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Ode, to the Mighty Midget Omac [In English and Spanish]
Part One Midget History
I am thirty-six inches tall, that is all-
Honest to god I am My hair is green, my eyes red, and I
Have a very thick neck
My eyebrows are thin, and my beard
Has three hairs? And I bore abuse, when I was young
Yes! It happened to be; day by day?
?folks laugh at me, my appearance
You see?I make them appalled. .
I am middle aged, not very old, nor am
I: pious, poor, or a fool; My wrinkles and blemishes are as they
Are-I'd not change them
?for food or gold? .
I came from a race, from within the earth
More ancient than man himself; So what do I do, I leave it to you-
Just call me Omac, the Mighty Midget.
Ah! I've lived in this world of evil and bad-
Sad and heartbreaking, to say the least Everyone preoccupied with everything-
With neighbors, housewives and thieves.
The only one I can think of, that I do not
Despise or hate, is an acquaintance I've met, in the depths of Iceland,
He left me a riddle to think:
Said he "Why do you call me a great man?
One you do not understand; with Dog-like devotion and faith?
Perhaps it is that, a midget can't live
?without an impressive mate?"
Said I to him, as he walked away, "It is
Because you're impressive to Them, not me!..."
Part Two Midget Hell
I visited hell, once upon a time with
Its torture chambers and horrid Rhymes?
If I could, I would take half of earth-there,
Simply to see what they could bear; Thus, her soft white dreams that she
Once seen, would then be in
?the devils care.
With scorpions, dim and dark, and spiteful
And horrible sounds-of hissing By your bed; with all of this I fear my friend,
In Hell, you'd wish you were never dead.
As the wiggly worms climb all about, what
Gruesome view to hear men shout-; To see the horned malamute dogs growl
Savagely, licking everything foul.
But I am a midget, of thirty-six inches tall
That is all?, Blue-eyed, wings that don't fly,
Blood that rushes to my head?
?When I get mad-
Oh, sometimes I play the fool, I jerk and
Shiver all over, but no one Notices-I'd like to squash them too;
My life in their minds, unnoticed.
Part Three Midget Madness
I hate those I can understand; those I
Do not, I find myself unarmed, And wishing I could.
Everyone's in a bubble of superiority,
This of course irritates me? Their soft white hush, which is more like
Cadaverous mush, wrapped up
?up, in their crystal like dreams-!
If it was up to me, I'd rape the whores
And kill the queen-; That's the sensible side of me,
The Midget side, if you please.
Hell with the meaning of life, just give me
A dagger or knife; wise men die Like midgets and fools, the only difference
Is, they went to school.
The fate of man, is not in his hands,
As he'd like all to believe! Nor will pious images save him, they
Come and go like fools gold;
This is very plane to see!
I need no flattery like they, only a
Purpose for today?!
Part Four Midget Love
I have sung many praises to love and
Beauty-: Above all, they sing back to me:
"The waters are still, the witches Are real, and twilight is chilled;
But my heart is tattered gray- For who loves a midget anyway?"
I have my cross, where the Christians
Walk-, for I tried to be a Christian You see-; and by love and faith
I made a mistake?a midgets' a
?midget, also, in the halls of Christianity.
Blaspheme, blaspheme, everywhere,
I'd like to load my gun, Face the sun, twist some bones
In and out of their chest!...
Too bad I'm harmless?
I look out my midget door, once more
Very little do I see, only people So many people, with envy, envy;
I just wanted to be loved you see.
Part Five Chavin De Huantar
I must return today! Ancient am I
Compared to thee? They are taking me back with an
Escort I see, like a prince
?under a princes care.
They are humble to me, I'm not human
You see, or so I wish not to be; To them I'm a millionaire.
There is no pretence?
?in the world for them? And in Chavin de Huantar I'll be.
In point of fact, I'll never be back,
Chavin de Huantar will be My home; even the ignorant understand
One must wash his hands, when?
?all that is left is famine!...
Note: 5/31/05 #699
Oda, al Enano Poderoso Omac
Translated by Nancy Penaloza
Soy treinta y seis pulgadas altas, que es todo-
Honesto al dios soy Mi pelo es verde, mis ojos rojos, y yo
Tengo un cuello muy grueso Mis cejas son delgadas, y mi barba
Tiene tres pelos ? Y llevé el abuso, cuando yo era jóven
¡Sí! Resultó ser; día a día ? ?amigos se ríen de mí, mi aspecto
Usted ve?yo los hago horrorizar. . Soy medio anciano, no muy viejo, ni soy
yo: piadoso, pobre, o un idiota; Mis arrugas y defectos son como son
Son - yo no los cambiaría ?por alimento u oro.
Vine de una raza, desde dentro la tierra
Más antiguo que el hombre mismo; entonces que hago, se lo dejo a ud-
Solamente llámeme Omac, el Enano Poderoso.
¡Ah! He vivido en este mundo del demonio y del mal-
Triste y desgarrador, para decir lo menos Cada uno preocupado por todo-
Con vecinos, amas de casa y ladrones.
El único en el que puedo pensar, que no
Desprecie u odie, es un conocido lo encontrè, en las profundidades de Islandia,
Él me dejó una criba para pensar: ¿Dijo él " Por qué me llama usted un gran hombre?
Uno no entiende; ¿Devoción de perro y fe?
Quizás es que, un enano no puede vivir ¿?sin un compañero impresionante? " Dije yo a él, en tanto él se alejó, " esto es
porque tu eres impresionante ¡Ellos, no yo! ...
Visité el infierno, alguna vez
Sus cámaras de tortura y horribles Rimas ? Si yo pudiera, yo llevarìa la mitad de la tierra -allí,
Simplemente para ver lo que ellos podrían llevar; Así, sus sueños suaves blancos que ella
Una vez vio, entonces estaría en ?el cuidado del diablo. . Con Escorpiones, débiles y oscuros, y rencoroso
Y sonidos horribles - de silbido Por su cama; con todo esto temo mi amigo,
En el Infierno, usted desearìa no estar muerto. Como los gusanos ondulados subiendo sobre todo, que
Vista espantosa, oír grito de hombres-; Ver el gruñido de perros de malamute astado
Ferozmente, lamiendo todo sucio. .
Pero, soy un enano, de treinta y seis pulgadas altas
Eso es todo ?, De ojos azules las alas que no vuelan,
La sangre que se eleva a mi cabeza ? ?cuando me pongo furioso-
Ah, a veces juego al idiota, tiro y
Tiemblo por todas partes, pero nadie nota - me gustaría aplastarlos también;
Mi vida en sus mentes, inadvertidas.
Odio a aquellos puedo entender;
No hago, me encuentro desarmado, Y deseando yo podría. A todo el mundo en una burbuja de superioridad,
Esto desde luego me irrita ? Su silencio suave blanco, que es más bien
Desplome cadavérico, envuelto ¡?arriba, en su cristal como sueños-! Si esto me elevara, yo violaría a las rameras
Y matarìa a la reina-; Esto es mi lado sensible ,
El lado Diminuto, con su permiso. . El infierno con el significado de vida, solamente déme
Una daga o cuchillo; hombres sabios mueren Como enanos y tontos, la única diferencia
Es, ellos fueron a la escuela. El destino del hombre, no está en sus manos,
¡Como le gustaría a todos creer! Tampoco imágenes piadosas lo salvarán, ellos
Vienen y van como
como oro de tontos; ¡Esto es muy claro para ver! No necesito ninguna adulación como ellos, sólo un
¡Objetivo para hoy ?!
He cantado muchas alabanzas para el amor y
Belleza-: Encima de todo, ellos cantan atrás:de mi.
" Las aguas son todavía, las brujas Son verdadero, y el crepúsculo es frio;
Pero mi corazón es de color gris andrajoso- ¿Pero quién ama a un enano de todos modos? " Tengo mi cruz, donde los cristianos
El paso-, ya que traté de ser Cristiano Usted ve-; y por amor y fe
Hice un herror a los enanos ?enano, también, en los pasillos de cristianismo.
. Blasfeme, blasfeme, por todas partes,
Me gustaría cargar mi arma, Afrontar el sol, torcer algunos huesos
¡dentro y fuera de su pecho!... Demasiado malo soy inofensivo
Miro mi puerta diminuta, una vez más
Muy poco hago, yo veo, sólo pueblo Tantas personas, con envidia, envidia;
Solamente quise ser amado usted ve.
Chavin de Huantar
¡Debo volver hoy! Antiguo soy yo
Comparado a Usted ? Ellos me toman atrás como una
escolta yo veo, como un príncipe ?bajo el cuidado de príncipes. Ellos son humildes para mí, no soy humano
Usted ve, o entonces deseo no ser; para ellos soy un millonario.
No hay ningún pretexto ? ?en el mundo para ellos ? Y en Chavin de Huantar yo serè. .
En realidad, nunca volveré,
Chavin de Huantar será Mi casa; aún el ignorante entienden
Hay que lavar sus manos, cuando ? ¡?todol es dejado es el hambre!...
Note: 5/31/05 *699
Author Dennis Siluk's web site: http://dennissiluk.tripod.com/
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A collection of miniature artist's books and a limited-edition English translation of poetry by a child Holocaust victim are now available for reading and viewing at ...
An Interview with Poet Thom Caraway Spokane Public Radio
Thom Caraway is the author of the poetry collections, A Visitor's Guide to North Dakota , published by Finishing Line Press in 2007 and What the Sky Lacks.
Somaliland: Free Poet Detained for Critical Poems Human Rights Watch
(Nairobi, February 19, 2019) â Somaliland authorities should immediately and unconditionally release from arbitrary detention Abdirahman Ibrahim Adan, a poet ...
Poetry By Cher: 'Beto Beats...Blubber Bellied, Bullying, Blowhard' Trump Breitbart
Cher shared a strange poem with her social media followers, fantasizing about Texas Democrat Beto O'Rourke defeating President Trump in the 2020 election.
Nikita Gill's "Your Heart Is The Sea" is not unlike a treasure hunt Creative Loafing Tampa
I'm not sure of the best way to write about Nikita Gill's latest collection of poetry, Your Heart Is The Sea. On one hand, I see a book that really means well â that ...
Yodels All Around: An Elko Journal, Part III National Review
At the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada, there is plenty of music around. Indeed, it's as ubiquitous as the poetry.
Feb. 7, Arts and Entertainment: Poet laureate enjoys first year Vallejo Times Herald
D.L. Lang is the first to agree it is good to be queen. Actually, not quite queen. But poet laureate isn't a bad start. âIt's changed my life,â Lang said. âIt's changed ...
Poet accused of insulting government 'must be freed' BBC News
Rights group Amnesty demands the release of a poet detained for insulting the Somaliland government.
Submit to the Plainfield poetry anthology The Herald-News
The Plainfield Public Library is celebrating National Poetry Month in April by publishing a poetry anthology.
Baylor English Professor and Poet Receives One of New Zealand's Leading National Literary Awards - Baylor University
Baylor English Professor and Poet Receives One of New Zealand's Leading National Literary Awards Baylor University
Grimshaw Sargeson Fellowship will allow Chloe Honum, Ph.D., to research and write during four-month residence at Sargeson Centre in Auckland.
Local poet Brandon Amico awarded a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship Mountain Xpress
Today, the National Endowment for the Arts announced that Brandon Amico is one of 35 poets who will receive an FY 2019 Creative Writing Fellowship of ...
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The Ballad of: Brawling Mad-dog Sergeant Rook [Now in: SPANISH and English]
English VersionA bunch of us guys in the hutIn ?Nam Were playing cards, singing songs; In a solo-room, back of the hut Lay mad-dog, Sergeant Rook;And watching from a distance Was his sidekick, Corporal Cook.When out of the night, he wantedTo fight This bully of six-foot-two Dog-drunk, smelling like a skunkI wanted to fight him too.
Testimony to the Night [In English and Spanish]
In the quiet of the arctic night- In its deep northern skies, Dim are the lights, in its coldEvening frost?! Even the stars of the arctic Seem silently stone frozen!Here, here is where you find Peace and the beast within-! Remote, no ears or wordsTo clutter the mind To entrench the throat; Here, here is where you die?(for a moment).Here, the sky has eternal eyes Eyes with cosmic tides Tides that never rest: they warWith the Universe- Likened to a dark deep abyss; Endless and never resting?Here my eyes seek and search In countless hours, ebbing and Sweeping the heavens aboveNumbing, changeless- Are the cosmos, the heavens? Here resides a strange peace?Here, resides a strange peace With an army of stars to defeat Shinning, silently in the darkThe ebbing, eldritch dark; Time has no relevance here, Here, resides a strange, peace?Cold and oddly numb are my feet, As I look up, upon the many bridges One star bridging the next-as if,If Kings and Queens were Guarding them-the Hosts- O-Yes! A strange, strange peace?Ah! Praise, praise be to thee, to thee Flaming, blazing firmaments-ye, Ye, remind me not, of the wars I left,Of the foes, divine immortals?The enemies that never rest Ah! Praise, praise be to thee, to theeI hear music, harmony from afar (there) There are storms hidden in a storehouse, For tomorrow-war beyond, beyondOrion's dust?perpetual dust; There, there the sun is dim to bleak.
An Old Wood Pile [a poem with notes]
Old skin, once held tight Against her skeleton- Rose no more, just draped Loosely over unpadded flesh; Un-tightened muscles, and tissue, Lost its courage, no-fortitude-, Gone are the days and years That stood against the Indomitable elements; The skeleton, now a landmark Hidden under flesh and blood Guts and moral fiber, backbone? Collapsed from drudgery Time, time: cascading inside-. Bones now leaving impressions Accepting fate Like tarnished silver!.
Ole Bulky Jeeps & Paper, Ink and Rain [two Peoms]
Ole Bulky JeepsThrough late summer's heat These bulky shaped jeeps Ride by house and farm City and barn-Hungry for Spring-again, hoping to avoid The Slipping and sliding Of winter's ice and wind?[s]Their weighty legs are dirty From moving dust and rain (Here and there, everywhere) Through all kinds of terrain Like moving clouds caught In the foliage of the woods? They never slow down a ting They have a duty, and give.It's part of how they live- In military-, bulky ole jeeps!.
A Death in Cajamarca, Peru (Atahualpa, in Cajamarca ((in English and Spanish))
The Epic Poem:A Death in Cajamarca, Peru [Atahualpa, in Cajamarca]Advance: This is a version, not a translation of any kind, on the incarceration and death of Atahualpa the Inca King of the Inca Empire, in the 16th century (Peru).Atahualpa, enduring in Cajamarca Greeted by De Soto, his free friend from Spain! "Be Calm! These times will be tolerant to you.
I Saw the Universe
I can see the cerulean blue of the skiesOr the indigo of the nightI can see the stars wink, the grin of the moonDuring the changes of it's monthly face**I am in awe**I see the sun on it's annual trekAlternately awakening the life in the earthAnd then fading away to allow it to sleepUntil the next spring**I am told the Universe is "out there"Beyond those stars, moon and sun,Yet the power of what I can seeIs a fathoming beyond my comprehension**I am in awe**"Out there" no time, no seasons passNo sense of age, hatred or loss existOnly the infinity0f the Universe**What IS "out there"?What IS the Universe that has no end?What IS the power that creates all this?I want to see it too**And then I remember..
Kafka lands resurrected in Crewe deposited by a silvery alien craft, And whilst he is wondering what to do He is asked to show his pass Or pay an instant one off fine At a cash dispenser of his choice And they are checking all the time On his irises face and voice.And of course they find that he is not, They discover he just cannot be there, Although he seems as if he is visible, And has hands and toes and hair, If he is not on the Great Data Bank, He plainly and simply cannot be, He is not listed and he is not ranked He is surely not like you and me.
In the Mountans of Haiti [A Poem: in English and Spanish]
In the Mountains of Haiti(In the City)-July is a hot month-sweating Poverty out on every street (In Port de Prince); mixingMemory with desire causes stirring. Not much rain in Haiti (in 1986); Summer kept us busy, building A medical clinic, in the mountains?.
The Man Who Could Not Say Sorry For His Sins
Sorry would be a start.Though you cant take back your mistakes, and you cant unravel time, you'd think there would be remorse, for such a self serving crime, to send others out to die, to pay the blood price you have decreed, when its purely posturing and posing, all about vanity and greed, to secure a perceived niche in history, glowing down the years, is the extent of your ambition, is the puny limit of your fears, when those you have sent to die, believing implicitly in you, leave relatives behind who see, that nothing you said was true, there is no thought now for those, whose number you dont count, they are yesterdays forgotten, though daily they still mount, no thought of resignation, no apology to those left behind, just onward with the ego, fast forward from those times, as if nothing ever happened, as if your lies are quite ok, as if now is what to focus on, and then was another day, lost back in the mists of time, obscured by clouds half seen, not an affront to the living, not impeachable and obscene, you may want to move on now, and ignore your past infamy, but you should be tried for treason, and jailed for blasphemy.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning: A Discussion of How Do I Love Thee?
"How Do I Love Thee?" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning was written in 1845 while she was being courted by the English poet, Robert Browning. The poem is also titled Sonnet XLIII from Sonnets From the Portuguese.
San Francisco [Almost a Sonnet]
(The city by the bay of Northern California, near which the Pacific Ocean resides; the year is 1967)Mid October seemed like some spring day,When through the poised waters, dry as lead, The ferry, like vague shadows that stand the dead,Slipped down the curved coast of Frisco bay, Rounded the Golden Gate,-and San Francisco lay, Before me, that gay city, pink and red, Hippies covered Haigh Asbury's homeless head,-My home, to be, I found stirring and grey.The waves busted on the wooden-sides; fishermenNearby with long necks, looked and cast again.
How wonderfully sweet to be a dweller dwelling on the road of goodbye. Bittersweet tears fall as I think of all the places I'll never see, all the faces I'll never know, all the joys I'll never share, as I head for the unknown.
The Crusader: A Search for the Virtue Inside (an excerpt of an Epic Poem)
On through the darkness she searches the bones Seeking the hand of her love; Deep in the stillness, the maid searches on, Petitioning help from above. Onward she gropes through the flesh and the blood Of the warriors disfigured and maimed; She carries no hope for the life of her love - For naught but his body she came.
Ode To Quetzalcoatal [Now in Spanish and English]
Ode to QuetzalcóatlQuetzalcóatl the GreatNo one knew his true name, so they Called him Quetzalcóatl-feather Serpent He and his crew of nineteen: faces Strange faces, images of a prince, a lord: King of the Yucatan in the year 986 ADHe was a tall man; long cloths, sandals; White as day, with a long beard, black hair. Some say red: some don't say? But they called him priest, Lord, king Amongst many things: god!.
To My Friend, With Love
All is still; all quiet; The world seems to be at peace. My soul is singing its rhythmic melody And I'm led like in a trance to write its tunes.
A World That Doesnt Care
War bombs may explode demolishing man and land. Hurricanes may devastate and leave us entirely bare.
Tsunami -a Poem Dedicated To Help Aid and Awareness and Encourage Future Harmony. Make Peace Not War
Real Power.One Tsunami, and all our armies, Seem belittled by their wars, What Animals fled, and tribesmen read, Finally Arrives with crushing roar, Wholesale slaughter, purely by water, Makes us seem an irrelevance, Concepts of power, change by the hour, Faced with primal elements.
Shaking out the Rugs [Following the Poet]
Let's follow the poet to his Hell and heaven! Count his Ghosts and dilemma's?Reach out to touch his Stretched-out skies; let's follow The poet to see where he lays.Let's follow the poet to his end; To see if he can?whatever He wants to do, do over again?.
Famous Poets Quotations - Top 30 Poetry Quotations by Famous Poets
"For this reason poetry is something more philosophical and more worthy of serious attention than history."-- Aristotle"Every American poet feels that the whole responsibility for contemporary poetry has fallen upon his shoulders, that he is a literary aristocracy of one.
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Reduction of income: Temporary or permanent loss of income after Jan. 21, 2020, related to the coronavirus pandemic
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Your 5th wheel: the home away from home that gives you the luxuries of a house, while being in the great outdoors. But, in order to make sure you have a great time on your camping adventure, everything needs to be properly functioning and well-maintained – especially your trailer suspension.
Most 5th wheel suspension systems use leaf springs. This is due to the fact that leaf spring set ups are uncomplicated mechanically and more affordable. There are many factors that go into determining how stiff the springs are and how much weight they can support which includes:
When a leaf spring is placed under a load, the springs flatten and somewhat elongate to accommodate the weight. To ensure that your suspension is in tip-top shape, we recommend bringing your trailer into Torklift Central annually for inspection, which is included in our trailer bearing repack services.
If you are ever planning on boondocking off-the-beaten-path with your trailer, or just aren’t happy with its performance, there are many suspension upgrades available that can help improve your handling. This includes upgrading your worn suspension parts on your trailer, upgrading current components, and also adding extra springs to the leaf springs of your fifth wheel trailer.
An additional suspension enhancement that can be installed is not on your trailer – but your truck. The StableLoad suspension enhancement. A StableLoad improves the vehicle’s handling by pre-activating the stabilizing effect that was designed for rear suspension. This keeps the vehicle manufacturer’s factory installed overload leaf springs under load the way the manufacturer’s designed them to function. The quad contact design compliments the specific vehicle engineered suspension that manufacturers invested millions of dollars developing. Since the lower StableLoad turns on and off, you get a smooth and comfortable ride even with the product activated for towing. When not under load, simply switch the StableLoads off and enjoy the smooth factory ride.
Regular 5th Wheel Maintenance
Yearly maintenance checks are important to maintain your trailer, including your suspension. To help maintain your trailer suspension, brakes, bearings and more – we offer a FREE, 10-point safety inspection with scheduled service to make sure that you are towing safely on the road with your cargo.
For any questions regarding fifth wheel hitch products, trailer repair and modifications including an improved trailer suspension and more, contact us using the information below.
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As a graduate from the College of Idaho with a B.A. in both History and Art, Kerstin has found her passion for writing and marketing. She enjoys looking up tasty recipes, spoiling her cat Clio and daydreaming about future travels.


NO SLEEP UNTIL BROOKLYN: 3 NEW BROOKLYN HOTELS TO TRY IN 2017
Brooklyn is still what’s good.
Despite some negative Nellies who, a few years ago, deemed Manhattan’s outer borough “over” (see examples here, here and here), Brooklyn’s hotel scene has never been better. Just five years ago, only a handful of good hotels existed in Brooklyn and these select few could hardly compete with Manhattan’s plethora of boutique hotels. But today, Brooklyn has a range of cool hotels for visitors to try on their sojourn out of Manhattan, from boutique to luxe and wellness-oriented, with even more in the pipeline.
Here are three hotels where we’d like to hang our porkpie hat next year.
A few delays haven’t put us off the newest hotel from the eco-conscious luxury brand that is 1 Hotels, especially after we glimpsed the location and stunning views from around the property last summer. Now set for an mid-February opening, 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge will have 184 stunning guest rooms furnished with reclaimed woods and repurposed steel and filled with amenities such as hemp-blended Keetsa mattresses, organic cotton sheets and mini-terrariums. Chef Seamus Mullen will run the downstairs restaurant while up on the roof will be a plunge pool and bar. Rates start at $349 a night.
The successful micro-hotel concept from Manhattan (that’s the Pod51 hotel shown above) will bring its economical and modular guest rooms to Brooklyn this spring. Built entirely in Poland and shipped to Brooklyn at the corner of Driggs and Metropolitan in Williamsburg, the Pod Hotel will have 249 guest rooms, each about 100-sq.ft., with queen and bunk bed configurations, built-in storage, and cutting-edge technology. April Bloomfield and Ken Friedman will open their first venture outside of Manhattan here, called Salvation Taco, while the hotel will also have a mix of private and public rooftop spaces and three courtyards, all connecteed by glass walkways decorated with living walls. Rates will start at $125 a night.
Another import of sorts will also open in Williamsburg soon: the UK’s cool and seriously stylish (but also reasonably affordable) Hoxton Hotels. Originally set for a late 2016 opening, Hoxton BK is now set for sometime in 2017. (The brand will also open a Hoxton Paris next year.) Room sizes at the 175-room hotel, opening inside an old wooden water tower factory, will be billed as Shoebox, Snug, Cozy, and Roomy. The meeting space, known as The Apartment, and event programming will be run in partnership with Soho House.


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Family Farm Bags serve 3+ people with 6-7 familiar fruits and veggies, and seasonal surprises from our small farms. Scroll down to see what's fresh. We keep things exciting and fun with new items each week, and our seasonal goods will have you cooking up a storm. The winter weeks include a couple of fresh-harvested frozen produce items. These bags are full of mealtime possibilities!
We made it easier to order Curated Farm Bags regularly with My Picks. Ordering them consistently helps establish healthy eating, which is a good habit for your health and for sustainable farms. Adding them to your picks is a happy reminder of your taste for seasonal food.
IN THE BAG: FOR DELIVERY WEEK OF 4/19
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Allied Mills is part of Associated British Foods, one of the largest food groups in Europe, and operates six modern mills in 3 locations across the UK.
To increase the efficiency of production at its three manufacturing sites, Allied Mills wanted to implement a smarter asset management solution to support the proactive maintenance of its buildings and equipment.
Working with Cohesive, an IBM Platinum Business Partner, Allied Mills upgraded to the latest version of the IBM Maximo Asset Management solution and created workflows that manage the asset lifecycle from end to end. Engineers can interact with the solution while working on-site, using mobile devices and real-time dashboards to provide at-a-glance insight into business operations.
Making it work
The Allied Mills team was impressed with the capabilities of the latest version of IBM Maximo and decided to perform an upgrade.
Allied Mills Group Engineering Manager, Duncan Lawson sets the scene: “Since our original implementation, IBM had rebuilt Maximo as a web-based system that was much more mature and flexible; a lot of the functionalities that we would previously have had to build from scratch were now available out of the box. If we could find the right partner, we were hopeful that we could achieve a rapid vanilla implementation of the software and achieve most of our objectives through simple configuration, rather than expensive development work.”
Allied Mills decided to engage with Cohesive, an IBM Platinum Business Partner with broad experience in IBM Maximo implementations across a wide range of industry sectors. Cohesive has more IBM Maximo-certified professionals than any other UK Business Partner, so Allied Mills was confident that it had chosen the best team for the job.
“I can’t speak highly enough of Cohesive’s contribution to the project,” says Duncan Lawson. “They instantly understood the main point, that asset management implementations are more about people than about the technology itself. They advised us to let the workflows be designed by the people who would be using them and worked closely with our engineers to build a solution that is easy to use, while also providing the deep insight into asset data that the business requires.”
A rapid implementation
Within six weeks, Cohesive helped Allied Mills complete the implementation and train the end users. A seven-level parent-child relationship between different asset classes was established and every significant asset, from the mill buildings themselves to the production-line equipment, to the inventory of spare parts, was listed in the central repository.
The team also integrated a solution that enables engineers to interact with the IBM Maximo system directly from their mobile devices while they are working on-site, giving them convenient access to information, and allowing them to submit reports without returning to their desks.
- With a real-time view of asset data across the organisation, Allied Mills is better able to diagnose root causes and resolve potential problems before they affect production
- Corrective and emergency maintenance, which previously comprised 39% of the total maintenance workload, has been reduced to just 9%
- Insight into complete asset lifecycle costs supports improved financial planning and control of operational costs.
Predictive and Proactive
“The solution is a huge step-change for the business,” says Duncan Lawson. “Whenever someone notices a problem – even a slight niggle – the facility is available to report directly into the Maximo system and a work order is raised. Every work order is tracked through its entire lifecycle and by querying the data and understanding the dependencies, we can recognise patterns, identify root causes, and often take preventative action.
“For example, if we find that a certain piece of equipment is prone to developing a certain type of problem, we can investigate ways to avoid that problem – whether by training the production line staff how to identify and fix the problem themselves, or by rethinking the type and frequency of maintenance that is carried out, or even by finding a replacement that doesn’t have the same failure mode and re-engineering the solution.
“The result is that small problems get solved before they become big problems, which keeps our production lines running smoothly. In the two years since the new version of Maximo went live, we’ve seen significant reductions in the proportion of unplanned maintenance that our engineers need to carry out. Previously, 39% of all workload was corrective or emergency maintenance, which had the potential to interrupt production. Now, this has fallen to just 9%. The implementation of the system has provided enhanced visibility of our assets’ performance at both the individual site and group levels. The result is improved reliability, increased production line efficiency, and better asset utilisation.”
Improved financial control
A further advantage is increased financial control. With a complete record of the maintenance history of each asset, Allied Mills can generate reports on true lifecycle costs – helping to plan future purchases more effectively and make more efficient use of capital. This also applies to the management of spare parts inventory: the company has a much more accurate idea of the types and quantities of spares it needs to stock at any given time – which helps to reduce overstocking while also decreasing the risk of running out of critical parts.
Real time insight
Finally, the solution has helped Allied Mills move from static periodic reporting to a model where enterprise-wide information is available in real time. IBM Maximo provides personalised web-based dashboards for each user, delivering simple graphical representations of selected key performance indicators designed to allow engineers and managers to find the information they need immediately.
“We can break down the figures in different ways to suit different users – for example, an engineer might be interested only in the Tilbury site, while a senior manager might want an overview of all three mills,” explains Duncan Lawson. “We can flag up work orders that may have a bearing on safety or prioritise them according to their potential severity and impact on production. Next year we’re also planning to introduce the Visual Planner add-on from CiM Maintenance, which should help us organise operational workloads with greater accuracy, schedule planned shutdowns to suit the needs of the business and ensure we get the maximum benefit from available downtime.”
Steve Barton, Managing Director of Allied Mills, concludes: “By working closely together, Cohesive and our in-house team have built a solution that is fundamentally changing the way we manage our assets. IBM Maximo gives us the tools we need to gain real-time insight into our maintenance processes and work proactively to address potential problems before they arise, helping our production lines run seamlessly and efficiently – and ultimately delivering greater operational control.”


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88 rising are starting a global music revolution
Meet the musical collective changing western perceptions of Asian musicians, one record-breaking, industry-shaking, absolutely-banging record at a time.
august 08 is set to be 88rising’s next breakout star
He makes melancholic music and loves Drake’s dad’s suits. Watch the premiere of his new video here.
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A very i-D industry insider from Matthew Dillon Cohen, the director behind videos for Joji, Rich Brian and GoldLink.
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This Ham and Leek Pie is a great way to use up leftover holiday ham. Delicious for dinner or brunch. Vegetarian and gluten free options.
Cheese and Chicken Crescent Ring: a quick and easy appetizer or dinner made with crescent rolls, leftover chicken, cheese and sauce. 30 minute dinner.
Chinese Barbecued Pork: Martin Yan's recipe for Char Siu. Pork marinated in hoisin, soy sauce and spices.
Hungarian Stuffed Cabbage (TÖLTÖTT KÁPOSZTA) - cabbage leaves stuffed with meat and rice and cooked in a tomato sauce.
According to my trusty list of fun yet irrelevant holidays, July 14th is National Macaroni and Cheese Day. So for something a little different I made it to go with these Mac and Cheese Muffins. There's nothing really complicated about baked macaroni and cheese, and I made it a bit faster by baking them in… Continue reading Mac and Cheese Muffins plus Tasty Tuesdays Linky Party
Do you want the taste of smoked meat but don't have one of those fancy smokers? Well, I have a recipe for you using simple equipment and ingredients you already have in your home: Tea Smoked Pork Chops. I made this for our monthly Crazy Ingredient Challenge post. Each month the bloggers in the… Continue reading Tea Smoked Pork Chops – Crazy Ingredient Challenge
If you are looking for an easy and simply delicious recipe for your kids to bake for lunch or even dinner, I have a fun one for you today: Pepperoni Rolls. I first heard about these on an episode of Barnwood Builders on DIY Network. They proclaimed them a West Virginia staple. So I asked the only… Continue reading Kids Can Bake: Pepperoni Rolls
In case you still need some good luck this year, may I suggest making some Crepes on February 2 with a piece of gold in hand for La Chandeleur, aka Crepe Day, aka Candlemas. February 2nd is a celebration of the presentation of the child Jesus in the Christian faith. It is celebrated differently in… Continue reading Crepes for La Chandeleur (Crepe Day)


This is a Ducati Panigale V4 Speciale, one of a limited run of 1500 worldwide. The Speciale is the very top of the Ducati superbike range, with tech developed from their learning in MotoGP racing. Brimming with technology, achingly beautiful, and with 226bhp, it is more powerful than MotoGP bikes of just a few years ago. The Panigale is the first mass produced 4 cylinder Ducati motorcycle, based on their racing Desmosedici engine. (For fact fans, desmosedici essentially translates as ’16 valves working together’).
At Auto Curators, we are used to having the rare and unusual in our Studios. However, even for us, this stunning motorcycle was a treat. We love motorcycle detailing, having owned bikes ourselves, and always welcome the opportunity to work on one. When it happens to be an Italian superbike coming to us for Xpel Ultimate Plus PPF, we couldn\’t be happier.
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As it was un-ridden (apart from the dealer PDI process), the bike was clean except for a sprinkling of road grime picked up from being on an open trailer. We placed the Ducati Panigale on paddock stands as they are the best way to hold the bike securely upright. It was given a rinseless wash using Auto Curators Rapid Cleanse, before bring dried with an air blower. All surfaces were than carefully wiped with a degreaser to ensure perfect cleanliness.
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The paint was in reasonable condition upon close inspection, with only minor marring defects were present. We made sure the issues were all gone before continuing, knowing the potential this paint has to look utterly amazing. The little Rupes machine makes light work of defects with a good safety margin, so makes it invaluable for this sort of work.
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In an effort to educate students on current political issues, representatives of the Penn Democrats and College Republicans debated last night about healthcare reform and the war in Afghanistan.
Each side had four participants who spent the majority of time discussing the pros and cons of a public insurance option.
“Eighty percent of Americans are happy with their health insurance,” said College Republicans vice chairman and Engineering sophomore Peter Terpeluk, citing a September Gallup poll. “You have to address the point, ‘Is the cost worth it?’ Economically, I don’t think it makes any sense.”
The College Republicans claimed that a public option would result in the rationing of health care.
Penn Dems Political Director College senior Adrienne Lee Benson, who herself was uninsured for several months, responded that healthcare rationing already exists.
“It’s just done by insurance companies by denial of care and underinsurance,” she said. “The public option is a moderate compromise between socialized medicine and the extreme libertarian concept.”
After a brief question-and-answer session with the audience, the topic of the debate was switched to President Barack Obama’s hesitation to raise troop levels in Afghanistan.
“The problem is that we need legitimacy and stability in the Afghan elections,” said freshman Stephen Fritz, a Penn Dems member. “What the President is doing right now is weighing all the options.”
College Republicans chairman and Wharton senior Peter Devine criticized Obama’s “policy of inaction.”
The debate was moderated by College junior Jared Fries, vice president of the nonpartisan voter mobilization group Penn Leads the Vote and debate team member.
“I was focused on being fair and giving equal time to both sides,” he said.
However, one representative of the College Republicans in the debate said Fries gave too much time to the Democrats.
“He didn’t give us a fair shot,” said the representative, who requested not to be named. “We also wanted to address the economy, but spent too much time on health care.”
Penn Dems and College Republicans debate every semester, covering a variety of topics.
The groups incorporated this year’s debate into the Dems’ Health Care Week.
“Our mission was to educate [those in] the Penn community who wanted to learn about health care,” Penn Dems President, College junior and former Daily Pennsylvanian advertising representative Jordan Levine said. “Hopefully we’ve increased the salience of it on campus.”
Almost 50 students attended the event, many of whom were members of Penn Dems.
“It was very informative,” said College sophomore Steven Vaughn-Lewis, a member of the Penn Dems. “I learned a lot I didn’t know before from both sides of the debate.”Comments powered by Disqus
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Dr. Raveender (Ravi) Vannela, Ph.D., is serving as an assistant professor research at the Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Biodesign Institute. Dr. Vannela has extensive experience in development of sustainability-based biotechnology solutions for a variety of applications in Environment and Energy. In particular, his research is focused on development of bioenergy platforms, photobioreactor processes and scale-up, bioremediation of heavy metals and radionuclides. Dr. Vannela currently leads a major multi-disciplinary, large-scale photobioreactor research team effort pertaining to Tubes-in-the-desert (TID) Apollo project; in addition to Uranium bioremediation using sulfate reducing bacteria. Prior to joining ASU, Dr.Vannela worked on DNAzyme-based detection systems, sulfate reducing bacterial remediation of As and Cd and DNAzyme catalysis. Dr. Vannela has several publications, intellectual property rights, patents, and awards to his credit.
Development of bioenergy platforms, photobioreactors, bioremediation of heavy metals and radionuclides; other areas of research include biomonitoring, biogenic nanomaterials, green chemistry
Education and training
2007, Research Fellow, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), MI
2004, Postdoctoral Research Associate , Iowa State University (Ames), IA
2003, Ph.D., Biotechnology, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, India
1999, M.S., Environmental Engineering and Science, Pondicherry University, India
- Kim, H.W., Vannela, R., et al. Photoautotrophic nutrient utlization and limitation during semi-continuos growth of Synechocystis PCC 6803. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 106: 553-563, 2010.
- Sheng, J., Vannela, R., et al. Evluation of methods to extract and quantifi lipids from Synechocystis PCC 6803. Bioresource Technology, 2010 (in press).
- Kim, H.W., Vannela, R., et al. Nutrient acquisition and limitation of Synechocystis PCC 6803 during photoautrophic conditions. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 2010 (accepted).
- Vannela, R., Hayes. K.F., Adriaens. P., Bacterial-specific formation iron sulfide minerals under sulfate reducing conditions. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2009.
- Cain, A., Vannela, R., Woo. K.L., 2008. Cyanobacteria as a biosrbent for mercuric ion. Bioresource Technology. 99: 6578-6586.
- Vannela, R., Adriaens. P., 2007. In vitro selection of Hg (II) and As (V)-dependent RNA-cleaving DNAzymes. Environmental Engineering Science. 24: 73-84.
- Raveender Vannela, Verma. S.K., 2006. Co2 , Cu2 , and Zn2 accumulation by cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis. Biotechnology Progress. 22: 1282-1293.
- Raveender Vannela, Verma. S.K., 2006. Removal and recovery of Cu2 by SpiSORB: batch stirred-up and up flow columnar reactor systems. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering. 29: 7-17.
- Vannela, R., Ramachandran. S., Verma. S.K. 2005. Optimization of process parameters for continuous removal and recovery of Cu2 by immobilized Spirulina platensis. The ICFAI Journal of Science & Technology. 1, 90-100.
- Vannela, R., Scaria. J., Verma, S.K., 2004. Bioaccumulation and biosorption of heavy metals by Spirulina platensis. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 53, 229.
- Vannela, R., Scaria. J., Verma. S.K., 2002. Application of mutant strains of cyanobacteria for Cadmium removal. Bull. Environmental Contamination & Toxicology. 69: 632-637.
- Khan.F.I., Vannela, R., Hussain.T., 2002. Effective Environmental Management through Life Cycle Assessment. J of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries. 15: 455-466.

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Blackjack with friends
The Thrilling Experience of Playing Blackjack with Friends
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Life Insurance. This is an extremely sensitive and individual theme to everybody. It helps us to remember our own mortality. It reminds us maybe, of an expired adored one. There are numerous feelings, contemplations and sentiments that surface when the subject of life insurance is examined. While it’s anything but a wonderful theme to contemplate, Life Insurance is conceivably the best gift guardians can pass on to their kids. It is about genuine serenity. Genuine serenity in knowing that if something unforseen ought to happen to us, our families will in any case be monetarily steady. Before we get into the mechanics and the bare essential, I might want to share an anecdote about a client of our own with every one of you. Years prior, as a green insurance specialist, I sold life insurance as an item. I was excessively youthful and unpracticed to completely comprehend how life insurance can help a family in their most critical period of scarcity. I had a specific client who I offered an arrangement to. He and his significant other had 4 little youngsters at that point, a home loan and every one of the standard costs we as a whole have. All things considered, tragically, several years after the life insurance deal, he died. Whenever I got the passionate, tear ridden call from his oldest child, something in me at long last clicked. After the memorial service, he pulled me to the side and gave me an embrace I will always remember. He sorrowfully shared with me, “You know, after my dad’s passing, bill gatherers began calling. Everyone came to our family with their hands out, needing to be paid for something. Yet, you, you came to us with a check close by, a tear in your eye and a comfort in times of dire need. I truly don’t have any idea what my sisters, mother and I would have done were it not for the life insurance my dad had. I don’t have the foggiest idea how to much obliged.” I let him know that he owes me not this time. The one he ought to be appreciative for is the one whose life we are celebrating and recollecting today. He ventured back and took a gander at me fairly crosseyed and confounded. I said, “Dave, you, your sisters and your mom were your father’s unparalleled delight and number one need in life. He directed you, accommodated you and aided form you and your sisters into the awesome, caring individuals you are today. He dealt with all of you and enjoyed doing as such.” I proceeded, “He favored you and the remainder of your family with numerous many gifts all through his lifetime. The last gift that he ensured was accessible to all of you was the endowment of life insurance. The endowment of true serenity. Obviously, I know and he realize that you would hand that actually take a look at right back finished assuming it implied 5 additional minutes with him. However, the gift he passed on all of you was the capacity to experience his inheritance, emulate his example and the monetary means to proceed with your lives in the manner that he ensured you were totally acclimated with.” He gestured. I said, “Your mother doesn’t need to stress over the home loan on her home, your two most youthful sisters don’t need to stress over how they will pay for school. Your father took great consideration of all while he was alive, and will keep on doing as such in memorium.” He embraced me and expressed gratitude toward me again and got back to his loved ones. It was that day that I understood that I was not selling arrangements. I was offering families the chance to keep on focusing on their friends and family lengthy after they are no more. Life insurance is a gift, and not one to be trifled with. Presently, I might want to go into a short glossary and clarification of the various sorts of approaches accessible with the goal that everybody can be very much informed purchasers. There are basically two primary kinds of approaches, Term Insurance and Permanent Insurance. Also, indeed, there are different subgroups and cross breed type approaches, and so forth Essential Term Life Insurance is basically the exact thing it seems like. This kind of strategy is bought for a particular measure of time, generally 10, 20 or 30 years. This is simply unadulterated life insurance. Assuming John Smith takes out a $500,000 long term strategy, and spends away in year 16, his approach will pay his recipient $500,000. On the other hand, assuming that John Smith spends away 25 years subsequent to taking out the arrangement, the term has lapsed and there is no inclusion. One could inquire, “How could I need this kind of strategy on the off chance that it’s simply going to terminate and, I’m out all of that cash for not a great explanation?” Excellent inquiry. Obviously, there is a multi-part reply. A) This is the sort of strategy that we call “inward feeling of harmony insurance”. You enjoy the harmony of brain for a set number of years that ought to the unforseen occur, your family will be monetarily dealt with. Thusly, you had the inclusion for the entirety of that time. Very much like a mortgage holder strategy, you may never placed a case in, still make your regularly scheduled installments, however enjoy the harmony of brain in knowing that assuming your house were to burn to the ground, you have the inclusion to revamp your home and your life.
B) These arrangements are, consistently, less expensive than others. For a youthful family with restricted assets, it’s the ideal starter strategy to get the inclusion set up and afterward on, there are different choices accessible. C) Return of Premium choice – Some Term arrangements have a discretionary improvement called Return of Premium. This is the solution to individuals who say, “I would rather not burn through all that cash for quite a long time to not get anything eventually.” Those who have this choice on their arrangements are individuals who intend to save the inclusion in force for the whole span of the arrangement (in this model 20 years), and will get a check toward the finish of the term for each penny that was paid in charges. Along these lines, presently, John Smith will have been covered for the 20 years, and accepting he is as yet alive toward the end, he’ll get back all the cash that he put into it. D) Conversion opportunity – Most Term approaches incorporate a statement that permits the arrangement proprietor to change the term strategy over to a long-lasting one preceding the term terminates and normally before a specific age, contingent upon the approach. What is the advantage in this? This is a HUGE advantage to the arrangement holder and here is the reason. The cost of life insurance depends on numerous things. The two things that convey the most weight in the expense are the soundness of the individual taking out the arrangement and the age that they are the point at which they take it out. When in doubt, we won’t ever be as youthful or however solid as we may be today. Also, we were more youthful and better yesterday. Clearly an obease individual with elevated cholesterol and pulse will be more costly to protect than a fit person with no medical conditions. There is a lot more prominent likelihood that the less sound individual will die sooner than the more solid one. Simultaneously, a 20 year old is significantly less costly to guarantee than a 60 year old, since taking everything into account, genuinely, the 20 year old has substantially less of a probability of dying than a 60 year old. The 20 year old measurably has a lot more years to pay charges, than the 60 year old, so his exceptional will be less. The superb thing about the transformation choice, is that it permits the arrangement holder to change their term insurance over to a long-lasting approach (which we will go over in a second) while securing in the wellbeing rating that was gotten at the hour of the first strategy. The approach will change over in light of the first wellbeing rating and the current age. This is of a colossal advantage to those whose wellbeing has tragically decayed over the life of the strategy. Okay, since we have a more clear comprehension of Term Life Insurance, we should go over Permanent Life Insurance. As the name recommends Permanent Life Insurance is by and large set up to be Permanent and be in force for the life of the safeguarded (that is you!). Presently, Permanent Life Insurance is at times alluded to as Whole Life, Universal Life, Variable Universal Life and Guaranteed Life, to give some examples. The principle distinction between a super durable arrangement and a term strategy is that a Permanent Policy has a lot more choices. The approach contains two fundamental parts. The first being the essential life insurance inclusion. Also, the second being to some degree a “bank account”. The way that these two sections meet up to frame an exhaustive arrangement with numerous choices and advantages is that a level of the charge goes to pay the fundamental expense of insurance and another part goes into this “investment account”. Presently, taking everything into account, these approaches have a base financing cost that paid on the cash that is filling in the investment funds part of the strategy. These loan costs are generally market touchy, so as loan costs in the commercial center go up, the loan costs that the strategy will pay will go up. As loan fees in the commercial center downfall, the financing cost of the approach will diminish, however never lower than the floor set by the strategy contract. One extremely decent thing about these approaches is the adaptability that stood to the policyowner to the extent that expenses and reserve funds go. For instance, suppose that John Smith has recently taken out a Permanent Life Insurance strategy and his base month to month charge is $100. He could conclude that he needs to pay $150 each month, having that extra $50 each month go straightforwardly into the “investment funds segment” of the approach. Over the long run, that excessive charge of premium will develop because of progressive accrual. Suppose that he pays his $150 each month for the initial 20 years of the approach and afterward observes that he has fallen onto difficult situations and can’t stand to pay the extra premium. It’s conceivable that there is sufficient cash developed in the “reserve funds piece” or “money esteem” that the expenses can simply be deducted from that pot of cash for a while. Or on the other hand perhaps his youngster is going to a private college and he has developed a single amount of cash in there. He can pull out the cash to use towards anything he would like, for this situation, his kid’s schooling. Furthermore, this finishes us up of our group on Life Insurance 101. Nearly. Something vital to recollect about life insurance is that the main part of it isn’t the organization, kind of strategy or even the demise benefit sum.