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Album Share: New Version of Six Petals by Devorah Clemmons.March 6th, 2013
Update 7/23/2015 – At the request of the artist, I have removed all the MP3 files and images.
Way back in 2004 I had the pleasure of finding several copies of an unusual and oddly compelling CD entitled Six Petals. The artist responsible for the album, Leah Devorah, has remained somewhat of a mystery. I've been able to find bits and pieces of information, but every lead that at first looked promising has lead to frustrating dead ends.
Recently though, there have been a couple of pleasant developments that shed new light on the whereabouts and activities of Ms. Clemmons.
First, fellow Devora fan and friend of the Orphanage Gregg Turkington was able to determine that Devora is still actively making music. It looks like she has relocated from Florida to Los Angeles, and is now using the pseudonym Leah Devorah. Mr. Turkington has unearthed many of Devora's social media haunts including a Twitter account, Facebook page, Tumblr blog, and several MySpace pages. The jewel of his finds is her YouTube account which is filled with fascinating slices of Ms. Clemmons' creative output.
Second, a few months ago as I was in line waiting to check out at a local thrift shop, I glanced at a rack of CDs near the register. Sitting there was a copy of Six Petals. I purchased it thinking I got lucky and scored another copy to add to my collection. The art work and track list was identical to the copies I already had. I popped it into the CD player to make sure it played and was amazed at what I heard. The tracks on the original Six Petals were simple recordings with Ms. Clemmons singing against an electric piano background. The tracks on this CD are completely new versions of the songs, most with expanded arrangements. The title track, for example, adds banjo, percussion, and spoken word sections to the mix, creating a quite different feel than the stripped down original.
I'll admit that Leah Devorah/Devora Clemmons is not for everyone. She's an odd bird who's following her own flight plan, but there is something about her music that makes me return to it over and over again. I'd like to extend a sincere thanks to Mr. Turkington for his detective work. It is nice to know that Devora is still going strong and I look forward to seeing what she will come up with next. Have fun listening and as always, Enjoy!


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Jesus of Japan
According to the good people of Shingo, a tiny village in far northern Japan,
Jesus spent his 20s not woodworking in Nazareth, but trekking through Japan where—like many a gaijin teacher after him—he fell in love with the culture and learned Japanese. At age 33, he returned to Judea to preach about the "holy land of Japan" and was soon condemned to crucifixion for this heresy. However, Jesus' twin brother Isukiri somehow took his place on the cross, while Jesus escaped back to the promised land of Japan. He settled in the farming village of Shingo, where he married a local girl, had children and happily tilled the rice fields until his death at 106. You can find his burial place in the village today—just look for the sign that says "Tomb of Christ: next left."
Granted, the accuracy of Shingo's gospel revisionism may be slightly doubtful—the legend only dates back to 1935, when a Japanese priest discovered what was supposedly Christ's will. But what is certain is that the story has attracted thousands of tourists to an otherwise undistinguished mountain town four hours or so from Tokyo on the bullet train.
Read more: TIME Magazine
Color me a tad skeptical.
Unsurprisingly, however, there are a variety of 'Jesus' items for sale in the Shingo village including everyone's favorite
Jesus Sake!
Seems legit…
August 26, 2011 9:52 am
So, at first glance it is easy to just roll our eyes and just assume it is some batshit crazy person who came up with this. I wonder if it might be related to the hidden Christian movement. When Christianity was banned in the late 1600s, believers went underground. The religion was shaped for hundreds of years by uneducated peasants with no solid concept of doctrine. After the ban was lifted, many of these "hidden Christians" rejoined organized religion and accepted those doctrines. Some continued on with their evolved and hybridized versions. I could see something like that contributing here. Obviously it is still crazy, but there might be an understandable social dynamic that brought it about.
Headless Unicorn Guy permalinkAugust 29, 2011 11:14 am
Worth looking into, Jeremiah.
Nazani14 permalinkAugust 29, 2011 8:48 am
All these saintly pilgrimage places are cool little towns, in Asia as well as Europe. Often, there's something interesting about their geology or their pagan past. I certainly respect the ingenuity of the locals in pulling tourist trade to their dorfs.
Hmmm….it's a good day to watch Eye of the Devil, starring David Niven and Deborah Kerr.

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Racing The Big Ones
Surely, above all, the sights and sounds of a fine schooner at sea move the spirit of man. The movement of her hull through the water is the seaman's ballet. The wind filling her sails is the sailor's aria, and the love that a mariner feels for a ship is the same as for a beloved.
Perhaps more than most coastal folk, we Nova Scotians know this. There is a sense of the ocean here in seafarer country. We are now, and always have been, a sea people, born to a legacy of great schooners and strong, adventurers who loved and understood the ocean. Our forefathers built ships and sailed them from this coast since the very beginning, and even those of us who claim to be landsmen have an uncle, grandfather or distant cousin who went to sea. We were famous schooner men in days gone by, and when people talked of us, the words were spoken with respect. Fine sailing ships were born on this coast, and our heritage is just as surely steeped in the salty Atlantic as it is rooted in the soil.
I left Nova Scotia on one of my father's schooners when I was but 1 year old to live a life before the mast. As a young lad growing up in the West Indies, I was lucky to have a father who was in the windjammer cruise business. In fact, my father, Capt. Walter, was a pioneer in the industry. He, along with Lou Kennedy and Irving Johnson, really started the whole thing after World War II. They were able to buy large sailing yachts for a few thousand dollars, and there seemed to be an endless supply of folks willing to pay to sail the unspoiled Caribbean on them.
At one time, in the late Sixties and early Seventies, we owned two remarkable sailing vessels, Ramona and Le Voyageur. Both were steel Herreshoff schooners built in 1918 and 1921, respectively. Lovely 138-foot schooners with 24-foot beams and about 15 feet of draft, each had a lead ballast keel of more than 50 tons. They were luxurious and they were fast. Both were weatherly and excellent in light airs. With a good deck gang, the two schooners handled well, and unlike some of their cousins, tacked easily.
The Ramona set a record in the Transpac race some years prior to our ownership, logging some 367 nautical miles in 24 hours. The Le Voyageur, under her previous name, Mariette, was the only schooner other than the famed Bluenose to beat the great American challenger Gertrude L. Thebaud (1930). Much later, I was her captain for a time.
The two schooners, although 100 percent alike in hull shape, tonnage, rudder and ballast, had different rigs. The Ramona was gaff rigged, and the Le Voyageur, Marconi. Ramona's gaff rig was slightly larger in total square footage, and her main was bigger. The Voyageur's fisherman topsail, which flew above the main staysail, was much larger than the Ramona's. The Voyageur's larger balloon jib also was bigger than the Ramona's traditional jib topsail.
Every year before the start of the winter charter season, the two schooners would be anchored at their homeport of Marigot Bay, St. Lucia, and my father and another captain would select and train their crews for the upcoming season. This involved a number of training days up and down the coast. What better way to put a shine on a new gang than to let them race? And race, we did.
Dawn saw us up and getting ready for sea, laying out the running rigging and hoisting boats. Ties were taken out of topsails, and twine stops were put in the fisherman. We closed all portholes, and then the two skippers would give the order, with a small circular motion of their fingers, to heave anchor.
The Ramona and Le Voyageur would round up to set sail in the lee of the island. They were an awesome sight, these tall-sparred ocean Valkyries sailing close-hauled under full sail to the north and then running downwind to the west of the island. I was lucky enough to sail on both schooners over the training periods. It was a thrill on those balmy island days to be aboard two of the finest schooners ever to grace the brisk trade winds.
We raced the two schooners a number of times to the west of St. Lucia and into the Martinique channel. We compared them on all points, running, off-reaching and close-hauled. Although the results were slightly in Ramona's favor, the schooners were a close match, with neither taking a big lead. The gaff-rigged Ramona did better on any point reaching or off the wind, while the Marconi-rigged Voyageur seemed to point a bit higher and was able to hold her speed a little closer to the wind. My recollection is that the Ramona was slightly ahead more of the time.
The surprise came when the skippers changed ships one day. My father, who had been sailing the Ramona, took the Voyageur and gave Ramona to the younger captain, Joel Dressel, who had been sailing the Voyageur. The Voyageur did better on that day. It was clear that the performance of two closely matched schooners depended on the skill and experience of the skipper.
Although I did not realize it back then, it was the only time that these two lovely Nathanael Greene Herreshoff sisters would ever test each other in the warm waters of the West Indies. I was truly a fortunate young fellow to have been a part of it.
This article originally appeared in the October 2018 issue. More stories by Capt. Boudreau can be found at Soundings and Where The Tradewinds Blow


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Cardiac rehabilitation
Cardiac rehabilitation is a programme that supports your recovery and ongoing wellbeing after a heart event or heart disease diagnosis. It reduces your risk of future heart events and improves your quality of life. Find out how and where to access it.
Cardiac rehabilitation (cardiac rehab) is a programme of education, training and support for people who have had a heart event and their family/whānau and support people.
What are the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation?
Cardiac rehabilitation will:
- Reduce the likelihood of readmission following your surgery or heart event
- Lower your risk of future heart events
- Improve your quality of life
The main aim is to get you back to as full a life as possible by promoting your health and keeping you well after you leave hospital.
Who is cardiac rehabilitation for?
Cardiac rehab can be beneficial if you:
- Have had a heart attack
- Have had coronary angioplasty (stent)
- Have had coronary bypass surgery or another type of heart surgery
- Have stable heart failure
Cardiac rehabilitation can also help people who have other heart conditions such as angina, cardiomyopathy and congenital heart disease.
When should I start cardiac rehabilitation?
Ideally you should start your cardiac rehabilitation within a few weeks of your discharge from hospital. But even if you're some time past that, cardiac rehabilitation will still be of benefit. It's never too late to start.
How do I access cardiac rehabilitation?
You may have received information about cardiac rehab from a cardiac nurse specialist during your stay in hospital. A nurse may call once you're home to explain what cardiac rehabilitation is and how you can access it in your area.
You can also ask your doctor about it at your first follow-up GP or cardiac outpatient appointment.
What do I do if no-one contacts me?
If nobody has contacted you or discussed cardiac rehabilitation with you after four to six weeks of discharge, it is important you follow it up. In the first instance contact your GP for help or contact the cardiology department at the hospital. If you are still having trouble accessing rehabilitation in your area you can contact us.
You can find contact details for your local hospital cardiac rehabilitation in our Heart Help Directory.
What should I expect at cardiac rehabilitation?
The information covered in cardiac rehabilitation is likely to include the following topics.
- Exercise that can be done in the group and at home
- Returning to your normal activities
- Nutrition, healthy eating and other lifestyle changes
- Mental wellbeing and social support
- Ways to reduce your risk of a subsequent event.
The way in which cardiac rehabilitation is provided varies around the country. In some areas it is a one day workshop, in other areas it may be a number of sessions over three to four weeks. In some, more remote parts of the country, it is provided as a one-to-one service. Unfortunately in some parts of the country, people currently have no access to cardiac rehabilitation. If this is the case, discuss your approach to exercise and nutrition with your GP.
You may hear people talk about different phases of cardiac rehabilitation. Phase one is the information you will receive from your care team in hospital. Phase two is the programme outlined above which should occur soon after hospital discharge.
What do I do once I've finished cardiac rehabilitation?
Heart disease is a lifelong condition, so once you have completed your cardiac rehabilitation sessions with the hospital, it's important you continue with lifestyle changes and medication to keep you well and reduce your risk of future events. This long term approach to exercise and lifestyle changes is considered Phase three of cardiac rehabilitation.
Lots of people find it helpful to join a community cardiac support group. You can find your closest local cardiac support in our Heart Help Directory.


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I was first introduced to this recipe when a dear friend brought it for us after Dalton was born. Not only is it heavenly, but it's super simple to make. This busy momma loves easy recipes!
My OCD kicked in when the recipe said to divide the meat mixture into six patties. After all, they have to be perfectly even, right?
Leaving the mixture in the bowl made it much easier to evenly divide. It worked quite well, if I do say so myself!
For some reason I had in my head that the patties needed to be in a ball shape instead of round and flat. Let's just say that had they been, the browning process would have been a lot easier and my patties would have been much prettier. Oh well, at least they tasted fabulous. Live and learn!
Although I haven't tried it yet, I bet this recipe would freeze well because one recipe definitely made more than enough for one meal for the two of us!
Funny story – I had never heard of Beef Consomme before this recipe. So, when I went to the store I had no clue where to even look. With such a fancy name I figured it would be with the specialty foods. When I didn't find it there I briefly perused the canned soup aisle. Obviously not good enough because I left empty handed.
Let's just say that I felt like an idiot when I asked my friend where to find it and she said with the other canned soups. (Shaking my head at myself.)
Salisbury Steak
1/3 cup Bread Crumbs
1 1/2 lbs Ground Beef
2 Eggs
1/2 cup Chopped Onion
Cooking Spray
8 oz Mushrooms
1 can Beef Consommé, divided
1 can Golden Mushroom Soup
1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper
2 teaspoons Cornstarch
- Combine bread crumbs, beef, egg, and onion in a bowl. Shape into 6 (1/2-inch-thick) patties.
- Coat a large skillet with cooking spray. Add the patties, cooking over medium-high heat for 5 minutes on each side, or until browned. Transfer patties to a platter, and keep warm.
- Place mushrooms in the skillet and saute 2 minutes. Add beef consommé (reserving 1 tablespoon), mushroom soup and pepper; stir well to combine.
- Return the patties back to the skillet, bringing the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 20 minutes.
- Combine the cornstarch and reserved 1 tablespoon of consommé in a small bowl. Stir with a whisk to remove any clumps and add to the skillet. Cook 1 minute or until sauce is thickened.
Note: My sauce didn't get as thick as when my friend made it for me. I could have added even more of the cornstarch mixture to thicken it up, but I guess I was too hungry because I didn't.


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Terry and her friends give Christy Marks the warm oil treatment in a manner that's reminiscent of an earlier classic also starring Lorna: On Location Key Largo. In that movie, Chloe Vevrier was the recipient of a similar hands-on oiling by her housemates in Florida. Christy was the youngest of the Big Boob Paradise group at 18, and 18-year-olds tend to be very horny. She's also the one most likely to lay back and spread her legs just for the sake of spreading her legs. The best thing about Eleuthera for Christy? Everything else. Being in The Bahamas for the first time. Being around so many people that she quickly grew very attached to. Becoming friends, if only for a short time, with Lorna, Gianna, Terry and Angela.
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As Deputy Chairman of Persis Holdings and previously President of Wesbild Holdings from 1998 to 2008, Randy has brought vision to our organization for over 20 years.
A lawyer by training but also holding a Bachelor of Commerce, Randy practiced for many years as Senior Tax Partner with Borden Ladner Gervais in Vancouver. He is currently the Chair of UBC Properties Trust, as well as a member of both the Belkorp Industries Board and The Fuller Group of Companies Advisory Council. Randy is also President of the Morningside Homeowners' Association and Chair of Big Sky Golf Club. His past board affiliations include Future Shop, the Coquitlam Builders' Trust, Collingwood School, the Urban Development Institute and British Columbia Building Corporation. He is a past Governor of the Canadian Tax Foundation and for several years was an adjunct professor at UBC Law School.


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My bad!
I totally forgot that this week was one of my weeks to create with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. In my defense I have been very busy creating, cutting, sorting, counting, re counting, double checking and finalizing all the details for my upcoming Christmas Card Workshops. These workshops are huge in that my crafting friends are creating 20 cards (2 each of 10 designs) that I have designed and pre-cut, etc. for them. Some of my regular crafters call this annual workshop our yearly epic event and they do work hard!
Three of the cards for this years workshop are from CTMH's White Pines Cardmaking Workshop on the go. I like to use the WOTG's as a starting point and of course I love that I can make the cards cards my own... some years I change the cards a lot and other years not so much. This year, not so much.
|CTMH's White Pines WOTG Samples
I re created this card with just a few extra's, instead of stapling the Fern Extra Thick Twine, I knotted it. I also added one of the little Kraft Paper Birds from the White Pines Complements. To finish off the cards I added a few bitty spakes and a few of the Red Enamel Gems.
For this card I switched out the Cranberry Cardstock and Ink for Ruby. I dry embossed the ruby cardstock with the stripes Embossing Folder. I also made the White Daisy and Fern (new colour!) cardstock pieces smaller as they just seemed to big to me and it also allowed me to add a few of the Kraft Snowflakes from the White Pines Complements.
For this card I switched out the Fern and Cranberry Cardstock and for Olive (retired colour) and Pomegranate (new colour)! I heavily sponge ink distressed the white daisy base and cardstock with Champagne ink to give it a more antique look and decided to leave off the Fern Extra Thick Twine. I also added a few larger sparkles and a dark red Enamel Gem to my star.
Thank you for stopping by and I truly appreciate your comments.
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The week of May 14th is National Bike to Work week, which can stir up a lot feel good feelings. The wind in your hair, cruising down the street, letting all of your inhibitions go. It just makes you feel like a kid again! TCL Reporter Kelli Hanson found a business that embraces two wheels all year long. Kelli introduces us to Handsome Cycles, a company that wants to revolutionize the way we get around.
Handsome Cycles began back in 2008, when two friends took what they knew and loved about bikes and created their own. Now Handsome Cycles is doing custom builds, down to the color of the frame for people all over the country. This year though they're taking it one step further. Handsome Cycles now has a mobile bike repair shop that you'll see popping up all over the Twin Cities.
Handsome Cycles is celebrating Bike to Work week with a pop-up bike shop on Thursday, May 17th, at Bauhaus Brew Labs. Click here for more information. You can also find their Mobile Bike Shop on Friday, May 18th and May 25th, at the Kimpton Grand Hotel in Minneapolis.
Handsome Cycles is taking their brand on the road, teaming up with Sota Clothing and hosting the first Minnesota Mobile Market, May 18th-20th at Sociable Ciderwerks in Minneapolis. Click here for more information.


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With the current heat wave and drought in the nation, there seems to be an opportunity to not only make money, but to serve the nation.
It's said that corn fed beef is going to cost more. That brings up two points.
- We may not have ability to grow the glut of corn which the mid-west has turned out for a century, but then again our soil is not depleted of the nutrients which corn needs (the problem w/ corporate farming methods) and what we'd grow would be more nutritious, with less synthetic and therefore more damage from runoff into streams, lakes and the ocean.
- Therefore, there is a plentiful amount of food potential here because of the intensive rain in the Pacific Northwest and therefore not only an opportunity to sustain a viable food product and make money, but a way for American farmers to serve the needs of our nation. Don't waste land – plant!
- Is there an empty field nearby? Then the owner or someone who rents it has an opportunity. Who knows if this heat wave, drought, and threatening dust bowl will last more than a year.


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Amesbury, MA. — January 22nd, 2019 — With less than one week to go, the countdown to the kick off of the 2019 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and Michelin Pilot Challenge season has gone from weeks to just days away, set to make a big debut on NBC Sports Network.
The poised team of Turner Motorsport is geared up with drivers, crew and sponsors focused on the 57th running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona with the return of the white, red and blue LIQUI Moly No. 96 BMW M6 GT3.
Similar to past years, the seven-time Championship winning BMW team's GTD class driver lineup includes some familiar faces as well as some of the best BMW works drivers in the world. All four drivers are very familiar with the Turner team as well as the BMW M6 GT3 which will enter it's fourth year of competition.
Veterans Bill Auberlen and Jens Klingmann will be joined by Dillon Machavern and Robby Foley to round out a very strong and experienced driver team ready to do battle against the 22 other GTD entries for 24 hours on the 3.56-mile 12-turn road course at Daytona International Speedway.
Klingmann returns for his fourth straight year with Turner at Daytona while Auberlen returns for the first appearance with Turner since 2013 after more than a decade running with the team. Both Machavern and Foley are set to make their first Rolex 24 run with the Turner team after successful appearances during the 2018 regular season.
In addition to the super-star driver lineup, the Turner Motorsport team welcomes their rock-solid team of new and returning partners for 2019 including H&R Springs, LIQUI Moly, Hilliard, Pagid, Sachs, Hengst, Sonax, Sparco and Ohlins.
Turner Motorsport will be racing back to back beginning on Friday with the Michelin Pilot Challenge GS class BMW M4 GT4 driven by the history making father-daughter combo of Bruce and Sydney McKee teamed up with Robby Foley for the 4-hour BMW Endurance Challenge. The Turner trio will look to compete against the record breaking 35-car GS field.
The on-track action will begin on Thursday January 24th with practice for both the GS class as well as the GTD class. Stay tuned and visit IMSA.com for all the up to date timing and scoring as well as live feeds. Turner Motorsport social media will also be following all the action via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
The BMW Endurance Challenge of the Michelin Pilot Challenge is scheduled to take the green flag on Friday at 12:05pm ET and will be televised on NBC Sports Network on Wednesday February 6th at 1:00pm.
The Rolex 24 at Daytona will be covered LIVE on television from flag to flag by NBC Sports Network beginning at 2pm ET on Saturday January 26th. You can also visit IMSA.com for driver onboard cameras and live timing and scoring throughout the race.
Will Turner
"Our team is poised for a strong start to 2019 in both the GTD and GS races, we are excited to be back in both classes. This will be our tenth running of the Rolex 24, in that time, the race has changed a lot. What was once an endurance race that was won by the cars that proved to be most reliable… has turned into a long sprint race because today's GTD cars are super reliable. Ultimately the race will be most likely be won by the car that has the best balance of performance package for Daytona. Daytona is a track where the cars are at full throttle for more than ¾ of the lap and the straight away (oval) is so long that lap times are determined mostly by acceleration and top speed."
Bill Auberlen
"I cannot tell you how great it is to be back with this team for such a huge event. This is Turner Motorsport's tenth shot at the Rolex 24 at Daytona so I think its about time we take that checkered flag with the lead. I want to thank BMW for allowing me this opportunity to race the Turner BMW this season and a shot to record two more wins to tie the most winning sportscar driver in North America."
Jens Klingmann
"Starting off the season with a highlight – the Rolex 24 at Daytona. It feels amazing to be back with Turner Motorsport after one year of abstinence. We set ourselves a clear target to win the GTD class in one of the most iconic races in the world. It's a tough challenge twice around the clock and to finish first you first must finish. The motivation within the #96 crew is extremely high and our BMW M6 GTD is in the best possible condition. I feel like we've got a competitive package together."
Robby Foley
"Really excited for the opportunity to take on the Rolex 24 this weekend. From a very young age I dreamed about competing in this race, one of the biggest in the world. This will be my second Rolex 24 and relative to last year I feel a bit more at ease, but there are still nerves when preparing for an event of this caliber. The team is seasoned and has been preparing day and night to give us the best chance possible. We've got a strong driver lineup, it's a privilege to drive with such talented guys. We'll be pushing hard for 24 hours, trying to stay out of trouble, all to be there at the end when it counts."
Dillon Machavern
"I'd say I'm excited, but I am not sure that does a good enough job explaining how I feel this week. The combination of driver lineup, our BMW, the Turner Motorsport team and of course strategy should allow us to be competitive throughout the entire 24-hour long race. I'm looking to stay concentrated on my part and rely on my solid team mates to bring the rest together and hope we are leading at the end."
Sydney McKee
"I am equally excited and anxious for our IMSA debut at Daytona in only a matter of days. Above all, I'm excited for the chance to compete with such a veteran team in Turner Motorsport, alongside my Dad and my friend and coach, Robby Foley."
Bruce McKee
"We are trying to keep our nerves and our excitement in check as we approach our inaugural IMSA race at Daytona. We are so fortunate to be teamed with Robby Foley and the Turner Motorsport team to guide us on this journey. TMS has provided us with a fantastic car that will fortunately or unfortunately squarely show how we measure as drivers in a highly competitive field."
Stay connected. Follow us on Facebook & Twitter to get up to the minute updates from the race track.
Turner Motorsport is the leading BMW tuner in North America, bringing technology and expertise from the racetrack to the street for over two decades. Since 1993 the Turner Motorsport Team has competed in over 380 professional races, winning seven professional racing championships in four different series since 2003. The most recent being the 2014 Team Championship in the GTD-class of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship. Their success is passed into every component that Turner Motorsport designs and sells through their comprehensive website and performance showroom. Our Race Team, R&D Engineers and Sales Team work together, ensuring practical knowledge and state-of-the-art engineering flow in both directions. Few companies in North America can claim such a close relationship to what they sell and what they race.
Jan. 4-6
|Roar Before The Rolex 24 At Daytona
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Florida
3-day test
|Jan. 24-27
|Rolex 24 At Daytona
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Florida
24 hours
|March 13-16
|Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring
Sebring International Raceway
Sebring, Florida
12 hours
|May 3-5
|Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Lexington, Ohio
2 hours, 40 minutes
|May 31-June 1
|Chevrolet Detroit Belle Island Grand Prix
Detroit, Michigan*
|DPi/LMP2 (GTD Sprint Cup)
100 minutes
|June 28-30
|Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen
Watkins Glen, New York
6 hours
|July 5-7
|Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
2 hours, 40 minutes
|July 19-20
|Northeast Grand Prix
Lakeville, Connecticut
2 hours, 40 minutes
|Aug. 2-4
|Road America
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
2 hours, 40 minutes
|Aug. 23-25
|VIRginia International Raceway
Danville, Virginia
2 hours, 40 minutes
|Sept. 13-15
|WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
Monterey, California
2 hours, 40 minutes
|Oct. 10-12
|Petit Le Mans
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That recipe didn't mention what sauce to pair with the gnocchi, though, so I turned to Google for some inspiration. The first hit for a search for "sweet potato gnocchi" was Giada's "Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Maple Cinnamon Sage Brown Butter". Can you say yum?
makes 3-4 servings
1 lb. sweet potatoes (about 2)
Salt and pepper
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup butter
15 fresh sage leaves
2 teaspoons maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 dash nutmeg
Start boiling a pot of water.
Peel the sweet potatoes and cut into small 1" chunks. Place in a microwaveable bowl with a little water and cover. Microwave for five minutes or until the sweet potatoes are done. Drain, season with salt and pepper, and mash with a fork.
Add about a half cup of the flour and stir. Continue adding the flour in small increments until you get a dough that you can handle. You want to add as little flour as possible to keep the gnocchi from being too dense. Pinch off a small piece and drop into boiling water to make sure it will keep its shape.
Place the dough onto a floured counter top (or cutting board). Divide in half and roll each piece into a 1/2 inch wide snake. Cut the dough into 1 inch long pieces and roll over the tines of a fork. Place shaped pieces onto a floured plate without them touching one another.
Cook the gnocchi in the boiling water in batches. You don't want there to be more gnocchi in the pot than can cover the surface of the water. The gnocchi is done about a minute after it starts floating.
While the gnocchi is cooking, melt the butter in a separate small saucepan. Once it is melted, add the sage leaves and continue to cook until the milk solids in the butter have browned. Remove from heat and add the maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt to taste.
Toss the cooked gnocchi with the browned butter sauce and serve hot.
Leftovers can be refrigerated and pan-fried the next day for a slightly different texture.
I found dough could be quite sticky and gluey before I finally added enough flour for it to be workable. In hindsight, I probably should have drained the potatoes better before adding the dough. While this gnocchi was considerably heavier than the ricotta gnocchi I had made before, it was still a lot lighter than say, the big, thick Shanghainese and Korean rice cakes. The gnocchi itself didn't have much flavor, but the brown butter sauce more than made up for that. I really liked how the sage and maple syrup brought out the flavor of the sweet potatoes. What kind of surprised me was that I actually wanted to add a little more black pepper to this dish even though I normally don't really like black pepper.
I had some leftovers, which I pan-fried in the butter sauce (no additional oil needs to be added), although I removed most of the sage first and added it back in when the gnocchi was almost done so that it didn't burn. While I did like the light crispiness the pan-frying added to the gnocchi, I think it was better overall when it was fresh.
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Following a difficult start to the season and constant tinkering of tactics, Brendan Rodgers seems to have settled on a 3-4-2-1 system. The change is paying off and since the switch, his team have put in top four worthy performances each week. There were positive signs against Manchester United, but David de Gea turned a potentially embarrassing loss into a comfortable victory. Liverpool also dominated the match against Arsenal, but were only able to secure a draw.
The major difference that came in the 4-1 win against Swansea was Liverpool's style of build-up. Against an Arsenal midfield of Flamini, Cazorla and Oxlade-Chamberlain, the Reds were able to dominate the central zones. The Swansea match saw Rodgers gradually relinquish control of the centre of the pitch in favour of regular 3v2 superiority down each flank.
The initial shapes of each team, when Liverpool's central defenders had the ball
Build-up bypasses the unfamiliar Henderson
Liverpool started the match with a large amount of ball possession, which comprised primarily of stagnant sideways circulation between the three central defenders. This was because of a lack of central passing options, partially due to a lack of build-up intelligence from Jordan Henderson.
As Swansea's defensive shape in initial Liverpool build-up was a 4-4-2, Henderson and Lucas were marked by the two Swansea forwards, leaving all three of the central defenders free. This meant that in order to receive the ball, the central midfielders had to lose their man and find a suitable passing angle — something Henderson found difficult. More experienced in a deeper lying role, Lucas Leiva would drop between central defenders or into the unoccupied full-back zone to receive the ball and create space in the centre of the pitch. This would also encourage one of the central defenders to push on and confuse the Swansea forwards. Henderson was rarely able to replicate this and Liverpool struggled to penetrate centrally.
The best build-up is no build-up
With two players in the centre of midfield whose strengths lie in other areas, Liverpool often found the most efficient way to build play was to bypass their central midfield altogether.
Initially playing on the right side of the pivot, Lucas was also able to link up well with Emre Can and Martin Skrtel. One such example came when Lucas was being closely man-marked by Gylfi Sigurdsson; the Brazilian drifts away from the play, creating a central passing lane straight from Liverpool's deepest player to their most advanced.
Lucas drags Sigurdsson away from the central zone, and Leon Britton follows, presumably expecting the ball to be passed to Emre Can
Once Sterling receives the ball, there is a major dilemma for Swansea. Given he is forty yards away from goal, it seems wise for the central defenders to wait for Britton to recover position. But Sterling is one of the quickest players in the league over ten yards, meaning he could reach top speed before being closed down. Given Neil Taylor must stay wide due to Liverpool's wingback stretching the pitch, Ashley Williams would have to defend Sterling 1v1. Not good.
In this case, Britton recovers well and Sterling holds the ball before recycling wide after Nathan Dyer loses Alberto Moreno. A good cross from the Spaniard almost leads to a goal for Liverpool as Sterling continues his run, shooting straight at the keeper. Sterling doesn't drop off into this attacking midfield zone as much as he should, and often receives the ball back-to-goal with Fernandez marking him tightly.
Aside from direct central passes, the outside central defenders were also easily able to penetrate Swansea's 4-4-2 shape. In Emre Can and Mamadou Sakho, Liverpool had two of their best 'laser' passers in these positions. This means they were able to fire very quick passes into the feet of either the wingback or the attacking midfielder, using the position of Swansea's winger as their reference point.
Due to Dyer blocking the passing lane to Coutinho, Sakho passes to Moreno
Once Moreno receives the ball from Sakho, a 2v1 is created. Moreno can pass to Coutinho, or dribble down the line himself and put a cross in. Even better is when the Brazilian makes a run between Swansea's RCB and RB; this draws the attention of the RB and creates a huge pocket of space for Moreno to dribble into. Shelvey is so late to cover that it actually leads to Leon Britton getting there before him, who has to leave his own man.
Britton's man, Lallana, finds a simple ball to Henderson in space. Having continued his run infield, Moreno is able to apply the finish from the cross. All created from wing superiority and some unselfish movement from Coutinho.
Once the outer central defenders drifted wide and created passing angles for themselves, it was vital for one of Swansea's deep midfielders to come across and restore numerical equality. But this happened very rarely, particularly on Shelvey's side, where Moreno and Coutinho exploited the space well. Liverpool continued to focus their attacks down this side, and it paid off.
The above example shows Moreno receiving the ball, but the more common pass from Sakho was to Coutinho in the halfspace. None of the four players that encircled Coutinho knew whose job it was to pick him up and allowing him to receive the ball in 5yards+ of space in the final third is always dangerous.
Eventually it was Ashley Richards, Swansea's right back, who was brought off at half-time. Garry Monk then went on to praise Jonjo Shelvey's performance in his post-match interview when it was Shelvey who created an almost impossible situation for the inexperienced Richards.
Tactical changes from Rodgers suggests improved game management
As the game went on, Liverpool seemed to become more aware of their advantages.
Despite starting with superior possession numbers, they slowly conceded control of the ball in favour of repeated direct passes through the midfield. Jordan Henderson appears to abandon any pretence of being a build-up player, and this contributes massively to Liverpool's final third play. Instead of being shackled to a holding midfield role, Henderson pushes forward into a free role and Liverpool play with one holding midfielder covering the whole of that horizontal zone.
First half touches of Henderson & Lucas against their second half equivalents
From a previously rigid set of clearly defined left/right roles, Rodgers switched things up at half-time. It remains to be seen whether this was because of Henderson's lack of impact in the initial phases, but it certainly helped Liverpool's offense. Henderson drifted around the pitch as the free man, creating numerical superiority in a number of scenarios. It's no surprise that Henderson made a point of praising Rodgers' tactics post-match as Swansea had no answer and Liverpool found central penetration easy in the 25 minutes after half-time.
From a tactical stand-point, the change represented a shift back to Rodgers' 2013-14 mentality. Swansea were able to score on the break but Liverpool's offense was so overwhelming they were always going to have a strong chance of winning. It also played into Henderson's strengths — he's not a deep or holding midfielder, and is at his best when his role is based on constant movement rather than positioning. His edge as a top-level player is his energy and final third movement; neither of these facets of his game were being utilised in the early stages.
The high press from Henderson & Lucas goes some way towards nullifying the potential weakness defensively. Lallana also does some excellent work in dropping into the midfield to press the ball-player and limit the speed of Swansea counter attacks. Against a team more potent in attacking transitions, this approach may not be possible.
Emre Can stepping into midfield
Despite coming on at half-time in the previous game at centre back, Rodgers' decision to use Can in the back three caused quite a stir prior to kick-off. But the German was calm & collected in defense, and efficient in possession. Much like Sakho on the left, Can's technical ability was key to Liverpool's dominance of the flanks.
One tactical aspect that was underutilised by Liverpool was Can's ability to step into midfield. He did this several times, but the circulation from Sakho to Skrtel to Can was usually not quick enough and Swansea were able to reset.
Circulation is quicker than usual from Sakho & Skrtel, meaning Sigurdsson doesn't slide across in time and Can has room to move into
Once Can steps into the space, surprising Sigurdsson with the positive intention, he has several passing options. The ideal in this scenario would've been a hard pass into Lallana for a first time flick down the wing to Manquillo, but Can plays it into Sterling and the move breaks down. Regardless of the result, the passing options available suggest that this is a strategy Liverpool should pursue more often.
Even if Can is sloppy on the ball and loses possession, Liverpool are adequately positioned for a defensive transition. Bony is 2v1 against the other two central defenders and Lucas positions himself behind Can to cover the space. Allowing Can more freedom in this role could be vital in helping the Reds control the centre of midfield, given he is more comfortable on the ball than Lucas.
Adapting: loss of shock factor
All future opposition have now seen Rodgers' willingness to utilise the wings, even at the cost of controlling the game. Relatively inexperienced manager Garry Monk was unable to find the answers within the match, but future opponents will be able to prepare more adequately. There are still glaring holes for the opposition to exploit, particularly if Rodgers continues with the Henderson-Lucas double pivot.
In big games, losing control of the central areas can be disastrous. It is yet to be seen whether this approach is Rodgers' preference, or merely because Swansea are far stronger at defending centrally. This question should be answered against Leicester, a team who really struggle to prevent midfield penetration despite the presence of Cambiasso. Their strength lies on the wings, meaning Alberto Moreno is unlikely to have so much space.
This should not be a problem. As illustrated earlier, when the outside central defenders receive the ball, they merely have to use the attacking midfield passing option more often. If the wingbacks hug the touchline, then whoever plays in the attacking midfield roles will find lots of room in the halfspace for direct passes from Can and Sakho.
All it needs for Liverpool is a good transfer window and this approach could be vastly improved. If Rodgers wishes to control the game with this shape then none of his current central midfield combinations are adequate. Jordan Henderson was excellent when unleashed in the second half, but this tactical anarchy is often not possible. Liverpool need a player capable of building play through the central areas but also providing a solid defensive platform. As it stands, the only deep midfielder Liverpool have who is effective at building play is Joe Allen, who could provide a potentially reasonable alternative to any transfer. But when the likes of Axel Witsel are on the market at discount prices, maybe it's worth a go?


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OK, if you can do that, I'm gonna tell my snot story.
Yes, this definitely deserves the "scary shit" label.ReplyDelete
My husband and I both have swallowing disorders, but my husband's is much worse. His epiglottis and glottis have paralysis and he aspirates often and gets pneumonia. Been through so many tests. Go here go there. ENT says he stops after the vocal cords and gastro goes from there all the way down. My husband is having his throat stretched Friday and new feeding tube (Mickey) put in. Hope yours all goes well. They do those swallowing tests with different things. Hubby needs crisp things.ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm not worried about the wacky spasms because I can breathe just fine through those plus I've learned how to minimize it...thoughtful eating, swallow while looking down. it usually happens when I'm socializing and eating but not always and it can be set off by crisp things but also cooked oatmeal did it once and spicy stuff can do it too. it's the not being able to breathe spasm that I would like to understand. the ENT did say, when I asked, that in 90% of the times if I passed out whatever muscle would relax and I would be able to breathe again. maybe next time I'll just pass out instead of fighting through it to get back to full breathing. I've never aspirated enough (or at all?) to get pneumonia, one of the reason the speech therapist doesn't think I'm actually aspirating/choking.Delete
Speech language person has exercises you can do. My husband won't do them. The breathing spasm thing is a mystery. That must be a scary time.Delete
How bizarre. And it just goes to show once again that we are all so different and that sometimes there are just no real answers.ReplyDelete
You've been very brave. You really have.
There are things about the human body that simply aren't understood -- or are only partially understood, at best. It does sound as though you're getting the good going-over you deserve, and I hope some answers come. It must be distressing to have to pay such close attention to things that we mostly take for granted. Who sits around and thinks about swallowing? Well, you do. I hope the day comes sooner than later that you can stop having to pay such close attention. It has to be anxiety producing.ReplyDelete
Sounds like quite an ordeal. i hope they find out what's wrong and can provide an easy solution.ReplyDelete
I'm so glad you're getting this checked out! I periodically have trouble swallowing food - it just seems to get stuck partway down & I can feel it slowly, painfully, making it's way down my esophagus. SUPER annoying! Mostly happens with chicken or beef. I'm thinking of becoming a vegetarian.ReplyDelete
I sure hope you can get to the bottom of this and put an end to whatever is happening. It must be so distressing for you and your family. Our bodies deceive us in the weirdest ways.ReplyDelete
been there done that, fun to watch.hope they decide a fixReplyDelete


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- Acciona Energia (Spain)
- Building Energy Development Africa (Italy) & H1 Holdings (South Africa)
- Sky Power Global (Cayman Islands) & Enerparc Projects (Germany)
- ContourGlobal (Cayman Islands)
Readers may remember ContourGlobal as the New York-based company that purchased the three hydro plants in Syunik marz (province) composing the Vorotan Cascade in 2015.
The tender process will continue through 2018, at which time the successful candidate to design, finance, build, own, and operate the new plant will be chosen based on price competitiveness. Financing up to $60 million is being made available by The World Bank as part of an initiative to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.
The project is referred to as Masrik-1, after the village of Mets Masrik, near Vardenis, where it is to be located. It is envisioned as the first and largest of six solar plants to be procured by R2E2. Although it will be the first utility-scale solar plant in Armenia, smaller roof-top installations have gained popularity in recent years. The American University of Armenia hosts both photovoltaic panels that generate electricity, as well as solar water heating panels that directly and efficiently heat water, offsetting natural gas demand.
For a country with no oil reserves and an aging nuclear plant, new investment in renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and hydro plants is of strategic importance to ensure long-term energy self-sufficiency.


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By the time you are worried about programme delivery assurance, it is probably too late. Pre-planning is the key to managing risk, proactively and effectively.
Working with a client who was worried about their delivery, I was surprised when they considered whether it was time for delivery assurance – as if it was a technique to be used as a last resort, when all other avenues had failed. Assurance is a key tool for managing delivery risk, or perhaps for correcting the course; it is not a rescue tool. One of the first things to ask, as a programme is mobilised, is whether there is merit in assurance, and how and when that assurance should occur. Arguably, the question ought not to be, 'do we need it', but rather 'why wouldn't we have it'?
Project Delivery Assurance is a tool to help you deliver more successfully, and at a lower total cost.
We often hear that "most change programmes and transformations fail to deliver on their ambition". Delivery assurance is increasingly used as a tool to help manage that failure risk, by taking a proactive view of areas of potential concern and risk, thereby helping business leaders steer the programme and support decision making, pre-empting potential failure. The decision to include delivery assurance for a programme is usually driven by three concerns:
- the change is something that is generically high risk, or that the organisation has struggled with before – this concern usually occurs in advance, during the mobilisation of a high-risk programme, and is often prompted by prior awareness, experience, insight or advice;
- delivery KPIs are drifting out of tolerance – assurance can provide insight into the things that need to be done to 'course correct';
- a double-check is required – experienced leaders may feel things are 'not quite right', and want another opinion, perhaps on a specific area of focus, before things go drastically off track.
Assurance should be structured and rigorous, but not onerous
Depending on the nature of your portfolio and the level of risk within it, assurance might comprise:
- a standing service, to manage many high-risk activities;
- a programme of regular health-checks, calling in expertise from elsewhere in the organisation, and/or independent outsiders when needed;
- interventional assurance only, when lower risk delivery activities start to present a higher risk than expected.
The choice of assurance approach should ideally be a strategic risk-based decision – rather than at the whim of individual sponsors or delivery teams. Assuring against failure where the cost of such failure is low is perhaps not as good an investment as assuring a project where the consequences would be more damaging.
What we expect to see for any assurance activity is that:
- there is clarity on why the assurance is being conducted and what is to be assured;
- costs are pre-estimated and built in (except of course for unexpected interventions – although they may be part of a wider risk mitigation budget);
- there is clarity on the skill and experience required for the review – and whether it can be found internally or externally. Often, the best solution will be a composite.
In conducting any individual review, we expect to see:
- clarity on who the review is for;
- correct timing of the review, so that action can be taken to mitigate risks before they arise;
- diligent review and evidence, leading to a principle of moving to action fast;
- an assumption that follow-up deep dives may be needed, following shorter reviews or health-checks.
Investing in Assurance should be seen in a positive light
Assurance can sometimes be though of as a negative activity, with outsiders snooping around a team that is too busy to waste time explaining everything from scratch. At Project One we encourage organisations to approach assurance with the philosophy that the review activity should be:
- non-prescriptive, focussing on what matters most each time – not box-ticking;
- conducted at the right level – deep enough to be evidence-based, but not turning over every stone unnecessarily;
- as short as possible, by focussing on what matters most and using effective, experienced reviewers; and,
- most of all, collaborative – the value must come from the teams/organisation agreeing to take necessary additional actions. Ideally, insight should be shared during the review activity, not just presented as a 'dumped' final report.
Assurance should be seen as helping delivery, not as a threat to the individuals leading and engaged in that delivery.
Whilst every organisation's portfolio will be different, the thought process for identifying what might need assurance, deciding on how to structure that assurance, and the approach to assurance, should be similar. All structured and presented in a way that makes it clear that project delivery assurance is a tool to make success more likely.
At Project One, we often get called in to clients to fix failure, just past the point at which assurance might have delivered cheaper, more effective interventions, and avoided more damaging consequences. It is usually easier, and far less expensive, to prevent a fire than it is to put it out!
Are fire alarms are going off? Is the leadership team starting to have significant worries? Are you concerned about delivery, but hoping that issues will just resolve themselves? Or are you embarking on a high-risk transformation, with no overt assurance strategy? Talk to us first.


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They stood outside William Burke, the snow starting to fall, Bobby's chill just beginning, a sneeze, perhaps the start of the sniffles. "Hey Poe", he whispered to his taller friend, the shadows from the barren trees scattering the landscape around them. "What happens after Halloween"? Edgar, studied his discolored leather boots for a few seconds. Finally his delicate hand found its way upward, shading his grey eyes, the departing sun turning them into late night embers…………..
"When Halloween's over, and the streets have shut down, and all is past midnight, at three there's a sound. The point of a boot that tenders one's ear, and makes hope wonder if grace has drawn near, and all saints are willing to rise from lost mist, to break bread with Jesus and see what they missed. Upon stolen scion from some witches tree, that wood of all centuries, that cursed and diseased. What shadow does roll, antithesis of flame, that's colder and darker, on Lucifer's bane. Hath reason a wonder to seek dawn so clear, when motive is austere to keep pain and fear. The heel of the boot now in middle it strikes, the night is not over, the suns not in sight.
Whispering sentences, long tailing words, of tokens lost innocence, a slice of two thirds. The wearer of boots now, his name can't be heard, he comes howling silence for the final third. A mystery of puzzles, of black feathered birds, to come for the soulless to gather the herd. What now a shutter that breaks against glass, that disturbs this silence in darkness at last, a wink from one dark eye, a bending of lid, the board disappears where the shutter did live. There will not be covers, for those who our lost, the bond has been broken, the line has been crossed. The heel of the boot in middle it strikes, the night is not over, the suns not in sight. What Nephilim worship, that spent half the night it draws nigh its quarter a cost for what's right.
Ah, children sweet children, adults in your bed, tarry your promise, a soul in its stead. The promise you promise, your oath of strong drink, the boots standing silent before your odd keep, an apple a plenty, the sweetest perfume, mask you from haunting while painting strange doom. A nightmare of kisses, a third before sun, silent oh silence, when destiny's done. The heel of the boot now in middle it strikes, the night is not over, the suns not in sight". -11.01.2014 – דָּנִיֵּאל


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If you live in Indianapolis, you may have heard the term "SoBro" being tossed around.
So what exactly do people mean by "SoBro?"
Well, SoBro is a neighborhood located south of Broad Ripple, which is where is gets its name "SoBro", inspired by the hip SoHo neighborhood in New York City.
NYC's SoHo Neighborhood
However, it's not just the NYC neighborhood name that inspired SoBro, but also the gradual influx of cool and quirky restaurants, nightclubs, and specialty shops that's transformed it into a bustling cultural hotspot.
Along College Ave, Pennsylvania St, and other roads that pass through SoBro, you will find beautiful homes and shops with such established locales as The Jazz Kitchen and Yats to newcomers like Open Society Public House and Kimbal Musk's brand new Next Door American Eatery.
Next Door American Eatery on College Ave
One of our favorite places in the area is Fat Dan's Deli. This Chicago-style pub is famous for its incredible Chicago-style burgers, dogs, and large portion sizes, as well as its great local beer selection and sports bar. Oh, and did we mention Chicago? 'Cause yea, this place is literally a home away from home for any Chicago natives. Cubs, Sox, Bears, and Blackhawks games are given top priority on the TV's and related sports paraphrenalia abound. And the place smells incredible too.
Fat Dan's Deli, and its delicious Loaded Cheese Fries
Anyways, this is just one of many SoBro gems that lay south of Broad Ripple, not to mention the beautiful bevy of neighborhoods that are nested around the area. In fact, unlike its NYC forbear, SoBro is a relatively affordable habitat for students, artists, young people and families alike.
As it is a fairly established residential area, most properties are older, but have been beautifully well-kept or nicely renovated.
If you're interested in learning more about the SoBro area, or other cool spots in Indy, our very own JJ and Zac Cannull are your go-to guys. Whether you want to find a cool restaurant or a new place to live there, feel free to reach out!


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We are delighted to have celebrated the 15th Anniversary of Creative ID in 2015. Here's Vaishali Shah's personal look back on the last 15 years…
"Exactly 15 years ago, when Charlie's Angels, Billy Elliot and Erin Brockovich were among the top movies, I took the plunge and founded Creative ID, my graphic design and marketing consultancy. With my First Class Joint Honours Degree and qualifications from the Chartered Institute of Marketing under my belt, and my ongoing interest in design and marketing, my entrepreneurial spirit inherited from my family had to find expression…so with a great deal of optimism, some trepidation and a hefty dose of naivety, Creative ID was born.
During Creative ID's 15 years in business, we've always been aware of changing trends relevant to today's demanding consumer audiences, whatever the product. So our clients get the confidence of dealing with an experienced agency with the vision to keep looking and thinking ahead. Our brief may start with something as simple as a logo design idea all the way to producing branded publicity material. However involved we always deliver results – whether we're working with a start-up or a firmly established corporate business.
In 2011, I set up the Creative ID office in Jersey, Channel Islands.
In the past 15 years, we have been very excited to have worked with some great clients on their corporate identity, rebranding and design.
Nowadays, companies need to have an increasingly strong presence in the digital space if they are to compete effectively. Creative ID works with web agencies to offer advice on layout, corporate colours, fonts and imagery so that the digital profile reflects the corporate image consistently. We also offer social media services, which have become a vitally important marketing tool.
Our Creative ID website is now responsive to mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, and adapts to the size of your screen.
The success of Creative ID has allowed me to contribute to causes close to my heart. Giving back is something I have inherited from my parents and grandparents. As part of this milestone, I made a special charitable donation as well as supporting the Find Your Feet charity, where I am a Trustee.
Thank you very much to everyone that has supported me over the last 15 years. I look forward to the next 15!"
– Vaishali


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About Domain
Domain's Achievements
Deploying IE 10 for Windows 7
Domain replied to gotenks98's topic in Unattended Windows 7/Server 2008R2Ah... very true. I didn't really think about this, since the early days when I automated the process, I always copy in a fresh wim at the start, and run the entire thing from scratch. It takes awhile, but it can just churn away while I am working on something else. Also in case anyone cares, the only update to my previous lists from above for today's patch release was windows6.1-kb2807986-x64.msu (assuming IE10 is integrated, otherwise there are more) *Edit* I take that back windows6.1-kb2791765-x64.msu also replaced windows6.1-kb2762895-x64.msu
Deploying IE 10 for Windows 7
Domain replied to gotenks98's topic in Unattended Windows 7/Server 2008R2I can't say exactly what the issue is here... there is significant patch overlap once you start integrating IE... I believe you can end up breaking the image by trying to push a patch that was for previous version of IE into an image that already has a newer version integrated. For reference, these are the current set of patches used in my image to bring it fully up to date (at least until patch Tuesday tomorrow): Pre-Req: Critical: Optional:
Deploying IE 10 for Windows 7
Domain replied to gotenks98's topic in Unattended Windows 7/Server 2008R2Hmm, good information, fully tested and working here now. I don't bother with applying every single patch individually, based my testing only order required is to make sure prerequisites are handled first (otherwise it will fail during IE 10 steps), then Internet Explorer 10, then Hyphenation/Spelling, followed by everything else. My base image is now 6 packages (prerequisites), IE 10, 62 critical, and 31 optional updates to get a Windows 7 image requiring no Windows update patches (not counting KB2533552 and Malicious Software Removal Tool) dism /Image:.\mount /Add-Package /PackagePath:.\updates\prereq dism /Image:.\mount /Add-Package /PackagePath:.\updates\ie10\IE-Win7.CAB dism /Image:.\mount /Add-Package /PackagePath:.\updates\ie10\IE-Hyphenation-NEU.MSU dism /Image:.\mount /Add-Package /PackagePath:.\updates\ie10\IE-Spelling-NEU.MSU dism /Image:.\mount /Add-Package /PackagePath:.\updates\crit dism /Image:.\mount /Add-Package /PackagePath:.\updates\opt As for welcome screen/first run, this is working fine (as it has since GA release for IE8/IE9/IE10) <settings pass="specialize"> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer" processorArchitecture="amd64"> <DisableFirstRunWizard>true</DisableFirstRunWizard> <Home_Page>about:blank</Home_Page> </settings>
Server 2003 SP2 - Cleartype tweak not working
Domain replied to LeveL's topic in Windows 2000/2003/NT4I'm a little confused from your description... your saying that applying this during T-12 does not affect the first logged in user? Or are you trying to accomplish something different? "HKU\.DEFAULT" applies to the idle system account, i.e. it is techincally the registry entries used when a user is NOT logged in (at CTRL-ALT-DEL screen, etc.). Also at T-12, i'm not entirely sure what account is being used, so applying to HKCU would only accomplish applying those settings to whatever account Windows is using at that time. If you are on the other hand trying to target the "skeleton" account used to create all new users, then you have to specificially load that as a registry hive and apply the settings there. I'm really unsure how well that would work during T-12 as i've never tried it myself, but in theory it should work.
Service Packs for 2003
Domain replied to Sekkira's topic in Windows 2000/2003/NT4As to the question about choosing RTM over SP1/SP2, I can see no compelling reason to stick with RTM. The primary reasons I have seen people cite for sticking with RTM generally has to do with DirectX issues, primarily with applications detecting strange DirectX versions as being installed ( i.e. Nvidia drivers report DirectX3, etc. ). Unfortunately the largest majority of posts I have seen regarding the DirectX issue do not seem to understand why this problem occurs, and provide strange methods for resolving it ( i.e. Mixing versions of DirectX 9.0b and 9.0c installation files together to reinstall ). Without going into too much detail, the problem results from the fact that while SP1+ updates Windows 2003's DirectX version, it also removes DirectMusic entirely ( likely for security reasons ). This will cause a number of old applications/games to complain, while others that do no use this functionality will work as intended. The fix is rediculously simple, requiring you to copy the 9 missing DLL's, along with adding a few registry entires, all of which can be taken from either the existing DirectX installers, or from a previously running copy of Windows XP x64 Edition. The only other problems to note with SP1+, is much like Windows XP SP2, the additional features such as DEP, Firewall, etc. can cause some compatibility problems, but there are numerous resources available that describe how to resolve such issues. As for the ideal of using Windows 2003 as a workstation in general, it really depends on what your needs are, but you should be aware that a number of applications ( Defragmenters, Antivirus, etc. ) will only allow you to install "server" versions of the products, and a number of other software installations will refuse to install based on the Windows version. Unless you have some specific need for functionality in Windows 2003, and a large sum of $$$ to pay for a server license, you are unlikely to see a *huge* difference between it and the workstation counterparts.
integrating Sp2 into WinServer2003R2
Domain replied to alucke's topic in Windows 2000/2003/NT4I ran into the exact same problem after trying an integrated installation of SP2. Unless the deployment documentation has been updated since I last read it, they make no mention of CD2, other then copying it locally. However "<SP2NAME>.exe /integrate:<path to CD2>" will allow you to integrate the SP into the second CD, and then it will not complain on attempted installation.
file to be run once for each user
Domain replied to nodiaque's topic in Unattended Windows 2000/XP/2003If I am understanding you correctly, then problem is that HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT does not do what you think it does. HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT does not contain the registry settings for the default user profile, it contains (as I understand it) the registry settings for the profile the system uses when no one is currently logged into the system. If you wish to apply settings to user profile that newly created users inherit, you want to apply them to the default user registry hive, which is stored in "<profiles dir>\default user\ntuser.dat", commonly located in "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\NTUSER.DAT". To do this, you might use a batch file like so: @echo off REG.EXE /LOAD HKU\DefaultHive "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\NTUSER.DAT" REGEDIT.EXE /s kb.reg REG.EXE /UNLOAD HKU\DefaultHive This will load the default user's registry hive to HKEY_USERS\DefaultHive, allowing you to directly modify the settings and then unload the hive when you are done. Of course, you will have to modify your registry file to accomodate the new registry key's name. ----- Domain
Windows 2003 OOBE?
Domain posted a topic in Unattended Windows 2000/XP/2003I've searched through the forums, and read nearly every post I could find regarding oobeinfo.ini, but haven't found any definite answers as of yet... Has anyone confirmed that the oobeinfo.ini method works under Windows 2003? The directory structure / files exist, but i'm not entirely sure that it is ever getting called... it certainly hasn't processed my oobeinfo.ini file...at least for the three attempts i've made thus far. I want to use this method to create a single administrative account (of name I can specify)... I don't use the "Administrator" account as it gets renamed to a unrememberable string of of characters by my security policies, not to mention not even I know the password it gets assigned (safer that way ). I also don't really want the "Administrator" profile directory to ever be written in the first place (i.e. so long as an account never logs in, its profile directory will not exist). This was never a problem with Windows XP, since I just leave the "Windows Welcome" screen intact, and create a user from there... I appreciate any replies, ----- Domain


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Reporting Abuse and Keeping the Victim at the Center
Posted: May 7, 2017
If a child/youth discloses abuse or neglect to you or you have a suspicion, believe the child/youth and make a report immediately to local authorities. Remember: you don't have to have evidence or proof. Do not do the investigation yourself—or anything that resembles that. Cooperate with professionals who conduct the investigation.
Follow these steps:
- After reporting to local authorities, notify the pastor and/or child protection team.
- Immediately attend to the victim and his or her family's safety and needs through church leadership and an outside agency, like a child advocacy center. Keep the victim's needs at the center of any process.
- Immediately relieve the alleged offender from all responsibilities involving contact with children until the conclusion of the investigation.
- Consider the likelihood that there is more than one individual harmed.
- Within 48 hours, notify all parents whose children may have encountered the alleged offender. Let them know that allegations have been made and reported.
- Keep victims and alleged offenders separated during the investigation. Support child victims in engaging in age-appropriate activities. If offenders are adolescents, find alternate activities for them.
- Inform area conference leadership or the equivalent.
- After the professional investigation, follow all legal implications for the offender. Inform the entire church. Secrecy not only makes children unsafe, it also does not help offenders.
- Even if the abuse is not confirmed, attend to the dynamics that prompted the allegations and carefully consider the degree to which individuals involved need to remain separated.
- Make pastoral care available to all involved. Important: prioritize the needs of the victim over the offender.
- Communities themselves need healing from crisis. This can happen through informational meetings with time for Q&A, circle gatherings to hear harms and feelings, and formulation of a task force to do problem-solving for the future.
This post is a part of a longer piece by Anna Groff.


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A new industry five-a-side football tournament is set to raise over 2,000 for GamesAid.
Organised by London creative agency SJS, the event will kick off on Tuesday, March 27th at Lucozade's Power League at Wembley. SJS is hoping to attract around eight to 12 teams in a bid to raise over 2,000 for the industry charity.
You can enter a squad of eight players for 250.
We've already had a really positive response from our industry friends," said SJS director Rachel Norman. We are confident we can meet, if not exceed, our target for GamesAid and make this an annual event.
"Personally, I'm looking forward to seeing the boys in their shorts."
GamesAid distributes funds to charities which specialise in helping the young and disadvantaged.
Those interested in taking part in the tournament can email firstname.lastname@example.com or call SJS on 020 7421 9400.


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Robert Wilkinson
Metro Atlanta Ga.
Information Architect – Web Presence Optimization (WPO) (SEO) Strategy Consultant & Hybred Graphic Artist:
More About my talents at – linkedin.com/in/socialmarketingevents
Robert is an: Information Architect & Creative Developer, with over a decade's industry experience in SEO/WPO/PM/UX Design & Web Campaign Development..
Today's marketing is beyond a monologue: You must reach out & directly interact w your market demographic in a many number of strategically targeted ways. My strengths are in understanding those ways specifically by staying equipped to materialize them, insight-fully keeping current in the latest target marketing & WPO technologies; implementing them all in your favor — as your WPO Consultant or Information Architect.
Your web presence exists for a purpose: to aid in making your business more successful. But pretty pictures aren't enough. W/out new leads finding you those great visuals & cleverly placed calls to action are a waste of time.
SEO Web Presence Optimization — is about optimizing content across your organization's entire web presence – website, social media, blogs, email, mobile, etc —Its about dominating ALL search starting points so people will find your business as the answer during all phases of their online research.
The formula of online success is a combination of many elements.
I know how to take those many elements, using proven strategies & technologies, & turn them into a stress free formula of success for YOU.
Me: I might be an Information Architect, but I will never stop being an Artist & Tech Geek at heart.. with a passion for design & lifehacks to make life easier & better on everyone in this digital age.
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