenly across the bottom and up the sides of the plate. Do not press any crumbs onto the lip of the pie plate (like Chris says to do—it just doesn't work). Chill the crust in the fridge for an hour or two.
For the filling:
2 ½ cups half-and-half
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup sugar, divided
6 egg yolks
2 tablespoons cornstarch
6 tablespoons cold butter, cut in chunks
6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, cut in chunks
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, cut in chunks
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup whipping cream, whipped and slightly sweetened, for topping
Remove the chalaza from the egg yolks (see above) and put them in a bowl. Add half of the third cup of sugar and the cornstarch and whisk well.
Put the half-and-half, the remaining sugar, and the bit of salt into a saucepan and heat it almost to the boiling point. Temper the egg yolks with ½ cup of the hot half-and-half. Add the tempered eggs to the saucepan, return it to medium-high heat, and whisk like crazy. As soon as the custard thickens and just starts to bubble, remove the pan from the heat. Add the cold butter, one chunk at a time, whisking hard after each addition. Add the chocolate and whisk till all the chocolate has melted. Whisk in the vanilla.
Pour the chocolate custard into the chilled pie crust, cover with plastic wrap (pressing it down flush on the custard so no skin will form), and chill for 6-12 hours. (The longer the better, in my opinion).
Top with whipped cream and serve.
Serves a lot—this pie is D.E.C.A.D.E.N.T.
Note: I linked up with Sweet As Sugar Cookies. If you need more sweet inspiration, check it out!
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I am so envious of your metabolism. It looks delicious. Have a wonderful time tonight!ReplyDelete
mmmmmmmm. I'm going to bookmark this to make it for my dad's birthday next month. He adores Oreos and I sniff. Well, now I can serve Oreos with pride. It looks sooooo good.ReplyDelete
Did you hear me groan when the picture of the pie popped up? We're still on our restricted eating program (first and foremost, NO desserts) and tonight's dinner just didn't do it for me. I was thinking of chocolate ice cream (which is the only thing remotely resembling dessert I have in the house) but feebly resisting . . . and then you do this post. Cruel. Mean. Nasty. Ugly. Unfair. Sob.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2011 at 10:13 AM
That's the best looking chocolate cream pie I've ever seen. Sadly, I've only made it with a box of Jello pudding which sounds quite pathetic all of a suddenly.ReplyDelete
Fabulous! I may make this as a wonderful treat for my family. They will be SO impressed.
Thanks for the inspiration.
Im going to be finding a converter site and get converting these 0z to grams. I think I'll have to half it, and make a mini one. I cant wait until my babies are teenagers (well thats not the truth - but it will be great to have young men wtih speedy metabolisms to help make sure there isnt too much left for me!)so I can make these recipes full size!ReplyDelete
Decadent indeed and with that chocolate pie crust, your pie looks like chocolate heaven. I have a new linky on my blog called "Sweets for a Saturday" and I'd like to invite you to stop by and link this up. http://sweet-as-sugar-cookies.blogspot.com/2011/01/sweets-for-saturday-1_21.htmlReplyDelete
This looks wonderful...I want a bite too! :P YUM!ReplyDelete
I'm having the very first GIVEAWAY on my blog. Please stop by to submit an entry. Good Luck.
I made this yesterday. Very good! Definitely more decadent than other chocolate cream pies I've made. Rich like chocolate mousse. I also think its better the second day, good to know it can be made the day before, which isn't the case with all pies.ReplyDelete
First: This is the most wonderful, decadent, delicious looking chocolate pie -- ever! Second: Tell me how you removed the white thready thing? With your hands? Or did you push the yolks through a sieve? Third: I like the crust to be a little crispy. I thought maybe putting it in the oven at 350 degrees F for 5 or 10 minutes might be helpful. What do you think?ReplyDelete
Marie M., yes, I used my fingers. Sometimes the yolk sac broke, but other times it pulled off with no tearing. It is slippery, but not difficult.ReplyDelete
The crust was crispy, but not rock-hard. I don't know how it would stand up to a baking, what with the Oreo insides being part of the crust and all---might they undergo some weird chemical transformation? A bit of web research would be my next step if I were you... Good luck!
This pie looks so good. Thanks for the recipe! I really look forward to making this. I just hope mine turns out as pretty as yours!ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for coming by and linking this up to Sweets for a Saturday. I truly appreciate your support. Hope that you'll be able to join in again next week. By then, I'll have a cute button that you can grab and add to your post.ReplyDelete


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F-16I Sufa - IDF/AF
The F-16I nicknamed "Sufa" (Storm) is manufactured by "Lockheed Martin" and equipped with a "Pratt & Whitney" engine as well as advanced systems developed in Israel according to the IAF's specifications by the country's defense industries.
Conformal Fuel Tanks (CFT) - These tanks are manufactured by the "Israel Aircraft Industries" and increase the aircraft's amount of internal fuel by 50%. Their purpose is to significantly prolong the aircraft's flight range and ability to remain in the air. The tanks are installed the plane's back and conform to it's figure.
AGP-68(V)X Radar - Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) enabling the tracking of ground targets day or night, at any type of weather. The radar improves target-tracking performance and allows for automatic targeting instead of manual, thus saving valuable time. The radar also features improvements in the field of aerial targets including aquistion range and tracking quality.
Helmet Mounted Cueing System - An Israeli development. On top of the goggles which F-16I pilots and navigators wear is displayed various aircraft information such as height, speed and weapon systems data. This data be linked to the system, enabling the weapons to be launched on an enemy target using sight only. In addition, a camera mounted in the helmet records that which the pilot views allowing examining what the pilot saw in flight during debriefing.
Dorsal spine Avionics Compartment - An integral part of the advanced systems installed in the plane was developed precisely to the IAF's specifications by the country's defense industries. According to the IAF's traditions, The F-16I is equipped with advanced electronic warfare systems developed in Israel. These systems are improved models based on those installed in the F-15I . The aircraft features advanced Israeli communication systems as well.
600-gallon wing tanks - Improving the aircraft's range and persistence. The tanks are mounted on unejectable supports.
Satellite communication - The F-16I features two new communication devices manufactured by Elta and Rafael, including a UHF radio with new encoding methods and long distance relay capabilities.
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ISRAELI AIR FORCE, 119th Squadron #497.
ISRAELI AIR FORCE, 119th Squadron #119.
ISRAELI AIR FORCE, 253rd Squadron #253.
Aantal onderdelen: 107
- Lengte 202 mm
- Spanwijdte 132 mm
Schaal 1:72
Released by Hasegawa in 2010.
Hasegawa 01564


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Spend the day with and be inspired by the co-founders of Salvesen Graham, Mary Graham and Nicole Salvesen in their studio as they guide you through the design process, giving their top tips from over 25 years in the industry.
The workshop is designed for people who would like to know where to start with a project or those who have an idea of what they would like to do with their interiors, but just need the inspiration and confidence to see it through.
Throughout the day a range of topics will be covered; where to spend and where to save, how to put together schemes, practical and logistical advice on builders, architectural and furniture plans, details of fixtures and fittings to fun fabric scheming. There will also be a chance for you to ask Mary and Nicole your specific design questions.
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The other day, while shopping at the mall, I spied the most adorable pair of sandals. They were low, corky looking wedges with off-white straps and a row of creamy colored flowers that twirled from the toes right up to the ankle. Not only were they comfortable, not only did they fit, the pretty petals covered up the swelling in my left foot.
As I stood there in front of the mirror marveling at these charming creations, my daughter made the following statement (cleverly disguised as a question):
"Don't you think they're a little young for you?"
Now I'm not the type of woman who usually gets upset with this concern, (on the rare occasions when my girls have raised it) so I quietly reconsidered the reflection in front of me.
The shoes looked cute, fresh and yes..maybe a little too young?
I took them off and put them back on the shelf.
Later that evening I went online to study the shoes more closely. What exactly made these sandals "too young?" They were such happy, strappy little things. Were they just too much fun for women over 50? Was it the color? The design? Too many flowers? WHAT WAS IT?!
All of this pondering got me slightly depressed. I'm in decent shape and pretty sure that if you covered my head with a sack, most people would probably guess my age to be younger than it is…
..especially if I was wearing these sandals, right?! 😜
And maybe that's the problem. Maybe I'm supposed to dress "my age" so that people walking behind me don't get too startled when they catch up to where I am and see that I have wrinkles under my eyes-
Maybe dressing my age is more about how my clothes (and shoes) "fit" my face and less about how they fit my body..
In which case.. I guess it all comes down to this;
Wear nursing shoes if you don't want to disappoint anyone approaching from the back..
or wear exactly what you want
and simply stay ahead of the pack.


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Hotel Il Perugino
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Convenient Hotel near Perugia was born in 2010 in country Ellera Corciano, just 5 km from the city center.
Hotel Il Perugino is located in proximity to the motorway access, in a privileged position to reach the main tourist attractions in Umbria.
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Hewlett-Packard is sticking with processors from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) in a new family of blade PCs designed to compete with offerings from IBM.
HP announced its BladeSystem bc2000 and bc2500 products on Monday, promising to reduce IT management costs and improve data security for corporate buyers by replacing traditional desktop and notebook PCs.
Specialist blade manufacturers like ClearCube Technology and Wyse Technology also compete in this segment, as vendors see growing demand from businesses that struggle to balance security and compliance regulations with an increasingly dispersed and outsourced workforce.
The new BladeSystems are the desktop version of HP's range of remote computing products. They fit between a blade server arrangement for workers with light computing needs and a blade workstation system for engineers and stock traders.
In all three models, the user connects to a remote processor and data storage by accessing the office network with a desk-based access device such as a thin client. Since the main computing resources are located in a single, controlled data center, the corporate IT department can cut management costs by making hardware repairs and applying software patches remotely instead of visiting numerous workers at their desks.
HP is selling the bc2000 for US$1,000 per unit when a company buys 10 of the machines. Although that is up to twice the price of a traditional desktop, the IT department can pay off the difference in 12 months of operation, said Tate Davis, CCI product manager for HP's consolidated client infrastructure group.
IBM is chasing that same market with its HC10 blade and a TC10 thin client from its partner Devon IT Inc., both launched in May. IBM also targets midrange business users, but uses an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 8G bytes of memory and 60G bytes of storage.
In contrast, HP upgraded its previous blade PC -- the BladeSystem bc1500 -- by increasing the storage from 40G bytes to 80G bytes, the memory from 512M bytes to 1G byte, and the processor from an AMD Athlon 64 1500-series chip to Athlon 64 2100-series (for the bc2000) or dual-core Athlon 64 X2 (for the bc2500).
The extra power meets user demands for a blade PC capable of running Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Vista Business edition and its fast graphics handling, Davis said.
"Customers say 'If we're going to do thousands of units for a wholesale desktop replacement, we need this thing to support Vista, we need a graphics look and feel equivalent to a desktop PC, and we need a little more processing power than the bc1500, our previous generation,'" Davis said. The bc1500 ran Windows XP Professional.
HP says that power allows the bc2000 to outperform other blade computing designs, since it accesses those new processors over a dedicated link instead of through a "time-share" network where multiple users tap into a single blade computer.
"The IT department is being asked to do more than keep the trains running on time," Davis said. "They also have to help the end user comply with disaster continuity and recovery, handle outsourcing and offshore jobs, and maintain high security and compliance with the data."
The bc2000 is shipping now, with the bc2500 to follow by late July. Pricing for the bc2500 has not yet been announced.


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Here's what we've been enjoying this week:
Amelia came home with "Star of the week" this week for the first time and it was so lovely to read why they gave it to her. I am so proud that she has been woking hard with her work is always polite at school because she definitely isn't at home that's for sure!
Also, the kids have been enjoying watching Disney films this week. We have the Disney Life app which is amazing and means they can watch what ever films they want and means I don't have to buy all of the Disney films!
This week I "made" a start on de-cluttering the house and becoming more minimalistic. One of my new year resolutions this year is to be more organised and finally get rid of a load of crap I don't need. I did de-clutter before Christmas surprisingly and I do seem to be going to the skip every two weeks recently but I somehow still had stuff to get rid of! I've noticed that I keep hold of so much crap which I think I may need again when in reality it sits in a drawer or box for a year or two until I find it again. I've nearly finished de-cluttering and then I'll move on to our wardrobes.


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The main Bar Standards Board rules covering Public Access work in particular are in Annexe F2. They can be found here >
The rules read –
Annexe F2 – Public Access Rules
1. These rules apply to barristers instructed by or on behalf of lay clients (other than licensed access clients) pursuant to paragraph 401(a)(iii) of the Code of Conduct.
2. Before accepting any public access instructions from or on behalf of a lay client who has not also instructed a solicitor or other professional client, a barrister must :-
(i) Be properly qualified by having more than 3 years' practising experience, by having undertaken and satisfactorily completed the appropriate training, and by registering with the Bar Council as a Public Access practitioner; and
(ii) Take such steps as are reasonably necessary to ascertain whether it would be in the best interests of the client or in the interests of justice for the lay client to instruct a solicitor or other professional client; and
(iii) Take such steps as are reasonably necessary to ensure that the client is able to make an informed deciison about whether to apply for legal aid or whether to proceed with public access.
3. A barrister may not accept direct instructions from or on behalf of a lay client in or in connection with any matter or proceedings in which, in all the circumstances, it would be in the interests of the client or in the interests of justice for the client to instruct a solicitor or professional client.
4. In any case where a barrister is not prohibited from accepting instructions, the barrister must at all times consider the developing circumstances of the case, and whether at any stage it is in the best interests of the client or in the interests of justice for the lay client to instruct a solicitor or other professional client. If, after accepting direct instructions a barrister forms the view that circumstances are such that it would be in the best interests of the client, or in the interests of justice for the lay client to instruct a solicitor or other professional client the barrister must:
(a) inform the client of his view; and
(b) withdraw from the case in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 608(a) of the Code unless the client instructs a solicitor or other professional client to act in the case.
5. A barrister must have regard to guidance published from time to time by the Bar Council in considering whether to accept and in carrying out any public access instructions.
6. A barrister who accepts public access instructions must forthwith notify his lay client in writing, and in clear and readily understandable terms, of:
(a) the work which the barrister has agreed to perform;
(b) the fact that in performing his work the barrister will be subject to the requirements of the Code of Conduct and, in particular, paragraphs 401(b) and 608;
(c) the fact that the barrister cannot be expected to perform the functions of a solicitor or other authorised litigator and in particular to fulfil limitation obligations, disclosure obligations and other obligations arising out of or related to the conduct of litigation;
(d) the fact that the barrister is a sole practitioner, is not a member of a firm and does not take on any arranging role;
(e) in any case where the barrister has been instructed by an intermediary:
(i) the fact that the barrister is independent of and has no liability for the intermediary; and
(ii) the fact that the intermediary is the agent of the lay client and not the agent of the barrister;
(f) the fact that the barrister may be prevented from completing the work by reason of his professional duties or conflicting professional obligations, and what the client can expect of the barrister in such a situation;
(g) the fees which the barrister proposes to charge for that work, or the basis on which his fee will be calculated;
(h) the barrister's contact arrangements; and
(i) the barristers' complaints procedure and that of the General Council of the Bar.
7. Save in exceptional circumstances, a barrister will have complied with rule 6 above if he has written promptly to the lay client in the terms of the model letter provided on the Bar Council's website.
8. In any case where a barrister has been instructed by an intermediary, he must give the notice required by rule 6 above both:
(a) directly to the lay client; and
(b) to the intermediary.
9. A barrister who accepts public access instructions must keep a case record which sets out:
(a) the date of receipt of the instructions, the name of the lay client, the name of the case, and any requirements of the client as to time limits;
(b) the date on which the instructions were accepted;
(c) the dates of subsequent instructions, of the despatch of advices and other written work, of conferences and of telephone conversations;
(d) when agreed, the fee.
10. A barrister who accepts public access instructions must either himself retain or take reasonable steps to ensure that the lay client will retain for at least seven years after the date of the last item of work done:
(a) copies of all instructions (including supplemental instructions);
(b) copies of all advices given and documents drafted or approved;
(c) the originals, copies or a list of all documents enclosed with any instructions;
(d) notes of all conferences and of all advice given on the telephone.
11. A barrister who has accepted public access instructions may undertake correspondence where it is ancillary to permitted work, and in accordance with the guidance published by the Bar Council.
12. Save where otherwise agreed:
(a) A barrister shall be entitled to copy all documents received from his lay client, and to retain such copies permanently.
(b) A barrister shall return all documents received from his lay client on demand, whether or not the barrister has been paid for any work done for the lay client.
(c) A barrister shall not be required to deliver to his lay client any documents drafted by the barrister in advance of receiving payment from the lay client for all work done for that client.
A barrister who has accepted public access instructions in any civil matter may take a proof of evidence from his client in that matter.


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Blizzard Preparedness: A Guide to Healthy Eating in Extreme Winter Storms
If you haven't planned ahead, it's not too late to put together an extreme-weather healthy eating kit that will get you through a blizzard or snowstorm.
Big winter snowstorms, like nor'easters and blizzards, bring on extreme cold, major snow accumulation, and other immobilizing conditions. Winter storm experts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) National Weather Service, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the American Red Cross offer advice on how to prepare and stay safe and healthy during blizzards and other winter storms.
In addition to dressing appropriately for the weather, experts recommend stocking up on disaster supplies: flashlights, batteries, candles, waterproof matches, a radio, a first-aid kit, sand or rock salt for icy walkways, a snow shovel, and extra blankets.
However, your most crucial disaster supplies will be your food, water, and any prescription medications you, your family, or your pets need. Even if your home doesn't suffer any storm damage, you could have trouble getting to the supermarket, pharmacy, or doctor during extreme winter weather conditions.
Healthy Meal Plans in Extreme Winter Snowstorms
A bad snowstorm or blizzard doesn't have to derail your regular healthy eating regimen. As soon as you hear a winter storm warning, start stocking up on emergency water and healthy, shelf-stable and frozen foods that your family will enjoy. Be sure to pay special attention to the diet-specific needs of family members with health conditions such as high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, celiac disease (gluten sensitivity), or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
It is essential for people with health conditions like these to pay attention to their diets during winter storms. People with diabetes must stay on a regular eating schedule to keep their blood sugar stable, and people with high blood pressure must remember to stick with low- or no-sodium canned goods and packaged foods — not the high-sodium prepared foods that are typically set aside for times when the electricity goes out.
Read the shopping lists and sample menus below to get more ideas about how you and your family can eat healthfully during a winter emergency.
Shopping Lists and Sample Menus by Condition and Special Food Plans
These healthy-eating plans help those with medical conditions, as well as people who choose a vegetarian diet, make it through in good health.
Healthy eaters/high blood pressure/heart disease
Healthy-Meals Kit for Blizzards and Winter Snowstorms
Part of your emergency plan to stay nourished and hydrated during severe winter storms should include creating a healthy-meals kit. Joy Bauer, a registered dietitian and nutrition expert for Everyday Health and NBC's Today show, recommends preparing your healthy-meals kit at the start of winter, in anticipation of blizzards and snowstorms. "Doing it at the beginning of the season is especially important if you don't regularly keep nonperishable foods on hand year-round," says Bauer. Choose foods for the kit specific to your health conditions and make sure they remain properly sealed until you're ready to use them. "At the end of winter, you can add whatever you didn't use back into your main pantry," suggests Bauer.
Your kit should contain a supply of shelf-stable foods, frozen essentials, and bottles of water sufficient for several days. "I also recommend keeping a small stash of high-calorie, shelf-stable food in the trunk of your car in case you get stranded in the snow," says Bauer.
Fill up your blizzard healthy-meals kit with the following:
- Shelf-stable foods: These include low-sodium canned beans and soups; peanut butter (or other nut or seed butters); pasta sauce; canned light tuna, salmon, and sardines; fat-free evaporated skim milk (in cans); turkey jerky; dried fruits and nuts, trail mix, and nutrition bars; boxed cereal and whole-grain crackers; fruit canned in 100 percent juice; and applesauce cups.
- Frozen essentials: Stock your freezer with an extra loaf or two of whole-grain bread, some healthy frozen meals, and frozen vegetables and fruits.
- Emergency water: Amass at least one gallon of water per person (and pet) per day — and keep at least a three-day supply, so your family can stay hydrated. For a family of five, that amounts to 15 to 20 gallons.
- Tools: Be sure you have a manual can opener, since power outages can prevent you from using an electric one,. Also keep on hand a battery-powered hot pot or, alternatively, a gas camping stove. "Just don't cook with it inside the house!" warns Bauer, to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning from improper ventilation. You'll also need thermoses in which you can store hot soup and tea or coffee; a cooler and ice packs for foods that need to be kept cold; a food thermometer; disposable plates, cups, and utensils; and aluminum foil to cook over a camping stove, grill, or an open fire outdoors.
- Medication: Set aside a five- to seven-day backup supply of all your family's prescription medications. Carefully note the expiration dates and replace as necessary. Anyone who is regularly taking medication should continue to follow the prescribed directions.
- Backup supplies: If you have pets or a baby, maintain a backup supply of pet food and baby food and formula. Choose ready-to-drink formula if possible, so you don't have to add water — if necessary, use bottled water to prep the formula.
- Car trunk stash: Keep a small kit of emergency food in the trunk of your car in case you ever get stranded in a blizzard. Fill it with nutrition and granola bars, bottles of water filled halfway (to allow for expansion when freezing), trail mix, turkey jerky, and similar camping foods. Replace the emergency food at the start of every winter.
"If you have power or a heating source, you'll have far more options," says Bauer. She recommends preparing healthy comfort food while you're snowed in — a pot of turkey-bean chili, lentil stew, minestrone soup, or pasta with sauce and Parmesan cheese. If you end up losing power, you can still prepare cereal, sandwiches, bean salads, and many other healthy meals without a heating source.
Jessica Fishman Levinson, registered dietitian and founder of Nutritioulicious, also suggests that throughout the winter you make a habit of regularly buying vegetables and fruits that don't need to be refrigerated (for example, peppers, tomatoes, potatoes, apples, and oranges). Keeping them on hand will ensure that you have a source of fresh fruit and veggies during winter emergencies.


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VoiceThread is a web service which makes it possible to create and share presentations with a voice over. It is compatible with a wide range of devices as anyone with a browser can access the presentation via a shared URL. Moreover, VoiceThread also has apps for iOS devices, a Chrome extension and the content created with VoiceThread can even be easily viewed across screen readers without any issues. What makes this web service quite special is the fact that the audience can also respond with text and voice comments using an audio file, phone or microphone.
When presenting PowerPoint presentations to an audience the most important thing is to have everyone present. There is no point in repeating a presentation for people on a periodic basis and the ones who are left out can find it hard to catch up with what was presented (e.g. when a student may be unable to attend a presentation by a teacher). Furthermore, it can be hard to remember the contents of a presentation, which can make it difficult to recollect the major points of discussion by the presenter. With the help of VoiceThread you can resolve the aforementioned issues and also make it possible for people to respond with text and audio comments.
When you login to your VoiceThread account you will be presented with all your saved and shared presentations. To create a new presentation, click Create.
When creating your presentations with VoiceThread you can add content from a wide range of media sources, including a file from your computer, an online service, a URL or even a webcam. The available media sources that you can import content from include Flickr, The New York Public Library and your saved VoiceThreads (via the Media Sources option).
You can even upload PowerPoint presentations to create rich multimedia presentations. You do not require adding any software on your device and the only major requirement is Adobe Flash. When creating a presentation you can upload PowerPoint files, images, audio files and video files from dozens of media formats.
You can share your multimedia presentations by email, a shared URL, etc. You can even keep a VoiceThread private and only share it with specific people. Comment on VoiceThread slides can be added by other users from various devices using a microphone, webcam, by typing in text, via phone and even by uploading an audio file.
You can find out more about VoiceThread features from the video given below.
VoiceThread Simply Speaking from VoiceThread on Vimeo.
VoiceThread has both free and paid packages. The free membership is restricted to 75 MB of cloud storage whereas the paid versions provide more enhanced features and extra storage space. The paid versions include the Individual package which costs $20 per month, Team package with a starting price of $79 per month and the Enterprise package (contact sales for a quote).
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Root & Install twrp For Samsung Galaxy M10:
twrp Recovery Now available for the Samsung Galaxy M10 user Who own Samsung Galaxy M10 Smartphone can Root it using the Below Instructions. The Recovery is Flashable via Both Flash tools and fastboot Method.You can Follow below one to Install twrp on Samsung Galaxy M10.
Now First of All We have To Install a Custom Recovery to Root Samsung Galaxy M10. So In the Primary Step You need to unlock it's bootloader and after that You can install Custom Recovery on Samsung Galaxy M10. and then You Can Root it by Flashing Magisk.zip.
Samsung Galaxy M10 Run on Exynos 7870 SoC along With android 8.1 2GB of RAM and 16GB of Storage.The Device Come with 6.2 Inch IPS Display With the Resolution of 720X1520 Pixels.
- Rooting May Void Your Device Warranty.So Make a Backup of Your Data and ROM.
- In Some cases Rooting Cause bootloop So Do at own Risk.
- Make Sure your Phone at-least 50% Charge to Prevent accidental Shut Down During The Rooting process.
Download Files:
How to Install twrp Recovery On Samsung Galaxy M10:
- Run Odin and Click AP. Under AP Section load Recovery image [Must Compressed in tar Format]
- Now Reboot Phone to Download Mod and Connect to PC With usb
- You can See Added Msg on odin Screen, Check auto Reboot and click Download.
- Done/
How to Root Samsung Galaxy M10:
- Download Magisk18.1.zip and Move it to Device Storage.
- Now Switch off Phone and together Press Volume up and Power button it Will boot your Phone in twrp.
- In the twrp Click on backup Button Select Require Partition and Swipe Slider to Create a nandroid backup.
- Click on Install Button and Locate Downloaded Magisk.zip File and Then Swipe Slider to Install it.
- again Click on Install and then Locate No verity opt encrypt.zip and Swipe Slider to Install it.
- Done/ then Reboot System Now. Your Phone Successfully Rooted.
- if any RMM State error then Flash Rmm_State_fixer_zip from no Verity opt encrypt Folder.
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Google+ Arizona Shared Circle for Business Pages and Business Manager Profiles
Follow this link to a shared Google+ post where it's really easy to Circle a bunch of Arizona businesses, business pages, and business leaders with profiles on Google+.
You can also post your own link to the thread if you want your Phoenix (or Scottsdale, Tucson, Flagstaff) Arizona business or profile listed there!
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text: Tribune shareholders OK buyout amid market fears 5:00 AM PDT 8/22/2007 by Paul Bond , AP FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Financing, FCC hurdles up next Tribune Co. shareholders voted Tuesday to approve an $8.2 billion buyout that some investors doubt will happen because of a suddenly tight credit market that makes borrowing more difficult than it had been months ago when the deal was struck. The company said that of the 65% of the total shares entitled to a vote, 97% voted in favor of the deal that will make Tribune employee-owned, with Chicago billionaire Sam Zell getting an option to buy a 40% stake. Tribune already has bought back half of its outstanding stock, and the deal struck in April calls for it to buy back the rest in the fourth quarter at $34 a share. Nevertheless, shares traded at $27.98 on Tuesday and rose to $29 after hours, suggesting Wall Street's skepticism that the transaction will close under the current terms. In fact, after the stock traded near the $34 buyout price throughout April and much of May, it headed steadily south until bouncing off a nine-year low earlier this month. The deal depends on an additional $4.2 billion in financing that Zell indicated Tuesday he is confident will be provided by lenders as planned. "Despite the recent upheaval in the credit markets, my view of the company as an investment has not changed," he said. Assuming all goes well with the financing, the transaction also needs the blessing of the FCC, which would need to relax its rules restricting the single ownership of TV stations and newspapers in the same markets. Tribune owns 23 television stations, including Chicago's Superstation WGN, as well as such newspapers as the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Newsday in Long Island, N.Y., and the Chicago Cubs baseball team. "We're please that Tribune shareholders recognize the value of this transaction and have voted overwhelmingly to approve it," CEO Dennis FitzSimons said. "With financing fully committed, we anticipate closing the transaction in the fourth quarter, following the FCC approval and satisfaction of the other closing conditions." FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Paul Bond email@example.com @thr AP email@example.com @thr