About ten years ago our family was wading through some of the most trying, exhausting circumstances of our lives. One of our kids was going through a very painful era and, to help him in the only way possible at the time, we began homeschooling. Now I felt like I was trapped with a lion in a cage every day without even the break of packing him off to school for a few hours. The accusing voice in my head was relentless. "Chana, you have TWO important jobs, that of wife and mom. You're failing at both."


James E. Mahoney was born in 1935 and lived in Roscommon for more than 50 years. He and Susan M. Venus were united in marriage in 1957 in Redford.
Mr. Mahoney was a choir teacher at Roscommon High School for more than 30 years, and retired in 1989. He was founder and former director of the Mikenauk Chorale and former music minister for St. Michael Catholic Church. He was a member of the Michigan Vocal Educators Association and the High School Teachers Association.
The Mahoney Family established this Fund and is to support the music programs at the Roscommon Middle School and High School, which may include, but not be limited to, the Band, Choir, Jazz Band and Steel Drum Band.


There are also tools for editing boxes as well as drawing new polygons and lines. See the new Edit Tools section of the User's Guide for full details and live examples to try out.
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College football roundtable: What we learned from Week 3
By ESPN Staff
The White Out Game in Happy Valley reminded us that fans make a difference, demonstrated the depth of the Big Ten and showed how problematic officiating can be.
But there was more than just one game in Week 3.Here is what our reporters took away from this week in college football.
Ohio State's problems persist
Ohio State made some changes on defense in its 41-20 win against Tulsa, which included taking defensive playcalling duties from coordinator Kerry Coombs and giving them to secondary coach Matt Barnes. Ryan Day said he was encouraged by the changes they made and saw some adjustments in the game, but there were still persistent issues.
The defense, despite the changes, still allowed 428 yards through the air in what ended up being a closer game than it should have been. The Buckeyes had only a seven-point lead at the half and a seven-point lead late in the fourth quarter. Quarterback C.J. Stroud had 185 passing yards with one touchdown and one interception. The run game helped him out, but Stroud didn't have his best game and made some poor decisions and throws. -- Tom VanHaaren
The Big Ten doesn't need Ohio State to be great
Not when Penn Statelooked as good as it did against Auburn, or when Iowahas a road win against a top-10 rival, Iowa State. Michiganand Michigan Stateare both 3-0. Wisconsincan still win the West and gets a shot at Notre Dame. The Big Ten's path to the playoff doesn't always have to run through Columbus.
While the jury is still out on football in the state of Michigan, the Nittany Lions looked capable of carrying the banner for the Big Ten this fall. There has been plenty of parity in the sport through the first three weeks, but Penn State looked the part. Can't say that about Clemson, or Oklahoma, or the Buckeyes. Strength of schedule matters in the selection committee meeting room, but so does the so-called eye test, and Penn State could wind up with both.
Sean Clifford transformed into version 2.0 of himself on Saturday night. The secondary was spectacular, and Jahan Dotson put on a highlight show. While Ohio State works out its kinks, there are plenty of other teams in the league with potential to emerge from its shadow -- and Penn State took the first step. -- Heather Dinich
Staying on campus
Already, we've had some terrific games in college football this season, and Penn State's 28-20 win over Auburn on Saturday night was right there at the top. There's nothing quite like a White Out in Happy Valley, the kind of environment that defines the sport and all of its pageantry. Here's another plea coming out of that thriller: Let's play all of these nonconference games on campus, at least most of them.
College football is supposed to be celebrated on campus, where generations of family members gather to watch their teams and alma maters take on teams from other parts of the country and then return the trip in coming years. It's heartening to see an increasing number of home-and-home series scheduled for future years. Among them: Alabama-Ohio State in 2027 and 2028, Alabama-Notre Dame in 2029 and 2030, Georgia-Oklahoma in 2023 and 2031, Michigan State-Washingtonin 2022 and 2023, Michigan-Texasin 2024 and 2027, Clemson-LSUin 2025 and 2026 and Florida-Utahin 2022 and 2023. Let's keep them coming. -- Chris Low
Does anyone want to win the ACC?
Through three games, it is obvious Clemson is not the same team that has run roughshod through the ACC over the past six seasons on the offensive side of the ball. The Tigers have scored two offensive touchdowns in two games against Power 5 opponents. Quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei has struggled, completing less than 60% of his passes with one touchdown and two interceptions in three games. The highly anticipated return of Justyn Ross has not helped Clemson open up its passing game, either. But perhaps most distressing of all is their inability to run and major issues across the offensive line, which has resulted in a completely disjointed effort across the board.
During its six-year dominance in the ACC, Clemson always had an excellent combination of quarterback-running back strength -- whether Deshaun Watson and Wayne Gallman or Trevor Lawrence and Travis Etienne Jr. But without a difference-maker at running back, much more has been put on Uiagalelei, and without a go-to game-breaker at receiver, the results so far have looked decidedly un-Clemson-like.
Clemson has not looked this vulnerable on offense since 2014, which should make the ACC more wide open than ever for another team to step in and fill the void. ESPN FPI bears that out -- Clemson has dipped to having a 57.8% chance to win the ACC again. But the rest of the league has had a fairly miserable start to the season, too, and there is no clear front-runner to snatch that crown. Currently, Virginia Techhas the next highest odds among the rest of the league to win the ACC at 13.4%, and the Hokies did not exactly help the overall league with a tough loss at West Virginiaon Saturday.
As it stands, the ACC has a losing record against Power 5 nonconference opponents, and it also has multiple losses to MAC teams and a loss to an FCS program. Florida Stateis off to its worst start since 1976; Miamigot drubbed at home; Pittsburghhad a letdown loss to Western Michiganafter a big road win against Tennessee. North Carolina, a preseason top-10 team, has rebounded after an opening loss to Virginia Tech, but the Tar Heels will need some help to even get to Charlotte.
Clemson has been the standard bearer in the ACC, propping up the rest of the league as its lone playoff representative since 2015. With Clemson and nearly everyone else in the league struggling, this could end up being a season the ACC would like to forget. -- Andrea Adelson
Is the Pac-12 the new ACC?
For several years, Clemson has kept the ACC relevant while the rest of the conference floundered in mediocrity or worse. Meanwhile, the Pac-12 hasn't had a high-end team capable of buoying the conference in the same way Clemson did. What the Pac-12 had was a lot of good teams in what we'll call Tiers II and III that beat up on one another, dragging down the conference's national relevance as a result.
That's not the case this year. Heading into the full slate of conference play, Oregonis the only undefeated Pac-12 team with a bunch of also-rans. The Ducks are essentially auditioning for the role Clemson has owned. It's obviously a welcomed development for the Ducks, but from a conference perspective, it puts a lot of pressure on them to stay undefeated. Because if the Ducks don't reach the playoff and the rest of the league is down, it's a worst-case scenario. -- Kyle Bonagura
Don't forget about Florida
There are no moral victories in the SEC. There are only wins and losses, and at the end of the day, Florida lost to Alabama. But how the Gators lost should tell us a lot about their chances moving forward. Despite a terrible start and despite not having one of its best offensive weapons, Florida was only a two-point conversion away from taking the No. 1 team in the country to overtime. The defense, which last season was so terrible, wasn't that bad, especially in the second half. If the Gators can cut down on pass interference penalties and make more than the occasional open-field tackle, they could be pretty good, in fact.
But it's the offense that showed the most promise. The line, despite injuries, was terrific. Emory Jones had all day to throw the football, and when he settled down after a rocky first quarter, he was fairly accurate. His ability as a runner, combined with a loaded backfield of Dameon Pierce, Malik Davis and Nay'Quan Wright, gives coach Dan Mullen a lot to work with. When quarterback Anthony Richardson comes back from his hamstring injury, that's even more firepower to call upon.
While Florida wasn't perfect against Alabama -- far from it at times -- and a loss is a loss, Mullen and the Gators appeared to find something that could challenge Georgia in the East and pave a way to a possible rematch with Alabama in the SEC title game. -- Alex Scarborough
Ole Missgives the SEC another CFP contender
Lane Kiffin's first season at Ole Miss featured plenty of points and fun, but his team never looked like it could challenge for anything meaningful in the SEC. Kiffin's second Rebels squad is poised for greater goals. Not only has quarterback Matt Corral improved to lead an explosive offense, but the Ole Miss defense has held its first three opponents to 24 points or fewer. Corral already has nearly 1,000 passing yards with nine touchdowns and no interceptions, leading a balanced offense that averages 52.3 points and 635.3 yards per game. Sam Williams (four sacks) has sparked the defense early on.
The competition will get much tougher for Ole Miss, but it's possible the Rebels are the SEC's third-best CFP contender, behind Alabama and Georgia. Texas A&Mhas a case here, too, but the Aggies lost quarterback Haynes King to injury and don't boast a playmaker like Corral. Although Texas A&M's defense is better than Ole Miss', the combination of elite offense and decent-enough defense has helped recent playoff participants. Kiffin stocked up on rat poison for the next two weeks before Ole Miss visits Alabama, but the Rebels get Arkansas, LSU and Texas A&M all in Oxford later this fall. -- Adam Rittenberg
Tradition matters
Eleven years after they last met and 50 years after playing perhaps the sport's most perfect game, the Nebraska Cornhuskers traveled to Norman, Oklahoma, on Saturday for a nonconference game during the 50th anniversary season of the 1971 Game of the Century. There weren't big stakes on the line other than for No. 3 Oklahoma, for whom every game is a playoff referendum. The two teams won or shared conference titles in 44 of the 48 years of the Big Seven/Big Eight era between 1948-95. They were in a conference together for 90 years and played annually for 70 of those years. In 62 of the 72 matchups between them in the AP poll era (since 1936) one has been ranked, including 45 of their past 46 games. Prior to the game, Barry Switzer made an appearance on the video board and said, "The best part of this rivalry? WINNING. CHAMPIONSHIPS."
But with the Huskers coming off four straight losing seasons and the Sooners in the top 5, the matchup didn't seem the same. The energy around the game didn't indicate that. On Friday night, packs of fans roamed Campus Corner shouting "Go Big Red!" while sporting the block N on their shirts or hats or Johnny Rodgers jerseys. A packed house of 84,659 roared in anticipation of kickoff. And the game proved tighter than expected, with the Huskers holding the Sooners to their fewest points since 2016. "Both teams rose to the occasion," Lincoln Riley said after the game. "It was a tough game that meant a lot to both schools and both fan bases." As the sport continues to pull apart at the seams, these are the kind of games and rivalries worth preserving. -- Dave Wilson
Officiating debacle at Penn State merits further scrutiny
Officiating college games is a tough gig. Calls are missed every week, and most fan/coach conspiracy theories about the men and women in stripes are completely baseless. Fans also should know that many nonconference games are officiated by crews from the league of the visiting team.
Still, there's no excuse for what happened at Penn State on Saturday night. How is it possible for a veteran SEC crew -- plus a replay official -- to lose track of the downs during a Penn State possession early in the second quarter? Nittany Lions coach James Franklin tried to alert the crew of the error, but after multiple consultations, everyone still got the down wrong, forcing a premature Penn State punt. Imagine if Penn State had lost. Franklin would have had a hard time remaining as diplomatic as he did after the game.
Officials are held accountable for their performances, although most of it comes in reduced game assignments. The best crews should get the best assignments on the biggest stages. But the SEC needs to take an especially close look at what transpired Saturday, especially from a veteran crew, and ensure an error with counting downs doesn't happen again. -- Adam Rittenberg
Blake Anderson is working miracles at Utah State
Of the 34 remaining unbeaten FBS teams, there are plenty of unexpected names -- Rutgers, Texas Tech, Arkansas -- but one deserving of some real spotlight is Utah State.
A year ago, the Aggies were a complete mess. They finished 1-5, with all five losses by at least 19 points. The offense topped 16 points just once. Gary Andersen was fired just 16 games into his second stint with the program.
At Arkansas State, Anderson was ready for a change, too, after his first losing season with the Red Wolves. He took the Utah State job in December, brought QB Logan Bonner with him and set about rebuilding a program in marked decline.
The results so far have been remarkable. Utah State came from behind in Week 1 to beat Washington State. The Aggies thumped North Dakotaa week later. Saturday, the Aggies once again erased an early deficit to topple undefeated Air Force49-45. They've scored more points in their past two games (97) than they did all of last season (93). WR Deven Thompkins leads the nation in receiving yards with 454 -- 55 more than anyone else.
Whether Utah State emerges as a real force in a crowded Mountain West remains to be seen, but the early returns for Anderson have been better than anyone could've rightly expected. -- David M. Hale
Refs make a mistake, force Penn State to punt on 3rd down
Penn State unfortunately loses a possession as the referees make a mistake in telling them they are on fourth down.
Finebaum: Clemson has no offense
Paul Finebaum picks Clemson as the most disappointing team this season.
Young's early TDs enough to hold off UF in The Swamp
No. 1 Alabama QB Bryce Young's three first-quarter TDs are enough to hold off the comeback attempt from No. 11 Florida and secure a 31-29 victory.
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Round Ups are usually the last Friday of each month. They begin at 8:15am and usually last 45 minutes. Classroom teachers will select a student each month that will be recognized to receive a certificate for following the Character Trait of the month. Teachers will notify parents if their child will be receiving a certificate during the Round Up. We encourage parents to attend the sings to celebrate their child's achievements.
Friday, September 25th will be our first Round Up of this school year.


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Mississippi had an impressive showing on the Nation's Report Card this year. But a new report says that drastic change is needed to help the state's rural students succeed
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Mississippi State Superintendent of Education Carey Wright said she's received calls from peers across the country wanting to know how Mississippi made the biggest gains in the country on the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The state, which has long held the reputation for poor academic scores, should be basking in acclaim. So, why was the largely rural state flagged in a new report as having one of the bleakest outlooks for rural students in the country?
The report, "Why Rural Matters," published by the nonprofit Rural School and Community Trust, concludes that efforts to improve outcomes for the nearly 50 percent of Mississippi's students who live in rural areas "should be given the highest priority of rural students anywhere in the nation." When compared to rural school districts in the majority of states, Mississippi's districts have a greater percentage of students in poverty, lower spending per pupil and lower high school graduation rates, the report says. The "high priority" status is a repeat designation for Mississippi, which was assigned the same ranking in the 2016-2017 edition of the report.
Related: Mississippi made the biggest leap in national test scores this year. Is this controversial law the reason why?
The report's findings may seem confusing when Mississippi is being cited as a case study for boosting student achievement.
"The new governor simply must make rural students a greater priority. It's really not about politics. It's about the future of Mississippi and Mississippi families."
Alan Richard, spokesman for the Rural School and Community Trust
One caveat about data used in the report can partly explain the mixed messages about Mississippi's educational health: The current edition of the biennial report doesn't take into account Mississippi's latest NAEP scores (authors relied on 2017 NAEP results) in its state-by-state comparison. But another reason for the disconnect between the state's NAEP scores and the report's gloomy outlook is that the authors' conclusions don't hinge on NAEP alone.
While progress made by fourth grade is encouraging, thousands of students in the later grades in Mississippi never had a chance to experience nascent reforms like state-funded pre-K and improved early literacy instruction. The report reinforces concerns that the state has failed to provide resources needed to expose middle and high school students to more challenging coursework and to increase access to Advanced Placement classes that can help prepare students for college.
Related: After years of inaction, Delta teacher shortage reaches 'crisis' levels
By the junior and senior year, for example, only 4 percent of Mississippi's rural students score high enough on at least one AP exam to earn college credit, compared to the national average of about 10 percent, according to the report. This year, Mississippi ranked next-to-last in average ACT scores for high school seniors. And at the state's public universities, more than one in four freshmen enrolled in remediation courses in both math and English, according to the most recent statistics. The state's political leaders have expressed frustration over the cost of catching these students up.
In other words, it's too simple to tie the reputation of a state's educational system to one metric, even the NAEP. That doesn't mean Mississippi should tone down its celebration of progress. Rather, the report's findings could serve as a call to the state's legislative leaders to replicate their aggressiveness in pushing reforms like the Literacy Based Promotion Act in efforts that will help older kids.
Alan Richard, a spokesman for the Rural School and Community Trust, said Mississippi's low standing need not be permanent. (Richard, a national education writer, has contributed to The Hechinger Report.) Investments that would raise the state's teacher pay and provide more opportunities for dual enrollment and access to Advanced Placement courses, for example, can help change the state's trajectory.
"The new governor simply must make rural students a greater priority. It's really not about politics. It's about the future of Mississippi and Mississippi families," Richard said.
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A New York Times report last Saturday features the next generation of computer programming which has evolved from mathematical processing of data to a neuro-relational model known as "neuromorphic processing" that involves weighing data against past experience. The new computing approach emulates the biological nervous system which mimics how clusters of neurons react to stimuli and then connect with other neurons to interpret the information received.
Children venture into the world to create their own adolescent peer communities on and off line. And so it should be no surprise that over the years, as Facebook has become an adult cyber place children are forming on line communities elsewhere. Teenagers are gravitating to a plethora of newer social media and texting apps creating smaller communities and what they perceive to be private exchanges; there is less emphasis on posting to a public space. Some of the popular apps teens use include are photo-centric and instant messenger exchanges, such as Instagram (which was purchased by Facebook), SnapChat, kik, and what's app. Twitter remains one of the channels teenagers use in conjunction with other apps, including Facebook. Some teenagers have explained they create a Facebook account so they can stay connected to their parents, but rely on other social media channels for most of their cyber communications. The main channel of communication is texting which is not visible to the parent unless the parent conducts random checks. Wireless connectivity makes it a very simple matter to create an account for texting or social media on any device. So parental control in this regard is an illusion.
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Just as internet connectivity redefined authority as a relational experience creating a power crisis for parents, so too the state of families presents new demands for learning how to love and overcome complex and dynamic challenges. When people express concern for the state of family today, (i.e., more households are headed by single parents or composed of blended families), I am reminded that we should not take for granted biology as being the origin of a love relationship; when in fact, the example of Jesus' birth is that of a blended family characterized by adoption. In this regard, my faith informs me that God allows only what He also intends to bless us with a path for restoration. So the structural state of the family for me is less concerning than the cultural state of family (hearts and minds) that nurtures the parent-child bond. We live in a parenting culture focused on housing our children in the physical realm while blaming the cyber realm for children's issues and unrest, when indeed this power crisis is a wakeup call to strengthen family bonds right where we are. And forming family bonds cannot be mandated or legislated. It requires free will. Accordingly, my conversations summarized below with Mike Barnette, offering perspectives about his single and step-parenthood experience, and MiMi Challstrom, an adoptive mother who maintained a relationship with the birth mother, express how the commitment of love transcends challenging circumstances.


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I/P Transducer accepts an electrical input signal and produces a proportional pneumatic output.In this session we are going to discuss about how I/P transducer works.
The input current signal i.e. 4-20 ma is received by the transducers electronic circuit and compared to the output pressure from the booster stage.
A solid-state pressure sensor is part of the electronic circuit and monitors the booster stage output. The silicon-based sensor uses strain gauge thin film technology. The sensor's pressure signal is fed to a simple internal control circuit.The transducer's performance is decided by the sensor/circuit combination. Changes in output load (leaks), variations in supply pressure, or even component wear are sensed and corrected by the sensor/circuit combination.
The actuator performs the task of converting electrical energy (current) to motion. It uses a , coaxial moving magnet design optimized for efficient operation and is highly damped at its mechanical resonance. A silicone rubber diaphragm protects its working magnetic gaps from contamination.
The pilot stage contains two opposed fixed nozzles: the supply nozzle and the receiver nozzle. It also contains the deflector, which is the moving element. See figures below The supply nozzles connected to the supply air and provide a high-velocity air stream.
The receiver nozzle of I/P Transducer captures the air stream and converts it back to pressure. The receiver nozzle pressure is the output pressure of the pilot stage. To vary the pilot output pressure, the high-velocity stream is diverted away from the receiver nozzle by the deflector, which is a cylindrical; aerodynamic body located between the two nozzles.
In response to a change in actuator coil current, the deflector is repositioned between the nozzles. There is a linear relationship between the coil current and the pilot stage output pressure. For direct action units, the power-off, or fail-safe, position of the top of the deflector is near the center of the stream and results in nearly zero pilot output pressure.
As the coil is energized, the deflector is drawn out of the stream. For reverse action units, the power-off, or fail-safe, position of the deflector is completely out of the stream. The result is maximum pilot output pressure. As the coil is energized, the deflector moves into the stream, resulting in a decreased pilot output pressure.
The receiver nozzle pressure controls the booster stage.If the receiver nozzle pressure increases the transducer output will also increases.A decrease in the receiver nozzle pressure positions the valving in the booster stage to allow exhaust to occur, decreasing the output signal.
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Spence opens barber shop on East Broadway – The Royal Gazette | Bermuda News, Business, Sports, Events, & Community
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Veteran barber Danere Spence has struck out on his own for the first time.
Mr Spence, 45, has opened Imperial Cuts Barber Shop on East Broadway.
The shop is in the building that formerly housed Crow Lane Bakery.
Mr Spence spent six months renovating the space, including new plumbing, electrical, drywall, masonry and paint, before opening two months ago. He was assisted by his cousin, Kearion Gomes.
"I had to start from scratch," he said. "It wasn't an easy road to get everything together. I've finally reached that point."
Mr Spence began his education as a barber at the age of 12. His father Eugene had a shop on Angle Street in Hamilton and taught the hair-cutting trade to Mr Spence and his brothers Kurvin and Karim.
"We grew up in the barber shop," Mr Spence said. "Kurvin was featured in Jet magazine as the 'youngest barber in the world' when he was 10 or 11 years old."
Mr Spence's sisters, Gina and Saleemah are City & Guilds qualified as hairdressers. The five siblings operated Spence Hair Design on Union Street.
That business closed in 2007 and Mr Spence moved on to Ricky's Barber Shop, operated by his uncle, from 2008 to 2016, before working at Quality Cutz for two years.
Clients from his former locations, as well as customers Mr Spence served as a mobile barber while setting up the new locale, have begun to find him.
"Business has been good so far," Mr Spence said. "More and more clients from Spence Hair Design are coming back and I have picked up some new customers as well as having regulars from the last 30 years of hair cutting.
"I like the creativity in barbering, it's an art, and I like to see the finished product and people's joy and happiness after a good haircut.
"They feel refreshed and rejuvenated, and most say 'you took a few years off me'.
"I also enjoy the social aspect, meeting a lot of different people. My clients are from all aspects of the community."
Mr Spence's shop has one barber chair, plus a waiting area with couch, chair and flatscreen television.
"The basics, that is all I really need, but I am going to put some pictures and plants in to make it more homely, warmer and more comfortable," Mr Spence said.
Mr Spence cuts the hair of men, women and children, doing standard cuts as well as design work.
He also does razor shaves, and plans to introduce hot towel shaves in future.
Prices range from $18 for children to $25 for a standard adult cut.
The shop is open Monday to Saturday from 8am to 6pm. Appointments made outside those hours will be accommodated. Walk-ins are welcome. There is parking for cars and bikes on site.
Mr Spence also carries the all-natural hair and skin care product line distributed by his sister Gina, who runs a salon in Florida.
• Imperial Cuts Barber Shop can be reached at 599-0288, or by e-mail at danerespence73@gmail.com. The shop can also be contacted via Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp
New business: Danere Spence has opened Imperial Cuts Barber Shop (Photograph by Blaire Simmons)
Going solo: barber Danere Spence has struck out on his own (Photograph by Blaire Simmons)
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Many consider sprouts, tofu, yogurt, brown rice, and whole-grain bread to be health-food standbys, but how did these foods gain their reputation as such ubiquitous healthy choices? In his book Hippie Food: How Back-to-the-Landers, Longhairs, and Revolutionaries Changed the Way We Eat, food writer Jonathan Kauffman traces the colorful origins of once unconventional foods—and the diverse fringe movements, charismatic gurus, and counterculture elements that brought them to the mainstream. He returns us to the 1960s and 70s to tell the story of how a coterie of unusual men and women embraced an alternative lifestyle that would ultimately change how modern Americans eat. Joining Kauffman as an interlocutor is Seattle-based James Beard Award winning food writer Rebekah Denn.
Kauffman and Denn delve into more than half a century of food history, from the mystical rock-and-roll cult known as the Source Family and its legendary vegetarian restaurant in Hollywood, to the Diggers' brown bread in the Summer of Love, to the rise of the co-op and the origins of the organic food craze. Kauffman reveals how today's quotidian whole-foods staples were introduced and eventually became part of our diets. Join Kauffman and Denn for a comprehensive history of hippie food's journey from niche oddity to an honored staple of health-focused cuisine across the country.
Jonathan Kauffman is a line cook turned journalist, and an International Association of Culinary Professionals and James Beard Award–winning staff writer at the San Francisco Chronicle. He served as the restaurant critic at the East Bay Express, Seattle Weekly, and SF Weekly for more than a decade, and has contributed regularly to San Francisco magazine, Lucky Peach, and Wine & Spirits. His articles have also been anthologized in several editions of Best Food Writing.
Rebekah Denn is a Seattle-based two-time James Beard Award winning food writer. Her work has appeared in publications such as The Seattle Times, Seattle Magazine, and Seattle Business Magazine, and has been a guest on KIRO and KUOW discussing food-related topics on the locally produced NPR programs The Record, Weekday, KUOW Presents, and Sound Focus. In 2014 she curated "Edible City," a comprehensive 5,000-square-foot exhibit on Seattle and food at the Museum of History and Industry.


Due to construction on Gaukel Street, meet at Hall's Lane and Gaukel Street for a sing-along with the Grand Philharmonic Choir. Everyone is welcome! Pick up your candle and holder, available FREE for participants in the procession (or bring your own lantern). Did you know? At the Christkindl Market procession in Nuremberg, Germany, thousands of children march through the old city's streets with lanterns.
Depart towards City Hall with Mary, Joseph and the donkey leading the candlelight procession to Kitchener's Carl Zehr Square where fanfares, church bells and trumpets welcome their arrival to the nativity. Join hundreds of visitors in the magic of this wonderful event. Singing continues with the Grand Philharmonic Choir.
Kitchener City Hall - Official welcome by Mayor Berry Vrbanovic, presenting sponsor Heffner Lexus Toyota, dignitaries and members of the Christkindl Market committee - onstage.
Re-enactment of the poem by T. Storm of Knecht Ruprecht (the one who knows 'if you've been bad or good').
Opening Prologue by Christkindl and her two angels, from the balcony of Kitchener City Hall.
Official lighting of the Christmas tree and the Square.
Members of the Grand Philharmonic Choir sing the Hallelujah Chorus from the balcony. These official opening festivities are one of the highlights of Canada's original Christkindl Market.
Kitchener City Hall, Carl Zehr Square - Official closing ceremony includes thank you messages from Mayor Berry Vrbanovic, dignitaries, Children's Wish Foundation and the Christkindl Market Committee. Draw for Prizes - join us as we phone the winner!


Just a point, if you are forming new window openings in a gable you will need Building Regulations approval regardless as you are forming a new structural opening. You will need a Building Regulations application as they have to control the new opening (lintels etc.) as well as certifying the glazing.
I may be wrong (quite probably infact) but I think FENSA registered installers can only certify replacement glazing fitted in existing openings, not glazing in new openings?
yes we had a new opening put into our bathroom last year and had to have building regs application & visits.
They agreed size of opening, specified exact lintels to be used (which was a farce as they had no idea what they were taking about, so it took several conversations to agree) came to see the lintel in place before the opening was knocked through and then final window & lintel in situ. I think we had to have a certain type of window, but I can't remember if they were bothered about the fitter.
I think you will find you will require planning because if it overlooks another ptoprty their opion has to be taken into account as for the fitting any builder can do it.
I have arranged for a few double glazing companies to come round over the next week or so to give me quotes for replacement windows.
Does any one have any recommendations or bad experiences with any double glazing companies ?
No, but as a decorator and at the risk of doing my fellow decs out of a job, ask the joiners (I'm assuming you're getting wooden ones not those nasty uPVC), how much extra it would be to have them sprayed or painted (whatever colour you want) before the glass is put in. I mean with an undercoat, then an eggshell or gloss finish, not just the primer which comes as standard. You will get a much more professional finish (for the first 8 years at least, at which point they'll need re-painting).
Weigh this against the cost of getting them professionally painted after installation (for sash windows, allow up to £75 per window).
What a random sweeping statement, and also personal taste which for some reason you're inflicting on the OP.
It's my opinion, and it is shared by most people with taste! OP doesn't have to agree with it.
(ii) you can paint wooden ones any colour you want; uPVC ones generally come in white or cream.
'shared by most people with taste'....again forcing your opinion!!
Your right you can paint wooden ones any colour, but you can get uPVC in a huge range of colours too, if you want pink and green then you can have it.
Plastic windows by no means devalue a property!!
Wooden ones fade, and rot if not well maintained, that never happens to plastic ones.
Your good authority obviously isn't that good, because that is absolutely not true. If you have well fitted a rated windows it makes absolutely no difference when it comes to condensation mould. The only time this would be hugely different is with the old aluminim framed windows.
It seems you have very outdated knowledge of this subject!
Are you sure about that? Please suggest a reputable manufacturer of coloured plastic dg windows.
They do where I live! And the National Park won't allow 'em, either. That's how nasty they are.
I was merely passing on an observation by a builder I know with 30 years' epxerience of these things.
Whatever. OP is free to ignore it, if he chooses.
I wouldn't describe uPVC windows and doors as "nasty" but they are certainly two of the items that I would consign to Room 101.
Their one advantage over timber is lower maintenance and for that reason I can appreciate why people choose them.
Give me wooden frames and doors any day of the week. For a start they are sustainable and they are not manufactured from a finite source of precious carbon fuels. In addition, in my opinion, they tend to be much more aesthetically attractive. Some plastic front doors, in particular, are horrendously designed; often appearing as though they have been thrown together from a variety of separate interchangeable components: which they no doubt are.
My wooden windows have lasted 40 years with the occasional re-paint. I'd like to see what some of the uPVC ones look like after a similar period.
The tide is slowly changing. Our ancestors weren't stupid. The future's timber!
I do know of a company who have been around for many many years who offer a wide range of colours and wood effect plastic windows, why you feel I'm incorrect unless I prove this to you though I'll never know....jist because you don't know of it doesn't mean it isn't out there!!
I understand the National Park won't allow them, but I think you'll find similar to the way that Wentworth have all property doors and windows the same colour, it's because of age old tradition and they want everything in keeping with the much older traditional properties which they won't change the appearance of, which were obviously erected with timber windows due to their age.


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Iran tells Turkey: Terror fight entails collective action
Written by Tehran Times
First Vice-President Es'haq Jahangiri told Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Tuesday that fighting terrorism requires an "international collective action and strategy".
The remarks by Jahangiri followed a deadly terrorist attack in Ankara on Sunday which left 37 people dead and at least 125 injured.
Iran strongly condemns the "inhumane" terrorist act, Jahangiri said in the phone conversation.
He added the Iranian people and government will stand by the Turkish people and government in fighting terrorism.
For his part, the Turkish prime minister called for unity among the regional countries in campaign against terrorism.


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