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We have just returned from the North Carolina coast. The seafood there as usual was outstanding. We had some wonderful Tuna, Grouper, Flounder, Shrimp, and Soft Shell Crabs.
However, I have yet to find a restaurant that makes Hush Puppies the way they should be made. Most of the Hush Puppies that we get in restaurants are heavy and not anywhere close to the light fluffy ones that mom taught me to make.
Take a soup spoon, wet it in your coffee mug of cold water, dip it in your mixture so you have about enough mixture to cover about one third of the spoon lengthwise.
Carefully let it slide into hot oil. If your oil is the correct temperature, there will be lots of bubbles around the hush puppy. If you take a long handled metal slotted spoon and touch the just dropped hush puppy which will sink to bottom of the pan, it should rise to the surface easily.
If the oil isn't hot enough, just keep trying. When the oil is the proper temperature, the dropped mixture will bob to the top of oil with very little encouragement. Turn the hush puppies until they are golden brown and place them on a platter with paper towels.
It takes a little practice, but it isn't that difficult. They are best done in small batches. You're working with very hot oil so be very careful and keep kids away from the cooking. Don't be surprised if for the first few minutes, the hush puppies keep disappearing. The recipe makes enough for a huge crowd, probably four dozen or more hush puppies. It does make something of a mess, but the good hush puppies are worth it.
According to my wife, we use whatever kind of milk we happen to have. In our case that would be skim or 2%. My mother probably always used whole milk, but I can't tell the difference between her mix and ours.
Thank you so much for sharing your family recipe for Hush Puppies. I've just made my very first batch and without a doubt this is THE recipe to use. The light texture instead of the usual heavy texture in most recipes I've tried is simply outstanding! We have one restaurant that serves an excellent hush puppy. I've been looking for a recipe to equal theirs for sometime; this one certainly is as good as if not better. I'm tossing all the other hush puppy recipes! I've tried the rest....now, thanks to you, I've got the best!!Thanks again!
I notice that your recipe doesn't call for an egg. Every other recipes for hush puppies that I've ever seen has an egg in it. I'm excited to try your recipe, but just wanted to be sure I wasn't missing anything.
Have you tried adding corn to your receipe? Do you think it will work if I add a can of cream style corn?
We have never tried adding corn. My guess is that you might loose the light texture, but I don't really know.
I must admit this is the absolute best hush puppy I have ever tasted and my mother agrees likewise. I did add some cream style corn and they were still light and fluffy. Thank you very much for sharing your family recipe.
As far as I know it should be okay. I know people have added different kinds of peppers.
I wonder if you can use buttermilk for this recipe? My Mother always used buttermilk in hers.
Great recipe! Yellow or white cornmeal both do well. Had to use a stronger onion to get the taste I sought. Comes real close to those at 'Carolina Barbeque'.
By far the best hush puppy recipe I have ever tried. We recently moved to North Carolina and I fell in love with Hush Puppies when we went out to eat (our first experience with Hush Puppies). But, every recipe I tried, since we moved here, was heavy and not nearly as good as this recipe. There was one restaurant we found that made an amazing Hush Puppy. I've been trying to duplicate that recipe ever since, with no success. This recipe not only is the closest to that recipe -it beats it. I used white cornmeal when I made it and 2% milk. All other recipes I tried called for buttermilk, which I think added to the heaviness. I may add a little garlic powder and a dash of cayenne pepper next time I make this recipe (for a bit more "zing"), but even without out - this recipe is TOPS!!!! Thanks so much for sharing!
I never tasted hush puppies in my life. But eager to try. I just don't know if I can find self-rising cornmeal here in Hawaii. Never saw it before. Thanks.
I moved to NC a few years back and find that in this part of the country sugar is regularly added to hush puppies. This is NOT my idea of what they should be. Lots of onion is best, peppers are good...even corn is tolerable, but for heaven sakes leave out the sugar!!!
Well I guess you are in the minority. These hush puppies are not sweet which you would know if you had tried them.
You do know that a small amount of sugar is regularly mixed with yeast to get bread to rise properly?
If you will read the other comments, you will find that pretty well everyone disagrees with you.
Perhaps your idea isn't what hush puppies are. Corn doesn't belong in them. Peppers don't belong either in a standard NC hush puppy.
If you want a hush puppy from another part of the country use a recipe from there.
am going to try this tomorrow at my salvation army soup kitchen, i am kitchen manager and to this date i haven't found a receipe that my folks like , but i think i just hit the jackpot.thank you souch God bless.
How do you make long hush puppies? Yeah I know the typical and the real ones from the South are round. Know a little boy who wont eat them unless they are long.
I just made these and my gosh they are completely fantastic! I haven't been able to get a good recipe for hush puppies until today!
They were sooooo good! Thank you so much for the recipe. I will use this recipe from now on!
Hi, Just came across your web page, Ive never seen or heard of a hush puppy here in Australia they look and sound very nice, so Im going to try to make them, can l ask what is Wesson oil? Is it better if the batter is made fresh before use or make it the night before use, and is cornmeal the same as cornflour.
Wesson oil is just a vegetable oil for cooking. The batter is better used fresh. Cornmeal is a much coarser grind than regular flour. I have never run into corn flour here so it is hard for me to compare. Many kinds of cornmeal are stone ground. Hope this helps. You should just visit the Crystal Coast. http://coastalnc.org/ We are in beach season here. Hush puppies are on many menus along our coast.
These are some of the best hush puppies I've ever tried (and I'm from the deep south)! Very light and fluffy with a great onion flavor. The only change I made was to increase the sugar to 1 tablespoon since I like a little sweetness in contrast with the onion. Thanks again for such a simple and delicious recipe!
how many do you think the receipe above will feed? I want to make them for a seafood fest for 100. You said to make them fresh. can the batter be made the night before, or the morning of?
The recipe will feed six people. I would make the batter fresh. I think you would loose the lightness of the hushpuppies if you made it the night before. You could try a batch and save part of the batter and try it in the morning.

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I'm considering making a whole pile of crazy clock retrofit boards.
Step 1 of that is panelizing the boards. This is a bit of a tricky operation in Eagle, as it involves breaking the normal synchronizing connection between the schematic and the board. You start by making a copy of just the .brd file for your design. Open the copy and modify it by replacing the box around the outside of the board with a series of disconnected lines, leaving a 100 mil section on each side that's not detached. Next, use the group tool to lasso a box around your entire circuit and use the clone tool to copy it, placing the copies in a grid. Once you're done with that, add another outline to the dimension layer to make a frame around your boards. The purpose for the space between the boards and the frame around the outside is twofold - to add structural integrity to the panel as a whole and to space the boards a bit to aid in pick-n-place operations.
You'll notice that there are 10 holes around the edge of the panel. The purpose for those holes takes us to our next manufacturing step. Well, not quite. The crystal for the crazy clock is a through-hole part. Those have to be installed by hand individually. There's no escaping that, unfortunately. If you don't do it yourself, you've got to pay someone else to do it - it's not a step that can be easily automated.
The crazy clock is a microcontroller based product. Micro controllers come from the factory blank. Before they can do the work for which they're intended, they must be fused and programmed. The crazy clock board has an ISP footprint on the bottom for this purpose. But the job requires connecting a programmer to it long enough for it to talk to the controller and give it its programming.
Since so far the crazy clocks have been programmed to order, but if you're going to get 300 boards picked-and-placed en masse, you're not going to want to break the individual boards out and fuse and program them individually. Instead, you're going to want to make a jig to hit a bunch of them in a single step.
At first, I had a mental image of an ISP squid made of a 6 port USB hub, 6 USB AVR programmers, ISP cables and a pogo adapter. There just had to be a better way. And, indeed, there is. This guy has designed a combination of sketch and java code to make a standalone scripted AVR programmer. Hook it up, push the button and wait until the green LED lights up. Lather, rinse, repeat.
The only downside is that his reference design is based on an ATMega1284P. Since I'm programming ATTinys, I don't need such a huge chip to do the job. I'm going to adapt his code to use an ATMega328P instead.
And this takes us back to those holes. The holes are intended to fit over #4 bolts on the programming jig. Each pair of holes at the top and bottom will be used to align a 6 position programming jig to hit six of the controllers at once. Once the first six are done, you move the jig to the next hole and repeat the operation on those six. And so on.
While I'm at the programming, it'd be a really good opportunity to actually test the boards as well. There are two parts of the board that need testing - the boost converter and the controller and clock interface. The natural way to test the power supply is to have it actually power the whole thing while the programming is taking place. An ATMega master and at ATTiny slave during programming shouldn't require more than a few mA - well within the designed capabilities of the converter. And once the programming is finished, the sketch should start running, and pulses should start coming out of the clock terminals. Detecting those are a simple matter of a pair of LEDs mounted in opposed-polarity parallel. Each crazy clock board will individually power its own programmer. The only common connection between the boards will be the BATT connector supplying 1.5 volts to all 6 from a AA battery, and the GO pin coming from a switch mounted on the corner of the board to initiate the programming process.
OSH Park sells individual boards by the threes. This is ideal for pogo pin jigs, because you want to use two boards held a fixed distance apart to hold the pogo pins straight and parallel. The top board will be fully populated with all of the LEDs and controllers. The bottom board will get no parts other than the pogo pins coming through from the top. The two boards will be held together with 4 1/2" standoffs and 8 1/4" bolts.
Of course, you need to program the ATMega controllers before you can use the jig to program the ATTinys on the panel(s). Each ATMega will need its own ISP. You can't re-use the target connector because it's going to have pogo pins installed in it. Well, that, and the !RESET line isn't actually connected to the !RESET pin of the ATMega, but rather a GPIO pin so that the mega can assert it to force the tiny into the programming state.
So you connect a AA battery to the power input of the jig, then press the jig down on the panel and press the button. You should see the programming LEDs go from red to green, and then each of the pairs of test LEDs will start blinking in time with whatever pattern was loaded.

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Statistics is much like math; it builds upon itself. Taking an introductory class in statistics as a high school or college student can help a student to decide whether to continue a course of college work in this or a related field. As a student climbs the ladder of knowledge in statistics they will also be required to climb the ladder of knowledge in mathematics.
A beginning level class in statistics will introduce topics such as: Summarizing Data and Pictures of Data; Mean, Variance, and Standard Deviation for the Binomial Distribution; Estimates and Sample Sizes of Proportions; Fundamentals of Hypothesis Testing; Claims about a Variance or Standard Deviation; Correlation and Regression; and Multinomial Experiments, etc. A student interested in furthering their college career in statistics will likely take some of the following upper level courses: Data Analysis and Statistical Inference; Probability and Statistic in Engineering; Bayesian and Modern Statistics; Introduction to Statistical Consulting; Statistical Methods in Bioinformatics; Spatial Statistics; and Statistical Inference (to name a few).
Receiving a degree in statistics and becoming a statistician can lead to many fascinating career opportunities in Health and Medicine, Business and Industry, as well as within our Government. Whether joining the ranks of the public or private sector, statistics plays a large role in society. Being well prepared during college courses with the aide of a mentor and a private tutor can help the student transition into a professional.

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I would like to invite your students to participate in our Fall 2014 Music Audition Workshop here at Wittenberg University, in Springfield, Ohio. The event is for singers and instrumentalists who would like to learn how to prepare for college and university admissions/scholarship auditions. Participants will perform an audition, receive written input from a panel of faculty, and learn about the entire audition process.
Also, students are invited to attend a rehearsal of the Wittenberg Choir and/or the Wittenberg Symphonic Band.
Because of funding provided by the L. David Miller Fund, this event is free. But registration is required.
I hope you will encourage your students to register!

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Is just a Last Will and Testament in discarding in case a dead individuals actual and particular house the final state? May we challenge a Will in Florida surfaces? The responses to these concerns lie-in laws and the rules as established by the Florida Probate courts. Generally the answers Are Not Any and respectively although the solutions depends about the predicament.
There’s another large profit and reasons why folks select separation that is legal and possesses nothing to do with money or medical insurance. They might be doubtful whenever they definitely want to finish their relationship; consequently, the full time apart offers them a “cooling off” time wherever they can have time for you to take into consideration the things they want. They could realize later, and that they do appreciate eachother choose which they want to get together. After legally hanging out far from one another in place of being forced to go through the means of remarrying it’s really a lot better to reconcile.
Most of the time it is less expensive for your partners, particularly when the partner depends heavily on their spouse for medical insurance. If you aspect in the grade of living experienced through the wedding, along side the amount of money it would charge for the dependent partner to obtain their own medical coverage (much like what their spouse has been holding), then it may be reflected in the alimony payments. Sometimes it permits the dependent spouse to keep to the medical insurance, in the place of spending them bigger alimony obligations, thus saving the expense for both functions and is more cheap.
Authorities call a few days later to express that her companion is in offender on remand and she can return. the property association insists she has finished her tenancy and cannot stay although she goes back to her level as she remains in her period.
Advice relating to many mortgage possession steps, gains, most fix troubles and hassle, tenancy remains, have been excluded since April 2013. Since then at least 38 property advice companies have pulled from the legal assistance market plus a further eight have given notice on their agreements. It has left almost a fifth of the LAAis procurement parts (regions utilized by the agency for contractual applications) with just one lawfirm or not-for profit organisation taking housing cases – and some, like Suffolk, with none whatsoever.
Although “duty attorneys” work in most district courts about the days ownership scenarios are noticed, no-one was not unavailable to recommend Kayla on that morning. The entire circumstances were presented by the SNAP individuals surrounding her case along with presenting the qualified experts’ skeleton argument. They argued the notice was ill because schedules that were of incorrect on Kayla’s notice form.
It abandoned its own guidelines on technicians, when the Agency did put up the Suffolk appropriate assistance commitment for sore. It welcomed firms to utilize that have been “unable to fully match” the usual requirements for these agreements. Companies should normally have a “permanent presence” in the area and caseworkers should be supervised by way of a lawyer with a specified level of current expertise in property cases.

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Pictionary Man just doubled the fun! This version of the beloved Pictionary game includes game pieces and ways to play. Split into two teams—each team gets its own Pictionary Man to draw on and two game versions. In All Play, both teams share the same clue. In Pictionary Pairs, each team draws one part of a paired clue (Bride & Groom, Cops & Robbers). Winning team guesses the entire phrase! First team to win three of each type of card (All Play and Pictionary Pairs) wins the game. Comes with two Pictionary men, two shapes (box, ball), four paddles to draw on, 150 clue cards, timer, markers, and more. Ages 8 and older. You don’t have to be an artist—Pictionary is a blast for everyone!
Double the fun with two Pictionary men!

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Chuck Baier (of Waterway Guides) has contacted noonsite concerned over reports he has received of cruisers being harassed in the Abacos by the Bahamas Defense Force boats.
Some cruisers reported that they were forced to go to back to West End from Mangrove Cay to check in instead of being allowed to check in at Green Turtle.
Another cruiser reports they received a warning shot while in their dinghy and were harassed because they did not have their cruising permit in the dinghy with them.
He has also received reports of Customs adding additional fees to clear in.
These are very disturbing reports and need some clarification. Has anyone else had any issues in the Abacos or anywhere else in the Bahamas?
The Abacos Cruisers Net is asking for anyone with first hand information regarding any such incidents to contact them so they can gather the facts. The net meets every morning at 08:15 on VHF Channel 68 and is based out of Marsh Harbor.
Our thanks to Chuck for passing on this information.

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The message of the Michigan Journal of Race and Law’s recent symposium was simple: Social injustice hides in plain sight and is doing immeasurable damage, damage that disproportionately affects minorities and the poor—so do something about it. But the path forward, said participants, is complex. Centralized around the theme, “A More Human Dwelling Place: Reimagining the Racialized Architecture of America,” panels and speakers brought to light how human and civil rights travesties are fostered by America’s various institutional structures, from prisons to schools.
The panel following Jones delved into how the very way we construct public spaces can work to alleviate or worsen problems of crime and police violence. Bryan C. Lee Jr., founder and director of Colloqate Design, noted that perceptions can lead to community development “that becomes more about development and aesthetics than about community and social revitalization.” He also noted the importance of increasing the representation of Blacks in the architecture profession, which now sits at just under 2 percent.


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Writing is an essential and integral part of the education process across all levels. It is the major way through which examiners and instructors gauge a student’s understanding and grasp the concepts, theories and philosophies taught in class. In order for an ESL student to show mastery of a given subject or topic, it is vital that they know and possess certain tools that are pertinent to effective and efficient writing. This article will critically look at these tools and provide valid reasons as to why they are important for any and all ESL student writers.
In the 21st century, technology has revolutionized every sector of human living. Education has also been affected positively by technology in the form of the Internet. This is owing to the fact that the Internet is the largest database of information in the world. It contains information pertaining to any and all fields of education and knowledge in their updated form. Information on the Internet is constantly updated, so to keep it both relevant and usable by any interested party. This makes the Internet a very important tool for research, one which every ESL student writer should know about and have at their disposal.
According to writing experts at SolidEssay.com, every given assignment or paper has its own specifications concerning the formatting and citation style to be employed in the writing of the paper. Currently, there are four types of citation styles that are mainly used by most universities around the world; namely APA, MLA, Harvard and Chicago (Turabian). However, there are other citation styles that are not predominantly used by education institutions. The Purdue Online Writing Lab is the most recognized and internationally accepted source of the most recent updates and changes to these citation styles. In order for an ESL student writer to be accurate and up-to-date with these citation styles, they ought to be able to access the Purdue Online Writing Lab through the link https://owl.english.purdue.edu/. This website provides all the citation styles and paper formatting requirements related to each citation style. It is vital that every ESL student writer knows how to properly and adequately format their paper and cite all sources according to the required citation style.
Journals have been important tools for academic researchers and scholars from time immemorial. These journals provided all information pertaining to a given subject or field. However, the most important aspect of journals is the fact that all information contained in any given journal has to be accredited and approved by a standing body of authority within the given scientific field. This makes journals a very crucial source of information for an ESL student writer as they assert the credibility and authenticity of the information presented by the given writer. Electronic journals provide such services at the convenience of the writer. It is therefore important that all ESL student writers have access to electronic journals so as to add credibility to their research.
Books are an integral part of any given research. This is because for almost any given research topic, someone has conducted a research on it and written a book. This information is crucial to act as a foundation for any given research, whether it is a research on the same topic, or a progressive research to further knowledge on the given topic. It is important that all ESL student writes have access to online libraries, be it regular online libraries or online university libraries, with an adequate number of books as sources for foundational information for their research.
In conclusion, the Internet is a fundamental tool for all ESL student writers; it contains every possible tool and resource that the writer may require to complete any given work of writing. Some of the important and helpful tools on the Internet such as the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL), e-journals and online libraries help make one’s research process easier and effective. It is vital that ESL student writers know and possess these tools that are pertinent to effective and efficient writing.
Ben Russel is a freelance writer contributing to various educational websites and academic writing websites. One of his recent posts is on how to write a good college application essay.
Today's lesson comes courtesy of Kevin Fabris and Easy ESL Games.
With the holiday season quickly approaching many language teachers find themselves scrambling for holiday themed lessons and activities to use in their classes. This 3 step Christmas activity is a fun and useful activity for any high level ESL lesson.
Divide your class into groups of 4 (2 teams of 2) or pairs. Pairs work best because it forces each student to speak more.
Take the 1 - 12 cards out of a regular deck of playing cards.
Shuffle the cards and lay them face down on the table in a 3 x 4 grid.
Player one (or team one) turns over any card and uses the number on the card to make a sentence using the lyrics to the song The Twelve Days of Christmas. E.g. if a player turns over the 3 card they have to say "On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me. Three French hens." From now on that card is the first card in the routine.
Player one is then awarded 1 point because they turned over one card and remembered the lyrics correctly.
Turn the 3 card back over so that all of the cards are face down once again.
Player 2 is then awarded two points because they used the target language correctly for the first and second card.
Now player one has to turn over a new card followed by the second card (the nine card) and finally the original card (the 3 card). If they correctly remember the card order and song lyrics they are awarded 3 points.
Repeat the process using one extra card every time until either one player turns over a card out of order or forgets the correct sentence.
If a player makes a mistake they forfeit their turn and the competing player gets another chance to score points.
Once all twelve cards are turned over in order while using the correct lyrics: it's time to tally the points. The player with the most points is the winner.
This game is great in both adult and high school level classes. Students realize that there is a lot or repetition of the target language however the difficulty of the game ensures everyone still has a great time.
This activity is based on the classic Christmas song The Twelve Days of Christmas.
The series of activities should take between 30 and 45 minutes to complete.
To complete this activity you’ll need a copy of The Twelve Days of Christmas lyrics with fill in the blanks (Download it here), a stereo and multiple packs of playing cards (apx 1 pack for every 16 students.
By the time the activity is completed every student should be able to sing the The Twelve Days of Christmas from memory.
Before handing out the fill in the blank worksheet have the class listen to the song The Twelve Days of Christmas and write down any words they hear. There is a version attached below.
After the song is finished ask your class what they heard and discuss any vocabulary questions.
Hand out the fill in the blanks hand out.
Listen to the song again and have your class fill in the blanks as they listen.
Take up the answers and address any vocabulary questions.
Play a game of routines.
Of the many resources and opportunities available to students on college campuses, few rival the internship’s return on investment. An internship can help a student narrow down his or her intended fields or areas of interest, as well as expose students to new ideas, help them develop new passions, and enable them to form relationships that will be of tremendous benefit after they graduate.
Just like an employment search, an internship search takes time, care, and attention to detail. Internships are often in short supply, and there may be considerable competition for the most attractive positions. This is in part because internships can serve as a springboard to a strong career, as well as because they offer the opportunity to form connections with those individuals who are well established in your intended field. Given this competition, you might wonder how you can get your proverbial foot in the door.
The best place to begin is by ensuring that your name and/or work is recognized by others in your field. Rather than rush into an internship this semester, set a goal of securing one in the following semester. In the meantime, you can establish an online presence by participating in groups or message boards that are related to your subject, or by starting a blog. You can also reach out to faculty or community members who work in your area—once you have, ask for their advice. The objective is to make yourself more recognizable, which can be done in a number of creative ways. No matter what approach you ultimately decide to take, remember that this is not the time to be modest about your accomplishments.
One reason that it may be more difficult for international students to secure an internship is because there are certain regulations that dictate what international students can and cannot do in regards to employment. These regulations can be complicated, and they are very important, so do not ignore them or rely on secondhand information from friends.
Instead, visit your school’s international student services office. This office exists to assist students with situations like the one above. Before submitting any applications or resumes, check in with the international student services office to gather all the necessary need-to-know information. The office may also be aware of certain internship opportunities that are specifically designed for international students.
When it comes time to start your career, there are few things on your resume more valuable than professional experience. This is why internships are so important, and it is also why you should make the most of your internship experience. If you are relatively unfamiliar with the sub-field in which you ultimately intern, use the opportunity to gain new skills and to gain insight into the nuances and specific tasks required of employees or specialists.
This is also the perfect time to ask as many questions as possible. Depending on your personality or culture, you may not feel entirely comfortable asking questions of your supervisor, but that is precisely what an internship is intended for. In fact, most supervisors expect that interns will have many questions, and they are usually more than happy to answer them.
When your internship is over, you want to be able to leave with as much new knowledge and understanding as possible, so be observant, work hard, and be sure to ask questions.
This is quite possibly the easiest ESL game of all time. A childhood favorite in almost every language that goes by many names. I call it Watermelon.
he rules are simple. One person describes a person, place or thing WITHOUT using it’s name. Instead the person must refer to the person, place or thing only as “my watermelon”. The other players must then try to guess what the “watermelon” is.
This game is ideal for smaller groups. Anywhere from 2 - 6 members.
There are no materials required.
It can be played by students with almost any level of English ability. However I find that if students are older than 10 it tends to work better.
Split your class into groups of between 2 and 5 students.
That student must think of a person, place or thing and describe it without saying it’s name. It must always be referred to as “my watermelon”.
Other group members are allowed to ask questions about the “watermelon” but they must call it “your watermelon”.
Speaker - My watermelon is cute.
Speaker - My watermelon is furry.
Speaker - My watermelon is named Fido.
Group Member - Is your watermelon a dog?
Speaker - Yes it is!
The first group member to guess what the “watermelon” is wins.
Switch speakers and repeat steps 2 - 5 as desired.
This game is very effective as a warm-up, application or just for fun. It helps students practice fluency, vocabulary, listening and circumlocution.
If you are currently working your way through the college application process, you have no doubt realized that your test scores are an important factor in whether or not you receive an acceptance letter. Although exam results are not the only items that admissions departments consider, as an international student, your score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (or TOEFL) is a significant portion of your application.
Like other standardized tests, the TOEFL has a particular structure, and you will be asked certain types of questions about specific material. The exam is designed in this way because colleges and universities are less interested in how well you speak conversational English than they are in your ability to translate quickly and respond thoughtfully.
Rather than assuming that your grasp of English is sufficient to score well, take the time to review the test ahead of your exam date in order to review the types of questions that will be asked. This will allow you to consider how to best answer questions on test day—and how to prepare now.
The TOEFL will test you on certain abilities, such as reading, speaking, and writing. As mentioned above, you will need to know specific pieces of information—and, conversely, there are certain things that you will not need to know. By reviewing the exam in advance, you will be able to gauge your strengths and weaknesses, which will allow you to better strategize and focus your attention on the specific areas that need it most.
English is a challenging language because of the many nuances and oddities that can complicate becoming adept. It is thus critically important that as you study for the TOEFL, you keep in mind that there are four sections. Instead of being over-prepared for one section and woefully under-prepared for another, try to split your study time evenly between each area.
It can be very easy to become distracted by the definitions of words and how they are commonly used, and to entirely forget about their pronunciation. Given that some English words utilize identical spelling but different pronunciation, this is one area that you do not want to ignore. In addition, the Speaking section of the exam moves quickly, and you might not have time to stop and consider each task at length before you respond. Therefore, it is in your best interest to be constantly mindful of your pronunciation as you review for the TOEFL.
Although the article previously stressed the importance of dividing your time between sections, you should also prioritize any gaps in your abilities. For example, if you feel that you are strong in reading, but your writing skills need work, make sure to particularly focus on writing.
Earning a high TOEFL score may understandably be very important to you, but reviewing non-stop will not help you achieve your goal. Over-studying can even affect your test-day performance. Rather than spend all of your waking hours perusing study guides and flashcards, focus on balancing memorization and day-to-day experience.
For example, try to study with friends who can help you with your verbal skills and pronunciation. You can also set study limits for yourself each day to ensure that you are not attempting to force too much information into your head.


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Q1(NCERT): Which one of the following industries uses limestone as a raw material.
Q2(NCERT): Which one of the following agencies markets steel for the public sector plants?
Q3(NCERT): Which one of the following industries uses bauxite as a raw material?
Q4(NCERT): Which one of the following industries manufactures telephones, computer, etc.
Q6(CBSE): Which one of the following is not true regarding the Iron and Steel industry in India?
(a) India is the largest producer of sponge iron.
(b) Most of the public sector undertakings market their steel through the Steel Authority of India.
(c) Chhotanagpur Plateau region has the maximum concentration of iron and steel industries.
Q10(CBSE): Which one of the following factors has once again opened the opportunity for jute product?
Q11(CBSE): Where was the first Cement Plant set up in India ?
Q12(CBSE): Which one of the following steel plants is located in Chhattisgarh?
Q13: Which one of the following cities is known as electronic capital of India?
Q14: Which of the following is a consumer industry and is also found in the cooperative store?

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Outokumpu’s CEO Juha Rantanen was appointed Chairman of the Board and Tapio Saarenpää CEO of the nuclear power company Fennovoima.
Tapio Saarenpää, M.Sc. (Eng.), MBA, 46, has been appointed CEO of Fennovoima Oy. He will join Fennovoima on August 1, 2007 from Rauman Energia Oy where he is currently CEO. Prior to this he worked as Deputy Director for the Olkiluoto 3 project and earlier as Project Manager in the OL 3 feasibility project for Teollisuuden Voima Oy.
Outokumpu’s CEO Juha Rantanen was appointed Chairman of the Board. Currently, the members of the Board of Directors Håkan Buskhe, Henry Fagerström, Tom Niemi, Juha Rantanen, Pekka Rantanen, Dirk Steinheider and Stefan Storholm represent the founding partners of Fennovoima: Outokumpu, Boliden, Rauman Energia, Katternö Group and E.ON. The composition of the Board of Directors will be completed when the ownership base is finalized.
- Fennovoima’s nuclear power project is important to Finland as a whole. The project will increase competition in the electricity market as well as the supply of power, which will benefit both industrial and retail electricity users. It is exciting to join a project of this magnitude, Tapio Saarenpää said.
Fennovoima has been moving forward with the site selection process. The first phase of the process resulted in 30 viable sites from technical and land ownership points of view. The selection criteria included sufficient distance to densely populated areas and nature reserves, access to cooling water, and possible connection to the high voltage grid.
– We have already had preliminary discussions with a number of municipalities, among others, Himanka, Ii, Kemi, Kemijärvi, Kristiinankaupunki, Loviisa, Pyhäjoki, Raahe, Simo, and Vaala, but we wish to emphasize our interest in opening a dialogue with other interested municipalities, as well, said Mikko Rintamäki, Fennovoima Project Director.
Fennovoima expects to select the site alternatives for which it will conduct Environmental Impact Assessments in the autumn of 2007. The assessment process is expected to last approximately two years.
After that, Fennovoima will apply to the Council of State for the Decision-in-Principle to construct a new nuclear power plant.

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Gathering together a handful of embroidery threads which so beautifully blend together is a rather thoughtful and unhurried occupation for me when preparing a new design.
I can remember many times when I've traced a stitchery and Mr E has asked if I'd like to watch a movie with him, but I still haven't chosen my threads so I reply "Just give me 10 minutes to choose my colours."
Ten minutes? Well, that's wishful thinking to say the least.
More like an hour, or two or four.
I take my background fabric choice very seriously, but choosing colours definitely takes more of my time than that.
Fortunately I usually have a spare stitchery 'on the go' somewhere for those movie dates now, having learned to have a back up so I don't keep my beloved waiting.
At the moment I'm still cutting into one of my flour sack towels and have almost completed a third project from it. There's still enough left for a fourth, and I must admit it's simply beautiful to stitch through.
Each design has been embroidered with a different blend of threads, but I'll wait till later in the month to show them to you.
Today you shall just have to be content with a few peeks at number three and the pretty pastel threads which are making it sing.
Now, how are you going with Mothers Day gifts? I admit this celebration doesn't ring on my radar until the day has almost arrived because Mr E and I both lost our mums when we were babies so it's not something we have ever had to think about for ourselves.
If you're after something sweet and quick to make I've added a free pattern to my Craftsy shop which might suit a few of you as a gift for mum, grandma, or aunt.
This lovely lingerie bag can be made up in a day, or stitch the design the night before and you can finish the project next morning.
Download the free pattern for "Pink Roses Lingerie Bag" here.
Remember my potted garden from a couple of weeks ago?
Everything was thriving and I was so excited, until...the grasshopper.
We have never seen a grasshopper in our yard and we've lived here for 3 1/2 years, but we've seen one now!
He obviously doesn't like basil, mint, thyme or chives...just tomato leaves and parsley.
Mr E and I are heading off to the caravan and camping expo in our area on Saturday so tonight I'm going to make a simple tote bag out of this old Cath Kidston fabric and vintage buttons to sling over my shoulder.
Rather plain with a pocket at the front I think, because the fabric is upholstery weight and lovely enough 'not to be messed with'. You know what I mean?
I really hope you have a peaceful end of week and that it flows right over into your weekend as well.
I wonder what your plans are?
What fun a new bag! Have a great time Jenny.
Love tbe thread choices. I am quite like you when selecting threads. Sometimes I just choose one Cottage Garden thread instead. I started stitching your Heartstrings design for my mum a couple of months ago and put it aside after I stitched borders on it. Now, with only 3 days to go I have no idea what to make it into lol. Your free project is beautiful. I can see myself trying to finish something at the last minute. Naughty little hungry grasshopper. I shall look at some of my books to see if there is a grasshopper deterent. Nice of you to provide it with a yummy lunch. Hehehe.
Thank you for the lovely pattern. I sew so slowly that I wouldn't finish by Sunday. But I will make this one. Enjoy your short break. God bless.
Happy Mothers Day to you and I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Sorry, can't help with the grasshopper. Maybe a mesh put over the plants???
One grasshopper! I wish... My husband squashes them. But, in our area you can buy grasshopper bait to put out the year before. It kill the eggs of the next generation I believe. We don't use it, I don't like any kind of pesticides here, thus the squashing. :) Early in the morning when out in the garden you can look at the corn stalks and see dozens of them all lined up at the top of each stalk soaking in the sun. Best time to squash because they move really slow when cold.
I have my Mother and my Mother-in-law close by and I generally buy them each a potted geranium for Mothers Day.
Love the Cath Kidston fabric. It is hard to come by here in the states. I have a couple treasured peices. Your new pattern looks lovely, can't wait to see it completed.
Many thanks for the pattern, Jenny! Please share photos of your bag when it is done. I love the fabric!
Thanks for the lovely pattern. I think it would make a great addition for packing a suitcase.
Enjoy your day at the Expo. Don't do what we did last year.....bought a van...we hadn't planned on spending anything....Oops! This year we only bought a water filter. Much better behaved. Good luck with getting rid of your grasshopper.
Thank you for the lingerie bag tutorial and pattern, love it. Have just downloaded it and about to make it up for a gift for end of May.It will be ideal for a gift. Love your fabric for your tote bag. Enjoy your outing and Happy Mothers day this week end. Can't help with your grasshopper problem, Julie's idea sounds pretty good.
Thank you for your inspirations and sweet patterns.
Beautiful pattern and such pretty photos. Wishing you a Happy Mother's Day Jenny.
Lovely, lovely new threads and wonderful free pattern, sweetie, thank you! I think your Mother's Day is over in your neck of the woods, so I'll just hope it was happy and peaceful. Grasshoppers!! We don't see them anymore - I'm hoping that changes since we don't use fertilizer on our lawns, but everybody else seems to and I think that's what killed them all off. I remember them jumping everywhere I walked in the grass when I was a kid. Can't wait to see the new bag, it looks scrumptious!


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Flowering meadows, the glistening lake, fragrant forests, a peaceful retreat. Pure happiness doesn’t take much.
Do you crave a few days of relaxation? The Landhaus Sonneck on Lake Weissensee is the perfect place for this. Nestled in a picturesque nature reserve and free from through traffic, our hotel is a paradise for nature lovers and those seeking peace and quiet. The time for happiness has finally arrived!
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text: I'm a huge fan of the Chelsea Lately show. My husband and I watch almost every episode. There was a news story mentioned in a recent episode reporting that there are more roles in Hollywood movies for men than for women. Apparently, 68% of speaking roles go to men, and only 32% go to women. In response to this story, Heather McDonald said, "That feminist stuff doesn't bother me anymore because I have two sons, and I know they'll take me to red carpet events when they're famous one day." Not cool, Heather. I know she was kidding, but that’s the kind of attitude that sets us back. If you want to accomplish something, go out there and do it, girl!


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This Scrimshaw gift set includes a fixed blade and a 3 blade pocket knife with matching yellow scrimshaw handles. The Schrade Old Timer combo set offers two essential EDC items for the price of one.
Stainless steel blades, satin finished with plain cutting edges.
Yellow polymer handles are outfitted with classic scrimshaw designs.
Includes an Old Timer collectible gift tin.


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Vodafone India, one of India’s leading telecommunications service providers, today announced a massive 80% price cut in charges for its data customers in Karnataka.
This rate would be applicable for all pre-paid and post-paid customers using 2G network on a ‘Pay as you Go’ basis. The rate cut from 10p/10KBto 2p/10KB will make internet access affordable for customers who use mobile internet in a limited way. These new charges are the lowest in market making them extremely attractive for all customers across Karnataka.
As part of its strategy to democratise data, Vodafone has been hand holding customers to use mobile internet and educating current and potential users about how internet can add significant value to them. The company is also building content partnerships, simplifying pricing, educating retailers and offering choice to customer basis their interests and consumption patterns.


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Recent Office 365 updates, including robust mobile functionality (even for iPhone and iPad), have made the suite a favorite of working writers everywhere.
Remembering people’s names is important in many areas in life, yet many of us have a tough time with it. Here are some easy ways to improve your skills.
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Background: The use of smokeless tobacco (SLT) among women is increasing in India, especially among those with limited education and resources. Preventing the initiation of SLT among women is critical since it has known negative consequences for oral and reproductive health. Most research on tobacco initiation in India focuses on adolescents. This paper addresses the unrecognized issues of post marital initiation among women of reproductive age, highlighting the importance of reproductive stages in women's tobacco initiation. The objective is to examine the correlates of SLT initiation among low income women in Mumbai from pre-marriage through early marriage, first pregnancy and beyond, using case examples to illustrate initiation during each of these stages. Materials and Methods: In 2011-2012, cross-sectional community level survey data were collected from a representative sample of 409 daily SLT-using married women aged 18-40 years in a low income community in Mumbai. Information on socio-demographics, initiation by reproductive stage, types of tobacco use, childhood exposure to tobacco, learning to use, and initiation influences and reasons were collected through a researcher-administered survey. Univariate and bivariate analysis assessed factors influencing initiation of SLT use by reproductive stage. In addition 42 narratives of tobacco use were collected from a purposive sample of pregnant and non-pregnant married women addressing the same questions in detail. Narratives were transcribed, translated, and coded for key concepts including initiation of tobacco use. Results: Thirty-two percent of women initiated SLT use before marriage, 44% initiated after marriage but before pregnancy, 18.1% initiated during their first pregnancy and the remainder started after their first pregnancy. Mean age of marriage among women in this study was 16 years. Younger women (i.e. age at time of the interview of less than 30 years) were 0.47 [95% CI (0.32, 0.87)] percent less likely to initiate after marriage than women aged more than 30 years. Women who got married before 18 years of age were 2.34 [95% CI (1.40, 3.93)] times more likely to initiate after marriage than their counterparts. Childhood exposure was a predictor for initiating SLT use prior to marriage but not after. Women reporting tooth and gum pain were 1.85 times more likely to initiate after marriage than their counterparts. Husband and neighbours were the most significant influences on post-marital initiation. Narratives highlighted differences in processes of initiation pre and post marriage and during pregnancy. Conclusions: Most tobacco prevention interventions are directed to adolescents in school. This study suggests that especially for low literate or illiterate women, school based interventions are ineffective. To be effective strategies to prevent SLT initiation must reach women in urban areas at or immediately after marriage and during their first pregnancy. Messages must negate culturally rooted beliefs about the health benefits of SLT in order to prevent initiation and onset of daily use.
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International Intitute for Population Sciences (2010). Global adult tobacco survey India report (GATS India), 2009-10. New Delhi: MoHFW: international institute of population sciences, ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW), Government of India.
Nitin J, Nagaraj K, Shashidhar KM (2010). Arecanut and tobacco use among school children in a village in South India -A cross sectional study. AMJ, 3, 299-303.
Narayan DD, Dhondibarao GR, Ghanshyam KC (2011). Prevalence of tobacco consumption among the adolescents of the Tribal Areas in Maharashtra. J Clin Diagnostic Res, 5, 1060-63.
National Cancer Institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2014). Smoke thesda, MD: National Institutes of Health.
Parasuraman S (2005). A profile of youth in india. national family health survey (nfhs-3): 2005-06. Mumbai: International Institute for Population Sciences.
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Reddy KS, Gupta PC (Eds.) (2004). Report on tobacco control in India. New Delhi, India: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA, World Health Organization.
WHO (2010). Prevalence of tobacco use and factors influencing initiation and maintenance among women. In 'Gender, women, and the tobacco epidemic, Eds Samet JM and SY Yoon.WHO, Geneva, 29-49.

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Toyota continues to invest heavily in fuel-cell vehicles with zero emissions. As soon as 3 years to 3 thousand units of annual Mirai sales to the level of Toyota, 2020 aims to go out with 30 thousand.
Toyota has opened two new major plants in Japan to prepare for this growth. Newly built structures next to the automobile plant will expand the mass production of fuel cell systems. At the same time, a new production line was set up to produce high-pressure hydrogen tanks.
The fuel cell stack generates hydrogen and oxygen, which ensures that fuel cell vehicles have zero emissions. Toyota will cut system costs by making high-grade production. At the same time, fuel cell vehicles will grow and provide greater availability for increased sales.
Toyota is moving to a completely new, state-of-the-art technology from its current production of fuel cell systems to access these facilities. This plant was built next to one of Toyota's first factories opened in 1938. The new plants will also help reduce CO2 emissions during production. This is one of the key initiatives that will contribute to Toyota's 2050 Environmental Goals.
While the construction of the new hydrogen tank production line in Shimoyama is beginning, the construction of the new fuel cell stack facility is continuing. The operations of these plants are planned to start around 2020.
As technology, fuel cell vehicles continue to evolve. Toyota, meanwhile, began to lead the fuel-cell sedan Mirai in the arena by offering a market at the end of 2014. Toyota Mirai's 700-unit sales in 2015, 2000 in 2016, and in 2017, rose to nearly 3 thousand. Toyota aims to increase fuel cell vehicle sales by 30,000 annually, along with the widespread use of this technology.
Toyota also transferred fuel cell technology to buses and began offering fuel-cell buses in Tokyo. Toyota also aims to sell 100 fuel-cell buses before the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
By expanding its fuel cell product range, it aims to make this technology more attractive and reduce costs. Working with different suppliers and companies at the same time, Toyota is also leading the development of the hydrogen supply infrastructure.

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As you know, Sunset Magazine selected the Breezehouse by Blu Homes for the 2012 Idea House (last year it was a solar-powered container house). After we posted an initial article about the completed home, Blu sent us some more photos and a time-lapse video of the on-site build process. Watch the modules drop in place and walls fold down in button-up work. If you want to see the home in person, the modern prefab is open for tours every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 10 am – 5 pm through September 9, 2012.
[+] A Sneak Peak of the Sunset Breezehouse in Healdsburg.
Blu is amazing! They have come a long way fast!
It helps when investors give you $12.5 million. Lets see how they do when the well runs dry.
Going to check it out next weekend in Healdsburg – wondering if the owner will sell? Build more?


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English version (Springer): Ukrainian Mathematical Journal 38 (1986), no. 4, pp 448-451.
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text: Squeezamals are the softest, cutest plush you've ever held! They are made of a super-squishy material, so when you squeeze them down you can watch them form back to life! You have to feel them for yourself. With lots of characters to collect, there is something for everyone!


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Members of the Sussex County Association of Realtors (SCAOR) recently announced their new board of directors for the 2013 calendar year. The incoming directors of the association were named during the organization’s annual banquet on Friday, Dec. 14.
Taking the helm of Sussex County’s real estate trade association is Bob McVey, a Realtor with Mann & Sons Real Estate in Rehoboth Beach. A career Coast Guard man and 1980 Cape Henlopen High School graduate, McVey retired from serving his country and became a Realtor in 1994. He is now the broker at his coastal Delaware real estate agency.
He takes over the leadership position in SCAOR from Trina Joyner, a western Sussex County Realtor who saw the organization through a year that featured continued and sustained growth in Southern Delaware’s real estate markets.
Sales were up significantly in each of the first three quarters of 2012 from the year prior, and are expected to be up in the fourth quarter, as well, when data is released by SCAOR in the next few weeks.
Members of SCAOR’s new board of directors officially began their duties with the organization on Jan. 1, and will continue in their new roles until the final calendar day of 2013. The complete board of directors for 2013 is as follows: President — Bob McVey, Mann & Sons, Rehoboth Beach; President Elect — Brad Riedle, Coldwell Banker Resort Realty, Rehoboth Beach; First Vice President — Ruth Sivils, Bay Coast Realty, Rehoboth Beach; Second Vice President — Fred Dean, Remax Associates, Lewes; Treasurer — Debbie Brittingham, Southern Delaware Realty, Laurel; Three Year Director — Nora Martin, Remax Associates, Rehoboth Beach; Three Year Director — Bill Ferreri, Bay Coast Realty, Rehoboth Beach; Two Year Director — Marie Cahill, Connor & Jacobsen Realty Inc., Bethany Beach; Two Year Director — Paula Castiglione, Jack Lingo Realty Inc., Rehoboth Beach; One Year Director — Sean Steward, Home Team Realty, Seaford; Past President — Trina Joyner, Coldwell Banker Resort Realty, Seaford.
The Sussex County Association of Realtors was chartered in 1949 and is a professional trade association with goals of carrying out a program of education and advocacy for real estate in the county.
SCAOR is a resource for the public, as well as an advocate for property rights and property owners in Sussex County. The association also monitors legislative issues on the local, state and national levels that may impact home ownership in the area.


text: Slotter & Co. Double Key Plains .50 caliber rifle. Very neat well made gun! 33½” Barrel with .50 caliber bore. This gun has a double keyed barrel which is a premium feature on these plains style guns. The barrel has a mixture of original brown finish and brown patina. All edges are nice and sharp. The top of the barrel is marked “Slotter & Co Phila / Made for/ A.J. Plate / San Francisco”. Stock is very good, thought was most likely refinished long ago. This gun has a back action lock with the Slotter markings. The left hand side of the buttstock has a raised cheek piece, and the right side has a nicely engraved patchbox. Double set triggers. Everything about this gun is quality. These guns were popular with buffalo hunters and target shooters alike. Very neat plains rifle!


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There are more ways to die than the human mind can imagine. Some are sudden and shocking, others are slow and methodical. But every death, no matter how strange, can be explained – even the most curious and unusual. Premiering exclusively on Discovery HD with four back-to-back episodes on Saturday, October 31 at 9 p.m. ET/PT (then returning to its new time slot beginning Friday, November 6 at 10 p.m. ET/PT), CURIOUS AND UNUSUAL DEATHS explains the science behind the fatal results of a water-drinking competition, an uninterrupted 50-hour online video game and the loss of a toe.
From the bible salesman who is struck by lightning under a cloudless sky, and the pet-lover who falls into a cat dish filled with less than seven centimeters of water, to the bricklayer who is provoked to laugh for 25 minutes straight, CURIOUS AND UNUSUAL DEATHS breaks down these and other seemingly everyday events – all with fatal results.
Whether at home, or on the job, freak accidents can strike at any time. And while death is often unexpected, it’s never unexplainable. From the strange and peculiar to the tragic and grizzly, CURIOUS AND UNUSUAL DEATHS uses scientific theory to explain the most tragic and unlikely outcomes of some of the most common, everyday occurrences.


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Events/Attractions: Food stalls and fireworks right in the heart of the city--great chance to wear a yukata (cotton summer kimono)!
Description: Various prize winning works from the past twenty-four national paper art competitions.
All 62 participating groups listed here, categorized by food type.
Tsushima Tonchan: grilled pork loin slices marinated in a special spicy sweet sauce made with soy sauce/miso, garlic, sesame oil, etc.
A charity event in support of the Towada Public Library. Live performances, food stalls and workshops.


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I’ve never been to Iceland and I heard it’s not the place to go. I mean, who would want to be blown away with endless natural beauty? What about waterfalls that leave you speechless? Or the mesmerizing Northern Lights?
So I asked several top family travel bloggers about their experiences and will share with you their grim warnings.
Tamara from We3Travel.com told me you can dog sled on a glacier… in summer. Poor kids will get so confused since they always considered this a winter activity.
Tamara also told me that a roadtrip is the best way to see Iceland and some pretty magnificent waterfalls. If my kids ever saw these I’d have no idea how to drag them to any other waterfalls elsewhere in the world. They would have been spoilt with the best. You can compare rental car prices at EasyTerra for this epic waterfall roadtrip.
Walking On Travels agreed with Tamara. Do I really want my kids that impressed?
When GlobalMouse Travels told me how much her kids adored the distinctive breed of horses in Iceland, I knew that’s not something I wanted my kids to hear about. I mean horse riding is a very regal and expensive sport; let’s not have them fall in love.
If your kids believe in fairytales, then Iceland is not the place to take them. Goodie Goodie Gumdrops told me that the Blue Lagoon was so magical her kids felt fairytales had come true.
“I am almost embarrassed to admit this because it is touristy and a bit expensive, but the Blue Lagoon was like a fairytale. My kids absolutely loved it and still talk about it to this day. The water is deliciously warm and the air is a prickly cold, but when you descend into the Blue Lagoon you feel like you have entered into a magical paradise. Our kids spent ours applying natural facial scrubs to each other, admiring the striking blue color, exploring the grounds and soaking up the landscape that surrounds the Blue Lagoon. I have heard that there are other hot springs which are free and more private, but we were unable to find them. The Blue Lagoon was a great introduction to the hot springs of Iceland.
The World Is A Book told us about the 23 hours of sunlight in Iceland’s summer. With so much light and things to do how would I ever get my kids to sleep?
Despite several attempts in Canada and Finland we never got to see the Northern Lights. And now my dear friends at Travel Deep & Wide tell me they took all 9 kids to see the Northern Lights in Iceland. My kids are dying to see the famous Aurora Borealis, why would I want to make their dreams come true?
Travel Deep & Wide also bragged about the open spaces available in Iceland for kids to run around. Do I really want my kids getting used to all the open space when they’re around city traffic on a regular basis?
So perhaps my fellow family travel bloggers have me convinced. They’ve been to Iceland with their kids and discovered it lives up to its well-deserved reputation. I’m already looking up flights to Iceland right now.
How about you? Have you been convinced to take a family vacation in Iceland?
Hi. Iceland is really a great place to travel in family. We have a blog (Non Stop Family) and, we were on Iceland for a road trip in family. Its great. We reaaly recomend. You can see it on our blog, if you like. You have a great blog, we follow you a lot.


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On your marks….get set…BLAST OFF! Today is the day of the space race! A race to put the first human on the Moon! But our astronaut isn’t quite like others, she’s different.
Alba has been in training and she has even made her own rocket! But can she really power a rocket with crisps? What is past Pluto? Are there robots in Space? And will anyone ever listen to the smallest of space explorers? It’s one small step for most astronauts, but one giant leap for little Alba!
Join us for a surprising space race and see if Alba really can make it all the way to the moon. A cosmic adventure to outer space! Tin Foil Astronaut is a story of discovery, individuality and a celebration of differences for 3-7 year olds and their families. Including original live music and puppets. Tin Foil Astronaut is at The Civic, Barnsley on Sunday 10 February at 2:30pm Towards the end of February, The Civic will show one of their own co-commissions, Stella. With support from The Civic, Barnsley and Arc, Stockton, Filskit Theatre have created a new show inspired by our night sky. Stella, is a brand new piece of theatre for children aged 3-6 and their families. Stella is a star engineer who lives on the moon. She keeps the stars shining bright for when we need them most, to make a wish or find our way home. But down on Earth things are changing and people are no longer looking up. There is everlasting light and the night sky is under threat. The Moon is getting weaker, the stars are burning out, the tides are changing, and the Earth is beginning to spin faster and faster. Stella is an original story about a young woman’s quest to reclaim the night, to keep the stars shining bright and to save her home. Using projection, clowning and aerial circus, we want to talk about our sky. We’ll explore how light pollution means that Stella no longer hears our stories and how sometimes it is important to turn out the lights and wish upon a star. Stella has been commissioned by Arc, Stockton and The Civic, Barnsley Stella is at The Civic, Barnsley on Sunday 24 February at 2:30pm, Monday 25 February at 1:00pm and Tuesday 26 February at 10:00am.Tickets for both shows are £8, £6 concession and £5 childAll Sunday family performances at The Civic are relaxed. For more information and to book these events and more visit www.barnsleycivic.co.uk or call the Box Office on 01226 327000.


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Pyramix MassCore with dedicated graphic card (non on-board): Such configuration will improve the video performance and reduce risk of getting MassCore peaks.
Pyramix Native system: Video Performance will mostly depend on the system configuration.
Dedicated graphic card will improve the video performance.
Pyramix MassCore with on-board graphic: Could potentially experience performance issue (Core Peaks) with Video projects that have Core readings of 30% to 35 % at base.
Dedicated graphic card will improve the performances, but not mandatory.
Dedicated graphic card will improve the performances, especially for VCube 7.
With Pyramix V10 and VCube V6, Pyramix MassCore and VCube combo on same system should not be used with a dedicated PCIe Graphic card, only the onboard graphic is supported in that configuration.
Due to the technology used for VCube preview, in such configuration MassCore will show overloads as soon as VCube is started.
Alternative solution is to use VCube and Pyramix MassCore on separated systems.
With Pyramix V11 and VCube V7, Pyramix MassCore and VCube combo on same system should be used with a dedicated PCIe Graphic card, to improve system stability and display performances.
!!!ATI Firepro W4100 and 2460 Windows 10 performance issues on MassCore platform - currently under investigation.
1:When using Mini DisplayPort-to-singlelink DVI adapters, quad output is divided into two pairs (displays 1 and 2, and displays 3 and 4). The displays used in each pair must be identical (with the same manufacturer and model number) and must be identically configured (with the same resolution). The pairs do not have to be identical to each other, however.
3: 3 outputs, but only 2 can be used at the same time.
4: Silent NVidia cards requires 2 slots, due to the size of the heatsink.
*: !!!ATI Firepro W4100 Windows 10 performance issues on MassCore platform - currently under investigation.
Merging recommends to use a dedicated graphic card, except for MassCore PyraCube systems (Pyramix MassCore and VCube running on the same computer), where only onboard graphics can be used (due to VCube Preview window engine).


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"Reina's romantic time-travel thriller starts in midaction and never lets up." Chronogram Short Takes: August 2014.
Two men fight to keep the same woman they are both married to...in two different timelines.
Watch the book trailer for this sci-fi thriller fit for teens to adults written by Barbara Reina.
Two men fight to keep the same woman they are both married to...in two different timelines. Astronaut Eric Scheil can't remember how he returned to Earth from Saturn's Rings without best friend and pilot, Craig Miller.
Tortured by a past he can't remember, he tries the latest method of converting brainwaves to visual images: Flashback Therapy with world renowned therapist and childhood friend, Dr. David Conner. Tensions rise as both men are in love with the same woman: Julia, David's wife.
Eric and David develop HoloPlay, a virtual game where patients feel as if they are reliving a memory. Eric refines his time travel technology under the guise of HoloPlay, convincing David and Julia to take a virtual trip back in time...which becomes real. Eric makes sure that the first chance meeting of this couple never happens. The timeline change triggers an explosion propelling David into a second timeline while retaining memories of the first. Now, David is single and Eric is married to a pregnant Julia.
Senator Elliott Carson funds HoloPlay for personal gain. Is Craig alive? Will Senator Carson change world history? Will Julia choose her husband or will time choose him for her?


text: Larry Howard Norrington, 85, of Akron Twp., our friendly, big hearted, creative, and loving husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend went home to heaven on the afternoon of February 3, 2019 with his family by his side. Larry was born on November 2, 1933, the son of the late, Charles R. and Ardis I. (Haebler) Norrington. Larry graduated from Akron-Fairgrove High School and went on to answer the call of his country, serving in the Army from 1953 until 1955. Larry worked with his father and uncle farming and retired from General Motors, was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church, and the VFW. On August 23, 2003, he married the former Jacquelyn Moreau. Throughout life, Larry enjoyed fishing, rabbit hunting, scroll woodworking, gardening, taking care of his birds, and traveling to Ireland and the United States– he made it to all 50 states. Larry will be missed dearly but lovingly remembered for generations to come. Larry leaves to cherish his memory, his wife of 15 years, Jacquelyn; his daughter, Cindy (Jim) Gremel; step-children, Marjorie (Steve) Barst of West Virginia, Jerry (Marie) Moreau of Idaho, David (Nancy) Moreau of Tennessee, Andrew (Jacinda) Moreau of Idaho, Ann (Michael) Crites of Bay City, Jeffrey (Tricia) Moreau of Bay City, and Jennifer (Don) Neering of Bay City; four grandchildren; 21 step-granchildren; many great-grandchildren; his best friend Scooter, along with several cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends. In addition to his parents, Larry was welcomed home to heaven by his first wife, Marlene Steele Norrington; daughter, Teresa Norrington; brother, Glen Norrington, and his best friend Buddy. Larry’s family will be present to receive visitors on Thursday, February 7, 2019 from 2:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Skorupski Family Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 955 N. Pine Rd., Hampton Twp. On Friday, February 8, 2019 Larry will be taken to Bethel Lutheran Church, 749 N. Pine Rd., Bay City, where visiting will continue from 10:00 AM until the time of his 11:00 AM Funeral Ceremony. Pastor Michael Killinger will officiate with private inurnment to take place in Demorest Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Feed My Lambs Principle or Shriners Hospital for Children. Expressions of sympathy may be shared with the family online at www.skorupskis.com.


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… Practice is a set of actions put in a wise pattern.
As dentists, our daily decisions balance between our roles as health care providers and business managers. How good are we at balancing the business of dentistry with the practice of dentistry?
Are we empowering our patients to health or simply managing their disease?
Where is the wisdom in the pattern of our every day actions?
What is the quality of connection with our patients? WITH OUR WORK?
How do we manage the responsibility that comes with knowledge? What are we currently doing to distill and share this knowledge to help our patients and others along a journey of health ownership?
These are important questions because today we are being challenged to change in ways that require more from us than simply acquiring new technical skills.


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As a business intermediary, (a specialist in the sale of privately owned businesses) I frequently encounter buyers, caught up in the myth of a business ownership, who haven’t taken a hard look at the realities. And sometimes the sellers have learned those realities the hard way.
At our company, we say that to be successful, business owners need to score highly on the 3 Ms: money, management and motivation. Most people see money as the major stumbling block to owning a business. It’s true that if you purchase a flourishing print shop or franchise, the price could range from $500,000 to over $1 million. If you’re starting a small consulting business at your own dining room table, your costs will obviously be much less; although, don’t underestimate how quickly expenses such as telephones, equipment, travel, promotion, advertising and taxes will mount up.
Regardless of what kind of business you’re starting (or purchasing), the money to keep it going is as important as the funds to start it up. The bigger your business, the higher your infrastructure costs will be – wages, rent, utilities, inventory and so on. Working capital is an ongoing requirement.
Management is another significant factor in the success or failure of any business. Being your own boss sounds great, but it means you also have to be skilled in a wide range of areas, including bookkeeping, marketing, administration, strategic planning, production, sales, purchasing and more.
You may find you are skilled in some areas but deficient in others. Psychological testing is sometimes used to determine the skills and aptitudes of incoming business owners so a plan can be created to understand and mitigate any shortcomings. This may include hiring or contracting people with skills that will complement those of the business owner.
Certainly, you will find yourself working more and more hours. One myth of owning your own business is the notion that you will be in control of your own time. While owning your business can allow some flexibility in how you plan your day, no one should think for a moment that flexibility equals fewer hours. Be prepared to spend numerous hours in your business.
Sure, you might be able to take off to watch your son’s play at school, but you’ll likely be putting in some extra hours at night to make up for it, because customer demands and deadlines must be met. The commitment to give your business the time it needs to grow and prosper can put a strain on home, family and overall lifestyle. Be sure that your spouse and family understand the sacrifices involved, and that it will continue for at least the first four to seven years of owning your business.
This is where motivation comes in. The necessary commitment of time and money can’t be done without a strong desire to make your business succeed. The motivation of potential business owners is a key factor that must be assessed. In family situations, we sometimes find that the incoming owners are certainly motivated, but for the wrong reasons – they are taking over the business to please their parents. The motivation should centre on your own desire to own and operate a business, not someone else’s. It is highly recommended that you take the time to determine your motivation and consider if it is the reason you should or should not proceed with the purchase or transfer of a business.
Without motivation, none of the sacrifices of being a business owner will feel like they are worth the trouble. As important as money and management are, motivation is essential and can even make up for deficiencies in the other two areas.
Starting or buying a business is a major step that should never be entered into lightly. Take a look at how you stack up on the 3 Ms, give your decision the time it deserves and make sure you go in with your eyes wide open.
When your number is called, who succeeds you?


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What are good safari binoculars?
When you go on safari you, of course, hope to run into The Big Five and many other wild animals. But what if that lion, leopard or rhino is standing just a little too far away? If so versatile safari binoculars will definitely come in handy for incredibly sharp images. Characteristics of good safari binoculars are a high light output and a substantial magnification to make sure the pair will also work well at twilight. Travel binoculars do not only bring animals closer that are located further away, they also give you a stunning image of the ones located close by.
During your adventure you might also come face to face with birds. If looking for birds is your main reason for going on safari, why not check out our bird watchers binoculars.
Many wild animals are more active in the morning and at night than during the day. To still be able to spot wild animals at these times you need binoculars that still show you the best details in low-light conditions. If you plan to go out at twilight we recommend binoculars with a high twilight factor. The higher the twilight factor the more details you will be able to see.


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Our values are supported by our assumptions of our world. They are beliefs or ideas that we believe and hold to be true. They come about through repetition. This repetition becomes a habit we form and leads to habitual patterns of thinking and doing. We do not realize our assumptions because they are ingrained in us at an unconscious level. We are aware of it when we encounter a value or belief that is different from ours, when it makes us feel that we need to stand up for, or validate, our beliefs.
Kong grows up in SE Asia and has seen only males in leadership roles. Once he moves to the U.S., he assumes males are the only authority figures. Meanwhile his daughters, Sheng and Lia, who have grown up in the U.S. and were raised with access to education and resources learn that they can be leaders. In their professional work they are seen by their peers as leaders.