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Chocolate Holidays

Unforgettable Desserts for Every Season
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Dramatic, seductive, playful, infinite in its variety, otherworldly in its taste: It's chocolate, and here's all the impetus you need to indulge your passion for it every day of the year. The beloved Alice Medrich, renowned for impeccable recipes that produce stellar results, has written Chocolate Holidays especially for people who love to bake but don't have enough hours in the day. Without compromising on flavor, texture, or ingredients, she pares down the preparation steps, teaches us resraint, and comes up with fifty amazing recipes, each a little jewel of elegance and simplicty. An ideal year in chocolate might start with a New Year's brunch starring Chocolate Blini with Berry Caviar. Then there are Valentine's Day chocolate scones and St. Patrick's Day Irish Coffee Chocolate Mousse. And of course any "holiday" your imagination can conjure up is a perfect reason to indulge: perhaps a decadently rich hot chocolate served in demitasse portions to exorcise those end-of-February blues. Spring might whisper chocolate Giant Krispy Easter Treats or a Passover Chocolate Nut Sponge Torte, or white chocolate-glazed Apricot Orange Cupcakes for a wedding shower. Summer suggests fruit and ice cream desserts such as the Independence Day red, white, and blue sundaes, followed by autumn's pies and tarts laden with chocolate and nuts. And no matter what you've been putting on the table for Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays past, it will be out-chocolated by Alice's Chocolate Cranberry Pudding and her Chocolate Hazelnut Roulade-both unequivocally year-end musts. In Chocolate Holidays, Medrich unlocks the secrets of our favorite sweet, offering chocolate desserts for every season, for every reason. First published in hardcover as A Year in Chocolate (Warner Books, 2001)

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Genre: Cooking
Original Publish Date: Oct 01, 2015

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STOCKTON - A shadow came over Barbara Martin's face recently as she watched coverage of Hurricane Dean ravaging Mexico and the Caribbean on television.

STOCKTON - A shadow came over Barbara Martin's face recently as she watched coverage of Hurricane Dean ravaging Mexico and the Caribbean on television.

She remembered what a hurricane feels like when it comes to your town and destroys everything you've ever known.

Two years ago, the New Orleans native lost everything but her life and her motorized wheelchair to Hurricane Katrina. She survived a few weeks' stay in the New Orleans Convention Center, where corpses lay in the open, and food, water and medical care were scarce.

Martin then bounced around the country between relatives and finally ended up in Stockton, where her older sister lives. That was a year and four months ago.

Martin, 59, is doing her best. She goes to church, she has friends, and she is on a waiting list to get a place to live that would be bigger than her Hotel Stockton apartment. But that shadow over her face is a reminder that her life will never be the same.

For people like her, who were swept up in the water and winds and landed far from home with nothing familiar in sight, the memories and the lasting effects of the disaster will never fade.

"I hear about (Hurricane Dean), and I just start crying, because I remember this happening to me," she said. "What stays in my mind is how they just let us sleep there with all the dead people" in the Convention Center.

There is a picture of her, taken during one of those dark days, in the CNN Reports book "Katrina: State of Emergency." Her face is tired, hard. She is sitting in her wheelchair holding a cardboard sign that reads, "We need to go now."

Reminders of the past, like hurricane footage on the news, have the potential to set disaster survivors' recovery back months, according to Ken Cavallero, the disaster services director for the Northern California and Nevada chapter of the Salvation Army.

"All of a sudden you wake up, and you're ankle-deep in water again. It can put them in a severe depression, where people are just afraid of their own shadow," he said.

The more traumatic the event, the more distance covered and the stranger a new landscape looks, the harder it will be for an individual to adjust. "They're never going back to the normal they knew before. It's never going to be the same," Cavallero said.

But for some survivors, the fresh start can be a good thing.

Robert Williams, 35, was a sometime forklift operator in New Orleans. In his spare time, he liked to drink, do drugs, shoot guns and hang out with hustlers, he said.

Williams said he didn't like police very much - until he got to the Convention Center and saw what life could be like when the law wasn't enforced. By the time he got out of Louisiana, he'd resolved to live a clean life.

Trying to find shelter in the ravaged city, Williams met a woman. She was a little older than him and had a young child. The pair joined Williams and his friends on the way to the Convention Center, he recalled recently.

Like many others, they took the first bus they could out of the disaster zone. Theirs was a bus bound for Bryant, Ark., where Williams and his new girlfriend lived for several months. Then she kicked him out, Williams said, and he took all the money in his pocket - $165.50 - and rode buses westward until he was broke. He was in Stockton.

Since then, he's used public assistance and FEMA funds to get an education, he said. He has taken classes at San Joaquin Delta College. He got a commercial driver's license in May, and he has been looking for work since.

His dream is to drive either a bus or a garbage truck - something steady from which he can retire in 30 years.

"I'm going to have to stay out here," Williams said. "I don't have no choice. The hurricane was a blessing for some people; it was a blessing for me. Ever since I was 13 years old - from 13 to 32 - my life was screwed up.

"But I don't drink or smoke or do drugs no more. I'm going to make a new life. All I want is an opportunity to work."

Martin is making a new life, too. Her dream is to find a home bigger than her Hotel Stockton apartment - with a kitchen and living room in separate rooms rather than just in separate corners.

Martin, who had several knee and back surgeries before the hurricane, is disabled. She has relied on her wheelchair to get around for three years. In her cramped apartment, the wheelchair stays by the front door and Martin pulls herself along using countertops and furniture for support to walk across the small space.

Her furniture has come from neighbors, collected piece by piece from others as they have moved out.

Her sister, Helena Harrison, who is Martin's legal caretaker, comes to see her every day. Harrison said she calls the Housing Authority on a regular basis, but the waiting list for her sister's dream house remains two years long.

"My prayer is that my sister finds a place that fits her, so her health gets better and she becomes a happier person. I sometimes have to remind her she's no longer in New Orleans, she's in Stockton, California," Harrison said.

Harrison said her sister has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and has flashbacks, triggered all too quickly and leaving her in a state of confusion.

Church helps. Every Wednesday and Sunday, she gets a ride from friend and Hotel Stockton neighbor Rick Klee to the Christian Life Center in north Stockton, where she became a member several weeks ago.

"She's been through a lot, but this church has been here for her. She was looking for a place to put her feet in, to find some peace," Klee said as the two made their way from his car to the church recently before settling into a pew and clasping their hands in prayer.

Christian Life Center is not the kind of church where people stay quietly in their pews. When one of the pastors calls for those in need to show themselves, Martin's hands rise heavenward. A group of women surrounds her, and their words are like a gust of wind that blows the tension from her brow.

"When I get down, I can just come and leave my problems here. People here, they pray for me. Every day, someone calls me to pray for me," Martin said.

But Harrison doubts that even prayer will be enough to soothe her sister's homesick heart.

"If you feel like you're not yet settled after a year, it makes you wonder if you'll ever be over those circumstances," Harrison said. "It's just like the city of New Orleans itself. It's never going to be like it used to be."

Contact reporter Anna Kaplan at (209) 239-3324 or

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Degree title/grade: First Class Hons in Business Management and Economics

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I chose to apply for Redrow due to rotational aspect of the graduate programme. I felt that this offered a great opportunity to experience all facets of the house building industry and would enable me to find a department that most appealed to me. Redrow’s commitment to getting young people into the industry was another reason why I chose to apply for the programme.

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June 1988

Book: Banners for Beginners; a Step-by-Step Approach

Cory Atwood. Wilton, Conn.: More-house-Barlow, 1986, 82pp., $9.95.

Inspired by the growing use of banners in worship, many people have considered becoming banner makers. Some have succeeded. Others have hesitated, unsure of where to begin or what's involved in making a banner. Banners for Beginners offers clear guidelines that will help potential banner makers translate their ideas into banners that enhance worship.

A Guest's Liturgical Observations

I am no liturgical expert. But I do care about liturgy and often feel its power to lift or depress, to focus or scatter attention. Especially, I feel its power to attach us to Jesus Christ.

Given the nature of my ministerial work, I am able to get out for a fair amount of guest preaching. Usually a consistory wants the newcomer to lead worship as well as preach, but sometimes others lead. In either case, a guest preacher both participates in and observes an already established pattern. Such experiences prompt the following observations.

Choral Music for Reformation and Thanksgiving

As the new choir season gets under way each fall, many choral groups begin rehearsing anthems for two festive services: Reformation Sunday and Thanksgiving Day. Fortunately, a wealth of material is available for these two events. Many published anthems are based on familiar hymns associated with the Reformation and on traditional hymns of thanksgiving. You'll find some of those anthems listed on this page.

Planned Praise

During a recent coffee break, the conversation wandered into worship. One colleague commented that services at her church weren't much fun.

Service of Thanksgiving

This Service of Thanksgiving was submitted by Rev. Donald Jansma, pastor of the Reformed Church of Palos Heights, Illinois. Parts of it were borrowed from the Hunger Packet distributed by the R. C.A. in 1985.

*Everyone who is able, please stand.

The Approach to God

Organ Prelude: "Now Thank We All Our God"
E. Hovland and G. Kauffman

Introit: "Father, We Thank Thee"

Call to Worship

Thanks for beginning my RW subscription. And kudos on your work! I deeply appreciated RW 6—especially the Perspectives. I particularly valued the articles on fasting and the Pascal Vigil and the gem on the Ash Wednesday service.

Herman E. Luben
New York, New York

Forgotten Tradition

In reference to your article "Fasting" in RW 6,I would like to point out that the Westminster Standards do give instructions concerning public fasting.

Reformation Hymn Festival

Prelude: Our Father, Who Art in Heaven J.S.Bach

* Processional Hymn: Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven Rejoice in the Lord 144

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Sola Scriptura

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-4

New Psalter Hymnal Arrives

The week of April 11 was intense, to say the least. We had scheduled our first Psalter Hymnal conference in Kalamazoo, MI, on Saturday, April 16—before we discovered that the printer couldn't deliver the books until the end of April. Fortunately the printer provided a solution: he promised a small advance shipment (with hand- rather than machine-sewn bindings) just to cover that conference and one the following week in Edmonton, AB.

Hymn of the Month

Psalm 34: Lord, I Bring My Songs to You

Psalm 34 is one of those psalms that the Bible explains in a fascinating heading: "When he [David] pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he left." The psalm, constructed as an acrostic in Hebrew, is a prayer of thanksgiving for deliverance, followed by an invitation to others to join in the praise (st. 1-2). From praise, the psalm moves to instruction in godly living (st. 3—6).

Service Planning for the Season After Pentecost

In issue 7 of RW our Service Planning encompassed the beginning of the Season after Pentecost, and the Scripture commentary dealt with the three Common Lectionary passages for each Sunday. For this issue we have chosen the close of the Season after Pentecost (October 9-November 13), and rather than providing comment on all three passages, we have focused on the gospel reading. This focus will encourage preaching a brief series on one book—an aim of the lectionary for this season.

Special Music

By special request, Tyrone Mitchell, seven years old and a member of the Brookside Assembly of God in town, visited First Church last Sunday to bring them a ministry in music. Just like the pros, he took along his own hand-held microphone—one of those big ones with the round, red ball on the end. He took along his own cassette player too—a tiny unit that miraculously held a six-piece country-western band. And when he stood up in front, he put on a Norman Rockwell smile beneath his bush of dark black hair and bright happy eyes.

A Visit to Taize

I was on a pilgrimage, it seemed, not fully sure of my destination. An interest in Vincent Van Gogh took my wife and me to the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. On our way to Aries, in southern France, we drove to the ecumenical community of Taize to spend the weekend.

Preaching by the Book: Using the Lectio Continua Approach in Sermon Planning

In recent years, many pastors have changed their approach to preaching. The lectio continua method, long a cherished Reformed tradition, has been replaced by series shaped by themes or outlined by the Common Lectionary or based on the preacher's pet topics. In this article Hughes Oliphant Old argues that the lectio continua approach is as effective in today's pulpits as it was in the pulpits of the early Reformation.

As congregations in the Reformed and Presbyterian traditions awaken to the possibilities of enhancing the visual dimension of worship, paraments arc becoming more common in our churches. Paraments are cloth hangings that adorn I lie pulpit mid the communion table. They usually bear the colors of the liturgicaly ear and symbols, such as a crown of thorns or a flame. Some paraments symbolize special events in the life of the church, such as a baptism or a missions festival.

Rehearsing for Heaven

Every musician knows the importance of rehearsals: great performances don't just happen. Likewise, every minister knows the importance of preparation; great sermons don't just happen either. Careful preparation and practice are essential before these and other ingredients are ready to be presented in worship.

The importance of this care is obvious. In worship, God is our true audience—and he certainly has a right to our very best. As a searcher of hearts, he knows when our performance and motivation are second-rate.

Joining Faith with Art

Robin MacKenzie has been making banners for seventeen years—at first as gifts for friends and family and later as expressions of faith that she could share with her larger family, the church. MacKenzie describes dark times in her life—times when she felt frightened, refected, and inadequate. Then she smiles, recalling how God led her through those dark hours to find new purpose in creating banners that reflect the faith and worship of God's people. She explains that often as she works on a banner, she finds the word or the theme is fust what she needs to refresh her spirit.

Your Master Proclaim: a Tribute to John and Charles Wesley

This year, 1988, marks the 250th anniversary of the conversions of John and Charles Wesley and the 200th anniversary of Charles Wesley's death. In light of the tremendous contributions these men made to Christian hymnody, RW asked Merwin Van Doornik to tell the Wesleys' story and to remind readers of some of the beautiful hymns Charles Wesley left as a legacy to Christians everywhere.

Personal Preparation for Worship

Exactly how does a worship leader prepare to lead the congregation each Sunday in worship? If my experience is typical, many leaders spend most of their time preparing the various elements of worship—such as the sermon or congregational prayer—and give little attention to preparing themselves for that majestic privilege of ushering people into the presence of God.

What strange creatures we are! We meticulously groom ourselves to meet some human dignitary but will waltz unthinkingly into the presence of the Almighty.

Worship Committees: What Do They Do?

When I was a child, my father served on the sacraments committee of our church. That sounded like an important job to me: the sacraments were the most awe-inspiring actions I had yet experienced. No wonder I was surprised and disappointed to discover that "sacraments committee" was just a fancy name for the people who cut bread, washed dishes, and filled the font before baptism. I expected more, I guess.

Planning Praise for the Parish

In Into His Presence James De Jong describes worship as a dialogue in which God's people receive God's greeting, pardon, instruction, and blessing, as well as respond in confession, thanksgiving, and praise. Many times the music in our services has blurred this view of Reformed worship. Howard Hageman tells of a worship service he attended in which the congregation had as much music to listen to as it did to sing, and the music had little or no relationship to actions of receiving and responding.


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SDGs addressed: 4, 8, 10

Headquarters regions: London, UK

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Summary: Founded by Mursal Hedayat, a refugee from Afghanistan living in the UK, Chatterbox is an online language learning platform designed and delivered by refugees. Language skills are increasingly necessary in the globalized economy and Chatterbox helps to train and connect refugee instructors with language students. Using an online booking platform and video classrooms, Chatterbox is able to connect instructors with learners around the world. Classes can be offered one-on-one, to whole classrooms, or organizations who purchase lessons on behalf of their members

Potential refugee impact: Underemployment remains a challenge for refugees, and Chatterbox provides refugees an opportunity to use their language skills to provide online and and in-person language learning. Refugees may also lack access to formal employment training, and Chatterbox helps to provide vocational training for interested teachers, enhancing their future employment. 50% of Chatterbox profits are reinvested in activities benefiting refugee employment.

Investment thesis: E-learning is a rapidly expanding field and Chatterbox is well positioned to capture part of the online language learning market. The company's commitment to supporting refugees has generated considerable media interest in the company and will be an asset for their marketing strategy. They have already secured a variety of corporate clients including WeWork, SOAS University of London, the British Red Cross, and the University of Edinburgh. Partnerships with universities and other educational institutions represent a significant income opportunity for Chatterbox.

Structure: Founded by Mursal Hedayat, Chatterbox is a social enterprise based in the UK focused on addressing the language learning needs of both individual and corporate clients.

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This is a beautiful antique oil painting which depicts the ruins of Chepstow Castle in Monmouthshire which is situated on a cliff above the River Wye, circa 1880.

It is attributed to the XIX century English  School.

It is a delightful and tranquil picture which will grace any room in your home.

The painting comes with a stamped certificate of authenticity and expertise by Dr. Armin Silbernagl who is a Professor of the Fine Arts Tribunal in Milan.

In excellent condition, ready to hang on your wall, please see photos for confirmation.

Dimensions in cm:

Height 60 x Width 75 x Depth 6 - Frame

Height 45 x Width 60 - Canvas

Dimensions in inches:

Height 2 feet x Width 2 feet, 5 inches x Depth 2 inches - Frame

Height 1 foot, 6 inches x Width 2 feet - Canvas

Chepstow Castle, located in ChepstowMonmouthshire in Wales, on top of cliffs overlooking the River Wye, is the oldest surviving post-Roman stone fortification in Britain. Its construction was begun under the instruction of the Norman Lord William fitzOsbern, soon made Earl of Hereford, from 1067, and it was the southernmost of a chain of castles built along the English-Welsh border in the Welsh Marches. The castle ruins are Grade I listed as at 6 December 1950.

Chepstow Castle is situated on a narrow ridge between the limestone river cliff and a valley, known locally as the Dell, on its landward side. Its full extent is best appreciated from the opposite bank of the River Wye.

Angelica Kauffman, RA (1741 - 1807)

was a Swiss-born Austrian Neoclassical painter who had a successful career in London and Rome. Though born as "Kauffmann", Kauffman is the preferred spelling of her name in English; it is the form she herself used most in signing her correspondence, documents and paintings.

While Kauffman produced many types of art, she identified herself primarily as a history painter, an unusual designation for a woman artist in the 18th century. History painting, was considered the most elite and lucrative category in academic painting during this time period. Under the direction of Sir Joshua Reynolds, the Royal Academy made a strong effort to promote history painting to a native audience who were more interested in commissioning and buying portraits and landscapes.

Despite the popularity that Kauffman enjoyed in British society and her success as an artist, she was disappointed by the relative apathy that the British had towards history painting. Ultimately she left Britain for the continent, where history painting was better established, held in higher esteem and patronized.

The works of Angelica Kauffman have retained their reputation. By 1911, rooms decorated with her work were still to be seen in various quarters. At Hampton Court was a portrait of the duchess of Brunswick; in the National Portrait Gallery, a self-portrait. There were other pictures by her at Paris, at Dresden, in the Hermitage at St Petersburg, in the Alte Pinakothek atMunich, in Kadriorg Palace, Tallinn (Estonia).

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The lustrous, fine-grained, usually figured wood is used for furniture, cabinetwork, veneers, and backs of brushes. West Indian satinwood, sometimes called yellow wood, is considered superior. It is the golden yellow, lustrous, even-grained wood found in the Florida Keys and the West Indies.

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GRANTS PASS — Aidan Clark's block with three seconds remaining — his seventh block of the game — secured a 67-66 comeback victory for South Eugene over Grants Pass in a nonconference boys basketball game Friday.

After being down by nine at the half, the Axe went on a 15-2 fourth-quarter run to take an eight-point lead. The Cavemen, however, whittled down the lead but the South Eugene defense was able to come up with stops each time.

Clark led the Axe (10-3) with 18 points, six rebounds and four assists to go along with his seven blocks. Josh Paul added 15 points and 14 rebounds, Cole McAninch finished with 17 points, nine rebounds and six assists, and Sam Harris had seven points, nine assists and two steals. Grants Pass (4-8) was led by Taylor Anderson with 26 points.

Also Friday

Midwestern League

Thurston 73, Eagle Point 43: The Colts (10-3, 3-2 MWL), who took a 19-3 first-quarter lead, were led by Mason Miller with 22 points and 13 rebounds. Isaac Lange had 15 points in limited action due to an injury. Trey Bryant added 10 points and four steals. Eagle Point (2-10, 0-5) was led by Quinton Gelbrich with 14 points.

Willamette 73, North Eugene 57: The Wolverines (10-2, 5-0) were led by Alex Puckett with 17 points, who was followed by Luke Smith (16 points), Owen Cross (13), Tyler Culver (11) and Jacob Curtis (10). Cameron Parks scored 32 points for the Highlanders (4-9, 1-4).

Crater 54, Springfield 40: Nate Bittle led the Comets (10-4, 4-1) with 26 points. Zach Brown scored 21 and grabbed six rebounds for the Millers (6-6, 2-3).

Sky-Em League

Marist 47, Elmira 35: Max Whittaker led the Spartans (8-6, 1-0 Sky-Em) with 17 points and was followed by Nick Stice with 12. Jacob Marr led the Falcons (6-7, 0-1) with 20 points and five rebounds.

Mountain Valley Conference

Pleasant Hill 51, Harrisburg 29: Logan Pruitt scored 27 to lead the Billies over the Eagles. Stephen Parmenter added 11 points for Pleasant Hill (9-4, 1-0). Harrisburg (2-14, 0-3) was led by Gabe Knox with eight points.

Central Valley Conference

Oakland 58, Monroe 56: Colton Brownson led the Oakers (14-1, 4-0 CVC) with 17 points and Triston Mask had 15. Zach Young finished with 23 points, seven assists and six rebounds for the Dragons (5-9, 0-4). Noah Barnhurst added 12 points for Monroe.

Other scores

North Bend 58, Ashland 44; Marshfield 55, Junction City 49; Cottage Grove 59, Siuslaw 42; Stayton 62, Sweet Home 25; Sutherlin 39, Brookings 38; Central Linn 55, East Linn Christian 36; Reedsport 59, Gold Beach 44; Days Creek 53, Elkton 27.

Midwestern League

Springfield 52, Crater 40: Kayley Elliot led the Millers (10-3, 5-0 MWL) over the Comets (11-3, 4-1) with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Springfield went 13-for-15 at the free-throw line and Emma McKenney added 15 points and six rebounds.

South Eugene 62, Roseburg 27: Madison McGowan finished with 10 points and five rebounds for the Axe (6-8) against the Indians (2-11). Abbey Jost, Jordan Lee and Aubrey Lewis added nine points apiece for South Eugene.

Churchill 68, Dallas 31: Danika Starr led the Lancers (8-2) with 15 points and four steals. Isis Smith added 11 points, seven steals and three assists, and Stella Scott had nine points and six rebounds.

Sky-Em League

Cottage Grove 39, Siuslaw 34: Matty Ladd led the Lions (9-6, 1-0 Sky-Em) with 18 points and Reilly Kelty added 12. Mia Collins scored 15 for the Vikings (4-11, 0-1).

Marshfield 59, Junction City 38: Tess Garrett scored 20 for the Pirates (13-1, 1-0) and Haley Browning had 19. Fallon Hanson scored 26 for the Tigers (9-6, 0-1).

Marist 51, Elmira 34: Ruby Vlahov led the Spartans (9-5, 1-0) with 24 points. Sydney Greene scored 21, including five three-pointers, for the Falcons (2-11, 0-1).

Mountain Valley Conference

Pleasant Hill 47, Harrisburg 23: Alexa Ellis scored 20 points for the Billies (11-3, 2-0) to lead all scorers while Hannah Way added 15 points. Hope Bucher led the Eagles (10-6, 0-3) with eight points.

Central Valley Conference

Central Linn 34, East Linn Christian 24: The Cobras (12-1, 3-1) were led by Colleen McLaughlin’s 16 points in their win over the Eagles (8-6, 2-2).

Skyline League

North Douglas 33, Yoncalla 22: Natalie Thompson and Rilie-Jo Olds scored eights points apiece for the Warriors (11-3, 3-0). Kaleigh Soto led the Eagles (5-10, 1-3) with 12 points.

Other scores

Thurston 50, Eagle Point 45; North Bend 48, Ashland 45; Stayton 60, Sweet Home 16; Brookings 57, Sutherlin 41; Reedsport 60, Gold Beach 52.

• Finn Conaway won the 200-yard individual medley and the 500 freestyle as the Churchill beat Springfield 97-74 in a dual meet. Elijah Dapkas won the 50 free and the 100 free for Springfield, and Diego Reyes won the 100 butterfly and 100 breaststroke. For the girls, Springfield beat Churchill 101-70 with the Millers' McKenzie Galloway winning the 200 free and the 100 breaststroke. Alanah Erickson won the 100 butterfly and 500 free for Churchill.

• Marist was swept in its dual meets against Salem Academy. The boys lost 98-72 and the girls fell 92-76. Trent McQuade won the 50-yard freestyle and 100 free for Marist's boys. Lauren Barry won the 200 free and the 500 free, and Aubrie Ellison won the 200 individual medley and the 100 backstroke for the Marist girls.

Sky-Em League Dual-Meet Championships: The Cottage Grove boys won the tournament after beating all five of its opponents. Junction City, which lost to the Lions in the fourth round, placed second after going 4-1. Elmira finished third and Siuslaw and Marshfield finished fourth and fifth, respectively.


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30, 60, 90-Day Inpatient Vs. Outpatient Rehabilitation in Berkshire, Massachusetts

Becoming sober from Meth, Meth, alcohol or other substances you or your loved one is addicted to takes an individualized treatment schedule. Two options of substance abuse treatment clinics in Berkshire can help you succeed: either In-patient or Outpatient Rehab. Inpatient therapy offers lasting benefits with longer stays in a perfect rehab program. Outpatient treatments may be more opportune, but lack the soundness and resources of three-month programs to get sober. Ultimately, the decision is your own, and we are here to help you choose the one that'll be best for you.

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Detaching yourself from the setting of the drug or alcohol abuse can help separate distractions and tempting things that prevent total sobriety. When viewing rehabilitation as a therapeutic sanctuary, addicts will find executive private centers in cities outside of Berkshire, Massachusetts. Offering high-end hotel-like amenities, the top-rated programs help achieve a physical, psychological and emotional healing. However, those looking for outpatient plans may find a facility nearer to home is a simpler decision.

Co-occurring disorders refers to people who are simultaneously struggling with substance abuse problems and behavioral or mental issues. For instance, an addiction to Oxycodone or OxyContin combined with an internet addiction, an eating disorder or an addiction to porn. For these individuals, a residential treatment center is definitely preferable, incorporating quality inpatient therapies with support group aid, such as one might experience in Narcotics Anonymous. Luxury drug rehabs in Berkshire, Massachusetts will provide excellent rehab services with upscale amenities for anyone requiring the very best substance treatment, just as Berkshire alcohol rehab centers will help those battling alcohol to return to sober living.

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What Is Self-consistency Bias?

Self-consistency bias is the commonly held idea that we are more consistent in our attitudes, opinions, and beliefs than we actually are, i.e. being unable to see the changes in your thoughts/opinions because you’re sure you’ve always thought the same way.

In psychology and cognitive science, a memory bias is a cognitive bias that either enhances or impairs the recall of a memory (either the chances that the memory will be recalled at all, or the amount of time it takes for it to be recalled, or both), or that alters the content of a reported memory. There are many different types of memory biases.

An example of the self-consistency would be going on a blind date and not being thrilled about the date, but years later telling people how amazing that date was after you’ve fallen in love with the person. Another example: thinking that because you love chocolate now you’ve always loved it, but in reality you hated it when you were younger.

Self-consistency Bias Research

In a 2002 study by Linda J. Levine, Martin Safer, and others, undergraduate students were asked to rate their anxiety and emotions approaching a midterm exam as well as one week after the exam. Those who found out they had done well generally underestimated pre-test anxiety while those who found out they did poorly generally overestimated pre-test anxiety.

Their emotional states after the test caused the students to have a distorted memory of pre-test anxiety. Personality traits contributed to the levels of pre-test anxiety also, which later caused more distortion in the recalling same anxiety levels.

Students with typically positive attitudes were found to be more likely to later rate pre-test anxiety levels based on their current emotional state after the test. Overestimating pre-midterm anxiety caused students to be more likely to study more as well as be more stressed out as any future exams approached.


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Christmas Carol Concert

Join us for our Christmas Carol Concert on Thursday 6Christmas Concert December at St Peters Church, St Albans.

It's the perfect way to start this fabulously festive month.

The evening will be hosted by television presenter Pam Rhodes. Her wonderful, unique style of mixing up music from the past and present will be complimented by performances from:

The King of Herts, a local barbershop group from Harpenden and The Amici Singers, led by the well-known Battle of the Proms conductor Douglas Coombes.

Tickets cost £15 and include a drink and a mince pie. Under 5's go free. Tickets are available online now or call 01727 731028. Tickets will also be available to buy on the door. Doors open at 6:30pm, concert will start at 7:00pm

A raffle will be run on the night.

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    Highlighted below are sections that explain why you have a shortage and your shortage amount, should you choose to pay. Shortgage

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    If you have an overage - meaning you have more in your escrow account than needed — we will mail a refund check for any overage amount above $50 in a separate envelope.

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    Page 1 of your escrow statement has your payment information. It shows your current monthly payment amount, your new monthly payment amount, and the date when the new payment amount goes into effect. This information will vary depending on whether you have a shortage or an overage.

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by Paul Ashwin

World university rankings 2016-2017: why it’s hard to make global comparisons in higher education

The assessment of global trends in university teaching and learning can be a tricky business owing to the fact that both, by their very nature, are local. Teaching and learning are always local because they involve particular students gaining access to particular bodies of knowledge and practices in particular settings: these can change according to who is involved, what is being learned and where the teaching and learning are taking place, making it difficult to consider them in global terms.

Nevertheless they are shaped by institutional, national and international policies and trends that seek to influence what is valued about a university education. Two of the strongest current trends are an increased focus on the quality of teaching and learning in higher education and increased pressures to compare their quality on a global basis.

The focus on the quality of teaching and learning is highlighted in the recent Yerevan Communiqué, a document that lays down the vision of the European Higher Education Area, in which European higher education ministers declared that ‘enhancing the quality and relevance of teaching and learning is the main mission of the EHEA’. This is a remarkable change given that teaching and learning did not even feature in the original discussions of the Bologna Process.

The communiqué argues that such a focus on quality is crucial because of the need for higher education to help develop inclusive and democratic societies. However, it also highlights the desire of policymakers to be able to meaningfully compare the quality of degrees in order to build trust and allow the free movement of students and labour.

The need for comparability within the Bologna Process led to the development of the Tuning project in 2000, which has since spread beyond Europe to Africa, Central Asia, Latin America, Russia and the US. The Tuning project highlights a central tension in global developments relating to teaching and learning in higher education, between the specialist ways of thinking that are offered by different disciplines and professional fields and the desire to compare their quality.

The project was given the title ‘Tuning’ to emphasise that it is not about uniformity but finding common reference points that do not undermine disciplinary and cultural diversity.

However, to make things comparable, it has involved a shift to identifying learning outcomes and competences that transcend these differences. This is partly motivated by the desire to show that students’ engagement with higher education will help them to develop the generic skills that will prepare them for employment.

The trouble is that while these skills can be described generically, they are not meaningfully generic: being a good engineering problem-solver does not necessarily mean that you will be good at solving problems in economics, just as being a good communicator in English does not mean that you are also a good communicator in Chinese.

Similar problems arise during attempts to measure the quality of learning and teaching globally. As with Tuning, these have tended to focus on the generic learning outcomes that students gain from engaging in higher education. For example, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes project used a series of generic skills tests to examine what students gained from higher education by asking students to respond to particular situations.

The problem in this case is that one of the key things that an undergraduate degree offers students is the ability to enter an undefined situation and recognise what is going on as, say, a chemist, an architect or a philosopher. The moment the situation is defined, as it is in these tests, then most of the meaningful work is done.

We are therefore faced with a tension between the legitimate need for higher education to show that it is offering an education that is of comparable quality globally and the fact that this quality is defined by the power of higher education to introduce students to particular elements of knowledge, which transform who they are and how they engage with the world.

Given the legitimacy of the call for students and societies to know the quality of education that is offered by universities, there is an urgent need to develop ways of measuring quality that do not ignore this defining feature of higher education.

Such measures will not be easily developed and, as the Tuning process recognised, will be developed only by collaborative conversations between academics, students and other higher education parties.

But if we don’t develop these ways of comparing quality, we will be left with measures of quality of teaching and learning in universities that tell us nothing about the ‘higher’ nature of higher education.

This blog was also published in Times Higher Education.


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Our teams of Activity Instructors deliver taster activity sessions and an evening entertainment programme to our guests. We are looking for dynamic people who work well in a team and are also happy to get involved in all aspects of centre life including cleaning, serving at meal times and site work.

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How to Make Yourself Look as Beautiful as Possible

Looking beautiful is about a lot of different factors working together. What you eat and how much you exercise is obviously going to give you a good body and would contribute to far better looks. However, the way you do makeup is also going to play an important role in ensuring that you are looking your best no matter what you are trying to do with the kind of makeup that you are using.

The key to good makeup is using the right brands. This means spending a bit of money, but often you would find that even if you are using all of the very best brands that the market is currently offering to consumers your end results would not be quite as stunning as you would have imagined them to be. The important thing to remember here is that your mirror plays an essential role in how your makeup turns out.

Buying the best rated lighted makeup mirror can do wonders for your overall look. This is because of the fact that it would give you a much better visual of what you are doing to your face. Not only this but you will get a big picture view of each stroke you make as well. People often ignore the fact that putting makeup on is basically an art form. It’s all about the kind of palette you are using, how it contrasts with your skin tone, the kind of directions you take your makeup in, as well as your own individual preferences regarding how you look.

Hence, whether you think less is more or if you throw caution to the wind and put on a lot of makeup, ensuring that you have a high quality mirror is very important indeed.


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User Initiated Restore Setup Tutorial

The User Initiated Restore feature is a new add-on to Retrospect 7.5 which allows client users to restore lost data via a Web Browser, freeing administrators from common restore tasks.

  • Server-level version of Retrospect (Disk-to-Disk, Small Business Server, Single Server, Multi-Server)

  • User Initiated Restore Add-on

  • Internet Information Services (IIS)

  • Microsoft .NET 1.1

  • Disk Backup Set only (not available for tape, cd, file, etc.)

The IIS server should use HTTPS, SSL, or equivalent encryption to ensure all communication is secure.

Installing IIS and Microsoft .NET 1.1 (will need Windows Install CD)

  1. Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows Components.

  2. Click Details on Application Server > Check ASP.NET and Internet Information Services.

  3. Insert Windows CD to start installation.

Windows 2008

Users of Windows 2008 may need to manually install .net 1.1 before running the UIR installer for Retrospect.

  1. Download and install the .net 1.1 package from Microsoft.

  2. You do not need to configure any specific IIS rolls under Windows 2008

  3. Retrospect 7.6.123 or later is required for UIR support under Windows 2008

  4. Follow Setup steps below.

  1. Launch Retrospect > Configure > Preferences > Clients > User Restore.

  2. Check Enable User Initiated Restore. Then Click the Install UIR button.

  3. Keep default settings during UIR installation and click Finish.

Client Access via Web Browser

  1. Go to a client machine that has been backed up to a DISK BACKUP SET.

  2. The User URL is http://ComputerName/myrestore, where ComputerName is the DNS name or IP address.

  3. Select a Restore Point to restore from.

  4. Select files/folders to restore.

  5. Select the default My Restored Files folder as the destination for your restored files. ** This will create a new My Restored Files folder at the root of your C: drive from which you can access your restored files. You can then move the files to the desired location.

    Note: User Initiated Restore will not overwrite existing files or restore the Operating System. Please contact the Backup Administrator for this.

  6. Once the restore has completed, verify that your files are there.

Admin Access via Web Browser

  1. The Admin feature allows the Backup Administrator to access data from any backed up client and restores data to any client via Web Browser. This feature requires the Retrospect Server Application to be password protected.

    Go to Configure > Preferences > Security > Click the "Protect" button to assign a password.

  2. The Admin URL is http://ComputerName/myrestore/default.aspx?admin, where ComputerName is the DNS name or IP address.

    You will be prompted to enter the Retrospect Server Application password from above.

  3. Admin UIR will allow the Administrator to ACCESS backed up data from any client machine via the Clients dropdown box.

  4. Admin UIR will allow the Administrator to RESTORE data to any client machine via the Clients dropdown box.

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Health of remaining 5 inside Thai cave "still good" - head of mission

BANGKOK, July 9 (Reuters) - The health of five people still trapped inside a flooded Thai cave was “still good”, the head of the rescue mission said on Monday, after confirming that four more boys were brought out safely from the cave complex.

A 12-member soccer squad and their coach were trapped inside the Tham Luang caves for more than two weeks. Eight have been rescued so far in an operation that began on Sunday.

“We have helped four more children today,” said rescue chief Narongsak Osottanakorn.

He said rescuers would resume an operation to retrieve a remaining five people in about 20 hours’ time.

“The health of the remaining five people inside the cave is still good,” Narongsak said. (Reporting by Amy Sawitta Lefevre; Editing by Nick Macfie)

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The Vision of Isaiah

Chapter 43

The Lord comforts the church with his promises, 1-7. He appeals to the people for witness of his omnipotence, 8-13. He foretells them the destruction of Babylon, 14-17, and his wonderful deliverance of his people, 18-21. He reproves the people as inexcusable, 22-28.

1 But now thus says the LORD who created you, O Jacob, and he who formed you, O Israel: "Do not fear, for I have redeemed you. I have called you by your name. You are mine.

2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you. And [when you pass] through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon you.

3 For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I gave Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba for you.

4 Since you have been precious in my sight, you have been honorable, and I have loved you, therefore I will give men in your stead and people for your life.

5 Do not fear, for I am with you. I will bring your seed from the east and gather you from the west.

6 I will say to the north, 'Give up,' and to the south, 'Do not keep back.' Bring my sons from far and my daughters from the ends of the earth,

7 Even everyone who is called by my name, for I have created him for my glory. I have formed him. Truly, I have made him."

8 Bring forth the blind people who have eyes and the deaf who have ears.

9 Let all the nations be collected and let the people be assembled. Who among them can declare this and show us former things? Let them bring forth their witnesses so that they may be justified. Or let them hear, and say, "It is truth."

10 "You are my witnesses," says the LORD, "and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me, and understand that I am he. Before me there was no god formed, neither shall there be after me.

11 I, even I, am the LORD, and besides me there is no savior.

12 I have declared, and have saved, and I have shown, when there was no strange god among you; therefore, you are my witnesses," says the LORD, "that I am God.

13 Even before the day was, I am he. And there is no one who can deliver out of my hand. I will work, and who shall hinder it?"

14 Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "For your sake I have sent to Babylon and have brought down all their nobles and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.

15 I am the LORD, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King."

16 Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea and a path in the mighty waters,

17 Who brings forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power (they shall lie down together, they shall not rise, they are extinct, they are quenched as tow):

18 "Do not remember the former things, neither consider the things of old.

19 Behold, I will do a new thing. Now it shall spring forth. Shall you not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.

20 The beast of the field shall honor me, the jackals and the owls, because I give waters in the wilderness and rivers in the desert to give drink to my people, my chosen.

21 This people I have formed for myself, they shall show forth my praise.

22 Yet you have not called upon me, O Jacob, but you have been weary of me, O Israel.

23 You have not brought me the small cattle of your burnt-offerings, neither have you honored me with your sacrifices. I have not caused you to serve with an offering, nor wearied you with incense.

24 You have bought me no sweet cane with money, neither have you filled me with the fat of your sacrifices. But you have made me to serve with your sins, you have wearied me with your iniquities.

25 I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake and will not remember your sins.

26 Put me in remembrance. Let us plead together. Declare, so that you may be justified.

27 Your first father has sinned, and your teachers have transgressed against me.

28 Therefore, I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse and Israel to reproaches."

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Microsoft IE9

Microsoft is working on a better browser?

This comment from the post highlights the feedback I have heard from many web developers and their love for the IE browser:

Instead of focusing on things like: Direct2D and DirectWrite, please focus on better STANDARDS SUPPORT!

Will IE9 support default ECMAScript events instead of stupid IE proprietary ones?

Will it support as much css3 as other browsers do?

Innovation is fine when you aren’t so freaking behind on features other browsers have had for 5 years.

Stop innovating until you get IE9 up to speed with CSS, Box model, canvas, SVG, base64, @font-face, etc. Stop trying to create your own APIs before you implement standard ones!

Web developers hate you and recommend other browsers because of this asinine behaviour.

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    I was at a conference a couple of years ago where 2 of the developers of IE6 were giving a presentation. They were booed as they took the podium… I’ve never seen that before!

    IE is evil…

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The future in a new light—LED advances

Light is the basis for surgical precision and accurate diagnoses. LED technology is already capable of replacing xenon lighting and is the key module for the future of endoscopic light sources.

The new ENDOLIGHT light sources from Richard Wolf are tailored to endoscopic applications and can be used in interdisciplinary applications. The light sources are supplied in different technologies, power classes and with a wide range of accessories.

ENDOLIGHT LED light sources offer many benefits:

  • LED light sources have a very long lifespan.
  • LED bulbs have a very long lifespan and rarely need to be changed
  • The efficiency of LED lamps and modules is exceptionally high meaning the power consumption is low and very little heat is generated in the device

These new light sources from Richard Wolf are exceptionally quiet compared to any other light source on the market—this feature makes an important contribution to improved working conditions in the operating room. In addition, all devices have a glare shield if the light cable is not plugged in. The light temperature of the ENDOLIGHT LED light sources is consistent with output, and very similar to the light generated by xenon lamps making the LED suitable for new digital endoscopic cameras.

The three versions differ in the following aspects:

  • Dialog enabled light control or manual control
  • Richard Wolf light socket, or multi-use socket
  • Remote function for on-off light control using the camera
  • Safe start function

Dialog technology
Dialog light control technology is a unique feature of the ENDOLIGHT light sources in conjunction with the ENDOCAM Logic HD camera. The camera controls the light output of the light source automatically by measuring the distance from scope to tissue when dialog mode is enabled. This always gives the user optimum image quality while at the same time providing protection for patients and equipment.

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Richard Wolf supplies ENDOLIGHT light sources with the option of a user-friendly multi-use socket for use with light cables from other manufacturers.

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High Roller MK II – Coffee

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The High Roller MK II is the best of the best.

Weight 5.6 kg
Dimensions 70 × 63 × 15 cm

Tech Specs

The High Roller’s minimalist graphics and updated forged neck tube with smart CNC weight reduction ensures for a strong light deck, whilst still being pleasing to the eyes.

Stock 120mm Slim Jim wheels, with press fitted ABEC 858 bearings provides you with a smooth fast ride, every ride.  The fully sealed/integrated headset fits perfectly with the sleek 6061 alloy machined fork and SCS clamp with internal weight saving ribs.

The new flat dust cap provides a clean flush fit between the head tube and SCS clamp complementing the overall aesthetics smart engineering.  The 26” high x 22.8” wide 6061 t6 heat treated alloy bar makes the 858 High Roller MKII scooter great for those who want a strong but light ride.

858 has a one of a kind reinforcement through the internals of the top tube making it way stronger than a typical alloy bar found in the market and don’t forget about the updated sleek gussets!

The new High Roller MKII 5” wide x 20.7” deck is the future of scootering, taking comments from professional riders around the world and making it into the all round deck for “street”, yet still being completely comfortable for “park” usage.

We have squared drop outs with added reinforcements so no need for rear pegs anymore its perfect for 5.0s“ and ice picks”.

Thats not all, we have our unique rail lock extrusion it helps you lock into 50-50s” and a heap more foot room, moving the neck tube forward and our brake backward increasing the foot space drastically perfect for street riders or any rider in general.

Designed and tested by professional scooter riders starting from the 3D files all the way down to the packaging and usability, we ensured it was easy to maintain only needing a 6mm hex key to tighten the whole scooter making carrying a bag of tools around a thing of the past.

Patent Reinforcement Aluminium Bars with 26”x 22.8”

SCS Compression

120mm Slim Jims Wheels with high quality HTR Urethane

Plastic nose Blunt plate

858 Diamond Grips and Bar Ends

5”x 20.7”deck

Plastic Plug Axle Peg System

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What makes the 858 FLI-HI different to any standard mini bmx on the market? The obvious answer is our revolutionary spring attachment for extra bounce, the not so obvious one is the extensive testing and knowledge behind the product.

Is it better? We’ll let you be the judge.

If you’re not a fan of the spring, not to worry, it’s only an added attachment that can be swapped over at any time with just two bolts allowing you to ride this beast however you choose.

The bike itself is still bad to the bone with its 10 inch bars and HTS 3 piece crank giving you the stability and movement of a normal 20” bike but the manoeuvrability of a small bike.

You get to ride this bike however you like, so why settle for anything less?

Weight 13 kg
Dimensions 89 × 17 × 53 cm

Tech Specs

  • Light High Tensile Steel Frame, Forks & Bars
  • 10” x 27” Bars + High quality 858 rubber grips
  • User friendly Front Load system
  • Patent Spring technology + Solid attachment
  • Light weight tyres.
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Replacing Threads on Valve Casings

We've all seen this on an old trumpet or cornet: the bottom threads on the valve casing have broken off.  This is rarely worth repairing and usually renders it a parts donor.  Some instruments, such as those by Conn and Bach from the 1920s and 1930s, were made with an insert soldered in the bottom, which is easily removed and replaced.  Of course, there are other instruments where this is not the case and are worth saving.  This old Besson is one of them.

This instrument was in the process of a complete restoration, the silver plating was done and the valve refitting was to be accomplished last.  The pistons had been refit at least once before, the casings are very thin and it didn't take much to loose the threads.  Replacing the threads is actually rather simple with this technique.  First, find an adjustable hand reamer with the range needed: when adjusted all the way out, it will cut a rabbet with enough clearance for a threaded insert.  Ideally, this would be .02"  or more, but leaving the casing with at least that much thickness.

The reamer does not need to be the highest quality which are expensive, but it must be very sharp.  These are available from Ferree's and industrial suppliers such as MSC.  In the past, I've made this cut without the advantage of a pilot, but it is impossible to guide it straight with just the hands.  The resultant shoulder will not be square and you will risk deforming the casing.  Making a pilot as in the second photo will make the job very simple.  Be sure to cut the threads in the pilot so that it is a tight fit on the end of the reamer and make the outside diameter with no more than .002" clearance inside the valve casing.

Use your hands only, gripping the valve casings rather than the bell or other tubing, which would risk bending them or breaking a brace.  The cut need not be more than 1/4" deep and remove only .005" with each pass.  I mark the blades with a Sharpie for depth reference.  In the case of old Besson instruments and many other antiques, the casing has inner and outer walls that are soft soldered together.  When reaming, you will feel when the blades start breaking through and you will see the solder as in the fourth photo.

It will never cut perfectly concentric with the outer casing and I prefer to stop as soon as I can see that it is scraping through the solder at one side.   In cases where the casing is a single tube thickness, keep measuring as you progress.  With a very sharp hand scraper, I remove the rest of the inner casing up to the shoulder.  Make a threaded insert as seen in the fifth photo, so that the inside diameter is at least .002" smaller than the casing inside diameter.

Besson threads are metric, with the closest equivalent being 34tpi and most American lathes don't have that choice.  I find that 32tpi is completely satisfactory in this case.  Even if you end up with some interference with the piston after installation, you can carefully ream or hone out the insert from the bottom.  Ideally, that step and the danger of additional damage should be avoided.   Install the insert and solder from the inside, trying to avoid getting solder in the threads.  If all went well, the job is done.  Clean it up and watch for the big smile on your customer's face.


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Ummmm, Would you go outside without a jacket? No, of course you wouldn't and neither should your dog! If you are cold, your dog is cold... and what would the neighbors say if your pup was spotted outside sans a winter coat? For real, get your dog a coat already! We have so many dog jackets and outerwear options, you seriously have no excuse!


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This home is a must see! This corner Townhome is so spacious and finished with luxurious features. 3 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms, plus a Loft and 2 car garage, GE slate appliances, varied height upper cabinets and quartz counter tops! This home includes Lennar's home automation with the worlds's first Wi-Fi certified home design! Rare find, New Town homes so close to shopping in Rogers! Nice views of trees and a great park right in the neighborhood with sidewalks and trails.

Address: 17443 54th Street NE
State: MN
City: Otsego
County: Wright
Zip Code: 55374
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Taxes: $219

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3/7/2019 $249,990 List Price -1.96% 5137869
2/24/2019 $254,990 List Price -1.92% 5137869
2/18/2019 $259,990 List Price -3.7% 5137869
1/11/2019 $269,990 List Price 5137869

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Hassan Elementary School(K-5)
Otsego Elementary School(K-5)
Mary Queen Of Peace Catholic School(Preschool-5)
Rogers Elementary School(K-5)
Pact Charter School(K-12)
Rogers Middle School(6-8)
Pact Charter School(K-12)
Pact Charter Secondary(7-12)3
Spectrum 6Th Grade Center(6-6)
Spectrum High School(6-12)3
Rogers Senior High School(9-12)3
Pact Charter School(K-12)
Pact Charter Secondary(7-12)3
Spectrum High School(6-12)3

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  • Appliances:Range, Microwave, Exhaust Fan/Hood, Dishwasher, Refrigerator, Washer, Dryer, Disposal
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  • Dining Room12x10
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  • Lot Size:Common
  • Parking:Attached Garage,Tuckunder,Driveway - Asphalt,Garage Door Opener
  • Foundation:648

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  • Restrictions:Pets-Cats Allowed,Pets-Dogs Allowed,Pets - Number Limit,Architecture Committee

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Defeated Rep. Bruce Poliquin Calls for Lengthy Ranked Choice Recount

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Rep. Bruce Poliquin, R-Maine, would have to overcome a more than 3,500 vote deficit in a lengthy recount to maintain his seat. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Ranked-choice voting has a dedicated foe in defeated Rep. Bruce Poliquin

The Maine Republican called for a hand recount of ballots cast in the race for the 2nd District — the first election in the nation to use ranked-choice voting to fill a congressional seat — decrying the software used to allocate voters’ preferences as a “black-box voting system.”

“No one is able to review the algorithm used by a computer to determine elections,” Poliquin campaign spokesman Brendan Conley said in a statement Monday night. “This artificial intelligence is not transparent.”

After Election Day, Poliquin led member-elect Jared Golden by less than one percentage point on the first count. But when neither candidate received a 50 percent share of the vote, the state’s ranked-choice voting system kicked in.

The new system, which voters have twice approved at the ballot box, lets voters rank candidates in order of preference. If no one receives a majority, the last-place finisher is eliminated and his or her votes reallocated to the candidates whom voters ranked second. The process continues until someone secures more than 50 percent of the vote.

Voters who had designated an independent candidate as their first choice and the Democrat as their second choice or third choice put Golden over the 50 percent threshold, unseating Poliquin.

The process of retabulating each successive round of voting would be unprecedented and potentially quite lengthy. Election officials project it could take four weeks.

“A ranked-choice recount is not something that we have ever done before, so it’s a rough estimate,” a spokeswoman for the secretary of state told the Portland Press Herald.

Golden argued that his lead of more than 3,500 votes is insurmountable and that a recount would only delay his office’s ability to begin work for constituents.

“My immediate concern during this transition period is that the important constituents work currently being handled by Poliquin’s office be transferred to my staff as smoothly as possible,” Golden said in a statement. “Dragging out this process only hurts the people we were elected to serve.”

Should a recount be conducted and Poliquin failed to come out on top yet again, he would bear the cost. He paid a $5,000 deposit Monday, the Press Herald reported.

Poliquin has also mounted a legal challenge to ranked-choice voting in the U.S. District Court of Maine, arguing it violates the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment among other claims. Oral arguments are scheduled to begin Dec. 5.

When he announced he would push forward with the suit after the election, Poliquin echoed that argument, saying that having secured a plurality in the first round of vote counting made him the rightful winner.

“It is now officially clear I won the constitutional ‘one-person, one-vote’ first-choice election on Election Day that has been used in Maine for more than 100 years,” Poliquin said.

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Tourist license. Beautiful house of 306 m2 of ibicenco rustic style located a few minutes from Ibiza town centre.
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Placemat with photo of a rose peony. The table place mat is printed both sides with a rose peony. Nice fore wedding table decorations.
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Rose peony placemat for table decorations is printed both sides, coated and made out of 300g art print paper. Nice for wedding table decorations.
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Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

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Precious is a grim yet ultimately triumphant film about abuse and inner-city life, largely bolstered by exceptional performances from its cast.

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Monster's Ball producer Lee Daniels follows up his 2005 directorial debut, Shadowboxer, with this adaptation of author Sapphire's best-selling novel about an overweight, illiterate African-American teen from Harlem who discovers an alternate path in life after she begins attending a new school. Clareece "Precious" Jones is only a teenager, yet she's about to give birth to her second child. Unable to read or write, Clareece shows little prospect for the future until discovering that she has been accepted into an alternative school. There, with a little help from a sympathetic teacher (Paula Patton) and a kindly nurse (Lenny Kravitiz), the young girl receives something that most teens never get -- a chance to start over. Mo'nique co-stars in an inspirational drama featuring the debut performance of screen newcomer Gabourey "Gabbie" Sidibe. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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The greatest achievement of this bleak drama is how it makes us sympathize with a character that could have been easily stereotyped if played by a not-so-great actress, but Sidibe is superb as well as Mo'Nique, who shines as the selfish mother.

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Deriving from some controversial source material, "Precious" is a very well made picture with performances that will blow your mind. It is definitely a film for people with strong stomaches and someone who can cope well with watching or hearing about rape. It revolves around the life of Clareece, an abused teenager who has never gone to school and is raped by her father to birth children into the family. Her transformation out of the family is really what the core of this movie is about, and it is shown with pure wonder, with some very cool stylistic techniques and questionable editing. This film feels a little too explicit at times, but I loved watching it, and it's very commendable. Definitely worth it's praise!

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'Precious' should probably be rated higher than 2 1/2 stars, but I found the movie so depressing. I prefer my entertainment less realistic than this I guess.

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A mailman is murdered, so the team joins investigative forces with a brash postal inspector who suspects the killing is part of a conspiracy. Also, Maura struggles with her injury, and Angela steps in when Korsak gets an awful birthday present for Kiki.

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