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Cooking has always been a big part of my life. From an early age, my Mum was always keen to get me and sister involved in the kitchen as much as possible – she was determined to make sure that we had all the basics nailed, from cakes and casseroles to the perfect white sauce. Working in restaurants throughout my teens and twenties really added to my passion for good food – I loved learning how to prepare and present different dishes, as well as taste my way through the menus!
Travel has really helped to broaden my horizons when it comes to food. Whether it's a rustic meal in an Alpine lodge or sampling street-food in Bangkok or Shanghai, I love trying new cuisines, different cooking styles and exciting food experiences. I work partly as a travel writer, so tasting new flavours is a real highlight of the job.
Which is your favourite restaurant in the Brighton area and why?
There are so many great places to eat in Brighton that, just when I think I know all the best ones, somewhere new will open or I'll discover another gem – like The Jetty on the seafront, or Holy Phok on Church Road. But while I love finding new favourites, there are certain restaurants that I've been going back to for years: Plateau and the Chilli Pickle are my top choices for a weekend treat, the Lion & Lobster is my go-to place for pub dining, and I love sitting outside at Archipelagos on a sunny summer's day.
Which is your favourite food dish or genre of cuisine and why?
I'm a big fan of fresh fish, as well as local and seasonal produce, so I'll often opt for Sussex seafood if it's on the menu. There's definitely an art behind perfectly cooked fish, and I've always found that Riddle & Finns do a great job.
Although I'm not a vegetarian, veggie food is another favourite of mine. When a chef can impress you with carrots and broccoli, you know they're good – for me, Terre a Terre is the ultimate example of this.
Game also rates highly on my list of favourite foods, as do fresh Asian flavours like sushi and Vietnamese dishes. Lastly, you can't beat a good curry – Chilli Pickle is my Indian restaurant of choice or, for takeaway, it's got to be Nishat Tandoori on Preston Street.
What areas are of great importance to you when you visit a restaurant?
Relaxed, sociable atmospheres appeal to me most – I'm not a huge fan of starched tablecloths and overly formal dining. The lighting has to be right too – stark lighting can really ruin an atmosphere.
The people are hugely important too – food always tastes better when you warm to a restaurant owner or the waiting staff, and it can swing the other way if service is bad. One of the best experiences I've had was at Makara Charcoal Grill & Meze on Church Road: the first time I went there, the owner joined me at my table, drank some free shots with me and gave me a free desert. I've been going back ever since.
Which is your favourite well-known chef and why?
As a fish fan, I always enjoy watching Rick Stein on TV – I'd love to do a cookery course at his seafood school in Padstow (Cornwall) one day. But, at the moment, my favourite chef is Yotam Ottolenghi. A blend of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean styles, his food is bold and big on flavour. He also puts a big emphasis on vegetables, which I love. I've got a couple of his cookbooks, so I often give his recipes a go when I find the time.
What has inspired you to become a food reviewer – or how did it the opportunity come about?
Sharing my favourite food experiences, discovering new restaurants, and finding inspiration for cooking at home is a real passion, so food writing is a great way to indulge this. I already do a lot of travel writing, and I love the way that reviewing something makes you examine it harder and think more critically, giving you a better perspective on the places that are truly exceptional.
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With a passion for local and seasonal ingredients, I'd love to learn more about foraging. A couple of years ago, I co-wrote the 'Wild Guide to Southern and Eastern England', which gave me a great opportunity to visit some of the best local eateries and producers in the southeast. I found the foragers particularly inspiring, so I'd love to upgrade my very basic skills a bit more!


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Zeren Badar is a self-taught photographer lives currently in NYC. He is originally from Turkey. His works has been exhibited internationally including in Aperture Foundation,New York; The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO; Aljira Center of Contemporary Art NJ. He is obsessed with art. He enjoys long walks all around Manhattan and take long breaks at art shows.
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--"View Points" at Aljira Center for Contemporary Art, NJ
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-- "Eumetadotas" at Nave Gallery LES, NY June 2015
--'Last Dance at Arts@Reniassance, , Brooklyn NY
--"After Image" at Art House Gallery, NJ
-- "The Comedies & Tragedies" at Hudson Guild Gallery, Chelsea NY
--"Emerging Artists 2015" at Limner Gallery, Hudson NY
--"NYC Salon Showcases" at Arts@Reniassance, , Brooklyn NY
--"Bite" at Nave Gallery, Somerville MA, February
--"Postcards from the Edge" at Luhring Augustine Gallery, Chelsea, NY
--"Small Works" at Pleiades Gallery Chelsea, NY
--"Summer Open" at Aperture Foundation, Chelsea NY
--"Small Works" at Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn NY
--"Open" at The Center of Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins CO
--"Fall Benefit Exhibition" at Nurture Art, Brooklyn NY
--"Taste Makers" at (Wo)manorial
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--Inprint Magazine Issue 16,2014
--Saatchi Gallery Blog 2014
--Wired, Italy 2014
--Hashtag Magazine, Issue 10, 2014
--Nakid Magazine 2014
--SFMOMA blog 2013, 2014, 2015
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--Beautiful Decay 2013
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The British Journal of Photography, May 18, 1866, vol. 13, p. 236
* Read at a meeting of the Photographic Section of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester, April 12, 1866.
During an investigation into the early history of photography, I [Alfred Brothers] met with the statement that Daguerre used hyposulphite of soda in his process for fixing the pictures, and also that in Mr. Talbots patent the use of that substance was included. I was under the impression that Sir John Herschel had pointed out that hyposulphite of soda would fix the photographic image, but was unable to ascertain where or when the discovery was first published. In order to determine this point I wrote to Sir John Herschel, requesting him to inform me whether the discovery was his, and the date when it was published. To these questions I received the following reply:
Colingwood October 29, 1864
The publication of Daguerres process (according to Dr. Monckhoven, for I cannot refer at present to the original document) took place on the 19th August, 1839. My early experiments were printed in the notices of the proceedings of the Royal Society of March 14, 1839 [1], in which occurs this passage in the abstract of a paper read to the Society:
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[1] March 14, 1839, 'Note on the Art of Photography, or the application of the Chemical Rays of Light to the purposes of Pictorial Representation', By Sir John F. W. Herschel, Proceedings of the Royal Society Vol. 4: No. 37 (14 February 1839–21 March 1839), 131–3 ; The Athenæum No.595 (23 March 1839), 223 ;
Philosophical Magazine 3rd series, 14: 90 (May 1839), 365–7 ;
'Ueber die Photographie, von Sir John F. W. Herschel', Neue Notizen aus dem Gebiete der Natur- und Heilkunde 2nd series, 10: 17 (Nr. 215) (Juni 1839), 260–1.
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Education [07/10/2016] – Page 3
Enhancing STEM with STEAM
Incorporating the arts and humanities into science, technology, engineering and mathematics
Below is an excerpt from an article by Casey Bower in the Baltimore Sun on July 10, 2016. With support from Ken Jones, Associate Professor of Art and Design at HCC, we were able to add two staff members to work with our members on developing skills in the digital arts. The full article can be found here: http://marketplace.baltimoresun.com/baltimore-md-features/special-section/Education/07-10-2016/page-1
The discussion of relationship and influence gains hands and feet as Harford Community College (HCC) design students, Sara Cantler and Harry Schultz of the Visual, Performing and Applied Arts (VPAA) division plunge head-first into helping K-12 students close the achievement gap in local Boys and Girls Club (BGC) STEM programs.
Recently, The BGC of Harford County launched a Digital Arts (DA) initiative under the vision of STEM Education Director Susan Ciavolino. The goals of this initiative are to give kids a creative outlet and coping strategy for self expression, to allow for digital art exploration as a potential career path and as an avenue for learning a broad range of creative, critical thinking and technical skills.
Ciavolino states, "Learning to overcome obstacles and actively seek out knowledge to complete a task are essential skills to success in whatever field one eventually chooses to pursue. It is our intention that participating in our DA program is another way to learn that skill."
Cantler and Schultz were both enrolled in an HCC graphics design course last fall, led by Associate Professor of Art and Design Kenneth Jones, where they were first offered the opportunity.
Research suggests and both Jones and Ciavolino believe that art and design draw out the creative learner and critical thinker inside all of us and should not be viewed as "special" or "extracurricular." To Jones, art is both "challenging" and "enchanting" and the key is "… to be able to conjure this spell – this magic – to enthuse students to think in new and innovative ways and to present the benefits of taking risks, starting and sustaining honest, open conversations about anything they confront or can imagine and connecting it to others through social reform."
Schultz rotates between all age groups K-12 creating practical lesson plans, demonstrating how to use various computer programs, and helping students create logos, stylized designs, posters, animations and even video games. He believes the VPAA has rounded his foundation of artistic fields showing him that everything is interconnected, including the STEM disciplines.
"For example," Schultz illustrates, "art often serves a practical function in things like industrial design and engineering, or that music can allow recognition of patterns and can be expressed mathematically, or that training in theatre develops communication and teamwork skills."
Cantler also spends her time teaching digital arts in STEM lab rotations at three BGC locations following "Power Hour," a time where students power through homework with problem solving help from available staff. She considers her time at the BGC "the most beneficial thing in [her] life to date," stating, "It makes me feel the proudest when I hear, 'Wow! This is really cool,' or having them go to one another and say, 'Look what I made.' Seeing them discover an ability, and having them create; that is the most rewarding thing about working with the Boys & Girls Clubs."
Last year, Raytheon, a global technology company that supports military and civilian government agencies, donated $5 million to the BCG America, the national organization, to develop Centers of Innovation (COI) that support STEM education over the next few years. Of the 4,200 clubs across the country, 100 of them are projected to open these centers by 2020, housing 3D printers and even 4D computer modeling.
The Aberdeen Club was remodeled in late 2015 as part of the COI initiative. They were also able to hire both Cantler and Schultz, purchase cameras, include Photoshop training and purchase color printers for the Club members. But initiatives like these will always be incomplete without a relational investment. "Relationships inspire kids to 'stay the course' to graduate and purse a 'great future' where they grow into productive, responsible, caring citizens," Ciavolino states.


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A man beat a hedgehog to death with a brick after a row with his girlfriend.
Liam Aitken, 24, of Wood Lane, Wallasey, Wirral admitted hitting the animal six times until it died on 12 May.
RSPCA inspector Anthony Joynes described it as a "stomach-churning act of cruelty" on a vulnerable animal.
Aitken was given a 12-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months at Wirral Magistrates' Court.
He was also ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work and told to pay £835 costs and a £115 victim surcharge.
He pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to a hedgehog by crushing the animal to death.
Aitken told the court he carried out the attack on Wood Lane because he was angry after having an argument with his partner.
Mr Joynes said: "This stomach-churning act of cruelty was witnessed by a member of the public, who saw him throwing a brick at something. When they went out to investigate they were shocked to see it was a hedgehog.
"A post-mortem examination carried out on the hedgehog showed that he had multiple fractures and a ruptured abdomen."
He said it "clearly suffered significantly from this trauma".
Mr Joynes added that when he interviewed Aitken, he said the hedgehog tried to get up and move after being hit for the third time.
"He [Aitken] also said he did not know why he did it," the inspector said.
"If you have had an argument with someone and are angry, it is always a good idea to take a walk to calm down but you certainly should not take it out on a vulnerable animal.
"What Aitken did is very disturbing behaviour which we have taken very seriously," said Mr Joynes.


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Description "Cottage" Holiday lettings in Windermere
A modern, bright cottage in the heart of the Lake District. 2 en-suite bedrooms, lounge/kitchen/dining area full cooking facilities recently refurbished. The lounge is on the upper level and the bedrooms are on the lower level. Situated on the lower ground floor. One bedroom has a double bed, built in wardrobes, dressing table and en-suite with bath, toilet & sink. Second bedroom has twin beds, en-suite shower, toilet & sink, built in wardrobes, dressing table.
Interior Cottage with View: mountain, country side, forest, ...
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Interior layout : 2 Room(s), 2 bedroom(s), sleeping area, 1 bathroom, 1 shower room, 2 WC, living room, Kitchen Area, dining area
Sleeps - bed(s) : 1 double bed(s), 2 single bed(s), 1 folding bed(s) 1 pers, 1 futon 1 pers
Guest facilities : T.V., DVD player, board games, book collection, film collection, wifi, wardrobe, cupboard, Hanging wardrobe, radio alarmclock, hair dryer, central heating, Curtains, Double glazed
Appliances : Crockery/cuttlery, kitchen utensils, cafetiere, electric kettle, toaster, electric hobs, oven, micro-wave oven, extractor hood, refridgerator, washing machine, vacuum cleaner, iron, ironing board
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Situated on a quiet residential road, but just a few minutes from the shops, café, bars and restaurants. A modern, bright cottage in the heart of the Lake District.
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Leisure activities less than 20 km / 12 miles : Bathing, pedalo, windsurfing, sailing, canoeing, canyoning, rafting, golf, tennis, squash, riding school, coastal/forest paths, hiking, climbing, rock climbing, mountain bike (path), parachuting, hang-gliding, boat trips, horse trecking, mini-golf, ATV/Quad Bike, fishing
Supervised : Sailing school
Attractions and relaxation : Bar/pub, discotheque, restaurant, cinema, karaoke, zoo/animal park, nature reserve, exhibition centre, art gallery, historical site, museum, theatre, summer theatre, festivals, antiques & bric-a-brac, local craftshop, racecourse
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Digitalisation and the growth of big data promise greater customisation as well as change in how manufacturing is distributed. Yet, challenges arise in applying these new approaches in consumer goods industries that often emphasise mass production and extended supply chains. We build a conceptual framework to explore whether big data combined with new manufacturing technologies can facilitate redistributed manufacturing. Through analysis of 24 consumer goods industry cases using primary and secondary data, we investigate evolving manufacturing configurations, their underlying drivers, the role of big data applications, and their impact on the redistribution of manufacturing. We find some applications of redistributed manufacturing concepts, although in other cases existing manufacturing configurations are leveraged for high volume consumer goods products through big data analytics and market segmentation. The analysis indicates that the framework put forward in the paper has broader value in organising thinking about emerging interrelationships between big data and manufacturing.
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When is Thanksgiving in France?
For many families in North America, Thanksgiving is the start of the holiday season and the biggest celebration of the year with its own set of customs and traditions.
To French people, Thanksgiving is somewhat of a mystery because it's not a French holiday, nor is it celebrated in France.
American Thanksgiving Traditions French People Might Find Weird
Although you can trace the roots of Thanksgiving back to the harvest festival of the old world, it's largely an American and Canadian holiday celebrated on the second Monday of Octobre in Canada and the fourth Thursday of Novembre in the United States.
I grew up celebrating both an American Thanksgiving and Canadian Thanksgiving (à la Quebecoise style).
Don't ask me which one I prefer! In our house, we do a mishmash of Canadian/American Thanksgiving with French touches.
1. French people don't understand what Thanksgiving is about
Most French people know very little about Thanksgiving.
I'm pretty sure most of my French friends here in France would say, "Thanksgiving is an American holiday where family and friends come together around a large table to eat turkey and pumpkin pie."
It's not their fault.
What little they know, they learned from watching dubbed American movies and TV series like "Friends".
2. Starting the holiday meal too early (2 p.m. or 3 p.m.)
Although I'm partial to serving the Thanksgiving meal at dinner time, I think it's safe to say that a lot of people celebrate it as early as two or three in the afternoon which might be a little surprising to a French person.
French dining hours are much stricter then they are in North America.
You eat lunch at noon and dinner after 7:30 p.m. which is still on the early side.
3. Turkey should look like a turkey, not Frankenstein
Although France doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving, French people are accustomed to eating a classic Christmas turkey as part of the Christmas feast.
When I say classic, I mean something along the lines of a turkey stuffed with foie gras and apples, or chestnuts and chanterelles but never one of those crazy Pinterest recipes.
Deep-fried turkey, beer can turkey, bacon wrapped turkey or turducken (a boned chicken inside a boned duck which is then placed inside a partially boned turkey).
Goose, duck or Capon are also French favourites. A capon is a young cock (cockerel) that has been castrated to improve its taste.
4. Touching your food with your fingers is a no no
In North American culture, it's sometimes acceptable to eat certain foods like a drumstick with your hands.
In French culture, it's rarely acceptable to eat food with your fingers. Especially when attending a special holiday meal where you're supposed to use your best holiday table manners.
To use anything other than your knife and fork to eat the flesh of a turkey drumstick might seem a little bizarre to a French person.
5. Salting your food before trying it- not kosher
Do you ever salt your food before even trying it? Well, you shouldn't and here is why.
In France, when you salt your food before actually trying it, it can be misconstrued as rude. It indicates you don't trust the cook to properly season and prepare the dish. So much so that you need to pre-season the dish before even taking a bite.
I think the French are spot-on. It is kind of rude. Try it before dumping a layer of salt and pepper.
6. Not serving a cheese course
Not serving a cheese course or cheese plate, especially for a critical meal during the holidays would be like not serving the main course or dessert.
Wouldn't you notice immediately that the main course was missing? Of course, you would.
Cheese is a huge part of the French way of life. French children are exposed to and learn to appreciate all sorts of cheeses from an early age, both in school cafeterias and at home. You could say the art of eating and serving cheese is second nature to a French person by the time they reach adulthood.
Typically, in a French home, your host might offer you one single type of cheese (always good quality), but for larger gatherings, your host will most likely create a cheese plate with a mix of soft, semi-soft, medium-hard, semi-hard and hard cheeses along with a variety of breads—rye, walnut, baguette, cumin, country bread, even gingerbread called pain d'épices.
You might be interested in reading about these vegan French cheeses you can buy or make at home.
7. Serving the cheese plate after the desert
Savoury before sweets "Salé avant sucré"
My whole life I've been eating the cheese course last or as a dessert.
Imagine how surprised I was to learn the custom in France is to serve the cheese course directly after the main course but before the desert.
I haven't tested this theory but I think my French friends would be confused if I served the cheese plate after the desert like it's served in North America and in Great Britain.
By the way, you probably won't find cheddar cheese on a French cheese platter in France. Sorry!
8. Cutting your cheese the wrong way
If you do end up serving a cheese course, be careful how you slice the cheese.
Cheese comes in a variety of shapes, sizes and textures with their own optimal way of cutting. Brie for example, which is round should be cut like a pie. You should never cut the pointy edge of a wedge of cheese because that's the best part, instead, you should slice it along the length of the wedge.
Cut a piece incorrectly and you'll likely see your French guest or host cringe. I've seen it first hand myself.
How to correctly cut your cheeses
Watch this video (in French) which shows you how to cut the cheese. The man on the left is French, and his double on the right is German who cuts the cheese completely wrong.
9. Not serving bread
There's an expression in French "Repas Sans Pain, Repas De Rien " which translates to a meal without bread is not a meal or a meal is not a meal without bread
Yes, the clichés are true, French people love bread, especially baguettes. Bread is like the soul of the diner.
It's not the end of the world if you don't serve bread but wouldn't you be disappointed if you had no gravy to put on your mashed potatoes or stuffing with your turkey? It's kind of like that.
10. Serving a bunch of ice in a glass of water
Both Canadians and American like to fill their glasses up with ice and that fascinates French people.
In France, unless it's extremely hot outside, people drink room temperature water or chilled water. End of story.
11. Serving cranberry sauce
Turkey and cranberry sauce go hand in hand like jam and bread yet in French cuisine there is no such connection between turkey and cranberry. Go ahead and give a French person this combo and watch their eyes light up in delight or squint at its unexpected tanginess.
Check out thee recipe for homemade cranberry sauce over at Theprairiehomestead.com
12. Serving Corn
If you want to see something extraordinary, serve some corn on the cob to your French guests. They won't be sure what to do. Pick it up with their hands? Cut the kernels off with their knife and fork? It's too big to ignore and leave to the side!
Corn is animal food, not people food as far as the French are concerned. It's rarely sold fresh in French grocery stores, and when you do find it, it's usually in a set of two on a styrofoam wrapped in cellophane plastic.
13. Serving a big mug of coffee instead of a small espresso
After the appetizer, the main course, the cheese, the salad and dessert, it's customary to drink a coffee. Not a big American size coffee, an espresso coffee is the norm in France.
14. Arriving on time or early to a diner
In true North American fashion, I like to show up on time or early when invited to someone's house for dinner. Not much, maybe just 5 or 10 minutes early.
In France, however, a French person will usually be late. There is even a running joke amongst my French and expat friends about how the French are always late.
There is something called "le quart d'heure de politesse", the 15-minute rule of politeness. By arriving about 15 minutes late, you allow your host the time they need to do a little tweaking to finish up their last minute preparations.
It's not that it's rude to show up early, it's just more polite to show up a little late. I love this rule.
15. Putting your hands on your lap at the dinner table
Practically every culture tells you it's rude to put your elbows on the table but what about your hands?
Take a look around a restaurant in the US, and Canada, and you might notice people eating with a utensil in one hand while the other hand lays on their lap.
I didn't think so, but in France and a few other European countries, it is considered good manners to keep both hands visible above the table at all times during the meal. Fork in your left hand and knife in your right.
16. Hugging everyone instead of cheek kissing
How do you greet your dinner guests? Most likely you hug them.
In France, people greet each other with cheek kisses just like in the movies— not with big ole bear hugs.
It only took me a couple of years to figure it out, but I finally learned all the rules to French cheek kissing which you can read about here
The fine art of greeting a French person with a cheek kiss (La bise)
17. Football and Thanksgiving
My husband and I were once invited to a friend's house in Toulon to enjoy Paella followed by watching a French rugby match. I believe it was Marseille playing against Spain.
I was excited at the prospect of participating in this French gathering even if it was to watch sports. (I'm not a big sports fan).
During the match, I had no idea what was going on even though it was fun yelling and screaming at the TV. Then the novelty of it wore off and I got bored.
I imagine that's how a French person might feel if invited to a Thanksgiving dinner followed by watching American or Canadian football.
Come to think of it, I get bored of watching football too.
18. Serving all the courses at once and overloading your plate
I'm not sure how you are accustomed to serving Thanksgiving meals but in our house, all the dishes got brought out at once, with the exception of perhaps dessert?
That's not the case in France. Courses come out in waves. First, the appetizers and entree, pause then the cheese and salad, pause, then dessert. There's no chance to overload the plate. It would be rude to do so anyway.
Maybe that's why French people aren't a nation of obese people?


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Storm outbattles Sting
A Sunday afternoon crowd of 4,033 watched the Storm outmuscle the talented Sarnia Sting on their way to a 3-1 win.
First period goals by Hunter Garlent and Zack Mitchell proved to be all the offence that the home side needed as Garret Sparks was stellar between the pipes in another first star performance stopping 35 of 36 shots.
With the crowd settling into their seats, Garlent opened the scoring when Scott Kosmachuk sent the rookie centre and Patrick Watling on a two-on-one rush. Using his winger as a decoy, Garlent snapped a quick shot over JP Anderson's shoulder at the 23 second mark. While the Sting pinned Guelph in their zone for much of the next 15 minutes, it was the Storm that struck next as Mitchell finished a pretty two-way passing play with Frank Menard to double the lead to 2-0. Unable to convert on their first 15 shots on Sparks, the Sting finally found the back of the net with only 11 seconds remaining in the first on a powerplay goal by Connor Murphy.
The middle twenty was even on the scoreboard, but once again the visitors controlled much of the action and owned a 12-3 edge in shots on goal. The Storm had a golden opportunity to add to their lead with 50 seconds of five-on-three, but the momentum quickly turned when Matt Finn was whistled for a pair of minor penalties. When Charles Sarault stepped out of the box, Sarnia owned an extended powerplay but some great work down low from Ryan Horvat helped Guelph kill off the man advantage.
Playing their second game in less than twenty-four hours, while Sarnia was well rested, the Storm had every reason to let up in the third, but it was easily their best frame of the day. Outshooting the Sting 14-8 and winning virtually every puck battle, the Storm found themselves on another two-man advantage and this time they capitalized. Menard added the insurance marker when his centering feed caught a Sarnia stick and jumped over Anderson at 17:18. A late holding call to Stephen Gaskin gave Sarnia life, but Sparks stopped each shot and solid team defence cleared away every rebound as Guelph hung on for the 3-1 victory.
With the win and a loss by the Soo Greyhounds, the Storm kept pace with sixth and seventh place Windsor and Saginaw and jumped ahead of the Hounds into eighth in the Western Conference.
A busy weekend awaits Guelph beginning with a Friday night test versus the high powered Niagara IceDogs at the Sleeman Centre. One night later they'll travel to Owen Sound to face the Attack before finishing their three-in-three weekend at home on Sunday afternoon versus the Kitchener Rangers.
Sarnia Sting 1 at Guelph Storm 3 – Status: Final
Sunday, January 22, 2012 – Sleeman Centre
Sarnia 1 0 0 – 1
Guelph 2 0 1 – 3
1st Period-1, Guelph, Garlent 8 (Watling, Kosmachuk), 0:23. 2, Guelph, Mitchell 23 (Menard, Dickinson), 16:45. 3, Sarnia, Murphy 3 (Spooner, Brown), 19:48 (PP). Penalties-Robertson Sar (fighting), 8:01; Pedan Gue (check to the head, fighting), 8:01; Gaskin Gue (delay of game), 18:23; Brown Sar (fighting), 20:00; Bertuzzi Gue (fighting), 20:00.
2nd Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Dundas Sar (fighting), 2:29; Turcotte Gue (fighting), 2:29; Nichol Gue (check from behind), 2:48; Pereira Gue (high sticking), 4:57; Kuzmyk Sar (hooking), 9:51; Sarault Sar (tripping), 11:01; Finn Gue (holding, unsportsmanlike cnd.), 11:34.
3rd Period-4, Guelph, Menard 18 (Dickinson, Pereira), 17:18 (PP). Penalties-Hottot Sar (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 5:50; Pedan Gue (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 5:50; DeAngelo Sar (cross checking), 15:45; Alberga Sar (roughing), 16:40; Gaskin Gue (holding), 17:53.
Shots on Goal-Sarnia 16-12-8-36. Guelph 8-3-14-25.
Power Play Opportunities-Sarnia 1 / 7; Guelph 1 / 4.
Goalies-Sarnia, Anderson 18-15-1-3 (25 shots-22 saves). Guelph, Sparks 16-13-1-2 (36 shots-35 saves).
Referees-Patrick Brown (18), Chris Carnegie (44).
Linesmen-Dustin McCrank (68), Andrew Brown (56).


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Yesterday, I lead our youth small group to cultivate their awareness with our persecuted brethren. Our activity was to write a letter of encouragement for these Christians who are undergoing trials. We wrote letters to two Chinese pastors currently in prison, a Nigerian mother and parents of the Chibok girls. I hope and pray that these letters will strengthen the spirits of these persecuted believer and our youth will open their hearts to fellow Christians who are suffering. Would you include that in your prayers?
Anyways, here's Vaughan Roberts book True Friendship, published by 10 of Those. If you like these quotes, please get yourself a copy of this book by ordering at Amazon or at the 10 of Those website. Book review of this book is coming soon.
"Healthy Christian marriages do not have an exclusively inward focus, but are fuelled by looking up to Christ and strengthened by looking out to others, both to give and receive."
"God's plan of salvation is designed not only to restore our vertical relationship with God, but also to create horizontal relationships of loving friendship between human beings in his family."
"The theme of friendship takes us right to the heart of the Bible's message. God is relational."
"The fundamental relationship in our life must be with the one true God, the sovereign Creator. The Bible insists that true wisdom begins when we 'fear' him: recognizing who he is and what he has done for us in Christ, and then responding with a worshipful, trusting submission. "
"Marriage is the exclusive, covenantal commitment of a man and a woman for life. The Bible teaches that sexual intercourse, which is designed to express and strengthen that covenant, should only take place in that context. Friendship should not seek to copy marriage by either demanding exclusive commitment or containing sexual expression. We are free to develop deep friendships, which can be a great blessing, as long as these boundaries are not crossed. "
"If we are hoping to marry we should be looking, above all, not for the perfect partner for romantic dates, but for a friend who can travel with us through all of life. For Christians, that must therefore mean someone who is on the same path, seeking to follow Christ."
"Our Facebook profile might tell us that we have 464 friends, but how many really know us? How many would we be willing to make real sacrifices for? How many are there on whom we can rely in times of need? "
"We too can be friends of God, not because of any innate worthiness in us, but because of Christ's death for us on the cross. "
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I'm currently building a three host OpenStack setup at my university. Currently one host is handling all controller stuff while also being a compute node and the network node with the l3-agent. Now I wondered if it is possible to add a second (and third) l3-agent on the two other hosts and use them for the same external network.
The gain would be, that VMs on host 2 don't have to go to host 1 to get to the internet, but can go directly via host 2.
Is this possible? Again, I don't want multiple external networks, it's the same network for all l3-agents.
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Hluhluwe / Umfolozi : Thursday 11 Sep 2014
A rather quiet day in the bush today after a great start : 10 lions chilling out in the river bed at the Black Umfolozi bridge !! After that, however, it got very quiet indeed despite reports about a cheetah and another pride of lions near marker 17 in the South. Try as we might we could find no sign of these cats so we had to settle for general game for the rest of the day…although we did spot some bull elephants at a distance from the view point near Masinda Lodge. Bird sightings are very sparse at the moment, no doubt also tied in to the critical lack of water.


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Belgium, October 28, 2014: The European Commission and ESA have signed an agreement of over Euro3 billion to manage and implement the Copernicus 'space component' between 2014 and 2021. ESA will also act as the research and development agency for the next generation of Copernicus.
The Multiannual Financial Framework is a seven-year plan for the EU's budget that includes the provision of about Euro4.3 billion for the Copernicus environment monitoring programme for the period 2014-20. Under the agreement, about Euro3.15 billion of the money for Copernicus within the Framework will be delegated to ESA as coordinator of the 'space component', including the operation of the Sentinel satellites until mid-2021 and the building of follow-on units, which should last at least until 2028-30.
The signing of the agreement also marks the transfer of ownership of Sentinel-1A to the EU. "The Copernicus programme is an excellent example of innovation and cooperation in Europe and the signature today marks a milestone in the cooperation between ESA and the EU," said Jean-Jacques Dordain, ESA's Director General.
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- 15 ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 15 ounce can black eyed peas, rinsed and drained
- 1 1/2 or 2 cups corn
- 1 handful of cilantro, chopped
- 1 or 2 medium avocados, diced
- 2 or 3 roma tomatoes, diced
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 jalapeno, diced
- 1 red onion, diced
- juice of 1 lime
- salt and pepper
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 2 Tablespoons lime juice
- 2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- Tortilla chips for serving
Mix the dressing. In a small bowl whisk together the olive oil, lime juice, red wine vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Set aside.
In a large bowl add the avocados and lime juice. Stir to coat the avocados to help prevent browning.
Add the black beans, black eyed peas, corn, cilantro, tomatoes, red bell pepper, jalapeño, red onion, salt and pepper. Mix together. Add the dressing.
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The centre-back has rubbished claims he is overweight and feels his performances are improving following a difficult individual start to the season.
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Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt has laughed off rumours suggesting that he has been put on a low-carb diet by head coach Maurizio Sarri because he is overweight.
The centre-back made a big-money move from Ajax to the Serie A champions in the summer, and endured a rocky start to life in Italy.
He was originally set to take in his new surroundings from the bench, with the preferred pairing of Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci showing the youngster the ropes.
But a serious injury to the former saw the summer signing thrust into action earlier than expected.
The giving away of a penalty in Sunday's derby clash with Inter was a low point for De Ligt, having previously scored an own goal on his first start for Juve in pre-season.
The 20-year-old is aware that lessons must be learned quickly when adapting to a new league, but he feels that he is on the path to once again playing with full confidence and ignoring outside noise along the way.
"[The article about being put on a low-carb diet and needing one-on-one sessions] really is a wild story," De Ligt told Nu.nl.
"It doesn't surprise me any more. Sometimes I think I had a decent game, but apparently there's something wrong after all. But those are only opinions. It's important to know what I do well and what went wrong – and I know that well.
"Every new player should get the time to adapt to the team. Juventus had two great defenders already with Chiellini and Bonucci. The plan was to let me enter the team slowly, but it worked out differently. Obviously it's great that I get to play already, but you get thrown in at the deep end right away. That's a great challenge for me."
"The most important lesson I have learned so far at Juventus is that you need self-confidence. In the beginning, I noticed I was way too concerned about not making mistakes and that's exactly what you shouldn't do. I never played that way and in my first weeks I was too focused on that.
"After that game against Atletico Madrid I called myself to order, in a way. I wanted to play with confidence again. Maybe still some things will go wrong, but at least I know for sure things are better than before. Since then I have an upward trend.
"The critiques you get after the game are part of the deal. Unfortunately that's the life of a defender. You're balancing on such a thin line of playing good or bad. Of course I'd rather not give away a penalty kick, but in the end we won [against Inter] and that's what matters."
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I know this is off topic, but my heart goes to to Taylor – Real Housewives's Taylor Armstrong's Husband Commits Suicide. Sorry for your loss and I will keep you in my prayers.
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Close View all gallery. Or is it just goddamn entertaining? The doctor told Parker, "Your foot does things it shouldn't be able to do.
When Carrie refused to believe bisexuality was a thing
Sex and the City is praised with helping to educate generations of women around sex, relationships and feminism, but despite how progressive the show could be, it was still censored. While the steaminess of a network television teen drama can only get so hot, Riverdale 's sensual moment between Betty and Jughead, in which she declares that she wants "all of him" tonight, is about as hot as the circumstances and censors allow.


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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's unfavorability among voters in her own district has gone up to 50.88%. The poll, done by the "Stop AOC" PAC, shows startling results for AOC's re-election bid. 33.4% of voters in her district pledged to oppose her. Additionally, only 13.3% of voters said they wouldn't oppose her, with the rest unsure.
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Michel Salamolard, En finir avec le « péché originel »? Exploration théologique et pastorale, collection Petits traités, ISBN 978-2-87356-665-4, Fidélité, Namur, août 2015, 282 pages, 19.95 euros
A good number of us feel uneasy when talking about original sin. To those and to others as well, I would advise them to read this book even if it is something of a brick. It brings us back to the core of our Christian faith, our salvation in Jesus Christ.
In a first chapter, the author explains that the doctrine of "original sin" is not a dogma but a theological opinion first expressed by St. Augustine in the 5th century. It entered the traditional teaching of the Roman Church because it was taken up by different local councils notably that of Carthage in 418 and the 2nd Council of Orange in 529 before being inserted into the catechism of the Council of Trent in the 16th century. Neither the Oriental Churches nor other Christian Churches have adopted this theological opinion. The Western Church has rejected other elements of Augustinian reflection such as his doctrine of predestination (a double predestination to salvation or to damnation) which would mean a small number of "saved" and a large number of "damned", hell for all non-baptised people including new born babies, the propagation of Adam's sin through sexual intercourse between man and woman and human liberty completely captive to sin etc. (p.49).
Original Sin is not part of revelation: there is not a single allusion to it in the Gospels. Jesus never speaks about it, neither do I (except when I am asked about it during a session in Jerusalem).
A large part of the book, which is what interested me the most, is devoted to creating a biblical dossier of sorts (pps. 81-175). It is a close examination of the text of Genesis and of the Epistle to the Romans. It was in reference to these two texts that Augustine elaborated his analysis. He also added that one was free to follow his opinion or not, and the author likewise takes the same position for his book.
Jestingly, one could say that Chapters 2 and 3 of Genesis do not refer to "original sin" because, first of all, there is no "sin" as the first time that sin is mentioned is in Chapter 4 when describing the action of Cain and then it is not "original".
Another essential element underlined by the author is that the theory of Augustine is based on an error in translation from Greek to Latin in the text of Roman 5, 12: "Because of that, just as though one human being, sin entered the world and through sin, death and in this way death has passed on to all human beings given (eph'hoi) that all have sinned." Augustine takes the Latin text where the Greek conjunction eph'hoi is understood as a relative referring to Adam, which would give: In whom (Adam) all men have sinned (in quo omnes peccaverunt). So for Augustine all men have sinned in Adam. How? Augustine could not explain it: "The ways of God are impenetrable," he said, when he could not come up with anything credible." (p. 151).
In this biblical dossier, the author goes into the text of St. Paul in depth, and something that I appreciated, is that he reads Romans 5 in the light of Paul's experiences of life. In the same chapter, the author underlines how the theory of the angels' sin is also something to quash in our catechesis because it is not part of revelation but comes from apocryphal writings.
The Catholic Church has officially abandoned its former official theological stance on "Limbo" (pps. 14, 191-192) as a result of a study carried out by the International Theological Commission in 2007 entitled "The Hope of Salvation for Infants Who Die without Being Baptised." The book finishes with a theological essay: What can we say about the problem of evil and present salvation and Baptism without talking about original sin (which is in fact a bad explanation for the problem of evil) A very good conclusion to the book!
I omitted to talk about the other parts of the book: what preceded Augustine's analysis, the link between his personal experience and his writings (which has retained the traditional customary link between sexuality and Original Sin). It also deals with the later and more recent evolution of this theory such as Vatican I, Vatican II (which refused to debate it although a text has been prepared), Paul VI, John Paul II, Benedict XVI. Even the declaration Dominus Jesus, published in 2000, treats of the central mystery of Christian Faith, the unity and universality of salvation in Christ without mentioning original sin. The author comments: "This proves that the proclamation of salvation does not need any sort of impediment corresponding to 'original sin' in order to express itself fully on the subject" (p. 184).
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LONDON - In covert operations in 18 countries, Turkey's intelligence agency has snatched approximately 80 Turkish citizens the government wanted for alleged links to the country's 2016 failed coup, a top Turkish official said.
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag's comments in an interview with Haberturk television came after Turkey secretly arranged the deportation from Kosovo of six Turkish men — five teachers and a doctor — accused of supporting the coup attempt.
Bozdag said Turkey's National Intelligence Organisation (MIT) had similarly "bundled up and brought back" suspects linked to US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen in covert operations in 18 countries. He did not name the countries but said such operations would continue.
Presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin denied that the suspects were abducted through illegal operations. He insisted the six men from Kosovo were taken to Turkey in agreement with Kosovar authorities.
"We have never engaged in any illegal act in our struggle against (Gulen's movement)," Kalin said. "The event in Kosovo took place… within the framework of an agreement on the return of criminals."
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Kathy and I headed downtown to Lucky Cheng's Fortune Cookie Cabaret to see Starshine Burlesque's tribute to the New York Comic Con, which involved lovely ladies dressed as superheroes, takin' it off. And having a wicked time doing it.
But first, we stopped for dinner at a French bistro on Orchard Street where we dined outside in the temperate night air. We're a week away from our 5-year anniversary, and since we honeymooned in Paris, this was like taking a little micro-honeymoon. Kathy enjoyed some steak frites, I had some delicious boeuf bourguignonne over fettuccinni, and we shared a goat cheese tart that makes me think that chèvre might be the queen of all cheeses. (Why not the king? No idea... I just get a sense of femininity about it. I imagine there's a king and a prince and a jack and a jester as well.. there's room for a great deal of cheese royalty in my court.)
Then, off to Lucky Cheng's, where we had a drink at the bar served by the lovely Lila (who stresses politeness), but we soon headed back to the Fortune Cookie Caberet, where Plum Manchego was setting forth with the pre-show go-go, in a green and white outfit that had me saying "My God... She's full of stars..." So I already had my geek on, but for a while I was so deliriously happy that I had totally forgotten what the theme of the night was. I was just happy to be there. I told Kathy: "If I die, and all of this isn't going on around me... I'll know I'm in hell."
And then... the main event. The World Famous *BOB*, dressed as "Wonderful Woman," acted as our mistress of ceremonies. Warm and witty, she threatened to use her lasso of truth on the audience, and at one point harangued an audience member whose cell phone rang: "Is it your mother?" she asked. "Is it your dealer?"
The dancers were a blast, of course. Weirdee Girl started out the night in a spectacular 60s-era Catwoman costume. Spurned by the handsome Adam West Batman, she contemplated (and committed) suicide, dispatching several of her nine lives before deciding he wasn't worth it. Fem Appeal followed up as "The Incredible Cook": Imagine the Hulk (her style was more Hulk than She-Hulk) doing the angriest cooking show in the world, ripping her clothes off as she went. This woman was painted green, head to toe. Ninety-five percent of her was green, pals and gals. I once dyed less than a third of me yellow for a Homer Simpson Halloween costume, so I can tell you this: That grief takes commitment. Rounding off the first act was Leyla Rose, visiting from the UK as a wolf girl (maybe Li'l Abner's Wolf Gal?), revealing a fur bikini and a really funny sight gag.
In the middle of the first act was Ravi the Scorpion Mystic. While everyone else was having a great night of dress-up, this guy had genuine superpowers. Billed as "The Elastic Boy," he contorted and twisted himself into stomach-churning shapes, and even managed to slip his body through the hoop of a tennis racket. Throughout it all, I was agog. (Later on, we saw him in the subway. He looked like a regular dude with a tennis racket. Secret identity, indeed.)
The second act had even more fun -- beginning with Nasty Canasta's Poison Ivy routine (to Alice Cooper's "Posion."). This was followed by the comic highlight of the show, as Little Brooklyn danced out in a massive foam-rubber Thing costume -- to the Commodores' "Brick House," of course. Shedding bricks right and left, she was eventually left with just a rocky orange bikini... and a Kirbyesque surprise underneath. Throughout it all, she kept her big rocky Thing head on. Surreal? Hilarious? Awesome.
Finally, Creamy Stevens showed us the importance of remembering to put your costume on under your clothes before you leave the house, in case a quick change is needed to fight crime. Some kryptonite-induced stripping later made her Superwoman routine an extra treat.
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Domo Arigoto, ladies.
Friday, April 18, 2008
One hell of a good night last night.
1 comment:
- Martin Gray said...
Terrific write-up Rob. There's some real invention and style gone into this show - I'd love to have seen it.


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Tigers 'parked it and moved on'
EDWARDSVILLE - Beating perennial power East St. Louis certainly raises the spirits for any program.
But when a team can put up 57 points in the Flyers and hand them a beatdown in their own backyard like the Edwardsville Tigers did one week ago, it's understandable to carry that swagger into the next game.
But not these Tigers. The motto has been: "Win or lose, park it and move on."
"I think they did, 35-7, a good, hard-fought conference game," Edwardsville coach Matt Martin said after his team pulled away from the Alton Redbirds in a 35-7 SWC victory Friday night. "Teams know each other. It reminded me a lot of the Belleville East game, Week Nine of last year. Just tough, tough to run against.
"We talked about it. I think in 2011 Belleville East beat East St. Louis and then the next game, lost to Belleville West. In 2013, O'Fallon beat East St. Louis and then lost to Belleville West. A lot of credit goes to Belleville West, but we talked about it. We talked about having the maturity, win or lose, put it in the past. It's hard, because all the reporters are asking you about last week and all that, but if you want to be good, you have to have that maturity. To do that, you've got to keep on going and focus on your next opponent."
It wasn't easy by any stretch, but the Tigers improved to 3-1 overall and 2-0 in the Southwestern Conference with the victory.
Meanwhile, Alton slipped to 2-2 overall and 0-2 in the SWC. After a 2-0 start, the Redbirds have lost back-to-back games to O'Fallon (27-0) and Edwardsville by a combined 62-7. But coach Jeff Alderman is not too concerned … yet.
"We go to practice and look to get better," said AHS coach Jeff Alderman, whose Redbirds were only down 14-7 at halftime Friday. "It's homecoming week, which is a big week and a scary week for coaches. It's time to get back on the saddle and get this thing back on a winning track. We showed we can compete with one of the better teams in the state for a half, but we've got along way to go."
Alton and Edwardsville found themselves locked in a 7-7 game early in the second quarter when the Tigers slowly began to take control of the outcome.
Despite the slim seven-point halftime lead, Edwardsville was able to make the necessary changes in the second half that enabled the Tigers to outscore Alton 21-0. It meant limiting the big-play capabilities of tailback Kareem Hamilton (12 carries for 39 yards) and quarterback Lavonte Hobbs, who led Alton with 67 rush yards but 70 in the first half.
"We changed some schemes up," Martin said. "Won't get into that exactly, but that allowed to keep the ball going a little more east and west and not north and south. That helped."
Alton could only muster up 168 yards of total offense, yet were right there at halftime. But Edwardsville quarterback Dan Marinko, who set a school record with 441 passing yards against East St. Louis, used his legs against the Redbirds with three rushing touchdowns.
One player who did have a strong game for Alton was junior linebacker Ricco Gipson, who disrupted much of Edwardsville's potent offense.
"He's a pretty good football player, isn't he," Martin asked the media contingency. "I'd have to watch film, but he's a football player, has been playing three year They have good players. They're going to win their share of ballgames; that's my opinion."
Added Alderman: "I'm biased, but I don't think there's a better defensive player in the league. Physical against the run, he's getting much, much better with his lateral movement as well and all over the field. We'd be sunk without him, no doubt."


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The Home of Gingerbread
Gingerbread has been baked and enjoyed for over 200 hundred years in Market Drayton! The first recorded mention is Roland Lateward, maltster, who built a bakery at the back of his cottage in Shropshire Street & who was baking gingerbread in 1793. It has been noted by food historian, Meg Pybus, that it was probably made earlier as there were already large stocks of ginger in High Street businesses in the 1640's and 1680's. Gingerbrede, the oldest cake bread in the world, arrived in this country with the Crusades. The earliest recipe dates from 1390.
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This past week I had the pleasure of heading down to Williamsburg, VA for an engagement session at William and Mary. What an amazing and totally inspiring campus. I loved the ancient buildings from the 1600s and there was such beautiful light everywhere there. It was literally glowing and so were Jennifer and Mike. These two lovebirds are just perfect for each other. They met when Jennifer was organizing a trip to Kings Dominion for the pep band and he ended up being in the same car with her on the way there. She "shamelessly" flirted with him and he pretended to be scared on the roller coasters so she would hold his hand. They are ridiculously adorable together and I am so so so honored to be photographing there wedding here in Maryland this July!! 🙂
I love that they totally laughed at all my corny jokes!! These on the Crim Dell are my favs!!


text: by Saline Post Staff 03/01/2019 - 01:57 in Schools 0 Comment The Saline Middle School Science Olympiad team competed in the Michigan Science Olympiad Regional Tournament at Hillsdale College on February 23, and while they came away with awards in 12 events, they came up just short of qualifying for the State competition. According to co-head coach Lisa Spencer, this showing was very impressive since this is the first year the team has worked together. The Olympians began practicing in October to prepare for the Olympiad by studying, building and studying to compete in 23 events covering topics including Anatomy and Physiology, Genetics, Astronomy, Forensics, Chemistry, Circuitry, Herpetology, and Elastic Launch Gliders. "The students loved experiencing different areas of science and playing around with them. As we prepared ourselves for the competition through learning theories and concepts, doing hand on activities, and going for field trips, their fear, or awe, of science has turned into a friendship with science." added co-head coach Shiri Vivek. "While they had fun, they are now more informed as they prepare for high school and college. I am confident that all of the Science Olympiad students will go far in life and be successful." \"We especially like to thank Quantum Signal and Liebherr-Aerospace for their donations to help us purchase much-needed equipment and supplies," Spencer said. "We really would have struggled without them. I also want to thank Saline Middle School Principal Mr. Bezeau for providing his support and practice space and all of our event coaches for all of their time working with the kids." Saline Middle School students Suhani Dalela and Riley Spencer also applied for and received a grant from the Foundation for Saline Area Schools to help cover the costs of team shirts and field trips to outside research labs and facilities to encourage more interest in science from middle school students. The following students received awards in their events: 1st Place: Mystery Architecture (Abigail Rohde, Alice Jiang); Game On (Shinjan Bandyopadhyay, Neah Bloch); Herpetology (Abigail Rohde, Riley Spencer) 2nd Place: Mystery Architecture (Corynn Gady, Andrew Boatswain); Game On (Owen Bloch, Caleb Dahl); Fossils (Avery Nealis) 3rd Place: Battery Buggy (Ayush Reddy, Andrew Irgang); Roller Coasters (Riley Spencer) 4th Place: Write It, Do It (Ayush Reddy, Alice Jiang); Boomilever (Riley Spencer, Neil Sachdeva); Circuits (Abigail Rohde, Andrew Irgang) 5th Place: Thermodynamics (Ryan Landini, Avery Nealis); Fossils (William Rogers, Kyle Zahn); Experimental Design (Alice Jiang, Ayush Reddy, Suhani Dalela) Science Olympiad is an extracurricular educational program with a mission to inspire the next generation of scientists, health professionals, and engineers. For more information, please visit http://miscioly.org/ and https://salinemiddlescioly.weebly.com/. Science OlympiadSaline Middle SchoolSaline Middle School Science OlympiadView the discussion thread. The Saline Post Sign up for The Saline Post, start posting and reach thousands of Salinians each day. It's free and you can start at www.thesalinepost.com/user/register Follow the author on or visit Personal Blog