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La Savane des Esclaves, Martinique – Lest We Forget
People with great passion can make the impossible happen.
Gilbert Larose is just such a person. We’ve met on several occasions during my many trips to Martinique over the years. Each time the man, his mission, and his amazing place leave me ever more spellbound, inspired.
La Savane des Esclaves
Larose is the one-man force of nature behind La Savane des Esclaves, an open-air museum spread over a hillside in Trois-Ilets that’s as poignant and impressive a statement on the Caribbean’s legacy of slavery as any attraction you’ll find anywhere.
La Savane replicates what was a typical Maroon village in Martinique in the years immediately post-slavery. Though beautifully presented, it doesn’t paint a pretty picture. This is particularly evident when you venture inside one of the shacks that the former slaves called home…
Thatched roofs, walls a mixture of lattice and plaster, and dusty, beaten-earth floors – these shacks couldn’t have been much different than the living conditions the former slaves endured as property.
Man On A Mission: Gilbert Larose
Working tirelessly and virtually alone over the course of many years, Larose built everything that you see at La Savane des Esclaves. There’s a sense of duty and honor to his work, his passion for his home island driving Larose to ensure that future generations know its real history. How far Afro-Caribbean people have come over the years… How far we still have to go.
Short in stature, sinewy strong, and full of unique historical knowledge, Larose leads many of the tours at La Savane des Esclaves. His tales encompass the pre-colonial era, the age of Columbus, the advent of the slave trade, and the abhorrent violence that came with it.
In one of the larger structures, murals, sculptures, and other art pieces add a visual context to the stories. In here the raw atrocities of slavery come alive in a manner most powerful.
More Than A Reminder Of The Slave Era
Outside in the museum’s lush surrounds, gardens filled with herbs, fruits, and vegetables consistent with those grown by freed slaves living in a similarly-styled village years ago, thrive. Larose and the other guides relate medicinal uses for certain plant species, offering scents and tastes along the way.
In the end, you’re left with a real sense for how people lived in these humble villages. The hardships they faced, the ways in which they overcame their condition, and ultimately, how they succeeded. It’s a unique and incredibly moving place made more special by the one amazing man with the passion to make it happen.
Visiting La Savane des Esclaves
La Savane des Esclaves is located in the seaside village of Trois-Ilets. From Martinique’s capital city, it’s just a quick ferry ride across the Bay of Fort-de-France. La Savane is also convenient to the beaches, shops, hotels, restaurants, and bars of Pointe-du-Bout.
Guided tours are mainly conducted in French, of course, though English translators have always been on-hand each time I visited. A written version of the tour is also available in several languages, including English, Spanish, and German.
La Savane des Esclaves is open daily from 9am to 5:30pm. Entry fee is €7 for adults (about US$8.60) and €3 (US$3.70)for kids ages 3-12.
For more on this very special place, please visit La Savane des Esclaves on Facebook.

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ULYSSES - The Kansas Department of Transportation expects work to begin today on reconstruction of two intersections on the north and east sides of Ulysses and pavement of the connecting county roads.
The project extends three miles north from the junction of U.S. 160 and Stubbs Road, also known as Grant County Road K, to Grant County Road 9 and then west one mile on Road 9 to the junction of K-25.
The reconstruction will provide turning lanes on each highway for vehicles turning onto and off of the county roads and pave the county roads between the two highway intersections.
During construction, lane width on U.S. 160 and K-25 will be reduced to 11 feet through the work zones.
Access from the highways to the county roads will be limited or closed during construction of the turning lanes.
Also, traffic on the county roads will be reduced to one lane through the work zone, guided by a pilot car, during paving operations.
KDOT expects the project to be completed in October.
APAC-Kansas, Inc., Shears Division of Hutchinson, is the primary contractor on the $1.7 million project, of which a state economic development grant will cover $1.5 million.


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- This article is part of the themed collection: Journal of Materials Chemistry A Recent Review Articles


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Courgette and Turmeric Dal
Just a very quick post to document a lovely Sunday of eating.
We are a house of habit, and usually eat a dal on a Sunday night. It’s warm and comforting and cheap and easy. A dal also has the advantage of using up any leftover vegetables which are lingering in the fridge round the end of the week. If it’s sweet potatoes or butternut squash, then add them at the start. If it’s spinach or beans then add them at the end.
The other wonderful thing about a dal is that it’s a great way of using up a roast. As it was horrible and rainy yesterday, we bedded down early afternoon and tucked into a lunch of roast chicken legs and cabbage and gratin dauphinoise. There was one leftover chicken leg which went into the fridge for supper. All of the others were demolished - except for the bones which went into a stockpot with some bay leaves, peppercorns, salt and water.
By the time we’d laid on the sofa and watched Titanic from start to finish, the chicken stock had brewed for a good few hours, and was ready to strain and add straight to the dal. A blissful little bowl for a Sunday evening.
2 tablespoons unrefined coconut oil
1 onion, diced
1.5 tablespoons turmeric
1 teaspoon chilli powder
1 teaspoon ground coriander
3 courgettes, cut into cubes
200g red lentils
850ml chicken stock
1 leftover leg of chicken (optional)
1. Heat the oil in a pan, add the onions and sweat for 5 minutes.
2. Add the tumeric, chilli powder and coriander to the pan and stir for a couple of minutes so it gently starts to cook.
3. Add the courgettes and red lentils to the pan, and cook for a further minute.
4. Ladle in 1/4 of the chicken stock, and stir until it has been absorbed
5. Pour in the rest of the stock, and leave to cook uncovered - stirring occasionally - until the liquid has all been absorbed, and the lentils are all cooked. Allow 30-45 minutes of gentle cooking, (don’t whack up the heat and try to reduce the cooking time).
6. If you have any leftover chicken (as we did yesterday), then pull it off the bone and add to the pan at the end. Season and serve.

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Bombings in New York and New Jersey over the weekend -- as well as the discovery of several unexploded devices -- have led authorities to believe there may be a terror cell at work in those two states, law enforcement officials told CNN Monday.
And a manhunt is under way for 28-year-old Ahmad Khan Rahami after New York police identified him as a suspect in connection with the bombing Saturday night in New York's Chelsea neighborhood, which wounded 29 people.
Earlier Saturday, a garbage can exploded near the starting line of a Marine Corps charity run in Seaside Park, New Jersey.
And on Sunday night, a backpack with multiple bombs inside was found in Elizabeth, New Jersey. As authorities tried to investigate, one of those bombs exploded.
The series of attacks come as New York hosts world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly this week.
Read full article here: http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/19/us/new-york-explosion-investigation/index....


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In addition, time and money spent in app for physical goods also saw a huge increase. M-commerce exploded in 2021, with time spent on shopping apps reaching over 100 billion hours globally.
Food and drink apps were also big winners in 2021, with sessions in food and drink apps reaching 62 billion, a 49% increase over 2021.
To keep up, developers are releasing more apps than ever before. Publishers released more than two million new apps and games in 2021, helping drive a record-breaking 230 billion new app downloads.
Money being spent in-app stores rose by 19% year-over-year, with consumers spending more than $320,000 every minute in 2021 for a total of $170 billion globally.
Advertisers have been quick to follow, spending over $295 billion on mobile ads in 2021, an increase of 23% year-over-year. That number is expected to reach $350 billion by the end of 2022.
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- 9 years ago
- Wedding: September 2013
Ok Bees, here is my situation:
We are having a REALLY difficult time with hotels near our venue. I’ve actually searched through the Bee, and this seems to be a common problem for that area. Our reception is in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and it is a lovely beach/fishing town, great vacation spot. However, pretty much all the lodging options are: 1. Cheap beach motels and 2. Bed and breakfasts, many of them beach/nautical themed and most will NOT do room blocks. AT ALL. The closest chain hotel is at least a half hour away. There is ONE “real” hotel in that area (Rockport Inn & Suites), and it’s about 3 miles from the reception. It’s nice enough, has typical hotel amenities- pool, fitness room, vending machines, ice, etc.- and they have a conference room that we are renting to have our after party. We have it all night (can party till the sun comes up if we want), and we’re allowed to bring in all our own food, beverage, and they will set it all up for us. We do currently have rooms blocked off there, because it really was our only option.
Here’s the catch-
THEY WANT $230-250 PER NIGHT! And that IS the discounted block rate. This is not a luxury hotel by any stretch, and it’s not in a major metro area. We live in NYC, and that’s what I’d expect to pay for a night at a NICE hotel here, not for an ok hotel in a small beach town after Labor Day. Future Mother-In-Law was outraged, and as much as we can say that people are adults and can make their own decisions, it makes me sick to my stomach to ask our guests, especially our bridal party, ESPECIALLY FI’s 2 siblings with young children who both live ~90 minutes from the venue, to spend that kind of money. I just CAN’T.
We were visiting MA this weekend, and took a trip out to show my sister/MOH the locations, since she was in school when we booked everything. My mother took a wrong turn, and we got lost going through a kinda scary wooded road. And as we drive up this hill and emerge from the wilderness, there is this giant, gorgeous, PURPLE, Victorian sitting across the road.
- It’s an inn. (CASTLE Manor Inn)
- It was just restored and re-opened in May after years of being closed.
- It has views of the water/river, and smells like ocean.
- it’s 5 minutes from the venue
- It has a beautiful little garden out front, a wrap around porch, and a giant tent-covered deck/3 season porch out back.
- It has a full restaurant inside, and we could potentially host both our rehearsal dinner AND farewell brunch either in the restaurant or on the deck.
- It has a grand Victorian staircase looking up to stained glass windows where we could have our first looks photos.
And most importantly- the most expensive room (the bridal suite) would be about $160/night, other rooms ranging from about $120-150/night.
The rooms were a little old-fashioned, and the beds weren’t the softest in the world, but it’s just about everything I want in the world. I could almost cry writing this because….
They won’t let us book it (yet).
Because of the deck space, they can host smaller (up to 100-120 person) weddings on the tented deck, and so they’re holding off until end of October/early November before booking anything that’s not a wedding for next year. So if somebody comes in and wants to have a wedding any day of my weekend, we’re screwed, we’re can’t have it. There is nothing I can do. I just have to wait, and if somebody wants a wedding, that’s it.
I’m trying really hard to not be upset prematurely, trying to breathe, and release it, and trust that there was a reason that we got lost and found this place. That god/the universe/divine intervention brought us there on purpose, and that everything will work out.
If anyone has any advice, thoughts, words of wisdom or comfort, or just generally wants to pump me up, I would love the support. Please send me thoughts, prayers, juju, magic, crossed fingers/toes- I will take it all!


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Amanda Palmer's producer fan mail
Interviewed by Bilboard.com, the artist said: "Three or four years ago, John [Congleton] wrote me a fan letter one day, and said, 'I love Dresden Dolls [Amanda's band] and I would love to work with you. What have you got planned?'"
Congleton is now helping her to record an album which will apparently be available in the autumn, according to Billboard.
Amanda Palmer's songs as a solo artist include Runs in the Family, Leeds United and Astronaut.
She commented in the Billboard piece that the material for the autumn record has a strong element of emotion to it. She also suggested that the tracks' meanings are enigmatic and that laying them down has been a process of discovery.
They will make an appearance on the internet prior to being made into the likes of CDs, according to the article.
Ben Folds (of Ben Folds Five) was a producer on Palmer's album Who Killed Amanda Palmer, says Billboard.
He also once collaborated with another piano playing female singer, Regina Spektor, for the track You Don't Know Me.
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Two things have marked today: it is a day to say thank you again to veterans, and it is the day the world bids final goodbye to Takeoff.
The former Migo will be laid to rest today after his Celebration of Life ceremony at State Farm Arena, home of the Atlanta Hawks.
In memory of him and a life cut short, today’s song collections include epoch-making hits by the deceased that would ensure he remains evergreen in our memories. In the same spirit, Busta Rhymes and Offset elected to push back their album releases as the hip-hop world mourns Takeoff.
Meanwhile, there are also releases by Nas, Bleu, and Wizkid.
Takeoff – Jealousy
Hit play and enjoy.
Takeoff- The Last Rocket
The Last Rocket clocked four years nine days ago. The first album by Takeoff boasted multiple crowd favs, including “Last Memory,” “She Gon Wink,” and “Casper.” The 12-track album is Takeoff’s only solo project before joining forces with Quavo and Offset to form the Migos, and the rest, as they say, is history.
Here is also a curated playlist of Takeoff’s best hits as a solo artist and part of a group:
Johnny Cocoa – I Am Who I Am
In a time of grief, death, and gun-related violence, Johnny Cocoa conveys love and peace for everyone.
The EP by the Texas native, I Am Who I Am, includes the exciting single “On God” and the recently released single “Free Bird.”
The project sonically explores themes of free-spirited liberation, breaking free from mental confinements, and a hustle hard mentality to go after what’s yours.
Rod Wave – Break My Heart
Pain demands to be felt, but Rod Wave has got you with this new song. “Break My Heart” is a raw rendition that anyone going through heartache or pain can easily be relatable.
Hit play and ride the wave..
Nas – King’s Disease 3
Nas just dropped his anticipated album, Kings Disease 3. The 49-year-old rap great dropped fire bars and took shots at two notable New York music icons, Jay-Z and Pete Rock.
Wizkid – More Love, Less Go
Hit play and enjoy.
Black-Eyed Peas – Elevation
15 tracks. Same catchy tunes. Same crew. However, you can feel the aging. You can feel the move away from they get-hyped in-the-club sound that characterised “I Gotta Feeling” to the cool, still hyped but for a gentle head bop.
Jam to this album, and hit us with your comments.
For Takeoff’s friends and families, we know it would be a long day without him. Take consolation in the knowledge that you will get to tell him about it when you meet him again. Stay safe, SOHH family.
Additional reporting by Serena Carter.

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Movies of Cristi Green and Debi Green together
Cristi Green and Debi Green have starred in 3 movies together. Their first film was Halfway There in 2010. The most recent movie that Cristi Green and Debi Green starred together was A Little Mistaken in 2013.
Starred as Greek Tragedy Actor
Starred as Half Way Singer
Starred as Tagger Goth Chick
Starred as Mom
A Little Mistaken
Starred as Student Girl
Starred as Dog Walker 1
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Creator-brothers GQ and JQ get funky with Shakespeare
Funky hip-hop performance artists Q Brothers, GQ and JQ, came by their collective name easily: In their civilian identities, the Chicago natives are Greg and Jeff Qaiyum. The duo scored big in 2008 with Funk It Up About Nothin’, which put a hip-hop spin on Shakespeare’s Much Ado and traveled from Chicago Shakespeare Theater to Scotland. (The show returns to CST in January 2011, running through Feb. 13, before heading to Australia.) You can catch the guys sooner, both performing and manning a booth at Kidzapalooza and on YouTube (with honorary Q Bro Jackson Doran) in their more R-rated guise as the Retar Crew, rapping their recent cult hit “The Blackhawks Song (We Love the Hawks?).”
When did you begin performing?
JQ: When I got a Fisher-Price tape recorder for Christmas. We started making game shows and talk shows.
GQ: We’d play different guests.
JQ: Our older brother would be like, “I’m interviewing the guy who makes perfume. His name is Eau de Toilette. When I dunk his head into the toilet, he blows bubbles and everything smells good!” And I’d go [makes underwater gurgling sound].
When people ask you what you do, how do you describe yourselves?
JQ: It’s difficult to put into words. We’ve made movies in the past; we created our own TV show; we’re playwrights and composers. I sometimes say: jack-of-all-trades, ace of none.
What’s your gig at Kidzapalooza?
JQ: This will be our fifth Lollapalooza. Our booth is the one-stop hip-hop happy-hour workshop.
GQ: We teach kids how to rap, scratch and beatbox. We record it, and they go home with a CD of them and us. There’s also a station where they can decorate their own album cover. It’s cool.
Your older brother has two daughters. Do they have an impact on you’re creating for kids?
JQ: Well, yeah, we read them a lot of books. But also, I think G is like a five-year-old.
GQ: It’s true, I am.
JQ: His imagination has no bounds to it. Sometimes that’s frustrating to work with, but we have a balance.
GQ: I can recognize when he’s right.
JQ: With the kids’ stuff, it allows me to say, “Yes, yes, yes” all the time. The kids are willing to go there. They’ll say, “Yes, he turns into a bird and flies away! That’s awesome!” So really more than reading stories to our nieces, it comes from G’s extremely kid-like imagination.
Funk It Up About Nothin' plays at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater (800 E Grand Ave on Navy Pier, 312-595-5600) through February 13.


Cricketer Alex Hepburn appears in court in ‘rape’ case
The Australian all-rounder will next appear at Worcester Crown Court on January 4 accused of two charges of rape.
A professional cricketer has appeared in court accused of raping a woman.
Worcestershire CCC all-rounder Alex Hepburn, 21, faced Worcester Magistrates’ Court accused of two counts of rape.
During a brief hearing the court heard the alleged offences took place in Worcester on April 1 this year.
Hepburn, who wore a grey suit, white shirt and grey tie, spoke only to confirm his name, address and nationality of Australian.
Hepburn’s solicitor Jason Patel made no indication of plea on behalf of his client.
The defendant, of Priory Road, Malvern, Worcestershire was released on unconditional bail until January 4 when he is to appear at Worcester Crown Court.
Gareth Thomas, chair of the bench, told Hepburn: “As you have just heard, we are remanding you on unconditional bail to appear before Worcester Crown Court on Thursday January 4 at 9am.
“If you don’t go back to court at the right date and time you may commit an offence and you could be arrested, remanded and sent to prison.
“If you do commit an offence on bail your sentence will be greater.”
Hepburn, who is yet to play first class cricket for Worcestershire, has been suspended on full pay by his club.
In a statement, the club said: “As the matter is now subject to criminal proceedings the club is unable to provide any further comment at this stage.”
Worcestershire also confirmed it was dealing with a disciplinary matter involving director of cricket Steve Rhodes, which relates solely to his role at the club.
“The matter is ongoing so at this time there will be no further comment,” the club statement added.
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Man arrested in Tribhuvan airport.
Tribhuvan International Airport
Tribhuvan International Airport is an international airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. It is the sole international airport in Nepal and has one domestic and one international terminal. Wikipedia
Address: Ring Rd, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal
Elevation: 1,338 m
Phone: +977 1-4113033

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By Brian Cathcart The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) began, as it could only have begun, in disaster. Nothing less could have stirred the men who own and run Britain’s big national newspaper groups to alter in any way a system of ‘self-regulation‘ that had protected their interests so well for decades. The disaster was […]
Under the headline ‘IPSO: the line between media freedom and intrusion’, the Times has published an article by Katie Edwards, a media specialist at solicitors Hamlins LLP. No doubt Rupert Murdoch was pleased to read it, but as the opinion of a lawyer it is, to say the least, strange.
Six weeks after its stealth launch, the new press ‘regulator’ IPSO finally has something to announce. A press release has just appeared on its website, in response to a complaint about The Sun newspaper by a Conservative MP, Dr Sarah Wollaston. Dr Wollaston complained to the old PCC about a front-page splash at the end of July, which claimed that a four-year-old boy had something it described as a mark of the ‘devil’ on his torso.
Yesterday (Monday 20th October) The Guardian ran a story (Watchdog to pursue inquiry into sex sting against MP Brooks Newmark) on how the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) was going to continue investigating the Sunday Mirror’s sting on Brooks Newmark MP despite the fact that the original complaint by Mark Pritchard MP had been withdrawn.


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Janek Wasserman’s The Marginal Revolutionaries
A general history of the Austrian School from its beginnings to the present day. The title refers both to the later marginalization of the Austrian economists and to the original insight of its founding father, Carl Menger.
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Action Needed: Your Signature to object to WJWW’s construction of Massive Industrial Plant in Kensico Watershed
Please read the FAQ’s on PEPA’s website which provide more information about this issue or read a one page flyer here.
Final thoughts: Given the importance of the Kensico Watershed, it makes no sense to construct a large industrial filtration plant in the area selected by WJWW. This is especially true when they own an alternative location that has already been studied/approved outside the Watershed.
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PHOENIX, Arizona, April 29. ON today's edition of The Morning Swim Show, Stanford senior Amber Oland discusses her team's goal of winning their first NCAA water polo team title.
Oland talks about the team's work ethic, what she thinks of her massive tally of goal saves and what her future could be in and out of the pool after the season ends. Watch the full show in the video player below and visit SwimmingWorld.TV for more video interviews.
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At least 11 people have been confirmed dead after a commercial plane crashed in the South Sudan’s Eastern state of Jonglei on Tuesday March2.
The affected passengers include two pilots in the South Supreme Airlines flight HK-4274 bound for the capital Juba.
The plane was according to reliable reports crashed in the town of Pieri in Jonglei state while setting off for the capital city Juba.
Denay Jock Chagor, the state governor has told reports that the plane took off from the town of Pieri in Jonglei state and crashed few minutes after the flight.
“It was with great shock and horror to receive the news of the plane crash of South Supreme Airlines that happened today, the 2nd day of March 2021 at around 5 p.m. at Pieri Airstrip,” he added.
He further expressed condolences to the families whose persons perished in this horrific accident.
“Our prayers are with their families and loved ones. On my own behalf and on behalf of the people of Jonglei state and the nation, I share this condolence message with the affected families and friends in these hours of grief,” Chagor said in a condolence message released by his office.
According to Kur Kuol, the director of Juba International Airport, the incident occurred in an area with poor network connectivities something that has delayed report on the casualties.
“The airplane crashed in a region where there is no network coverage, so it was difficult to confirm the exact number of casualties,” he added.


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April 7 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
The 13th annual performance of the What Cheer Winds concert band will be given on Sunday April 7, 2019 at 2:00 pm at the What Cheer Opera House.
The band, under the direction of Gary Huxford, celebrates the 1906 performance of John Philip Sousa’s band at this location. The concert will include marches, hymms, folk songs and hits from the past. The trombone section will be featured on a special selection and the 100th anniversary of Irving Berlin’s “God Bless America” will be celebrated.
There is no admission charge, a free will donation will be accepted.


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Gov. Christie announced the New Jersey Safe Task Force on Thursday. The task force will look at the root causes of violence in society and they will create a report of safety recommendations to the governor. NBC10's Cydney Long reports.
Gov. Chris Christie is refusing to take a position on President Barack Obama's call for a federal ban on assault weapons.
The governor was asked several times at a Statehouse news conference Thursday to weigh in on Obama's proposals for bans on assault weapons and magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds.
Christie chose not to take a stand. He says he has no influence over what Congress and the president decide.
He says New Jersey is taking a more deliberative approach to gun control, mental health and school security by forming a task force to study the issues and make recommendations within 60 days.
New Jersey has had an assault weapons ban in place for 21 years, and Christie says he supports state gun laws already on the books.


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Growing blackberries is a great way to get natural fiber and vitamin C into your diet, and a well-tended blackberry plant will give you a summer’s worth of berries for jams, pies and juices. Plus they’re easy to grow for gardeners of all levels...
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Blackberries are easily grown from one-year old bareroot plants. These need planting when they’re dormant during mid or late winter. Avoid times when the ground is waterlogged or frozen.
Most varieties will need some trellising or training in order to support the weight of the plant’s fruit, and you’ll need to plan this at the planting stage. If you’ve chosen an erect blackberry, this can be planted near a fence. If you don’t want to train them you’ll need to prune the tips regularly.
For trailing varieties, create a simple two-wire trellis. Use two wooden six-foot (1.8m) fence posts spaced at about 8 to 10 feet (2.5-3m) apart. Use two wires to join the posts running at 2 feet (.6m) and 4 feet (1.2m) from the ground.
Make sure the planting area is weed free, then dig a shallow hole that is just deep enough to hold the roots. Spread them out horizontally and cover with soil, then firm the soil around the plant’s base.
Mulch with well rotted organic garden manure after planting.
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Blackberries are biennial and produce fruit on the previous years’ canes; Each spring and summer the plant will grow new canes that will not produce any fruit that season. These are called “primocanes”. The following year, as they continue to flower and fruit they are called “floricanes”. The floricanes will die after fruit production to be replaced by that year’s primocanes next season.
As the primocanes grow on trailing varieties, tie them into the wire supports. If you’ve chosen an erect variety, prune the tips so they do not grow higher than four feet (1.2m). This will prevent them from bending and snapping from the weight of the fruit.
Blackberries will need regular, weekly watering from mid spring to early fall, especially if rainfall is low. If there is winter drought it is also worth watering your blackberries every few weeks so that existing primocanes aren’t damaged.
Give the area surrounding the plant a mulch of well-rotted organic manure each spring.
Blackberries are ready for harvest from mid to late summer. They won’t ripen after they’re harvested, so pick your blackberries every three days to get the highest-quality fruit.
Unlike raspberries, when you pick your blackberry the central plug will come off too. Pick by hand when they begin to lose their shine and appear slightly dull. They should come off the plant easily.
Blackberries need careful handling since bruised fruit is more likely to deteriorate quickly. Store them in the refrigerator immediately after picking and they’ll last for a couple of days.
For longer-term storage (up to 8 months), rinse quickly without allowing the fruit to stand in water, then lay them out as a single layer to dry. Next put them in a freezer bag and freeze.
Birds love to feed on ripening blackberries. To protect them you can cover with a fine gardening mesh as the blackberries start to ripen.
The planting location of blackberries is the most significant factor for keeping them disease free. Blackberries should always be in full sun with no shade through the day. If they’re planted on wet sites, they will attract fungi and infection.
Keep a continual eye out for signs of infection on leaves and canes and remove them right away.
The following pests and diseases have been known to affect the success of growing Blackberry Plant. For more information about preventing and controlling them, see Organic Garden Pest Control.
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Motoko's New Word: McCondo
"Make way for the McCondo," writes New York Times reporter Motoko Rich.
"On Fisher Island, near Miami, a condo developer is offering penthouses of 20,000 square feet, more than eight times the size of the average single-family house."
And don't you agree he has a great last name for a real estate beat writer?
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Sullivan+Strumpf have launched the first edition of their newly developed online Viewing Rooms with a digital presentation of the exhibition ‘What do the birds say?’ featuring a new body of work by Australian artist, writer and curator Glenn Barkley.
Gallery Director Ursula Sullivan said, “The viewing room and other aspects of the gallery’s digital engagement has been in development for a little while now, with no real hurry. However, once we were forced into closing our space in Zetland and Singapore, we expedited the whole thing. The digital world seems to be the only way to connect at the moment so we’re making exhibitions more transparent (by giving prices) and also giving our artists a voice through documentary videos and podcasts.”
Barkley is a maker of unique earthenware pots, urns, bottles and objects obsessively dotted with small holes that form intricate crochet-like patterning (or pox as Barkley calls them) on the body of the works embellished with handcrafted motifs and tokens inspired by the artists love of nature, his garden, history and literary works. “History itself has become this sort of compost pile that you can dig through and just re-invigorate over and over,” Barkley muses.
The gallery explains, “The title of the exhibition, ‘What do the birds say?’ is a quote from Kurt Vonnegut’s ‘Slaughterhouse-5’, in which the narrator apologises to his editor for producing a short manuscript. Like birds chirping, the book serves as an unpretentious message demonstrating that life still exists in a devastated world.”
And it was in the midst of the recent bushfires that tore through the NSW South Coast leaving an unprecedented trail of devastation on communities, wildlife and the landscape, that Barkley spent time creating a series of new works. “I have been making this body of work for the last tumultuous six months,” he says.
“I rode out the bush fires over Christmas from the relative safety of Berry, looking from afar while my hometown burnt and the places where I grew up were razed to the ground.”
Throughout the series subtle impressions cast familiar identities on the pox-worked surfaces. The face of Hope is gloriously crowned with ceramic loops in Hope bottle with fancy handles, and a statuette of Her Majesty Queen Victoria is held nobly upright by a cactus in Queen Victoria bottle with handles and branch (2020). The mythical god of the sea, earthquakes and storms emerges in Poseidon with shell stopper and fancy handles (2020), but then Barkley reveals “I say this is Poseidon but it’s just another man with a beard – an ancient figure that a friend gave me that I made a mould from.”
Other more organically-shaped pox pots model what Barkley warmly refers to as ‘prunings’ in various coloured glazes, personal experiences unfold in Pox pot with Fanta prunings (2020), which suggests a full can of Fanta was the possible cause for a child being sick on the bus. Fire urn (2020), a decorated vessel with a lid “has text written by my cousin who survived the bushfires in Australia in January in her town in Conjola when a lot of the other places in her town burnt down,” Barkley records.
“My brother told me of walking on the beach at Cudmirrah, a place that looms large in my dreams and imagination and telling me of all the dead birds on the beach – all the birds, every kind,” the artist shares. “I thought about that as I made these works, as I tried to do something beautiful and contemplative in the face of all that sadness.”
Barkley’s works are beautifully artful and quirky and oscillate between ornamental object and functional vessel. He says, “My work, it has a nod towards function, you could use it for certain things, you probably couldn’t eat off it or drink out of it, you can just stare at it if you want to, which is a form of usage.” And, the longer you look the more you will see.
You are invited to experience Barkley’s show via Sullivan+Strumpfs Viewing Room while listening to the aritst’s curated playlist of songs that will fill your ears with the sounds of Bob Dylan, Clarence Ashley, Neil Young, Bessie Jones, Dave Rawlings Machine and others (available through the gallery website and on Spotify). Barkley’s written texts in the exhibition catalogue playfully characterise each of the 26 works, a short video takes you into Barkley’s studio where he chats a little about his work, and a second upload brings an interview between Barkley and Camilla Wagstaff of Art Collector magazine to the screen.


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I needed someone to come in mid day for a bathroom break and feeding. Connor was prompt and the dogs loved him. I will definitely book with him again.
Connor is very good with animals and loves taking care of them and playing with them. He's owned and taken care of dogs, cats, rats, rabbits, mice, guinea pigs, fish, and even tarantula's! :-)
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Smash: What Uma Thurman Looks Like as Marilyn Monroe
Uma Thurman is the latest star to work a platinum wig and call herself Marilyn Monroe! The actress, who is now pregnant with her third child, channeled the infamous vixen for the NBC hit show Smash. In the series, Thurman guest stars as Rebecca Duvall, who producers cast as the blonde icon to add a celebrity element to their musical-in-the-making about Monroe’s life, Bombshell. Tune in to watch Thurman’s portrayal tonight at 10/9c on NBC.
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Oceana’s Gulf of Mexico Expedition launch event, which took place aboard the Oceana Latitude in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, was a huge success.
The event brought together more than 75 guests, including local politicians, members of the media, scientific community and business leaders. Among the special guests were Spanish model Almudena Fernandez and Fort Lauderdale Mayor John P. “Jack” Seiler (pictured here with Oceana’s Mike Hirshfield).
Stay tuned for more updates from the boat as it heads into the gulf!
- Ocean Roundup: Shell Seeks to Extend Arctic Drilling Period, Great Barrier Reef Protection Plan “Inadequate,” and More Posted Wed, October 29, 2014
- Oceana Magazine Supporter Spotlight: Jean-Cristophe Vie Posted Thu, October 23, 2014
- Federal Government Takes Steps to Better Monitor Bycatch in Southeast and Gulf Fisheries Posted Mon, October 27, 2014
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Planning Applications and Notifications
Guidance on information required when submitting planning applications (April 2019 revision made 01 September 2020)
Craven District Council is in the process of reviewing validation requirements for planning applications.
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You can comment on, support or object to a planning application
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Agreements between the Council and applicants on the handling of complex planning applications
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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- Angels manager Mike Scioscia is very excited about Ernesto Frieri and the rest of his bullpen.
Frieri pitched a hitless inning in Los Angeles' 6-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday.
On getaway day for the Los Angeles Angels and with most of his starting lineup already on the way to California, manager Mike Scioscia gave several glowing reports of the status of his pitching staff, and in particular, the bullpen after Wednesday's 6-3 in over Texas at Tempe, the Angels' final Cactus League game.
"Ernesto looked the best he's looked all season so that is a good sign," said Scioscia, who refused to name Frieri as his opening day closer when pressed Wednesday even though Ryan Madson is still coming back from Tommy John surgery.
Frieri finished with a 4-2 record and a 2.32 ERA with 23 saves for the Angels in 2012. He struck out 80 in 54 1-3 innings.
Still, the Angels took a chance on former Philadelphia closer Ryan Madson, who is recovering from elbow reconstruction surgery and has not pitched since the 2011 season, signing him over the offseason.
Scioscia said Madson threw an undisclosed amount of pitches Wednesday at "100 percent" and added that Angels pitching coach Mike Butcher said that "the ball was coming out of his hand fine."
Madson complained of pain in his elbow again early in camp and has been slowed considerably this spring. Scioscia said Wednesday that Madson "was not even close" to pitching in a game and has at least two more weeks of bullpen work ahead of him.
Earlier Wednesday, the Angels claimed right-hander Sean Lowe from the Los Angeles Dodgers off waivers.
Lowe, 29, was released by the Los Angeles Dodgers last week. He holds a career 3.94 ERA in seven seasons and had a 3.43 ERA with Texas last season over 36 games.
"He's got a big arm so we'll see how it plays out," Scioscia said. "If he throws to his capabilities, there's no doubt he can help us in our bullpen.
Scioscia said he would get a longer look at Lowe in the upcoming Freeway Series.
Garrett Richards, who figures to open the season in the bullpen, allowed three hits in 2 1-3 scoreless innings in his fifth appearance and second start.
Jerome Williams took over for Richards and struck out six in 3 2-3 innings. He allowed two runs and six hits.
"Right now you see that Jerome and Garrett are stretched out," Scioscia said. "I think we feel real good about our starting pitching depth. Right now we'll see where we go from here as we head into the season."
Lance Berkman doubled in a run and Adrian Beltre added an RBI single in a two-run Texas third off Williams.
Texas lashed out 14 hits in the losing effort. Beltre, A.J. Pierzynski and Leonys Martin had two hits apiece.
Left-hander Brad Mills, acquired from the Angels on a waiver claim last Sunday, made his first appearance with the Rangers and his second start overall and fourth spring appearance.
Mills worked four innings and allowed one run and four hits.
"He's got good secondary stuff," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "He's got to command that fastball a little better."
Kaleb Cowart doubled in two runs in a three-run Angels' sixth off Michael Kirkman.
NOTES: The Rangers announced INF Brandon Snyder has requested and received his unconditional release from his minor league contract. Snyder batted .277 with three homers and nine RBIs in 40 games with Texas and .253 with two homers and nine RBIs in 23 games at Triple-A Round Rock in 2012. ... The Angels traded RHP Steven Geltz to the Tampa Bay Rays in for RHP Dane De La Rosa. Both were in the minors last season. ... The Angels acquired RHP Elvin Ramirez from the New York Mets for cash considerations. In 20 big league appearances last year, Ramirez had a 5.48 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 21 1-3 innings.
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It's hard to say that any one part of and AngelsWin.com Spring Training Fanfest is any better than any other. Having the opportunity to hear Tim Salmon speak, listening to a round table discussion from members of the media, listening to Jerry Dipoto take questions from the fans all have their unique appeal.
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The March 28th, 2013 edition of daily news for the Los Angeles Angels including Trout in GQ, Angels sign Mark Lowe, trade Geltz and much more...
The Story: The Angels signed reliever Mark Lowe to a minor league contract with a invite to spring training.
The Monkey Says: It looks like the Angels are getting really nervous about the bullpen's performance. It seems the plan...
Preseason is a time for bold predictions. Before opening day, every team is tied for first place, thus springing forth eternal hope for the fans of all teams that this year could be their "year".
1. By the end of 2013, Hank Conger and Chris Iannetta will be in a fairly equal timeshare at catcher.
Chris Iannetta’s the man. He’s earned this title, he’s played...
TEMPE, Ariz. The Angels finalized their trade of Vernon Wells to the New York Yankees on Tuesday after the veteran outfielder passed a physical and the commissioners office approved the cash being exchanged in the deal.
The Angels will pay 28.1 million of the remaining 42 million on Wells contract, which runs through 2014, meaning the Yankees will pick up 13.9 million of the deal...
And now we finally get to the projection you have all been waiting for. And now a player that needs no introduction...
2012 Stats: 639 PA, .326 AVG, .399 OBP, .564 SLG, 129 R, 30 HR, 83 RBI, 49 SB, 5 CS, 139 K, .409 wOBA, 170 OPS+, 10.0 fWAR
2013 ZiPS Projections: 695 PA, .282 AVG, .364 OBP, .507 SLG, 122 R, 29 HR, 83 RBI, 47 SB, 8 CS, 149 K, .371 wOBA, 142 OPS+, 7.4 fWAR...
Garrett Richards, who figures to open the season in the bullpen, started for the Los Angeles Angels and threw 2 1-3 scoreless innings Wednesday in a 6-3 win over the Texas Rangers.
Richards made his fifth spring appearance and second start. He allowed three hits.
Jerome Williams followed Richards and struck out six in 3 2-3 innings. He gave two runs and six hits.
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ANAHEIM, CA – The Angels Tuesday traded outfielder Vernon Wells to the New York Yankees in exchange for outfielder Exicardo Cayones, LHP Kramer Sneed and cash considerations. Today’s transaction was announced by General Manager Jerry Dipoto.
Cayones, 21, spent the 2012 season playing for New York’s Single-A Staten Island...
In the latest episode of Podcast with a Halo, we deliver the definitive eulogy for Vernon Wells' career, debate Nick Maronde's transition to relief, fret over the big league pitching staff and fear another miserable April. Other than that, this episode is a real upper!
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On his first day with the New York Yankees, Vernon Wells recalled a game in the International League more than a decade ago and he saw Darryl Strawberry in uniform for the opposition.
''I remember the first time I played the Triple-A Yankees, when I was 20 years old,'' he said Tuesday. ''It was the first that I actually got goosebumps playing against another...
I examined the NL West this morning; now let’s take a look at the Junior Circuit and see what’s in store for their counterparts in the AL in 2013. Los Angeles Angels Notable offseason additions: Josh Hamilton, Tommy Hanson, Joe Blanton, Jason Vargas, Ryan Madson, Sean Burnett Notable losses: Zack Greinke, Dan Haren, Torii Hunter, The post NCB MLB Preview–AL West appeared...
Often those teams that are hot favorites with the sports betting sites to win their divisions are also among the favorites for the league pennants and even the World Series. This means that many baseball betting fans opt for combined bets on a particular team, but which clubs would make a good bet for this season’s AL West division?
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The agency recalls that the Chinese company CPMIEC won the tender for the supply of missile defense components to Turkey in 2013, requesting $ 3,4 billion for their products.
“It was decided that this tender will be canceled. This decision was signed by the Prime Minister (Ahmet Davutoglu) this week, ”a spokesman said.
"Turkey intends to create its own project to build a missile defense system," the press service explained.
The victory of the Chinese in the tender was due not only to the low price, but to the proposal to produce part of the missile systems in Turkey with the subsequent transfer of technology. However, the parties could not finally agree on the degree of participation of Turkish specialists in production. In addition, Ankara was subjected to strong pressure from the Allies for choosing the Chinese option.


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At the direction of the Facilities Director, the Mechanical Maintenance Manager will be responsible for providing an array of mechanical related services and supporting the development and implementation of mechanical infrastructure improvement programs. They are to supervise and manage the performance of the maintenance employees, and also manage the client’s expectations.
Ensures the operation and maintenance of all campus mechanical repairs.
Schedules and directs all routine and emergency repairs, plus performs preventive maintenance for associated equipment.
Complies with electrical and building codes by adhering to requirements; advising Facilities Director on needed actions.
Maintains supplies inventory
Keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.
Maintains maintenance staff schedules and responsibilities.
Ensures federal, state, and local laws and codes concerning health, safety, and the environment are strictly adhered to in assigned areas.
Performs purchasing and reporting duties
Participates in the development of short-term and long-term departmental goals and objectives.
Advises the Facilities Director with developing, and implementing new policies or revisions to existing policies.
Bachelor’s degree or work experience equivalent required.BSME/BSEE/BSEM preferred.
Certifications in any of the following are highly preferred: electrical, HVAC or plumbing.
Strong knowledge of a wide variety of central heating, cooling, and combined heat and power (CHP) plants and HVAC systems and their optimization.
Minimum of five years of experience with progressive levels of responsibility in the performance of detailed energy audits, and project management services, including scope development and analysis reporting.
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Peter Ortner, Engelbert Grünbacher, Luigi del Re,
"Robust Approximate Tracking of Matched Disturbance Non – Control Affine Systems"
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Robust Approximate Tracking of Matched Disturbance Non – Control Affine Systems
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to appear at: IFAC Workshop on Control Applications of Optimisation
In this paper we discuss the problem of trajectory tracking of non control affine nonlinear systems. The main idea is to approximate the non control affine system by a special class of nonlinear systems, the so called extended Hammerstein systems (EHS). The control affine dynamic part of the EHS is computed such that an optimal control problem and therefore the robustifying feedback part of the tracking controller is already solved in the transformation process. Therefore no positive definite solution of the HJE needs to be computed since it gets a design parameter. The resulting system is then controlled by a trajectory tracking algorithm which ensures robustness against input disturbances and system uncertainties as well. A simulation example shows the efficiency of the proposed method.
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IFAC Workshop on Control Applications of Optimisation, May 6-8, 2009, Jyväskylä, Finnland.


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Want to join our richest Olympians? If you can’t play tennis, get on your bike
While Andy Murray leads the pack, Olympic fortune favours cyclists, with four out of the 10 highest paid athletes in Team GB coming from the ranks of the triumphant two-wheelers.
Analysis by The Sunday Times Rich List reveals that Sir Bradley Wiggins, Mark Cavendish and Chris Froome are all table-topping earners, amassing fortunes estimated at £10m or more.
Coming up from behind are Britain’s golden cycling couple, Laura Trott and Jason Kenny, who between them now have 10 golds and have vastly increased their sponsorship earning potential through their Olympic performances.
Murray is Team GB’s richest medallist, with a net worth estimated at £62m. Since January he has earned £5.4m on court at the Australian and French Opens as well as for winning Wimbledon and

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RUSTON — The kickoff of the season opener between Southern and Louisiana Tech was delayed 12 minutes because of lightning Saturday night.
That’s about the same amount of time it took the Bulldogs to use their own lightning strikes to remove any doubt abut the outcome.
Tech needed less than 10 minutes to score the first 17 points and had touchdowns covering 55, 45, 22, 27, 58 and 65 yards in rolling to a 44-point halftime lead. When the season opener for both teams at Joe Aillet Stadium came to a merciful end, the Bulldogs had thrashed the Jaguars 62-15.
“I feel like we lacked effort,” Southern cornerback Danny Johnson said. “We missed tackles, and some of us didn’t do our assignments. We’ve got to get better.”
Johnson said coach Dawson Odums “stayed positive so we can stay positive.”
But an hour after the game ended, Odums still hadn’t been made available to speak with reporters.
Jeff Driskel made his first start after transferring from Florida; he threw four touchdown passes and ran for another score. Kenny Dixon scored on a 55-yard pass play and a 65-yard run; he finished with 171 total yards.
The Bulldogs also scored on special teams: Former LSU receiver Paul Turner returned a punt 45 yards for a touchdown.
Their defense appeared to score when Nick Thomason grabbed Austin Howard’s second interception and ran 38 yards to the end zone. The touchdown was nullified by a personal foul penalty, but on the next play Driskel threw a 27-yard TD to Marcus Gaines.
It was that kind of night for Southern — and for Tech. The Jaguars open Southwestern Athletic Conference play at Mississippi Valley State on Thursday, the same night that the Bulldogs open Conference USA play at Western Kentucky.
Driskel didn’t need to finish the first half to complete 12 of 15 passes for 274 yards.
Southern got a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown from Willie Quinn and a 1-yard TD run by Lenard Tillery.
“It’s all a mind game (this week),” Quinn said. “Beginning (Sunday) morning we just have to go back to working hard.”
The Jaguars have high hopes for this season, coming off a second consecutive SWAC West Division championship and having been picked a narrow second to Grambling in the West this season. They expect to have a high-scoring offense, a relatively inexperienced but talented defense and a dynamic return game.
Other than Quinn’s returns and Johnson’s two interceptions, there was little evidence of the other attributes.
Aside from a trip to Southeastern Conference power Georgia in three weeks, Southern doesn’t figure to face another mismatch like the one it experienced Saturday night. That’s the good news.
The bad news is that the Jaguars hoped to show improvement over their 45-6 season-opening loss at Louisiana-Lafayette last season, which was disrupted by a delay in the bus leaving campus for the game while university officials tried to academically certify several players. Five starters were ultimately left behind.
This year, there was no such distraction, but the Jaguars looked even less competitive in Ruston than they had in Lafayette.
Howard completed 9 of 17 passes for just 66 yards as the Bulldogs swarmed Jaguars receivers, the most talented and deepest unit on the team. Eventually Deonte Shorts and Jarrad Hayes would also get snaps at quarterback, but Southern never managed an offensive rhythm.
“We made a lot of mistakes,” guard Anthony Mosley said. “Those are things we can control.”
The Jaguars’ best sequence was an 85-yard drive that ended with Tillery’s touchdown in the third quarter.
At that point, Tech had long since gone deep into its roster, preventing the final margin from being even worse than it was.
“We’ve got to get better in every aspect of the game,” linebacker Daniel Brown said.
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CONSTRUCTION DESIGN RESTAURANT INTERIOR FAST EATING ILIKE
Address: Ilike, No. 1, Ngo Tram, Hanoi
Cost of construction: 180 million
Construction time: 25 days
— 2013 —
Restaurant interior design cafe Fast food I Like in a modern style, with photos taken after the construction is more beautiful than the design, using plaster ceilings, outstanding lighting, wooden furniture, wall mirrors ...
Restaurant design - overall premises:
The store is designed with an outside bar with the meaning of "food, service" as the core. In addition, the outside bar also creates a beautiful interior space, a dining atmosphere for the restaurant.
Sea frontage Current status and construction process of the restaurant:
Style and color characteristics of store design This is wood cladding. This material brings new and different colors. I Like logo design with leaves is also very prominent and suits the wooden sea background.
Wooden boards are less used by the high cost (twice the aluminum), require careful waterproofing treatment, but create strikingly impressive effects right from the outside. This is a type of wood made of natural wooden bars assembled, between the joints with coupling against flipping. The surface of PU painted wood is moisture-proof.
Front of the restaurant after the completion:
The dishes of the restaurant mainly have natural materials such as flowers, fruits, suitable for the interior of the restaurant with wood colors from the outside to the inside.
View from the outside - 3D perspective and Present situation:
The view from outside the door - the process of construction of rough and interior:
Interior photos are taken step by step from the rough construction process, running electric lines to the installation of furniture, glass.
View from the outside of the snack restaurant, after completing the interior:
With a moderate frontage area (3.5m), re-arranged the bar, but placing the high tables and chairs on the right still does not feel tight and uncomfortable for guests, by the mirror wall tiles. The mirror is cut in a square shape, beveled into the edges, making the restaurant's light more sparkling and the interior is modern and new.
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After finishing the fast food restaurant interior:
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The construction teams rushed to complete the work in 25 days.
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What is a
Pre-Engineered Metal Building?
When we talk about pre-engineered steel buildings, what we're talking about are structures which have been custom designed using software and then manufactured in a plant to be shipped to the customer as a completely pre-engineered kit. Everything is included and arrives at the job site on a flat-bed truck as a neatly wrapped package. The entire package - frame, roofing, components - is made from steel, one of the strongest and most durable materials on the planet.
Simply Put, Anything Goes...
The beauty of the pre-engineered steel building is that it can provide clear-span interior space, which can be used to satisfy virtually any customer requirement. Applications are endless. We will go through this more in detail later, but suffice it to say that our buildings are suitable for industrial, commercial, residential, agricultural and recreational uses.
As odd as it may sound, I’m more than a little passionate about the topic, so here’s a little history that I've picked-up over the years.
A History of Pre-Engineered Steel Buildings
The official-sounding term pre-engineered building came into use in the 1940s as a way to refer to all metal building systems that used a rigid frame design. These buildings were called “pre-engineered” because like their (distant) ancestors - the Quonset Hut - they relied on standard engineering designs for a limited number of standardized configurations.
Here is a quick overview of how steel building design and construction has evolved over the years:
1940s: First, improvements in technology were constantly expanding the maximum clear-span capabilities of metal buildings. The first rigid-frame steel buildings introduced in the late 1940s could span only 40’ in width. Within a few years though, progressive widths of 50-, 60-, and then 70-ft buildings became possible; and by the late 1950s, rigid frames with 100-ft spans were made. That meant 100 feet of clear span width – no posts and no beams inside to obstruct the usable interior.
1950s: Along with the expansion of building size during the 1950s, this era also saw the introduction of a new manufacturing process which produced ribbed metal panels. Before this time, all metal buildings looked the same – they had the old, tired, corrugated panels like the Quonset Huts that looked industrial. The ribbed panel was flatter and more aesthetically pleasing.
In the early days, steel was strictly functional and lacked any aesthetic appeal.
Advances in the 60s and 70s made it possible to create colourful, functional and aesthetically pleasing buildings like the one seen here.
1960s: What made these panels even more wonderful is that by the 1960’s, they were produced in colour. And at about the same time, continuous span cold-formed Z purlins were invented, the first factory-insulated panels were developed, and the first UL-approved metal roof appeared on the market.
But here’s the best part…during the 1960’s the first computer-designed metal buildings made their debut. Up until this time, all designs were done manually by engineers and design teams, so with the advent of computerization, as long as the purchaser could be restricted to standard designs, the buildings could be pre-engineered in limitless widths.
This marked the beginning of the metal Building BOOM….
1970s: As time passed and software became increasingly advanced, the original pre-engineered buildings were no longer restricted to standard designs. Metal building manufacturers could easily design and engineer buildings in different shapes and limitless sizes, with limitless openings for doors and windows. The number of potential applications exploded, as there were no longer required standardized size restrictions because each building was customized and designed taking into consideration each customers’ specific unique requirements and location.
Norsteel Buildings can be designed to suit unlimited applications. This is the most incredible thing about pre-engineered metal buildings - versatility. Our structures can be the solution for virtually every structural requirement.
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Only seven NHL players have scored 30 or more goals thus far this season, and two of them helped doom the Washington Capitals on Monday night at Verizon Center. Chris Kunitz scored twice and Sidney Crosby once as the Pittsburgh Penguins handed the Caps a tough 3-2 setback in the first half of a home-and-home set between the two teams.
“It very tough because the guys played a good game,” says Caps coach Adam Oates. “Probably one of the better games we’ve played against that team. To come out on the short end of the stick is difficult. We did a lot of good things in the game.”
Both clubs departed for the Steel City after the game where they’ll play the second half of the set on Tuesday night at Consol Energy Center.
Washington’s starting forward trio of Jason Chimera, Eric Fehr and Joel Ward went right to work in the Pittsburgh end, getting the game’s first scoring chance on the first shift when Pens goaltender Jeff Zatkoff was forced to make a save on Fehr to keep the Caps off the board.
But before the shift was over, it was the Pens who owned the lead. Pittsburgh broke out of its end, and Sidney Crosby passed to Chris Kunitz near the Washington line. Kunitz blew past a seemingly frozen Mike Green and beat Caps goalie Jaroslav Halak to make it 1-0 just 46 seconds after the opening puck drop.
“It’s tough because we had a great shift,” says Oates. “We were all over them; we almost scored. And Greenie got caught a little flat-footed on the play; probably a little surprised at the end of the shift that Kunitz had that much juice. So it takes the wind out of your sails when you’re trying to establish a good game and here we go.”
The Caps got that goal back in fairly short fashion, scoring on the Fehr line’s second shift of the contest. Washington defenseman Karl Alzner forced a turnover in the neutral zone, and the Caps’ forward trio headed north in transition. Ward gained the zone along the left wing wall, leaving the puck for Chimera near the Pittsburgh line. Chimera spotted Fehr driving the net with speed, and floated a pass in that direction on a timing play. Fehr beat Pens forward Taylor Pyatt to the puck and chipped it past Zatkoff to make it a 1-1 game at 3:03 of the first.
Only 38 seconds after Fehr’s goal, Caps center Nicklas Backstrom was jailed for slashing. Pittsburgh’s lethal power play wasted no time in regaining the lead. Crosby blasted a one-timer past Halak on the short side a mere 11 seconds after Backstrom had been seated in the penalty box.
Washington survived an Alex Ovechkin roughing minor late in second and entered the middle stanza down 2-1.
The Caps came out blazing in the second. Washington had 13 shot attempts to just three for the Penguins in the first four and a half minutes of the frame, all of which were played at even strength. The Caps used that domination to draw a holding call on Crosby at 4:31 when the Pens captain made an open field tackle on Washington winger Dustin Penner.
Pittsburgh’s top-ranked penalty killing outfit killed that minor without incident, but Pens forward Joe Vitale went off for an offensive-zone tripping call at 8:35 and Washington took advantage of that call to pull even with the Penguins. Backstrom’s shot from the right circle caromed favorably into the cage at 8:57 of the second to even the affair at 2-2. Brooks Laich appeared to have tipped the puck past Zatkoff, and Laich was originally credited with the tally. But between the second and third periods, Backstrom was given credit for his 13th goal of the season.
The Caps kept the pressure on afterwards, but the Pens got the lead back only 11 seconds after a television timeout just after the midpoint of the frame. Pittsburgh won a neutral zone draw; then Crosby carried into the Washington end and fed Lee Stempniak, who fired from the top of the right circle. Halak made a pad save, but pushed the rebound right to Kunitz who buried it for his second goal of the game.
“If you look at the game tonight,” says Laich, “I mean, scoring chances I think would be in our favor. [The Penguins are] just a very opportunistic team. The neutral zone – controlling the neutral zone was a key for us today, and two of the goals they got we didn’t do it. The first [goal] at the start of the game, certainly, and the third one they get speed through the neutral zone and make a play, and after that they capitalize on their opportunity. Other than that I didn’t think they had a whole lot.”
Washington led the Pens 33-20 in shots on goal and 69-45 in shot attempts in the game, but once Pittsburgh regained that one-goal lead in the second period, it battened down its defensive hatches much more tightly. Over the next 20 minutes of playing time – 18 of them at even strength – the Caps managed a total of just six shots on net from an average distance of 42 feet. There were no second chance opportunities and there wasn’t nearly as much sustained time in the attack zone as Washington managed in the first half of the game.
Washington got one more chance to pull even when Pittsburgh was guilty of having too many men on the ice with 2:17 left in the third, but again the Pens were up to the task. The Caps teed up five shots and got three on net, but none of the three came from inside 20 feet and the shot tries were well spaced from a Penguins standpoint; again no second chances.
As it has done in the last seven meetings between the two teams, Pittsburgh prevailed.
“I think we played a pretty good hockey game,” says Oates. “We did a lot of good things. Easily could have won the game.
“We’ve got to give them credit they played well; their big dogs scored. Like always, there are always things to work on. I thought 5-on-5 we played good. I thought Fehrsie’s line might have had the best game they’ve played all year. We had a lot of point shots. We did a lot of good things and like always there are things to work on.”
Debut – Rookie forward Evgeny Kuznetsov made his much-ballyhooed NHL debut on Monday night against the Penguins. In the process, he became the 500th player ever to pull on a Capitals sweater and play in an NHL game.
“I was a little bit worried the first time I stepped on the ice,” admits Kuznetsov, “but with each shift I got better and better. I understood what I needed to do and how I needed to play.
“This is my first game, but a lot of players have told me that it’s just like the Russian rivalries. [They are] just like that ones we have in Russia, so I know what it’s like.”
Playing mostly on the fourth line with Jay Beagle and Tom Wilson, Kuznetsov skated a dozen shifts in the game, totaling 10:22 of ice time. He logged 1:10 of that time on the power play. The 21-year-old Kuznetsov was credited with two shots on goal and one blocked shot on the night.
“I thought he did great,” says Oates. “As we talked about earlier today and yesterday, we have to be patient and realistic about expectations because it’s a foreign league for him, it’s a foreign system, he’s never played this way. He’s never played in front of this many people, really.
“For me, I want to ease him in, use him as much as possible but also be fair to him and give him a chance to grow with the team and within.”
Monday’s game marked the fourth straight contest in which Washington had a player making his first appearance in a Capitals’ sweater, but Kuznetsov was the first of those four players to make his NHL debut. He followed Penner, Chris Brown and Halak with that distinction in the last week.
Number Nine, Number Nine – Kuznetsov became the Caps’ ninth home-drafted and developed first-rounder in the Washington lineup, accounting for nearly half of the 20 players the Capitals dressed for Monday’s game.
Fehr was a first-rounder (18th overall) in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Alex Ovechkin (first overall) and Green (29th overall) were both first-rounders in 2004. Backstrom was a first-rounder (fourth overall) in 2006 and Alzner in 2007 (fifth overall). Blueliner John Carlson was a Washington first-rounder (27th overall) in 2008 and Marcus Johansson in 2009 (24th overall). Kuznetsov was Washington’s first-round choice (26th overall) in 2010 and Wilson was a first-round pick (16th overall) in the 2012 NHL Draft.
The 300 Club – Carlson played in the 300th game of his NHL career on Monday against the Penguins. Monday’s game ran Carlson’s streak of consecutive games played to 280, the longest in Washington’s franchise history by a defenseman. Alzner is just behind him, having played 278 consecutive NHL contests through Monday night’s action.
Helping Hands – With his assist on Fehr’s first-period goal, Chimera has now picked up a helper in five of his last six games and he has 22 assists on the season.
Tonight’s helper gives Chimera a new single-season high for his NHL career. His previous best was 21 assists with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2006-07.
Carlson picked up an assist on Backstrom’s goal. He has six assists in seven games since returning from the Olympic break.
Killing With Kindness – The Caps have now allowed at least one power-play goal in six of seven games since returning from the Olympic break, and the only game in which they did not surrender a power-play goal was last Thursday’s 3-0 loss to the Bruins in Boston.
Washington didn’t allow a power-play goal in that game because the Bruins didn’t have any power play opportunities. It was the first completely penalty-free game in the Capitals’ 39-season history in the NHL.
“[The Penguins] got another power play goal,” laments Fehr. “Our penalty kill has got to find a way to be perfect for at least one night to give ourselves a good chance.”
Roster Move – At the end of the first period of Monday night’s game, the Caps announced that they had reassigned left wing Ryan Stoa to Hershey of the AHL.
30 And 30 – Each of the first two Pittsburgh goals in the game was the 30th of the season for its author. Kunitz has reached the 30-goal plateau for the first time in his 10-year NHL career; his previous single-season best was 26 in 2011-12. This is the fourth straight season in which he has netted at least 20 and the seventh time in his career that he’s reached the double-sawbuck level in goals scored.
Crosby has reached the 30-goal level for the sixth time in his NHL career and the first time since 2010-11. He is still well south of his single-season high of 51 goals, established in 2009-10.
Shots Down – Monday’s game marked the fourth straight contest in which the Penguins have been limited to 22 or fewer shots on goal.
Pittsburgh had 19 shots in a 3-1 win over the Predators in Nashville on March 4, and it had 22 shots in a 5-3 loss to the Sharks in San Jose two nights later. On March 7 in Anaheim, the Penguins were held to a single-game season low of 17 shots in a 3-2 shootout setback to the Ducks in Anaheim.
By The Numbers – Ten of Washington’s 33 shots on net in the game came on the power play … Carlson led Washington with 24:24 in ice time in Monday’s game … Ovechkin, Fehr, Penner and Backstrom each had four shots on the night, tied for tops on the team … Ovechkin led the way with seven hits … Backstrom and Carlson each blocked three shots in the game to lead the Caps … Washington won only 22 of 52 draws (42%) in the game … Eight of Pittsburgh’s 20 shots on net came from defensemen, and blueliner Matt Niskanen led the Pens with five shots on net in Monday’s game … Brooks Orpik led the Penguins with 23:42 of ice time in the game … Craig Adams led the Penguins with four hits … Crosby was dominant in the face-off circle, winning 14 of 19 (74%).


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