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Eating nearly a dozen burgers at eleven different Tampa/St. Pete spots to find a champion may sound like a fun, gut busting task…and it is. The thought of us ingesting such a large amount of 80/20 blend was a concern for our loved ones, but we assure you, this piece has not been written posthumously. All four coursemen of the Apocalypse who participated in Hamburgeddon are alive and well. As you read this we're all eating breakfast burgers with sausage patties and gravy aioli.
Food competitions are not like regular crawls. All we need is a taste. On the other hand, if you leave one solitary milligram of pan seared foie gras on your plate, you'll be banished and exiled much like Corey Feldman and Christian Jacobs (aka MC Bat Commander of Aquabats fame) were in the 1990 made for Disney Sunday at the Movies on ABC cult classic, "Exile."
Before we begin, allow us to give an overview of this competition.
We're demanding folks, but we're not out to bash anyone Pete Wells style. We respect any locally owned business trying to put out a superior product. Whether you're out to be progressive with your fare, or just keeping an American classic relevant through perfect execution. However we get a little annoyed when you don't live up to the high standards we know you're capable of.
We chose each restaurant based on specific criteria. Either readers of Tasting Tampa and/or Eat a Duck gave it a strong recommendation, or they had won similar contests in the past which warranted a spot. The one requirement was that they had to be local, no chains. Keep in mind we are judging based on the burgers we sampled. Of course, as with any competition, for every Kristi Yamaguchi there are 11 Midori Ito's. Even second and third place can be a bitter Cuban sandwich to swallow. Let's not even start with all those "Honorable Mention" people out there. Yes, we know, you're special too!!
This culling process made for stiff competition, as each spot had something special to offer. However they had to deliver an above average product to reach the top spots. For those who didn't rank higher, it wasn't from any glaring shortcoming, it was typically because we found your burger to be lacking slightly in certain areas compared to the top group. It's important for us to mention this because there isn't a single restaurant in the bunch we wouldn't go back to. All of us want to improve the food in our community, so we're not out simply to find the best, but also to lend some constructive criticism when we found missteps. We hope you take our comments with a grain of salt (something some of your burgers would have benefited from, hint, hint).
12. Council Oak Steakhouse
If you've been here before you know this place is good. It was strongly suggested by the spirit of Tasting Tampa old to put these guys on the list. However, for some reason, the good people at Council Oak decided not to sell burgers on Friday and Saturday nights. This fun fact isn't mentioned anywhere on their website. I guess our $72 for a foie gras, shaved truffle and butter poached lobster tail topped burger will stay firmly in our pockets. We really wanted to try this excessively decadent creation, but it wasn't meant to be. Unfortunately, without a last-minute replacement, that means an automatic last place. Please change your policy to receive a score.
11. Élevage – Domonic's Burger
J: With competition this tight, it's the little things that can knock you out of contention. Conceptually, this burger is fantastic, a jalapeño bbq sauce was a standout component for me, bringing a tang that most places often overlook. Sadly the patty was woefully underseasoned and slightly overcooked which did nothing to highlight the high quality beef.
K: Bring back the Duck, Duck, Goose Burger. This burger came out more medium then medium rare. Needed way more flavor. Still better than most burgers out there.
L: I feel we all went in with really high expectations because of their association with the Bern's name. When you're using Bern's trimmings for your burger, you're already ahead of the curve. In all fairness they were closing down their lunch service for the day and probably didn't expect any more orders to come in. I don't fault that but I don't give them a pass for our timing either. We asked for medium-rare and it came out pretty much medium with just a touch of pink in the center. For me, the more important issue was that I can no longer get the incredibly edible duck, duck, goose burger that used to be on the menu. That's the real crime in all of this.
10. Burger Culture
J: This was a case of wrong place, wrong time. We had agreed to let each place tell us what they thought was their favorite burger, but as soon as we heard it was the Waffle Burger, we should have vetoed. It's not that it's a bad burger, it just faltered in a couple of areas. The blueberry compote was slightly out of place and the waffles were a bit too soft for the deluge of beef fat. The patty itself was delicious and perfectly cooked, which leads me to believe that one of their more savory choices would have been a real contender.
K: They sold themselves short by giving us the waffle burger. It's interesting, but not what we wanted. The burger had great flavor, but the concept was off.
L: I felt bad that we happened to visit Burger Culture when they had employees out sick. It left one person to run the window and the grill. When asked what burger they think is the best, the grill master offered the "Waffle Burger." So that's what we ordered. I've had other things from B.C and they absolutely blew me away burgerwise, such as the "Mustard Burger." No one else does what they do with the selection of varieties. We simply got a poor representation of what makes them good. The Waffle Burger didn't work for this contest, but that doesn't mean we won't be seeking them out next time they're in our neighborhood.
9. The Refinery
J: There's an inherent risk involved with switching your burger up from week to week. Sometimes an idea needs some time to get fully developed, and seven days isn't always enough. That's exactly what happened at The Refinery. The idea sounds great, a creamy red bean hummus with tart pickled jalapeños, cotija cheese and sour cream and onion chips. Unfortunately the hummus turned out to be their undoing. I think a touch more oil would have kept it from drying out your mouth and hiding the other flavors. They can't all be winners, but I applaud the courage it takes to come up with a new dish week in and week out.
K: I love the Refinery's experimentation and weekly changes to the American classic. Unfortunately, this weeks burger left me wanting something different.
L: This is another burger that did not work conceptually. Our trepidations rang true as the red bean hummus dried out the entire thing. The sour cream chips, pickled jalapeño and cotija were all great condiments, but there really was no sauce to speak of, which didn't help the lack of moisture. The Refinery changes their menu every single week, and with that the burger accoutrements. They were going for an ode to the torta, which is a fantastic idea if executed properly. We just hit them on a bad week, even though they cooked the burger perfectly. This makes me want to go back for a redo.
8. El Cap
J: El Cap is one of those places that's been around so long they can do no wrong. They're the best at what they do, taking people back to the burgers of their childhood, and I respect that, but for me, in this competition, you've got to do better. When I see Iceberg lettuce on a burger, I immediately temper my expectations. Just because something's been done a certain way for 100 years doesn't necessarily mean it's good. There's nothing wrong with improving on a classic, maybe use some local beef, aged sharp cheddar and a nice fresh leaf of bibb lettuce. Take off your burger colored glasses people, because if you truly want the best burger in the Bay area, keep looking.
K: The most perfect simple burger. All taste, no flash. Wish we had gotten the double.
L: The burger at El Cap is a slice of St Petersburg's rich food history. They do them darn well. I feel that they scored lower due to the inclusion of American cheese in the burger they chose to serve us. I find it to be an absolute dish destroyer. I've ordered many hamburgers from El Cap with the classic condiments of lettuce, tomato, white onion and mayo in between a squishy bun, and have gone home very happy. I just personally don't like plasticky food by-product under the bun. That's all.
7. Pané Rustica
J: Here's where we start getting to the good stuff. The wood fired cooking, cured tomatoes and onion foccacia immediately made me think of pizza. It was an unexpected flavor but a welcome one. They kept the trend of perfectly cooked burgers going, however it also fell to the evils of blandness. A shame, because this was a real contender, but #7 is no slouch, this is definitely worth a visit.
K: One of the best looking burgers I've ever seen. Char-grilled, wood fired, just a little under seasoned today.
L: This is the third burger in the contest that cannot be faulted by the actual preparation, but only because of the choice in condiments. I don't think I'm speaking out of turn when I say it was the best cooked burger in the competition. Whatever they are doing to sling those burgers in that white-hot wood fired oven, worked like a charm. The condiments just didn't add anything to the overall product. First of all, I love avocado on my burger. However, the aioli which was spiked with lots of avocado added richness sure, but it was a fairly bland offering. Just a touch more seasoning and this would have cracked the top 5.
6. Engine No. 9
J: Ah the first of our foie spiked burgers. Toppings of brie, foie and caramelized onions sounded odd at first. I was worried the brie would get lost, but they chose a nice ripe version that stood up to the other assertive flavors. The one piece that kept this burger out of the top five was the bun. Logan hit the nail on the head below.
K: This one would have been a killer if the bun hadn't been so dried out.
L: This is where things get tough because we start having to nitpick the little things. Let me say I find no fault in the flavor of this burger. It had some of the best grilled onions I ever had, a nice funky slice of brie and a sliver of seared foie gras just to give your heart a little wake up call. The only issue and I mean only is that the bun was literally untouched save for it being sliced in half. I think it might have been saved with a schmear of butter and a quick trip to the flat top. It's a lesson in treating every component with tender loving care. Even the bun.


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Dumping Your Girlfriend
November 5, 2012 2 Comments
At some point in your life, you'll be faced with the challenge of breaking up with someone. This isn't always an easy experience to deal with, especially if you know what it's like to be broken up with. The first thing you'll do before you initiate the breakup is ask your friends "What should I say?" or "How should I do it?". That's what I'm writing this post for. To give you some type of guideline in order to "put her down" easy, and to make the breakup as easy as possible for you by giving you an outline for your dumping speech.
First off, I want to let you know now that there's no easy way out. You can only try to prevent things from getting blown out of proportion and try to break it to her as easy as possible. You don't want to be stuck in a relationship you don't want to be in because you feel guilty about hurting someone you care about. If you're ready to take the next step then know there are a few rules you should follow when breaking up with someone…
- Do it in person. If you don't, you're just being a coward. If she's someone you truly cared about, than you should have the decency to give her a proper breakup speech in person. Text, phone call, and emails are not in person!
- Do not broadcast it. Don't be the a-hole who decides to breakup with his girlfriend over the radio. Also, don't breakup with her in front of a large group of people. Chances are she's going to be upset, so breakup with her when you're alone.
- Honesty is the best policy. If you tell her what's the real reason, it'll be a lot easier on her. Lying will only make the situation worse. If you lie, it'll bite you in the ass when she tells everyone you've ever met how much of a dishonest SOB you are. If you're truthful, she can't use anything against you and it'll make her understand your view better.
Now for the "Dump Speech". Initiating a breakup is tough, so you'll want to be as prepared as possible. You want to deliver the message effectively in order to minimize the pain, without backtracking. It has to be clear that you want to breakup and not "take a break" and you don't want to have to repeat yourself. You want the speech to be quick and precise. Improvising whatever BS you can think of on the spot will only make her unsure of what is happening. You also don't want her to tell all of her friends and any other girl you may see yourself with in the future what an a jerk you are, so you have to prepare a speech that will almost make her forgive you. You'll want to ask yourself the following questions in order to perfect your breakup speech…
- Name of the person you're breaking up with?
- How she will feel?
- Description of your current relationship?
- How do you feel?
- What are you're feelings towards her?
- Why she deserves better?
- How long you've been feeling this way?
- Why you didn't breakup with her before this?
- Repeat: What does she deserve?
- Why she deserves this? (Your feelings of "regret")
- Blame yourself.
- Real reasons why you're breaking up with her? (List)
- Repeat: Blame yourself again.
- Repeat: Description of your current relationship? (OVER)
Theresa, I know this is going to be hard for you to understand at first but our relationship isn't working out. I can't continue like this. I think you're the most amazing girl I've ever met and I think you deserve someone better than me. I've been feeling this way for a while now, but I thought with time things would work themselves out. You deserve to find someone who will treat you better, and not hurt you like I am. I blame myself for this. I just feel like I don't love you anymore. It's not your fault. It's mine. I'll always think you're amazing but it's over.
And there you have it! You've officially broken up with your girlfriend. Chances are she will try to fight it but she will realize it's over within a few minutes. You came, you saw, and you conquered. You're a free man and the weight has been lifted off of your shoulders.

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Luke's 3rd birthday party was last weekend, and we're still trying to recuperate from it. It's been in the high 80's to low 90's all this week, so Delvin has been taking Luke swimming a lot. Last year we bought a 12 foot Intex pool from Wal-Mart towards the end of the season on clearance. We got to use it for about a month before we had to pack it away. Well, this year we have an extra family member, so we decided to sell our 12 foot pool and get a bigger one. We decided on the Summer Escapes 15 foot round pool. It is great quality, and it came with a ground cloth, cover, and accessories kit (vacuum, skimmer, and an extra filter). The one we had last year, had the pump that sits on the ground, but the new one has the pump that attaches to the side with the skimmer, which is great. No bugs, or pool of water on the ground. It's great! And it's deeper then our old one, which is good for the grown ups. We're hoping to have Luke swimming with little to no help by next summer. He loves swimming with our help now though.
If you don't have a lot of land, or can't afford to get a pool installed, this is the next best thing. The price is reasonable, and as long as you take care of it properly, it will last. There isn't much of a difference in maintenance between a small (10'-18') pool and a professionally installed (20'-40') pool. Of course, you use less product, but you still have to maintain the pool on an everyday basis. It's very simple once you get the hang of it.
Overall, I would give the Summer Escapes 15 Foot Pool a 10/10. For the price compared to the value you get, I definitely think this pool is worth it.
**Note: I have not been compensated by Summer Escapes in any way for the review of this product. This is my families personal experience with this swimming pool.**


text: Tips For New Borescope Users For Engine Inspections 23 September 2017 When you're looking for nondestructive ways to inspect your piston engines, one of the things you should consider is the potential for investing in a borescope. Borescopes are a great way to examine the internal components of your engine, but only when you understand how to choose them and how to use them to your advantage. Here are a few things you should know about borescopes and your engine inspections.


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SKOWHEGAN — Officials at Main Street Skowhegan say a new executive director is expected to be on board by mid- to late March.
"It's still in the interviewing process," said Skowhegan Town Manager John Doucette Jr., a member of the candidate interview committee.
Doucette said of an original field of 22 applicants, five or six were considered the stronger candidates. That list was whittled down to three or four, he said.
"Now we're having them come to town and walk around town and talk to the merchants and get an idea what's going on in Skowhegan," he said.
The executive director's position has been vacant since Jennifer Olsen left in September. She took over as director of Waterville Main Street in October.
Olsen came to the Skowhegan program in March 2010.
The Skowhegan and Waterville Main Street programs are part of the Maine Downtown Center's approach to downtown revitalization, with an eye on maintaining historic integrity to existing buildings. The idea was developed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1980 and is used in more than 2,200 communities in 44 states.
Other Main Street communities in the state are Bath, Belfast, Biddeford, Brunswick, Gardiner, Rockland, Saco and Sanford.
Gene Rouse, president of Main Street Skowhegan, said applicants for the director's job came from as far away as Boston, Portland and the Maine coast.
Rouse said two candidates were scheduled to tour Skowhegan on Friday, another on Saturday and the fourth sometime this week. He said the position is a salaried one, with pay in the $34,000 range, plus health and vacation benefits.
The director is expected to work an average of 40 hours a week.
"We're looking for candidates that have good people skills, good fundraising skills and have some background in community planning or economic development," Rouse said.
The Main Street Skowhegan Budget for 2011 was about $85,000, including director's salary, office rental, printing and other expenses. Taxpayers, local businesses and community fundraising each provide one-third of the money to fund the budget.
Rouse said priorities for the program in 2013 include energy efficiency in downtown buildings, solar power collection, rooftop gardens and occupancy of the upper floors of downtown buildings.
Doug Harlow — 612-2367
[email protected]
Mid-Maine Technical Center local Skills Championships winners announced
Brown-tail moths topic of talk set for Jan. 24 in Palermo
Youth Ice Fishing Derby set for Jan. 26 in Liberty
Forester, writer Laurie Apgar Chandler to speak Jan. 29 at Winthrop library
Amber Holmes awarded $5,000 from Next Gen Personal Finance


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Buried in our website we have a number of trail profiles that aim to give a bit more information about some of our competition venues and the courses. The maps are generally based on a combination of GPS data, topographical mapping, and satellite imagery, and the commentary is fairly described as "subjective".
Historically, we used images (screenshots) taken from a mapping product. These days, there is a wealth of choice in geographical systems, and many are based either on Google Earth or Google Maps. Because these tools are freely accessible to anyone with a PC or laptop and Internet access, it makes sense for our current approach to utilise these tools.
Therefore, we're beginning to develop map and commentary packages using both the GPX and KML/KMZ formats.
GPX is an open standard format for geographical information, particularly well suited to sports, and very portable between different mapping products. Most GPS devices will support an export function to GPX, and most mapping products will import GPX files.
KML is a proprietary format developed for Google Earth that performs essentially the same functions as GPX but with extensions and enhancements suited to the needs of 3 dimensional map viewers. KMZ is a "zipped" format of KML and is useful for distributing additional material to accompany the KML files.
In the last few days, we've added updated profiles for the Foxton and Bright's Farm venues to our pages and the KMZ and GPX files that accompany these can be downloaded from the profile pages. More detailed commentary is included in the KMZ and can be reviewed in Google Earth.
Increasingly we're able to obtain raw GPS data from the the course marking, the technical delegate inspections ("Tee-Dee-ing"), or from the ride itself (a competitor may be asked to carry a sealed GPS unit in a saddle bag). Putting it all together we get a fairly good view of the trail.
The raw data then has to be corrected and smoothed, and we tend to adjust the trail to fit with satellite imagery, which sometimes can be a little off (especially where the satellite was off to one side of a slope). There's a bit of work involved, but we think it's worthwhile, and very much in the interests of our sport to ensure that competitors have a reasonable indication of what conditions and trail features the venue offers.
At the moment we've yet to settle on a standardised presentation style, and the first attempt with Belmont looks quite different to the more recent work. And perhaps the KMZ and GPX formats aren't that convenient for you. For example, would screen shots still be useful, or would you like us to produce PDF files that you can print from?
So, take a look at what we've got, and give your feedback to a committee member. We want to make sure we're giving you useful information in a useful format.


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The Jesus Gospel
"How beautiful are the feet of those who bring the good news." This passage from the book of Isaiah figures prominently and repeatedly in Osman Kartal's novel about the hunt for a lost gospel written by Jesus himself. Those who read The Jesus Gospel might also apply the prophet's words in describing the postman who delivered this book to them, or the friend who passed it on as a gift, for Osman Kartal's novel is just that: a gift, and a wonderful one at that.
Despite the title, this is not a work of faith, although faith and religion each play a vital role in the plot. The Jesus Gospel is part treasure hunt, part Cold War spy story, and part adventure novel—a lively mix of genres, to say the least.
Kartal has borrowed ideas and themes similar to those found in an Indiana Jones or National Treasure movie, or a Dan Brown or Robert Ludlum novel. Yet from these, Kartal has crafted a fresh and thoroughly engaging story all his own. His hero, Frankie Karter, may be Kartal's alter ego, and if that is the case, then Kartal has succeeded where many authors fail when they attempt to insert themselves into a book. Karter feels and acts like a real person, with all the flaws, foibles, and false assumptions that plague normal people who are thrust into abnormal circumstances. What Karter believes is true, the reader also comes to believe is true. And when Karter discovers he has been tricked, fooled, and bamboozled, the reader also feels that kick to the gut, and neither sees it coming until it hits.
The plot is rich, and full of twists and surprises. The action takes place in Soviet Georgia, Communist Poland, Margaret Thatcher's Great Britain, and Pope John Paul II's Vatican City, among other places and times (including flashbacks to the eras of Stalin, Hitler, and the early church). The cast of characters is sprinkled with memorable thugs, such as a "driver" who tells the hero rather threateningly: "you are coming where I go." There are also the requisite sidekicks who help the protagonist elude the bad guys and discover the path to the treasure.
Kartal knows how to pen a good phrase: "His blood was cold enough to chill wine," and "He'd need to be some Russian girl acrobat on steroids to get out of this one." Yet he also knows when to restrain himself. The quips, like the action, come in measured doses, with pauses just long enough to allow the reader to savor and digest what has happened before being served the next course.
Osman Kartal's The Jesus Gospel is a well-written, exciting, and, best of all, thoroughly entertaining work of fiction. Read it now before someone makes a movie out of it.
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Mark G. McLaughlin
Disclosure: This article is not an endorsement, but a review. The author of this book provided free copies of the book and paid a small fee to have their book reviewed by a professional reviewer. Foreword Reviews and Clarion Reviews make no guarantee that the author will receive a positive review. Foreword Magazine, Inc. is disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255.


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Robert Kennedy assassination site opens as $578 million schools complex in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES – The site where Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated opened Monday as a $578 million complex of public schools for thousands of students after years of disputes over historic preservation.
The Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools complex resembles the once-stately Ambassador Hotel, where the New York senator was slain in 1968 moments after declaring victory in the California Democratic presidential primary.
Many parents of the 3,700 kindergarten through 12th grade students reacted positively to the six learning centers on the 23-acre site in the crowded neighborhood west of downtown.
"They made it like a museum," said Maria Vilar, mother of a fifth-grader.
Marta Reyes said she loved the new school.
"It's beautiful," said Reyes, mother of a sixth-grader. "It was a little complicated finding our way around because it's so big, but it's very nice."
The long-running effort to turn the location into an educational complex involved disputes with conservationists who wanted to save the historic hotel from demolition.
The Kennedy family opposed efforts to save the hotel pantry where the senator was shot by Sirhan Sirhan. The pantry was disassembled and placed in storage.
The Ambassador Hotel opened in 1921 and became a focal point of Los Angeles culture. Movie stars and presidents — from Herbert Hoover to Richard Nixon — stayed there.
The hotel's posh Cocoanut Grove ballroom served as one of the earliest sites of the Oscar ceremonies.
The Ambassador closed in 1989, its luster long faded.
(This version CORRECTS Adds details, quotes, background, byline. Cocoanut is correct. Will be led.)


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Purpose of Lesson:
The purpose of this lesson is to solidify the students understanding of characteristic properties.
Major Strategies to Watch for:
1) Reading and annotating- Students read and annotate a text to use later.
2) Frayer model- Students use information from the article to create a Frayer model for the term characteristic property.
Learning Goal: Understand what characteristic properties are and how they can be used.
Opening Question: Think about someone in your family. How would describe them to another person? What are the properties that make them unique from other people?
The purpose of this question is to give students relatable examples of characteristic properties. However, it does have some drawbacks. For example, hair color will often be a property that students will list, however, hair color can change. When I'm teaching this, I work hard to push the students to characteristic properties like skin color, dimples, mouth shape, and so on.
Students record their opening question on their learning goal sheet and are ready to start class 3 min after the bell has rung. I reward students who get started early with ROCK STAR SCIENTIST tickets.
Follow the links to learn more about the beginning of class strategies and ROCK STAR scientist tickets.
The Gold - How its made video used for today's hook is interesting but not totally aligned to the learning. I wanted to find a video that just explored the properties of gold, but instead, I found this video about how gold is extracted from the earth. I decided to use this video for two reasons:
1) It does contain a lot of information about gold and its properties.
2) It is a nice introduction to the purpose behind separation of mixtures.
However, I've found that you can't just show this video! You need to stop and comment at different times pointing out the characteristic properties of gold and the methods they are using to separate the gold from the ore.
At this point in the learning, I am ready for kids to read about characteristic properties. I like to start with real experiences so that they can bring their ideas into their reading. This reading today is Day 1 of a two day reading. This text is deceptively simple. It is only one page, but it is jammed with great information we can return to again and again.
For today's job the students will be reading silently and annotating. In my class, these skills are long established and students understand the norms, but I still get out my anchor chart to make sure that students remember how to be successful.
Once students have read the text the first time, I ask them to use our discussion starters to discuss the characteristic properties we have looked at in class, magnetism and solubility. I walk around the room, making sure that I hear students going back to the text to answer the questions. A great tool that teachers can use to monitor student discussions is Class dojo. This tool allows you to point out great thoughts students are having as well as keep the entire class on task.
For this discussion I ask these questions.
The purpose of this section is to make sure students know how to create a Frayer Model. I choose to use a Frayer for the concept of CHARACTERISTIC PROPERTY because it is a pivotal concept of this unit. Also, the students will be able to use the reading to pull ideas from for the definition and characteristics.
Below is a screencast of modeling how to construct a Frayer model.
The purpose of this section is to make the Frayer model for Characteristic Property. There are a number of materials you can use to have students construct Frayers. One of my favorites is to hand out 3 x 5 note cards because these can easily be hung on the wall as a class display.
In this case though, I am having students make the Frayer in their lab notebooks, so that they will be able to access the work again and again.
This section can either completed as Independent work, Collaborative work, or Guided work. In this situation I choose Guided work because I wanted to make sure that students were pulling information from the article to use as part of their definition and characteristics. However, I did not "model" this for the kid; meaning I did not give the kids the definition and the characteristics, I expected them to find that information for themselves from the article.
Closing Statement: "Today we learned what characteristic properties are and some examples. Tomorrow we will start using those properties to identify substances."
Closing Question: "Which of the properties in the article do you think would be the most useful in identifying substances?"
Closure depends greatly on timing and is not as easy to plan in advance as opening. You can find more information about how I manage closure here.


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Thanks to you our campaign announced today we have raised over $175,000 within the first month of launching. The level of support we have received in just 32 days is encouraging and proves that Congressman Mick Mulvaney will face the toughest fight of his political career in November.
The people in South Carolina want a real voice in Congress, a leader who will help communities get the tools they need to get ahead by investing in people, education and roads and bridges. South Carolinians also want a leader who will stand up for our men and women in uniform against reckless sequestration cuts supported by Mulvaney and oppose bad trade deals that cost American jobs.
We only accepted one PAC check from Congressman Jim Clyburn's BRIDGE PAC. In contrast, Congressman Mulvaney's past reports show that over 70% of his campaign funds derived from PAC's and not individual donors.
Among the many supporters, we received contributions of all sizes from many former teammates and Carolina greats from Ryan Brewer and Andre Goodman to longtime Carolina Panther Travelle Wharton, who also serves as Co-Chair of our campaign. Nobody can vouch for my character better than the guys I played alongside. Through blood, sweat and tears, you really get to know each other and create unbreakable bonds. It's family. We're all in this together.
As I've said from day one – I cannot do this without your continued support. Please consider contributing $5, $10 or $25 TODAY to keep our momentum going. You may donate online by clicking on the donate button below.
Thank you again, I absolutely cannot do this without you! Do not hesitate to reach out to me directly at 803-220-1008.


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Sponsors and food service management companies to support the 1985 Summer Food Service Program for needy children are being sought by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The program is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Margaret A. Smith, state education secretary, said about 750,000 children receive free or reduced-price meals from the National School Lunch Program during the school year. The summer program would help these children get adequate nutrition during the summer. In previous years, about 81,750 meals were provided daily.


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I've just visited the Disneyland equivalent for plants, and it's confirmed that I'm not that strange. In fact, looking around at the crowds at Terra Botanica (Angers, France), I can safely declare that there are many people, who like me, are fascinated by flowers and plants.
How did we happen to be there? Phillip suggested we pop in to take a look around (during a conference held nearby), and it was fun. It's described as les mondes du végétal and it is certainly that. From the moment you enter you are completely immersed in a strange mix of Jules Verne botanical wonder and a garden-of-Eden fantasy.
There is everything for everyone and given the size of the place it's a good thing that there's also transport to get around – I couldn't decide which was better, the walnut-shelled self-peddled monorail or the river boats. I watched extended families wander through the experiences on offer completely engaged: mesmerised by the water-cycle, geology, the history of plant collecting. And as impressive as this is, (to genuinely interest people in the same topics they once shunned in high school), this place also satisfies everyone's need to wander through simply beautiful gardens and landscapes.
I describe all this, not to encourage you to go there, but to point out that I believe for a place like this to exist – to sell tickets day after day – we humans must have a fundamental fascination in, and love of, plants.
In some of us it's already awake. In others I believe it's lying dormant waiting for the right moment. And by the right moment I don't mean retirement to the country. I've watched the gardening spark kick-in with my children often when they paused their lives to have families. But I've also witnessed it in as simple a moment as a pot plant given to someone whose potential garden is just an empty window ledge. When they later asked what they could do to care for their new plant I knew a dormant gardening interest had been woken by something as simple and lovely as a potted Flower Carpet Amber rose.


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Tuesday, February 8, 2011 @ 10:44 AMLately, well every day now, I have been adding items to my Etsy shop. That means, I have to edit a lot of photos after I take them. Sometimes I give them a soft or vintage tint, or I just highlight them. So in case you haven't seen them, I will display the photo's with the soft or vintage tint below.
They look like they're dancing.
Also from now on, everyone who purchases 3 or more items at my shop will receive their items in this little handmade box with a ribbon and message! (^_^)
I watched the Super Bowl. The Steelers lost. Darn.
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Yesterday a new outbreak was detected in Miyazaki, far from the original outbreaks. This time close to the border of Kagoshima and Kumamoto in the core area of livestock production. (see map).
It seems that it has most likely been spread either by cars or humans.
I am not sure if additional quarantine measures are going to be taken, but it seems to vindicate Australian quarantine having people from the UK walking through disinfectant as they got off the plane during FMD outbreaks there.
The Ministry of Agriculture has apologised that the previous outbreak took so long to contain. I'm not really sure if that constitutes an admission of things done wrongly, or whether it is simply an expression of regret. There is a no confidence motion in the Agriculture Minister being voted on this week. What ever the outcome is on his future, the livelihoods of many Kyushu farmers, depends on the spread being halted as a matter of urgent priority.


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Former Flickr Engineer Attacks SmugMug CEO on Blog
Former Flickr Engineer Kevin Collins is out with a blog post attacking SmugMug CEO Don MacAskill. After a series of tweets back and forth with Collins saying that MacAskill was taking the "low road" by pointing out Flickr's recent PR disaster of accidentally deleting the wrong user account, Collins is out with a full blog post now (which doesn't allow comments surprise surprise) criticizing Don and SmugMug.
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I can't identify the person, and have no interest in doing so, but it seems to highlight a culture FUD and mud-slinging that Don MacAskill seems to practice. I know very well I would never have gotten away with trashing the competition with the way he does- I can't say I would have lost my job, but I most probably would have been removed from speaking publicly for Flickr at the time and put on a short leash. In any event, I would never have dreamt of publicly criticizing another service, and would be embarrassed to do so. I guess if you are the CEO, you feel you can say it any way you want, no matter how tacky.
How dare someone, especially a competitor, dare to criticize Flickr over an account deletion issue right?
Collins seems to hold the opinion that "benevolent Flickr" can do no wrong and that it's somehow "tacky" to try and benefit from the horrendous way that Flickr has mismanaged community and especially with regards to unwarranted account deletion issues.
While Flickr did eventually go through the actual work to recover the deleted account in question, it wasn't until a vast amount of public pressure was put on the company, including mainstream reports in the New York Observer, the Los Angeles Times, CNN, etc. Had there not been this public pressure, Flickr very likely would have stuck by their original statement to the customer that they couldn't get his photos back. Flickr doesn't mind screwing people over as long as they can keep it quiet. It's funny how when enough negative attention hits the company that they "all of a sudden" are able to restore deleted accounts.
Kevin says that during his tenure at Flickr he "managed the help Forum for most of that time." Back in 2009 when users were upset about Flickr deleting accounts and having no way to undelete them (in one of many user protests) Flickr arrogantly stated that not only could they not get deleted accounts back, but that this wasn't even a feature that they were working on. Back in 2009 (when Collins was in charge of the Help Forum apparently) Flickr Staffer Zack Sheppard said in regards to the issue of undelting accounts, "we have heard your feedback about that here, and in the past, and we know it is on some people's wish list, but it's not something that we are working on currently." After saying that they weren't working on undelete functionality they promptly locked the thread to prevent additional user criticism.
Here's what blows my mind.
After Flickr has deleted account after account after account for the most petty of things. After they have wrongly abused their customers again and again and again with no accountability to users whatsoever. After all the threads that they lock and close where users complain of account deletion. After all the ways that they try to silence criticism about this practice (I'm permanently, "for the time being," banned from the Flickr help forum where I've been suggesting that they develop an undelete process for years — they just kicked out my Pal Pierre Honeyman last week for daring to criticize them as well.) After all this horrible community mismanagement, a guy who used to oversee this mess in the help forum has the balls to attack Don MacAskill and SmugMug for suggesting that if users are tired of Flickr's BS that they move their accounts?
That "Don" isn't taking the high road?
You've got to be kidding me.
You want to talk about the "high road?"
Why does Flickr ban people from the help forum simply for dissenting? Why won't Flickr answer real questions with transparency? Why didn't Flickr develop an undelete feature two years ago when we were clamoring for it rather than wait for a PR disaster to happen? Why did Flickr nuke a friggin' LEGO group a week ago? Why won't they still give Deepa Praven an actual real life answer on why her account was deleted? I guarantee you they could restore her account if it hit CNN like Mirco's did. Flickr deleted a Washington State Firefighter's 5 year account because he complained about a level 3 sex offender (the worst 3%) who had moved into his neighborhood next to a school?
Why does Flickr stonewall and hide and refuse to address these important issues?
Maybe if Flickr doesn't want to be criticized they should treat their customers better and actually, you know, operate with transparency, rather than simply try to ban and censor everyone who disagrees with them.
Here's the other thing. Don MacAskill has been the polar opposite of Flickr. Time and time again MacAskill and his team at SmugMug have bent over backwards to do the right thing for their community. Time and time again they listen to their customers and actually engage them and deal with issues in a real and human way. People aren't banned from commenting there. People aren't routinely deleted without warning or accidentally deleted. There is a healthy respect between SmugMug and their customers that doesn't exist between Flickr and their customers. So maybe rather than criticizing Don and SmugMug, team Flickr should rather try to emulate the way that Don and his team actually give a damn about their users. Until then I think Kevin has no right to criticize Don for pointing out Flickr's shortcomings.
Don, you just keep on doing what you're doing, if Flickr users want to leave Flickr due to horrible customer service, that should be Flickr's problem, not yours.
And by the way Kevin, in terms of nobody at Yahoo ever dreaming to speak ill of a competitor? Yahoo errected a friggin statue at Yahoo badmouthing the GMail team and comparing Yahoo defeating them to the Allies defeating the Nazis. I'm not kidding you, the actual Nazis. Good Lord, and you complain because Don dares to point out a huge and blatant problem at Flickr and suggest his site might do better.


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I am generally a fan of Evgeny Morozov's op-eds, articles, and blogs critiquing "techno-utopianism." I myself wrote a critical analysis of the techno-hype about the Iran election crisis. I think his latest op-ed in the Wall Street Journal is also right on in its critique of uncritical "information wants to be free" themes:
"Will the oppressed masses in authoritarian states join the barricades once they get unfettered access to Wikipedia and Twitter? This seems quite unlikely. In fact, our debate about the Internet's role in democratization—increasingly dominated by techno-utopianism—is in dire need of moderation, for there are at least as many reasons to be skeptical. Ironically, the role that the Internet played in the recent events in Iran shows us why: Revolutionary change that can topple strong authoritarian regimes requires a high degree of centralization among their opponents. The Internet does not always help here. One can have 'organizing without organizations'—the phrase is in the subtitle of 'Here Comes Everybody,' Clay Shirky's best-selling 2008 book about the power of social media—but one can't have revolutions without revolutionaries."
I think, however, that the basic point has been made well enough: the Internet is not a panacea. In fact, this point was made very well in David Ronfeldt's original paper on "cyberocracy"–which I plug at every opportunity because I think that it set the basic parameters of debate about information revolutions that many discussions today unwittingly echo. The real debate is not necessarily on technology per se but organizational structure and leadership. What kind of organizational structure is best? How should strategy be devised? What is the role of leadership? Once we answer these central questions the role of information becomes relatively clear because information is ultimately an appendage of more fundamental and structural questions.


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Either way, their feelings— expressed in unique graffiti on the giant grassy hill of the governor's mansion, formerly the Simplot mansion—is at least misplaced, however, um, pointed it is.
It's pretty hard to miss if you're cruising up Bogus Basin Road near the intersection with Cartwright Road. Somewhere in the wee hours of last Wednesday night, someone tapped into their inner grass artist, and used weed-killing chemicals of some sort to outline the shape of a giant male phallus, pointed up, on the grass of Simplot hill Rough estimates, taken by BW's forensics team, put the boner at about 30 feet tall.
We're proud (worried?) to say we saw it first. Shortly after breaking the news on BoiseWeekly.com, tales of the giant herbivorous schlong were told by the Associated Press, KTVB Channel 7 (who called it "crude"; you could almost hear the shudders of revulsion coming from the anchor chairs) and appeared in news outlets as far away as Washington (D.C.), where the popular political gossip blog Wonkette.com linked us up. Our favorite lines were in the comments on Wonkette, wherein readers pondered the meaning of the drawing ("This whole thing has more symbolism than Moby Dick, but damned if I can make it out.") and the style of it all ("When you think about it, the whole state is somewhat penis shaped.").
Neither Simplot nor Otter live in the house, which was donated to the state by the potato magnate last year.
There's no telling when the perpetrators did the deed. But Mark Reed, the manager of Zamzows on Federal Way, said the common yard herbicide Roundup would have done the trick pretty handily.
"It pretty much kills anything, especially when the heat is on it," Reed said. "When it's 100 degrees, it would take it down pretty quick." If the perpetrator used a backpack sprayer, Reed said, the job would be pretty easy. But that's only if the perp was a well-equipped lawn and garden laborer. There's every possibility that the deed could have been done with nothing more complex than a can of gasoline, which kills grass just as effectively.
As of press time, the drawing is still in evidence, standing tall for any and all innocent passersby to witness.
The hill is technically owned by the State of Idaho. State workers told the AP they were likely to use some sort of fertilizer—a grassy Viagra, if you will—to help remove the unsightly drawing.
Jurisdiction varies in such events; Boise Police Department spokesman Charles McClure said it was likely that, if collared, the rogue landscaper would get charged with something like vandalism. Things might have been different if Otter actually did live in his former father-in-law's house; the Idaho State Police are charged with protection of state dignitaries like Otter, and we can just envision a takedown on the turf had they seen the grass defilers. Maybe they would have swooped in riding ice blocks?


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6–10 December 2011
Kölner Domkirche, Weihnachtsmarkt am Kölner Dom, and Basilika St Aposteln
Handel: Excerpts from Messiah
Holst: Christmas Day
Jackman: arrangements of Christmas carols
Our December trip to visit the Christmas markets in Cologne, including as much singing as could reasonably be fitted in around the shopping, was a resounding success. The absence of snow may have reduced the photo opportunities but was in all other respects a bonus, and even the forecast rain made only brief appearances.
Jeremy Jackman, musically in charge and making his first overseas trip for TRBC, proved 'a revelation and a joy to sing with'. As ever it was rather a motley crowd of singers which sat down to rehearse on Wednesday morning, but the standing ovation we received from a capacity audience on Friday evening testified to the transformation wrought by Jeremy over the previous two days. Professional musical back-up well beyond the call of duty was provided by Andrew Parnell on whatever keyboard instrument was available at the time, and soprano Ruth Jenkins delighted everyone with her beautiful and heartfelt singing. We also benefited from the solid support of Cologne Brass (opens in a new window), who seemed to enjoy Jeremy's sense of humour!
There were other revelations. Our visit to the Cologne Chocolate Museum (new window) opened up new and exciting ways of serving wine with nibbles of esoteric chocolate (bring on the white chocolate with licorice and banish the crisps and canapes!); staff from both Specialised Travel and Concerts from Scratch demonstrated during the Thursday evening river-boat feast that they also can sing when required; and new light was shed (in song, of course) on the conversation between Mary and the Angel Gabriel at the Annunciation.
Proceeds from the concert were in excess of 2,000 euros, and more than 400 euros were collected as we sang for an hour in the Weihnachtsmarkt adjacent to the Dom. So a sum very close to 2,500 euros was handed over to the Basilka St Aposteln for the Essensausgabe (new window), their programme of work with the homeless and destitute in Cologne. A wonderful bonus to a very memorable trip.
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Woohoo!! It's almost here!
After, oh, I don't know...eight drafts and tons of rewrites, I finally sent off Raven's Breath to my publisher, Amber Leaf Publishing.
It's now out of my hands, folks!! So, in celebration, I figured we could kick-off the countdown with the Raven's Breath book trailer.
I hope you like it! :)
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Thursday, October 09, 2008
Miniature Watermelon - Tiny but Tasty
I had to include the above picture just to give a sense for scale when I discuss the miniature watermelon that we raised in our gluten-free garden this year. On the left is a honeydew melon that we also grew, and trust me, it is not even as large as many of the ones I see at the grocery store - perhaps commercial growers have the advantage of being in a State where the growing season is longer.
But, regardless, the two melons to the right of the honeydew are actually "watermelon", or so they were supposed to be according to the seeds we selected and purchased online. Nothing in the watermelon-seed advertisement or description said anything about size, which as you can see = TINY. We anxiously watched these fruit grow, and as they took off quickly I had high hopes... first they reached golf-ball size... then baseball... then maybe just about softball size...then... nothing more! I couldn't believe it.
So, we finally picked one after the stem indicated that it was ripe (the stem will start turning yellow and/or brown). And, here's what the fruit looked like inside:
Yes, it rather appears to be a watermelon. And, it sure did have a lot of seeds. Whatever variety or species this thing is, it is definitely different. I expect is still offers the usual healthy qualities of watermelon: fiber, lycopene, Vitamin-C, etc. Now, how about taste?
Well, it actually tastes just like any "normal" watermelon I have had. It was quite nice in fact. And, aside from the proliferation and abundance of seeds for such a tiny watermelon, this miniature fruit had one neat thing going for it: you could eat the center all the way out to within an 1/8" of the "rind", since the lighter-colored rind-region still tasted fine and was still of a nice texture too.
So, given the yield these "watermelon" plants produced this year - i.e., a few of these Miniature Watermelons per vine - and given the space the vines take up in the garden, I think we will forgo the small watermelon next year and plant more honeydew melon in their place (those were the star performer this year - outperforming the mini-watermelon and the cantaloupe plants too).
My wife and I like to joke about how these tiny watermelon, if you could purchase them in the store, would be some type of "rare" or "select" or "specialty" variety that would cost $20.00/each because of this. he he he. If you have seen the exotic fruits in the markets priced a bit ridiculous, you will know the source of our amusement. It is sorta like how "heirloom" tomatoes are $5.00/pound or something, and they grow just as easily as any others from our experience. Well, enough of the miniature watermelon discussion for now - I could have eaten 4 of them in the time it took to type this Gluten-Free Blog entry :)
2 comments:
- Gnihton said...
I came across this post while surfing and wanted to comment, my understanding of watermelons are that as the plants get older the produce more watermelons, how many did your fist softball batch produce? anyways, as they produce more farmers will trim them off making say 500 potential watermelons down to 70-100. in this trimming process the plant focuses its energy into he renaming fruits making them bigger. if for example a farmer had a huge watermelon plant that made 100 watermelon and he trimmed it all and left only one, that's what would produce those giant 5 foot tall fruits that farmers then compete. other fruits liek apple trees are similar where orchard owners will chop off whole limbs of the tree. the effects that the fruits may portray may be increased size, or increased sweetness or tartness. Anyways, maybe next year you can trim off half of them and they'll grow 3 times as big! =]
- Friday, November 14, 2008 2:01:00 PM
- Mike Eberhart said...
Our plants did not produce very many watermelon. We did notice some "starts" of fruit that just died off before reaching maturity, but nothing like 100. Maybe 10 extra "starts" per plant. We had 3 plants total, and only ended up with about 6 of these tiny watermelon (rather poor returns). So, perhaps we should have just nipped off those extra few starts. Either way, next year it will be honeydew primarily for us (those did really well). Thanks for stopping by gnihton.
- Sunday, November 16, 2008 10:13:00 AM


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A P3ProSwing™ Authorized Reseller is a business partner that has entered into a contractual relationship with P3ProSwing™ to sell our hardware and software products. Please note that not all hardware sold by these resellers is the same as our product. But the simulator sensor units they sell come directly from P3ProSwing™ All warranty's and support of products purchased from an Authorized reseller will be honored but must have proof of purchase and have properly registered your unit upon receiving it.
List of International Resellers
Edmonton, AB
Toll Free: 1-877-417-2161
Phone: 1-587-409-GOLF (587-409-4653)
Fax: 1-780-642-2522
|Eden Golf
|Eden Golf - Ariane Pascalie
Road Maraval
83600 Les Adrets Esterel
Mobile: +33 (0) 6 12 60 22 23
|IGS Club- Golf Simulateur
Franck Collet
6 Rue Asimov
Bourgoin Jallieu, RA 38300
|Osterreichs Bester Online Golf
|Osterreichs Bester Online Golf
Oliver Riepl
Am Kanal 2a/5
A-2482 Munchendorf
Phone: +43 664 5174720
Thomas Wohrmann
Ortswiesenweg 23
73667 Kaisersbach
Phone: +49 (0) 71 84-92 95 97/98
Fax: +49 (0) 71 84-92 95 99
Mobile: +49 (0) 170-20-8 98 89
|Italy & Spain:
|IGS Club- Golf Simulateur
IGS Club - Centre Indoor
|JSN Group CO, LTD
|Soft Dunes Trading
|Swingsense Europe HQ
PO Box 14852
NL-1001 LJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 20 894 3744
Fax: +31 84 717 3449
|The Golf Oasis
|The Golf Oasis
LG - 2, Johari Palace
51, M.G. Road
Indore 452001 (Madhya Pradesh)
Phone: 91 98930 24740
Other partners we work with in the US
|P3ProSwing™ official page on Amazon
|Note the 'Ships from and sold by Amazon.com". This is the only OFFICIAL reseller of our product on Amazon.
|P3ProSwing™ official page on Ebay
This store is the only OFFICIAL P3ProSwing™ (authorized reseller on eBay) eBay site.
This is managed directly from P3ProSwing™
|Par2Pro USA
|Phone: 1-877-417-2161
|All Sports Systems
|AllSportSystems, Inc.
P.O. Box 464
Willow Springs, NC 27592
Toll Free: 1-877-847-1280
Please beware of unauthorized resellers
There are unauthorized resellers that will be posing on third party sites like Alibaba, Amazon and Ebay trying to sell the P3ProSwing™ product. Any products sold by unauthorized online retailer could be counterfeits, modified or stolen. That, in some cases, is why they can be sold to consumers at steep discounts relative to P3ProSwing's™ authentic goods. All warranties and technical support for these products are void if purchased via an unauthorized reseller. If you feel like you have a question of a reseller please Contact US; before you make your purchase.
Copyright infringement of trademarks and logos
These guidelines are for P3ProSwing™ licensees, authorized resellers, developers, customers, and other parties wishing to use P3's™ trademarks, service marks or images in promotional, advertising, instructional, or reference materials, or on their web sites, products, labels, or packaging. Use of the Logo for commercial purposes without the prior written consent of P3™ may constitute trademark infringement and unfair competition in violation of federal and state laws. Use of P3ProSwing™ trademarks may be prohibited, unless expressly authorized


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AudioShell makes it so much easier in organizing your music library without having to actually install a program. I've been using this for almost 4 months now and never so much as a regret.
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We begin Chapter V with this post. The next ten sections deal with the liturgical year.
HolyMotherChurch is conscious that she must celebrate the saving work of her divine Spouse by devoutly recalling it on certain days throughout the course of the year. Every week, on the day which she has called the Lord's day, she keeps the memory of the Lord's resurrection, which she also celebrates once in the year, together with His blessed passion, in the most solemn festival of Easter.
Within the cycle of a year, moreover, she unfolds the whole mystery of Christ, from the incarnation and birth until the ascension, the day of Pentecost, and the expectation of blessed hope and of the coming of the Lord.
Recalling thus the mysteries of redemption, the Church opens to the faithful the riches of her Lord's powers and merits, so that these are in some way made present for all time, and the faithful are enabled to lay hold upon them and become filled with saving grace.
First comes Sunday, then Easter, then note the root of the liturgical seasons, "the whole mystery of Christ." The whole point being that believers are to "lay hold upon" these mysteries of redemption–to whatever extent we can do so–and experience the grace of God through the sanctification of time.


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The types of files compatible with a given free HD video player vary, though many modern players handle file types such as AVI, MP4, MOV and MPG. Some players may not be able to play certain files even if they are able to play others of the same type.
Video files are compressed using a programming standard known as a codec to make storing and transmitting video easier and more efficient, since uncompressed video can often span multiple gigabytes of data. The codec used for a file is not the same as the format of the file, so it is possible for a particular player to be able to play some instances of a particular file type but not others if the files that cannot be played were compressed using a codec that the player does not have or cannot use.


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Sofia (Bulgaria), Feb 21: A former Olympic gold medallist from Bulgaria has said he's going to return his medal to protest the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision to drop wrestling from the Olympic programme.
Valentin Yordanov, a seven-time world championships title holder, won the 52-kilogram freestyle category at the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996, reports Xinhua.
The 53-year-old Wednesday said the combined efforts of all national federations would help bring wrestling back in the Olympics.
Wrestling has been the most successful Olympic sport in Bulgaria which has won 16 Olympic titles in previous editions of the Games.


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With the Pro tuners showing how to go on at the super high budget end of Time Attack, those running vehicles on a lower bank balance proved you can have just as much fun, and the competition be just as fierce. With 22 vehicles registered for competition, it also proves the most popular and accessible way to be amongst the action at a Time Attack event!
With cars competing over 5 different categories within the Club challenge (front, rear & 4 wheel drive as well as naturally aspirated up to 3000cc and over 3000cc) it means the mixture of cars is amazing with your expected Subaru and Evos running with the likes of a Metro 6R4, Vauxhall VX220 and an Alfa Romeo 155!
Warm up gave an early indication as to those who were quickest out the blocks with the session's fastest time of 1.39.578 being set by Lee Bullen in a Subaru Impreza, and amazingly we think the car may have been driven to and indeed from the circuit as it passed us on its way in in road going trim – nice work Lee! The new shape Impreza of Jon Mathers was close on his tail with Marc Kemp, Andrew Barbour and Mark Ward all putting in impressive times.
Bo Neilsen topped the early standings with his BTCC kitted Astra VXR in the front wheel drive class, Mark Pollard was eighth overall and top of the N/A class and the flame spitting RX7 of Umar Masood lead the way in the rear wheel drive class.
Practice saw a change around as Barbour moved to the top of the pile just 0.033 seconds ahead of fellow Evo driver; Simon Nutter with Bullen, Mathers and Ward all about a second or two off the pace. Once again it was Pollard and Neilsen who were quickest in their classes and ending up an impressive 3rd and 5th overall respectively.
Qualifying was hampered when Simon Nutters' Evo blew a sizeable hole in the engine on the start/finish straight, failing to post a time and of course putting his chances of a round win out of the window! Once the red flag had been tucked back into the marshalls' post, Mark Pollard topped the pile despite also running into problems in the previous session where the marshalls dispensed the contents of an extinguisher into the engine compartment of Mark's Metro!
Barbour headed up the 4WD class, chased hard by Bullen and Neilsen who had been by far the fastest FWD car all day. Further down the order saw Jimmy White take charge of the RWD class in his lime green Vauxhall VX220 nearly 9 seconds quicker than nearest RWD competitor, Umar Masood.
Obviously it wasn't all about the top drivers and cars, with a place in the final at stake everyone was pushing hard, impressive laps came from the 2 Redbrick Racing Honda Civics driven by Charlie Butler-Henderson and Steve Peel, Johnny Fletcher's Astra, who only a few weeks back took the top step in a 1/4 mile drag race event at Santa Pod, looked a real handful and also had his fair share of problems during his first Time Attack event including an emergency trip for some new brake pads and his turbo gasket giving way in the final!
We're not entirely sure how Antonio Giovinazzo's Alfa managed to put in a flying lap, as every time it came past us it sounded as though they had drained all the engine's oil content and replaced it with washers… but he pushed on to dip below the 2 min lap time mark and we can't go any further without mentioning our very own Rob Cowling who, due to a turn of events you will read about on Garage Awesome later this week, was without his Evo, but instead of sitting it out, fired up the 'Bad Boy', a mk5, 130 bhp Ford Escort track car and went out there to do battle and provided much entertainment to Bryn Musslewite in the commentary box. Rob, we salute you!
At the end of the day, it all came down to the final, and it seemed only right after the hard luck suffered by the early leaders in the Pro classes that the most consistent Club Class driver would take the championship points, and in the 4WD class that man was Andrew Barbour in his #88 Mitsubish Evo. Following him onto the podium was another Evo, this time Eric Holmes and the third 4WD spot went to the impressive new shape Impreza of Jon Mathers, unforunately Bullen missed out on a podium spot by just 0.033 of a second!
In the rear wheel drive class Jimmy White remained on top, finishing an impressive 8th overall ahead of the Wankel powered RX7 of Umar Masood and the Sierra Cosworth of Ronnie Amis, whose car seemed to be plagued with problems all afternoon. In the battle amongst the cars driven by their front wheels, Neilsen stayed at the top as he had done all day and another consistent drive from Pollard saw him not only claim the N/A class but finish 2nd overall.
If you want to see more of the action or keep up-to-date with the points standings then head on over to www.timeattack.co.uk and with the next round in just under a month's time it sees the teams and of course, Garage Awesome, head up to Scotland to visit the wonderful Knockhill circuit where these guys will do battle all over again.
Words – Ollie // Pictures – Ollie & Rich


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Kalasag 2012 and The Memories
If there is one thing that I am truly grateful of in my life, it is having an opportunity to show my parents how much I love them. I hope and pray that I may receive another yearbook someday. Let it be from Ateneo College of Law.
Well, a girl can dream, right?


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Brandon joined our staff as the Executive Pastor in January 2017. He received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from East Carolina University and earned his Master of Arts in Christian Education and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC. He and his wife, Gina, have three children, Katelyn, Joshua, and Madison.


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Negative interest rate policy (NIRP) elsewhere in the world continues to drive liquidity growth and asset price inflation in US. We saw this trend coming when NIRP was first introduced. Now the question is whether the resulting US asset price inflation was an intended or unintended consequence of foreign central bank policy. Would it even matter and what does it mean for US securities prices?
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Winter graduations at DMU are always something special: a three day long celebration, months in the making, honouring years of commitment, sacrifice and life-changing achievement by students facing their futures with confidence, and with their friends and supporters in the audience.
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