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  1. I would really see a new plan based off the Satchwell.

    Changes would be:
    Hip Roof
    Separate Laundry Room (So its not in the path of garage entrance)

  2. We are interested in the Clearlake plan W-1272, are there more pictures or info? What is the footprint of the basement?

    1. Hi Joe, we have not yet received any photos of The Clearlake. We do have elevations that you can download through your myDAG account. This will show you the exterior sides, front and rear, if that would help. A standard basement for this plan would follow the walls of the first floor, excluding the garage and porches. You can order the standard basement addition which would be fully underground and unfinished or you can modify a walkout basement and choose what finished spaces you would want. Let our customer service team know if you have any questions about this process – 1-800-388-7580 or

  3. We are interested in the hollyhock house plan and were wondering about 2 things. Is there plans that include the gazebo porch and is there one built somewhere in north carolina that we could look at. Particularly the outside? Thank you

    1. Hi Felicia, The gazebo porch is not part of the original design, but you can make this modification. We have several builders listed on our website that have built The Hollyhock. I don’t see anyone located in North Carolina but there are a few in Tennessee and Virginia that may be close enough for you to travel, if interested. You are welcome to contact any of these builders for more information.

  4. Hello, glad that I found this great info site! I’m looking for more information on the Birchwood. Specifically looking to see any basement plans and to see it with an open kitchen layout into the living room.

    1. Hi Julio, We have a lot more details and photos of The Birchwood on our website! This plan is not designed with a basement but you can order a basement foundation and modify it to be a walkout. You can also make changes in the kitchen if you want it to be more open. Let us know if you have other questions – 1-800-388-7580 or

  5. What houses do you have that are wheelchair accessible – ie no steps to get in the house and has halls and doors big enough for a wheelchair? (this is a growing market)

    Also I see a style that is “retirement houses”. What makes a house qualify for this style.

    I want my retirement house to be maintenance free – inside and out and able to get around if I become handicapped.

    1. Hi Rod, we have a selection of plans on our website that are wheelchair friendly, we call them universal designs. Unfortunately, we haven’t added new plans to this category in years but we can modify any of our designs to incorporate wider doorways and walkways, well planned bathrooms, etc.

      For retirement homes, those are typically smaller and simpler designs on one story. Our customer service team would be happy to assist you with a plan search if you would like – 1-800-388-7580 or

  6. Do you have plans that use active solar? I’m looking for solar heated house, solar water heated, and solar electricity. I don’t see that as a search option.

    1. Hi Rod, we only create the architectural drawings, our plans do not include details for electrical or HVAC. So, you can make them solar comparable with your solar manufactures and contractors.

  7. Do you have links to finished homes? I’d like to see what a finished plan looks like. I’m especially interested in English or French Country 2 story homes with MBR on the first floor and formal Dining Room in the rear of the house off the Kitchen.

    1. Hi Joe, You can see finished home photography on our website.

      We are not involved in the building process but if you are interested in viewing and Donald Gardner home in person, you can browse builders in your area and are welcome to contact anyone that interests you to see if they have a home you can view. And contact our customer service team if you would like assistance with a house plan search: 1-800-388-7580 or

  8. Hello, interested to see any interior Phots of yesterview finished? Wondering if some of the Columns in dining room and great room can be eliminated, I think I count 9…

    1. Hi Christine, I’m afraid we do not have an photos of The Yesterview. I’m sure you can remove some or all of the columns in this design through our modification process. Our designer would let you know which columns are load bearing and come up with a plan to change the support structure or let you know if a column would be the only option. Let us know if you have other questions – 1-800-388-7580 or

  9. The Whitworth plan: Do you have a perspective from the direct front of the house? The exterior drawing provided is drawn from an angle so it is difficult to tell how it would actually look when viewing directly in front of the house from the street.
    In other words, the drawing would not show the garage doors.
    Thank you.

    1. Hi Gail, you can download front, rear, and side elevations from your myDAG account. This would show the home straight on from the front. Create an account or log into your account here: The click on the tab labeled preview packages and select plan number 1131. Contact customer service if you have any questions at 1-800-388-7580 or

      1. Word to the wise to use your laptop as I used my phone to download and it was unreadable thus using up one of my three available downloads allowes by the site. ;(
        I hope when I am on my laptop tomorrow it will display properly.

        1. Hello! If you need more than 3 preview plans, contact our customer service team. They can change the settings on your account to allow you to download more if you need them. Hopefully your PC or laptop will work better for downloading elevations, but if you have further problems, just let us know. 1-800-388-7580 or

  10. Looking for a single dining room plan with a garage in the back of the house. ( I really like the Peyton, but want the garage in back of house and home around 2300 sq feet) Do you have anything like that? Thank you… and I love this blog/website!

  11. Hi,

    Do you have any photos of the Arcadia yet? We want to build this soon but can’t get a real feel for it from the design sketch. Thanks.

  12. This may be a long shot but the gray exterior color on the Birchwood shown – do you happen to have that color listed ?

    1. Hi Lisa, I’m sorry but we are not involved in the building process and the customer that provided the photos did not give us a list of products and colors used. You may be able to show the photo to a local supplier and they can match the color.

    1. Hi Jodi, The Harper has been purchased but we have not received any photos yet, nor have any builders volunteered their contact information. We are not involved in the building process so we depend on customers to send us photos and builders to add their contact information on our website after they build one of our designs.

  13. Is a walkout basement possible with plan 1351 Simon? Where would the stair be located? I do not want to lose any features of the home, especially the closet space and the panty (which is a must have for me)

    1. Hi Tonya, The Simon has not been designed with a basement floor plan yet, but a basement can be added to any of our designs. We can make them fully underground through our regular ordering process or you can modify the basement to be a walkout through our custom modifications. The designer will determine the best location for the staircase, it is common for us to move the garage forward a few feet without disruption any of the other features of the design.

  14. I’ve been combing through floor plans for months now, and I really like the Carmichael plan layout – it is about 90% what we really want and the right size too – BUT I do not like the facade at all! How complicated is it to put a facade similar to (for example) Redding/Henderson/Cassady with the Carmichael plan? Got to have those two closets in the master bedroom, and a good sized utility room space. Thanks.

    1. Hello, we often get request from customers to change the exterior facade of a plan. A designer would need to look at your request to determine the difficulty of your request and what changes are possible. Complete our modification request form to start your consultation and get a quote.

  15. Do you have any study sets with elevations for the Stonemason? Trying to lose some square footage from the plan. Maybe the bedroom and closet behind the kitchen. Trying to see what the roof line looks like. Thanks

  16. We want to build your Cedar Court plan, but we prefer the
    Master BR/ study of the Hollow Crest. We also want the basement in the Cedar Court. How can we combine our preferences and get the home we want?

  17. Do you have any interior pics of the meadow creek house plan? We are looking for something this size that’s one story and has a 3 car garage with bonus room. We also like the birchwood and clarkson plans. Any other suggestions??

  18. Looking for a plan with a side facing family/great room and 3 car garage with entry on the opposite side. Large kitchen and master bath.

  19. On your plans, the “Bonus Space” stairs are included. What becomes of this square footage if you do not choose to construct the Bonus Space?

  20. We are looking for a plan that will work on our lot that slopes uphill from the street and has forward facing views. We’d need the attached garage to be front entry (lower level is fine) and would like to see the Master, Greatroom, and Kitchen/ Breakfast area all on the main level in the front of the house. Do you have any plans that fit the bill?

  21. We are very interested in the Adrian and the Armstrong plans. Are there any photos of completed builds for these plans?

    1. Thanks for asking about the Adrian and Armstrong plans, Ben! We haven’t received photos for either plan so far, and the Adrian is brand new so there haven’t been any completed builds yet. We are happy to help with additional details and dimensions, and you can download a PDF Preview Package for each plan when you login to your free myDAG account.
      Feel free to call or email for additional dimensions! 1-800-388-7580

  22. I am very interested in the Braxton or Rutherford plan but cannot find any interior pictures and would really like to be able to visualize the interior before I buy the plans. Do you have interior pictures of the 2 story foyer and kitchen in any similar plan so that I can get an idea of what it would look like?

    1. Hi Elaine,

      We haven’t received any photos of the Rutherford plan so far, and the Braxton is new and there most likely haven’t been any completed builds yet. We know of one builder, CLB Custom Homes, that has photos on their website of the Rutherford. The album is at the very bottom of their gallery page:
      I wish we had more to show you!

      We are happy to help with details and dimensions for either plan! or 1-800-388-7580

  23. Hello! I was curious if there has been a determination on when Conceptual Design #1407 will be finalized? Also, if we are looking at making changes to one of your plans, how will that work?

    We are very interested in a farmhouse with >3000 sq. ft. We will need 4 BR and would like for the Master and guest to be down with the others upstairs. We would also like a bonus room upstairs. We would prefer to have one larger dining area vs. dining room and breakfast room with enough kitchen counter seating for 6 bar-stools.

    We have looked at the following plans with making the above changes:
    Vernon Downs
    Hickory Ridge

    Would are changes be feasible with any of the above plans?

    Thank you!

    1. Hi Jen,

      We don’t have a completion date set for Conceptual Design #1407, but if you purchase it we will have it complete in approximately 12 weeks. You can also request a Modifications estimate for it in advance if it seems like the closest fit. Each of the plans you mentioned should accommodate your changes, so start with the plan that is already the closest to meeting your needs.

      In order to request an estimate for Modifications, we ask that you submit a description of the changes in your own words on a short modifications form. Once a designer receives your modification request along with a consultation fee payment of $79-$99, they will respond in 2-4 business days with an estimate by e-mail. At that time you can call in and consult with the designer at length.

      Here is a link to the form. Click on the yellow button that says “Submit Mods Request” to view the form.

      If you decide to go forward with the changes, you will pay for the plan package of your choice and a deposit of half of the total modifications fees. Next, the designer provides a preliminary sketch by e-mail. You can then go back and forth with the designer until you are satisfied and ready to complete the process. When ready to receive your plans, you pay the other half of your modifications charges, the consultation fee is subtracted from the final sub-total, and the plans are shipped out to you.

      Modifications charges are based on an hourly rate of $140/hr. It takes approximately four to six weeks for completed drawings to be ready to ship.

      I hope that this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have other questions!

  24. I’d love to find a house plan under 2000 sq. ft that includes a home office or 4th bedroom I could use as an office! Got any?!

    1. Hi Julie,

      We haven’t received any customer photos of the Chamberlaine so far, but the Richelieu is similar and we have photos here. We post new photos as we get them, so keep checking our Facebook and Flickr pages for the latest in case something comes in.

      We always do a blog post when Conceptual Designs are released for purchase, and we go back and update the Conceptual Design’s pages as well. Leave a comment on any design you are interested in and we will reply when it becomes available!

  25. We love the fincannon house plan but are worried the great room may be too narrow. Do you have a similar floor plan or suggestion that is still under 3000sq ft? We love the views out the back especially because we will have a lake view. Also we were drawn to the hearth room and double closets in the master.

    1. Hi Sarah,

      Here are some similar plans that may fit your needs:
      Sagecrest –
      Edgewater –
      Bennington –
      Jeffcoat –
      Walnut Creek –

      Let us know if you’d like more information on any of these!

    1. Hi Jackson,

      We haven’t received any customer photos of the Laurelmoore, unfortunately. We’ll be happy to help with questions about plan details and dimensions, and we can email front, rear, and side elevations to you – just send a request to

      We post customer photos as we receive them, so keep checking back – maybe some will come in!

  26. Do you have any real-life interior photos of the Whitford plan? We are in the process of building it now, would love to see these! Thanks!

  27. Do you have any real life inside pictures of the Peyton or Spotswood plans? In particular, I am looking for photos of the great room and kitchen/dining areas. Thank you!

  28. We are looking for a plan without a formal dining room, just an area off of the kitchen for eating. We would like 3 bedrooms, 2 on one end on the master on the other. A large open kitchen/great room area. One story on a basement with 2 1/2 bathrooms on the main floor and 1 full bathroom in the basement. We are looking for something with fairly simple roof lines to keep the cost down, but still attractive. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks!

    1. We’ll be glad to put together a list of plans! What is your ideal square footage range, and what type of exterior style do you prefer (Country, Craftsman, Traditional)?

      Do you need other finished rooms on the basement level, aside from the bathroom?

      Leave a reply and we can find some plans that will meet your needs!

    1. We offer vacation home plans for every setting in a range of styles and square footages. Our Vacation Home Plans page includes designs for coastal, mountain, and golf course locations:

      Here are plans broken down by individual styles:
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      Our friendly Customer Service Representatives can also help you pinpoint your ideal plan. Contact us at!

    1. We have a large collection of plans under 2,000 sq. ft. which you can browse here: Try sorting them by square footage or other features to find the perfect home for your needs!

      Our newest design, the Lucerne Plan #1319 is a cottage floor plan that is 1,828 sq. ft.

      Our friendly Customer Service Representatives will gladly help you narrow down your options, too. Contact us at!

    1. Everyone’s needs are different when it comes to in-law suites, and we have a collection of home plans with suites in a variety of sizes and layouts! Follow the link to browse a complete list:

      We also offer Modifications, so you can have any Don Gardner plan customized to meet your family’s specific needs! Our Modifications are easy, fast, and convenient:

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07/03/08 6:39 PM ET

Astros silenced by Billingsley, Dodgers

Backe labors through 6 2/3 frames; offense scatters eight hits

HOUSTON -- Dodgers starter Chad Billingsley had the Astros' number on Thursday, shutting them down for eight innings in Houston's 5-2 loss.

Meanwhile, Brandon Backe battled through 6 2/3 innings, giving up three runs in the first and solo home runs in the third and fifth frames.

"He was up in the zone today," said Astros manager Cecil Cooper of Backe. "He didn't really have that crispness to his fastball, and he didn't have the command."

Russell Martin scored off a double by James Loney that bounced on the left-field foul line before going into the stands in the top of the first, and Blake DeWitt followed with a two-run single to score Loney and Jeff Kent. Andre Ethier had a solo home run on the first pitch of the third, and Loney had another solo shot three innings later.

"I felt like I made a decent pitch to Loney, he just blooped one in there," Backe said of the first-inning double. "It's one of those things that's been going on with me all year, just little hits like that. If that ball goes foul in the first inning and I get the out, there's no telling what happens."

Backe (5-9, 5.22 ERA) gave up just one hit in the other innings, and Cooper said the right-hander found his breaking ball and his offspeed pitches in the third and fourth innings.

But Backe said he saw no positives from the outing, despite striking out eight batters.

"I get absolutely nothing," he said. "I get a loss. I'm tired of losing, just like I'm sure everybody else on this team is. We want to get back to where we were in the month of May, when we were playing well. Games like this don't help very much."

The Astros did manage a small rally in the fifth, as Geoff Blum reached on a fielding error by second baseman Angel Berroa. A single by Hunter Pence sent him to second, and J.R. Towles' double to left scored the two. Backe walked before Michael Bourn grounded out to end the inning.

"Everybody battled out there," Towles said. "Sometimes you have good days, and sometimes you don't, and when you don't, you have to battle. [Billingsley] had good stuff. Any time you can go eight innings with two runs and none earned, that's a pretty good day."

Towles had another big chance in the ninth with men on second and third, but flew out to the shortstop to end the game. He said that despite the loss, he felt good about getting the only two RBIs of the day for Houston.

Billingsley's pitching had the entire Astros team baffled. Lance Berkman and Bourn went hitless.

"Today, that's the best I've seen these guys pitch," Houston outfielder Carlos Lee said. "All his pitches were on the corners, and he didn't really give us anything to hit."

As if the day was not rough enough, reliever Doug Brocail was ejected by home-plate umpire Tim Timmons after walking Matt Kemp in the top of the ninth. Brocail had yelled an expletive at himself and pounded his glove after throwing ball four, but Timmons thought the curse was meant for him.

"I guess I'm supposed to be quiet and keep my mouth shut and not care that I'm trying to win a ballgame, too," Brocail said. "We're trying to win a ballgame and trying not to put anybody on base, and I give a free pass."

Brocail said he was frustrated that batters can argue calls with the umpire when they strike out, but a pitcher cannot show emotion.

"I told the umpire, 'Hey, it's not you. It's him. He's disappointed he didn't throw the ball in the strike zone,'" Cooper said. "And [Timmons] just said he couldn't display the type of action that he displayed on the field."

The mistake has happened before. In a previous outing, Brocail was allowed to stay in the game when catcher Humberto Quintero explained to the umpire that Brocail was upset with himself and not the call.

The Astros are just three series away from the All-Star break, and after winning the two series before they faced the Dodgers, Cooper said he has learned a few things about the team.

"The guys continued to battle and play hard," Cooper said. "We didn't get the same type of starting pitching the last three games that we'd gotten in the last eight or 10, but we still had a chance to win those games. That's key."

The Astros were disappointed with the series loss after winning Game 1.

"We just didn't play particularly well the last three games," Berkman said. "A lot of that has to do with the fact that they have one of the most underrated pitching staffs in the game.

"We didn't do a whole lot offensively. It seems like whenever we put together a good streak, we're swinging the bats well, and we didn't do that in the last part of the series."

Krysten Oliphant is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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Human Rights

Concerns Over CCTV Cars

It has been reported that a market town in the North West of England, is to introduce controversial CCTV cars, in an attempt to tackle what the council has called “inconsiderate, dangerous and illegal parking.”

Calls for European Court of Human Rights to Have Less Power in UK

A senior judge this week (March 26th) suggested that the UK should be provided with essentially a “cooling-off” period, before it is required to accept laws outlined by the European Court of Human Rights.

Singer Seeks Damages Under Article 8 of European Convention on Human Rights

Singer, and former front-man to The Jam, Paul Weller is reportedly seeking an injunction and damages in London’s High Court, on behalf of his three children.

Phone-Hacking Trial Raises Privacy Questions

As the long-running case surrounding the phone-hacking activities conducted at a former red-top newspaper continues; it has been claimed that the former News of the World editor know about the “project” to hack phones of the Royal Family and celebrities.

NHS Data Sold in “Betrayal of Patient Trust”

Earlier this month, it was reported that the NHS had sold as many as a billion patient records to a marketing company, who work with some of the world’s largest drug firms.

Letter by David Enright regarding the treatment of travellers published in The Irish Times

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Saturday, August 16, 2008

Half of House Dems may vote Hillary at DNC

A quickie post reporting that half of House Dems may vote for Hillary in Denver.

Politico writes that steadfast Clinton loyalist Rep. Loretta Sanchez "predicts that as many as half of the Democrats in the House could join her."

Just how many former Clinton supporters will vote for the former first lady during the symbolic first ballot is anybody’s guess, but each of them will be called upon to do so.
Given a chance, each and every Dem who has a brain cell ticking even after the Obamafest bacchanalia of the last few months must vote for Hillary. As Alegre's Corner observes, Obama's poll numbers, like his Obamaplane, can't keep its "nose up."

H/T Rabble Rouser Ruminations.

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What’s really behind Connors School?
Hurricane revealed underlying issues
by Amanda Palasciano
Reporter staff writer
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CRACK IN THE FOUNDATION – A crack that was in the Connors basement prior to the storm got considerably worse due to Sandy flooding.
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Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Toback offered a look inside the storm-ravaged basement and cafeteria of the T.G. Connors School last week, as damage and repair efforts that have temporarily driven children who used to attend the Pre-K classes to another school in the city.

The Jan. 27 Reporter featured a story on the Hurricane Sandy-displaced children and a group of very upset parents, some of whom have been walking a round trip of four miles per day to tote their little ones to interim classrooms at Brandt School.

Some of those parents have asked the school system for a bus, but school officials have said state school transportation regulations require a greater distance to make that possible.

Other parents simply asked for transparency on the progress of Connors School and said the district has not been forthcoming enough with information.

The estimated damage is between $600,000 and $700,000, Toback said. After the floodwaters receded and the floors were taken up, many more issues were revealed, some which may have been pre-storm but which now must be part of the repairs.

What was lost?

Connors School, at 201 Monroe St., was the worst hit school in the district during the superstorm. It is located in the 4th Ward, in the southwest end of the city that regularly floods even during a heavy rain storm, much less a hurricane. The basement, which housed the cafeteria and classrooms for the state-funded pre-K program HOPES, was destroyed by flooding and is in the process of being entirely rebuilt.

No definitive time frame was set for the rehab. Early on, school officials believed it would be ready by now.

The pre-K children were directed to Brandt School, which is located at Ninth and Garden streets, a long walk for parents who live near Connors.
“We try to look at it as though these are our own kids.” – Mark Toback
“It takes a long time to get to the point where things are clean, before you can even begin the rest of the work,” said Toback. “The custodians also worked around the clock.”

First there was an extensive clean up. Many items had to be either salvaged and cleaned or otherwise removed. Boxes of items that were too high for the flood waters to destroy lined the perimeter of the classrooms.

Twana Bell, a custodian at Connors who worked day in and day out after Sandy, said, “We’re getting there. We are finally getting rid of all of that stuff.”

What was found?

After the clean-up, school officials discovered there was much more to the task of fixing Connors School.

“There were sub floor boards put in years ago over the real floors,” Toback said. “When these were taken up after the storm, other issues began to be revealed.”

About a foot below the sub floor level prior to the storm is sloping ground that sags in the middle. Cracks in the walls, never before seen, were also revealed. Many of these discoveries would not have been made without the flooding, making Hurricane Sandy an ironic blessing in disguise.

“This isn’t a situation where anyone is in danger,” said Toback. “The damage isn’t structural. However, five years down the road or ten years down the road, these could be issues. The district needs to evaluate the proper fix, not just cover it up. These issues need to be looked at. We try to look at it as though these are our own kids,”

On top of the newly found deficiencies, all of the cafeteria equipment was wiped out.

“Electrical panels had to be replaced, inspections needed to be conducted as well as air quality and mold testing,” explained Toback.

A long row of plastic-wrapped appliances, recently delivered, stood waiting to be installed.

“We are still not going to be able to cook down here, but we will have a company start delivering food,” said Toback. “It’s a drag for these students to eat in their classrooms, and it is very tough on the custodial staff as well as the teachers.”

Going forward

Some parents of the HOPES pre-K children felt that Connors School was being discriminated against.

“In some respects, we have taken these children under our wing,” Toback said. “We have done an awful lot to make this school equal to other schools in the district. They didn’t have science labs or a playground. Now there are working science labs upstairs and a playground.”

On behalf of the parents who must travel long distances to bring their children to school at Brandt, Toback has spoken to the county superintendent of schools and the school board attorney. Thus far, they haven’t suggested anything he can do to transport the displaced children.

While the district can provide bussing for sports and extra-curricular activities, Toback said, these after-school activities are covered by different regulations. State law requires a two mile, one-way distance between home and school before transportation can be legally provided.

A call seeking comment from HOPES program officials was not returned.

Amanda Palasciano may be reached at amandap@hudsonreporter.com.

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Angelina and Peter Dapas of Hoboken recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary with their children Linda, Karen and Frances, and their son-in-law Allen. They were married at Our Lady of Grace Church in Hoboken on Dec. 7, 1946.

Funeral arrangements announced for former Hoboken First Lady Michele Russo

Michele Russo, 67, mother of 3rd Ward Councilman Michael Russo, wife of former longtime Hoboken Mayor Anthony Russo, and a former chair of the Hoboken Democratic Committee, passed away Thursday morning after being diagnosed with a progressive neurodegenerative disease two years ago.

Russo had also served on the Board of Education and founded what is today known as Hoboken’s Cheer Dynamic. She could often be seen enthusiastically encouraging the local cheerleaders.

Years ago, she served as a board commissioner of the Hoboken Parking Authority and sat on the board of local organization HOPES.

A wake for Russo will be held on Monday, Feb. 20 from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Failla Memorial Home, 533 Willow Ave.

The funeral mass will be Tuesday morning, Feb. 21 at 10 a.m. at St. Francis Church, 3rd and Jefferson streets.

Former Mayor Russo, who successfully beat cancer, still lives in Hoboken.

Mayor Dawn Zimmer released a statement after her passing, sharing her sympathies.

“On behalf of the citizens of Hoboken, I want to express my deepest sympathies to the Russo family in the loss of their loved one Michele Russo, wife of former Mayor Anthony Russo, mother of Councilman Michael Russo, Police Officer Anthony Russo, and retired Police Officer Nicky Russo, and sister of Chief Financial Officer George DeStefano. I know this is a difficult time for the family, and my thoughts are with them as they mourn this loss.”

Hoboken murder suspect arrested in Massachusetts

According to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Keyshaun Wiggins, 18, of Jersey City was arrested by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force at a residence in Springfield, Mass.

He was wanted in connection with the murder of Hoboken Housing Authority resident Adrian Rivera, 18, who was shot in his home on Jan. 24 and later pronounced dead at Jersey City Medical Center.

Wiggins is currently being held at Springfield Community Corrections Center pending extradition proceedings.

On Thursday, Jan. 26, the HCPO charged Wiggins with two counts of felony murder, armed robbery, armed burglary, hindering apprehension, and several firearm offenses,

On Jan. 25 police arrested two others in connection to the murder, one juvenile and 20 year old Khalif Geiger of Jersey City.

They were charged with murder, two counts of felony murder, armed robbery, armed burglary, hindering apprehension, and several firearm offenses.

Hoboken Public Library hosts free ESL classes

The Friends of the Hoboken Public Library will host English as a Second Language (ESL) Conversation Classes at the Hoboken Library at 500 Park Ave. Classes began Wednesday, Feb. 1 and run until April 5.

The classes are open to those who have a basic knowledge of English or who are currently studying the language, and are looking for a chance to practice their skills, learn new vocabulary and idioms, and have fun at the same time.

Each semester, the library attracts a diverse group of individuals from all over the world.

The class is informal but educational.

Classes take place Wednesday evenings from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 pm on the 3rd floor

of the Hoboken Public Library.

For more information, please email the Friends at hobokenfol@yahoo.com.

New theater production comes to Hoboken

Theatre Collective @ The Hudson School, an ensemble of teaching artists that create theater pieces for the Hudson School and Hudson County communities, in collaboration with Little City Books launched its first production “A Walk in the Woods.”

“A Walk in the Woods” by Lee Blessing is about American and Soviet arms negotiators who meet in Switzerland to hash out Cold War weapons reductions. When the four walls of a negotiation room become too confining they escape to the woods to try and find common ground.

The production stars Hoboken resident and Hudson School teacher Jack Coggins and Hudson School History teacher John Koeppl.

Performances take place on Thursday, Feb. 23 and Friday Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. at Little City Books, and Saturday Feb. 25 and Sunday Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. at The Hudson School.

Little City Books is located at 100 Bloomfield St. and The Hudson School can be found at 601 Park Ave.

To reserve tickets email the director, Vivian Hasbrouk, at vhasbrouk@thehudsonschool.org

Vagina Monologues at Stevens Institute of Technology

On Thursday Feb. 23 at 9 p.m. the DeBaun Performing Arts Center will present the 17th annual benefit reading of Eve Ensler’s award-winning play “The Vagina Monologues.”

The College of Arts and Letters and Stevens’ women’s fencing team will host its annual V-Day reading of the Vagina Monologues.

The event serves to raise awareness toward the prevention of violence against women and girls globally.

All proceeds go toward WomenRising, a Jersey City-based organization that has been helping women and their families in need of jobs, safety from domestic violence, and safe home for children among other services for over 110 years.

The performance takes place at DeBaun Auditorium, 24 5th St. Tickets are $5 at the door via cash only.

For more information on this event, please visit Reading of the Vagina Monologues on Facebook.

Discussion on breastfeeding and going back to work announced

The Palisades Women’s Group, 1499 Park Ave., will host a forum on breastfeeding and going back to work.

According to the media release, the discussion and Q&A will be led by a board certified lactation consultant from HackensackUMC Palisades.

The discussion will take place from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Feb. 21, March 21, April 18, and May 16.

The releases stated “We welcome new mothers and expecting mothers who have or will return to the workplace and continue to breastfeed.”

To RSVP call (201) 295-4823

Residents invited to community workshop on PSE&G substation

The City of Hoboken and PSE&G will hold a community workshop regarding improvements to the Madison Street electrical substation.

The meeting will be held on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7 pm at the Jubilee Center, 601 Jackson St.

PSE&G is proposing to make improvements to harden their infrastructure in Hoboken to protect it from power outages caused by flooding.

The project involves consolidating and combining the Marshall Street Substation into a single expanded Madison Street Substation, decommissioning the existing Marshall Street Substation, and raising the elevation of the expanded Madison Street Substation.

PSE&G has also agreed to work with the City to create a design that integrates with the urban fabric of the city. The station is currently surrounded by a chain-link fence. PSE&G has retained an architect and will be gathering community input to develop the façade design.

Mile Square Theatre presents a new limited time production

The Mile Square Theatre, will present Sarah Weber Gallo/dancetheatre’s ”The Magic Hour” from March 2 to March 5.

In this new dance theatre work, performers fling themselves through a scary, happy, and sad dreamscape in search of how to be, how to make an impact, and how to fade away.

“ ‘The Magic Hour’ attacks the existential problem of unstoppable time with ferocious energy as the performers grasp at immortality,” states the media release.

“The Magic Hour”’s concept and choreography are the brainchild of Sarah Weber Gallo, a senior member of the Metropolitan Opera Ballet at Lincoln Center, and a former Radio City Rockette, among other performance credits.

Her choreography has been presented at numerous international and national venues including MST “Much Ado About Cucumbers & Cigars,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Goodnight Moon,” and “You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown.”

A resident of Hoboken, Weber Gallo is the director of the Mile Square Theatre Dance Academy.

Rounding out the artistic team are director/dramaturg Joseph Gallo MST’s resident designer Matthew J. Fick, sound designer Michael Blaskewicz, and costume designer Laura Borys.

The ensemble of dancers and performers include, Sarah Weber Gallo, Quinn Dixon, Thomas Hildreth, Danielle Schulz, and Lucy Wild.

 “We are excited to produce this very ambitious new work in our in our new space and look forward to presenting more dance in the future,” said Chris O’Connor, MST’s artistic director.

Performances will be held at the Mile Square Theatre located at 1400 Clinton St.

Performance will be held on Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for students and seniors. Tickets are available for purchase at www.milesquaretheatre.org of call (201) 683- 7014

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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

To Recount Their Dreams

A new print, part of a series of prints about the north.

:: To Recount Their Dreams, letterpress on cotton paper ::

 :: detail ::

 :: detail ::

:: detail ::

Monday, February 25, 2013

National Geographics and other things

:: working on it, thank you ::

 :: I love these colors ::

 :: I bought a bunch of 70s National Geographics as a gift to myself ::

 :: hello ::

 :: the Saami ::

:: The Celts, photograph of the incredible Gundestrup Cauldron ::

Thursday, February 21, 2013

 :: on the press ::

:: a large custom box ::

 :: scraps ::

:: story, letterpress on cotton paper ::

:: detail ::

Monday, February 18, 2013

Recent Acquisitions

Recent acquisitions from the used bookstore. A vintage issue of Exposure, the journal of the Society for Photographic Education. The theme of the issue is photo-offset printing and included a portfolio section.

 :: todd walker ::

 :: scott hyde ::

:: cover ::

A beautiful little bound copy of the Life of Tom Horn. Steve McQueen read the story of Tom Horn and felt a strong personal connection to Horn, a loner and one of the last of his kind in the disappearing Old West. His film Tom Horn is one of my favorites.

I love the scale and feel of this book. I have been working on an edition myself and am now thinking I might downsize it to a more handheld size.

 :: cover ::

 :: title page ::

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Winter Walk

Quality time in the woods today.

:: little feet in the ice ::

:: yellow jelly fungi ::

 :: little fans ::

 :: i see you deer ::

:: snow ::

:: who is this? ::

:: turkey tracks ::

:: beautiful shelf mushroom ::

Thursday, February 7, 2013

I have a lot of books on certain subjects.

Monday, February 4, 2013

Guests and Projects

I had a guest at the studio last week, the great Kevin Mercer of Large Mammal fame. He brought some gifts, which was very much appreciated and a super cool thing to do. We had a great talk about printmaking and art making in general and even did a little bit of collaborating, which there will be more info about soon. But for now, I just wanted to say...Thank you, Kevin, that was really fun.

 :: gifts! ::

 I also had the chance last week to make a couple of prints.

One for my own amusement,

 :: TVC15 ::

And one as part of a larger body of work. This one is titled Scythian. Letterpress on cotton paper.

 :: Scythian ::

I've also been digging around into my old work because I'm starting a project that will incorporate old writings, and I found some work from 2004. I was so happy to see this work again and to see how much I've changed and yet there is a strong narrative that runs through it all.

:: Untitled, photographic work from 2004 ::


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Wednesday, 31 December 2008

Do we need nichrome?

While making a new heater I decided to try using stranded tinned copper tails rather than the solid tinned copper wire I used previously. The idea being to put less stress on the Cerastil covering.

I started with a standard piece of 7 x 0.2 stranded copper wire and removed the insulation. I found all seven strands too bulky so I decided to see how many strands I needed to carry 2A. I found that a single strand was cool to touch at 2A but very hot at 4A. I figured two strands would be sufficient for some margin.

The fact that a strand gets hot at 4A, and in fact red hot at about 5A, got me thinking that we could just use a single strand of copper for the heater. Nichrome is expensive, not that easy to obtain, and difficult to make connections to.

I measured the resistance of a strand 52cm long as about 0.3Ω (my meter only gives one digit). The strand measured 0.17mm diameter. Calculating its resistance from the resistivity of copper I get 1.72 x 10-8 x 0.52 / (π (0.00017/2)2) = 0.39Ω.

At 4A the voltage drop was 2.6V giving a resistance of 0.65Ω and a power of 10W. The thermal coefficient of resistance is 0.0039 for copper so the calculated temperature of the wire is 20 + (0.65/0.39 - 1) / 0.0039 = 191°C. It was certainly hot enough to cut through ABS.

10W and 190°C are not far from the operating conditions of an extruder. I tried winding it on the bobbin I had made for my heater but it was about twice as long as I could accommodate. I am trying to make a very short heater at the moment so I went back to using nichrome. Also 2.6V @ 4A is too much for my current drive circuit but it would be easy to come up with a switch mode converter to drive it, or simply use the 3.3V rail of a PC PSU.

So it has definite possibilities. Making the connections would be trivial. Just start with a piece of 7 strand wire and cut it down to one apart from at the ends. Some high temperature solder would keep it neat but would not be essential. A standard heater barrel with some insulation would be about 7mm diameter so 24 turns would be required. If you keep it taught and wind it in a lathe or drill chuck you can get about 2 turns per mm with some concentration. That would easily fit the space currently allocated for the heater.

Saturday, 27 December 2008

Simple experiment

Inspired by Demented Chihuahua's extruder work, I repeated his experiment using what was left of my old heater. I mounted it in a 30mm M6 stainless steel washer and clamped that in a vice. I used my 0.3mm aluminium nozzle, which I counter bored with a 0.7mm drill to reduce the depth of the 0.3mm hole to about 1.5mm.

I powered the heater from a bench power supply and adjusted it manually to about the right temperature. Green ABS is handy for this because it changes colour at 260°C so you can tell when it is too hot.

I can extrude filament by pushing it by hand with moderate pressure. It comes out at 0.4mm but I should be able to stretch it back down to 0.3mm without any problems. Even with a 0.5mm nozzle I can stretch it down to 0.3mm, but I lose positional accuracy because the orifice no longer defines exactly where the plastic goes.

Originally the heater was 5mm longer, with the excess protruding beyond the half nut. I found that cutting that piece off made it easier to extrude. It was probably a relatively cool section so the plastic remained very viscous there.

When a new piece of filament is inserted into the heater it extrudes very easily. After a while some plastic flows backwards and builds at the entrance to the heater. That causes considerable extra resistance. I plan to tackle that by having a short section of PTFE at the entrance with a heatsink the other side of it. The steep gradient across the PTFE should freeze the back flow over a short distance and, being super slippery, should allow it to slide back into the heater.

Another thing I tried was forcing out the plastic using the shank of a 1/8" drill bit as a piston. The further the drill got to the end of the heater the less force was needed to push it. That confirms what I had suspected. The force to push the plastic though the long 3.5mm section of the barrel is very significant compared to the force to squeeze it through the short small hole in the nozzle. So the heater needs to be kept as short as possible. Obviously there will be a point where the extrusion rate becomes limited by the rate the plastic melts if it is too short, but I expect that is much shorter than the current set-up.

Friday, 26 December 2008

New Materials

HydraRaptor's extruder suddenly stopped working in the middle of a build a few weeks ago. I tried upping the temperature and pushing the filament with pliers but it would not budge. All that happened was the heater barrel slipped a few threads in the PTFE insulator.

It was a bit difficult to find out what was wrong because it was full of solidified plastic when cold. I unscrewed the nozzle and placed it in some acetone to dissolve the ABS. It appears that the hole in the nozzle was blocked by burnt plastic. It probably formed when I had some high temperature accidents and experiments recently.

I should have realised the nozzle was blocked, but it has never happened before. If I had then I could have just unscrewed it, cleaned it out with acetone and put it back on again. In the event pushing the heater out of the PTFE pretty much wrote it off.

Not for the first time, I decided to rob parts from the extruder I was making for my Darwin. These are all made from different materials in order to see if small improvements could be made.

The barrel is made from aluminium. It is a better thermal conductor than brass, is easier to machine being a lot softer, and is cheaper.

To make the thermistor more easily removable I mounted it in ring of aluminium with a tapped hole.

The thermistor was glued in with Cerastil H-115 and the ring was screwed onto the barrel with some heatsink compound in the thread. By adjusting the beta I was able to get the reading to agree with a thermocouple inside the barrel to within a couple of degrees. I don't know if that means the ring was at the same temperature as the middle of the barrel or if it was lower and I compensated with a beta value that is not actually the beta of the thermistor. Either way it produces the desired result.

I also made an aluminium nozzle with a 0.3mm aperture. I broke the drill bit as it went through. I am not sure if that was due to the aluminium snatching more than brass does, or me being careless. I have broken loads of small drills recently and blunted some bigger ones by accidentally drilling with my lathe in reverse!

The picture also shows where the thermistor ring mounts.

Another modification I made was to put a PTFE cap over the nozzle.

This has two benefits: -
  1. It is a good insulator so it helps to keep the nozzle warm.
  2. Being non-stick, and also cooler than the nozzle surface, it stops filament from sticking to it. I use a brush to wipe the nozzle. This works well with HDPE but ABS tends to curl upwards and stick. Since I added this cap the nozzle wipe has worked 100%. It remains to be seen if it works with PCL and PLA.
It is a snug fit but when it gets hot PTFE expands a lot so it slips off. I held it in place with a tiny screw and an indentation in the nozzle made with a drill point.

Another new material I used was Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) instead of PTFE for the thermal break. This has similar insulating properties to PTFE and a slightly better working temperature range. It machines well but forms burs very readily.

I found it much sturdier at working temperature, I don't need a pipe clip to stop the barrel popping out now, but I think it may be a bit harder to push molten plastic through, being less slippery.

The other thing I changed was I used insulated nichrome. When using bare nichrome I have to put down a thin layer of Cerastil to insulate the barrel, leave it to set, then wind the heater and cover it with more Cerastil. That makes it a two day job. By using insulated nichrome I can just wind it straight on the barrel and then cover. But what I didn't think about was that I normally make the soldered connections under the Cerastil, which I could not do this way. All in all I think bare nichrome is best as it makes a much neater job. Here is the previous heater that I made way back in March :-

So after all these "improvements" how did the new extruder perform?

Not very well! I tried it with green ABS first but could not get it to extrude reliably. I swapped the nozzle for my previous 0.5mm brass one and that got it working.

I then switched to some plain ABS that I bought a while ago but have not been able to use because it is very oval. It was too wide for my previous extruder. This extruder has a 3.5mm bore so it should easily fit but I could not get it to work reliably. It takes an enormous force to push it into the extruder. I am not entirely sure why. If I pull it out and push some green in I can extrude the plain that is left in the barrel easily so it isn't any harder to push it through the nozzle but it is to push it into the heater.

Since I foolishly changed every material at the same time it is hard to evaluate which things are better and which are worse. I have recently formed the opinion that the extruder design is far from optimum. I think we need a much sharper thermal gradient and a shorter heater barrel. I think a lot of force is wasted pushing slightly softened plastic down the thermal break.

My next attempt will have a very short thermal break with a heatsink at the cold side. I will also make it easier to strip down and reassemble. A problem with the current design is that once the heater barrel is screwed in and full of plastic it is hard to remove it.

Sunday, 21 December 2008

Sticking point

sid, who is a regular contributor to the RepRap forums, had an idea to get a soldering iron manufacturer to make a heater barrel assembly for RepRap. He approached a Chinese company with a specification and they sent him some prototypes. He forwarded one to me for testing. It appears that they ignored his specification and just sent a standard de-soldering iron element. Nevertheless it is a nice unit and looks eminently usable.

It has a tube running through the middle with an internal diameter a shade over 3mm. Ideally it needs to be about 3.5mm to cope with the worst filament I have encountered. My green ABS, being a little undersized, fits down it easily.

The heater has a cold resistance of 1.3Ω but, unlike nichrome, it has a big temperature coefficient, so its resistance increases significantly at it gets hot. It appears that it is a 12V 50W heater. We can drive this with PWM using a MOSFET provided the PSU can handle 9A peaks on the 12V rail in addition to what the steppers take, a tall ask. An inductor and diode could be used to reduce the peak current.

The other two wires are a type-E thermocouple. Unfortunately the thermocouple sensor board that Zach designed using the AD595 is for the more common type-K thermocouples. It can be recalibrated for type-E by adding extra resistors. However, the AD595 is an expensive chip because it is factory trimmed for accuracy. By the time you add external components the convenience and accuracy is lost so you might as well just use a cheap op-amp and a micro with an internal temperature sensor for the ice point compensation. E.g. the MSP430F2012 that I use for my extruder controller is a lot cheaper solution than the AD595 and can control the heater and motor as well.

To test the heater I clamped it by the mounting flange in a vice and hooked it up to a bench power supply. I measured the internal thermocouple's output with a millivoltmeter and also inserted a 3mm rod type-K thermcouple down the barrel. Here are the results: -

Voltage Current Power Resistance Temperature Thermocouple Calculated Temp
1 V 0.75 A 0.8 W 1.3 R 43 C 1.5 mV 42 C
2 V 1.20 A 2.4 W 1.7 R 106 C 5.6 mV 102 C
3 V 1.55 A 4.7 W 1.9 R 182 C 9.5 mV 160 C
4 V 1.80 A 7.2 W 2.2 R 275 C 14.5 mV 233 C
5 V 2.00 A 10.0 W 2.5 R 357 C 20.0 mV 314 C

The temperature column is as measured with my type-K thermocouple towards the nozzle end of the barrel. The calculated temp column is assuming 68μV/°C from the type-E thermocouple and a cold junction temperature of 20°C. There is a big temperature gradient along the barrel so the thermocouple reading depends on where it is placed.

As you can see we only need about 5V to drive the heater. The current would start at 3.8A and fall to 2A as it warmed up. This would be kinder to the PSU and safer than using 12V, but 12V would give a much faster warm up time. I expect something better than bang-bang control would then be needed to avoid massive overshoot.

When running horizontally the inlet tube stays cold and the mounting flange is just too hot to hold so it would be ideal for mounting to ABS or HDPE. This is because the barrel appears to be stainless steel, which is a very poor conductor of heat. The element must be towards the bottom so there is a continuous thermal gradient along the barrel.

The nozzle that came with it is made from copper with some type of plating. It had a hole to mate with the tube that sticks out of the end of the heater but it did not go all the way through. In fact it could not, as the tip comes to a fine point. I suspect this is a soldering iron bit that has been drilled out to fit.

I attempted to drill a 0.5mm hole through it but it just snapped the drill. Even drilling a 1mm hole snapped the drill. In the end I drilled a 2mm hole, but the drill bent and came out the side. I think it needed to be sharper for copper. Finally, I cut the point off and filled the 2mm hole with high temperature solder. That is soft enough to easily drill a 0.5mm hole through. It melts at 300°C so should hold up.

The heat damage is where I heated it up with a blow torch in an attempt to remove the broken drill bits. Copper expands a lot more than steel. That did not work so I tried to get it red hot to soften the drill bits so I could drill them away. I failed to get it red hot but I did melt the plating.

The shape is not ideal for making objects but it is good enough to see if I can extrude. In fact it extrudes well. I was able to push a piece of ABS through it easily by hand and it extruded at a very good rate.

The bit/nozzle is clamped on to the end of the barrel by an outer stainless steel sleeve tightened up by a threaded ring at the cold end. I was worried it would leak under extrusion pressure without some sealing. When I stripped it down I found it did leak a little but didn't get far. I suspect it freezes when it meets the outer sleeve.

So apart from the bore being a little too small this seems like a perfect solution: -
  • It needs no construction apart from drilling the nozzle.
  • It is mechanically sturdy.
  • It should be very durable; soldering irons last a lifetime and they run at higher temperatures.
  • It is cold enough to mount with plastic without any insulation. It does after all in a soldering iron although that is probably a thermoset plastic.
  • The nozzle can be easily removed and replaced.
BUT, it has one fatal flaw, exactly the same flaw as my attempt to use stainless steel as a heat barrier in my experimental high temperature extruder. There is a slow thermal gradient along the length of the barrel. That means there will be a point about half way along where it is just hot enough to soften the plastic but not hot enough to make it flow. When you push a piece of virgin filament in it slides past that point easily because it does not have time to soften until it gets to a much hotter part of the tube. If however you stop extruding then the stationary filament has enough time to soften further up. When you push it again it expands to plug the tube but is not fluid enough to move. No matter how much force you apply you cannot move it. To get it going again you have to pull it out backwards, cut off the swollen bit and start again.

The reason the original extruder design does not have this problem is that the thermal gradient is in the PTFE. It is much shorter so the problem region that is soft but not molten is a lot shorter and the walls are very slippery so it can still be shifted.

I can't think of a solution to this problem. You could make the internal tube out of copper but then the top end would be hot so you would need a PTFE thermal break again. Also it would not be an off the shelf product, it would be custom to RepRap. Perhaps a taper at the problem region could stop it sticking.

The next extruder I am building has an aluminium barrel and nozzle and a PEEK thermal break. It won't suffer from this problem at least.


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Marker Dedication For Our Mother Of Mercy Catholic Church Of Ames

LIBERTY, Febuary 8, 2017 - The Liberty County Historical Commission will honor Our Mother of Mercy Catholic church in Ames, Texas with a historical marker on Sunday, February 19th, 2:00 p.m.  The public is invited.

Catholicism in Ames dates back well over one hundred years when Catholic settlers from Louisiana stopped on the way back from Mexico.  Several prominent families, including the Wickliffs, Trahans, and Cormiers had left New Iberia, Louisiana in search of a better life in Mexico.  They were disappointed with the conditions there and decided to return to Louisiana.  During the return trip, the group stepped off the train at Liberty for a breath of fresh air.  In talking to a local man, they learned of farm land reasonably priced nearby.  After viewing the land, the group decided to buy it and settle in what was to become Ames.  They purchased 248 acres of land at $3.75 an acre.  News of their settling spread and soon others from Louisiana followed.  Attending church in Liberty was often difficult because of road conditions prompting the Ames Catholics to build a chapel in 1897 known as Sacred Heart Chapel.  Josephite priests from Houston serviced the mission.  In 1912 a second building was constructed and a rectory built in 1915 insured a full-time priest.  With the establishment of a school in 1914, the Catholic presence grew.  By 1929, the community required a larger church and it was renamed Our Mother of Mercy.  Mission Churches sprang forth in Raywood and Dayton.  Through the years, the church complex has grown to include a parish hall and education center.  Since 1937 the church has sponsored an Easter Sunday rodeo.  Priests from the Missionary Society of St. Paul in Nigeria have served since 1993 and Our Mother of Mercy continues to be the hub of church and social life in Ames.

There will be a reception held in the church parish hall following the official marker dedication.

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Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Checking out Brazil Churrascaria

As a belated birthday treat for kh, we went to check out Brazil Churrascaria on Saturday. It was quite a colourful experience since we had no prior knowledge to how this whole “buffet” concept works. A nice aunty waitress explained to us how to go about getting our food.

No photo taken on that day as it was almost impossible to take pictures of the food since our plates were constantly topped up with meat, meat and more meat.

Step one would be to take our empty plates and head for the salad bar. The salad bar is not all greens and raw. There is certainly a wide variety of food just at the salad bar alone. Besides the usual greens, pasta and potato salad, there was also pulpy pomelo sacs, fried banana fritter (which resembles nothing like our local goring pisang) and many fruity accompaniment which we don’t know their names but just ate anyway. The salad bar was good as a meal so we were careful not to heap our plates too much or we would not have enough space for the meat which would come later.

When we returned to our seats, 3 different types of sauces, together with miniature cheese bread was served. I simply LURVE the miniature cheesebread! After we had settled down, the meat came raining onto our plates.

A friendly Passador (meat waiter) will come to your table with a large skewer of one type of meat and starts slicing pieces onto your plate with a sharp knife. While you're finishing it, another skewer will appear at your table with another type of meat. This continues for the rest of the night until your stomach surrenders and refuses to eat anymore.” - Makansutra

There were many different selections of succulent meat and we didn’t get sick of the taste of them that quickly as the different types of meat were marinated with different sauces. We didn’t get to try any of the fish for we were already very full by the time the fish skewers came. I particularly like the beef topside (medium rare on the inside and oh so juicy) and chicken hearts.

There was this ang mo Passador who was very cute. Armed with his skewer of chicken hearts, he approached us and enquired if we wanted what sounded like “chee3 sin2”. We could not make out what he was uttering but we saw what looked like chicken hearts (we heard that dish was good) and so nodded enthusiastically. He then dropped four little hearts onto our plates each. I thought he was speaking in the Brazilian tongue while kh figured he was trying to say “ji1 xin1” (chicken heart in Mandarin). We later concluded that it might be some Brazilian language after all. Afterwards, the same ang mo came with his grilled pineapple and announced “huang3 li2” in the most ang mo accented Mandarin instead of “huang2 li2” and pork ribs as “pai3 gu2” instead of “pai2 gu3”. With that, we confirmed that he was speaking in Mandarin.

We had a 2nd change of plates as our meal got too meaty and we were dying to finish the slices of meat on our plates so that we could go get the greens to balance it off. This time, I heaped my plate with green lettuce, blanched broccoli, some deliciously fried leaves, huge scoops of pomelo sacs and some tomato to add a splash of red to the otherwise bland greens and white. I personally liked the pomelo as a balance coz it isn’t those really sweet kind and it has a neutralizing effect for the overtly tasty meats. The lettuce tasted like it was drenched in pesticides and the broccoli was too filling. Also good would be the grilled pineapple slices for they served as refreshing interval breaks from the meat.

The Passadors did not approach our table as often as before and we were wondering if it was due to the colour of our plates. The 2nd change of plates were yellow instead of green. After a few more slices of meat, we could not down anymore meat and decided to wait for the chicken hearts. So far we had each eaten eight (they came in multiples of four) and had not seen any skewer with chicken hearts for a long time. When that cute ang mo appeared with some other meat, kh asked if there were anymore chicken hearts and he promised to get them for us. He soon forgot about us as he appeared with the hearts but did not come anywhere near us. He served all the new diners instead. Guessed our plates were really colour coded after all. Once again when he appeared at our table with yet another chunk of meat, we enquired about the chicken hearts. He smiled, went into the kitchen and pushed down all the little hearts from the skewer onto our plates such that I had 7 and kh had 6. Excellent service but who knows, he may be waiting for us to eat chicken hearts till we puke and die. In the end I got so sick of the chicken hearts that I shoved the remaining to kh.

The total bill came up to $96.74.

Food: * * * *

Ambience: * * *
(Buzzing crowd and totally non conducive for conversation since waiters approach your table every few minutes. But that is how it works.)

Service: * * * * Warm, friendly and hospitable

Price: Reasonable if you are a meat-lover or huge eater.

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

The “Boy” Downstairs

My Malay neighbours who live on the 2nd floor have a white Persian cat. Its name is “Ah Boy” and he used to be Simba’s good friend/ boyfriend until Simba moved in with us and became a house cat. Sometimes, when Ah Boy is let out of the house, he would walk up to our door to find Simba. He is a very cowardly cat who would run away upon realizing that we have discovered him on our floor. A few days ago, he became bolder and followed me up. When I “invited” him into the house, he crept in uncertainly while I closed the door behind me (for I didn’t want Simba to run out). He started “moaning” for help and Simba came running.

I stood aside, feeling so proud of myself for setting up this reunion of cats. They sniffed each other for a long time and without warning, Simba scratched Ah Boy! Poor Ah boy! He nearly jumped out of his fur while I scolded and beat Simba at the same time, opening the door to let Ah boy escape from her.

Ah boy did run out of the door as quickly as his furry legs could carry him, but he lingered outside the door for what seemed like eternity. He could not bear to go and kept rubbing his scent all over the gate and plants.

I tried to capture a picture of his cute sad face but couldn’t.

A not-so-cute-sad-faced Ah Boy.

Finally he decided to peel himself off our territory and turned his back on us.

A few seconds later, he turned back to take a peek at us.

Then he disappeared behind the wall where the staircase is. Just when I was about to close the door, he popped his cute little face out once more. This is zoomed to the maximum.

Poor Ah Boy!

Naughty baba

Baba must have scolded Ah Boy for not visiting her for a long time. Or not bringing her flowers and cookies.

Monday, July 10, 2006

My reflections: World Cup 2006

First and foremost would be “Why didn’t I bet this year???!!!”
I made a couple of “predictions” accurately. Well, they can’t exactly be called predictions coz they were based on my ungrounded, silly and bimbotic theories. Even kh deemed my theories silly. Silly theories that turned out accurate. We were like sms-ing each other from Singapore to Brunei throughout the matches which I’ve caught.

Germany 1 (Germany won 4-2 on penalty)
Argentina 1
I supported both teams almost equally. Just that I prefer host Germany to win. So since I could not decide, if I were to buy, it would be a draw. And if I were to buy the number of goals, it would be 1-1. I don’t know what were the odds for these bets. Just hope it isn’t too much to make me feel like it’s such a pity I didn’t bet.

England 0
Portugal 0
(Portugal won 3-1 on penalty)
Although England has got many hunks and I simply love drooling at all the beautiful WAGS, I’ve supported Portugal from 4 years ago and would stick to that. Also, England is well-known to falter during World Cup. So I told kh that Portugal would win. It did. But only on penalty. I “predicted” correctly but if I were to bet, I would have lost since it is considered a draw.

Portugal 0
France 1

My support for Portugal wavered. Outwardly supporting them yet rooting for France coz I feel that they deserved to be in the finals more than Portugal. If I were to bet, it would be 0-1. Since I wanted France to win, I would not have bought a draw and 1-2 is simply too many goals being still amazed at the number of zeros in World Cup 2006. So I would have won on both France winning and the number of goals.

Germany 3
Portugal 1

I was very upset when channel 5 did not screen this match!!!!! I dragged myself up from bed at 3.05am to kh’s wake up call and slumped myself on the sofa. Only to be greeted with GOLF. “Live” some more. So I waited till 3.30am and msged kh if the match had started. It was going on at that time and I was cursing and swearing at Mediacorp coz I had a hard time going back to sleep. (I suffer from insomnia)

I’ve wanted to catch it more than the finals coz Germany was in it. I think the Germans are very manly and they seldom play dirty. I also enjoyed looking at the coach. Jurgen Klinsmann yes? By now I have lost much support for Portugal and would have bought Germany win. However I would not win on the number of goals since I would not expect Germany to score THREE goals!

Italy 1 (Italy won 5-3 on penalty)
France 1
I was soooo exhilarated when the gu niang cheaters Italian bastards won. I gave them this name ever since their match with Germany. I can’t stand them clutching their heads, legs, groins, armpits wherever… whatever… and writhe in pain each time there was or there wasn’t contact. While they were still writhing in agony, the Germans stood up like MEN and started running after the ball.

Despite them being gu niang cheaters Italian bastards, I supported them for the finals. Indeed, they have played very well. Minus all their cheating tactics, they truly deserved to win the cup. With their skills, they could and would have won it without underhand means. I told kh that I would prefer gu niang cheaters to win more than old boring French. I don’t know why, I just like to side baddies. Oh yes, I like that Italian Buffon goalkeeper and their handsome bald captain as well. Fabio Cannavaro yes?

Yet on the other hand, my cool cat ZZ was on the other team. So I thought the old boring French should win and retire in glory, especially ZZ. Since I was indecisive, I would have bought a draw. IT WAS A BLOODY $2.85 (offered by SingPool) FOR DRAW can!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Imagine the $$ I could have won.

However, ultimately, I wasn’t happy because Italy won per se but rather, after World Cup 2006, they would have overcome their stigma of doing badly in penalty shoot outs. I was so ecstatic when I saw their 5 shots in. My heart went out for that French guy who missed by a little when the ball hit the top of the post and landed out of the line. Also for the French goalkeeper. But when there are winners, there are definitely losers so just be happy that Italy won. =)

The whole world is talking about Zidane’s head butting incident. I want to be the whole world too.
Zidane should have ended his international career and leave the world stage a hero and shine. Instead, he ended his international career with a splash of red and left the world stage downgraded to zero and grime. I was shocked speechless when I saw the head butting. Why did my cool cat ZZ do that? That Italian mozzarella cheese may have said something really degrading and offensive but ZZ should have kept his cool. It is the WORLD CUP for goodness sake. Not some back alley football.

A few seconds after the incident, kh’s sms came. “Your favourite player just did something very stupid.”

He really deserved to be sent out in shame no matter how I like him. And it was just 10minutes till the whistle blew. Can’t he just hold on a little more? Yeah yeah I know. It’s human nature to flare up when provoked, but he could have done anything to mozzarella cheese after the match. Or else then, since he has already intended to head butt, why the chest? Just aim for the groin la. In this way, his sending off would be more well deserved and even I would have applauded him.

I heard something funny about this incident on Class 95 on Monday morning. The DJ was saying mozzarella cheese might have brought up ZZ’s father and mother to fuel such anger. So in my mind I was thinking in Hokkien all the expletives with father and mother in it. But he went on saying something along this line, “My mother can whip up a better Italian spaghetti than yours!” And Venetta claimed she knew sparked off ZZ’s fury. Mozzarella said, “I’ve got more hair than you.”

Damn funny.

BTW, my MSN nick is “Jo decided to heck care 2nd sis and log in MSN on her comp.”

Remember my fear of disrupting my 2nd sis’s MSN setting since my 1st sis’s comp died?

Then my sis saw me online and “Ooi!” me. Next moment, she changed her nick to “Aleph - Jol's using my comp at home n she's so proud of it tt she announced it on her msn nick!!”

K gotta rush for tuition now. Please don’t scold me for supporting Italy or saying such things about ZZ k? These are just my opinions. =)

Tuesday, July 04, 2006

On Saturday, I was supposed to catch England vs Portugal…

I ended up at SUBA and Party World instead.

On my way to suba, somebody called out my name. It was one of my secondary school bestie, my first friend in st nicks! I practically screamed, held her hands and danced around with her… like a lunatic. It seems as if for that moment, we were back in girls’ school days. After I recovered from my subconscious state of craziness, I allowed her to speak. The first sentence from her was “I thought I saw an Ah Lian walking alone so I take a closer look and realized it is Jolene.”

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Short short shorts only mah. And I know geral will holler, “It’s hot pants not shorts!”

That no good girl!!! She has been back in sg for almost a year and she did not even call me. Apparently, she didn’t seem to have received all my sms-es and even my number was missing from her hp. She was with a friend and she introduced me as “the one I told you about”. So I was like “Shit! What about me? Copying homework together? Cheating in tests together? Pirating together?”

hy n me at marina square Posted by Picasa

Meet up real soon ya!

I had a hard time getting to millennia walk from marina square as the interior of ms has changed so much. Also, had a tough time getting to suba coz all the entrance of millennia walk was closed.

Only sista geral from the bimbo club was there, together with 2 other of my primary school mates. And my gosh!!! They looked so different! I think my eyes looked very bare in photos without make up. I looked so UGLY!

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I like the grainy effect of this photo. The shadow of geral’s cap was casting on her face so I had to brighten this photo a lot resulting in the grainy effect. I SO LOVE HER CAP! It’s übercool!

Next we hopped over to party world for some K-session.

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2 jeremies- jeremie & jeremy Posted by Picasa

We call them “jiak liao bee”.

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jeremie crooning a love song with geral Posted by Picasa

Vincent… when he sang Andy Lau’s song, we thought it was Andy Lau singing! Then when he sang Jacky Cheung’s song, he sounded exactly like Jacky too. He could mimic his voice to sound like every singer. Talented! Posted by Picasa

Oh yes… Vincent has to be my favourite guy in suba. When he realized I did not want to drink coz I had not taken my dinner (at 11+pm), he went to fry some potato wedges, fries and chicken nuggets. To think that before that, he said the kitchen wasn’t opened that night. I felt so pai seh. I worked at a pub before, and I know that when a kitchen isn’t opened, it is very troublesome to prepare food.

geral n me.. she was acting cute Posted by Picasa

Graffati on jeremy’s forearm Posted by Picasa

Jeremy wanted to take a photo of him with his disfigured forearm. We thought this pose was like so poser-cool and hence followed it. Posted by Picasa

The ultimate ah beng, ah lian song: Mei Fei Se Wu
by geral & jo

I really lurve this ktv-happy-song. All the suba guys must be ex-bengs manz. When the beat and rhythm started, they added the famed “Oooooh oh Ooooh oh” accompaniment. Could not catch their monkey sounds in time. Initially, I had wanted to capture ah lian Sammi’s chio hair but Vincent took the cam from me and captured we 2 pseudo lians instead.
Forgive the horrible singing, as we weren’t really singing but making a fool of ourselves.

My camera was too loaded with pictures that it didn’t have enough space for the video. Wasted! I better start deleting photos now.

Just me and geral
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Ooi! Stupid jiak liao bee! Posted by Picasa

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I had wanted to do a collage of these shots with picasa but didn’t know how to. Too lazy to use photoshop.

We sang till 5+am and by the time I slept, it was close to 7am. I woke up 1 hour later to go to work and was so amazed that I could tahan the whole of Sunday.

Parting shot Posted by Picasa

My comp, I mean my da jie’s comp is down. It totally crashed on Friday. I hope all my photos are still intact. I’m sooooooooooooooooooo depressed. I haven’t backed up all the recent ones. =(

I don’t like using my er jie’s comp as all my files and favourite links are in the other comp. Also, she is very particular. She even complained about my “Jolene Temp” folder which is taking up a yoctopercent of the space in her comp. She made a fuss when I downloaded hello and picasa on her comp (while she was watching High School Musical for the fourth time) and soon disposed them into the bin. I don’t even want to log on to msn for fear of disrupting her “save my e-mail address and password” set-up.

I wish my da jie would repair her comp asap.

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