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Generally, the goaltenders, the coaching staff, or the defence corps take the heaviest beating from fans when things aren't going well for the Vancouver Canucks, not the general manager.
Under Mike Gillis's tenure, the Canucks have won back-to-back Presidents Trophies and made it to within one game of the promise land. For his part, Gillis was named the NHL's general manager of the year in 2011.
But, for all the team's success with Gillis at the helm, the GM's track record is spottier than one might assume.
Here's a look at some of the biggest moves Gillis has made during his first four years here – the good and the bad.
* Trading deadweight prospects Daniel Rahimi and Patrick White to San Jose for Christian Ehrhoff and Brad Lukowich. Even though it was a salary cap move for the Sharks, who were trying to shed some cash of their bottom line in the hopes of landing Dany Heatley it was a great move.
* Signing UFA Chris Tanev to an entry-level deal. He's developing quickly. Although the ceiling isn't high, he'll be a reliable defensman for years to come.
* Getting homegrown talent to sign for less than market value. Kevin Bieksa, Alex Edler, the Sedin twins, and Alex Burrows all took less to stay in Vancouver. One of the keys to success in the salary cap era.
* Tinkering. He's added solid role players and secondary scorers throughout his tenure. Manny Malhotra, Kyle Wellwood, Max Lapierre, Raffi Torres, Mikael Samuelsson, Tanner Glass, and Chris Higgins have all made valuable contributions over the past five years.
* Signing Dan Hamhuis to a six-year, $27-million deal. Took at least one million less than he could have had on the open market.
* Sticking by Kevin Bieksa through a couple of rough seasons and then signing him to a five-year, $23-million deal.
* The drafting. 2008 produced Cody Hodgson. 2009: Jordan Schroeder, Kevin Connauton. 2010: Nobody (Didn't have a pick until the fourth round). 2011: Frank Corrado is turning heads and Niklas Jensen looks like a solid bet for a future second or third line role. 2013: Too early to tell. Five drafts, one current NHLer – and he was a no-brainer pick at No. 10 overall, taken weeks after Gillis got the job as GM. The 2009 draft has potential, but they are all mid-tier prospects at best. If Mike Gillis wants to follow the Detroit Red Wings model, he'd better start drafting and developing well, or this team's window will close quickly.
* Trading Michael Grabner and a first-round pick (Quinton Howden) to Florida for Keith Ballard and Viktor Oreskovich. Grabner scored 30 goals the next season, while Howden has developed into a solid prospect. Ballard is overpaid and under-performing. Part of that might have to do with the coach, but, ultimately, bad fits fall on the GM's shoulders. Buyout candidate.
* Making Roberto Luongo captain. Most foresaw the problems this move would create. Luongo was an impending UFA, and the move was part of the package to entice him to stay. Still, not great results.
* Signing Marco Sturm and Mathieu Schneider. Both low-risk, potentially high-reward moves, but they were terrible.
* Giving up second and third round picks for Steve 'the next Todd Bertuzzi' Bernier. In two seasons with the Canucks, Bernier totaled 54 points.
* Trading Marco Sturm and Mikael Samuelsson to Florida for David Booth, Steven Reinprecht, and a third-round pick. Jury is still out on this one, but the early returns aren't good. The Canucks would probably love to have Booth's contract off the books in favour of some additional cap space. He's a buyout candidate come summer.
* Trading Cody Hodgson for Zack Kassian and Marc-Andre Gargnani. Jury is out on this one, too. But the timing was strange. In essence it was a move designed to change the identity of the team, from a high-scoring, up-tempo squad to a more versatile, defensive, physical one. An odd trade to make with 15 games left in the season. Most have hope for Kassian, but wonder why this trade couldn't have waited until the offseason. It's clear Hodgson wanted out, but so does Luongo, and that hasn't stopped Gillis from keeping him, in a far worse situation than the one Hodgson was in.
* Letting Willie Mitchell go. This was a tough one. The Canucks were coming off an injury plagued year for defencemen and Mitchell was still suffering from concussion symptoms at the start of free agency. Gillis had to let him go, but the steady Mitchell would have been a solid keeper on a defence corps prone to making egregious errors.
* Offering Mats Sundin a two-year,$20-million deal. It's underappreciated how big a favour Sundin did the Canucks by not signing that deal. Sundin eventually settled on a pro-rated one-year, $7-million contract. Had he signed for the full two, the Canucks would have had to gut their team to create the cap space to sign the Sedins the following summer. Not sure this qualifies as bad — maybe Gillis had an inkling Sundin wouldn't take the full offer, but would be flattered enough by it to sign for one season. Still, a big risk.
* Signing Roberto Luongo to a 12-year-contract extension. It's a reasonable cap hit, and maybe Gillis had to do it to keep Luongo here. But the length and no-trade clause make it difficult to move him. This was one of the first long term, low cap hit deals, so Gillis can be partially forgiven for not knowing the consequences.
As you can see, The Bad list list is a lot longer than The Good. It's surprising how many mistakes the former GM of the Year has made. Mike Gillis inherited a developing team just entering its prime and helped nurture and grow the talent on the roster, adding small parts when necessary.
But, now the Canucks are a veteran team, with little potential in the minor ranks. They have too many overpaid, under-producing players and not enough talent up front to compete with the likes of the Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins. If the Canucks are to continue their current level of success, Gillis is going to have to cut down on the bad deals that add dead-weight contracts and improve the team's draft record. Otherwise, the Canucks will continue their current downward spiral towards mediocrity.


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The Bulls and Bears of the S&P 500: Just Another Chart Showing How Cheap Gold Stocks Are
Since the 1950s, the S&P 500 has experienced ten bull markets and nine bear markets. The average length of a bull market has been 282 weeks, with the bear markets averaging 67 weeks.
The most prolific bull market occurred during December 4, 1987 to March 24, 2000, when the S&P returned 549% over 642 weeks. To put that into perspective, the current bull market is at 339 weeks and at a 161% gain.
Now let's take a look at how gold companies performed during these bull markets.
When comparing the S&P 500 to the Barron's Gold Mining Index (BGMI), the ratio reached a high of 6.32 during the 1987-2000 bull market. The ratio today is 6.39. The higher the ratio, the cheaper gold companies are.
This means that when comparing gold companies to the S&P 500, we are seeing the cheapest gold stocks ever!
Will gold companies become cheaper? No one knows, but buying at unprecedented lows is not a bad idea.

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Kim Kardashian's inclusion in new movie 'The Marriage Counselor' has been slammed by film fans. The reality TV star – who recently filed for divorce from husband Kris Humphries after just 72 days of marriage – starts filming her role in Tyler Perry's new movie today but it has proved to be unpopular decision, with his fans taking to his website to air their displeasure.
One named Gee, wrote: "I am a huge fan and I've seen everything Tyler Perry. Have to say I don't understand the reason for casting KK in your upcoming film. Personally, I am sick to death of her being glorified for nothing more than having sex on camera. She doesn't need the money and she certainly doesn't need any more attention. And, although I still support you, I won't be contributing one dime to anything with K. Kardashian in it."
Another commenter said, "Mr. Perry, You are truly a talent and inspiration to all minorities , and your movies are ones anyone who has grown up " hard" can relate to. So sir thank you for your many gifts of entertainment. Yet I feel your casting is off when Kim K was hired to be a part of your cast. In my opinion she is the wrong person to speak or act regarding marriage. There are far more deserving actors out there who could really use the work… Please sir consider another choice in casting this character. Thank You Again… And God Bless…"
However, Kim – who initially shot to fame after her ex-boyfriend sold a sex tape of her – has not been cast as the leading therapist and instead will play her friend and co-worker Ava.
When the lead star – played by Jurnee Smollett – starts an affair with a client and complicates her life, Ava steps in to provide support and a much-needed makeover.
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Learn how to stop specified applications from running in Windows 7.
Prevents Windows from running the programs you specify in this setting.
If you enable this setting, users cannot run programs that you add to the list of disallowed applications.
This setting only prevents users from running programs that are started by the Windows Explorer process. It does not prevent users from running programs, such as Task Manager, that are started by the system process or by other processes. Also, if you permit users to gain access to the command prompt, Cmd.exe, this setting does not prevent them from starting programs in the command window that they are not permitted to start by using Windows Explorer. Note: To create a list of disallowed applications, click Show. In the Show Contents dialog box, in the Value column, type the application executable name (e.g., Winword.exe, Poledit.exe, Powerpnt.exe).
Prevent Specified Applications from Running
- Type gpedit.msc in the Start menu's search box and then press Enter.
Note: This guide shows you how to make changes to Windows 7 using Group Policy. Group Policy is not available in Home versions of Windows 7.
- Navigate to User Configuration, Administrative Templates, and then select System in the left column of the Group Policy editor.
- Double-click Don't run specified Windows applications in the Settings section of the Group Policy editor.
- Select Enable and then click the Show button.
- Type the application's executable name(s) (Winword.exe in this example) that you don't want to run and then click OK.
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The Harper government is a nasty piece of work. Its twisted priorities now permeate the Canadian economy. Those priorities are best illustrated by the temporary foreign workers program. Originally established in boom times to help alleviate labour shortages, the Harperites have used the program to cudgel Canadian workers. Haroon Siddiqui writes in the Toronto Star:
Under Stephen Harper's watch, temporary foreign workers have tripled, from 140,000 to 338,000. The total may be more like 500,000, if you add those who may have gone underground at the end of their temporary visas, plus the refugee claimants and foreign students who have work permits.
This at a time when there are 1.3 million unemployed, a high percentage of them educated young Canadians who are having trouble landing their first job. Also, too many of the 250,000 immigrants that Harper is bringing every year by the normal route cannot find jobs commensurate with the education and skills for which they were selected.
This makes sense only as a policy to depress wages across the board, weaken worker rights and make it easy for businesses that barely look for Canadians to fill vacancies, let alone train new hires. Between 2007 and 2011, nearly a third of all net new jobs were filled with temporary workers.
It is that last sentence which bears repeating: a third of the new jobs created have gone to temporary foreign workers. If you think the Harper government is working for you, think again. Siddiqui writes:
Most temporary foreign workers are not allowed to bring families or apply for permanent immigration status. Many are abused at work. "There are countless harrowing stories from thousands of people facing threats from employers and labour brokers, toiling on poverty wages in unsafe work places and living in horrendous conditions," says Karl Flecker of Canadian Labour Congress. Given that, most have little commitment to Canada.
Permanent immigrants do. More than 80 per cent become citizens. Even if they don't do well, their children do and become productive citizens. That's why our immigration policy has been a successful citizenship policy.
But Jason Kenney, minister of immigration and citizenship, has reduced himself to the role of chief headhunter for businesses.
The Harperites work for Canada's business elite. That's the same business elite which buys clothing from Bangladesh and pays those who make the clothing $38 a month -- before the building burns down or collapses.
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Puttick et al., 2017. Uncertain-tree: discriminating among competing approaches to the phylogenetic analysis of phenotype data. Proceedings of the Royal Society Biological Series 284, doi 10.1098/rspb.2016.2290Puttick et al. constructed maximally balanced and unbalanced phylogenies, simulated sequence data for them under the HKY + G model of nucleotide substitution, turned the data matrices into binary and presumably unordered multistate integer characters, and then used equal weights parsimony, implied weights parsimony, and Bayesian and likelihood analyses under the Mk model to try and get the phylogenies back with an eye on accuracy (correctness) and tree resolution. In a second approach, they reanalysed previously published morphological datasets to see what happened to controversial taxon placement under the different approaches.
One of the problems with simulation studies is always that they can come out as kind of circular: if you simulate data under a model it is no surprise that the same model would perform best when trying to infer the input into the simulations. In this case Puttick et al. were admirably circumspect in that not only did they simulate their data under a different model (HKY + G) than that ultimately used in phylogenetic analysis (Mk), but they also repeated the analyses until they had achieved a distribution of homoplasy that mirrored the one found in empirical datasets. This is important because morphology datasets for parsimony analysis are scored to minimise homoplasy, while uncritically simulating matrices may lead to much higher levels of homoplasy, thus putting parsimony at a disadvantage.
Still, it should be observed that the HKY + G model is nonetheless unlikely to have produced data that are a realistic representation of morphological datasets, especially considering that the latter would at a minimum also include multistate characters with ordered states. Also, from a cladist's perspective homoplasy in a morphological dataset is a character scoring error waiting to be corrected in a subsequent analysis. But well, of course using zero homoplasy datasets would also have been unrealistic because real life datasets do have homoplasy in them. (And of course parsimony would "win" all the time if there was zero homoplasy, pretty much by definition.)
Now what are the results? To simplify, Bayesian was best at getting the tree topology right, followed by equal weights parsimony and implied weights parsimony, with likelihood coming in last. Likelihood always produces fully resolved trees, and Bayesian produces the least resolved ones. The authors argue, as Bayesians would, that this is exactly how it should be, as it simply tells us that the data aren't strong enough; the other approaches may give us false confidence. (Although of course parsimony and likelihood analyses can likewise involve several different ways of quantifying support or confidence.)
In conclusion, Puttick et al. make the following recommendations:
First, Bayesian inference should be the preferred approach.
Second, future morphological datasets should be scored with model-based approaches in mind. This means that the number of characters should be maximised by including homoplasious ones, because that will allow a better estimate of rates. As this is the exact opposite scoring strategy of what parsimony analysis requires this will make it hard to change habits.
What is more, I have to smile at Puttick et al.'s expectations here: they simulated data matrices of 100, 350 and 1,000 characters. Maybe you can get 400 or so for some animals (if the fossils are well enough preserved), but for any plant group I have worked on I would struggle to get 30. And wouldn't you know it, the single empirical botanical dataset they re-analysed had only 48.
Third, researchers should lower their expectations and get used to living with unresolved relationships, as Bayesian analysis produces less resolved phylogenies.
Our discussion of the paper was wide-ranging. When I commented that one of the advantages of traditional parsimony software is that it easily allows the implementation of any step matrix that is needed (imagine a character where state 0 can change into states 1, 2 or 3, but 1-3 cannot change into each other) I was informed that that is in fact possible in BEAST. That is a pleasant surprise, as I had assumed that it was limited to setting a few simple models such as standard Mk for unordered states, nothing more. However, those who have written XML files for BEAST may want to consider if that is "easy" compared with writing a Nexus file for PAUP. Personally I find BEAST input files very hard to understand.
Another concern was that while nucleotide substitution models are based on a fairly good understanding of what can happen to DNA nucleotides which, after all, have a limited number of states and transitions between those states, it is considerably less clear what the most appropriate model for any given morphological character is.
What is more, somebody pointed out that there are essentially two options in a model based analysis: either the likelihood of state transitions is fixed, which is a difficult decision to make, or it is estimated during the analysis. But in the latter case the probability of, for example, changing the number of petals would be influenced by the probability of shifting between opposite and alternate leaf arrangement. And clearly that idea is immediately nonsensical.
In summary, the drumbeat of papers on the lines of "we are the Bayesians; you will be assimilated; resistance is futile" is not going to stop any time soon. I use Bayesian and likelihood analyses all the time for molecular data, no problem. But I am still not convinced that the Mk model would be my go-to approach the next time I have to deal with morphological data. It seems to me that it is much easier to justify one's model selection in the case of DNA than in the case of, say, flower colour or leaf length; that the idea of setting one model and estimating gamma across totally incomparable traits is odd; and that I would hardly ever have enough characters for Bayesian analysis to produce more than a large polytomy.
But I guess all that depends on the study group. I can imagine there would be morphometric data for some groups of organisms for which stochastic models work quite well.


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Quarterback Robert De La Cruz and receiver Earvin Johnson of Cathedral High set state records in a 67-38 victory over St. Genevieve in a Santa Fe League game Saturday night at Birmingham High.
De La Cruz threw nine touchdown passes, eight to Johnson, whose scoring catches came on plays of 14, six, 50, 24, eight, 44, six and 24 yards. David Ruiz caught a nine-yard touchdown pass.
Mike Smith of Los Altos passed for eight touchdowns against Rowland in 1982, a Southern Section record, and was one of seven players tied for the state record.
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The son of New York's police commissioner was charged with sexual assault. The news anchor son not only failed to use a condom during his "assault", but he picked the loose woman up in a bar and had sex with the paralegal in her office.
Only once have I had sex in an office building here in New York City. For some, the atmosphere lends to a thrill during intercourse that can only be compared to shoplifting candy and eating it before leaving the store and setting off alarms. The man who blew me high above Times Square was some sort of designer, a total bottom who would stop at nothing to make me reach my climax. Finally I said to the man, "Hey, that's enough. Where's the elevator?"
The queen got off his knees and quietly showed me out of the building, never once demonstrating the masculine mannerisms that he showed in a buddy booth in a porn shop just outside.
The police commissioner was the man, who, years ago, cleaned up Times Square, got rid of all the low price male hookers who could be had in a buddy booths for a mere $10, and rebuilt the neighborhood into a sprawling Disney mecca that makes an old desperate queen puke when walking the streets there.
I feel for the police commissioner's son, the news anchor, who both my lover and I adore watching on Saturday mornings. I respect him for being so carefree in a city where most girls 'hook-up' on facebook and rarely ever find themselves bent over a desk and taking it like a man, high above the city that never sleeps, but always has kinky sex.


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I was browsing over on Toys & Techniques and came across the work of Sorrel Hays. She is interesting to me because she makes experimental music on some of my favourite machines (i.e. vintage Buchla and Synclavier). But it seems there is little info on her out there and also some confusion as to some of her musical output. Here is a wiki page about one release in particular, the Southern library album called Electronic Music from 1971. Here is an extract, which sounds very Buchlaesque:
And some more uploaded by toysandtechniques:
And heres a video of her in action, check out the Buchla 101 at 1.15
UPDATE: MYSTERY SOLVED - As a result of matrix publishing a link to this post and the awesomeness of the internet in general, Sorrel Hays HERSELF confirmed that she did in fact record the Southern library tracks and it was NOT Delia Derbyshire. So Wikipedia was wrong and I was right. It is a Buchla on that record - the very one that Rick has just restored while he was working on my 100 Series


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Go green with the tire shop at Blain's Farm & Fleet of Cedar Falls, Iowa.
At Blain's Farm & Fleet, we understand that we should all do our part to help the environment. That's why we strive to reduce our carbon footprint at each of our stores, including Blain's Farm & Fleet of Cedar Falls, Iowa.
A school's statewide impact
Cedar Falls, Iowa is home to the University of Northern Iowa. UNI is one of 24 schools that made the Princeton Review's Green Honor Roll. Their effort to go green not only affects the university, but the state as a whole. UNI has a Center for Energy and Environmental Education, which helps state organizations with issues like local food systems and energy conservation.
At the school itself, there are green projects throughout the campus. UNI offers classes focused on sustainability, and even a capstone class that focuses on environment, society and technology. The McLeod Center has a green roof project, which helps reduce noise, conserve water and reduce runoff from storm water. At this moment, 13 different buildings on campus are working on a recycling program to reduce campus waste.
Going green at Blain's of Cedar Falls, Iowa
Our tire shop in Cedar Falls, Iowa wants to put forth that same effort to go green. When you come in to buy new tires, your old tires are recycled. They're sent off to Liberty Tire Recycling, where they're reused for a variety of purposes. The old tires are turned into crumb rubber, used to make new composite crossties for railroad tracks. They're also used to make rubber mulch, which is much safer than wood or stone, and doesn't gather mold or fungus growth.
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We're more than just a tire shop; we're your one-stop tire and auto repair center in Iowa. You won't have to settle for cheap tires — we carry trusted tire brands like Goodyear, Cooper Tire and Yokohama so you can have the smoothest and safest ride on the road. You can check out ongoing tire sales, or ask one of our service center associated about discount tires. With Blain's Farm & Fleet of Cedar Falls, you'll be able to get your new tires and know you're doing your part to recycle.


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The Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site Introduces
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HYDE PARK:Eleanor Roosevelt accomplished so much in her lifetime that a one -hour tour of her Val-Kill home can only touch the surface. In order to let the public understand her better, the Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites are introducing "Cottage Conversations."
This unique program is free but requires reservations to participate in a conversation in Mrs. Roosevelt's Stone Cottage to discuss various aspects of her life and work. Sarah Olson, NPS Superintendent said, "There's so much more to know about Eleanor Roosevelt and given her fondness for inviting people to tea, a conversation over tea and cookies seemed a wonderful way share information." The Cottage Conversations are 45 minutes to one hour in length and are facilitated by knowledgeable Rangers.The program will be held once a month throughout the next six months and reservations are required and can be made online at
Cottage Conversations Dates:
Sun. June 3, 11:30 AM Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Sat. July 7, 11:30 AM Arthurdale: Eleanor Roosevelt's Community Stimulus Program
Sat. Aug. 4 , 11:30 AM Eleanor Roosevelt and India
Sun. Sept 2,11:30 AM Eleanor Roosevelt's Wartime Trip to the South Pacific
Sat. Oct. 6 11:30 AM Elliott and Eleanor Roosevelt: A Father and Daughter's Relationship During the Gilded Age
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Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Tony Memmel
I had the honor of seeing Tony Memmel and his wife Leslie, in concert at Ad Astra Books and Coffee in Salina this past Saturday night. What a treat! Memmel and his wife are on the road promoting their new CD: "We'll Be On The Radio".
Memmel plays the guitar and sings since he taught himself at around age 11. While that might not seem all that remarkable, it is in Memmel's case. What sets Memmel apart is the fact that he plays the guitar with one hand. Memmel was born without his left forearm and hand. He uses Gorilla tape to attach the guitar pick to his left elbow. The result is magic on the guitar strings.
Two of my favorite songs of the evening were "I Know We'll Get There" a song that was written during a Battle of the Bands 24 hour challenge. Memmel and his wife sang together on this song. Then there was the tune "Rock N Roll Was New", which Memmel sang solo. There was so much emotion in his voice as he sang. It pulled the listener right into the song. It's a song of possibility.
Memmel has defied the odds and pushed the envelope of possibility to deliver strong lyrics and soulful tunes. Check out his website: http://tonymemmel.com/wp/. The new CD "We'll Be On The Radio" is available now for purchase everywhere. On Sunday, Memmel played a house concert at Bob Collady's home and then the couple are off to stops in Kansas City and St Louis.
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Spring has officially begun in my book because there is asparagus at the farmer's market! I have gotten 2 bundles of these delicious, tender and nutritious greens for the past two weeks. The thing about asparagus is that if you want to get it locally, the season is SHORT- 3-4 weeks at the maximum. So this is definitely a get it while you can commodity when eating locally.
Frittatas are an easy omelet to make because there is no flipping involved. Once you pour the eggs into the pan, you basically let the heat take care of the rest.
Asparagus Frittata with Mushrooms and Spring Onions
6 eggs (from my dear friend Jeanine's mom's chickens)
2 T cream/milk
salt and pepper to taste
1 T butter
Asparagus, chopped into 1 inch pieces (Lyon Farms)
Spring onion, diced (Cane Creek Farms)
Mushrooms, medium dice (somewhere in PA)
Garlic, one clove, minced
Cheese, shredded, as much as you want (1/3-2/3 cup is usually good), we used raw milk cheddar this time
- Preheat Broiler.
- In a bowl, beat together eggs, milk and salt and pepper.
- In a medium to large skillet, melt the EVOO and butter.
- Add veggies to the pan, and saute. (I would add everything other than the asparagus first and then add the asparagus for only the last minute or so, so that is stays bright green and crisp).
- Put the heat to medium-high, pour in the egg mixture. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Spring the cheese evenly over the eggs.
- Reduce heat to medium low and cook for about 2 more minutes, until the bottom has started to set (the top will be runny still)
- Broil for about 5 minutes- until the top is set and golden brown and delicious looking.
- Remove from oven, and let stand for about 2 minutes.
- Carefully flip onto a plate and then cut into slices to serve. (Or if you break it like I did, just serve in clumps, it'll still be just as yummy)
Frittata is a great yummy choice for all seasons; if you use the freshest produce available it will always be so yummy!


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How do we let go of our thoughts, feelings and memories that we think of every day? Buddha taught us to not dwell on the past or think of the future but just be in the present moment. It's a choice that we can all make and takes conscious effort. Sometimes I enjoy dwelling on stuff!
Taking responsibility and choosing another way.
I can choose what path I want to walk nobody can do it for me. Maybe if souls are in suffering it's harder to see what they need to do to walk a better path for themselves. We definitely need to be kinder to and have more compassion for each other.
Thoughts lead to actions.
Be careful and warchful of your thoughts and remember they can lead to actions. If I say something eg. criticise someone those negative words can resonate and cause damage.
This book really inspired and helped me-
So how do we let go? Meditation can help. Thinking in the present moment. Maybe it's a combination of different processes.


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LUBBOCK, TX(KCBD)- With a new work week on the horizon skies will be partly cloudy with very windy conditions as the day progresses. This afternoon skies will be mostly sunny, very windy with blowing dust in areas and temperatures are expected to be hot. Due to the high winds there is a high risk for wildfires. The high for today is forecasted to be 91 degrees, with fair conditions as the sun sets along with a light breeze. The low temperature for today is expected to be in the lower 50's.
Tuesday's forecast will be mostly sunny, windy and again hot with high's in the low to mid 90's. The hot temperatures will continue into Wednesday with partly cloudy skies, and breezy. High's will be in the mid 80's. There is a chance for rain in Thursday's forecast, along with mostly cloudy skies, cool temperatures and conditions will be windy. The high for Thursday will be in the 60's.
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A collection of irreverent summations of more than 100 well-known works of literature, from Anna Karenina to Wuthering Heights, cleverly described in the fewest words possible and accompanied with funny color illustrations. Abridged Classics: Brief Summaries of Books You Were Supposed to Read but Probably Didn't is packed with dozens of humorous super-condensed summations of some of the most famous works of literature from many of the world's most revered authors, including William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Emily Brontë, Leo Tolstoy, Jane Austen, Mark Twain, J.R.R. Tolkien, Margaret Atwood, James Joyce, Plato, Ernest Hemingway, Dan Brown, Ayn Rand, and Herman Melville. From "Old ladies convince a guy to ruin Scotland" (Macbeth) to "Everyone is sad. It snows." (War and Peace), these clever, humorous synopses are sure to make book lovers smile
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A heavy blanket of snow is covering much of the central Plains and parts of the Midwest this morning, in the wake of the snow maker of the last 36-48 hours.
The Wichita, KS area fell just short (0.8 inch) of the "all time" snow storm record, ending up with a total of 14.2 inches by yesterday evening. The most snow ever received from a single storm in the city was 15 inches, back in 1962.
Most of the Kansas City Metro area received 9-12 inches. The Kansas City International Airport received 9.2 inches, which was the 5th highest snowfall on record for the city. Overland Park, a suburb on the Kansas side, received 13.5 inches of snow.
So far, the highest snowfall total I've seen (outside of the Rockies) with this system was 18.0 inches at Nashville, KS, which is about 45 miles to the West of Wichita.
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SOUTH CUMMINSVILE, OH (FOX19) - Family members and friends held a vigil Thursday night after a teenager was shot and killed Thursday morning in South Cumminsville.
Shots were fired around 9:30 a.m. in the 3700 block of Borden St. Family members say 16 year old Marcus Hooten died in the shoot. They say he was walking to his job at the St. Pius Chuch when he was shot. Friends and family say that Marcus was a talent in sports and gave back to his community by volunteering.
"He had his whole life in front of him and now it's gone," says Robert Dixon. Dixon told Fox19 Marcus was his nephew. "It's just my sister in law, you know, she's just not going to be able to take it. She died, right down the street when her son died. And she can't even face it."
Late in afternoon, members of the community gathered at the church to hold a vigil for Marcus and his family. A crowd said prayers and asked God to stop violence in the community. Several religious and community leaders attended the service.
Police are looking for two teenage suspects. So far there are no other leads in this case.
Anyone with information should call Crimestoppers at 513-352-3040.
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Ray of cosmic brilliance
My own creator, goddess:
on the universe of your face,
charting paths that glimmer of passageways
that curve to your cradling–
fingers, arms, shoulders, laps, belly—
and then the bank of the river of your hair
where, despite decades, I stumble to
find promised solace.
Of moonpaths and sunbeams
On childhood scars you covered
With whispered comfort then band-aids.
My fingers follow these memories, finding myself
teetering on the center of your palm where I trace,
the pulse that beats
the blood of your love
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Sizing Rio made a successful transition to chasing when justifying 9/10 favouritism in the Kedrah House Stud Beginners Chase in Tipperary last night.
Shortly before Lester Piggott officially opened the new facilities at the Tipperary track, Henry de Bromhead's five-year-old made short work of his rivals, jumping impeccably and giving his supporters their only anxious moment when hampered by a loose horse at the third last fence.
Ridden by Andrew Lynch in very heavy ground, Sizing Rio stayed on to beat Benevolent by six lengths and his delighted trainer said: "I've been so looking forward to seeing him over fences. He jumped great and did the job well, although Andrew said he struggled in the ground."
Sizing Rio, a winner at Grade 3 level over hurdles, will have a summer break before returning at Listowel.
Mixed luck for Ruby Walsh, inset, on three favourites, his sole success coming on the Robert Tyner-trained Young Finnegan in the opening Healy Partners Architects Maiden Hurdle.
The 8/11 favourite coasted to a convincing 12-length success, prompting Walsh to quip: "I'd prefer to own him than to be looking at him." While Mary Tyner added: "He's a smasher and deserves a break now. He'll come back here for a Grade 3 novice on Super Sunday (in October)."
Third on hat-trick-seeking Ballyreesode in the handicap hurdle, Ruby later took a crashing fall from hot-pot Wrong Turn in the Kilfeacle Stud Handicap Chase.
The 4/9 shot, 11lb well-in after an easy win in Killarney on Sunday, fell at the ninth in a race which produced further drama at the second last, when clear leader Playing, and Shane Butler, hit the deck when having the race at his mercy.
This left 20/1 shot Popaflora, ridden for Philip Rothwell by Andrew Ring, to beat the only other finisher Mirador Del Conde by seven lengths.
Meanwhile, the Dessie Hughes-trained Wise Oscar is napped to land the Belvedere House Gardens & Park Handicap Chase in Kilbeggan tonight.
The nine-year-old brings solid winter form into the contest, having won over hurdles at Fairyhouse on New Year's Day and fences at Navan in early March.
Since then, he filled fourth spot behind Panther Claw in a gruelling handicap chase at Navan and, last time, ran another good race to finish third behind Goonyella in a marathon handicap chase at the Punchestown Festival.
With Mark Enright taking over in the saddle from the injured Bryan Cooper, Wise Oscar will have no problem handling ground conditions and should prove tough to beat.
The FBD Insurance Hurdle has attracted a field which includes a number of veteran performers. But it should be dominated by the Willie Mullins-trained Sweet My Lord, successful over fences in Tramore last time, and Colm Murphy's Gates Of Rome.
In receipt of 10lb from his chief rival, I'll side with Ruby's mount Sweet My Lord.
Mullins might also land the bumper with Dr. Schultz.


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Lufthansa considers legal action over strike plans
April 19 - German airline Lufthansa says it's considering legal action after trade union Verdi called on thousands of workers to go on strike on Monday over pay conditions. Joanna Partridge reports
More disruption on the horizon for Lufthansa passengers. German trade union Verdi has called on thousands of workers at the airline to go on strike on Monday, to increase pressure on management over pay negotiations. Lufthansa says it's considering legal action over the planned strike. It would see workers walk out for a full day at several airports - including Frankfurt, Europe's third largest. It would be the second strike in a month - staff staged a one-day walkout over pay on March 21st, forcing Lufthansa to cancel nearly 40% of its flights that day. Verdi chief negotiator Christine Behle dismissed the pay offer that Lufthansa put forward on Wednesday, which would increase salaries by 1.2% from October, and by a further 0.5% a year later. SOUNDBITE: Christine Behle, Verdi Chief Negotiator, saying (German): "Our bargaining committee finds this offer completely unsatisfactory. We can imagine discussing a certain pay structure, or negotiating pay for longer periods of time, but the increases offered are completely inadequate." Lufthansa says Monday's planned action would cost them tens of millions of euros, and goes far beyond a regular so-called "warning strike", which commonly occurs during German pay disputes, before an all-out strike is called. Stefan Lauer is Lufthansa's Chief Negotiator. SOUNDBITE: Stefan Lauer, Lufthansa's Chief Negotiator, saying (German): "Our passengers are always at a disadvantage, we think it's important that the employees and everyone else who is taking part is aware of this. The management is trying to work constructively." Lufthansa has successfully used the courts to stop previous strikes going ahead. Just like other European airlines, Air France-KLM and SAS, Lufthansa is trying to keep staff costs down as it battles competition from low-cost carriers and fast-growing rivals in the Gulf.


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Planning a camping holiday
Camping holidays get the holiday-family-choice thumbs-up because they're cheap and informal and kind(ish) to the environment. Crucially, camping holidays also provide lots of ready-made playmates for your children, so you can sit in your picnic chair and drink beer.
Before you go
If you can, do a test weekend somewhere local with borrowed gear. Or, even simpler, do as several Mumsnetters have before you, and have a 'trial camp' in your back garden first:
"We put our tent up in the back garden for a week. It rained the whole time but we still lived in it. We treated it as a holiday, despite being only a few feet from the back door. It was really good fun and the kids slept so well... We rediscovered board games, reading books, puzzles and generally having family fun!"
Where to go
This obviously depends on your budget and whether or not you're seasoned campers. Thankfully, Mumsnetters have done the hard work for you and we've compiled this handy list of the top UK family campsites.
Decide whether you want a site with lots of facilities - and probably lots of other families - or something less organised. How gregarious/misanthropic you are will determine your attitude to other campers who are within earshot at all times (remember: nylon is not soundproof). But bear in mind that the upside of all those other people (rowdy or not) is the potential for holiday playmates.
Camping clobber
Campers fall into different, well, camps. Hardy souls regard anything beyond a tent, a sleeping bag, a penknife and a box of matches as somehow not 'proper' camping. But, if you're camping with children and don't want to forsake all home comforts, you'll quickly amass a dizzying amount of gear.
To help you whittle things down to roof-rack-friendly proportions, we've started a camping packing list for you.
Whether you're on an established campsite or a field in the middle of nowhere, your tent is the only protection between you, the elements and the insects. So it pays to choose with care - again, our family tent buying guide should be your first stop.
Camping cooking
Cooking on a camping stove can be a culinary challenge. Popular solutions include taking a picnic or fish n chip supper for night one (saves faffing around setting up the cooker), a pre-made frozen dinner from home (spag bol, curry etc) for night two, plus a disposable BBQ and even <whispers> tinned curries for the rest of the trip. You can normally buy milk, eggs, bacon and butter from the site shop, or a local farm.
Keeping perishable foods cool is another issue. There are coolboxes that work off car batteries (but beware of getting so into the idea that you drain the battery and can't actually drive home when the holiday's over) and the mains. And lots of campsite wardens will re-freeze your cool packs if you ask.
"Take a proper non-stick frying pan (for cooked breakies - much easier to clean than camping cookware) and a three-tier steamer saucepan set. I cook on the two saucepans and strain stuff or keep stuff warm in the steamer."
Keeping warm
Shivering from dusk till dawn does not a pleasant holiday make, so take lots of bedding, fleeces, warm PJs and hot water bottles. "Once you get cold of a night you will not get warm again," warns one experienced camper. "Hats, socks and fleeces should go on as soon as the sun goes down - then you can stay up warmly much later."
Keeping dry
The combination of bored children, particularly young ones, and rain is a whole new type of holiday misery. So good waterproofs are an essential - even if it isn't raining, they're useful for early mornings when the grass around your tent is still wet with dew.
Most seasoned campers impose a no-shoes-in-tent rule to prevent living quarters getting covered in muddy bits of grass. And you need to assume the worst and take plenty of dry clothes and lots of plastic bags for wet and muddy clothing.
Or just let them play in the rain. If they're in wellies and waterproofs, they'll be fine. You can watch from the tent window.
Keeping clean
Most campsites have shower blocks, but toddlers (and some older children) are notoriously shower-phobic, so alternatives are the shower block sink, going swimming a lot, or washing them in an inflatable dinghy or small paddling pool next to your tent. Alternatively, stand young children in a washing-up bowl and sponge 'em down. Fill it from the shower block, or use water from a standpipe with boiling water added from your kettle. One Mner says: "Showergel all over and voila - clean kids. Much easier than traipsing to and from the showers."
Failing that, if you're only camping for a few days, let them get gleefully grubby.
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My tonsils have decided to act funny once again. As a result, I've been coughing like an old, beaten-up Chevy's starter on a sub-zero morning. Each time I cough my cough, every muscle in my body feels like it's compressing into a bolus, and then exploding before coming together again and repeating the cycle. The back of my head especially feels like it's going to come apart at the sutures.
Don't do it
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Enter Roxid. I finally gave in(after consulting Dad, OBVIOUSLY), because Wikoryl didn't work, and Crocin was useless - the bodyache was killing me. So, last night I gulped down my first Roxid and for the aches, a Nimesulide tab went down with it.
And today, thanks to Mamu, I had a Combiflam tab a while back. And as I am now on antibiotics, having(or not having) cold stuff to drink makes not a jot of a difference. So, in the past 4-5 hours or so, I've slammed down a glass of chilled orange juice, 2 cans of Diet Coke, a giant glass of self-made cold coffee, and several glasses of chilled water. All this despite my rebellious and sorely sore throat.
So what if you've fallen ill? Just do it.
And stop reading this asinine blog.
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As the stone of Seek Truth sails through the air and hits its mark, the giant of depression comes into full view. You now can see him even more clearly than you had before. His monstrous face leers down at you daring you to throw the next two stones! Absently, your thumb rubs over the etched words. As you prepare to throw the stone, you glance at the words and read "Give Up". What? Give up?
Yes! Give up! Let go! Surrender your depression! This step is a choice not a feeling. You can either choose to accept the truth or to continue on in your depression. Contrary to the popular philosophy to "follow your heart", the truth is that you must lead your heart. God says that the heart is deceitful. (Jeremiah 17:9) Our feelings, our emotions often keep us from doing what is right. If you do what is right whether you feel like it or not, the right emotions will follow.
Let's get back to our example on finances. In the last blog, we unveiled the root problem of the depression which was unbelief in God's provision and making money your focus. At this point, you can choose to hang onto unbelief because you don't "feel" like you can believe or you can prayerfully repent of your unbelief and wrong focus and ask God to help you believe and to change your focus.
The next stone to throw at your very weak giant is the stone of "Fill Up". This is extremely important! Quite often teenagers will make decisions at camp to give up certain things, but when they return home they go right back to doing the same wrong things. The reason is that they emptied themselves of their sin but didn't replace it with truth. Get your chart out! It's time to write and study!
Illustration Chart:
Face It Seek Truth Give Up Fill Up ?
journal Matt. 6:25-33 Pray Romans 8:28
Finances Matt. 6:19-21 Repent Phil. 4:19
1Tim. 6:20 Let go Psalm 23
Wrong focus 2 Kings 4
In this illustration chart, I've filled up on God's promises that "all things work together for good" and that he supplies all my needs. I filled up on a real story about how God met a widow's need with a great supply of oil. (2 Kings 4) By studying these things you are learning that you can believe completely in God's provision.
By now you're giant is writhing on the ground. The stones "Give Up" and "Fill Up" hit the giant dead center disabling his grip on your soul. There's still one more stone left that will send the final death blow to the depression giving you a whole new sense of freedom!


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Franklin Middle School Families:
I am excited to be joining this educational community as your middle school assistant principal. I have spent the last 15 years in education helping students to discover the value and importance of community and citizenship. I'm looking forward to working with Principal Darsney and the staff to encourage a sense of pride for the students of Franklin while helping to mold future leaders for this town and our state.
Ther are many great things happening here at the middle school and I can't wait to see all of the students after a long exciting summer. Please feel free to stop by during summer hours to introduce yourself and to come see what we're up to.
Have a great rest of your summer.
Jason Trafton
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Franklin Middle School


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File photo – The Clovis Roundup Community Newspaper team working away at the Get Fit Clovis challenge. From L-R, Clovis Roundup office manager and Get Fit Clovis founder Caitie Reeg, reporter Lauren Mueller, Pilates Street owner Ashley Overstreet, and Clovis Roundup owner/publisher Donna Melchor.
By Lauren Mueller, Reporter
Get Fit Clovis is underway and we at the Clovis Roundup are taking our own challenge. After all, it wouldn't be fair if we asked our community to get fit while we lazed about eating bon-bons and watching TV all day.
But with so many options these days and no "right way" to work out, it can be difficult to choose a gym or routine to stick to. That's why our core Get Fit team is going out on the town and finding all the ways we can to help our community members find the workout routine that's best for them.
On Monday, June 6, Get Fit founder Caitie Reeg, Clovis Roundup owner Donna Melchor, and myself went to Pilates Street at Fowler and Shepherd, next to Me-N-Eds, for a Barre class.
I've been doing Barre for about a month now, going to Pilates Street twice a week for the 4:30 class. It's part of my summer plan to get fit and lose the weight I gained during the school year. So when Get Fit Clovis launched, I invited Donna and Caitie to join me for a class.
Pilates Street is owned by Ashley Overstreet, who is a certified Pilates and Barre instructor. Her studio offers a myriad of classes, including Pilates on the mat, Barre, and reformer classes.
I have only tried the reformer class and Barre thus far, but I can't wait to try some of the others.
Now, I know what you're thinking. Pilates isn't a high-impact workout, so how can it be part of my fitness program? Or maybe you're thinking it's too easy for you and what you really need to do is go to a fitness boot camp.
That's all fine and good, but let me clear up a few things.
First, while Pilates and Barre are not high-impact (there's no running involved), they are not low-intensity. You'll work up a good sweat if you're doing it right. On average, my heart rate gets up to nearly 130 bpm and I burn 360 calories in a 55 minute class. Couple that with me taking my dog for a mile walk in the mornings and I've already burned nearly 600 calories in a day. It all adds up.
Second, these classes are not easy. If you peer through the window you may think it's not hard, but until you try it for yourself you'll never know. Barre is whole-body focused, so you work nearly every major muscle group and some of the smaller ones as well. Core, back, legs and arms all get a workout in this class.
And don't worry about not knowing what you're doing. While the class isn't easy, the concepts themselves are. Barre isn't hard to learn. And if you're having trouble with a particular motion, Ashley will help you correct your form so you don't end up hurting yourself.
If Barre doesn't seem like a good fit for you, you can try Pilates and use the reformer machines. It's a lower-intensity workout, based mostly in resistance, but it works the same basic muscle groups and has an equally satisfying effect. And then, when you're ready, you can try Barre and join me.
There are many places out there that offer Pilates and Barre classes, and I haven't tried them all, but there's a reason I recommend Pilates Street to my friends.
To start, for those of you who don't want to spend a fortune to get fit, the pricing is great. For a 55-minute class it's only $25. And for that money, all the necessary materials (including water) are provided and you get personalized instruction when you need it from certified trainers.
Next, the space is clean. And it's kept clean. At the end of every class, Ashley has cleaning products she uses on each piece of equipment to prevent any germs from spreading and keep the equipment looking clean and functioning beautifully. No more getting stuck with the "bad bike."
Also, the atmosphere is welcoming. No "gymtimidation" here. Everyone is friendly and encouraging to each other. In mixed level classes like the one I attend, nobody looks down on someone who isn't as good as they are. We do our motions in front of a mirror, and everyone is more focused on breathing and keeping our abs in and up than telling the person next to us that they aren't doing it right.
Finally, everything is flexible. Every exercise can be modified to your comfort and skill level. My mom, who has fibromyalgia, has been able to do Pilates and feel great afterwards. She's even done Barre with me and, though she was sore after, she was still able to do everything she needed to do without her fibromyalgia dragging her down.
For me, personally, I don't have strong legs, so sometimes I have to pause in the middle of an exercise to take a breath and rest my legs a moment. My goal for the summer is to strengthen my legs so I don't have to pause, but until I do, I know I can take a breath when necessary.
So why do I recommend Pilates Street? Because the most important thing here is to have fun and do your best. Ashley is all about doing things safely and effectively, and teaching you how to be able to go home and do some things on your own on off days if you so desire.
If you want to try something low-impact this summer and still walk away feeling fit, I recommend Pilates Street. Tell Ashley I sent you, and have fun!


text: It's been a while since my last blog, to be quite honest. I have painted a lot since my last blog entry. I finished painting the Wittmann Tiger tank and the Tigers Marsch platoon blister as well. I am currently working on my 3rd Canadian Infantry army. Hopefully this will be ready for Sunday when I play at the club. I'll keep these blogs short and sweet.


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Our 3-D azimuthal anisotropy model (Figure 2.25; Yuan and Romanowicz, 2010) shows a strongly depth dependent azimuthal anisotropy pattern in the western US, with orientation of the fast axis controlled by plate motion related lithosphere-asthenosphere coupling at depths shallower than 150 km, and other processes at greater depths, likely representing the channeling of deep flow from the East Pacific Rise constrained by the presence of the craton margin to the west and subducted slabs to the north. We infer that all of these features combined significantly contribute to the circular pattern and large splitting times of the SKS splitting observations. The strong lateral and vertical variations throughout the western US revealed by our azimuthal anisotropy model reflect complex past and present tectonic processes. In particular, the depth integrated effects of this anisotropy (Figure 2.26) explain the apparent circular pattern of SKS splitting measurements observed in Nevada without the need to invoke any local anomalous structures (e.g. ascending plumes or sinking lithospheric instabilities; Savage and Sheehan, 2000; West et al., 2009): the circular pattern results from the depth-integrated effects of the lithosphere-asthenosphere coupling to the North American, Pacific and Juan de Fuca plates at shallow depths, and in the depth range 200-400 km, northward flow from the East Pacific Rise channeled along the craton edge and deflected by the Juan de Fuca slab, and, more generally, slab-related anisotropy.
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Kreitz, Stengel to receive Master Artist awards
The Five Wings Arts Council (FWAC) recently announced the selection of Jeff Kreitz, a sculptor from Breezy Point, and Doris Stengel, a poet from Brainerd, as Master Artists.
In addition to a cash prize, each will be presented with the Gilded Feather Award, an original artist-crafted, medieval-style livery collar.
The award ceremony is part of the Five Wings Arts Council's Celebration of the Arts, scheduled for Thursday, March 31, at Great River Arts, Little Falls. The public is welcome to attend this event. Ticket information can be found at www.fwac.org.
The Master Artist Program, initiated in 2012 and made possible with funding from the McKnight Foundation, honors artists who live in Region Five (Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd and Wadena counties) who are recognized for mastery of the art form in which they work, have accrued a portfolio reflecting a lifetime of artistic excellence, have earned the respect of peers and the general public, and contribute significantly to their community or region in which they live.
The 2016 Master Artists were chosen from a list of candidates compiled by nomination, and finally selected by the FWAC board of directors and staff. The Master Artist program is made possible through a grant from the McKnight Foundation.
Kreitz received high praise from one of his nominators when artist Kent Scheer noted, "Jeff has achieved a mastery which places his work at the top of the craft not only in our region but in our state. In addition, he is a 'cross-over artist' who skillfully bridges two widely different worlds in metalworking. On one hand he has pushed himself to build a level of mechanical skill and shop capacity to execute large-scale commercial and private commissions of high technical demand. This includes practical commissions such as estate gates, ornamental fencing and custom boat lifts. On the other hand, he readily switches gears to execute original designs in the realm of pure sculpture, including figure studies, wildlife sculpture, public art and abstract art."
Kreitz started welding and working with metals as a 7-year-old boy in his father's shop. Both his parents were artists, his mother a painter and his father worked in metal, and they introduced him to painting and sculpting at a young age.
A 1980 graduate of Pequot Lakes High School, he spent one year in college and then went to welding school. Though interested in exploring metal sculpture, he didn't think he could make a living as a sculptor. The quest for a way to support a family ultimately led him to becoming a skilled metal artist and successful small business owner.
From small sculptures to large corporate commissions, Kreitz manipulates metals to create one-of-a-kind sculptures. Each project requires extensive research and study, whether he's striving to understand the anatomy of birds or learning about the engineering required to fabricate the armature for a large scale sculpture. He works out much of the design in sketches and maquettes, 1/16 models of the final sculpture.
Through that process he comes to an accepted design for his client or clients, while also meeting his own standards that represent his personal style.
Kreitz's company, Creative Steel Works, employs two full-time assistants, as well as others as projects require additional help. His production shop in Breezy Point is the source for sculptures that are installed all over the United States.
Kreitz regularly has groups of young people touring his studio/shop, serving as an example of an artist who not only creates work that expresses his artistic calling, but also provides income to support three families.
Kreitz is generous with his talents and has created meaningful sculptures for causes that touch the region, such as Camp Knutson in Crosslake and the Veteran's Memorial Park in Breezy Point, and most recently a life-size eagle that will be installed in the Staples Veteran's Park this summer.
Stengel has published three books of poetry: "Horizons Measured," "Small Town Lines" and "Arrival & Departure." A frequent judge of poetry contests, Stengel has also led local, regional and statewide poetry groups.
Her love of poetry began in her small North Dakota grade school in the days when poetry was a mandatory curriculum component. Her father regularly read poetry to her and as she put it, "... listening to him recite 'The Children's Hour' (written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1807-82) put the stamp of approval on poetry for me."
Upon graduating from college with a Bachelor of Science degree in education with a major in English, she anticipated being a teacher, but found that the town to which she and her husband moved would not hire more than one person from a household, so she had to switch gears. She raised their three children and wrote voraciously in her spare time.
Since the early 1990s Stengel has been involved with the League of Minnesota Poets. Through that affiliation she also became part of the National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS), first attending the national convention of NFSPS in 1996 and going almost every year since then.
In the last 25 years, Stengel has chaired the local group, served as president of the state group and then in 2006 became president of NFSPS. She has participated in the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festivals and rubbed shoulders with U.S. Poet Laureates and other world famous poets. The Dodge Poetry Festivals have been influential in the writing world, giving rise to several NPR radio programs and five PBS television series as well as stimulating the writing lives of poets worldwide.
Stengel gives back to the community by sharing her talents with grade school classes, senior citizen groups and a teen hangout. She also mentors a man in federal prison in Nebraska and shares correspondence about his poetry with a retired juvenile judge in St. Paul.
In her spare time, Stengel has had roles in about 20 theatre productions at Central Lakes College and has "seniority" in the Brainerd Bethlehem Lutheran choir. She and her husband, Casey, have three grown children and live in Brainerd.
Previous Master Artists include Charles Gilbert Kapsner, painter from Little Falls (2014) and Kayleen Horsma, painter from Menahga (2012).


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Reservation necessary! 80 parking spaces available...
Reservations can be made until 4:30 August 7 or until all available spaces have been reserved.
The parking lot is located on Osisko en lumière site at Osisko lake peninsula in Rouyn-Noranda (RV access via the tennis chalet entrance, 12 Murdoch Avenue)
All RV occupants must have their individual pass for the 15th edition of Osisko en lumière, except for children age 10 and under. Also, all occupants will receive an RV Access bracelet upon their arrival at the RV parking lot.
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Access via Noranda Tennis Club entrance, 12 Murdoch Avenue. * Cars are not allowed on the site at any time.


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AusCham confirms that nominations for the 2017/18 Board have now closed, as per previous advice that listed the deadline as 3pm, Monday 20 March 2017.
Under AusCham's Charter:
- In Hanoi, there are 4 vacancies at the AGM – and 4 nominations were received.
- In HCMC, there are 8 vacancies at the AGM – and 8 nominations were received.
With the number of candidates in each city matching the number of vacancies, an election will NOT be required..
The AGM will still be held in Hanoi and HCMC at 6pm on Tuesday 28 March 2017, as per previous advice. Click here for full details. Members are encouraged to attend.
It is expected that the Board will be able to announce office bearers at the end of the AGM.
Details of the successful candidates can be seen below in alphabetical order (by first name).
AusCham thanks all Directors who served on the Board in 2016/17, including those who did not contest again at this election.
AusCham congratulates all successful candidates this year and thanks them all for their contribution – on a volunteer basis.
DETAILS OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES (no election required)
1. Mr Brian O'Reilly: Managing Director – SEA Management Consulting Company (Current AusCham Director (HCMC))
Brian has been a member of AusCham for over 16 years and a Board member for over 8 years. He past roles in AusCham include President, Chair/Vice-Chair of the HCMC Chapter, Chair of AusCham's Advocacy Committee representing AusCham at the Vietnam Business Forum (VBF). He is the Co-Chair the VBF Education and Training Working Group and a founding member and Chair of the International Project Management Association Vietnam (IPMAV). Brian will continue to work to help AusCham achieve its goals in serving the interests of all AusCham members across Vietnam.
2. Ms Cecilia Tran Dang, Head of Business Banking, ANZ Vietnam (Current AusCham Director (HCMC))
Cecilia started her Banking career over two decades ago. Prior to moving to Asia, she worked closely with the Vietnamese Business Community in Victoria. Her strength in promoting and showcasing Vietnam to FDI investors creates opportunities for members to connect. Cecilia is also an active facilitator for the Money Minded Community program and has been working and living in Vietnam since 2010. She is passionate and committed to be the conduit to help close the gaps for members both here in Vietnam and abroad. She is a Monash University Alumna, holds an MBA and a Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning.
3. Ms Chau Ta: Legal Counsel Transactions, SC Capital (Current AusCham President (HCMC))
I am a Vietnamese born Australian lawyer specializing in real estate investments/transactions, living and working in Vietnam for 10 years. I have served on the board of Auscham for the past 4 years, and as Auscham's President in 2016. Together with our dynamic and enthusiastic board, I am committed and dedicated to promoting and facilitating Australian and Vietnamese businesses, bridging gaps both in the differences in culture as well as the legal vs practical gaps via consultation, representations as well as organizing informative events such as the Real Estate Symposium to bring value to our members.
4. Mr Greg Ohan: Director, JLL (Jones Lang Lang Lasalle) (Current AusCham Director (HCMC))
An AusCham member for 6 years and active board member for 3, I have worked in real estate in Australia, Hong Kong and the last 6 years in Vietnam which has allowed me to understand the complexities businesses face when entering / operating in Vietnam – whilst also understanding the role required by AusCham to support its members.
Traveling to Hanoi regularly also gives me an understanding of the "national" issues. I regularly work on the challenging committees; volunteering for community, government events and also creating successful AusCham events such as the recent 'Industrial Investment' seminar adding value to members.
5. Mr David Carter: CEO, Aon Vietnam (Current AusCham Vice President (Hanoi))
Aon is Vietnam's largest professional insurance broker and risk advisor. I have lived in the Mekong region for 8 years with the latest 3 years being in Hanoi. I am a past President of AusCham Cambodia. I have served on the AusCham Vietnam board as Vice President and I seek reelection so that I can continue to contribute to the Chamber's vision, values and cause. I am a firm believer in the purpose of AusCham bringing true value to members through support services and business events as well as advocacy work with host governments and the Australian Embassy.
6. Mr Giles Cooper: Partner, Duane Morris Vietnam (Current AusCham Director (Hanoi))
I have been an AusCham director for eight years focusing on legal advocacy in areas including labor and work permit laws, enterprise law reform, mining services and market access. I bring with me 17 years' experience working as a lawyer in Vietnam helping foreign investors do business in this increasingly complex business environment. I am AusCham's representative on the board of the Vietnam Business Forum, an important avenue for AusCham members to participate in law and policy making in Vietnam. I am also co-chair of the VBF's Governance and Integrity working group.
7. Mr Matthew Lourey: Managing Partner, Domicile Corporate Services (Current AusCham Treasurer (HCMC))
I am an Australian Chartered Accountant who has lived and worked in Vietnam for over 12 years. As Managing Partner of Domicile Corporate Services, I assist foreign invested companies enter Vietnam and ensure that their ongoing accounting, tax, reporting and compliance are maintained at international levels. I enjoy fostering our Australian relationships in Vietnam, and being part of the AusCham board allows me to give back and assist the wider Australian business community in Vietnam and Australia.
8. Minh Duong: Partner, Asia Counsel Vietnam Law Company (Current AusCham Secretary (HCMC))
Minh is a lawyer admitted to the NSW Supreme Court and High Court of Australia and has over nine years of experience advising multinationals and foreign investors with their investments in Vietnam.As an AUSCHAM board member, Minh will work to make investment and business conditions more business friendly for members and investors generally.
9. Mr Phillip Dowler OAM, CPA: Head of Campus – Hanoi, RMIT University (Current AusCham Director (Hanoi))
Phillip Dowler is the Head of Campus Hanoi for RMIT University Vietnam. Phillip has resided in Vietnam for the last four years, having been fortunate enough to have lived in both HCMC and Hanoi. Phillip has spent two years on the AUSCHAM board and is also the President of the Northern Vietnam Advisory board of CPA Australia, and a member of the Education Working Group of the Vietnam Business Forum.
10. Mr Robert King: Tax Partner / Tax Leader Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, EY Vietnam (HCMC)
I am Robert King. I am admitted to the NSW Supreme Court and High Court of Australia and hold a WA legal practicing certificate. I am also a chartered accountant and an Associate of CA ANZ. I am a partner at EY and lead the tax practice in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Prior to that I was a corporate tax partner in EY Sydney, Perth and Croatia. I have lived in Vietnam with my family since July 2015. I hope to join the AusCham board to work hard and bring my experience to the benefit of all stakeholders.
11. Shane O'Connor: General Director, Commonwealth Bank Vietnam
I am General Director of Commonwealth Bank in Vietnam, a position I took up in February 2016. Commonwealth Bank has had a presence in Vietnam since 1994 and is also a strategic shareholder of a local Bank, Vietnam International Bank (VIB).
I have over 20 years banking experience and have held senior executive roles both in Australia and overseas. Prior to taking up my role in Vietnam, I was responsible for driving the productivity agenda across CBA Group subsidiaries in New Zealand and Asia.
I have undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in Economics and enjoy travel, cycling and snowboarding.
12. Ms Tori Dixon-Whittle: Managing Director, TDWCo (current AusCham Director (Hanoi))
I'm an Australian business woman living in Hanoi for 6 years. As Managing Director of TDWCo, I specialize in leadership, creativity and innovation. I'm an active member of AusCham, running workshops for members on Productivity and Self-Leadership prior to joining the board in October.
Recently I launched the "Meet the Members – Success Stories" monthly initiative enabling AusCham members to learn from each other and gain "behind-the-scenes" insights into successful member organisations. I am passionate about working with our talented directors to deliver benefits to our members – facilitating connections between businesses, and with government, enabling Australian and Vietnamese businesses to thrive.
- For full details of the AGM which will be held on 28 march 2017, click here.


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Monday, March 14, 2011
Parlor style Antics.
They ask that the artists respond to the fact that the work is being hung in a home and respond to it as a place or its architecture.
I chose to hang a new work of mine in the front window of the parlor...love the back light with the work.
and install "waking with you" on a couch in the room.
I was so delighted to see my work in this environment and feel like it looks SO much better in a place that has history and is surrounded by the energy of life instead of a sterile white box... and I so wish I had the opportunity to see my work this way more often.
The event was wonderful, the people were so kind, sweet, and fun.
and so nice to have my art in a real home... I usually do not get to see it once it makes it there.
Hope you think it looks good too.
5 comments:
- cardinal arts said...
your work does indeed look amazing in this environment
I also love how your kimono piece looks - well, actually; both your pieces look fantastic!
what a clever and interesting event for the homeowners to do-
would be interested to see how other's work was shown
- March 15, 2011 at 4:11 AM
- Joetta M. said...
thanks so much, i thought the work looked good. I was very happy with it.
But I realized that i totally flaked on taking pictures of the other work... you can see bits of it on their flickr site but not good shots. I will add the link to this post.
- March 15, 2011 at 6:33 AM
- Liz Noonan said...
is this the kimono piece? it has an ethereal quality to it that i see in your work, but for some reason this translates it more for me. very nice J!
- March 15, 2011 at 6:47 AM
- netamir said...
Your works look as if they were created as site specific for this space, at least this what I have thought before reading the text. They are just perfect that way.
- March 16, 2011 at 1:50 AM
- Joetta M. said...
thank you all so much. i was super happy with showing in the space and got lucky with great light and therefore great pictures!! love having light behind my work now just have to figure out how to do that in a gallery...
- March 16, 2011 at 7:07 AM


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Sabeena Karnik is a designer from Mumbi that combines typography and sculpture to create unique advertisements, posters, logos, book covers and more. Karnik creates 3-D paper sculptures out of paper passed on calligraphic typography. Her designs often use bold colors and energetic lines while the paper creates dramatic depth.
On her online portfolio, you can see some of her process. She draws her designs on paper, then traces over the lines with thin strips of paper. I'm drawn to Karnik's work because designers frequently stick to 2 dimensional designs when it comes to print pieces; however, this designer creates 3 dimensional designs that are used as 2 dimensional outputs.