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From The Files Of December 3, 1992
People came from all over to the public sale at Pepple's Auction
Barn on Friday night when word got around that a rare copper horse weather vane was going on the block. The antique went for a high bid of $2,190 to a Franklin County dealer. Col. Jean said that a representative from the Smithsonian Institute came to inspect it before the sale.
Doris Jarrett treated herself to a happy 71st birthday by bagging an 8-point in Belfast Township on the first day of buck season. Jarrett has hunted the elusive antlers for 30 years but this was her first successful year. She has bagged two does previously, but we should add that the does were taken during doe season. Doris is married to retired longtime Fulton game protector Carl Jarrett.
Game commission officials reported three deaths in the state on opening day Monday including one in Franklin County. Gerald Rife, 54 of Greencastle, apparently died from "presumed natural causes" just after shooting a deer in Quincy Township.
McConnellsburg Borough Police with the assistance of Pennsylvania State Police from McConnellsburg are continuing to investigate the November 12 shooting death of Matthew Oakman, 19, Harrisonville. No new details on the investigation are being released by police.
JLG Industries Inc. reported sales for the first quarter ended October 31, 1992, of $25.0 million compared to $25.1 million in the first quarter of the previous fiscal year.
Mayor Max Stenger is up and around following recent major heart surgery at Harrisburg Hospital.
Margaret Clark and Douglas Keebaugh were united in marriage July 18 at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Hagerstown. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Trimmer of Woodsboro, Md. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Keebaugh of McConnellsburg.
Birth at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Hoover of Berkeley Springs on November 29.
Deaths David Kerlin, 79, McConnellsburg; Louise Wright, 68, Needmore; David Hamby, 80, Mercersburg; Matthew Smith, 21, Berkeley Springs; Homer Lane, 84, Three Springs; Hollis Henry, 73, Columbia, S.C.; Donald Cover, 36, Wernersville; Jesse Flowers, 89, Hancock.
Marriage licenses: Raymond Plessinger, Warfordsburg, and Beatrice Baltierra, Robstown, Texas; Jeffrey Keefer, Big Cove Tannery, and Karen Gorsuch, Warfordsburg.
30 Years Ago
From The Files Of December 9, 1982
Records for the highest temperatures for this time of the year were broken last week when they hit the low 70s over the weekend. There were lots of golfers taking advantage of the balmy weather at Great Cove, and one group was seen having an outdoor picnic on the patio.
Area residents were shocked last Thursday to hear of the death by choking of Mabel Kendall of North Fourth Street while visiting with her longtime friend, Beulah Rotz, at Rotz Meat Market, north of Mc- Connellsburg. Efforts by people in the store, including the Heimlich maneuver, to dislodge the large piece of meat, which became stuck in her throat, were unsuccessful and though the local ambulance crew, who arrived promptly at the scene, and Dr. R.C. McLucas, who happened to be driving past, rushed to assist, it was too late to save the 78-year-old woman, who suffered from an asthmatic condition. A happier ending resulted at a second choking incident on Monday afternoon when Jane Grissinger choked on a coconut cookie she was eating while doing volunteer work at the Fulton County Library. The librarian, Mildred Henry, was able to use the Heimlich maneuver successfully to help the victim eject the obstruction.
The 2-year-old modular home of the Gary Rouzer family was heavily damaged by fire Saturday, leaving the Rouzers and their four children at least temporarily homeless. The blaze broke out about 11:30 a.m. Saturday when a french fryer overheated and caught fire. The family, assisted by neighbors, got the blaze under control before Needmore firemen arrived, but not before the kitchen was destroyed and heavy smoke had damaged the remainder of the seven-room home and contents.
Specials at the IGA: tangelos, 10 for 98 cents; Tide detergent, $5.99, 171-oz. pkg.; ground beef, $1.17 lb.; chuck roast, $1.59; Viva paper towels, big roll, 79 cents; Lysol spray, $1.39.
Donnie Sipes of McConnellsburg took an 11-point from the woods on Tuesday morning in Fulton County. This is the second trophy Sipes has bagged. The first was a 17- point five years ago.
Births at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Boden of Mc- Connellsburg on November 26; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Randy Liggett of Hancock on November 26; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Truax of Mercersburg on November 28.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Swain of Needmore celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on October 24.
Deaths: Mabel Kendall, McConnellsburg; Willard R. Plessinger, Colorado.
40 Years Ago
From The Files Of December 21, 1972
Small game hunters and archers will take to the fields and forests for the final time this year when the late small game and bow and arrow seasons open December 26.
Dr. Francis A. BaBione, professor of marketing, Penn State University, said last Thursday that Christmas buying in Pennsylvania points to a "best-ever season for retail merchants.
On December 20, The Fulton County National Bank and Trust Co. paid a regular dividend of 75 cents per share and an extra dividend of 75 cents per share to the holders of the 20,000 shares of stock outstanding.
Edmund Henry Soter of McConnellsburg and Mitzi Gaye Hull of Big Cove Tannery applied for a marriage license at the local courthouse this week.
S-Sgt. and Mrs. Harvey Berkstresser and family have arrived home from Germany, where they had spent a tour of duty for three years.
Miss Teresa Hendershot and Miss Carolyn Walker, both of McConnellsburg, are members of the Shepherd College Marching Rams Band and performed with the Shepherd College Concert Band for the Christmas music given on campus December 10.
Specials at the A&P: large California navel oranges, 10 for 99 cents; sweet potatoes, 3 cans for $1; tomato juice, 32 cans for $1; porterhouse steaks, $1.69 lb.
Army Pvt. Wayne N. Keefer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Keefer of Mercersburg, recently completed eight weeks of basic training at the U.S. Army Training Center, Armor, Fort Knox, Ky.
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Palmer of Needmore celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary recently.
Deaths: Marshall Hart, Fulton County; Mrs. Flossie Rife, Chambersburg; Deborah Hess, Hancock; Russell Horton, Fayetteville; Harry Miller, Three Springs; Ira Lloyd Harper, Shade Gap; D.F. Overcash, Hagerstown.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Keebaugh of Hustontown on December 8; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ilyas Altinarda of McConnellsburg on December 12; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Denver R. Seville of McConnellsburg on December 14; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Souders of Warfordsburg on December 14.
50 Years Ago
From The Files Of December 27, 1962
McConnellsburg revenues increased $7,986 or 30.8 percent to a total of $33,831 for 1961, according to statistics released by the secretary of Internal Affairs, while townships in the county reported an increase of $17,270 or 12.1 percent to make a total of $159,436.
An estimated 30,000 antlerless deer were taken in Pennsylvania during the one-day doe season last Monday, which is double the take in 1961.
The death of Mrs. Mary Hazel Pittman, 37, Suitland, Md., as a result of an auto accident near her home, is reported in this issue. She was the daughter of former borough Chief of Police Mont McCormick.
Engagement announced: Carolyn Amelia Winters, Needmore, to Roger D. Truax, Hancock.
Bobsledding from the top of Tuscarora Mountain down to Allen's Valley was excellent on Christmas Day – that's until the arrival of the cinder truck.
Ernest Harris Jr., who is serving with the U.S. Army in Georgia, is home for the holidays.
The deadline for veterans to apply for the World War II bonuses is December 31, 1962. The bonus, maximum payment $500, pays $10 a month for domestic service and $15 for foreign duty from December 7, 1941, to March 2, 1946. The deadline for the Korean bonus is December 31, 1963.
A marriage license has been issued to Leonard Jay Snyder, Neelyton, and Karen M. Mellott, McConnellsburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Colledge of Wells Tannery announce the birth of a baby boy on December 7 at Bedford Memorial Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Eader were honored at a surprise party given by their children and grandchildren last Sunday to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary.
Births at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. William Nonemaker, Mercersburg, on December 3; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Neil Berkstresser, McConnellsburg, on December 4; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Darl Schriever, Hancock, on December 5; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pittman, Mc- Connellsburg, on December 5; a son to Mr. and Mrs. James Runk, Hustontown, on December 8; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Gary Tritle, McConnellsburg, on December 10; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Swope, Harrisonville, on December 11; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fischer, McConnellsburg, on December 11; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Norman Churchill, McConnellsburg, on December 13; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Beegle, Clearville, December 14; a son to Mr. and Mrs. James Hill, Washington, D.C., on December 14; a son to Mr. and Mrs. James Musser, Six Mile Run, on December 14; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wible, Three Springs, on December 10; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Orville Burger, McConnellsburg, on December 18; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey King, St. Thomas, on December 20; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stickle, Waynesboro, on December 17.
Deaths: Mrs. Naomi Jane Benson, Three Springs; Mrs. Sherman Bard, Needmore; Mrs. Norman Hann, Needmore; Leroy Sank, Buck Valley; Mrs. Blanche Fossett, Mount Carroll, Ill., formerly Blanche Houck of McConnellsburg; W. Rush Barmont, Mc- Connellsburg.
60 Years Ago
From The Files Of December 25, 1952
Miss Jeanne Greathead, a thirdgrade teacher at Bryn Mawr, is spending Christmas at her home here.
Forrest Mellott, a student at Massanutten Military Academy in Woodstock, Va., is spending the holidays here.
Danny Grissinger, 8-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Grissinger, is a patient in Hagerstown Hospital with rheumatic fever.
Word was received here recently of the death of Mrs. Phoebe Skinner of Simms, Mont.
Dr. and Mrs. R.E. Riggs spent Wednesday in Somerset attending the funeral of his grandfather.
Four columns of the front page of this issue are taken up with the classic Christmas editorial, "Is There A Santa Claus," written September 21, 1896, by Francis P. Church of the New York Sun's editorial staff in reply to a little girl's question to that effect. Down through the years, it has remained a beautiful expression of Christmas sentiment.
Harold Deshong, 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Deshong of Harrisonville, is a patient in Chambersburg Hospital with gunshot wounds of the face, arms and legs. He was accidentally shot by his older brother on the first day of the bonus hunting season on Monday.
Dr. Russell McLucas of Lemasters, recently discharged form the Army after having served four and one-half years in the Air Corps as a practicing surgeon, will open offices in McConnellsburg in the near future. Dr. McLucas is married and the father of a five-week-old baby.
A surprise party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ray in McConnellsburg on December 19 in honor of the ninth birthday of their daughter, Judy.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Wayne C. Seville of Mc- Connellsburg on December 14; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde J. Reasner of McConnellsburg on December 14.
Some of the college students in the Warfordsburg area who are home for the holiday are Joanne Charlton, Clem Smith Jr., Larry Golden and Eileen and George Elbin.
Death: Mrs. Miriam Mellott of Hustontown.
70 Years Ago
From The Files Of December 24, 1942
President Roosevelt has approved an act of Congress authorizing the substitution of other materials for strategic metals used in minor coins. The measure also authorizes the secretary of the treasury to prescribe regulations for new pennies and 3-cent pennies.
Death: Harry J. Crist of Warfordsburg.
Ralph Martin, son of Mrs. Mary Martin of upper Ayr Township, was operated on for appendicitis at Chambersburg Hospital last Thursday.
Twenty-two of the 39 men who went to Altoona last Friday for their physical exams successfully passed the test and will enter the armed forces on January 1. One of the draftees, William J. Harris, waived his twoweek furlough and went directly from Altoona to New Cumberland. Two of the draftees are colored men, Robert L. Spriggs and J. Leroy Mosten, and will report to Fort Meade, while the following will go to New Cumberland: Robert S. Bratton, Elmer A. Deshong, Homer A. Stone, Claude L. Ward, Denver Oakman, Wallace L. North, Edgar C. Downin, Scott C. Bishop, Charles A. Watters, Lemar S. Kline, Victor W. Landers, Fred N. Hill, Eugene W. Strait, Ralph P. Weller, Edward Barnhart, William W. Orth, Gerald R. McElhaney, Allen M. Booth, Willard M. Wible, Marvin C. Snyder, Thomas W. Truax and Donald F. Sprowl.
Lt. C. Owen Fries, U.S. Navy Reserve, former principal of the McConnellsburg High School, has been transferred from Tucson, Ariz., to Hollywood, Fla.
The service flag for Fulton County, donated by John M. Spangler, and the flag of the county, donated by the county commissioners, both for use in the courthouse square, will be dedicated on January 2. The principal address will be given by Hon. W.C. Sheely.
Mrs. Janet Fore has been appointed as county auditor to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mrs. Retha Glazier
Death: Monroe Binkley of Reading.
Pvt. Frank Kirchner is now stationed at Middletown.
Lee Mellott, son of John Mellott of Mc- Connellsburg, fell from a truckload of wood in McConnellsburg on Tuesday and received a possible skull fracture. He was taken to Chambersburg Hospital.
Whishard Deck of McConnellsburg fell on the ice on Wednesday morning, breaking one of her legs. She is now a patient in Everett Hospital.
80 Years Ago
From The Files Of December 22, 1932
Dr. E.H. MacKinlay, after practicing medicine in Altoona for two years, has settled in McConnellsburg to continue his profession.
Norman Watkins of New Grenada was taken to Lewistown Hospital last week and operated on for appendicitis.
Successful deer hunters in the New Grenada section included Clair Shafer, Robert Lockard, William Edward, George Newman, Matt Bergstresser and Ellis Newman.
Congressman J. Banks Kurtz of Altoona has introduced a bill in Congress asking for the return of 2-cent postage instead of the 3 cents now being collected.
H.U. Nace advertises men's suits and coats for Christmas at $9.
Raymond C. Eyler and Marie Pittman were married November 24.
The young people of the UP Church gave a shower last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Mellott of Cito in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kendall, Mr. and Mrs. Clair Decker and Mr. and Mrs. Harry McQuade.
Mrs. Blaine Mellott of Sipes Mill was taken to Chambersburg Hospital early this week.
John Hamil of Hubbard, Ohio, a brotherin law of Mrs. Katie Nelson of this place, is critically ill as the result of a paralytic stroke.
Dr. Paul K. Evans left here on Wednesday for Hershey where he will practice dentistry. Mrs. Evans and daughter Jane will go there on Friday.
Deaths: William H. Cunningham of Enid; Miss Mary Rebecca J. Cook of State College; Roy C. Shafer of Port Royal; Mrs. Horace M. Griffith of Wells Valley; Mrs. W. Amos Huston of Huntingdon; Mrs. Lorena M. Lynn of Latta Grove; Susannah Richardson of Aitch; Mrs. F.L. Wertz of Chambersburg; Margaret Myrtle Ramsey of Knobsville.
Mrs. Grace Mock of this place will leave for Wilmington to spend Christmas and part of the winter with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Robin Lindsay.
Mr. and Mrs. Riley Deshong and son Jimmie, of near Needmore, were hunting Santa Claus in town on Monday.
R.G. Alexander motored to State College on Saturday and was accompanied home by his son, Frank, a first-year student at Penn State.
Dr. Edgar S. Krug attended the regular monthly meeting of the Franklin County Medical Center, held in Chambersburg Hospital on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Keith of Hustontown are the proud parents of a 10-pound baby boy who arrived at their home on December 15. The young lad has been named Marlin Franklin.
Raymond Gracey of New Grenada killed a nice deer on Thursday.
The stork left a new daughter at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Alloway of New Grenada last Monday.
Henry Rowe has moved from his old homestead in Wells Valley to the tenant house on the Frank Stevens property in New Grenada.
Mrs. Ida Johnson of Thompson Township fell on the ice last Wednesday and injured her hip and back so badly she has been unable to walk.
Quite a few of Wallace and Allen Simpson's friends gathered at their home in Thompson Township on Thursday evening to give them a surprise party. The Simpson boys have re-enlisted, so will be gone for three more years.
At the A&P: sugar, 25 pounds for $1.15; lard, 2 pounds for 11 cents; gelatin, 5 cents; cigarettes, $1.29 per carton; coffee, 3 pounds for 55 cents; almonds, 17 cents per pound; cream cheese, 19 cents per pound; sweet potatoes, 5 pounds for 15 cents.
At Harry M. Johnston's: men's bathrobes, $1.59; fitted suitcases, 98 cents; men's boots, $1.98; ladies' pumps, $1.98; men's dress caps, 25 cents.


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Well, I wasn't able to host the January event for the Writers Reading Series, but our guest hostess, Janele Johnson, and the lovely Patti Mirehouse have told me it was a fun evening -- I hope everyone enjoyed Sandra Knauf as well as her contributors and their different approach to the featured reading. Sandra's got issues of Greenwoman Magazine if you're interested in purchasing copies still, and for those of you with writing students, I would encourage them to submit their garden- and/or nature-related work. It's a magazine with spunk, flavor, and distinctive voice.
I will be at the reading this Friday, the 10th, at 7:30PM at the BAC -- and I'm so excited. First of all, February is my birthday month and I love Valentines Day. I love the richness that the downhill slide of winter brings -- it's still cold enough to bundle up, and our thoughts are set on warmth. Second, the featured author for February is L. Annette Binder, winner of a Pushcart Prize and the Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction, Annette creates the. coolest. short stories. (Find her bio here.) We will, of course, start the evening with a short Open Mic session, and Annette will take over after intermission.
Looking forward to seeing all of you there. Remember, if you have questions about upcoming readings, you can contact me by leaving comments here or emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
See you Friday!
Abby E. Murray
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GIVEAWAY - Blueberry Fingerless GlovesThursday, February 18, 2010
(Giveaway Closed - winner announced here)
It's been a while but I thought it was time for another giveaway :)
So I'm giving away these cosy fingerless gloves I've been creating recently.
These are the blue version of my Red Riding Hood gloves and they're crocheted from %100 Australian wool.
They are made for a small woman's hand:
8.5 cm / 3.3 inches wide at the wrist (stretches to 9cm)
8.5 cm / 3.3 inches wide at the knuckles (stretches to 9cm)
13 cm / 5.1 inches long
If you do not fit this size, feel free to enter anyway and we can arrange a custom size to be made for you if you win.
~~~ How to Enter ~~~
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By Matthew Heimer
When the presidential candidates face off in Denver tonight, issues affecting retirees are guaranteed to be among the night's major subtexts, even if they're not in the foreground.
Recent poll results have sent mixed signals about how the public views President Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney where retirement issues are concerned. A Wall Street Journal/NBC survey published today shows the president with a 48%-to-35% edge over Romney among voters in general on the question of who would be better at dealing with Medicare; on the other hand, Romney has held a steady lead among voters who've already reached retirement age.
AARP got each candidate to sit for cautiously bland but relatively detailed interviews about "Where They Stand On Your Issues," in an article that went live late last week. For those who prefer their political exchanges more heated, here are some topics and themes in which age and retirement might play out tonight. (Spoiler alert: Most of them involve Medicare.)
Medicare Reform: Obama and other Democrats have hit Romney and veep nominee Paul Ryan fairly hard on their Medicare reform proposals, which involve giving some recipients subsidies to encourage them to buy insurance on their private market. Romney and Ryan say such moves will utilize market forces to cut costs and improve care; the president's camp dismisses such moves as a voucher program that will cost Medicare recipients much more out of pocket. (The GOP candidates also say that benefits for current Medicare recipients won't change.)
The Federal Deficit: The Congressional Budget Office estimates that by 2037, mandatory government spending on health care—much of which, again, involves Medicare spending—will account for 10 percent of the U.S. economy all by itself. As the AARP's piece points out, any plan for reducing the deficit has to take Medicare into account; any suggestion that deficit-reduction can happen without controlling Medicare spending probably merits some deep skepticism (to put it politely).
"Obamacare" and Medicare: Romney's promise to repeal Obamacare lock stock and barrel has been one of his most enduringly popular themes on the stump. There's a chance the candidates could revive a past argument over the magic number of $716 billion: Obama's camp has said that number represents savings attained through reforms; the GOP says it represents cuts in benefits to seniors. Obama may also argue tonight that repealing the Affordable Care Act will mean ditching several features of the bill that benefit seniors, including measures that plug the "doughnut hole" in Medicare's prescription drug benefits.
Social Security: Romney told the AARP he approves of raising the retirement age and applying some means-testing for benefits; Obama has largely avoiding offering specifics on the issue.
The Four Most Important Seniors In America: As Michael D. Shear points out in the New York Times today, four of the nine current Supreme Court Justices are over 70. (Two others are in their early 60s.) Should any of them retire in the next few years, of course, the next president will get to appoint their replacement. So keep in mind: any argument tonight about judicial philosophy or the interpretation of the Constitution is kind of, sort of, retirement-related (especially as viewed by the editor of a retirement blog).


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Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.
Raul snatches draw for Schalke
Raul scored his 71st goal in European competition as Schalke recovered from a goal down to force a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash with Valencia at the Mestalla.
The former Spain international tucked away the equaliser in the 63rd minute, and the outcome might have been even better for the German side if Junmin Hao had tucked away a chance in injury-time which was saved by Vicente Guaita.
Valencia had plenty of chances to put the game - and potentially the tie - out of reach after Roberto Soldado had put them ahead in the first half but could not take advantage even when the visitors were then reduced to 10 men at the death with the dismissal of Lukas Schmitz.
The visitors should have taken the lead in the ninth minute when Klaas-Jan Huntelaar found himself unmarked as Valencia appealed for offside but he completely miskicked.
However, it was the hosts who took the lead. Jeremy Mathieu overlapped on the left wing and crossed into the near post where Soldado had lost his marker, and the striker sent a first-time right-footed shot into the bottom right corner.
Schalke kept plugging away and Mehmet Topal was powerless to stop the ball hitting his hands in front of his face in the penalty area before Guaita had to be alert to push Peer Kluge's looping header on to the bar, but they were having problems dealing with Valencia's attacking play.
Ever Banega's ball across goal was not anticipated and it went inches wide before Schalke had a good chance to equalise when Raul brought down Manuel Neuer's goal kick and unleashed a shot from the edge of the area, forcing Guaita to dive to his right to push the ball away.
Aritz Aduriz again lost his marker in the area but his shot was more like a backpass and Valencia were penalised when Raul equalised. The ball was played in from the left by Jose Manuel Jurado and Raul nipped across David Navarro, took a touch and placed the ball under the goalkeeper.
Aduriz had a feeble attempt at a chip after being played in but Schalke were a far different proposition in the second half and they had a chance to take a 2-1 lead in the tie.
Hao found himself with just the goalkeeper to beat. He unleashed a firm, low shot which Guaita did well to turn aside before Schmitz was sent off, although the referee had to be alerted by one of his fellow officials that he had been booked twice.


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Zach Veach will compete in an Andretti Autosport car for the fourth consecutive season.
Veach has progressed up the Mazda Road to Indy ladder from USF2000 in 2010-11 to Star Mazda in 2012 to Firestone Indy Lights.
"I'm glad to have Zach back with us for 2013 and to see him step up to a Firestone Indy Lights car is great. It means the Mazda Road to Indy ladder is working," Andretti Autosport owner Michael Andretti said. "He's been with us for each step of the ladder so far and we've continued to be impressed by him. We're looking forward to seeing his talent develop even further this season."
The 12-race Firestone Indy Lights schedule opens on March 23-24 on the streets of St. Petersburg, Fla.
"It's crazy to think I'm going into my fourth season in 2013 with Andretti Autosport," Veach said. "I'm still just as excited as I was the first day I joined the team and to be moving up to Firestone Indy Lights is a dream come true. The cars are very similar to the Atlantics car, which I spent a considerable amount of time testing in 2009 and 2010. I'm stoked to jump up to a bigger car with more horsepower and the start of the season can't come soon enough.
"I have to give a big thank you again to K12 for continuing to be a part of my program both on the racetrack and for my education. Without them I would not still be chasing this crazy dream of mine. I also have to thank Michael for continuing to give me this opportunity with the team and to my family for the continued support."
K12, the nation's largest provider of proprietary curriculum and online education programs for students in kindergarten through high school, will continue its relationship with Veach in 2013 by serving as his primary sponsor.
During the 2012 season, Veach had nine top-10 finishes, including a runner-up finish on the streets of Toronto in the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear. He won the 2012 Formula Car Challenge presented by Goodyear Winter Series championship with four victories and four pole positions.
Veach first joined Andretti Autosport in 2010, and competed in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda for two years. In 2011, Veach clinched the Cooper Tires Winterfest title with two race wins and three pole awards.


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Karas - Tatsunoko
"The duty of a karas ... is to protect the city ..."
Karas is the dark hunter who tries to maintain the order between the human world and the Spirit world. His partner, a cat-like female spirit, acts as his liaison, listening to pleas for help from the human world. When someone needs to be punished, she summons Karas to take care of the matter.
Karas originated in a six-part self-titled anime mini-series which commemorated Tatsunoko's 40th anniversary of anime production. The first episode aired on Japanese pay-per-view TV in March 2005.
Gameplay Details:
Karas isn't the monster he was in Cross Generation of Heroes, but he's still a force to be reckoned with in the right hands. Karas has many tools at his disposal and is good at using them. He has ways to get out of troublesome situations and ways to pressure the opponent almost constantly. His normals have impressive range and speed, allowing him to quickly shut down direct approaches and he has the unique ability to bring the opponent to the corner of the stage no matter where he is. Unfortunately, Karas has the lowest amount of health in the entire game and for this reason he can't afford to take too many hits. Couple this with the fact that Karas's damage is very low until the player masters very difficult advanced combos, and you have a character who is not for beginners, no matter how cool he might look in action.
Difficulty: advanced
Style: Poke and Punish/offensive rushdown
Defensive power: While his HP is awful, he has some excellent defensive tricks to keep himself safe. Many of his specials are useful for stopping agressive opponents, and he even has a counter hyper which starts in an instant.
Offensive power: Advanced combos are needed to deal just above average damage by other character's standards. He can combo into unblockable setups for much greater damage, but this requires baroque and the right partner.
Approach strength: He can approach with relative safety thanks to his high-priority normals. His unique dash lets him pass through opponents and do many confusing crossup tricks.
Combo ability: He has many ways to naturally extend his own combos, and can combo the opponent relentlessly until he's forced to stop through game system limitations. An optimal advanced Karas combo will take the opponent from one side of the screen to the other, then back again and then into the air. These combos don't do as much damage as some other characters with better strength, but they are consistant no matter where Karas is on screen, and do not require any meter or assist. His ability to put the opponent in the corner also lets him reliably combo into unblockable resets with the right partner...and even then he is able to use baroque and mega crash offensively to further continue his unblockable resets infinitely until he runs out of meter. With perfect execution and enough meter, Karas can still take off an entire life bar in one 'combo'.
Meter Usage: Karas mainly conserves his meter for megacrash or Crossover air raids. His ability to keep the opponent under pressure allows him to build meter very quickly. With unblockable setups he can build meter even faster.
Key Techniques: Players MUST learn how to link all hits in his kasha ending with yashaguruma in order to deal sufficient damage per combo. The timing on this combo is strict. Using his F+H unblockable correctly in combos with the right assist and on the tag is also vital for doing damage. Another difficult tactic high level players will want to master is comboing into his 'slide loop' to the corner, which is still possible but nowhere near as deadly as it was in Cross Generation of Heroes.
Partner Options: Anyone with an assist who can help Karas set up unblockables is vital, but bonus points are added to those who can offer powerful air combos after a Crossover Air Raid. These characters are Chun Li, Megaman Volnutt, Tekkaman Blade, Yatterman-2, Soki and Saki. Karas himself can benefit anyone who needs a reliable defensive anti-air or projectile shield.


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This section describes how to install three popular desktop
environments on a FreeBSD system. A desktop environment can range
from a simple window manager to a complete suite of desktop
applications. Over a hundred desktop environments are available
in the
x11-wm category of the Ports
GNOME is a user-friendly desktop environment. It includes a panel for starting applications and displaying status, a desktop, a set of tools and applications, and a set of conventions that make it easy for applications to cooperate and be consistent with each other. More information regarding GNOME on FreeBSD can be found at https://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome. That web site contains additional documentation about installing, configuring, and managing GNOME on FreeBSD.
This desktop environment can be installed from a package:
pkg install gnome3
To instead build GNOME from ports, use the following command. GNOME is a large application and will take some time to compile, even on a fast computer.
cd /usr/ports/x11/gnome3
make install clean
/proc to be mounted. Add this
line to
/etc/fstab to mount this file
system automatically during system startup:
proc /proc procfs rw 0 0
GNOME uses
D-Bus and
HAL for a message bus and hardware
abstraction. These applications are automatically installed
as dependencies of GNOME. Enable
them in
/etc/rc.conf so they will be
started when the system boots:
dbus_enable="YES" hald_enable="YES"
After installation,
configure Xorg to start
GNOME. The easiest way to do this
is to enable the GNOME Display Manager,
GDM, which is installed as part of
the GNOME package or port. It can
be enabled by adding this line to
It is often desirable to also start all
GNOME services. To achieve this,
add a second line to
GDM will start automatically when the system boots.
A second method for starting
GNOME is to type
startx from the command-line after
~/.xinitrc. If this file
already exists, replace the line that starts the current
window manager with one that starts
/usr/local/bin/gnome-session. If this
file does not exist, create it with this command:
echo "exec /usr/local/bin/gnome-session" > ~/.xinitrc
A third method is to use XDM as
the display manager. In this case, create an executable
echo "#!/bin/sh" > ~/.xsession
echo "exec /usr/local/bin/gnome-session" >> ~/.xsession
chmod +x ~/.xsession
KDE is another easy-to-use desktop environment. This desktop provides a suite of applications with a consistent look and feel, a standardized menu and toolbars, keybindings, color-schemes, internationalization, and a centralized, dialog-driven desktop configuration. More information on KDE can be found at http://www.kde.org/. For FreeBSD-specific information, consult http://freebsd.kde.org.
To install the KDE package, type:
pkg install x11/kde4
To instead build the KDE port, use the following command. Installing the port will provide a menu for selecting which components to install. KDE is a large application and will take some time to compile, even on a fast computer.
cd /usr/ports/x11/kde4
make install clean
KDE requires
/proc to be mounted. Add this line to
/etc/fstab to mount this file system
automatically during system startup:
proc /proc procfs rw 0 0
KDE uses
D-Bus and
HAL for a message bus and hardware
abstraction. These applications are automatically installed
as dependencies of KDE. Enable
them in
/etc/rc.conf so they will be
started when the system boots:
dbus_enable="YES" hald_enable="YES"
The installation of KDE
includes the KDE Display Manager,
KDM. To enable this display
manager, add this line to
A second method for launching
KDE is to type
startx from the command line. For this to
work, the following line is needed in
exec /usr/local/bin/startkde
A third method for starting KDE
is through XDM. To do so, create
an executable
~/.xsession as
echo "#!/bin/sh" > ~/.xsession
echo "exec /usr/local/bin/startkde" >> ~/.xsession
chmod +x ~/.xsession
Once KDE is started, refer to its built-in help system for more information on how to use its various menus and applications.
Xfce is a desktop environment based on the GTK+ toolkit used by GNOME. However, it is more lightweight and provides a simple, efficient, easy-to-use desktop. It is fully configurable, has a main panel with menus, applets, and application launchers, provides a file manager and sound manager, and is themeable. Since it is fast, light, and efficient, it is ideal for older or slower machines with memory limitations. More information on Xfce can be found at http://www.xfce.org.
To install the Xfce package:
pkg install xfce
Alternatively, to build the port:
cd /usr/ports/x11-wm/xfce4
make install clean
Unlike GNOME or
Xfce does not provide its own login
manager. In order to start Xfce
from the command line by typing
first add its entry to
echo "exec /usr/local/bin/startxfce4 --with-ck-launch" > ~/.xinitrc
An alternate method is to use
XDM. To configure this method,
create an executable
echo "#!/bin/sh" > ~/.xsession
echo "exec /usr/local/bin/startxfce4 --with-ck-launch" >> ~/.xsession
chmod +x ~/.xsession
All FreeBSD documents are available for download at https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/doc/
Questions that are not answered by the
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Set Your Tivos: 01.17.09Posted by nvr1983 on January 16th, 2009
Game of the Day #1
#12 Georgetown at #2 Duke on CBS at 1:30 PM
John Thompson III might want to think about asking the AD at Georgetown for a new schedule maker. I can understand wanting to get your team ready for the tournament, but this is ridiculous. Coming off a brutal start to their Big East schedule (Pittsburgh, Connecticut, Notre Dame, and Syracuse), the Hoyas get a respite by heading out of conference with a leisurely trip to Cameron Indoor Stadium where the Blue Devils have a 67-game home non-conference winning streak. Normally a trip to Cameron would be a major focus of any team's season, but with the Hoyas' recent schedule it will be interesting to see if they have anything left in the tank.
This has the potential to be an entertaining game with great matchups all over the floor. The most interesting matchup will be Greg Monroe against Kyle Singler. While Monroe has more potential and will be a higher NBA Draft pick, Singler is quite talented too and plays at a high level more consistently. I'm not sure how Duke will open up because I don't think Brian Zoubek has a chance against Monroe, but with Monroe's tendency to coast it might not be such a big issue for stretches of the game. The matchup will be made more interesting by the fact that Duke was the front-runner for Monroe (the #1 high school recruit at times last year) for most of the recruiting season before committing to Georgetown. If Monroe had joined Singler in the middle, Coach K could have had a legitimate title contender.
If Coach K decides to put Zoubek on Monroe, Singler will end up playing against DaJuan Summers who has really stepped up his game this year (15.1 PPG on 53.8% FG and 44.4% 3FG). Either way, it should be an interesting match-up on the inside. Singler probably has the most complete game of any of the 4 bigs in the starting lineup, but Zoubek is still the weakest link of the Duke starting lineup despite his tremendous improvement since he has been at Duke. Singler's ability to shoot from outside brings up another intriguing aspect of this game about whether Monroe can come out and defend Singler if necessary. The Hoyas might be best served to put Summers on Singler to keep Monroe out of foul trouble because they will need Monroe to play 30+ minutes if they hope to pull off the upset in Cameron. In the end, it might be the battle on the inside and who controls the boards that will determine outcome of the game despite the talented guards on both sides.
The backcourts also provide some interesting match-ups: Nolan Smith vs. Chris Wright, Jon Scheyer vs. Jessie Sapp, and Gerald Henderson vs. Austin Freeman. All of these are intriguing match-ups with solid players who are capable of taking over a game at any time. Keep an eye on Henderson in this one since he's the one world-class athlete on the Duke team and he has stepped it up recently including taking over the 2nd half of the game against FSU last Saturday.
Game of the Day #2
– #2 Wake Forest at #10 Clemson on ABC at 3:30 PM
To show just how stacked Saturday's deck of games is, we have two GOTDs. Unbeaten Wake Forest (15-0) travels to unbeaten Clemson (16-0), meaning that somebody has to lose tomorrow, and depending on what happens in Louisville tomorrow night, the winner of this game may remain as the only undefeated team in America on Sunday. For Wake, this means potentially a shot at #1; for Clemson, this game means legitimacy. Even though Clemson's strength of schedule is a relatively solid 48th in the nation (vs. Wake's 125th), there is a sense that Clemson isn't as good as it record indicates. Some of this perception is based on previous years' collapses, but make no mistake, this Tiger team has the markings of an excellent team. They've won road games at tough venues such as Illinois, Miami (FL) and rival South Carolina, and have proven to be one of the most efficient offensive and defensive teams in the country halfway through the season (top 15 in both measures).
Wake, on the other hand, comes in as perhaps the hottest team in the land. In the last two weeks, the Deacs have ended BYU's 53-game homecourt winning streak and taken down the presumptive "best team in America," UNC, at home. One thing seems certain – the game will be a barnburner. Three of the last four contests between these schools have gone to OT, with the home team winning all four games (by an average of 3.5 pts). The attention throughout this week has been on the remarkable play of Jeff Teague for Wake, but we feel that this game will be won or lost in the frontcourt. Clemson is not a big team, but Wake is the fifth tallest team in basketball and secures more rebounds per game (40) than anybody. If Wake gets strong contributions from Al-Farouq Aminu, James Johnson and/or Chas McFarland inside, we don't think it will matter much what KC Rivers, Terrence Oglesby and Trevor Booker are doing on the wing. However, if Clemson can get their guards open for threes and they're knocking them down frequently enough to rile up the Littlejohn Coliseum crowd (as tough a place to play in the ACC when Clemson is good), then the Tigers could shellshock the Deacs into the upset.
Vegas likes Clemson at home (-2), but they've lost seventeen in a row to Top 5 clubs (and 34 of 35), and we loved Wake's performance at BYU a couple of weeks ago, so we look for Jeff Teague to continue to show his mettle down the stretch by making key plays for the Deacs to get the huge road win to go 3-0 in the conference.
Others to Watch/Tivo
– #13 Notre Dame at #8 Syracuse on ESPN and ESPN360.com at Noon
Both teams will be looking to rebound after tough road losses. In their last game (at Georgetown), the Orange were handed only their 2nd loss of the season. The Fighting Irish are looking to rebound from a loss at Louisville where they were outscored 16-2 in overtime. The key to this game will be how well the Orange are able to neutralize Notre Dame's advantage on the inside and how well the Fighting Irish are able to neutralize Syracuse's advantage on the perimeter.
Jim Boeheim will be depending on Paul Harris and Arinze Onuaku to limit reigning Big East POY Luke Harangody from going for 30 points and 15 rebounds, which he is certainly capable of doing. Neither Harris nor Onuaku can match-up with Harangody individually, but thankfully for the Orange the Irish lack a strong second interior presence. If Harris and Onuaku combined can match Harangody's totals the Orange should be in good position to win. Syracuse's bigs will also have a chance to attack Harangody when they are on offense as he's not quite the force on defense that he is on offense (see below–courtesy of Earl Clark)
On the outside, the advantage shifts back to Syracuse with Jonny Flynn and Eric Devendorf, who make up the most electric backcourt in the Big East. Mike Brey will need Kyle McAlarney "The Irish Bomber" to have a big game from the outside, which he has done before against very good competition this year (10-for-18 from 3 against UNC). Tory Jackson will also need to have a solid game controlling the ball for the Irish. A six assist, seven turnover game (like he had at Louisville) isn't going to cut it in the Carrier Dome either. I think this game would be a toss-up on a neutral floor so give the edge to Syracuse at home.
– #16 Arizona St. at #7 UCLA on CBS at 3:45 PM
This game would have had a little more luster had ASU not laid a gigantic egg at crosstown USC in the second half of their 61-49 loss against the Trojans on Thursday night (USC outscored the Sun Devils 42-23 in the second stanza). The key to that loss was the enignmatic disappearance of their all-world guard James Harden, who went 0-8 from the field (4-7 from the line) for a measly four points. This coming from a guy who entered that game shooting a ridiculous 56% from the floor and was averaging 23 pts/game. The nation's most efficient offense will have to find a way to get Harden off if they have any inclination of knocking the Bruins off in Pauley Pavilion tomorrow. Last year UCLA held Harden to 10 ppg on 6-16 shooting, and it was no coincidence ASU was destroyed by 33 and 21 pts in those two games.
UCLA, on the other hand, sliced apart Arizona on Thursday night in an 83-60 victory, putting five players in double figures (between 12 and 15 pts each) and absolutely shutting down every offensive threat UA had other than Chase Budinger and Jordan Hill (16-26; all others were 8-29 from the field). You probably last saw UCLA when they were losing to Michigan and Texas in early December, but this team has steadily improved behind not its star-studded freshman class, but upperclass role players such as Josh Shipp, Alfred Aboya, Michael Roll and Nikola Dragovic. This quartet of players last year contributed 21/8; now they're bringing a much stronger 36/14 to the table. The freshmen have been used primarily as for depth, and that has given Ben Howland the option of ten players who have varying skill sets that he can pull off the bench at any time.
ASU's only true road wins this season have been at San Diego St. and at Stanford. We don't exactly think that will prepare them for what they'll face in Pauley. Still, if watching teams execute offensively is your thing, this game is the place to be. Both teams almost always work the ball until they get the shot they want, and their 50%+ field goal percentages prove it. This will be a close game for a while, but UCLA will pull away in the second half.
– #1 Pittsburgh at #20 Louisville on ESPN and ESPN360.com at 6 PM
The last time we thought Pittsburgh would lose on the road, they went into the Verizon Center in DC and humiliated Georgetown at home. So we're going to be very careful in how we evaluate this game at Louisville tomorrow night. How this game is not the Gameday choice, but Miami-UNC is, is a mystery to us. Nevertheless, this game will be a true test for the Cards, who tend to struggle offensively yet will be playing the most bruising, in-your-face defense in the country. Frankly, unless Louisville's Samardo Samuels channels Pervis Ellison and shows some big-time moxie in the post, we feel like DeJuan Blair is going to have a field day in the paint. His 6+ offensive rebounds per game leads America and it contributes to Pittsburgh rarely going through prolonged scoring droughts because of second-chance opportunities.
As usual for Louisville, though, their success will largely depend on what kind of production the Cards can get from their guards. After Edgar Sosa's initial spike in production following Coach Pitino's invitation to transfer, he's settled back into mediocrity (13 total pts, 1-8 from three in the last two games). Jerry Smith hasn't been much better, averaging 5.0 ppg in their last three games. We shouldn't expect that to get better with the likes of Levance Fields and Jermaine Dixon checking them tomorrow. That really puts the entire burden on the capable shoulders of Earl Clark and Terrence Williams, either of whom could drop a triple-double on a given night, but neither of whom exactly blew up against the Panthers in two games last season (T-Will: 6/5; Clark: 12/6). It will take significantly more than those numbers to beat Pitt.
The wildcard here is the motivational techniques of Rick Pitino, who can convince kids that he hung the moon in situations like this (i.e., where #1 comes to town). Pitino is 2-0 versus #1 teams in the regular season at Louisville, although both wins came within two weeks of each other in the 2003-04 season, and it wouldn't shock us in the least if guys like Andre McGee and Preston Knowles play out of their damn minds in this one. Still, we can't get over the fact that Pittsburgh is built to shock-and-awe offensively challenged teams like Louisville, and we can't get the image of what they did to the Hoyas a few weeks ago out of our heads. We like the Panthers to slowly pull away in this one once the adrenaline wears off.
– Miami at #6 UNC on ESPN and ESPN360.com at 9 PM
RTC's East Coast Bureau will be in Chapel Hill to cover the GameDay festivities, to live blog the action, and answer your questions. Since I'm going to be spending the entire day covering the game while rtmsf handles the "Boom Goes the Dynamite" duty, I'll keep this brief. The matchup, which seemed like it was going to be much better in the preseason, lost some of its appeal with UNC's 0-2 start in the ACC and Miami's early-season loss to Ohio State and Clemson. The Tar Heels appeared to have returned to form last night with their easy win at Virginia. While they are not the invincible team that some "experts" thought they were before their loss to BC, they still remain the title favorite. If they play at the top of their game, I don't think there is a team in the country that can beat them. The question is whether they can string together 5 games in a row where they at least come close to that level. [I am assuming that they could win their first game playing as poorly as they possibly could play.]
At first glance it might appear like the Hurricanes have underperformed this year because they are unranked after being a preseason #17, but a closer look reveals that the Hurricanes have performed about as well as you could expect them to. Two of their losses were to current #4 UConn and current #9 Clemson. Their only other loss was at home to Ohio State in game that was marred by Jack McClinton's ejection for slapping ex-Buckeye Anthony Crater in retaliation for a swipe that Crater had taken while guarding McClinton. Miami ended up losing by 5 with McClinton only playing 8 minutes after starting out on fire (4-for-4 from 3) against an Ohio State team that still had David Lighty. The Hurricanes also will be coming into this game on a bit of a high after coming back from 17 down to beat Maryland on Wednesday night. I'm not saying that I expect Miami to beat UNC tonight (although the Hurricanes are ahead of the Tar Heels in the ACC standings), but I expect it to be much closer than Vegas does (UNC -17). The key for the Hurricanes will be getting someone other than McClinton and Dwayne Collins to score.
For more on this game and the GameDay events, join me on my interactive live blog from Chapel Hill.
If You Have a Second Tivo
– #6 Oklahoma at Texas A&M on ESPN at 2 PM. TAMU is underrated so far, but OU has only had one blip (at Arkansas) this season.
– Illinois at #7 Michigan St. on ESPN at 4 PM. If Illinois wants to be considered "back," they need to win a statement road game like this one at MSU.
– #22 California at Stanford on FCS Pacific at 8 PM. Former Stanford head coach Mike Montgomery heads back to The Farm as the head man across the bay at archrival Cal.
– Ohio St. at #25 Michigan on Big Ten Network at 8 PM. Two teams trying to separate themselves in the Big 10 race. Which OSU will show up – the one that beat Notre Dame or the one WVU incinerated?


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Velocity Solutions needed a new print or packaging design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 54 designs submitted by 13 freelance designers.
(i) Logo for "Get Quizzed" Trivia Night
(ii) Poster advertsising this Trivia Night
The main requirement is to come up with a catchy logo and colour scheme for this new "Trivia Night" to be held in several pubs and nightclubs
Velocicty Solutions Group Design
This is the brief from the client:
- Called 'Get Quizzed',
- We also need just a logo, either 'Get Quizzed' or Get Quizzed Trivia'.
- This can be colourful or not, doesn't really matter. Nothing over the top...Require Posters for inside the venues:
• A simple but classy design
• Not too colourful, maybe even a flat chrome look
• Needs to have the words 'Get Quizzed' and also 'Trivia' on the poster
• Some cool pictures might be good, something to make it jump out while still able to suit all the IRIS' venues
- Logo for Get Quizzed
- Poster for Get Quizzed Trivia Night**THE MAIN REQUIREMENT IS A LOGO PLEASE GUYS**
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Friday, October 14, 2005
Eating Mexican: My first ever hacienda lunch
Well, having already posted two stories about my recent trip to Mexico, it is now time to get back to the beginning. Alias to my first full day in Mexico...
I hadn't enjoyed my flight from Frankfurt to Mexico City at all - it felt absolutely endless. I was dead bored after 2 hours (that's 10 hours too early), I couldn't sleep, I couldn't watch the movies (they were only available in German and Spanish, and although I speak 5 languages, these two are unfortunately not amongst them) and so on. So when I arrived in Ciudad de Mexico, I went pretty much straight to bed. It was only on the next day that my senses were more or less alert and I managed to take the first proper look at the city - first from my bedroom window (above) and then in a car. It was a brief look though, as already before lunch we (alias me together with my wonderful hosts Ada & Mauricio and their newest offspring Pablo, right) headed towards south. Destination: Guernavaca, with lunch in Hacienda San Gabriel de las Palmas and early evening drink in Taxco.
It took us about 1,5 hours to get to the hacienda, but it was quite impressive. Founded in 1529 for the Spaniard Hernán Cortés, it is today a museum/hotel/resort/spa and a popular place for weddings and large parties. And it has a very nice restaurant where we enjoyed a rather spectacular and tasty meal. My first ever lunch in Mexico was delicious. My first ever hacienda in Mexico was rather grand. I knew this was going to be a lovely holiday... I sat down at the table, enjoyed the view:
... and then allowed Ada and Mauricio to choose from the menu. It's not often that you get to be in the safe hands of two Mexican foodies (one of them a chef). Here are some pictures (click to enlarge!) with short explanations of my first Mexican feast.
These are really delicious nibbles, chilapas with avocado sauce and creamy goat cheese, topped with deep-fried coriander/cilantro. A real favourite of mine! The combination of avocado and goat cheese was a real success.
I was too busy eating and enjoying our starter, tuna dip with chipotle and totopos, that I forgot to take a picture of that one:)
Here's a lovely plate of delicious pollo con mole y arroz alias chicken mole with white rice.
This dish is called arrachera de carne con nopales, which is grilled meat with roasted peppers and cactus.
Here are some quesadillas de queso manchego (on the front, right) and a Mexican pasta dish fideo seco (on the back, left).
This is the original hacienda kitchen, and me proudly posing in that kitchen:
Hacienda San Gabriel de las Palmas
Km 41.8 Carretera Federal Guernavaca - Chilpancingo
Amacuzac, Morelos, México
4 comments:
- angelika said...
Hi Pille, I think that is the best way to start a really lovely holiday...simply great ! Tasty and leisurely at the same time. BTW, I have taken a recipe from thepassionatecook which also combines avocado and goat cheese (as a paste for crostini) - and it is indeed what I call a perfect marriage of flavours. Looking forward to reading more, take care, angelika
- 11:11 pm, October 13, 2005
- johanna said...
oh pille, i am time-travelling here... what a beautiful place and what gorgeous food, my mouth is watering. i wish i could go back to my "mexico lindo y querido", the memories and tastes will forever stay in my heart! can't wait to read more...
- 12:51 am, October 16, 2005
- Paz said...
All the food looks delicious. Wish I had a taste. ;-)
I like the kitchen, too. You make a good-looking model posing in the kitchen.
Your host family look very nice. What a way to start out your arrival!
- 5:42 am, October 17, 2005
- Pille said...
Angelika - thanks for the hint about Johanna's recipe - I'll definitely check it out!
Johanna - pleased to help you time-travel:) I am overwhelmed with writing articles and research proposals and teaching at the moment, but there is still more to come - especially about huitlacoche:)
Paz - well I may look good in that kitchen, but I'm afraid with all those huge and heavy earthware bowls I'd be totally utterly useless.
And my host family was amazing and most hospitable - I was very very lucky indeed!
- 2:23 pm, October 21, 2005


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asterdarius needed a new banner ad design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 25 designs submitted by 8 freelance designers.
I own a market in southern californian private gated community and i need to make a brouchere explaining our charge account system to new customers moving into our building.
I have the artwork it is posted at the link below . Other than that it needs to be on 8"x 10" normal letter size paper and be able to be tri-folded like any standard brouchere. The information will need be spread out on both sides. Full color is ok, as the artwork uses full color.
here is the available artwork to work with.
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-Every transaction signed for and accounted for !!!
-Over 60,000 individual charge account charges so far and counting !!!
-Be the Envy of your neighbors with an amenity only expensive hotels offer !!!
-We have two different types of accounts that you can have.
1. Credit Charge Account - Credit accounts are accounts that are attached to major credit card/debit card for our auto-pay service. This is the most commonly used account here at 'KC's Market & Bistro,' we have over 350 individual accounts that chosen this method . Payment is charged to the card on file the 5th of each month, each purchase after the 5th of the month will be accrued to the next month's bill.
2. Debit Charge Account - Debit accounts are accounts in which a moneyed deposit is put up front and each purchase subtracts from that total. This account has been known to be perfect for curbing guest and kids buying habits. In a Debit account you will have the limit of the amount deposited and once that amount is reached, a new
1. Setting up an account is very simple! Just come down to the store with the credit/debit card that you would like to attach to your room/account. Or with the money that you want to deposit for the debit account. We will take your information, open the new account, and within 2 minutes CONGRAGULATIONS! You may now charge all of "KC's Market & Bistro's" products and services, including but not limited to room service, concierge, menu items, grocery items, etc…to your room for payment on the 5th of each month.
-You may cancel your Charge account at any time, as long as any past due is paid.
-You may pay your account in part, or in full before the 5th of the month.
-You may request your balance at any time.
-Only authorized people(by you) will be able to charge on your account.
-Since each charge is treated as if it were a credit card charge, we print out 2 receipts, you signing one copy, and then keeping the other. This ensures if there ever is a question about your bill or an individual charge, we can pull that specific receipt complete with signature and description to clear up any confusion.
-On the 5th of the month you will receive a complete breakdown of your bill for each charge, and a receipt for the payment made If on a credit account. Debit accounts will also receive a breakdown on the 5th of the month, however it will show what is due or still available
"The most convenient amenity The Shores has offered to its tenants in my 25 years in the building…" - Long time Resident
"I can't believe how nice it is to be able to go wallet less on those sunny days…" -New Tenant
"I've stayed in some of the most plush hotels all around the world, and I'd put Kc's Charge account system up against any others I've run into…" -Seasonal Guest at The Shores
So don't take there word for it, Come down and open your Charge account today !!!
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The Broncos list eight cornerbacks and six safeties on their roster. However, Quentin Jammer isn't listed among either group.
Is it an oversight? No, not all.
Look closely, and Jammer is the lone player to be designated as a defensive back on the Broncos' roster. It makes perfect sense. Jammer, 33, has 10 seasons of full-time starting experience at cornerback, but the Broncos are interested to see what he can do at safety.
In a Q&A with the Broncos' website, assistant secondary coach Sam Garnes indicated that Jammer was working to pick up the Denver defense.
"He understands football," Garnes told DenverBroncos.com in an interview conducted earlier in June but posted Saturday. "He understands the routes you get, combinations and he's just learning what we do. That's the only thing holding him back right now."
In June, Jammer told USA Today's Lindsay H. Jones that learning safety was "more of a mental challenge. Physically I can do it, but mentally, there's a lot going on."
At the moment, Jammer's best shot at playing would seem to be at safety. The Broncos are deep and talented at cornerback. If Jammer proves a quick study at his new position, the Broncos will have materially strengthened their roster, for they will have added someone who can play both secondary spots — and not just because circumstance forced him onto the field.


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|Photo courtesy of Laura Cosgrove Lorenzana
For those of us without, we're not 'without'. We choose. We choose to participate or not. We know we're not alone, that there are others like us out there. And if we can see past our own pain, however small or big, there are lots of ways that we can share ourselves to gain back our sense of warmth and being loved. This year especially, there are so many families in the northeast who still desperately need help. Look around your own community and I'm sure you'll find a place where your kindness will be appreciated. Don't waste it; someone will appreciate it.


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cstembel needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 80 designs submitted by 28 freelance designers.
Farmgirl Flowers
We're a soon-to-launch online flower company called Farmgirl Flowers. We do what the big online flower companies (ProFlowers, FTD, 1-800-Flowers, Teleflora, etc) do, but much better - both for the consumer and the environment.
Three things that distinguish us from other online flower companies:
1) We're green and support local farmers. We use all reused/re-purposed materials and drastically reduce the carbon footprint by not shipping in flowers from overseas. We also support local agriculture and business by buying all flowers from local growers, and delivering them by local owned and operated bike courier companies.
2) We're economically appealing. Not to give away too much of our business model, but we offer our flowers at a very appealing set price, without diminishing the quality or design.
3) We make ordering flowers online quick and easy. We offer a quick 10 second, 2 step ordering process as opposed to our competitors who make you browse through numerous pages of options, selections, add-ons, and delivery options before you are able to order the flowers. Doesn't it make you exhausted even thinking about it? :)
Unfortunately, we don't have our website done yet to direct you to, but our main colors are deep purple (eggplant-ish) and army green, but we'll be using other contrast colors as well on the site so please don't feel limited by these colors.
We're starting local - in the Bay Area (San Francisco area) and then hopefully expanding from there.
Our target customer is anyone who buys flowers online to send to others, as well as those who buy flowers weekly (at a store or florist) for themselves (we'll be offering a CSA model). We'll also be marketing directly to event planners and individuals planning their own DIY-style weddings and parties, to capitalize on the event industry as well.
Since we are a flower company, we would like flowers to be a part of the logo. And, given that sustainability is so important to our mission, we want the logo to communicate that we're green and support local farmers. Since we're so different, we do not want our logo to look like the generic big flower companies (listed above).
I have an idea for a logo, although I'm not completely wedded to it. I thought it would be great to make the logo look like a vintage fruit crate label. Some examples can be found here:
We like the idea of using a farm girl on the label, but if you go in that direction, please make sure we own the rights to the image, and for personal preference, please make sure she's brunette (picky, huh!)
If you have other ideas that differ from the fruit crate label idea, please submit them, we might like them better! We'll rate them all so you'll have a good idea of what we like.
We prefer bold colors as opposed to pastels. It should be a bold design that works well in all mediums (online, print collateral, t-shirts, etc). It does not need to be reproduced in B&W. Please no clip art, and let us know if you use any stock material.
We are looking for a creative, outside-the-box logo that really pops. The more creative, the better.
Thank you so much!
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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Can we help you with your browsing? Can't find what you're looking for? Don't like the price? Having problems in the Store? Shipping too high? Want a deal? and let's talk.
Welcome to Canadian Express Line
Canadian Express Line sells model railway products and supplies in two of the major scales modelled today, HO and N. In addition, we supply multi-scale items such as digital command control (DCC) equipment, some electrical components, scenery products, paints, glues, materials and scratch-building supplies, tools, books (boy, do we have books!). In total we have some 85 to 90 product lines that we sell for substantially less than the MSRP.
In the online store you will find the above items catalogued, together with brief details, pictures where possible and the current prices. You may browse the catalogue at your leisure or search for particular items. The catalogue may be sorted by item number, name or manufacturer. It will continue to grow for a while yet, so check back often. You may either purchase those items that are currently in stock, backorder out-of-stock items, or pre-order forthcoming limited-run products to ensure that you don't miss out on them.
The latest news will be highlighted on the home page with links for further information. Many of these products will be incorporated into the store for pre-order as soon as details are available. We suggest that you subscribe to our regular newsletter in order to get a resume of all the month's news, right in your inbox. (Check out the archive of previous newsletters available from the home page, once available.) For even faster service, sign up for the RSS news and blog feeds, allowing you to get immediate notification of news "as it happens", plus the inside track on special limited-time sales events.
Meanwhile, next time you visit a model railway show in southern/eastern Ontario, or the Montreal area, be sure to look out for the Canadian Express Line booth. Come and of the web site – we'd like to hear your thoughts.


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The first week is in the books at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
These are the first Games which are using multiple platforms to deliver content. You can enjoy the Olympics on four different television networks and via live Internet stream which can be delivered to iPads, computers and mobile phones.
NBC is predicting that they will actually make a profit, which is unusual given the prohibitively expensive rights fees and massive production. Given the fact that they are squeezing minuscule amounts of action amid a tsunami wave of advertising, perhaps it is not so surprising. Much of the focus is on American medals — we are a nation that exults in victory. These Games have crowned new heroes and labeled less successful performers as disappointments.
Clearly there is a group of fresh-faced American champions.
Gabrielle Douglas, "The Flying Squirrel," who delivered an electrifying performance while winning a gold medal in the individual gymnastics all-around competition Thursday night is already on the way to becoming "America's Sweetheart."
Her smiling face and diminutive stature promise to be reflected in major endorsements in the months to come. Watch how the post-Olympic celebrity making machine – appearances on late-night and early-morning shows as well as print prominence – elevate her stature. She was not expected to be the winner. Her teammates, who won the team gold medal, are attractive figures.
Swimmer Missy Franklin has won four gold medals and has a great smile and enthusiasm that is heartwarming. She was joined by gold-medal-winning swimmers Rebecca Soni and 15-year-old Katie Ledecky as fresh faces.
Michael Phelps has been a fixture, but his unprecedented medal haul has taken him to iconic status. Tyler Clary and Nathan Adrian won unexpected swimming medals. Track and field, volleyball and basketball will add new stars.
The television coverage exalts the winners and fixates on the losers.
Gymnastics star Jordyn Wieber was a favorite to win the all-around and didn't make the final cut. There was seemingly endless coverage of her sadness.
Aly Raisman failed at the last minute to medal in the wopmen's gymnastics all-around.
Ryan Lochte was predicted to be the new Michael Phelps, and much has been made of his shortcoming.
The reigning gold medal men's beach volleyball team was dethroned by Italy.
Much was made on the broadcast of women's beach volleyball champions Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings actually losing a set in a match they won.
So much of our judgment as to success or failure depends on the build-up and expectations coming into the Games. Unsung athletes who medal are lionized, favorites who underperform are judged harshly.
Every single athlete that makes the Olympics is a winner in most respects. These elite athletes have survived harrowing competition in their nations to be able to qualify in the first place. They are the most talented athletes in the world. There are only three medals awarded among worldwide competitors.
How can Wieber, who shared in the team gold medal, be judged as a failure? Or Lochte who will win multiple medals?
Finishing in the top three in the world among thousands and thousands of aspirants can't be defined as losing. Is the fourth listed multi-billionaire in Forbes Magazine's "World's Richest" a failure because he only garnered $25 billion?
At some level, long lost in the frenzy to be No. 1, these Games are supposed to be about the joy of competing and the camaraderie that develops between athletes of different countries. Better an international competition based on athletics rather than a third World War.
All the participants are winners. Having clarified that, let's look at what the medalists possess that other athletes don't.
After years of practice and preparation what is the key element that leads to victory? It is the ability at the most critical moment in a competition to elevate performance. It is a "quiet mind" able to tune out all external pressure and stimuli and focus on the task at hand. It is the ability to forget and disregard prior mistakes and disappointment and excel in the present moment.
It is Troy Aikman becoming oblivious to the desperation of the Cowboys' desperate position to pull out a totally unlikely final drive and victory in the Super Bowl.
It is Albert Pujols ignoring the scoreboard and the time frame and locking into a zone while at the plate in last year's World Series.
It is what Michael Jordan was able to do leading the Bulls to multiple NBA championships.
At the penultimate moment when everything was on the line, Douglas receded into her own mind. The audience of a billion television viewers didn't exist, nor did the screaming spectators, nor did the presence of her family in the stands, nor did the implications of success or failure. Her mind went quiet. And, with complete concentration and single-mindedness she exultantly flew through the air like magic, and made history.
LEIGH STEINBERG is a renowned sports agent, author, advocate, speaker and humanitarian. His column appears weekly. Follow Leigh on Twitter @steinbergsports or blog.steinbergsports.com.


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Note: This recipe, created by Olivia Beauchesne of New Hampshire, won a national contest and was served at a White House lunch for kids. What a refreshing smoothie! (If you try this recipe, get a grownup's help because it requires using the blender.)
Prep time: 10 minutes
Reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD
Date Reviewed: 14-09-2013