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Around Town – April 3, 2015
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The Easter Lineup
Ages 2 through grade 5 may line up near the tennis courts at Rye Recreation Field on Saturday at 10:30 for the Carole D. Kirby Memorial Egg Hunt starting at 11. The hunt, which is sponsored by the Rye Fire Department and its Ladies Auxiliary, is a fun way to celebrate the holiday.
In case of questionable weather, call the Recreation Hotline at 390-1379.
Hike and Hunt
Families are invited to explore the Rye Nature Center and spot all the birds that are singing spring's glory on Sunday at 10 and 11. After hiking, take part in an old-fashioned egg hunt. Bring binoculars and a basket. Each session is $8 for members, $10 non-members. Pre-register at ryenaturecenter.org.
A Woman Ahead of the Curve
The works of Eva Zeisel, an internationally recognized mid-century designer whose creative endeavors spanned 80 years, are on display at the Rye Arts Center. Feast your eyes on her vibrant, abstract, and curvaceous ceramic forms.
The solo retrospective, curated by Jeff Taylor and Andrea Megyes, showcases the artist's playful vases, tableware, and home furnishings. The show runs through May 22.Classroom Creations
The Rye Free Reading Room is showcasing artwork that Rye Neck High School art students in Studio 1 and 2 classes have created this year. Oil pastel silhouettes and black-and-white charcoal portraits will be on display in the corridor outside the Children's Room through April 30.
Seasoned Artists
Osborn artists will be celebrated at a reception on April 15 from 3:30-5 at the Rye Free Reading Room. An exhibit showcasing the work of those residents enrolled in The Osborn's art classes runs April 3-29.
Fryeday Night Live
Enjoy an evening of live performance by local high school students at the Rye Arts Center April 17 from 7-9. Our youths' talents know no bounds as singers, dancers, writers, comics, and actors. Admission is $5.
A Little Rye History
Coming to Rye
The Rye Historical Society's "Immigration in Rye" exhibit illuminates the impact that mass migrations of the 19th and 20th centuries had on the community. It chronicles the role immigration played in Rye's rapid population growth through archival documents, photographs, and artifacts. For more information, visit ryehistory.org.
Talks, Workshops, and Just for Fun
Spring Stories
Join the Rye Storytellers' Guild April 7 at 6 for an evening of traditional and personal tales. Gather some valuable storytelling tips, too. The evening's theme revolves around spring, baseball, fools, and April foolishness.
Trimming Down
Dr. Kurt Waples will discuss weight and health at the Rye Free Reading Room on April 9 from 10-11:30. Two-thirds of America's population is projected to be overweight or obese by 2020. A chiropractor, kinesiologist, and natural medicine practitioner, Waples will address the host of medical issues that go hand in hand with weight gain and offer ways of losing those extra pounds.
Open Windows
A two-session workshop at the Rye library on April 9 and 16 from 10-12, covers Windows 7. Novices and those who need to refresh their skills will learn to set up, use programs, prepare documents, and save and retrieve files. Plan to attend both sessions.
Drum Away That Stress
Improve your health with the rhythm and soul of Damon Jackson at a Community Drum Circle at Wainwright House April 10 from 7-9. The use of drums and percussion instruments is a good way to reduce stress and boost the immune system. The fee is $20 for members, $22 non-members.
The Presidency in Decline
The Jay Heritage Center presents a lecture by Aaron David Miller, author of "The End of Greatness: Why America Can't Have (and Doesn't Want) Another Great President" at the Jay Mansion April 11 from 10-11:30. Miller will explore the concept of greatness in the presidency and the ways in which it has become both essential and detrimental to America and the nation's politics.
A former advisor to the State Department who helped shape U.S. policy in the Middle East for two decades, Miller argues that the challenges of the presidency and the expectations Americans have for their presidents have skyrocketed, while the president's capacity and power to deliver has diminished.
Miller is currently vice president for new initiatives and a distinguished scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C.
The presentation is free. Stay after the talk for a book signing.
Harness the Power of the Mind
Master the art of self-hypnosis with Janice Matturro at Wainwright House April 11 and 12 from 10-1. Scientific studies support the three-step process as a tool for personal success and well being. Participants will explore the differences between the conscious and subconscious minds.
The fee is $68 for members, $74 non-members. Register at wainwright.org.
Cultivating the Suburbs
Horticulturalist Alan Gorkin will share his experiences as a suburban homesteader in a lecture and Q&A at the Rye Free Reading Room April 11 at 11. Having worked at prominent public gardens in the last 33 years, he currently oversees the maintenance of orchards, a poultry flock, a greenhouse, honeybee hives, and vegetable and flower gardens at a private 14-acre estate in Greenwich.
The property, Clapboard Ridge Garden, is usually open only once a year for the Garden Conservancy Open Day program.
Totem Wisdom
Wainwright House is offering a three-part series, Accepting the Wisdom, Power, and Guidance of Your Totem Animal, on April 11, 18, and 25 from 11-2. Intuitive artist Nadine Gordon-Taylor will help participants find their animal, bird, and insect symbols and interpret what these powerful teachers have to share.
Learn how to connect with them, meditate, reflect, and create your own animal totem mixed media/collage board. Materials included. Bring lunch. Each workshop is $55 for members, $60 non-members. Register at wainwright.org.
Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water
Discover the wisdom of the five elements of traditional Chinese medicine at Wainwright House April 12 from 9:30-4. Master Teacher Millie Hermanto will demonstrate how the elements can restore health and balance. Participants will be able to identify their dominant elements, their meridian energy channels, and major pressure points.
The program fee is $118 for members, $128 non-members. Register at wainwright.org.
Rye's Original Settlement
SPRYE is happy to announce that Paul Hicks will present his latest work, "The History and Natural History of Manursing Island," April 15 from 3-4:30 at Wainwright House. Hicks is a popular lecturer and a regular contributor to The Rye Record on subjects historical, medical, and peripatetic.
One Starry Night
School of the Holy Child's Annual Gala and Auction will be held at Westchester Country Club on April 18 at 6:30. One Starry Night will celebrate the constellation of friends, family, faculty, and fine young women who are part of the school's shining past, stellar present, and bright future.
This year's honorees are Peggy and Al Kelly, who have been inspirational in their commitment to the advancement of the school. Co-chaired by Liz Curtis and Laura Erlick, One Starry Night promises to be a splendid evening. Cocktails and a silent auction start at 6:30, dinner and a live auction at 8. For more information, call 967-5622 ext. 225, or email gala2015@ holychildrye.org.
Mid-Century Madness
Rye Arts Center Spring Gala at Shenorock Shore Club on April 18 at 7 is sure to be a lively, memorable evening of light supper, cocktails, music, and an auction. Gala Co-chairs Fiona and Ozgen Dogan, Suzanna and Andrew Keith, Amy and Shaun Lawrence, and Anne and Don Pollard have taken the center's mid-century exhibits theme and run with it.
Honorees this year include longstanding RAC supporters Kim Berns, Eileen Neiman, Robin and Peter Jovanovich. The benefit will help sustain the center's valuable arts education and outreach initiatives. For ticket and donation information, contact Noah Opitz at 967-0700, ext. 33, or noahopitz@ryeartscenter.org.
The Rye YMCA is holding an evening of swimming, sports, games, and dinner for boys age 5-11 on April 10 from 6-9. The cost is $18 per child for Family members, $26 per child for Youth members, $35 for non-members. Registration required at ryeymca.org.
Tweens in grades 4-6 may join the Rye Free Reading Room's I Read a Latte Book Club. This month, it's the Newbery Medal-winning "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander. Share your thoughts on April 18 at 3. The author combines poetry, hip-hop, a love of jazz, and family bonds in this masterful young adult novel. Register at ryelibrary.org and pick up a copy in the Teen Room.
Calling All Skaters
Join fellow skaters at the Rye Recreation Skate Park on Opening Day, April 14 from 5-7. Take part in a skate contest with prizes, a raffle, and discounted rates on season permits for those who register that day.
Remember to bring a helmet and knee and elbow pads. No fee for permit holders; all others $5. Waivers are available for pick up at Rye Recreation or on-line at ryeny.gov/recreation.cfm. If the weather is questionable, call the Recreation Hotline, 390-1379.
Teen Time
College-Bound
Take a practice SAT at the Rye library April 18 10:30-2:30 before walking into the real thing. The mock test comes with a free detailed score report highlighting personal strengths and weaknesses. A mock ACT exam will be administered on April 25.
Space is limited. Register for either test at applerouth.com. Call 371-8000 for more information.
Calling All Dads
Fathers may drop in with their kids for a fun-filled animal show and adventure at the Rye Nature Center April 11 at 9:15. The fee is $10 for members, $15 non-members.
From the Bark of Trees
The Square House Museum will present a special children's workshop all about paper on April 25 from 1-2:30. Ages 7-11 will learn about the history of paper and how to create their own, using newspapers and other paper scraps. The $15 fee includes all supplies. Reservations are suggested; call 967-7588.
Gear Up for the Derby
It's that time of year again! The whole family is invited to enjoy a fun and active day at the Rye Y on April 26. Rye Derby runners may sign up for the 5-mile or 5K race. Families may register for the fun 1-mile walk/run through the streets of Rye. Races start at 10:15 and the fun run starts at 12:15. Healthy Kids Day activities start at 10:30.
To view course map and register, visit ryeymca.org.
Laughter for the Soul
Wainwright House presents an uproarious night on April 30 with two witty comedians, Moody McCarthy and Andy Pitz. The show begins at 8 after a wine and beer reception that starts at 7:30.
McCarthy has appeared at Caroline's, Gotham, and the Comic Strip, as well as on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and "The Late Show with David Letterman." Pitz is a regular at the Comic Strip, Comedy Cellar, and Dangerfield's.
Tickets are $38 for members, $42 non-members. Register at wainwright.org or call 967-6080.
Saving the Sea
On May 2 at the Rye Meeting House, Dr. Judith Weis will discuss her new book "Marine Pollution" at 4. A Professor of Biological Sciences at Rutgers University, Weis will present an engaging overview of the many facets of marine pollution, chemical, industrial, and agricultural. She will offer solutions to the pollution-related issues surrounding marine ecosystems.
Part of Oxford's acclaimed "What Everyone Needs to Know" series, "Marine Pollution" also covers major historical instances of pollution, such as the Exxon Valdez spill.
Admission is free but donations will be gratefully accepted. For further information, email birdhomestead.meetinghouse@gmail.com.
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A: The server who sent the notification has to set the number to 10, not you.
See here for more information: https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/NetworkingInternet/Conceptual/RemoteNotificationsPG/APNSOverview.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40008194-CH8-SW1

A: You can control badge number with aps dictionary attached to push notification.
There is a badge key you can use to set proper count - but counting amount of push notification has to be done on server side - iOS doesn't do that automatically.
Checkout the APS reference table 9-1 here
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Depending on the application logic you need to place that in different locations, but most common usage is to do that on application becoming active.
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A: You need to send the updated badgeNumber from your server. Then updated number will be displayed. iOS doesn't do the summation, It just display the number.

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IT governance a top risk for 2021
24 November 2020 • By Tony Zhang
COVID-19 has reorganised the risk landscape for across companies with IT governance now as the top risk for 2021, says one research and advisory company.
In Gartner's recent 2021 Audit Plan Hot Spots report, various interviews and surveys conducted across its global network of client organisations had revealed that the pandemic is giving rise to new sets of risks while exacerbating longstanding vulnerabilities.
The report stated that as the post-pandemic aftermath sets in, investments in these governance areas will be critical and this also comes as governance professionals had also analysed that COVID-19 cannot be an excuse to sideline needed governance improvements.
"While the pandemic has created new challenges for audit executives to grapple with, what's most notable is how the current environment has accelerated existing risk trends," Leslee McKnight, research director for the Gartner audit practice said.
"The volatility and interconnectedness of the two most important risks, IT and data governance, also shines a light on the importance for firms to rethink their risk governance. Audit leaders should apply dynamic risk governance in order to rethink their approach to designing risk management roles and responsibilities."
The report revealed the abrupt work-from-home mandates have accelerated digital roadmaps, causing many organisations to vault years forward in the space of a few weeks.
This move has spurred the rapid adoption of new technologies both on the employee and customer side, presenting new challenges to productivity, consumer preferences and guarding against security vulnerabilities.
Audit, compliance and legal leaders will need to assess how new technology adoption may be hobbling their IT departments' plans, with IT support incident requests doubling in early 2020 to support a huge increase in work-from-home employees.
Additionally, managing access rights for many more remote workers presents new risks such as "privileged user abuse," which is something to take note of and expected to climb over the next 12 to 24 months, according to the executive survey.
Data governance will continue to be key post-pandemic and companies are expected to collect more sensitive personal information from employees and customers than ever before.
"Yet, data governance practices are regressing, with fewer dedicated resources to data privacy than in previous years," the report stated.
"Growth in software-as-a-service (SaaS) and delays to upgrading legacy systems have created work environments where data is distributed across disparate platforms, software and servers. Such complexities continue to test audit executives, with only 45 per cent expressing high confidence in their ability to manage data governance risk."
Furthermore, cyber vulnerabilities are also especially acute this year, due to the rapid organisational changes needed to protect employees and serve customers in the midst of a pandemic.
"Despite increased cybersecurity spending, only 24 per cent of organisations routinely follow cybersecurity best practices, this will result in cyberattacks that are expected to cost organisations $6 trillion annually by 2021," the survey analysed.
Ms McKnight added that the pandemic is forcing many audit and risk executives to address their organisation's deficiencies in the most critical areas.
"Inadequate data governance and IT security practices will have even steeper consequences in the current environment than pre-pandemic, particularly when considering the types of data many organisations feel compelled to collect as a result of new health and safety measures," she said.
Tony Zhang
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Disney have announced that Oscar-winning producer Donna Gigliotti will produce the 91st Oscars, and Emmy-winning director Glenn Weiss will co-produce and direct the show, Academy President John Bailey. The Oscars will air live on The ABC Television Network and broadcast outlets worldwide on Sunday, February 24th, 2019.
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God's Man always runs the risk of being pimped by his old nature, old voices, old ways of thinking, and old ways of dealing with life. All of which are separate from the Holy Spirits control Any of us can be broken down culturally, physically and emotionally, relationally, or spiritually and begin to think self destructive thoughts. Fortunately though, the ones that really challenge us can grow us a spiritual spine. Think of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane or Joseph in that Egyptian jail. These are the times when the Holy Spirit strength is waiting poised to invade our weakness and bring God's perspective. In these moments we must choose the Holy Spirits direction, over the easier, better feeling or more convenient, more comfortable, dark impulses that beckon for indulgence, it's called sacrificing for a higher allegiance. It's called becoming a man. It's called being Christ like. It's called activating the Holy Spirits power.
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Dr. Gary Zank received his Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Natal in South Africa in 1987. Gary is an Eminent Scholar and Distinguished Professor, Director of Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR), and Chair of the Department of Space Science (SPA) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Gary is has been recognized in his field through the receipt of numerous honors and awards throughout his career. In 2017, he was named the University of Alabama Board of Trustees Trustee Professor, the first and only University of Alabama System faculty member to achieve this position. In part, this was in recognition of Dr Zank being elected in 2016 as a Member of the US National Academy of Sciences, the only person in AL to be a member of this august body.
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I grew up listening to Country Classics and Marty Robbins, so . I dig me some hard rock too. I see no need to pit genres of music against each other in general. While I'm not really into pop music anymore, that doesn't stop me from enjoying the occasional old Kelly Clarkson song, and while rap isn't really my wheelhouse, I don't mind NF or TobyMac or other singers that put spoken-word flourishes into their work.
Alright someone who finally agrees with me! Fist bump.
I listened to both songs. I think the main problem many people have with Country music is how slow it can be. The first song had a good story, but I have to be honest, the tune could have used an update, or it could have been a bit faster. . . However, this doesn't mean it wasn't a good song.
I really enjoyed your second song though!
And this sound track plays in our house almost every day!
Hmm. This reminds me of an old Celtic worship CD my parents have (which I like) and Lindsey's Stirling's "I Wonder as I Wander". I have to wonder at the message of that song - it sounds very Maximum Ride lol. Fitting for the master of Skyraiders.
As for the tunes being old, that's because the songs are old - that album came out in 1959! I think the anti-country thing is because of modern country in some respects that - you're right - doesn't have enough energy or good lyrics like old country does. I'm not a fan of the "Christian Country" movement as much, through I do recall liking one tune from Crowder. To each their own.
Very nice. I've heard this song many times before.
Oh, ya! She was getting into it!
Who else listens to Hollyn besides me?
I love Hollyn!! Do you have a favorite song? Mine is probably Obvious.
I like "Horizon", one of her newest songs.
that was the first one I listened to.
. . . Isn't that TobyMac's song? Maybe it's the same song but by a different person. She's done that before. . .
Is she coming out with a new album?
oh... they are two different versions.


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Stachys 'Hummelo' was selected as the Perennial Plant Association's 2019 Perennial Plant of the Year.
Volunteers will have the opportunity to lend a helping hand to a local organization for a day. The Day of Caring event will take place May 8.
The plant sale will take place from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. May 18 at the Oshkosh Public Museum. Plants and garden equipment will be for sale.
Oscar is older than most cats at the humane society but is looking for a perfect companion for the rest of his life.
All Serwas employees will be retained by Jack's Maintenance Service.
The camps will be available for youth and adult players. All camps will take place from June 10 to July 26.
The Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance is coordinating the watershed cleanup and is hoping to get more than 1000 volunteers for the event.
Gretchen loves to play fetch along with many other games. Come visit her at the Oshkosh Area Humane Society.
EAA has released multiple main events for the 67th annual fly-in convention, including an observance of the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
Master gardener Lawanda Jungwirth explains how to plant anise hyssop and its uses after it has fully grown.
Bridges will be temporarily closed throughout Winnebago County ranging from April 8-16 due to spring cleaning.
The Oshkosh History and Memorabilia Fair will be Saturday at the Oshkosh Senior Center from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Oliver Twist would make for a great first pet and really gets a long with people. Visit him at the Oshkosh Area Humane Society.
The Arya Cares Foundation will host the inaugural memorial bike ride at 10 a.m. on May 18 in Menominee Park, 520 Pratt Trail.
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Prep Time: 30 minutes to an hour for the dough to rise, some 20 minutes to prepare the biscuits, another 20 minutes for dough rising and finally 20 minutes for baking.
In Slovakia, we make this amazing bacon-flavored biscuit (pagáč) called škvarkovník. The name is derived for the word for bacon bits, škvarky. When done properly, the biscuits are extremely fluffy and the dough comes apart in layers. I actually like to eat them like that, layer-by-layer.
To make these biscuits, you will need ground up bacon bits. These are quite easy to find in Slovakia. They come in a margarine-sized tub, as shown in the photos below. However, I don't know if anything like this available in the States. You can probably start off by buying bacon bits and grinding them up yourself.
As with any leavened dough, start off by preparing the yeast culture, kvások. This is done by dissolving the packet of yeast in luke-warm milk and adding about a teaspoon of sugar. Once it bubbles up (as in the recipe for knedla), add it to your flour (múka). Then add about two table spoons worth of bacon bits (škvarky) cooked with butter (masľo). Add a dash of salt and enough water (voda) to end up with dough having the consistency shown on the right.
Next let the dough rise. This will take somewhere between 30 minutes to an hour, depending on the temperature of your room. My grandma fills a pot with hot water, and places the dough on top of it to speed up the process. Roll the dough out to a pancake approximately the width of your finger. Use a pastry brush (one made out of goose feathers works great!) to spread on a layer of bacon bits dissolved with butter.
Fold the outer end over one third of the way. Spread the bacon sauce onto this side and fold the bottom third over.
You now have a dough rectangle containing two layers of the bacon sauce. Spread on another layer on top and then roll the dough into a cylinder.
Take this cylinder and hand pat it down into a circular shape. Then take a rolling pin and roll the dough out to about an inch thick. Don't forget to work on a surface dusted with flour and to dust the top of the dough to keep the pin from sticking. Take a drinking glass and also stick it in flour. Use a circular motion to cut out the biscuits. This is identical to making pierogi.
Place the biscuits onto a greased baking pan. Let rise for about 20 minutes. In the mean time, preheat your oven. My grandma likes to bake them on the bottom and they took only about 20 minutes in her wood burning stove. Serve pagáče as a snack or instead of bread with soups.
I would like to find out how easy is it to buy ground-up bacon bits in the States. Are these available, and if, in which grocery stores and in what aisle? Thanks!
For bacon "škvarky" try this website, if you don't see it, email them as they carry alot of stuff that's not advertised on their site or can get it for you, good prices on their items and reasonable shipping!
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It's Slovak-Czech Varieties at slovczechvar.com. I have purchased bryndza from them in the past. Steve's original post got put in the spam box, hence that's why it wasn't visible before.
Lubos, They sell bacon bits in the store (they are horribly awful and have a imitation bacon taste). Your suggestion was correct, for best taste probably cook your own bacon and crumble it yourself.
Sasa – yeah, I know about the artificial "bacon bits" sold in the States. The bacon bits that are sold in Slovakia and what we used in making of this recipe are ground up into a paste. You can see them in that tub at the back of some of the photos. What I had in mind was whether it's possible to buy this bacon "paste". But thanks anyway!
Hormel makes "Real Bacon" bits that are sold in a small plastic pouch (usually near the salad dressings and artificial bacon bits in some US supermarkets- I find them at Stop and Shop). They are real bacon, and aren't bad, but would probably take some extra grinding for this recipe as they are shredded bits rather than a paste.
This recipe sounds delicious! I have been lurking here for a while and enjoying your site very much.
about them "bacon bits" sold in the US.
Let me say just this, "bacon bits" sold in the US are not "škvarky" as we know it in Slovakia.
Bacon bits in the US are pretty much fried bacon, drained of fat, kind of like you do for breakfast, and then shreded to "bits" you can use on salads or for other seasonings.
frankly, if I was no so lazy, I(or anybody else) should do it, be it a store or restaurant. There is so much good stuff in Slovak/Czech cooking, and yet in the DC area there is no ethnic store catering to Slovak/Czech community. Anybody for a challenge? Maybe a group of folks?
BTW, I hope this is not a spam, but I like to check some stuff before I post, as my memory is good but I may skip some details.
link for smoked pork jowl, on the picture with products it is in the middle on the top. On this website there are states with stores that carry their products. I use smoked jowl also for bryndzove halusky.
Lubos, I can't tell you how much I enjoy your cooking site. My Mother side of the family is Slovak & I grew up eating her delicious food. I recognize a lot of dishes you have here. Glad to have found you here.
Hello all, it is actually very simple even for untalented in cooking to make your own "skvarky". I did it several times and they were good, better then I expected when I did it for the first time. Most importantly, they were real and fresh! I found that in the Raley's grocery store at Lake Tahoe they sell plain raw pork fat. Not sure where the Raley's store chain has their stores, I know in some parts of California and Nevada they do. You can check it out here http://www.raleys.com. BTW, they also sell celery root (zeler, alebo celer?), kholrabi (karelab) and Savoy cabbage (kel) and fresh yeasts (cerstve kvasnice). That was nice surprise for me. But back to skvarky. I usually do 2lbs of pork fat at a time. Just cut the pork fat in cubes, add little bit of water in the very beginning to a larger pot, not even enough to cover entire bottom of the pot and put all skvarky to the pot. Now, this is important, if you have a gas stove, it is very useful if you put that heavy disk made of cast iron on the gas burner so the heat spreads evenly to the entire bottom surface of a pot. Instead of that cast iron disk you can probably use a disk made of steel mesh that supose to have same effect. Quite frankly I never seen either one here in the US, I made my own from old frying pan. Now, just start simmering the fat cubes slowly, stiring almost constantly until the cubes start releasing fat. Once there is already a liquid fat in the pot, you can stir it just once in a while. But, make sure the heat is very low all the time, during the entire process, which takes couple of hours, until cubes turns to light brown or golden color. You do not want it to fry. It is slow cooking or better to say just melting the fat out of the cubes. At the end you may want to separate liquid lard from skvarky. You will want to add salt on skvarky, but I'm not expert, so I do not know whether it is better to salt them right after they are separated from lard or later, right before eating. Please do not assume this to be an expert recipie, it is just how I do it and it works well.
Rado, thank you very much for your very detailed instructions for making skvarky! I will definitely give it a shot, but finding the pork fat may be little tricky. I used to live in California, little south of you, in Lancaster, and one good thing about the large Hispanic population was that it was quite easy to find a good butcher. The Vallarta grocery chain has an amazing meat section, with halves of cows hanging from hooks, something you don't ever see anymore. I haven't yet found a similar shop carrying "leftover" meat products now that I am on the east coast. But I'll keep looking. I definitely want to try making these biscuits myself from scratch, the photos here are of me helping my grandma.
PS: If you take photos next time you make them, I'll be more than happy to post them to the website.
@Rado: What you are describing sounds like rendering lard to me. Is skvarky a mixture of lard and the leftover fat? According to Miro, skvarky is cooked bacon in its own fat. However, pork fat is not bacon because pure pork fat by definition does not have any meat in it. So, my question is, can skvarky be made with just pure pork fat?
@lubos: If you get a whole or half hog from a local farm near you (share it with your friends), you can usually get the pork fat. I've ordered a half hog and I'm getting the leaf fat which I plan to render lard from! To find a farm near you, check out: http://www.eatwild.com.
Thanks for your tip, Grace. I have always been little skeptical of these deals though. Basically, I don't eat all that much meat, and I think that if I end up with a half or a quarter pig or cow in the freezer, I would feel forced to eat pork chops or steaks every day. I heard that Eastern Market here in Washington, D.C. has very decent butchers where you can get stuff like pork fat. I'll go investigate one of these days.
My son lived close to Eastern Market in DC and so I was there a bunch of times. They indeed have good butchers, though I was not looking for a pork fat (I am sure you can get it) They cut and slice you a meat the way you want it and willing to accommodate you any way you wish. Good fish and vegie market as well, though I preferred "Fish Market" for fish in South DC on a Potomac River. They have really good stuff, daily caught and delivered.
Yes, I have seen it in Mexican stores in California- chicharon is what they call it. They are rather big pieces – to je uz skor skvarisko ako skvarka:) But it tastes great – it would definitely be perfect for this recipe.
Thanks for the tip, Eva. Would this be in Vallarta? I used to live in Lancaster, CA for 3 years and we had one or two of those stores. I was always amazed by their butcher section, where you would find quarter cows hanging from meat hooks. It's definitely something you don't see anymore.
Grace, to make skvarky, you need just pure raw pork fat not bacon. However, it can contain a thin layer of meat which will create a crispy part making skvarky more "interesting" in your mouth. But make sure there is minimum meat, really just thin preferably one layer of meat. The ordinary bacon contain too much meat.
I should have probably mentioned that the cast iron disk to spread heat evenly is mostly important in the beginning until ALL pieces of fat turn from white to transparent like color. In this phase they tend to stick to the bottom of a pot too. At the end, it is up to you if you want to leave skvarky in its own lard or to separate them.
Unfortunatelly, it looks like I won't be able to make my skvarky and post a pictures. I moved to southern Nevada and have not seen any raw fat anywhere yet.
I noticed Mexicans do have their own skvarky, you can find them in some stores as a snacks, they are called cracklings. I do not like them much, they are deep fried. They also have skin attached. I am not sure if skvarky are better with attached skin or without, I used to make them without skin.
all the slovak recipes. i have a slovak cookbook but alot of them are not in there.
Which Slovak cookbook do you have? I have found only a hand full of Slovak or Czech cookbooks in the United States and none of them is very good. They either have way too many recipes to be useful, or the recipes are the americanized versions of Slovak dishes.
Never had this but will try it this fall. I don't usually have luck with yeast dough, but I'll give it a shot. Doesn't seem to rise for me. Thinl I"m too impatient waiting for it.
Lubos, do you run a Slovak restaurant?
I bought bacon bits today at a huge grocery store chain called Meijers, in Okemos, Michigan. I found them in the salad section next to the dressings.
it is nice done and I can just recommend something more – the recipy at this page describes "oškvarkové pagáče" – I never heard "škvarkovník", even it could be used somewhere or in the past. More common name is simple: "pagáče".
Use it too, if you search on the internet and there is no problem to get many nice recipies directly.
The term "biskvit" in SVK means mainly the kind of dough and more preferably something of sweet.
Nor me or my siblings were succesful to make those like our mama used too.
I am new to your site.
By the picture of the skvarky, it looks like a paste.
The brown colour would be from what?
Lubo: the way you are describing it, with the the pork fat or pork belly it sounds like what the germans call shmalz.
Is it also possible to use saved bacon fat from frying the bacon?
The picture looks smooth, but you are talking about bits, would they be chewable bits or more like the bits left when bacon is fried?
Hi Charlie, yes those are ground up pork cracklings. They are ground up to make a paste. They sell them like that in Slovak grocery stores. I actually thought I found something similar in a German grocery here in the US, but the taste was different – it was mainly the lard, without the cracklings part.
Ahhh, pagáč! My Baba used to make pagáč as part of her Christmas Eve meal. I do not remember this version, though. She made hers with two different fillings – one was a cheese filling, and the other had either a sauerkraut or cabbage filling. Hers were also cut into triangles. I've been longing for her pagáč recipe for years! I hope to come across it someday!
It comes with the rind which needs to be removed. Ask the butcher to get it as thick as possible (at least one inch), because the young pigs that are butchered today have not had time to develop a layer thick enough, and the resulting oskvarky would be very small. Cubes of raw back fat the size of 3/4-1 inch are desirable. Adding milk toward the end of the rendering process whitens the fat and makes the skvarky golden brown.
Maybe I should also add, that my last batch of about 4Lbs of raw back fat produced only about 8oz of skvarky, which was not really enough for all the pagace I had in mind to make.
My grandmother used the pork fat to make what we called cracklings for the pagace. I was 3 when she died, so I don't really remember them.


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Illinois' African-American unemployment rate is higher than that of any other state in the nation.
And Illinois has been among the states with the highest black unemployment rate nearly every quarter since 2016.
"Nobody's been left behind more than African-American workers. And Illinois has done about the worst when it comes to creating economic opportunities and employment opportunities for African Americans," said Robert Bruno, a University of Illinois professor who directs the Labor Education program there.
Experts say an unequal education system bears a lot of the blame for why Illinois fares so poorly in comparison, but largely it is plain old-fashioned discrimination at work.
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Anthony Myers, a 56-year-old African-American man from Joliet, says he believes he was fired from his long-time hotel management job because of his race. Meanwhile, Springfield resident Marcus Butler, 45, who has been unemployed for two years, said he believes his odds of getting a job are lower when he gets to the interview "and I see three or four white guys."
The unemployment rate in Illinois for the first quarter of 2018 was just over 9 percent as opposed as to about 4 percent overall in March. Overall, unemployment rates are down since the Great Recession. Martire said, "If you look historically, the unemployment rate for African Americans is always pretty much double the overall rate and two and three times the white rate."
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Myers says he has some hope for better treatment of African Americans after getting a new job at another Chicago hotel.
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During a meeting at the historic County Building Wednesday, the council received for the record a resolution proposing the shift, an action that essentially kills the proposal.
The council took that action after water board member Lynn McCrory reported the water department has adjusted priorities in its "Water Plan 2020" to find water for affordable housing projects the county would like to unfold on state lands across the island.
The adjustments mean developing sufficient water sources, installing pipes and building water tanks for the state housing units. The water plan is aimed at upgrading and strengthening the island's public water system over a 20-year period.
McCrory said the water department has reprioritized its projects to meet Mayor Bryan Baptiste's ambitious affordable housing plans for the island.
Baptiste has announced he would like to see more than 1,000 affordable homes built by developers with affordable housing requirements and self-help housing organizations in the near future.
Councilmembers recently voiced astonishment when county officials told them there wasn't sufficient water on state lands to support affordable housing.
The council had proposed the resolution as a way to have water sources available when the county is ready to move forward on affordable housing projects, which are in demand by local buyers.
Lending support to McCrory at Wednesday's meeting were water board member Bernie Sakoda and acting water department manager Wynne Ushigome.
The proposed charter amendment sparked criticism from Kaua'i resident Richard Stauber.
He was upset the council introduced the resolution after Asing had declared publicly the council would not introduce any charter amendments in this election year. Doing so amounted to the work of "liars," a depiction countered by councilman Jay Furfaro.
Furfaro said Asing spoke for himself, and cautioned Stauber when he called councilmembers liars.
Stauber said shifting the control of the water department to the mayor's office and the council would serve only one purpose — the hiring of a new water department manager.
That position opened up this year when Ed Tschupp, looking for career advancement and a larger salary, left the water department to take over the county's waste water division.
In other action, the council set a public hearing for Sept. 27 to discuss a bill to prevent horseback riding on an 18-mile pedestrian and bicycle trail from Nawiliwili Harbor to Anahola.
The resolution also proposes horses or equines not be allowed on a former cane haul road in Kealia that is part of the coastline project.
Rapozo said mixing horses and pedestrians and bicyclists on the path could lead to big problems.
"As I stated previously, the main reason for introducing this bill is my concern for public safety," Rapozo states in the letter to Asing.
But equestrians have said they generally stop when they encounter people on trails, thus reducing the risks for accidents.
Rapozo said he has heard the concerns of equestrians and the public, and that he has walked the former cane trail where the horse path is proposed.
"There should a separate trail for equestrians and I am very hopeful that the administration will locate a safe equestrian trial," he said.
The proposed horse trail would occupy 1.8 miles of a 4.3-mile segment of the coastal path that runs from Kealia Beach to Ahihi point.
The contracting firm Jas W. Glover won a county contract to develop the 4.3-mile segment.
The project is one of six phases of the coastal project in development at a cost of more than $35 million in federal funds and other funds, including the value of land donations and volunteer service.
• Lester Chang, staff writer, can be reached at 245-3681 (ext. 225) or lchang@kauaipubco.com.
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Welcome to Rod Taylor's place, circa 1956! With the stability of an MGM contract under his belt, Rod moved from a tiny Hollywood apartment into this house at 19210 Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California.
Rod shared the three-bedroom/two-bath house with two roomates (more on that later). It was built in 1948 and is located along Las Tunas Beach.
So, here's a treat for Rod's fans while we observe his January 11th birthday.
Scroll through the following galleries for scans from a series of proof sheets. The photo shoot took place in 1956 to accompany a Photoplay magazine article that ran in March 1957. Rod has his "Raintree County" haircut at this time.
Below, we go inside for a look at Rod reading, joking and playing Mr. Fix-it!
A quick change of shirts and here's more of Rod around the house.
For the series of pictures below, the photographer must have asked Rod to pretend he's getting an early call? Cute way to get Rod in bed!
Finally, Rod hits the beach and romps in the surf with dogs and surf board.
Here's the result from the photo shoot, leading in to a nice feature story about Rod in Photoplay, March 1957 (PDF). Surprisingly, only one other photo was used to accompany the article, making the above galleries even more special.
Rod shared the Malibu pad with fellow actor Jeff Richards and casting director Bob Walker. Other roomates came and went, including Charles Bronson. A neighbor was Russ Tamblyn. Below are Bob and Jeff at a cafe in Malibu from the same photoshoot as above. The one of Rod and Jeff fishing was taken at another time.
Finally, below are two later renovations of the house, which is now valued at more than $2,700,000. There's a Zillow listing that shows the interior and its views. Quite a difference from 1956!
Left, likely a pre-2014 view of the house. Right, a 2017 view of the house.
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Rod's Christmas greeting
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They Want Us Afraid
By Jeff Charles | 7:00 PM on August 16, 2021
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The notion of ending the Afghanistan war has always been a hotly contested issue. Now that the United States is finally in the process of bringing its troops home, the debate over the nation's involvement in the region has intensified.
High-profile individuals on the left and the right have taken aim at President Joe Biden for ending the 20-year-war. Politicians and influencers are hammering the administration over Afghanistan. But the activist media, which has pretended to be in line with the American public when it comes to avoiding wars has taken a slightly different tack.
To put it simply, they are trying to scare the American public into opposing the withdrawal.
Several media outlets have published reports casting the decision to remove troops from Afghanistan in a decidedly negative light. They have highlighted the Taliban's resurgence and the brutality of its quest to reconquer the country. Others have focused on the oppressive treatment of women that is bound to occur after the last soldiers return home.
But most of these organizations have published reports intimating that this move could result in more terrorist activity in the Middle East and the western world. Indeed, these outlets are crafting a narrative predicting that withdrawing from Afghanistan will lead to more terrorist activity in the United States.
Bloomberg published an article in which the author suggested that America's withdrawal from the region could inspire radical Islamic terrorist groups like al-Qaeda and others to conduct more terrorist attacks. Ruth Pollard writes:
Jihadist groups based in the country, some with transnational agendas like al-Qaeda, now have a template for defeating governments backed by major powers and have been emboldened by the Taliban's lightning-fast advance. This is happening as the jihadi ecosystem is experiencing the lowest counter-terrorism pressure in the last two decades, effectively getting free rein.
Husain Haqqani, Pakistan's former ambassador to Washington, told Pollard "the Taliban remain connected to al-Qaeda and other international terror groups by ideology, shared finances and training, and even marriage." He warned:
Given that jihadists do not think much of international borders and consider the current global order un-Islamic, it is only a matter of time before they set their sights on Europe and the U.S. again.
NPR has published several pieces cautioning about the potential resurgence of radical Islamic terrorism. In one of these articles, it stated that Afghanistan could once again become a "safe haven" for terrorists. During an appearance on "All Things Considered," former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said:
If they take control of Afghanistan, there is no question in my mind that they will provide a safe haven for al-Qaida, for ISIS and for terrorism in general.
He added: "And that constitutes, frankly, a national security threat to the United States."
The report also indicates that the Taliban is using its position to gain support from countries like Iran, Russia, and China. The author points out, "China has reportedly promised big investments in energy and infrastructure projects, including the building of a road network in Afghanistan and is also eyeing the country's vast, untapped, rare-earth mineral deposits."
The Chinese government is also ready to recognize the Taliban if it gains control of more of the country according to the report.
In another article, NPR noted the possibility of a significant humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan as the result of the U.S. withdrawing its troops. The article noted that almost 250,000 people had been forcibly removed from their homes since May. About 80 percent are women and children, according to a United Nations refugee agency spokesperson.
NPR also noted a U.N. report showing an alarming rise in the number of women and children killed and injured in May and June. This figure supposedly coincides with American and international troops beginning to leave the area.
The Washington Post put out an article stating that America's withdrawal from Afghanistan will likely cause allies to distrust the U.S. The author wrote:
U.S. allies complain that they were not fully consulted on a policy decision that potentially puts their own national security interests at risk — in contravention of President Biden's promises to recommit to global engagement.
And many around the world are wondering whether they could rely on the United States to fulfill long-standing security commitments stretching from Europe to East Asia.
President Biden has also been criticized for his handling of the withdrawal, with some arguing that it is being performed inefficiently and pointing out that the administration might be leaving behind Afghanis who assisted the U.S. military – especially translators who might be targeted by the Taliban for aiding the U.S. However, at this point it does not appear that the White House intends to reverse course.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently indicated the withdrawal is still proceeding as planned and that the U.S. accomplished its goals in the region.
"This is manifestly not Saigon," he said during an appearance on ABC's "This Week." He continued: "We went into Afghanistan 20 years ago with one mission in mind, and that was to deal with the people who attacked us on 9/11, and that mission has been successful."
If the media is to be believed, things aren't exactly looking optimistic for the United States because of its decision to end what many believe to be an aimless war. Indeed, they seem to be trying to prime the American public to believe that any terrorist attack that occurs in the future is somehow tied to the lack of troops in Afghanistan.
Reports which include interviews with military experts who support the ending of the war seem to be scarce. The media is not as intent on showcasing the anti-war point of view as they were under President George W. Bush. The same folks who condemned Trump for killing Iranian military officer Qasem Soleimani seem dead set on keeping our soldiers in harm's way for some unknown reason.
The question is: Will the media's fear tactics work or will Americans remain steadfast in their commitment to ending unnecessary military conflicts?
Jeff Charles is the host of "A Fresh Perspective" podcast. He is a contributor for RedState, Liberty Nation, and Newsweek Opinion and is the founder of "The Smattering," a political satire site.
Jeff is also a freelance writer and political contributor who has appeared on Fox News, The Hill's "Rising," Fox Soul, and the First TV Network.
He enjoys reading, binging TV shows, learning to play the banjo (badly), and all things nerdy.
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Doc: Can Peyton Manning beat Tom Brady, Pats one more time?
One last time, maybe, probably, Peyton Manning will play a professional football game on Sunday.
Doc: Can Peyton Manning beat Tom Brady, Pats one more time? One last time, maybe, probably, Peyton Manning will play a professional football game on Sunday. Check out this story on cincinnati.com: http://cin.ci/1RFwjkv
Paul Daugherty, pdaugherty@enquirer.com Published 1:33 p.m. ET Jan. 23, 2016 | Updated 1:33 p.m. ET Jan. 23, 2016
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) reacts after defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Divisional round playoff game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Denver won 23-16.(Photo: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)
One last time, maybe, probably, Peyton Manning will play a professional football game on Sunday. He will haul his 39 years, four neck surgeries and torn plantar fascia onto the field in Denver, armed with his MENSA football IQ, and try to beat the New England Patriots for the right to play in Super Bowl 50.
I'll be standing and cheering, and trying not to pull a hammy.
He'll be out there yelling Omaha and dropping back with those careful, mincing, Johnny Unitas steps and making faces when stuff doesn't go right, which is as often as not these days. He can't throw long, he can't laser those deep out patterns. Never a dancer, Manning now has the agility of a bean-bag chair.
But an athlete can age any number of ways. Manning's body might be 39 going on Medicare. His mind just graduated from MIT. The brain is far more resilient than the rest of the body.
Can Manning beat New England, of all teams, with his head?
I'll be rooting for his cerebellum, to say nothing of his medulla oblongata. Hand me that Sunday Times crossword, kids. It's Peyton time.
"Above-the-neck football,'' Pittsburgh's James Harrison called it, after Manning's Broncos overcame the Steelers last week, with a late 13-play, 65-yard TD drive during which Manning completed exactly one pass.
That was a 36-yarder on 3rd-and-12. Manning doesn't need to be great all the time. He needs to be great at the one moment when nothing else will do.
On that decisive drive, he caught the Steelers in blitzes. His backs ran past the blitzers. Manning lingered, as always, until a second or so remained on the play clock, his eyes as effective as heat-seeking missiles, waiting for the defense to commit, to show its blitzes, before deciding what he intended to do. Manning has always done this. He still does it as well as anyone.
Can he fool 'em once more, then again in a couple weeks? The Patriots know Manning has lost his fastball. Can they hit his curve?
You'd have to think they can. Smarrogant (smug-arrogant) Bill Belichick is as close to genius as Planet Football gets. He'll have his defenders up in the receivers' facemasks, bumping them all day, throwing off Manning's timing, sitting on the short routes and hoping to make him hold the ball half-a-second longer than he's comfortable doing.
The Broncos aren't good enough to beat New England with a caretaker QB. So I won't be watching Sunday believing Denver will win. I'll be watching Manning, savoring one of the best ever to play football.
Ultimately, in any sport, it's not about the winning. That's not where the humanity plays out, and sports without humanity is the Roman Colosseum. Or, you know, Bengals-Steelers two weeks ago. Ultimately, sports is about striving. Doing your best, and then some, when the flesh is no longer what it was. That's where the lessons are learned.
Peyton Manning isn't very good anymore. He threw nine TD passes and 17 interceptions in 10 regular-season games. For appearances' sake, he should have retired a couple years ago. He can look like Willie Mays, when Mays was a New York Met. The past few seasons, though, have added a layer to his appeal.
Watching Manning now is like watching Jack Nicklaus win the Masters at age 46, or following Arnold Palmer in 1994 in his last U.S. Open, at Oakmont near his Pennsylvania home. Young superstars wow us with their physical skills. Faded superstars own us with their dignity and grace. You decide which means more.
For nearly two decades, Manning has defined the position of Prototypical Dropback Quarterback. He remains who the scouts are looking for when they're looking for someone to stand tall, read a defense and make an accurate throw when a ton or two of humanity is surging at him with savage intent. QB trends come and go in the NFL, footnotes to history: Robert Griffin III, Vince Young, Mike Vick and so on. One truth remains and is immutable: Quarterbacks with size, brains and accuracy can win you lots of games.
Carson Palmer will play for a conference title Sunday, against MVP-in-waiting Cam Newton. Each is 6-foot-5, as is Manning. Tom Brady, the tiny outlier, is 6-4. This is as good a quartet of QBs as we've ever seen in the postseason.
But I won't be blowing an ACL jumping up and down rooting for Old Man Manning the quarterback, as he competes against Brady for the 17th and probably final time. I'll be spraining an ulnar collateral ligament fist-pumping for a guy whose class is as definite as his spirals. We need him in the NFL now, more than ever.


National Day of Prayer — Which petitioner am I?
Why pray for the repentance of our nation before we have repented ourselves?
Many believers will be joining together during the National Day of Prayer. In some cases I have to confess, the activity reeks of hypocrisy.
Worse, such base abuses of the faith among those with an ungodly agenda – I mean those who tangle, grapple and bite at each other in our daily news cycle – are not great representatives of the faith. One day we see them savaging the President then next day, we see they are leading a prayer breakfast.
"What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle within you? You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
In the age of Christian Confrontationalism so prevalent in the Church, we'd best be careful. Thinly veiled political statements, chiding and "Godly Criticism" … Seriously?
Which petitioner am I? Do I need to confess some things and recover in submission to Christ?
Next Post Day after NDoP — Leaven of Barabbas the Zealot?


George Gryc was interviewed in his office at the United States Geological Survey, Western Region Center in Menlo Park, California on September 21, 2004. Although, George is retired, the USGS has an emeritus program that continues to support scientists with an office, but no salary. George talked about his early days of fieldwork, especially a geological mapping trip in 1946 from Chandler Lake down the Chandler River to the Colville River, being head of the Navy Oil Unit division of USGS, being the chief of the Alaska Branch of USGS, the difference between doing fieldwork and being an administrator, and changes resulting from the establishment of the Park. To learn more about the 1946 expedition see: The Silent River: A Pastoral Elegy in the Form of a Recollection of Arctic Adventure by Charles R. Metzger (Los Angeles, Omega Books, 1983). George Gryc passed away on April 27, 2008 in Sunnyvale, California.
1. His early geological expeditions in the Brooks Range and the types of transportation used.
2. His personal background, how he got into geology, and how he came to Alaska.
3. His advanced studies in geology, and starting to work in geology and do geological field work in Alaska.
4. What they did and what they found on his early geological trips, and starting to work for the Navy Oil Unit.
5. Summary of Brooks Range and North Slope geology.
6. The nature of administrative work, changes in field work during his time, and an early field trip on the Colville River.
7. Continuation of Colville River trip and party being stranded, Foran's expedition in the western Brooks Range, and a short history of the USGS Alaskan Branch.
8) The oil exploration program of the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska.


First off, I use version 2.5.3 of vldP. I know the coding for later versions is different than 2.5.3 so the coding I did for 2.5.3 may not be exactly the same for other versions. However, there may be enough similarities that you can use the following as a guide for your version.
My goal was to add a right column to my site. I had to keep the width under 980 pixels or anyone using a resolution of 1024 x 768 may have problems seeing the site on their monitor without having to scroll.
1. I'm not 100% sure, but I believe the side bar coding is now in its own template for versions later than 2.5.3.
2. My current width is 958. Since that is less than 980 I decided to work with that width and leave it as is.
In the above changes it is important to note that I added float right to the new code. I also adjusted the padding for a float right sidebar. I used the same width (170px) for the right side bar since my left side bar is also 170px. Your left side bar width may not be 170px. Recommend that the right sidebar width be the same as your left side bar width to maintain an overall balance to your site.
2. Note the add margin: 0px auto is added so it centers the content between the two sidebars.
Basically the above is all I need to do, but as usual, when you make adjustments it may throw other things out of whack. So I had to do some tweaking. For example the blogs and news on my home page where messed up because of the new 560 width for the content. I played with the CSS coding and even though I got it to work, it was not as tight as I wanted. I ended up using tables which gave me more control and a better display for my blogs and news.
It is really difficult to advise you since my site coding is heavily modified but I will show you the coding I used to tweak my blog and news on my home page.
1. In homepage.tpl I deleted the coding for the titles since I will be adding the titles directly in the table.
After I created the table and added the coding to the table, in homepage.css I played around with the width for the news and blog until there was a good fit for my site.
Again, the coding above in the table will probably be a lot different than your coding. For example <h3 class="blacktitle"> is a class I created so my heading would use a different color background gif. However, you should be able to look at your default coding, compare it with the above and be able to make the necessary adjustments.
I know some templates don't have both the news and blogs on the home page. So you really have to know how to tweak your site after you added the right side bar to get things lined up properly.


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Council announces BIG plans for local business
A new programme aimed at cultivating innovation and boosting performance for local businesses has been launched on the opening day of Derry City and Strabane District Council's Enterprise Week.
Council Chief Executive John Kelpie revealed that the Business Innovation and Growth Programme (BIG) will provide £821,250 of support for local businesses.
Local business people gathered for the first events in the city's annual Enterprise Week programme, which is taking place at a range of venues across Derry and Strabane from March 2 -6. They heard that the BIG Programme will offer a series of interventions to assist companies in becoming more competitive in both indigenous and export markets.
Launching the programme, Mr Kelpie said that the support would help deliver the innovation which is a key component of the City Deal plans for the North West.
"I am delighted to launch this programme today during such an important week in our business calendar," he declared.
"As we work towards delivering our City Deal ambitions it's vital that we create the right support environment for our business community to thrive. With the main focus on the delivery of leading centres of innovation and excellence in data analytics, and robotics and automation, together with smart/digital city and region initiatives, we want to ensure we have the skills and the talent in place to drive these projects.
"This programme will work in synergy with these plans by encouraging innovation and invention and establishing a strong network of knowledge driven, forward thinking entrepreneurs committed to the transformation of the local economy."
Welcoming the launch, Dr Vicky Kell, Invest Northern Ireland's Director of Innovation, Research and Development, said: "If we are to create a more competitive, higher value Northern Ireland economy we need to significantly improve our rates of successful innovation. It is proven that companies that adopt innovation grow twice as quickly as those that do not.
"Today's launch is fantastic news for local businesses and we are pleased to continue our positive work in the North West in partnership with Council and the local business community. This programme strategically targets the key areas that will enhance business performance, facilitate business growth and ultimately help to drive innovation in the local area. I would encourage local SMEs to find out how the programme could benefit them."
The programme aims to create 550 jobs over the next three years across a range of sectors through new opportunities and investment. It will offer advice and support in areas such as customer service, operational processes and building successful business models, enhancing the chances of commercial success and the ability to create new jobs.
Key elements of the programme include one to one mentoring, workshops and networking opportunities. It will also offer Digital Enterprise Support to help local companies develop a Digital Transformation Action Plan and includes one to one mentoring support to help companies to effectively implement their strategy. Digital technologies can aid companies in strengthening their competitive position by reaching new customers, improving supply chains, attracting and retaining staff. The BIG Programme will equip local SME's with the tech skills they need to capitalise on the many opportunities presented by harnessing these digital capabilities.
Another important element of the strategy is the Get Ready to Export Programme, which will increase the number of small businesses in the DCSDC area entering new markets outside of NI for the first time. It aims to help participants to identify new market opportunities and develop the skills required to plan and enter new geographical areas.
Council's Business Manager Kevin O'Connor said the BIG Programme would help local companies fully capitalize on their own exceptional skills and services. "I am delighted to see the programme launch today during Enterprise Week, which brings together enterprises from across the City and District in the spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation. We are making great strides in building the profile of the region as a talent hotspot and this new programme will further empower local businesses equipping them with the skills and knowledge relevant to achieving their goals."
Other assistance within the BIG Programme includes procurement support aimed at helping businesses better position themselves to win contracts. Social Enterprise Support will also be available promoting the development of new and emerging social enterprises within the council area.
This project is part funded by Invest Northern Ireland and the European Regional Development Fund under the Investment for Growth & Jobs Northern Ireland (2014-2020) Programme.
For more information about the programme go to www.derrystrabane.com
Companies participating in the BIG Programme may become eligible for an Innovation Recognition Certificate from Innovate NI. Derry City and Strabane District Council is a proud partner of Innovate NI, a Department for the Economy programme, helping local businesses innovate successfully. For more information visit www.innovateni.com
You can find out more about the wide range of free Enterprise Week events taking place throughout the week at enterpriseweek.eventbritestudio.com or via the What's On Derry Strabane app from Google Play & Apple App stores.


If you've ever dreamed of living in a castle with an easy commute to New York City, you're in luck. Located just over an hour north of midtown Manhattan, 249 Croton Dam Road in Ossining, New York is on the market for $3.69 million.
Built in the 1920s by David Abercrombie, cofounder of Abercrombie & Fitch, the castle is dubbed "Elda Castle" after the first initials of his four children, according to New York History Blog. The castle, which has a storied past detailed on the blog, served as an oasis for the Abercrombie family after they endured the tragic deaths of two of the four children: Lucy in 1929, and David in 1937.
Currently in disrepair, the buyer of the castle will have to take on a full renovation project to make it livable again.
You'll have to budget more than just the $3.69 purchase price. Nearly a century old, the castle requires a full renovation.
Many of the original details, such as a cast iron spiral staircase and an open patio with a fireplace, remain and can be restored.
Abercrombie's wife, architect Lucy Abbott Cate, designed the 4,337 square foot castle, which has 4 bedrooms and 4.5 baths.
The castle includes 50 wooded acres in Ossining, New York. The acreage spans three tax lots, with an annual property tax bill of $109,701.
The land can be preserved as a peaceful private escape, or possibly developed, according to Sotheby's.


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