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Did you know that there are over 35 ways to prepare and bake a turkey? Did you there are over 650 related recipes? I did not know. Rather I had no clue that to bake a turkey was such a feat requiring super strength, dexterity, skill and tones of patience. If I had known this from before, my mother's request for me to prepare the Turkey and Ribs for Christmas lunch would have yielded a negative response. (Yeah right, like I could say no to my mother!) It would have resulted in me ordering the stuff before and laying it out nice and neat as if I had prepared it. Did you know that HiLo will prepare a turkey for you once you ask? Who knew!.
BTW, in case you haven't caught on as yet, I am no cook/chef/wiz in the kitchen. When I tell people that my skill is ordering food, they doubt me. Give me a list of people and I can precisely determine the amount of food you will need from any particular restaurant. Chinese food restaurants are very easy for me. I don't think it's a gift but it just developed overtime. I of course ignore those "special needs" idiots who need "leg and thigh only" or "peas must not touch the meat". They need to be delivered from their neuroses.
Anyway, I digress. I decided that I would bake the turkey myself and of course, being the great chef that I am, I decided to defrost the turkey on Christmas Eve day. I took the turkey out of the fridge around 8am that morning and just left it in a bucket filled with water in the sink while I ran errands and sourced the ribs for Christmas Day.
I didn't fully understand, well comprehend that a turkey must be fully defrosted before baking otherwise all kinds of health concerns can arise and sundry baking drama. I read all of this on the internet over the days leading up to the baking moment and I just couldn't understand why anyone would go through so much trouble for a stinking turkey when to cook/bake a chicken one does not go through all this drama.
Anyway, around 4pm, I settled down in front of the computer to decide on a final recipe for this turkey. The day before, a guy had told me that I needed to brine the turkey for like 12 hours and then stuff seasoning under the skin and everything would be ok. I had no idea what "brining" was nor was I leaving a turkey out in any kind of solution for 12 hours to achieve the moisture and taste he described.
Anyway, I settled on the recipe of an Australian Chef who simply took a big stick of butter (garlic I think) and mixed in some herbs and spices (parsley, rosemary, thyme yadda yadda yadda) into the butter and them he proceeded to put this mixture under the skin of the bird and viola, he was done. I liked it! It seemed simple enough and I would have no problem with the seasoning as I had loads of it at home. What I did not have was the type of butter he recommended. I assumed Blue Band and Flora Margarine spread would not do. So off I ran to True Value to get this special butter.
While at True Value, I kept searching for the special butter and kept getting upset as I realised that I might have to drive to Hi-Lo Alyce Glen for greater butter variety. As I was about to leave, I saw a friend named Kurt and I told him of my butter woes. He told me that I was creating work for myself. We walked me over to a section of the grocery where alot of Chinese products were and he handed me a bottle of "Chinese Chicken Marinade" and told me to bathe the turkey in that and placed it in an oven bag and all would be fine.
I was a tad confused. I asked innocently, "Umm why would I put chicken marinade on a turkey?" He stared at me as if I had donkey ears coming out of my head. Turkey is Chicken boy and it is just a sauce! I didn't question his logic. I took the bottle of marinade and also picked up some oven bags and headed home.
I stared at the turkey for awhile when I got home.
This bugger was big! There were still a few parts of it that were cold and slightly frozen, so I knew I had at least an hour or more before I placed it in the oven. And so I began to work! I got out my seasoning and placed it under the skin of the turkey (Oh I used some lime juice before as brine solution but I think the only effect it had was…well none). I then placed the turkey in a big bowl I had (that was too small for it but it had to work) and began to pour the chicken marinade on it.
After about two or six coats of the marinade on the turkey, I covered it down for 45 minutes to let the marinade soak in. I came back to the turkey a couple times within that 45 minutes just to baste it over and over so that all the juices stayed it.
At 7:25pm, I decided it was time to place the turkey in the oven. I had set the oven a few minutes before to 425 so that it would be ready for the bird. I placed it in a tray and then proceeded to waits for the 3 hours it was estimated on the Butterball label that it would take to bake.
Somewhere in my mind and mixed up in all the info I had devoured, that oven setting of 425 made sense. It was only 40 minutes later when I decided to check the Butterball directions that I saw the setting was actually to be 325! I ran quickly to the oven and changed it. I prayed that the turkey suffered no damage.
Being in the oven bag I realised that I could not keep basting the turkey like I had read so I trusted that this bag would seal in the juices and provide a succulent bird.
At 11:15, I jumped up from in front of my computer and ran to the kitchen as I realised that the bird had been baking beyond the required time. I am ashamed to say that Angry Birds Friends Tournament on Facebook was the reason I lost track of time.
I took it out and well here is the result below:
I got scared immediately. The damn thing was burnt and it didn't look brown and tasty like the one the Australian chef has taken out of his oven. It looked sick! I didn't cut it or taste it that night as I feared that I might just chug the entire thing in the dustbin and order KFC chicken the next day! Thank goodness I remembered that Christmas Day is the ONLY day that KFC is closed in Trinidad. So I covered that bugger down and prayed for the best. The Ribs fared much better and I must say everyone was pleased the next day except me.
On cutting the turkey on Christmas Day I discovered that the top part of the breast area was rather dry. The other parts of the turkey were rather moist and tasty but my OCD only concentrated on the dry portion. I was disappointed.
Everything went off well on Christmas Day and I was told by everyone that they will look forward to another succulent bird for Christmas 2013.
I nodded in agreement as I knew that someone will be baking that damn thing for me next time. No headache again.
How was your Christmas?
P.S. I was "Detour" T-shirtless this Christmas. Finally, the Gods have heard my cry!!


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As of 2015, Jana Duggar, the eldest daughter of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, does not have a husband. Her younger sister Jill is married to Derick Dillard, and another one of her younger sisters, Jessa, married Ben Seewald in 2014. Her older brother Josh is married to Anna Duggar.
Jana Duggar was born on Jan. 12, 1990, and she is one of 19 children. The Duggar family practices courtship, a process in which a couple adheres to a special set of dating rules while getting to know one another and determine if they should get married. Rules that Jana's siblings have followed during their courtships have included going everywhere with a chaperone and not kissing until after marriage.

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Not Eminem…ME! At least I think I'm back. I said it before on January 7, and it ended up being a cruel, cruel trick played on grandparents and aunts (sorry!). But now that summer is here and things have already slowed down tremendously, I really think I can do this.
Quick recap on what our fam has been up to the last few months:
Scott – Working hard for his girls, as always! Traveling a bit more after acquiring some accounts further to the south and west. Running. Smoking lots of meat on his new smoker. Setting aside his grills and other, more labor-intensive smoker, for the easier, no-need-to-shower-after-smoking-all-day Traeger. He's loving it, I'm loving it (how easy is it to simply whip up a salad and saute some asparagus to go with the meat of the day?!), and the girls are loving it (lots of outdoor time). Now our patio grill count is: Charcoal grill – 1, propane grill – 1, old-fashioned smoker – 1, electric smoker – 1. And he's not ready to give up any of them. Hmmm.
Rachel – Working out, working out, working out…I feel like that's all I do in an effort to lose those last few baby pounds. Actually, I've lost all my Rynn pounds, but I have a few more to shave off that I didn't get a chance to do after having Reece before getting pregnant again. That, and my continued part-time work with the church. And two MOPS groups, which have now come to an end for the summer.
Reece – Pretending, pretending, pretending. Napping (but only for one hour or she won't sleep at night!), helping Mom, riding her tricycle, being SO creative, drawing, gliding on her swingset, playing in her pink sand, making play-doh creations, loving going to "school (Parent's Day Out)," lining up her crayons or chalk in looooong lines after she colors with each one, cracking up her mom and dad…things like that.
Rynn – Keeping up with big sis as best she can, CLIMBING!, swinging, sliding, insisting on walking during family walks (that makes for a long one, folks!), biting/pinching sister when she gets mad, eating whole grapes that she sneaks from sister's plate and scaring Mom to death, being "Swiper," as she takes toys right out of her sister's hands, and cracking up her mom and dad.
So we've been busy. And we're having lots of fun. And now I'm gonna try and document all that fun so the girls have PROOF that we actually did fun things together as they grew up. 🙂
We should have lots to blog about this summer with gymnastics (both girls), ballet (Reece), and swim lessons (whoever I can get in this late in the game).
Here's to summer lovin'!!


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When we got home, I checked the mail, and...
This past week, I made some new online friends, including Marsha Greenberg. Guess what? She's a vintage hanky lover! She has published an amazing book, Hankie Couture.
I tell you, dear blog buddies, the Internet is a dangerous place! I am now also following embroidery blogs. It's true, and it's scary... there's more inspirational stuff out there! Thistle Threads is offering an embroidery kit to support the Winterthur Museum.
Yes, I caved! The kit arrived yesterday, and now I'm going to have to learn how to do tent stitch. It doesn't look complicated... thank goodness!
Now to the burning question... what's happening on the tatting front? I'm still working on my hanky edging, but with all the company this past week, I haven't accomplished much. I did start an oval doily, thanks to inspiration from Frivole. She just had to ask for ideas for oval doilies, and I just happened to have some patterns lying around!
I started "Graciella" from Tatted Doilies by Iris Niebach. I'm using DMC 8 from my dear friend Monica. I've never tatted an oval doily before! So far, so good!
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Growing up, I harbored two contradictory desires.
I prepared for the former by showing boys my personality and the latter by dressing as a bride for five consecutive Halloweens. Though this blithe acceptance of contradictory impulses seems uniquely kid-like, I have a hunch that if more women were honest with themselves, they'd realize they share both goals.
I also knew early that I didn't want kids. In fact, the longing confounded me. Grow a human in one of your organs? Nine months later, force it out? After that raise it? For how long? Oh, forever?! Nothing about that sounded anywhere near as appealing as say, freedom. Or sleep. So once I got over my terror of being even more of an outsider than I thought I was, lesbianism began to seem like a pretty sweet deal. I might not get to have my wedding cake and not eat it, but I could avoid marriage and kids.
I'm not saying I chose to be gay in order to dodge the expected trajectory of a heteronormative, mainstream life, but it sure provided a nifty escape hatch. At least at the time. In 1999, few were getting gay-married. No studies yet showed that children brought up by female partners had it better than their straight-raised counterparts. Anyway, if I did come to want kids, there'd be another female body to do the gestating; hopefully she could make dinner and schedule doctor visits, go shopping and do all the housework as well. In other words, I'd totally have kids, if I could do it in 1953 as a man. I swear, I'm a warm, lovely person despite my cold, distant terminology, my instinctive distaste for all things domestic. Throw an awkward-eared German Shepherd into the mix and I'm all kinds of nurturing. Well, until the dog interrupts my work.
And that's perhaps the crux of the issue. I've always felt certain that children disrupt art. My dad is a poet and sometime musician. My mom has, through the years, dabbled in visual art. However, both maintain serious day-jobs, the stress and time-commitment from which affected if not thwarted their artistic goals. If you ask either one of my parents, they'll tell you (or at least me) that they both wanted children, have never regretted the sleep lost or money spent, have in fact, benefited from the whole, you know, gestating, extruding — that whole — I'm going to just think about German Shepherds for a minute. The wonderful, warm, dog — I mean child-rearing situation. Yet somehow I got it in my head early that to be a parent was to trade artistic ambition for family. If it weren't for me and my sister, how far might my parents, my mom specifically have followed her bliss?
Of course this is black and white and wrong all over; plenty of female artists raise kids. Look at Jennifer Egan, Meryl Streep and Courtney Love — OK, don't look at Courtney Love. Still, traditionally, lesbian artists have been free from the constraints of child-rearing. But over time that's started to shift. The first to come to mind is, of course Melissa Etheridge. She and David Crosby (who I always figured for a big Daddy Dyke) made a splash back in 1998. The most recent lesbian artist to head toward parenthood is Indigo Girl, Emily Saliers. Her younger partner is due any time now and while I would never malign a woman for choosing to start a family, I wonder what small effect this more traditionally heterosexual choice might have on one woman's art.
Historically, lesbians, deprived of more conventional choices, spoke from a sort of queer periphery, and in doing so, brought a unique, outsider mentality to what they created. I don't know that having kids affected Melissa Etheridge's work. She still writes about her angels and demons, still uses the word "journey" more than anyone not about to break into "Don't Stop Believin'" logically should. Then again, Etheridge always did seem to speak from the center. Plus by the time she had kids, her wealth separated her from the sort of struggle most parent/artists endure. Still, I wonder how having kids might shift Emily Saliers particular point of view.
Saliers' music has always seemed deeply personal; doubtless, her art will reflect her experience as a parent. Though change is brewing, the experience of parenting is something still not shared by the majority of lesbians. If Emily feels like a partner to many fans as they travel down a certain road — earnest lesbian, micro-focused on relationship minutiae, hell-bent activist — then she has just taken an off-ramp to somewhere as yet undefinable. In the long view, as marriage and family become more acceptable (perhaps even legal), and more lesbians gravitate toward parenthood, what queer artistic contributions might never come to fruition simply because a queer periphery no longer exists?
I'm writing this on election day, which makes these ideas feel particularly blasphemous. When given the choice between further forward motion in the fight for gay rights, or a possible cruel about-face back to 1953, obviously I vote in favor of the former. No way could I mourn the loss of a society in which queers functioned within a subculture because they had no other options. And yet, I wonder what lesbian artists will have to say from some eventual cozy center, rather than from the radical outside looking in.


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"I am very well aware that my music isn't for everyone and I'm not claiming that all hiphop should sound like my brand of hip-hop.This just happens to be what I happen to create. It's not like every song is just a wall of noise with my vocals on it; there actually is some composition to it."
And right here we'd like to thank Will "M.C. Dälek" Brooks for assuming the position of rationaliser as to why hip-hop is being featured in the pages of your favourite extreme music journal. Long-time readers might be well aware of the existence of this New Jersey-based experimental/ noise hip-hop outfit, as they've been reviewed in these pages in the past. As such, you've hopefully also noticed, and are somewhat pleased (if not tickled), to note that our justification for the inclusion of Dälek once again has been contracted out to the man on the inside. For those of you new to the game, please note that Dälek have been an eardrum-shredding force on the underground hip-hop, experimental and noise rock scenes for almost twenty years with six albums under their belts (including new release 'Asphalt For Eden', their first full-length since 2009). They have shared stages with a variety of pillars from both the extreme music and hip-hop worlds and collaborated with the likes of Justin Broadrick and Kevin Martin's Techno Animal, krautrockers Faust, electronic blip-blooper Kid 606, Swiss legends The Young Gods and there are rumours running amok of an upcoming partnership with Blut Aus Nord. Hell, considering all of the above, it's surprising that Dälek hasn't butted creative noggins with Mike Patton, though the majority of their discography did see release on Patton's Ipecac label. And even if all of the above still hasn't indicated there's more going on here than a whiny dude lamenting about some girl not calling him on her cell phone, Dälek's new album is seeing the light of day via Profound Lore, the epitome of cult-cool extreme music labels.


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The Humina, Humina, Humina award goes to former Miss Delaware Teen USA, Melissa King.
King resigned her crown this week after facing questions about an online sex video that claims to star her.
The website [I'd name the site here but they don't advertise] posted a sex video Monday featuring a woman who looks and sounds like King and claiming it is the teen pageant winner. King, contacted Monday, said she was aware of it, but denied it was her.
"Absolutely not," she said. "It is not."
Of the porn site's claim, she said, "There are comments saying this, however, it's not comments that are true."
Her half-hearted denials get better.
Asked if the woman in the video is just someone who closely resembles her, King said, "Um, I'd rather not be talking right now, but yeah."
King said she had an attorney but would not name him, explaining, "Because you're going to publish something and I'll, I'll give you a call back another day."
So did she or didn't she star in this video?
Well, of course she did. The coup de grace came Friday when the website that initially posted her sex scene followed up with a clip of King reading a release form in which she identifies herself by name.
Knowing that the jig was up, King Tweeted the following @Melissa_M_King – "Once you move on in life people shouldn't try to use your past against you… Let them be happy."
Yeah, don't bet on it.
The Emperor Speaks award goes to Hustler's grand poobah, Larry Flynt.
The Hollywood Reporter published some sage advice from the wheeled one for those women, who are currently in, or thinking about entering, the adult industry.
Of the six suggestions he makes the most profound would be simply: Be Professional.
I suggest you read the story and maybe take some of it to heart.
The Good Samaritan award goes to Lisa Ann.
Usually when Lisa Ann goes flying off on some halfcocked rant I usually ignore it. However, when her Twitter volley involved Mr. Marcus, Manwin and live sex on a radio show her rant was too interesting to cast aside.
Lisa Ann began her barrage with the following:
"I have some news that is so absolutely shocking I have been just trying to accept it before I share it, this will blow Your Mind…
…So you all know that I have a Radio Show on Radio Sex, used to be Spice Radio, is Owned by Manwin and resides in the PlayBoy Building.
…Last Tuesday night, the show after mine, with the same program director as mine, decided to "Play God" with the destiny of Radio Sex. We all know the Mr Marcus Situation…
…We also know the Playboy Building and Manwin have NO Permits for LIVE
sex and did not check tests. I have pulled some photos that I will send later, but no one will let me know who the girl was, as her head is removed from the images.
…So @jessica_bangkok are you saying you can handle the pressure of the business shutting down again? Losing Radio Sex? This is an absolute atrocity!!! I couldn't be more beside myself, people still surprise me..
…That's the amazing part.. Now Radio Sex will be thrown out of that building and everyone is losing their jobs.. OMG who is blowing up my phone! My bosses boss..
…From Playboy! Wow, they are shocked I'm pissed! As he is trying to talk me off the ledge I am expressing to him I am just protecting my peers Mr Marcus, yes I know everyone makes mistakes.."
Apparently someone's bosses' bosses' boss took Lisa Ann's comments seriously because TMZ reported Thursday that Jessica Bangkok was fired from her position at Radio Sex. Also during Manwin's investigation Debi Diamond and Nicki Hunter where also canned for an unrelated on-air incident as well.


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Internships & Campus Recruiting
Internships & Campus Recruiting
Internships with XL provide an opportunity to experience actual construction practices in the field – to make a direct link between what you are learning in the classroom and the real world of construction. Ideally, when you return to school, your classes will have more meaning. Internships also provide us with a chance to get to know your capabilities as potential future employees.
We share our passion for building with you, in hopes that it will inspire in you a passion for the industry, and for XL in particular. To do this, we provide rich, job site-focused experiences for interns, covering three categories of job tracks:
- Traditional project engineer, a track towards a career as a project manager
- Field engineer, with more field-focused activities, leading to a project superintendent career
- Cost engineer, a path that can lead towards a career as an estimator or in preconstruction services
Further, we want you to get the full XL experience, including Thursday barbeques, bocce ball tournaments, special events with management, trainings, and summer schedule. You may also find yourself involved with our cycling, running, or yoga groups.
Campus Recruiting
We strongly support the next generation of XL project managers, project superintendents, estimators and preconstruction experts through our recruiting programs with the construction management and civil engineering programs at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cal State Chico, Santa Clara University, UC Berkeley, Stanford, and Sacramento State. We also sponsor the ASC Regional Competition and Construction Management Conference.
Check our Events section for the next time you can find XL on your campus.


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Election officials in Henderson, Polk and Transylvania counties anticipate strong participation in Tuesday's midterm elections that will decide a key Congressional seat for the mountains in addition to area races for county commissions, school boards and sheriffs.
Election officials in Henderson, Polk and Transylvania counties anticipate strong participation in Tuesday's midterm elections that will decide a key Congressional seat for the mountains in addition to area races for county commissions, school boards and sheriffs.
Early voting turnout has been good so far, said Beverly Cunningham, Henderson County's Board of Elections Supervisor.
"The last midterm election in 2006, we voted a little over 33,000, so we're going to have almost half of that when the one-stop voting is over," she said Friday. "So hopefully, we will have about another 15,000 to 20,000 votes on Election Day. This would give us 35,000 to 40,000 total votes, at least that's what I am hoping. I think it's going very well."
As of the end of early voting on Saturday, there were 17,300 votes cast, she said.
Polk County Board of Elections Director Dale Edwards echoed Cunningham's sentiments. "Things are really going good," she said.
The early voting total for Polk County was 4,055 votes cast, Edwards said Saturday. In Transylvania County, the early voting turnout thus far has been predictable, said Judith A. Mathews, director of the Transylvania County Board of Elections.
"We've had between 4,500 and 4,600 voters so far and we expect to have the same turnout that we normally have when it's an off-year election," she said Thursday. At the end of early voting Saturday, elections officials reported a total of 6,049 votes cast.
A few voting precinct locations in Henderson and Polk counties have changed this year.
In Henderson County, the National Guard Armory is closed for renovations, Cunningham said, so people who normally cast their ballots in this precinct will need to go to Hillandale Elementary School.
In Polk County, instead of going to the Green Creek Fire Department, voters in the Green Creek Township will vote at the Green Creek Family Life Center (old Green Creek school) located on Cox Road in Green Creek, Edwards said.
Every election, scores of voters are confused about where to vote, Cunningham said. Early voting at the Board of Elections Office stopped Saturday.
"No one can vote on Monday, and on Tuesday there is not voting in our office since that is the day you must go to your individual precinct to vote on Election Day," Cunningham said.
"For some reason, we have people show up on a Monday thinking they can vote and we have hundreds show up here on Tuesday and that is not the case. People also need to remember that you must be registered prior to Election Day in order to vote. Many people are under the false assumption that they can register and vote on the same day, on Tuesday. This is not correct."
All three elections directors said the race generating the most intense interest is the battle for the 11th District Congressional seat between Democratic incumbent Heath Shuler and Republican challenger Jeff Miller.
"I would definitely say it's the Shuler/Miller race — there has been a lot of interest in that race," Cunningham said.
In addition to the Shuler/Miller battle, the most closely watched race in Polk County is the sheriff's contest between Democrat incumbent Donald Hill and his Republican challenger, Nathan Shields, said Edwards.
Hours at all precincts in the three counties on Election Day are from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Links to each board of elections office are: www.hendersoncountync.org/elections; www.polknc.org/departments/elections; www.transylvaniaelections.org.
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Clipper Cup History
The term "clipper" most likely derives from the verb "clip", which in former times meant, among other things, to run or fly swiftly.
The first application of the term "clipper" in a nautical sense seems to have had an American origin when applied to the Baltimore clippers of the late 18th century. These vessels were intended to "clip" over the waves rather than plough through them and became known as "clippers" because of their great speed.
The yacht race that would create the name Clipper Cup originally began in 1972 when members of the Waikiki Yacht Club created a 755-mile "fun race" to "race the winds of paradise". It was to be an annual summer race around the major islands of the island state of Hawaii. Local sailors and visiting yachts competing in the biennial Transpac or Vic-Maui races were invited to attend.
By the sixth "Around the State Race" in 1976, interest in it had noticeably faded and there was talk of disbanding it entirely. Yet, a few WYC members were not ready to give up on what they knew was a good idea. Through their efforts, the race was transformed into a biennial series of races that attracted yachtsmen from around the world, and, with sponsorship assistance from Pan American Airlines, the Clipper Cup Yacht Series was born.
Pan American World Airways, commonly known as Pan Am, was the principal US international air carrier from the late 1920s until its collapse in 1991. The airline was identified by its blue globe logo and the use of the word "Clipper" in aircraft names and call signs. For example on December 21, 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 from London to New York blown up as it flew over Lockerbie in Scotland was named Clipper Maid of the Seas. The term Clipper was also used by Pan Am at this time for its business class called "Clipper Class" the "Clipper in-flight magazine" and its "Clipper lounge" at airports. The term was chosen by Pan Am as it is synonymous with global travel at great speed.
During the following four events, through 1984, the Clipper Cup series grew in popularity and international stature. The fleet expanded from 41 yachts to a record 78 entries representing Australia, Bermuda, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the U.S. Then, once again, the future of international offshore racing in Hawaii was threatened. Pan Am dropped Hawaii from its overseas routes and ceased its promotional activities in the Islands. The race series was revived under new sponsorship as the Kenwood Cup and the name "Clipper Cup" passed into the pages of history.
In 1995 the inaugural Mirage Resorts Clipper Cup was held in the far north of Queensland. The trophy had been collecting dust in the archives of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia for several years before being donated to the Port Douglas Yacht Club. The inaugural regatta attracted 44 entries from as far afield as PNG, New Zealand, Victoria and New South Wales. The seven race series commenced with the first three races staged by Cairns Yacht Club with the fourth being a 40nm passage from Cairns to Port Douglas followed by three further races staged by Port Douglas Yacht Club.
Billed as "Fun in the Tropical Sun" the first regatta was held in late spring as the usual south easterly trade winds mixed with the on set of the summer sea breeze. The honours went to the five week old Bashford/Howison 41 'Australia Challenge 2000' of Wayne Miller followed by Chris Packer's 'Thai Airways' and 'Bartercard Morning Mist'.
The first Port Douglas Carnivale in May 1994 was originally a concept conceived by Mike Burgess of Quicksilver Connections and Moss Hunt from Silky Oaks to stage a seven day yacht race from Port Douglas to Lizard Island with a Carnivale to be held in Port Douglas to celebrate the start of the yacht race. Because the winds at that time of the year were not conducive to racing north the yacht race didn't eventuate but the concept of Carnivale has taken off to be a huge annual event. Yacht racing has become an integral part of the ongoing Carnivales and in 1999 the Mirage Resorts Regatta was moved to the week before Carnivale to expand the activities. From 2000 on the Clipper Cup run by Port Douglas Yacht Club has been a major event each year conducted over the two weekends of the Carnivale.
In 2012 the decision was finally made to re-introduce multiple divisions only this time each winner in each division would be recognised on the trophy. 23 yachts contested the 2012 regatta and after several years of dwindling numbers it looks like finally the tide is turning for the historic trophy and the races that determine the next names to grace her pedestal.
Today the trophy sits proudly on display at Port Douglas Yacht Club and is the trophy for the regions premier sailing event.
Any person with historical knowledge of the event or the trophy and its travels is invited to contact PDYC to contribute to the history of the Clipper Cup.


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I have worked as a performance graph provider for thousands of publicly traded companies. This item is a required SEC item included in the executive compensation portion of the proxy or in some cases the 10K. I believe in lieu of some the other time sensitive items small business companies have to file, they would be better serving their shareholders, the SEC and themselves if such a document was required on an annual basis to replace and support some of the redundant filings. Especially if the small business thresholds are increased from $25 million in market cap or revenue. The increase ought to promote more transparency in an area where a tighter regulation system is needed not necessarily increasing the amount but refining the techniques through user friendly items. This item is such a visually clear picture of the company and how it is doing that shareholders, compliance officers and analyst generally buried under reams of text could make a fair assessment of where the company stands.
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The Aspire Story
For students, not for profit
Aspire Education Project was founded in 2005 by lifelong educator and tutor Matthew Hulse. Matt, who had been a Bay Area teacher for years and founded or worked in several more traditional tutoring companies, created Aspire on a radical yet simple idea:
Just put students first, and serve everyone with equity.
Aspire Education Project is now the only non-profit tutoring and educational services organization in the East Bay, and fights for preK-12 educational equity with the highest quality services available. Our unique achievement is the social return of our 'Robin Hood' organizational model, which reaches Bay Area families of all backgrounds and income levels. Our program actively promotes educational equity: for families that can afford it, we provide paid tutoring services of the finest quality to support their children's educational achievement; we then take that income and use it to support a wide range of free and low-cost educational services for children from low-income families.
With this model, over half of our clients are eligible for free and reduced-price lunch, and on scholarship. We help all students succeed, whether that means reaching the Ivy League, being a first generation community college student, or entering school ready for kindergarten. It's all made possible by maintaining a singular focus on each student's best interest.
We've helped make early childhood literacy, one-on-one tutoring, and ACT/SAT test-prep accessible for everyone. Read more about our early childhood literacy Community Reading Buddies program, our custom solutions for test-prep, and our sliding scale one-on-one tutoring and mentoring, which has earned a 98% satisfaction rate from customers. And don't hesitate to get in touch with us to learn more.
Contact Aspire
More About Aspire
What We Do
We work with PreK-12 students, without regard to economic status, to improve their academic performance, increase standardized test scores, and encourage lifelong learning. Our tutors are experts in a wide-variety of subjects and work with students to create an individualized plan to maximize their potential. Since our founding in 2005, our dozens of professional educators and over 1,800 volunteer "Youth Mentors" have served over 8,200 students in the greater Bay Area.
So is Aspire a tutoring company?
In part – Aspire Education Project is actually an educational nonprofit that advances educational equity in the Bay Area with direct services to students, partners, and schools. We tutor, we do test prep, and we make early literacy a community endeavor.
During the school year, we provide high-quality tutoring and test prep for Bay Area students of every income level and background. This happens in homes, libraries, and partner orgs like the Boys & Girls Club. Here, we work to out-compete the for-profit tutoring companies with the quality of our educators and staff, and our singular mission to help all students succeed.
Then, during the summer, we flip the equation and empower our Youth to become teachers themselves. The root of educational inequality lies largely in early childhood experiences, so Aspire mobilizes our city to provide deep and rich school-readiness experiences to underserved children via our Community Reading Buddies program. With Community Reading Buddies, youth step into a leadership role with one-on-one literacy and mentorship for our next generation of students.
It looks like this:
So yes, we tutor, assisting kids into both the Ivy League and the Peralta system. But like everything we do, our tutoring is in service of high-quality education for all. (In fact, we think serving everybody makes us better at serving anybody.)
What is your mission?
Simply put, our mission is to advance educational equity in the Bay Area by delivering high-quality academic services to our youth and through our youth.
Our Mission Statement:
Aspire Education Project dedicates itself to the academic excellence of students in the San Francisco Bay Area through building relationships, encouraging academic engagement, and empowering those we teach to educate others.
How do you achieve your mission?
A relationship with a skilled and caring academic mentor can be incredibly impactful. Mentors meet students exactly where they are, and impart not just academic content, but organizational prowess and even the motivation to succeed. Since its founding, Aspire has helped thousands of Bay Area students from every background, with everything from a tough subject to the SAT/ACT. It works.
Everyone deserves access to this transformational work, and for marginalized students it can be the deciding factor to ensure they succeed in school.
That's why we invite any Aspire client to apply for a needs-based Tutoring Scholarship. That's why we team up with dozens of schools and sister nonprofits to provide tutoring to underserved students at a cost that makes it possible and a quality that makes it effective.
And that's why, each summer, we culminate the year's work with a large-scale, volunteer-based early literacy program, where we pass the baton to our youth and empower them to tutor Oakland's very youngest by doing what experts say helps most: reading together.
Our mission to serve every student is part of what makes our tutoring service the best one for any student. Simply put, there is strength in diversity, and competitive advantage in knowing how to help all students succeed, not just a narrow subset.
Are you affiliated with Aspire Public Schools, the charter school network?
No. We are Aspire Education Project, a nonprofit tutoring company serving the Bay Area region. We have no relationship with Aspire Public Schools.


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Ezekiel 3 Expanded Bible (EXB)
3 Then the Lord said to me, "·Human [T Son of man; 2:1], eat what ·you find [you see; is before you]; eat this scroll. Then go and speak to the ·people [L house] of Israel." 2 So I opened my mouth, and he ·gave [fed] me the scroll to eat.
3 He said to me, "·Human [T Son of man; 2:1], eat this scroll which I am giving you, and fill your stomach with it." Then I ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth [Jer. 15:16; Rev. 10:9, 10].
4 Then he said to me, "·Human [T Son of man; 2:1], go to the ·people [L house] of Israel, and speak my words to them. 5 [L For; Because] You are not being sent to people ·whose speech you can't understand [of obscure/foreign language; L deep of lip], ·whose language is difficult [L and heavy tongue]. You are being sent to [L the house of] Israel. 6 You are not being sent to many nations ·whose speech you can't understand [of obscure/foreign language; L deep of lip], ·whose language is difficult [L and heavy tongue], whose words you cannot understand. If I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you. 7 But the ·people [L house] of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, because they are not willing to listen to me. Yes, all the ·people [L house] of Israel are ·stubborn [hardheaded] and ·will not obey [hardhearted]. 8 ·See [T Behold], I now make ·you as stubborn [L your face as strong as their face] and ·as hard as they are [L your forehead as strong as their forehead]. 9 I am making ·you [L your forehead] as hard as ·a diamond [or flint; or the hardest stone], harder than ·stone [or flint]. Don't be afraid of them or be ·frightened [terrified; dismayed] by them, though they are a ·people who turn against me [L rebellious house]."
10 Also, he said to me, "·Human [T Son of man; 2:1], ·believe [L take in your heart] all the words I will speak to you, and ·listen carefully to them [L hear with your ears]. 11 Then go to the ·captives [exiles], ·your own [L the sons of your] people, and say to them, 'The Lord God says this.' Tell them this whether they listen or not."
12 Then ·the Spirit [or the spirit; or a wind] lifted me up, and I heard a loud rumbling ·sound [or voice] behind me, ·saying, "Praise the glory of the Lord [C his manifest presence] in heaven [or as the glory of the Lord rose from its place]." 13 ·I heard [or It was the sound of] the wings of the living creatures touching each other and the sound of the wheels by them. It was a loud rumbling sound. 14 So ·the Spirit [or the spirit; or a wind] lifted me up and took me away. I ·was unhappy and angry [L went in bitterness in the heat/wrath of my spirit], and I felt the great ·power [L hand] of the Lord. 15 I came to the ·captives [exiles] from Judah, who lived by the Kebar ·River [Canal; 1:1] at Tel Abib. I sat there seven days where these people lived, feeling ·shocked [stunned; overwhelmed; distressed].
Israel's Warning
16 ·After [L At the end of] seven days the ·Lord spoke his word [L word of the Lord came] to me again. He said, 17 "·Human [T Son of man; 2:1], I ·now make [or have made] you a watchman for [L the house of] Israel. Any time you hear a word from my mouth, warn them for me. 18 ·When [or If] I say to the wicked, 'You will surely die,' but you don't speak out to warn them to stop their evil ways, they will die ·in their sin [for their iniquity]. But I will hold you ·responsible [accountable] for their death. 19 But if you warn the wicked and they do not turn from their wickedness or their ·evil ways [wicked lifestyle], they will die because of their sin. But you will have saved your ·life [soul].
20 "Again, ·those who do right [the righteous] may turn away from ·doing good [righteousness] and ·do evil [commit iniquity/injustice]. If I ·make something bad happen to [L lay a stumbling block before] them, they will die. Because you have not warned them, they will die because of their sin, and the ·good [righteous things] they did will not be remembered. But I will hold you ·responsible [accountable] for their deaths. 21 But if you have warned ·those good people [the righteous] not to sin, and they do not sin, they will surely live, because they ·believed [took; received] the warning. And you will have saved your ·life [soul]."
22 Then I felt the ·power [L hand] of the Lord there. He said to me, "Get up and go out to the ·plain [or valley]. There I will speak to you." 23 So I got up and went out to the ·plain [or valley]. ·I saw [T And behold] the glory of the Lord [C his manifest presence] standing there, like the glory I saw by the Kebar ·River [Canal; 1:1], and I ·bowed [fell] facedown on the ground.
24 Then the Spirit entered me and ·made me stand [set me] on my feet. He spoke to me and said, "Go, shut yourself up in your house. 25 As for you, ·human [T son of man; 2:1], the people will tie you up with ·ropes [cords] so that you will not be able to go out among them. 26 Also, I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so you will be silent [C Ezekiel would be mute for seven and a half years (see dates in 1:1–3 and 33:21–22), except when the Lord opened his mouth with prophetic revelations; v. 27]. You will not be able to ·argue with [rebuke; reprove] the people, ·even though they turn against me [L for they are a rebellious house]. 27 But when I speak to you, I will open your mouth, and you will say to them, 'The Lord God says this.' Those who will listen, let them listen. Those who refuse, let them refuse, because they are a ·people who turn against me [rebellious house].
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Alpha MEM Earle's Salts - Liquid
Alpha MEM Earle's Salts is designed for growth of a mouse-hamster hybridoma cell line, this Modified Eagle's Essential Medium is supplemented with amino acids, vitamins, and nucleosides.
- 2200 mg/L Sodium Bicarbonate
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When it is our annual 'flower planting day', some of the older kids like to 'help' with the flowers. They have fun, and we get some cute pictures of them with the flowers, but most of the real work is done by the staff and volunteers.
This year, however, Jack really helped. This little guy worked hard.
Right from the moment he realized what was going on, he wanted to go outside and start working.
Long after the other kids had got distracted and wandered off, Jack kept on fetching flowers and helping to plant them.
It was a delight to watch, and wonderfully demonstrated what Jack's nanny had written in his April monthly update:
"He can help adults do some simple things, the nannies often
praise him, which makes him proud and confident to do anything...Jack is a modest and polite child, and has very harmonious relationships
with other children, and we hope he will be happy every day."


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- Language: Universal
- Created: 1923-1928
- Alternate names: ML, mondolingvo
- SIL-code: -
- Language family: Conlang
- Number of speakers: -
- Script: Latin script
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The language Universal was designed by G I Muravkin and L I Vasilevskij. It is mentioned on p. 197 of E Drezen's Historio de la mondolingvo: Tri jarcentoj de serchado (Leipzig, 1931), but all that is reported there is that the project is called Universal (though that had not been its name before the publication; during its development the authors had been referring to it as ML, from mondolingvo), that it was designed in 1925 (a year chosen at random) by Herlen Vamu (a pseudonym forged by GIM from the initial syllables of the authors' first names and the surnames) and that it is «an etymologically reformed Esperanto» (which it is not, although it certainly owes some things to Esperanto). According to LIV, no information on the language has been published anywhere else.
The verb
Verbs and adjectives are a single class in Universal. They have two forms: an attributive (adjective-like) one and a predicative (verb-like) one.
- Attributive form is marked by the suffix -a: mega urbo `big city', penda lampo `hanging lamp'.
The same tag a acts as a preposition: podo a tablo `leg of a table', luso a deno `light of day, daylight'.
- Predicative form is marked by the suffix -u: urbo megu `(the) city is big', lampo pendu `(the) lamp is hanging'.
The same tag u acts as a copula when the complement is a noun phrase: formiko u insekto `(the) ant is an insect'.
Tense marking is optional. The marker e indicates past tense when prefixed (ebela `formerly beautiful', e6efo `ex-boss') and future tense when suffixed and stressed (sanéa `healthy in the future', urbéo `city-to-be'). The imperative is marked by the prefix 3 ([email protected] `give!', [email protected] `let there be light').
Sample verb: donu
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Click verbs to conjugate them in the table above!
Additional info
- http://www.math.bas.bg/~iad/univers.html(approve sites)


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The running of the 118th Boston Marathon is certain to be an emotional one. Memories of last year's tragic bombing, the following days of tension, mourning for victims and concern for survivors will mingle with pride that a great athletic tradition carries on.
Kelly Williamson of Sterling will be one of the thousands of runners at the start line in Hopkinton. It will be her first marathon and along with all the other emotions of the day, she will be running with one more in her heart: Gratitude. Her run also gives her a chance to pay back the Greg Hill Foundation that helped her friends when they suffered a family tragedy.
Chad LeBouf of Leominster was killed two years ago while he was changing a tire on Route 190 North. He left behind his wife, Amy, a third grade teacher at Houghton Elementary School, and three young children.
Williamson, now vice principal at Dawson Elementary School in Holden, and Amy LeBouf have been friends since they taught together in Sterling.
"Amy was my mentor when I started teaching," Williamson said, "and we've remained close."
In the aftermath of the tragic accident, the Greg Hill Foundation generously contributed $13,000 for the family's immediate needs.
Started by WAAF disk jockey Greg Hill, his foundation matched donations that come from his audience to give quick assistance to those who have undergone a tragedy.
"What they did for Amy was so touching," she said.
In the fall, the foundation received a limited number of Boston Athletic Association bib numbers for participation in the April 21 marathon. They were to be used for fundraising purposes.
"I thought that it would be fabulous to give back to the foundation," Williamson said.
She has a $5,000 fundraising goal, which is the minimum set by the Greg Hill Foundation, but she has hopes of doing better.
Running has been a hobby of Williamson's for years. She has completed many 5K races with her teen daughter, and has one half-marathon under her belt. That one she ran with her sister in Boston, and she notes ruefully that they got lost on a not-verywell marked route and actually ended up running 15 miles.
Fortunately, there is a coalition of Boston Marathon fund-raising groups that get together for weekly training with a coach hired to whip the newbies into shape.
They train along the marathon route, adding another mile every week, until they are running 20-22 miles, Williamson said. They're currently in the 15-mile range. The runners meet Saturdays to try out a different section of the course.
Each week, a different foundation will set up a water spot along the route.
Williamson is also running at least eight miles three days a week after school.
So, the commitment to paying back and paying it forward through the Greg Hill Foundation is more than just one day of pain.
"It's definitely going to be a challenge, but we've got a great coach," she said. Her goal is to pace herself early in the race, where she hears the running is easiest, because it goes downhill.
Williamson is also planning a benefit fundraiser from 6-10 p.m. on March 1, at the Perfect Game on Water Street in Worcester. The evening includes live music, raffles, a silent auction and an appetizer buffet.
She is also getting support from her sponsor "Luv You Health" that makes organic protein bars with peanuts, raisins and salt. Williamson is a longtime fan of the product.
Donations can be made through TheGregHillFoundation.org or Williamson's own site, tinyurl.com/ kvskfoa. Tickets for the Perfect Game fundraiser may also be purchased there.
For further information or to contribute an item for the silent auction, contact Williamson at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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(BLOOMINGTON) - The coming week will be the last for trash sticker use in Bloomington.
Beginning the week of October 2, all households should begin using the new solid waste and recycling carts that will have been delivered by then.
A few reminders for residents as the City of Bloomington transitions to a modernized sanitation system:
- Please immediately remove your trash and recycling carts from the curb and store them in a covered area such as a garage or shed. If this is not possible, store them outdoors on the side or rear of your housing structure.
- Please look inside the newly delivered bins for the 2018 refrigerator magnets and several pieces of important informational material related to the modernized sanitation system.
- Please continue to place yard waste in a container no larger than 35 gallons and not heavier than 40 pounds. Containers may be yard waste paper bags, bundles no larger than 2 feet by 4 feet, or plastic/metal waste bins. After October 2, the charge of $1 per container or bundle will appear on your utility bill.
- Recycling pickup will occur weekly beginning October 2.
- Recycling will now be single stream. Place all recyclable materials in the cart with the yellow lid. There is no need to separate recyclables into different bins for each material.
- If you wish to change the size of your trash or recycling cart, please contact the Sanitation Department at 812-349-3443 or email@example.com. During the first 60 days of the new sanitation operations, one exchange per cart can be made at no additional cost. All exchanges made after this grace period will incur a $50 exchange fee per cart.
- Your charges for sanitation services will appear on the utility (water) bill that you receive from the City of Bloomington Utilities each month, and will be based on the size trash cart you use.
- Cart placement (by 5:00 a.m., please) on trash/recycling days should be 4 feet from obstacles and 10 feet away from vehicles wherever possible.
"This is the first change in the way we collect trash and recycling since 1993, so it will no doubt take a little getting used to. Once we all get the hang of it, I'm confident residents will appreciate the convenience and efficiency of our modernized sanitation system. This is a great step forward in the way we deliver services and protect the health and safety of our employees," stated Mayor John Hamilton.
Additional information is available at bloomington.in.gov/sanitationmodernization or by calling the Sanitation Division at (812) 349-3443.
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Learning to tell time may be difficult for a few, but the Mr. Jones Satellite watch will definitely confuse everyone.
According to Uber Gizmo, this watch is considered to be one of the first 24-hour watches yet. The face of the watch is blank, void of all numerals, just like it is in space. Mimicking the orbiting solar system, the rotation of the planets on the face represent a different time of day for 24-hours. This means that one complete cycle on the watch is equivalent to one rotation of the Earth around the sun.
Understanding the complexity and unconventional aspects of the design, the creators provide a pictorial chart, reteaching users how to tell time to eliminate potential confusion. Only 100 of the limited edition Mr. Jones Satellite watches will be sold.
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Hook Champ Review
Hook Champ is kind of like a mashup of Indiana Jones and Tarzan, with splendid 16-bit graphics and absurd humor to boot. We know what you're thinking: that sounds like the greatest thing of all time. And, really, it almost is.
You play as a master cave adventurer, armed with a grappling hook and aided by a babe with a treasure map. Your goal is to collect priceless idols located in each of the 20 levels. Every stage is full of ceilings, pits, platforms, and obstacles, which you'll navigate by using a swinging mechanic straight out of Bionic Commando. Oh, and you're being pursued the whole time by a demon chomper whose enormous mouth will gobble you up and spit out your bones if you're too slow.
Walking is sluggish, so you'll be devoured in no time if you rely on that outdated form of transportation to get to the idols. Swinging is the key; it moves you quickly and is a lot of fun, too. Like many things worth the effort, the swinging mechanic in the game is easy to do but hard to master.
Swing, darn you, swing!
You can enter a shop between levels to purchase better hooks, longer ropes, a shotgun, a loot vacuum that acts as a coin magnet, and a slew of stylish hats. Each item has a humorous description. For instance, the best hook is described as, "Gold hook: Shouldn't latch, but does. Engineers are baffled." And they're right: when you purchase this upgrade, the need for precise aiming diminishes noticeably.
Awesome 8-bit music similar to that of the early Mega Man games plays during the title screen and menu, but for some reason disappears during the levels. The only audio you'll hear as you swing to victory is an old-school sound effect for latching onto a ceiling and the roar of the chomper it gets close. This seems like a major oversight, as a chiptune for each level would have really added to the game.
Watch out for the lava. Or is it magma?
We also wish there was a little more going on in Hook Champ. The graphics and engaging gameplay are reminiscent of classic Mario games, but the levels are far more barren. There are no in-level power ups, no enemies other than the chomper, and very little to interact with aside from coins and breakable blocks. Some levels have hidden jewels scattered throughout, but you can't take time to explore with the chomper constantly on your tail.
On the other hand, there are plenty of reasons to keep coming back to levels you've already played. Online leaderboards show you how you stack up against the masses, and the store is full of items and upgrades requiring plenty of coins. Also, as you get better equipment and increase your swinging skills, it's fun to replay earlier levels to see how your skills have developed.
Overall, we had a ton of fun with Hook Champ. It provides a combination of delightfully retro graphics, good-humored dialogue, and most importantly, a fun gameplay mechanic. Aside from the few issues we mentioned, what's not to love?


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Reprintas at 15 December 2000
Michael Hardie Boys, Governor-General
At Wellington this 11th day of December 2000
Present:His Excellency the Governor-General in
Changes authorised
by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have
been made in this reprint.
A general outline
of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint,
together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
This order is administered by the Ministry
of Transport.
Pursuant to section 3(1) of the Airport Authorities
Act 1966, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on
the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the
following order.
1 Title
2 Commencement
3 Establishment and maintenance of airport
4 Revocations
This order is
the Airport Authorities (Tauranga District Council) Order 2000.
This order comes
into force on the 28th day after the date of its notification in the Gazette.
Tauranga District
Council may exercise the powers conferred on local authorities by section 3(1) of the Airport Authorities
Act 1966.
The following
orders are revoked:
(a) the Tauranga Aerodrome Establishment
Order 1963 (Gazette 1963 vol 1,
p 299):
(b) the Tauranga Aerodrome Order 1962 (Gazette 1962 vol 1, p 357).
Marie Shroff,Clerk of the Executive
This note is
not part of the order, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This order, which comes
into force on the 28th day after the date of its notification in the Gazette, gives the Tauranga District Council
the powers under section 3 of the Airport Authorities
Act 1966 to establish, maintain, operate, or manage airports.
It revokes and replaces the Tauranga Aerodrome Order 1962 and the
Tauranga Aerodrome Establishment Order 1963.
Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.
Date of notification in Gazette: 14 December 2000.
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to the order as at 15 December 2000, as specified in the list
of amendments at the end of these notes.
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Tel. 015395 36362
Food type: Modern British/ Creative
Nearest tube: Sloane Square
Website: L'Enclume
L'Enclume was the main reason for the road trip in November. A five hour or so drive from my home in Surrey to Cartmel is no mean feat, especially for someone who suffers from travel sickness. I blame my weak inner ear fluid. My desire to visit L'Enclume was born from my visit to Fera at Claridges (which Simon Rogan has recently announced parting ties with) earlier in the year. By no means was the meal at Fera bad. It felt rather industrialised which is unsurprising giving the number of covers. The cooking was polite and correct, but lacked character. It lacked soul. But as Rogan's food is so highly rated by both food writers and chefs alike, I decided to make the long trek up to Cartmel to experience his cooking first hand.
There is only a tasting menu for both lunch and dinner, prettily presented in a sealed envelope. They do check for allergies and dietary requirements beforehand so I am sure the menu is not completely set in stone. Priced at £130, this is on par with most 2* restaurants in London. It is actually more expensive than say the tasting menu at Marcus. There is also a shorter lunch menu priced at £55. We booked their 'Cartmel Escape' package which included the dinner menu for two, accommodation, half a bottle of Nyetimber sparkling wine and breakfast at Rogan and Co. the next day. Just as a side note, unlike many restaurants with rooms, the accommodation (and sister restaurant) is not located at the same site as the restaurant but is a short 2 minute walk around the corner. It was not a problem for us, but it is important to come prepared, knowing what the British whether is like.


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How has it reached the end of the month already? It only feels like yesterday I was doing last month's wrap up! This month's isn't as good because I've been super busy with exams and family commitments, so I haven't been able to post or read as much.
Read this month:
Library: Soulmates by Holly Bourne - 3/5 - This book was addicting, but was very irritating at times, and had me roll my eyes often.
Owned: How to Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran - 4/5 - Absolutely hilarious! It really made me laugh, which was exactly what I needed.
Owned: PS I Still Love You by Jenny Han - 4/5 - Super sweet and fluffy, I read it in a day. It's just too cute to pass up!
E-book: The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon - 2/5 - I almost didn't finish this. It was super boring and confusing, and really hard to get into.
E-book: Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout - 1/5 - I hated this book. Way too sexist.
Owned: Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella - 3/5 - I enjoyed it, but nothing really happened so annoyed me.
Library: Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead - 4/5 - I was really late to catch on to all of the hype for this book, but I still enjoyed it! Please, just don't judge it by it's cringe-worthy name...
Favourite read this month: How to Build a Girl
Bought this month:
PS I Still Love You by Jenny Han
Magonia by Maria Dahvana Headley
Did not finish:
Angelfall by Susan Ee (it was just too boring!)
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June 2, 1961
Appeal, No. 203, March T., 1960, from decree of Orphans' Court of Allegheny County, No. 791 of 1958, in re estate of Michael D. Rogan, deceased. Decree reversed.
Abraham Pervin, with him Sachs, Pervin, Kaufman & Menzer, for appellant.
Samuel Avins, for appellees.
Walter T. McGough and J. Tomlinson Fort, with them Reed, Smith, Shaw & McClay, for appellee.
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This is an appeal from a decree of the Orphans' Court of Allegheny County refusing to take off a compulsory non-suit entered at the jury trial of a citation
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to determine the ownership of the funds in a checking account.
The issue arose in the following manner. Michael D. Rogan died February 14, 1958. On the date of his death, there was on deposit in the Allegheny Trust Company of Pittsburgh the sum of $18,325.09 in a joint checking account in the names of the decedent and his daughter-in-law, Sheila P. Rogan. Within a matter of days following his death, Sheila P. Rogan withdrew the entire sum from the bank. The executor of the decedent's estate presented a petition to the orphans' court seeking a citation*fn1 against the Allegheny Trust Company, Sheila P. Rogan and her husband, to show cause why the money should not be turned over to the estate. Sheila Rogan claimed ownership of the money by reason of a gift inter vivos. After issue framed, a jury trial ensued. Upon the completion of the testimony offered by the executor of the estate, the trial judge ruled that the evidence established a prima facie gift of the funds in favor of Sheila P. Rogan, which had not been rebutted. A compulsory non-suit was entered and the petition for the citation dismissed, which order the court en banc subsequently sustained.
The narrow but difficult question is, did the evidence establish a prima facie gift inter vivos to the decedent's daughter-in-law, Sheila P. Rogan?
The testimony offered by the estate is substantially as follows: On January 31, 1958, two weeks prior to the decedent's death, the money involved was in a checking account in his own name in the same trust company. On that date, the trust company transferred the money to another account, the one in dispute, a joint checking ...
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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. One who practices something, especially an occupation, profession, or technique.
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- n. A person who practices a profession or art.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. One who is engaged in the actual use or exercise of any art or profession, particularly that of law or medicine.
- n. One who does anything customarily or habitually.
- n. A sly or artful person.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A practiser; one who acquires knowledge from actual practice; one who has practical experience.
- n. One who is engaged in the actual practice or exercise of any art or profession, as law or medicine.
- n. One who uses schemes or artifices; a plotter; a conspirator.
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My NHS general practitioner is a good guy who knows what he's doing - so good, in fact, that retaining his services is a major factor in determining whether or not I move house in the future, because if I move he might not be able to retain me on his books.
Privatizing Defense vs. Socializing Medicine, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
Inks can become paradoxically darker, skin areas can blanch, and if the practitioner is working near lashes and brows, hair follicles can become damaged leading to permanent hair loss.
To internationally renowned monk Thich Nhat Hanh, the meditation practitioner is like a lotus flower in the process of unfolding.
What I know as a mere practitioner, is that a double crew can deal with almost anything as a compact unit, given the right vehicle and equipment.
Once they are there they come under attack and unless the magical practitioner is caught, werewolf society will be enslaved to a malevolent mage.
Another very useful application for the legal practitioner is Google Docs, a Web-based word processing system.
It has almost been 50 years after the death of its main practitioner, but the ideas of Organic Architecture didn't die with Frank Lloyd Wright.
As we have seen, when a medical practitioner is defined as anyone who appeared to sufferers themselves as medically skilled and experienced, than the variety of legitimate healers operating in this colonial world was quite extensive.
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The best practitioner is the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ, who comfort, give peace, challenge, and even at times provoke.
I know one practitioner is a person called Mark Bekoff, he has written at least one book on the topic as well as doing basic research, but I can't recall his position on it all.


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As well as confirming this week's release, (another) arcade shooter Mutant Storm Empire, Microsoft has detailed the seven games in the running for the next few weeks including N+, Switchball and, uh, SpongeBob SquarePants.
Mutant Storm Empire, the sequel to Mutant Storm Reloaded, will be up tomorrow morning for 800 Microsoft Points (£6.80). Here's the rest of the upcoming downloadables, in Microsoft's own PR-tastic words... (because we can't be bothered)
N+ (Slick Entertainment and Metanet Software) - Play as an acrobatic ninja in this addictive action-puzzle platformer. N+ features inadvertently homicidal robots, stylish graphics, a level editor and intense multiplayer awesomeness.
Screwjumper! (THQ) - Players take the plunge in "Screwjumper!" and free-fall into the depths of the chaotic underworld as a Screwjumper, driving aliens back to their home world by destroying their precious mining equipment.
SHREK-N-ROLL (Activision) - Gamers join "Shrek," "Fiona," "Donkey," "Puss in Boots" and 20 other twisted fairy tale friends in this hilarious puzzle game designed for ogres of all ages.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Underpants Slam (Nickelodeon and THQ) - In this quick and fun game, players search the kitchen of the Krusty Krab, the Flying Dutchman's ship and the Armoury of Atlantis for 99 pairs of underpants.
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Month: December 2007
The Song of the H.F. and of the U.M. in three parts. Elsa Morante
Explanatory Introduction
?What does H.F. stand for? It's an abbreviation
for Happy Few.
?And who are the Happy Few? Explaining it's not easy,
for the Happy Few can't be described.
Whilst few in number
they come from every race sex & nation
epoch age society status
and religion.
From the rich & from the poor
(but, if born poor, they usually stay that way,
and, if born rich, soon end up poor)
from the young & the old (yet
it's seldom they get here in time to get old)
from the beautiful and from the ugly (although it's true that,
even when they're vulgarly regarded as ugly,
in REALITY they're beautiful; but REALITY
is rarely visible….
Well then. Impartially, to be fair,
we'll certify here, in good faith,
that the H. F., all of them, are always
even if, for the most part, people can't see it).
Anyway, it'll do for the present
explanatory preamble to note
that amongst their many & various forms there are
the exalted and the notorious, the anonymous and the hidden
(although, in the case of the famous, Celebrity doesn't
generally show any great hurry to embrace them while they're alive,
taking greater pleasure in seizing them in its posthumous grip,
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I have been waiting for tonight since, well, almost as long as I can remember. Since I first heard The Dance. Since that song ushered my grandma and grandpa's caskets out of a funeral home and gently into a hearse. Since my cousin and I belted out Friends in Low Places for the first time, somehow sealing our friendship in a single song. Since I met one my closest friends, spending a summer working with her and unabashedly pelting the Saskatchewan landscape with many renditions of Shameless. Since I heard Unanswered Prayers and realized when I send tiny hopes out into the universe, there is something so much bigger at work than all of those lost wishes. Since I had my first road trip with the roomie, barreling out to Table Mountain for some snowboarding, nearly screaming out Ain't Goin' Down. Ever since To Make You Feel My Love drifted through my stereo, helping me realize someone in my life was just not the right person - because I didn't feel even a fraction of love the way that song describes. Since The Change became my mantra for hard, emotional, scary days at work. Since that same best friend sat across the table from me, hazily drunk on wine and scotch, singing Shameless once more and vowing we would find Garth, and we would see him.
This weekend, it's finally happening. Twice. (I'm grinning from ear to ear right now, and if it was acceptable to inundate this post with sentences in all capitals and so many emojis, I would. But I'm trying to be a grown up here.)
I've heard some comments of ridicule about the nearly 90 000 people who are flocking to see Garth Brooks this weekend. You may choose to make fun of me for my unabashed love of country music and you may even think it's ridiculous of me to write a blog post dedicated to this one night - to one country music artist. Before you get your judgey pants on, let me just say something.
I am a huge fan of music, when I say there's a song on repeat while I'm writing it's the absolute truth. There is always music on in my home, and absolutely in my car. Road trips are not complete without the proper soundtrack - and that ALWAYS includes Garth Brooks for me. I would hazard a guess that nearly all of us have a song (or ten) that have touched our lives in some way. Moments of the past inextricably linked to a song or an artist. Memories become nearly tangible when the chords of that one song float through the speakers. For you, that song might be by Metallica, The Beatles, Death Cab for Cutie, Drake, Snoop Dogg, Waylon Jennings, or Nickelback (let's all fucking hope that last one isn't actually true...I'm such a hypocrite). For me, there are so many moments tied to a Garth Brooks song. Break-ups, heartaches, good times, beers, dancing, loss, love and every possible situation in-between.
So tonight, I will lose my shit when he steps on stage and morph into a Bieber-esque crazy fan girl. Garth promised to kick my ass, and I certainly hope he does. This one is at the top of my bucket list so for me, it deserved a few words (I've already bungeed, sky-dived, and gone cage diving with Great Whites, just so you know).


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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has protested to the European Union (EU) about its statement expressing regret that Djibouti and Uganda did not arrest President Omar Bashir when he visited those countries as stated by the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Sudanese media reported on Thursday that the Foreign Ministry summoned the Ambassador of the European Union in Khartoum, Jean Michel Dumond, on Wednesday and communicated to him the government's "dismay and rejection" of the EU statement.
The media reports said Sudan's Foreign Under-Secretary, Abdul Ghani al-Naeem, told Dumond that President Bashir exercises his sovereign duties in accordance with the constitution and international law.
He said Sudan does not accept to be subjected to any measure based on the Rome Statute of the ICC because the country is not a state member of the Court, which "is politicised and targets only the African leaders".
The Under-Secretary argued that President Bashir, on his visits to Djibouti and Uganda, was mandated by a recent summit meeting of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to carry out "a noble" mission for finding peace in South Sudan.
al-Naeem said it would have been appropriate for the EU to issue a statement in support of this Sudanese effort, instead of issuing "this rejected statement".
For his part, the EU ambassador was reported to have expressed his appreciation for Sudan's current efforts for peace in South Sudan as well as Sudan's cooperation with the EU in all fields and promised to communicate the message to the EU Commission.
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Verizon arranges for $ 1.3 million with FCC to use "super cookies'
The US carrier Verizon will pay a $ 1.3 million settlement, converted 1.17 million, the telecoms regulator FCC. The company must pay this amount because it made use of so-called "super cookies" to show users targeted ads.
The FCC says in his announcement that Verizon unique headers, also called "super cookies" or uidh's called injected in mobile traffic of its customers in order to identify users and then be able to show targeted advertising. This happened without the users knew this and this practice was not affected by the privacy settings of mobile devices. In addition to the payment amount must inform Verizon now users on the use of such headers and ensure that they are using an opt-in or opt-out choice. The FCC calls the practice so no complete halt and with a turnover of $ 131 billion in 2015, such a penalty for Verizon a drop in the ocean.
However, the fine through Access Snow, an international organization dedicated to a free Internet, seen as a victory for the rights of users. AccesNow-policy officer Peter Micek explains: "This action creates a positive precedent against the creeping followed on the Internet, which takes place worldwide, we assume that other regulators from Europe to India, take an example from the FCC and other telecom companies there. take note of. "
On the basis of the tool amibeingtracked.com Access Snow suggested in an August 2015 report in which showed that users are tracked in multiple countries with super cookies, which are actually headers. That report revealed among other things that Vodafone made use of such techniques in the Netherlands, which caused some commotion. Later turned out , however, better than expected, but because it was used in a limited number of cases.
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Monday, April 1, 2013
Kim Jong-Un: Recent Threats just a Hilarious April Fools' Day Prank
"I can't believe you guys actually thought we had intentions to target a strike on the United States and that you all really believed we were serious when we referred to the nation with one of the largest militaries as the 'sworn enemy of the Korean people,'" Kim chuckled, "You should have seen your faces."
President of South Korea, Park Geun-hye, stated she was in on the joke as well. "Kim and I thought it would be hilarious if the Democratic People's Republic of Korea withdrew nonaggression pacts and declared a state of war with South Korea," Park laughed, "As if a poor and defenseless country would really do something that crazy!"
The United States previously condemned Kim Jong-Un's orders to prepare the nation's missile forces for a strike as "bellicose rhetoric," but today U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel laughed it off in a statement saying, "They got us good."
After carrying out several prolonged jokes, Kim declared himself the supreme leader of April Fool's Day pranks. Kim laughed, "I can't wait to see the looks on those 200,000 concentration camp detainees' faces when I tell them their years of torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment and punishments, along with those silly public executions, were all just a practical joke."
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