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List of Famous Tourist Beaches In Kerala

Sharing its western border with the Arabian sea, Kerala has a 600 km long shorelines dotted with some of the finest, most charming beaches of the world, coconut groves, natural harbors, lagoons and sheltered coves. Most of India’s finest beaches are in Kerala.

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For virtually its entire 600 km length, the Kerala coast is lined with sandy beaches, rocky promontories and coconut palms. Each year greater numbers of visitors arrive here in search of the tranquil, palm-fringed beaches.

Kovalam Beach In Kerala (16 km from Thiruvananthapuram):

Kovalam beach in Kerala is internationally renowned, this seaside destination has been a favorite haunt of tourists since the 1930s. Kovalam beach comprises three adjacent crescent-shaped beaches, of which the southernmost known as the Lighthouse Beach, is the most popular.

Kovalam beach offers a variety of activities including snorkeling, catamaran rides, sunset viewing, cycling on the beach, swimming, sun-bathing etc. Kovalam is a must see tourist center for anyone who has a fascination for sun, sea and sand.

Distance to Kovalam beach from Thiruvananthapuram: 16 km.

Shankhumugham Beach In Kerala (8 km from Thiruvananthapuram):

Shankhumugham beach in Kerala is adjacent to the International Airport, Thiruvananthapuram, this beach has an indoor recreation club, the "Matsya Kanyaka" (a gigantic, 35 m long sculpture of a mermaid), a restaurant shaped like a starfish and a traffic training park for children.

Akkulam and Veli Tourist Village are nearby two popular picnic spots to Shanmukham tourist beach. Veli is a popular picnic spot offers landscaped gardens and water-sports facilities including pedal boats, rowboats, and motored boats.

Distance to Shankhumugham Beach from Thiruvananthapuram: 8 km.

Chowara Beach In Kerala (8 km south of Kovalam in Thiruvananthapuram):

Pristine and serene, this fishing hamlet is an unending stretch of white, sandy beaches.

Distance to Chowara Beach from Kovalam: 8 km.

Poovar Beach In Kerala (2 km south of Kovalam in Thiruvananthapuram):

An isolated but spectacular beach, Poovar is situated close to the Neyyar River estuary. A trading port in its early days, Poovar is today an important tourist destination.

Papanasham Beach In Kerala (45 km from Thiruvananthapuram in Varkala):

A dip in the sea at Papanasham, meaning redemption from sins, is believed to be holy. Fringed by red laterite cliffs, near to the beach are the cool mineral springs, serene backwaters, the 2000 year old Sree Janardhana Swamy Temple, a century old tunnel and a Nature Cure Centre.

Thirumullavaram Beach In Kerala (6 km north of Kollam):

This secluded beach is a beautiful picnic center.

Alappuzha Beach In Kerala (3 ½ km from the city):

A 137-year-old pier which extends into the sea and an old lighthouse add to the attractions of the beach.

Fort Kochi Beach (21 km from Ernakulam):

Overlooking the Arabian Sea, with its legendary Chinese fishing nets dotting the foreground, Fort Kochi Beach offers views of spectacular sunsets. Another highlight here are the waterfront stalls serving fresh catch prepared according to taste.

Cherai Beach In Kerala (23 km from Ernakulam):

This lovely beach bordering Vypeen Island is ideal for swimming. Dolphins are occasionally spotted here. A typical Kerala village nearby, with paddy field and coconut groves is an added attraction.

Natika Beach In Kerala (24 km from Thrissur):

Fringed by palm trees, this picturesque beach is a hot spot for picnickers.

Padinjarekkara Beach In Kerala (5 km from Chemravattom, Ponnani in Malappuram):

Famous for bird watching, the beach also offers a breathtaking view of the confluence of the Bharathapuzha, the Tirur Puzha and the Arabian Sea.

Vallikunnu Beach In Kerala (40 km from Malappuram):

A beach resort set in the midst of a coconut grove is the main attraction here. Close to it is the Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary.

Kozhikode Beach In Kerala (1/2 km from the city):

Kozhikode beach is a favorite haunt of sunset viewers. Adding to its natural beauty is the old-world charm retained by the ancient lighthouse and the two crumbling piers, each more than a hundred years old, that run into the sea.Distance Kozhikode Beach from Kozhikode city: half km.

Beypore Beach In Kerala (10 km south of Kozhikode):

One of the prominent ports and a maritime trading center of ancient Kerala, Beypore beach is located at the mouth of the Chailyar River. The boat building yard here, famous for the construction of the Uru (Arabian trading vessel), boasts a tradition of almost 1500 years.

Distance to Beypore Beach from Kozhikode: 10 km south.

Kappad Beach In Kerala (16 km from Kozhikode):

This is the historic beach where Vasco da Gama landed on the 27th of May 1498, with 170 men in three vessels. The rock-studded beach is locally known as Kappakadavu.

Distance from Kappad Beach from Kozhikode: 16 km.

Payyoli Beach In Kerala (40 km north of Kozhikode):

The shallow waters of this beautiful beach is ideal for swimming. During November-December hordes of the endangered Olive Ridley turtle come in to lay eggs.

Distance to Payyoli Beach from Kozhikode: 40 km north

Vadakara Sandbanks Beach In Kerala (50 km from Kozhikode):

This beach where the Kottakal River merges into the sea is stunningly beautiful and is a favourite spot for locals and tourists. The nearby Birla Bungalow offers a delightful view of the Sandbanks Beach.

Distance to Vadakara Sandbanks Beach from Kozhikode: 50 km.

Payyambalam Beach In Kerala (2 km from Kannur):

Famous for its flat laterite cliffs that jut out into the sea, well-laid gardens and the massive landscaped sculpture of "Mother and Child" make this beach extremely captivating. The adjacent Baby Beach accessed through the Burnassery Cantonment is delightfully quiet.

Distance to Payyambalam from Kannur: 2km.

Kizhunna Beach In Kerala (11 km from Kannur):

This beautiful stretch of sand is one of the most secluded beaches in Kerala.

Distance to Kizhunna Beach from Kannur: 11 km.

Meenkunnu Beach In Kerala (12 km from Kannur):

Uncrowded, the beach is a tourist’s paradise, with golden sand and surf.

Distance to Meenkunnu Beach from Kannur: 12 km.

Muzhappilangad Beach In Kerala (15 km from Kannur):

A swimmer’s paradise, this is Kerala’s only drive-in beach. Adventure sports like paragliding, para-sailing, micro-lite flights and a variety of water-sport options are possible here.

Distance to Muzhappilangad from Kannur: 15 km.

Bekal Fort Beach In Kerala (1 km from Bekal Fort in Kasaragod):

Bekal Fort Beach is also known as Pallikere Beach, this scenic seaside offers a spectacular view of the historic fort and has ample facilities for recreation and relaxation.

Distance to Bekal Fort Beach from Bakel Fort in Kasargod.

Kappil Beach In Kerala (2 km from Bekal Fort in Kasaragod):

A winding lane meanders through palm-fringed landscape to this totally unpolluted secluded beach. The Kodi Cliff close by offers a panoramic view of the Arabian Sea. 2 km away is the Pallikunnam Temple.

Distance to Kappil Beach from Bekal Fort: 2 km.

Kanwatheertha Beach In Kerala (3 km from Manjeswaram in Kasaragod):

A large swimming pool-like formation of the sea on the vast beach is the main attraction here.

Distance to Kanwatheertha Beach form Manjeswaram: 3 km


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Bonnie Kistler, author of House on Fire in conversation with Mark de Castrique

In the bestselling tradition of Jodi Picoult and Celeste Ng, a tightly wound and suspenseful novel about a blended family in crisis after a drunk driving accident leaves the daughter of one parent dead—and the son of the other parent charged with manslaughter.

Divorce lawyer Leigh Huyett knows all too well that most second marriages are doomed to fail. But five years in, she and Pete Conley have a perfectly blended family of her children and his. To celebrate their anniversary, they grab some precious moments of alone time and leave Pete’s son Kip, a high school senior, in charge of Leigh’s fourteen-year-old daughter Chrissy at their home.
Driving back on a rainy Friday night, their cell phones start ringing. After a raucous party celebrating his college acceptance to Duke and his upcoming birthday, Kip was arrested for drunk driving after his truck crashed into a tree. And he wasn’t alone—Chrissy was with him.
Twelve hours later, Chrissy is dead and Kip is charged with manslaughter.
Kip has always been a notorious troublemaker, but he’s also a star student with a dazzling future ahead of him. At first, Leigh does her best to rally behind Pete and help Kip through his ordeal. Until he changes his story, and claims that he wasn’t driving after all—Chrissy was, and he swears there is a witness.
Leigh is stunned that he would lie about such a thing, while Pete clutches onto the story as the last, best hope to save his son, throwing his energy and money into finding this elusive witness. As they hurtle toward Kip’s trial date, husband and wife are torn between loyalty to their children and to each other, while the mystery of what really happened that night intensifies.
This richly conceived and tightly plotted exploration of family and tragedy will have you racing toward its shocking and thought-provoking conclusion.

Kistler will be joined by Mark de Castrique, author of the Buryin' Barry series.

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I Love Barbie

Why yes, that is a picture of good ol' Barbie. You see, Barbie is a kick ass gal with a pretty rad online presence. But Barbie is a doll! Barbie isn't real! That might be true but the Barbie brand are seriously killing it lately. You see when I was younger I didn't have Barbie movies, I had Disney (which I obviously love) and I had Harry Potter, but for the time that I worked at Blockbuster I fell head over heels in love with Barbie. And not really the dolls but the movies.

Part of that love might have to do with the "girl power" message and also promoting love and respect to those around you. But there is just something about those movies that just speaks to me and now Barbie has upped her game but vlogging. Yep, thats right, Barbie has a vlog! I've been watching it for some time now as I find the level of detail and accuracy it has with regards to how you see some content creators making vlogs to be on point. Not only that but every episode Barbie has a new hair do, objects can be placed into or moved around in her room, and she even does makeup tutorials and challenges. In her videos, she will either talk about something she is going through or she will bring friends or siblings along for a fun challenge but no matter what the theme of the video is always the same: Be true to yourself.

One particular video always gets to me, it's where she talks a bit about mental illness in a way that anyone of any age can understand. Check it out and let me know what you think and remember: Positive Attitude Changes Everything.

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    Oxford Playhouse and its Burton Taylor Studio present and produce a wide range of live performance. The programme includes the best of British and international drama, family shows, contemporary dance and music, student and amateur shows, comedy, lectures and poetry.

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Robert Lazzaretti, Fantasy Mapmaker

Lou Anders interviews fantasy mapmaker Robert Lazzaretti, who drew the maps for Anders’s Thrones and Bones series (Frostborn, Nightborn). I can never get enough information about the process of making fantasy maps.

Previously: Mapping An Ember in the Ashes; How to Make a Fantasy Map.

Author: Jonathan Crowe

I blog about maps at The Map Room, review books for AE: The Canadian Science Fiction Review, and edit a fanzine called Ecdysis.


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The best because it's like not wearing any at all ;)

Design by Katja Cho

Is it too early now to say sorry? Because I really wanted to show you a highly relevant Instagram—which should have been easy enough to find because that whole landscape has become so homogenous lately—but I could *not* for the life of me find it. It's a pic of a girl's butt clad in the most perfect, prettiest, sheer shimmery underwear. Use your imagination.

Whatever the underwear was, it'd probably still be inferior to The Best Summer Underwear Ever, brought to you by trial and error and a customarily sticky, drippy, intolerable New York City summer. The test subject? Me. The criteria? Having them on my body and not feeling like my nether regions are being confit-ed. The verdict? Cosabella's lace thongs are life.

I know what you're thinking: "Chelsea. A thong? But who'd want to wear butt floss IN 80-DEGREE-PLUS, HIGH-HUMIDITY WEATHER?" I would, actually, because 1) any more fabric and it gets bunchy under dresses and 2) somehow, the back bit on these stays suspended in just the right position, if you know what I mean. Throw in sheer, highly breathable fabric (ooo that *breeze*) and crazy-cute prints (I'm especially partial to those from the brand's Paul & Joe collaboration), and you've got a winner. Ideal Instagram knickers who?

Courtesy, design by Dana Tepper

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Carbon Tax - is it time for small business to take notice?

Having worked in the sustainability sector for the past 10 years, marketing businesses 'green' credentials and promoting a greener way of doing business, running your business and getting consumers to understand that making a small change in what you do can mean a big difference to the environment - it's no surprise that the new carbon tax is something that I am becoming increasingly familiar with.

Whether you're a large corporation or a small one, most of your customers want to know what you are doing. In fact, they are demanding it, because it now means something to their bottom line.

The pressure on small business is enormous. If small businesses don't conform now, they may find themselves at the back of the line when it comes to doing business with their larger counterparts.

The carbon tax is a tax rate set by the Government and impses a cost on 500 companies producing carbon pollution. It is an incentive to reduce carbon pollution. The cost may be passed onto customers. It may also mean that the company being charged a carbon tax is streamling their costs and small businesses that usually work with them, may find that they become redundant in the cost cutting phase. I am in marketing, so I am watching this one very closely. But public-listed companies along with their private company mates, know that they need to show value to shareholders, and if it is costing them money, jobs and contracts will go.

On the other side, small business owners will get a bigger tax break on vehicles and other equipment under a plan designed to smooth over objections to the carbon tax.

It will be interesting to see how this plays out and in the next couple of years, see how it effects our bottom line.

In the interim, small businesses can make some little changes to the way they do business. Disposing of eWaste (, pushing for alternative fuels to become mainstream (, supporting Keep Australia Beautiful ( by picking up your litter and engaging your staff, clients, suppliers and friends to think more about the environment on a day-to-day basis.

Ask yourself - do you have an environmental policy in place and is it known to your staff, clients, and suppliers. Does your marketing team or marketing consultant know what your 'green policy' is? Are they promoting it on all your marketing material? Is it on your website?

It's the little things that count.

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It is easy to fall behind the times in this fast moving world of digital marketing and advertising. There are several easy and painless ways to stay current and put yourself on the map!

As many of us have been told numerous times, “Everyone needs a website”. You will find no argument from me, but perhaps in the 90’s and early 2000’s it was considered cutting edge or industry leading to have a website for your business. However, times have changed and so has the technology that comes along with that.

Nowadays it isn’t enough to just simply have a website up and running. Business owners know better than anyone about the power of constant innovation and gaining a competitive edge. Here are a couple of reasons why you should take an indepth look at your website and all of your other digital marketing channels:

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Having a well managed website with SEO will ultimately set the stage for the quality and ranking of your website on Google and other search engines. Websites that are Search Engine Optimized are designed to be mobile friendly, streamlined to Google’s algorithms, and most of all, relevant to the clients you are trying to target. All this makes it easy for your customers to find, locate, and contact your business.

Maintaining activity on most if not all social media platforms is critical because it is free and easy to use, widely utilized by most of the general population, and vastly beneficial to a website's ranking and quality score on Google.

Search Engine Marketing and Display Ads are a quick way to not only advertise to target audiences effectively, but also to boost your website’s Google ranking.

For those who say that your ranking doesn’t take precedence in your marketing plan, over 90% of consumers who use Google don’t click on any links past the first page of the results.

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MARS convenes at the Grand Hotel, in Cape May, NJ. This resort hotel is your 'home away from home' for the week. Classes and all school functions are held in and around the hotel. Fabulous food in copious quantities is included in the tuition. Dine in style on the 5th floor Ballroom, with a breathtaking ocean view. Join in the fun at parties in the hotel Lounge and in the Penthouse Ballroom. Relax in the pool or work out in the fitness room. It's all included. Why not bring your spouse or significant other to enjoy the locale while you take classes, then catch up together during meals? It's very inexpensive to do so. Check out the registration form to see the current rate. Or if you know you are going to attend, you can fill out the online registration form and pay in full HERE

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Shelby and Stephen are Married!

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What an extraordinary wedding weekend!  After over a year of planning and so much time and hard work from everyone involved, what a stunning success this was!!!  Here is a little teaser to hold you over until the album is published next month.  I want to personally thank all of the wonderful pros who work together to make this dream a reality.

Bride's /Bridesmaid Attire:  Lily Saratoga
Bridal Alterations:  Kim Vanyo
Groom/Groomsmen Attire:  Tuxego Latham

Bachelorette Party:  Harvey's Saratoga
Bridal Shower:  URC Catering
Rehearsal Dinner:  A Tavola (New Paltz, NY)

Venue:  Cox Family Farm
Florist:  Meadowscent in conjunction with the Mother of the Bride
Hair:  Ciao Bella
Makeup:  Angel's On Earth

DJ:  Upbeat Occassions (DJ Caroline & DJ Mario)
Photo:  Dyan Holt Photography
Catering:  Ugly Rooster Catering

Ryan and Jacklynn are married!!

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Congratulations to Jacklynn and Ryan who were married this weekend at the beautiful Yaddo Gardens here, in Saratoga Springs!  Big thank you to Longfellows for a gorgeous reception and for all your hard work!  We are excited to see all of the stunning photos from David Firestine from Firestine Photography who the couple flew in all the way from Atlanta for the big day.

Dani and Shawn are Married!!!

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We are bursting with joy for our very own coordinator Dani and her new husband Shawn!  As many of you know, Dani has been with us from the beginning and will now be starting the next chapter of her life in the sunshine state.  We are going to miss her so much, but are so grateful for the many years and many smiles she has given to our couples.  Congrats and best of luck to you both!!!  Stay tuned for all the beautiful pictures!

Hair/Makeup:  Suriano's Salon
Photo:  Dyan Holt Photography
Gown:  Jocelyn's Bridal
Suits:  Tuxego (Latham)
Venue:  Anne's Washington Inn (Saratoga Springs)
Officiate:  Joy Burke
DJ:  Paul Malo
Catering:  Panza's Catering
Centerpieces/Bridal Flowers:  Mary Jacobs Events
Cake:  Villa Italia

Becca and Jeremy are Married!

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Congrats to the Becca and Jeremy who were married last weekend!  What a fun, generous and loving couple.  This one was very challenging due to the crazy terrential rain...but that did not stop them from having a blast and the dance floor was packed ALL NIGHT!  Thank you for trusting us with your big day!

Venue:  Burlap and Beams (Terri Larson)
Photo:  Juan and team from Bigler Productions
DJ:  Shawn & Felipe Gillie
Caterer:  The Ugly Rooster (Ariel Pagan)

Welcome Cassidy and Aldan!

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Thank you and welcome to Cassidy and Aldan who have brought us in to help tie up the details for their August wedding!  We are honored and so very excited to help get this amazing couple across the finish line!

Welcome Jacklynn & Ryan!

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Welcome to Jacklynn and Ryan, the newest MJWE couple who will be married this July at the beautiful Yaddo Gardens in Saratoga Springs, New York!

Katelyn and Mike are Married!

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What a great wedding!  This one was an absolute blast and boy do we feel lucky to have been a part of such a fun and HILARIOUS couple's day.  Katelyn and Mike are a perfect example of how a planner can be used for specific purposes.  We were brought in just 3 weeks prior to the wedding to help put together an accurate and feasible timeline, correct and recommend more effecient uses of the reception space and to provide attendant services throughout formal photos, cocktail hour and the reception.  Sometimes all you need is that extra help to finalize and execute the details so your day is as stress free and smooth as possible.

We had the honor of working with a FANTASTIC group of pro's that night, that just goes to show how seamless your event can be when everyone works together as a family!

Videography:  Cue Productions
Photography:  Dyan Holt Photography (photo credit for above)
DJ:  After-FX Professional DJ Service
Ceremony Venue:  Wilton Baptist Church
Reception Venue:  Holiday Inn Saratoga

Erin & Chris Are Married!

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What a beautiful wedding for Erin & Chris at The Lodge On Echo Lake in Warrensburg, NY!  We were absolutely honored to be part of your big day!

Here is a sneak peak from Dyan Holt Photography

Erin & Chris are ready to go!

Posted on May 11, 2018 at 12:05 AM Comments comments (0)

Our team is so excited as today marks the beginning of Erin and Chris' Wedding Weekend!!  Stay tuned for all the fun details after their big day on Saturday.

Shelby and Stephen!

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Congratulations and welcome to Shelby and Stephen!  We are so very excited to be planning a stunner at Shelby's family farm this fall.  Stay tuned for this one folks, the details are going to be epic!!


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Illuminating Masonic History

August 17, 2018 Kevin & Valerie work on inventory

While museums may seem like fixed collections of artifacts, a lot goes on behind the scenes that patrons never see. At the Colonel James B. Ladd Museum and Charles Nelson Library, one ongoing task is making a thorough inventory of myriad items that are stored and displayed. And, thanks to funding from the Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants Program, we have added two collection assistants to help us illuminate Masonic history.

Kevin Koontz and Valerie Clark came well equipped for the task when they started their work in February 2018. Kevin has a history degree from Hamline University, and most recently completed a 15,000-item inventory for the Ramsey County Historical Society. Valerie holds a Master’s degree in art history and museum studies from Case Western Reserve University. She comes to us from a job at the Minnesota Museum of American Art.

Thousands of Masonic History Items to Inventory

Kevin and Valerie pose by one of the many banners (an OES banner) in our collection.

In their first six months on the job, Kevin and Valerie have inventoried close to 3,000 objects. They have combed through a profusion of old photos, and waded through books and ledgers, banners, scabbards, textiles, figurines, tiaras, games, fine china, furniture and countless other items. The goal for the first year is to inventory about 8,000 items.

And that’s no small task. For each item, Valerie and Kevin must take a photo, upload the photo to a computer program, measure and describe the item, and arrange for the items’ safe storage. They also number each item for tracking purposes.

The initial inventory description is fairly succinct. For instance, a book is identified by its title, publisher, topic and the colors, size and condition of its binding.

If the book is subsequently catalogued for possible display or for public access, the description becomes much more detailed. Staff would include details about the book’s content, names of important people and key excerpts. They would also delve into where the book originated, any pages with maker’s marks and from whom or what entity the book came to be in our collection.

Care and Preservation

Different types of treasure have unique qualities and care needs. Old curled photos, for example, must be humidified so they don’t break when flattened. Items made of fabric need a dry environment so they are less likely to mold, and protection from light that could fade the color. Books need some humidity to prevent decay from dryness and cracking, but too much moisture could lead to other problems.

Disassociation is another challenge for inventory and preservation efforts. The word simply means pieces or elements of an object were not kept together, compromising its worth as a complete original. This could happen with a tea set for which staff find only four cups and two saucers. Or, similarly, if pieces of a costume or uniform have gone missing, the item is less representative of the original and sometimes harder to identify.

acid-free storage boxes in our store room preserve Masonic history
Acid-free boxes in the storage room with identifying labels.

As they inventory, Valerie and Kevin work to optimize the conditions in which objects are stored. Some tools in their arsenal include acid-free boxes. Naturally occurring acid in wood and other elements cause yellowing and decay. So, in short, every box, tissue paper, and thin foam that is used to keep objects safe has to be acid free.

Acid-free paper and foam also keep items from touching. Abrasion, where items rub against one another, is another factor that leads to degradation. For fire-damaged items, protective coverings can help prevent further disintegration.

Environmental Controls

Data logger in the storage space.

Kevin and Valerie’s work space contains data loggers to monitor temperature, humidity and light intensity. Kevin notes that an ideal storage environment is 65 degrees with 40 percent humidity. It’s equally important, however, to maintain a stable or static environment. Extreme shifts in temperature and humidity are potentially the most damaging to aging paper/photos, fabrics, wood and masonry.

For fragile items that might be compromised by too much handling, Kevin and Valerie wear powder-free nitrile gloves that prevent the transfer of oils from their hands. If they discover mold on an item, Kevin and Valerie must wrap it securely and transfer it to a freezer. Once freezing renders the mold dormant, they can clean it off.

Samples of Masonic History Finds

Masonic history; tallest and shortest Zuhrah Temple members
Left to right: F.W. Boutell, C.N. Dickey and E.C. Davies

When asked what he most enjoyed discovering in the collection, Kevin pointed to some of the old photos. Among them, the photo on the right that shows the tallest and shortest Zuhrah Temple members. The two tallest are 7 feet, 3.5 inches and 6 feet, 8 inches—making the 4 foot, 11 inch man look very short indeed. One change over time has been the shift from all formal poses to more casual shots as cameras became more widely used and affordable for Lodges and members.

Masonic history includes Job's Daughters
Job’s Daughter Figurine

Valerie also likes the photos. More recently she has been working with photos that show an entire class of Masons that were in a certain Lodge at the beginning of the 1900s, as well as large sheets with individual head shots of each member. She has also spent time inventorying Order of the Eastern Star artifacts. Shown at left is a Job’s Daughter figurine. The collection also houses a large number of Job’s Daughters scrapbooks that tell a colorful story.

Next Steps

At a basic level, the inventory project goal is to have a record of every item in our collection. Beyond that, we plan to create a searchable database that will live on the Masonic Heritage Center website. Once all of the inventorying is complete, more in-depth cataloging can continue. Catalogued entries are the content for the public-facing museum search program.

The hope now is that the museum will secure another year of funding so Kevin and Valerie can complete the work they started. By preserving items from Masonic history, they are illuminating a better-informed future for Masonic endeavors.

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In North America there was double-digit growth resulting in sales exceeding the US€ 1 billion mark for the first time in the company’s history. In Europe, business stabilized further and the markets in Northern, Central, Western and Southern Europe performed well across the board. On the other hand, many emerging countries were faced with a challenging environment caused by investment freezes due to the low oil price along with other economic and geopolitical tensions.

Despite strong exchange rate pressure and continued high investments, the operating result grew from CHF 537 million to CHF 547 million (+2%). As a result, return on sales (ROS) was up from 11.9 to 12.5%.

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‘2015 was a challenging year for us with highly satisfying results in the end,’ said CEO Christoph Loos. ‘Over the next few years we will benefit from having made substantial investments to accelerate our growth.’ In 2015, the group’s R&D spending grew by +8.1% to CHF 240 million. Headcount was up to 23,385, an increase of +5.1%.

‘We are confident that the investments made over the past few years will trigger higher growth in local currencies, that the operating result will be increased again and that we will be able to grow our global market shares further,’ added Loos. ‘This is a consistent implementation of our Champion 2020 Corporate Strategy and a further differentiation versus our competitors.’

This story uses material from Hilti, with editorial changes made by Materials Today. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent those of Elsevier.


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64 15th Court

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NNOT JUST AN AMAZING LOCATION!!! Located adjacent to Grandview Inn and catty-cornered to Beachhouse less than a half block to the famous Hermosa Strand, this vintage duplex on a 30 X 95 (2,850 SF) beach lot has all kinds of possibilities. It can be used as a second home as a legal non-conforming duplex and the rents shown in the analysis reflect that. Or, it can be used as a legal non-conforming structure with a conforming use by renting it on a daily or weekly basis (for which it is zoned and for which the current owner uses it). This property makes a terrific land bank in an area of the downtown Hermosa Beach commercial zone that continues to undergo a transformation that will keep it at the forefront of southern California Beach communities - I mean it is already often referred to as one of the most beautiful beaches in the Southern California. There is an abundance of on-site parking, including a single car garage accessed off 15th Crt and 6-9 spaces accessed off 14th street.

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  • Type: Lot-Land, Lots and Land
  • Days on Market: 172
  • Combined DOM* : 270
  • Close Date: November 27th, 2018
  • Status: Closed
  • Closed Price: $1,825,000
  • Orig. list price: $2,295,000
  • Date Listed: April 26th, 2018
  • MLS® #: SB18098190
  • APN: 4183004021
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  • Agent: Greg Geilman
  • Office: RE/MAX Estate Properties

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  • Area: Hermosa Beach Sand (148)
  • City/State: Hermosa Beach, CA
  • Zip Code: 90254
  • County: Los Angeles

  • Lot Description: Level with Street, Lot-Level/Flat, Near Public Transit, Park Nearby
  • Lot Size (sq. ft.): 2,850
  • Lot Size (acres): 0.07

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Price Reduced (from $2,295,000) $1,999,000 $296,000 (12.90%)
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Like other schools pursuing the best and brightest incoming class, Stanford hosts an annual weekend of events to woo students who have been accepted but have not yet signed on the dotted line.

Such students are often trying to choose among several excellent schools. In a Q&A session with Stanford's President John Hennessy last year, a prospective freshman asked: "Has Stanford divested from fossil fuels, and if not, why not?"

As students increasingly vote with their enrollment decisions for schools whose investment policies align with their educational mission, university presidents can expect that question more and more often.

It's pretty reasonable for a student on the brink of committing to four years' immersion in the life of a university to want to know whether that university is as alive morally as it is intellectually.

In 1861 a responsible 18-year-old might have asked if his prospective alma mater profited from slave labor. In 2015 it's unchecked climate change that promises to devastate millions of lives, and the relevant question is whether a university profits from fossil-fuel extraction.

The warnings of our colleagues involved in climate-change research are loud and clear. Widespread famine and drought, the spread of infectious diseases, inundation of coasts, wildfires, armed conflict over vanishing resources, forced migration of imperiled peoples: Unless climate change slows, that young question-asker will live to witness these catastrophes.

Her future will be saner and more secure only if the vast majority of fossil-fuel companies' proven reserves of coal, oil and gas stay in the ground.

For companies to exploit these reserves — as they must, to make a profit — would mean raising atmospheric carbon dioxide past the 2 degree Celsius safety limit agreed to by all the world's nations.

Any university invested in such companies must want them to turn a profit, and the companies can only do so by pushing climate change closer to the brink.

Started by students, furthered by faculty, staff, and alumni at hundreds of universities worldwide, the global fossil-fuel divestment campaign is the fastest growing such campaign in history.

It voices two arguments for divestment: moral, the one I've been making, and financial. Many students and faculty point out that since future constraints on extracting proven reserves are inevitable — either that, or the climate crashes — fossil-fuel companies are shaky investments.

In 2014, Jim Yong Kim, president of the World Bank, framed divestment as fiscal wisdom. "Be the first mover. Use smart due diligence. Rethink what fiduciary responsibility means in this changing world."

My concern is the gaping hole these investments tear in the university's commitment to students.

For example, last spring, in a decision widely celebrated, Stanford acknowledged the danger of climate change by divesting from coal. The clarity of this action was smeared when Stanford subsequently enlarged its holdings in oil and gas. Because every dollar a university commits to fossil-fuel companies works toward an uninhabitable planet, the paradox is clear: If a university seeks to educate youth so they may achieve the brightest possible future, what does it mean for the university simultaneously to invest in the destruction of that future?

Recently the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, which makes significant grants in the field of sustainable development, determined to divest from fossil fuels after recognizing "the schizophrenic notion that we had investments that were undermining our grants."

Universities invested in fossil-fuel companies evince a parallel schizophrenia, undermining students' future.

What exactly is a university that can't recognize and take action regarding the most serious threat its students will face? Only divestment from fossil-fuels endows a university with a clear, coherent and responsible relation to the world its students will live to see.

Elizabeth Tallent is an author and English professor at Stanford University. Her work has appeared in such publications as The New Yorker, Esquire, Harper's and The Paris Review.


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As the temperatures steadily drop and home-dweller windows stay seasonally closed, cost-effective ways to stay warm this winter, and to save some money at the same time, are looking better and better. 004 (4)

“Any little thing you can do makes a huge improvement,” said Ben Anderson, a longtime Green Vest from the Builder’s Hardware Department who saved 30 dollars a month last fall and winter on his energy bill.

“If you have old windows, it’s amazing how terrible the drafts can be,” he says, adding that insulator kits can turn single pane windows into double pane windows by sealing a layer of air in between, which acts as a temperature buffer zone.

Ben likes to use a lighter or a burning incense to tell where a draft could be entering his house through cracks around windows and doors.  When he finds an air leak, he seals the area with a weather-stripping material like Mortite, which stays soft to make a better seal, and peels off in the springtime.

Another option, Ben says, is to seal around prime windows using expandable “no warp” spray foam insulation, but be careful NOT to use triple expansion foam, which may push the wood around the window so tight you won’t be able to get it open.

“It’s also important to have a good door sweep or door bottom,” he says, “that makes a huge difference, and especially because gas is so expensive.”

Cold air descends, so Ben is an advocate of using foil-lined attic fan covers to block air coming in from the outside, and even replacing the “can liners” of can lights with insulated versions. Small improvements like these, he says, can make heating your house much more efficient.

011“Sometimes it’s better to use localized heaters rather than heating the entire house,” says DW Sharman, a Green Vest from the Electrical Department.  “That way you’re not running the heating system for the whole place when you only need heat in the one room you’re occupying.”

The guys in plumbing will advise energy-saving residents–along with picking up a water heater blanket– to shut the vents in the rooms they’re not using, but DW recommends using devices called register boosters; they sit on top or inside of vents and thermostatically regulate the air flow, kicking on a fan whenever the desired air temperature is reached, and therefore maximizing the heat that already exists in the home.

“That way you’re not blowing cold air around,” DW says.

To save even more energy, he recommends switching all indoor and outdoor lights over to energy-efficient LEDs, and since the holidays are rapidly approaching, it might be a good plan to switch festive lights over as well.

“Holiday LEDs are also safer than older, more traditional lights, which have been known to cause fires,” he says.

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The Paperless Office…In Our Lifetime?

logo_aiimIt seems like we’ve heard about the paperless office for many years now. Will it happen in our lifetime? Well, your guess is as good as mine. Our friends at AIIM just published a very interesting report about how companies are incorporating paper-free projects into their business. What I find interesting about the report, Winning the Paper Wars, are the reasons for and against going paper-free.

Many of the companies involved in the research indicated that their legal departments and some executives are not comfortable using 5-more-simple-tools-for-a-paperless-office-508f814ec9electronic signatures and electronic documents due to legal issues. The reality is that e-signatures and e-docs are 100 percent admissible in court. Conversely, the growth of mobile workers and mobile devices/applications has helped spur the need for the paper-less work environment.

mobile worker - man on his phone and laptop in a fieldFor those who work in PR and marketing, do you find that your clients like to publicize the fact that they are paper-free or that they’re using workflow and business process technology to reduce the use of paper and increase worker productivity? From a business perspective it makes a lot of sense to go this route, but does it help from a communications standpoint?

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We Need More People & Companies to Ask the Question…Why Not?

It’s Monday morning and I’m in my usual work routine…check the headlines from business and tech publications to see what’s going on in the world. A good PR person never wants to be caught off-guard and have a client call to discuss news that is relevant to them and the industry without being prepared, but that’s just my humble opinion.

I just read what I consider to be a fascinating article by Daniel Terdiman from c/net titled “At IBM Research, a constant quest for the bleeding edge“. The article discusses a handful of projects that are being worked on at the nine IBM research centers around the world. One project with a biology slant involves two researchers who are coming up with a procedure in which they drilled a tiny hole into a microprocessor in order to allow a strand of DNA to go through and impact its nanocircuitry. Another project, called “Lab on a Chip,” is trying to create an inexpensive and quick way for medical facilities to test blood samples. And yet a third project could help municipalities offer residents cutting edge traffic and public transportation system predictions that are far better than anything available today.

What we’re seeing here is an emphasis on researching and developing new technologies that can help people in ways never thought possible before. As Terdiman stated:

“Throughout my visit to IBM Research, nearly everyone I spoke with brought up Smarter Planet, IBM’s corporate innovation program that aims to gather data from a wide variety of sources and use analysis of that data to solve new problems for customers and clients alike.”

So why am I going on and on in praise of IBM, a $97 billion company? Aside from the fact that my father worked for IBM for 30 years, which gave me a natural bias towards Big Blue, it reminded me of why I got into this business. I cannot design a microchip, am not qualified to do biological research and can’t describe how a CPU works. None of that interests me nor has it ever. And yet my world, both professionally and personally, revolves around technology.

What I have always loved about technology is how it impacts our world on a daily basis. Is my T-Mobile G1 phone with the Android O/S saving the world? No, but it has kept me from getting lost thanks to its Map application, allowed me to take a picture while boating in the middle of Lake Pend O’Reille in Idaho and posting it to Facebook in real-time, and let me instant message with my kids during carpools.

It’s these types of advances that give me hope that people and companies will continue to create new technologies that not only help support corporate growth, but allow young minds to be creative and ask the question…why not?

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Careers at McKesson Europe: Taking a Global View

With a series of employee portraits, we shine a spotlight on different colleagues from different functional areas and locations. This time, Arnaud Martin talks about his career at OCP, France.

Arnaud, what’s your position at OCP?

I am a project director within the Operations Direction at OCP. I am 100% dedicated to the National Redistribution Centre (NRDC) project. On a day-to-day basis my job is to pilot the NRDC project streams and to make sure teams work together to achieve our project goals.

Can you describe your career path so far and what motivated you to take the steps you did?

I have been working at OCP for 17 years. After university, I started as a telecom supervisor within the real estate section and was in charge of the rollout of OCP call centres inside France. After that, I was promoted to real estate supervisor responsible for both the maintenance of warehouses nationally and the construction of new warehouses.
Finally, I joined the Operations Direction as a project manager where I was in charge in particular of cold chain and batch tracking projects. Then I was promoted to project director.

What have been the major decision criteria for your career steps?

It’s been more a question of keeping an open-minded spirit of looking for new challenges rather than making specific decisions. I am fortunate to work for OCP, a large organisation that offers a lot of internal opportunities. I am a general engineer, not a specialised one, so I am quite flexible and can adapt to different topics.

What is most interesting if you look back at your own career?

We are doing a huge number of different things at OCP and McKesson Europe, and no two days are alike. There is a lot of change, and that could be seen as a negative, but for me, change also opens up opportunity. I’m fine with that.

In your opinion, what are the criteria for a successful career?

Looking at it over the long term, I would say the most important thing is to stay flexible and open-minded. If you are only looking in one direction and you feel like you know everything, you can’t reach out to new challenges.

Did you plan your career path or did you follow opportunity?

No, I didn’t plan it. I’m much more interested in looking for opportunities when they occur and being flexible to move from one position to another. My career has been a combination of opportunities being offered by the company and me volunteering to take on projects. Also, I have been recognised by my managers as being skilled enough to lead these challenges. I’ve also done leadership training – internal project management training at OCP and courses with McKesson Europe, including the GROW programme.

To what extent do you think a career can be planned?

It is possible to plan a career. I know people here at OCP, mainly specialists, who plan their careers precisely, and I assume we need these people. The only goal I had in mind – even before starting to work at OCP -- was to be able to work on complete, full projects rather than on small details. I’m not so keen on digging into the fine level of details. I want to keep a global view.

For me, though, it’s been more about how to develop myself and how to develop new competencies.

What’s next for you professionally?

I want to keep growing through managing these strategic projects for OCP and to contribute to developing the company and help it achieve results.

What one piece of advice would you give someone who is starting a career at McKesson Europe?

Come and stay curious. When you start a job, don’t be afraid to search for information you don’t know. And be flexible.

It's Sunday afternoon. Where would we find you?

In summer, you would see me either on my racing bicycle or running through interval training; or with a rope and an ice axe, hiking glaciers and 4000-meter high summits in the Alps. In winter, you’ll find me on my backcountry skis.


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CNN is paying Stephen Moore to lie to its viewers about health care

CNN is paying Stephen Moore to lie to its viewers about health care

If you're going to give Moore air time, at least fact-check him

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Discredited economic pundit and former Trump campaign adviser Stephen Moore continues embarrassing CNN during news segments with his supposed policy expertise. Media Matters compared two of Moore’s recent appearances -- one in which he appeared alongside a credentialed policy expert, and one in which he faced only an ill-prepared network host -- and found distinct differences in the tone of each discussion. These differences demonstrate the dangers of news outlets continuing to rely on unscrupulous hangers-on from the Trump administration to comment on policy issues.

Over the years, Media Matters has chronicled Moore’s shoddy predictions, intentional misinformation, and misleading claims. Despite ample evidence of Moore’s gross incompetence as an economic analyst, CNN still hired him in January under the guise of “senior economics analyst” to serve as a sort of in-house surrogate for the Trump administration. Moore has spent his time at CNN undermining his colleagues and embarrassing his network while ceaselessly parroting the Republican Party’s agenda. His shameless defense of the president’s unfounded reasoning for withdrawing from the Paris climate accord even led Columbia University economist Jeffrey Sachs to blast CNN on its own program for maintaining a relationship with the pundit.

Moore’s two appearances late last week underscore how problematic he is as an employee of a news network and reveal how CNN ought to handle his future appearances.

During the July 13 edition of CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360, Moore was interviewed alongside University of Chicago economist Austan Goolsbee about the Republican-led Senate’s floundering proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Moore opened the segment by endorsing an amendment authored by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), which experts believe would restrict coverage options and increase costs for Americans living with pre-existing conditions. He misleadingly blamed the ACA for increasing health care costs -- prices are actually "rising at historically low levels" since the law went into effect -- and encouraged the use of so-called “catastrophic” insurance policies, which provide limited packages to young individuals at low cost and are considered inadequate by health care experts. Luckily for CNN viewers, Goolsbee -- a former chairperson of the Council of Economic Advisers and college debate champion -- was there to provide pushback to these false and misleading claims:

Compare Goolsbee’s repeated fact-check of Moore’s misstatements to another Moore appearance in which CNN did not host an economic policy expert to counter the conservative pundit.

On the July 14 edition of CNN’s Wolf, Moore sat for an interview with guest host Jim Sciutto, the network’s chief national security correspondent, to discuss the same topics and was allowed to promote his right-wing agenda virtually unchallenged. Moore falsely claimed that catastrophic health insurance plans could save middle-class families thousands of dollars and got away with an unsubstantiated guess that politically, the GOP bill’s reduction of insurance premiums outweighs the fact that it would strip coverage from 22 million people. When Sciutto questioned him about the fact that repealing ACA would harm millions of Americans who receive Medicaid, Moore promoted the right-wing lie that “Medicaid is one of the worst insurance systems” and low-income Americans would be better off without it. Sciutto did not challenge Moore when he falsely claimed that the ACA repeal process in 2017 is “déjà vu all over again” compared to how the law was passed in 2010 when, according to Moore, then-President Barack Obama “had to buy those last couple of votes in Senate to get there.” In reality, the ACA passed 60-39 with the support of every Democrat in the chamber, whereas the current Senate bill has yet to get 50 supporters among 52 Republican senators:

Moore’s partisan talking points can be easily unraveled by competent analysts and experts; his attempt to promote the same right-wing fallacies about health care was rebutted by health care expert Andy Slavitt during the July 10 edition of New Day. In fact, his dissembling can be easily countered if the interviewer is adequately prepared. But since Moore is a professional misinformer who has spent years honing his craft, if an interviewer is ill-prepared, the segment can quickly devolve into Moore amplifying his routine talking points, which serve only his conservative political agenda.

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Openrise Adds Third-Party Data Suppliers To Its Marketplace

Openrise has added several new data providers to its Openrise Data Marketplace, including Dun & Bradstreet, Oceanos, DiscoverOrg, KickFire, Acxiom, Cognism and People Data Labs.

In addition, the firm is offering a service to help marketers evaluate and select vendors: the Openprise Multi-Vendor Enrichment Strategy Service.

Oceano CEO Brian P. Hession states that Openprise users “can now incorporate Oceanos' contact hygiene and provisioning solutions directly within their automated processes to improve their demand generation and Account-Based Marketing initiatives.”

John Donlon, senior research director of marketing operations strategies at SiriusDecisions, adds that the Openrise Data Marketplace addresses a challenge that marketers face — “acquiring and standardizing clean prospect data in their system of record.”

The company launched the data marketplace one year ago to help firms acquire third-party data for platforms such as Salesforce, Marketo, Eloqua, Pardot, and Microsoft Dynamics 365.

Openrise says the service facilitates onboarding of data from multiple vendors.

The new crop of data providers will be joining ZoomInfo, InsideView, Orb Intelligence, and SYNTHio.

The Openrise Data Marketplace also offers reverse-IP lookup, business-to-personal email address lookup, business data in the U.K.

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Through the Eyes of Otis the Owl

Through the Eyes of Otis the Owl

This one-of-a-kind book series, designed for children, is narrated by real-life education animal, Otis the Owl. An extension of the popular in-school program, these books not only entertain but teach kids simple ways to protect our environment and the creatures living within it. This is a very unique and exciting series that is sure to inspire its young readers.

Book 1: Otis's Story

Join us on an adventure with Alberta's most beloved Great Horned Owl! In his first book, Otis the Owl takes us through his story of how he came to be at the Medicine River Wildlife Centre. It's a thrilling tale filled with suspense and intrigue!

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Sponsored by Nova Chemicals and following the wildly popular first book, "Otis's Story", the second in this unique series is the story of a Loon that becomes entangled in hastily discarded garbage. Otis observes the bird's journey through the wildlife hospital and learns about the importance of keeping our environment clean.

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Sponsored by Nova Chemicals, the third book in the children's series is about a fox that has an unfortunate incident with a car. Otis tells the story of its rescue and care at the wildlife hospital and gives child-friendly tips on how to keep wild animals safer on our roads.

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Sponsored by AltaLink, this book is a little different from its predecessors. It tells the stpry of our educational animal, Charlie the Porcupine, but moves on to discuss the misinformation that exists in regards to several other species of animals. Otis learns much from these creatures and recognizes the importance of all life.

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Oreo Cheesecake Bites

These Oreo cheesecake bites are cheesecake and Oreo bliss in bite-size form. Drizzled in white and dark chocolate, they are heavenly!

Squares of Oreo-studded cheesecake drizzled with white and dark chocolate, on a white plate.

I love cheesecake. And I love Oreo cheesecake.

What could be better than combining my favorite components into bite-sized form drizzled with white and dark chocolate?

Pure heaven, my friends. Pure heaven.

I served these Oreo cheesecake bites with the delightful Key Lime Bars and the ever-so-decadent Caramel Brownies at a book group I hosted a month or so ago.

The cheesecake bites provided a delightfully creamy and luscious contrast to the other desserts at the table.

Personally, I could have eaten the entire plateful, but considering I had guests in my home, I tried to exercise some semblance of control.

We won’t discuss what happened to the leftovers when everyone departed for the evening.

What happens in my kitchen stays in my kitchen.

 Squares of Oreo-studded cheesecake drizzled with white and dark chocolate, on a white plate.

Over the years, these have stayed a huge favorite.

Just judging by the comments alone, I’m not the only one who loves these Oreo cheesecake bites to the moon and back.

For a cheesecake dessert, they are incredibly easy and a perfect recipe for cheesecake newbies and experts alike.

So many of you have made them for special occasions, family dinners, potlucks, it’s-been-a-hard-week-need-food-therapy moments.

Classic, every day Oreos work great…but so do Trader Joe’s brand of Oreos and even other add-ins.

Candy bars? Thin Mints? Sounds cliche but the options are pretty much endless.

Don’t forget about this recipe – it’s a keeper. Feel free to read through the comments to get an idea of many other reviews and variations and basically, a lot of gushing over these fabulous Oreo cheesecake bites.

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Oreo Cheesecake Bites

Yield: 36 bites, depending on size
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Additional Time: 1 hour 55 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours 50 minutes
Oreo Cheesecake Bites

  • 36 Oreo Cookies, divided
  • 1/4 cup (4 tablespoons) butter
  • 4 packages (8-ounces each) cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 4 large eggs
  • 4 ounces semisweet chocolate
  • 4 ounces white chocolate

  1. Preheat the oven to 325°F.
  2. Line a 9×13-inch baking pan with foil, with ends extending over sides. Finely crush 24 Oreo cookies. Melt 1/4 cup butter; mix with crumbs. Press onto bottom of prepared pan.
  3. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar with mixer until blended. Add sour cream and vanilla; mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each just until blended. Chop remaining cookies. Gently stir into batter; pour over crust.
  4. Bake the cheesecake for about 35-40 minutes or until the sides are set and the center is almost set. Cool completely on a wire rack in the pan.
  5. When the cheesecake is completely cooled, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. When chilled, remove the cheesecake using the foil overhang and cut the cheesecake into bite-sized pieces. Place the cheesecake bites on a wax or parchment paper-lined baking tray. Melt the semisweet chocolate and white chocolate in separate bowls (I use the microwave on 50% power, stirring frequently). Pour the melted chocolate into a ziploc bag, one for the semisweet chocolate, one for the white chocolate. Snip a small corner off the corner of the bag and drizzle the chocolate over the cheesecake bars. Chill the bars until ready to serve. Alternately, the drizzled bites can be frozen in an airtight container for up to a month. Let them defrost in the refrigerator and serve chilled.

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RAID0 in AWS cluster

Based on the best practices on the following page, I set up a 3 disk RAID0 array for MemSQL to use on my two leaf nodes (running on CentOS 7.6).

My question is: How do I tell MemSQL to use /dev/md0 (mounted in /data) instead of the root partition?

Also, I only configured RAID0 on the two leaf nodes. Should I configure it on the master aggregator as well?

Please let me know if you need any more details.

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