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New Delhi: State-run iron ore miner NMDC is actively considering changing the location of its proposed two million tonne per annum (mtpa) pellet plant at Nagarnar in Chhattisgarh due to delay in land acquisition.
"As land acquisition is getting delayed due to delay in conducting gram sabha by the Chhattisgarh state government, a proposal for change in location of the pellet plant has been under active consideration," a company source said.
NMDC was mulling setting up a pellet plant adjacent to its upcoming greenfield steel facility at Nagarnar, which is likely to start production by next fiscal, at an estimated cost of Rs 800 crore.
The company in October last year had submitted the requisite application for obtaining environmental clearance. The terms of reference (TOR) was held in December.
The purpose of TOR, as per Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), is to enable the project proponent for planning and designing environmental impact assessment (EIA).
"One of the points in the TOR minutes was that the EIA report should be submitted after the land acquisition," the source said, adding since land acquisition was getting delayed, there was no point in pursuing for environmental clearance.
"At this juncture, we do not have any other viable option left but shifting the location. We are considering that option actively," he said.
A decision on change of site would be taken after consulting with the competent authority, he added.
The change in location of the pellet plant would mean the transportation cost of the end-product to its steel plant would go up resulting some additional expenditure for the company when the steel plant stats production.
NMDC is setting up a three million tonnes per annum steel plant at Nagarnar in Bastar district with an investment of Rs 15,525 crore. The company has already received all statutory clearances for the project.


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The new Landmark adds distinctive exterior features...
We recently drove the formidable Range Rover SDV8 Autobiography, and after this test, we can tell you that this car represents for us the pinnacle of smooth, state of the art high class motoring.
So stay tuned on these columns for a full test report…
In the meantime, there is further interesting Land Rover news, concerning the Discovery range this time. Did you know that The Land Rover Discovery chalked up over 1,160,000 retail sales and 225 international awards since its launch in 1989? The Discovery is now even more attractive with two extra editions. Just read further…
Hans Knol ten Bensel
The Landmark
Being already the fourth generation of the Discovery, the two new special editions, the Landmark and the Graphite, bring both new distinctive exterior design features, whereas the enhancements to interior refinement come as standard inside the Landmark with the addition of Windsor Leather seats and the Extended Leather Pack throughout, furnishing the dashboard, door casings and fascia.
The interior is purposefully limited to three colourways – Ebony, Almond and Tan. The latter is offered for the first time ever in a Discovery, with Tan Windsor Leather Seats complemented by Ebony door casings and fascia and a Straight Grained Walnut veneer trim finisher.
The exterior upgrade sees the addition of full length roof rails in a bright finish that highlight the familiar stepped roof design of the Discovery.
Distinctive black fender vents, grille and mirror caps complement silver bonnet and tailgate badges, alongside Landmark badging to the side and rear to further distinguish this model. 20-inch 5-split spoke alloy wheels complete the design.
The Landmark is available in a limited range of five body colours, including Zanzibar which has been exclusively reserved for the Landmark edition and is not available on any other Discovery. The other four available body colours are Waitomo Grey, Santorini Black, Yulong White and Indus Silver.
The Graphite
The Discovery Graphite (see photo here above) builds on the success of the Black Pack and introduces a modern and distinctive look to the model range with striking finishes. A grey Graphite finish to the fender vents and grille, which also sports a gloss black and lighter grey frame, blend with existing grey highlights appointed to the door handles and the Discovery badging to the bonnet and tailgate.
Exclusive to the Graphite is the 19-inch 7-split spoke alloy wheel in a high gloss dark grey as standard. The customer can choose between a spectrum of nine body colours and three interior colourways*.
The editions are available to order from the end of October
Efficiency through technology…
The optional Land Rover InControl Apps* complements the Discovery's existing infotainment system to provide the ultimate in-car connectivity. It brings the convenience, familiarity and original look and feel of compatible smartphone apps into the owner's vehicle, which are displayed and controlled from the vehicle's touchscreen. The customer can find parking spaces, stream their favourite music or simply locate the nearest hotel for that invaluable pit-stop.
The acclaimed Terrain Response® and Hill Descent Control drive technologies ensure optimal and responsive driving across any terrain as standard. Add in the choice of the single-speed transfer box or twin-speed – the latter offering high and low range for the most demanding off-road conditions, and optional Wade Sensing™* technology to alert the driver to deep water, and the Discovery is equipped to tackle whatever path the customer decides to travel.
The Land Rover Discovery continues to drive power and all-terrain capability with efficient diesel and petrol engine options when matched with fuel-stretching Stop/Start** technology and the refined ZF 8-speed automatic transmission.
For key petrol markets, the 3.0-litre V6 Supercharged generates 340PS@6,500rpm (250kW) with 450Nm of torque and combined CO2 emissions from 269g/km. Fuel consumption stands at 24.6mpg (11.5 l/100km).
The 211PS (155kW) 3.0-litre TDV6 remains the EU6 diesel engine entry level option, delivering 36.7mpg (7.7l/100km) and a CO2 figure from 203g/km on a combined cycle. The higher-powered 256PS (188kW) 3.0-litre SDV6 gives equivalent fuel consumption and CO2 figures.
Needless to say that we are keen to test the new editions of the Discovery soon, but in the meantime, wait for our test of the marvellous Range Rover SDV8 Autobiography!
Hans Knol ten Bensel

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Today I will be going back to school. All the way back to elementary school, in fact. I've been asked to be the visiting poet for one of our local schools as part of their observation of National Poetry Week.
And so, today, I will be sharing with the kids some of my original poetry in addition to quite a lot of poetry by other, better-known, poets.
Here's one of the pieces I'll be sharing with the kids today:
by Kelly Fineman
&emsp &emsp for Jack
Sometimes there's a racket, other times a hum–
Either way the sound tells you the lawnmowers have come.
They skim across the yard, cutting as they go.
Sometimes they move very fast, and sometimes they move slow.
The old man down the street pushes his uphill;
If he went the other way, I'm sure he'd take a spill.
His mower is quite old; it has blades that twirl.
They make a click-clack noise as he takes it for a whirl.
Our lawnmower at home uses gasoline.
Once I get the motor started, it sounds very mean.
Dad says I must use it. I don't get a vote.
But if it were up to me, I'd choose to buy a goat.
Enjoy your day.


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This edition of Anime Talk is going to focus on your Waifu or Husbando. Something similar to this was going on within the youtube anime review community and I am shamelessly stealing it, well with a few changes ......
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In This edition of Anime Talk I review the Slice Of Life, Romance Anime Movie "I've Always Liked You - Confess Your Love Committee"
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Well if the title of this post didn't confuse you congratulation for those who did let me explain! As you all or at least most of you are aware I write two different types of posts here on Heromachine. That first would be Anime Talk where I discuss all things Anime related, the second being Kaldath's Corner where I write about things I personally find particularly interesting. Well This post is going to be a bit of a combination of the two!
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We all remember the TV shows we watched and loved as kids. As adults we grumble about the 'quality of kids' shows these days', but what about the ones we remember so fondly? They may hold a place in our hearts and in our nostalgias, but what happens when you re-watch some of those shows now? Well, thanks to DVD release and streaming options like Netflix, this task is simpler than ever. So, with that in mind, I thought I would go back and look at some of these and give my thoughts on how they've aged, or at least how they fare through adult eyes. So first up is the one that we've actually been watching a lot of lately, Digimon: Digital Monsters (or Digimon Adventure). I'm talking only about Season/Series 1 here, because that's the one I remember watching. To be fair, it's a season of 54 episodes, so there's plenty to talk about.
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Hello folk, on this edition of Anime Talk I am going to as the title says; review the Anime Series Orange. Warning there may be some spoilers but I will try to limit them as much as possible.
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A live action version of the Anime Movie Ghost In The Shell is in fact a real thing, and in the past I have written two posts about this subject, the first one when I first found out about this project ( Read it HERE ) and the second a look into the controversy and accusation of "white washing" by Hollywood because Scarlet Johansson was cast as the Major ( Read that one HERE ). Well now I am writing to share with you all some clips I just saw on ChrunchRoll's news section from the movie which are on youtube. You can see those clips HERE.
Now there isn't a lot we can learn from the clips as they are so short, however there is one thing we certainly can learn from them. One of the fears surrounding this film by the fans of the source material is that the setting would be changed. It was feared that the story would be removed from Japan and placed in a futuristic version of New York, or LA but from what we can see in these clips that fear can be put to rest or so I hope anyway. These clips make me more hopeful for this movie and now we just have to sit and wait too see weather Ms Johansson can do the role of Motoko Kusanagi.
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In This edition of Anime Talk I am going to be doing not one but TWO separate top 5 lists for you discerning anime fans out there to debate! Why two lists you may ask? The answer is simply, I'm lazy and don't want to write two separate posts!! Yeah I know, I get like that sometimes, so sue me.
Anyway lets get rolling with our first list.
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Well with the 2016 Spring anime season about halfway over I figured now would be a good time to tell you my top five anime from this season. I will only be including Anime that began this season and not ones that just have new seasons out now. So without further delay let us begin.
Hi guys, JR here again and once again I'm hijacking the Anime Talk title from Kaldath (you guys get 2 Anime Talks in one week, what a novelty). This is because next week is the release of the second part of Digimon Adventure Tri. Now, I'm sure people might remember that I did an Anime Talk on the first part of A3 last year and I, for want of a better phrase, lost my absolute mind over it. Of course I will be reviewing (read fanspazzing all over) the second part next week, but first I thought I'd do something I've wanted to do for a while and go over the previous Digimon series. All of them.
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I recently saw an anime review on Youtube tackle this topic and thought that it would make a great discussion for our community. On this edition of Anime Talk we will discuss Anime Series or Movies that we believe need to be remade.
This is how this is gonna work. After the jump I am going to give you a list of anime that I personally think need to be remade and my reasons for it, and in the comments below I invite you to tell us what Anime you believe need to be remade and why.
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tee, 06 Apr 2015My blu studio phone shut down about 12 times and I knew it was fully charged and when I held t... more2 week from new phone.Total black screen,no turn on.Found internet advice which worked well.First remove sim.Then..Press ON switch,VOLUME switch together. on screen,then replace SIM.Press TURNON as usual.Everything back to normal.Best phone owned!!!
Bishop, 05 May 2015The writer said this unit had two slim cards when there is only ONE in the 7.0 unit. I had my... moreI don't agree with Blu on this but I guess they figured that if anyone sees the whole than they would automatically assume it was a reset whole. It is always the rule of thumb to sale and advertise as if you are selling to a market of ignorance. Not that the whole market is but the small percent that are will be able to utilize maximum capabilities with ease.
Anonymous, 21 May 2015 i got my blu 7.0 3 days ago, and the play store is taking long to open up or load. ....come o... moreIf you can type in proper English you can hold more validity and with validity comes credibility you talk so you can be understood and both validity and credibility go up you talk in slang or slander and you lose more of both and it is hard to recover. Like most everything else in life it is harder to gain something than it is to lose something. Thus one step forward two steps back.
I have had a blue phone for about a year now and never had a problem till now. I am with Metro PCS and maid the upgrade to 7.0 from the 5.5s on the account that I watch a lot of movies and like a bigger view. the problem is that it only allows me to access 2G networks. The network mode is on 2G/4G auto but it is only picking up 2G service. Because of this I am unable to use Netflix on this phone and my network is slower than a snail so YouTube and other streaming videos are out of the question. How do I get my phone to detect at very minimum 3G but preferably 4G networks?
jean, 07 Jun 2015My phone won't turn on its on the charger now but all it is doing is blinking a red light ? Pl... moreyou know where the power and volume buttons are? between them there is a little whole right? That is a reset button. get a needle or straighten out a small paperclip or you can use any wire that fits into that whole as long as its not flimsy. apply a small amount of pressure and then try to turn your phone on again.
Monica, 05 Jun 2015Keep turning off every 12 hours I love my phone but apparently it turns off automatically and I don't know why need some help
I have a serious, embarrassing issue. I'm a complete jack-idiot and when I went to put SIM card into slot, I did so automatically without realizing it was micro. The SIM card is stuck and I don't know how to get it out. I am not sure if the back casing comes off. I attempted but nothing would move. I just got this phone this afternoon. I don't want to break it.
My question is....does the back come off or am I totally a newbie in phablet land and it's not supposed to open?? Right now I'm SOL on no phone now and I need it badly for jobs to call.
My phone won't turn on its on the charger now but all it is doing is blinking a red light ? Please help
Have had this phone for about a month now and I live it. I have been a moto man for over ten years and I'm never going back. From now on its blu for me.
was thinking to buy one but never mind since its not working for you guys
I have been testing and using the Blu 7 for about four months and testing every feature. The phone has worked smooth and as it should! Better than expected.
I had it about 3 weeks, don't work to well, comes on when it get ready, something is killing my battery don't know wat to do about. I paid 146.00 for not giving me good service @ all.
i got my blu 7.0 3 days ago, and the play store is taking long to open up or load. ....come on now blu ....if your selling a cheep phone sell a good working cheep one .this a rip off!! If you can't sell a good cheep phone...don't put it on the market. Alot Of ppl making complaints.an if you guys can't get your" act "together you just loose a customer and you will loose more. ..until you have none to sell to.... an that's the truth my friends
tee, 06 Apr 2015My blu studio phone shut down about 12 times and I knew it was fully charged and when I held t... moreThe BLU 70.0 works great for the last few weeks and does what it is suppose to do. I wonder if the reports against it is only by people that sell another kind and do not like the fact, this unit is great and is worth every dollar it cost.
Bought it for my wife who is old fashion and travels for work internationally. Excite to meet her in Memphis yesterday to give her the phone....Charged it while getting ready for dinner and once off the charger it dies I mean I've never seen anything like it...I was so embarrassed. These phones are a reflection of what they really are...cheap phones.
This is my second one. My husband brought it and it shut off and the battery light kept blinking not wanting to charge or come back on... This is the second one and now its taking the play store easy long to load my social network apps. I had the other blue and that was fine.... Please fix it blu


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Bid Manager
- Recruiter
- Barhale Limited
- Location
- Walsall, West Midlands
- Salary
- Good
- Posted
- 24 Jan 2018
- Closes
- 28 Feb 2018
- Contract Type
- Permanent
Bid Manager
The Role:
The Bid Manager will identify business opportunities that align with the Barhale Business Strategy, particularly aligned to own region. They will be responsible for developing appropriate relationships with external parties to help develop opportunities and winning submissions, secure work by value and type to meet company objectives and work with the Senior Bid Manager to develop customer solutions and prepare responses. The role will also involve overseeing all quality, technical and commercial aspects in accordance with company procedures, developing "best practice" systems and processes and implementing them across the other regions, whilst maintaining and building relations with them.
Key Responsibilities:
Identify business opportunities that align with Barhale Business Strategy
Review Barhale Business Strategy
Identify appropriate companies with whom to form partnerships with and to provide support in developing PQQ and tender responses
Identify and request the creation of account plans
Liaise with other offices, regions and partners to identify opportunities to meet that strategy
Review Client Business Plans and understand their requirements
Develop opportunities into PQQ's or tenders seeking bid writing support as required
Develop business relationships with external parties to support responses to PQQ's or tenders
Allocate opportunities to other team members to prepare responses
Develop and implement strategies for winning bids
Liaise with both internal and external parties to develop bid strategies
Oversee and lead bid teams in the planning and delivery of PQQ and bid submissions in line with agreed strategies
Act as a point of contact for customers during tendering process
Handover to operational teams at contract award
For complex bids, support the operational teams in the transition period of new contracts or as required
Oversee the preparation of handover packs
Present key customer requirements
Present basis of bid
Compliance with corporate governance requirements
Ensure sign-off of any significant post-tender amendments by an authorised person
Develop best practice business development processes across the Business
Prepare bids in a timely manner, in accordance with Company procedures
Ensure adjudication meetings are arranged and appropriate sign-off is achieved
Key measures & targets:
Winning work to meet the Company's objectives
Adherence to all deadlines set
Key relationships:
Senior Bid Manager
Regional Managers
Estimating Manager
Person Specification:
The successful candidate is likely to meet all of the following criteria:
Engineering or commercial background
Experience of managing teams in researching market place, understanding client business strategy, marketing and bidding
Chartered, Incorporated, or similar
Understanding of commercial aspects of bidding including risk management
Demonstrate business improvement and process management skills to support transition to operations or in change situations
Good written English and technical writing experience
Ability to review and improve written bid submissions
Confident dealing with both Barhale employees and customers at all levels
Proficient in using Microsoft Office
As well as offering a competitive salary, remuneration for this role includes flexible benefits, which provides a range of guaranteed benefits including but not limited to:
Company car/car allowance
5% Company pension contribution
Life Assurance at 2 x notional salary
Single persons private medical cover
Permanent Health Cover
About Barhale
Barhale is one of the largest privately owned infrastructure specialists in the UK and was originally formed in 1980 as a specialist tunnelling contractor diversifying over the years into various civil engineering areas. Barhale works UK-wide across the water, transport, energy and developer services sectors providing design, construction and maintenance services under long-term contracts, with blue-chip public, regulated and private clients. The company employs over 600 people in the UK, has an annual turnover of £120m and a distinctive set of values that are fundamental to our approach to business sustainability.
Our business activity is carried out for the following principal sectors:
Water: Civil Engineering, Tunnelling, Pipelines and Utilities
Transport: Rail, Aviation, Waterways, Highways and Bridges
Energy: Power Generation, Power Transmission and Distribution, Waste
Developer Services: Civil Engineering across private sector developers UK wide
Specialist Businesses: Tunnelling, Mechanical and Electrical and Barhale Construction Services (BCS Group)
How to apply:
Please send your current CV and covering email outlining your suitability for the role and quoting the reference number WC579 to email@example.com
We are an equal opportunities employer. We are determined that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, pregnancy or maternity, gender re-assignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, age, race or disability. All information will remain confidential to Barhale and will be handled in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.


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11 unusual things you must not forget in Nicaragua
1. Rashguard
2. Basin plug
Traveling for a long time? You'll need to wash your clothes and the easiest way is to just do it yourself.
Bring one of these for your sink, its a couple of bucks and makes a huge difference.
3. Padlock
Its nice to have a combo lock with you if and when the opportunity arises for you to place a lock on your valuables. I recommend combo v. key lock so you don't have to schlep the key around with you.
4. Sunscreen
Don't get burned when you first arrive otherwise you will have pain for the next few days. Bring a 50+ spf with you and apply everywhere multiple times per day. Don't forget your ears, the part in your hair, and the tops of your feet.
I love my Spibelt because its made in the USA and it conforms to the shape of whatever you put inside, this minimizes the bouncing and jiggling of items while you go for a walk or run. When I arrive at the Managua airport, I place my passport, a $10 bill (you will need to pay 10 bucks to enter the country and yes, they take US dollars . . . everywhere) and usually about half my money and then keep it strapped under my shirt.
6. Ziploc Bags
You will need these for everything. If you want to bring some money to Playa Hermosa or Playa Maderas, place your cordobas or US dollars in one of these. Protect your money. Why? Nicaraguans do not like damaged money, even a small tear in your cordoba or dollar bill that we would consider normal wear & tear in the US, will not be accepted.
Another main use for ziploc bags, is to place your iphone in a small one and your tablet into a gallon size bag. With the dust, sand and wind you will thank me for recommending such a simple fix. And the thing is, you can still manipulate your touch screens with the bag.
7. Clothespins and wire/string
When you are done hand washing your clothes, you'll be hanging them in the sky to the let the sun and wind dry them. Bring at least 6 of these to get you through your time there.
Its not uncommon for the electricity to come off and on throughout the day and night, as they say, its Nicaragua. BUT, this can wreak havoc aka destroy your gadgets plugged into the wall. The inconsistent voltage can burn through iPhone cords and zap your laptops. Protect those pricey gadgets with a surge protector.
9. Flashlight
Some cities literally go without electricity once the sun sets. And since I mention, the number one danger of Nicaragua its at #11, then please bring a cheap small flashlight with you.
10. Small bills
How often do you pay with $50 or $100 bills in the US? Hardly ever, right? And if you do, don't you typically preface the purchase with . . . this is all I have . . . are you able to work with me?
Although you can use both Cordobas (Nicaragua money) and US Dollars in Nica, its advisable to keep an abundance of small bills on you. If you are bringing 20′s from the ATM, take the time to go inside the bank and change those into $5′s and $1′s. Paying with 20′s (unless its your hotel bill) in Nicaragua is like paying with $100′s in the US. Not cool.
Check out these practice Cordobas (perfect for kids or for the person who wants to put extra time into their planning)
11. Good walking shoes. Like really, really good walking shoes.
There are the obvious dangers of being in a third world countries BUT the biggest danger are the sidewalks. Without fail, each day I say multiple people take a plunge, trip, fall onto their face, hands, wrists etc
These are the shoes that I wear because they protect your toes, stay on securely and perfect for water or no-water. They are called Keens and its one of the best investments I made about 5 years ago.
P.S. Click here for Part 2 on insider secrets
P.P.S. Check out my digital nomad coffee shops in Nicaragua in Part 1
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Shocker Warrior
I am not responsible for drawing this, but the coloring was all me. The new mascot of the FC Shockers.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Indian Drummer
This guy evolved from a random face, to Ringo Starr, to an Indian bongo drummer. I wanted to name him Samir, after my fellow co-worker. Get Back, He's droppin' beats!
Ninja Crawler
Did this one awhile back. Wanted to do some forced perspective. I think Spiderman trailers were everywhere too.
Random Marks
Saw the old Disney classic and was moved to do a quick sketch. I have no idea what he's doing, but the happy thoughts are flowing.
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This project started with the need for a bunk bed and an idea my daughter had to have a themed room at our cottage in Michigan. She decided on a beach theme and while we could have bought just any bunk bed, the room presented some challenges that really made any other bunk bed less than ideal. (Not to mention that I was really looking forward to building something special for her)
The first challenge was that the celling is relatively low. Additionally, there is a soffit that wraps around 2 sides of the room which makes it even lower in some areas. A traditional sized bunk bed would have made the top bunk very tight and waste a lot of space under the bottom bunk. The second challenge is that the room is also very small (9'x10'). (It's a cottage after all) I needed the beds to not be directly above each other to maximize the space. Lastly, there really weren't any beds that my daughter liked or thought fit her "beach" theme. Well………. there was one …….it had a tiki theme with lots of large bamboo. She liked it, but it was around $10K …..so….. that wasn't going to happen. I also didn't think I could get my hands on lots of large bamboo and was concerned about working with it, if I could.
My inspiration was originally focused on the lifeguard houses you see on beaches. I liked the thick timbers with crisscross supports and pier like appearance. I showed her some pictures and she though it matched what she was thinking of. I also created 1/12 model of the bed to visualize my plans dimensions and give her a better idea of what it would look like. Additionally, I created a sketch up drawing of the room to have a 3D reference of the space (since the room was 3.5 hours way from my shop). I did a rough design of the bed in sketch up to see relative dimension as they related to the room and then I was off and running.
Side note: I had originally planned on doing crisscross supports at each end of the bed like the pictures I was basing my design on, but when I got to that point in the construction, I decided that since the supports were just for esthetics, they would make getting under and around the bed more restrictive. In this tight little room, the more open the bed was the better. In this case, I opted for function over form.
The bed is made entirely of construction grade dimensional lumber. I went with a mixture of 2×8, 4×4 and 2×12 to get some contract between white pine and douglas fir on different elements of the bed. The joinery is all half lap joints that provide all of the mechanical support of the bed. I used wood screws to secure the joints (So the bed can be completely disassembled into single pieces and I didn't see the need in using bed bolts). The platform for the mattresses is tongue and groove slats so it also can be made small for transport.
For the finish, I chose to use Tung oil for its simplicity and I cut it 1:1 with citrus solvent. The citrus solvent really worked fanatic. There was no toxicity or VOC's ( it just smelled like oranges). In the past I have tried tung oil straight, however it is way too thick and tends to gum up. I did one coat with a brush and then wiped on the second and third coats allowing 24 hours to dry in between. My daughter had originally mentioned that she wanted the bed painted white, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it (not a fan of painted furniture). I'm not sure if she was being polite, but after I showed her a sample for the tung oil finish, she said she liked it better.
The eventual plan is to hang some grass skirts from the ceiling the drape over the upper bunk window/bedrail to create more of a thatched roof, however it will be up to my daughter and my wife to work out those details.
There is only a couple things I would do different on this project if I were to do it again. The first is that I dadoed the ladder into the runner on the bottom bunk and made the angle at the top fix exactly with the top bunk. This was fine in my shop (that has a level floor). However after assembly in my daughter's room, I quickly found out that the floor was uneven enough to make bottom dado throw off the angle of top connection just a touch so the joint isn't completely flush. With some field modification I got it decent, but it wasn't what it was in the shop (a touch disappointing). The last thing I would do different would be change my method for cutting out the half lap joints on the big timbers. During the course of this project I was very fortunate to have a neighbor offer to sell me his vintage Dewalt 1030 radial arm saw and I eagerly snatched it up. It was in perfect condition (The neighbor is a woodworker too and took very good care of his tools). So I used a Dado blade on the RAS to cut the joints. This worked very well but because they were deep cuts I really had to keep the dado relatively thin and make lots of passes. If I went too thick, the saw's power made the cuts difficult to do in a controlled manner. I was so excited to get the saw that I think I didn't really analyze if it was the best approach. It wasn't a biggie, but in hindsight I should have bulked out the material with the bandsaw and used the RAS for the precision cut. It wouldn't have change the quality but it would have made it go faster. It's actually very amazing how accurate the saw was after I tuned it up using Mr. Sawdust's Book.
It was a fun project. I tried to keep track of the cost but lost sight after the initial lumber purchase. I would estimate that all-in-all I probably spent $300 in material, $100 in supplies and sunk about 80 hours (over the course of a year) into this project.
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#1 posted 10-21-2010 12:55 AM
Terrific set up. Bet your daughter loves it!
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#2 posted 10-21-2010 01:26 AM
I would have loved that as a kid.
-- Al, Culpeper VA
#3 posted 10-21-2010 03:28 AM
It looks like you have put an awful lot of thought, time, hard work, and love into that bed. It turned out great! She looks very happy with it and I am sure it will be treasured for many years to come.
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#5 posted 10-21-2010 04:57 AM
In a few years, she's going to start to say pissy things about her parents, every now and then.
Show her these pictures.
You're a good dad :-)
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#6 posted 10-21-2010 11:54 AM
What a cool bed for your little girl! She must really love it!
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#7 posted 10-21-2010 04:03 PM
Lucky girl. She's never going to want to leave the cottage.
-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!
#8 posted 10-22-2010 02:55 AM
very cool Dad!
#9 posted 12-20-2010 10:24 PM
I love the bed and plan on using it as a "model" for some beds I'm building for our lake house in northern Indiana!
One question – are those rails 2X12's or are they 2X10's?
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#10 posted 12-21-2010 01:29 AM
I started with a mixture of 2×8 and 2×10's but milled them down a fair amount to get the boards as flat and straight as possible. I would have to measure them the next time I'm up to get the final dimension but I believe the rails were something like 6"x~3.5" (true dimension) after the glue up and final milling. I'll be up there in a few weeks if you would like some actual dimensions. (I might also have a scrap I can measure at home that might be more accurate than my memory if you would like to know sooner)
#11 posted 12-21-2010 07:19 PM
cjh: Thanks for your reply!
In your writeup, you mention that you used 2 X 12's. I'm trying to find where in the build you used them.
I have already started my first corner post (two 4X4's sandwiched between two 2X8's), and I certainly planed each of them down quite a bit before the glue up just to be sure I had true surfaces. I also wanted to eliminate the round-overs along the edges of each of the boards.
Anyway, it looks in your pictures as though, if your posts are 8X8 (minus milling), your rails are 2X10-ish (again, minus milling).
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#12 posted 12-27-2010 05:05 PM
Yeah, now that I think about it I did use 2×12 for the rails (the main reason was so I could have the contrast of douglas fir against the white pine of the posts) I just was at the house and measured. The finished size of the post are 5×5 and the rails are 5 3/4×2 1/2.
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Alcohol, Health, and Discipline
Guest Column Stephen R. L. Millman
As a member of the Institute Committee on Discipline (COD) and a GRT at Next House, I feel the need to respond to the editorial in the September 15th issue of The Tech.
While I agree largely with the content of the editorial "A Beginning, Not an End," there is a point which misses the mark broadly. Near the conclusion, the editorial board of The Tech asserts that "MIT needs to take measures to assure students that they will not be in trouble when seeking medical help for other students." In fact, no one has ever been in trouble at MIT for seeking medical attention required by another student. What The Tech is suggesting, of course, is that there is a real possibility that a student who has broken the law by providing alcohol to a minor and getting him or her so drunk that he or she requires medical attention will be reluctant to call for help for fear of Institute reprisal.
I believe that the reason that students feel reluctant to make the call is that they do not understand what will happen to them if they call. In a nutshell, if you have not broken a law or Institute policy and call for help, you won't be in any trouble. If you call for help and have broken a law or Institute policy and have not done so before, you will receive a very small penalty that doesn't affect your academic record in any way. If you do not call for help and you have broken a law or Institute policy you will be caught and you will receive a penalty that could include suspension or expulsion.
Clearly, the most important thing, once an MIT student has made a mistake and someone's health is in danger, is that proper medical assistance is acquired. In almost all cases this means calling the campus police (CP) who have the fastest response time and are all trained emergency medical technicians (EMTs). When the CPs arrive, the first thing that they do is assess the condition of the person in need and tend to him or her and then, if a law has been broken, they begin to investigate to find those responsible.
Except in the most severe cases, like if a student dies or is permanently disabled, the worst punishment typically handed out to a first time offending student responsible for serving an underage drinker, or drinking underage, or failing to register a party where alcohol is being served is an alcohol citation. The alcohol citation consists of three parts: talking to a dean, a $25 fine, and going through an alcohol training exercise on CD-ROM. That's it. Nothing on your academic record. Your instructors can't see it. In fact, the only circumstance that will bring it to light is a future disciplinary action. It's not fun, but it's also not a tragedy.
Where people get into serious trouble is when they do not stop after the first mistake -- having broken the law or Institute policy. The students who come before the full COD are people who have failed to make the call to campus police, lied about the whereabouts of a drunken student, drove drunk to get someone to MIT Medical themselves and avoid the CPs, dropped unconscious people at MIT Medical and then disappear without providing information about what happened to the student, and other stupid, reckless, and dangerous things. In almost all cases the CPs catch these people and the penalties they can receive can be enormous. In some previous cases students have been fined much more heavily, placed on formal probation (which appears on the transcript for a period of time), suspended, or expelled.
Students at MIT must understand that the penalty they will face increases dramatically with each bad decision they make. Once you have made the first one, stop and do the right thing. Call for medical attention and tell the truth. In the two years I have served on the COD and various review panels, we have never issued a hard penalty to any student who has been forthright to us and to the CPs from the very beginning.
The Tech makes an important point about the need to do something which ensures that students in need get the medical attention they require. The answer, however, is not to make breaking the law a consequence-free action. What needs to be done is to have students be educated about what will happen when they make the call and, just as importantly, the potentially dire consequences to both themselves and the student in need if they do not.
Steven R. L. Millman is a graduate student in the Department of Political Science.


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The Vinland Map must be the world's most contested piece of parchment. Donated to Yale University by the philanthropist Paul Mellon in 1957, the map, which famously describes the Viking discovery of North America, has been stuck in scholarly deadlock ever since. The subject of endless studies and counterstudies, the map is either a rare medieval artifact -- the first cartographic representation of the continent -- or else a modern fake.
Consider the two conflicting studies that appeared in scientific journals last month. One, published in Radiocarbon, gives a date for the map's parchment of 1434, suggesting to the researchers that the map could well be authentic. The second study, published in Analytical Chemistry, comes to the opposite conclusion, arguing, as previous studies have, that the presence of a mineral called anatase in the map's ink indicates a 20th-century origin -- even if the parchment is far older. And just last Sunday, in The Boston Globe, the rival factions were rehashing the debate once again.
But now the forgery camp may have some fresh ammunition. A Norwegian historian says she has fingered the forger: a German Jesuit priest named Josef Fischer, whom she believes made the map partly to protest the Nazi regime.
''He would have made the map not for profit and not to flaunt it publicly, but mostly as a private protest,'' said the historian, Kirsten A. Seaver, an independent scholar based in Palo Alto, Calif., who is the author of a well-regarded book about the Viking exploration of North America. ''I'm very convinced it was done to tease the Nazis.''
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''He seems pretty plausible,'' said Robert W. Karrow, curator of special collections and maps at the Newberry Library in Chicago. ''It may have been intellectual arrogance or just a game, but he was in pretty much the right place at pretty much the right time and had the right information. I think it all hangs together.''
As Ms. Seaver points out, in many ways the Jesuit is an obvious suspect. He was an avid scholar and collector of old maps, credited with discovering the now legendary Waldseemüller world map from 1507 -- the first to use the word America.
He was also passionately committed to the idea that the Norse had been to this continent long before Christopher Columbus, publishing a book on the subject in 1902. At the time, there was little evidence for Father Fischer's theory. Yet he was convinced a cartographic record of the venture must exist.
These facts alone might qualify as probable motive, but Ms. Seaver's theory is more elaborate. Father Fischer, she argues, would have been outraged by the Nazis' persecution of Jesuits.
In 1938, Nazi officials forced the sale of Stella Matutina, the Jesuit College in Feldkirch, Austria, where Father Fischer had taught and was living in retirement. (He moved to Munich the next year and died in 1944.)
At the same time, Ms. Seaver contends, Father Fischer would have been appalled to see ancient Norse history put to use as Nazi propaganda. The Third Reich did a bustling traffic in ersatz Norse art and artifacts, she points out, as German officials saw in the Vikings an Aryan people with territorial ambitions much like their own. In particular, a Viking conquest of North America would supply a perfect rationale for the Reich's empire-lust overseas.
By making the Vinland Map, Father Fischer would thus seem to be fulfilling a cherished Nazi dream. But -- and here's the rub -- the map is laden with Catholic imagery. The legend in the top left corner refers not only to the discovery of ''Vinland'' by ''the companions Bjarni and Leif Eiriksson,'' but to a trip there soon after by Eric, ''legate of the Apostolic See and the bishop of Greenland.''
This, Ms. Seaver argues, was Father Fischer's ruse: to give the Nazis -- and history -- a Viking conquest of the New World but to make clear that it was a Catholic one as well.
''The map shows two things clearly,'' she said. ''The Roman Catholic Church was here first, long before Hitler and the Third Reich could claim any rights to the region, and it showed the Norse had discovered America long before Columbus. Whoever the Nazi authority was who was going to pronounce on such a map in the public eye would have to make a choice. Should the map be discarded because of its Catholic symbolism? Or should they go with the lovely idea of the Norse discovery of America?''
Anomalies in the map's legend -- including its idiosyncratic account of Norse history -- further implicate Father Fischer, Ms. Seaver says, who would have relied on inaccurate secondary sources. But her most tantalizing clue concerns a Czech library that may once have housed the Vinland Map parchment.
When Mr. Mellon purchased the map from a Connecticut rare books dealer in 1957, he also acquired two associated 15th-century works: ''The Tartar Relation'' and ''Speculum Historiale.'' The latter volume was incomplete, however, consisting of just the first four sections.
But in a Swiss auction catalog from 1934, Ms. Seaver found a listing for a manuscript fragment that appears to be the volume's missing fifth section. The catalog attributed the fragment to the Mikulov Castle library in Brno, a collection that was known for its antique maps and that Father Fischer consulted.
When the library was sold in the early 1930's, Ms. Seaver speculates, Father Fischer either bought or was given a bound edition containing both''The Tartar Relation'' and ''Speculum Historiale,'' later converting some of the parchment -- into the Vinland Map.
''If correct,'' said Peter Barber, head of map collections at the British Library, Father Fischer's connection to ''Speculum Historiale'' ''is close to a smoking gun.''
Close may be the best Ms. Seaver can do. Like her, Father Fischer was interested in map forgeries, and even published an article on some Renaissance world maps that he suspected were fakes. And like her, he lacked a smoking gun.
''As far as I can see, none of these maps has an absolutely impossible appearance,'' he was obliged to concede.
''But all of them are to a greater or lesser degree strange and different from all other hitherto known maps.''Continue reading the main story


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Christians become more accepting of the ways of the world as we become less astute theologically. I've found in dealing with Christians that questions about the perceived unfairness of other religions not getting to heaven tend to wane when people really understand the truths of Christianity—how corrupt human nature is apart from Jesus, why we need Him, why Jesus died upon the cross and what He actually accomplished on the cross.
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Because it is such a high quality vitamin and the amount of ingredients that go into each pak, it is a bit pricey. On Amazon, the 44 Animal paks cases go anywhere from 20-40$ per case; at 1 Animal Pak per day or 2 for competition / intense training. Basically, $20-$40 every 44 days or every 22 days depending on how you use it.
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The Puna Gallery and Gift Emporium celebrated its soft opening Saturday, featuring its collection of fine art, including paintings, prints, wooden bowls, sculpture and furniture handcrafted by the community's artists.
The family-operated fine-art gallery and gift shop in the heart of Pahoa also offers a variety of locally made gifts, from Puna-grown coffee, clothing and jewelry to soaps, lotions, student works and gift cards.
"This space is for artists and producers who live or work in Puna to have a venue to showcase their talent and to market their unique products to the public," said owner Amedeo Markoff.
The gallery is located at 15-2901 Pahoa Village Road and open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, but closed Wednesdays. An event-filled grand opening will be March 31.
For more information, contact Markoff at 937-4146 or email@example.com or visit www.facebook.com/punagallery.


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Since the age of 13, Teng Wen Li had waited for the day she could join the National Police Cadet Corps (Sea), a school uniformed group.
Her mother, a regular in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), had often regaled her only child with stories of her adventures in camp, sparking her interest in being in the military.
Now 17, Wen Li plans to sign up for the newly formed Singapore Armed Forces Volunteer Corps, which would give her an entree to that world while enabling her to do something for her country.
"Unlike the boys, we don't have national service, so I want to gain some experience and knowledge before committing to sign on," said the junior college student, who hopes to be a civil servant if she does not become a defence executive officer.
Every able-bodied man and woman between the ages of 18 and 45 who is exempt from national service will be eligible for the military volunteer corps when it is set up in the middle of next year.
Women, first-generation permanent residents and new citizens will be the target of the new corps, first mooted last year and envisioned as a unit that will serve alongside regulars and national servicemen.
Defence planners hope to see about 100 to 150 step forward to form the first batch of volunteers.
They can choose to serve in two tracks:
- Operations - guarding the Republic's key installations like Jurong Island and crowd control during SAF-related events;
- Specialist - applying their expertise in the legal, medical, psychological and maritime fields, among others.
After signing up, they will have to wear a uniform and undergo a four-week course to familiarise themselves with military culture and operations.
Like every operationally ready national serviceman, volunteers are liable to be called up to serve for up to two weeks every year, for at least three years.
They are likely to be given an allowance during their in-camp stints.
The topic of women and first-generation permanent residents volunteering attracted intense discussion in recent focus groups led by the Committee to Strengthen NS.
In a recent Institute of Policy Studies survey, seven out of 10 Singaporeans said women should be allowed to volunteer for the country's defence.
This could include helping out at National Day parades and military open houses.
But Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said yesterday that NS must be for a real and critical need, and "neither tokenistic nor symbolic".
The military volunteer corps is likely to be a variant of the Singapore Police Force's Volunteer Special Constabulary, which helps in patrols, and the Singapore Civil Defence Force's Civil Defence Auxiliary Unit, whose members teach or man the 995 hotline.
Both units have about 900 volunteers.
Dr Ng said setting up the SAF's volunteer corps would not be "an exercise in numbers" but to ensure people are meaningfully deployed.


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Everything a business owner does involves risk. You may not think about it, but the risk is everywhere! Driving a car, hiring employees, and operating your business all require risk.
Most insurance agents will tell you avoiding risk involves buying a policy, but this isn't the first place to start. Allow us to walk you through a risk analysis and we'll help you structure a plan using risk management tools, which include:
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- Risk Finance (This is the insurance piece…again, the last and not first step in the risk management process).
Covenant York PA can also be your one stop shop for attaining bonds. After all, we are a full service agency! We make the bonding process very simple and our agents are ready to help!
Some ask what is a bond and why do you need one?
In simple terms, a bond is a performance guarantee (they pay in the event you or your business doesn't complete the job as promised). In fact, Bond Underwriting is similar to the underwriting banks use to underwrite a loan.
At Covenant, some of the bonds we offer are:
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- License and Permit Bonds
- Bid Bonds
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The following is a list of the License & Permit Bonds that are most commonly required by local governments
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- Painting Contractor
- Electrical Contractor
- Plumbing Contractor
- HVAC Contractor
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- Security Guard/Merchant Police
- Second-Hand Dealer
- Auctioneer
- Concrete Contractor
- Excavation Contractor
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Choosing insurance for personal or business purposes can be a difficult choice. There are dozens of local insurance agencies in York, Pa! Not to mention the huge, national companies.
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At this point, the launch of a new Sony platform would feel incomplete without a new installment of the Dynasty Warriors franchise right alongside it. Luckily, here comes Koei with--you guessed it--Dynasty Warriors for the PSP. The popular hack-and-slash franchise's first portable outing pares down the complexity seen in past console-based titles, distilling the experience to the core large-scale combat that's driven this series for years now. Diehard fans of the series will probably be pleased simply because they can take Dynasty Warriors with them everywhere, though if you haven't been impressed by the series lately, this simplified handheld installment won't do anything to reel you in.
If you've played any of the myriad entries in the Dynasty Warriors series, you'll know the drill here. It's ancient China, and three warring states are disputing control of the vast nation in the wake of the sundered Han dynasty. You'll choose from a large stable of legendary heroes hailing from each of these three factions and then you'll plow your way through one (presumably loose) historical scenario after another as you attempt to unite China under your own banner. This is extremely familiar territory for players who've got some Dynasty Warriors experience under their belts, as you'll again be fighting in the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the Battle at Hu Lao Gate for the nth time. But this time, the flow of the action has been changed substantially.
In the console versions of Dynasty Warriors, each major skirmish takes place on one massive battlefield, and a typical level can take close to an hour to complete if you take your time. However, Koei rightfully seems to have taken the portable nature of the PSP into account here by breaking up every big battle into many smaller parts, represented on a tactical map with each node connected to other nodes by varying paths. Each section of the battle has its own type, from fortress to supply depot to simple open field, giving some areas a greater degree of strategic importance than others. To some extent, you can choose the path you take through the battle by selecting which areas you want to attack next, based on where the enemy's troops are concentrated. However, you can also just plow your way through, without much consideration for strategy, by attacking the next available node.
Each minor skirmish is very brief; you'll generally spend between two to five minutes hacking away at the enemy hordes before you've liberated that area and can move on to the next. You can save after any of these quick action sequences, power off the PSP, and then pick back up where you left off at a later time. Compared to the console Dynasty Warrior games, this version certainly makes it feel like less of a commitment to begin a new major battle, though the brevity of most of the stages can occasionally make the action feel a little trivial.
In any event, once you get inside a battle, the gameplay should feel awfully familiar to anyone who's played one of these games before. You'll button-mash your way through literally hundreds of enemies over the course of a battle, targeting group leaders and named enemy officers in order to reduce your foe's overall morale. As in past games, you've got a musou special attack that can be used to clear even more enemies at once (at the expense of your filled musou meter), along with a charge move and a ranged bow-and-arrow attack. The basic gameplay is easy to pick up if you haven't played a Dynasty Warriors game before, and it can be pretty entertaining in short bursts, though not as much over long sessions.
The PSP version of Dynasty Warriors takes the original concept of bodyguards, or second-in-command officers, and beefs it up a bit to provide some extra strategy. Before heading into a large-scale battle, you'll be able to select up to four secondary officers from a stable who will grow as you play through the game. The officers each carry an array of skills and special abilities that will confer both passive bonuses and active special abilities on you in battle. One officer may increase your life bar, for instance, while another will have a special ability that lets you go into a berserker rage during battle. Your choice of accompaniment has a noticeable effect on the flow of the battle, and indeed the officer setup provides a great deal of the game's available strategy. You'll unlock new officers as you play, and there are so many officers with so many mixtures of special attributes that the more interested players will likely spend a lot of time experimenting with new combinations to find what works best. You can even trade officers with other players to put together the optimal team.
The graphics and presentation of Dynasty Warriors PSP are similar to that of the game's PS2 counterpart in spirit, if not in specific detail and fidelity. The bland, planar battlefields are only occasionally interrupted by any kind of surface features, like walls or fences. The character models are noticeably (and understandably) less detailed than those seen on the PS2, though the game does seem to get almost as many of them onscreen at once. We experienced a severe drop in frame rate a couple of times, though these seemed tied to specific areas of certain levels rather than the amount of activity going on. On the plus side, the designers have made good use of the PSP screen's extra width by providing a tactical display with a battlefield map and troop morale indicator that help keep you appraised of the battle's progress. Rounding out the presentation is a soundtrack that seems lifted straight from the recent Dynasty Warriors games on the PS2 (which is to say, it's just as head bangin'). Alas, there's not much voice work to speak of, unlike on the PS2.
If you're looking for an action game to play on your PSP in quick bursts, or you're simply a hardcore fan who wants to take one of your favorites with you on the go, Dynasty Warriors for the PSP will likely fit the bill. The action is repetitive enough, especially in light of its many existing console-bound iterations, so that those who've already had their fill of the Dynasty Warriors formula won't find much new here. There are plenty of extra characters to unlock beyond the initially available 15, which, coupled with the many possible officer combinations, makes for a lot of replay value. But that's only if you enjoy the core gameplay enough to replay the game for dozens of hours, and that's a big if.


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Healthy Cooking with the Devils & RWJBarnabas Health
Travis Zajac Grills Asian Chicken Burgersby New Jersey Devils @NJDevils / newjerseydevils.com
The New Jersey Devils have teamed up with RWJBarnabas Health to prepare some healthy recipes, perfect for athletes, fans and, families. Watch as Travis Zajac joins Barbara Mintz, Vice President of Healthy Living for RWJBarnabas Health and Jason Choate, Executive Chef for Prudential Center, as the crew cooks up Asian Chicken Burgers with a special twist, only a hockey player could add. If you'd like to whip up this dish, the recipe is below
Asian Chicken Burgers
Serves 4
• Cooking spray
• 1 small carrot
• 1 small red onion, halved
• 1 pound ground chicken
• 1/4 cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
• 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
• 1 tablespoon grated peeled ginger
• 4 teaspoons low-sodium soy sauce
• 3 teaspoons hot Asian chili sauce, such as sambal oelek
• 8 ounces white mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
• Juice of 1 lime
• 4 whole-wheat sesame hamburger bun
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Mist a baking sheet with cooking spray.
2. Grate the carrot and 1/2 onion into a large bowl. Add the chicken, panko, 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce, the ginger, 3 teaspoons soy sauce and 1 teaspoon sambal oelek and mix until combined.
3. Shape the chicken mixture into 4 patties and place on the prepared baking sheet.
4. Bake until cooked through, about 20 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, thinly slice the remaining 1/2 onion. Toss with the mushrooms, sesame oil, lime juice and the remaining 1 teaspoon soy sauce in a bowl.
6. Mix the remaining 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce and 2 teaspoons sambal oelek with 1 tablespoon water in another bowl.
7. Warm the hamburger buns in the oven. Serve the burgers on the buns with a drizzle of the hoisin-sambal sauce and some of the mushroom mixture


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Tuna-Cheesy Melts...at least that is what we call them. We came upon this by chance a long time ago (we didnt have enough bread left for all of us to have lunch and I didnt want to go to the store while hungry for lunch-or something like that).
lay bread on a cookie sheet, mix up tuna and mayo in a bowl and spread on the bread, sprinkle on or lay on your favorite cheese (we like mozzarella or cheddar), slide under the broiler element and stick around they melt fast and then start to burn just as fast. Don't ask me how I know.
We have been enjoying some flowers from around the yard this summer. The pink rose was planted in my yard by an elderly neighbor who taught me a lot about taking care of my yard when I was twenty something. He planted it while Tessa (1 or 2 at the time) and I were across town. We came home to a lovely surprise. Hannah has taken over that rose bush and Sophie has claimed the one beside it: a very dark red rose.
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Mactaggart & Mickel Homes would like to wish all our clients, past and present, a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
We've had a very successful 2013, launching brand new developments including Polnoon in Eaglesham, and Lover's Loan in Dollar, and our other business divisions have thrived, successfully delivering ambitious projects including the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes Village.
2014 will be an even more eventful year, and we look forward with huge enthusiasm to the new opportunities and challenges it will bring.
Our sales centres and showhomes, head office and timber factory will be closed for the holidays from 4pm on Friday 20th December. Our Sales centres will re-open at 10.30am on Saturday 4th January, and our Head office and factory at 9am on Monday 6th January.
Best wishes for 2014 from all of us at Mactaggart & Mickel Homes!